[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-childhood-friend-of-the-zenith":3,"chapter-childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-163":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Childhood Friend of the Zenith",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1240189,1667,"Chapter 162: The Thing I Wish To Show (2)","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-163",163,"\u003Cp>༺ The Thing I Wish To Show (2) ༻\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the time Gu Yangcheon and Moyong Hi-ah’s fight was about to begin,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Alliance Leader, Jang Cheon, was having a conversation with his son, Jang Seonyeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once-filled teacup now lay empty on the table…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jang Cheon continued to hold up the empty teacup in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was Jang Cheon who eventually broke it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you do that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words held a lot of pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing his question, Jang Seonyeon, who had his head lowered, raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you forget the promise you made with your father?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did not forget.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, why did you make that choice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jang Seonyeon shut his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because he had nothing to say…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it was that he had things that he didn’t want to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had many things that he couldn’t afford to say out loud and he knew that saying them would only damage him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t I tell you? About the dangers of that power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why do you think that way?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sentence that Jang Seonyeon couldn’t say out loud, so he held his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I warned you about the danger it poses, the kind that can consume you slowly, to the point of losing yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Jang Cheon’s words, Jang Seonyeon’s stomach tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a turbulent surge coursed through his body as if it had angrily responded to his father’s warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t used this power in quite some time, but it seemed like it still hadn’t fully calmed down yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father didn’t know much about this power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being the leader of the Murim Alliance, he was never given this power, so it made sense that he didn’t know much about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably couldn’t even feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that he noticed it because of the performance Jang Seonyeon displayed during his duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I recall saying that you are not allowed to use that power until you reach the age of twenty, but why did you use it anyway?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jang Seonyeon thought of Namgung Bi-ah after hearing Jang Cheon’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he do it? Jang Seonyeon asked himself that question in his mind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only one answer came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I was afraid.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was afraid of the woman who seemed to shine brighter with each passing moment, so he used that power as an escape route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…What a nasty feeling.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way she relentlessly advanced without any intention of backing down…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her penetrating gaze that saw something beyond him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even her confident steps free from any and all doubt…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of it was sickening for Jang Seonyeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the way Gu Yangcheon looked at him while carrying Namgung Bi-ah away…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jang Seonyeon wondered why he had to feel this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘All I did was use the power granted to me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So why must I feel this aching sensation while feeling embarrassed?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This power was given to me so I could become the light.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I was chosen.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Which was why I would shine brighter than anyone.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why did that woman shine so brilliantly?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How childish of me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emotion that boiled inside Jang Seonyeon was undoubtedly a guilty conscience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to admit it, but that was what the reality was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because the young prodigies were much more talented than he originally expected?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Meteor themselves said this to me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That the Heavenly Qi was pointing to me as the star of this generation.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Along with two bloods, the flow belongs to the star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Even time itself will be surpassed, so how could it not be the star?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know what those words meant…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they had said these words while pointing at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was definitely the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry, Father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jang Seonyeon organized his thoughts while smiling quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father knew nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or it was possible that he knew, but was acting like he didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t make any more mistakes to damage your name…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his father would approve of him in the future anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jang Cheon didn’t respond to Jang Seonyeon, a rarity in itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jang Cheon wondered if he neglected his son too much, thinking he was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he noticed that Jang Seonyeon seemed subtly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jang Cheon wondered what had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jang Cheon thought with his eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That he must go see the Chief Abbott again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>******************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice Palace of the North.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was formed in the northern side of the world when the ice crystals came out from the Abyss; they blanketed the region with ice and snow, ushering in an everlasting winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those destined to sit on the throne of the snowfields would come from this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they also used Ice Martial Arts which complemented their frigid environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the previous Palace Lord, known as the Righteous Snow King, descended to the Central Plains as a representative with his armies of frost…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that in just one gesture, summer was chased away, bringing winter to the region. And this very place was where masters such as him were produced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Moyong Hi-ah had the blood of the Ice Palace running in her veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because the wife of the Moyong Clan’s lord, who was also the fourth daughter of the Ice Palace’s lord, was her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father loved her mother very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was probably why he only had sights on her mother with no other concubines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He declared to the elders of the clan that as the lord of one of the Four Noble Clans, he wouldn’t have any other engagements or even concubines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put his love for his wife over the clan’s benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prove that, he took responsibility for all the problems that appeared single-handedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up until Moyong Hi-ah grew from a girl into a woman, she couldn’t understand her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was love more important?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it worth sacrificing so much to protect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something she couldn’t understand both rationally and emotionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just look at it; their love made the noble Moyong Clan fall behind the other Four Noble Clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, even the name Moyong started to lose its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did their love leave for the clan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It left behind a tarnished glory that was now in the hands of the Murim Alliance…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father was left all alone after Mother died, and…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It left me, who is leeching off the clan.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Father and Mother probably didn’t know that the daughter they finally managed to have would have such a disease.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably, no one expected that the blood of the Ice Palace would bring this result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, in this current generation with doctors that could cure most diseases…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I have one that can’t be cured.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What kind of nonsense is this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How ridiculous.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Not that there is any point in me talking about it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world still carried on as if nothing was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah, like other people with her disease, developed sharp senses…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it hardly seemed a fair trade for the suffering it brought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As there were so many geniuses in the world who were better than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the boy standing in front of her right now was a good example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Isn’t that a bit too much…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it collected all the flames of the world, there was an orb of flame that burned passionately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked so strong that it wasn’t weird to call it a small sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Moyong Hi-ah saw that, she wore a hopeless expression, but there was also a smile on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because she could at least satisfy her curiosity about Gu Yangcheon’s true power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the hopeless expression stemmed from the realization that she was way out of his leagues, just by looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Was this why he apologized?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that was the case, she couldn’t help but feel that it was preposterous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t it way too unfair for him to apologize for that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah drew her sword and channeled her Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kept having thoughts of giving up, but she couldn’t afford to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah could do that, but the Snow Phoenix couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice Qi started to form in her sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used the signature art of the Moyong Clan that used Inner Qi, the Righteous Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she followed it up with the Righteous Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unlike the martial arts of other clans, where their Flame Qi and Lightning Qi became stronger as they reached higher martial realms…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moyong Clan had no relations with Ice Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were quite far from it, in fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because Ice Qi was something that only Moyong Hi-ah had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her having different eye colors…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the fact that her Ice Qi got stronger as she reached higher levels was probably because of her blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she channeled her Qi to use her martial arts, she felt cold instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which made her use Qi again to block that cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This coldness was unlike the typical winter cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the body couldn’t handle the Ice Qi that grew inside the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a coldness that couldn’t be alleviated even if she sat in front of a hot campfire while wearing thick clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a coldness that used her life force to freeze her surroundings, accompanied by the smell of death…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the cold that Moyong Hi-ah hated the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What a scary and tiring coldness.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah stared at the small sun in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense heat made it difficult for her to breathe, causing her to involuntarily furrow her brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even while she was using her Qi, putting out ice Qi around her,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yangcheon’s heat that he was producing was devouring Moyong Hi-ah’s Ice Qi like it was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which made Moyong Hi-ah wonder how such a thing could be possible, while also considering it quite obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply because Gu Yangcheon’s Flame Qi was hotter than her cold Ice Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How could he use it at such a magnitude?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah had a sharp sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It helped her read people’s expressions and emotions…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it helped her more in identifying her opponent’s martial capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sharp sense wasn’t comparable to a sense given by God…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was enough for her to make good use of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she looked at Gu Yangcheon, his martial capabilities were weird to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t really have a difficult martial skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon closer scrutiny, it seemed rather simple to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was one condition that seemed extremely hard to fulfill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, a massive amount of Qi was needed to use such an art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the body had to be well-trained to have control over the explosive flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then observed Gu Yangcheon’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…It doesn’t seem that well-trained.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Moyong Hi-ah’s eyes, Gu Yangcheon’s body seemed weaker than other young prodigies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only his muscles but his overall frame made him look physically weaker,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which made Moyong Hi-ah wonder where such power was coming from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t seem sufficient to merely label it as talent…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then she had no other way to explain it if it wasn’t just that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result of the unfair world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the conclusion Moyong Hi-ah drew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah already knew the harsh reality of the world, so she could only smile bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even while standing in front of those flames, I still feel cold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because she had a sun in front of her, such a thought passed by her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She got into her stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the fight had already begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Moyong Hi-ah’s Ice Qi-enhanced sword was about to stab through the heat…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah suddenly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yangcheon’s flames continued to burn passionately, but Moyong Hi-ah only stood still like a stone as if she had forgotten about it completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why… What’s… happening?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah’s usual composure wavered as she spoke with an uncharacteristic stutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Moyong Hi-ah had no choice but to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why… am I not cold all of sudden?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah’s Ice Qi still surged through her sword and her Qi remained stable despite her being shaken by the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In essence, this meant that she needed to feel the cold, but for some reason, the cold had completely disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so taken aback that her hand started to shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, such a thing had never happened to her before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Tang Clan couldn’t get rid of Moyong Hi-ah’s coldness, even leaving a huge scar on her back in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why is this suddenly happening?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether it’s now or before…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah, in her state of disarray, suddenly heard a voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Always with so many thoughts. And those wide-open eyes when something goes wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Pardon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah asked, wondering what Gu Yangcheon was talking about, but Gu Yangcheon only put on a sour face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing, I wasn’t speaking to you, but someone who crossed my mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Her with that hearing of hers, I swear.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah didn’t actually hear his voice, but judging by Gu Yangcheon’s lip movements, it sounded like he said those things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yangcheon then looked around and continued to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think I’ve shown enough,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Young Master Gu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And I think I’ve waited long enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Gu Yangcheon’s words, flames started to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames that were forming an orb started to change with a simple hand gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than changing shape, it climbed up Gu Yangcheon’s arm and started to spin around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by looking at the shape of it, it seemed dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight was not only ominous in shape but was likely to be genuinely dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such huge flames were compressed into one side of his arm, so it definitely wouldn’t be weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting aside the shocking fact that she couldn’t feel the cold anymore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like things were flowing weirdly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Gu Yangcheon asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not gonna forfeit, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the heavy atmosphere he put out in the beginning, he asked with a lighter tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No… It’s uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, I asked something strange, I knew you wouldn’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While wondering what he was doing in the middle of the fight, Moyong Hi-ah couldn’t help but regret a little,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was thinking about forfeiting while staring at the flames spinning around his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah quickly raised her sword and got into her stance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she was able to take a step, Gu Yangcheon moved first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His flaming arm moved lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It won’t hurt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blazing heat was so strong that it seemed like it was distorting the space around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You said that won’t hurt…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Are you sure I wouldn’t at least lose a tooth if I got hit in the face with it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Probably.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time as Gu Yangcheon spoke with a smile…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huge flames engulfed Moyong Hi-ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the last thing Moyong Hi-ah saw before losing consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>******************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight ended with just one flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I at least thought that she would hold on until the second attack, but for some reason, Moyong Hi-ah fainted in just one attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ve felt this way for a while but she always has too many thoughts. And that’s her flaw.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered what she was thinking so much about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never could understand the actions of smart people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spectators erupted in cheers when the judge shouted my victory,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as usual, I didn’t really feel much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Maybe I should’ve gone a little lighter.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I only had a little bit of regret left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time I used martial arts just as a show for people, I was only left with emptiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was more so in my past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remember being absorbed in growing my flames just to impress others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I knew more than anyone, where and what those flames were used for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As such, this was why I didn’t want to do it in this life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you thinking, it’s not like things ever went the way I wanted them to anyways.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone the regression and my current life after that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of these things were planned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I just had to get used to the state of impassivity at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked up to see somewhere high up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered who was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I enhanced my senses to observe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I didn’t care if I got caught this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a few people came into view right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Alliance Leader wasn’t there,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor was Shaolin’s Chief Abbott.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because the fight they wanted to watch had ended or was there a different reason for it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whichever the case, I would probably see them tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, I recalled what the Second Elder said to me before I left for Hanam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– If you’re going to cause trouble, make it a big one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded way too stupid and reckless for an elder of a clan to say these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what I thought at that time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that I look at it, it might have been sage advice from the Second Elder, who possessed an abundance of wisdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, I think I have to do that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the trouble I caused proved to be too big…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I could always use the Second Elder as an excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Second Elder was the one who told me to cause trouble and I was just listening to him like the good boy that I was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I left the arena only after ensuring that Moyong Hi-ah was taken away safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to how it looked, I didn’t really put too much power into the attack, so she probably didn’t get hurt that much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But putting that aside for now, I had to go to the medical room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was probably awake by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can rate\u002Freview this series here.\u003C\u002Fp>",3013,"2026-06-05T15:09:39.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","5ee44f23ba84665bb3139f49df32689f2e56303c9feeb99c87227c299537f952","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-164","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-162",974,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchildhood-friend-of-the-zenith-cover.jpg"]