[{"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-216":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},1240242,1667,"Chapter 216: Omen (3)","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-216",216,"\u003Cp>Omen (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah had a dream for the first time in a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had dreams like this sometimes, ever since she met Sis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But todays dream was clearer than the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might have been the clearest dream she had since that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where am I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah was used to this hazy feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling that her body wasnt hers, the world that she saw from a third-person view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had experienced it a few times already, so it didnt feel too strange to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where are they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She heard a voice and reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a soft voice and Wi Seol-Ah knew who it belonged to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wont ask again. Where are they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman spoke calmly, but with a hint of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a beautiful face that matched her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her surroundings were not beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was in a dusty jail, with no sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls were covered with torture marks, and hardened blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah knew what it meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a nightmare again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time the woman appeared in her dream, it was a nightmare for Wi Seol-Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because people would always die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman would always kill someone or someone would always die for the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world fell, and the woman swung her sword silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah knew the end of her story, and watching it was hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman didnt cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the ones who protected her died\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if her beloved family died\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if her companions died\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the ones who betrayed her died\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman only swung her sword in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah thought the woman was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didnt think she could keep that face in that situation, if it was her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time the woman showed some emotion, which was rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person the woman was looking at was not very visible to Wi Seol-Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a fog was blocking her vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be a man, by the physique, but he didnt respond to the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, that didnt seem to be the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was breathing lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was badly hurt, his face smeared with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah bit her lips, feeling a pain in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You of all people should know, right? Where the rest of the demonic humans are hiding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman spoke, not caring about the mans condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did care about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just holding in her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emotions like anger, regret, despair, and yearning, that couldnt coexist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held them in while speaking to the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit her lips suddenly, in the middle of her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you still have any semblance of a conscience left\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words shook a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it anger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or regret?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or both?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young Wi Seol-Ah couldnt tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seemed like one of those emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Clench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt the woman clench her fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood flowed from her hand, but she didnt seem to feel any pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is your last chance if you still want to live. If you tell me what I need to know, then even if the entire world tries to kill you, I will do everything to protect you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The womans voice shook more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please say yes, you have to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what her heart was saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So please, Im begging you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tell me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, she stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man didnt respond to anything the woman said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he couldnt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He breathed lightly and looked at the woman, lifting his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah wanted to see his face and his emotions, but she couldnt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hurry up and answer! Where are they hiding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman grabbed the mans collar, hoping for a reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held in her boiling emotions, but the man didnt respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let go of his collar and threw him on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rolled on the hard, rocky floor, but he didnt groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked like he had given up on everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had known how awful you would turn out to be when we first met, I would have killed you the moment I saw you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was angry, but Wi Seol-Ah sensed another emotion in her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had chosen a different way, if I had said different words to you, you might not have ended up this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman had conflicting thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is my biggest regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the man lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her emotions were about to explode, but she kept them in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned away from the man and walked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated, but she acted calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she was about to leave, she heard a sound from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned and saw the man moving his broken body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at him with shaky eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap. Tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wrote something on the ground with his finger, ignoring her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood spilled from his mouth, as if he wasnt supposed to write those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are you doing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She checked his condition and ran to him, shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she stumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasnt in good shape either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She realized something was wrong with the man, and ran to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he finished writing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She caught him and supported him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please Please\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She checked his condition, but his body was cold and his eyes were dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah didnt understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a prisoner, so he must have been a bad person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the woman cared for him; Wi Seol-Ah didnt understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she knew one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So very sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ever so dark and dense sadness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want to wake up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah wanted to wake up from this dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too hard to bear this emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wondered what the man wanted to tell the woman before he died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the woman ran to catch him, the words he wrote with blood were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasnt that what she needed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didnt matter to her now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip. Drip. Drip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water droplets fell on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasnt blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shes crying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman who never shed a tear, even in the worst situations, was crying with the man in her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sobbed quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah shook, unable to bear the emotions she felt from the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time she felt such pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was different from the pain of Hongwas punishment or the pain of swinging her wooden sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a deep emotional pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want to wake up please\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dreams werent kind to Wi Seol-Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wondered if she had to endure the whole dream again; after all, she couldnt wake up by herself, it seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah closed her eyes and thought of Gu Yangcheon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the dream didnt end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman who cried for a while, choked her voice and suppressed her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alliance Leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She heard a voice and calmed her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did you find what you were looking for Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man stopped when he saw the man in the womans arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Emperor\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could say anything, the woman stood up slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She put the dead mans body gently on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man lowered his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldnt look at the womans face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beggar King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Alliance Leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tell the remaining Demonic Humans. The Demon Emperor is dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman walked outside, without regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beggar King looked at the Demon Emperor, who had his eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rest well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he followed the woman out of the jail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah was left alone in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldnt see his face, but his aura felt familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The womans anger and sadness left too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldnt separate from the woman normally, so she found it strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was dark and scary, but she didnt feel fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah reached out her half-invisible hand to the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didnt know why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just felt like she had to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When her small hand touched the man\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Will you really be fine with it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She heard a voice in her ears, and opened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She woke up from the nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>******************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was midnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah looked around with drowsy eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small candle was lit not far from her and two old men were talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will you really be fine with it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I not be fine with it then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She woke up in the middle of her sleep, and she was still sleepy. She wondered what her grandpa was talking about, but she fell asleep again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Venerable looked at Wi Seol-Ah quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are you doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing. My child woke up for a bit, so I put her back to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didnt know how he did that from far away, but the Immortal Healer didnt ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had something more important to talk about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I may be called the almighty Immortal Healer, but I am not immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, you dont seem to understand. There are many things that I cant do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you accepted this request, because this is something you can do, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh, Alliance Leader\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Venerable added, after hearing the Immortal Healers sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope that child grows up like an ordinary child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thats a difficult hope to have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Healer was shocked by the Sword Venerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child who slept behind him had a huge void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vessel was far too wide for a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was both high in length and wide in breadth, like nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Venerable pleaded to the Immortal Healer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To take that thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To close the lid on that huge vessel that anyone would want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Healer couldnt understand him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know this isnt a medical thing, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I do. Thats why I looked for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Healer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also known as the Imperial Physician, his true name was Zhuge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a lost name, from a noble clan of the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clan that explored the territory of formations and the Demonic Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Venerable knew that; and the fact that he knew couldnt be more restraining to the Immortal Healer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, only a few people knew about this, but the Sword Venerable was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you do what I ask, I will give you what you want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha, how can you be so sure that you can get a White-Grade Demonic Stone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Healer didnt believe him, even though the Sword Venerable was confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Healer had been looking for a long time, for a Demonic Stone of a White Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A White Gate of Demons hadnt appeared for a long time, so it was impossible to get a White-Grade Demonic Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the Sword Venerable said he could give it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its not a lie. If you want, you can put a Shackle on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Healer sighed deeply, after listening to the Sword Venerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood his desperation, to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was looking for the White-Grade Demonic Stone for his grandchild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ill say it again, but it will take a lot of preparation. It cant be done here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I already told the Lord of the Gu Clan. Ill leave when youre ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Healer was treating the Gu Clans patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never left his patients behind, no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would only leave when they were all cured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the Sword Venerable with a sour face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where are you going?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldnt be an easy task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would need a lot of preparation and expense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, it had to be done in secret, so they had to be careful about the location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they couldnt settle for a mediocre place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Venerable answered the Immortal Healer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We will go to Qinghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Healer thought of something when he heard that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of the places belonging to the Ten Sect Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Kunlun Sect was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Sword Venerable probably wasnt going to Kunlun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Qinghai was also where the Jang Family, currently in Hanam, used to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>******************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, at noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We will now begin the Elders Meeting for the Young Masters matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elders Meeting started in the Gu Clan, with the Lord in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can rate\u002Freview this serieshere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dvnd htr vlbl n gntl.m\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>llutrtn n ur drd drd.gg\u002Fgntl\u003C\u002Fp>",2102,"2026-06-05T15:09:39.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","705c8f14aadfd4391e68e6d3fa11d82178b3bd9d8a44c1f730d8f9f4b9c7dcf5","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-217","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-215",974,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchildhood-friend-of-the-zenith-cover.jpg"]