"We have plenty of money today. We'll have braised pork hock for dinner. Xiong Bufan can eat his fill of meat," Granny Qiu thought as she sprinkled seasonings into the pot. Then she said, "Bufan, turn the fire up a bit more. It'll cook faster that way."

As usual, Xiong Bufan had already excitedly put firewood into the stove and asked, "Grandma, when will it be ready?" But today there was still no sign of it. When Granny Qiu looked towards the stove, she realized that Xiong Bufan had already left.

It's a pity the pork knuckle is already in the pot, but don't worry, we can sell braised pork knuckle on the street tomorrow.

Granny Qiu felt a sense of inexplicable disappointment. Since she no longer needed to worry about Xiong Bufan's meals, she decided to just eat a few bites herself and go to bed early, as she had to go to the market to sell steamed buns tomorrow.

"Grandma, what delicious stew have you made? I'm starving!"

In a daze, she seemed to hear Xiong Bufan's voice, but Grandma Qiu shook her head and continued eating.

Xiong Bufan called out, but no one answered him, so he went to the dining table and saw Granny Qiu gnawing on a hard steamed bun, with a braised pork knuckle stewing in the pot. "Grandma, I'm back."

Granny Qiu looked up and saw that it was indeed Xiong Bufan. Her mood improved a little, but she still said unhappily, "Why did you come back? Didn't you leave with your mother?"

Xiong Bufan said with a pitiful expression, "Grandma, I'm hungry, but they won't let me eat."

It's a lie that she wasn't being fed; the truth is that Xiong Bufan wasn't full. In the capital, young ladies value thinness, so Qiao Qiqi arranged for people to strictly control Xiong Bufan's diet, even though he looks small now.

Granny Qiu snorted, but still went to the outer room, lifted the pot lid, poked the stewed meat with her chopsticks, scooped out a piece from Xiong Bufan's bowl, and placed it in front of Xiong Bufan, "You've already left, yet you still come here begging for food."

Xiong Bufan put the meat in his mouth and said, "It's delicious. My mother-in-law's cooking is always so good."

Seeing Xiong Bufan wolfing down his food, Granny Qiu couldn't bring herself to scold him; all she felt was heartache. "Eat slowly, there's more in the pot, it's all yours."

After finishing a piece, Xiong Bufan wiped his mouth. When Granny Qiu was about to serve more meat, Xiong Bufan quickly said, "Grandma, I'm not eating anymore."

I've come to say goodbye; I'm leaving tonight.

Granny Qiu got angry and slammed the bowl down on the table. "You only remember you have your mother-in-law when you're hungry. You want to leave now that you're full? Go ahead, I won't stop you."

"Grandma, I'm leaving this time and I'll never be coming back. From now on, the person I meet on the street will be Lin Lanzhi, not Xiong Bufan. I'm just a demon occupying her body." Xiong Bufan's voice trailed off at the end.

Grandma Qiu was stunned for a long time before she said, "I know, Xiong Bufan is Xiong Bufan, and Lin Lanzhi is Lin Lanzhi."

There's still a lot of meat in the pot, aren't you going to eat some more? It'll spoil tomorrow if you don't.

Xiong Bufan handed over the bowl, "Then I'll have another piece. Just a small piece."

Granny Qiu served Xiong Bufan a large piece of meat, saying, "Eat up."

Xiong Bufan ate his meat slowly, while Granny Qiu watched from the side. It was as if, at this moment, the time spent together between the grandmother and grandson had reached eternity.

After finishing the meat, Xiong Bufan wiped his mouth and said, "Grandma, take good care of yourself." He then took out the two gold ingots that Granny Qiu had given him earlier that day.

Grandma Qiu looked at the gold and sighed, saying, "Keep it; it's good to have money on the road even if you're poor."

"Grandma, please take good care of yourself."

Xiong Bufan seemed ill-suited to a farewell scene, and asked Kongkong, "Will we ever return to this world?"

They can't come back, but to put Xiong Bufan at ease, Kongkong said, "We will come back when you have cultivated to become an immortal."

"Then I will cultivate myself into an immortal as soon as possible."

Granny Qiu patted Xiong Bufan's head and said, "Bufan, may you stay safe and healthy."

Time seemed to fly by, and Lin Lanzhi's spirit kept urging him on. Xiong Bufan jumped out of Granny Qiu's courtyard, looking back every few steps, only to see Niu Er sneaking out from next door.

Xiong Bufan covered his face with a cloth and then robbed Niu Er.

Since he's out shopping at the shady shops late at night, he must have money. Xiong Bufan is an expert at robbing him; he's done it so many times. Niu Er and the girls at the shady shops must be truly in love.

Lin Lanzhi's spirit rebuked Xiong Bufan from the side, "Vulgar, utterly vulgar."

How could you act like a robber, stealing people's money everywhere?

"none of your business!"

Xiong Bufan tossed the money bag in one hand and slapped Lin Lanzhi with the other, sending her flying.

Having evaded layers of guards, Xiong Bufan returned to the small house that Qiao Qiqi had arranged for him. Lying on the bed, he felt he had done everything he needed to do, and it was good to be back.

Seeing that Xiong Bufan had left her body, Lin Lanzhi couldn't wait to return to her physical form.

As soon as he entered, he felt a sharp pain, as if his internal organs were on fire, and then he fainted.

Xiong Bufan returned to the space and absorbed the soul power given to him by Lin Lanzhi. This was Xiong Bufan's cultivation method for quick transmigration.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiong Bufan opened his eyes and saw his physical body through the images transmitted from the void.

A large black bear sat cross-legged in its cave, surrounded by a protective barrier that prevented anything from harming it. Xiong Bufan nodded in satisfaction and told Kongkong to turn off the image.

Since Kongkong hasn't made contact with the next world yet, Kongkong and Xiong Bufan can only wait in the space.

Xiong Bufan sat down cross-legged again to cultivate, searching for any remaining soul power in the space. He couldn't afford to waste any of it; it was the meager income he had earned in this world over the past year.

Lin Lanzhi was woken up by her mother-in-law in the morning. Her discomfort had lessened. Looking in the mirror, she watched as her mother-in-law styled her hair in the latest trendy hairstyle. Although her hair was a bit short, it was enough to make a bun.

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