Gu Bailu had thought that everything would be fine as long as she could take Qian'er away and prevent Lu Fenying from finding her.
However… Feng Qingtian had told her that all the slaves of the noble families of Heavenly Wind Empire had slave marks.
The mark could only be removed if the master was willing to do so; otherwise, a slave was under their master's control forever.
Even if Qian'er hid in a corner of Heavenly Palace Cliff, Lu Fenying could kill her through the slave mark if he wanted to.
Even if she didn't die, she would suffer every day.
Qian'er must've suffered the same pain during her escape, which was why her fear was so deep that she could only harm herself to calm down.
Lu Fenying was like a dictator. If he didn't let her go, she would never live a day in peace.
That was why she had had the courage to stab Lu Fenying with a dagger; she knew that she would only be free if he died.