Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

"Looking at your expression, it seems like you already know it, right?"

Xia Menghui looked at Lin Yi's thoughtful expression, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile.

"That's right. The strength of mental power is directly proportional to a person's physical condition. In most cases, people with strong mental power will not have a bad physical condition."

Lin Yi nodded slightly to show his agreement.

However, Xia Menghui suddenly seemed to remember something and added:

"Of course, there are some special cases. Some people have strong mental strength but surprisingly weak physical constitution.

However, such cases are so rare that they are not usually taken into account.”

After hearing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He recalled his childhood experience, when he often used his free time to exercise.

In addition to worrying about being accidentally killed by Ruan Yaoyao due to his weak body, another reason was that he saw that his father Lin Guochang would make a training plan for himself every time he made a training plan for Pokémon.

Influenced by such an environment, even though Lin Guochang did not specifically ask Lin Yi to exercise with him, he still unconsciously developed the habit of exercising.

Moreover, as he got older, his physical fitness improved and his mental strength also increased.

But it is only slightly stronger than his peers. It is still a drop in the bucket to support the blood-sucking mental power required for mega evolution.

"Um……"

Lin Yi responded in a low voice, pondering the information in his mind.

He realized that there was such a close connection between mental strength and physical fitness.

In the past, his methods of exercising were nothing more than morning jogging, skipping rope, etc. After all, he was young before, and excessive exercise would only cause irreversible damage to his developing body.

"Instructor Xia, so you want me to train my physique in this way to increase my mental strength?"

Lin Yi looked at the training plan on his phone and felt a little guilty.

It says to do a hundred push-ups, a hundred sit-ups, and a hundred squats every morning, and then run ten kilometers!

The key point is that this is just a warm-up. Not only humans, but even Pokémon may not be able to complete the subsequent training.

"correct."

Xia Menghui gave an affirmative answer. He thought that Lin Yi was timid, so he encouraged him:

"Don't worry, these exercises are a piece of cake for you. As long as you stick to it, you will definitely see results."

“In the process of exercising your body, your will will be tempered, your body will be tempered, and your spirit will be improved.

Only through hard training can one unleash one’s potential and achieve breakthroughs.”

He paused and continued:

“But if you want to achieve that goal, ordinary training methods are ineffective, so you need to use such high standards, otherwise the final results will be minimal.

Why, are you scared?"

"No."

Lin Yi silently opened his shirt, revealing the bandages underneath.

"I mean, I've had a lot of injuries before, and the doctor told me not to do any strenuous exercise."

Lin Yi said.

"……what?"

When Xia Menghui heard this, an expression of surprise appeared on her face.

He widened his eyes and looked at Lin Yi in disbelief.

Seeing Xia Menghui's reaction, Lin Yi quickly waved his hands to indicate that he was fine. He smiled and explained:

"It's nothing serious. It's just liver bleeding, a few broken ribs, skull fracture, mild concussion, soft tissue damage, joint dislocation, and a minor surgery a few mornings ago... that's all."

After hearing this, Xia Menghui opened her mouth wide, completely stunned.

His eyes were filled with fear and worry, and he seemed unable to accept this fact.

Lin Yi quickly comforted him:

"It's really nothing, it's just a minor injury, it will heal after a few months of rest. Don't worry, I'm used to it."

However, Xia Menghui was not reassured. He took a deep breath and asked in a trembling voice:

"Then you asked for leave a few days ago..."

Lin Yi smiled and replied easily:

"Oh, that's because I got hurt accidentally and I'm in the hospital."

"Is this just a minor injury? It could be fatal!" Xia Menghui shouted excitedly.

Lin Yi smiled helplessly and continued to comfort him:

"But I'm not dead, right? So don't worry."

"..."

This reason was so strong that Xia Menghui couldn't think of any words to refute it.

"Do your family members know that you are seriously injured?" he asked.

"Why did you tell your family?"

Lin Yi scratched his head in confusion. He really didn't understand why Xia Menghui asked this.

"Isn't this a normal little thing? I'm an adult now, of course I can handle it myself.

Not only now, but I basically handled it all by myself before.”

He spoke so nonchalantly, as if getting hurt was just a common occurrence for him.

"… Was it Ruan Yaoyao who did it?"

Recalling the scene of the girl breaking rocks with her bare hands, Xia Menghui hesitated and spoke.

"Well, huh?"

Lin Yi answered uncertainly.

Xia Menghui's eyes gradually became complicated when she looked at Lin Yi, from initial shock, to pity, and finally even a hint of admiration.

He suddenly felt that it was ridiculous that he had envied Lin Yi for being liked by such a beautiful girl.

"Can I just digress for a moment?" he asked cautiously.

"You say."

Lin Yi nodded.

"How did you survive until now?"

Xia Menghui asked the biggest question in her mind.

"……strength."

After a moment's silence, Lin Yi gave a two-word answer.

……

Imperial capital, alliance headquarters building.

"Ask for leave?"

Xia Nantian, who had just returned from the Bird's Nest, put down the information in his hand and looked at the man in front of him in confusion.

"Asking you to apply for the work of the Four Heavenly Kings in advance is really too much of a stretch, right?"

"Not really."

Lin Guochang shook his head and said, "It's not as tiring as I thought. In fact, it's not as much work as when I was the owner of the museum.

After all, here I only have to travel to other places to fight, but as a gym owner there are many more things to consider.

Operations, giving challengers some slack, recruiting apprentices, connecting with city-level alliance branches, dealing with Pokémon hunters around, etc., are much more tiring than here."

"???"

Xia Nantian was slightly stunned. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was.

"So the reason why you asked for leave..."

"My dad is in the hospital, I have to go back to see him."

"That's it."

Xia Nantian also calmed down and nodded seriously.

It turned out to be because of his family. It seems that Lin Guochang is quite filial.

But this is understandable, after all, family affection is the most important. I hope his father can recover soon.

Then he asked, "How long do you plan to take leave?"

Lin Guochang thought for a moment and said:

"It may take at least a week or so. The specific time depends on my father's recovery."

Xia Nantian said:

"Okay, then I'll approve your vacation. Take good care of your father during this time and don't worry about the work here. Continue working hard when you come back."

Lin Guochang was a little surprised: "Don't we need to apply to the parliament again?"

Xia Nantian shook his head, said nothing, and just smiled slightly.

Lin Guochang understood instantly and said gratefully: "Thank you, then I will go back and pack my things and get ready to leave."

After saying that, Lin Guochang turned around and left the office.

……

After Lin Guochang left the office, Xia Nantian picked up the document again and sighed.

"I was originally planning to give this job to him, but forget it. I have no choice but to discuss it with the other people first."