At that moment, having finished a match, A Bao left Mingdu Grand Stadium alone again.
He left alone once more to avoid the spectators' eyes, as well as the people who wanted to approach him and strike up a conversation to invite him into some organization.
More than one match was taking place in Mingdu Grand Stadium. After A Bao finished, Yulong Yue's match was still underway, so his departure attracted little attention.
Sometimes, while inside Mingdu Grand Stadium, A Bao would instinctively look at the spectators there, at the nearly hundred thousand people in the stands, watching how fanatical they were about the matches below and how they could reel off details about the contestants as though counting their own treasures.
Then, recalling what he had seen in Mingdu, A Bao wondered whether the fervor these spectators displayed truly came from heartfelt enjoyment or was some form of self-numbing.
A Bao did not know, and had no way of knowing...
After leaving Mingdu Grand Stadium, A Bao was somewhat surprised to see a familiar figure standing ahead of him on his way back.
She was looking up at the distant Spirit Pagoda, sunlight falling over her. Seeming to sense A Bao's approach, she instinctively turned her head to look at him.
Those bright eyes looking at him left A Bao momentarily dazed.
When A Bao came back to his senses, he asked with some surprise, "Yue Ye, what brings you here?"
Hearing his question, Yue Ye replied as though it were perfectly natural, "I told Huang Shuo to go back and rest. I'm taking his place... what, aren't you pleased?"
A Bao quickly smiled and shook his head. "Of course I am. I'm just a little surprised."
As he spoke, A Bao walked over to Yue Ye. He was