Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Chapter 49

# 49

Taejonbirok Volume 2 Episode 24

Chapter 16 – Holy Water (1)

“Thank you for your help.”

Peng Do-geuk greeted Gok Bi-hang and others by giving them lottery tickets.

"you're welcome."

But secretly, Gokbihang's eyes were not kind.

Strictly speaking, Wei Yanho’s words were not wrong at all. If Peng Dogeuk had not appeared, there would have been no reason for them to risk their lives and fight.

And if Wei Yanhu had not been the unexpected master of Gokbihang, they would have been buried here today.

“All damaged items will be compensated by Pangga. Please send the bill to Habuk. And I will send soldiers to Kwaeryongpyo-guk to prepare for possible retaliation.”

"All right."

Gokbihang didn't say much.

This incident left them with a grudge against the Green Forest and the Cheok. It was a problem that could not be solved with any compensation.

It was not Peng Do-geuk's fault so it was not something that could be taken lightly, but it was natural that no kind words came out.

“I will definitely repay this favor.”

“Where are you going?”

At the blunt question from Gokbihang, Pengdo-geuk seemed to hesitate for a moment before opening his mouth.

“I’m going to Mumeng.”

“Aren’t you going to Panggaro?”

“I am carrying out the orders of the Maeng clan. The compensation for the goods will be handled by the Paengga clan, but the Jeongmu clan will handle the measures regarding the green forest.”

“If that’s the case.”

Gokbihang's face brightened.

The Sungcheonjeongmu Alliance.

It was the most powerful force in the world, called the Mumyeong or Ilmeng (一盟). It was an alliance centered around the Nine-Tailed Faction and the Five Great Families, the most powerful forces in the martial arts world.

If they protect the Kwai Ryong Pyo-guk, it will not be easy for the Green Forest to touch them.

It was a situation where, if done well, it could actually be beneficial.

"then."

Peng Do-geuk was about to hurry on, but then he turned his head slightly and looked at the top of the cart.

'But I still have to say hello… '

The pendulum went up onto the wagon.

“Thank you for your help. I will definitely repay this favor.”

"how?"

"that……."

Wi Yeon-ho looked at Peng Do-geuk with a crooked gaze.

“How are you going to pay me back?”

“In some way…….”

“So, what kind of food is that? How are you going to repay me? Thanks to you, my body is aching from all the hard work. How are you going to compensate for this damage?”

Peng Do-geuk couldn't answer.

Aren't you just saying that out of courtesy?

Wi Yeon-ho clicked his tongue.

“Go, go. If possible, let’s not see each other again. If I hang out with a water ghost, I’ll get dragged into the water.”

“Ugh, ugh!”

“What are you doing? I told you to go?”

Peng Do-geuk blushed at Wei Yan-ho's irritated voice.

“Then take care of it.”

That's how the penguin drama went.

The curved port climbed onto the carriage.

“Isn’t it too cold?”

“What is it?”

“I’m talking to that young man. He didn’t do anything particularly wrong. Of course he made mistakes, but he didn’t do them on purpose, did he?”

Wi Yeon-ho sighed.

"mister."

“Why are you doing that?”

“If I hadn’t been here, you would have died.”

“……That must have been it.”

“Everyone else died too. Because of that one guy.”

Gokbihang nodded.

That was right.

“But looking at the situation, doesn’t it seem like something important is going on? That young man also ended up like this because he was practicing chivalry.”

“What is the agreement?”

“That’s right.”

Wi Yeon-ho snickered.

“Then can a person die?”

“…….”

“There may be some people who think that a cause is important. But if someone has to be sacrificed for it, then it’s better if there is no cause at all.”

"hmm……."

“If you really wanted to do something about it, you should have done it yourself. You shouldn’t have caused harm to others.”

“But isn’t this a problem that I can’t solve alone? And if more people end up in danger……”

Wi Yeon-ho snickered.

“I don’t want to die because I’m involved in saving more people.”

Gokbihang looked at Wiyeonho with strange eyes.

It seemed like such a worldly and selfish thing to say. Most people would be embarrassed to say such things out loud.

But Wei Yanho had no hesitation in saying such things.

“My master said that there is nothing more foolish than risking one’s life for something that has nothing to do with oneself. He said that one must live first so that others can live as well.”

“Hmm.”

“If I am happy, others will be happy too. So, the person who should come first is me.”

Gokbihang laughed.

“But you, even though you said that, didn’t you end up helping him?”

“Or those pudding bastards would have come at us and killed us.”

"huh?"

“I helped him because it saved me from having to do one more thing. If it was a problem that could be solved by leaving him alone, I would have just left him alone.”

“Is that so?”

"of course."

Gokbihang smiled awkwardly.

“By the way…… You, you have more martial arts skills than I thought!”

“Haha, it’s normal.”

Gokbihang was purely amazed.

“No, your martial arts are on a level I have never seen before. You are truly amazing!”

“Hey, well, not that much.”

Wi Yeon-ho was humble, but there was a hidden joy on his face.

It was only natural that Wei Yanhu had hardly ever received praise from others throughout his life. His parents had tormented him greatly, his older brother had tried to eat him, and his only master had always called him stupid.

Because of this, Wei Yanhu was very weak to praise.

“Besides, your body won’t be in good shape either.”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“Are you sick?”

“No? Who said that?”

Gokbi Port was rather embarrassed.

“No, I said I was going to the holy water temple…….”

“I just have something to do.”

“Weren’t you sleeping all day because you were sick?”

Wi Yeon-ho said confidently.

“No, I just sleep a lot.”

Gokbihang's face suddenly distorted.

'So is that all just laziness?'

Gokbihang, who realized that it was not because he was sick but because he was lazy that he had been lying down and sleeping for more than ten hours a day, looked at Wiyeonho with new eyes.

'He may be a little lazy, but he is definitely a capable young man. I hope he can make some connections with Pyo-guk on this occasion.'

Not long after witnessing Wei Yanhu's divine power, Qu Feihang had a good opinion of Wei Yanhu. Even if he was lazy, he had this much ability, so he deserved to be lazy.

But that thought didn't last long.

From then on, Gokbihang clearly witnessed Wiyeonho's laziness.

There was a difference between seeing something without knowing and seeing it with knowledge. Once the preconception that there was an illness disappeared, I could clearly see how lazy Wi Yeon-ho was.

After a day, Gokbihang changed his mind.

'Of course he has the ability. But he is too lazy to use his ability. He might even lose what he has. If only he weren't so lazy, he would be a successful young man… '

And after three days, Gokbihang looked at Wiyeonho as if he were looking at an insect.

'Did they glue that back on or something? How can someone live all day glued to the floor like that? But still, as a human, shouldn't they move around a bit!'

After a while, Gokbihang was able to firmly organize his thoughts after seeing Wiyeonho, who had stopped by the inn as promised and spent two days just eating and sleeping.

'Not a human, not a human! I'm afraid the swindlers will see and learn from him! I have to get him off the stage as soon as possible!'

So Gokbi Port hurried his journey.

“Thank you for everything.”

“There’s nothing to be thankful for. I’m getting paid to do this.”

“Anyway, thanks to you, I was able to come comfortably.”

“You must have come comfortably. Then you should come comfortably. I have never seen anyone come comfortably like you in my life.”

“Then I hope we can meet again next time.”

“Surely that could never happen.”

“Then goodbye.”

Gokbihang waved his hand and shouted at Wei Yanho's back as he turned around.

“Anyway, thank you! We will never forget that you saved our lives!”

“Just in words?”

“…….”

“I'm joking.”

Wi Yeon-ho waved his hand and walked away.

Gokbihang sighed as he looked at such a sight.

“It would be really nice if you were just a little more sincere.”

It was a truly dreamlike story that Wi Yeon-ho could not have hoped for.

* * *

Wi Yeon-ho looked at the huge door in front of him.

Seongsujang (性手場).

“Wow, it’s really big.”

The door was wide open, and sick people were coming and going inside.

Wi Yeon-ho had seen many members of the National Assembly, but this was the first time in his life that he had seen such a large member of the National Assembly.

“Ugh.”

It was Wei Yanho who let out a sigh of relief.

“What are they going to torment me with here?”

Wi Yeon-ho was the type of person who never thought that he was bullying others.

“Somehow it will work out.”

Wi Yeon-ho entered the Holy Water Hall.

As we passed through the wide yard, there was a reception area where people were waiting for their turn.

Wi Yeon-ho headed to the reception desk.

"hey."

The man with slanted eyes who was receiving the reception raised his hand to stop Wi Yeon-ho.

“Wait.”

“No, I…….”

“Can’t you see the people waiting? Go behind there and wait.”

“No, that’s not it……”

“This guy! I told you to wait!”

Wi Yeon-ho's mouth was sticking out five feet wide.

'Let me speak.'

Wi Yeon-ho came back.

Fortunately, there were a few long chairs set up so that people could sit down, perhaps because there was usually a long waiting line or because they were concerned that the sick might have a hard time waiting standing up.

Wi Yeon-ho sat at the very end of the chair.

As one person registered and entered the room where the member was, people slowly pulled up their seats.

'This is how you line up.'

It was a pretty good method.

The only problem was that every time a person dropped out, they had to move to the side.

And that was a huge problem for Wi Yeon-ho.

'I'm feeling lethargic.'

Wi Yeon-ho closed his eyes.

“Listen here.”

"……yes?"

“The line is that long! Pull it a little harder.”

“Please pass by.”

“What did you say?”

“I’ll give you the go-ahead, so you go first.”

“Concession? Oh, thank you! Then.”

As one person passed the Wei Yan Lake and went forward, the person behind him came straight to the Wei Yan Lake.

“If you could just pull the string a little…….”

“I will yield.”

"I am……."

“Everyone, please go ahead. I’ll go whenever I want.”

“Thank you.”

Wi Yeon-ho leaned back on his chair and closed his eyes.

After ten days on a rocking wagon, even the hard chair felt like a soft bed.

“Cool.”

Wi Yeon-ho fell into a deep sleep like that.

“Is this woman crazy!”

Wi Yeon-ho woke up to a loud noise.

“Noisily…….”

Wi Yeon-ho looked at the place where the loud noise was coming from.

A woman was holding a child and holding onto the receptionist, pleading with him.

“Sir! The child is suffocating! Please!”

“Who doesn’t know? I know, I know. That’s why I said, go and get the money.”

“If I had the money now, why wouldn’t I bring it?”

“If you don’t have money, go away. Do you know anyone who digs the ground and does business?”

“My child is in so much pain. I will definitely pay you back, so please help me just this once!”

The receptionist, her eyes slanted, clicked her tongue.

“Do you think there are only one or two guys who steal money like that? You know that I won’t let you take a single step inside until you bring me the money.”

“Your Majesty! I will definitely pay you back. So…….”

“Okay, go get the money or go somewhere else.”

The woman pleaded with her face wet with tears, but when that didn't work, she ran inside carrying the child.

“Huh?”

The receptionist ran towards the woman, screaming, and threw her out.

“Ahh!”

“This girl is the real deal!”

The woman desperately held onto her child as she fell to the floor.

Is this the mother's heart trying to keep her child from getting hurt?

“Do you really want to get in trouble? I…….”

The receptionist who had been urging the woman opened her mouth and shuddered for a moment.

The receptionist slowly turned around with trembling eyes.

“Haam.”

There was Wei Yanhui yawning deeply.

'Did something feel wrong?'

For a moment, I felt a distinct chill as if I had entered an ice cave.

That's why I looked back.

Wi Yeon-ho walked towards the woman, staggering.

“Look at this.”

“Huh? Oh, yes!”

Wi Yeon-ho clicked his tongue.

“The kid is really crazy.”

Wi Yeon-ho pressed the child's chest firmly.