The Guide Who Ignores Compatibility

[Sentinel-and-guide romance + Mystery + Wasteland + Mild horror + Two powerful leads + Both leads have no prior sexual experience]

[Dark guide heroine with separation anxiety x Sentinel hero who's a ghost with an intense possessive streak]

"A child without parents is like a weed. A child without companionship will die." This curse tormented Jian Ning for twenty-two years.

And the day Lu Huaiyuan left without a word, the curse pushed her into the abyss for good.

Though she crawled back from the gates of death with the help of a glowing ball of light, she also lost the memories of that time.

To uncover the truth, Jian Ning decided to join the fleet.

But her application was rejected again and again. Furious, she decided to confront the fleet commander.

She turned and collided with a familiar embrace she had missed for so long. The scent of flowers, carrying the chill of snow, enveloped her. In her daze, Jian Ning heard the voice she had been searching for for three years:

"I hear you were going to come confront me?"

When she first joined the fleet:

Other fleets mocked her mercilessly: "A 60% match gets into the First Fleet? And she's a 60% who casts her net everywhere. Looks like they won't last much longer."

The Sentinels in her own fleet sneered: "If you can't guide, then don't. Don't think your connections mean you can treat us like fish in your pond, picking and choosing whoever you want. If you want to climb the ladder, first make sure you survive."

After one battle:

Teammate 1: "Jian Ning, I need Jian Ning! Hurry and guide me!"

Teammate 2: "Sister Ning, I was wrong! You're my big sister in this life and every life to come. I'm putting my life in your hands!"

Teammate 3: "Sister Ning, I'll gladly be a fish in your pond. Pick me, pick me, pick me~~"

Other fleets: "Do whatever it takes to poach Jian Ning. No price is too high!"

Lu Huaiyuan's face darkened. "All of you, get lost."

Three years ago, Lu Huaiyuan was forced to disappear, leaving only the glowing ball of light by her side.

For three years, he could sense her emotions only through that faint trace of energy.

Now, after finally returning, he unexpectedly discovered that Jian Ning was connected to a disappearance case from twenty years ago.

To protect her, Lu Huaiyuan submitted a bonding application to the Tower.

What he didn't know was that Jian Ning could control the results of her compatibility tests with other people.

When he showed her the compatibility report, Jian Ning pushed him away:

"Do you believe that if I wanted to, I could match with anyone at one hundred percent...?"

She looked at him coldly. "Anyone except you."

Theme: I've been the one by your side all along