The place Cheon Myeong finally arrived at was Cheonjeongbong.
The reason why Cheon Myeong had chosen this place among the many places.
Although there was the fact that the path to this place was familiar, the biggest reason was that the route to arrive here was by no ans easy.
'I never thought I would co back here like this.'
He had co here again not long after having a secret eting with Yu Eunseong in this place.
Well, if he hadn't co like this, he probably wouldn't have co here anymore.
Unlike in the past, it didn't seem like he would have the leisure to watch the sunrise now, so that possibility seed high.
Thump- thump-
Cheon Myeong walked closer to the old tree in front of him. And he sat down with his back against the old tree and watched the front with a relaxed look.
'Now, I wonder how many will co.'
From now on, everyone who arrives at Cheonjeongbong will pass the first selection.
Although he had adjusted the difficulty level appropriately so that only about a hundred people could pass, Cheon Myeong expected that probably fewer people than that would be able to co here.
'In the end, no one touched my body along the way.'
In the first place, most of the people couldn't catch up to Cheon Myeong's speed.
From the very beginning, almost everyone had no choice but to miss Cheon Myeong like a dog chasing a chicken, and the only ones who had a chance to catch Cheon Myeong were the advance party.
However, the advance party also did not show any signs of overdoing it, concentrating more on chasing from behind rather than catching Cheon Myeong.
'Ah, co to think of it, I think there was one person who kept trying to grab my body.'
The one and only person who had tried to catch Cheon Myeong among the advance party. Only Seopung had stuck to Cheon Myeong and had reached out his arm.
And not just once, but several tis, so many that he couldn't count on one hand.
Of course, at those tis, Seopung had not even been able to brush Cheon Myeong's collar and had fallen in an unsightly manner, but the existence of Seopung couldn't help but be clearly imprinted in Cheon Myeong's mory.
'Seeing that he kept catching up to , his lightness skill is certainly excellent, and his ki sense is also quite good.'
Although he had run with moderate control, Cheon Myeong's lightness skill was by no ans slow.
Seeing that he had caught up to such a Cheon Myeong not just once but continuously, it ant that the bluff Seopung had shown at first was by no ans a lie.
Moreover, his ki sense that could find Cheon Myeong's location like a ghost even if he hid his appearance again, and his tenacity that would make even a water ghost shake its head.
If you just look at the abilities he had shown so far, Seopung could be said to be a talent that Cheon Myeong quite liked.
Swish-
At that mont, Cheon Myeong's gaze turned sowhere.
'The first passer.'
A man was walking from the direction Cheon Myeong was looking at.
Although Cheon Myeong had thought that Seopung would be the first to arrive here, no matter how far he looked, the man's appearance was completely different from Seopung, so much so that he couldn't say they looked alike.
"..."
His hair ca down to his shoulders, and his face was also handso, so at a glance, it seed that he could be mistaken for a woman.
Is he perhaps the son of so famous family?
Looking at the man approaching him, Cheon Myeong had that thought.
Cheok-
The man stopped his steps only after walking up to the front of the sitting Cheon Myeong.
And watching him, Cheon Myeong asked.
"Aren't you going to catch ?"
"Do I have to?"
"If you catch , you can enter the Chunguidae right away."
"From the looks of it, this seems to be the destination. So it would be useless to catch you now, Young Master."
Hearing those words, Cheon Myeong's eyes went to the man.
Although the fact that the man had arrived here first would also be a reason for curiosity, he beca more interested in the way he was coolly analyzing the situation even in this situation.
"What's your na?"
"...It's Yu Daeha."
"Congratulations. You are the first passer."
"..."
Although Cheon Myeong said that and congratulated him, no sign of joy was felt on Yu Daeha's face.
He just maintained his silence and was expressionless throughout.
It seed that his original personality was not very talkative and did not show his emotions well.
'Seopung, his personality seems to be the complete opposite of that guy.'
It was then. As if he couldn't beco a gentleman, as soon as Cheon Myeong thought that in his mind, Seopung appeared with a monstrous cry.
"Ugh-!"
A roar that beca even louder as soon as he discovered Cheon Myeong.
Since he had rolled on the ground countless tis while continuously missing Cheon Myeong, Seopung's appearance was almost at the level of a beggar.
On top of that, as the anger that had been building up every ti he had missed Cheon Myeong exploded, Seopung rushed at Cheon Myeong with a look of having lost his reason.
'He's no different from a wild boar.'
Looking at Seopung rushing at him, Cheon Myeong thought so in his mind.
"It's dangerous, so get out of the way."
Saying that, Cheon Myeong, who stood up from his spot.
Yu Daeha stealthily moved to the back as Cheon Myeong had said.
"..."
Cheon Myeong silently watched Seopung, who was rushing towards this side.
No matter how he looked at it, it didn't seem like he was just trying to touch Cheon Myeong's body, so it seed better to avoid him right away.
But for so reason, Cheon Myeong was motionless in that spot.
"You need to cool your head."
Cheon Myeong muttered, looking at Seopung.
The distance between Cheon Myeong and Seopung was already less than two or three hand's breadths.
Since Seopung had not reduced his speed at all until they got that close, it seed that even Cheon Myeong would feel the impact if they were to collide like this.
Swish-
At that mont, Cheon Myeong's figure stealthily moved to the side.
Since the movent was so natural, Seopung couldn't even recognize that Cheon Myeong had disappeared from his field of vision, and by the ti he finally realized that fact, it was already too late to change direction.
"...!"
Kwang-!
With a trendous roar, Seopung collided with the old tree.
At that mont, nurous leaves falling from the branches.
The leaves that were falling while dancing could be said to be a truly spectacular sight.
'Is he alive?'
Cheon Myeong thought, looking at Seopung, who was hitting his head on the old tree.
Seeing that the place he had hit was dented, it didn't seem like a shock that would end with just being painful.
Since he had to check if he was alive first, Cheon Myeong was about to approach Seopung.
Wriggle-
At that mont, Seopung, who started to move with a slight movent.
And revealing his forehead with a large bump, Seopung turned around.
"I-I won't miss you...!"
With that mutter, Seopung staggered and approached Cheon Myeong.
Cheon Myeong, who was looking at him with wonder.
His tenacity was one thing, but it was just amazing that he hadn't lost consciousness even after hitting his forehead so hard just now.
'What a hard head.'
In other words, his endurance was great.
The more I see him, the more I like him.
While Cheon Myeong was thinking in that way, Seopung's right hand grabbed Cheon Myeong's arm.
"C-caught you!"
As soon as he grabbed Cheon Myeong's arm, Seopung's eyes regained their focus as if nothing had happened.
And as if he were very happy, Seopung clenched his fist and cheered.
He was happier about the fact that he had finally caught Cheon Myeong than the fact that he had passed.
"What did I say! I said I could catch you!"
"..."
"A thousand tis? I caught you, Young Master, in just ten tis!"
He's really happy.
Seeing Seopung, who was passionately speaking to him, Cheon Myeong also felt like he wanted to just leave him as he was, but since it would not be fair if he just let it go, he finally opened his mouth.
"I think you're mistaken about sothing."
As those words ca out of Cheon Myeong's mouth, Seopung stopped talking and looked at Cheon Myeong with a puzzled look.
"That's already over."
"...Over?"
"This is the destination. So it's aningless to catch now."
"..."
This is... the destination?
Co to think of it, besides Cheon Myeong, it seed that there was one more strange guy.
Moreover, since he was so happy about the fact that he had caught Cheon Myeong earlier, Seopung had overlooked one important fact.
'I caught Young Master Cheon Myeong too easily...'
Hadn't he not even been able to brush Cheon Myeong's collar in all of his previous nine attempts?
But to think that he had caught Cheon Myeong's arm so easily.
Seopung belatedly realized that Cheon Myeong had easily given him his arm because it was aningless to catch him now.
'Then... it's aningless.'
For Seopung, the fact that he had caught Cheon Myeong with his own skills was more important than passing.
That's why it was aningless to catch Cheon Myeong in this way.
The reason why he had been able to do the seven falls and eight rises... no, the nine falls and ten rises, was solely because of his single-minded determination to catch Cheon Myeong with his own skills.
As he realized that the ti was already over, a trendous sense of emptiness ca over Seopung.
Thud-
Seopung, who knelt on the ground, dumbfounded.
Just looking at him, should I say it's pitiful, he looked like a person who had lost everything in the world.
In the end, Cheon Myeong looked at Seopung as if to comfort him and said.
"Still, you passed the first selection. So don't be so discouraged."
"...But the fact that I couldn't catch you, Young Master Cheon Myeong, doesn't change."
"That's true... but is that important?"
"It's important!"
"..."
It seems there is sothing about Seopung that he can't understand.
'Well, he'll be fine after so ti.'
If you just look at his abilities, Seopung was a very likable talent.
And the sa goes for Yu Daeha over there.
Although there were still many things he didn't know about him compared to Seopung, seeing that he had passed this selection first, he thought that he was quite capable.
"It's noisy."
At that mont, Yu Daeha, who had been maintaining his silence until now, suddenly said with a cold voice.
Noisy... did he perhaps say that to him?
For a mont, Cheon Myeong had that question, but seeing Yu Daeha's gaze, he could see that he had said that not to him but to Seopung.
"What?"
As if he had imdiately realized that those words were directed at him, Seopung stood up from his spot with an annoyed face.
And he walked to Yu Daeha and pushed his face so close that their foreheads were almost touching and said.
"What did you just say? Did you say I was noisy?"
"Yes."
"What is this bastard? Say it again!"
"Why do I have to see a grown man whining like that? It's unpleasant."
"This...!"
Contrary to his appearance, a sharp-tongued remark that dug into the opponent's chest was naturally flowing out of Yu Daeha's mouth.
Then, Seopung's face, which turned red as if it would explode at any mont.
Seeing that, the effect of the sharp-tongued remark seed to be very great.
"A guy who looks like a gigolo... did you just say whatever you wanted with that open mouth?"
"I don't think you're in a position to say that to , looking like a beggar."
"A beggar? Did you say a beggar!"
"It seems to sll unpleasant, so why don't you move away a little?"
Bang-!
Sothing exploded inside Seopung.
At that mont, Seopung, who threw a punch at Yu Daeha.
Yu Daeha easily dodged the punch Seopung had thrown and was about to draw his sword.
"Stop."
Halt-
Cheon Myeong, who had already intervened between Seopung and Yu Daeha, was saying that.
Cheon Myeong was holding out both his hands to the side, and Cheon Myeong's twin palms were aid at the chests and abdons of the two people respectively.
"..."
A fear greater than having a sword at one's throat.
Since the two had a ki sense that was good enough to co all the way here, they could feel the trendous killing intent that Cheon Myeong was now emitting without him having to say anything.
In the end, the two who respectively withdrew their fists and swords.
Only after they showed their intention not to cause any more trouble did Cheon Myeong withdraw his killing intent.
"Fight after all the selections are over."
"..."
"Your answer?"
"...I understand."
As Cheon Myeong asked, the two had no choice but to nod their heads.
Cheon Myeong, who moved away from the two, watching them.
Although they both seed to have skills, he had a strong feeling that they would be difficult to handle.
'Well, it's not like they've been confird as mbers yet.'
If these two were to join the Chunguidae, it seed that he would have a pretty hard ti.
Ah, of course, not him, but Heo Cham.
(End of Chapter)
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