Still sitting down, I warped back to the starting formation to a surprising number of cheers. Quite a few people there, I realized, were there to gush over how incredible the final fight had been. Apparently, the final round could be viewed in the Competition Hall through illusion feeds without needing a crystal to follow one of the contestants.
I indulged them for a while before I realized something was wrong. Where's Chen Huan? I don't feel any danger through our connection. I doubt he'd have missed this fight or welcoming me back without it being something important, though.
I decided I'd keep playing friendly in case he finished whatever he was up to and came back here. This went on for a rather mentally exhausting twenty minutes, when a pair of elders approached, looking like they were on serious business. "Outer Disciple Xu Zuhui, you will come with us."
