Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1568: The Masked Man Reappears

Chapter 1568: Chapter 1568: The Masked Man Reappears

Su Hui hugged Gu Fan tightly, and that warm feeling instantly surged into Gu Fan’s heart, also calming the emotions within him.

Gu Fan only felt enveloped by a long-missed warmth, as if a person in agony had been given a shot of a sedative. All his melancholy, frustration, self-reproach, and pain seemed to be dissolved by this warmth.

"Don’t worry, I will always be by your side." Su Hui’s simple words were like a warm current flowing into Gu Fan’s heart, completely shattering the will he had forcibly upheld during this time.

Gu Fan also embraced Su Hui tightly, his body trembling, his voice choked with sobs: "I can’t sleep at all, I have nightmares every day, I dream every day that I have killed Lin Xi with my own hands, I’m so afraid, I’m afraid that one day I’ll really become that bastard."

"Rest assured, I’m here, I won’t let you turn into that." Su Hui felt Gu Fan’s helplessness and pain for the first time, and the more at times like this, the more he needed someone unswervingly by his side for support.

Not far away, the masked man and the masked woman looked on at this scene in a daze, seeing Su Hui as Gu Fan’s only reliance at the moment, and also recognizing that many things cannot be changed.

"Let’s go!" The masked man seemed to dislike this scene, turning around and leaving in a huff.

The masked woman immediately chased after him: "Wait, where are you going?"

The masked man replied indifferently: "Where else can I go, of course, back to the era we originally belonged to."

"But, our mission is not yet complete, we haven’t changed the past yet?" The masked woman still wanted to persist, but she heard the masked man’s impatient voice: "Have you still not accepted the reality? We did everything possible, hoping that Xue Wang and the hunter would not meet, but they still met, we tried our best to prevent Gu Fan from getting involved, but Gu Fan still made it, we can’t stop Mo Yun from dying at the hands of the hunter, Irina and Lin Yue, nor can we stop Gu Fan from refusing to help the hunter and Irina, and even less can we prevent the catastrophe that X cannot stop. Everything we do is in vain."

Hearing the masked man’s resentful shouting, the masked woman was deeply stung, but she did not waver: "If you give up so easily, then go back, I still want to stay and try."

The masked man was taken aback at first, he shook his head, struggling to accept it: "Since you’re not giving up, then stay, but I advise you not to have too much hope, because the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment." After saying this, the masked man turned around and left, without any reluctance.

Seeing her companion leave, the masked woman wanted to say something to retain him, but found she couldn’t utter a word.

The masked woman looked back again and saw that Gu Fan and Su Hui had already left, and for some reason, a wave of discomfort surged in her heart. If the past truly could not be changed, what did that mean?

******

Three days after the battle had passed.

Late at night, the masked woman stood atop an unfinished building, gazing at the lights of the distant city where Gu Fan resided, feeling the warmth and human touch through the city’s lights.

Alone, with no one to share the troubles in her heart, the masked woman even more clueless about what her next step should be? Repeatedly she asked herself if all efforts were futile before the Destiny Stone?

Just as the masked woman was overwhelmed with sorrow, a figure appeared behind her, silent and drawing closer.

"Who!" The masked woman eventually noticed the anomaly, turning around in shock only to see another figure wearing a mask.

"Sorry to interrupt your thoughts." The mysterious masked person appeared, hands in his pockets, his coat fluttering slightly, his indifferent eyes carrying a rare touch of warmth.

The masked woman was on edge: "How did you get here, how did you know I traveled back in time?"

"I not only know you came to this era, but I also know what you have done?" The mysterious masked person stepped in front of the masked woman, gave her a good look, and then sighed: "What’s wrong, you seem disheartened, did things not go well?"

The masked woman nodded slightly, then said: "We tried, but we found that the past can’t be changed, you will still..."

Hearing this, the mysterious masked person couldn’t help but laugh: "If the past could really be changed, then I wouldn’t have had to go to great lengths to separate Li Shi from myself during high school."

The masked woman immediately looked up, fixating on the mysterious masked person and cautiously asked: "I’m sure Su Hui isn’t the key, so who is the key between Li Shi and Li Shi, and why do you have to separate Li Shi from yourself in high school?"

"Do you think I would tell you? Give you the chance to defeat me?" After saying this, the mysterious masked person patted the masked woman’s shoulder, kindly reminding: "The power of the Destiny Stone cannot be broken, the past cannot be changed, if you dwell on the past, you’ll end up on the wrong path. But, the future is promising, if you want to defeat me, focus on events that have yet to happen."

"Events that have yet to happen? What does that mean?" The masked woman was confused.

The mysterious masked person smiled faintly, then turned to leave, as the space-time tunnel opened for him, he stepped into the space-time tunnel, disappearing from the masked woman’s sight.

"No, you wouldn’t be so helpful in telling me how to defeat you." The masked woman was skeptical, she knew the mysterious masked person all too well.

Now that her whereabouts had been exposed, if there really was a chance to change the past, the mysterious masked person wouldn’t have let the masked woman go so easily, so the masked woman also felt it was time to give up.

"Sorry, everyone, I’ve done my best." The masked woman sighed silently, once again feeling an indescribable exhaustion.

The masked woman took out a device with a button, she opened the space-time tunnel, ready to return to her own era.

Just as the masked woman was about to step into the space-time tunnel, she suddenly thought of something. If events that have already happened in the past cannot be changed, then could events that have not occurred in the past be created?

Since many events had happened in the past, these events linking one by one, never affecting the future.

So, if a few more events occurred in the past, such as Gu Fan meeting a kind-hearted person, encountering many beautiful things, and so forth, they could increasingly influence Gu Fan’s aspiration for life, thus changing the future.

The masked woman had an epiphany, she saw hope, and a fighting spirit was reignited within her heart.

Still, the masked woman could not understand why the mysterious masked person had specifically come to give her a reminder. Was he really not worried? Or was there some trickery involved?