"There is no need to shout so loudly; I can hear you just fine, Venerable."
Jianlu smiled faintly, completely unbothered by Qihua’s lapse in etiquette. She set down her teacup and continued:
"However, given the long-standing rivalry between your two families, you feared that reporting the matter without concrete evidence would only lead to a counter-accusation from them. So, you chose to remain silent, waiting for the situation to crystallize so that you could strike with justification, is that correct?"
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