You cannot catch old birds with chaff.
Su Zheng knew that what Edward wanted was against their will as soon as she heard what he said. Master Eight would clearly not have his guards up if Ye Shuang was there to spar with Edward.
As expected, the situation ended up like that.
Master Eight nodded at Su Zheng while smiling, gesturing for her to take the lady to the people outside. At the same time, he burnt the bridges directly. "That's not happening."
Su Zheng gave Edward the stage silently while she took the lady with her as she left.