The second round of the Qingmiao Cup’s group stage was in full swing, and the media was in a frenzy.
Word had spread through the press pool—the Anling Xunlianjia was about to make his entrance. Outside the contestant passage, a wall of reporters formed, a forest of microphones and shoulder-mounted cameras aimed at the tunnel. Not even the semi-finals had drawn a crowd this ravenous.
Thanks to the organizers’ promotional hype, Anling had