Are you sure all of these are to prevent misunderstanding?
Ao Shanshan did not know whether she should laugh or cry and she felt worried for Zhong Yue as what he did was very offensive. After all, the fame and reputation he built up after opening the five wheels in reverse as well as fighting his way out the West Barren had already spurred the dissatisfaction of many Qi Practitioners out there.
Other than that, after he got out from the West Barren, the celestial races of the West Barren put up a bounty on him and now, his bounty had spread all over, including the South Barren!
However, most of the Qi Practitioners were interested in him not because of the bounty but in the fact that he had succeeded in reverse opening the five wheels. Many have said he was on par with the first headmaster of Swords Gate in terms of talent.