Lin Ye, a criminal investigation intern, witnesses something that shouldn't exist during a bizarre disappearance case: the Spiritborn.
Ten years ago, a global tide of spiritual energy erupted, awakening the power of the Spiritborn clans, hidden for millennia. The law-abiding live alongside humanity, while the uncontrolled feed on human essence. Paranormal cases are rampant in the cities. The authorities establish the “Bureau of Abnormal Affairs” to conceal the truth, but they cannot stop the undercurrents from rising.
Lin Ye unexpectedly awakens the bloodline of the Spirit Wardens, an ancient people capable of suppressing the Spiritborn and forging “Spirit Pacts” with them. Rescued by Su Qingyao, a cool and beautiful young woman of the Spirit Fox clan, he is forced into the world between humanity and the Spiritborn.
A Spirit Pact shares power, and fate as well. As he searches for the truth behind his parents' disappearance, Lin Ye investigates bizarre cases as a criminal detective while contending with uncontrolled Spiritborn, the mysterious organization known as the “Dark Pavilion,” and the Bureau's hardliners. Meanwhile, Mo Yuan, the progenitor of the dark Spiritborn, has begun to awaken after sleeping for a thousand years...
“The Spirit Wardens' duty is not to suppress, but to maintain balance.”
As the mark of the pact lights up in his palm, he will reshape the order between humanity and the inhuman.
Mystery investigations × urban supernatural powers × bonds forged by contract. Open this book and discover the other side of Cangnan City.
The novel setting is worth reading. I feel that there are many new authors nowadays, but most of the settings are similar. The setting of this book is relatively new, and the writing is relatively detailed.