Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 121

**Chapter 121: The idler is coming (1)**

Who’s Seo Juak?

Tamhua Seosaeng Seo Juak was a rather famous depraved then.

Well, actually, every time has one or two depraved, so it’s nothing special.

But in my opinion, Seo Juak should be considered quite important in the history of the martial world.

Why?… Because Seo Juak rolled a huge wheel.

If it weren’t for Seo Juak, Wei Yanho would never have gone to that cave. Wei Sanho suffered a lot mentally, and Wei Yanho suffered a lot physically, but if you think about it, that guy did something really big.

Huh?

Ah, of course, Seo Juak would regret it.

He’d be very sorry.

I couldn’t help but regret it.

After everything he suffered.

Now that I mention it, I remember her condition.

* * *

“Hahahaha, I found you.”

Seo Juak turned around surprised by the voice he heard behind him.

“Hahahaha.”

A man was standing looking at him.

“Hahahaha.”

‘E… is he crazy?’

His behavior was that of a madman.

How old is he?

Looking at his hidden face in the dark, he seemed young. It seemed that he was not yet twenty years old or that he had just turned them. Why is this guy wandering alone in these mountains in the late hours of the night?

“Hahahaha.”

“……are you crazy?”

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be laughing in this situation.

The young man who had appeared suddenly lifted his head slowly.

“Seo Juak?”

Támhua Seosaeng Seo Juak’s eyes narrowed.

‘You know who I am.’

That meant this guy was one of those tracking him. Seo Juak finally relaxed.

Of all those who pursued him, the only one who really feared Seo Juak was Gong Mujin. The others did not pursue him for fear of losing the legacy of the Sword Emperor.

Except for Gong Mujin, those who followed him were only moths attracted by the vain pretension of justice. So there was nothing to fear.

“Another young man blinded by vanity…”

“Hahahaha, Seo Ju…ak.”

“…is this crazy?”

“Yes?”

“What are you saying?”

“Tamhua Seosaeng Seo Juak, Seo Juak?”

Seo Juak said with irritation.

“Yes, brat. I’m Seo Juak. So what?”

“Uhahahaha!”

As soon as Seo Juak finished speaking, the young man burst into a laugh and opened his eyes a lot.

“I wanted to meet you. I really wanted to meet you! You can’t imagine how much I wanted to meet you.”

What?

Does this guy know me?

Seo Juak couldn’t help but feel confused.

‘It’s not strange.’

He’d done a lot of bad things, so it wasn’t strange that someone he didn’t know hated him.

What really should be strange was not that, but Seo Juak’s reaction.

‘Why am I putting up with this guy’s crazyness?’

Seo Juak hated someone interrupting him when he was doing something. If he were Seo Juak of the past, he would have used his seduction technique to kill the young man without hesitation.

But now, Seo Juak couldn’t act.

‘Why?’

Although his mind had already acted ten times, his hand did not move.

“Hahahaha.”

At that moment, the madman spoke.

“First…”

A roar like a beast rang through the mountain.

“Let’s start with the punches!”

* * *

“Did they say it was the legacy of the Sword Emperor?”

“That’s right.”

“Hmm…”

Jo Hyeon, the Master of Divine Techniques, swallowed saliva.

“Is the grave of someone who died three hundred years ago discovered now? How should I interpret this?”

Jegal Cheonggi, one of the five generals supporting the army, observed Jo Hyeon’s expression with his breath contained.

He had been serving Jo Hyeon for a long time, but he had rarely seen him so worried.

“The legacy of the Sword Emperor suddenly appears while Nokrim is causing trouble? Furthermore, there are rumors that the secret manuscript of the King of Poison in Sichuan has been discovered. Should we consider that all these events occurring simultaneously are a coincidence?”

“We haven’t found any sign of manipulation.”

“The fact that no signs have been found does not mean that we should believe it blindly.”

“There is no force that can orchestrate this.”

Jo Hyeon’s eyes were darkened.

“What about Righteous Heaven Alliance?”

“Righteous Heaven Alliance shows no movement. As you know, the leader of the Righteous Heaven Alliance has recently been replaced. They will be busy with internal affairs.”

“That’s true, but…”

Jo Hyeon drank tea with an uncomfortable expression.

When the aroma of tea reached his nose, he felt his confused mind lightened a little.

‘It’s strange.’

The situation was clear.

The problem is that the situation is too clear.

If so many events happened simultaneously, there should be something suspicious, but everything seemed a coincidence, which he was worried about.

“My feeling is bad.”

Unfortunately, your feeling is usually correct.

“What’s the situation?”

“The warriors of the area are heading for the Na Mountain. We have sent all the staff of the branch to prevent any possible conflict, and although the headquarters has also sent people, if provoked, a fire could be unleashed.”

“That’s true.”

Even Jo Hyeon, who had chosen the path of scholarship rather than martial arts, felt a chill in his chest, what would those who had dedicated their lives to martial arts think?

The Sword Emperor.

‘Isn’t he the best of all time?’

Even if there is Bodhidharma in Shaolin, Sambong in Wudang and Heavenly Demon in the Demonic Cult, who would dare say it is above the Sword Emperor?

The Sword Emperor, which was called “Sword that breaks the sky” for having divided the sky with its sword. If its martial arts had been transmitted to future generations, the history of the martial world would have been rewritten.

Since he did not transmit his sword even to his descendants and suddenly disappeared one day, the world of ten thousand swords could not continue.

The fact that the tomb of the Sword Emperor was suddenly discovered caused the entire martial world to be moved, even he felt the urge to go there to see it.

‘But what if this is a well-crafted plan?’

If someone spread this on purpose, what would their goal be?

“Wait a minute.”

Jo Hyeon’s expression hardened.

“Information, what about the information? How are the beggars and the Hao Clan moving?”

“……Do you mean the Mendigo sect? Of course, they are also meeting in Xinyang.”

“This is…”

Jo Hyeon squeezed his teeth.

“Do you think the legacy of the Sword Emperor is a trap? But Mount Na doesn’t have the right topography for a trap. Besides, how could they…”

“Tsk.”

Jo Hyeon gestured with his hand.

“Did a cave appear full of secret mechanisms that are only spoken of in legends? The Sword Emperor was not a carpenter, why would he do that in his grave? That’s just stories invented by gossip, the problem is not that.”

“Then what are you worried about?”

“The void.”

“…yes?”

“The beggars and the Hao Clan are gathering in Xinyang? That means that the number of information agents in places other than Xinyang and Sichuan is decreasing!”

“Ah!”

“Only with the name of the Sword Emperor could they create an information vacuum. I don’t know who planned it, but this is a trap. There’s no way to avoid it.”

“Shouldn’t we report this?”

“Who would believe us?”

“…….”

“Even if someone believed it, they couldn’t rule out the possibility of it being a trap. That’s human ambition. So it’s already happened. The problem is what they’ll do in empty places after they’ve gathered so many information agents in one place.”

Jo Hyeon said with a dark face.

“I hope it’s not serious. I wish it was just my misinterpretation. Just in case, tell the intelligence section not to neglect surveillance.”

“Yes, sir.”

After Jegal Cheonggi left, Jo Hyeon stood up and walked toward the window.

‘Bad feeling.’

He had a bad feeling.

The martial world had been too quiet lately.

Jo Hyeon felt that this incident was a sign that that peace would be broken.

‘Is an era of war approaching?’

The clouds didn’t answer your question.

* * *

The situation began to become very strange.

I Sheolhwa could not help but concentrate on the young man who had suddenly appeared.

Although the young man seemed a little crazy, he was the only person she could trust.

The belief that he would help her and her reason, based on the skill of Seo Juak she had experienced, were in conflict.

After doubting for a moment, she screamed.

“Run!”

Seo Juak’s martial ability was greater than thought. She, the second disciple of Huashan and disciple of Gong Mujin, the Plum Blossom Sword Spirit, had been defeated without even being able to wield her sword correctly.

The young man I saw didn’t look older.

Although it was not the strongest among the high-level experts, even the strongest could not defeat it in a second. So, the result was obvious. A life lost in vain.

“Get away and call people! Hurry!”

I Sheolhwa picked up the sword falling from it from the ground and rose up with difficulty. The inside of it was already shattered, but it had to buy some time for that young man to escape.

‘There is no choice.’

If she acted arrogantly, she must pay the price.

If she wanted to protect her life and her honor, she should flee while Seo Juak was not watching her, but she, the proud disciple of Mount Hua, could not do something so shameful.

The best she could do was to help the young man escape and commit suicide before losing his honor. At least, because the young man had distracted his attention, he had the opportunity to take his sword and kill himself, so he should be grateful.

The moment she squeezed her teeth and grabbed her sword.

She saw something strange in front of her eyes.

The young man smiled mysteriously, and suddenly stretched his body and appeared in front of Seo Juak.

‘What?’

Her eyes were wide open.

‘Instant transformation?’

What did you see?

“Huh?”

It seemed that not only she was surprised. When the young man suddenly appeared in front of him, Seo Juak, horrified, deployed his seduction technique with all his might.

A red energy instantly covered the young man’s body.

“No!”

I Sheolhwa shouted. “But in her present state, I could not help the young man.

It seemed that the young man would become a lot of flesh and blood at any moment, but something unexpected happened.

A white hand came out of the red energy, and hit Seo Juak’s chin, which was using his seduction technique.

“Kyaul!”

A scream as if they were cutting a pig’s throat resounded.