"The Guide is the treasure of the Empire, the soul companion of the Sentinel, and the most beautiful and tender flower."

In Lin Yuan's living room, a large TV screen was playing a popular TV series from the Empire.

With love as the theme and suffering as the background, it is a story about a male civilian guide marrying into a wealthy family.

The choir's sweet voices praised love and thanked the White Tower and the Queen for their protection.

The handsome guide, dressed in a pure white dress, walked into the marriage hall, and was held by the arm of a noble female sentry.

After getting married, he endured his wife's bad temper, his father-in-law and mother-in-law who discriminated against and abused him, and his aunt who molested him maliciously. After going through all kinds of hardships and torture, he finally won the love of the sentry's wife.

"They always broadcast TV series like this." Cao Yunyun turned her eyes away from the screen. "I have heard these words since I was a child, and I always thought they were true..."

Her voice gradually became lighter as she spoke. She had a lot of things rolling in her chest, but she didn't know where to start.

She used to be Lin Yuan's best friend, but after getting married, two children, the complicated social life of an aristocratic family, an arrogant and lazy husband, and countless trivial matters have tied her wings.

Even when her best friend had to go to that dangerous place again, she barely squeezed out time to meet Lin Yuan.

Xiao Suo brought some tea and snacks to Cao Yunyun.

The etiquette is perfect, the behavior is elegant, and there is no mistake.

With more guests recently, Little Crab has gained a lot of confidence. He even summoned up the courage to greet Cao Yunyun and called her Miss Yunyun.

Cao Yunyun drank hot tea and snacks while looking out the window at the courtyard of Lin Yuan's home. The courtyard was not very tidy, but it had roses that could still bloom in winter.

Lin Yuan's home used to be so deserted that it frightened her. But now it has become warm and begins to feel like a real home.

Lin Yuan also changed unconsciously. When she was a child in the White Tower, she was alone everywhere. She only had one friend.

She has apparently made a lot of friends since she went out.

With a maid and a gardener at home, there were often guests, and even at those banquets, there were always many people around her.

Instead, it was myself...

Cao Yunyun smiled at Lin Yuan and handed him a stack of handwritten materials. "When I was in the student union, I happened to do a survey on the land without pupils. I referred to some recent data and recently reorganized it and brought it to you."

She reached across the table and held Lin Yuan's hand, "Yuan Yuan, that place is very dangerous, you must take care of yourself."

Her fingers were very cold, and Lin Yuanhui held her cold fingers.

Perhaps it was due to the long-term training recently, her hands were a little too strong and it seemed that she had pulled something painful. Cao Yunyun took a breath softly.

The air was quiet for a moment at that moment.

"Did he attack you?" Lin Yuan said, expressionless, and the air pressure dropped.

Cao Yunyun wanted to cover it up, but she knew she couldn't hide it from Lin Yuan.

They are both guides and have known each other since childhood, so they are very familiar with each other's various emotional fluctuations.

She could only lower her head and bite her lips lightly.

When she arrived, her husband knew that she was going to Lin Yuan's house and stopped her with an unpleasant look on his face.

"I told you not to associate with Lin Yuan anymore." The sentry at home looked disdainful. "Even after being broken off from engagement, you're still running around outside, hanging out with all kinds of sentries all day. You're not a good leader."

Cao Yunyun was very unhappy when she heard this, but she could not help but argue a little.

"Yuanyuan has never done anything illegal, nor has she ever hurt her partner's feelings. She even saved many people in the contaminated area. Why do you say that? Is she not a good guide?"

She rarely contradicted her husband. She taught her from a young age to be gentle and kind, and that patience was a virtue.

The enraged sentry grabbed her hair and hit her several times.

The sentry was very strong and beat her so hard that she couldn't get up for a long time.

"I heard that several Royal Guard sentries fought for her. You must be jealous of her, right? Do you also want to be a dissolute guide like her?"

The sentry's last words remained in her mind. Cao Yunyun held back her tears.

She envied Lin Yuan very much. She envied her for having the courage to break away from it all and do what she wanted to do.

"It's always like this, Yuanyuan." She lowered her neck like a wounded bird that couldn't fly. "I don't have any other options. I can only bear it. This kind of thing will pass if you bear it."

Perhaps at the beginning of their marriage, her husband still treated her with due courtesy.

But the sentinel gradually realized that in the small world of two people, he was in an absolute dominant position.

Once a person has absolute power, it is easy for the worst side of his nature to be exposed.

The TV screen continued to play the TV series. The guide went through hardships, endured years of pain, and finally won love.

The songs of praise were so moving and tear-jerking that it was heart-stirring.

"You can resist." Lin Yuan held Cao Yunyun's hand. "We are not weak, and we are no less capable than anyone else."

Cao Yunyun shuddered, as if she knew what terrible thing Lin Yuan was going to say, and instantly withdrew her soft hand.

"He's a sentry, you know. I'm very scared. One punch from him would make me unable to get up. Yuanyuan, I'm not as strong as you. I can't do it."

"You can also make him unable to stand up. We are guides." Lin Yuan said, "I can teach you if you are willing."

Her tone was calm, but the tentacles were boiling underground.

【I am angry】

[Yes, use Mr. Gardener's new skills]

[Leave him paralyzed]

[Let him apologize in tears]

[Let him cry for three days? Three nights]

【Make him lose his function】

【Let him lose control of that thing】

[Hey, you guys, be a little more polite]

Lin Yuan saw Cao Yunyun off. The two of them walked one after the other through the courtyard filled with tangled branches and leaves.

When we got to the door, Lin Yuan said calmly,

"As long as I am alive, as long as you are willing to learn, you can come to me anytime."

Cao Yunyun is her best friend. But she doesn't think she can control her friend's life. No matter how you want to live or which path you want to take, it is everyone's own choice.

Cao Yunyun lowered her head and walked out in a daze. When she stepped out of the iron gate, she suddenly turned around and held Lin Yuan's hand tightly.

"You teach me, Yuanyuan. I want to learn. I want to know how our guides can avoid losing to those terrible sentinels."

"In the few days before I leave, you come and practice with me." Lin Yuan thought she might be laughing. "It will be very hard, and people will say that you are not a good guide."

On the day that Ni Ji came to Lin Yuan's house, he saw from afar a beautiful snow goose flying out of the courtyard with a clear cry and soaring into the sky.

It was the spiritual body of a guide. It spread its wings and flew high, soaring in the blue sky against the sunlight.

This reminded Ni Ji of the little girl who was taken into the car. The spirit body of that six or seven-year-old child was a huge, beautiful flying bird with long tail feathers and intense flames.

I don’t know if I will have the chance to see her again in the future, to see that child flying so freely in the sky.

Ni Ji came to Lin Yuan's door.

"Are you all packed? Ready to go."

Lin Yuan ran out from inside?

She took off her cumbersome and elaborate guide uniform and wore only an outdoor sports outfit that was easy to move in.

She was carrying a black backpack, with her long hair tied into a braid and thrown over her shoulders. She had a gun on her waist and a dagger on her wrist.

She said goodbye to her friends and family at home and headed off on her journey without further delay.

During the days before the trip, Ni Ji was extremely busy. During the day, he did combat training and pre-war preparations.

At night, Ji Xuan would sometimes secretly take him to meet some people.

These people mentioned the Queen and the White Tower without adding honorifics. They were very cautious and careful, and extremely united. Everyone had a fire burning in their hearts and a common goal.

"We must find out what the Queen really wants from the Contaminated Area. The Dark Stone is just an excuse. There must be something we don't know."

"We never knew what her purpose was or what she wanted to do. We only know that in the past few years, her actions have become more and more frequent, as if she was very anxious."

"That place is very dangerous. You have to be careful and protect yourself."

"As for the guide, you don't have to worry about her life or death when she's in danger."

"It's possible that she could be the Queen's spokesperson."

If she was a member of the royal family, she would have been exposed in the ventilation duct in the Earl's Palace.

But Ni Ji did not make any unnecessary explanations.

He didn't want to let any unnecessary people know the true relationship between him and Lin Yuan.

"Did we go the wrong direction?" Ni Ji asked Lin Yuan who was walking beside him, "There is an airship today that can fly directly to the vicinity of the 338 contaminated area. We can take it with our pass."

"No, I'm not going to 338. I want to go to the East Coast Post first."

"Go to Dongbin?" Ni Ji was very surprised. Although his mission was to cooperate with Lin Yuan's actions, Lin Yuan's actions were too unexpected.

"I kind of miss that place, and I want to go take a look first." Lin Yuan suddenly changed the destination casually, "Besides, I think we need some real practical training."

She couldn't do anything to the gardener or the little crabs, but in Dongbin, there were plenty of strong friends and countless relatively safe contaminated areas.

Can they get a real workout?

Lin Yuan is a very sensitive guide in some aspects, and there is always a hint of urgency in the air.

It seemed that someone was anxious to get her into the land of pupilless as soon as possible. Even the day they set out "happened" to have an airship take off.

It takes a lot of energy and stone for an airship to take off, so it is rare for an airship to take off unless there is an important event.

Although she didn't understand why, she didn't like being manipulated by others.

Some people are so anxious, but she insists on taking it slow.

"Can I?" she asked the sentry beside her.

"Yes? The real battlefield is the best training ground."

Ni Ji clenched his fist and bumped his fist with Lin Yuan's.

This was a declaration made by the soldiers to encourage each other before the battle.

More practice, more training, more tacit understanding, and more adequate preparation.

Let's go to the dangerous land of pupils together and come back alive together.

as much as possible.

When the little bird saw Lin Yuan appearing outside the sentry post with a backpack on her back, a pair of wings grew on its back. It flew over, hugged Lin Yuan tightly in its arms, and turned her around three times.

"Xiaoyuan, I heard so much about you. You are amazing. You opened the golden tree. We are all proud of you."

"Rachel said he wants to take the exam for the Kyoto Guard, and he wants to go there to see you."

"My daughter Xiao Yuan keeps asking me about you. It's driving me crazy. Come to my house for dinner tonight."

"Hey, Guide Lin, you're here. Da Hu was very scared of you when you were here, but now that you're gone, he keeps talking about your spiritual counseling."

Everyone gathered around and talked to Lin Yuan non-stop.

He was just a little dissatisfied with the fact that Lin Yuan brought a sentry with him who was like a burden.