Pokémon: I just became a Gym Leader, and Cynthia proposed to me.

Chapter 87 The Big Purple Fatty

What else could Li Shuwen say but to bring his sister along?

Perhaps Li Meining's innate superhuman strength will be of help in this incident.

I'm about to go on a trip, so it's good to gain more experience in handling situations.

Li Shuwen said, "Miss Joey, I'm departing from the Veiled Dojo now. I should be able to arrive at Sweetwater Village around 5 PM."

Miss Joey immediately replied, "Please rest assured, Librarian, I will call the village chief of Sweetwater Village right away to make arrangements for your reception."

Sweetwater Village, as its name suggests, is named after a well that produces sweet spring water.

Speaking of which, Tianshui Village is located near Cuiyun Mountain.

I've been camping in the mountains for the past two days, and the spring water at the top of the mountain does indeed taste slightly sweet.

It adds an extra flavor to dishes.

The spring in Tianshui Village should be connected to Cuiyun Mountain.

The Pokémon that caused trouble in Sweetwater Village could also have come from Mt. Suzumura.

Cuiyun Mountain is quite large, with its main peak reaching an altitude of nearly 3,000 meters.

More than a dozen peaks, some high and some low, together form what everyone calls Cuiyun Mountain.

Trainers near Veilstone City often travel to Mt. Suzuki to catch Pokémon.

If it weren't for the guidance from the hiking uncle last time, Li Shuwen would never have known that there was such a beautiful waterfall deep in Cuiyun Mountain.

When Li Shuwen arrived at Tianshui Village, the village chief and more than a dozen villagers were already waiting at the door to greet him warmly.

As soon as Li Shuwen got out of the car, the village chief immediately called on the villagers to beat drums and gongs.

The village chief smiled excitedly and said, "Welcome, welcome! With Master Li here, peace is assured!"

Li Shuwen quickly raised his hand to stop him, "No, no, no, let me deal with the troublesome Pokémon first, then everyone can give me a warm welcome."

"Village chief, could you please explain the situation to me?"

The village chief chuckled and said, "It's getting late. Come to my house, you two, and we can have dinner while I introduce the restaurant to the owner."

Back at the village chief's house, an old woman with a troubled expression pulled the village chief aside and whispered something to him.

The village chief remained calm and invited Li Shuwen and his sister inside.

"We apologize for the poor hospitality; we only have these two dishes for now, both made with free-range chicken and duck from the countryside. The rest of the dishes may have to wait a while."

A large bowl of roast chicken and a large bowl of roast duck already took up more than half of the table.

Li Shuwen said with a smile, "Only chickens and ducks raised in the countryside taste good."

Li Meining happily picked up her chopsticks and began to eat heartily. Li Shuwen smiled faintly and said, "Village Chief, it's getting dark. Why don't you tell me about the mischievous Pokémon?"

"I understand the situation clearly and will try to arrest him tonight."

The village chief sighed. "It all started a while ago when news spread through the mountains that someone was willing to pay a million for a golden-scaled Magikarp."

"A few young men in the village wanted to get rich, so they went to the mountains to fish. They saw a flash of golden light in a pool, so they dug up the pool and drained all the water."

Before they could even see what was at the bottom of the water, a dark shadow emerged, with scarlet eyes and a mouth full of fangs. They were so frightened that they ran back to the village in a panic.

"That night, the well pulley in the village started spinning wildly, and the wooden buckets crashed against the rock walls of the well with a loud rumbling sound."

"The villagers came out to check, and the windlass was turning by itself. There was no one there, and no Pokémon either. Every night, that Pokémon would cause more and more trouble."

Li Shuwen nodded. "It sounds like a Ghost-type Pokémon."

The village chief nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, it's the work of ghosts! Two days ago, the villagers discovered that the water in the sweet water well had dried up, forcing everyone to fetch water from the river outside the village."

"Yesterday morning, we discovered that all the water that had disappeared had reappeared in the farmland, almost drowning the newly planted crops."

Just then, a burly man appeared in the yard carrying two large buckets of water.

"Uncle, I've brought you water!"

Li Shuwen raised an eyebrow slightly. "He even stole the water you stored in the water tank now?"

The village chief nodded. "Yes, that's why I said the rest of the dishes would have to wait a bit."

Li Shuwen immediately got up and went to the kitchen, releasing Gallade.

"Galade, use Insight."

Gallade's eyes emitted a white light, scanning the entire kitchen.

Only in the corner of the kitchen wall, a faint purplish-black energy was swept out.

"It seems he did come here, and stayed for quite some time, which is why he left this energy trace."

Upon seeing the ball of energy, the village chief exclaimed excitedly, "Amazing! No wonder you're the leader of the Veiled Gym; you spotted the problem as soon as you arrived."

Gallade wouldn't have realized it at first.

He learned from Machamp that Fighting-type moves cannot hit Ghost-type Pokémon, and Psychic-type moves are also weak to Ghost-type moves.

Furthermore, Ghost-type Pokémon can generally become invisible.

However, the ability to detect not only allows Fighting-type moves to effectively damage Ghost-type Pokémon, but also breaks their stealth.

Gallade naturally had to ask Machamp for advice on such a useful skill.

Gallade is clever; it learned how to detect attacks after just one explanation and demonstration from Machamp.

He was so happy with his superhuman strength!

Looking back, he recalled the days when he and Li Shuwen taught Lung Mist Dad the other Pokémon how to recognize moves.

It's absolutely inhuman...

The village chief was very excited; it seemed that the mischievous ghost Pokémon would be caught tonight.

The villagers can finally get a good night's sleep.

With water available, the old lady quickly served three more dishes, filling the table to the brim.

Li Shuwen quickly said, "Auntie, please sit down and eat with us."

The old lady waved her hand, "No, there are still two dishes in the kitchen."

The dishes on the table were already stacked into a pagoda, and the old lady was going to continue cooking.

"Well... Village Chief, please let the old lady sit down and have something to eat with us."

The village chief quickly waved his hand, "No rush, let her cook the dishes well, make sure you two eat well."

After finishing the dishes, Li Meining looked up and asked, "Auntie, could you make some noodles? This vegetable soup would be delicious with noodles."

The old lady immediately got up. "I'll go make you some noodles right now."

Li Meining nodded with a smile, "Auntie, please make more noodles, I have a big appetite."

As darkness fell completely, the well pulley at the end of the village began to creak and turn.

There was also the rumbling sound of wooden barrels hitting the rock wall.

The village chief was startled. "I clearly had the buckets taken down, so why are they still making a sound?"

Li Shuwen smiled and said, "For a Ghost Pokémon, stealing a bucket is a piece of cake. Village Chief, please sit here for a moment, I'll go and arrest him."

The old lady brought in a bowl of noodles. "The noodles are here!"

Li Shuwen and Li Meining were just getting up to leave when Li Shuwen nodded slightly. "Auntie, leave the noodles here. We'll eat them when we get back."

The old woman was taken aback; by the time she returned, the noodles would be cold.

Upon arriving at the Sweetwater Well, Li Shuwen took out a Poké Ball. "Gallade, you've figured it out?"

Bathed in white light, a large, fat, purple creature floating in mid-air, its winch swaying, was revealed by the light.

Li Shuwen raised an eyebrow. "It's Gengar!"

Realizing it had been discovered, Gengar immediately flew into the sky, raised its hand, and condensed a jet-black energy ball, which it then shot out.

The Shadow Ball, crackling with black lightning and trailing a chilling, eerie flame, hurtled towards Gallade.

Gallade flashed, and the Shadow Ball directly corroded a large pit in the yellow earth.

Li Shuwen raised an eyebrow. This big, fat purple guy is really strong!