Childhood Friend of the Zenith Under the Heaven - Childhood Friend of the Zenith Under the Heaven Chapter 772

The World’s Best Childhood Friend Episode 772 (772/820)

There is still some time before night falls.

Now, slowly, the lights around the residence began to come on, and the sky was beginning to glow as it waited for the moon to rise.

As the cool breeze begins to blow, autumn begins to arrive.

A small warehouse located on one side of the residence.

There were several people gathered inside.

These people have unique personalities, none of which overlap.

Their gender, their martial arts, and even their clothes were all different, but there was one thing that was painful to them.

The point is that you have one person as your superior.

Beings that move solely under the command of that one person.

The moment an order is given, no matter what that order is, one has no choice but to move.

This meeting was also part of the order, and I am one of those who received such an order.

A woman with short black hair, nicknamed Bong-soon, was looking at a man in the corner.

“Keep… Keep…”

I hear a rumbling sound.

A groan is heard from a corner along the wall.

A huge lump that would reach the ceiling of this room if it stood properly.

He was a man with enormous muscles and might be the strongest among those gathered here.

Bong-soon was so strong that even she was sure she would lose if she fought him.

“Keuheu… Heuuuuuu… .”

The man was lying face down on the floor, shaking with his head down.

I heard he was like that for two days straight.

Judging from the fact that he was sweating profusely, it seemed like his energy had been sealed.

I’ve been banging my head in that state for two days.

It was a painful sight to imagine, but none of the people gathered here felt pity for the man.

No, even if you feel sorry for it, you are not allowed to look at it.

A young man sitting on top of that man.

It would be absolutely impossible as long as he is there.

Gulp.

Bong-soon swallowed dry saliva as she watched this.

‘… Ugh, scary.’

I’m scared.

Although Bong-soon was usually not scared, she was more scared of the current situation than anything else.

The owner that Bongsoon serves.

The man who saved her and who will one day give her seeds.

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The so-called leader was the cause.

‘Cult leader… why, why are you angry?’

Bong-soon had to swallow repeatedly to hide her trembling hands.

It’s not just her.

Everyone gathered here is watching him closely.

He usually frowns or makes an annoyed face when he’s angry, but this time it’s different.

Instead, he has a blank expression.

The young man was sitting on top of Dangdeok, the man who was being punished, with a face that felt nothing.

A face that shows no emotion at all.

It seemed like nothing was wrong, but the reality was completely different.

Everyone gathered in the room. Their survival instincts were running wild.

‘The leader… the leader is angry.’

That’s anger.

The energy flowing out from the expressionless face filled the surroundings, creating darkness as if swallowing light.

I can’t breathe.

What on earth could have happened to make you so angry? It felt like my throat was being strangled.

Bong-soon recalled that distant feeling.

‘It’s so exciting…’

…I would say it’s not a bad feeling.

Something that could be dangerous if experienced a little more. That situation was stimulating Bong-soon even more.

‘Whew! Whoosh!’

I was about to become addicted to this strange sensation.

“… Ugh… .”

The young man looked at Dangdeok, who was having a hard time.

“it’s hard?”

“Ah… no… . It’s not…”

“Yeah, it shouldn’t be hard.”

Shh.

A smile appeared on the young man’s face, and immediately everyone around him shuddered briefly.

“It’s not good for someone who doesn’t even listen to what you say to have a hard time, right? Right?”

“…sorry.”

“I’m sorry. You don’t have to do that. I guess you didn’t hear it because it was something you didn’t need to hear.”

Kugu Palace.

“Ugh… .”

Dangdeok let out a gasp as the sudden weight added to his weight.

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“Your Majesty the Evil One doesn’t need to listen to me, right? Right?”

“Ughhhh…!”

“I told you to finish up properly and get ready to join me, but you forgot because the fight was so fun? You call that an excuse? You little punk. Do you think I planned it so you could fight?”

“… I’m… sorry… about everything…”

Dangdeok’s arms were now beginning to tremble.

It was amazing to see those huge arms trembling.

While I was feeling down like that for a while,

“hey.”

“Uh… uh… yeah… .”

youth.

Goo Yang-cheon spoke to Cheol Ji-seon, who was standing next to him. At that time, Dang-deok was also dying.

“If you will. I’m just asking.”

“…What is it?”

“If we get rid of Hwangbo Se-ga in this situation, it will be a bit difficult, right?”

“…huh…?”

What did you just hear? Cheol Ji-seon had to frown as if he had misheard what Gu Yang-cheon said.

“What does that mean?”

“It’s true. What would happen if I thought about abandoning Hwangbo Se-ga?”

“…”

In the current situation, is Hwangbo-ga ruled out?

Even if you think about throwing it away…

Cheol Ji-seon ended his worries shortly.

Actually, I already knew the answer as soon as I heard it.

“… It must be difficult, right?”

That would be very, very difficult too.

If you’re going to set the stage this far and exclude Hwangbo… I don’t even know where to start changing and filling in.

but.

“Do you have any plans?”

Cheol Ji-seon trusted Guyangcheon more than that.

That guy never speaks without a good reason, so I guess that’s what he’ll do this time too.

I certainly believed that.

“no.”

“huh…?”

Cheol Ji-seon was taken aback by what he heard.

“I just had something going on that made me a little angry. I was thinking about throwing everything out there.”

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“What is that…?”

Are you crazy? Cheol Ji-seon had to hold back his words as he tried to speak.

“No, that’s okay. I’m only half joking.”

“…”

That’s half true.

Do you really not know that that sound is more scary?

“By any chance, is it because of Hwangbo that you’re angry?”

“hmm?”

Guyangcheon shows a strange expression at Cheoljiseon’s question.

“What are you talking about? I’m not angry.”

“…”

“…?”

“ugh….”

That must be true.

It was the common thought of everyone in the room.

It seems like he doesn’t know.

How thick and intense are the emotions that Guyangcheon is expressing.

Should I tell you?

After thinking about it for a moment, Cheol Ji-seon shook his head inwardly.

‘If you say the wrong thing, you’ll get hit.’

I definitely knew from past experience that if you keep biting and hanging on, you will only end up hurting yourself.

For now, let’s just pretend we don’t know.

Thinking like that, Cheol Ji-seon swallows dry saliva.

at that time.

“Oh, right, is that okay?”

Cheol Ji-seon tilted his head at Guyangcheon’s question.

“What are you talking about?”

“This time, the Zhuge family was captured. You know.”

“iced coffee….”

Only after the explanation that followed did I realize what Cheoljiseon meant.

The descendants of the Zhuge family who opposed Meng. They knew that Guyangcheon had taken advantage of the attack.

Regarding that, Goo Yang-cheon asked Cheol Ji-seon if it was really okay.

“What does it matter?”

Cheol Ji-seon answers with a somewhat cold look in his eyes.

“They’re not real. It doesn’t matter. Whatever happens.”

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“Hmm.”

A cold and dry answer.

Hearing this, Gu Yangcheon nodded his head slightly.

A strategy to use the first horse as a discard pile.

Before writing that, Guyangcheon had asked Cheoljiseon in advance.

Depending on the situation, there will be mention of the Zhuge family, and in the process, there is a plan to write about the descendants of the Zhuge family.

Also, I asked if it was okay to use this strategy because the public perception of the Zhuge family could become even worse in the future.

Then Cheol Ji-seon asked just one thing.

Is there no change to the promise to restore the honor of the Zhuge family?

At these words, Guyangcheon nodded.

At most, three years. Within that time, he said he would restore the reputation of the Zhuge family to its former glory.

“Be sure to keep your promises.”

“That’s right.”

While answering, Goo Yang-cheon looked at the iron line.

‘It’s not real.’

Those guys are not real.

That remark really bothers me.

‘In my previous life, I was part of the escort unit of Cheon Yu-rang-ah.’

What used to be true has now become questionable.

Pilduma was actually a member of the Zhuge family.

The same goes for Cheon Yu-rang-ah, so I wonder if this connection is just a coincidence.

‘In that situation, the fact that Cheol Ji-seon didn’t care whether Pil Doo-ma died or not…’

Cheoljiseon is a weak and somewhat affectionate person.

He’s such a weakling that he vaguely feels guilty about the death of a complete stranger.

It seems that this guy doesn’t care about Pilduma’s death.

‘I think it’s because I was on the side of people I disliked.’

Why on earth do the descendants of the Zhuge family hate other descendants?

‘It was the same for Shin Ui and Jegal Hyuk.’

Since Pilduma and Shinui’s gaze were the same, I thought there must be some reason.

‘I’ll have to find out.’

I guess I’ll have to look into it soon.

Since I had some information about that guy anyway, I thought I should move as soon as this matter was over.

After judging like that.

Goo Yang-cheon takes out a letter from his bosom and hands it to Cheol Ji-seon.

“What is this?”

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“I got this from Maeng today.”

Since he said he received it from the Murim Alliance, Cheoljiseon immediately received it and spread it out.

That moment.

“What…!?”

Cheol Ji-seon’s eyes grew as big as lanterns after checking the contents.

At that reaction, Goo Yang-cheon chuckled and continued his explanation.

“He asked me to give him some and gave it to him.”

“Daeju…? I gave this to you to make Daeju?”

“That’s what they said.”

“Is the Murim Alliance crazy?

“I guess so?”

“Those so-called political factions… Why are they asking you to be the leader of the alliance…? Are you really planning on destroying the alliance…?”

“Even if I look at it… What the heck is this kid?”

As I listened, something seemed strange so I asked back. Then Cheol Ji-seon covered his mouth as if he had made a slip of the tongue.

“… My words came out a bit out of context.”

“I don’t think so. I can almost feel your sincerity.”

“Oh, no.”

Cheol Ji-seon’s face turned pale. Just as he was about to say something more to the guy, Gu Yang-cheon clicked his tongue as if he was annoyed.

Now, I even find it annoying to do this.

“Okay. Just tell me what it looks like.”

“About the conditions? Or not.”

“The conditions are obviously insane. That’s okay. Tell me whether it’s worth doing or not.”

“…”

Cheol Ji-seon narrows his eyes slightly after hearing the question.

“Are you thinking of taking the position of major?”

“Well. See?”

“…It’s dangerous.”

I answered honestly.

“There will be disruptions to your schedule. No matter how strong you are… . That place is no different from a tiger’s den.”

“That’s true too.”

The name of the Demonic Cult began to spread in earnest.

In Maeng, they are trying to keep their mouths shut somehow, but it seems that even that is not going to be easy.

I guess so.

‘It was none other than the death of the Taoist king.’

If you just nail it down as the raid and say it was the work of the Zhuge family, that’s it.

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Not only did a guy named Cheonma appear on top of that, but one of the six kings, Dowang, died in the attack.

In Pengga, it was reported that this was the work of the Demonic Cult figure, Guiakchang, who was holding him captive in Maeng.

In his hands, Bishengdu was mortally wounded, the King of Dao was killed, and several of the Meng warriors lost their lives, the official announcement was made.

There’s a problem here.

That is, Dangdeok did not kill King Do.

It was a fact confirmed using gold.

That means.

‘Someone killed the Taoist king and blamed it on Dangdeok.’

It was right to see it that way.

Goyangcheon was already convinced that he was the mastermind behind this.

‘Peng Woo-jin.’

The sacred island of Pungwoojin.

This kid did it.

He killed my father and blamed it on the Demonic Cult… .

Regardless of how it happened, the Demonic Cult did not bother to refute this.

‘Even so, no one will believe you.’

The situation has already become notorious for attacking Hanam and causing chaos.

Here, in fact, we didn’t kill the Taoist king. Even if we said that, no one would believe us.

‘If you think about it, it’s not so bad.’

The notoriety that arose this way wasn’t all bad.

In reality, Dang Deok, who killed the Tao King, was established as a new strong man. Dang Deok’s notoriety was growing, which was beneficial to me.

That’s why we don’t necessarily use numbers.

Thanks to this, the talk about the Demonic Cult was increasing day by day. Accordingly, there were quite a few people who wanted Maeng to officially issue an order to kill them.

The order to kill literally means to kill them by any means necessary.

No matter what is going on, as soon as a report comes out that the Demonic Cult has appeared, the branch in charge and even the strongest members of the Alliance will come out and prepare to hunt them.

I know because I’ve experienced it once in my past life, but it’s more troublesome than I thought.

‘I couldn’t even take a proper shit.’

It was convenient because I burned him to death the moment I felt the urge to go.

In the beginning, you had to be careful even when going to the back room.

You never know, if you’re hiding in a shit bucket, they might come stabbing you.

Given that situation, I could see how absurd it would be for me to go to Daeju myself.

“But again. There is no better opportunity than this.”

“what?”

“All the guys that need to be dealt with will be gathered there. Wouldn’t it be easier to just go and finish them all off rather than picking them off one by one from afar?”

Silence, of course.

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I still had more than one or two things to gain from the blind.

There.

‘I wasn’t able to use Bongsoon properly.’

Isn’t this the perfect situation to use the knife you’ve been preparing?

“That’s nonsense.”

Despite these words, Cheoljiseon only received negative responses.

“If you really want to do it… . You’ll have to change not only your plans but also your future schedule.”

“uh.”

“Is this something I have to do while risking that?”

“I don’t know.”

“what?”

Cheol Ji-seon makes a dumbfounded expression at Guyangcheon’s answer.

I was wondering what kind of answer that was.

“You don’t know…?”

“Uh. I don’t know.”

“But why…?”

“I don’t know. I think I should do it.”

“There’s no rational part to it at all…!”

I will do it since I feel like I have to.

There were dozens of reasons why it was better not to do it, but Cheol Ji-seon felt like his stomach was going to burst at Guyangcheon’s answer.

one.

“If you feel like you have to do something, do it. That’s always been the case.”

Goyangcheon gives a definite answer. His attitude is that he will never change.

“Then, as I said before, the plan is….”

“Right. The plan might change a little, right?”

It’s not that much. That’s what Cheol Ji-seon is trying to say.

“So now you know.”

“huh…?”

Cheol Ji-seon had to stop at Guyangcheon’s indifferent words.

What did you just say…?

“I’ll send a message to the other guy too. From now on, you should know about it too.”

“What… What are you talking about?”

I hope not.

I believe so and ask again.

“I have a plan that I can use to do this. Find it.”

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“…”

“Please?”

An impudent command to ask for a favor.

Only then did Cheol Ji-seon realize.

Goyangcheon said that he had already decided the correct answer when he asked the question.

also.

That is to say, from the beginning, this place was set up to give such orders to yourself.

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A day passes by, Murim Alliance.

I was sitting in a completely different space than yesterday.

It didn’t seem like such a bad place back then, but this time it’s even worse.

It was a VIP room that felt much more classy and well-prepared.

‘Was there a space like this inside the blind?’

This is the first room I’ve ever seen in my life.

I didn’t even know it existed. After all, when on earth would I have ever been in a room like this? In the first place, if it was a good room in Maeng, it was a space that had nothing to do with me.

‘It’s different.’

I used to be like that, but now I’m walking into a room like this.

It’s a new experience in many ways.

As I was looking around like that,

“It’s unexpected.”

A voice was heard.

Then I looked straight at the owner of the voice.

When I looked up, I saw an old man across the table.

An old man I never wanted to see more than twice.

A model of a strategist who was called the brain of the sword and led Maeng to its heyday.

An old man who was called a great strategist and a nightmare on the battlefield before the appearance of Zhuge Hyuk.

A nightmare on the battlefield.

I asked while looking at the silence.

“Is that so?”

“Yes, I really didn’t expect you to come in just one day.”

After hearing that, I also raised the corners of my mouth.

“If you’ve made up your mind, isn’t it better to finish it quickly?”

“That is a valid point. If I say so, can I take it that the Holy King has decided on the answer?”

“Yes. That’s why I came.”

“okay.”

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There is silence for a moment after that.

Mukyeon looked at me quietly as if waiting for my answer.

I met that gaze for a moment and then opened my mouth again.

“The ‘request’ you gave me.”

“yes.”

“I will accept it.”

“…!”

Mokyeon’s eyes widen at the quick answer.

Could it be that you didn’t know I would accept it?

I was curious about what the reaction would be, but I didn’t dig into it. There were more important things at the moment.

“step.”

Then we get back to the main topic.

“There are some conditions.”

From now on.

From now on, I.

I had to start a fierce bargaining battle with Meng’s brain.