Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Wei Yan-ho slowly opened his eyes. An unknown vision appeared in his vision.

“Huh?”

The roof of the cave had definitely changed. It was the roof I had been looking at for three days. I had definitely changed.

Wei Yan-ho slowly lifted his body and looked around.

“Where is this?”

Looking carefully, he could see to his left the cave where he had been lodged.

The strange thing was that the cave I had been in clearly had only one entrance and was quite narrow, but the place where I was now was deeper than that cave.

“Mmm…”

Wei Yan-ho rose slowly.

It was weird.

The place where he was had definitely been blocked.

But after sleeping and waking up, the locked place was completely open, and he had entered it.

Wasn’t this something that made ghosts moan?

That’s when it happened.

[Young man]

A rumbling voice reached the ears of Wei Yan-ho.

“Spink!”

Wei Yan-ho turned his head.

He saw something strange in the direction the sound came from.

Something like a beautiful white jade like snow emitted a bright light.

“Who are you?”

[I welcome the young man who has arrived here following destiny. I am a descendant of Gwanggeom (Sword of Light) Baek Mu-han (White Unlimited).]

“Who is this?”

[Young man, you will inherit my sword after so many years, it has been a long wait. Now I want to leave all mine. Young man, you must inherit my sword and dedicate yourself to establishing justice in the Martial World.]

Where are you talking from?

Wei Yan-ho looked around.

But there was no person visible around him.

Also, as it was a cave, the sound echoed, so I couldn’t understand where the voice came from.

[Young man, I have already rid myself of the bonds of the flesh. I transmit my will to you through time and space. You must accept my will and appease All Under Heaven.]

Wei Yan-ho’s face hardened.

‘Get rid of the limitations of the flesh?’

So…

“A ghost?”

Wei Yan-ho took a hesitant and frightened step back.

There is nothing to fear. I am already someone who has ascended. What remains here is just my mental essence. I have left my will here for the young man who would arrive here later. So do not hesitate, young man, and follow my will.

Wei Yan-ho’s ears were cheered up.

This was a situation I had heard about somewhere.

A cave without people.

And the mental essence of an ancient teacher!

In rivers and lakes they would probably call this situation:

“A fateful encounter?”

Absurdly, a fateful encounter had happened to Wei Yan-ho.

“As I have lived virtuously, Heaven is bestowing blessings upon me!”

…Heaven must have made some kind of mistake.

[There is no time. Young man, you must inherit my sword and establish justice in All Under Heaven. I will convey my Gwanggeom Style to you, so you must perfect yourself through unceasing training. If you have inherited my blood, your talent must be exceptional. If you train here for thirty years, you will be able to reproduce some of my skills.]

At that time, Wei Yan-ho turned around without hesitation.

“Thirty years?”

It was not a period of time worth considering or comparing. Even five years could have been tempting, but thirty years!

What good would it be to become a master if he was stuck here for thirty years, training like a madman?

It seemed a hundred times better to live comfortably outdoors, even if it was a little weaker.

[Young man]

Wei Yan-ho spoke definitely.

I don’t think it’s fate, please find the next person.

[Young man…]

– Well, bye!

“E-wait a minute!”

Wei Yan-ho turned his head slightly.

The voice had changed.

Instead of the resounding voice that had come out so far, it was a clearly audible voice.

Wei Yan-ho let a deep sigh escape.

Of course.

“A scammer!”

Clearly, after trying to pretend there was something mysterious and watch his plans fall apart, he was revealing himself.

How dare you see me as what I am and say those things!

Yeah, yeah, I get it. But where are you?

“You’re not in front of me?”

Wei Yan-ho looked here and there, but could not see even the shadow of a person.

“I can’t see you.”

You’re not right in front of me, right in front of you!

“Then…”

Even if it shines so bright, you don’t know!

“Huh?”

Only then did Wei Yan-ho contemplate the beautiful jade shining before his eyes. The jade, placed on what looked like a stone altar, emitted a brilliant glow.

“Huh?”

“Yes, it’s me!”

Wei Yan-ho quickly stepped back.

“F-ghost!”

“No!”

– Then where are you?

“Am I not here?”

“Fantasm!”

“I said no!”

“If you’re not a ghost, then what are you?”

I’m just a mental essence. I’m nothing like a ghost. I just left my physical body.

“Have you left your physical body… and there is only your essence-thought?”

It was completely incredible.

“That’s right.”

Wei Yan-ho shouted, “Goodbye!”

“That’s exactly what a ghost is!”

“I said no!”

For a moment, the beautiful jade shone brightly.

The voice emanating from the jade was filled with indignation that had not been there before.

It’s different from a ghost, it’s different from a ghost.

“…I don’t think it’s very different.”

Anyway, it’s different from a ghost! You wouldn’t know, but this is something called Thought Essence Transmission Technique, which only high-level martial artists can perform.

“So that’s what makes you a ghost…”

“I said no!”

The jade’s voice resounded thunderously throughout the cave.

This happened three days after Wei Yan-ho entered the cave, two weeks after he left home.

Wei Yan-ho nodded.

“So, you have already passed away, but before you die, did you leave your thoughts in that orb?”

“That’s right.”

“The common people would call that kind of thing a ghost…”

“I said no!”

So what do you want from me? Should I help you achieve Buddhist enlightenment?

The jade light blinked wildly.

I’ve already ascended!

“Mmm…”

“Don’t you believe me?”

I believe you, I believe you.

“You don’t believe me.”

– No, I think so. I’m believing.

“Oh, let a guy like that be my descendant.”

The jade light blinked.

He simply could not believe that among his descendants there was such a frivolous individual.

“Wait!”

Suddenly, the jade shone intensely and illuminated Wei Yan-ho.

The light shone over Wei Yan-ho for a long time.

From the top of Wei Yan-ho’s head to the tip of the toes, carefully.

“You, who are you!”

An urgent voice leaked from the jade.

Wei Yan-ho said calmly.

“I’m Wei Yan-ho.”

Wei Yan-ho? Wei Yan-ho! You mean the name Wei! You are not a descendant of the Baek family! Why are you here? You are not the destiny I planned!

A shocked voice burst like a waterfall in the jade.

Wei Yan-ho looked at the jade as if he found it interesting.

The different colors of light that spilled in different ways were quite entertaining.

“I didn’t come here on purpose.”

Then why did you meditate in the cave for three days?

“I don’t know anything about meditation, I just slept.”

“… Did he sleep?”

Wei Yan-ho nodded calmly.

“Yes.”

“Did you sleep for three days without moving from one place?”

“Yes.”

“What the hell?”

The jade light blinked wildly.

There seemed to be a problem.

Fortunately, Wei Yan-ho was a man with a very fast wit.

The years of living as a lazy person had given Wei Yan-ho a clear awareness of the situation and a rapid perception.

It seemed like this place had no connection to him.

Wei Yan-ho stood up.

From what I’ve heard, I don’t seem to be the predestined one, so I’m leaving.

“E-Wait!”

“What is it?”

When Wei Yan-ho turned around, the jade shone slightly.

Since we have reached this point, you will have to continue with your destiny.

You said I had to continue my destiny with the Baek family.

The mental essence cannot remain indefinitely. I established certain conditions for my mental essence to awaken. I meditated for three days in the front cave. But… I never imagined it would activate in such an absurd condition.

“I just slept.”

“Who would have imagined that there would be a human being who would do nothing but sleep for three days without moving from a place?”

Wei Yan-ho was calm.

“Why are you angry?”

“Grr!”

The jade’s voice had become rough.

All the blame was on Wei Yan-ho, who had slept for three days inhumanely, but as it was not intentional, he could not even be angry.

Although he was once again resentful of Heaven, what could be done about what had already happened?

Anyway, since we have reached this point, you will have to continue with your destiny. I do not like my sword flowing to another place other than the Baek Family, but there is no other choice! Consider it an honor.

“I’m fine with it.”

“There’s no way to refuse.”

– No, I’m fine with that.

Wei Yan-ho got serious.

“… Is that okay with you?”

I just don’t want to learn it.

The jade light blinked wildly.

Do you dare to say that you will not learn even when I offer you my sword? Do you not know who this Gwanggeom Baek Mu-han is?

Gwanggeom Baek Mu-han!

Baek Mu-han from Gwanggeom?

“I don’t know.”

“Don’t you know?”

I’ve never heard of him.

“Don’t you even know the Baek Family of the Ten Thousand Swords?”

Wei Yan-ho bowed his head.

“Baek family of the Ten Thousand Swords?”

Aren’t you going to say you haven’t even heard of the Ten Thousand Swords Baek Family?

It was a voice full of pride.

But Wei Yan-ho coldly dismissed that pride.

“This is the first time I’ve heard of it.”

Even if you’re not a martial artist, how come you don’t know the Baek Family of the Ten Thousand Swords?

“Although I’m a martial artist.”

“Huh?”

I’m a martial artist. I’m a descendant of the Guangdong Wei family.

“Guangdong’s Wei family?”

“Yes.”

“Guangdong’s Wei family… It’s the first time I’ve heard of such a family.”

Wei Yan-ho frowned.

“You said you were a martial artist, but don’t you even know the Guangdong Wei family?”

“I don’t have to know such a trivial family.”

It’s the first time I’ve heard of the Ten Thousand Swords Baek Family! How can you ignore Guangdong’s Wei Family while promoting a family I’ve never heard of or seen before?

You’ve never seen him? Oh, my God! This guy is a big mouth and he speaks without looking! A lack of respect for the historic and traditional Baek Family of Ten Thousand Swords!

The jade emitted an intense light.

“I’ve never heard of it anyway.”

“I have never heard of your family either.”

We’re very famous in Guangdong!

Guangdong? Guangdong? Wasn’t the Iron Energy Gate in Guangdong?

“Iron Energy Door?”

“That’s right!”

Wei Yan-ho laughed unbelievingly and said.

“Perhaps you mean the Iron Energy Gate that disappeared two hundred years ago?”

“…Two hundred years?”

“Yes.”

Did you just say two hundred years?

Wei Yan-ho responded with complete courtesy.

“Since you’re in a ghost state, your hearing may not be good, but yes, it’s been 200 years since it was destroyed.”

“Then… then… when did the Great Blood Arena War happen?”

“Three hundred years ago.”

“T-three hundred years!”

The jade’s desperate voice resounded thunderously throughout the cave.

“C-how did this happen?”

Wei Yan-ho heard that sound and let a deep sigh escape.

Of course, what a fateful encounter, what a damned frozen fateful encounter.