Several seats separated them, enough distance to escape that unsettling gaze.
Down in the Beast Fighting Arena, several Beast Tamers carried two enormous iron cages, draped in black cloth, onto the field.
The arena instantly fell silent.
Just then, more people made their way up to the high platform.
A man and a woman.
The man appeared to be in his early twenties, dressed in a long, wide-sleeved robe. His arm was wrapped around the woman at his side, the voluminous sleeve completely concealing most of her body.
His gentle and protective air, paired with his handsome face, made for an admirable sight.
—What a loving couple.
Peeking through Zhao Shijie's sleeve, Cui Lingyao saw Chen Minrou's gaunt, pale face, and her heart clenched uncontrollably.
