"You really can go back to the past," she murmured. "I thought..."
"What did you think?" I asked.
She shook her head and didn't continue.
"What do we do now?" she asked me. "Can you be sure of a way to return to the original world?"
I hesitated for a moment and then shook my head. Although I had tried many times before, the results were never satisfactory. I couldn't even be sure if I was still in the original world.
Lin Yutong thought for a moment.
"How about..." she said, "you try traveling to the future?"
"The future?"
"Yes." She explained, "Since you can travel to the past, you should also be able to travel to the future."
"But..."
"Time Displacement is not limited to the past," she said. "The future also has Time Displacement."
"If you travel to the future, maybe you can find a way back to the past."
I suddenly realized.
Of course, why hadn't I thought of that? As long as I found a Time Displacement that occurred in the future, wouldn't that allow me to return to the past?
I almost jumped up in excitement.
But Lin Yutong's next words poured cold water over my enthusiasm.
"But..." she said, "you need to think it through."
"This ability is not unlimited."
"Every time you travel, it consumes your lifespan."
I was stunned.
Consume lifespan?
Doesn't this mean that if I choose to go back and save my classmates, I will die?
But if I don't go back, they will also die.
It's a dilemma.
Just as I was lost in thought, my phone in my pocket suddenly vibrated.
I took out my phone and was stunned.
It was a message from Ji Meng.
"I know you want to save your classmates."
"But I advise you not to do it."
"Trying to change the past will have catastrophic consequences."
"You will die."
I gasped.
How did he know my plan?
Has he been watching me all along?
But how is that possible? There’s hardly any signal here, and I can't even make a call; how did he contact me?
Lin Yutong noticed my strange expression and came over.
After seeing the message, she gasped and covered her mouth.
"Who sent this?" she asked.
"Ji Meng," I replied.
"Who is Ji Meng?"
"Our principal."
Lin Yutong fell silent.
I then detailed the situation to Lin Yutong.
Ji Meng controlled time and space, and I told her everything about how she brought me to this time and space.
Lin Yutong remained silent for a long time after hearing this. I understood her feelings. After all, these things sounded too bizarre and hard to believe. But she had to believe it because only she could help me.
"I thought of a way," Lin Yutong finally spoke up.
"What way?"
"Every time you travel, is there a time difference?"
I nodded.
"If we can accurately calculate this time difference and keep it within a certain range..."
"Then we can avoid consuming your lifespan?" I asked.
Lin Yutong shook her head. "There will still be consumption; it will just be slowed down," she said. "At least this way, you won't die quickly."
"And..."
"This method will also help you better adapt to Time Displacement."
"Maybe one day, you'll be able to freely traverse between different Timelines."
"So..." Lin Yutong said, "you must make a choice quickly."
"Otherwise, your classmates are doomed."
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