The midday sun was blazing fiercely. As the final few people were sent into the bowl, Shang Yu's tense spine relaxed. His eyes snapped open, and the world before him came into sharp focus.
With a sudden resolve, he rose and started to rush over, but Qi Jingtao grabbed him around the waist and yanked him back. "What could you possibly accomplish by going in there alone?"
Shang Yu's hair was plastered to his head, drenched in cold sweat. Qi Jingtao set him straight, channeled a bit of spiritual energy into him to restore his vitality, and, without taking no for an answer, dragged him over to where the group had been conferring just moments before.
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