[{"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-217":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},1240243,1667,"Chapter 217: Omen (4)","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-217",217,"\u003Cp>It was time for the Elder’s Meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord usually made most of the decisions, but sometimes he needed help from the important members of the clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were mostly Elders, and there were four of them in the Gu Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, three now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third and Fourth Elders had their own duties in the clan, like the First Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Elder controlled Gu Sunmoon and the Third and Fourth Elders were in charge of the clan’s businesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s strange that the Second Elder didn’t have any duties in the clan.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Ryoon, the Flaming Fist, never wanted to be an Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was forced by Father, the Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is that why he always goes outside the clan?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said he was responsible for the clan’s outside affairs, but he seemed to just hang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always brought back some random things from his drinking bets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Though I don’t know anyone else who would bring a different clan’s treasure every time he went out.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also asked the Beggar King to get me some information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t done it yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I hope he doesn’t run into any trouble.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beggar King looked weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used to be strong, but now he acted like a normal beggar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I asked him to find out about the Dishonored Venerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made me nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I heard it from you, but it’s still shocking. For a master like him to disguise as a Young Prodigy.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…He must have a reason.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Warrior, Bi Eejin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was from the Bi Clan, the same as the Dishonored Venerable, Bijuu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the second son of the Lord, but he didn’t inherit anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he was one of the Six Dragons and Three Phoenixes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the Young Prodigy of the Bi Clan, who disappeared after his first tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was famous because he was related to a Heavenly Venerable, and he had the Dragon title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But people didn’t talk about him much anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only remembered him as a talented relative of the Bi Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his real identity was the Zenith of Fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Three Venerables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dishonored Venerable Bijuu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Eternal Youth. I can’t believe he has that.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eternal Youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an ancient topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It happened when a martial artist reached the true peak of their level, and their body became young again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gave youth back to an old martial artist, and some thought it was a chance to reach a higher level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eternal Youth had more drawbacks than benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why the Dishonored Venerable hid from the world, like the Sword Venerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he didn’t come back until the Heavenly Demon brought calamity to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And if that didn’t happen, he wouldn’t have come back either.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Heavenly Demon didn’t appear, he would have stayed hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would have done the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eternal Youth sounded like a miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lets a person become young again and live longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it had a big drawback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You have to give up everything you have.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realm that a martial artist worked hard to reach, and the martial arts that they learned over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to throw them all away for Eternal Youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing they kept was experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like my case, when I went back to the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But no, it’s different.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eternal Youth had a major problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body of a Heavenly Venerable, who reached the pinnacle of an absolute, was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was decided from birth, along with natural talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It helped a martial artist overcome their limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Eternal Youth blocked the body’s potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A weak body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body after Eternal Youth was so weak that it could collapse from a light hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dishonored Venerable said it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing left after losing everything was a weak body with old memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still chose that, for some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had to hide in his clan, away from the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did the Second Elder know about this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got a recommendation letter from the Dishonored Venerable, and a ring too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have known his situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But he left that shit to me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My head hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The false rumor of me being his disciple was still going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All because of that stupid letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why me, out of all the fist practitioners in the world?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dishonored Venerable didn’t use any ranged martial arts, only close combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That letter caused all this trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And I never used it properly either.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t help me at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only made people misunderstand me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt like my head would explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I hope he doesn’t hear about this and cause any problems.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew a bit about his personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I prayed that he wouldn’t find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why I asked Chuwong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And the Silent Fist… it would be nice to know more about him, but it’s not a big deal.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know how much information Chuwong could get for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I did it to get closer to the future Beggar King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know if Chuwong knew that or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But I can’t focus on those things right now…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt the gazes on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four pairs of eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked at me fiercely, except for the Steward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I forgot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was in the middle of an important meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder’s Meeting, for my punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to stand there, facing my father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord’s seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father sat there and looked at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…This Elder’s Meeting is to discuss the incident caused by the First Son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words made the atmosphere heavy, even without Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First Son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have anything to say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I do not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I told him the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had nothing more to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had already told everyone, including Father, everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would check it soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone coughed from my left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t happy with my answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you have nothing to say, do you admit that you killed the First Elder?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is it the Third Elder?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hadn’t seen him for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t remember what happened to him in my past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think he was still alive when I left the clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answered him without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t need to admit anything. I killed him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha…! You killed a clan member, an Elder, with your own hands. How can you be so calm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He roared at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was up to something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyone who does wrong should be punished, clan member or not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why were you the one to decide the punishment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you have done something if you knew what the First Elder did?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t like my answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if what you said is true, the Lord should have decided the punishment after an investigation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the Lord was away, and the criminal could have escaped. So I did it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you… call an Elder a criminal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He sinned. Should I treat him like a hero? Why are you asking nonsense?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you have dementia, go to your room and sleep. Or maybe you’re worried about something like the First El-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slam-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something wrapped around me and I stopped talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dense atmosphere filled the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t cross the line. Don’t forget why you’re here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I apologize.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man annoyed me with his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spoke rudely without thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Didn’t you say that you would improve your personality?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But how could I hold back when he was clearly manipulating the situation?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t understand these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They deserved to be burned and jailed, but Father didn’t do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As the First Son said, we found a secret room in the First Elder’s house.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They found it, thankfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it has strong barriers. We need to confirm what’s inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord, you can’t let this go easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fourth Elder, who was quiet, spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a case where a direct relative attacked an Elder. We can’t-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t intend to let it go easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Hm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we should confirm everything the First Son said about the First Elder first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father looked at the Fourth Elder briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or do you want him to be punished before we confirm everything? That would break the rules too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, no…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fourth Elder answered weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Steward spoke up to organize the meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This meeting is not just about the Young Master’s punishment for killing the First Elder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father’s eyes were fierce as he looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s also about him acting without the Lord’s approval and breaking out of jail before we confirmed anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not everything was confirmed yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meeting was to punish me for what was confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Don’t try anything.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you admit your sins?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did all this knowing I would be responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will let you off for the jailbreak because you did it to rescue the First Daughter and you helped a lot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said that before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used the Marble of Celestial Captivation to help them find and rescue Gu Huibi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave me a pass for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Father took the Marble of Celestial Captivation back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Huibi complained, but he scolded her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her intentions with the marbles were not good in the first place, so I was satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, you acted without anyone’s approval, even when the Lord was away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you killed an Elder. You will be punished for that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the First Elder was alive, we could have gotten information from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I acted recklessly and killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could have waited after overpowering him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First Son, do you have any objections?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I do not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elders talked to each other after hearing me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were surprised I didn’t object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…I threw a tantrum at the last Elder’s Meeting.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A big one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-How is it my fault…! She started it…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Do you think I don’t know that none of you are on my side in this damned clan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t want to remember those memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they came back easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to erase them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father looked at me, then spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…We will now decide the First Son’s punishment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t talk much, but the meeting was already ending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he call the Elders then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have decided by himself anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is this really okay?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elders might not be happy with the punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might argue with Father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he have a plan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You don’t seem scared.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why would I be scared at this age?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yet you argue like a child with an old man at this age?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I don’t consider him the same species as me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I waited calmly for Father’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had broken a lot of rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I expected to be confined for a few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Elders want to delay me becoming the Young Lord, but that won’t happen.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted that too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I knew better than anyone that it wouldn’t happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father eventually discussed my confinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The First Son will be confined for two months.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Two months?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said that without thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far shorter than I expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elders thought the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they stood up with shocked faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord of the Clan… you-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In addition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father interrupted the Elders before they could comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As soon as your confinement ends, I order you to join the Swordsmen Army on the battlefield for a year.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Pardon? What did you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The discussion is done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait… Father?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I called out to him in a hurry, but he left the building as soon as he finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…What did he just say? Swordsmen Army?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would be confined for two months and then forced to spend a year on the battlefield?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That’s a lie, right? I must have misheard him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield was the Fifth Army’s responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, they were led by Gu Huibi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant he was telling me to spend a whole year on the battlefield with the Fifth Army under Gu Huibi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same hellish punishment that I had received in my past life and the memory of it made me sick just by thinking about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I had to do it again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Fuck.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I felt like I understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why Father didn’t bother asking the Elders’ opinions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s because he was going to give me a punishment that they would approve of, so he didn’t have to listen to their opinions.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remembered what my father had said to me yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I won’t take your side either\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, he wasn’t kidding at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But even so, you were way too harsh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the moment when I told myself that I needed to run away from this household as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>******************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I went outside, I saw a familiar face waiting for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master! Here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who came running to me was Wi Seol-Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for some reason, she had tofu in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s said that you eat tofu when you come out of jail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a bite of the tofu that Wi Seol-Ah offered me with a sour expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It’s tasty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s so good. So good that I might cry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Really? I’m glad I bought it then!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I saw Wi Seol-Ah smile brightly without knowing how I felt, I could only sigh and pat Wi Seol-Ah’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made me feel a little better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master, Young Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There… someone is waiting for you, Young Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm? Who?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I followed Wi Seol-Ah’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I saw a familiar red uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought it would be Namgung Bi-ah or Tang Soyeol, but contrary to my expectation, it was someone who was rather hard to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Hello.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked haggard, but his handsomeness was still there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his face remained the same, despite his clear exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was someone who probably hated me right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Young Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Young Leader of Gu Sunmoon, Gu Jeolyub, was waiting for me.\u003C\u002Fp>",2364,"2026-06-05T15:09:39.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","6ce6621cb65b2404ab4d53e8beaff3e07f1a598644e5b19e4332dddff1980d75","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-218","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-216",974,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchildhood-friend-of-the-zenith-cover.jpg"]