The trip to Midnight had brought gains far beyond imagination, but it had also taken far longer than expected.
He had never imagined that what he thought would be a visit of a few days at most would turn into a month-long cultivation life in a hidden realm that contained an entire ecosystem.
And that was with him working fast enough, getting beaten up enough, and thriving day and night.
In short, he had been gone longer than ever before and had not mentally prepared himself to be away for so long.
Fang Ran truly missed everyone at The Cabin.
Before returning today, he had kept looking forward to what it would be like to see everyone again.
He had even considered secretly observing what each person in The Cabin had been doing while he was away, then waiting until everyone returned and went about their usual business.
Then he would suddenly push open the door and shout, "I'm back!" to give them a surprise.
But Fang Ran never could have imagined it.
The immortal had sent him back to The Cabin through an unfathomable method in the blink of an eye—literally in the blink of an eye—and had even sent him directly to where he usually sat.
And what he had even less expected was—
There was no one in The Cabin right now. The only one at home was a gourd, and the instant they met, she came crashing down on top of him.
Worst of all, he could not dodge.
"Mom! There's a ghost! Aaaaaah!!!!!!!"
Thump—
The girl's scream was followed by darkness before his eyes. That hit smashed away not only the thought he had nearly remembered just now.
It even knocked him right out of the transcendent mood brought on by the immortal's words.
Startled,