They were in the midst of their country being destroyed, their families perishing, and their interests harmed; it would be extraordinary if they harbored any favorable impressions of Chu State.
And to openly take up arms against Chu State, every single suppressed rebellion, every family annihilated through collective punishment, served as a stark reminder, deterring them. Taking up arms was the most foolish of choices.
But if taking up arms was out of the question, surely engaging in some assassinations, some surprise attacks in secret would be fine?
If Chu State had no evidence, how could it possibly deal with me?
As local powers, employing such tactics was all too easy for them.
In fact, these people were indeed successful with their actions.
In the face of those assassinations and surprise attacks, Chu State, despite being furiously enraged and desperately investigating, truly struggled to find any trace of these people and capture any evidence.