Chapter 322: The City of God

When Ye Lin regained his vision, he found himself sitting on a patch of ground covered in flowers and green grass.

Soft sunlight filtered through thin clouds, spilling onto the land before him, which was beautiful beyond description; the vibrant flowers all around bloomed with increasingly brilliant colors under the sun.

Ye Lin stood up and looked around: blue skies and white clouds, bright sunshine, and a crystal-clear stream flowing not far away, making a tinkling sound as fallen flowers drifted across the water from time to time, creating delicate ripples.

"What is this place?" Ye Lin muttered.

He only remembered Lin Qi raising a hand, and then he was sent to this place.

The world before him looked like an ideal utopia, far removed from all worldly noise, troubles, and strife, filled with harmony and beauty.

Even a colorful butterfly danced about, showing no fear of people, and landed on Ye Lin's shoulder.

Ye Lin was quite calm at first, but the next second, the butterfly spoke in a gentle and pleasant voice.

"Where did you come from?"

"A monster? Screw you!"

Ye Lin slapped the butterfly to death with one strike.

Watching his experience points increase by a tiny fraction, Ye Lin was finally convinced that a 12th-level monster, ignorant of death, had actually dared to land on him.

"Does she not know who I am? Is she always this brave?"

Ye Lin was completely baffled; why would a 12th-level monster dare to land on a 68th-level class-changer? How was this any different from someone trying to slide-tackle a tiger?

Just as he was filled with confusion, a sharp exclamation rang out.

"Ah!"

A woman wrapped in white gauze appeared, so beautiful she seemed to have walked straight out of a painting.

Only, the woman was currently staring at Ye Lin in terror, her long black hair in a mess, sticking to her fair cheeks, and the water jug she had been holding was overturned on the ground.

Those clear eyes were filled with fear.

"You... you actually used violence in the City of God! And you killed a living being!"

Facing the woman's accusation, Ye Lin felt his CPU was a bit overloaded.

What the hell? Being accused for killing a monster—what kind of world was this?

"A filthy person like you, who uses violence so recklessly, how are you qualified to enter the City of God! You are trampling upon and defiling this holy land!"

The woman's face flushed red, as if Ye Lin were some heinous, unforgivable supervillain.

"You... you are a devil! How on earth did someone like you sneak into the City of God!"

To take a life at the slightest disagreement—in this woman's eyes, such behavior was no different from that of an evil demon!

"I didn't want to come in either; why don't you tell me how to leave this hellhole?" Ye Lin retorted.

"Leave? You actually want to leave the City of God?"

The woman looked as if she had heard the most unbelievable thing in the world, staring at Ye Lin as if he were an alien.

"I understand now! You want to flee from justice! You slaughtered a living being and still want to leave? You're dreaming!" The woman's face was filled with a sense of justice.

"Got it, so I can't leave without killing you, right? Since you care so much about that butterfly monster, I'll send you to see her."

Ye Lin raised the Spear of Imperial Gold, ready to strike the woman, and she turned deathly pale with fright.

"Xiyou'ai, those who do not know are not guilty; does God not teach us to be tolerant?"

A gentle, magnetic male voice rang out, and then a tall, incredibly handsome man walked slowly toward them; he was barefoot, and every step he took landed on the leaves of the grass without crushing a single blade.

Ye Lin became instantly vigilant, because this man's eyes were deep purple!

Only the Demon race possessed eyes of this color, so Ye Lin's expression instantly became amiable.

"This big brother is right; I didn't know that one shouldn't commit murder here. If I had known, I certainly wouldn't have killed that butterfly monster. I have no other virtues, but I am kind! I sweep the floor carefully to avoid harming the lives of ants, and I cherish moths by covering the lamps! May I ask how to address this big brother?"

When out in the world, one generally encounters only three types of people: ants, fellow Daoists, and seniors.

That woman was just an ant, while this Demon man before him was clearly a senior, so Ye Lin's attitude naturally improved.

"You may call me Si Sui. Welcome to the City of God."

Si Sui extended his hand generously and shook Ye Lin's.

"Oh! So it's Brother Si Sui! Hello, hello! May I ask what kind of place this City of God is?" Ye Lin asked.

"Did Lin Qi, who sent you in, not tell you?"

Si Sui revealed a faint smile.

"The City of God is an ideal city created by God, a true utopia without any worries."

"Within the City of God, there are demons, monsters, humans, animals, predators, and prey, yet all living beings can coexist equally and harmoniously within the City of God."

"Lions no longer hunt cattle and sheep, monsters no longer attack humans; under the grace of God, the beings of the City of God do not need to eat, nor do they need to worry about any desires."

"This is a world where all beings are truly equal!"

Si Sui spread his arms, took a deep breath of air, and his face was filled with a look of intoxication.

Seeming to see Ye Lin's skepticism, Si Sui led Ye Lin toward where the crowd was gathered.

Along the way, Xiyou'ai kept a wary eye on Ye Lin; she really had no good feelings for this guy who had wiped out a living being the moment he entered the City of God.

Soon, Ye Lin arrived at the place where the people in the City of God were gathered.

To be precise, it wasn't just people; there were herds of beasts, groups of monsters, and all kinds of living beings gathered harmoniously together, with no hostility and no fighting.

Mice could sleep on a cat's head, humans could stick their heads into a monster's mouth to check the health of its gums, and eagles and hens were playing "eagle catching the chick" with a group of chicks; despite being natural predators of one another, they had all let go of their defenses and vigilance, and the air was filled with an indescribable sense of happiness.

Everything was so harmonious, so harmonious that it was even a bit eerie.

"Look, demons, humans, and all kinds of living beings can actually coexist peacefully." Si Sui looked at the many playing creatures with doting eyes.

Ye Lin scoffed; coexist peacefully? He believed more in the saying: "Those who are not of my race must have a different heart."

The reason these creatures could be so harmonious was essentially because the City of God didn't require eating; to put it bluntly, there were no conflicts of interest or resource competition, otherwise, those demons and monsters would have started a massacre long ago.

If one species uses another as food, it is destined that these two species cannot coexist peacefully; could you develop feelings for a plate of chili-fried meat?

One day, while hanging out, the other party might suddenly say, "Brother, you smell so delicious," and then take a bite out of you.

Rather than calling this City of God a utopia, it would be better to call it a giant laboratory for white mice.

However, considering Si Sui's strength, Ye Lin didn't speak his mind directly, but instead, his eyes lit up.

"My goodness! I never expected that an ideal utopia could actually exist in this world! It's simply shocking, simply unbelievable! May I stay here? I beg you!"

Si Sui nodded, then looked at Ye Lin.

"Of course you may. Lin Qi's intention was also for you to stay in the City of God for a period of time. However, there are two more questions: first, to live in the City of God, you must abide by all the rules of the City of God. Can you do that?"

"I can!" Ye Lin nodded sincerely.

"Good. The second question: settling down in the City of God means you must abandon everything from your past—abandon your relatives and friends, abandon your power and status. Will you not regret it?" Si Sui continued to ask.

"Don't worry, when I make a decision, I'm like someone getting an abortion—once the move is made, there's no turning back!"