After Faking a Disability, I Married the New Chief Sentinel 71

Released on December 16, 2025

Chapter 71: Parting

Xu Xunyue knew that Zhu Hui was unwilling in his heart.
Thinking about it carefully, they had been together every day since they got married. Even the accident in the Endless Snow had only kept them apart for half a day. Now, for the first time, they were separating, and they had to face such a grim situation.
Ghost Town was recognized by the Empire as one of the most dangerous cataclysm zones. For more than a decade, countless elites had gone in and never returned. And Zhu Hui was so clingy to him, always wanting to walk in front and take on the dangerous tasks that consumed physical strength.
For someone like him, being protected and asked to leave first naturally made him feel even worse.
But there was no other way.
Xu Xunyue also knew that Zhu Hui understood in his heart.
Understanding was one thing, but he still pursed his lips, his eyes a little red. It wasn’t until he heard the sentence “only you can do this for me” that he seemed to feel a little better.
The Sentinel looked at Xu Xunyue pitifully, as if he were still sad about the crisp letting go of his hand just now.
Perhaps he really wanted to say, regardless of anything, “I’ll stay with you, I’m not leaving, we’ll fight together.” But reason and a deeper love were constantly reminding him what he should do at this time, what was the best choice.
His brother’s arrangement was the optimal solution. He had to listen to his brother, not be interfered with by his inner emotions, affecting himself and even his brother’s judgment.
The desire to protect one’s partner was an instinct, but one could not forget the other’s individual combat power because of it.
Xu Xunyue was the only Offensive Guide in the Empire. He had broken countless records at the Guide Academy, and the number of times he had returned unscathed from a cataclysm zone was close to four digits. His marksmanship and his use of spiritual power were both so exquisite.
He had never been weaker than anyone, and he had never needed anyone’s protection in terms of survival.
“I believe you,” Zhu Hui said.
After saying this, the Sentinel turned and ran back the way he had come without looking back.
His movements were also crisp and clean, but his spiritual body was several beats behind him.
The snow wolf, which had been let out to fight, stopped where it was, still reluctantly biting Xu Xunyue’s pant leg, a low whimper coming from its throat, its tail drooping directly to the ground.
The huge shadow on the ground swayed, as if it were soothingly stroking its fur.
The next moment, the snow wolf disappeared into thin air.

[Ah, he’s gone.]
[He took the little wolf with him.]
[Wooo, wooo, I’m so reluctant.]
The shadows sighed, their tone dejected.

Unfortunately, Xu Xunyue would not be deceived by them. He was expressionless, unmoved, and ruthlessly recalled the few wisps of spiritual body that had drilled into Zhu Hui’s shadow and followed him into his spiritual landscape.
The familiar figure disappeared at the end of his vision. Xu Xunyue continued to sense through the mental link. He looked at the position of the locator on his terminal until the red coordinate point representing the Sentinel flashed a few times, and the mental link also fluctuated at the same time.
—Zhu Hui had successfully left.
“How about it? Am I considerate enough?”
Lan’s voice came from behind. Xu Xunyue let out a breath, and a smile appeared on his face.
“Then, shall we enter the manor now? Shall we go and approach the core now?”
“I wouldn’t dare to let you do that,” Lan said. “If you change your mind at the last minute and suddenly launch an attack there, it would be bad if it affected the core.”
As he spoke, the surrounding cataclysmic beings gathered again, quickly blocking the path Zhu Hui had left.
“Do you still remember your experience here last time? You almost didn’t make it back that time.”
Xu Xunyue approached Lan step by step, indifferent to the changes in the surrounding environment. Hearing this, he raised an eyebrow.
The “last time” Lan was referring to was undoubtedly the confidential mission issued by the Emperor three years ago, asking him to help find someone in Ghost Town.
It was also after that mission that he had discovered the problem and had begun to bide his time.
Three years ago, Xu Xunyue had not gone as deep into Ghost Town as he had today, yet he had still received those layered, mind-disturbing voices.
Now he knew that that was Lan using the core’s power to induce him through spiritual power.
Inducing him to follow his instincts, to dig out the powerful and uncontrollable source of power, thereby stimulating the disordered sequence in his genes and turning him into a creature completely like Lan.
That chaotic and neurotic, indifferent existence.
Unfortunately, it would never happen.
Xu Xunyue was not a person who was easily influenced. At most, he was only soft-hearted toward his Sentinel. In his twenty-eight years, his worldview and his sense of good and evil had not wavered in the slightest.
Whether it was losing his blood relatives, watching his friends die, or personally ending the lives of his subordinates… everything would only make him more determined on the path ahead.
“According to the facts, it would be more appropriate to say ‘you failed that time.’ I originally thought you and he were in cahoots, but now it seems not.”
As he said this, the distance between Xu Xunyue and Lan was already less than ten meters. He was still holding the silenced gun he had used before.
Lan glanced at the gun in Xu Xunyue’s hand, his face fearless, clearly very confident in his own strength.
“We really weren’t in cahoots,” he squinted. “Actually, I’ve always been very curious. Back then, was he trying to harm you or asking for help?”
“It’s also possible that he wanted to save you,” Xu Xunyue raised his gun and met Lan’s eyes. This time, the muzzle was aimed at Lan’s eyes. “Strictly speaking, he wanted to save his most admired bloodline, but it’s a pity that person died long ago.”
“What do you mean?”
As expected, Lan’s gaze was drawn to the dark muzzle. He curled his lips and said with great interest, “So, the ‘stay’ you’re talking about is to stay and continue to fight me? —This place won’t be like last time. Last time I was too far away, and my spiritual power was hard to cover. But this town is my birthplace, my main battlefield…”
His voice came to an abrupt halt.
It wasn’t that he had seen something and was scared, nor was it that he had been hit by a bullet and couldn’t speak. He just inexplicably, stiffly, stood there.
The densely packed cataclysmic beings that surrounded him also stood still.
Xu Xunyue’s eyes had already turned golden.
Holding the gun at Lan before was just to divert the other’s attention. He had taken the opportunity to activate the power in his body and had launched a mental attack on Lan.
From the current situation, this action was correct.
But Xu Xunyue did not turn back, nor did he take the opportunity to enter the manor. Instead, he used this precious time to rush toward the sea.
The sea was calm, a dark blue under the cloudy sky. The white-tipped waves rippled harmoniously and regularly, washing the shore wave after wave.
All the oceans in a cataclysm zone seemed to be like this, seemingly harmless, but actually brutal. In human understanding, there was no difference between them. They were all just endless abysses that swallowed life.
But for an existence that could truly integrate into it and use its power, the ocean was a symbol of life.
Xu Xunyue’s explosive running speed was simply not within the range of a Guide. Not only that, but he could actually shoot backhand after passing Lan.
High-combustion, high-explosive bullets were continuously consumed, and the human body behind him began to burn fiercely.
Time passed quickly, and the stagnation of the scene did not last long.
One second, two seconds.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh—!!”
A shrill scream cut through the sky, and Lan’s stiff face suddenly became distorted.
Xu Xunyue was not at all excited about injuring the enemy. If other controlled cataclysmic beings had endured this level of shooting, they would have long since fallen to the ground and been unable to make much noise.
This guy’s voice could still be so piercing. His life force was clearly still abundant.
“Despicable and shameless!” Lan said with hatred.
The surrounding cataclysmic beings continued to gather at a speed several times faster than before, and while it was patting the flames on its body with its bullet-ridden and blasted hands, it chased after Xu Xunyue.
But its body was also a Guide’s body, and it was injured. How could it possibly catch up?
Splash…
Xu Xunyue jumped into the sea right under its nose.

“Huff—huff—”
The sound of the wind was so loud it almost stung his cheeks, but it wasn’t because of bad weather, but because the Sentinel was running too fast.
Sensing the complete departure of Xu Xunyue’s spiritual body, Zhu Hui touched the hair tie on his wrist, knowing that the other had already entered the next critical stage.
And what he had to do now was to deal with the external matters with the highest efficiency, so that his brother would not have to be distracted.
The sky was a little gloomy at the moment, and the surroundings were more empty than ever before.
When Zhu Hui and Xu Xunyue had arrived, Ghost Town was the kind of “empty” where you could feel something lurking in the dark. Now it was completely different, a true “empty” that was lacking in things.
Even the few cataclysmic creatures he occasionally sensed were hurriedly gathering toward the seaside manor.
The snow wolf that had been recalled by the Sentinel was let out again. At this time, it was following along, and was also vigilantly looking around with bared teeth.
When it finally encountered a lone cataclysmic being, its eyes widened, its hind legs tensed, and it was about to pounce and fight with a howl, as if it wanted to vent its inner dissatisfaction in this way.
But Zhu Hui had persuaded his spiritual body to stop. The man and the wolf did not delay on the road and rushed straight to the outskirts of Ghost Town.
In the Sentinel’s sharp perception, a certain magnetic field distorted for a moment.
Then, a dazzling strong light invaded from all directions.
Zhu Hui had expected this and squinted his eyes, blinking frequently, and soon adapted to this strong light.
This was the sun outside a cataclysm zone. Ghost Town was shrouded in dense clouds, but outside Ghost Town, it was a rare sunny day.
“Ah, that… it’s Student Zhu! Over here, over here!”
A somewhat familiar voice made Zhu Hui’s footsteps pause. Following the sound, the one who spoke was actually Yu Yuan.
She and Cheng Tao were standing outside the ground markings of the cataclysm zone boundary line, looking as if they were waiting for the remaining two teammates, that is, Xu Xunyue and Zhu Hui.
Yu Yuan’s expression was anxious and conflicted. She was frantically waving at Zhu Hui, as if she had something to say, and at the same time, she had looked behind Zhu Hui several times.
After looking several times, she only saw Zhu Hui alone.
A touch of disbelief gradually appeared in her eyes.
“You, I… Teacher Xu he…?”
Zhu Hui stood in front of the two of them, his chest heaving slightly. He glanced at Yu Yuan and Cheng Tao’s expressions and said directly:
“He’s fine for now. Brother gave me a mission. I have to do it well. I won’t explain the other things for now—what did you want to say to me just now?”
This was the best he could do to express his request. The matter with Lan could not be explained in a short time, and even if he did, it would be difficult to find a solution.
The number of cataclysmic beings in Ghost Town was countless. With such a number and a fighting style that was not afraid of death, an ordinary individual or a small team would be courting death if they went.
To turn the situation around directly, he had to persuade the high-level officials of the Empire to dispatch a large number of warriors, and this was difficult to achieve in a short time. To put it another way, even if the high-level officials approved it, a large number of personnel deployment and sacrifices would still be an unavoidable problem.
He couldn’t waste time here. He had to figure out the situation as quickly as possible and then go to the Imperial Capital.
“Oh, oh, it’s fine, I…?”
Zhu Hui’s string of words was too fast, and Yu Yuan hadn’t even reacted.
She was stuck for a moment, her brain barely keeping up with the rhythm. She didn’t even have time to dwell on the meaning of “it’s useless to tell you,” and said hurriedly:
“Something has happened in the Imperial Capital, especially on the palace side. It seems there’s a big mess. Yi Chengli can’t contact his family, and he didn’t get any definite news from a few noble friends he’s on good terms with. He’s already left.”
Has it already begun?
“When did it happen? Is there a specific time?”
Yu Yuan said, “I just—that is, I got the information at 12:20. But my family doesn’t have many channels. By the time I knew this news, most of the residents of the Imperial Capital probably already knew it, so this time is not accurate.”
“I got the news at eight last night, but… it was all vague, very strange,” Cheng Tao, who was standing on the side, suddenly said. “Why don’t you ask the people you know in the Imperial Capital? The signal has been restored since we left the cataclysm zone.”
Without him needing to remind him, Zhu Hui had already opened his personal terminal while the two of them were talking.
He sent a vague message to Qiu Shuang.