Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 61

Chapter 61

Jin So-ah shook.

Wei Yan-ho said things naturally that he, as a doctor, could not dare to say.

Where did you hear those words?

“Hmm?”

You said you don’t have much worldly experience, so where did you hear those things…

Wei Yan-ho’s body trembled violently.

– Don’t mention it. I heard it from an evil old man.

“Excuse me?”

Wei Yan-ho looked up at the roof like he was remembering something.

I have never seen anyone who calls himself a saint or a holy mother have a decent ending. Do those who cannot even take care of their own bowl of rice say to help others? Ha! Those who believe that self-sacrifice is natural also believe that the sacrifice of others is so. Who knows the value of his own life also knows the value of the life of others! So don’t make such a fuss to help others without reason. I can’t stand to see such nonsense!

Wei Yan-ho’s eyes were filled with distant memories.

“He really was an evil old man.”

“What do you mean?”

Well, anyway, I did. My teacher said that whoever doesn’t know the value of his own life couldn’t know the value of others’ lives.

“I…”

Jin So-ah hesitated for a long moment before opening his mouth.

“I don’t know.”

” Tsk. ”

I think money is precious, but since my sister insists that these thoughts are wrong, I don’t know what’s right anymore.

“Maybe they’re both right?”

“Excuse me?”

You don’t have to think that you’re necessarily wrong.

“But how can that be…”

“Then let’s look at it from the beginning. Why did your family ruin it? That great medical ward over there was yours, wasn’t it?

Jin So-ah sighed and began to tell his story.

My late father was a good man among the good. He had no enemies under heaven.

“Mmm…”

Wei Yan-ho listened attentively to the story of Jin So-ah.

My father also provided free medical care to the poor, just like us. Even if the treatment cost a thousand gold coins, he did not accept payment from those who had no money.

Wei Yan-ho frowned.

“Was that sustainable?”

It seemed good until before I was born. After all, I had already accumulated riches. Around my birth, the treasure began to empty little by little, and by the time I came of age, it was already completely empty.

Wei Yan-ho snapped his tongue.

“Tsk tsk, if I spent money at the same rate as now, that would be natural.”

It was probably not just about that level. At the time, the medical ward was large and there were many doctors working, so the money was running away at a pace comparable to now.

Wei Yan-ho shivered as if mere thought were terrifying.

– I can imagine. And what happened next?

That debt was still manageable. Thanks to his great reputation, skill and broad respect, the money he earned was also considerable. But at some point, my father seemed to realize that in time he would leave a huge debt to his children, so he devised a way to settle it at once.

Wei Yan-ho’s eyes lit up. In these situations, conspiracies often arise. Otherwise, a thriving clinic would not have collapsed in an instant.

“Should it have been conned?”

“Excuse me?”

Someone showed up saying he’d lend him money, or someone convinced him of a way to make money back then. Right?

Jin So-ah looked at Wei Yan-ho from top to bottom as if he was bewildered and then he shook his head.

“No.”

“Hm? No?”

“Yes, no.”

Wei Yan-ho held a groan. “It seemed that the villain’s plan exceeded his imagination.”

And then what?

So maybe a murder, or did they use extreme measures as threats by force?

– I don’t know what you’re talking about. Haven’t you been reading too many novels?

“Huh?”

Jin So-ah looked at Wei Yan-ho with exasperation. “It was such a familiar look that Wei Yan-ho did not care too much.

“Then what was it?”

Jin So-ah snapped his lips as if he did not want to speak, then finally let a deep sigh slip away and continued.

“That… isn’t such a method that, if you lose, you face ruin, but if you win, you can make a fortune overnight?”

“Hmm?”

Jin So-ah smiled and made a circle with his thumb and forefinger, pushing him forward.

Bets!

“…”

Wei Yan-ho looked at Jin So-ah with empty eyes.

Jin So-ah smiled clumsily as if he had waited for this reaction.

“Game?”

“Yes.”

“Bet money to make money?”

“Yes.”

“So… your father… the doctor at the Sacred Hand Hall bet to pay off debts? Aspiring for a fortune overnight?”

“He sat me down and told me that this time he would make a lot of money, told me not to worry and left home.”

For the first time in his life, Wei Yan-ho ran out of words. His tongue, which always moved smoothly in any situation, no longer moved as if it were covered in plaster.

What the fuck should I say?

“Hey, I mean…”

Wei Yan-ho did not release the last thread.

“Maybe that was someone’s plan too?”

“He always liked the game very much.”

“…”

I don’t remember him well, but it seems like he went to the bars often. Thinking about the frequent fights between my parents when my mother lived, she probably had terrible skills.

“Wow.”

Wei Yan-ho let go of a groaning involuntarily.

Gambling/betting.

He was saying that such a prestigious medical family, worthy of the recommendation of the Great Scholar of Three Excellencies Moon Yu-hwan, had lost his mansion and all because of the boss’ game and ended up in this hut with straw roof?

It’s not a conspiracy…

Not another disgrace…

“Just for the game?”

“Although I shouldn’t say it, it’s the way to ruin.”

“Wow.”

Wei Yan-ho grabbed his sore nose and looked up at the ceiling.

There were really all kinds of people living in this world. Naturally, he understood the words of his teacher: one must see the world to cultivate himself.

“Perhaps I’m actually a normal person.”

That was definitely not the case, but the misfortune of the previous Sacred Hand Hall master was terrible enough to give Wei Yan-ho confidence.

“So you ended up here?”

“Yes.”

“…”

Wei Yan-ho ran out of words and looked silently at Jin So-ah.

Jin So-ah avoided Wei Yan-ho’s gaze with a slightly red face.

Who could, in fact, keep their heads high in such a situation?

It was as if he had exposed the shame of his family.

“What about your father?”

“He continued to attend to patients after that, but said he had to restore the previous prosperity somehow…”

“Did he die of overwork?”

Oh, that’s not it.

“Hmm?”

“There was no overwork. As you can see, there is usually not much to deal with. Rather, whenever there was money left over, to get ahead…”

Wei Yan-ho looked at Jin So-ah with rotten fish eyes.

“He felt that he knew what would come next without having heard it. Wei Yan-ho already knew the most typical escape experience from reality for those who ruined themselves with the game.”

“He lost everything again.”

“He had bad luck.”

Jin So-ah made a hurtful expression.

If I could, Wei Yan-ho would want to snatch the Sacred Hand Hall’s master’s neck buried in his grave and shake him like a thresher. Wasn’t the Sacred Hand Hall, after centuries of history, on the brink of ruin because of one person’s gambling?

“After repeatedly defying fate that way, my father was finally unable to restore family fortune and became ill.”

“The disease of lovelessness.”

“No, it wasn’t a heartbreak… to be precise, it was malnutrition and etylic poisoning. During his gambling addiction, he didn’t eat and he was just looking for alcohol.”

“He drank a lot in casinos where even sober people lose everything?”

“He had a somewhat shy side.”

Wei Yan-ho’s facial muscles shook violently. After shaking and holding his thigh for a while, he finally couldn’t hold back and shouted with all his might.

“What a man your father was!”

***

The Ghost Lady of the Kaifeng Branch of the Hao Clan enjoyed an exceptional rest. Recently, after the visit of the second young master of the Wei Family of Guangdong and even Wei San-ho, the Evil Sword, to the Kaifeng Branch, was on the verge of nervous collapse.

Thinking about that incident, Ghost Lady’s teeth gnashed unintentionally.

“I should have killed that beggar bastard!”

Although she had turned his eyes into black eyes, that was not enough to ease her anger.

If it weren’t for his position as head of the Beggar Sect’s minor branch, she would have cut off his arm.

The Ghost Lady lay on her bed and closed her eyes slowly.

In any case, difficult matters were settled well.

She could now rest comfortably for at least half a month without worrying about anything…

“Big problem!”

The door opened suddenly as if it were going to break and Kong-mu ran in breathless.

Ghost Lady’s forehead frowned.

With her eyebrows frowned, she cried loudly, with a voice mixed with irritation and anger.

“What now?”

“That’s it, that’s it…”

Then Ghost Lady saw a number of people coming through the door.

‘Three?’

One woman and two men.

All three seemed to be middle-aged.

“Now just break in.”

Ghost Lady let a deep sigh escape.

Although the Kaifeng Branch was built in a secret place among the secret corners of Kaifeng, it had recently become a playground to which anyone could access. Ghost Lady decided to definitely re-educate the disciples once this matter had been resolved.

The worthy-looking man inside the group looked around and then asked with a slightly anxious voice.

“Are you the boss here?”

The Ghost Lady was about to respond dryly, but she changed her mind. If it were people who could be treated naturally, Kong-mu would not have entered so urgently.

—Right. But shouldn’t visitors first reveal their identity?

The middle-aged man nodded solemnly.

My name is Wei Jeong-han.

‘Wei Jeong-han…’

Ghost Lady’s eyes opened wide as she sought the name Wei Jeong-han in her mind.

At the same time, a cold sweat began to form in her palms.

‘La, the Sword of the Righteous Hero.’

The Ghost Lady looked at the Sword of the Righteous Hero Wei Jeong-han with eyes dyed with fear.

The most feared by those who violate righteousness in the world. Born in the small Wei family, he devoted himself entirely to the Supreme Righteous Heavenly Alliance, tearing down countless heads of demons with his sword from a young age and performing countless acts of righteousness with his body.

Anyone who squeezed the vital blood of ordinary people could not escape their sword, regardless of their origin.

Drip.

Cold sweat drops flowed from Ghost Lady’s forehead, running down her cheek and falling.

Although the Hao Clan could not be considered a heretical sect, given the nature of the handling of information, there were inevitably hidden secrets that could not be revealed to others. For them, the Hero of the Just Sword Wei Jeong-han was never someone they wanted to meet.

The fact that such a person visited a branch of the Hao Clan was never good news for Ghost Lady.

‘Stay calm.’

Ghost Lady bit her lip hard.

No matter how much she was known as a talented woman at the Hao Clan, she had to admit that she was still a rookie to face the Sword of the Righteous Hero.

His eyes, looking at the Sword of the Righteous Hero Wei Jeong-han, shook unintentionally.