On the wide streets, people came and went.
Inside the city, it made no difference what peculiar race the strong belonged to, or whether they were highgods or lowgods. Fighting and killing were absolutely forbidden within the city walls. Here, one could safely enjoy life without a worry in the world.
"Since returning to the clan, I haven't visited the city even once." Lin Lei looked at the shops lining both sides of the street.
"Boss, the city is way more interesting than those mountains. There are plenty of places to enjoy yourself, and places where you can watch floating shadows. Boss, last time I was watching floating shadows in the city, I discovered..." Bei Bei said excitedly, then switched to divine sense transmission, "One of the floating shadows was from that time at Miluo Island when you fought a ton of island guardian warriors, and then battled that red-robed elder." Bei Bei said.
"A place that shows floating shadows?" Lin Lei was somewhat surprised.
The Bagshaw family treated certain precious floating shadows as treasures.
"How are the floating shadows at those places in the city? Are there many of experts fighting each other?" Lin Lei asked.
"Not many. While there are plenty of highgod battles, the level is about the same as the 'fighting arena' at Miluo Island. Occasionally there's a high-level one, but the admission fee is ridiculous." Bei Bei sounded indignant. "Boss, since they showed that floating shadow from the Miluo Island incident, they should at least give you a cut of the money."
Lin Lei laughed out loud.
Beside him, Dilia also smiled and nodded: "Bei Bei's right. They didn't even ask your permission before showing that floating shadow." As Lin Lei, Dilia, and Bei Bei walked along discussing the floating shadow matter, after a short while, Trevela and the others ahead turned around and walked back toward Lin Lei.
Elder Trevela transmitted via divine sense: "Elder Lin Lei, we'll be staying in Mill City for one month. One month from today, we'll set off again for the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range. During this month, Elder Lin Lei, feel free to roam as you please. But remember — one month. If you miss it... if you want to go back, Elder Lin Lei, you'll have to wait for the next group. Or go back on your own."
"Don't worry, I know." Lin Lei nodded. "Then Elder Trevela, feel free to enjoy yourself as well."
Along the way, Lin Lei and Trevela's group parted. Then Lin Lei, Dilia, and Bei Bei headed directly toward where Tarosha, Dillin, and the others were staying. When Tarosha and Dillin had first come to Mill City, Bei Bei and Dilia had come with them, so they naturally knew exactly where Tarosha and the others lived.
"Boss, Tarosha and the others bought a huge mansion. It cost a full 1.3 billion mo stones," Bei Bei said eagerly. "Dillin, Xisai, O'Brien and the whole group all live there."
Lin Lei nodded. Tarosha and the others didn't lack money, so buying a large mansion in the city was only natural. Thinking of buying mansions, Lin Lei couldn't help but laugh: "Bei Bei, Dilia, remember the first time we went to Imperial Wing City? The cheapest house we saw was something like sixty million mo stones. That really scared me back then."
Dilia and Bei Bei both laughed at the memory.
The cheapest houses in Imperial Wing City were eight million, but those got snapped up the moment they appeared. Normally, available houses cost nearly a hundred million. Only relatively powerful highgods could afford to buy one.
"Back then I thought only the true elite of Hell could buy houses in the city. Now it seems..." Lin Lei shook his head with a smile. Indeed, those who could afford city houses could be called elite. But that so-called "elite" was only relative to the ordinary gods of Hell.
The truly powerful in Hell — six-star demons and seven-star demons — mostly lived outside the cities, ruling over their own mountains. They built castles and commanded legions of subordinates. Life in the city was safe, but it lacked the challenges and excitement of the outside.
"Lin Lei, we've arrived at Tarosha's place." Dilia pointed ahead. Lin Lei looked in the direction she was pointing and saw a massive mansion stretching several hundred meters long. In a city where land was worth its weight in gold, such a large mansion at 1.3 billion mo stones was well worth the price.
Inside the mansion, there was a round lake in the front courtyard. Vegetation, trees, and flowers grew along the lakeside, and a wide stone path paved with chrome rock wound from the main gate all the way to the residence.
"Big brother, what are you doing dawdling inside? Hurry up!" A stocky young man was shouting from downstairs. This was Dillin's third son, "Klevo." He and his eldest brother had come to Hell together with Dillin back in the day. As for his second brother, he had been killed by the Abyssal Blade Demons on the eleventh level of the Tomb of the Gods.
"Coming!" A figure leapt down from upstairs like lightning.
Just then —
"Boom!" "Boom!" The front gate was being pounded thunderously, and at the same time came a shout: "Hey, open up! Klevo, Cleo, you two, open the gate right now!"
"It's Bei Bei." The two brothers exchanged a glance and ran over.
"Rrrumble~~~" With a deep, rumbling sound, the great gate swung open, and three people stood outside.
"Lin Lei!" Cleo and Klevo were stunned. This was the first time in five hundred years that Lin Lei had come to visit them. Then Klevo turned around and shouted joyfully: "Father, Uncle Tarosha, Lin Lei is here!"
"Lin Lei is here?" From the residence in the distance, several figures flew out one after another. The first to emerge was Xisai.
Lin Lei looked at these fellow villagers and walked toward them with a smile, embracing Xisai directly. "Xisai, long time no see."
"It has been a long time. Elder Lin Lei, you hold such an important position and are so busy every day that you've forgotten about us small fry," Xisai said deliberately.
Seeing Xisai tease him like that, Lin Lei felt genuinely happy.
Xisai had finally returned to being as carefree and unrestrained as he had been back on the Yulan Continent. It seemed the impact of that Miluo Island incident had faded somewhat.
"Lin Lei." Tarosha, Dillin, and O'Brien all came over to greet him as well.
"Hm?" Lin Lei looked at the people before him. Olivie was absent, but there was a beautiful blonde woman he hadn't seen before. Lin Lei looked at the stunning woman walking at the back with surprise. "Who is this?"
Tarosha gave his characteristically wicked grin: "Lin Lei, this is our newest member. Take a guess — whose wife is this woman among us?"
"Wife?" Lin Lei was taken aback.
"Oh, someone got married? Last time I came, nobody was married yet." Bei Bei's eyes went wide.
Tarosha laughed heartily: "Getting married? You have to act fast. Guess — whose wife is she?" Lin Lei, Dilia, and Bei Bei all looked toward Xisai, Dillin, O'Brien, and Klevo.
"Is it Klevo's?" Bei Bei guessed first. "Or maybe O'Brien's? No, wait — O'Brien has something going on with the High Priestess." The Martial God "O'Brien" couldn't help but look embarrassed.
Immediately, Tarosha and Xisai all burst out laughing, but Dillin quickly said: "Alright, enough fooling around. Lin Lei, Dilia, let me introduce you — this is my wife, "Kamina.""