My profession is too unique.

Chapter 80: Disadvantages? Advantages?
Xia Hanshi's smile looked sinister.

Su Chen pursed her lips.

Seeing his reluctant expression, Xia Hanshi's voice was icy: "Did Yang Yan and Gu Bing, those two little brats, say something to you?"

"I've heard some things," Su Chen said, without saying who had told him.

"You say I have a bad reputation, that I'm bloodthirsty and tyrannical, that I ruin promising talents, right?" Xia Hanshi said without caring.

“I believe there must be a reason for this,” Su Chen said. “Although this is our first meeting, I can still see the integrity that is ingrained in your character.”

"Upright?" Xia Hanshi was slightly taken aback, looking at Su Chen with interest, yet also with a deeper meaning: "Those who have a voice are the rulers. After I leave, Zhang Hongbo will also speak ill of me."

"As for how many followers of the evil god I killed, nobody cares."

Su Chen was slightly taken aback, but then he heard Xia Hanshi say, "Do you think I would force you to be my student?"

Su Chen's heart skipped a beat. His understanding of Xia Hanshi came from Gu Bing, so there was no reason for the other party to lie to him.

He was already Yuan Chenyang's student, and Yuan Chenyang's teacher was also the presiding judge.

If he were to go to Yingfeng, he would still have the presiding judge as his backer, so there wouldn't be much difference. He still preferred a more stable life.

If the other party doesn't insist, that would be ideal.

Seemingly sensing Su Chen's thoughts, Xia Hanshi nodded, "That's right, you guessed correctly."

Su Chen: "..."

Su Chen remained silent for a long time before managing a forced smile. Before he could speak, Xia Hanshi interrupted him with a half-smile.

"Are you that afraid of me?"

“It’s not that I’m afraid,” Su Chen immediately denied. “It’s just that I’m not very knowledgeable and I’m afraid I’ll tarnish your reputation in the future.”

"I have no reputation whatsoever," Xia Hanshi said nonchalantly. "As long as you don't get involved with those strange gods, I won't care if you desert your post at times."

"Your methods are indeed unconventional," Su Chen exclaimed, then added helplessly, "But I already have a teacher."

“Yuan Chenyang?” Xia Hanshi smiled. “He has more than one teacher, and I believe he will agree.”

"What if he has other opinions?" Su Chen asked cautiously.

Xia Hanshi said matter-of-factly, "What's the point of having a teacher who obstructs their student's path to a better future?"

Well... you've already made your logic consistent.

Su Chen paused for a moment, then said, "My master is also the presiding judge. It's not worth it for you two to have a conflict over a mere pawn like me."

"Hmm..." Xia Hanshi pondered, "It seems there isn't a presiding judge who doesn't have any conflicts with me."

Don't worry about having too many lice.

Su Chen hadn't felt this speechless in a long time.

“You can’t just look at the bad side…” Xia Hanshi’s attitude was very good. He even smiled to make himself look kind, but that only made him look more creepy.

I don't know how many disadvantages there are, so how can I see it?
Su Chen felt increasingly helpless.

"Putting everything else aside, becoming my student guarantees you'll be a seed in the inner court," Xia Hanshi explained. "The courtroom is divided into inner and outer courts. The outer court is where we train the grassroots, so you'll definitely get into the inner court."

"But as Yuan Chenyang's student, even with his Crimson Gold talent, he would only be an ordinary member of the inner court at first."

Xia Hanshi said leisurely, "The Court of Justice receives more than a hundred talents like you who are selected from the cities under Ying Fengtong every year. Crimson Gold talent is indeed rare, but it does happen occasionally."

"Over the years, the accumulated amount is not a small sum."

“Resources are not endless. Talent plays a significant role in the evaluation, but it’s not everything. Character, ability, and combat strength are also taken into consideration.” At this point, Xia Hanshi’s expression became even colder. “Of course, connections are also extremely important.”

He then added, "However, you also have connections. If nothing unexpected happens, you will become one of the inner court's promising talents within a year. But if you become my student, you can skip this step."

He continued, "Talent is most effective when you are young. If you miss a year, it may take three years to make up for it later."

Su Chen's eyes flickered.

"Also, being my student means you can be just as domineering as me," Xia Hanshi said frankly. "The Tribunal doesn't train you for nothing. Sometimes they'll assign you tasks, which you can refuse."

Su Chen's expression was somewhat strange.

"Of course, there's also the most important point." Xia Hanshi's voice grew colder and colder, "You and I are both refugees. No matter how much the information is altered, among all the judges, only I won't be biased."

Su Chen sighed, straightened up a bit, bowed slightly, and said, "Teacher."

These so-called benefits are not the decisive factors; the more crucial factor is Xia Hanshi's attitude.

They didn't even give Zhang Hongbo and the other two a second glance, but when it came to me, they were being very persuasive and patient, even though the other party had already gone this far.

He felt that if he refused again, the other party would get angry. Besides, he didn't feel that the other party was like Gu Bing described.

Old Xia is right. Discussions among ordinary people don't reach the upper echelons, let alone spread to other cities. What gets passed down by word of mouth is only to the higher-ups.

Xia Hanshi nodded, "That's right. You and your senior brothers are quite different. You will have a brighter future than them."

He pulled a silver metal disc from his pocket, glanced at it, and seeing that it didn't move, he put it back in his pocket and asked casually:
"How did you know where those cult followers were? Did you have intelligence?"

Su Chen fell silent again.

Grandpa, although we are teacher and student now, don't you understand why we are teacher and student?

Should we ask such a sensitive question now?
Seeing that he didn't speak, Xia Hanshi didn't press the matter further, and instead asked, "After you killed that Black Tuo follower, did you discover the treacherous artifact?"

"A ghostly artifact?" Su Chen frowned. "What kind of ghostly artifact?"

Xia Hanshi shook his head. "It's nothing. It's probably fake, used to lure me in."

After saying that, the judge finally confirmed, "You have no connection with the Cult of the Demon God, do you?"

Su Chen did not answer directly, but said, "The last time I saw you was because someone framed me. Ying Feng's two special envoys conducted tests on me and confirmed that I had no connection with the Ghost God."

"As expected, they already knew you had the Crimson Gold talent last time." Xia Hanshi revealed a sinister sneer, then added:

"Framed? That city lord seems to have a problem with you, kid. Want to try being a 'tyrant'?"

Su Chen thought for a moment and asked, "Could you please look outside to see if there are any people sent by the city lord?"

"Yes, I've subdued them."

"Third level?"

"Third level."

After listening, Su Chen shook his head and said, "The so-called 'framing' is also based on some reason, and can be understood."

“You’re different from other refugees,” Xia Hanshi exclaimed in amazement. “Don’t be too reserved in front of me in the future.”

Su Chen smiled wryly to himself, while Xia Hanshi said, "Let's go back with me. We'll test your talent again. Don't misunderstand, your teacher prefers to see things for himself."

Su Chen naturally had no objections, but he secretly speculated that compared to the last calculation, his talent had changed somewhat due to the boost from the [Sage] ability.

(End of this chapter)