Once outside, Li Meirong didn't delay a moment longer.
She passed through the array and stepped into the arena, leaving Snowball in Xiao An Fei's capable hands just outside the stage. Along the way, she noticed some peculiar gazes shooting her way from the spectators.
The reactions she received from everyone around her left her completely and utterly baffled. They weren't the kinds of stares she was used to receiving, especially now that she had left her scars visible. She had honestly expected at least a few scathing remarks regarding her 'unseemly' appearance.
Yet, instead of scorn, she received… admiration. In complete contradiction to her expectations, she was met with applause instead of insults.
The crowd behind her cheered as she hesitantly stepped onto the stage,
