Chapter 367: Even If the Road Ahead Is Fraught With Danger, She Has Never Been Alone

Chapter 367: Chapter 367: Even If the Road Ahead Is Fraught With Danger, She Has Never Been Alone

Just as Xing Che’s consciousness was about to sink completely into chaos, the continuous ringing of the doorbell suddenly echoed from outside. The crisp sound reached his ears over and over again, exceptionally clear amidst his chaotic consciousness. Xing Che’s eyes were blurry and unfocused, his head heavy and throbbing. His first reaction was to think it was a hallucination born of severe pain. But the doorbell rang repeatedly without stopping, tugging over and over at his nearly shattered sanity.

It was Yun Sheng. This thought sustained his last shred of clarity.

Relying on his remaining strength, he propped up his weak body and climbed out of bed. His footsteps were terribly unsteady, and his entire figure tottered as he dragged himself to the door, step by step, almost purely on instinct. With trembling fingertips, he touched the switch and barely managed to unlock and open the door.

As the door opened, the evening breeze rushed into the room. The slight stimulation caused his extremely tense body to instantly lose all strength. Xing Che’s body went limp, and he uncontrollably pitched forward. The next moment, a steady and powerful arm reached out just in time, catching him firmly.

It was Si Jin. He held Xing Che’s weak body steadily with one hand. Sensing the severe trembling and the out-of-control fluctuations of his spiritual power, Si Jin’s eyes instantly darkened.

Yun Sheng followed closely behind, stepping quickly into the room. As soon as she entered, her heart tightened, shocked by the violent spiritual power rushing at her face. The air was filled with the restless, chaotic aftershocks of spiritual power, rampaging recklessly. The aura of the entire room was chaotic to the extreme. She looked up at Xing Che, who was being half-supported by Si Jin, and her heart sank. Xing Che didn’t even have the strength to stand anymore. He could only barely stay upright by leaning on Si Jin, yet his body still couldn’t stop trembling violently. His disordered spiritual power was still frantically spilling out, repeatedly battering his consciousness that was on the verge of shattering.

In silence, Si Jin half-supported and half-carried him to the sofa, carefully helping him sit back and steadily supporting his crumbling body the entire time.

"Relax. Don’t try to force it down anymore," Yun Sheng said gently, crouching in front of Xing Che and lightly placing her hands over his temples. "Breathe with my rhythm. Slowly release all your tense spiritual power. I’ll help you stabilize your spiritual landscape."

With that, she slowly released her own gentle and pure spiritual power. Unlike the forceful suppression and envelopment typical of ordinary guides, her spiritual power was exceptionally compatible with Xing Che’s fluctuations. It was like warm water merging into a turbulent, chaotic torrent, gradually seeping in to soothe and smooth out those frantic, colliding fragments. The spiritual power that had been rioting and rampaging everywhere suddenly became slightly sluggish the moment it touched hers.

Xing Che’s unfocused eyes slightly gathered focus, and his stiffly tense body finally relaxed a little. A very faint, relieved gasp escaped his throat. He obediently dropped all resistance, allowing Yun Sheng’s spiritual power to press against the center of his forehead and slowly invade his spiritual landscape.

Without resistance, and instead as if desperately craving it, his originally chaotic and rioting spiritual power swarmed up to entangle with hers the moment they made contact. The continuously spreading cracks in his spiritual landscape seemed to abruptly halt. Nourished by that gentle power, the cracks even showed a slight tendency to heal.

The frantically flickering lights in the room gradually steadied, and the restless, vibrating aura in the air slowly subsided. The wildly colliding, chaotic aftershocks were receding at a visible rate. Si Jin stood to the side, quietly watching the scene of their spiritual convergence. His eyes were deep and composed as he constantly kept watch over their surroundings, guarding them and preventing any sudden accidents.

About fifteen minutes later.

The deathly pallor on Xing Che’s face finally faded a little. His tense, trembling body slowly calmed down, and his chaotic, rioting spiritual power was temporarily stabilized. He let out a long breath, his eyelids drooping heavily. He leaned limply against the sofa, completely exhausted and devoid of strength, yet he had finally escaped the desperate brink of collapse.

"Are you feeling better?" Yun Sheng retracted her hands and breathed a slight sigh of relief, her fingertips tingling slightly from the consumption of her spiritual power.

Xing Che looked up at her, his eyes finally regaining some clarity. His voice was terribly hoarse, but it carried genuine relief. "Yeah... Thank goodness it was you. If it had been anyone else, I really wouldn’t have survived today."

He knew his previous state too well. That wasn’t just ordinary spiritual chaos; it was the precursor to completely degenerating into a Dark Sentinel. If Yun Sheng hadn’t rushed over, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Si Jin glanced at Xing Che, whose condition was stabilizing, and spoke coolly. "On our way here, two cars intentionally tried to intercept us. On one hand, they probably wanted to capture Yun Sheng. On the other hand..."

He paused, a dark gleam flashing in his eyes.

"They most likely already knew about your spiritual power being in chaos and on the verge of collapse. If they had successfully delayed us, you wouldn’t have been able to receive guidance in time, and you probably would have completely degenerated into a Dark Sentinel.

"Even if they failed to delay us and couldn’t ruin you, they could still use this to further test and verify Yun Sheng’s special spiritual power."

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the room instantly sank. Xing Che’s expression changed slightly, instantly seeing through the Dark Nest’s true objective. He muttered, "So I was just a pawn they wanted to eliminate in passing... The one they’re truly targeting is Shengsheng?"

Si Jin nodded, his tone cold and grave. "Yes. Mo Chen is the key to their breakthrough with the potion, you are a High Order combat obstacle, and Yun Sheng is the biggest variable—the one who can unravel all their plans, and simultaneously be exploited by them.

"After this test, they should have basically confirmed her abilities. Yun Sheng is the only guide capable of guiding a High-level Sentinel through a spiritual riot and suppressing their transformation into a Dark Sentinel."

Yun Sheng’s heart sank. "So next, they’ll come after me with everything they have?"

"Exactly." Si Jin looked at her. A chilling intent surged in his eyes, concealing an extreme protectiveness. "Compared to relying on external forces to capture researchers and improve potions, controlling you is the lowest-cost and most effective method. As long as they capture you, they can eliminate the combat power of all our High-level Sentinels and forcibly use your spiritual power to reverse-engineer the most unstoppable control-type induction agent."

A chill ran down Xing Che’s spine as he listened, and he couldn’t help but frown. "So Shengsheng has completely become their primary target. We absolutely cannot let her remain exposed to the Dark Nest’s sight anymore. It’s too dangerous!"

Si Jin nodded, his eyes covered in an impenetrable, heavy coldness. "Yes. From now on, all the Dark Nest’s layouts and actions will prioritize targeting Yun Sheng. I will contact Bai Ye immediately to rearrange a protection plan for her. We’ll completely block any opportunities the Dark Nest might exploit and ensure her absolute safety."

His words only intensified the heavy, oppressive feeling in the room. Yun Sheng sat on the sofa, the unease in her heart frantically spreading once more. She knew how ruthless and paranoid the Dark Nest was. Once they marked her as their primary target, they would only press harder, using any means necessary. The dangers of this game far exceeded her previous estimates.

But she looked up at the two men in front of her. One was Si Jin, who calculated every step and planned everything for her; the other was Xing Che, who stood firmly by her side. Looking at them, the panic churning in her heart was quietly suppressed by more than half. Even if the road ahead was fraught with danger, she was never alone!