First Interstellar Guide Chapter 85: Confession and Response

Chapter 85: Confession and Response

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

The residences of the Xie family and the Lu family were both in the outskirts of the capital star. Lu Zexuan took General Xie home on his way. Yu Ran seized this opportunity to connect with General Xie’s mental landscape using mental tendrils, helping her shark construct a safe living space.

In recent years, General Xie has also undergone advanced guide mental treatments, but Yu Ran’s mental energy was unexpectedly powerful. In just a few minutes, Yu Ran opened up a brand new world deep in the ocean with green tendrils.

Here, there were colorful and beautiful corals, strange-shaped underwater reefs, and lush seaweeds. Although the area was only the size of a football field and could only accommodate General Xie’s shark for rest, the richness of details amazed General Xie.

After building this independent space, Yu Ran summoned the nine-tailed fox and set up a hidden barrier here. Even if other guides came to inspect her mental landscape, they wouldn’t be able to discover the secrets of the deep sea.

Yu Ran released General Xie’s shark back into the sea. The shark liked this “new home” very much. It swam around here and wagged its tail friendly towards Yu Ran.

General Xie hesitated and asked, “If I remember correctly, you’re an attack-type guide, right? I saw you burning my sea area with flames before, your attack power was strong, how can you have such strong healing abilities?”

Most attack guides only had healing abilities up to C or B level, barely able to handle simple cases. The idea of a guide having both attack and healing abilities at S level was unheard of to General Xie. But before her, Yu Ran seemed to possess both attack and healing mental energies at S level or above, which was incredible to her.

Yu Ran didn’t have time to explain in detail about the encounter on the Red Spider Star. He briefly said, “In these years, I’ve experienced some things. I started as an attack guide, but later awakened healing talents. So now, I can both attack and heal.”

Although his expression was calm, it was imaginable that he had been through a lot during his undercover mission in the Dark Night Organization. General Xie looked at him with some pity and said softly, “You’ve worked hard.”

Yu Ran smiled, “It’s okay, someone has to do my job.”

When he smiled, there would be a small dimple on his cheek. At that moment, General Xie almost thought she saw that beloved nephew who loved to smile. Young Xie Ran, always following behind her calling “auntie, auntie”, with a lively and lovely smile…

Thinking of the child who sacrificed himself before he turned 20, General Xie suddenly felt a pang of heartache. She quickly calmed down and looked at the gate of the Xie family not far away, “I’m home now, and you two should go back too. If you keep following me, it will raise suspicions.”

Yu Ran nodded, reminding, “General Xie, you have to be careful. When I’m not around, just pretend to be absent-minded. That maid might secretly check your mental landscape. Your ocean looks like it’s been destroyed now, but the underwater space has been hidden by me. By then, let the black shark perform, it should be able to fool her.”

General Xie said, “I know what to do.” She looked at Yu Ran with a gentle gaze, “Thank you. You also take care.”

Yu Ran bid her farewell and returned to the Lu family with Lu Zexuan. As the evening fell, warm-colored street lights lit up the courtyard of the Lu family.

Yu Ran’s face was somewhat pale. Lu Zexuan reached out and gently hugged him. He could feel Yu Ran’s emotions — having a loved one in front of you but unable to recognize them, Ranran must be very sad, right?

Yu Ran was once again embraced by Lu Zexuan, and couldn’t help but pause. He was a strong person, rarely showing any weakness in front of others. But since he connected with Lu Zexuan’s mental world, he couldn’t hide anything from this sentinel. So, only Lu Zexuan had seen his pained and sad side.

Lu Zexuan’s embrace was extremely warm, the safest haven he could find in the storm. Yu Ran closed his eyes, burying his face in Lu Zexuan’s chest, the voice in his mind carrying a hint of post-calamity relief, “Fortunately, Auntie is safe and sound, preserving her spirit body and consciousness. Otherwise, Mom in heaven would definitely blame me…”

Lu Zexuan gently stroked his head and said, “Ranran, you’ve already tried your best. Don’t demand too much of yourself. No one in your position would have done better. Your parents and auntie won’t blame you, they’ll only feel sorry for you.”

This comfort made Yu Ran feel much better. He had already done everything he could do. He believed that with Auntie’s caution and calmness, she would be able to handle the probing of the maid who was actually a mimic octopus impersonating an old lady. As long as the Dark Night Organization believed she was under control, she would be truly safe.

Yu Ran breathed a sigh of relief, pushed away from Lu Zexuan’s embrace, and looked up at the handsome man in front of him. He remembered the last time, before setting off with Lu Zexuan to Norma Planet B73 for the final test, he thought he might not come back. So he asked Lu Zexuan if he had any unfulfilled wishes. Lu Zexuan said he liked someone but didn’t have the chance to confess.

That confession was a bit rushed, after all, they didn’t know if they would pass the test or even survive. But Yu Ran remembered, Lu Zexuan’s eyes were very sincere at that time. Yu Ran promised him that if they safely returned from Planet B73, he would give him an answer.

However, shortly after returning to the capital star, they had to prepare for the funeral of Lu Tingyu, followed by encountering the true and false presidents and finding ways to save Auntie… Yu Ran had been exhausted during this period and had no time to consider these matters, nor had he given Lu Zexuan a clear answer.

Lu Zexuan never brought up the matter again, nor did he urge Yu Ran. Because he knew how difficult Yu Ran had been during this time, he didn’t want to give Yu Ran any pressure. He silently stayed by Yu Ran’s side, comforting him softly when Yu Ran was sad; when Yu Ran needed help, he stepped forward without hesitation. Yu Ran saw all of this.

—The guardian and companion who disregarded life and death, in fact, was the most enduring confession.

And now, Yu Ran needed this the most. Looking at the tenderness that involuntarily overflowed from the deep eyes of the sentinel, Yu Ran’s heart trembled, and he took Lu Zexuan’s hand initiative, intertwining their fingers, then said in his mind, “Lu Zexuan, last time you said you liked me… I think I can give you an answer now.”

Lu Zexuan was stunned, nervously looking at Yu Ran, “What answer?”

Yu Ran stared into his eyes seriously, “We are already mentally and spiritually connected. I used to think of you only as an ally, but now, I find that unconsciously, I can’t do without you. Lu Zexuan, I have experienced a lot of misfortunes in recent years, and I’m not interested in matters of the heart. But after meeting you, I found that the feeling of having someone by my side is so warm. Perhaps, you are the best gift from heaven to me. I can’t bear to be separated from you anymore.”

God was ultimately kind to him. At the critical moment when he almost died on the Red Spider Star, his mental energy exploded, and he gained awakening of dual spirit bodies due to a blessing in disguise, and also received help from the Spider Queen. And in the difficult moment when he wanted to infiltrate the upper echelons of the Dark Night Organization, he met Lu Zexuan. Since then, there has been a sentinel willing to unconditionally protect him and accompany him through life and death.

He lost his parents and carried a deep hatred. He once lost his arm and sight, walking alone through the long night. Every day of these years, he lived in extreme difficulty. But he also gained the companionship of the nine-tailed fox and the white fox, made friends with the Spider Queen, and met Lu Zexuan, this sentinel who treated him with extreme tenderness and tolerance, willing to believe in him and support him forever.

These were the few rays of light in the darkness, supporting him to move forward.

Lu Zexuan was the best gift given to him by God, how could he not cherish it?

At first, connecting with Lu Zexuan’s mental landscape was indeed a reluctant move to deal with the Dark Night Organization. But now, he was glad he made that decision — he couldn’t bear to be separated from Lu Zexuan anymore. Even if the mission was completed in the future, and the Dark Night Organization was eradicated, he wouldn’t want to be separated from Lu Zexuan.

Lu Zexuan was his sentinel, and no one could take him away. Thinking of this, Yu Ran suddenly tiptoed and gently kissed the corner of Lu Zexuan’s lips. He remembered the gorgeous dream where Lu Zexuan dragged him in, holding him, reluctant to part with each other, but that was just a dream after all, the touch was not real, and the memory was very fuzzy.

Kissing each other in reality, Yu Ran felt a little embarrassed, his ears slightly blushing.

But he still kissed firmly.

This intimate and pure action was like putting a seal on his beloved sentinel.

Lu Zexuan was completely caught off guard by Ranran’s initiative to kiss him, and he froze for a moment.

Yu Ran didn’t know how to kiss, after lightly touching Lu Zexuan’s lips, he found the touch was quite good. Then, he learned from the dreamlike action of Lu Zexuan, tentatively tasting the man’s lips.

Lu Zexuan’s lips were sexy and full, the breath of an adult man made Yu Ran’s heart beat faster. A strange electric current surged along the sensitive nerves of his lips, running wildly through his limbs and bones.

Lu Zexuan stiffened, and the next moment, he suddenly stretched out his arms, forcefully pulling Yu Ran into his embrace, kissing him fiercely.

“Mmm…” Yu Ran’s lips and tongue were instantly taken over. Compared to Yu Ran’s tentative shallow kiss, Lu Zexuan’s kiss was gentle yet dominant, filled with intense possessiveness. Yu Ran slightly squinted his eyes, wrapped his arms around Lu Zexuan’s shoulders, responding as he did in the dream. This awkward yet proactive response was simply deadly!

Lu Zexuan’s eyes darkened, directly lifting Yu Ran horizontally and carrying him all the way to the bedroom. Their lips and teeth intertwined, the feeling of intimacy as if their souls were melting into each other. They were already mentally connected, able to perceive each other’s thoughts instantly. Yu Ran blushed slightly from the kiss but felt comfortable, enjoying the moment with half-closed eyes, resembling a seductive little fox.

Lu Zexuan’s actions became more unrestrained. After a long time, the two of them separated, gasping for breath. Yu Ran’s lips were slightly swollen, a layer of shimmering light floating in his heterochromatic pupils, his eyes beautiful to the extreme. Lu Zexuan’s heart stirred, gently kissing the left eye that had once been injured, his voice in his mind low and gentle, “Ranran, you are also the best gift sent to me by heaven.”

Yu Ran smiled and hugged the sentinel tightly in front of him. The Dark Night Organization considered sentinels to be burdens, genetically flawed evolvers who should be eliminated. But how could they know that sentinels and guides, at their inception, were meant to complement each other, assist each other, and be inseparable? Like two halves of a circle, only complete when joined together. 

A world without sentinels would render the existence of guides meaningless. For example, if Yu Ran was still fighting alone, he would only face everything in loneliness. With Lu Zexuan, he gained more courage and strength. On this perilous path, they were each other’s weak points and also each other’s strongest support. Holding each other up, they had confidence in reaching the end, no matter how difficult the situation.

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That night, Lu Zexuan didn’t go all the way. He just held Yu Ran and kissed him for a long time. He couldn’t leave any marks on RanRan; if someone saw, it would be hard to explain. Moreover, Ranran was too tired, expending too much mental energy protecting his aunt under the guise of a mimic octopus. He quickly fell asleep in Lu Zexuan’s arms.

Lu Zexuan watched him, his cheeks flushed, and a softness spread in his heart. He gently stroked Yu Ran’s silky hair and whispered in his heart, “Ranran, if in the future, we successfully dismantle the Dark Night Organization, I will propose to you first thing. Would you say yes then? I really want to walk through the rest of my life with you. You’ve lost your parents. In the future, I’ll strive to give you the warmest home.“