[{"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-256":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},1240082,1667,"Chapter 256: The Letter You Sent (2)","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-256",256,"\u003Cp>After reading the lines written in rough handwriting, I was dumbfounded for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because I didn’t expect to receive a letter from Wi Seol-Ah, nor did I expect her to write one on her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew how to write?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the first question that came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she lived in the mountains with the Sword Venerable, I thought she was illiterate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if this really was from Wi Seol-Ah, then did she learn how to write just so she could send me a letter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that was really the case, this letter in my hand now felt even heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was very curious about what was written in the letter, but unlike my impatient self, my hands were slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Are you doing well, Young Master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I am doing fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her handwriting was very uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, there were no traces of her fixing or erasing anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I believe that she just wrote a new letter every time she messed up, which is how this letter came to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I’m sorry for leaving you without saying anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should’ve at least informed me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or at the very least, you should have left a letter like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Was the Young Master sad because I disappeared?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sad huh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Honestly, I hoped that you at least felt that way a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was I sad?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I thought about it, I think I did feel sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, from time to time, I felt that a spot was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah, who woke me up every morning with her loud voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The face that constantly appeared, curious about what I was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl who came to me, saying that she wanted to eat with me when it was meal time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master, are you okay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that voice of hers filled with worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, none of those things were here anymore. Perhaps that was why it felt so empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s only been a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had just been a short period of time, but I didn’t know why I was feeling this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did I feel like I had become someone important just because Wi Seol-Ah followed me around?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did your disappearance shake me that much because I thought that I had become someone special to the young you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems like I am still immature, huh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I had experienced many things, I was still just a shallow person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I already knew that you were going to disappear one day, but I was still acting like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter wasn’t that long, so I continued to read it slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t anything special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m doing well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The food doesn’t taste that good here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scenery here is nice, but Gu Clan’s mountains were nicer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wrote about how she was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounds like she’s forcing herself to say all those things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like she was telling me that she was doing fine so that I don’t worry about her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Oh, and I also started learning how to wield a sword from Grandpa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Sword Venerable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she finally started to learn huh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then who did she learn from back in Gu Clan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I obviously thought that the Sword Venerable was the one teaching her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she learn by herself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wi Seol-Ah always spoke about it as if she was learning from someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-It’s fun. Grandpa also complimented me saying that I’m skilled in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course you would be good at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I thought about Wi Seol-Ah from my past life, it was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, she wouldn’t have been called the Celestial Sword if she didn’t have that talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I have also become much taller. Grandpa became sad while saying that I might soon become taller than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the fact that the Sword Venerable wasn’t that tall, it was still unexpected to hear that Wi Seol-Ah had grown that much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that true?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her being small was also nice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the content in this letter was all true, then I might be a bit disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I’m learning a lot of things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I’m sad that I’m far away from the Young Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-But I was told that it is necessary for the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of how she said she was told that it was necessary for the future, reading that last line made me frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the Sword Venerable tell her that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the Sword Venerable have a good reason for telling her that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I’m going to learn even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Then, I can protect the Young Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s protecting whom?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the confident line she had written in the letter, I smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Protect, my ass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of protecting someone, I just hope that you will live for yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In my past life, you lived for the sake of protecting others, so I hoped that it would be different this time around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Protect me, huh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words felt very heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I want to see you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So did the words that came after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Does the Young Master want to see me as well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these words as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I find your affection very heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for me to dare to hear such words from you…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I could just accept your feelings…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know if I was allowed to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it was pathetic that I felt happy that she missed me, I was also afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I really want to see you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-So please wait for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I’ll make sure to come see the Young Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On reading those lines filled with Wi Seol-Ah’s emotions, I let out a laugh and a sigh at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet you aren’t asking me to visit you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite saying all those things, not once did she ask me to come visit her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only written that she would come to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…It feels like she’s telling me not to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, it felt that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like she was telling me not to visit her until she came to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Goodbye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the last line, I carefully folded the letter in half and put it inside my pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like a simple letter sending me her regards, but it was also hard to see it that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…This, when did you receive it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe it came around three months after you left for the frontlines.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant that it had been around a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So nothing came after that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you planning to go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Where?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Elder asked me with a very wicked expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qinghai might be far, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Elder had told me about Wi Seol-Ah’s location in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qinghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the Kunlun Mountains and the Ten Sect Alliance, it was also the home of the Alliance Leader, the Taeryung Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m curious as to why you don’t bother going there yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was I not going huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I was being honest, I had more reasons to not go compared to reasons to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I dare to argue with the decision made by the Sword Venerable and Wi Seol-Ah?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I could’ve simply pushed everything aside and just made up a reason for me to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if I couldn’t come up with a reason,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All I have to do is just visit them anyways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Judging by your expressions, it seems like you have considered it at least once, huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just like the First Elder said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like how I had looked for reasons to not go, in the end, I found myself looking for reasons to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Originally, I thought of visiting her after going to Anhui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the plan, if it was really necessary for me to go to the Heavenly Dragon Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very risky, but at the same time, it wasn’t totally impossible either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was definitely what I intended to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I’ll make sure to come see the Young Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’m not sure yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing my response, the First Elder simply stared at me with a strange gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While staring at me somewhat pathetically, it also looked like he was trying to read my thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After staring at me for a moment, the First Elder let out a sigh and turned his gaze towards Hao Clan’s Lord, who was brushing the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you say so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I feel somewhat insulted by your response.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s nothing. Anyway, did you accomplish what you came here for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yeah, somewhat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, I came here to argue, but it felt like everything had become impassive due to all the unexpected things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Regarding the Dishonored Venerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the First Elder said, even though he may have said that he was going to come, he wasn’t going to come immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if the need arises, I’ll just run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to see me, all I had to do was remain out of his sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, even if I tried, I didn’t know if it was possible for me to avoid him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s just not think about it for now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I thought about it, I would just become sad, so I decided to simply put it aside for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, I’ll be taking my leave now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm? Leaving already?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I have to go see father for a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm… Alright, not much can be done if the Lord has given you an order. Spend some more time the next time you come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’ll consider it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I stayed in this place for a long time, I didn’t know what would happen to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, I will never do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcing my body that had become much heavier, I respectfully lowered my head to the First Elder and went on my way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to talk with the Hao Clan’s Lord as well, but it felt like he was giving me a hint to not talk to him since he was embarrassed at the moment, so I decided to pay him a visit another day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he was said to be residing in the First Elder’s house, I’d probably visit him the next day or the day after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does he have no intention of returning to the Hao Clan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hao Clan’s Lord’s identity may have been a secret, but he was still the Lord of his clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered if he could afford to reside in this place,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I guess it’ll be fine since father has given his approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a problem arose and things went wrong, father would’ve already burned him to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After glancing at Elder Mook for a moment, once again, I started making my way towards the clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>******************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Mook’s brushing stopped immediately after Gu Yangcheon left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Gu Ryoon continued to put on a sour face while lying on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kids grow up fast, but he’s changed quite a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Said Elder Mook as he watched Gu Yangcheon walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange emotions were mixed in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do not lay your eyes on him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On noticing that the emotion in his voice was greed, Gu Ryoon spoke with a heavy tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heat started pervading his small house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the–? Are you thinking about beating up your weakling friend now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know my personality well, so you should know better that I would just do that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems like despite your age, that personality of yours doesn't know how to simmer down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go back to where you belong after a while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That coldness of yours is still the same as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The affection that he showed Gu Yangcheon had disappeared, and now, only sharpness remained with Gu Ryoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Mook knew that this was what the real Flaming Fist was like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Mook also knew the Flaming Fist’s real title, so he didn’t make any more comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wasn’t showing greed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a blatant lie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Of course, for a split second, I thought that perhaps he might get along with my daughter! But I think you can let that go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You old man, that’s what you call greed. Do you even know how old your daughter is for you to say something like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Over thirty, I think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My grandson already has a young, beautiful fiancée, so screw off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even had a pool of choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because for some reason, when it came to finding girls, Gu Yangcheon had an overflowing amount of luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Mook snorted in disappointment, but Gu Ryoon didn’t even pretend to have heard him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pushing Gu Ryoon out of his mind, Elder Mook simply continued to stare in the direction Gu Yangcheon left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were much calmer compared to before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is burning stronger than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the last time he had seen him, Gu Yangcheon’s presence was much more powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because he was the son of the Tiger Warrior?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than saying that he was the son of the Tiger Warrior…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’d be more accurate to call him the child of a noble yet bewitching monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know how much he had inherited from his mother, but if he had taken a lot from her, then this was the obvious result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was unfortunate that his little sister didn’t seem to have inherited a lot from her mother, it was important that at least one of them got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pray that he continues to grow up just like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While thinking about Gu Yangcheon, Elder Mook earnestly prayed that the flame that was born that way would burn the burden of this land once and for all .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! Your hands are not moving!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about doing it yourself if you aren’t satisfied!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to hold back any longer, Elder Mook charged at Gu Ryoon with the broom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>******************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere in the west, a middle-aged man was sweating while climbing a steep hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Fuck, this is a really rough road!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The birds in the surroundings flew away in surprise after the man shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While seeing that sight, the middle-aged man, Chuwong of Beggar’s Sect, thought about how he ended up in this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Fuck.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he thought about it, curse words came out instinctively, but there was no one around to criticize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had already been a year of him stepping on branches, walking around a forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was tricked by the True Dragon and had fled to the west about a year ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…If I didn’t go back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things would have been much nicer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant that it had already been a year of him running around endlessly like this, without missing a single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already gotten sick of complaining about this, but if he didn’t complain about his shitty situation like this, he wouldn’t have been able to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered how the Fighting Dog of Beggar’s Sect had ended up this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuwong let out a deep sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking through the forest, for what felt like an eternity, he began to see a hut in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Haha fuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he saw the hut, Chuwong became very nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuwong didn’t want to go there, but his feet wouldn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if he stopped there, he didn’t know what that monster of a person would do to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arrived in front of the hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened the door and stepped in, he saw that someone was already waiting for him inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Hehe, master, I am here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his large physique, Chuwong showed a feeble figure when he saw the person sitting down on a chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one of the methods he had learned that would help him survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the man sitting in front of him didn’t even care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing those heavy words, Chuwong hurried towards him and begged for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I… had a lot of work, so I arrived here a little late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man glanced at Chuwong, and then closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t I win if I were to strike his head right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuwong considered that thought for an instant, but he immediately erased it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could’ve defeated him like that, then he would have already done so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the person in front of him wasn’t someone that something like that would have worked against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Crazy fucker, who’s the one that said this person is one of the weaker Six Dragons and Three Phoenixes? I will find the guy who spread that false rumor and kill him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he thought about how he was rolled around by the man called the Dragon Warrior, Bi Eejin, for the past year, he definitely wasn’t at the level of a young prodigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He definitely couldn’t be compared to those young kids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just where did someone like this come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had to compare, either the Peng Clan’s Dragon, Peng Woojin or the greatest , the Sword Phoenix might have stood a chance against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what about the True Dragon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuwong thought about the True Dragon, Gu Yangcheon, who had sent him here, but it wasn’t easy to compare him either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever it was, the fact that both of them were monsters did not change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi Eejin asked while staring at Chuwong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The letter I wrote, did you send it properly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yes, I sent it right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And there’s no response yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha… t-that’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Chuwong’s response, the young man Bi Eejin frowned as if something felt unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was something bothering him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the atmosphere didn’t feel so good, Chuwong’s shoulders flinched when he saw Bi Eejin frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he felt like this, things didn’t end nicely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he thought that to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, he had a solution for times like these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Bi Eejin could do anything, Chuwong spoke up first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Bi Eejin’s cold black eyes were directed at Chuwong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuwong froze because of his terrifying gaze, but he was unable to stop his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…The youngest Young Lady was looking for you earlier, Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youngest Young Lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuwong saw that Bi Eejin’s expression loosened up a little when he brought her up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he expected, this worked really well against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to the youngest child, the bad-tempered man would become strangely weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe she was looking for you to have a meal togeth…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Chuwong could complete his sentence, Bi Eejin stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was most likely heading down to the streets to look for the youngest Young Lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a godsend for Chuwong to run into a blood relative of the Bi Clan while walking around the streets earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to you, I will live for another day …!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a life saver as he would’ve most likely been forced to be hung on a tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi Eejin started to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come to me right away if you get a response.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, of course! I’ll be there in an instant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know what happens if you run away again, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-Yes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chuwong thought back to what happened to him back when he tried to run away, he started shivering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, burn this on your way back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked past him., Bi Eejin gave Chuwong a letter\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m glad that I’ll be able to meet them sooner than expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wondering what he meant, Chuwong turned around, but Bi Eejin had already disappeared by then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after, Chuwong opened up the letter in his hands, and inside…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Scheduled to enter the Heavenly Dragon Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Eh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was a completely unexpected \u002Fgenesisforsaken\u003C\u002Fp>",3283,"2026-06-05T15:09:39.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","8b7f13334773ffcd7805be15c15db7a4ad7b7f91fd5988b80693475cf99806f5","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-257","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-255",974,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchildhood-friend-of-the-zenith-cover.jpg"]