"Leader, you wanted to see me?"
Mona had been preparing the location where the [Life Altar] would be installed.
Then she suddenly received a message from Yu Yuan.
Now, looking at his solemn expression, Mona felt a little puzzled.
"What happened?"
"Have you found a room for the [Life Altar]?"
"Yes. Qingqing is leading a team to clean it up. It should be ready soon..." Mona answered immediately.
But she noticed that Yu Yuan looked even more serious than before.
"What about the Bloodline Tracing Ritual?"
"Uh... well... once the Life Altar is in place, we can finish setting up the Bloodline Tracing Ritual within a day at most. All the necessary materials are ready, too."
"Good, good, good... that's good!"
Mona looked at Yu Yuan, who was acting rather strangely.
She seemed to realize something, and one eyebrow rose slightly.
Suddenly, she asked:
"Leader, have you ever had a girlfriend?"
"Hm?"
Yu Yuan froze for a moment, looking at Mona in surprise. Her gaze seemed to pierce through his thoughts and reach straight into his heart.
"No. Why?"
A smile curved Mona's lips.
"Then do you know that right now, you look just like a boy who wants to do something naughty but feels a little embarrassed? Just like... when we first... met."
Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes.
Of course he remembered their first meeting.
Back then, he had also been trying to complete a fate mission from the [Lust Card], and had chosen Mona as his target.
But after seeing what had happened to her, he had given up.
In truth, the choice he had made in that basement...
Had profoundly and decisively influenced his outlook on life, his values, and even everything he had experienced afterward.
He had thought he had hidden it well at the time,