When system cheat becomes rampant!

Ye Changfeng finally managed to compose his complicated feelings before he asked, "What was with that desolate beast just now?" "It was something my system found for me to practice on; I was supposed to beat it for a task," Xiang Beifei earnestly bluffed. "My system has always been tricky; it requires me to ascertain my own strength, which is also a kind of system task," Xiang Beifei made up on the spot. Everyone's system is strange in thousands of ways, and having this kind of task is not unusual. Anyway, anything bizarre can be blamed on system tasks, and since Ye Changfeng is not a stranger, there's no fear of him spreading the word. Three lines appeared on Ye Changfeng's forehead once again! "Your system task? I thought it was a God Refining-stage desolate beast that had come here, almost took it as a sign of a beast tide outbreak!" Ye Changfeng said with annoyance. Xiang Beifei chuckled dryly twice, then asked, "Mr. Ye just mentioned investigating some incident; did something big happen recently?" It was then that Ye Changfeng remembered the purpose of his visit, slightly calming the chaos Xiang Beifei had stirred up in his emotions, his expression becoming grave. "This is a long story. It happened a few months ago, around January, a very serious incident occurred in the Cultivated Domain here!" Ye Changfeng explained. Xiang Beifei had a faint premonition that something was off. "You might not know, but three staff members from the alliances were assassinated while passing through the Cultivated Domain! They died miserably right here in the Cultivated Domain!" "Eh?" Xiang Beifei blinked in surprise. Thinking Xiang Beifei was unaware, Ye Changfeng said very seriously, "Although it is heartbreaking when martial artists suffer incidents in the barren lands beyond the domains, such occurrences are not unprecedented. But what if I tell you that all three of these people were God Refining-stage SR experts?" Xiang Beifei: "..." "The strongest desolate beasts in the Cultivated Domain are only at the late Qi-Controlling stage, and such beasts could not possibly threaten them. Think about it, three God Refining-stage SR martial artists killed in the barren lands outside the domain, and not by desolate beasts; who else is most likely involved?" Ye Changfeng's eyes were extremely solemn. Xiang Beifei: "..." Most likely involved with whom? Me! Xiang Beifei couldn't help but cry and laugh. He hadn't revealed this matter before because the three people who tried to kill him had been dealt with, but he didn't have the corresponding strength to confront it head-on, so he chose to remain silent at first. Ye Changfeng continued, "That's right! I know you might have guessed it by now; those bold enough to ambush the alliance's staff in the Cultivated Domain, the most likely suspects are the Unrestrained!" Xiang Beifei: "..." Unrestrained, the unexpected scapegoat! Looking around at the devastated terrain, Ye Changfeng said, "If that desolate beast did not come from your system, I almost thought it was a rare desolate beast that had stealthily snuck in from the Tranquil Domain and was the murderer of those three!" Xiang Beifei: "..." Speaking of those three, they really were killed by the Wooden Kirin's fly swatter. Xiang Beifei steadied his spirit and asked, "Why would Mr. Ye come to investigate this matter? Isn't the alliance looking into it?" Ye Changfeng lifted his glasses and said, "The alliance has long been investigating, but a friend from the alliance tipped me off in advance that the alliance isn't blaming this on Unrestrained. Instead, they're suspecting Professor Guo!" "Professor Guo?" "That's right, the location of the incident has been confirmed, and that area is under the guard and construction responsibility of our Liangzhou University, specifically under Professor Guo's teaching district." "Just because it happened in Professor Guo's area of responsibility, you think it has something to do with him? There are probably people getting hurt there every day, even dying. Should we just blame everything on Professor Guo?" Xiang Beifei frowned and said. "You don't understand the situation, things are far from being as simple as you imagine. During the months you've been cultivating, many things have happened at the Academy, and now…" "I get it, it's He Caiwei's doing behind the scenes," Xiang Beifei said. Ye Changfeng's gaze flashed with surprise, "You know him?" "He's not a good person," Xiang Beifei said. Ye Changfeng nodded slightly, "This must be He Caiwei's doing. He is targeting Elder Luo, anyone related to Elder Luo is being targeted. I know there's more to this incident, which is why I've been investigating around here for the past few days, to clear things up before they come for Professor Guo." Professor Guo is a good friend of Elder Luo. If they could deal with a Professor Guo, it would significantly weaken a large part of Elder Luo's combat power. He Caiwei is now planning to strike one by one at those around Elder Luo. "Didn't Mr. Ye go and warn Professor Guo in advance?" Xiang Beifei asked. "I did tell him! But you know what kind of a person Professor Guo is. He responded to me, saying that if he conducts himself with integrity, there's no need to stoop to address slanderous talk. What could I say?" Ye Changfeng said helplessly. "That's too naive of him," Xiang Beifei said. He Caiwei is clearly trying to frame him. What good will acting with integrity do? "That's just his personality. If he didn't do it, he wouldn't care. So I can only conduct my own investigation. No matter what, we must find evidence to prove that he didn't do it," Ye Changfeng said. "So, what did Mr. Ye find out from the investigation?" "It's hard to say, the site of the incident has been covered up, I can't uncover more truth. At first, when I saw this strange desolate beast, I thought I had found the culprit. But it turned out to be a false alarm. Now the case has hit a dead end again, and we need to start the investigation over," Ye Changfeng sighed. Xiang Beifei fell into deep thought. His testimony wouldn't make much difference; it was hard to directly prove that the whole thing was orchestrated by He Caiwei. Although he had two Su People with him, when they came to kill Xiang Beifei, they were just fulfilling orders from the Su Alliance, which had nothing to do with He Caiwei. Zhu Yiji of the Su Alliance could certainly claim he hadn't dispatched the Su People for such a task, wash his hands clean of the incident, and even potentially turn the tables on Xiang Beifei, accusing him of capturing the Su People without reason, killing them intentionally to slander the high-ranking leaders of the Su Alliance. One was a N-level student, the other was a UR-level senior leader. Without guessing, anyone would know which side the Alliance would favor. After all, he had killed Liu Shenghui, and even though it was in self-defense, considering the incident where Elder Luo killed an SSR — that was justified too, but what were the consequences? Self-defense is not a good excuse in the Alliance, and his situation would not be much better than Elder Luo's. This matter needed more careful planning. Mr. Ye had intended for Xiang Beifei to go back while he continued the investigation, but Xiang Beifei stopped Mr. Ye, saying, "Mr. Ye, I'm afraid investigating won't uncover much. We should go back and check on Professor Guo first, we can't let anything happen to him." Ye Changfeng also realized that the situation was indeed so and decided to go back first. Xiang Beifei didn't tell Ye Changfeng the whole truth. Because he couldn't explain how he had the power to kill three God-Refining-level individuals back in January, and this matter was also related to his grandfather and that strange mountain; many things were simply too complicated to explain. Most importantly, he understood Ye Changfeng. Although he always seemingly provocatively teased his senior, Ye Changfeng took great care of him. In Elder Luo's absence, it was very likely that after knowing about Xiang Beifei killing someone, Ye Changfeng would choose to take the fall for him. Xiang Beifei decided to handle it his own way.