Chapter 138 Meeting Zhao Ruohan Again

Early the next morning, when Xia Yu woke up, he felt a little dizzy and had a splitting headache. He deeply doubted whether his alcohol tolerance was too poor. Teacher Long couldn't drink as much as him, and his brother couldn't drink as much as him. Why did it seem that the dogs on the street could drink more than him?

Xia Yu shook his head, his heart full of resentment towards Xia Luo. Xia Luo was really too cruel yesterday, pouring him drink one glass after another. In the end, Xia Yu blacked out and even forgot how to get home.

Didn't I just mention your TikTok account? Why are you so stingy?

Rubbing his head, Xia Yu got up and took a shower to wake himself up. Then he had breakfast and went to the secret realm of grass insects with his uncle.

Xia Yu rushed back from the imperial capital this time just to go to the secret realm of grass insects.

Because the forest lizard is now close to the edge of evolution and may evolve at any time, and because the forest lizard has been practicing in the dragon secret realm for a long time, the dragon energy in its body is already rich enough, but the grass energy is relatively lacking.

The rich grass energy in the Grass Insect Secret Realm can just make up for this shortcoming of the forest lizard. Therefore, in order to make the forest lizard evolve perfectly, Xia Yu hurried back to Starlight City.

Although running back and forth was very tiring, Xia Yu felt that everything he did was worth it as long as he could help the forest lizard evolve perfectly.

Xia Yu is looking forward to stepping onto the stage of the College Cup with the Forest Lizard.

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"Your father and your brother can drink really well." Uncle Lin Xueyang sighed. He was still scared when he woke up today.

As a guest who came from afar, Lin Xueyang was naturally the focus of the attention at the table. To be honest, under the siege of everyone, Xiaojiu did not last as long as Xia Yu, and soon fell down after being drunk, and forgot everything that happened afterwards.

"They both like drinking and are very good at socializing for a long time," Xia Yu explained.

"What about you?" The uncle looked at Xia Yu and said, "You should be able to drink quite well."

"I can't compare to them."

"Really? When we get back to the imperial capital, I'll test your alcohol tolerance and call your master along. Um... let's wait for Dragon King to come back." Lin Xueyang said.

Speaking of Long Fan, Xia Yu hasn't seen Long Tianwang for a long time. There has been no news since Long Tianwang went on a mission last time. It seems that his aluminum steel dragon is also stranded.

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As the two were talking, they had already arrived at the advanced area of ​​the secret realm. At this time, there were thirty young people standing in the training ground in the advanced area. Dad Xia Yong was supervising the training of this group of young people. They were the first training class of the Grass Insect Secret Realm.

Although the training class at Grass Insect Secret Realm started three months later than other training classes and the training time was shortened to only three months, it still attracted many people to sign up.

As the teacher of the first training class, Dad Xia Yong also put his best efforts to train these young people. His purpose is to let these students achieve good results in the College Cup and make the Grass Insect Secret Realm famous.

When Xia Yu and Lin Xueyang passed by the advanced area, they also took a look at this group of young people and found that many of them were Xia Yu's alumni.

"Isn't this Xia Yu?"

"Really? Wasn't he training in the Dragon Realm in the Imperial Capital? Why is he back?"

"If you ask me, he must have been expelled because he couldn't keep up with the training progress."

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Everyone was talking about Xia Yu's sudden return, with malicious speculation and jealousy.

There are always some people who, seeing Xia Yu suddenly become famous, become a celebrity in China, make a lot of money, and live a better and better life, their comparison and jealousy twist them and make them full of malice towards Xia Yu. They were all studying in the same school a few months ago, but Xia Yu suddenly opened up such a big gap with them. How can they accept this?

Xia Yu naturally didn't know the dark thoughts of these people. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care and didn't have time to deal with them.

When Xia Yu passed by the high-end area, he saw Zhao Ruohan in the crowd at a glance. Even if she was dressed in the simplest clothes, she was always the most eye-catching one in the crowd.

At this moment, she was concentrating on training her Pokémon, and her eyes flashed past Xia Yu. Next to Zhao Ruohan, a short-haired girl gently reached out and touched Zhao Ruohan with her elbow.

"Ruohan, look, Xia Yu is back." The short-haired girl's voice was neutral, like a tomboy, and she teased Zhao Ruohan: "You said that Master Xia thinks so highly of you, he wouldn't want you to marry Xia Yu, would he? To me, Xia Yu is actually quite good, handsome and talented."

"You think too much." Zhao Ruohan responded indifferently.

Of course she knew why Xia Yong valued her so much, because she had signed a lifelong contract with the Xia family.

Originally, she only signed a 20-year contract with the Xia family, but after she expressed her desire to become a trainer and participate in this year's College Cup, Xia Yong agreed to her request, but the condition was that she had to sign a lifetime contract.

Although as the short-haired girl said, Xia Yong really valued her, but the two of them were not related, so it was naturally impossible for Xia Yong to provide her with initial Pokémon for free, and it was even more impossible for him to spend money and effort to train her into an excellent trainer.

After all, all investments have to have returns.

Xia Yong can pay the money, but the key is what kind of return Zhao Ruohan can bring to him.

After he talked with Zhao Ruohan for a long time, Zhao Ruohan finally agreed to sign a lifetime contract with the Xia family, and Xia Yong also agreed to formally accept her as an apprentice and provide her with resources.

The reason why Xia Yong was willing to agree to Zhao Ruohan's request was that he had his own plans. First of all, the Xia family's roots were in Xingguang City.

Although Xingguang City has always been ranked in the bottom three in Xishu Province, with the discovery of the Grass Insect Secret Realm, Xingguang City has ushered in an opportunity for development.

Airports, large shopping malls, five-star hotels, large tourist bases, famous universities, etc. have already started site selection and will be completed in three years at most. As long as the Xia family catches up with this development, their strength will definitely increase greatly and become a giant family in Xingguang City. However, the Xia family also faces a problem: who will inherit the Xia family business among the younger generation?

Xia Yong knew his two sons' personalities very well. They were both arrogant, just like him when he was young. First of all, Charlotte, although he was dismissed from the position of gym leader due to the death of two Pokémon, he was holding his breath and concentrating on preparing for the gym leader ranking competition three years later. He would get up from where he fell. He had clearly stated that he would fight back to Honglian City and serve as the gym leader of Honglian City again, so it was impossible for him to stay in Xingguang City.

As for Xia Yu, he was already a leader in the scientific research community at a young age, and he also became a disciple of Long Fan and a dragon-type Pokémon trainer. It was even less likely that he would return to Starlight City to inherit the family business.

His future should not be confined to Xingguang City or Xishu Province; his stage should be throughout China and even the world.

Therefore, the Xia family is now facing a situation where there is no younger generation left in Starlight City, so Xia Yong must make plans in advance. Because the income from the Grassworm Secret Realm is the foundation of the Xia family. As long as there is a continuous source of funds, one quasi-king-level trainer after another can be trained. The foundation of Starlight City must not be broken.

And recently, when Xia Yong saw the news about Xia Yu, he realized that Xia Yu had grown up and made a great name for himself. In addition, Yu Mengyu was pregnant, which made Xia Yong suddenly realize that he was old and was going to be a grandfather.

He could clearly feel that his body was not as good as before, especially in recent years. He had begun to feel powerless. In another ten years at most, he would have to retire as the owner of the museum. Who would then take over the Xia family's business?

Besides, everyone is born, grows old, gets sick and dies. If he suddenly passes away, there will be no one to inherit his family business in Xingguang City.

Therefore, Xia Yong has recently been eagerly looking for someone who can protect the Xia family's foundation. It would be enough if he can hold on for twenty years, as long as he can hold on until Xia Luo's children grow up and take over the Xia family.

Under such circumstances, Xia Yong discovered Zhao Ruohan, and through his careful observation found that Zhao Ruohan was very suitable to be her successor.

First of all, Zhao Ruohan has a solid knowledge of Pokémon theory, is hardworking, smart, and motivated, and most importantly, she has a tenacious spirit. Secondly, her family background is clean, and her brother and father were both arranged by Xia Yong to work. Finally, the Xia family has done her a favor, and Zhao Ruohan's character, not to say that she will repay a favor, but at least she is a girl who knows etiquette and follows the rules.

Due to a combination of factors, Xia Yong decided to accept Zhao Ruohan as his disciple. At the same time, he also signed a contract as an insurance policy. The Xia family allocated all resources to train Zhao Ruohan and strive to make her the master of the Insect-type Gym and take over the position of the master of Starlight City.

In fact, Xia Yong doesn't need her to be more outstanding. He just needs to protect the Xia family's foundation in Xingguang City.