Jiang Yangshuo, standing in the shadows, said,

"Give me another chance, Yuanyuan."

He walked out from the shade of the trees and took two steps towards the forest garden.

He was wearing a suit and leather shoes, with golden eyes and intense emotions.

His slightly semi-beastial appearance made him look like a cornered beast.

"I will do well this time, cherish it, and never make the same mistake again."

He approached Lin Yuan little by little, his voice was bitter,

"Do you know that I haven't had a good night's sleep in these years? I regret it all the time."

Lin Yuan stepped back a little.

Jiang Yangshuo's emotions were intense and outgoing. The tentacles captured a variety of complex emotions, anxiety, pain, desire, regret... and something else.

It's hard to read when mixed together.

Human beings are always like this, Lin Yuan thought, complex and changeable, difficult to understand.

But she found that there was still a difference.

The difference lies in whether you want to understand it or not.

Not long ago, it was a similar environment.

In the dim light, there was some noise around. Another sentry stood in front of him and gave him a bitter smile.

His emotions were like molten lava, warming his heart.

I kept the idea in my memory at that time, pondering it all the time, trying to understand it over and over again, until today.

I really want to understand, thinking about it

Unlike this moment, the emotions coming from the other side are surging.

But my heart is like that cold lake, without any ripples, and I feel a little dull.

I just want to leave quickly.

Jiang Yangshuo seemed very excited, his mouth opening and closing as he spoke. Lin Yuan, distracted, only heard fragments of what he said.

"I know? I was wrong, Lin Yuan."

"I think about you every day."

“I’m going crazy.”

"Really, give me another chance... please."

She knew that Jiang Yangshuo's feelings at this moment might be genuine. About ten years ago, in a garden, the young boy Jiang Yangshuo who found her at that time said the same sincere words to her.

Lin Yuan couldn't help but think back to himself at that time.

At that time, she was still a very small child, with a small body, alone, and at a loss about the world she lived in.

When I looked up, I saw only a very narrow road.

The state-designated partner ultimately returns to life in the family and backyard, where life can almost end at a glance, leaving no room for choice or trial and error.

At that time, I just felt confused.

Now that she has seen the real sky and mountains, it is terrifying to think about her going back to that life.

Jiang Yangshuo is still talking.

"We have known each other since childhood. No one knows you better than me."

"I don't care anymore if you're an offensive wizard or something."

"I won't say those stupid things that hurt you anymore."

"My father said that if you are willing, he will immediately ask His Majesty to grant you a marriage contract, and you will immediately become the mistress of the Jiang family."

When Lin Yuan heard this, he came to his senses, was shocked, and waved his hands repeatedly.

"No no no, thank you."

She almost forgot that the guide was the property of the empire and had to obey the marriage contract arranged by the state. If the Jiang family proposed again at this time and the queen agreed, she would have no choice but to flee and become a wanted criminal of the empire.

The possibility of this happening must be eliminated, no matter how small.

Reject him and completely destroy his hope.

When necessary, Guide Lin, who is good at seeing through people's hearts, quickly takes action, is decisive, rational and indifferent, and efficiently finds solutions.

[Quick, quick, copy the answers for me] Lin Yuan gave instructions.

The group of tentacle secretaries searched for the right picture from among the myriad memory fragments within a second and presented it to Lin Yuan for him to imitate.

"Thank you for keeping me in your heart for so many years, but I may have to say sorry to you."

The girl under the wisteria trellis lowered her head slightly, looking shy, imitating the scene very well.

"But I already have other sentinels."

"Impossible." Jiang Yangshuo subconsciously reached out and tried to grab Lin Yuan's arm.

The girl standing in the shadow of the flowers suddenly looked up at him.

Her eyes were cold and sparkling, like a pair of cold jades immersed in an icy spring.

Then? His eyes were so cold, without even a trace of attachment or friendship towards me.

Jiang Yangshuo's hand, which was raised in the air, froze, and slowly dropped under the cold and powerful pressure.

I knew this girl many years ago, held her hand since she was a child, and once thought she would become my wife.

Now, she was standing in front of him and was only basically polite to him. If he tried to get any closer, she would respond with intimidation.

Jiang Yangshuo felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if a red-hot dagger had stabbed into it and was stirring violently.

Perhaps Lin Yuan had felt the same way when he saw himself holding someone else's hand?

No, the sadder thing is that she might not care as much as she thinks.

Jiang Yangshuo's eyes were red, holding on to his last fantasy, he asked in his most gentle tone,

"Impossible, Yuanyuan, you are just still mad at me, right? There is no Sentinel more suitable for you than me. Have you forgotten that our match is 70%?"

"But he is very nice to me and likes me very much. We are a good match and we are very happy together."

Lin Yuan became a little impatient and began to imitate Lazy, speaking in a very cold tone.

Finally, I thought about it and added a sentence to make it more convincing.

"All my faults are my strengths in his eyes. We are very compatible in our spiritual vision. I am satisfied with him. He has become my sentinel."

When she said this, I don’t know who she was thinking of, but her cheeks flushed slightly.

In the night filled with the fragrance of flowers, she looked a bit like a human girl who was truly in love.

"Who is it?" Jiang Yangshuo asked desperately, "Tell me his name, then I can give up this worry."

The Jianghu came to the rescue in order to eradicate this trouble once and for all.

Lin Yuan went over the familiar sentinels over the years in his mind and picked a name from among the many brothers with whom he had been through life and death together.

He and I have a life-and-death friendship, and we are willing to risk our lives to help each other. I guess he won't mind being a shield for me this time.

"That person is..."

The two men were talking while standing under the flower stand in the courtyard. In the hall across the running water, under the brightest lights, many people were surrounding Ni Ji.

The new adjutant of the Royal Guard handled the banquet very well.

He is not too enthusiastic, nor too cold and arrogant. He strikes the right balance between being neither too close nor too distant, making him comfortable to be around.

Young and handsome, with great military achievements, honors and glory, experienced and knowledgeable, he is undoubtedly a rising star.

Countless people approached him with wine glasses in hand and chatted with him.

An old colleague from the Public Security Bureau was talking excitedly with his belly sticking out. Ni Ji nodded, looked at him, and smiled gently.

No one knew that this sentry who usually smiled lightly and spoke easily was actually very nervous at this moment. His five senses were fully activated and all his attention was focused on a waterside pavilion far away from here.

He discovered Lin Yuan from the beginning.

Do you know? She held up her skirt and took her wine glass and sat alone under the flower stand by the water.

I heard the subtle sound of a skirt rustling, heard her patting her chest as if in relief, heard her sitting down by the water.

Under the shadows of the overlapping wisteria flowers, a white hand shook a crystal glass, and the wine made a slight flowing sound as her fingers shook it.

That sound came from far away, was picked up by the sentry's powerful hearing, and shook his mind.

While Ni Ji was dealing with the people around him who kept talking, trying not to make any big mistakes, he couldn't help but try his best to capture every little detail about that person.

The aroma of the wine in her glass spread all the way and came from far away.

The wine she was drinking was made from longan, which was sweet at first but strong, just the way she liked it.

Imagine at this moment. That person was wearing a hat and had wine on his lips. He was squinting his eyes slightly, looking very comfortable.

The hem of her skirt was stained with the faint scent of grass and roses.

Perhaps at an earlier moment, she ran through her yard with her skirt lifted, taking on the unique scent of their family yard.

I have been to that yard with plants, roses, roses and many other flowers many times.

Who is approaching her? Ni Ji's eyes suddenly turned cold.

An ungrateful guy disturbed her peace.

It was the so-called ex-fiancé who, after they came back this time, disturbed Lin Yuan many times without knowing the consequences.

That?s a damned fellow.

Ni Ji heard the entire conversation between the two. It was not his place to listen, it was a courtesy written in the sentry code, but he could not bear it at all.

Standing there, she could hear from afar another sentry pouring out his heart to her in a passionate and frank manner, begging for her forgiveness and care.

My heart can't help but mention it.

I heard her coldly reject it. I felt relieved.

I also heard her say that she already has a sentinel she likes.

I also heard Jiang Yangshuo asking that person's name.

Lin Yuan opened his mouth to answer.

Ni Ji felt a hand reaching into his chest, and the cold fingers suddenly gripped his pounding heart.

Don't let it struggle, don't let it jump?

At that moment, it was as if the ability to breathe was taken away. The colleague next to him was still talking slowly, but Ni Ji could no longer hear his voice.

The whole body's attention is highly concentrated, crossing the passing crowd and the shuttling footsteps.

He heard a dragonfly fluttering across the water, the shadows of flowers reflected in the flowing water, and a fish came up to the surface of the lake, stirring up the surface with its tail.

The person standing by the water spoke slowly, "That person's name is..."

At that moment, time seemed to be stretched infinitely.

At this moment, countless scenes of life flashed through Ni Ji's mind.

When he was young, he had no parents and had a hard life.

I was too young at that time. When I was freezing cold and almost dying of hunger, I envied those homes that had warm lights on.

When you are hurt and sick and curled up in a corner, you will always long for the embrace of your loved ones.

I grew up stumbling like this, and unknowingly planted the seed of longing for something in my heart.

Although I still don’t know what it is, I am still searching for it.

After entering the Sentinel Academy, I admired the teachers, but they later changed.

I made good friends and classmates, but they eventually turned against me.

At the sentry post, I found comrades who could trust their lives, and those people also left.

He never got what he wanted. His body was empty, and his heart was always missing something.

I met her directly. I finally understood what I had always longed for.

A person who brings you warmth, a family, a warm embrace,

Ever since I met her. Ever since she hugged me that one time. This unquenchable desire has been forever tied to her.

Now maybe you have new partners, things you want to do, and goals you want to achieve.

But the desire for her hidden deep in my heart is clearer and stronger than ever before.

Jiang Yangshuo was waiting for Lin Yuan to speak, waiting for that name to come out.

Ni Ji was also waiting, holding his breath and pausing his heartbeat.

It’s like waiting for the most important judgment in life.

In the spiritual picture, the sea is covered with mist and the waves are rolling.

A huge scale appeared in the sky, and on one end of the scale were country, mission, hatred, responsibility, feelings... everything, the most important thing.

The other side is empty.

Until Lin Yuan's lips parted slightly and he finally said that name,

He is my sentinel, his name is...

Ni Ji.

The two words "Ni Ji" slowly fell from the sky and landed on the other side of the scale.

The balanced scales are spinning under the thousands of stars.

Where is the Sentinel's world? It stabilized in an instant.

The waves and thick fog dissipated, the heart fell back into the chest, and fresh air flowed into the lungs again.

I vaguely know that Lin Yuan might just be using his name to appease Jiang Yangshuo.

But I heard her say with her own mouth that her sentinel was Ni Ji, and the person she liked was Ni Ji, not anyone else, not any other name.

That seems to be enough.

It seems that all that he has experienced and endured along the way, from a lonely orphan to a warrior who has experienced hardships, has been comforted by this moment today.

Jiang Yangshuo left with a pale face.

Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, bent down and poked his head out from under the flower stand with wisteria flowers hanging down, and saw the person whose name he had just used to arrange things.

That man stood by the water, rippling waves floating on his face with distinct features. There was water around him and his eyes seemed to be filled with ripples.

Lin Yuan saw a striking red color that dyed his ears and neck. The red color went all the way down and was collected in the tight collar of his military uniform.

The sentry turned his head away, avoiding her sight, and spoke in the scented night.

"You... actually knew how I felt about you."

That? The sound is very light, like a hint of sweet wine floating in a glass, which can easily make people intoxicated by listening to it.

Lin Yuan suspected that he had drunk too much tonight, otherwise why was his head so confused?

He didn't even have time to brush away the broken purple petals that fell all over his shoulders.

What did he say? What did he mean?

What did he just hear me say?

[I already have a sentinel, and that person likes me very much, his name is Ni Ji.]

【You just said this】

[He and I are in sync with each other, and we also fit in well in our spiritual landscape.]

The tentacles were very diligent in giving reminders.

Lin Yuan opened his mouth, confused for a moment and not knowing what to say.

Ni Ji sighed, reached out her hand and gently took off a petal that had fallen on her head.

Looking at her dazed face, he gave her a gentle smile.

"It's okay, you don't have to say anything, I understand."

Do you know that you are just using me as an excuse? Do you know that you don't have that kind of feelings for me?

It doesn't matter, as long as the name is mine, it will make me happy.

Don't say unnecessary words at this time and hurt my feelings.

…

The music ended and the crowd dispersed, and the lavish royal banquet came to an end.

Ni Ji returned to the secret room where the weapons were kept.

I just attended a party and didn't do anything, but I felt as tired as if I had gone through a storm.

He sat down in the recliner in the dark, stretched his legs, relaxed his body, and didn't want to move at all.

Weapons were not allowed at royal banquets, so the two knives were placed on the shelf and not taken with them. They had no idea what happened at the banquet.

{Did he encounter something again?}

{Of course? Look at him.}

{He must have something on his mind that he couldn't talk to anyone about. So he came to this room and would rather listen to us scold him.}

{Needless to say, it's that Kraken again.}

{It's pitiful. I feel like I'm going to turn into a masochist if I keep going on like this.}

{Hei, you give him some ideas. Aren't you good at romance?}

{Who is good at emotional scenes? I am only good at sex scenes.}

{But if you want me to say something, then? It’s not like I can’t give you some guidance. Hehe, kid, just listen to me… mmm}

Ni Ji stretched out his hand and covered the handle of the knife.

The black knife struggled to make a sound from between its fingers.

"...Listen to me, you should clean yourself up and... uh uh... let her take the responsibility... "

"...Silly? Sweet...well...I don't even dare to listen to it. How can you handle it when you are so innocent? That? Kraken...well...let go..."

"Don't cover his mouth."

"The words are not true."

"Wait until another sentinel snatches her away. Don't come back crying in front of us."

"I don't like the taste of blood. It turns sour."

In the dark room, the personal terminal on Ni Ji's wrist lit up, indicating that there were unread messages.

When you click on the screen, you will see a round pink octopus head jumping up and down.

Ni Ji covered the two handles of the knife and blinked his eyes on the blade.

The dark room suddenly became quiet. No one spoke. You could almost hear a pin drop. The only sound that could be heard was the sentry's distinct breathing.

{Look what he said. Are you stupid?}

{Maybe I'll ask you out at midnight? That's a good thing.}

After a while, the sentry let go and lit up the jumping little octopus.

The light from the virtual screen illuminated his face, his eyes moved, and the words that popped up on the screen were the most numerous ever.

Ni Ji could actually distinguish the messages from Lin Yuan and Lin Yuan's tentacles.

If it was Lin Yuan herself who sent the message, it was always concise, cold and distant, um, okay, yes, OK. Basically? No more than three words.

The tentacles are different, they type very quickly, long and sweet words, and add some beautiful love symbols at the end.

This time, it was clearly Lin Yuan who typed it in. The text appeared and then was withdrawn, and then appeared and then disappeared.

Ni Ji could even imagine what was on the other side of the screen at this moment.

At this moment, that person must be facing her personal terminal, with no expression on her face. Her white fingers tapped the virtual keyboard, repeatedly confirming whether the meaning of the text was the emotion she wanted to express in her heart.

A bunch of tentacles were talking and giving advice on the side.

"I'm going to the land of pandas..."

Typing, typing.

"It's different here than anywhere else."

"It's kind of important to me."

“It’s also quite dangerous.”

"I want to ask you..." - withdraw.

"I want to invite you..." - withdraw.

"I really want you to come with me."

"Don't know? Can you spare some time?"

"Waiting for your reply~~~~"——Withdraw the word "Oh".

"Oh~~~"——Withdraw

"Yo~~~"

"Waiting for your reply~~~+symbol".

Pentagram symbol - withdrawal.

Awkward smile? Face - withdraw.

Entering, Entering...

Finally, a sparkling pink heart popped out.