Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 106

Chapter 106

You wonder why that lazy guy left so easily?

Well, I wouldn’t know.

Why don’t I know?

Do you see me as someone who has clairvoyance or something?

I met Wei Yan-ho and traveled with him much later. What happened with Wei Yan-ho before that I only know from investigations and rumors.

Don’t you understand?

Well, of course not.

Because Wei Yan-ho was originally that kind of person.

But it’s not entirely Wei Yan-ho’s fault.

So I watched it, Wei Yan-ho is not one of those who try to do things on their own initiative. So, normally, it shouldn’t cause problems.

Think about it.

How many problems could someone whose only joy in life is to lie in a room killing time?

After all, problems are something that happens when people know other people, aren’t they?

Therefore, Wei Yan-ho, who has few contact points and extremely low levels of activity, should normally not cause any problems.

But strangely enough, incidents and accidents never cease around Wei Yan-ho.

Just by remaining silent in one place, the problems surround him like a hurricane.

If you think about it from a retrospective point of view, it’s unfortunate.

Imagine that nothing happened because of you, but that everything was complicated only by your presence. Actually, it is because Wei Yan-ho has such a relaxed personality; if he were a normal person, he would have suffered a nervous breakdown a long time ago.

Huh?

This incident was also the case.

Normally things shouldn’t get so complicated.

Wei Yan-ho has just traveled the way, but events got entangled around him.

What do you mean?

“Listen.”

***

“…it’s a mistake.”

The word “error” might not be appropriate. If a mistake means making an unintentional mistake, then it could not be called a mistake.

Because it wasn’t a momentary mistake, but a miscalculation.

Wei Yan-ho, who had embarked on his journey, had no choice but to realize his mistake shortly. It was a pity that he did not think of the error that anyone who knew him could have predicted.

Wei Yan-ho discovered that he was facing two problems after embarking on his journey.

The first thing was his fate.

“Where should I go?”

He ran out thinking he should leave first, but he had nowhere to go.

To be precise, there were plenty of places to go. Anyway, I didn’t have a fixed destination: I could go anywhere and just relax. The problem was that, inevitably, I would have to experience something new wherever it came.

The second one was…

“When will I arrive?”

Surprisingly, humans are among the most resilient animals. With just a steady walk, a person can travel a hundred li in a day.

The problem was “constant”.

Wei Yan-ho had two strong legs, but he lacked perseverance to walk steady for five Shijin a day.

“It’s been three days.”

It had been three days since he left the Sacred Hand Hall, but he was still wandering around the outskirts of Wuhan.

If he continued to travel like this, it could take him more than a month to leave Hubei.

After walking a little, the fresh shade of a tree appeared, and after walking a little more, a cool stream appeared. How could a person keep walking continuously?

When he opened the provisions he had prepared so carefully and sat in the shade of the tree, he could not help but feel drowsiness. After sleeping like this, he would spend a whole day.

“Ah, this won’t do.”

Wei Yan-ho, who had already spent three days like this and was about to fall asleep again, suddenly raised his head.

‘At this pace it could end up lying on the road.’

If it had been like before, when his Divine Beggar Technique had reached the stage of transformation, a life shared with the people of the road would not have been so bad. With just loitering, he would have accumulated a lot of money, which would have allowed him to escape Hubei.

But unfortunately, the Technique of the Divine Beggar of the present Wei Yan-ho had not only receded but had fallen into the deviation of qi.

He had eaten and slept well, so he had gained weight and had become chubby, and his skin was so well that it seemed to flow honey from her.

If he tried to beg with that face, I’m sure he’d be beaten to death.

“What a shame.”

Wei Yan-ho snapped his tongue.

But what did not exist did not exist and he needed to resolve the immediate situation.

Finally, Wei Yan-ho was able to reach a conclusion.

Getting out of there by his own feet was like a dream, so he needed to find someone who could transport him.

Wei Yan-ho sat in a corner by the main street and started looking for people to pass.

Since this was the road to get out of Wuhan, if I expected, at least one car would pass by.

“Not a damn car!”

Unfortunately, isn’t there a saying in the world that when dog droppings are needed as medicine, none are found?

Wei Yan-ho, who realized for the first time in his life that he had never been lucky, suddenly understood. There was no cart in this world that could carry him.

If that were not the case, there would be no way that not a single car would pass after waiting half a day.

“Should I sleep here tonight?”

This was Wei Yan-ho, who had slept on the floor of a cave for five years. Perhaps he could avoid rain, but having lived five years in a wet cave where insects came out from time to time, there was no reason not to be able to sleep on the edge of the road.

Just when I was about to leave everything…

The sound of the rolling wheels reached the ears of Wei Yan-ho.

“A car?”

When he quickly turned his head, something definitely rolled towards him.

The only difference was that it was not a horse-drawn car, but a mule-drawn car.

Wei Yan-ho looked at the car slowly approaching him and rejoiced.

What difference did it make for him if in his situation it was a car or a wagon?

Instead of carrying them on the hard roof of a cart, it would be much better to carry them on the back of a cart with scattered straw.

“Hey!”

Wei Yan-ho jumped out of his place and called the old man driving the car.

“What can I do for you?”

“I’m sorry, but could you take me wherever I go?”

“Where am I going?”

Yeah, my legs hurt so bad right now, I can’t walk, if you had a little compassion, I’d appreciate it later.

“Grateful…”

The old man smiled widely.

Anyway, I wouldn’t expect compensation just for taking someone in my car, but I’m worried that our paths will split.

Take me as far as you can.

– That’s weird to say.

Wei Yan-ho made a courteous bow from the waist.

“Thank you.”

While Wei Yan-ho was on the wagon with joy, the old man touched the back of the mule.

The mule screamed low and began to pull the cart again.

‘This is good.’

Lying on the wagon, looking up at the sky, he felt incredibly calm. As his body moved without having to move his legs, what could be more pleasant than this?

“Where are you headed?”

I don’t have a particular destiny, as long as it’s not Hubei.

You look like a bum. Adrift, no fixed course?

It’s not exactly like that, but you could say it’s similar. Where are you coming from, sir?

“I walked by Wuhan. I’ll be right back home.”

“Ah, I see.”

Wei Yan-ho nodded and did not continue the conversation.

– Aren’t you going to ask any more?

What else can I ask?

“Normally when the conversation ends like this, don’t people ask where you live?”

Wei Yan-ho laughed between his teeth and opened his mouth.

“I just need to know where you’re going. A lot of people don’t like you getting too involved in those things.”

“Head, I can’t know if you’re being polite or rude.”

“In reality, I haven’t heard that I’m polite very often.”

– But you don’t seem to have a rude personality, do you?

It’s weird, isn’t it?

Wei Yan-ho talked kindly with the old man. “But as time went by, his response was slower and slower.

“He started to sleep.”

“You seem very tired.”

“Oh!”

Wei Yan-ho, who had significantly lowered his head, was startled and opened his eyes wide.

“I’m sorry.”

“Not at all. Why don’t you lie down comfortably and take a nap?

“Oh, no! How could I commit such rudeness if I am being given free? My master said that people should know courtesy and decorum.”

The old man laughed willingly.

Your master seems to be a very straight person, but courtesy is something that must be mutual, isn’t it? If I say it’s okay, your master won’t blame you either.

“He’s a pretty stubborn guy…”

“Is he old?”

“It’s very old… I guess.”

Since he lived as long as a ghost, should he be considered old?

“All right. Your master will also understand, so go and take a nap. Seeing you like this from behind frustrates me even more.”

“If you insist.”

Wei Yan-ho laughed between teeth and lay on the ground of the wagon.

Seeing that the straw did not smell bad, it seemed fresh. Wei Yan-ho snuggled in silence. She was warm and drowsy.

“Then I will be rude.”

Heh, if that’s rude, what wouldn’t it be? I’ll wake you up when we have to split up, so go to sleep.

“Yes, thank you.”

Wei Yan-ho fell asleep slowly.

“Hey.”

“…”

“Hey, wake up.”

“Mmm?”

Wei Yan-ho’s eyes were suddenly opened. The sky had already darkened.

“I’m sorry, but I think we should split up here.”

“Oh no, I slept too much.”

Wei Yan-ho jumped out of the car and bowed deeply.

“I will record in my bones the goodness you have shown me and I will never forget it.”

“You don’t have to go that far. I only took you because we seemed to get along. But will you be okay? There are no houses around here.”

Wei Yan-ho smiled brilliantly.

“I can sleep climbing a tree or digging a hole in the ground and sleeping there. I appreciate you bringing me here; it would be a shame to ask for more.”

– I see. Then be careful.

“Yes, then.”

When Wei Yan-ho bowed his head once again, the old man smiled and pulled Wei Yan-ho’s car away.

The old man, who had been driving the car for a while, turned his head to look back.

“An interesting boy.”

Suddenly, the old man’s eyes shone with intense light.

“Red Moon.”

“Yes!”

Simultaneously with the words of the elder, a man suddenly appeared as if he had fallen from the empty air and stood firm.

“Give me your orders.”

The old man looked silently at the man named Red Moon, then slowly opened his mouth.

“Investigate the identity of that boy.”

“I will carry it out immediately.”

“And…”

“Yes!”

A completely different voice, full of authority, began to flow out of the old man’s mouth.

“As leader of the Red Moon Corps, since you didn’t manage to avoid even that boy’s eyes, I order you a month of house arrest after finishing this task.”

“…I will fulfill.”

“Tsk tsk tsk, this is interesting.”

As the old man walked away with the cart, the Red Moon, who had been prostrated on the ground, raised his head. His gaze reflected dismay.

Didn’t you manage to avoid the boy’s gaze?

So, the boy who was traveling in the previous cart detected his presence?

Yes?

It was an incredible story, but as it came from the old man’s mouth, there was no choice but to believe it.

‘What is your identity?’

Red Moon looked where they had left Wei Yan-ho with their eyes deeply sunk.