Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Peng Daoji swallowed his dry saliva.

The man who entered was someone who naturally made a good impression on anyone. Literally, a man of elegant character who seemed to come out of a painting.

However, Peng Daoji could not feel sympathy for him alone for his appearance. The person’s past before his eyes was too deep to feel sympathy for him.

Master of Divine Technique

The strategist of the Just Alliance, and the one evaluated as the brain of the Just Alliance.

He who is evaluated as someone who has all things under Heaven within his mind, and who has all things under Heaven moving according to his will.

Faced with that enormous reputation and achievements, Peng Daoji simply wanted to flee.

‘Why am I here?’

This situation seemed not to be the reality.

“Sit comfortably.”

Jo Hyeon smiled slightly as he indicated a seat.

Peng Daoji was unable to give an adequate response and walked rigidly to sit on the seat.

The Master of Divine Technique also sat in his own seat, then opened his mouth with a very quiet but powerful voice.

“What did you say you saw in the Green Forest?”

Peng Daoji explained everything he had seen without evading anything. “The Master of Divine Technique,” listening to his explanation, struck the desk slightly with interest.

Are you sure about what you said?

Peng Daoji nodded several times with a tense face.

There was no way he could tell lies when he was suddenly summoned to the Military Strategy Hall and was stunned.

“It’s exactly how I saw it.”

The Master of Divine Technique observed Peng Daoji with clear and transparent eyes. No sign of falsehood was perceived in his eyes.

I don’t think you’d have lied, but if what you said is true, it’s very likely something more serious is going on than you think, so I deliberately confirmed it.”

Those words are completely undeserved!

Jo Hyeon nodded his head down.

“If it is true, then your presence here would be a heavenly fortune.”

“What do you mean?”

“ Most likely those Green Forest bandits who chased you are the Green Forest Ten Guadañas. ”

“The ten scythes of the green forest!”

Peng Daoji screamed in shock.

The ten scythes of the green forest!

Didn’t that mean the killing unit directly under the leaders of the Eighteen Green Forest Fortresses?

How many martial artists had become wandering souls under their hands?

“No wonder they were terrifying.”

Peng Daoji, unconsciously, raised his hand to hold his neck. Fortunately, his neck remained attached.

“Fortunately, it seems that I was able to survive because there was help.”

I will deal with the matter of the Dragon Fast Escort Agency (Swift Dragon). Thanks to you, I will be able to discover a great conspiracy. The problem is not the Dragon Fast Escort Agency, but the young man who helped you there…

A trace of concern settled on the face of the Master of Divine Technique.

If it were the Ten Guadañas of the Green Forest, they would be the elite of the Green Forest able to make even disciples of important martial sects confront the King of Hell. Peng Daoji was also a promising talent of the Hebei Peng Family, but under normal circumstances, he would not have been able to with any of them easily.

“Did he unilaterally hit ten of those people?”

If it was true that he was an age similar to that of Peng Daoji, it was the appearance of a tremendous rising star.

What did you say his name was?

“He said it was Wei Yan-ho.”

“Wei Yan-ho…”

The eyebrows of the Master of Divine Technique were cracked.

That name had appeared in information coming from the Mendigo sect not long ago. It was information I had left aside because I considered it too absurd, but if it came from two sources, it should be considered credible.

“Then I must consider that the second son of the Wei family of Guangong has returned. What martial dexterity after five years! Even if there are no useless children under a tiger father, is this not excessive?”

Even the eldest son of the Wei family, Wei San-ho, the Devil’s Repressive Sword, was assessed as an incomparable talent among his companions. But if Peng Daoji’s information and that of the Mendigo sect were true, then the second son, Wei Yan-ho, should be considered even superior to Wei San-ho.

The Wei family in Guangdong could become the eye of the hurricane. The problem is why someone who appeared after five years would go to Hubei instead of returning home…

Where did you say you were going?

“He said Seongsu People.”

“I have a request for you.”

“Please give me orders.”

The Master of Divine Technique paused for a moment before opening his mouth.

That young man is disturbing. Can you keep an eye on him?

“Did you say monitor?”

The Master of Divine Technique realized his mistake when he saw the discomfort in Peng Daoji’s eyes. The word “monitor” would suffice to cause a negative sensation in a young man of his age.

Instead of monitoring him, I need more information about him. It would be good to send our staff, but currently, you are the only person in the Alliance who can recognize him.

Peng Daoji looked at the Master of Divine Technique with an empty expression.

See Wei Yan-ho again?

Wei Yan-ho was someone who, with just an hour of being together, had exhausted his mental strength to the point that his heart trembled. To be told to see someone again sounded like they were told to carry firewood and jump into a bonfire.

“That’s…”

No, it’s for the martial world, no one but you can do this.

Peng Daoji clenched his fists.

“Is this a consultation?”

“That’s right.”

“I will.”

The Master of Divine Technique smiled slightly.

I’ll talk to the Peng family.

“Yes, strategist.”

The Master of Divine Technique observed Peng Daoji leaving the Military Strategy Hall with firm steps and smiled with satisfaction.

“He’s a very handsome young man.”

Both his martial talent and his character liked him very much. If he continued to grow like this, he would become a pillar of the martial world.

However, the Master of Divine Technique had no idea in his dreams that he was currently throwing that future pillar of the martial world into a dung field.

If I had known what kind of human Wei Yan-ho was, if I had known what kind of state Peng Daoji would be in because the Master of Divine Technique sent him to Wei Yan-ho, the Master of Divine Technique would never have sent Peng Daoji to Wei Yan-ho.

Later, the Master of Divine Technique would strike the ground with regret, but for now, it was something he could not know.

‘Green forest…’

The eyes of the Master of Divine Technique shone.

Something was definitely happening. Recently, imperial court movements had been unusual, and sinister movements were also taking place in the Green Forest.

‘Where could the brain be?’

The eyes of the strategist of the Supreme Righteous Heavenly Alliance, the Master of Divine Technique, who was said to be moving with the political situation of the world in his mind, were gently closed.

***

Wei Yan-ho looked around. He was offered a large and tidy room. Although no luxurious furniture was seen, it was an impeccablely arranged room, and the great effort invested was noticeable.

“Are you living better than I thought?”

The house was broken, but quite large. On the front, it looked like a small house with straw roof, but behind it were several buildings ready to attend to patients.

The room currently occupied by Wei Yan-ho appeared to be one of those patient rooms.

Wei Yan-ho went to bed.

“Oh, whatever. Anyway, a medical family is a medical family. There should be no problem staying here.

Although the renowned doctor who had been presented to him was dead, officially he was still a medical family with the renowned doctor’s children, so there would be nothing to learn.

Knock, knock.

At that moment, a knock was heard on the door.

“Yes.”

The door opened and Jin Ye-ran came in carrying a large food table.

On the food table there was a big chicken along with all kinds of delights.

I thought you’d be hungry, so I made something to eat first.

Don’t you have anything special prepared?

“This seems enough for three days.”

Sweatdrops formed on Wei Yan-ho’s forehead.

Honestly speaking, when had Wei Yan-ho received such excessive treatment?

At home, everyone longed to devour Wei Yan-ho, and after meeting his master, he had to do his best not to be beaten to death. At Kaifeng, he had plucked the naive who tried to use him, but they had not shown him good will.

At the Grand Hanrim Academy, where he had stayed for the last time, he had received some kind of treatment, but there was Moon Eun-ji who was desperate to torment him, and had also been involved in unexpected incidents.

Nowhere else had there been a place to treat Wei Yan-ho with such devotion.

Moreover, since Wei Yan-ho was not an irrational human being, he knew deeply that he himself was not worthy to be treated that way.

“Hey… please eat together!”

Wei Yan-ho desperately called Jin Ye-ran, who was about to walk out the door. If he ate this alone, he would obviously give him indigestion.

“I’ve already eaten, so don’t worry and eat now.”

click.

The door closed.

Wei Yan-ho looked at the banquet before his eyes as he sweated profusely.

– Still, they’re not as poor as I thought, are they?

If they had been poor, they would not have been able to prepare such a table. Since they could earn a living, could they not prepare such a good table?

Wei Yan-ho decided to think positively. As he reflected on it, there was no reason for him to worry about the food they gave him.

Wei Yan-ho tore off a leg of the chicken in front of his eyes and put it in his mouth.

At that time a small conversation could be heard from outside the door.

Sister, what about that food?

The guest is eating.

We’re so far away, you sure you can’t hear us?

Wei Yan-ho’s ears were cheered up.

Wei Yan-ho had survived dodging the stone blows of Baek Mu-han, who flew silently and cut off the air. If he concentrated, he could hear the sound of the leaves falling a hundred Jang away.

“We also ran out of rice, where did you buy it?”

“That’s not something you have to worry about.”

“Even so, I should know…”

A man doesn’t need to worry about home affairs.

“Even if I try not to worry… Sister, what happened to the necklace?”

“I kept it for now.”

Did you keep something you said was a memory of your mother and you didn’t take a second off?

I just pawned it in a pawn shop and borrowed money, so when the circumstances get better, I can get it back.

“When we are about to lose to the house we have, how could circumstances improve? As much as I am a guest, sell to my mother’s memory to offer hospitality…”

What kind of conversation is that? It’s someone who came looking for my father! Are you saying we should treat that person carelessly?

When anger entered Jin Ye-ran’s voice, Jin So-ah’s voice calmed down.

“It’s not like that…”

“Even if you call it a memory, it’s just a jade trinket. If we abandoned courtesy and decorum for such an object, my mother would be even more disappointed.

“Yes.”

Wei Yan-ho, impotent, let go of the chicken leg he had been biting. The chewable chicken felt not only dry, but as if chewing grains of sand. Wei Yan-ho swallowed the chicken that clung to his throat and refused to come down.

Wei Yan-ho shivered.

So this party was prepared with money received by pawning my mother’s memory, wasn’t that what it meant?

“I can’t eat this.”

No matter how insensitive Wei Yan-ho was and how brave he was to pluck the beggars, he couldn’t eat this. If anyone were human, this would be ineating food.

‘Could you somehow turn this food into money right now?’

At the same time another knock was heard on the door.

“Yes, please come in!”