Eight Years, System Upgrade

Looking down from the air at the rows of tombstones standing not far ahead, Zhao Shanshan said to Zhao Wuji and Zhao Qingtian with a somewhat heavy heart.

When they had come before, they could still see warmhearted villagers everywhere. Now, only graves remained. To show respect for the dead, Zhao Shanshan suggested that her Imperial Father and the ancestors walk in.

"Alright!"

Zhao Wuji had naturally seen the graves ahead as well. As soon as Zhao Shanshan finished speaking, he descended, and the three royal ancestors followed suit.

After landing, they headed toward Laga Village. After walking for about the time it took to drink a cup of tea, they finally reached the village entrance.

"Let's go!"

After glancing around at the entrance to Laga Village, Zhao Wuji called out and prepared to enter. However, just as his foot was about to step into the village, a suddenly appearing barrier of light blocked him.

Unprepared for this, Zhao Wuji nearly got sent flying by the barrier. He staggered back several steps before steadying himself.

"Imperial Father, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. This place has merely been sealed by a barrier. It seems that Senior does not wish for us to disturb his quiet cultivation."

Zhao Wuji had only been blocked because he tried to walk in. If he had attacked, the outcome would have been entirely different.

With Zhao Wuji's cultivation, if he attacked the barrier, he would undoubtedly be killed by its rebounding energy.

"Then what should we do now?"

"Since Senior dislikes being disturbed, let us repent before those villagers who died so miserably, then return."

"Alright, then."

The group then knelt toward Laga Village. Even the three royal ancestors were no exception, and they all paid their respects to the graves within the village.

Rumble!

Thunder suddenly roared through the sky. Darkness spread across the heavens at a visible rate, and then torrential rain poured down, soaking their clothes through in an instant.

Yet despite the downpour, Zhao Wuji and the others did not leave immediately. Instead, they paid their respects before every single grave.

Only after about half an hour did Zhao Wuji and the others leave Laga Village. Strangely enough, the rain stopped the moment they departed.

After Zhao Wuji and the others left, a figure appeared at the entrance of Laga Village. If Zhao Shanshan had still been there, she would certainly have recognized him as Mu Feiyang.

"For the ruler of a nation to go this far, a small punishment is enough. If you are fated to come here again, I will permit you to enter Laga Village."

Mu Feiyang murmured to himself, then his figure vanished once more. When he reappeared, he was already back in his courtyard.

Mu Feiyang had known of Zhao Wuji's arrival from the very beginning. He had immediately guessed Zhao Wuji's identity, and because he held some grievances against him, he had set up a barrier around Laga Village.

As for the sudden rain just now, that too had been Mu Feiyang's handiwork. He wanted to punish Zhao Wuji a little, while also testing his attitude.

If Zhao Wuji had left because of the rain, then no member of the Zhao imperial clan would ever again have been able to come to Laga Village.

What surprised Mu Feiyang was that Zhao Wuji and the others had not left despite such heavy rain. Mu Feiyang could not help but regard Zhao Wuji a little more highly.

Time rushed by. In the blink of an eye, five years had passed. Laga Village remained much the same, except there was now a middle-aged man and a little girl.

"System, begin today's sign-in."

Congratulations, Host. Sign-in successful. After accumulating eight years of sign-ins, the Host has received one system upgrade.

Mu Feiyang: "..."

"System, what is wrong with you today? Shouldn't you be rewarding me? Why are you rewarding yourself with an upgrade instead?"

"Isn't this just stealing my reward? Don't tell me you have nothing left to give me!"

Mu Feiyang had signed in with great excitement, because today marked another full year of sign-ins. Not only were the system's rewards excellent, but critical rewards could also appear.

Who would have thought that he would receive such heartbreaking news? Not only had the reward failed to trigger a critical hit, it was not even something he could use. The system had actually rewarded itself with an upgrade.

Please do not doubt this system, Host. The reason for rewarding this system with an upgrade is simply so that it may serve the Host better in the future.

Only after this system upgrades can it provide the Host with even better rewards.

"Really?"

Of course. This system deceives neither the old nor the young and will absolutely never deceive the Host.

"Alright, then. If that's the case, go ahead and upgrade."

Mu Feiyang had no choice. Even if he did not believe the system, he could not change anything, so he could only let it upgrade.

Please prepare yourself, Host. The duration of the system upgrade is uncertain. Furthermore, the Host will fall into slumber during the upgrade.

"Damn it, System, are you trying to cause trouble?"

"You're the one upgrading. Why would I fall asleep too? What does that have to do with me? I've never heard of a system like you."

Mu Feiyang had already been depressed enough, and hearing this made him suspect that the system had suffered some kind of programming error.

He had never heard of anyone's system requiring its host to fall asleep alongside it during an upgrade. Wasn't this deliberately making things difficult for him?

It would have been one thing if Mu Feiyang were all alone, but he still had a daughter to feed!

If he fell asleep, what would happen to his daughter? She was only five years old! Though she had been clever since childhood, she was still just a child!

Worst of all, the duration of the system upgrade was uncertain. If the system upgraded for eight or ten years, wouldn't his daughter have to live on her own?

Host, how can you compare this system to those systems?

This system is completely bound to the Host and is already part of the Host's body. Naturally, you will fall asleep when the system upgrades.

As for those unscrupulous systems, they merely treat their hosts as tools. If the hosts dissatisfy them, the systems will mercilessly abandon or even kill them.

"Really?"

After hearing the system's explanation, Mu Feiyang believed it somewhat. The novels he had read before did indeed contain such situations, especially those systems that issued missions.

If the host failed to complete a mission, there would be punishments. Some systems even treated their hosts like tools, demanding this and demanding that.

But the system bound to him was different. Not only did it have none of those messy missions, the things it rewarded had never disappointed him.

Sometimes, when he forgot to sign in, the system would remind him on its own. Sometimes, it would even sign in automatically for him.

This kind of system truly was different from the others. Going by what it said, it actually seemed rather reasonable.

Of course. This system will not deceive the Host. Please rest assured.