Fearing that Quan Mu may be harmed by the orthodox cultivators, Xue Lan ran away with the man and his reputation quickly went down.
He was an accomplice who had helped a high-ranking demon escape so of course, he could not be easily forgiven nor could his actions be righteously explained.
Many quickly found out that Xue Lan had a very intimate relationship with the demon and hence, even the ones who used to once praise Xue Lan, started to spit curses at the mention of his name.
Xue Lan and Quan Mu were hunted down by the righteous cultivators who wanted to take the opportunity to kill Quan Mu.
There were many strong cultivators present and Quan Mu knew that killing them would only worsen the situation. He didn't want to make things harder for Xue Lan and hence, he thought about solving the situation without having to resort to violence.
