Pokémon: From Magikarp

Chapter 785 Sweeping Monk

"Shhhh..."

The climate in central China is cool in autumn, and the withered yellow leaves dance in the air like butterflies, fall on the bluestone ground, and are then ruthlessly swept away by the shedding broom.

“Is the scenery of Shaolin Temple nice?”

A young man strolled into the temple courtyard and couldn't help but sigh softly. In the distance, the ancient pagodas were like a forest in the silent autumn light, the palaces were vermilion and solemn, and a tall ginkgo tree was like a golden firework, magnificent and gorgeous.

"It's the right time."

Lin Shi muttered to himself, this season does seem to be a good time for viewing.

"Young donor, what business do you have here?"

Just when Lin Shi was in a daze, a somewhat hoarse voice suddenly came from beside him. Lin Shi looked back and found that it was a skinny old man wearing a tattered gray monk's robe and holding a broom in his hand.

Although he was thin, the old man looked very energetic, especially his eyes which were indifferent and far-reaching, like a deep pool.

"Greetings, Master. I am Lin Shi. I came here today to challenge the monk spirits of your temple and hone my abilities. I have already made an appointment. I hope you can inform them for me."

Facing the old monk, Lin Shi spoke very politely.

"Haha... what master? I am an unknown monk, so you can just call me by my name. As for what you are talking about, I already know it, so please rest assured."

The old monk laughed and said.

"nameless……"

Listening to the nameless monk's words, Lin Shi frowned and muttered to himself, because as far as he knew, there should not be the word "Wu" in the Shaolin Temple's Buddhist names, which made him suspect that the monk in front of him... was fake.

"How can it be……"

But soon Lin Shi shook his head. It didn’t matter to him whether the other party was real or fake. He came to challenge the elves anyway.

"Then... Master Wuming, please inform me."

Lin Shi went on to say that he was already impatient to experience the unique charm of Shaolin martial arts.

"No need to report."

"What?" Lin Shi was a little unresponsive.

"I said there's no need to report it. I'm your opponent today. You can check the information on your phone yourself."

The nameless monk continued, stroking his gray beard, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

Lin Shi also immediately searched for the appointment information on his mobile phone and found that the name "Wuming" was added to the challenger position that was vacant in the morning.

"It really is……"

Lin Shi put down his phone and looked at the nameless monk.

"Then... Master Wuming, please enlighten me."

As he spoke, Lin Shi took out the Poké Ball and released his bear apprentice. After this period of training, the petite bear apprentice's aura had become much more condensed, like a sharp sword.

"Wait a minute, before the challenge begins, I want to know why you practice martial arts?"

The nameless monk pressed his hand down to ask Lin Shi to calm down, then asked with a calm look in his eyes.

"what?"

Lin Shi was speechless. Wuming's question made him a little stunned. Why do these monks and seniors always like to ask such questions? He had only seen such plots in some literary works.

"I……"

Lin Shi wanted to say something as soon as he opened his mouth. After all, don’t these kinds of questions have a fixed template? If you want to be the strongest in the world, this is usually the lowest level answer. The next level is to protect. The highest level is usually to uphold justice, live up to one’s original intention, cultivate oneself and manage the family, govern the country and bring peace to the world, etc…

Having read all kinds of novels for many years, he could easily say such words. However, when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he suddenly couldn't say them. Instead, he glanced at his apprentice Xiong and said slowly:

"In fact, there is no noble reason. Accompanying my bear apprentice to become stronger and taking him to challenge the heroes of the world is the promise I once made to him. I must be responsible for him and keep my word."

Lin Shi told the truth, and the ginkgo leaves in the air slowly fell on Lin Shi's clothes, and then a furry bear paw reached out and took the leaves away.

"Hoo!"

Apprentice Bear looked at Lin Shi with sparkling eyes. He thought his trainer was truly the best trainer in the world. He must work hard to become stronger, complete his evolution, and protect him!

Yes, this is the meaning of his martial arts, to protect his trainer and his companions!

"Haha... Interesting, you are so frank. Well, I'll ask you to show some mercy this time."

It’s not known whether Lin Shi’s answer met Wuming’s expectations, but the other party couldn’t stop laughing.

"Come over here in a bear costume."

Then Wuming shouted something behind the ginkgo tree, and a big bear Pokémon that looked like a plush toy the height of an adult slowly walked out with a broom in its hand, sweeping the fallen leaves around it as it walked, looking extremely serious.

What’s even more peculiar is that Lin Shi also noticed that there was a string of Buddhist beads hanging around his neck, and this was a bear worshiping Buddha.

"Yo."

The dressed bear made a melodious cry to Lin Shi and his bear disciple, then put his hands together and bowed slightly.

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Lin Shi and Disciple Xiong also quickly returned the greeting. When they looked up, Wuming had already walked towards the battlefield. The battlefield in this temple was located under the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree. With the falling leaves fluttering, the whole scene had less smoke and more Zen.

The two Pokémons, Bear Apprentice and Wearing Bear, stood on both sides of the battlefield. Lin Shi looked at the Wearing Bear carefully. He did not use the identification function of the system, but only relied on his own trainer ability to judge the strength of the Wearing Bear.

In fact, in recent challenges, he did not use the identification system to take the lead in fighting. He wanted to face unknown opponents with Apprentice Bear, counter their moves and win the battle.

Of course, Lin Shi only behaves like this during this special period of training. In this situation, he does not have any psychological burden at all. After all, this is his special ability.

After watching for a while, Lin Shi shook his head. He could not see anything. The bear in front of him looked very ordinary no matter how he looked at it. His aura was neither strong nor fierce. It was far from those powerful opponents he had encountered before.

"Young donor Lin Shi, we are guests. You should attack first."

Wuming stretched out his hand and spoke gently.

"excuse me."

Lin Shi did not refuse. He wanted to defeat this unknown master as soon as possible and then continue to challenge other people in the room.

"Apprentice Bear, let's go ahead and use the tile splitting technique!"

Lin Shi's eyes were fierce, he swung his arm and shouted sternly, and the bear disciple instantly flew out like an arrow, with dark red fighting spirit gathered on his right fist. He quickly approached the bear and punched it down.

"boom!"

The collision sound came as expected, and a storm quickly spread outward with the two elves as the center. The golden fallen leaves on the ground were swept away in an instant, and the strong wind made Lin Shi squint his eyes.

"Whoosh!"

The next second, Lin Shi saw a figure being knocked away...

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