This year's Dragon River Forest Trial Tournament was far more lively than anyone had imagined.
By the time they reached the vicinity of the Training Ground, even the slightly better spots had already been taken.
However, Li Yuan and Xia Jin were competing martial artists, so they entered the inner area with their invitations to rest.
The viewing areas at the Training Ground were clearly restricted as well.
Martial artists could use their tickets to sit closer to the front, where the view was better.
Ordinary people who came to watch the excitement also had to buy tickets, but they were treated differently and seated farther back.
As Xia Jin explained these rules, he also mentioned why they had been preserved.
Back then, things had indeed been fair.
Whatever price ticket you bought determined where you sat.
But one year, a martial artist was sent flying into the crowd.
Naturally, the people seated in the front rows were struck.
That martial artist crashed into many people. In the end, one person died, while everyone else suffered only minor injuries.
Ordinary people simply could not withstand unexpected impacts like that.
Not letting them sit in front was also a form of protection.
When they arrived at the competitors' rest area, Li Yuan saw quite a few people.
As others came up to greet him, Li Yuan accurately called out each of their names and politely returned their greetings.
The fact that Li Yuan remembered their names earned him quite a bit of goodwill.
Most of them had only met Li Yuan once.
It had been at the wedding, and they might have exchanged only a few casual words.
Yet Li Yuan remembered them all clearly. With so many people, he did not get a single name wrong.
As they spoke, two