Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 566 (Part 1)



566 (Part 1)

**Chapter 567: To Henan.**

At the time when the Mu-dang was dealing with a situation

only Geomhu and Ubongchwigye remained after sending the children away.

Geomhu quietly waited for Ubongchwigye to speak and the old man looked at her and opened his mouth.

“It’s been a long time.”

How long has it been? It must have easily surpassed ten years.

Since the incident at Sinryongdae Geomhu had not met Ubongchwigye.

“It’s been a while Boss.”

“Indeed have you been well in the meantime?”

At Ubongchwigye’s words Geomhu smiled slightly.

“Don’t you already know everything?”

“Ho ho…”

Ubongchwigye let out a shallow laugh at the slightly prickly words.

As she said most of what happens in this world is known to Ubongchwigye.

There are many beggars in the world.

All those beggars have become Ubongchwigye’s eyes and ears.

“I asked out of concern for you so please don’t take it too harshly.”

Geomhu simply took a sip of tea without answering.

Seeing this Ubongchwigye made a bitter expression.

“You still seem to dislike me a lot.”

“Not at all. A lot of time has passed.”

“Then…”

“Just for the sake of the past members I think it’s best not to easily change my mind.”

“…”

A different chill lingered around Geomhu than when the children were present.

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“…I see.”

In response to Geomhu’s demeanor Ubongchwigye could only hold back his words in resignation.

There was nothing to say.

At least both Geomjone and himself would have no more words to say when looking at Geomhu.

“Thank you for your concern regarding the children Boss.”

“What do you mean?”

“I’m grateful that you didn’t insist on keeping them.”

It was about the fact that he had lightly sent away the children without asking them more questions.

If Ubongchwigye had wanted to he could have interrogated them under the pretext of questioning.

But he did not.

This was probably because he let it slide for Geomhu’s sake. Of course.

“There were circumstances that matched up.”

When he summarized the brief reports he had received.

The biggest reason was that he judged the children to be largely innocent.

Moreover.

“Also it was something you could have asked Soi about.”

Ubongchwigye knew that he had business with Geomhu and she had already been aware of this situation.

Otherwise he wouldn’t have created such a situation.

It didn’t matter. Rather this was something Geomhu also desired.

“Before that I have something to ask Boss.”

“Go ahead.”

“Did you come to Mu-dang because of me?”

The reason why the owner of the busy Gaebang had come all the way to Mu-dang.

Could it be because of Geomhu herself? That was the question that arose.

“Hmm.”

After hearing the words Ubongchwigye tilted his head for a moment and then answered Geomhu.

“That is not the case.”

It was a denial.

“This matter was also a request from the Alliance Leader…”

Ubongchwigye who was about to continue momentarily closed his mouth. It seemed there was something he shouldn’t say.

“Anyway… Soi. I did not come here to see you.”

“I understand.”

In response to that answer Geomhu showed no particular reaction.

Although the latter part caught her attention she was certain that even if she asked she wouldn’t be able to hear it.

“If that was an answer then may I now proceed to the main topic?”

“Please do. I will listen attentively.”

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With Ubongchwigye’s words a heavy atmosphere enveloped the surroundings.

“The Mu-dang has been utterly destroyed. You were so proud of it and now look at it.”

“…Boss.”

At those words Geomhu frowned slightly.

“People have died. You shouldn’t express it like that.”

Even if Ubaek and Jicheol were not to Geomhu’s liking

she found it extremely displeasing to express such feelings about the dead.

“You are still so kind.”

“…I am just…”

“If you knew what they lived for you wouldn’t be able to come out like this.”

“…”

Ubongchwigye always knew more than others.

And that was still the case now.

“Now I will ask what I wanted to ask. Soi.”

“…Yes.”

“Tell me about the one who attacked the Mu-dang. I heard you saw him up close.”

At Ubongchwigye’s question Geomhu felt a heaviness in her stomach.

Just recalling the sudden appearance of that person

was enough to stir up such uncomfortable feelings.

The blue light visible beyond the mask.

The overwhelming aura that wafted in.

The presence that made the air around him heavy just by standing there.

He was a person Geomhu had never felt such a sensation from before.

That person had introduced himself and said

“Heavenly Demon…”

Upon hearing the story Ubongchwigye whispered his alias softly.

“Do you know him?”

“It’s a name I’ve been hearing frequently lately.”

Little by little the name was slowly coming from the edge of the Central Plains.

It was the name that the person who attacked the Murim Alliance branch had uttered himself.

Heavenly Demon.

‘A demon sent from the heavens.’

At first she thought it was some fool doing something trivial but as things progressed to this point Ubongchwigye had to take it seriously.

Even if it had crossed over to the Murim Alliance branch.

The fact that an incident had occurred in the Guangdong region

and that two Hwa-gyeong level martial artists had lost their lives today.

Moreover.

‘The Mu-dang was attacked.’

This time one of the places in the Gu Pae Il Bang and the Alliance Leader’s sect had been attacked.

Furthermore they had failed to catch the perpetrator and let him escape.

From the perspective of the Alliance it was quite a troublesome situation.

If there was more trouble here.

“Did you say he tamed a demonic beast?”

“Yes. It appeared to be so.”

The existence known as Heavenly Demon was taming a demonic beast.

Moreover it was a monster of the level of a red demonic beast.

Just the rumor of this would cause an enormous ripple.

Right now they couldn’t even properly tame a green demonic beast.

The Alliance had made endless attempts but had never succeeded.

Even now they were secretly conducting experiments but there was still no change.

In such a situation.

‘A hostile figure to the Alliance can tame a demonic beast.’

That too a red demonic beast level that required a group of peak martial artists to hunt.

This was not just a dangerous situation.

“Besides Heavenly Demon you said there were others.”

“I think there was only one other person besides Heavenly Demon. But yes there was.”

Before Heavenly Demon appeared there was a giant who had first appeared at the Mu-dang and suppressed the atmosphere.

He seemed to be a subordinate of Heavenly Demon and referred to him as Cult Leader.

“Cult Leader…”

Ubongchwigye focused on that term. It was a word not commonly used in the Central Plains anymore.

From the term and the situation one thing could be inferred.

‘It’s not just a lone individual but a force and that force is definitely not small.’

And.

‘They clearly harbor hostility towards the Murim Alliance.’

Having organized that much Ubongchwigye sighed inwardly.

Why did it have to be at this time?

It was a time of great change one could say it was an era of upheaval.

Yet to have such a being appear now if it were just an ordinary existence he would have brushed it off lightly.

‘Was it called the Transcendental Realm?’

If Geomhu of all people judged it that way it was highly likely to be true.

If a martial artist had reached the Transcendental level beyond Hwa-gyeong the story would change.

They were beings who even among the Central Plains numbered less than twenty.

Some lived quietly away from the secular world.

Some lived hiding their strength while others expressed it in opposition to protect their status.

One commonality among them was.

That they were all treated as walking natural disasters.

In such a situation.

If a new Transcendental being had appeared and even possessed a vast force

‘It’s a crisis.’

This could only mean a crisis for the Murim Alliance.

In the midst of the complicated situation Ubongchwigye tried to hide his expression and spoke to Geomhu.

“Thank you for telling me.”

“…I hope my inadequate words were sufficient.”

“I will have to ask other witnesses as well but it was certainly a great help.”