Chapter 106. Tai Gonggongs Suspicion

Everything inthe world was made of numbers.

This was the truth, andCho Ryu Hyang knew it.

Becauseof this, he began to write a bunch of numbers onthe paper infront of him.

Aftera while, he handed the piece of paper to Ju Ho Yu.

Shf-

Whats this?

Youll see whenyou look atit.

Ju Ho Yu looked atCho Ryu Hyang andthought fora second.

Tai Gonggong made an annoyed face whenhe saw this.

Right now, Ju Ho Yu didnt accomplish a single thing here. Wasnt he supposed to be the person whoimpressed eventhe general?

Tai Gonggong simply couldnt believe thatJu Ho Yu was currently being dragged around by a child.

But I still gained something.

Ju Ho Yu glanced atCho Ryu Hyang.

Gongson Chun Gi really did get himself a good heir.

He had to admit that.

He didnt know much about martial arts, butregarding formations, this child was asskilled ashe was, the strongest formations expert inthe Imperial Palace.

Thats whywe have to get rid of him.

Ju Ho Yu looked atthe child infront of him with a saddened face.

There was a very good reason to kill this boy.

The Imperial Palace disliked beings thatcould become potentially dangerous to them.

Oncehe thought thatmuch, he glanced down atthe paper thatthe child had given him.

Just what was the child trying to find out from him?

He wasnt the type of person whocould be played by a mere child.

He, laughing inside, began to observe the paper. Oncehe did, he was no longer able to laugh.

Eh?

He thought thathe saw an illusion.

Butthe more he looked atthe paper, the more concerned he became.

He couldnt turn his eyes away from the paper.

This is.

Crackle-

Ju Ho yu gripped onto the paper.

To others, what was written onthe paper may be simple numbers, butJu Ho Yu saw something completely different.

Afterlooking atthe paper fora long while, Ju Ho Yu let out a sigh, andlooked up.

His eyes held the emotion of confusion inthem.

.How do you know teacher?

He said this with a confused voice.

His previous calm attitude was nowhere to be found.

Cho Ryu Hyang didnt mind it.

He simply fixed up his glasses a bit.

This person is the real one.

Cho Ryu Hyang nodded without knowing it ashe looked atJu Ho Yu.

This person really was the real deal.

The title greatest mathematician fit the man quite well.

Afterthinking about what his teacher had told him about Ju Ho Yu, Cho Ryu Hyang opened his mouth.

Is thatthe only thing thatyoure curious of?

Ju Ho Yu shook his head.

Was thatthe only thing?

Of course not.

He had somany things to ask, buthe just couldnt organize them.

I have to ask you something.

Butthere was a single question thatneeded to be asked first.

Andthe answer to thatquestion would decide Cho Ryu Hyangs fate.

Ju Ho Yus face, atthis moment, was ascold asice.

Were you related to teachers death?

Cho Ryu Hyang nodded.

Atthis, Ju Ho Yus face turned evencolder.

Butat thatmoment,

Teacher passed away becauseof me.

.!

I am trying to take revenge forhim.

Ju Ho Yu made a dumb face fora second.

He immediately came back to his senses andasked a question.

Did you say teacher? You say you were a student of teacher Jo Gi Chun?

Yes. He was my teacher.

.!

Ju Ho Yus face was filled with shock, then understanding.

Andin the end, it turned into a sorrowful face.

What the hell is he doing?

Tai Gonggong made an annoyed face ashe watched Ju Ho Yus face change atan extreme rate.

Ju Ho Yu was unable to contain his cries atthis time.

Kuh! Kuuh!

Eh? Hey What are you.

Tai Gonggong tried to stop Ju Ho Yu, butthe man had already begun to cry andslam the table with his fists.

Kuheuheuk! Urk!

Bastard, what the hell are you doing?

Tai Gonggong sweat profusely ashe tried to stop Ju Ho Yu, buttears kept flowing out of Ju Ho Yus eyes.

Kuaaa!

..Son of a. Whyare you doing this to me, huh? Dont be this way.

Cho Ryu Hyang opened his mouth asTai Gonggong frantically tried to control Ju Ho Yus sobs.

Do you know teacher?

Hurk. Hik! Of course I do! Kuh!

Ju Ho Yu, whoturned into a slobbering mess inan instant, had surprised everyone except forCho Ryu Hyang.

Teacher

Cho Ryu Hyang, too, was surprised by Ju Ho Yus extreme reactions, butas he already knew thatJu Ho Yu had known about Jo Gi Chun, he wasnt greatly surprised.

It was just thathe felt something inhis heart react to Ju Ho Yus fiery sobs. Cho Ryu Hyang immediately set out to control it.

Butthat wasnt aseasy ashe thought.

The burning feeling inhis heart spread to his entire body inan instant.

The rage andpain thathe suffered from whenhis teacher died was boiling up again.

It was beginning to make Cho Ryu Hyangs mental state lose balance aswell.

Things would get troublesome ifI became unstable now.

He did not forget the pain he had felt inthe past.

No, he couldnt.

Becauseof that, he was planning ontaking revenge forhis teacher through the entire course of his life.

AsCho Ryu Hyang tried his dest to control his emotions, Ju Ho Yu had wiped away his tears with the handkerchief thatTai Gonggong had given him andmanaged to talk.

Teacher Jo Gi Chun was the only person inthe world whotruly understood me asa mathematician. Are you truly his disciple?

Cho Ryu Hyang nodded with reddened eyes.

Im his only disciple.

Amazing. Haha. You had an amazing teacher.

Ju Ho Yu grinned like a maniac, with tears andsnot covering his face.

AsTai Gonggong became disgusted by such a face, Ju Ho Yu remembered the handkerchief inhand andtried to return it.

Whenhe did so, Tai Gonggong stepped away indisgust.

Throw it away, dirty bastard.

Only then did Ju Ho Yu see the state of the handkerchief. He smiled embarrassedly andput it inhis pocket.

Just throw it away, would you?

..It seems expensive. I cant bear throwing something like this away.

You already turned it into a rag though?

Ill clean it andreturn it to you ona later date.

Tai Gonggong looked atJu Ho Yu with a defeated face andshook his head.

Dirty bastard. Do what you want.

Ju Ho Yu watched Tai Gonggong walk away from him, then looked back atCho Ryu Hyang.

We have much to talk about.

Cho Ryu Hyang nodded.

Ju Ho Yu was one of the few people whoknew about Jo Gi Chun.

To Cho Ryu Hyang, whowanted to know much about Jo Gi Chun, this was really a good opportunity.

But this isnt the right time.

Cho Ryu Hyang hadnt expected thathe would meet a person like this whilethe Four Powers were attacking.

He made a regretful face due to this.

Ju Ho Yu, whounderstood Cho Ryu Hyangs predicament, thought a bit, then opened his mouth.

Ill just ask you a single thing.

Right.

What is this? I can see what it was assoonasI laid my eyes onit, butwho taught you something like this? Was it teacher Jo Gi Chun?

Ju Ho Yu made a confused face ashe lifted the paper thatCho Ryu Hyang gave him.

To others, this paper showed numbers, butJu Ho Yu was able to see its true form.

Teacher.

There was a picture of Jo Gi Chun drawn onit.

Cho Ryu Hyang thought fora bit.

How should I tell him?

This was something thatwas drawn based onZhuge Liangs picture thathe saw ina book a long time back, buthe didnt know how to use it.

I have never seen something like this before.. Did teacher become thatskilled whileI didnt see him?

Thankfully, it seemed thatJu Ho Yu thought thatJo Gi Chun was the one whocame up with the idea.

Cho Ryu Hyang thought about clearing things up, then decided not to.

Ju Ho Yu looked atthe paper fora whilelonger, then realized something andturned to Tai Gonggong.

Tai Gonggong felt something from Ju Ho Yus gaze andlooked away uncomfortably.

Gonggong.

.Dont call me that.

Tai Gonggong.

Im not a tool you can use wheneveryou want.

It doesnt look like we can do much here.

I can see that.

They had originally come to stop the Four Powers.

Butthe Church was already prepared.

Inthat case, there was no need forthem to do anything.

Butbecauseof that, a problem arose.

Tai Gonggong looked atCho Ryu Hyang.

By the way it looks like the heirs talent is through the roof? Eventhe greatest formations expert inthe Imperial Palace was impressed. How interesting.

Ju Ho Yu felt a chill run down his shoulders just then.

Tai Gonggongs gaze was something thatresembled a predator looking atits prey.

I made a mistake.

He had forgotten what this place was like becauseof Jo Gi Chun.

The Imperial Palace was planning ongetting rid of all martial artist groups inthe world.

Tai Gonggong was one of the core members whowere involved inthe plan.

Ju Ho Yu revealed the talent of Cho Ryu Hyang infront of a person like that.

Ju Ho Yus eyes shook.

The boys name would nowbe onthe Palaces blacklist.

He wanted to beat the ground inregret.

He showed too many things infront of Tai Gonggong.

To Tai Gonggong, whose priority was always the Palace, Cho Ryu Hyang was someone whoabsolutely had to be killed.

Shoot.

Ju Ho Yu knew how powerful Tai Gonggong was.

Andthat Tai Gonggong made Cho Ryu Hyang a target.

Ju Ho Yu due to this made a regretful face.

Cho Ryu Hyang, however, seemed calm. He knew what Tai Gonggong was thinking atthe moment, buthe didnt particularly feel anything from it.

He simply took out a piece of paper andwrote something onit.

Ju Ho Yu andTai Gonggong.

Along with them, everyone inthe room carefully looked atCho Ryu Hyang.

What the hell is he doing now?

Tai Gonggong observed every one of Cho Ryu Hyangs actions.

He knew instinctively thatCho Ryu Hyang was going to interfere with the actions of the Palace more thananyone else inthe world.

Aftera moment, Cho Ryu Hyang gave Ju Ho Yu a new piece of paper thatwas onceagain filled with numbers.

This should be good.

Cho Ryu Hyang stood up with a cold face, then he left.

Ju Ho Yu andTai Gonggong were both struck dumb by Cho Ryu Hyangs sudden actions.

Ju Ho Yu came back to his senses andbegan to read the paper.

Huh?

Afterlooking atthe paper fora bit, a gasp of amazement came out.

What? What is it now?

Tai Gonggong made a curious face, butJu Ho Yu didnt say anything.

The paper had a sort of a language of numbers.

[I understand thatyou may be worried forme, butI will not die thateasily. Asmy teacher told me to survive during his last moments, I plan ondoing just that. No matter whothe enemy is, they cannot kill me, soplease do not worry about me. Worry about yourself instead. The person next to you seems to be becoming suspicious of you.]

Ju Ho Yu sat dumbly fora moment.

It felt like he was hit onthe head with a hammer.

The child had been looking ateverything with a much wider viewpoint thanhe.

I was misunderstanding things.

Atfirst, he was jealous of the child taking inJo Gi Chun asa teacher.

Butnot anymore.

Now, he was jealous of Jo Gi Chun having such a good disciple.

Ju Ho Yu bitterly smiled ashe looked atTai Gonggong, whowas asking him about the contents of the paper.

Looks like I was mistaken about something.

What?

I tried to be friendly with a disciple of a person I knew, andI got rejected brutally. I feel quite ashamed.

.Idiot. I know something was wrong with you assoonasyou broke down.

Atthat moment, Ju Ho Yu felt something.

He felt thatthe wariness thatTai Gonggong had towards him melted away just like that..

Cho Ryu Hyang, was it?

The child was amazing.

Ju Ho Yu praised the child multiple times ashe looked atthe spot the boy had been sitting on.