The Guide Treats Everyone Equally

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[Blurb]

A short-tempered, roguishly handsome, doting-on-his-wife S-rank Sentinel x a Guide who seems cool and beautiful but is actually an emotional blockhead

One disastrous command later, an elite squad was wiped out to the last man.

Shen Shuo, the S-rank Chief Guide, fell from grace and was sentenced to serve in the Seventh Legion, where he would provide mental guidance to its Sentinels.

What kind of place was the Seventh Legion?

Its Sentinels were like wolves and tigers, and every Guide avoided it.

More importantly, the squad Shen Shuo had gotten killed belonged to the Seventh Legion.

And the Legion Commander, Yan Cheng, was the famous S-rank Sentinel who hated him to the bone.

As soon as he arrived at the military camp, Shen Shuo witnessed just how terrifying Yan Cheng could be.

The man was a head taller than him, with a stern, murderous face and a fearsome air of violence all around him.

The pressure of an S-rank Sentinel bore down on Shen Shuo like a mountain,

pressing on his back until it nearly buckled, leaving him on the verge of dropping to his knees right there.

The man looked down at his pathetic state, his voice as cold as ice.

"Shen Shuo, I'll make you pay."

--

Just as he had said, Shen Shuo did pay the price.

He was assigned to a dark, damp storage room in the basement.

The wind cut to the bone, and he couldn't sleep through the night.

Someone even knocked his meal tray to the ground in front of everyone, accusing him of being a "sinner who doesn't deserve to eat."

The Sentinels in his unit made things difficult for him at every turn. At last, he could take no more and fought back.

In return, Yan Cheng threw him to the ground and coldly warned him to watch himself.

The Guide who had once been admired by countless people was now subjected to hostility and cold stares at every turn.

Shen Shuo thought the rest of his life would be nothing but endless atonement.

But unexpectedly, one day, the vicious Legion Commander changed his ways.

--

During an accident in a Legion exercise, the two of them were trapped in a cave.

Outside the cave, the insectoid swarm surged. Inside, Yan Cheng was breathing raggedly, his whole body burning hot.

With no other choice, Shen Shuo tried to guide him, only for Yan Cheng, having lost control, to pin him against the rock wall and kiss him fiercely.

As they struggled and shoved at each other, the collar of Shen Shuo's shirt slipped down from his collarbone.

Yan Cheng's movements abruptly froze.

Because he had seen the identifying number at the side of Shen Shuo's neck:

it was the unique mark of the young Guide who had saved him years ago.

Yan Cheng had never imagined that the person he hated most was the very person he had secretly loved for years.

After that kiss, the Legion Commander could not get enough of him.

He hated him, yet couldn't stop drawing near.

When he learned that Shen Shuo had been framed, that contradiction turned in an instant into overwhelming guilt.

Once, all Yan Cheng had wanted was to make Shen Shuo pay.

In the end, he was the one left regretting everything.

--

After making peace, the two joined forces to investigate the old case.

The truth behind the squad's annihilation, the conspiracy hidden deep within the White Tower, and clues pointing to the mastermind all gradually came to light.

As they stood side by side through life and death, the rift between them slowly disappeared, and love quietly took root amid the smoke of war.

Covered in blood, Yan Cheng staggered toward Shen Shuo,

and gathered his battered, broken body into his arms.

My beloved is like the hardiest birch in the northern frontier.

Though battered by snow and wind, he always stands tall.

This time, let me be his shelter from the storm, and keep him safe and sound for the rest of his life.

Both are each other's one and only | A whole cast of characters falling in love for real | Beautiful, strong, and tragically fated | Devoted love | Serious tone | HE

[Things to know before reading]

(1) This is a serious story. The romance between the protagonists unfolds around the main plot, and their relationship develops gradually. This is not a mindless, fluffy romance.

(2) There are misunderstandings early on, but they don't last long. The author can't bear to put our short-tempered, prickly flower, Shen Shuo, through too much suffering either.

(3) This is a Sentinel-Guide setting, with traditional elements such as mental landscapes, spirit entities, and the White Tower, along with a few of the author's own additions. This is a fictional story, so please don't overanalyze the details.

(4) The author is easy to talk to and absolutely loves reading comments, and replies to most of them~ Looking forward to lots of messages from everyone!

Theme: Falling from grace, only to find one's way into the human world