"..."
"..."
Sure enough, when she heard Abbess Dingyi ask about it, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze exchanged another glance.
Then Yue Buqun shook his head bitterly and let out a quiet sigh.
"That is indeed the truth. I, Yue, will not deny it."
"But..."
"If I told outsiders about this, I'm afraid they wouldn't believe me. But since it's you, Abbess Dingyi, I naturally wouldn't dare hide a thing!"
As he spoke, Yue Buqun's expression remained unchanged. He merely sighed, as if considering how best to phrase what came next.
"Oh?"
"Please, Sect Leader Yue, go on!"
Dingyi furrowed her brows without comment and continued to wait, her gaze bright and intent.
"Actually..."
"The sword art my disciple Linghu Chong used that night might be unknown to others if I told them about it, but I believe you've heard of it, Abbess Dingyi!"
"!!"
"Please, Sect Leader Yue. I'm all ears!"
"Heh!"
"Since you've asked, Abbess, I naturally wouldn't dare hide it."
"But..."
Yue Buqun thought it over. He decided to keep her in suspense a little longer, then looked at the somewhat impatient Abbess Dingyi and gestured for her to remain calm before asking in turn:
"Abbess..."
"You should know about the dispute our Huashan Sect went through, shouldn't you?"
At that, Abbess Dingyi froze, unsure what Yue Buqun meant.
But she quickly understood that he was referring to the old dispute between Huashan's Sword and Qi Sects. That dispute had always been a taboo for the Huashan Sect, so she couldn't understand why Yue Buqun had brought it up now.
Still, since Yue Buqun had mentioned it himself, Dingyi thought for a moment, then nodded slightly and replied cautiously:
"I've heard a little about it."
In truth, she knew all too well about the brutal slaughter between