Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Just then, a Darkrai used Dark Void.

In the inky black night, a scarlet eye appeared out of nowhere, slowly opening above the heads of the two Spinarak.

Overwhelmed by this eye, the two Spinarak immediately stiffened and became unable to move.

At the same time, another Darkrai used Dark Pulse on the two Spinarak and Diancie.

In the nick of time, a golden bolt of lightning tore through the night sky and collided with the Dark Pulse, shattering it before striking the two Darkrai.

"Yammy ~"

"Yammy ~"

The two Darkrai cried out and fell to the ground, convulsing from the electricity.

Diancie looked at the Ampharos beside her with a face full of surprise, "Ampharos, were you saving us just now?"

It was the Ampharos, who had been unresponsive to the outside world, that had unleashed the lightning.

However, Ampharos still wore an expression of indifference to Diancie's question. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Diancie probably wouldn't have believed that Ampharos would suddenly act.

In any case, this was a good sign, indicating that it had some awareness of the outside world.

"Thank you, Ampharos."

Diancie gently hugged Ampharos.

"Koomo ~"

"Koomo ~"

The two Spinarak also expressed their gratitude to Ampharos.

After convulsing on the ground for a while, the two Darkrai quickly recovered. Seeing that Diancie, Stufful, Metagross, and Passimian were all focused on them, they immediately flew away in a panic.

Anjay was processing the ingredients, and seeing that the commotion over there had subsided, he smiled and began preparing dinner.

He first cut the washed bamboo shoots into shreds and then blanched them in boiling water to remove the sourness.

Then, he took out the pork tenderloin and sliced it into strips. After cutting it, he put it into a bowl and marinated it with seasonings such as rock salt, cooking wine, light soy sauce, pepper, and starch.

Of course, Anjay didn't forget to add an appropriate amount of homemade Doubanjiang (fermented broad bean paste).

Homemade Doubanjiang is a treasure that can increase the stamina limit of Pokémon; it must be added!

Whether processing bamboo shoots or marinating shredded pork, Anjay used his aura to treat them, making the aura in the ingredients more gentle, stable, and harmonious.

After the shredded pork was marinated, Anjay took out the frying pan, poured in Oran Berry oil, heated it up, and then put the shredded pork into the pan, quickly stir-frying until it changed color before taking it out.

Next, he left the oil in the pan, added minced scallions, ginger, and garlic to sauté until fragrant, then added the shredded bamboo shoots and stir-fried evenly.

Then, he put the previously stir-fried shredded pork back into the pan and stir-fried it evenly with the shredded bamboo shoots before taking it out for later use.

During the stir-frying process, maintaining the aura balance of the ingredients with aura power is the most important. If the aura of the ingredients becomes chaotic due to high temperatures, the taste will be greatly reduced.

Finally, it was time to cook the noodles.

In another pot, he added water and brought it to a boil, then added the noodles and cooked them until done.

While cooking the noodles, Anjay also took out a few bowls and added an appropriate amount of salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper, and chopped green onions as the soup base.

After the noodles were cooked, he scooped them out into the bowls and poured the stir-fried bamboo shoots and shredded pork and an appropriate amount of broth on top.

Bamboo shoot and shredded pork noodles were now ready!

At this time, the air was filled with fragrance, and the Pokémon were already drooling while staring at Anjay.

Diancie, Magearna, and Passimian came over to help Anjay bring the noodles to the table, one bowl after another.

After everyone had a bowl in front of them, Anjay sat down at the table with his own bowl of noodles.

Smelling the fragrant bamboo shoot and shredded pork noodles, his mouth quickly secreted saliva, and he couldn't wait to start eating.

Just as Anjay was about to say 'Let's eat,' he saw Pangoro and several Pancham hiding behind a clump of bamboo, looking over here with longing eyes.

"You… Do you want to come over and eat together?" Anjay hesitated for a moment and extended an invitation to them.

"Goron ~"

"Yacha ~"

Pangoro and Pancham immediately cheered excitedly upon hearing this and quickly ran to Anjay and the others.

Anjay shook his head helplessly and then got up to serve Pangoro and the others each a bowl of noodles.

After sitting down again, Anjay clapped his hands and said, "Let's eat!"

"Babu ~"

"Passi ~"

… …

As soon as his words fell, the Pokémon immediately started eating impatiently.

Pangoro and the Pancham were eating such delicious food for the first time. They ate ravenously, finishing a bowl in no time.

"Goron ~" Another bowl!

"Yacha ~" Another bowl!

Pangoro and Pancham raised their empty bowls together.

"I'll get you some!" Anjay put down his chopsticks and took the bowls from their hands.

While Anjay and the others were eating dinner, in the mountains, on a grassland a little far from the bamboo forest, there seemed to be some ruins, with a large number of broken walls remaining.

Those broken cyan walls seemed to be leaning against something. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be two Golett!

Golett, the Automaton Pokémon, Ground and Ghost type, looks like a little man made of clay.

It is said that they were Pokémon made of clay using technology by people in the ancient Illusionary civilization, and they were loyal servants of humans.

With the arrival of the night, the two motionless Golett slowly stood up, supporting the bluestone behind them.

They walked all the way to the center of the ruins, where there was a ground paved with bluestone, with circles of strange circular patterns engraved on the ground.

"Mie che ~ Mie che ~"

"Mie che ~ Mie che ~"

The two Golett circled the circular pattern, waving their hands and feet while chanting spells, as if performing some ancient ritual.

After a while, black light suddenly emerged from the center of the bluestone ground, and the light gradually converged into a circle.

The inside of the circle was like a terrifying abyss.

Seeing this circle, the two Golett immediately jumped and danced at it, looking very happy.

Then, a black shadow slowly floated out of the black circle, its pair of blue eyes particularly bright in the night.

It also had a flowing white long hair.

"Mie che ~"

"Mie che ~"

As soon as the black shadow came out, the two Golett ran happily to its side.

The black shadow put one Golett in each arm, but its eyes looked far into the direction of the bamboo forest. The night could not hinder its vision.

Finally… I found you!

A ray of red light flashed in the black shadow's blue eyes.

After Anjay finished dinner, he teleported Passimian, Magearna, Volcanion, and Metagross back home.

He also put Armarouge, Ceruledge, and the two Lechonk into Poké Balls, and had Magearna take them back as well.

It's more comfortable to live at home than to spend the night in the wild.

At this time, only Diancie, Stufful, and Komala, as well as Diancie's Ampharos, Musharna, and the two Spinarak, were left beside Anjay.

Originally, Anjay wanted to teleport Diancie home as well, but Diancie insisted on staying with Anjay, so Anjay had to agree.

After teleporting the Pokémon back home, Anjay and Diancie and Stufful began to set up the tent.

As for Komala and Ampharos, they were handed over to the two Spinarak and Musharna to watch over.

Halfway through setting up the tent, Anjay heard the two Spinarak suddenly scream sharply. He looked in the direction of the sound and found that it wasn't the Spinarak that were in trouble, but Komala.

For some reason, Komala suddenly became very agitated. It rolled off the table onto the ground and rolled around on the grass.

"Komala, what's wrong?" Anjay quickly ran over and hugged Komala.

Komala burrowed into Anjay's arms several times until it found a comfortable position, and then it gradually calmed down.

Anjay stroked Komala's back with his hand while asking the Spinarak and Musharna, "What happened just now?"

The three Pokémon shook their heads blankly.

"Komala, what's going on?" Anjay looked down at Komala, seeing that it was still fast asleep and not responding to his questions.

Anjay tried to put Komala down, but found that as soon as it left his arms, it would become very uneasy and even smash the ground with its log pillow.

Helpless, Anjay had to set up the tent while holding it.

After the tent was set up, Anjay took the Pokémon to wash up and then crawled in.

Anjay, Komala, and Stufful shared a quilt, while Diancie shared a quilt with Ampharos and Musharna, and the two Spinarak lay on Diancie's pillow.

"Good night, Diancie."

"Good night, Anjay."

After saying good night, Anjay and the others fell asleep.

At midnight, wisps of pink mist emanated from the sleeping Musharna, filling the tent and being absorbed into their bodies as they breathed.

After An Jie fell asleep, he felt a daze. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a strange place.

Was he dreaming?

An Jie looked around and found himself in a secluded courtyard filled with plants and trees.

“Babu~~”

At this moment, Babu the Groundhog's voice came. He looked down and saw Babu the Groundhog hugging the Tree Pillow Koala and tugging at his pants leg.

“You guys are here too?” he asked in surprise.

“Babu~” Babu the Groundhog nodded, asking An Jie curiously where this was.

An Jie shook his head, “I don’t know either, let’s look around first.”

Babu the Groundhog nodded, hugging the Tree Pillow Koala and following behind An Jie.

An Jie walked towards the depths of the courtyard. As he walked, he suddenly heard bursts of laughter.

Huh? What is this… An Jie quickly walked towards the direction of the sound.

Passing through a thicket of trees, he saw a lush green meadow. On the meadow, Diancie was playing hide-and-seek with Mareep and two Dewpider.

“Diancie?” An Jie shouted in surprise.

He was right, it was Diancie's voice.

Seeing An Jie appear, Diancie was equally surprised.

“An Jie, you’re here too? And Babu the Groundhog and Tree Pillow Koala.”

“Could this be… Mareep’s dream world?” Looking at the lively Mareep beside Diancie, An Jie instantly remembered the dream world Diancie had described to him.

“Yes!” Diancie nodded, “This is it.”

An Jie led Babu the Groundhog towards Diancie, guessing as he walked, “Babu the Groundhog, Tree Pillow Koala, and I appeared here, could it be because we slept together tonight?”

Diancie nodded, “Possibly.”

An Jie curiously looked at the surrounding environment, exclaiming with amazement, “What a magical dream world, it’s just like the real thing.”

As he spoke, he squatted down, rubbed Mareep’s head, and asked, “Mareep, do you know who I am?”

“Mee~ Mee~” I know, it’s An Jie!

Mareep rubbed its fluffy head against An Jie’s palm, answering An Jie with a crisp voice, then bit An Jie’s sleeve with its mouth.

“Mee~ Mee~” An Jie, An Jie, let’s play together!

“Okay, what shall we play?”

So An Jie led Babu the Groundhog and Tree Pillow Koala to join the game.

Under the guidance of Diancie and Mareep, An Jie and the others visited Mareep’s studio, read its comics, and trained its skills together.

Just as everyone was having fun, the sky suddenly turned dark.

“What’s wrong?” Everyone looked at the sky in unison.

This was Mareep’s dream world, there was no day and night alternation, how could the sky darken?

Just then, a pair of huge eyes appeared in the sky, staring straight at An Jie and the others, a powerful sense of oppression washing over them.

The visitor was not friendly.

The two Dewpider were so frightened that they hid behind Diancie, while Mareep bravely stood in front of Diancie.

Similarly, Babu the Groundhog also stood in front of An Jie, firmly protecting An Jie behind him, baring his teeth and waving his fist at the pair of eyes in the sky.

“Babu~ Babu~” What the heck? Come down here for a one-on-one fight!

At this moment, An Jie once again noticed the Tree Pillow Koala rolling restlessly on the ground. He quickly picked up the Tree Pillow Koala and gently stroked its back to soothe its emotions.

“What’s going on? Is Mareep having a nightmare?” An Jie asked in confusion.

“No!” Diancie shook her head, “Something must have invaded Mareep’s dream!”

A Pokémon that can invade dreams… An Jie immediately thought of two, Drowzee and Darkrai.

Could there be a Drowzee or Darkrai lurking nearby?

This terrifying sense of oppression, the possibility of Darkrai is probably greater!

“Mee~ Mee~” Mareep shouted at the eyes in the sky, telling it to get out of its dream.

“Jie jie jie~~~”

As soon as Mareep’s voice fell, a strange facial outline appeared in the sky, and let out a strange laugh.

Immediately afterwards, it slowly descended from the sky, getting closer and closer to An Jie and the others.

An Jie felt that its target was the Tree Pillow Koala!

However, at this critical moment, a pink light suddenly appeared in the sky, intercepting the shadow and An Jie and the others.

Immediately afterwards, colorful light burst from the pink light, the dazzling light dispelling the darkness of the sky, and the pair of black faces reluctantly glanced at the pink ball before slowly disappearing into the horizon.

Seeing this scene, An Jie and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

“Muna~ Muna~”

When the pink ball fell from the sky, An Jie and the others realized that it was a Munna.

Unlike the Munna outside, this Munna had a yellowish-green feather-like pattern on its back.

“This is… a Lunar Wing?” An Jie said in surprise.

“Lunar Wing?” Diancie and the others looked puzzled.

An Jie explained, “The Lunar Wing is a feather of the legendary Pokémon Cresselia, and has the power to dispel nightmares.”

Diancie suddenly understood, “No wonder Munna was able to drive away the shadow just now.”

Then Diancie asked in confusion, “But where did that shadow come from?”

An Jie pondered for a moment and then replied, “I guess it’s very likely to be Darkrai!”

“Darkrai?” The Pokémon looked at An Jie again in confusion.

An Jie continued to explain, “Legend has it that there is a pair of Pokémon called the Pokémon of the Moon and Dreams, and they refer to Cresselia and Darkrai respectively.

Cresselia is a legendary Pokémon, the incarnation of the New Moon, legend has it that sleeping with its feathers will allow you to have beautiful dreams every night! And Cresselia's feathers are the tool called the Lunar Wing.

Darkrai, on the other hand, is a Mythical Pokémon, and contrary to Cresselia, it possesses the Nightmare ability. Anyone and any Pokémon who fall into slumber around it will be plunged into endless nightmares.”

Diancie said, “Could it be that we can enter dreams every day because Munna has a Lunar Wing?”

An Jie pondered, “Very likely.”

“But where did Munna’s Lunar Wing come from?” Diancie asked, stroking Munna’s back in confusion.

That Lunar Wing was not a physical object, but a pattern printed on Munna's body.

An Jie shook his head, “When we picked up Munna’s egg, it didn’t carry a Lunar Wing, so the pattern on its body may be innate.”

Saying that, An Jie looked at Munna and asked, “Munna, do you know what’s going on yourself?”

“Muna~ Muna~” Munna shook her head repeatedly.

Seeing this, An Jie said, “It seems that Munna and Cresselia have a very deep connection!”

As soon as An Jie finished speaking, Munna turned into starlight and dissipated in the dream world.

When An Jie woke up from his dream, it was already dawn outside.

At this time, Diancie also woke up. The person and the Pokémon looked at each other and said in unison, “Last night’s dream…”

As soon as these words came out, they instantly understood that the invasion of Mareep’s dream last night had indeed happened.

“Muna~ Muna~” Munna happily burrowed into Diancie’s arms. Diancie checked its back, but didn’t see the mark of the Lunar Wing.

It seems that the Lunar Wing will only appear in dreams.

An Jie got up and said to Diancie, “I’ll go outside and take a look.”

He wanted to see if he could find any traces of Darkrai, or anything else.

Diancie nodded.

After An Jie crawled out of the tent, he walked around the bamboo forest several times, but still didn't find any clues, nor did he sense any strange aura.

When he returned to the tent again, Babu the Groundhog and the others were also awake.

Taking the Tree Pillow Koala from Babu the Groundhog, An Jie stroked its back and thought:

The Tree Pillow Koala's unease last night may have come from that Pokémon suspected to be Darkrai!

The Tree Pillow Koala, which has the Absolute Sleep ability, is at a disadvantage against Darkrai, which has the Nightmare ability, no matter how strong it is.

“Let’s leave here quickly.” An Jie said to everyone.

After experiencing what happened last night, he always felt that this place was very unsafe.

“Okay!”

His proposal was unanimously approved by Diancie and the others.

Immediately, they packed up their things, didn't even eat breakfast, and hurriedly bid farewell to the Pancham family before leaving the bamboo forest.