The unsettled nature of high society, simply put, comes down to a clash between two philosophies. One side is rooting for Chu Feng to win, and the other is hoping he'll lose.
As for neutral spectators, there aren't any, because the match is a zero-sum game: it's win or lose, no draws. Choosing to stay neutral at such a time would get one excluded from the circle.
So for Chu Feng, this was just an ordinary competition. But for the whole East River area, it was a choice of where to stand, especially at such a critical juncture.
Next year is the East River's family congress, and among the region's elite, some are destined to become patriarchs of noble families. So now is the perfect timing for them to choose sides.
