Ksitigarbha's words felt utterly devoid of human warmth, yet I had to admit that he was stating a fact.
We always felt that we knew many people and had many friends, but on closer thought, most people only crossed paths with us once before disappearing completely from our sight.
What else could they be but passersby?
"Are you telling me to watch out for the people around me, especially Ye Jinghong?" I asked with a smile. After all, I wasn't hearing this for the first time.
If this had happened before, I might have been angry, but when enough people said the same thing, I really couldn't afford to ignore it.
Although Ye Jinghong said we were fellow travelers from the same place, and that she was even my fiancée, I had no memory whatsoever of any of it.
Even if it were true, how could I be sure that she genuinely cared about me and truly wanted to be with me? Besides, I had always believed there was someone backing her.
It should have been some force from the planet she had once lived on.
She said there was also a powerful force behind me, and that I had originally been a leader on that planet.
But all of that was only her side of the story.
I had no memories of it myself, nor could I verify any of it.
"You're a smart man. A smart man should know how to judge people, shouldn't he?"
I could only remain silent. There was no way to respond to that.
"All right, I've said what I needed to say. Take these packets of tea with you. This spirit tea will be of great benefit to you. It might even help you recover some instinctive memories."
With a wave of his