Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Chapter 717

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Taejonbirok Volume 29, Episode 17

Chapter 156: The Lazy Man Advances (2)

Wi Yeon-ho's words dug into Cheon-ma's heart.

'Funny things are fate.'

He stands here to avenge his relatives who were brutally murdered.

Even though I knew it was fleeting, even though I knew it had no meaning, I couldn't give it up.

one…….

Was it really there?

Was there even one person among the family he held so dearly who thought of him this way?

There was no pretense in Wei Yanho's words.

Living for over three hundred years, you gain a deeper understanding of humanity. It's not that difficult to discern the true meaning hidden in every word or gesture.

There was no embellishment in Wei Yanho's words.

Those unwavering eyes prove that Wei Yanho is telling only the truth.

That's why… … .

That's why it hurts.

No one in the world cared for him as truly as Wei Yanhu.

I didn't even get understanding from my parents.

I was always looked upon with jealousy and fear by my relatives.

While some held him in high esteem, no one sought to understand him. They simply looked down on him, viewing him as something different from themselves.

So it didn't melt.

gentile.

Although everyone lived together under the name of Mangeom Baekga, Baek Muhan was just an outsider within it.

But… … .

“Why?”

“What is it?”

"Aren't you the kind of person who doesn't obsess over strength? Then why do you want to go back into that cave?"

Wi Yeon-ho chuckled.

"You have no choice but to become stronger. Master can't leave someone weak, especially if they're his disciple."

Wi Yeon-ho sighed.

"Actually, I get a little suffocated just seeing that. My master isn't exactly a good person, after all."

“Huh?”

Wi Yeon-ho looked straight at Cheonma and said.

“You’re so self-righteous, you think you’re always right. Self-contradiction happens from time to time… When you point that out, instead of acknowledging it, you just yell and change the subject.”

“…….”

Cheonma's shoulders hunched.

“His humanity is of the highest order, and he’s so narcissistic that he thinks he’s the greatest in the world… No, I’m not sure if that’s even true. He also has a bad habit of hitting people when he’s bored.”

“…….”

“You have children, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

"I feel so bad for them when I think about how much they must have suffered. Growing up with a father like that would have been hell. He must have ignored them and bullied them, claiming they were inferior to him. It would have been better if they had treated them like human beings."

Cheonma couldn't make any excuses.

There is not a single thing wrong.

There were some parts that were subtly excusable, but there was nothing to firmly deny.

However, Wei Yanho continued speaking calmly without giving any thought to Cheonma's feelings.

"I've endured all the hardships. Even if you torment someone, you can't torment them in such a diverse way. Honestly, I held on because it was me. If it were anyone else, I'd probably rush in and say, 'You die, I'll die.'"

“Then you would be the only one who died.”

“……That’s why I endured it.”

Wi Yeon-ho chuckled.

"Just thinking about how I was treated makes me never want to go back. I don't really have any desire to become stronger."

“But why?”

“It’s obvious.”

Wi Yeon-ho looked at Cheon-ma with a calm face.

“But still, I liked my master.”

“…….”

"That's all there is to it. There's no grand reason. It was a difficult and frustrating life, but looking back…"

Wi Yeon-ho's voice became slightly quieter.

“Because it was fun.”

I thought I knew.

When he lived as Baek Mu-han, he was treated with the greatest respect in the world.

Even the heads of the Mangeombaekga clans couldn't dare treat him carelessly. Even his parents were careful about their words and actions in his presence, and not only his younger siblings, but even his relatives of a similar age dared not speak to him carelessly.

The world's most renowned school of martial arts. Even within the entangled family of the Mangeombaekga, this kind of treatment is received. What could possibly happen if one leaves the Baekga?

His life was one that no emperor would envy.

one.

'Was it fun?'

Cheonma closed his eyes.

no.

That was never the case.

Happiness isn't about enjoying things. Having a high status, having a lot of money, or being treated with respect and humility by the world doesn't make you happy.

Because there's nothing in it.

What they were looking at wasn't Baek Muhan, but his strength as both a light sword and a sword emperor. They only admired Baek Muhan's strength and genius, not the human Baek Muhan.

The body may have been in paradise, but the mind was in hell.

But Wei Yanho says the opposite.

It may have been physically exhausting, but don't you say it was fun?

'That guy must have been the same.'

Isn't that so, just by looking at the fact that his deep-seated desires rejected him and he stood up to protect Wei Yanhu?

It's funny.

“I shouldn’t be saying this in front of my father, but…….”

Wi Yeon-ho glanced at Wi Jeong-han and said.

"I was a useless person. But Master told me I wasn't like that. He said I was his disciple, and his disciples were the most precious beings in the world. Well, I just ignored it."

“…….”

"There's something my master told me that I still can't forget. Do you know what it is?"

“……What was it?”

“So what if you’re lazy?”

“…….”

Wi Yeon-ho closed his eyes slightly.

"Everyone loved me. My father may have been abusive, but he wasn't so stupid as to not realize it was an expression of affection. My mother always cherished me, and my younger sister was always a pest. And my brother… Yes, he loved me too. But…"

Wi Yeon-ho shook his head.

“The only one who accepted me for who I am was my master.”

Wi Yeon-ho raised his sword and pointed it at Cheonma.

“If the price for meeting that master is to stand here, then I’ll accept that price.”

The devil ended up laughing.

The logic is completely wrong.

but…….

I could fully feel emotions that could not be explained logically.

It's really strange.

He stood here to avenge those who, though bound by the name of kinship, were no different from strangers. However, Wei Yanho stood here to protect his bond with him, even though he shared no blood with them.

How can it be so different?

Fate is a truly funny thing. The deep insight he left behind created a connection that ultimately led him here. Cheonma gazed at Wi Yeon-ho for a moment, then closed his eyes.

perhaps…….

The horse shook its head.

It's fleeting.

“I understand what you said. But….”

A black magical energy emanated from Cheonma's hands.

"That's all if you can defeat me. Do you think that's possible?"

"You're just like your master, not understanding what I'm saying. Or is it just natural, since we're both the same person?"

Wi Yeon-ho raised his sword.

"Luck may happen by chance, but it's also people who create it. True humanity is the will of heaven. To receive the good fortune bestowed by heaven, shouldn't we first do our best?"

“Kuuuuu.”

A laugh escaped Cheonma's mouth.

It's fun.

How long had it been since he felt such joy? The emotions he had suppressed for three hundred years were now bursting out from within him like a flood.

'I abandoned Baekmuhan and became Cheonma.'

That was Cheonma's choice.

But now Cheonma was feeling it.

'But I can't become a perfect heavenly horse.'

He cannot survive as a hundred-infinite being, nor can he become perfect as a heavenly demon. He is too corrupted to live as a hundred-infinite being, and he cannot shed his humanity to become perfect as a heavenly demon.

So where should he go?

The world fears him and considers him the ultimate villain, but Cheonma is just a human wandering around, unable to find his way.

'Yeah, I'm just human.'

Even if he were to accumulate a mighty force that reached the heavens, even if he possessed unparalleled powers, the Heavenly Horse was still merely human. Trapped within the confines of humanity, no one can escape suffering and pain.

But no one saw him as human.

Even the demonic cultists who worship him as a god, and the people of the Central Plains and the Jeongmu Alliance who came all the way to Cheonghae to stop him, do not see him as a human being.

Only one person.

Only Wei Yanhu sees him as a human and stands before him.

If so, it would be right to give a suitable reward for that favor.

The magic energy of the Heavenly Horse exploded out.

It was as if black clouds were blooming wildly. Thick, black magic energy clumped together, then transformed into black waves, rushing toward Wei Yan Lake.

Like a huge wave crashing into a stormy shore.

Black waves surged in without a single froth, sweeping away the Weiyen Lake.

despair.

That was the only emotion a human could feel as they watched the black waves surge in, seemingly covering the sky.

The swirling black magic steals the souls of those who see it, crushing their spirits. The unprecedented power within it robs them of even the will to resist.

But Wei Yanho raised his sword.

Can you cut through the crashing waves with a sword?

Can you push back the vast ocean with your sword?

It's fleeting.

I am so helpless.

But Wei Yanhu did not back down. He looked as foolish as a grasshopper raising its forelegs at an oncoming cart, but even so, Wei Yanhu did not back down even an inch.

'It's really too much, no matter how much I try.'

Wi Yeon-ho sighed softly as he watched the waves of magic rushing in.

Every time I feel the power of my teacher, it seems like I see a wall that I can never overcome.

Baekmuhan's sword was great, but now Cheonma's power is also great.

So much so that fighting back feels pointless.

But I can't back down.

Are you determined to beat your opponent?

A sense of triumph that will make you a hero?

Or is it the will to become the best yourself?

no.

That's not it.

What should we do if a typhoon comes that we cannot run away from or avoid?

There is no choice but to resist.

If you can't let go and give up, you have to throw a tantrum. Isn't that what it means to be human?

In this barren, desolate land, humans are infinitely weak. It's human nature to cultivate the land, build homes, and bear children.

Even in a desert without a single drop of water, in a barren mountain where not even animals live, in extreme cold where only snow and ice can be seen, humans live and continue to live.

okay.

To resist.

That is the nature of being human.

Wei Yanho's sword emitted light. His inner power and Baek Muhan's inner power swirled around the sword.

fault!

Wei Yanhu took a step forward. With stern eyes, he advanced, step by step, toward the oncoming black waves.

Soon, a huge wave covered Wei Yanhu's entire body.

And that moment.

As dawn breaks through the darkness, a pure white beam of light cuts through the black waves and soars into the sky, into the sky.

It was a splendid and magnificent sight.