Ye Mo dragged Ye Chu around a corner, pulled him behind his back, and peeked out.
Ye Chu was curious about what the "Silver-Horned King" looked like too. He grabbed Ye Mo's shoulder and tried to peek out, only for Ye Mo to push him back.
Ye Chu: "..."
Ye Mo watched the guard as he said, "If he spots us, we'll be thrown back to the entrance and lose our memories again."
Ye Chu nodded.
The guard turned in a circle. Finding no sign of his targets, he left with his huge hammer. As his footsteps faded into the distance, Ye Chu breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
Suddenly, he noticed a glittering fragment beside him. Ye Chu picked it up, and it flashed a few times before several words slowly appeared: [I Need Praise.]
He had expected this fragment to remain unchanged like the previous ones, but after he held it for two seconds, it suddenly began to dissolve.
A new badge appeared on Ye Chu's chest-I Need Praise.
All at once, Ye Chu felt terrible. The despair of being rejected suddenly filled his heart. He grabbed Ye Mo's hand beside him. "Praise me." He needed praise. He needed affirmation.
Ye Mo raised an eyebrow, but did as he asked. "You're amazing, and very smart..."
The miserable feeling slowly faded. Ye Chu sat down on the ground, feeling drained.
Ye Mo sat down beside him. "I never would've guessed..."
"Guessed what?"
"That you were this kind of person," he said, pointing at the new badge.
Ye Chu froze for a moment, then laughed. "Neither would I."
"Did you remember anything?" Ye Mo asked.
Ye Chu searched his memories carefully. "No."
Ye Mo nodded, stood back up, and held out a hand to Ye Chu. "Let's go. It's not