Lina looked around in a daze, unable to recognize anything from before she left.

Oh, except for the tavern. The tavern hadn't changed.

Watching the bustling city gate, Lina thought for a moment, "I'll go in and take a look. Maybe the treehouse is inside."

Walking through the city gate, Lina began to observe her surroundings. Many monster girls and monster men with monster characteristics walked the streets.

Besides the monsters shopping, Lina also saw many monster girl-owned shops.

Curious, Lina started browsing. The monster world was developing rapidly, and each shop sold different items.

Some sold food, not only made by the monsters themselves but also delicacies from the Gourmet Forest. The food from the Gourmet Forest was quite expensive because the Gourmet Beasts inside were getting stronger. Now, only Gourmet Hunters would venture there.

There were also shops selling interdimensional goods. These shops posted requests in the mission hall, and the monsters who went on adventures in other dimensions would sometimes check them out and accept them if they were going that way.

Some shops were small, but the items they sold were very expensive because they were obtained from the Hero's Tower. The names of these small shops usually contained the words "Hero's."

There were also clothing stores, and Lina found that most of the items inside were underwear and other undergarments, mostly for women.

Everything had changed so much, and there were so many shops. Unfortunately, Lina had no points, so she couldn't buy anything.

Lina also inquired about how to obtain points. The mission hall was the easiest place to get them because many missions awarded points.

Then there was the Gourmet Forest and the Hero's Tower. The delicacies from the Gourmet Forest and the hero's equipment from the Hero's Tower could be exchanged for points. Many monster merchants would buy them. There was also the Small Labyrinth Tower, but it had a high barrier to entry, so few monsters mentioned it.

As Lina walked along, she noticed a strange phenomenon: most of the adult monsters were in the form of monster girls or monster men, with monster bodies and human torsos.

But it was different for the children. Lina noticed that the monster cubs were all in human form, except for some monster features.

...

Everything around her had changed so much that Lina had no choice but to ask for directions to the treehouse.

Seeing Lina, who was of the same race as Lady Hilria, the monster girls were very eager to help. As the monster girls told ten, and ten told a hundred...

Finally, with the help of the two hundred and seventy-second monster girl, Lina learned the approximate location of the treehouse. Because it was near the Lord's residence, few monsters went there, fearing they would disturb the Lord.

After saying goodbye to the enthusiastic monster girls, Lina set off towards the treehouse.

After walking for about an hour, Lina still hadn't seen the treehouse. Just when Lina thought she was lost again, she suddenly noticed a huge tree in the distance.

Looking at the Tree of Life ahead, Lina finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ran towards the treehouse.

"I wonder if Lin En is in the treehouse?"

...

Lin En looked at the table full of food and couldn't help but swallow.

The table was filled with all kinds of delicacies, with only a small space left in the middle. There was Lin En's favorite fried pork cutlet, ramen with broth from the Ramen Stream, fries on the French Fry Hedgehog's back, grilled meat on the Grilled Meat Flower, corn from the Snack Cornfield, and so on.

The aroma of various delicacies wafted through the air, and Lin En almost drooled, but he had to wait a little longer. Some of the Gourmet Beasts would only be incredibly delicious after being cooked.

He checked the time, and it was almost ready. Lin En quickly went into the kitchen, opened the pot, and instantly, an incredibly delicious aroma filled the air.

Looking at the steak fish in the pot, Lin En nodded in satisfaction. The newly emerged Gourmet Beast was just different, so fragrant.

After placing the last dish, he could finally start eating. Just as Lin En picked up his chopsticks and was about to grab a piece of fried pork cutlet, he heard the sound of the door opening.

Lin En wondered who it could be. "Xiao Bai and the others? Or Aunt? Or the monster girl Xiao Na?"

The door to the treehouse had a threshold set, and no one could enter except those Lin En had granted permission. Of course, you could choose to break the door and enter, but Lin En would sense it.

The door soon opened, and Lina walked in.

Lin En was stunned on the spot. Looking at the much-changed Lina, he couldn't believe it. Lina was back!

He walked over and rubbed Lina's little cheeks, then pinched her pointed little ears, watching Lina's face turn red with shyness.

Lin En immediately excitedly ran to Lina and started spinning her around.

"Aooo ah!"

...

After the excitement, Lin En pulled Lina to the table. It was just the right time for him to have dinner, her return was perfectly timed.

Looking at the table full of food, Lina couldn't help but swallow. "It all looks so delicious!"

Lin En: "Lina, when did you come back? You didn't even tell me?"

Lina smiled: "Hehe, I came back today. I was planning to give you a surprise."

Lin En said happily: "Your return is the biggest surprise for me. How is it? Have you found all your people?"

Lina nodded and then looked at the food without saying anything.

Lin En smiled and then picked up a piece of fried pork cutlet and put it in Lina's bowl.

"What's wrong? Have you been away for too long? Why do you seem a little restrained?"

"Okay, let's eat first, or the food will get cold."

Under Lin En's encouragement, Lina gradually relaxed, and then the two began to enjoy the delicious meal.

...

After eating and drinking their fill, the two sat on the sofa, and Lina began to tell Lin En about her experiences finding her people.

Lina: "Today, after finding the last member of my tribe, I couldn't wait to come and find you."

After listening, Lin En couldn't help but hug Lina, then kissed her twice and said, "As expected, Lina loves me the most, hehe, I love Lina the most too."

"Hmm, Lina has grown a lot. I feel like you're almost catching up to Aunt's size."

Lin En felt it and said slowly.

Feeling the strangeness, Lina's face immediately turned red, and even her ears turned red.

Looking down, she saw Lin En's guilty hands constantly kneading.

After a while, Lina slapped his hands away without any politeness, glaring at Lin En with a red face.