Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 492 (Part 2)



492 (Part 2)

“Okay.”

“Is that good?”

“No.”

“Then is it bad?”

“No.”

“Do you want to die…?”

“No.”

“…”

At the answer from the Dark King the Patriarch held his forehead in frustration.

Talking to this guy made him feel like he was going to explode with anger.

As the Patriarch sighed repeatedly the Dark King finally spoke slowly.

“I just felt certain.”

“What certainty?”

“…”

In the past two days.

The Dark King had gone to the location where the secret of the Golden River Song mentioned by Gu Yang-cheon was said to be.

There were traces.

Traces of some formations or special powers that had been set up.

But beyond that there was nothing left.

Seeing that the Dark King could once again be certain.

“My ancestors did not think of their descendants at all.”

“…”

The Patriarch had no response to the Dark King’s words.

The only one who could curse the one who made the Central Plains what it is now.

Was the Dark King right in front of him.

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“They left nothing behind. Someone who knew their bloodline would suffer terribly.”

The words he spoke with a blank expression were filled with a chilling anger.

“Moreover the fact that I only learned about the secret now through others makes me want to die.”

“Yeon…”

At the Dark King’s words the Patriarch almost called him by his real name without realizing it. But he held back.

The Dark King hated his name to the point of wanting to die.

“Even if I want to die I can’t. Isn’t that funny Bijoo?”

“…”

At the Dark King’s dry voice the Patriarch bit his lip.

There was little he could say to his close friend now and even if there was it wasn’t something he should say.

“… When do you plan to return?”

Forcing himself to think of something else the Patriarch asked another question.

The Dark King had to return someday. A leader of a group couldn’t leave their position vacant for this long.

“Um.”

The Dark King turned his head to look elsewhere.

A place where a strong energy could be felt.

It wasn’t the pressure of a martial artist.

This was a sensation felt by the Dark King’s inherent instincts.

“A little longer.”

Should he call it the last hope?

It probably wasn’t. What the Dark King had left was only time.

“A little longer. There are still things to do.”

“Okay.”

At the Dark King’s words the Patriarch simply nodded without saying anything further.

“Oh but don’t look for me for seven days and nights.”

“Um?”

At the Patriarch’s words the Dark King tilted his head.

Why seven days and nights?

Not understanding the Dark King frowned and glared.

“… Anyway that’s how it is.”

The Patriarch had no intention of explaining further.

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“Ah it hurts.”

He thought while examining his swollen cheeks. It hurt like hell.

“Dammit…”

Not just his face but his whole body was in this state.

His body beaten all over was swollen and causing him pain and to be honest it was quite difficult to walk.

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“Really he let it all out.”

He had to grit his teeth thinking of the Patriarch who had beaten him.

That old man must have had a lot built up against him. He really didn’t hold back.

“Ha…”

Still it was too much.

The Patriarch was still at his peak and I had just reached a complete transformation.

It was ridiculous that there was still that much of a difference.

“I can’t reach him.”

Moreover he had used all the power he could muster.

Of course he hadn’t used his hidden techniques since it could cause problems around him.

But that was probably the same for the Patriarch so he could let that slide.

“I’m definitely faster.”

In terms of speed I was overwhelming.

Using my superior qi and the level I had surpassed I tried to outmaneuver him.

But every move seemed to be read by the Patriarch and easily countered.

I couldn’t reach him.

No matter how fast I was.

[The level of enlightenment you have gained is different.]

“…”

[It’s not just that his eyes are exceptional but the level he has achieved is extraordinary and he perfectly understands his own body which makes it possible.]

I knew that but still.

“To avoid all of that is just…”

Knowing that he had even attempted to use the Bloodline Technique on me in that situation I couldn’t help but feel the gap even more.

Clearly my level should be higher yet the Patriarch stood before me like an overwhelming wall.

If I continued to practice the Twin Heaven and Earth Martial Arts would I be able to reach transcendence and defeat him as he hoped?

I didn’t know. When I thought of the Patriarch from my past life I could only describe him as a monster.

If the Patriarch before was stronger than the one before the reversal of fate.

“The Patriarch in his prime was probably the world’s best.”

I couldn’t be sure since I hadn’t seen the full might of the Three Sovereigns but it made me wonder if that might be the case.

“Still I hit him once so I won.”

Even if my whole body was beaten and hurt.

In the end I won so I won.

[How amusing that the one who pretends to be unconscious is the one who got hit.]

“That’s what you call improvisation.”

[No matter how nicely you package it you can’t erase the fact that your conscience is hairy.]

“I didn’t have a conscience to begin with so it doesn’t matter does it?”

[This is driving me crazy.]

As the new master was filled with a mood of what to do with this brat.

I held my throbbing cheek and looked straight ahead.

There was an old man looking at me strangely over there.

“Have you been well all this time?”

“With that face you pronounce words well…”

“Well I’m used to it. Haha…”

Having been beaten and swollen so many times this was nothing.

After the duel with the Patriarch.

I had come to find Shin Yi right away.

Originally I hadn’t planned to come this early in the morning but I wanted to finish anything that was bothering me quickly.

“Well what is it?”

Shin Yi seemed to be holding back the urge to ask about my messed-up face.

I figured it was better not to ask so I decided to let it go.

“Yesterday I visited the Baekhwa Trading Company and heard some things.”

“Huh…?”

At my words Shin Yi’s face crumpled.

He seemed to have realized what I had heard. After all I had run into him in front of the Trading Company and then I had gone inside so it wouldn’t be hard to guess.

“That fool seems to have forgotten his righteous duty. I need to give him a good scolding.”

“I got it by threatening him so please don’t get too angry.”

Since I had already sent a letter to the lady it would be a bit troublesome if that guy got in trouble.

Maybe that was why. Upon hearing my words Shin Yi’s anger shifted direction.

“Then I should be angry at you. How dare you…!”

Just as Shin Yi was about to explode with rage at me.

Swish.

I took this opportunity to pull out the item I had brought from the room and showed it to Shin Yi.

“…!”

As soon as he saw the item still gleaming with a brilliant white Shin Yi froze like a stone.

“I heard you needed this.”

Upon hearing my words the shock in his eyes at my disheveled appearance vanished and he looked up at me with an expression close to astonishment.

Seeing that it seemed that what the branch manager had said was true.

Moreover.

“Do you need it?”

Looking at Shin Yi’s face.

He seemed to want the White Horse Stone much more than I had expected.

Confirming that I smiled slightly.

Thank goodness.

The greater the desperation the easier it was to use it.