For a moment, I thought of Ye Qing again, and of all the upsetting, frustrating things that had happened.
Fortunately, Yao Nie wasn't the sort to overthink things like I did. After a brief sigh, he turned his attention to more practical measures.
"Hey, brother, do you have any ideas? What was your ability again? Is there some way you could protect my ex-wife? Like, make a clone, or put up a force field..." Yao Nie's imagination was running wild.
As far as practicality went, it was hard to deny that this might actually help with the supernatural.
But unfortunately, neither my ability nor Greenleaf's had anything to do with that.
I shook my head. "My ability can't do that."
I clenched my fist, thinking of the mark Mingxite had left me. It had saved my sister's life. Back then, my soul had practically left my body and appeared beside her in an instant, helping her escape death. I hadn't contacted her since.
But I'd only managed something like that once.
Mingxite was gone. How much of her mark's power remained, or how long it would last, was anyone's guess. I had no idea how to use it, either.
Yao Nie looked disappointed.
Ye Zhengyi made a sarcastic remark. "I think you should just settle down and be a guardian spirit. The world's already in this state, so forget about chasing women. Just watch over your wife. She's the only one you still have ties to. Those girlfriends are all in the past. She even took your place and cared for your parents until they passed away. You shouldn't let her down."
"He let her down a long time ago. Now he's just paying his debt," Xu Tiancheng cut in.
Yao Nie didn't argue. "There's nothing wrong with being a