Quan Lingshu initially thought of doing it for the sake of Princess Sun Yaoqing and Bai Zihan.
However, with how Chong Sheng was resisting, he had become suspicious.
(Could he really be?)
Quan Lingshu didn't care whether a slave had learned Demonic Arts or not, but Princess Sun and Bai Zihan were here—and if it became known that someone under their nose was practicing Demonic Arts, their reputation would collapse.
Before that happened, he had to handle the situation. At the very least, he must show that the Quan Clan had nothing to do with a demonic cultivator.
Chong Sheng's pulse raced.
(If I stay… I'm finished.)
Then—
Without another word, he turned and bolted.
Gasps erupted through the stands.
"He's running away?!"
"Why would he—"
And in that single moment, suspicion turned into conviction.
Quan Lingshu's face twisted with fury as he shot to his feet.
"Stop him!" he roared. "Do not let him escape!"
