Since the opening ceremony, Ye Qifeng had not returned to the VIP Seating Area at the tournament venue. Instead, he had gone to the lounge the organizers had prepared specifically for the Martial Soul Hall Second Team, and watched the matches from there.
At that moment, the seven girls of the Second Battle Team had already left the lounge and gone backstage to prepare for their match.
Their opponent today was Flame Radiance Academy, a relatively weak team. They were slightly stronger than Auckland Academy, but weaker than Canghui Academy. Victory was assured and would pose little difficulty.
Huo Wu, who had been clinging to Ye Qifeng for the past few days, was also absent. Like the seven girls of the Second Battle Team, she had gone to prepare for the match. Although she might not actually fight, she still had to appear alongside her teammates.
Thus, reluctant as she was, she had temporarily left Ye Qifeng and returned to the Blazing Academy Team.
With Huo Wu absent, however, Qian Renxue had unexpectedly arrived instead, even though she should have been continuing her disguise as Heaven Dou Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and handling state affairs in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who had finally found a chance to spend time alone with Ye Qifeng, could not help feeling disappointed, dejected, and bereft.
At that moment, only Ye Qifeng, Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling remained in the lounge.
Ye Qifeng sat upright on the comfortable leather sofa. Outwardly, he appeared composed, but inwardly, he was panicking like mad, feeling like a cat caught stealing a taste of forbidden fish.
In short, it was terribly awkward.
The spot to Ye Qifeng's left, originally occupied by Huo Wu, was now under Qian Renxue's control. Dugu