The Guide Refuses to Be a Wage Slave

Sentinel-Guide, top, dominant gong Gong: A sweet yet wild, heterochromatic, poor-but-beautiful Guide with two spirit forms, a chicken and a seashell Shou: ??? On the eve of his graduation and enlistment, Wen Shu, an S-rank Guide from the Central White Tower Sanctuary, had two life-changing things happen to him. First, his S-rank Sentinel boyfriend cheated on him and decided to marry into a wealthy family. He kicked Wen Shu, a commoner, to the curb. To put it simply, Wen Shu wasn't good enough for Young Master Li. Second, because he'd been too young and naive when he signed far too many unfair contracts, he'd been sent in and out of the lab so often that his memories became badly scrambled. Later, someone told him, “That's called mental illness.” With both things happening at once, more and more people tried to take advantage of his vulnerability, and they were becoming increasingly brazen. Wen Shu's chastity was under serious threat. The Sanctuary wouldn't approve Wen Shu's leave, so he left a letter behind. [I'll be back in a month. Don't miss me.] To capture Wen Shu, the S-rank Guide, the White Tower sent Xie An Nian, the only Dark Sentinel still stationed in the Central District. Wen Shu recalled the educational documentaries showing the Dark Sentinel slaughtering enemies like chopping vegetables and sweeping in and out of enemy bases as if no one were there. He fell silent. What had a rookie like him done to deserve the White Tower unleashing such a killing machine? A month later, Wen Shu returned to the White Tower as promised, ready to accept his punishment. His ex-boyfriend, Li Mingyue, had a change of heart and got down on his knees to beg for another chance. Wen Shu gave a cold laugh. “A good horse doesn't eat the grass behind it. I've already fallen for someone else.” Li Mingyue refused to believe him. With pity and helplessness, he offered Wen Shu a way out. “Xiao Shu, don't be stubborn. You've been running for your life for a month. Where could you possibly have found someone? Get back together with me, and I'll agree to anything.” Wen Shu gritted his teeth and dragged an innocent bystander into it as a shield. “Why not? The tall, handsome, impressive one the White Tower sent to catch me. We were like a mouse meeting a cat, but after a few fights, we got to know each other and fell for one another!” Li Mingyue was horrified. “Who are you talking about?!” That devilish killing machine who made a name for himself at the border monument three years ago?! When he turned around, he found the very person they'd been discussing had appeared behind him without anyone noticing. The lethal senior smiled warmly. “Junior, you're quite the tyrant. Your senior has no choice but to do as you say!” Later, when Wen Shu belatedly realized that all sorts of strange Sentinels had already fallen for him, from pandas and white wolves to birds of paradise and giant octopuses... He wanted to say, “I'm not running a zoo.” An energetic, curly-haired, big-dog-type S-rank Sentinel in his year An insecure, gloomy Sentinel superior from a distinguished family A sharp-tongued, arrogant, cool-as-ice hunk who's surprisingly direct A gentle teacher he deeply admired, both mentor and friend A gorgeous, sweet, obedient little angel slave A silver-haired, violet-eyed, flamboyant Dark Sentinel senior with a killer's temperament Aren't they all better than that scumbag ex-boyfriend? PS: Sentinel-Guide setting with supernatural abilities. PPS: The protagonist grows stronger over time. The gong is a human-shaped incubus who seduces people without realizing it, and becomes a top-tier fighter later on. There is an official pairing, so don't ship the wrong people! PPPS: There are plenty of original setting details. In this story, Sentinels and Guides are produced and exploited as war machines, and military service is compulsory. Some parts of the story get dark. Upcoming historical fantasy novel: Offering a Furnace Tripod to My Master Lu Mu had three great ambitions in life: First, attain immortality and become the greatest sword immortal under heaven; Second, enjoy fine wine and beautiful flowers, with a beauty by his side every day; Third, betray his master and kill his teacher, Zhou Li. He worked tirelessly, stopped at nothing, and paid any price. At last, he imprisoned Zhou Li and became the master of Kunlun Ruins. But his debauched excesses had cost him the people's favor. The cultivation sects joined forces to hunt him down, and he blew himself up to die. Abandoned by everyone, his body vanished without a trace. When he opened his eyes again, he had gone from Xuanling Immortal Lord, a man revered by thousands, to a lowly disciple of the Hehuan Sect. As luck would have it, this disciple was so stunningly beautiful that he looked exactly like Lu Mu had in his youth! With a terrible reputation across the cultivation world, the declining Hehuan Sect was on the brink of ruin. To seek the protection of the immortal sects, they actually scrubbed this young disciple clean and sent him to the Jade Void Immortal Lord to serve as a furnace tripod! The Jade Void Immortal Lord's common name was Zhou Li. Anyone with half a brain in the cultivation world knew that this furnace tripod wasn't meant for dual cultivation. It was there for Zhou Li to vent his anger on. Everyone cast sympathetic looks at the Hehuan Sect's young disciple, Lu Mu. Lu Mu: Thank heaven for giving me another chance to betray my master! A true Hehuan Sect flirt's daily tasks: 1. Seduce a fresh-faced young disciple for fun. 2. Seduce his first love from his youth for fun. 3. Seduce the lofty sect leader of Kunlun Ruins for fun. A true Kunlun Ruins sect leader's daily tasks: 1. Exorcise demons and uphold justice. 2. Teach his disciples. 3. Improve his cultivation. The actual daily tasks of a menace to the immortal sects: 1. Get revenge on Zhou Li. 2. Get revenge on the immortal sects. 3. Get revenge on the whole world. The actual daily tasks of the Jade Void Immortal Lord: 1. The hundredth anniversary of his disciple's self-destruction. In his feels. 2. He's having another episode. No wonder his disciple hates him. In his feels. 3. His disciple's seducing someone else again. Heh. In his previous life, Lu Mu had been undone by hesitation, giving his enemies an opening. A successful villain learns from his mistakes, lies low, and waits for the right moment to bare his sharp fangs. Lu Mu sneered. “Death is nothing to fear.” “What's wrong with staying beneath someone for a while?” From the summit of Jade Void Mountain, a cold, icy gaze shot toward him from afar. Lu Mu felt a chill run down his back. His legs gave way, and he dropped straight to his knees. Only then did he realize: Damn it! It's not like he hadn't betrayed his master before. What was he so afraid of? Years later, Lu Mu looked troubled. “I want to kill you, not sleep with you.” Zhou Li smiled calmly. “Having you fuck me to death amounts to the same thing.” A ruthless, wicked disciple gong x an aloof, alluring master shou Theme: The people are the makers of history