Chapter 2016 May 23rd, 9 AM

All the netizens following programs like *Venturing into the Ruins* and *Touching the Dao Stops Here* gradually discovered a shocking fact.

Without any warning, the ace judge who had mysteriously disappeared for three months, the top-tier keyboard warrior who could make contestants weep and detectives cry with a single word, the lowest mentor who deducted the buzzer from contestants, the online giant Su "Refined and Gentle" Zhou, reappeared on Weibo and declared that he possessed a certain level of Commander-tier strength.

[Top Judge Su]: [Just went into secluded cultivation, and accidentally broke through, sigh, the life of a genius is so simple, ordinary, and boring.]

Attached was a random picture, probably a selfie taken in the stratosphere tens of thousands of meters high, with a mysteriously painted plane flying by in the distance.

Comments:

[Just Saying]: [?]

[Rhythm Master]: [I don't know you. Who are you, and why are you in my follow list?]

[You Don't Understand]: [Oh, I see. Good for you (deadpan)]

[Rational Analysis]: [Honestly, I'm more concerned about what that plane behind Judge Su is all about. It doesn't look like any active service fighter jet.]

Although this Weibo post broke through thousands of replies in just half an hour, and quickly topped the Weibo trending searches within half a day, at least half of the replies were sarcastic, expertly rhythm-leading trolls, and even grumpy old men directly replied with things like "You broke through? *So what?*", setting off a wave of frenzy. Su Zhou himself even sarcastically mocked his own comments, perfectly fitting in.

Aside from the large number of suddenly popping up military enthusiasts who started analyzing whether the blurry shadow in Su Zhou's photo was indeed the new generation of Zheng Nation's spiritual energy supersonic fighter jet, some people also analyzed that Su Zhou's speed when taking this selfie probably exceeded the speed of sound.

If there were no accidents, Su Zhou might have really broken through to the Commander-tier—but what did that have to do with the onlookers?

Of course, besides the trolls, there were also real fans asking when Su Zhou would return to the program and once again demonstrate his exquisite rhetoric and venomous eyes to comment on the recently emerging star detectives from various countries. Su Zhou also interacted in real-time, saying it was no problem.

However, besides Su Zhou's trolls and fans, the fans of others were also expressing concerns on various other online communication platforms.

[Everyone's used to Judge Su returning and becoming even stronger—but if that's the case, doesn't that mean Therese will have to quit as a permanent judge?]

[Yeah, Su Zhou, Danica, Ryu Mun-min-guk, and Madam Mitchell are the four permanent judges. Recently, Su Zhou disappeared, and Therese filled in, but now that Su Zhou is back, she should be down...]

[Heartache for little Therese, waaaah, she's so gentle, kind, and cute, but she's going to be replaced by a keyboard warrior.]

[Actually, in terms of appearance, Judge Su is quite handsome, but his temperament can't compare at all.]

Mycenae, Europa Federation.

A girl with short brunette hair, wearing a goose-down pajamas, who was more dashing than cute, was also online.

This girl had black eyes and a rather slender figure. Her features were soft, and although she could be called beautiful, she didn't possess an overbearing aura. She was just like the girl next door, very approachable.

At this moment, she was also browsing comments in front of the computer—you could see that she was browsing three accounts simultaneously.

[Judge Therese]

[You Don't Understand?]

[Su Zhou Fan Club 0]

"Oh my gosh, he's finally back!"

You could see that when this girl named Therese saw the Su Zhou's return declaration, which had already become a world-class sensation and was hailed as the 'first beginning of a modern human Commander-tier', her eyes lit up. Her hands immediately began to dance rapidly on the keyboard, as if she had multiple personalities, posting three completely different comments.

[Judge Therese]: [Congratulations to Senior Su on his return and breaking through to the Commander-tier (sprinkling flowers)]

[You Don't Understand?]: [Oh, I see. Good for you (deadpan)]

[Su Zhou Fan Club 0]: [Su Su is awesome! To celebrate Su Zhou's return, we are now starting a Weibo lottery.]

You could see that there were many strange things placed in this person's home, including a furry Pi-kachu doll and game consoles randomly placed everywhere. The television in the living room was playing a prerecorded program, and you could vaguely hear Su Zhou's voice coming from it.

Of course, among these strange objects, the most conspicuous was a golden, glittering, collector's edition Q version porcelain doll—it was a likeness of a certain someone sitting leisurely in a chair with a buzzer in front of him!

[2015 Annual Best Judge Collector's Edition]

At this moment, Therese showed a twisted smile while posting comments. She posted sarcastic comments on one hand, and was holding a lottery to celebrate Su Zhou's return on the other. You could even see that she was actually an administrator of a certain Su Zhou fan group, and was extremely active!

And in the face of comments attacking her sarcastic comments, she replied with a straight face while typing on the keyboard: "What's wrong? He's so strong that people can't even catch up with him. Aren't we allowed to troll him a little?"

—A troll is also a fan.

"Tell me about it!"

At this moment, in Xijing, Zheng Nation, a certain Garuda Miss, who was drinking milk tea, felt an extremely strong resonance in her heart after seeing these comments: "Tell me about it! There's something wrong with these comments. Who is Su Zhou to you? Aren't you allowed to troll him?"

Immediately, she logged onto her small account called 'Objectively Speaking' and began to massively expose Su Zhou's dirt under Therese's comments.

Things like Su Zhou eating the amount of twenty people in one meal, embezzling public property in the cafeteria every day, being extremely nasty and disobedient in private, often grabbing people for actual combat training, and always scaring innocent girls with a ferocious look, etc…

Just as a certain Garuda Miss was enjoying the exposé, her WeChat beeped.