Sentry: The guide who's getting extra help is very busy today.

Mingyou looked up: "Brother, the outermost circle has disappeared." Her brother had asked her to report the status of the circle immediately.

Did you anticipate that Shu would be able to handle it early on?

Why do you trust Shu Zao so much?

"Okay, let's go in."

"Wait," Mingyou called out to Mingye, "Brother, you stay outside, I'll go in first."

"No need." Mingye didn't stop walking. He couldn't see the circle, but he could see Shuzao's spiritual body.

The branches did not wither quickly, but slowly receded, which means that Shuzao is alright.

He took two steps, then stopped and turned around. "I—I see the circle," he said, and everyone's eyes turned to what was behind him.

Wu Yuan flew out with Shu Zao and the others.

"Did you do this?" Mingye asked in a strained voice, sounding unnatural and forced.

"Yeah, don't go into the circle. I won't save you if you do."

She respected their fate, knowing they could see it but still went in to die.

"Chairman Mingye, we need to talk about the rift." Shuzao spoke to Mingye, but her eyes drifted to Mingyou.

"Okay, wait a moment. I'll take Mingyou and Mumai to Yuli Ruda White Tower to find you after I've made the arrangements. Please stay there for a while."

Xiaoyou's expression didn't escape his eyes. Could it be that she and Mumai caused the rift?

"Okay, hurry up, I want to go back to the White Pagoda."

Shuzao patted Wuyuan's body, and it flew away for a distance before turning back. Mingye thought she had something else to do, but then she picked up Kasi and flew away again.

He could still hear Kasi's excited shouts.

"Holy crap, I'm flying! I'm a little afraid of heights!!!"

When Etheris awoke, they had not yet returned to the White Tower.

"Soo~ Good morning~, I~ feel~ unwell~."

Kasi, acting as an outside lookout, remained silent and moved behind Zhou Miao to hide.

How embarrassing.

Is this Shuzao's daily routine?

Ugh, I'm getting goosebumps.

"Kassi's still here, can't you at least have some self-respect?" Shuzao said, pinching Etheris's cheek with feigned dissatisfaction.

"Just ignore me, ignore me. I'm just a hitchhiker." Kasi extended his hand in greeting.

"If you dare tell anyone, you're finished," Etheris threatened Kasi.

His image can't be too childish, otherwise Shuzhao won't be presentable, and he can't really scare Kasi, otherwise Xingyao will beat him up.

"No, no, flirting? I've seen it all before."

Even the thick-skinned Shu Zao felt a little embarrassed; how could it possibly be flirting?

He's clearly being coquettish!

After escorting Fuyuan into the comfort room, before he could even exchange a few pleasantries with Yue'an and the others, Mingye arrived with Mingyou.

"Mu Mai is still receiving treatment."

"It's okay if he's not here, just find a meeting room."

Mingye: "I've found it, come with me."

In the conference room.

"What does Director Shuzao want to say?"

Shu Zao sat beside her sentry; Xian Yue'an hadn't come along. She got straight to the point:

"Did you or him cause the crack in the circle? You can lie, I'll take the circle back."

Mingyou was trying to salvage the situation, but she never considered exposing it, as she couldn't afford the consequences.

Her brother might lay a hand on her.

"You're a special guide; your brother won't lay a knife on you."

"Mu Mai did it to save me—"

"Slap." Mingye slapped Mingyou hard, knocking out one of her teeth.

"If you can solve it, you can hide it; if you can't solve it, why hide it? Don't you have enough sentries and guides to die already?"

He's trying to cut his losses, but his sister is dragging him down.

They also concealed his identity as a special guide from him, and when they couldn't control the situation, they called him in to clean up the mess.

He's incredibly talented!

He deserves to clean up her mess.

How can we protect her now?

Enraged, Mingye grabbed Mingyou, his voice barely containing a raging fire: "Without Shuzao, do you know what we would be facing?"

"Brother, I'm sorry."

"You've wronged more than just me!!!"

"Knock knock knock," Shu Zao banged on the table. "Alright, Speaker Mingye, stop acting. You're making me cringe. Sit down and let's talk about something practical."

He just wanted to tell himself that he kept his public and private life separate, so that he could feel at ease "working himself to the bone".

Hmph, all that empty talk.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"I need all the information you have on special guiding abilities."

She is not the same person she used to be. She no longer needs to ask, "What can you give me?" Now she directly states what she wants.

The other party has no choice but to give it to us.

Capturing the fortress really makes a difference!

Mingye instinctively refused: "No."

"I haven't finished speaking yet. Keep your speaker privileges on, don't turn them off—"

"I can't do that, I'm about to step down."

Shu Zao crossed her legs, her face grim: "I will let you continue sitting in the speaker's seat. Finish what I'm saying before you speak, can you do that?"

She would never interrupt Bie Xiang/Shao again. It was really painful to be interrupted halfway through a sentence. You can't really feel the pain unless you hit yourself with the stick.

"Tell me." How could she protect them? How could she explain to the outside world the lives of the sentinels, guides, and children raised in the white tower?

"What's in the public eye doesn't have to be everything. Don't use any means to force special mentors to report their abilities. Your previous tests were very good."

He's the one who still incurs hatred.

He added himself to the list of beneficiaries.

"Not reporting it? This incident made me realize that I need to understand the capabilities of special guides."

Change the rules so that when you need someone, you can just "summon" them directly, instead of guessing and testing their abilities.

Shu Zao glanced at him: "All the traitors caught? Can you guarantee there won't be any leaks? You want to report it so they can take the targeted measures and catch them all at once, right? You want to die even faster?"

The four questions, each building upon the last, left Mingye speechless.

"Remember to settle your score for this appearance. I've stated my requirements. If you fail to do so, I will restore the circle to its original state."

Mingye remained silent, and Shuzao did not urge him.

After a long pause, he gave in.

"I have a request: the outer layers of the other three rings should also be visible."

Seeing the circle is too important to them; it helps them avoid danger.

"I can't do it."

Mingye asked, "The reason?"

"No comment, that's my secret."

"It's a secret then." If he pushes her too far, she'll open the circle one minute and close it the next, which will scare him to death.

She has too many secrets; first, she'll scheme against the abilities of other special guides.

"Don't blame yourself too much. This is a setup targeting you and Mu Mai. Let your brother explain it to you. I won't keep you company."

It seems their intelligence is several steps ahead of Mingye's.

On the way to the treatment room, Yuanli asked, voicing her confusion: "What if he does something to you from behind?"

"I recorded the conversation. If he tries to mess with me, I'll post it online and that will ruin his reputation." Then the sentries and guides will deal with him.

You must hold the handle firmly in your hand.

"So how do you plan to keep him as speaker?"

"I'll do a live stream and attribute the credit for this incident to him. Once he reveals what happened in the industry, they'll recognize his abilities."

He made mistakes, but he protected the people, and his merits outweighed his faults.

"Shu Zao, you planned this all along?"

"A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit."

If Mingye were to make another move against her, he would be digging his own grave.