Those words immediately left Ma Xiaotao looking rather embarrassed.
The truth was that the Inner Court teachers, including Yan Shaozhe, had indeed considered that option.
She herself had been too stubborn, insisting that she could suppress her Evil Fire, which was why she had not worn any restraints.
But the outcome was plain enough. If Chen Ping had not called Xuan Zi over and had him slap her unconscious, her Evil Fire probably would have spread all the way to the Outer Court.
Chen Ping sat up and looked Ma Xiaotao over from head to toe. His blunt, direct gaze, like Spear Sha, made her thoroughly uncomfortable.
Ma Xiaotao, who had been lying on the sofa, opened her pink eyes wide and met Chen Ping's gaze with considerable irritation, only to discover that his gaze was even more direct.
Chen Ping's gaze moved upward to her face, then wandered from her chin to her eyes, and from her eyes to her earlobes.
It was as though he wanted to brand every detail of her entire body into his mind.
Under that gaze, Ma Xiaotao felt like a lamb awaiting dismemberment. Chen Ping's sharp gaze was the treasured blade in a butcher's hand, capable of carving up a sheep without touching a bone.
After looking for a while, Chen Ping finally spoke slowly. "Evil Fire ranks first among the 'six evils.' Both external and internal factors can cause fire. External fire can come from the climate or food. Internal fire, well, that's basically down to the characteristics of your Martial Soul itself and your own emotions acting up."
"Aside from Evil Fire, I imagine you've heard of Martial Souls and Soul Beasts with prefixes like evil wind or evil lightning. If you just want to clear away as much Evil Fire