Chapter 111. Gu Hui Meets Cho Ryu Hyang.

Edited by: Chrysanthemum

Did things progress faster thanI had expected? I didnt think wed be able to leave sosoon.

The middle-aged man whosaid this ashe walked out was Gongson Chun Gi, the leader of the Heavenly Demon Church.

So theres about ten days left tillwe get to Sichuan?

Yes. Well arrive inabout ten days.

How exciting. You also worked hard to speed things up, Guardian Jeon.

Jeon Bak shrugged ashe opened his mouth.

I didnt do much. Actually, the heir did most of the work.

Really?

Since he managed to take care of such immense amount of salt ina remarkably short time, things became very easy forus.

Right Well, the kid is pretty brilliant. His ideas were really something.

Yes. Thanks to this, we were able to go to Sichuan ourselves along with the extra supplies we were going to bring. This alone is a huge profit. Im almost tempted to kowtow towards the heir right now.

Gongson Chun Gi looked atJeon Bak fiddle with his abacus andsmiled.

You seem to have taken a liking to my disciple?

Of course. The heir is a saviour to the church inmany ways.

Jeon Bak was thankful towards the heir fortaking care of the salt issue, aswell asforbecoming the heir of the church.

Inhis eyes, Cho Ryu Hyang was a savior.

Im glad you think thatway. There are a lot of people whoare quite jealous of the boys talent. Afterall, doing too well is a problem initself, dont you think?

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Despite what he said, Gongson Chun Gi had a proud grin onhis face.

Becauseof Cho Ryu Hyangs achievements, he had been hearing all sorts of praises forhis disciple from his peers.

Gongson Chun Gi acted like it was nothing every time he heard it, buthe was secretly enjoying all the praises.

Jeon Bak looked atthe Pope fora moment, he put down his abacus, andopened his mouth.

The Four Powers are making their move.

I know.

Theyre probably attacking the heir by now.

They are? It is about time, afterall.

..Arent you worried?

Jeon Bak made a confused expression.

According to his sources, the power thatthe enemies possessed was far greater thanthe one the church possessed.

It would be stupid to fight them head-on.

But

Surprisingly enough, the heir decided to confront them.

It was a stupid illogical decision.

Gongson Chun Gi realized what Jeon Bak was thinking andsmirked.

You think its strange thatIm not worried about the boy?

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Worries are only reserved forpeople thatyo

u dont trust, orforthe actions thatthese people do.

Gongson Chun Gi sat down ona boulder near the carriage andcontinued talking.

You see, Im not worried about the boy, not evenone bit. The boy himself might not know it, butin order to kill him, an expert asstrong asme would need to take part inthe battle.

Jeon Bak made a face full of disbelief.

Whowas Gongson Chun Gi?

He was the person whoreached a level thatno one else inthis world could reach.

Andto think thata person like this would have to make their move to kill the heir

Butas Gongson Chun Gi wasnt a person whod lie about such things, Jeon Baks face was again filled with confusion.

Gongson Chun Gi put a cigarette to his mouth ashe watched this andsmiled.

You say thatthe Four Powers made their move? Tsk tsk, they made a foolish decision. The kid cant be killed with mere numbers.

Gongson Chun Gi chewed onthe cigarette whilehe grinned playfully.

Hehe, andthe fun thing is, not eventhe boy knows how strong he has become. Can you believe it?

..Is thatso?

Gongson Chun Gi nodded.

You see, the boy grew sofast thathe couldnt evensense what happened. Well, thatwould probably cause a few side effects, butthat can be ignored fornow Anyway, this would be the perfect chance forthe boy to check how strong he has become. Kehehe

Jeon Bak shook his head ashe watched Gongson Chun Gi grin evilly.

It didnt really matter whetheror not the Popes words were true.

Lets just say thatGongson Chun Gi was exaggerating a little atthe moment.

Evenifthat was the case, the heirs power should be enough to block off an attack from the Four Powers.

If thatwere to happen

Many things would change.

First, it would announce the heirs presence into the martial world.

This would be an event big enough to shake the entire world by its roots.

Andso, the event thatwas to be known asthe Second Alliance-Demon War would begin.

How strange.

Gu Hui stopped walking andbegan to look around himself.

He frowned, put his right hand up into the air, andballed it up into a fist.

With thatsignal, the martial artists of the Nanman Beast Gate came to a stop behind him.

We passed this place before.

How did he not realize it?

It was strange.

It was strange forhim to not recognize a path thathe had just walked through.

He had never made such mistake before.

Gu Hui closed his eyes.

Aftera moment, Gu Hui opened his eyes into small slits.

As I thought, I made no mistake.

He went back the path he walked through multiple times inhis head.

Butno matter how many times he did so, he could not find any mistakes inthe paths he chose to go through.

Then, there was only one explanation forthis phenomenon.

Gu Hui looked around himself with bright eyes.

So its him

The person whomade the formation.

This might be possible ifthis was done by the person whomade the formation.

This must mean thatthe creator of the formation was paying attention to him the most, butwouldnt thatbe a huge risk?

So he chose me amongst all the others?

Gu Hui made a concerned face.

He decided to review the invisible enemy infront of him onceagain.

Was it becausehe was being too obvious ingetting through the formation?

Things would become annoying ifthe creator of the formation became wary of him.

Gu Hui clicked his tongue.

How annoying.

Ifhe had a bit more time, he probably could have gotten through the formation.

The formation thathe was currently inwas indeed amazing.

Well, the formation by itself is amazing, but..

Butas Gu Hui had an immense power thatstemmed from his martial arts skills, he should be able to break through the formation sooner orlater.

Afterall, he already passed through two of the barriers of the formation, did he not?

I must find him.

Perhaps this was good.

Ifthe creator of the formation involved himself with Gu Hui, it would make things much easier.

Just catching the creator would change the flow of the battle entirely.

Ill have to check first.

He needed to confirm his thoughts.

The way to do this was simple.

Ifthe creator was watching him, then Gu Hui would just have to create a situation wherethe creator would have no choice butto move.

March.

WhenGu Hui said this, the martial artists of the Nanman Beast Gate began to walk forward.

Gu Hui got inthe middle of the group, andkept his guard up; he was looking fora chance to attack.

He put down his hands andslowly walked with the rest of the group.

Ch, chiii

The fingers of his hands began to let out tiny strings of energy thatscratched the ground softly.

Gu Hui looked atthis carefully, andwheneverthe strings changed direction, he directed the group towards the way the strings were going.

Cho Ryu Hyang became amazed ashe saw this.

He found me.

Cho Ryu Hyang pushed his glasses up ashe observed Gu Hui.

It seemed thatthe other side had noticed his presence.

Just how?

Cho Ryu Hyang was a little surprised to be found out like this.

Butwhat was evenmore concerning atthe moment was the way thatthis person was trying to get through the formation.

He was trying to use the simplest, butthe most reliable method of breaking through formations.

Should I make my move?

Ifhe did, he would just prove to the other side thathe was watching.

Afterthinking, Cho Ryu Hyang made a decision.

It was hard to hide his moves like this anyway.

Plus, the situation might worsen ifhe let someone like this be.

Therefore, he needed to fight the man now.

Cho Ryu Hyang took one of the stones onthe ground, andpulled it up.

Vuun-

The view around him shook fora moment, andhe, along with Gu Hui, began to fade from the scene.

I cant let him pass just like that.

Around the time whenCho Ryu Hyang thought this, Gu Hui had come to a stop inhis tracks.

His eyes, along with thatof the martial artists, all pointed upwards. Gu Hui had a slight smile onhis face.

How interesting.

A giant door had appeared infront of them.

Ifthis wasnt a challenge forthem, then what else?

He could feel the other side taunting him to get inside. This made him laugh.

Ifhe didnt accept a challenge like this, he wouldnt be a man.

Were going in.

The only way one could catch a tiger was to get into its lair.

Gu Hui opened the door andwalked in.

He was greeted by two people inside.

Hoh?

Inside the gate was an empty space filled with mist. Within this mist was a boy inglasses anda man wearing a mask.

He is

The masked man was a harmonious expert.

A strong one, atthat.

Gu Hui smiled.

But he is not my match.

The man wasnt mature enough yet.

Things might change given time, butright now, the man was weak.

Gu Hui turned to the kid.

It was strange.

This wasnt a place thatanyone could get into, andyet

Could it be?

Gu Hui opened his mouth.

Are you the heir of the church?

Cho Ryu Hyang nodded without saying anything.

Ashe had thought, the boy was the heir of the church.

Whydid the boy reveal himself?

No, thats not important right now.

The intent of the other side wasnt important.

The battle was already over, afterall.

I came here to kill you.

It was an honest, andstraightforward situation.

Cho Ryu Hyang didnt seem intimidated atall by this, however.

He simply responded dryly back to the man.

You think you can kill me?

Of course I do.

The boy couldnt run.

Not anymore, nowthathe was within Gu Huis sights.

Whoosh-

Gu Huis presence began to get stronger.

Atthe same time, the mist around him disappeared completely.

Shuaaa-

Un Hui flinched atthis time.

Dangerous.

His instincts were going wild.

Right now, this entire area was within Gu Huis control.

It would be impossible to ensure the safety of the heir ifthey continue there.

They needed to run.

ButUn Hui was unable to move.

This was becauseCho Ryu Hyang had given him a command beforethey came inhere.

[Dont run, no matter what happens. Only run whenI tell you to do so.]

Becauseof this command, Un Hui wasnt able to do anything.

How amusing.

Ifhe just extended his hand now, the boy would die.

The mission would end thateasily.

No, the mission wasnt thateasy, huh.

It was pretty hard to get here, evenwith this many martial artists.

The battle wasnt thateasy whenhe took this into account.

Cho Ryu Hyang, whomanaged to read a bit into Gu Huis mind, smirked, andtook off his glasses.

Does he think Im already caught orsomething?

Does the man not know thathe still had plenty of cards onhis sleeve?

Cho Ryu Hyang expected something like this to happen, butit was still annoying.

Ill make him realize his mistakes properly.

Afterputting his glasses inhis sleeves, Cho Ryu Hyang opened his mouth.

I, too, have no intentions of leaving you alive. Butif you apologize right nowand promise to leave, Ill let you go just this once.

What?

Gu Huis eyes began to tremble.

Was this kid serious?

Was he evenaware of whohe was talking to?

Whenhe stretched out his hand to take away an arm from the boy out of anger, Cho Ryu Hyang spoke.

You must be Gu Hui, correct?

..You said thatevenwhen you knew whoI was, boy?

..Eighty-five.

What?

Cho Ryu Hyang drew a line onthe sandy floor under him.

Gu Hui observed this andlooked back atCho Ryu Hyang.

To be honest, Ive never faced someone this strong. But

Cho Ryu Hyang thought of something thatwas far from being a human andsmiled.

I have faced a monster stronger thanyou before.

Right.

He had fought to death with a monster thatwas worse thanGu Hui inthe past.

Gu Hui looked coldly atCho Ryu Hyangs smile.

He was absolutely full of killing intent.