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

With this thought in mind, Lin Fan's mind became clear, and he even smiled slightly.

......

In the light screen.

Xue Yingsong continued, "However, the Ark Core does not only record secret histories that cannot be seen in the mortal world. For example, some of the Merfolk's clan histories are just ordinary histories. They probably use the Ark Core to record them just out of habit."

"There are a total of nine Ark Cores, scattered all over the world. Historically, they have been passed around to various places and controlled by multiple forces. It is also possible that they have been discovered to have the ability to record things, which they used to record some mundane events."

"These are all irrelevant. Only the histories of those who have had a great impact on history but whose official historical records are scarce or even vague are the pieces that piece together the truth of this world."

Gu Ran searched his memory for relevant historical figures.

A historical figure who had a very significant impact, yet strangely, has very little historical record and is not well-known to the general public...

In an instant, more than a dozen historical figures from various major cities popped into Gu Ran's mind.

Of course, these are just the historical figures he knows; there are certainly many more such historical figures that he doesn't know.

"And then you found the truth about this world?" Gu Ran asked.

He was also quite curious about this issue.

“I don’t know either.” Xue Yingsong looked at the sky. “I have indeed received a lot of information that I never knew before. I feel like I understand this world better, but I also feel more and more unfamiliar with it. The more I understand… the more unfamiliar I become. Do you understand this feeling?”

“Of course I understand.” Gu Ran nodded. “Don’t forget, I am also a psychic. We psychics can absorb knowledge faster than ordinary people. However, while absorbing more knowledge, we also feel the vastness of the world, our own insignificance, and have more awe for the world.”

"Hehe, not bad, you're absolutely right, that's exactly the feeling," Xue Yingsong said with a smile. "The more you understand, the more awe you feel."

"I was the same way back then. Although I had learned a lot and unlocked a lot of knowledge, I didn't feel that I had understood the truth of this world. I just felt that there was still more to discover."

Gu Ran cut to the chase and asked, "So what information did you already know at that time?"

"Actually, I don't know much more than you. Perhaps you know even more than I do. I can't view many of the video materials in the core of the Ark because I don't have the highest authority. I'm not the destined one," Xue Yingsong replied with emotion. "What I know is just what I've inferred from various sources."

"They have all tried to influence and change the world. These figures include, but are not limited to, city lords and rulers of various major cities in different eras, founders of certain organizations and forces, and founders and initiators of certain scientific research projects. Among them may be the kind of people I am looking for, or it may just be a coincidence."

"I don't know, and I can't find any evidence to prove it. There is only one person who can find evidence, and that person is someone similar to them. The basis for the judgment is very simple, that is, they have obtained the highest level of access to the Ark core."

Xue Yingsong looked at Gu Ran: "I believe you should already know by now that you are the destined person of this era, the one I'm looking for who can uncover the truth of history and the truth of the world!"

Gu Ran suddenly stopped and looked at Xue Yingsong, finding his eyes full of earnest enthusiasm and expectation.

Continuing forward, Gu Ran said calmly, "I don't know the true meaning of what you call a destined person, I don't know if the criteria you gave for judgment are accurate, and I don't know if I am the person you are looking for. However... I will continue to study in this direction."

What Gu Ran said was indeed his true thought.

He could sense that he was closely connected to the truth Xue Yingsong had told him, and even without Xue Yingsong's expectations and demands, he would have investigated the situation himself.

Xue Yingsong walked behind Gu Ran and followed.

Gu Ran took a few steps ahead, leaving Xue Yingsong behind him. It wasn't that he disrespected the elderly and cared for the young, but rather that he wanted to change the atmosphere.

Because his next question was rather impolite, he didn't want the atmosphere to remain in that harmonious state.

He needs to look fiercer.

"When did you reach an agreement with Lilith? I remember Lilith plotted against your only daughter at the very beginning, right? You can compromise with such an enemy?"

This is what makes Gu Ran feel uneasy.

If even his only daughter could be used as a bargaining chip, then Xue Yingsong was a terrifying person, and he had to reassess their relationship.

"I don't know where the succubus general of the abyss got the information, but she has always had a misunderstanding that the key to opening Pandora's Box is in Lanxin University. In the end, she suspected Xiao Ling, which was her motive for trying to kidnap Xiao Ling last time."

Xue Yingsong didn't shy away from the topic; on the contrary, she explained it in great detail.

"The time you saved Xiaoling was probably a plan she had been planning for a long time. At first, I thought that she had reduced the recruitment of demon believers in Canglong City and withdrawn those demons from Canglong City because she already knew it was a misunderstanding and gave up. So I didn't pay much attention to Xiaoling anymore. Anyway, she was not in any danger at Lanxin University, so I continued to focus on my research."

"But who would have thought that girl would want to go on a field mission by herself to explore the wilderness. After I came out of seclusion, I found out that she had already left Canglong City with the team. Although the Abyss Demons had withdrawn from Canglong City, I was still a little worried, so I asked Lao Xiao to go and protect that girl."

"I never expected my bad feeling to come true. Lilith really is still after Xiaoling and has already taken action. But Lao Xiao told me that he had only been on the battlefield for a short time when he found that the battle was already over. Judging from the scene, the mighty Wrathful Apostle Demon was no match for a teenager at all."

"Thank you so much for saving Xiao Ling. Otherwise, if she had been taken to the Abyss, I really wouldn't have been able to do anything about it. I would have had to wait until the Three Realms merged before I could go to the Abyss."

Xue Yingsong's answer also matched the situation back then.

Xiao Chaofeng arrived earlier than the normal rescue team, probably because he originally brought a team with him as a precaution. However, he happened to receive the distress signal from Xue Xiling's team on the way, so he abandoned the team and rushed to the scene.

Finally, I happened to see him finish his battle with the Apostle of Wrath and leave that isolated little space with Xue Xiling.

However, it still hasn't been explained why an agreement was reached with Lilith. Since you value your daughter so much, and the other party covets your daughter, shouldn't you be going against them?

Unless... Lilith truly no longer sees Xue Xiling as her target this time.

This is the premise for the two people to reconcile.

A sudden inspiration struck Gu Ran.

If that's really the case, then something has changed on Lilith's side. Either she gave up on opening Pandora's Box, or she realized it was a misunderstanding and knew that even if she kidnapped Xue Xiling, it would be futile and she would offend Xue Yingsong and his Lanxin University.

"What is Pandora's Box of the Abyss? Why does Lilith want to open it?" Gu Ran asked.

Although he had read many books, there were very few books about the abyss and demons that were actually available on the market, and most of them were just legends and stories made up by humans.

There is absolutely no information about the Pandora's Box of the Abyss.

"I only know a little about Pandora's Box in the Abyss. It was only because humans and demons in the Abyss fought a war and had closer communication that this information was passed down to us," Xue Yingsong said slowly. "To avoid unnecessary panic, ordinary people cannot see this information."

Gu Ran remembered the war between humans and the demons of the abyss that Xue Yingsong mentioned. It was a time when a very large spatial rift suddenly appeared in the human world, allowing them to teleport to and from the abyss.

This resulted in the boundary between the abyss and humanity no longer being completely isolated, with a convenient and quick passage available. As a result, the two sides immediately engaged in fierce fighting.

By then, humanity had cultivated supernatural abilities and martial arts for many years and was no longer as weak as it had been in the era of lord city-states before the Star Stone Era. Ultimately, they suppressed the invasion of the abyss demons into the human world.

However, humans have never successfully invaded the Abyss because the environment there is too unfavorable for them, leaving them with numerous debuffs. After a few attempts, they gave up on the idea of ​​counterattacking the Abyss.

This is an event recorded in history books.

After reading it, Gu Ran immediately recalled it by searching his memory.

Xue Yingsong: "Pandora's Box is said to be not a box, but an independent space that hides the greatest secret of the abyss. As long as you can explore and understand Pandora's Box, you can become the true master of the abyss."

"However, Pandora's Box is not a place that can be entered casually, or rather, no one has ever been inside, because to enter Pandora's Box, you must use a 'key' to open it."

"The key? So Lilith used your daughter as the key to open Pandora's Box." Gu Ran first realized, then asked in confusion, "But how did she know who the key was? If Pandora's Box really has such magical power, what about the other demon generals of the Abyss? Could they also be coveting it?"

"In that case... we must find out why Lilith misunderstood, otherwise it will be dangerous if the other demon generals also misunderstand."

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The word "key" always evokes negative thoughts.

"If Pandora's Box is a separate space, does it have a door? Otherwise, why would it need a 'key'? And how does this 'key' work to open this space?" After thinking for a moment, Gu Ran continued to ask with some doubt.

"No one knows the specifics of Pandora's Box. It's one of the Abyss's greatest secrets, so we can't determine what the criteria are for obtaining the key to Pandora's Box," Xue Yingsong shook her head and said. "All we know is a little bit about Pandora's Box. More details are probably only known to the demon generals of the Abyss."

"After all, the demon generals of the abyss have been able to maintain a balance for thousands of years. They must have made compromises and reached some kind of agreement to maintain a certain degree of stability and harmony. This must include Pandora's Box. Otherwise, it is a power that can break the balance of the abyss, and the other demon generals would not sit idly by."

Gu Ran: "If the demon generals value Pandora's Box so much, then Lilith likely went alone without consulting the other demon generals, otherwise only Lilith's army would have appeared. But speaking of which, how was Lilith able to appear the instant that passage opened? Was she waiting on the other side of the abyss all along?"

This is what puzzled Gu Ran.

Even he didn't know beforehand that Dragon Gate City was located above the passage between the human realm and the abyss. Once Dragon Gate City was raised, it would open the passage between the two realms.

How did Lilith know all this, and how did she happen to be waiting on the other side? Was it just a simple coincidence?

Gu Ran looked Xue Yingsong up and down suspiciously.

No matter how you look at it, the role this guy played was anything but simple.

After all, it was Xue Yingsong who insisted on sending him to that ruin, and it was also Xue Yingsong who knew a great deal of secret information and inside stories.

Xue Yingsong could tell what Gu Ran was suspicious from his gaze, so he smiled and said, "If I said this was just a simple coincidence, would you believe me?"

"Do I look like an idiot to you?" Gu Ran asked.

Xue Yingsong couldn't help but give a wry smile: "But this is indeed more of a coincidence."

After clearing her throat, Xue Yingsong paused, considered her words, and began to speak:

"First of all, there is absolutely no way I would inform Lilith, both because I am human and she is an abyss demon, and I would never betray human interests to an abyss demon, and also because she is coveting Xiaoling, believing that Xiaoling is the key to opening Pandora's box, and has been plotting against her all along."

"Secondly, I have no way or channel to communicate with Lilith. Even if I wanted to betray my daughter and humanity, I simply couldn't."

Xue Yingsong's expression was quite helpless. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't even dare to question it. Unlike Gu Ran, who not only questioned it but also openly expressed it.

Gu Ran nodded. Although he could think of all of these things, he still wanted Xue Yingsong to say them himself, and then observe Xue Yingsong's expression and state to see if there was anything unusual or wrong with him.

His observation was that Xue Yingsong behaved perfectly normally; he couldn't see anything wrong with her.

"What about Xue Xiling's special abilities? Is it possible that this is the reason for Lilith's misunderstanding? I also heard her say that you told her not to reveal her abilities in public," Gu Ran asked.

Xue Yingsong glanced at Gu Ran: "Xiao Ling, her ability is indeed a bit special. I don't know if that's why Lilith has set her sights on her. But the reason I told her not to reveal her ability outside wasn't because of Lilith, but for other reasons. I told you about the cohesiveness of ability crystal cores before, right?"

"The cohesiveness of supernatural ability crystal cores?" Gu Ran asked, somewhat surprised. "Do you mean that high-level supernatural ability users will come... to hunt for supernatural ability crystal cores?"

In theory, the cohesiveness of superpower crystal cores will attract high-level and low-level superpowered individuals together. If a high-level superpowered individual is not broad-minded enough and is stronger, they will hunt down low-level superpowered individuals and seize their superpower crystal cores to upgrade their own.

Despite the many drawbacks of this "upgrade," such as the rejection of even the highest and lowest level ability crystal cores when used for upgrades, although it can indeed improve one's strength to a certain extent, it leaves behind significant problems.

For example, it could worsen the pollution of star stones!

Although it is unknown who solved the problem of star stone pollution more than three hundred years after the tyrant of Canglong City, reducing the pollution to an acceptable level, star stones are indeed still polluted to a certain extent.

Especially this kind of reckless behavior that disregards gender exclusion.