Chapter 41. The Distant Vengeance (1/2)

Chapter 41. The Distant Vengeance

Many people from the Alliance died in the war, but there was a clan in the Alliance that did not lose anyone.

That clan was the Nangong clan, the ones who were watching the battle from afar. They were able to retreat without losing a single man in the war.

“You were here, too?”

“Yes.”

“You did a foolish thing.”

“Didn’t you already know that I was going to come?”

Nangong Yubin. He was staring directly at the middle aged man in front of him.

The middle aged man was Yubin’s father, the leader of the Nangong clan. His name was Nangong Shiyu (南宮勢玉). That man looked at his third child, and smirked.

“You’re quite perceptive. Anyway, you managed to come just in time. That’s good.”

“……..I was able to come quickly thanks to a friend.”

Nangong Yubin replied with a depressed expression as he thought of Peng Ga Ho. Unlike the Nangong clan, the Hebei Peng Clan, who showed an unusual amount of obsession in this affair, suffered from heavy damages.

He was worried about Peng Ga Ho.

“You were lucky. So, did you manage to get a glimpse of the Demon Church with your own eyes?”

Nangong Yubin hesitated a bit. Then, he spoke with a serious voice.

“They were overwhelming.”

Indeed. The Demon Church was truly overwhelming.

“The Pope?”

Nangong Yubin shook his head.

“Even if the Pope hadn’t intervened, the Demon Church would’ve prevailed.”

“Correct.”

Nangong Shiyu poured some tea into the cup in front of him. He had three sons, and two daughters. Thankfully, all of the children were blessed with quite a lot of talent.

But there was a single person that stood out even amongst children like this. That would be his youngest child, Nangong Yubin.

Nangong Shiyu, who recognized the boy’s talent from a long time ago, treated his youngest child dearly. He knew that this boy was the one that would lead their clan into the next generation.

“From the start, I never had the intention to fight the Heavenly Demon Church.”

“……..”

“Is it surprising?”

“…….yes.”

This truly came as a surprise. Didn’t Yubin’s father harbor immense hatred for the church? A man like that didn’t even want to fight? It really was something unexpected.

“I didn’t like the way everything was going from the time when the Dao Emperor called on the clans. The church isn’t something to be taken on without much preparation.”

Nangong Yubin didn’t say anything. There was no way that that was the only reason his father was unwilling to fight. His prediction was indeed correct.

“It was suspicious. Was what the leader was going for truly the Heavenly Demon Church? I was skeptical of that idea. So I did some research.”

Nangong Yubin gulped. He felt uncomfortable all of the sudden.

“Did you……. find something?”

“Yes. Something very disgusting.”

Nangong Shiyu told his son about what the Dao Emperor did in order to get the clans motivated enough to fight.

“Baek Mu Ryang was going for the Moon Edge Blade Technique from the start. The war was simply a good cover-up story he could use.”

“………”

Nangong Yubin’s face turned dark. Many people died due to this war. Those deaths were caused simply because of a single man’s greed? Wasn’t that too sad?

“Well, the leader got slapped in the face by his own plan, though. To think the Pope would’ve come. Even the leader wouldn’t have anticipated that.”

Nangong Shiyu. He still didn’t know the Dao Emperor took the Pope into account in the plan. He looked into his child’s face, and asked a question with an excited face.

“Did you see their battle?”

“Yes.”

“How was it? Tell me what you felt.”

“……..Is it ok if I tell you my real feelings?”

“Of course.”

Nangong Yubin bitterly smiled before replying. His father had a lot of hopes for him. Because of that, he never betrayed his father’s expectations since the time when he was a young child.

But that was about to change now.

“I’m glad that I wasn’t born in their generation.”

Nangong Shiyu paused when he heard his son’s words. He looked at his son with mysterious eyes, and opened his mouth.

“Are you lying?”

“No, I’m not.”

“You became honest.”

Nangong Yubin scratched his cheeks, and spoke.

“I suffered a bit when coming here. Sorry.”

“No, it is a good change.”

Nangong Shiyu made a satisfied face. His son definitely grew up. It was definitely worth it to make his son come all the way here, the hard way.

In truth, there was someone watching over the children as they traveled, even if they might’ve not realized it. Nangong Shiyu dispatched someone just in case something bad would happen.

‘But the Hebei Peng clan didn’t do such a thing.’

The Nangong clan thought that this was a little suspicious. They thought the Peng clan would’ve dispatched someone for sure, but there was nothing of the sort.

“He’s a dispensable child, isn’t he……”

“What?”

“Ah, it’s nothing.”

Nangong Shiyu let his thoughts unintentionally slip. He made a troubled face for a moment, then quickly tried to change the subject.

“What’s your relationship with Peng Ga Ho?”

Nangong Yubin thought of Peng Ga Ho for a moment, then spoke with a serious tone.

“We became friends.”

“Friends…….‘

The children of the five great clans. The interaction between the children of the clans were restricted to a certain extent. Thankfully, it seemed that having Peng Ga Ho as a friend did not cross the restriction in the eyes of the clan.

“Come to think of it, it seemed that the Hebei Peng clan suffered from heavy damages in the battle. Did you visit them yet?”

Nangong Yubin shook his head.

“Not…… yet.”

“You should go check on them now. If you are his friend, you should share his pain with him. If you only shared his happy moments with him, would you even be a true friend?”