He Gongji asked why Lin Bai had become the God Child because he also wanted to know what had really happened inside the Devil Palace.
After hearing what Old Wen had said, He Gongji formed some guesses.
When Lin Bai became the God Child, many people in the Devil Palace had opposed it, but there had also been many who insisted on supporting him.
Those Elders were Zhao Fengxia, Yao Daogu, Liang Zhenbao, Liu Huan, and the others.
These Eternal Elders were not only members of the Council of Elders, but also held high positions in the Nine Great Palaces. Their influence within the Devil Palace was immense.
If they had not insisted on supporting Lin Bai, perhaps he would never have become the God Child.
As for the rumor that he was the reincarnation of the Holy Lord, that was merely a respectable justification for Lin Bai to become the God Child.
He Gongji sensed something amiss and asked, "Zhao Fengxia, Yao Daogu, and the others? They seem very dissatisfied with the First God Child."
"But even if Zhao Fengxia and Yao Daogu were dissatisfied with the First God Child, this... absolutely couldn't be the main reason Lin Bai became the God Child, could it?"
Old Wen suddenly furrowed his brows and looked at He Gongji strangely. "What exactly do you want to know? Just say it directly."
"Then I'll be frank?" Seeing this, He Gongji stopped beating around the bush. "Whether it was Zhao Fengxia and Yao Daogu supporting Lin Bai, or the matter of him being the Holy Lord's reincarnation, neither of those was the main reason Lin Bai became the God Child."
"I suspect..." He Gongji suddenly turned to Old Wen and said, "The reason Lin Bai became the God Child was probably the will of