The Guide Isn’t Pretending Anymore Today

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[Flirtatious, secretly powerful guide bottom x soft-hearted-but-not-hard-headed, loyal sentinel top]

Qiu Qimu, a C-rank guide, was a good-for-nothing who had gotten a government position through backdoor connections.

They said that despite being a guide, Qiu Qimu only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun. His ability to guide was mediocre, and he didn't care in the least about anyone else's life or death.

The only time he was ever quick was when running away.

Sentinels avoided Qiu Qimu like the plague and constantly complained about him behind his back.

Taking a guide like him along to fight monsters was basically charging into battle to get everyone killed! Anyone who drew him was doomed!

Until an unexpected accident...

Someone saw him raise his hand and plunge his knife deep into a monster's body.

Amid a sea of corpses, the blood-soaked blade in the young man's hand was bright red.

Qiu Qimu stood with one foot on the monster and said coldly, "Useless."

This was the first time Xian Siqu had seen the young man's true nature.

He'd thought guides all lived in the lofty White Tower, protected by the Alliance, but he never imagined...

A guide could actually conjure and control countless flying blades, dense as rain. The mental power he released was enough to terrify even monsters.

Later, Qiu Qimu, known as the White Tower's biggest good-for-nothing, stepped on his shoulder and forced him to look up. "Captain Xian, do you want some guide pheromones?"

He swallowed. His heart trembled. There was no doubt about it: he was falling for the person in front of him.

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After his true identity was exposed, Qiu Qimu couldn't be bothered to keep up the act around Xian Siqu. He shed his usual laziness, strode around with confidence, got promoted and a raise, and collected bonuses until his hands were full.

At the White Tower, Xian Siqu knocked on the door of Qiu Qimu's office, but the one who opened it was Qiu Qimu's young assistant. "Sorry, Captain Xian. The colonel is in a meeting today."

The next day.

The assistant said, "Sorry, Captain Xian. The colonel went to visit a friend today."

Saturday.

Xian Siqu: "You're free today, right?"

The assistant: "The colonel went to a nightclub today..."

Xian Siqu: ???

Xian Siqu's gaze darkened as if it could drip with malice. He rushed straight to the nightclub. "Qiu! Qi! Mu!"

Note:

1. Common setting, based on Baidu Baike.

2. I've added some original elements, so this isn't a typical guide-sentinel story (don't worry, it'll all be explained later in the book).

3. Both leads are each other's only one, so read with confidence~

4. The author makes wild deductions all day and has no logic. If anything seems off, please go easy on me, dears.

If you like this kind of story, please add it to your collection~

The channel's dying, the genre's dying, and my heart is dying too (withering)

Blurb written on 2024.9.3 and saved as a screenshot

"After My Underworld Performance Quota Hit Zero, I Went on a Rampage [Infinite]"

[Scheming beauty bottom x sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside top] Two powerful leads, mutually flirting and setting traps for each other

(Will begin once 100,000+ words are written in advance)

After Qin Weisheng died, he was recruited to work as an office clerk at an underworld company.

At first, everything seemed normal enough.

Then he heard that every year, the company sent employees into a deadly System to fix its murderous programs. The "ghosts" who went in either died or went insane, and he realized he'd been duped.

The System takes the form of a game.

Instance One: [The Truthful Castle]

On his first day there, Qin Weisheng was so busy eating in a place where people could die that the other players thought he was a freak.

A veteran player sighed and warned them never to provoke the boss.

The other newcomers obediently did as they were told.

But Qin Weisheng didn't care at all. In just three sentences, he made the boss lose it:

"Did you used to fight with your partner a lot? Is not having a mirror because you lack confidence in your looks? Have you ever thought about getting cosmetic surgery?"

A blow to the heart, the kind that kills ghosts!

The boss decided to kill every one of them.

The other players: "If you want to die, don't take us with you!"

The next second, Qin Weisheng pulled out a stack of photos and a makeup artist certificate. "Pick one. I'll give you a new face."

The boss was stunned for a few seconds, then actually picked one. Looking happily at his handsome new face, he was in such a good mood that he generously gave them a clue.

The other players: "...You can do that?"

Instance Two: [Heart of Love Welfare Home]

The unlucky players were told that the survival rate in the instance they'd drawn was below 20%.

The newcomers wailed, but luckily, they'd run into an expert.

While they and the expert worked hard on their mission,

Qin Weisheng wandered around the grounds.

While they fought the boss alongside the expert, struggling desperately to obtain half of a damaged clue,

Qin Weisheng slept in his room.

When they dragged their battered bodies back, Qin Weisheng looked up sleepily. "You're back?"

The players were furious, all waiting to watch Qin Weisheng beg for mercy as the boss killed him.

Who knew what would happen the next day?

Everyone watched as the boss they'd been unable to deal with willingly handed Qin Weisheng an important item for clearing the instance.

Boss (blushing): "I love you~"

The expert completely lost it: "Fox!"

The other players thought for a moment: "Maybe I should try that next time too?"

Instance N:

Qin Weisheng really disliked a certain guy. Every time that guy smiled, he looked like a cunning fox.

The guy had tricked him before, so when they met again, Qin Weisheng planned to give him a little something in return.

The next day, Qi Luoheng, son of the King of Hell, opened his eyes to find himself tied to a chair.

He wasn't afraid at all. Instead, his tone was affectionate. "Shengsheng, you're getting better and better at tying people up."

Qin Weisheng pointed his sword at his throat. "Call me something that disgusting again, and you'll be the next one to behead in the next reincarnation."

Qi Luoheng was forced to lift his chin and look up at him, amusement glinting in his eyes. "Shengsheng, you're so fierce, but I like it~"

System announcement: [Player Qin Weisheng: Beheadings x47, Son of the King of Hell tied up x1]

The whole server flooded with messages: [Hidden achievement "Director of Hell's Demolition Office" unlocked!]

The experts who'd had a grudge against Qin Weisheng: "What makes him so special?!"

The other players: "Expert, we're noobs, please carry us!"

Theme: Persevere and strive throughout your life