"Do you feel that I shouldn't have released King Zhongqing?" Taking Wu shi's expression into sight, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly.
"Emperor Chu Tianxing's offer might be alluring, but I don't think that it's a good idea to accede to his request." Wu shi nodded. "Master teachers mustn't be sullied. This isn't a matter about compensation but pride. If a precedent were to be set, it might send out a wrong message about the Master Teacher Pavilion's stand, and others might begin to emulate King Zhongqing's actions…"
After the affairs that they had gone through together in the Qiu Wu Palace, he had come to know the young man before him as an extremely wise and discerning individual. As such, while he didn't agree with the latter's decision, he didn't interject during the discussion earlier on because he knew that the latter would surely have his considerations for making his decision. However, with Emperor Chu Tianxing's departure, he couldn't hold back his intrigue any longer.
