Every Sentinel I Dreamed of Came Looking for Me

Yun Sheng: General Bai, thank you for the video. However, I can’t accept a reward I haven’t earned. Considering I already explicitly rejected your proposal, what is the meaning of you sending this video?

If this had been when she had just returned to the Lin Family, completely ignorant about spiritual power, this basic tutorial would have been a godsend.

But Si Jin had already taught her how to repeatedly temper and condense her own weak spiritual power.

Although the total amount was pitifully small, she was confident that her refinement and control precision were on par with that of an average guide.

What she truly needed now wasn’t to build a foundation, but to make a leap forward!

It was how to take the two immense streams of spiritual power in her spiritual landscape—one belonging to Bai Ye, the other to Si Jin—and make them her own!

Just then, her comm vibrated. Bai Ye’s reply had arrived.

Bai Ye: Don’t overthink it. This is the detailed version of the public basic tutorial from within the Tower. All guides affiliated with the Tower can learn from it.

Almost instantly, a second message popped up.

Bai Ye: This doesn’t count as a video lesson tailored for you, so it has nothing to do with my previous proposal. Prepare well for the field combat training.

There were no strings attached, as if he had simply forwarded a public document on a whim.

But the more Bai Ye acted this way, the more uneasy Yun Sheng felt.

’This is so out of character for Bai Ye!’

’When did that cold, suspicious War God who was so clear about his boundaries become so... approachable and kind?!’

Anything this out of the ordinary was a bad sign.

She didn’t dare accept Bai Ye’s "kindness," nor could she afford to.

Yun Sheng took a deep breath. Her fingertips flew across the light screen as she replied with an extremely polite: Thank you, General Bai.

Then, without a moment’s hesitation, she closed the chat window with Bai Ye and didn’t even click on the video.

She opened the encrypted video file that Si Jin had sent her earlier.

The screen lit up. Seeing that familiar face again and hearing that voice—straining to remain steady but unable to hide its hoarse exhaustion—caused an uncontrollable pang in Yun Sheng’s chest, a fine, dense ache spreading through it.

In the video, Si Jin was explaining how to perceive and initially guide the frequency resonance of an external spiritual power.

Yun Sheng forced herself to push her worries back down, her gaze becoming focused and resolute.

She looked at the figure on the screen and whispered, "Si Jin, wait for me. I’ll learn this. I definitely will."

...

「The Tower. Top-floor strategy room.」

A massive holographic star chart floated above the center of the long table, its flickering points of light in various colors representing different factions and known threats.

The meeting was proceeding with intensity, analyzing recent abnormal energy fluctuations in the contaminated zones and several incidents of Sentinels losing control.

At the head of the long table, Bai Ye sat ramrod straight, his military uniform immaculate. His gaze mostly rested on the star chart or the subordinate who was speaking, his expression cold and unreadable.

However, the few Advanced military officers seated near him all keenly sensed that their War God, renowned for his focus and efficiency, seemed... a bit distracted today.

Every so often, Bai Ye’s gaze would dart to the comm on his left wrist.

Whenever the comm screen faintly glowed or vibrated slightly, he would lower his eyes to glance at it.

What astonished his subordinates even more was that, during a pause in a long-winded report from an intelligence officer, Bai Ye actually lowered his head and operated his comm.

The action was brief—he might have only typed a few words—but for him, this was practically unprecedented!

The general would never handle personal communications during an important strategy meeting, unless it was an S-Class emergency dispatch from the Tower’s high council or the front lines.

’But from the general’s expression just now, it didn’t look like he was handling urgent military affairs. Amidst his focus, there was a trace of... hard-to-describe care?’

A few of the subordinates exchanged glances, seeing the same confusion and disbelief in each other’s eyes.

The meeting concluded in a slightly strange atmosphere.

Everyone stood up, and Bai Ye, his expression as impassive as ever, adjusted his cuffs.

"Luo Cheng," he called out to his adjutant just before everyone had left, "stay behind."

"Yes, General!" Luo Cheng immediately halted.

Once everyone else had left, the conference room door slid shut automatically, and the soundproofing field silently activated.

Bai Ye walked to the massive floor-to-ceiling window, his back to Luo Cheng. He looked out at the training grounds and city skyline below the Tower—orderly on the surface, yet with a turbulent undercurrent.

He didn’t speak right away, merely standing there in silence.

Luo Cheng held his breath, not daring to rush him.

After about half a minute, Bai Ye finally spoke in a low voice.

"The surveillance and entry-exit logs for the residential complex where Lin Mo lives, as well as his movements—the things I had you look into. Are there any initial results?"

Luo Cheng’s heart tightened. He immediately reported, "General, the surveillance in the Lotus Street residential complex was hit by strong spiritual power interference during the time of the incident last night. It all failed, so no usable footage was captured. The entry logs show that after leaving yesterday morning, Lin Mo has not been seen since. The civilian surveillance coverage around Lotus Street is limited and was also affected by the interference. We are expanding the search area, but right now... there are no definitive leads."

Bai Ye listened quietly, his face expressionless, but his deep eyes grew colder.

’This result, it seems, was not unexpected.’

"Keep investigating. Use Level 3 Authority, and coordinate with the Star Network Security Department if necessary. The priority is to screen all individuals who approached the Lotus Street area between yesterday evening and this morning, those who displayed abnormal behavior, or anyone with a clear history of contact or association with a Dark Sentinel. Don’t miss a single one."

"Yes, sir!" Luo Cheng replied in a grave tone.

"Also," Bai Ye paused, tapping a finger lightly on the windowsill, "conduct a secondary verification on Lin Mo’s identity. Confirm its authenticity."

"Yes, sir!"

After giving these orders, Bai Ye fell silent for a moment, as if weighing something.

Luo Cheng waited with bated breath, knowing the general had more to say.

"The team I had stationed near Yun Sheng—pull them back."

Luo Cheng froze, instinctively looking up at Bai Ye, unconcealed astonishment in his eyes.

’Pull them back?’

’The suspicions surrounding Miss Yun Sheng haven’t lessened; in fact, they’ve become even more convoluted because of Lin Mo and last night’s incident. Logically, we should be increasing surveillance, so why are we...’

Bai Ye ignored his surprise and continued giving orders calmly.

"Get a new team. The new team’s mission focus will be adjusted to covert protection and risk assessment. Ensure that within the Capital Star, especially when she leaves the Lin Family’s residence or the designated Tower areas, Yun Sheng will not encounter any sudden dangers or malicious attacks.

"Unless she proactively engages in behavior that endangers the Tower or the Star Alliance, there is no need for any form of active intervention. Her personal safety is the top priority."

Luo Cheng’s shock was simply boundless.

’The general’s attitude toward Miss Yun Sheng seems to have undergone some kind of fundamental change!’

"Yes, General. I’ll make the arrangements at once."

He suppressed the myriad of questions in his mind and accepted the order.

Watching Luo Cheng’s departing back, Bai Ye turned his gaze back to the window.

’Yun Sheng is still full of vigilance and wariness toward me. The fact that the video I sent was marked as "received but not opened" is the best proof.’

This feeling of being completely guarded against was, for Bai Ye, unfamiliar and... vexing.

Those addictive dreams, that unique sense of tranquility capable of soothing the hidden ache deep within his spiritual landscape—these things were overlapping more and more frequently with certain traits Yun Sheng occasionally revealed, making it increasingly impossible for him to ignore.

’He wanted to know the answer.’

’Was she the person from his dreams or not?’

’Why could she be that way with him in his dreams, yet in reality, she wished she could be as far away from him as possible, so wary and repulsed by him!’