When system cheat becomes rampant!

He deeply regretted that in order to train his son, he forced him to go out hunting, hoping to let his son grow through bloodshed, but his son still lacked experience and nearly lost his life.

"You don't need to apologize," Xiang Beifei said, "I don't know what happened yesterday."

Jiang Shan was slightly startled!

"What does that mean?" He frowned.

"I don't remember who I am, I don't even remember where this place is, I only know that my head hurts a lot."

Xiang Beifei pointed at his own head.

He wasn't Jiang Hou, but he had to disguise himself as Jiang Hou to investigate the situation here. The only way not to raise suspicion was through amnesia.

"You don't remember... you don't remember any of this?"

Jiang Shan stood up, walked behind Xiang Beifei, and indeed, there was still a scar on the back of Xiang Beifei's head, as if it had been injured from a hit.

"Did you hit your head?" Jiang Shan asked.

"Don't know, just... feel a lot of pain in the head. When I try to recall, my head just aches." Xiang Beifei replied.

"Amnesia?"

Jiang Shan's face became anxious again, and he started pacing around the room. After a while, he began coughing again, his chest muscles faintly painful.

"Your injuries aren't healed yet." Xiang Beifei said.

Actually, Jiang Shan's injuries were very severe, and normally, it wouldn't heal even after lying down for half a month. But he needed some cover, so he treated Jiang Shan a bit, but not fully healed; just handled the fundamental internal injuries, leaving the superficial ones for him to recover on his own, in order not to raise suspicion.

"I'm fine, you're more important; you really don't remember anything?" Jiang Shan asked urgently.

Xiang Beifei shook his head: "I don't know who you are."

"I'm your father!" Jiang Shan raised his voice.

"No impression." Xiang Beifei still shook his head.

Jiang Shan became even more anxious but soon calmed down again, saying: "It's okay, not remembering is not important; the important thing is that you're alive and came back, we'll find a way to help you remember."

"What if I never remember?" Xiang Beifei asked.

Jiang Shan furrowed his brow, paced beside Xiang Beifei, and only after a long time did he say: "It's okay too, you can re-acquaint yourself here, as long as you're alive, that's good enough."

Xiang Beifei still rested his chin on his hand, not responding.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

The door knocked at this moment.

Jiang Shan immediately went to open the door, and Clan Leader Jiang Feng was standing at the doorway. Seeing Jiang Shan could get out of bed and move, he also smiled.

"Lao Liu, you're awake?"

Jiang Feng walked in, glanced at Jiang Shan for a moment, then upon seeing Xiang Beifei seated by the table with a decent complexion, he nodded slightly.

"Clan Leader, Xiao Houzi remembers nothing." Jiang Shan said anxiously.

"I know, when I found you both last night, I already learned about your situation. He also doesn't remember me."

Jiang Feng walked behind Xiang Beifei, reached out to check the 'injuries' on the back of Xiang Beifei's head, and after a while, said: "He must have accidentally hit his head during yesterday's escape, causing amnesia. But surviving is already fortunate amidst misfortune."

Jiang Feng then amiably patted Xiang Beifei's shoulder and smiled: "You little monkey, next time be more careful when you go out."

"Okay." Xiang Beifei replied.

"By the way, Lao Liu, you haven't told me, what happened last night? Where did you find Xiao Houzi?" Jiang Feng asked.

Jiang Shan frowned and said: "Wasn't it the Clan Leader who found us?"

"But when I found you, Xiao Houzi was already with you; the two of you were lying in the dark, not yet attacked by desolate beasts, it was truly the Divine Lord's blessing." Jiang Feng said.

Jiang Shan felt strange because before he lost consciousness last night, he clearly saw someone blocking in front of him.

He looked at Xiang Beifei in confusion, at first thinking that person was his son, but upon waking, he realized his son wasn't capable of such feats; it must be the Clan Leader, but the Clan Leader denied it, so who on earth is it—

Xiang Beifei secretly sweated, the aura "Respected as a Criterion" surged out, enveloping the two of them, saying: "It was indeed the Clan Leader who saved us, have you forgotten, Clan Leader?"

Jiang Feng's gaze turned vacant, then he snapped back to reality, saying: "Oh, look at my mind."

Jiang Shan did not pursue the matter further, having been influenced by Xiang Beifei.

"It's good that you two are alright. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving. If you have any important matters, come find me."

Jiang Feng checked Jiang Shan's wounds again, left some herbs, and then departed.

"Come, I'll take you to meet others again, to see if you can remember anything," Jiang Shan said.

"Okay."

Xiang Beifei did indeed need to learn some information.

——

This is Changpan Valley.

Xiang Beifei didn't know why it was named so, but Jiang Shan told him that the humans living here were situated in a meandering valley stretching a great distance, hence the name Changpan Valley.

There is no record of where their ancestors came from; they only know that humans have lived here for generations. It wasn't that they never thought of expanding their territory, leaving this mountain range, but the wilderness outside is too perilous.

Within two hundred kilometers of Changpan Valley, the power of desolate beasts is at most at the Meridian Opening stage, but the further out one goes, the terrifying desolate beasts become unstoppable, so for generations, they've been trapped here.

Xiang Beifei wasn't surprised; this was the territory of the Meat-Winged Monster, which captured the Human Race here and used desolate beasts as barriers, practically raising them like livestock. The humans here can't cultivate their strength to a high level and simply can't leave.

But now, what Xiang Beifei most wanted to understand was why the Meat-Winged Monster was raising humans here, and then what?

Is it to kill humans and seize Dao embryos?

But the humans here haven't even awakened their Dao embryos, unlike Jiuzhou where it's systemically awakened at eighteen. So how would they seize the Dao embryos?

"Why do you say the Divine Lord blesses?" Xiang Beifei asked.

Jiang Shan turned around, looking solemnly: "Because of ancient legends, we humans are servants left in the mortal world by the Divine Lord, and because of our mistakes, we must endure various trials of life and death. Only by offering well to the Divine Lord can we live better."

"We humans are not the servants of those birdmen," Xiang Beifei frowned.

"Xiao Houzi, do not be rude!"

Jiang Shan's face turned pale, quickly pulling Xiang Beifei aside, reprimanding: "You're amnesiac now, so I won't mind, but never say such things again, especially not in front of others, or the consequences will be severe."

"How severe? Will I be burned to death?" Xiang Beifei retorted.

"It's not impossible! There are various punishments in the clan; this is something we are born remembering, engraved in our bones." Jiang Shan sternly reprimanded.

"Engraved in the bones?"

A hint of coldness flashed in Xiang Beifei's eyes.

The Meat-Winged Monster surely had a scheme, capturing and raising humans, oppressing their survival, restricting their development, and instilling the idea of being servants of the Divine Lord from a young age. Their means truly are layered.

Xiang Beifei did not continue to argue, he asked again: "What legends are there about those winged people?"

"It's the Divine Lord! Xiao Houzi, it's the Divine Lord!" Jiang Shan corrected.

"Whatever, just tell me, I'm listening," Xiang Beifei said.

"Here we are constantly attacked by various desolate beasts, especially a very troublesome evil creature that attacks us every year. We call them the Netherworld Wraiths. Those disgusting things we have no way to fend off, and every year we suffer countless deaths and injuries. But do you see those white vines?"

Jiang Shan pointed to the vines at the entrance of each valley. During the day, the vines lay dormant, but at night, they emitted a faint white glow.

"That is the protection left by the Divine Lord. The Divine taught us to plant these vines to guard against the Netherworld Wraiths. Moreover, every year when the Netherworld Wraiths raid, the Divine Envoy also comes to assist." Jiang Shan seemed very grateful to the Divine Lord.

Xiang Beifei was silent for a moment, then asked: "What do those Netherworld Wraiths look like?"

"Horns grow on their foreheads, yellow meat wings on their backs, without feathers, covered in disgusting lumps, like toads, able to spew yellow water, corroding our villages. Only the Divine Envoy can resist these Netherworld Wraiths," Jiang Shan said solemnly.