Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 103

Chapter 103

Yan Zheng-li, the governor of Hubei, clenched his teeth as he looked at the young man in front of him.

To be precise, he had no choice but to squeeze his teeth as he looked at the brochure that the young man casually shook.

“So… how much did you say it was?”

“Two nyang of gold.”

“Are you telling me you came looking for me just for two gold nyangs?”

“Yes.”

“Grrrrrrrrr.”

Who was he?

It was Yan Zheng-li, the governor of Hubei, before whom even the birds in flight would fall prey to fear. However, there he was, unable to hold a single young man in his sight; naturally, his stomach was turned.

You came looking for me to collect two gold nyangs!

“Wow, Governor! You talk like two gold nyangs are nothing from the other world. Is a governor’s salary really that high?

“Grrr.”

A governor’s salary was obviously low.

How much of the money he had accumulated so far could come from his official salary?

If it were anyone else, he wouldn’t dare say those things in front of him, but a Royal Inspector was someone whose job it was to find out exactly those matters.

Moreover, it was not just any Royal Inspector; it was someone carrying the Golden Sword of the Royal Inspector, personally granted by the Prince. As long as the evidence was in his hands, it would not be exaggerated to say that it was his salvation.

I have already given you an immense fortune! And yet you say that you came to find me in the middle of the night for so little money; that is why I am so amazed.

The money’s really useless, you know, it’s going like the low tide… wow!

I’m the one going crazy!

I’m the one going crazy, you bastard!

Unable to calm his boiling interior, Yan Zheng-li grabbed the whole teapot that was next to him and drank the tea from a drink.

“Aaaahhhhh! Hot, hot, hot, hot!”

“Oh God.”

Wei Yan-ho snapped his tongue as he watched the governor jump out of his seat and jump.

How impatient must a person be to grab a boiling teapot and drink from it as a whole?

“Governor, you really need to control your temper.”

“Is there no one outside?”

When the door opened and a servant came in, the governor threw the teapot in his hand to the ground and shouted.

“Who told you to make hot tea?”

“P-but Governor, you always told us to prepare it hot…”

Argh, who are you answering right now?

Wei Yan-ho shook his head from one side to the other.

“Hurry up and bring something cold.”

“Yes, yes, sir!”

The servant’s attitude was so natural that, without time to think about who Wei Yan-ho was, he ran out and returned with a teapot full of cold tea.

“Bring it here!”

Yan Zheng-li took the teapot, drank the tea from a sudden drink and then left it strong.

After getting angry for a while, he looked at Wei Yan-ho and spoke.

Well, I’ll give you two gold nyangs, but if you keep coming and threatening me like that, I won’t take it anymore.

“This is the end.”

“Are you sure?”

– Yeah, it’s over.

“Mmm…”

Yan Zheng-li looked at Wei Yan-ho with deep suspicion. “Hasn’t he spoken the last time in a tone that suggested they would have nothing to do?” And yet, there was this bastard, breaking into his bedroom at dawn and softening that book… How could I trust him!

“And honestly, I can’t understand you, Governor.”

“What do you mean?”

If you’re so worried, why don’t you write a letter to the Prince?

“It’s not as easy as it looks.”

Yan Zheng-li reflected on whether he should say those things and then opened his mouth.

Nok-gi is much more afraid than you think you just don’t know because you’re the Prince’s man.

– But I’m not on the Prince’s side.

What about the Royal Inspector’s Golden Sword?

“I only brought it because they told me to take it with me.”

“Grr.”

It would have been less heavy if I had just said I was on the Prince’s side. What kind of bastard drops those words without modesty?

“I’ll do that myself. Will two nyang of gold be enough?”

“Well…”

“What now?”

If possible, could you give me one more nyang?

Yan Zheng-li shook his head vigorously as if he were dealing with someone completely inevitable.

“Is there no one outside?”

The servant ran in again and stood firm.

“Did you call me?”

“Go and bring ten nyang of gold.”

“Oh!”

Wei Yan-ho’s face was illuminated by the mention of ten nyang.

As soon as they brought the bag of money, Yan Zheng-li threw it at Wei Yan-ho without hesitation.

“Here!”

“Head, thank you.”

Wei Yan-ho was even educated about it.

Seeing Wei Yan-ho bow in gratitude, Yan Zheng-li snapped his tongue.

“Nevertheless.”

“…yes?”

“Keep in mind that if this happens again, I will not bear it anymore.”

Yan Zheng-li radiated authority as if he wanted to say that his position as Governor of Hubei had not won it in a gambling house.

I’ll have no reason to come back.

While Wei Yan-ho was leaving, Yan Zheng-li sighed.

“He is not an ordinary man.”

Despite all that intimidation, the fact that he didn’t even blink, he was definitely someone with a lot of courage.

“Telling me to take the Prince’s side…”

Who dares say such things to whom?

“Hahaha.”

Looking where Wei Yan-ho had gone, Yan Zheng-li burst into laughter and shouted out.

“Bring writing material!”

***

“That old man has a rather peculiar personality.”

Wei Yan-ho never considered his own actions.

Feeling the weight of the bag of money tinking in his hand, Wei Yan-ho turned his head and shouted.

“You’re there, aren’t you?”

No reply

“I know you’re there, so get out.”

Whistling.

A figure dressed in black emerged from the ground.

Even seeing that strange view, Wei Yan-ho did not blink, then pulled two pieces of gold out of the money bag and threw them away.

“This should be enough, right?”

The one who caught the money took the gold and looked silently at Wei Yan-ho before speaking.

“When did you first notice?”

“From the beginning.”

“…”

Seo-o, a high-ranking agent of the Hao Clan, trembled everywhere.

Although he thought his stealth skills had no comparison, Wei Yan-ho claimed to have known that he was being followed from the beginning.

Where do you have to start believing?

“There’s no reason not to believe it.”

If it wasn’t true, I wouldn’t have been able to discern his movements that night.

‘Requires caution.’

He could not help but feel cautious towards this person called Wei Yan-ho.

“It’s not good to follow people that way.”

“I apologize.”

“Don’t apologize, instead, I’d like you to do one more assignment.”

“Free?”

“It’s not a difficult task.”

—That is not for me to decide. I will first listen to the committee and then set the price.

“I’d like you to find out someone’s whereabouts as to who he is…”

Hearing Wei Yan-ho’s words, Seo-o laughed between his teeth.

“I don’t understand why you’re looking for him. Well, as they caught me, it’s my fault, so I’ll tell you.

“Benefactor of the Moon’s Light?”

“It’s the name of a tavern. It’s not far from the Sacred Hand Hall, where you’re staying, so you can ask passersby how to get there.”

“Thank you.”

“Well then.”

“Ah, and please tell them that I hope that the assigned work will be carried out correctly.”

“The Hao Clan considers commissions as valuable as life.”

“I hope so. If possible, it would be good if an expert of your caliber could handle it, although it would have been better if you were a woman.”

“Head…”

When Seo-o disappeared in the dark, Wei Yan-ho sighed.

“Uf! This place is finally over too.”

It had been much longer than expected. At the Great Hanrim Academy, although it was brief, I had learned something, but here, despite having spent even more time, I felt that I had learned nothing in particular.

He had gained wealth, but what good is wealth after death?

“Now I really have to go.”

Wei Yan-ho looked at the sky with sadness.

He seemed to see his master’s face laughing mocking at him.

I know, I’m leaving!

If he did not experience and learn more, one day he could not handle the inner core that his teacher had left him and, boom!, his body would explode and die. And Wei Yan-ho knew that he had nothing left to feel in that place.

Jin So-ah and Jin Ye-ran were doctors, but their activities were different.

They had the same objectives, but it was surprising how much they could oppose each other solely on the basis of differences of disposition.

He felt that if he kept watching them, he might notice something, but unfortunately, nothing particularly resonated with Wei Yan-ho.

Both Jin So-ah’s life and Jin Ye-ran’s life were too distant for Wei Yan-ho.

The life of a doctor who treats other people also did not provide him with any particular illumination.

“Is this really possible to learn?”

Even at the Hanrim Grand Academy, if it hadn’t been for his conversation with Moon Yu-hwan, Wei Yan-ho would have won nothing.

Either he was arrogant in thinking that he could earn something by simply observing the lives of others without experiencing them himself, or his teacher’s expectations had been too excessive from the beginning.

Either way, the result was the same.

Well, I’m leaving, just one more thing before that!

Wei Yan-ho became angry at his master, who was no longer in this world, and accelerated the pace.

The moonlight brightly lit the world.

“Nights like this are good for introspection.”

Although Wei Yan-ho was constitutionally weak to move at night, he had the premonition that he had to finish all that night.

“Uf.”

Wei Yan-ho walked slowly towards the Sacred Hand Hall. After walking for a while and asking passersby, he found the Benefactor Tavern of Moonlight.

“…They chose the wrong name.”

It felt a dampness inside the front door. Instead of the Moonlight Benefactor, Drunk of Moonlight seemed more appropriate.

Wei Yan-ho popped his head through the door and looked around.

‘You’re not there?’

By sharpening his eyesight and looking around again, he was able to distinguish someone sitting alone drinking in the furthest corner.

“I found it.”

Wei Yan-ho entered the tavern.

“Hey!”

The person guarding the front of the tavern blocked Wei Yan-ho’s road.

Kids shouldn’t come to places like this. Get out quickly!

“Who’s a child!”

“This brat wants a beating!”

“I’m here with someone.”

“Anyone?”

At that time, the person who was drinking alone inside raised his hand.

“It looks like a guest is looking for me, how about I let him in?”

The owner looked from one side to the other between the drinker inside and Wei Yan-ho, then frowned slightly and stepped back.

“Head.”

With an expression of sufficiency as if he were saying, “See?” Wei Yan-ho came in and sat down in front of the one who had received him.

Deaf noise.

As soon as he sat down, a glass was placed in front of him and the person standing in front of him took the bottle of wine.

“Do you want a drink?”

“I wouldn’t refuse if you offered it to me.”

“Good.”

He poured wine into Wei Yan-ho’s glass with a squirt and then also filled his own glass.

Isn’t it a good night for a drink?

“The truth is that I don’t know much about the Wine Road, so I don’t know what to answer.”

Too bad you don’t like to drink, but could we share a drink together?

“I can do that for you.”

Wei Yan-ho lifted his cup.

The man smiled slightly and then lifted his only arm to grab and lift his cup.

The cups of Wei Yan-ho and Dok-bi crashed into the air.