Unexpected Intrusion

"Master's gone into closed-door cultivation again." Lilith sat boredly on the second-floor railing of the villa, her two pale little legs swinging back and forth. "This time, it'll be an hour at most." Gabriel pressed the remote, and the massive feature wall slowly opened, revealing a television screen taller than a person.

"Hahaha, now this is awesome! You really get what you pay for!" Gabriel shouted excitedly as he used the remote to search for something he wanted to watch.

Though he was an angel, his previous master had been Ailongtan from several thousand years ago. Returning to the human world this time, all the novelties of modern society had given him a tremendous shock. Especially television—he simply could not get enough of it.

At that moment, Sima Cheng walked in from outside, a shovel still in his hand. "Now this feels like a proper house. At least it has a yard where we can grow flowers, herbs, and vegetables... But compared with my lord's status, this yard is far too small. There isn't even a gatehouse. It's terribly shabby."

"This isn't your era anymore." Lilith smiled. "The world's population is nearly ten billion now. A single city can have several million people. If everyone lived in detached houses with private courtyards like they did in the past, where would they all fit?"

"Exactly. Houses are all stacked together now, built upward." Gabriel said. "That seven-story building Master used to live in was already considered low-rise. Some residential buildings have dozens or even over a hundred floors."

As he spoke, he happened to switch to a modern urban drama, showing city streets. "There, see? They're all skyscrapers like this." Seeing the scene on television, Sima Cheng was somewhat dazed. Although [Paranormal] also had a modern setting, he had mostly followed