The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

A powerful figure from Azure Dragon City shook his head, his tone filled with a sigh.

A huge mystery shrouded everyone's mind: Gu Ran clearly had everything, so why did he eventually become that cruel tyrant?

Is this Gu Ran's true nature—something she's just hidden deep inside? Or did she experience a sudden and drastic change that drastically altered her personality?

Of course, although everyone was very confused, their determination to kill Gu Ran remained unchanged.

Gu Ran's rule over the years has made him an enemy of the entire Human Alliance, and no one would want him to die.

Eudora slowly accepted reality, and now she looked at the screen with less anger than before.

However, her heart was indeed very complicated at this moment. She wished she could create a great flood and sink all of Gu Ran's female confidantes to the bottom of the sea.

She glanced around, and after her gaze swept over Gu Qingqing, whose eyes were red, she couldn't help but feel relieved.

Although Gu Ran has many romantic entanglements, it doesn't matter, because all his female confidantes have already abandoned him.

No one is going to take it from her anymore.

As for Gu Qingqing... she's just his sister. Although she was adopted, she's still his sister, just a sister.

She wouldn't worry.

After saving Gu Ran, she will definitely treat him even better.

Eudora kept telling herself this.

"Gu Ran is a liar!"

Suddenly, Cheng Youmeng couldn't help but mutter a curse under her breath.

Although her voice was very low, none of the powerful figures present had poor hearing, and they couldn't help but turn to look at her.

"That's right, isn't Gu Ran Cheng Caimeng's lover? But wasn't Gu Ran engaged to Principal Xue?" People recalled the experience of Gu Ran and Cheng Caimeng being together at the Cheng Family Martial Arts Hall.

Cheng Caimeng stated unequivocally that Gu Ran would be her lover in the future.

"Could Cheng Caimeng have been wrong about what she foresaw? Gu Ran and Principal Xue's engagement is a fact that was already known and actually happened."

"Hiss—could it be that Gu Ran is actually a womanizer? Was his previous devoted lover persona a complete lie? He was engaged to Principal Xue while dating Cheng Caimeng?"

“I’m more inclined to believe that Cheng Caimeng’s ‘prediction’ was wrong. After all, no one can guarantee that Cheng Caimeng’s ‘prediction’ is correct. However, there are still many powerful figures in Canglong City who know that Principal Xue and Gu Ran were indeed engaged back then. Many people think that Gu Ran and Principal Xue are a match made in heaven. It’s just that a ‘great upheaval’ happened later, and Gu Ran…” said a powerful figure from Canglong City.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Indeed, one is a very metaphysical one-sided declaration, and the other is a fact that has already been witnessed by others. Isn't it obvious which one is more believable?

“No, my sister could never be wrong! Since my sister said that Gu Ran would be her lover in the future, then they definitely are lovers!” Cheng Youmeng said firmly. “My sister has never been wrong about something she’s definitely said! She would never say something like that if she wasn’t absolutely certain!”

The crowd shook their heads slightly, but none of them directly refuted Cheng Youmeng.

As the younger sister, Cheng Youmeng's trust in her older sister is completely understandable, but since you don't have any corresponding evidence, they won't choose to believe you based on just your word.

However, Cheng Youmeng, as one of the strongest martial arts masters present, still deserves some respect.

So the scene eventually fell into an eerie silence. Many people looked at each other, understood the meaning in each other's eyes, and finally settled into a tacit silence.

Cheng Youmeng felt her chest swell with anger again. She glared at everyone, wanting them to believe her.

She would be very happy if she could achieve her goal with a sword.

“My sister isn’t the kind of person who makes empty promises. If it weren’t a certain future, she wouldn’t have expressed it so confidently. The reason she said that is because she’s certain that she and Gu Ran will be together in the future and become lovers.” Cheng Youmeng forced herself to calm down and explained as clearly as possible.

"So, since Gu Ran is engaged to Principal Xue in the future, but also becomes lovers with my sister, then he must have learned to lie. He must have used some sweet words to deceive my sister, which is why she is so devoted to him even though he is already engaged, and even helps him hide it!"

Cheng Youmeng couldn't help but recall her past feelings for Gu Ran, and couldn't help but lament her own foolishness in liking such a liar.

He lied to your dearest sister!

However, Gu Ran's answer on the screen immediately surprised them all.

Gu Ran actually refused!?

......

"I only see her as a younger sister," Gu Ran said calmly.

Xue Yingsong looked into Gu Ran's eyes, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Alright, it is indeed a bit abrupt to make such a request suddenly, but I thought your relationship with Xiao Ling was already..."

Gu Ran shook his head: "I don't hate her, nor do I reject her, but that doesn't mean I have feelings for her that go beyond a normal relationship."

In simple, straightforward terms, it means "I have no romantic feelings for her."

“I did not consider this point properly,” Xue Yingsong sighed. “I will explain to Xiaoling. She originally had some expectations for this. I can tell that she does like you.”

Gu Ran couldn't help but recall Xue Xiling's unusual behavior today; now he understood the reason.

"Actually... I've already had a boyfriend," Gu Ran suddenly said.

The reason I brought this up was twofold: firstly, to tell Gu Ran to stop trying to take advantage of me, as I already have someone I love; and secondly, to borrow the spatial items again.

The last time he went to Far East City, he originally planned to detour to the Merfolk territory to see how the Merfolk and Little Conch were doing.

However, the matter last time was too serious, so he didn't dare to delay any longer and returned to Canglong City immediately after finishing his business in Far East City.

The mecha project is now on track, and he doesn't have anything urgent to do for the time being.

He couldn't help but think of the several Ark Cores he had already collected.

The first one was found in the Merfolk ruins, the second one was found in the ruins of the "Tyrant" phantom, and the third one was found in the Consciousness Tower in Far East City.

In a short period of time, he had already collected three Ark Cores.

Rather than saying he went out of his way to collect them, it's more like these Ark Cores were rushing to his hands.

Now, Gu Ran wants to continue his previous idea of ​​visiting the Merfolk and the Little Conch, and also wants to find a place outside to study these Ark Cores.

It's not that I'm deliberately avoiding Xue Yingsong—Xue Yingsong knows some things about the Ark Core, so there's no need to deliberately avoid her.

His main concern was whether the Ark Core he obtained in Far East City was unusual or dangerous, since this was the most threatening of the three Ark Cores.

It wouldn't be good if we accidentally injured ordinary people around us during the research.

"What kind of spatial artifact can teleport you to the seaside? The farther the better?" Xue Yingsong pondered, then looked at Gu Ran. "Could it be... Never mind, it's all your young people's private matter. I won't ask any more questions. Let you young people decide and resolve it yourselves."

"There is indeed a spatial item that can teleport to the sea, but it teleports to the Western Sea, which is due west of New Testament City... um, roughly... never mind, I can't quite remember, because Lanxin University hasn't used that spatial item for a long time, and I'm too lazy to remember these infrequently used items."

"I'll find it for you directly in a moment. I won't ask any more questions about its specific use. Perhaps you and Xiaoling are not meant to be."

Xue Yingsong shook his head, opened the "treasure trove" in the research room, went inside, and came out with props a short while later.

"By the way, I heard that Leng Fengxin's student is named Gu Qingqing. It's quite a coincidence that you two share the same surname. You two wouldn't happen to be related, would you?" Xue Yingsong handed the spatial artifact to Gu Ran.

Although the surname Gu is not common, it is not rare either, but it is not as rare as the surname Xue.

Clearly, Xue Yingsong only considered it a coincidence and did not think that Gu Qingqing and Gu Ran really had any relationship.

"She's my sister," Gu Ran said honestly after thinking for a moment.

Since Xue Yingsong had asked, there was no need for him to hide it, since he would still need to find his sister in the future.

"Oh, little sister," Xue Yingsong replied unconsciously.

"What, little sister?!" But Xue Yingsong immediately realized what Gu Ran was talking about.

"Your sister is Leng Feng's student... So your sister is a space ability user?" Xue Yingsong was somewhat shocked.

"You yourself are a psychic, your family really does produce geniuses," Xue Yingsong said with admiration.

When asked about her younger sister, Gu Ran smiled sheepishly: "It's just a coincidence."

Gu Ran decided to keep the fact that he had found his younger sister and that he had transplanted his spatial ability crystal core into her a secret.

He didn't want these things to have a negative impact on his sister.

Gu Qingqing, watching this scene from outside the screen, gritted her teeth and shed tears.

How could she not understand Gu Ran's thoughts?

"Brother, you liar!"

210. Xue Xiling felt very uncomfortable. (4k)

Why did Gu Ran reject Xue Yingsong, yet in many people's memories he was indeed Xue Xiling's fiancé?

Have everyone's memories been altered?

That's impossible. To alter the memories of so many people, so many powerful individuals, is not something an ordinary person can do. If someone could do it, it wouldn't be a problem for the powerful individuals present to call him a "god."

Many powerful figures turned their puzzled gazes toward Xue Xiling.

If others are unclear, then she, as the person involved, should know better than anyone else, right?

Xue Xiling frowned and thought for a while before saying, "I don't really remember this matter because I wasn't there at the time. In my memory, my father told me that Gu Ran agreed, not that he refused. I didn't expect that Gu Ran had initially refused."

Xue Xiling suddenly felt a little uneasy.

She originally thought that Gu Ran had at least loved her back then, which was why she agreed to her father's proposal to get engaged, but she never expected that Gu Ran had actually refused back then.

He also said that he didn't have those feelings for her, which means it was just her unrequited love.

Doesn't this mean that Gu Ran isn't fickle, but has only ever loved the Sea Queen?

So, it was all just wishful thinking on her part back then?

Xue Xiling's face turned slightly pale.