Pokémon: The Journey Begins with a Cowherd

Chapter 382: Qingyuan defeats Fufenglong and advances to the top 8!

Thanks to Scorpion King's skillful maneuvering, Altaria successfully dodged the Freezing Ray.

"Greek!"

Looking at the Tanabata Bird in front of him, Scorpio King shouted.

Then, its beak, flashing with firelight, bit directly into the feather of the Altaria.

"Whoosh—"

With a shout, the Tanabata Bird seemed to react like gasoline meeting an open flame.

The bird burst into flames instantly, the flames shooting straight into the sky, eliciting gasps of surprise from the spectators in the stands.

"The Bluebird of the Seventh Night!"

Looking at the Tanabata Bluebird bathed in the firelight, Fufeng Qianlong's expression, which had been shrouded in gloom, finally showed a slight change.

"Use the guillotine with scissors like this!"

Seeing this, Qingyuan immediately shouted commands to Scorpion King.

In this situation of towering flames, it's no longer suitable for Scorpio King to use Frozen Fang.

It would be bad if the high temperature he created affected the effectiveness of the frozen teeth.

"Greek!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, the Scorpion King immediately extended its right pincer towards the neck of the Albirex.

The pliers flashed white light and stretched when they touched the flame, then clamped tightly onto the Altaria's neck.

"Miri!"

The Altaria, caught in the guillotine of the Scorpion King, only had time to let out a scream.

It immediately turned into a ring-shaped eye on the Scorpion King's pincers and lost its ability to fight.

"The Altaria is unable to fight, and the Scorpion King wins!"

"Because all three of Fufeng Qianlong's Pokémon are unable to battle, the winner of this match is Qingyuan!"

Despite the situation on the field, the referee continued waving his flag, fulfilling his duty.

"One against three—Qingyuan and his partner Scorpion King have successfully achieved this feat!"

"Let's congratulate Qingyuan on becoming the first contestant to advance to the quarterfinals in this year's Quartz Conference!"

"Thank you to Qingyuan and Fufeng Qianlong for bringing us such a wonderful match!"

The commentator enthusiastically provided commentary after hearing the referee's decision.

"Greek!"

Only after hearing the referee's words did Scorpion King glance at the Altaria in his hand, which was almost burned to a bald head.

After casually tossing it on the ground, Scorpion King walked towards Qingyuan.

He couldn't help but think about it with distress.

This Qixi Bluebird not only doesn't look like a dragon, but it's also not fireproof.

Why does it have Dragon-type Pokémon, but Charizard doesn't?

Could it be that Charizard is actually just a fire-breathing lizard?

That Charizard is really pitiful!

"Well done, Scorpio King!"

Looking at the Scorpion King scratching its head, Qingyuan praised it with a smile.

"Greek! (Of course! Don't you know who I am? There's nothing I can't handle!)"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Scorpion King quickly put aside the question of why Altaria has a Dragon type while Charizard does not.

He then patted his chest and shouted smugly at Qingyuan.

"Alright, alright, I know you're great, but let's get back into the ball first!"

"We should go!"

Seeing the Scorpion King like this, Qingyuan nodded in agreement.

Then he took out its Poké Ball and put it away.

"The Bluebird of the Seventh Night!"

Looking at the Tanabata Bluebird on the field, its feathers burned away, Fufeng Qianlong's face hardened.

Although it only takes two days for the Tanabata's feathers to grow back.

However, seeing the Tanabata Bluebird being treated this way, Fufeng Qianlong still couldn't help but want to deal with Qingyuan.

Since he obtained the Altaria, the Altaria had never been treated like this before.

This time, he was actually beaten so badly by Qingyuan, who was from the lowest class of commoners that he despised the most.

This immediately enraged Fufeng Qianlong.

However, he remembered what his father had told him at home: Qingyuan was carrying a Champion-level Pokémon that the Officer Jenny family had lent him.

Fu Feng Qianlong's anger was immediately extinguished as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over it.

There was no other way; when faced with a choice between venting his anger and saving his life, he would definitely choose to save his life first.

Watching Qingyuan's departing figure, Fufeng Qianlong could only silently put away the Qixi Bluebird and turn away.

Just wait, this won't end here. A lowly commoner dares to block him at the Quartz Conference.

Let's see how he deals with Qingyuan after this Quartz Conference ends.

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On the other side, after leaving the battle stage, Qingyuan went to the stands to meet up with Xia Qiu and the others.

Whose game is next?!

Looking at Xia Qiu and Xiao Gang, whose faces were filled with anticipation, Qing Yuan asked with a curious expression.

"I don't know whose match it is next!"

"But the next match is between Ash and Hiro. They've already gone to the preparation area. I'm actually quite curious to see who will win between these two who look so alike!"

Hearing Qingyuan's words, Xia Qiu shook her head and smiled at Qingyuan.

"Oh, I see. That certainly sounds exciting!"

Hearing this, Qingyuan couldn't help but nod. The current Xiaozhi is different from the one in the original story.

Perhaps due to his own influence, Ash not only gained a Beedrill that perfectly suited his fighting style, but also...

Ash even brought along the champion Infernape that Fan Dou helped him train in the original story.

Therefore, the match that Ash lost in the original story because Charizard disobeyed has now become highly unpredictable.

At least Qingyuan felt that with the help of Beedrill and Primeape, Ash wouldn't lose the match as easily as he did in the original story.

After all, judging from the original story, Hiro's strength wasn't necessarily that great; he just took advantage of Charizard not listening to Ash.

"Oh, by the way, Wu Dou just called. He said thank you for standing up for him, and that he saw it on TV!"

"If there's a chance, let's get together again in the Chengdu area. He's planning to challenge the Chengdu Silver Conference this November!"

Just then, Zhe Mutian, who was standing to the side, smiled and said to Qingyuan.

That's great. When I get back to my hometown, I might even run into Shimoda Wudou in the Chengdu area.

I thought that after giving up the trip, it would be difficult to see Muto again.

Although he didn't spend much time with Taketo, Tsugikita had a very good impression of this simple-minded guy, Shimoda Taketo.

After all, he is a rare individual, second only to Ash Ketchum in terms of such sincerity.

Moreover, Wu Dou is a very kind person, and Qing Yuan and the others really enjoy being friends with him.

He was just unlucky in the fight, and ended up being eliminated in the first round of the Quartz Tournament, leaving Quartz Plateau early.

However, they believe that as long as the trainers are still on their adventures, they will meet again someday.