Jun Ziya smiled meaningfully. "Back then, Chu Xuanyi of the Chu Family and Lin Baixu of the Lin Family were exceptionally close. The brotherhood between them was no less profound than that between Chu Xuanyi and his own blood brother, Chu Xuanhe."
Flame Sparrow exclaimed in surprise, "Young Miss, are you saying that Lin Baixu may have entrusted Chu Xuanyi with the secret treasure guarded by the Lin Family?"
Jun Ziya nodded. "Judging from the Lin Family's decline at the time, they clearly no longer had the strength to keep guarding that secret treasure. As the family head, Lin Baixu naturally understood this. Moreover, the Lin Family was beset by internal troubles then. So even if Lin Baixu did not directly hand over the secret treasure, he must have given Chu Xuanyi some crucial clue or item. And Chu Xuanyi was quite close to Heavenly Cuisine Villa."
Flame Sparrow nodded in realization. "No wonder Zhong Sanxiao lay in wait for so long without succeeding."
The words had slipped out before she could stop them, and Flame Sparrow's expression abruptly changed in alarm. "Flame Sparrow admits her fault. Flame Sparrow should not have mentioned that traitor again."
"It matters not." Jun Ziya let out a cold, disdainful snort. "He is merely a petty wretch. Still, I never expected him to cling to the great tree that is the Saint Sect. No wonder he dared defy me!"
Thinking of the information they had recently uncovered about Zhong Sanxiao, Flame Sparrow could not suppress the gloom and fury in her heart. She longed to slaughter that traitor with her own hands, yet she also knew that with her strength, she would find it nearly impossible to hurt him even with a sneak attack.
Jun Ziya analyzed, "Since Zhong Sanxiao has already made his