After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 358, Episode 0387: That Past That Should Never Be Forgotten
After chatting with Lin Yuexi for a few minutes, Principal Qi realized that she was a pragmatist and immediately changed his attitude, abandoning all pretense and suggesting that he take Lin Yuexi on a tour of their school first.

Even if she only comes to teach one or two classes a year, it's always good to learn more about the environment. Firstly, Principal Qi secretly hopes that Lin Yuexi will like their school because of its environment and come to teach more classes for the students. Secondly, Principal Qi knows that for someone of Lin Yuexi's status, the places she stays in for extended periods of time and the surrounding environment will definitely be kept safe by her bodyguards, so it's necessary to observe in advance.

By combining the two, he not only satisfied his own selfish desires but also proactively made things convenient for the guards as a gesture of goodwill.

Lin Yuexi didn't think about these things. She noticed that Principal Qi's attitude towards her was similar to that of the 'students' in the base, and assumed that Principal Qi just wanted to spend more time with his 'idol'.

"Okay, thank you for your help, Principal."

To be honest, she was quite interested in visiting Kyoto University; she had also graduated from Kyoto University in her previous life, and the mere mention of the name "Kyoto University" sometimes gave her the illusion that it was her alma mater. She wondered if the Kyoto University in this world and the Kyoto University in that world had any similarities.

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all." Principal Qi walked ahead, beaming as if he had a whisk on his wrist, and led the way.

Xu Shan's eyebrows twitched; the filter he had for the word "principal" was completely shattered because of Principal Qi.

After walking for a while, Lin Yuexi felt a mix of emotions, unable to tell whether it was disappointment or a sense of relief that she had expected it.

There is no trace of her alma mater from her previous life here. The predecessor of Kyoto University here was the Royal Academy, and many buildings have been preserved. What you see are many palace-style buildings with a strong ancient style. Even the newly built ones are all antiquated buildings in order to maintain the overall aesthetics.

The exterior of the laboratory building is the most eye-catching feature; it's a towering structure with over ten floors, and there's even a large clock hanging on the roof.

Noticing Lin Yuexi's gaze fixed on the conspicuous bag in the laboratory building, Principal Qi calmly explained as if it were commonplace: "Although this laboratory building was newly built, it already existed before. Back then, it was a library, and the clock on the roof served the same purpose as the current school bell."

Principal Qi also told Lin Yuexi a painful piece of history: After the fall of Beijing, in addition to committing atrocities against the people, the Japanese also sent a large force to surround the city's iconic buildings, such as the Forbidden City and the former Imperial Academy, now Kyoto University.

Their siege of the Forbidden City was to seize the documents and records inside, and their siege of Peking University was to plunder the books in the library.

Before the notebook arrived at the academy, there were 1573 teachers and students still guarding the academy. They had learned in advance of the notebook's plan to rob Peking University and the Forbidden City after entering the city. So, while arranging for students to notify various places, they quickly packed up the books in the library and had the students disperse to hide them.

To prevent the little notebook from finding out that the books had been hidden, 53 teachers set fire to the empty library and immolated themselves inside.

This world doesn't have a bald-headed principal who took his treasure and fled to a small island beforehand. Instead, it's like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, with warlords and marshals fighting amongst themselves, only to be bullied by a small island nation.

Therefore, the ancient buildings in Beijing at that time were very rich in wealth. Even though the so-called marshal took away a lot of his private collection of antiques and documents, there were still quite a few left in the ancient buildings.

If it weren't for the students' notification, these treasures would have undoubtedly been snatched away by the little notebook.

At that time, many ordinary people hid national treasures in their cellars, such as the dog head from the Twelve Bronze Heads. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, an old farmer handed it over. He said that on the night the city fell, a young man dressed as a Palace Museum staff member gave it to him, asking him to hand it over to the state after the victory. Similar incidents occurred frequently in the period following the founding of the PRC. Because time was so tight that night, no one expected Beijing to fall. By the time the city fell, it was too late to properly hide these items. In the end, they could only helplessly choose to trust their own people.

In other words, even if the people don't return the items to the country in the future, the items will still be in our own hands, instead of being stolen by robbers.

Principal Qi wiped away his tears and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm a bit sentimental, and I can't control myself when I talk about that period of history."

Lin Yuexi didn't say anything, but handed him a tissue.

"Thank you." Principal Qi gratefully accepted the gift, wiped away his tears, and then blew his nose, completely disregarding his image.

Fortunately, Lin Yuexi wasn't one to care about such things. She didn't pay much attention to Principal Qi's situation at all. Instead, she gazed at the clock on the roof of the experimental building in the distance, lost in thought.

Whenever that period of history is mentioned, it's impossible for any Chinese person not to feel heavy-hearted, especially for people like Xu Shan who were soldiers. Whenever they think about it, they wish they could travel back to that time and beat those ghosts to a pulp.

Principal Qi calmed down and realized what was going on. His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly changed the subject, leading Lin Yuexi in another direction.

He was dumbfounded. Why did he bring up such a heavy topic? What if Academician Lin was in a bad mood on his first day at the school and never wanted to come again?
That would be a terrible mistake.

Kyoto University is very large, covering more than 1,000 acres, but half of it is now abandoned and undeveloped. Even so, it still took more than two hours to walk around the whole place.

Relatively speaking, the facilities on campus are already quite complete, and the instruments in the laboratories in the experimental building are all products of relatively cutting-edge technology.

During breaks, they encountered many students, but they didn't surround Lin Yuexi and bother her as expected. However, a small group would always follow her from a distance.

With Mr. Long's intention to make her famous, the video of Lin Yuexi speaking on board the aircraft carrier during its first sea trial appeared in the news many times. She is now a celebrity, and almost everyone who follows the news knows her.

Almost everyone in the country admires Lin Yuexi immensely. Her achievements are truly astonishing considering her age, making her seem almost superhuman.

Admiring the strong is human nature, especially for these college students at Peking University. They are about the same age, and they think they are already among the best among their peers after being admitted to the top university. But when they compare themselves with others, they are nothing.

If the difference is slight, one might feel jealousy, but if the difference is vast, not only will one not feel any jealousy, but one will only feel admiration and worship.

These naive college students look at Lin Yuexi just like true fans seeing their idols—excited and thrilled, but at the same time, they admire her from afar.

So they couldn't help but follow from a distance, watching longingly, but none of them dared to get close!