Childhood Friend of the Zenith Chapter 694

I entered the place. When I came in, I saw that a little over twenty people were already waiting inside.

Even when I walk, my skin feels tingly. I had to click my tongue internally as I felt the sensation.

Tsk.

‘Geocham men fight like crazy.’

Humans are holding on to weights uselessly. It was always like this when warriors gathered together, but they were expanding their territory and fighting over bets.

There are no real idiots.

‘It would be nice if we could live more sparingly.’

Is it so difficult? Even if you add it all up, I think I have more.

That’s how you show off your strength and then fall behind. In war, it was common for people to die because they couldn’t use their strength when they really needed to use it.

‘This is why you shouldn’t interact with kids who have never experienced war.’

I waved my hands while thinking of the curse again and again.

Whoa!

After loosening the knotted and tangled energy a bit, I can breathe a little more easily. but.

“…!”

“….”

The eyes of the successful candidates were focused on me, as if they realized that I had touched their energy. Feeling this, I smiled awkwardly.

“sorry. “I’m a little out of breath.”

I sighed and took a seat nearby.

Since there didn’t seem to be a designated seat, I sat on the floor where there was less sunlight.

My gaze still followed, but I didn’t bother to pay attention to it.

‘How long will it take?’

All I care about now is the future time.

The preliminaries are still in progress, so I wonder how long it will take for the second round to start.

Even if it’s not just time.

‘What are Wi Seol-ah and Seong-yul doing?’

I was worried about the other guys who participated in the preliminaries with me.

‘Nothing will happen…?’

If the exam was the same elsewhere, I thought I would never fail. Still, it was something that bothered me.

Especially Wi Seol-ah.

‘…Are you doing well…?’

All my attention is on me, like a child released into the water.

I felt like I wanted to get out right away and check if I was doing okay.

‘I used to get lost trying to figure out what to do. I’m sure it won’t happen here either.’

Unlike his previous life, Wi Seol-ah looks a bit goofy.

Compared to how cool and dry Shingeom used to be, he looked very different now. Although life may seem better at first glance, the lack of socialization is a cause for concern.

‘I wonder who is worried about who…’

It’s me who doesn’t socialize. Wei Seol-ah was different from that, so I was very worried.

‘I think it was too cheap.’

I wanted to make my life different from my previous life.

Could it be that the actions I took while thinking that way have become a problem now? Suddenly, that bothered me.

Rather than considering right and wrong. Deciding what is better right away.

This is a problem that arises from living like that.

‘It’s difficult.’

It’s really difficult. What is the more correct way to do it?

This was the most difficult problem for me.

Tuk.

Just as I was contemplating this, I felt a presence in front of me. When I raise my head, I see a shadow in front of me.

Someone was blocking the sunlight.

“It’s been a while.”

It is a rough and deep voice. Someone said, a big man wearing dark-colored clothes. Taowang Peng Zhou was standing in front of me.

It’s unexpected.

‘I never thought I’d pretend to know.’

I didn’t know that guy would approach me. Of course, I thought we would pretend not to know each other. Was it my miscalculation?

As I look at him with a puzzled expression, his gaze in this direction becomes more and more intense. Well, it must have been surprising just that the King of Dao spoke to him first.

There is nothing we can do about it.

“It’s been a while since I saw you. “Matriarch Pang.”

As I briefly greeted him, the king’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

“I couldn’t believe it, but it turned out to be you.”

“Yes, I am that guy.”

He spat out his words and stood up.

I wanted to sit a little longer, but I still had to be polite.

“A blood relative of the Gu family meets the King of Tao.”

He takes the gun and bows his head slightly. As I took the example, even if only roughly, I could feel the King of Dao’s momentum waning slightly.

Could it be that this guy likes doing this?

“It looks like you know how to be more polite than you look.”

It seems real.

I felt really relieved by just a simple greeting.

“It seems different from before. “I don’t think it had any value at the time.”

I don’t think it’s true.

“Have you grown older as time has passed?”

“…yes. “Well, that’s right.”

I got scratched, but I endured it. It is clearly my fault that that man comes out like that.

‘What about karma from when I was young?’

It is the price of living like an asshole. This much could be taken into account.

The father of my former fiancee. It must have been a shitty relationship, especially since I had broken off the engagement because of my verbal abuse.

Is it because the King of Dao also knows that?

“I heard that you are engaged to the Namgung family.”

The word that came up was engagement.

“yes. That’s how it happened.”

“Because she’s the daughter of the Sword King… she’s called the Sword Dancer, right?”

My shoulder is itchy. It feels like I’m being subtly tickled with my fingers.

The conversation with King Dowager feels that tickling.

“The Gu family is also amazing, breaking off the engagement with the Peng family and getting back together with the Nangong family… Your abilities are great.”

Even though you broke off your engagement with the Peng family, you got engaged to the Nangong family. Do you still want to be engaged to that bastard of a noble family?

That’s what it means.

After hearing this, I smiled slightly.

“thank you. “I just got lucky.”

“What? “It’s all the power of the head of the family.”

The feeling changed from a tickling sensation to being touched.

“At one time, I thought you were the guy who kicked my luck.”

Right. I could have lived comfortably and comfortably with a paenga, but on top of that, I burst out in abusive language, so what I said was exactly right.

“Now that I look at it, I think our Ahi might be lacking a bit.”

“Haha… thank you for the compliment.”

It may seem like a compliment, but it is not. While shaking with humility, his eyes were full of deep emotions.

“Coming this far means that you have overcome a wall. That’s a huge achievement at that age. The future of Kuga is great! “It will be bright.”

“Compared to Lady Fang, it’s nothing special.”

Sigh. The corners of the King’s mouth rose, as if he liked the trivial compliment.

This guy seemed to think I had barely reached my peak.

Since they passed the first preliminary round, they must have overcome the wall, but they don’t seem to know that they have reached the flower world.

It’s true that they’re covering the border, but it seems like they just can’t predict it in the first place.

It didn’t really matter.

Rather, it will be helpful.

I praised him and accepted him to some extent. If so, wouldn’t it be okay to just move on to this level?

I was thinking about that and was about to leave.

“For sure, Guga will become bigger in the future.”

I heard the King of Dao adding something to me.

“Unlike the former head of the family, the child behaves so well.”

The poison contained in praise burrows deep inside.

It felt like I was suddenly stabbed by a sword while I was tapping my fingertips.

‘This bastard.’

He shook his head and looked at the king. It’s not at the level of having thorns in the words, but grinding and grinding again and again.

“I was very worried when I first saw him, but he seems to have done a great job educating his children. ”

“hmm.”

I gently grabbed his wrist. What King Tao said is correct. As he said, I have grown up a bit.

Isn’t that so?

How mature are you to hear these words and not immediately beat them up?

“It seems like you are very close to our matriarch.”

“Well, our friendship has been strong since we were young.”

Why do you have hostility in your eyes while saying that? I could barely hold back a sigh.

‘It would have been better if that bastard had become the leader.’

I was truly disappointed.

I heard that he lost in a close battle with Geomseon and was unable to become a leader, but it would have been easier if the King of Dao had become a leader.

Then I could have played with it like a toy. I tried to hide my regret and smiled.

“Wouldn’t not only the Gu family, but also the Paeng family, become more prosperous?”

Eat.

The King’s smile deepens at my words. Could this be a mockery of not understanding what I meant?

As I look at that, only questions come to mind.

“It is said that the prosperity or downfall of a family is determined by the original head of the family…. The Paeng family seems to be very fortunate in this.”

“You don’t have to put anything sweet in your mouth. I am obsessed with such things….”

“Even though it may be shaking now, the day when Confucius of the Bishengdo ascends to the position of head of the family, the Paeng family will gain wings.”

“…”

“Isn’t that so? “Matriarch Pang.”

As I wiped my smile and let out a sigh, I saw the corner of the Dao King’s eyes tremble.

He kept inserting thorns into his words, so I tried it too. It seems to have worked well.

The top is shaking because you are sitting on it.

If Peng Wujin becomes the head of the family in the future, rather than people like you, the Peng family will become more stable.

So don’t talk nonsense and be quiet.

That’s what I meant.

“This guy…”

Fortunately, the King of Dao seemed to understand what he meant, and his face began to wrinkle.

“I’ve met him a few times. “Prince Peng was such a great person.”

“…Ha….”

It’s a compliment to my son, but the King’s expression just keeps getting worse. At the same time, it feels stuffy.

This was because the force flowing from the King of Dao had become a little stronger.

“I thought we only looked a little alike in the face.”

Nope.

Iron tip-!!

As Daowang’s fighting spirit intensifies, those around him take a stance. The drones reacted instinctively.

“Even the words you say are exactly like my father.”

I tilted my head at those words.

Did you say that was an insult? It seems like a compliment.

I looked into the King’s eyes while thinking.

I can see the hostility becoming even more intense than before. What was the problem?

Although it was scratched in its own way, it was surprising that he reacted so loudly.

‘Lack of ability as the head of the family. Comparison with children. Otherwise, what was the problem?’

As I was thinking about it, a strange sense of heterogeneity suddenly struck me.

Rather than those being the problem.

‘Maybe I’m the problem.’

No. To be exact, it’s not me…

‘Is my father the problem?’

He said that he definitely looked like my father and his energy got stronger. Is the problem there?

Indeed, then what is the problem? After thinking about this for a while, something came to mind and I asked the king.

“Matriarch Pang. “Perhaps?”

“What are you going to say again?”

“Have you ever been beaten by your father?”

“…”

Stand tall.

At my words, the King of Dao stiffens his body. Even the momentum he had been emitting disappeared in an instant.

When I saw that, my eyes widened.

“Oh, I guess it’s true?”

Was it really true? Looking at the reaction, does it seem real?

‘Hey.’

I wondered why he was acting like this and wondered what my father had done to the king.

Are you taking out your anger on me for dealing with your father?

‘Father… what on earth did you do when you were young?’

How did it happen that even the head of a noble family became a fan? It was a time when I suddenly became curious about my father’s past.

“Nodding.”

A harsh sound is heard from the direction of the king. It was the same with his clenched mouth and the fighting spirit in his clenched fists.

Then, with an effort to control my facial expression, I open my mouth.

“…I’m the child of the Gu family.”

“yes.”

“Be thankful that this is inside the Murim Alliance and where the Law of the Alliance exists. “If there were no rules, you would be crawling on the floor right now.”

Any fight that is not permitted during the preliminaries will result in immediate elimination.

That was something that was reported before the start of the preliminaries, so the king spoke out and told us to be grateful.

“That’s right.”

That was a very sad part for me too.

“Rules… aren’t you really grateful?”

Animals that don’t know the topic should be beaten like dogs. It’s such a pity that we’re protected by a rusty cage.

The King of Dao, who was showing off his fighting spirit, glared at me for a long time and then turned his back. As he said, I don’t think I’ll be able to handle my temper any longer.

what a waste. It might have been different if he had been more like a bull.

Meanwhile, is this really the end of the business?

‘Did you really just come here to start a fight?’

It seems like the person called Gaju really has nothing to do.

‘Tsk.’

Even though I only saw it briefly, I felt like I could understand why my father hit that person.

I sigh and sit down on the floor again. I feel tired already.

So I closed my eyes for a moment.

I just hope time passes quickly. I took a break for a moment amidst the crowds of longing gazes.

It was half an hour later before the next test started.

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The sky turned red.

The time when the sun sets and the sunset begins to set. Considering that the test started at noon, a lot of time had already passed.

I was standing among the crowd of people, getting ready again.

The first day is all over. This is because all successful applicants had to gather together to begin the second preliminary round.

“There are fifty-eight people who passed the first preliminary round.”

Maeng’s attendant organizes the letters and hands them to someone.

The person who accepted it was an old woman with white hair, and she had sharp eyes and the impression that even if she were stabbed, not a single drop of blood would come out.

The old woman glanced at the letter handed to her, then turned her slender waist and stern gaze in this direction.

“Cluck… Nice to meet you. “I am Yeo Seon, the Great Lord of the Wind Dragon….”

Upon hearing the introduction, I felt a slight look of shock from those around me.

Yeoseon, the Great Lord of the Wind Dragon.

Or Bimapa (琵嬤爸) Yeoseon.

She is the only woman among the major leaders in the group, and as far as I know, she is the oldest warrior to have been active in the current Murim League, excluding Geomje.

However, he is not a very good person for inaction.

Pungryongdae itself was a place that dealt with fighting techniques and techniques, and the head master, Bimapa, was also an expert in that field.

In terms of inaction, it would be the lowest among major stocks. That didn’t mean it was weak.

In a way, the most annoying person among the great masters of Meng was that old woman.

‘…I had a hard time because of that old man.’

The person who helped Zhuge Ji-hui, the treacherous man who killed Cheon Yu-rang’er, is that Bima sect.

The strategies and techniques she used were not at all annoying.

From hallucination series to traps using true techniques. It was safe to say that he was a person who specialized in war rather than single combat.

The Sword Demon and the Green King, who had been fighting each time they met to kill that old woman, even joined hands, showing how great the value of the non-demon sect was.

“I am in charge of this second round of preliminaries, so please take good care of me…”

There is no murmur in Bimapa’s words. It looked completely different from the first one.

I guess so. This is because most of the destruction has already been filtered out.

What remains for them is not the excitement of seeing Go Soo.

What kind of tests will come?

There was only curiosity and tension about it. So, everyone is swallowing their saliva while looking at Bhimapa.

“The second preliminary exam is not as complicated as the first exam.”

Bhimapa began to explain without hesitation.

widely-! That’s it.

While spitting out words, he drew a long horizontal line in front of his feet with the stick he was holding. And then he said.

“From now on… those who cross this line will be given a passing grade.”

“…What?”

“Crossing the line?”

The voices that were barely being held back come out at Bhimapa’s words.

All I have to do is cross that line? Everyone looked dumbfounded at the completely unexpected content.

It may be simple, but isn’t it too simple? Everyone clearly expressed such thoughts.

but.

“We have set up a camp around this place in advance…”

Everyone had to harden their expressions at Bimapa’s continued explanation.

“You have already entered the shelter… It will be difficult for you to escape easily…” They

set up camp in the shelter.

Everyone looked around with stiff faces at her words. When did you come into the camp?

This is the part that not everyone noticed.

Is this the power of Bima Sect, the greatest true practitioner?

Around this time, everyone was looking at each other in shock.

“I said I was fifty-eight… so it would be just half that.”

Bhimapa speaks to the warriors.

“First come first served, twenty-nine.”

Everyone began to tighten their eyes following the voice. Break through the Vima faction’s formation. Although it seemed simple, we all realized that it was not easy at all.

“Only the twenty-nine people who cross this line and tap me on the shoulder will be able to pass the second preliminary round.”

Bimapa looked around the crowd and wrinkled his wrinkled eyes.

“Then let’s get started…”

“A pat on the shoulder is enough?”

Just as he was about to start, Bhimapa paused for a moment when a question was asked. I just explained it to him, but when he asks the question again, he looks like he doesn’t like it.

“…Okay, if you come across the line and tap me on the shoulder… hmm?”

Still, Bhimapa, who was about to speak, suddenly had to keep his mouth shut.

This is because the voice came from too close.

Tuk-tuk.

At the same time, I felt a touch on my shoulder.

Bhimapa turned his head. And then our eyes meet.

He looked into Bhimapa’s eyes and asked with a smile.

“Can I go home now?”

“…?”

Just like the first time, there was no answer this time either.