Superior Di's decision to bolt across the void was shocking, but not nearly as shocking, as raving mad, as mind-bogglingly unbelievable as Palace Master Shattered Star's death! She was so close, oh-so close. The physical equivalent of a single step away from safety.
However, as her severed head, accompanied by a pair of soulless eyes offering irrefutable proof of her death, was clenched insultingly in the hands of Wei Wuyin, the reality of the situation dawned on them all. Most notably so for Superior Shizi.