If the clerks became the source of the forbidden zone, then they would become the "cause" behind its creation.
From then on, as long as they remained within the forbidden zone, the clerks' lives would be perfectly protected—the "effect" could not kill the "cause."
But they must never forget the true purpose of their group's arrival: to destroy the forbidden zone.
If a clerk became the source, then the forbidden zone would have no possibility of being destroyed at all.
Because the clerks, as the source, would not directly affect the forbidden zone itself.
Only if Xiao He, this ghost, became the source could she truly influence the forbidden zone and affect the Supernatural Incident.
This was a "source" paradox.
A deadlock—one that could not be resolved at all.
Bai Huaiguang was completely at a loss. He turned to look at Xiao Qian, whose brows were tightly furrowed, and asked tentatively,
"What do you think?"
Xiao Qian's face was filled with boundless confusion. She slowly raised a hand, pointed at Bai Huaiguang, and said in a low voice,
"You're clearly dead. My eyes can't be wrong."
Anger rose in Bai Huaiguang's heart. He could not understand why, when he was standing here perfectly fine, Xiao Qian was so adamant that he had already died.
Just as he was about to speak, Luo Xian suddenly seemed to realize something and interrupted,
"Ask her whether I'm still alive."
Bai Huaiguang froze at that. After pondering for a moment, he did not ask why, but truthfully posed the question to Xiao Qian.
And Xiao Qian's answer was, "I don't know."
Within the Eye of Calamity, Bai Huaiguang did not exist, while Luo Xian's condition was unclear.
This was a reasonable phenomenon. Bai Huaiguang had a physical body, while Luo Xian was like a