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

"He fabricated a memory? Surely not, what would he be after?"

"Heh, maybe he's just trying to feel good about himself. So many people hate him, some even wish he were dead. He may seem cold on the surface, but he probably cares a lot about what others think of him. But given his cruel nature, he's unwilling to change his cruelty, so he just imagined and fabricated this scene. I dare say, behind the screen is definitely Gu Ran trying to whitewash himself, blaming everyone else for the mistakes and taking all the credit for himself."

Everyone who heard this couldn't help but think it made a lot of sense.

Yes, since so many of them have no recollection of it, it means that what happened on the screen really didn't happen back then.

But Gu Ran, you fabricated such a disaster yourself.

What do you mean?

Isn't it just self-comfort?

What's the point of deceiving yourself?

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Some people felt something was off, thinking that Gu Ran wasn't that kind of person.

This is a kind of "trust" in Gu Ran that was cultivated from watching Gu Ran's memories.

Gu Ran is such a prodigy, and his temperament is also top-notch. This kind of behavior is unlike him.

However, they also couldn't explain why their memories didn't match Gu Ran's memories on the screen.

When they saw that the people who had just started shouting were on Lin Fan's side, they had even less intention of speaking up.

Gu Ran's position as chief executive is about to become a thing of the past; Lin Fan will definitely take over as chief executive in the future.

It's best not to offend anyone if you can avoid it.

Eudora glanced at the humans. She was no longer the same as before; she now completely believed that everything Gu Ran had done had a reason.

No matter what, she will always stand by Gu Ran's side and do her best to save him.

Xue Xiling and Cheng Caimeng, however, had some doubts.

Gu Ran was a very special person to the two of them, but their closest relatives had already been killed by Gu Ran. Even if there was a reason, it was too late to undo the damage.

Gu Ran's changes before and after made them unable to recognize her.

If it were the Gu Ran they knew, they would definitely believe that Gu Ran wouldn't do such a thing.

However, the Gu Ran they know now is not the same Gu Ran they initially knew, so they can't be sure.

However, they did not want to slander Gu Ran for this reason, so they remained silent in the face of other people's discussions.

......

In the light screen.

While clearing away the star stone monsters on the road, Gu Ran headed towards the locations of the powerful individuals he had noted down in his "little notebook," occasionally helping out smaller teams that were not strong enough.

Even so, Gu Ran's movement speed was extremely fast, even faster than a typical vehicle traveling at full speed.

Before long, he arrived at the location of the nearest top expert.

—The Pure Martial Arts Hall, one of the eight major martial arts halls in Canglong City.

The training methods of the Pure Martial Arts Hall are more similar to those of the Vermilion Bird City, emphasizing the pursuit of pure martial arts.

They wouldn't even bother using something like Starstone Technology.

They only practice the purest form of martial arts, such as fist and foot techniques, or sword, spear, and staff techniques.

Previously, Gu Ran had asked Kang Yunchun, the head of the Zhichun Martial Arts Academy, to lead their top experts to help clear out the Star Stone Aberrations in Canglong City, but Kang Yunchun made excuses to delay.

He said he was injured while sparring with the owner of the Xiong Family Martial Arts Academy next door and was unable to help.

As for the other top experts at the Pure Martial Arts Academy, they've all gone off to do their own things. I'm just the academy owner; I have no idea where they are.

Finally, he pretended to say that he would send several martial arts experts at the Qi Condensation stage to be at the behest of Advisor Gu Ran.

Good heavens, he lies without even blinking, he's practically blatantly lying.

With his telekinetic abilities, how could Gu Ran not know how many people were at the Pure Martial Arts Hall?

He could clearly sense that all the top experts of the Pure Martial Arts Hall were inside the hall.

As for Kang Yunchun, he looked incredibly energetic and showed no signs of injury whatsoever.

What is Kang Yunchun's purpose in doing this?

Doesn't he care that the Star Stone aliens might harm their Pure Martial Arts Hall?

Gu Ran scanned the area around the Pure Martial Arts Hall with his mental power and sensed the conversations of the other top experts inside, and he immediately understood their intentions.

The area around the Pure Martial Arts Hall had already been cleared away by the strong members of the Pure Martial Arts Hall, and a large number of Star Stone alien species lay lying around.

However, the Pure Martial Arts Hall also witnessed the terrifying nature of the Star Stone Aberrations.

These peculiar creatures do not attack unprovoked, but they are extremely polluting.

Any rock or soil covered by their slime will crystallize and become polluting starstone.

Some of their martial arts school's promising youngsters, while helping to eliminate the Star Stone aliens, were unwittingly corrupted by these highly polluting Star Stones and fell into a bizarre state of madness.

This deeply saddened Kang Yunchun and other senior executives of the martial arts school.

What frightens them even more is that even martial arts masters like them feel a faint sense of loss of rationality after spending a long time with those star stones.

This is because there are relatively few different types of star stones in their area, resulting in fewer star stones being formed.

If it's in another area with a high concentration of starstone...

This meant that they ultimately only cleared out the Star Stone aliens around the martial arts hall to protect themselves.

As for the Star Stone Aberrations in other parts of Azure Dragon City, they had absolutely no interest in eliminating them.

Shouldn't the ruling center be responsible for solving such laborious, risky, and unprofitable tasks?

What business is it of theirs?

This mentality was prevalent among them, and they were unaware that Gu Ran's ability was actually to "listen" to their conversations.

So when Gu Ran "transmitted his voice" to her, Kang Yunchun's first thought was to refuse.

Later, during their conversation, they openly shared their thoughts and mocked Gu Ran for having such a wild idea.

An "advisor" from the ruling center wants to order the Pure Martial Arts Academy to send all its top experts to risk their lives, and there's no benefit in that?

Even Xue Yingsong's prestige couldn't reach this level.

They also had some dark and unspeakable thoughts.

They knew that Gu Ran was definitely not just ordering them around. So maybe some ignorant people who had never seen the true terror of the Star Stone aliens, or fools who knew the danger but still wanted to contribute for free, would listen to Gu Ran and do something that could lead to their deaths?

Then they might be able to eliminate some of their opponents, and it would be even better if they were members of the other eight martial arts dojos.

If the opponent's strength is reduced, it is equivalent to their strength being increased.

No?

If there weren't such ignorant and foolish people, they would be even less likely to go.

Otherwise, wouldn't they become such fools?

If their strength is weakened, it's equivalent to their opponent becoming stronger.

Regardless of the outcome, the result is something that Kang Yunchun and the other senior members of the Zhichun Martial Arts Hall absolutely cannot accept.

When Gu Ran learned of Kang Yunchun and the others' thoughts, she felt both angry and amused, and also a little sad.

Even at this point, they're still thinking about preserving their strength.

You have already witnessed the terror of these alien species from outer space, so have you ever thought about what would happen if these alien species covered the entire Azure Dragon City with their slime, crystallizing the entire city and turning it into starstone?

When the nest is overturned, how can there be any eggs?

Eliminating the aberrant star stones as quickly as possible will further reduce the proliferation of these malevolent star stones.

If everyone can maintain the most rational state and make the most appropriate choices based on long-term interests.

Then the world would probably have far fewer troubles.

But the reality is that there are too many smart people like Kang Yunchun, who can always make the choice that best suits their own interests based on the current situation.

Of course, people like them have a very limited perspective, and the benefits they see are limited to the short term and only to a small number of people on their side.

It must be said that they are indeed very clever in some ways, and they have a very clear plan in mind.

But they had clearly miscalculated when they encountered Gu Ran.

To make an example of someone, it's best to choose a monkey with weight to show for it.

Zhichun Martial Arts Hall is a pretty good monkey.

One of the eight major martial arts dojos, and its current strength ranks among the top eight martial arts dojos, unlike the Niyuan Martial Arts Dojo, which is about to be removed from the list.

"Kang Yunchun, you told me before that you were injured in a competition and couldn't do anything strenuous, so you had to rest, right?"

"I've come to see you! I may not be very talented, but I do possess some advanced medical skills. I've exchanged ideas with Ming Dexin, the director of the Lanxin University Hospital, many times. Even Director Ming Dexin praised my medical expertise. I think I'm qualified to treat you, right?"

As Gu Ran stepped into the gate of the Zhichun Martial Arts Hall, he spoke loudly.

This wasn't entirely Gu Ran bragging; he did indeed have a conversation with Ming Dexin when they were in the hospital.