Old Beggar's situation was indeed rather unusual. His spirit hadn't been damaged, yet he'd forgotten so many things?
"You've forgotten, but surely there isn't a single person in all of the Burial Sword Land who knows you?"
"And you were able to enter the Chaos Sword Tomb back then, so your strength must have been considerable. You couldn't have been unknown, either."
"Have you never asked anyone about your origins?"
At first, Chen Changan had assumed Old Beggar didn't want to talk about his past. He hadn't expected that the old man simply couldn't remember it.
"I did. I asked around, but... they all said they didn't know me."
"So I could only place my hopes in the Chaos Sword Tomb."
"Old man, when you'd forgotten so much, was your strength about the same as it is now?"
"Mm, more or less. My strength hasn't improved much over the years."
Chen Changan was even more curious about Old Beggar's origins now. How could no one recognize him when he was so powerful?
If the others weren't lying, there was only one possibility: the people of the Burial Sword Land truly didn't know him. Perhaps he'd never appeared there, or perhaps he wasn't from the Burial Sword Land at all.
But to learn the truth, they would likely have to search the Chaos Sword Tomb.
"Do you mind if I examine your spirit?"
"Not at all. Though I've examined it myself, and there's nothing wrong."
Chen Changan examined Old Beggar's spirit. It was completely unharmed, but he noticed that, despite being undamaged, it seemed somewhat abnormal.
"Is it possible that your memories were erased?"
"My memories were erased?"
Chen Changan's words left Old Beggar stunned. He had never considered that possibility.
"But... why would anyone erase my memories?"
"Who could erase