When system cheat becomes rampant!

Xiang Beifei indeed knew a bit; Elder Luo was once a professor at Liangzhou University. Later, when he lost interest in teaching, he just hung onto the title. In recent years, he became so idle he took on a job as a security guard, spending his days counting students at the school gate. Most students didn't recognize the old man or take him seriously.

"The old security guard? Who is that?" Lu Hong asked, looking at Xiang Beifei.

"His surname is Luo, probably used to be a teacher," Xiang Beifei said.

"Surname Luo? Luo Yunxian, Professor Luo?" Lu Hong exclaimed in surprise.

Lu Zhiwei asked doubtfully, "Dad, do you know that security guard?"

"More than ten years ago, when I was studying at Liangzhou University, he was still a professor. He was straightforward but extremely powerful! At that time, among the nine universities, he had a fierce reputation! Once, on a field practice in the desolate wilderness, I saw him spit out a sunflower seed shell and obliterate a desolate beast that was equivalent to the early stage of God Refining! To this day, it seems no one knows his true cultivation level!" Lu Hong said with an air of admiration.

When Lu Hong spoke of Elder Luo, he was clearly amazed.

Elder Luo's cultivation level was definitely high, but how high it actually was, even Xiang Beifei didn't know.

Although he could see Elder Luo's system value, Elder Luo's system was quite special. Normally he would add skill points randomly out of boredom, and whenever he wanted to show his true power, he'd respec, and the system interface would become invisible.

To this day, Xiang Beifei still had no way to estimate Elder Luo's true cultivation level based on his system value.

"Then why did he become a security guard?" Lu Zhiwei asked, puzzled.

In her view, an SR-level Awakener should be the star wherever they go. If he went to serve in the Jiuzhou Alliance, countless people should be vying for him.

"I think it's probably because of that incident a few years ago?" Lu Hong said.

After some thought, Lu Hong added, "I remember it was six years ago! There was a large-scale beast tide that broke out. Desolate beasts attacked our alliance's borders. I heard that the Jiuzhou Alliance asked him to command the battle, but in the process, a very powerful SSR died!"

"An SSR died?" Lu Zhiwei inhaled sharply, "What was his cultivation level? How could he be killed by a desolate beast?"

Six years ago, when the beast tide from the wilderness attacked the borders of Jiuzhou territory, they were too young. When the air-raid alarm sounded, all martial artists went to battle, and those who were old, weak, or young were taken underground to take shelter just in case.

"I don't know the specifics, but I heard from a friend serving in the Jiuzhou Alliance that the SSR didn't die at the hands of a desolate beast but was executed by him according to military law! Apparently, the SSR was very arrogant, did not obey his orders as an SR, was insubordinate, and acted unilaterally, leading to a breach in the borders. When the beast tide poured in, hundreds of defenders died, including SR and S-grade martial artists. In his wrath, he killed that SSR on the spot!"

Lu Zhiwei's eyes widened.

SSRs are very rare Awakeners; the entire Jiuzhou typically wouldn't see more than ten SSR awakenings in a year. Each SSR is extremely powerful, and just like that, he killed one?

"Yes, I heard at the time that many high-ranking officials of the Jiuzhou Alliance tried to stop him, wanting to plead for the SSR. After all, he was a top talent with extraordinary potential, hoping he would show leniency. But Professor Luo showed no mercy and killed the SSR in one strike!

However, it also stirred up a lot of trouble, as many in the Jiuzhou Alliance had grievances against him. But he couldn't be blamed because stopping the beast tide was credited to him, so they couldn't do much about him. But since then, it seemed he was ostracized by the Jiuzhou Alliance, and after that, I hadn't heard any news about him, only to find out now that he had returned to the university to work as a security guard, sigh," Lu Hong expressed with a sigh.

During the beast tide invasion on the alliance borders that year, he was also part of the defenders and participated in the defense. However, he was guarding another side of the battlefield and had not seen Elder Luo face-to-face.

But he greatly admired someone like Elder Luo; on the battlefield, those who don't follow the rules should be executed on the spot, no matter if they're SR or SSR!

Elder Luo always had a straightforward temper; Xiang Beifei wasn't surprised he would execute an insubordinate SSR.

Suddenly, Hou Chengwu and Chen Baiwen came to his mind.

These two new SSRs of this year thought highly of their talents, were dishonest, accepted the school's scholarship, agreed to attend Liangzhou University, then turned tail at the last minute. No wonder Elder Luo was so angry.

It's also fortunate that this was about schooling, not battlefield conduct. Elder Luo just got angry for a while and couldn't be bothered with them. Otherwise, these two ignorant SSRs wouldn't even know how they died.

"Anyway, we don't understand the world of the powerful ones! He must have chosen to retire afterward, contributing his remaining energy by helping to guard the school; I didn't even know he became a security guard," Lu Hong said with another sigh, then turned to Xiang Beifei, "You should learn well from him! And Xiao Wei, when you encounter him in the future, you also need to be more polite, and never judge a book by its cover."

"Oh, I understand," Lu Zhiwei nodded then looked seriously at Xiang Beifei.

"What is it?" Xiang Beifei felt uncomfortable being stared at.

"My dad said not to judge a book by its cover."

"So?"

"I already judged you by your cover in the past!" Lu Zhiwei said earnestly, "Now I'm thinking about how to really 'get' you."

Before Xiang Beifei had killed a Triangular Thunder Krait with a single dagger, she had no idea how strong Xiang Beifei was. Even now, she didn't know how strong he really was.

"Oh."

Xiang Beifei found her words a bit odd, so he said, "Let's focus on solving the case at hand first! Uncle Lu, have you found any clues after searching this area?"

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"We still can't be sure, this area is covered by something very strange, and I haven't found the source yet," Lu Hong shook his head. "I used the ravens to search the entire area, and I even scanned it, but I didn't see anything abnormal. I can't even determine where exactly that cruise ship came from."

"What about the information on the two missing people?"

"Still looking. The car was hit so badly and it caught fire, everything got burned, including the license plate which is hard to recognize now. Xiao Cao is using technical means to restore it. He's good at this kind of thing and should have some results soon. Once he confirms it, we'll be able to find out who the missing persons are," Lu Hong explained.

Xiang Beifei nodded thoughtfully, but at this moment, Xiaohei barked twice, pointing in the direction of the woods, and then dashed into the thicket.

"Let's go have a look over there."

Xiang Beifei stepped over the police line, chasing after Xiaohei.

Lu Hong and Lu Zhiwei exchanged glances and hastily followed.

The woods had no clear path; the ground was covered with thorny shrubs and weeds. The trees were tall and dense, intertwining with one another, greatly obstructing the view.

Xiaohei swiftly darted through the forest. If it weren't for Xiang Beifei's connection with it, he would have likely lost track of it.

Xiaohei didn't run far, just for a short while, then it stopped on a rock by a white birch tree.

At that moment, a rapid breathing sound suddenly came from ahead, as if someone was running at high speed.

Whoosh!

A figure darted out of the woods toward Xiang Beifei.

"Someone's here," Xiang Beifei whispered sharply.

"Where?"

Lu Hong and Lu Zhiwei instantly became alert, searching around for the figure.

Xiang Beifei climbed up a small slope, and soon he saw what was happening ahead.

What appeared before him was a woman in her twenties running through the woods, but what surprised him was that her figure was flickering in and out of visibility. Moreover, she seemed to ignore the trees, passing directly through the trunks as though—

she were a ghost.

Xiang Beifei saw the woman's system interface.

[Host: He Yun]

[N level, Fashion Design System]

[Realm: Early Qi-Controlling]

"Save me!"

The woman named He Yun seemed to have also seen Xiang Beifei, she cried out frantically to him.

Xiang Beifei frowned slightly, looking down at He Yun's feet.

Somehow, she was stepping on thin air, but clearly struggling to climb upwards, her hands tightly grasping at nothing as if she was clinging to an invisible rock.

Upon seeing Xiang Beifei, she suddenly burst into tears of joy.

"Save me! There's a desolate beast! It's chasing me!"

He Yun looked back in panic, scrambling a couple of steps upward, but seemed unable to get a firm grip. She screamed miserably and slid down.

Hum!

He Yun's figure fell from the air to the ground and instantly disappeared.

"Uncle Lu, that woman!"

Xiang Beifei turned and spoke.

But when he turned back, he found no one there!

Xiang Beifei was slightly taken aback.

Where were Lu Hong and his daughter?

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