[{"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-282":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},1240108,1667,"Chapter 282: Entrance Exams (2)","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-282",282,"\u003Cp>As we had decided on the schedule a long time ago, I was all ready to depart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being winter, it was still cold outside, but the sky was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so clear that the rain from the last few days felt like an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s disgustingly tall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed repeatedly as I made my way up the towering mountain valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swear… This crazy neighborhood...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mountain like that in Henan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt speechless every time I looked at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In my past life, I fainted halfway through climbing this mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should’ve just taken a break if I was that tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, I was worried about the people watching me and felt the need to maintain my pride, which resulted in me ending in a more humiliating situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just that mere thought sent chills down my spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was one of the major reasons that made me feel thankful that I regressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I continued climbing the mountain, Tang Soyeol, who was following me from behind, spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This mountain was formed during the Blood Demon War.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her give me an explanation while wiping off her sweat, it seemed like my face had ‘Why is this damned mountain here?’ written all over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An entire mountain was formed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right…! I heard that it happened during the Lord of the Fist’s fight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Tang Soyeol, I couldn’t help but frown as it made no sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of the Fist was the other title of the Iron Fist, Yeon Il-Cheon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, did that mean that this mountain was formed during a battle between Yeon Il-Cheon and the Blood Demon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than being formed due to a natural disaster, what kind of monstrous bullshit was it for a mountain to form after a battle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it a man-made natural disaster or something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a human manage to create a mountain this big while fighting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if I thought about it objectively, I felt like even I would be able to create a small mountain\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, something that big was too difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the fucking Mount Tai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting that aside for now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t confirm if it was a false rumor or simply an exaggeration, but I pushed those thoughts aside for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I wasn’t really feeling physically exhausted as I climbed the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Way too many people are staring at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt bothered by the numerous people gazing right at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path up the mountain was long and wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it was pretty crowded as everyone had to arrive at a fixed time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were mostly Young Prodigies…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it would be more accurate to say that all of them were Young Prodigies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others present were the escorts from their clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides them, the rest were all young martial artists, and our party was enough to draw their attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I started hearing some of their whispers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-The Poison Phoenix…? That’s the Poison Phoenix, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-It looks like the Snow Phoenix is next to her too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_-Woah… she’s incredibly pretty. _\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were mostly gazes of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since Namgung Bi-ah had covered her face and was concealing her presence, there were no comments about her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m glad she’s making good use of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was a bit worried since she hadn’t used it for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it seemed like Namgung Bi-ah seemed had concealed herself since she felt uncomfortable being in the midst of so many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a bit more comfortable thanks to that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, I wasn’t completely comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Then who is that guy over there? Just who is he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Who? The one standing at the back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-No, the one standing at the front… the scary-looking guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-There are two guys, so why are you only mentioning the one at the front?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-At least the guy at the back is handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Aha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those fuckers…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing their mumbling, I glared at them and that made them flinch and shut their mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it seems like Gu Jeolyub was the handsome guy they were referring to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was being discriminated against because of my looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life was still full of beauty, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, I am glad that it seems that they don’t know who I am.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because I had not done anything “special” after the tournament of Dragons and Phoenixes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’malsoglad that I covered my face on purpose back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I, too, had my face covered, just like Namgung Bi-ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be more precise, I concealed my presence and because I couldn’t afford to use all of my Qi in the middle of the fight, I concealed myself enough to the point where a person would only be able to recognize me if they had paid close attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that makes me curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days ago, back when I overpowered the Water Dragon and Yung Pung…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-That face…! It’s the True Dragon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a bastard who recognized me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, everyone simply took it to be natural, but it made me curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder who it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t able to identify the person, but I still felt uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t seem like a coincidence, and it felt like they did that on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have certainly been possible for a martial artist at the Peak realm to see through my barrier and my face, but a martial artist of that caliber wouldn’t have lacked the dignity to yell out my title from the middle of a crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My senses didn’t catch them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also true that they managed to escape my senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t just one or two things that made me curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think I need to be more mindful of mysurroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought about letting it pass, but judging by the situation, I felt the need to exercise more caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I needed the fame, things like this made me worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more famous I get, the more annoying bastards will target me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That applied to anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I somewhat expected it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were faster than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or where were they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, since I was curious, I’d look for them myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d learn everything once I caught them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, I was a professional when it came to that field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I was rubbing my lips while lost in my thoughts…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asked Moyong Hi-ah, who was walking next to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean by that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your expression is… familiar.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Familiar you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did I make this expression a lot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, no. It’s just that I make that expression a lot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was she talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To clear my confusion, Moyong Hi-ah began her explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you ever get caught, I’ll show you how hell looks like.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I make that expression whenever I ever feel that way, and the Young Master was making that exact face right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so spot on that I became speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing me become speechless, Moyong Hi-ah smiled brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master is really bad at hiding his expressions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I get that a lot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought I did a fairly good job in hiding them, but it seems I had become bad at it ever since I regressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why, though? Is it because I had gotten a little used to peace?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I should work on it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is no need for you to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm? Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I like that side of Young Master more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she spat those words out naturally, like flowing water, silence lingered for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I checked on her to see what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…They became red?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I came across was the rare sight of Moyong Hi-ah’s cheeks becoming red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that she accidentally said those words out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It looks like these two apples are ripe. They are really red.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ough…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moyong Hi-ah’s cold expression began to collapse as I teased her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her reaction made her look a bit cu…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Cute?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crazy fucker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For me to think that the almighty Moyong Hi-ah was cute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the exhausting mountain climb make me lose my mind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not even that exhausting though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of my constant training, it was impossible for something like this to tire me out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must just be a temporary thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I brushed my hair aside as a cool breeze made me feel a little better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>******************The Heavenly Dragon Academy was at the peak of the mountain, but that wasn’t our destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our destination was a bit closer than that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to pass an examination to be accepted into the Heavenly Dragon Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that they weren’t planning on accepting everyone who came, but it also meant that they would only accept those with enough talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Young Prodigies present was from a well-known noble clan and household, and despite that, they still planned to filter some people out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In some ways, it hurt the pride of some people as passing the exam meant they were more talented than those that didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made the people obsessed with fame and honor drool all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who passed the test formed their own groups and built connections, thus making the original goal of this place, education, not feel all that important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though of course, putting them aside, in the end, everyone came here just so that they could say they graduated from the Heavenly Dragon Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like how they claimed to be the greatest educational institution, their quality of their teaching wasn’t that bad either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Though you could learn most they teach you here if you belong to a noble clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a person was a blood relative of a noble clan, they had no reason to attend the academy since they already had the Lord or the Elders to teach them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gu Clan’s Gu Yangcheon of Shanxi, you are checked off. Head to the second group.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this land belonged to the Murim Alliance, the people who checked off the Young Prodigies also belonged to the Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was given my group number as I got checked off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person checking me off glanced after checking my name and my origin during the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze clearly said,Is it really him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I believed that I was going to receive such gazes for some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was too tired to even get angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the ones who aren’t here yet, is tomorrow their day?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Water Dragon and the Sword Dragon weren’t present as it seemed like the people belonging to the Sects were going to have their exam tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And only blood relatives from various clans were going to have their exam today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without much exaggeration, it was fair to say that all Young Prodigies in the world had gathered here, so one day wouldn't be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second group, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious that they were grouping people according to their ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prove that, Moyong Hi-ah, Tang Soyeol, and Namgung Bi-ah were all in the first group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why am I in the second group?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t angry that I wasn’t being treated as a member of a top noble clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just felt strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gu Clan wasn’t a clan that was looked down upon, though I wasn’t saying that the second group was low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that when I thought about how the Gu Clan was currently ranked in the Central Plains, the group number I was assigned was a bit off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though I honestly didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew there weren’t any benefits to being put in a different group, so it didn’t really matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one thing that worried me was that the other members from the Gu clan might show their tempe-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It doesn’t seem like that’s going to happen…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I glanced at Gu Yeonseo, feeling a bit worried, I saw her spacing out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at her appearance, it seemed like the Sword Queen paid her a visit at night after hearing my request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, I was able to let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It may not be perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than getting rid of her Inner Demons, it was more like covering them with something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she wasn’t able to move forward by herself, then the best solution for a swordsman was to give them a target to achieve or make them focus on their swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so that they wouldn’t be able to think about anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was possible for this to cause a person to be afflicted with Inner Demons as it was a sin for them to chase after their sword if they weren’t capable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, I felt that this method wasn’t that bad for Gu Yeonseo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if this doesn’t work…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was planning to useSomething else,but it seemed like I wouldn’t have to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least not for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To begin with, is she even going to pass the exam?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t worried about Gu Jeolyub as I made him work hard, but it was a bit different for Gu Yeonseo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true that she was pretty talented when compared to the other Young Prodigies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she was at the peak of Second-rate, which wasn’t bad. But it was a bit difficult to say that it was enough for her to pass the Heavenly Dragon Academy’s exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, Gu Jeolyub was at a level where he would pass the exam as long as he didn't lower his guard, like an idiot. So all I had to worry about was how to deal with him if he failed instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll beat himto a pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I worked so hard to raise him, so if he failed and embarrassed me in front of everyone, I would give him a fitting punishment. A big one at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jeolyub flinched as he felt a chill from me, and then he created some distance between us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing that, I asked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Nothing. For some reason, I felt like you were going to hit me there for a second.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk…You are sharp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was funny to see Gu Jeolyub with a look of shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, but I wasn’t joking though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was really going to break him if he failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I was killing time teasing Gu Jeolyub, I felt another presence come towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was it? There weren’t that many people that would approach me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wondering who it was, I focused a little…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clicked my tongue immediately after I guessed who it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura felt uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, that bastard must’ve also come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that strange as I came here knowing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been a while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t change the fact that I got pissed off every time I saw him, especially with his intentions of approaching me being obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seriously, why's he getting closer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That guy really was stubborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bastard got close and greeted me with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark symbol on his white outfit was the same, and so was his damned handsome face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And seeing that his body was better than when I last saw him, it seemed like he had trained hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you been well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I held back the killing intent that reached all the way to my neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I exploded here without holding back, things could get seriously fucked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to me, but to the others around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As much as I was on the verge of exploding, I had to hold myself back for my future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to do that, I had to speak as politely as I possibly could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spoke politely to the bastard named Jang Seonyeon smiling in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, you fucker.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the best I could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>******************Blaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi that was about to erupt from her shoulder, scattered away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried sending out a Qi wave to cut, but her Qi was scattered away, unable to maintain itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like her hand holding the hilt of her sword froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because someone else was blocking it so that she couldn’t draw it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah glared at the person preventing her from drawing her sword with cold eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, you are more aggressive than I thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice sounded slow and heavy, but fast at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the mysterious atmosphere the person gave off, Wi Seol-Ah kept her guard high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing that, the young man continued speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fair, you would be like that. Especially if you take after your mentor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not sure what you are trying to do, but it would be wise for you to hold back. If you do not want to return home, that is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man warned her with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did he know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jang Seonyeon was walking towards him, Wi Seol-Ah tried to draw her sword so that he wouldn’t approach him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man was beside her before she realized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She concealed her killing intent, to the point that no one would notice it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was easy for Wi Seol-Ah to swing her sword without any killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that made this young man even weirder since he noticed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wi Seol-Ah kept glaring at the young man with a sharp gaze…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must be curious about who I am.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man spoke to Wi Seol-Ah with a bright smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bi Eejin. I am Bi Eejin from Bi Clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wi Seol-Ah couldn’t help but get shocked on hearing his name.\u003C\u002Fp>",2931,"2026-06-05T15:09:39.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","adb6327310d85149a59d2b693faadf70f8837c86215c400ba012cccee64aa7b2","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-283","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-281",974,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchildhood-friend-of-the-zenith-cover.jpg"]