Chapter 67. The Start of a Bad Relationship (2/2)

‘Would I be able to trust the rumors?’

Cho Mu Ryung fell to deep thought. The rumors that floated around in the martial world portrayed the Pope as some kind of a ‘God’. Of course, they weren’t exactly talking about a “Good God”.

Even when he gathered up all the rumors and picked out the really useful information from them, what he found was quite hard to believe.

Walking on thin air… blasting enemies away with a palm of his hand… these bits seemed a little believable. After all, the rumors regarding this was extremely descriptive.

But the part about turning younger and whatnot was simply unbelievable.

‘Come to think of it, how old is the Pope?’

Martial artists aged relatively slower than normal humans. Of course, the rate in which they actually aged depended on their martial skill. When he thought this much, Cho Mu Ryung’s mind was filled with even more questions.

When he decided to somehow accept the whole situation, curiosity had overtaken his mind.

‘I hope I get to see the Pope quickly.’

On the other hand, Cho Ryu Hyang was waiting for the Pope for a different reason. He believed that his teacher would be able to explain everything he couldn’t at once.

Cho Ryu Hyang believed that his father would accept Cho Ryu Hyang’s decision once he saw the Pope’s way of thinking.

‘I trust you, teacher.’

When he thought that much, a sense of discomfort shot up in his mind. Cho Ryu Hyang immediately frowned, and began thinking.

He suddenly thought of the playfulness Gongson Chun Gi possessed, and became wary of it. Like that, the two of them just sat there waiting for Gongson Chun Gi.

* * *

The coronation of the Heir was one of the most important events within the entire church. Everyone was extremely happy during the event, but amongst the happy crowd were two pairs of eyes observing the event with cold eyes.

“What do you think?”

“What?”

“Don’t pretend to be ignorant. What do you think of the boy you have to kill?”

The boy.

No, the teen who seemed a little too old to call a boy smiled, and responded.

“To think a child like that is my enemy, it’s sad. He just looks cute.”

“Do not underestimate him. He’s the boy the Pope chose himself.”

“Of course I won’t underestimate the boy. After all, the great Pope himself chose him.”

The teen.

He flipped his hair back with his hand, and faintly smiled.

“Can I tell you something?”

“What is it?”

“I don’t want to be used as a tool for your dirty little plans.”

Danli Muhan, the head of the Danli family, frowned.

Danli Hou, the most talented child of the Danli family, smiled when he saw his grandfather’s enraged face.

“I’m not a toy, like that little child over there in fancy clothes. If you think you can control me so easily, you’re making a big mistake.”

“……”

“Even when we were related by blood, you locked up my father just because he was sick. And now you’re pretending to treat my father nicely because of my talent…… you’re disgusting.”

“Y, you……”

Danli Muhan trembled in rage, but he didn’t dare act out in public.

If he did anything during the event, he would lose much face.

Danli Hou knew that better than anyone, which was why he was grinning ear to ear as he talked.

“I’ll do what you want, since our interests align for now. But don’t expect anything more than that.”

Danli Hou looked at his grandfather with a grin on his face.

“We’re honestly not that close, right?”

Danli Muhan suppressed his rage. Then, he looked at his grandson calmly, and spoke.

“…….You’re confident that you can win?”

Danli Muhan’s voice was filled with suppressed rage.

But Danli Hou just smiled. Brightly. He knew fully well that his grandfather couldn’t do anything to him.

“You know how skilled I am, don’t you?”

Danli Muhan smiled.

“Fine. I knew that you had some grudges with me from the start. It was my mistake for not knowing that the hatred you harbored for me was this big. Let’s go with whatever you want to do. This is a contract. It would be better for both of us if we don’t think about blood relations, am I right?”

“Yes. That just makes everything so much better. We wouldn’t have any more bad feelings about each other that way.”

Danli Hou crossed his arms with a smile. His insides were twisting in rage, but he smiled. It was hard for him to do anything other than smile, anyway.

Every one of the family head in the four families emitted a disgusting odor from their body. A disgusting plan was taking place.

But he couldn’t do anything to stop it. He already stepped into the whole thing himself. No matter how much he hated these people, he couldn’t deny the fact that they were on his side.

‘Please, grow as much as you can until you become a man, Lord Heir.’

Danli Hou looked at the heir Cho Ryu Hyang, who was currently going through the biggest coronation in the history of the church.

Once that child, that flower, blooms, he would snap it in half.

That was the fate of Danli Hou.