"That senior personally discovered Zhao Zhenye and kept him by his side for a time, carefully nurturing him.
Mister Zhuan spoke in a grave voice. "Back then, Zhao Zhenye was trained as the successor of the new generation. That senior even broke the rules several times and taught him the Purity Faction's secret teachings ahead of time.
"Zhao Zhenye truly was extraordinarily gifted and lived up to expectations. Whatever he learned, he could draw inferences from it."
Masked Mister could not help adding, "That senior was just like that. Whenever he treated someone well, he wanted to give them everything from the bottom of his heart.
"But Zhao Zhenye really was remarkable back then. After learning something, he could share his own understanding with others, and many people actually improved because of it.
"So among our generation, quite a few people genuinely admired Zhao Zhenye. We vaguely regarded him as the next generation's leader. Well, no one ever said it outright, but that was what everyone thought in their hearts.
"Even compared with the younger generation of other factions at the time, there were only a handful who could stand alongside Zhao Zhenye.
"As for what happened later, Council Member Chen, you already know.
"We were all shocked when we heard about it. We truly never expected him to choose this path. He clearly had such a promising future ahead of him. We simply could not understand why he would do such a thing.
"Perhaps he was pursuing power?
"After that senior learned what he had done, he blamed himself deeply. The destruction of the Jibei Province Branch only deepened his guilt. He believed it was all his fault, that he had misjudged Zhao Zhenye. After that incident, he nearly withdrew from the world.
"And Mister Zhuan Sheng..."
He sighed.