"Because the three of us were all trying to keep him from learning about your spiritual talent," Gu Bing said without hiding anything.
Su Chen looked puzzled.
"Old Xia is the Tribunal's Sixth Presiding Judge," Gu Bing explained.
Su Chen immediately understood. So he was a Presiding Judge—no wonder Zhang Hongbo feared him.
"But his way of doing things..." Gu Bing hesitated briefly before putting it tactfully. "A lot of people dislike him. Although he craves highly talented individuals, it's all for some goal that is almost impossible to achieve. Three promising Scarlet-Gold Talents have already been ruined in his hands."
"So don't ever think it's a good thing to catch his eye."
"That's..." After hearing this, Su Chen found it rather strange. This Presiding Judge was quite different from what he had imagined.
But this also revealed other information. For example... despite being so unpopular, he had remained firmly in that position. He must have exceptional qualities in other areas.
"I understand. Thank you, everyone." Su Chen nodded.
"Don't thank us." Gu Bing mocked herself. "Part of the reason involves the Third Presiding Judge. We didn't want to get caught in the middle, either. And Old Xia didn't press the matter. If he had, we naturally would have told him."
"As for Zhang Hongbo, he probably fears that Presiding Judge Xia will learn of your talent, then discover that he has been suppressing you and take his anger out on him."
"Uh..." Su Chen was speechless. Everyone had their own calculations. No wonder the atmosphere had been so strange.
Seeing that Su Chen's stunned expression was rather adorable, Gu Bing added a few more words. "Zhang Hongbo originally believed that you would compete with his son for the position of the next Southwind City Lord, which was why he