Chu Zhiyuan smiled. "I'd like to hear the details."
He did not fully believe Zhuang Juyue's words.
The same matter, the same action, looked different in different people's eyes.
Emotions could sway one's perceptions and judgments.
Zhuang Juyue sighed. "It isn't because Chaofeng Sword Sect and Qingwu Sword Sect are at odds that I'm speaking ill of them."
Chu Zhiyuan said, "I've never dealt with Qingwu Sword Sect. What are they really like?"
Zhuang Juyue said slowly, "Overbearing, selfish, and self-serving."
Chu Zhiyuan raised a brow, looking eager to hear more.
Zhuang Juyue said, "Twenty years ago, Qingwu Sword Sect's disciples and disciples from our two sects discovered a cave mansion together."
Chu Zhiyuan leaned forward slightly.
Zhuang Juyue shook her head. "We proposed exploring the cave mansion together, with each side sending three disciples. Yet during the exploration, Qingwu Sword Sect's disciples suddenly attacked us, causing the cave mansion to self-destruct."
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Why did they do that?"
"We couldn't make sense of it either. We didn't think there was anything remarkable about that cave mansion, and never imagined they would act like this." Zhuang Juyue said, "They actually wanted to kill us to silence us and claim the cave mansion for themselves!"
Chu Zhiyuan said slowly, "Had they discovered what was extraordinary about the cave mansion? Or was it especially important to them?"
"It was merely an ordinary cave mansion." Zhuang Juyue shook her head. "And this wasn't Qingwu Sword Sect's first time doing such a thing. Their relationship with Lihuo Fist Sect is just as poor. You can ask Lihuo Fist Sect about how they conduct themselves."
Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.
This really was something worth asking about.
Yet the Four Great Sects all acted overbearingly and fought fiercely among themselves.
It would be difficult to