When system cheat becomes rampant!-Chapter 522 - 393: Xiang Tianxing

Xiang Beifei's hand emitted a threatening aura.

This aura originated from "Return to the Original State," which could restore a destroyed spiritual imprint to its original condition and naturally could destroy it again!

"That's somewhat unfilial," said Xiang Tianxing with a smile.

His tone was light when he spoke, as if engaging in casual conversation, his expression bearing a strong resemblance to Xiang Beifei's.

"I haven't yet said how I would deal with you," said Xiang Beifei.

"But I can tell, you're threatening me," said Xiang Tianxing.

"I didn't realize this residual consciousness from the spiritual imprint could talk so much," said Xiang Beifei.

"This matter is quite important, so the consciousness I retained has to be more elaborate. Some things are not suitable for too many people to know," said Xiang Tianxing, appearing quite natural.

"What about me?"

"The son I remember is silent, rebellious, and volatile."

"Perhaps it's just because you are irresponsible?" retorted Xiang Beifei. "How much do you understand about what has happened to me over these years?"

Xiang Tianxing thought for a moment.

"You're right, I can't refute that. People always have to learn to grow up, growing up means constantly overturning our once naïve selves."

Xiang Tianxing smiled again. "If this is such a change, then it is excellent."

Xiang Beifei considered the consciousness before him without responding.

"I thought you'd be happier to see me," Xiang Tianxing added.

"Why should I be happy?" asked Xiang Beifei.

Xiang Tianxing seemed stumped by the question.

"At least show some happiness, crack a smile, maybe choke up a bit — shouldn't a father-son reunion be a deeply moving scene? Sure, I also envisioned you cursing at me, that I could accept, I was ready for your rebuke,

Oh right, even thought you might feel guilty and apologize to me, considering that last thing you said when we parted was kind of hurtful —"

Xiang Beifei raised an eyebrow.

"Go ahead and vent, don't hold back."

"Oh."

Xiang Beifei nodded slightly.

There was silence for five minutes.

Xiang Beifei did not say a word.

"That's it?" Xiang Tianxing asked, astonished.

"What else?"

"I thought you were brewing some emotions, and all you give me is an 'oh'?"

Xiang Tianxing's consciousness appeared well-prepared, his son at home was not easy to manage. He had anticipated many scenarios: his son storming at him, cursing, throwing things, roaring, bellowing...

He could handle any emotional outburst from Xiang Beifei with this consciousness, and wouldn't retaliate.

What he didn't expect was for his son to simply respond with an "oh" and be done with it.

This wasn't something he had imagined.

"I was thinking that he would come here, then he would take the Pioneer Stone to find you, so you could see me. That's why I retained a more complete spiritual consciousness, to spend more time talking to you, listening to your outpouring. I figured you wouldn't communicate with us face-to-face, so this method should make you more comfortable," said Xiang Tianxing helplessly.

The 'he' he mentioned, it goes without saying, was Elder Luo.

Xiang Beifei looked at his nominal father with neither sadness nor joy, still reluctant to speak.

"But you don't seem very keen on talking to me."

Xiang Tianxing looked somewhat helpless, having come up against a brick wall, he could only rub his own nose.

"Go ahead, I'm listening," said Xiang Beifei.

The atmosphere fell silent again.

Xiang Beifei remained silent, and suddenly Xiang Tianxing also didn't know what to say.

Because he had already said everything like a chatterbox moments before.

The unfamiliar father and son stared at each other, neither of them speaking for a while.

Normally, you would ask a question and I would answer," Xiang Tianxing pointed out.

"You're not him."

"If I could return, the me inside the Pioneer Stone would be able to merge back into my original consciousness, and then the original body would know about this conversation. Come! Let's chat, father and son."

"When are you coming back?" Xiang Beifei asked, frowning.

Xiang Tianxing's expression faltered.

"Okay! The first question is a tough one!" Xiang Tianxing said, propping up his chin. "Ask something simpler. To avoid being forcefully spied upon by Unrestrained, the memory in the consciousness I left behind is limited; there are some things I can't express, just to be safe."

"What did you go to do?"

"Ask something even simpler."

"What is the answer you're looking for?"

"Simpler still."

"Are you an idiot?"

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"Ha! I can answer that question," Xiang Tianxing finally showed a relieved smile, "No."

Xiang Beifei: "..."

What a fool!

How did I end up with such a man for a father.

"What is the secret you specifically stayed behind to tell?" Xiang Beifei asked.

"I originally wanted to tell him."

"Professor Luo taught me spiritual power."

Xiang Beifei slightly stamped his foot, and powerful spiritual fluctuations swept out, transforming the past, and instantly turned the waves around Xiang Tianxing into a piece of glass.

Crack, crack!

The glass developed cracks.

Xiang Tianxing seemed to be seriously looking at the cracks under his feet because with just a thought from Xiang Beifei, the glass would shatter, and he would fall through.

He would really fall through.

Everyone here controls spiritual power, so everything here is real.

"You're making me lose face like this," Xiang Tianxing said.

"You're not usually so chatty, I remember you as being more serious," Xiang Beifei said.

Xiang Tianxing spread his hands.

This gesture was very similar to Xiang Beifei's.

"Your mother said that if I wanted to communicate with you, I needed to change some things, I couldn't be like before. I tried to change myself, maybe to ease the tension between father and son a bit, so I became—"

"Silly and mushy?"

"Humorous! It's humorous!"

Xiang Tianxing touched his forehead, looking somewhat exasperated, "I specially bought 'How to Communicate with a Rebellious Child,' 'Battlefield Between Father and Son,' 'Art of Managing Rebellion,' and other series of parenting books! I even brought these books with me to the Cultivated Domain, flipping through them whenever I could, hoping to find answers and try communicating with you if I ever returned."

"Other people's parenting styles might not suit you," Xiang Beifei said.

"They should be more or less the same—right? The relationships are all the same, father and son, both males, aren't they?"

"Others' kids grow up with their parents always around, your child is a left-behind child," Xiang Beifei calmly said.

Xiang Tianxing propped his chin again.

"You're right," he pondered, "communicating with you is tough, your way of speaking always makes it hard for me to follow up. Have you always been this way?"

"That depends on who it is," Xiang Beifei replied.

Xiang Tianxing seemed to have lost track of how to continue the conversation again, he muttered to himself, "I thought I read enough books, so the consciousness I left in the Pioneer Stone was learned from books, on how to be a good father, but you seem not to give me that chance."

"You always had the chance, you just never chose to take it."

"So what do you think should be done to improve our relationship?"

"Come back alive," Xiang Beifei said.

Xiang Tianxing was startled.

A simple answer, but it seemed not so simple.

"If I tell you the secret about the Hou, what would you do?" Xiang Tianxing asked.

Xiang Beifei pointed at the glass under his feet, already filled with web-like cracks, and said, "First, I would throw you down, then I would drag the real you back."

"That sounds very good."

Xiang Tianxing seemed to accept Xiang Beifei's reasoning. He put away his pleasant expression and looked much more solemn.

"If you are going to search for answers, remember to follow the Hou sequence; otherwise, you will not find the location of the next Hou and get lost. Pick up some special things from the Hous, as it helps in locating the next Hou, missing any item from the Hous is not an option—some Hous are invisible, they cannot be found without special guidance, which is also the reason Unrestrained couldn't proceed after reaching Mao Hou. They didn't understand which number this Hou was, so no matter where they went, they couldn't find the next one. I think they must have realized the reason. They will go back to Jiuzhou to investigate clearly! I'm now very worried because they might seek a person who is apparently uniquely connected with the Hou; I know who that person is, and you must protect him well!"

Xiang Tianxing explained this statement in detail.

"Is that person Grandfather?" Xiang Beifei asked.

Xiang Tianxing was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes."

"So to find you, I need to follow the sequence of Zi Hou, Chou Hou, Yin Hou, Mao Hou, Chen Hou, Si Hou, Wu Hou, Wei Hou, Shen Hou, You Hou, Xu Hou, Hai Hou — these twelve Hous?" Xiang Beifei asked.

"Yes," Xiang Tianxing nodded.

Xiang Beifei pondered slightly and asked, "Where is Zi Hou then? In the Cultivated Domain?"

He originally thought that Zi Hou should be the mountain that was shattered by Grandfather. But since Xiang Tianxing mentioned in the Pioneer Stone "not knowing whether Chou Hou is intact", it seemed more likely that the frequently shattered mountain was Chou Hou, the second Hou.

"Chou Hou is in the Cultivated Domain, only Unrestrained knows the location of Zi Hou because they occupy that mountain, which is one of their strongholds," Xiang Tianxing said.

"Can you tell me the exact location?"

"Unrestrained has protected it with very powerful means, it's uncertain, but Zi Hou is on the side of Yuzhou, Chou Hou is on this side of Liangzhou," Xiang Tianxing said.

It seemed he was right in his thinking.

What Elder Luo investigated about Unrestrained was also correct; Unrestrained indeed set their stronghold in the outlying desolate wilderness. Without a way to find the situation of Unrestrained, the Wufu Desolate Beast Research Company might be his only way to approach Zi Hou.

"Have you been to Zi Hou without any guide?"

"I have been there because I have the capability, but it is, after all, in the outlying desolate wilderness, hidden by various means. I can give you guidance, but you might not be able to find it; the terrain around would be changed, not the same as when I visited," Xiang Tianxing said.

"Do you have anything else to tell me?" Xiang Beifei asked.

"I always had one question I wanted to confirm."

"What's the question?"

"The day of the Awakening System, did anything happen?"

"What do you think happened?"

"For example—did you have the Awakening System?"