Chapter 105. Cho Ryu Hyang Meets Ju Ho Yu

Everyone had a scent of their own.

From a young age, Ju Ho Yu was able to detect the unique smell thatcame off of different people.

Some smelled like trees with delicious fruit hanging off of them, whichcould immediately make anyone happy.

Those people were usually very kind andmade everyone around them positive.

Butthere were some people whosimply smelled disgusting.

The smellier these people were, the eviler they were.

These evil people usually enjoyed hurting oreven killing others.

Atfirst, Ju Ho Yu didnt know what this power was.

Butas time passed, he began to realize thatthis power was something thatwas unique to him.

Andhe only realized how to distinguish personalities by smell whenhe became more mature.

Its him.

Ju Ho Yu realized something the instant a boy with glasses walked in.

This person, no, this kid was the one whocreated the formation thatsurrounded the entire Sichuan branch.

Ju Ho Yu was completely sure thathe was right.

Afterall, the smell of the formation was identical to the one emanating off from this boys.

Butthis smell, to Ju Ho Yu, was something entirely new.

Becauseof that, the way he looked atCho Ryu Hyang was extremely calm.

Calm down.

Whenlooking atnew things, one must never get excited.

There was a need to be calm, andinspect everything indetail.

Only whenhe looked atsomething with a scholars mindset, would he be able to see something new.

Cho Ryu Hyang flinched aswell whenhe entered the room.

There were two people inthe room other thanhim; a seemingly average man anda man wholooked more womanly thana woman.

Cho Ryu Hyangs eyes eventually fell upon the average-looking man.

This person is.

The eyes of Cho Ryu Hyang andJu Ho Yu met.

During thatshort time,

Cho Ryu Hyangs eyes widened greatly.

This was the same forJu Ho Yu aswell.

Both of them were simply filled with the emotion of surprise.

No way.

Ju Ho Yu wanted to run out atthat instant, buthe tightly balled up his fists andprevented himself from doing so.

He realized something whenhis eyes met with the kids.

This kid was a monster.

How could a smell of several people come out of a single child?

This just wasnt possible.

Ju Ho Yu lifted his trembling hand andtouched his nose.

The kind of smell he smelled wasnt something thathe perceived with his nose.

He was smelling something thatwas more like the smell of the soul itself.

Becauseof this, Ju Ho Yu could only look atCho Ryu Hyang with great confusion.

Who is this man?

Cho Ryu Hyang, too, was surprised whenhe saw the man.

He touched his glasses unconsciously, andmade a serious face.

88.

Disregarding Gongson Chun Gi, his teacher, this was the highest number Cho Ryu Hyang had ever seen.

Ifthis man studied martial arts, he would be a terrifying expert, andif he worked with scholarly matters, it would not be wrong to call him a sage.

Which one is he?

There was a need to see what the man did.

It didnt look like the man studied martial arts.

That, however, made Cho Ryu Hyang feel evenmore uncomfortable.

AsCho Ryu Hyang thought this.

Tai Gonggong decided to break the uncomfortable silence between them.

So youre the heir?

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Hmm, you look smarter thanI thought. Pretty aswell.

WhenTai Gonggong said this ashe licked his lips, No Jin Nyung flinched a little from behind Cho Ryu Hyang.

This bastard, hes asking out the heir

Buteven beforeNo Jin Nyung moved, Cho Ryu Hyang raised his hand andstopped him. He then began to talk calmly.

Apologies forbeing sorude. Like you mentioned just now, I am the heir of the church.

Say your introductions afteryou sit down, wont you? How long are you planning onstaying standing?

I see. Apologies.

He had completely forgotten about manners becauseof Ju Ho Yu.

Aftersitting down infront of Tai Gonggong, he slowly touched the bracelet onhis arms.

He then smiled inside.

Things are getting interesting.

He had never expected this to happen.

The Imperial Palace most definitely came here becausethe Four Powers were moving.

There was no reason forthem to come otherwise.

Cho Ryu Hyang took a look atJu Ho Yu fora moment andopened his mouth.

Would you tell me what you came here to do? Asyou know, we are quite busy atthe moment.

I know. We came here becauseof that.

Tai Gonggong said this andlooked atJu Ho Yu.

He didnt understand whythe man was being all dazed like this.

Wasnt this guy supposed to be the person incharge here?

He glared atJu Ho Yu fora moment, butthe man still didnt move.

Inthe end, Tai Gonggong sent him a very loud wake up call.

[Come back, you idiot.]

Ju Ho Yu came back to his senses whenTai Gonggongs message loudly played inhis brain.

He blinked several times, realized what was going on, andimmediately opened his mouth.

Sorry foreverything. Im Ju Ho Yu. I work asa mathematician inthe Imperial Palace.

.Cho Ryu Hyang.

Cho Ryu Hyang told the man his name oninstinct whenthe man said it.

He then tilted his head a bit.

He felt thathe heard the name before.

Andit wasnt just the name thatmade Cho Ryu Hyang tilt his head.

A mathematician?

Cho Ryu Hyang realized something the moment he heard the mans job.

He found out what kind of a man this person was.

So it was him.

This man was a professional mathematician, whodealt with things related to calculations inthe Palace.

He was also the person whocreated the formation thattrapped Un Hui.

These two facts merged into a single thing inhis head.

Cho Ryu Hyangs eyes became much more serious.

A man whoviews the world through mathematics.

He had wanted to meet this man.

He didnt know hed meet the man like this, butperhaps this meeting was fate.

He would use this chance to see just how strong this man was.

Seeing it didnt actually take too long.

Are you thinking of activating the formation here?

WhenJu Ho yu asked this, Cho Ryu Hyang blinked a few times.

Asexpected, the man noticed the formation.

Butthis was something thatevenharmonious experts couldnt detect?

And

It seemed thatthe man also knew thatCho Ryu Hyang was the one whocreate the formation aswell.

He was good enough to notice a formation thatwasnt evenactive, andsomehow, he was able to see whomade it. This made Cho Ryu Hyang see thatthe man reached a considerable height informations.

Butthere was one thing thathe had to confirm beforehe could make this conclusion.

A formation? I dont know what you mean

WhenCho Ryu Hyang pretended to not know anything, Ju Ho Yu frowned.

Are you trying to hide it? Orare you trying to see ifI am truly skilled? Do I really have to tell you thatyou set up a giant defensive formation here?

Formation? Theres a formation here?

WhenTai Gonggong said this with wide eyes, Ju Ho Yu frowned evenmore.

Yes. Its asbig asthe one inthe Palace. Its just not active yet.

Really? Thats pretty good.

Yes. It really is amazing. The size aswell asits power.. depending onits owner, its possible to kill orsave massive amounts of people.

Ju Ho Yu said this ashe looked atCho Ryu Hyang.

His eyes seemed to be saying are you still going to feign innocence? Cho Ryu Hyang could only smile infront of thatgaze.

Ifthe opponent knew this much already, everything would actually become quite easy.

How did you know?

Is thatimportant?

Cho Ryu Hyang smiled.

It seemed thatthe other side did not know the purpose of his question just now.

There was a need to be more specific.

Yes. Its important. The Four Powers, orthe Imperial Palace does not matter atthe moment.

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The objective of the Four Powers is just too clear, andI can already tell whyyou came here, andthey do not matter to me one bit. The only thing thatI care about atthe moment is how you noticed the formation, andhow you knew I made it.

Cho Ryu Hyang calmly stared atJu Ho Yu.

This gaze made Ju Ho Yus eyes shake slightly.

He had seen a glimpse of someone he respected inthe boys eyes.

So I ask you to answer. Ifyou thought you could just take information from here, you are greatly mistaken.

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The fact thattheres a formation here, along with the fact thatI made this formation, is a great secret. Now, you must give back something of equal value.

Equivalent exchange.

You gain something, andyou lose something.

The world was unexpectedly fair this way.

Ju Ho Yu thought of the word andfrowned.

Butit wasnt like he was going to take this lying down.

He would never let himself get dragged around by his opponent.

Especially whenthat opponent was a child.

I figured it out myself, soyou do figure it out by yourself aswell.

It wouldnt be easy.

He definitely wouldnt be giving any hints.

Thatwas what Ju Ho Yus face was saying, butthis only made Cho Ryu Hyangs smile get evenwider.

I knew youd say this. It would take a bit of time, butif youre fine with that, Ill do it.

Cho Ryu Hyang knew.

He knew thathis opponent didnt know much about him.

The man probably thought thathe was a normal formations expert.

Ju Ho Yu probably didnt know thathe used mathematics aswell.

Inthat case, there was still something thathe had to take from Ju Ho Yu.

Would you bring me a brush anda piece of paper?

WhenCho Ryu Hyang said this, Lim Hak Gyum immediately issued a single command.

Anda whilelater, someone appeared out of the shadows, gave Cho Ryu Hyang a brush, ink, andpaper, then left.

Tai Gonggong made an amused face whenhe saw this.

Hoh? Sothe church really does have some useful kids?

Yes.

Cho Ryu Hyang lightly replied andlooked atthe paper infront of him.

He pushed away the snacks onthe table andgrabbed onto the brush.

Afterhe dipped the brush inink, he put the brush over the paper. However, just beforehe wrote what he had inhis mind, a single information made him stop.

Then, he trembled.

The thing thatbothered him from a whileback.

The reason whyJu Ho Yu sounded sofamiliar.

The best mathematician inthe world

Thatwas it.

Thatwas what was inhis mind forso long.

Jo Gi Chun had told him something once.

The area thatevenhe had never managed to reach inlife.

Andthe single mathematician whomanaged to reach thatare.

At thattime, teacher definitely mentioned Ju Ho Yu.

This was it.

This was the person.

Cho Ryu Hyang stopped everything, andlooked atJu Ho Yu. There was a mixture of emotions inside his eyes.

He felt thatthere was something thattied them together.

I have to confirm it.

Ifthis person really was asgreat ashis teacher had said, there was one thing he had to confirm.

Cho Ryu Hyang began to move his brush again, butthis time, there was a different light inhis eyes.