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

Gu Ran's gaze met Lilith's, and he knew she was serious.

She did indeed have murderous intent.

"You do not dare."

As soon as Gu Ran uttered those words, Lilith's expression changed instantly.

He looked terrible, very angry, as if he had been humiliated by Gu Ran.

"I can not?!"

Lilith took out a necklace, held it in her hand, and wore a sickly smile.

"This necklace is the spatial artifact that holds Xue Xiling. As long as I squeeze it, the space will collapse and she will die."

"Do you dare to try?"

Lilith turned the tables on her.

Gu Ran actually dared to provoke her; no, that phrase "You wouldn't dare" was a complete insult to her.

She was absolutely furious.

If Gu Ran really dares to try to snatch the necklace from her hand, then she will crush the necklace without hesitation and kill Xue Xiling!

This is her determination.

As for killing Xue Xiling, Gu Ran vowed to never let her go and refused to help her open Pandora's Box again.

So what!

Her purpose in opening Pandora's Box was to escape all oppression; she wanted to gain true freedom!

If she were to succumb to Gu Ran's threats, wouldn't that be contrary to the goals she has always pursued?

It would be better to abandon the Pandora's Box idea altogether and simply fight Gu Ran to the death.

The situation on the scene suddenly froze, as if time itself had stopped.

Gu Ran narrowed his eyes as he looked at Lilith's resolute gaze.

He saw Lilith's determination, but he didn't seem worried at all, as if he didn't care at all about how Lilith treated Xue Xiling.

"You think I really wouldn't dare?" Lilith tightened her grip on the necklace.

"Lilith, you came to me because I am the 'key' to opening Pandora's Box, so what do you think is so special about me?" Gu Ran continued, as if he hadn't seen her.

“I am just a human being, and I have no connection with the Abyss before this, but you can sense that I am that ‘key’. Is it possible that you are mistaken?”

Gu Ran continued speaking.

"After all, you previously felt that Xue Xiling was the 'key' you were looking for, wasn't that a mistaken feeling? So is it possible that I'm wrong this time too?"

Lilith looked at Gu Ran with some confusion.

Why bring this up now?

Is she trying to distract me?

However, Lilith wasn't a succubus who would back down from a fight. She replied, "I was indeed wrong about Xue Xiling, and it's not impossible that I was wrong about you too, so..."

At this point, she suddenly smiled at Gu Ran. This time, Lilith did not deliberately display her racial talent, but instead revealed a unique kind of beauty.

"So you might not be the person I'm looking for, or rather, if you aren't, then the outcome is actually better for me, because then your threat..."

"It's not even worth mentioning to me."

The last words were spoken softly and gently, as if a manipulative woman was flirting with her lover.

But Lilith's eyes were so cold, creating a stark contrast.

Gu Ran seemed unconcerned and continued on his own topic: "I haven't figured out Xue Xiling's situation yet, but I have some guesses about the reasons for mine. How much do you know about me?"

Gu Ran suddenly asked a question in return.

Lilith frowned as she looked at Gu Ran; she couldn't understand him at all.

"Hmph, Gu Ran, the governing 'advisor' of Canglong City, is a very famous person. I have naturally heard many rumors about him." Lilith was willing to play along with Gu Ran and continue talking. She wanted to see what kind of mystery Gu Ran was playing.

“You used to wander around other parts of the Human Alliance, and only came to Azure Dragon City a little over a year ago.”

"At that time, you were unknown, and no one would have thought that you would become a sensation and pass the lecturer recruitment of Lanxin University."

As Lilith spoke, she observed Gu Ran. She noticed that when Gu Ran talked about his past achievements, there was not a trace of pride on his face, as if it were the deeds of a completely unrelated person.

Despite his young age, he is quite composed.

Lilith thought to herself.

Demons have a much longer lifespan than humans. Although she looks about the same age as Gu Ran, she is already over thirty years old in human terms.

In the human world, her age would be considered "young woman," but for the succubus race, forty years old is considered adulthood.

So in a way, she and Gu Ran are "the same age", but from another perspective, she is also Gu Ran's "elder".

But no matter how you look at it, she admired Gu Ran's shrewdness.

"However, no one expected that your greatest strength, the man who successfully applied for the position of lecturer at Lanxin University, was not scientific research, but your unparalleled ability. Making a name for yourself is not the end, but the beginning."

Lilith continued recounting Gu Ran's exploits in Canglong City, but it sounded as if she was constantly praising Gu Ran.

Even a simple account of Gu Ran's "resume" in Canglong City is enough to make people gasp in shock.

From standing out from the crowd during the interview, to helping Xue Yingsong defeat the ruling center, to single-handedly defeating Far East City and forcing New Testament City to land, Gu Ran was a force to be reckoned with.

Each of these tasks is something that ordinary people cannot accomplish. Let alone accomplish them, the latter few tasks are even unthinkable.

This is beyond the imagination of most people.

Despite such a "achievement," Gu Ran showed no pride whatsoever, as if it were nothing more than an insignificant past event.

"...Although it has only been a little over a year, you have quickly established yourself in Canglong City and enjoy unimaginable prestige among the people. With Xue Yingsong's support, you have even been internally designated as the next absolute leader of Canglong City, and there is even a high probability that you will become the ruler of Canglong City..."

At this point, Lilith suddenly paused, looking at Gu Ran with amusement, as if wanting to see the "excitement" on Gu Ran's face.

"No one should have imagined that the two men, who trusted each other implicitly, would kill each other in front of everyone. In the end, you killed their most respected president of Lanxin University, Gu Ran. Do you think they will still support you as before?"

Lilith originally thought that killing Xue Yingsong would definitely provoke Gu Ran's embarrassment and make him look ugly.

But to her surprise, Gu Ran's expression remained as still as a frozen pool, without the slightest ripple.

Lilith frowned and continued, "Your beloved fiancée also witnessed you killing her father. Now, in her heart, you are no longer a lover she can entrust her life to, but an irreconcilable enemy who killed her father. Don't you feel even a little bit affected, not even a little bit sad?"

At this moment, Lilith even forgot about her and Gu Ran's situation. She only wanted to make Gu Ran feel bad and look pale, preferably like he had just finished a thesis defense, so that she could vent her anger.

From the very beginning, when the two exchanged a simple blow, she was suppressed. Later, when the two fought for a long time, she was suppressed again until she was completely defeated.

Although she seemed very open-minded, it was something she found hard to accept and made her very uncomfortable.

It's just that I've been suppressing it because of what I want in my heart.

She was overjoyed at the opportunity to vent her anger and eagerly awaited Gu Ran's emotional change.

But to her surprise, Gu Ran's mood didn't change; instead, her mood shifted from cheerful to terrible.

In the end, she even went so far as to pry into his heart, directly touching on his beloved "fiancée," but he still maintained that "it doesn't matter" look on his face.

Although they are "of similar age", she has lived twice as long as Gu Ran. However, not only is she not as strong as Gu Ran, but now she is even less capable in terms of shrewdness and mentality.

Just thinking about this made Lilith's chest ache with anger.

The already impressive mountains seem to have grown even taller and larger.

Gu Ran didn't really care about Lilith's "achievements," but he was somewhat moved by the fact that her "heart-piercing words" were misunderstood by Xue Xiling and led to their falling out.

But that's it.

Although it's a bit of a shame, it's not something to be too sad or upset about.

"It seems you've investigated me for a long time, and you know my deeds in Canglong City like the back of your hand, even better than I do myself," Gu Ran said.

Lilith's face darkened.

Gu Ran's words made it sound like she was Gu Ran's fangirl.

“Although these things are all publicly available, there are some details that most people don’t know. Xue Yingsong told you, right?” Gu Ran suddenly changed the subject. “But you didn’t mention a word about what happened before I was in Canglong City. It seems you don’t know anything about it.”

"That's true, these things can't really be found out on the surface."

Lilith snorted: "Indeed, you didn't even tell Xue Yingsong, so how could I possibly find out?"

Gu Ran said calmly, "Then you probably don't know that I am a telekinetic, and you certainly don't know that I used to be a spatial ability user."

291. Lilith's shock, persuasion through words 4k

"Are you a space ability user?" Lilith's eyes changed instantly as she looked Gu Ran up and down.

"But I heard that the space ability user in Suzaku City has found the student, a little girl. Could you be that little girl?"

Lilith's gaze turned playful, full of mockery, as if she wanted to retaliate for the arrow she had just shot with ridicule.

Gu Ran shook his head and said, "Didn't I say that I used to be a spatial ability user? So I'm not now. Otherwise, you definitely wouldn't have been able to escape from me time and time again!"

Lilith was puzzled: "You used to be a... ability user? Gu Ran, what are you up to? I'm not completely ignorant about you humans. From the moment an ability user is born, their ability is bound to their heart. The disappearance of an ability means the destruction of the ability core, and at the same time, the person's heart will also be damaged."

"With your heart destroyed, you're doomed. You can't possibly be alive now without a heart, can you? Besides, throughout history, there have only ever been two space ability users at the same time, as a lineage of succession, and the older space ability user usually dies within ten years."