Don't judge actions, judge intentions; imperfect is the man who judges intentions.
Whether the old Clan Leader of the Zhou Family, Zhou Minghan, will become a person of unscrupulous means like Cao Wenjin and the Chen Family Ancestor, is something that cannot be concluded before the event takes place.
Being a junior, Zhouyang doesn't want to judge his elders with malicious intent either.
However, after understanding these, he finds he suddenly does not hate Cao Wenjin and the Chen Family Ancestor that much anymore.
To some extent, these two powerful cultivators are also pitiful people.
If not for the coercion of a terrible environment, these two would certainly still wish to be revered seniors looked up to by everyone, rather than tyrants despised by all.
Of course, not hating them doesn't mean he agrees with their actions, sympathizes with them, or forgives them.