[{"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-75":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},1240051,1667,"Chapter 74: A Bit of a Scratch (3)","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-75",75,"\u003Cp>༺ A Bit of a Scratch (3) ༻\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Blaze\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unruly flames that had seemingly devoured the entire forest slowly went away along with the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just one hand movement, the flames that had been busy burning down the forest were absorbed back into my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the raucous flames were fully absorbed back into my body, I felt a little bit of my Qi getting recharged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Whew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heaved a sigh after retracting all of my Qi back into my body and saw hot steam leaking out of my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much did I use just now? I felt like I had used up a fair bit there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>｢Well at least you know.｣\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Shin, who had spoken just now, sounded a bit exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>｢Do you even know how hard it is to calm that fucking thing down when it’s trying its best to destroy everything around it?｣\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was it really that dangerous?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>｢If you had used even a little bit more of your Qi, then I probably wouldn’t have been able to stop it any longer.｣\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was that close, huh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was able to realize that fact once I looked at the sight of the burnt corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I had not held back just then, there was literally no corpse wasn’t severely damaged by the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest, permeating with a refreshing and cool breeze, was now filled with the overwhelming smell of burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I cleaned my uniform with my hands, I thought…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘First time huh.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time I had killed someone after my regression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a very strange feeling for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t think too deeply about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t like I had promised myself that I would never kill anyone just ‘cause I resurrected, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were people that were members of the Black Palace, one of the forces of the Unorthodox Faction, and were people that were after my little sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But then why is my heart beating so fast right now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I belatedly noticed that my hands were shaking along with my harshly beating heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are my mind and body contradicting themselves right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I shouldn’t think too much about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had happened in my previous life as well and it got better with time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I just had to ignore it till it did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>｢What are you going to do with the one that ran away?｣\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy that seemed like the leader of this ragtag group ran away, in the end, and I looked in the direction he ran away towards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, I had made up my mind to catch him and kill him like everyone else but I had to change my mind after noticing the slight traces of Demonic Qi that was inside of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt like it would be better to keep him alive so that I could get more information out of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very slight, but the Qi that he possessed was definitely Demonic Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How did the guys from the Black Palace get their hands on Demonic Qi?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do they already have some sort of relationship with the Demonic Cult? There is no way that’s possible though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still a few years left until the Heavenly Demon and the Demonic Cult appeared in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Was it even Demonic Qi in the first place?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t really certain as I had mostly forgotten the sensation of Demonic Qi… Moreover, it felt a bit too weak to be labeled as Demonic Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which made me regret more and more that I wasn’t able to catch him just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He was faster than I expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should have burned his legs and not his arm back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been so long since I had a real fight like that… My head’s not acting as I want it to in this situation…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew that even the slightest mistake would be enough to have my head chopped off by their weapons, but still, for me to make a mistake like this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps I had already become too weak-minded because of the current situation of peace the world was in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…And how should I clean up all of this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My head started to ache and throb after looking at the corpses that were strewn about everywhere on the forest ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I was stronger, I could have just burned them all into ashes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I became more and more pissed when I saw the guy I had killed by twisting his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should have started killing him by burning his internal organs from the inside out first, but I kinda gave him a painless death… He didn’t deserve a painless death…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that he had such nasty thoughts toward a literal child that could barely reach his waste was already enough for me to want to torture him like no tomorrow…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the fact that the kid he was having those thoughts toward was Gu Ryunghwa further strengthened my murderous desires and simultaneously pissed me off further as I had not able to have my way with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>｢It looked like you treat her like shit, but you do care about your sister after all.｣\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Not necessarily.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>｢Not necessarily my ass, at least, say that after fixing your expressions first.｣\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to discuss this matter with the Celestial Plum Blossom first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thing that made me worried was how he would take this information, considering this was murder and he was a Taoist before he was a martial artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Elder Shin suddenly spoke out loud which made me ponder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>｢You just killed people that deserved to be killed, so I don’t think you should be thinking too much about it.｣\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Taoist before being a martial artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A martial artist before being a Taoist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Shin experienced a huge disaster of the world, the Blood Demon War, so it sounded like he didn’t find this scene very shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on the contrary, I didn’t know how the Celestial Plum Blossom would react to this information in the current peaceful world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>｢I already knew that you had a lot of secrets, though what you did just now was still a bit surprising.｣\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled bitterly at Elder Shin’s words. I knew that he was trying to be considerate of me by saying that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of the Black Palace and that Demonic Qi…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder why those guys were lingering around this area.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t seem like their main goal was Gu Ryunghwa…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weren’t Yung Pung and others of the Mount Hua Sect were scouting the areas for the disappearance of their people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does this relate to that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I feel like I would be involved in some hassle at this rate.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For starters, I got rid of the heat from the surroundings and then moved all the corpses over to one spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew that I’d run into a problem if I were to try to hide them far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just had to discuss this problem with the Celestial Plum Blossom after I got back to clear things out on my end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I briefly cleaned the area and then moved toward the hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like those guys weren’t able to go through the barrier,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was able to go through it without any problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was not a single feeling of resistance throughout,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which made my entry into the area very smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the difference between us?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My curiosity was soon answered by Elder Shin’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>｢It’s because of the Qi of the Mount Hua Sect that you have inside your body.｣\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…You’re telling me it’s because of me absorbing the treasure’s power?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>｢It seems to be the most likely case to me, yes.｣\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A barrier is able to have the ability to detect that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made me once again realize the true power that the Celestial Plum Blossom held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I got closer to the hut, I was able to smell something delicious wafting out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were they preparing a meal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I went closer to the hut, I saw Gu Ryunghwa working hard and moving around outside the hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned toward me after hearing my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And instantly frowned, looking displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you come back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The sect leader asked me to deliver something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her reaction told me that it was pretty weird for me to do an errand for the leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, I find it extraordinary too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him to task me with something like this just because of one yakgwa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I soon noticed Zhuge Hyuk chopping something from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When our eyes met, he slightly lowered his head, which I assumed was a form of him greeting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What’s he doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t you tell? He’s cooking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He can cook?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was something I probably shouldn’t have asked judging by the way he was chopping down that onion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…He’s better than I expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was what she said with a tone that seemed to be saying that her pride was hurt just by uttering that sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s up with her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is the Immortal Healer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the hut… taking care of master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to enter the hut after hearing her words, but Gu Ryunghwa suddenly grabbed my clothes very firmly with her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woah… What’s up with your hand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know what she was talking about, so I looked at my hand and noticed a small wound there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought I had dodged everything, but it seemed like something still managed to scractch me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t really care much about it though as it was just a small scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, I was forced to think after looking at my sister’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would have happened if I wasn’t here today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t think anything big would’ve happened, to be honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it didn’t seem like they were particularly storng enough to break through the barrier outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it didn’t make my mood any better though. Nor did it change my attitude about those fuckers…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And my impatience and shitty temper only forced me to take out the anger I had been feeling out on them by annihilating all of them with my flam arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s for the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pulled my sleeves away from Gu Ryunghwa’s hand and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just got a bit of a scratch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face instantly morphed into a suspicious expression at those words, but she didn’t have anything to use to interrogate me further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop worrying about me and keep doing whatever you were doing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who said I was worried…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ignored Gu Ryunghwa’s shouting and slightly knocked on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Knock Knock\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Who is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, I was able to hear the Immortal Healer’s voice, coming out of the hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Gu Yangcheon from a few days ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Who— Oh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door of the hut opened soon after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Healer was wearing the same uniform he had worn the last time I visited this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was making a sour face as soon as he saw me, so it seemed like he didn’t feel good about my arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What brings you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Celestial Plum Blossom ordered me to deliver this to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Immortal took out the letter from Celestial Plum Blossom, his expression frowned gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if I was watching the process of water boiling into higher temperatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Now that I think about it, he sent me because he was scared to do this himself, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…I wouldn’t put it past him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Healer couldn’t take out his anger on me, so he could only make a tsk noise and put the letter in his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dohwa, that piece of shit, he’s definitely gonna go to hell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he words like that about the leader of the clan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyways, now that I was done delivering the letter to him, I was planning to go back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are you going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But surprisingly, the Immortal Healer stopped me from leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is he stopping me when he looked like he was ready to kick me out at any second?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I was reminded of the scratch that Gu Ryunghwa had pointed out on my way here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he stop me because of that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…This is, just a small scratch…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Small scratch my ass, you’re really going to lie to a doctor now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, really, it’s a scratch that would heal if I just spat some saliva on it so I’m really fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of a crazy fucker spits on a wound! This is why I hate guys that have nothing but martial arts in their brains…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-Wait…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t make an old man use his strength and come in when I’m asking you to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was actually worried that if I harshly hit the Immortal Healer’s hand, that was grabbing my arm, then it would shatter into pieces, so I was unable to use my strength recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, I was forced to go inside the hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Black Palace, inside the room of the branch manager,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Thump—! Thump—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baechong was repeatedly slamming his head over a bloody puddle in the hard ground of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite to him, Ya Hyeoljeok just kept staring at him with a blank gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five men that were sent alongside Baechong were killed, and Baechong who had managed to get back was now incapable of using his left arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Hyeoljeok couldn’t help but ask Baechong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, who is it again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’m afraid I don’t know… It was a new face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A new face? Hm, I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Crack\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Crackle—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ughh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with Ya Hyeoljeok’s words, the air in the cave was pressured down onto him which made Baechong cough up blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re telling me that everyone died to some random guy, and you were the only one that returned alive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m… Sor—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuuuck! Are you being serious here!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Hyeoljeok swung his giant sword which instantly cut off Baechong’s disabled arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aghhhh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, you piece of shit, you think I sent you along with the others for something like this to happen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugghhh…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought that if I included a smart looking one in the group, everything will go smoothly, but who could have thought that you would come back like this and I would have to be disappointed by a piece of shit like you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’..m… Sorry… Branch manager…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Ptooey!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Hyeoljeok spat next to Baechong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were already short on members in their branch, and most of the guys that were sent out to scout were now killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To some random child at that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baechong had told Ya Hyeoljeok that this random child was a flame arts user.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t many martial artists that used the flame arts and as far as Ya Hyeoljeok knew, one needed immense training to just be able to summon the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where did such a monster pop up from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was even worse that he was aware of their identity as the members of the Black Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Hyeoljeok grabbed the shoulder that was cut off from Baechong and spoke to the shaking man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baechong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want to live, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yes… Please, please give me one more chance, branch manager.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I intentionally cut off your injured arm, how nice of me, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baechong looked at the arm that was cut off from him by the giant bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was feeling infuriated on the inside, but all Baechong was able to do was to force a smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-Yes of course…! I thank you for your divine mercy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Hyeoljeok then tapped Baeechong’s cheeks after speaking like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to slice his neck off and hang it on the walls, but there was no one else in this branch that was as smart as Baechong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he thought that maybe he should just completely disable him by cutting off both of his legs and only leaving him with the ability to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was still a first-rate martial artist and just some value left in him that made it hard for Ya Hyeoljeok to do something like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many days do you need to get information?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baechong responded while trembling at Ya Hyeoljeok’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I will get the information about him at the latest 4 days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“4 days huh… You’ll also come with information on Immortal Healer as well, yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yes! I’ll come back with everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I like your spirit, do a good job, yeah?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ya Hyeoljeok stood up and turned around, then took out something from his leather pocket and tossed it toward Baechong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a marble made of Qi the size of a thumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s 4 days’ worth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baechong shuddered in fear after seeing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The martial artists that belonged to various branches of the Black Palace would eat something that served as a ‘seal’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seal that wiggled inside their body and would explode if they didn’t consume the necessary medicine in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resulting in their internal organs melting and leading to their deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Fuck.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baechong clenched his teeth in anger and frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he really needed to get all the information in just 4 days, no matter the cost.\u003C\u002Fp>",2887,"2026-06-05T15:09:38.751Z",1,"novelbin.me","ec3ce8236618851f588569382660f0c1309970fa09ee54f1ff80f1229e7322b1","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-76","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-74",974,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchildhood-friend-of-the-zenith-cover.jpg"]