Crossover Anime: Miss, please don't do this, I still have a silly cat to raise.

Flame jumped down, wiped his mouth, and said, "Then I'm off!"

Lu Nan nodded helplessly: "Yeah, like I said, be careful in everything. If anything happens, report it to the village chief or tell Sister Shuiyun. She has a way to contact me."

Lieyan paused for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something, went back into the tent, retrieved something, and handed it to Lu Nan.

"What is this?" Lu Nan took it and saw it was a debit card. "Oh? What's this? Your secret stash of money?"

Lu Nan was delighted. He hadn't expected that Lie Yan would manage to get his hands on something like this after only a few days in the business.

Lieyan shook his head: "Strictly speaking, it's your private stash of money."

Lu Nan was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Lieyan seemed a little unsure how to put it, and said somewhat awkwardly, "What I mean is, you shouldn't actually be in such dire straits... The kingdom has a special institution for converting various currencies in other worlds, so people living abroad should be able to have basic food and clothing."

No worries about food and clothing? Where are those worries?

When Lu Nan was really poor, he almost took Dai Miao to the river to catch fish.

Seeing Lu Nan's even more embarrassed expression, Lie Yan poked her finger and said, "I originally thought you were still here... but before we came, there was a competition for spots, and neither of them could beat me. Then Sister Shui Yun pulled this thing out of the ditch and handed it to me, saying... saying..."

(Image here: Shuiyun in a restrained state)

(Note: Shuiyun and Huoya are dragon people, so they only have four fingers.)

Lieyan looked away: "He said that the money was originally intended to be used to support your family when he came here, but he doesn't know when he will be able to come again. Also, due to some reasons, the resources have been transferred and the original commission column is no longer usable, so he can only ask me to give this to you."

Lu Nan glanced at the card in his hand: "Then why do you look so embarrassed? Isn't this a good thing?"

Lieyan scratched his cheek: "Um... because this thing was supposed to be given to you along with the commission, but the villagers discussed it and withheld it... If you want to blame someone, blame the village chief and Sister Shuiyun. The village chief said you should work on your temper, while Sister Shuiyun really enjoys your expression when she withholds your money... because you used to bully her all the time."

Lu Nan was speechless: "So all the suffering I endured before was for nothing?"

“That’s not how it works,” Lieyan said seriously. “Because the meeting place doesn’t actually deduct from your pay. The one who really deducts from your pay is Sister Shuiyun. Didn’t I just say… So your suffering wasn’t in vain; you brought happiness to Sister Shuiyun.”

"What do you mean?" Lu Nan's face darkened.

Lieyan seized the opportunity to fan the flames: "Yeah, yeah, that's really too much! When you see her, Lu Nan, you have to teach her a lesson, don't hold back!"

As he spoke, Lieyan glanced at his bare hand and demonstrated how to check the time in the air: "Oh dear, it's almost time, I should go!"

As he spoke, Lieyan grabbed Daimiao and gave the little guy a big kiss on the head before carrying Wangcai into the tent. Daimiao rubbed its head and jumped into Lu Nan's arms.

"I love you, my dear! Goodbye!"

We have to run! We can't afford not to run, what if Lu Nan takes his anger out on her? After all, Shui Yun is still a distant matter, but Lie Yan is right in front of us. You know, she was the first to vote in favor of withholding Lu Nan's card with a smile back then.

Lu Nan shook his head, somewhat helplessly.

Let's check how much money is left in the card later. If there's a lot, we can buy more things for Dai Miao, and we won't have to be so strapped for cash anymore. Things will gradually get better!

……

The Old Continent, the village of Flamefire, brimming with martial virtue—

Flames burst out of the tent, stretching lazily in the sunlight.

"Phew—" She stretched her arms and felt all the fatigue she had accumulated earlier seemed to dissipate, and she even felt refreshed.

Not only that, but he even felt that the combat skills in his mind were becoming clearer and clearer.

Wangcai jumped out of the ground, stretched his limbs, and was really anxious because he couldn't dig a hole even at the boss's place.

"My beloved disciple!" A familiar voice came from afar and arrived in the blink of an eye.

Instructor Ni Tai landed and, as soon as he regained his footing, hurriedly walked over: "My beloved disciple, have you seen my rebellious student?"

He seemed somewhat anxious. After all, he had expended a great deal of resources and effort, along with Yang Yan's help, to reverse-locate Lu Nan's coordinates through the consumption commission system. If this didn't work, there would be no other way but to seek a solution in the Kingdom of Elgard.

Lieyan smiled and said, "Don't worry, teacher, we've found him. He's living a very comfortable life, but I guess his martial arts skills have declined a bit."

Ni Tai breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that we found him. It's okay if his martial arts have declined. We can always give that traitorous disciple special training later."

Ni Tai still remembered that after the last special training session with that traitor, he secretly sneaked into his room while he was away and printed cute patterns all over his face mask, making him afraid to go out for two or three days. That's how the term "traitor" came about.

“Now that we’re on the right track, all we need to do is increase…” Ni Tai muttered to himself, and after a while he said, “By the way, my dear disciple, if you have time, go to the village chief’s place. He seems to have something to say to you.”

After saying that, Ni Tai disappeared without a trace, probably to go and research something with Yang Yan again.

Lieyan shook his head and led Wangcai toward the village entrance.

"Yo, Lieyan, you're back." Puxian still stood with his arms crossed, wheelchair and twin swords slung over his back, looking as imposing as ever. Apart from his slightly mismatched eyebrows, everything about him seemed normal. "Did you find Lu Nan? How's that kid doing?"

With his hands on his hips, Lie Yan said indignantly, "Grandpa, you haven't shown me any concern at all?"

Puxian laughed and said, "What could possibly happen to you? Besides, you went to find Lu Nan. If he knew what happened to you or what injuries you sustained when you went to see him, he would go crazy and smash everything."

Lieyan deflated, these words were just what she wanted to hear: "He's fine, or rather, he's actually quite happy. That world is pretty good, there's nothing strange about it, and there are very few wars. There are only some weak magnetic fields floating in the air, and the people he meets are all very nice. I feel like you could retire there and live a good life, Grandpa."

Puxian stroked his beard: "Hmm, that does sound tempting. Although the Hundred Dragons Origin Thunder Dragon is dead and the Hundred Dragons Night Parade is a thing of the past, my mission is far from over."

Flame blinked: "Has something happened in the village again?"

Puxian chuckled somewhat teasingly, "That's not it, it's more about making sure you all keep an eye on me so I can fulfill my mission of holding the baby!"

Lieyan was speechless. This old man was so shameless. He used to be so proper. Was he corrupted by that guy Lu Nan?

Chapter 392 Changes

"Speaking of which, we've been in Palau for two weeks and the seniors haven't changed much." Iori smiled as she looked at the seniors who were drinking and frolicking in their underwear: "Still so indulgent."

“Yes.” Kohei tilted his head back and drank the entire bottle of wine. “Although summer vacation is almost over and time flies by, people don’t change that easily.”

"Yes, yes." Hamaoka Azusa smiled weakly.

Iori and Kohei fell silent. The person sitting quietly on the sofa in front of them, looking listless and radiating an aura of "I'm so tired," was... Azusa-nee? Was it the energetic Azusa-nee?

"Um... what's wrong, Azusa-nee?" Iori and Kohei exchanged a glance and asked curiously.

"Yes, could it be that you've been working too hard lately?" Kohei asked cautiously.

Hamaoka Azusa smiled helplessly: "Well... you should ask him."

As she spoke, Hamaoka Azusa nodded toward Lu Nan, who was walking in.

"What are you all chatting about here?" Lu Nan walked over and sat on the sofa, putting Dai Miao on the ground. The little guy went to his seniors with great interest.

Hamaoka Azumi said to Lu Nan, "It's nothing. It's just that Iori and the others were surprised to find that we haven't changed much since we went to Palau for so long."

Lu Nan was both amused and exasperated: "It's only been two weeks, what could possibly change?"

Iori retorted, "That's not necessarily true. I think Azusa looks quite tired and doesn't seem to have much energy."

Lu Nan turned to look at Hamaoka Azusa, and squeezed her hand a little shyly. If he had to say, Hamaoka Azusa was so tired because of him.

"Have you been working too hard lately?" Lu Nan asked.

Hamaoka Azusa shook her head: "It has nothing to do with work. After all, we're already juniors. Exams, papers, graduation certificates, and all sorts of other things are quite important."

She sighed, "Oh dear, I'm not a very good student, so I'll have to work harder. I can't face Grandma Li if I don't get my diploma."

"Grandma Li?" Lu Nan asked, somewhat puzzled. "Is there something wrong with her?"

Hamaoka Azusa pouted: "Grandma Li said that her boxing gym can only be passed on to college students, but I am her only true disciple, so if I don't get my graduation certificate, she will hang me up and beat me up."

As she spoke, Hamaoka Azusa looked at Lu Nan with an expectant expression, the meaning of which was quite clear: she wanted him to plead on Lu Nan's behalf.

Lu Nan laughed: "Then good luck, there's nothing I can do to help you with this."

"Tch, you jerk." Hamaoka Azusa stood up. "I'm ignoring you. I'm going to go drink with Xiaoba."

Lu Nan watched Hamaoka Azusa leave helplessly, and before leaving, he casually lowered his head and bit the tip of Hamaoka's nose.

It wasn't until Hamaoka Azusa left that the two people who had been sitting there like wooden figures, with their noses down and eyes closed, came to their senses and came over to ask questions with gossipy expressions.

"Is that Lieyan your childhood sweetheart from your hometown?" Iori asked curiously, "Has she gone back yet?"

"Mm." Lu Nan nodded.

"Although my worldview was already reshaped once when I went to the hot spring resort, I didn't expect it to be reshaped again now." Kohei sighed, "I told you that you're not like a human at all, and now it seems that I was right."

"Bullshit." Lu Nan rolled his eyes. "You guys who ingest alcohol like it's air are acting like normal human beings."

"By the way, what's this? When did you get this savings card?" Iori asked curiously, pointing to the card on the table.

Lu Nan picked it up: "I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it. This is the savings card that Lie Yan gave me before he left. It was kept by an elder in the family (referring to Shui Yun; strictly speaking, Lu Nan and Lie Yan were both raised by Huo Ya and Shui Yun). Recently, they said it was almost ready to give it to me."

Gengping became excited: "Aww! I know that! Lu Nan, our family has declined. Do you still remember our old, grand mansion, so rich and magnificent..."

"Hey, hey, hey." Lu Nan interrupted Geng Ping's spellcasting: "That's enough. It's the Dark Dungeon, isn't it? This isn't an envelope, you know."

"Have you checked how much money is in there?" Iori asked. If there was a lot, then Lu Nan's life would be better, and as his adoptive father, he would be very gratified.

Lu Nan shook his head: "Not yet, let me check... Dazed! Could you please bring me your phone?"

Dai Miao ran over, holding a wine glass, and pulled her phone out of her pocket, handing it to Lu Nan. Lu Nan tapped on the phone for a while, then suddenly looked puzzled.

"What's wrong?" Iori suddenly asked with concern, "Could it be that you're short of money?"

Lu Nan scratched his head: "No, it's not that. It might be a bit laggy, a display issue. Otherwise, why would it show my QQ number?"

"?" Iori suddenly thought of a possibility: "Um, Lu Nan, is it possible that there's actually no card?"

Lu Nan suddenly stopped, refreshed his phone twice, stared blankly at the numbers on the screen, and looked up: "It seems... there really isn't a card, but..."

But how could there be so much? Wasn't the agreed-upon amount just to "guarantee basic food and clothing security"? This is supposed to be basic food and clothing security? Does it mean we have to eat a whole whale for every meal?

Lu Nan suddenly realized that Lie Yan might have been right when he said that Shui Yun used this as her capital to maintain him. If Shui Yun really came to Lu Nan with such a large number, Lu Nan might really have to bow down and shout "My godmother, help me become rich and powerful!"

Kohei leaned back on the sofa: "Is this what they mean by 'a day apart feels like three autumns'?"

"Isn't this change a bit too much? Don't they even consider whether we can accept it..." Iori felt his throat was a little dry. The last time he saw such a long number was when a kind netizen sent him a number.

“Uh…” Lu Nan stared blankly at the card, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Iori staggered to her feet, then suddenly threw herself to the ground and hugged Lu Nan's leg: "Lu Nan! I have wandered for half my life, only regretting that I have not met a wise ruler! If you will not abandon me, I am willing to become your godfather!"

Gengping simultaneously grabbed Lu Nan's leg on the other side: "Me too!"

"Damn you two..." Lu Nan's lips twitched.

After joking around for a while, Iori asked seriously, "Lunan, what are you planning to do next? Are you going to go out and find a place to live?"

Lu Nan handed the card to Dai Miao and told him to put it in his little pocket. Then, he asked with some confusion, "Why do I have to move out?"

He leaned back on the sofa: "Well, although it doesn't feel very real, it's actually quite fun. I can keep renewing my gym membership until Coach Jiexiong retires. Now I don't have to worry about the cost-effectiveness of what I want to drink anymore. I can even just buy a big mansion to live in, but..."