Penny was aware of the power that the Qing Eliminating Society and Fleur wielded.

On top of that, her family had indoctrinated her enough so that she was afraid to even harbor thoughts of rebellion. It was beaten into her mind that the single path to change her family's fortunes for the better was to keep improving her cultivation and rise to prominence within the Society.

Indeed, if Fleur acknowledged her, her family would surely be afforded favorable treatment, and perhaps they would cease t