bookcurios Chapter 735 Xing Wenze
Chapter 735 Xing Wenze
"A challenger for the Northwest region's championship?! I shouldn't know him..."
Zhang Heng looked puzzled and confused. A champion challenger from the Northwest region? Zhang Heng had no recollection of such a person and did not know him.
"And it even broke my dad's challenge record?!"
However, what shocked Zhang Heng the most was that this challenger broke Zhang Leiyuan's record.
In China, to become a regional champion, one must first challenge eight of the region's strongest champions in a row before being eligible to challenge for the title.
Although Zhang Leiyuan is now the champion of East China, he previously challenged the eight strongest players in Central China.
Using only Charizard and Ampharos, I defeated all eight Elite Four members in a single day.
He successfully earned the opportunity to challenge the Central China regional champion and set a record by using two Pokémon to clear the championship challenge against eight of the strongest Elite Four members in one day.
"Oh dear, I can't explain it either..."
Qishu is still young. Although he has become a gym leader, he is not interested in these complicated matters and does not even have a clear understanding of them.
As he spoke, he took the illustrated guide from Zhang Heng's hand and began to search through it.
"Hey... Brother Heng, take a look."
Zhang Heng took the illustrated guide from Qi Shu, swiped his finger across the screen, and quickly found the top-ranked, highly popular news report.
As Qi Shu had predicted, the title was indeed extremely sensational.
"A New King Ascends the Throne? New Challenger Xing Wence Defeates Eight Heavenly Kings in Half a Day, Breaking the Historical Record of the Championship Challenge!"
Below the title was a large photograph. The man in the center of the photo was indeed a stranger to Zhang Heng.
He wore a perfectly tailored dark gray suit, the fabric crisp and wrinkle-free, outlining lean yet not exaggerated muscle lines. He wasn't the bulky physique of a bodybuilder, but rather possessed the explosive power of a cheetah.
A pair of seemingly ordinary gold-rimmed glasses sat on his nose, and behind the lenses, his eyes were calm, even carrying a hint of gentle smile.
But for some reason, combined with his overall demeanor, he gives people a contradictory impression of a "suit-wearing thug"—refined on the outside, but seemingly harboring a ferocious beast capable of tearing steel apart with his bare hands.
What's most eye-catching is the Pokémon standing beside him.
It was a Grass-type starter Sceptile, but its size far exceeded that of its kind. Standing tall, it was estimated to be nearly three meters, resembling a jungle war god clad in grass-green armor.
With its arms crossed and eyes sharp as knives, it stands quietly beside its trainer, its posture as steady as a mountain. Even in a still photo, it conveys an overwhelming sense of pressure.
In one corner of the photo, you can also see the female reporter and her partner, Fat Ke Ding, holding microphones with professional and excited expressions on their faces.
Zhang Heng clicked on the interview video below.
After the image shook for a few moments, it stabilized, and the female reporter's clear voice rang out: "...Mr. Xing Wence, first of all, congratulations on successfully challenging the eight strongest kings in the Northwest region, and on breaking the challenge record previously held by Mr. Zhang Leiyuan, the champion of East China, at an astonishing speed!"
"Could you share with us the secret to your incredible success? Is it some unique cultivation method, or...?"
The camera focused on Xing Wence in a close-up.
He smiled slightly, a faint smile that strangely softened the seriousness of the suit.
He didn't answer the reporter's question immediately, but instead turned his head and gently patted the arm of the Lizard King beside him, which was covered with hard leaf blades.
The Sceptile lowered its head, meeting the trainer's gaze. Its sharp eyes softened instantly, and it even nodded almost imperceptibly.
Between the person and the Pokémon, without a word, it seemed as if a silent and tacit communication had been completed.
Then, Xing Wence turned back to the camera, his voice steady and clear: "Secret? I wouldn't call it that. If I had to say what I've learned, it would be 'trust'."
He paused, seemingly choosing his words carefully, his gaze sweeping over the Lizard King beside him, his eyes filled with obvious warmth.
"You must fully and unreservedly trust your partner. When the trainer and Pokémon are truly in sync and become each other's indispensable companions, the power they unleash will naturally be invincible."
The female reporter chimed in at the opportune moment, asking a relatively lighthearted question: "Mr. Xing, we see that your lizard king is incredibly large. You must have put in countless hours of effort to raise it, right? Was there anything particularly memorable during that process?"
Xing Wence pushed up his glasses, his smile deepening slightly.
"The most unforgettable time was when it was still a wood gecko. It accidentally bumped into a giant bee's nest. We were both stung badly while trying to get it out, and ended up spending a month in the hospital..." He said, patting the lizard king again.
At this moment, the majestic Lizard King seemed a little embarrassed, turning his head slightly and letting out a low gurgling sound.
It was as if he was protesting against the trainer bringing up old grievances, but there was no anger in his eyes, only a kind of intimacy that had been tempered by time.
At the end of the interview, the female reporter faced the camera with a tone full of anticipation.
"Thank you, Mr. Xing Wence, for accepting our interview! He is a talented and compassionate trainer!"
"I'm sure everyone is just as excited as I am for the upcoming Championship Challenge in the Northwest region!"
"At that time, this challenger will launch an attack on the current Northwest champion. What kind of top-level showdown will he bring us? Let's wait and see!"
The video ends.
Zhang Heng closed the encyclopedia screen, his brows furrowing slightly.
The Xing Wence in the picture, whether it is his face, his temperament or the iconic giant lizard king, is completely different from what he remembers.
"I don't know him at all..."
He muttered to himself, his doubts deepening.
"Why would a trainer with such formidable strength and who clearly came prepared come to see me? It can't just be to meet the champion's son, can it?"
He looked up, preparing to ask Qi Shu for details about Xing Wence's visit, such as how the message was relayed, what the message was, and whether any other information was revealed.
"Knock knock".
A crisp, restrained knock sounded at just the right moment, interrupting the question that was about to come to his lips.
Zhang Heng was slightly taken aback, but then understood.
Well, since they're after me, we'll meet sooner or later, and the mystery will be revealed. There's no point in guessing here.
He cleared his slightly dry throat and raised his voice, "Please come in."
"Click".
The doorknob was turned gently, making a soft grinding sound. The door wasn't pushed open abruptly, but rather opened a crack with unusual slowness and caution.
Immediately afterwards, a somewhat ferocious shark head covered in rough, dark blue scales cautiously peeked in from behind the door.
It's the South Korean Garchomp that was captured earlier!
Its movements were so light that they were almost unlike those of a large, powerful pseudo-legendary Pokémon. It was as if it were afraid of disturbing something, or as if it were walking on thin ice, with each step revealing a sense of tension as if it were walking on thin ice.