He abstained from voting as a mark of respect for Ma Wuniang.
"Why?"
After the voting ended, the furious Ma Wuniang dashed out and stopped Quan Shanlin in midair to question him.
"This is the intention of Elder Fu, are you going to defy it?"
Quan Shanlin, having been stopped in midair, looked displeased and grumpily responded.
"Impossible, Elder Fu is an eminent person, how could he be concerned about such trivial matters?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Wuniang blurted out in disbelief.
"You also know this is a trivial matter, but with the sect's great battle looming, Chen Mobai, having mastered Sword Sha, is essentially the strongest Foundation Establishment level fighter. In the future, the sect will rely more on him. If this were brought to the attention of the two Elders, they would probably gift him another thousand acres of land, just to keep him happy."
Quan Shanlin decided to lay out the facts clearly as Ma Wuniang was being obstinate. She was, after all, under his command.