16 Chapter 16

Chapter 16: Someone Loves You

Just after Seob Meng left, Cheon Yeowun was left to his own thoughts.

"So, this is what proper martial arts is," he thought while circulating his energy.

He couldn't thank Seob Meng enough for taking him as a student, even though he had no internal energy, let alone proper martial arts.

He stopped his energy circulation to rest and then asked Nano.

"Nano, did you analyze the flow completely?" he asked, and a mechanical voice responded inside his mind.

[Breathing Technique and Energy Flow completely analyzed.]

"Nice!" Cheon Yeowun exclaimed. Then, suddenly, as if to disrupt his celebration, a wind blew past him.

He looked at the open window and saw a young man about the same age as him sitting on its railing.

The young man had slanted eyes, long hair neatly tied, and was dressed in a silky, expensive robe.

"Cheon Mujin!" Cheon Yeowun screamed in surprise.

"Hello there, my brother," the other greeted with a nonchalant wave and got up from the railing to walk towards him.

"So, you've got yourself a teacher, huh?" he said.

This shocked Cheon Yeowun because no one knew that Seob Meng took him as his student.

His teacher came here every night or every dawn to teach him, and he trusted his teacher's meticulousness to keep it a secret.

But somehow, his brother figured it out.

Even among the famous Princes of the Cheon Family, Cheon Mujin was by far the most elusive and mysterious. Other than being a talented martial artist and a great merchant, not much was known about him.

"Don't act so surprised; among the people here in the cult, there are already five who know this: the great guardian, the left guardian, the doctor, me, and, of course, our dear father, Cheon Yujong," said Cheon Mujin, grabbing a chair and making himself comfortable.

Cheon Yeowun was once again shocked by this revelation, but what shocked him the most was that Cheon Yujong knew about it.

"The Lord?" he asked, confused.

"Oh yes, he knows too. In fact, he even encourages it," Cheon Mujin answered with a playful grin.

"How envious. This just shows how our father loves you greatly... that coy bastard," Cheon Yeowun flinched when he heard Cheon Mujin openly insult the Lord of the Cult.

In the Sky Demon Order, the Lord of the Cult is the highest authority, the God of the Cult, and hearing someone insult the Lord so openly was not only shocking but also blasphemous.

Yes, he did indeed have some resentment towards his father for not attending his mother's funeral, but other than that, he had no feelings for him.

But what was more shocking was that Cheon Mujin seemed to be saying that the Lord permitted Seob Meng to teach him.

"HAHAHAHA! Look at you!" Seeing Cheon Yeowun's conflicted face, Cheon Mujin couldn't help but laugh.

"He really does love you, doesn't he?" Stopping his laughter, Cheon Mujin spoke seriously.

"My poor mother, even among the eighth wives, the only one he loved was your mother. My poor mother at least thought that the Lord would show her some affection, but he's too cold. The only one he shows affection to is you and Lady Hwa," he said.

"I do hope that you realize how your father loves you, even though he doesn't show it." Cheon Yeowun was left puzzled by his brother's words. He didn't know how to respond. All this time, he had thought that Cheon Yujong didn't care for him, but hearing his own brother say those words made him feel conflicted.

"Why? Why are you saying these words to me? Aren't I supposed to be your competition for the throne?" Cheon Yeowun stood up and asked loudly.

Cheon Mujin looked at him without much emotion and just said two words.

"Just cause." Then, without much farewell, he disappeared into the air, leaving a puzzled and conflicted Cheon Yeowun behind.

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You might be wondering why Mujin's actions were unnecessary, but all of those actions were made with a purpose.

He intends to foster a relationship between Cheon Yeowun and Cheon Yujong to make this fight more interesting.

He can't kill Cheon Yeowun, but what he can do is target those whom he loves. By making Cheon Yeowun realize that his father loves him, he can add another target to the list of people he can agitate Cheon Yeowun.

"Don't worry, God, I will make this more interesting, for me and for you, kekeke," with a devious laugh, his thoughts turned to the sky.

Looking at the crescent moon, he couldn't help but see a grin on the moon's crescent.

"It seems you are amused too, huh? Kekeke!"

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The sun shone brightly, illuminating what was once dark. In its light, the cultivation grounds for young talent inside the Sky Demon Order came to life.

Within the courtyard of the Demonic Academy, every group gathered to prepare for the second test.

Among those cadets was, of course, Cheon Mujin, who, as always, had a perpetual sly smile and slanted eyes on his face. Behind him were his group mates, Group 9.

In the very front of the courtyard, the head instructor and regular instructors filed in a neat line. At the very top and center of them all was the Left Guardian, Lee Hameng.

"Attention!!" The Head Instructor shouted with his deep voice, making everyone silent and attentive.

"For seven days, starting today, every morning in the auditorium to your right, you will learn basic tactics and strategy, and then in the afternoon following lunch, you will train here at the practice field!"

"Do you understand?"

"Yes, Sir!"

The training went on, but something strange happened later that night. One of the cadets, Cadet 23, got stabbed in the back by a real sword and was taken to the infirmary.

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