"Disappear?" Those were the first words out of my mouth. For a moment, I had no idea what to make of it.
Nangong Yao nodded. "That's right. Guardian spirits are really more like spirits. When the conditions disappear, they disappear too."
I thought back over all the moments I'd shared with Ye Qing.
I'd always thought that after Ye Qing discovered my ability, he began laying plans. What he did, specifically, was probably much like the magic circle they'd set up in the office: making me walk the path of fate against my will.
I joined the Demolition Office, took on the demolition project in Workers and Peasants Sixth Village, and naturally met Greenleaf.
When we first met, Ye Qing tossed me a lighter. It might have been enchanted with some kind of spell, making the connection between us even stronger.
At first, I thought it was a little scary.
Anyone would find it terrifying if some invisible force could control the course of their life.
And it was even more frightening that this invisible force wasn't in the hands of some ethereal God, but in the hands of another stranger just like me.
You could say that Greenleaf's clients had encountered paranormal events and sought help, eventually finding their way to Greenleaf.
Before all this, I hadn't even realized paranormal events existed in this world. I'd met Ye Qing first.
I was like one of those children who'd been kidnapped and sold. My life had been peaceful and happy, then suddenly I was dragged into a different world, surrounded by danger day in and day out.
Of course, after learning that I'd encountered something like this when I was little and that Ye Qing had saved my life, my feelings had changed.
I no longer felt only sympathy and