Su Xin walked up to Judge Cui and handed him the Six Fan Sect's invitation. But he did not enter the Cui Family right away; instead, he looked at Judge Cui with a complicated expression.
Normally, when a sect or prominent family held an important event, it needed a smooth and tactful person to welcome guests and make sure no one was offended.
But welcoming guests was one thing. Standing at the gate and announcing their arrival, as Judge Cui was doing, was the sort of work servants handled. A Postnatal or Xiantian Martial Artist would have been enough.
Even if Judge Cui had not revealed his Soul Fusion Realm cultivation to the Cui Family, his Spirit Transformation Realm strength alone should have spared him from standing here to announce guests. This was nothing less than an insult.
As the strongest of the Underworld's Four Judges and its chief steward, Judge Cui was someone Su Xin knew well. He had not forgotten the scene outside Beiyuan Circuit when Judge Cui had killed the Heavenly Court's Giant Spirit God with a single move.
With strength like that, he was unquestionably second only to a Yang Spirit Realm expert.
The formidable, imposing Judge Cui was nothing like the hunched, obsequious Cui Daoheng standing before him now, a servile smile on his face. They might as well have been two different people.
Judge Cui took the invitation. Seeing Su Xin standing there without moving, he shook his head and gave him a faint smile, signaling for him to enter the Cui Family first.
Since Judge Cui did not want to explain, Su Xin did not press him. He paused briefly, then stepped through the Cui Family's gate.
Only then did Judge Cui call out loudly behind him, "We welcome Lord Su Xin of