It’s very worry-free.
Overall, this ocean trip was successful except for the fact that Ariel's hatred for him deepened.
But when he thought of Alice, Gu Ran's feelings suddenly faded.
He kind of didn't want to come to the ocean anymore.
I also kind of don't want to see Ariel again.
Although he knew it was an escape, he knew that escape was shameful.
But... ...escaping does work.
Using the space props to open the space portal, Gu Ran walked in.
After returning to Canglong City, Gu Ran subconsciously used his mental power to check the current situation in Canglong City.
Canglong City has already come through the lows of the civil unrest period, and with its recent great victories over New Covenant City and Far East City, even its old rival Suzaku City has been overwhelmed by them, and the faces of the citizens are generally filled with joy.
Nothing happened.
Gu Ran felt relieved.
But he felt a little strange that he didn’t feel Xue Yingsong’s mental power today.
Generally speaking, Xue Yingsong would cover Lanxin University with his mental power and keep track of the situation of Lanxin University at any time.
He values Lyceum University more than his own life.
Then, when Gu Ran extended his mental power into Xue Yingsong's very comprehensive laboratory, he was suddenly startled.
The next moment, he immediately rushed back to Xue Yingsong's laboratory as fast as he could.
In order to save time, he even rushed in without opening the door properly.
"Principal, what's wrong with you?"
Gu Ran rushed to the laboratory and was shocked when he saw Xue Yingsong lying on the ground with a haggard face and his vitality gradually weakening.
There was no time to figure out why Xue Yingsong was in this state, Gu Ran hurried to check on his condition.
After a quick check, Gu Ran frowned.
Because overall Xue Yingsong's physical condition is actually "healthy". Not only is there no visible external injury on the surface, but there are also no major problems with his internal organs or muscle activity.
Everything is within normal range.
The only abnormal thing is that Xue Yingsong's vitality is gradually declining, and his heartbeat is in a "healthy and strong" state of decreasing frequency.
For a moment, Gu Ran could not find any "problems", so he wanted to use his telekinesis to immediately notify Xue Xiling, and then call the best medical team from Lanxin University over.
However, before Gu Ran started to call others with telekinesis, Xue Yingsong opened his eyes and grabbed his arm.
"No... don't tell anyone else!"
"It will... it will cause chaos..."
"I...I can hold on!"
Gu Ran looked at Xue Yingsong in surprise.
Xue Yingsong's usually energetic face had now lost all its luster, and even speaking was difficult.
But his eyes were as sharp and determined as ever.
"Well, you explain the situation first. If it makes sense, I will agree to your request. If you can't convince me, then it's out of your hands. I will notify the rest of the people at Lyceum University immediately."
Gu Ran raised his eyebrows slightly and said.
As soon as he returned to Canglong City, he found Xue Yingsong lying on the ground, his life gradually disappearing. This really gave him a big "surprise", which was like a thunderbolt at the beginning.
He was now very curious about what had happened to Xue Yingsong.
He had just used his telekinesis to scan Lanxin University and found no other external enemies.
So how did Xue Yingsong become what she is now
Xue Yingsong struggled for a while, and signaled Gu Ran to put him aside on the bed where he could rest.
After Gu Ran put him on the bed, he lay there like a critically ill patient.
There was a deep sigh on his face.
"Perhaps this is the price of peeking into fate."
“Everyone knows that fate cannot be speculated, but fate, everyone hopes to see it clearly.”
"Are you wondering why my vitality has been reduced so much even though I don't have any injuries?"
Gu Ran nodded.
"This is actually caused by forcibly peeping into fate." Xue Yingsong said slowly, "I want to see the future of Canglong City, the future of Lanxin University, and the future of your Xiaoling.
"But fate... This involves world rules that researchers cannot study. In the end, I only saw an inaccurate corner of the future. Even so, I paid a huge price for it. And that price is what you just saw - my life, my vitality."
"Spying into fate?" Gu Ran stared at Xue Yingsong. "You can spy into fate? It's not some kind of sorcery, is it? You sacrificed your own life, but in the end it was just a joke."
Xue Yingsong smiled and shook her head: "Witchcraft? I don't know if it is or not, but I know I have to do it."
"Lyxin University has been established for more than 300 years. Although 300 years seems like a long time, if we look at the entire Human Alliance, compared to other universities, Lyxin University is actually a very young university. There are many universities that were established longer than Lyxin University. However, no school has a deeper influence than the main city where Lyxin University is located."
"Besides, you have been to the ruins and have been recognized by the first president. You also understand that the first president of Lyceum University was not a booster for the development of Lyceum University after his disappearance. Instead, he was a heavy historical burden."
“Even so, Lanxin University has successfully become one of the top universities in the Human Alliance in just over three hundred years, and has become one of the symbols of Canglong City, deeply influencing Canglong City.”
"Because the presidents after the first president all accurately grasped the pulse of the times and chose the right path, allowing Lyceum University to continue to develop."
"But do you know why? It's because of the first principal."
Speaking of this, Xue Yingsong couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
Gu Ran was also curious: "The first president? Didn't he disappear? Why is he still able to influence Lanxin University?"
Xue Yingsong said: "Perhaps there are people in this world who are born with knowledge and can accurately predict the development of the times in the next few hundred years.
"Although the first president disappeared, he left behind a diary in which he recorded his thoughts on the development of the academic world in the next few hundred years. He believed that Starstone technology would become mainstream and have a huge impact on all aspects of human production and life.
"So in his diary, he particularly emphasized that Lanxin University must vigorously develop in the direction of Starstone Technology. At that time, he did not know that he would disappear completely soon after, so many of the words in the diary were spoken to himself, which should be a warning and reminder to himself.
"But the diary disappeared a few decades later, and even the information recorded by many scholars disappeared along with it. It remains an unsolved case to this day."
When Gu Ran heard about the diary, his first reaction was: Who would write a diary
Then I thought, the first president of Lyceum University didn’t seem to be a serious person.
That's okay.
“So, later on, Lyceum University actually had very complicated feelings towards its first president.”
Xue Yingsong continued, "Without him, there would be no Lyceum University. Without his guidance, there would be no great development of Lyceum University in the following hundreds of years. But at the same time, he is also a tyrant who has been nailed to the pillar of shame in history and has been insulted by future generations.
"So at the beginning, Lyceum University was very secretive about him. But it was a bit strange, but it made the later Lyceum University people happy. As time went by, the historical records about him became fewer and fewer, and people gradually forgot about the first president of Lyceum University. It seemed that it was natural for Lyceum University to not have its first president."
"If development had gone according to normal rules, the first president of Lanxin University would have slowly become a figure similar to the founder of martial arts, and no one would have associated him with the Tyrant of Canglong City at the time. Oh, and even his identity as the Tyrant of Canglong City was slowly forgotten by the people of Canglong City."
"It seems that everything related to that person cannot escape the fate of being forgotten."
"I didn't pay much attention to these things before, and I didn't understand them, until I became the president of Lyceum University, and I got the 'treasure' of the first president, which should be considered as the treasure he left behind."
Xue Yingsong said tremblingly: "That treasure may be of no use to others, but to the president of Lanxin University, it is very valuable information.
"A diary of the first principal, and notes and annotations of the subsequent principals."
"The diary of the first principal? The comments of subsequent principals?" Gu Ran couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that there is a method of peeking into fate recorded in it?"
If it were the diary of the first president and the annotations of subsequent presidents, it would indeed be more valuable to Lyceum University.
You can learn a lot of secrets of Lyceum University at that time.
Moreover, it seemed that Xue Yingsong had gained something extremely valuable from it—it could actually allow him to peek into fate.
"Yes." Xue Yingsong nodded slightly, "I did get a way to spy on fate, but I can only spy on the fate of a small range. The larger the scope of spying, the greater the price to pay.
"In the past, I would simply predict some small things or individuals in a small range, so the price I paid was actually not very high. This time, I wanted to expand the scope and spy on the fate of Lyceum University, but what I didn't expect was that the price I paid was so huge."
"Even if the price is not very high, you still have to pay a price. Why did you suddenly have the urge to peek into your fate today?" Gu Ran looked at Xue Yingsong and said with some confusion.
"It's not a whim, but an unprecedented crisis is about to come to Lanxin University, and I... I must find a way to resolve the crisis." Xue Yingsong said with a wry smile, "I thought that the previous one was already a crisis for Lanxin University, but compared with the real crisis, it was just child's play."
What is the real crisis of Lyceum University
"What crisis will Lanxin University encounter? Also, how do you know that Lanxin University is about to encounter a major crisis?" Gu Ran asked.
"Because the first principal's diary... recorded all of this and predicted all of this, even my death."
Xue Yingsong turned her head slightly and looked at Gu Ran.
"Your death? It was predicted that you would die because of prying into fate? But you still did it?" Gu Ran's eyes narrowed, "Where's the diary? Where is it? Let me see it."
Xue Yingsong grabbed Gu Ran's sleeve and said, "Don't worry about the diary. Can you promise me one thing before I die?"
"What's the matter?" Gu Ran looked at Xue Yingsong with a frown, and suddenly felt something was wrong.
"Ahem... After I die, the things I can't let go of the most are Xiao Ling, Lanxin University, and Canglong City."
"The people of Canglong City, as well as the teachers and students of Lanxin University, have already recognized you. If you take over, I will be very relieved... But Xiao Ling, ah."
"Can you help me take good care of her? I am a dying man... Please."