Digimon Journey in the Spirit World

the other side.

Wang Dong successfully arrived at the black city with his butt landing on the ground.

"candle."

Zhuguangling looked around curiously, not paying any attention to the owner who was rubbing his butt from behind.

"I don't know where Di has gone. It's just the two of us, Xiaoling, left."

Wang Dong slowed down and walked closer to the Candle Light Spirit, but found that the Candle Light Spirit seemed not to have heard his words and was floating in the air in a daze.

"What's wrong with you, Xiaoling? Don't scare me."

Wang Dong thought that the previous teleportation had made the Candlelight Spirit stupid, so he grabbed the Candlelight Spirit and shook it.

"candle!"

Zhu Guangling, who was thinking carefully, felt dizzy and glared at Wang Dong angrily with her little eyes.

"What do you say you're feeling?"

The candlelight spirit couldn't explain it clearly, it could only tell Wang Dong that it seemed like something was attracting it.

"Which direction? Let's go and see!"

The unknown is scary, but also exciting.

Wang Dong's mind immediately turned to the adventure, and he didn't care at all about what dangers he might encounter.

"candle?"

The candlelight spirit felt something was wrong, but the attraction was so gentle that it did not make her feel alert at all.

One man and one candle, they moved forward in an unknown direction.

Along the way, Wang Dong saw a lot of strange buildings, some of which looked like modern buildings in the outside world, some were ancient buildings he had seen in books, and some...

Wang Dong had never heard of a high-rise building made of steel and glass. He stopped from time to time to take a few photos, wanting to take them out to show Bai Yi.

As I walked, the concrete ground slowly changed, as if I was far away from the city center. The buildings were no longer tall, and the ground under my feet was muddy and bumpy.

There are not only tall buildings around, but also various black and gray trees.

Cities, villages, mountains.

The differences between the three clearly distinguish the changes that Wang Dong has undergone along the way.

Until there were no more buildings around, only nameless ancient plants growing and touching each other.

"candle……"

I don’t know when, a small courtyard appeared in front of me.

In this dark world, this yard actually has a third color besides gray and black——

yellow!

call!

It seemed as if there was a breeze blowing by, the dark clouds in the sky became thicker, and the vision became a little darker.

The lights in the building in front of us were on, shining on the yellow painted stripes, reflecting a soft light.

It also illuminated the things that looked like sunny dolls hanging closely under the eaves of the houses in the yard.

They moved with the wind, swaying without making any sound, and against the pitch-black background, they looked particularly terrifying and eerie.

"Ah, why did you fall here again?"

A sound like wind and rain came from the house.

The voice was soft and as warm as jade beads, and sounded like the voice of a little girl.

While Wang Dong was standing outside the house in a daze, a black shadow shaped like a sunny doll was blown by the wind, flew out of the house and fell to the ground.

"Ah, is there one who has gone out?"

The little girl lost no time, opened the door and walked out, trying to pick up the shadow on the ground.

It was a little girl with long hair that fell down her shoulders. Her face was a little pale, but her facial features were very delicate, like a little doll. When she frowned, she looked so pitiful that Wang Dong's heart was wrinkled.

Wang Dong's eyes stayed on the little girl's eyes in confusion, which were tightly closed. Wang Dong also saw clearly that the little girl was holding the door when she went out, and after walking out of the house, she bent her body slightly, as if preparing to touch the ground.

The girl took only two steps before she stopped where she was.

"You...who are you?"

As luck would have it, the black shadow doll fell one or two meters away from Wang Dong's feet. If the other party wanted to pick it up, it had to pass by Wang Dong.

"I...we are just passing by, don't be nervous...don't misunderstand."

Seeing this, Wang Dong quickly bent down to pick up the doll, walked towards the girl in three or two steps, and handed the doll to her from two steps away.

At the same time, he looked at the doll in his hand with some confusion. He felt that there was something wrong with the texture of the doll.

"Thank you...thank you."

The little girl stretched out her hand nervously and tried several times before she got the doll back.

"Ying~"

The little girl touched the doll, and then Wang Dong saw a scene that surprised him.

The thing in Wang Dong's hand that looked like a real sunny doll actually had two eyes open on its round head.

"Is this... a ghostly shadow doll?"

Fortunately, I made up for it with some knowledge, otherwise Wang Dong might not have been able to recognize it.

But... why are there so many resentful dolls hanging outside this house?

The Resentful Shadow Dolls are puppet elves that feed on jealousy and resentment. To some people, they are precious, but they also indirectly reflect the character of these people.

They like to be hung under the eaves, like a black sunny doll. The more they are hung, the worse the character of this family is.

"candle!"

The candlelight spirit looked at the girl, suddenly moved closer, and circled around the girl, trying to confirm something.

If the candlelight spirit had a nose, then the action at this time would be sniffing.

"Hahaha, hello, are you a new friend?"

The girl was not afraid of the candlelight spirit's behavior. Instead, she was very happy about the arrival of the candlelight spirit, which was a ghost.

"you……"

Wang Dong wanted to remind the girl that although the candlelight spirit had no ill intentions, he was afraid that something might happen to the two of them.

But after thinking about it, if the girl is the only one living in this yard, that means that the row of resentful shadow dolls are all taken care of by the girl alone. Someone who can provide so much... bad emotional energy should not be afraid of the candlelight spirit.

"Big brother, do you want to come in and sit down?"

The girl touched the candlelight spirit, played with it happily, and then turned her head to ask Wang Dong.

"Is it okay? Then I won't be shy."

Wang Dong was in this unfamiliar environment and his spirit was always tense. It would be great if he could find a place to stay.

Wang Dong followed the girl, stepped over the threshold and walked into the house.

The yard was equally dark, but there were a few spots of light guiding the way forward.

Wang Dong took a closer look and found that they were actually fluorescent flowers.

After the girl hung the ghost doll back under the eaves, she took Wang Dong and the others into the room.

The room seemed much warmer, with soft orange candlelight illuminating the surroundings.

The girl fumbled around and found a chair and handed it to Wang Dong.

"Please don't mind. I'm the only one living here and the conditions are pretty average."

The girl also found a chair and sat down.

Although I can't see, I can find various things accurately.

Soon, some dark-skinned fruits, a pot of tea and a few cups were placed on the table.

"These are black fruits. They are delicious. You can try them."

As the girl spoke, she broke open a black fruit and demonstrated to Wang Dong how to eat it.

Wang Dong tried to break one open. The flesh was firm and green-yellow in color, giving him a sour feeling, but the smell coming from his nose was sweet.

The two deviations aroused Wang Dong's curiosity, so he tore off the peel and started to take a big bite.

"Well?!"

What's with this damn sense of deception!

After taking a bite, Wang Dong felt that his teeth were about to become so sore and limp.

Not tasty at all!

"Don't spit it out, chew it."

The girl guessed Wang Dong’s reaction and stretched out her hand in time to half-block his mouth.

"Hmm...huh?"

Wang Dong endured the sourness and chewed twice, and suddenly found...

The sourness in the mouth disappeared, a sweet taste flowed up, and the teeth were no longer soft.

I can even feel a warmth flowing in my abdomen, a bit like... the feeling of eating and drinking soup.

After the experience of the first bite, Wang Dong quickly accepted this wonderful contrast. He ate a black fruit in three or two bites, and his stomach was no longer hungry.

"It's amazing."

The girl listened to Wang Dong's rapid chewing and chuckled twice, her words revealing the purest happiness and pride.

It was like a little child showing off her new toy to her friends.

"Thank you!"

Wang Dong thanked her profusely. If it weren't for the girl's help, he didn't know if he could find food in this secret place. Although he had some emergency food in his backpack, it didn't taste very good.

"By the way...have we met before?"

Wang Dong ate the black fruit, sat on the chair and asked.

"I don't think so, but... I also feel that you are very familiar, big brother, as if... I have known you all along."

"Yes, yes, yes! That's the feeling."

Both the girl and Wang Dong were a little puzzled. According to the girl, she was brought to this secret place by her mother when she was very young. They found a safe place, built a house, and lived there for many years.

My eyes also lost their sight when I entered the secret realm. Fortunately, the girl was smart enough and could master many things after just one try.

Later, the girl's mother left the secret realm and never came back. The girl was left alone, relying on these ghost dolls for survival. She relied on the black fruits brought back to her by the ghost dolls and other ghost elves every day to fill her stomach.

How could a girl who had only been in the real world for a few years be related to Wang Dong?

"I don't really understand why, but we are quite similar. I was also taken away by my father when I was very young. After a few years, I was sent to live with my grandmother. From then on, I lived with my grandmother and never saw my parents again."

It can be considered a kind of fate that two people with similar life trajectories come together under the guidance of the candlelight spirit.

"Then...what should I call you? By the way, my name is Wang Dong."

Wang Dong briefly introduced himself, feeling that it would be impolite to be a guest at someone's home without a proper title.

"I don't know. I don't have a name."

The girl was thinking hard, her eyebrows were wrinkled together, she looked very cute.

"Then can I call you brother? I have always wanted to have a brother. My mother told me that if I hadn't had an accident, maybe I would have been able to see my brother."

The girl recalled the past. When she was in this gloomy environment and gradually lost her sight, her mother would always comfort her, saying that she had a brother waiting for her, and as long as she lived here obediently, she would see her brother again one day.

In his mother's tone, his brother was so gentle, strong and considerate.

My mother always tells me a lot about my brother. In her mouth, my brother is a hero, a man full of poetry and books, and a powerful Pokémon trainer...

It is her longing for her brother that supports her living alone in this yard.

At this moment, she met the young man in front of her in the dark. Her eyes were blind, but her mind was surprisingly sharp. She could feel Wang Dong's pure heart, passion and warmth, kindness and strength.

Just like... the brother my mother mentioned.

"Okay, then I will call you...sister from now on."

Wang Dong also wants to have a younger sister.

Unfortunately, their family was not well off, and his father would always talk to himself when drunk. Wang Dong had listened to him for a while.

My father said:

“If only I could make a little more money…”

"If only I were a trainer..."

"This way... Reiko won't leave..."

"And Xiaoxin... I have the money to treat her..."

His father always repeats the same words. Wang Dong knows that it is because his father feels guilty and remorseful about the fact that the family had no money back then.

Wang Dong also had a younger sister when he was a child. Although the family was poor, they lived happily, and no one complained that their current life was too simple.

Unfortunately, my sister got sick later, and my father had no money for treatment, so my mother took my sister away, saying that she would ask her old friends to help raise money...

She was gone for three or four years. When she came back, her mother looked haggard and her skin was sallow, and... the little one was no longer by her side.

No one asked, and no one said anything.

Everyone kept this matter to themselves until my mother passed away...

Wang Dong didn't want to think about what happened afterwards. It was a torture for him.

"I have a brother, too."

Two children with miserable life stories, relying on each other in a room with flickering lights, become the complementary halves of each other's lives.

"candle……"

"reflect……"

Behind the two of them, Wang Dong's candlelight spirit and a resentful shadow doll that appeared out of nowhere were floating quietly, without making any noise to disturb them.

"Brother, please take a seat first. I will go prepare your room."

The house is quite big, but no one lives there usually. Now only the girl’s room is relatively clean.

"No, no, no, just tell me which one it is and I'll do it."

How could Wang Dong bear to let this sister he had just recognized do the work, so he hurriedly followed her.

Unfortunately, he was unfamiliar with the place and was in a panic, which made the girl laugh.

There was no sunshine in the sky, and the two did not know how time passed. They only knew to eat when they were hungry and sleep when they were tired.

Every day after getting up, Wang Dong would accompany the girl to take care of the elves living in various places such as the yard and eaves, and then get certain food from them.

They were busy the whole day, but both of them had heartfelt smiles on their faces.

During this period of time, Zhu Guangling left Wang Dong and stayed alone in the house to practice, making rapid progress.

If Bai Yu was here, he would see that Zhu Guangling's original level 25 panel had actually become level 30.

And this was only the time it took Wang Dong to sleep four times.

This place seems to be very suitable for ghost-type Pokémon to practice, and most of the Pokémon that stay here are ghost-type Pokémon, with only a few being psychic-type Pokémon.