Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 299

**C299**

Jangil had a great revelation.

There are crazy people in the world.

And crazy people do crazy things.

But the world is complex and mysterious, and crazy things don’t always have bad consequences. Sometimes, crazy things solve problems. Ironically.

“Look, it came out.”

Jangil had an uncomfortable expression seeing the bright silver sword in Wei Yanho’s hand.

‘Why did the silver sword come out of there?!’

He thought the phrase “I’ll beat you until you pull out the silver sword” was an exaggeration, but really…

“Why did the silver sword come out of there?! Why are you carrying it?”

Daehogun, hearing Jangil’s protest, patted Eunyongun (Silver Dragon Lord) on the shoulder.

“Thank you.”

“It’s nothing.”

Thanks to his nickname, they managed to save themselves by using the money they had collected to buy a silver sword.

Eunyongun, with a silver sword, knelt before Wei Yanho, who was beating the leaders of the fortresses.

“Here it is! The silver sword is here! Lord!”

Wei Yanho smiled seeing the silver sword and took it.

That’s how it happened.

Wei Yanho, who had stopped beating the bandits, made them kneel. The leaders of the seventy-two fortresses and clans of Nokrim, who feared nothing in the mountains, were kneeling. It was… a strange sight.

‘It’s a mess.’

Jangil shook his head.

What saddened Jangil the most was that the clan leaders didn’t seem bothered by being beaten. Seeing them smile and give a thumbs up to Eunyongun, he felt a deep distrust towards Nokrim.

Wei Yanho, who had completed his set of three swords (gold, silver, and iron), raised the golden sword and shouted:

“Is this sword yours?”

“…No.”

Wei Yanho raised the silver sword and shouted:

“Then is this sword yours?”

“Yes.”

“…….”

“…….”

A silent silence ensued.

Wei Yanho spat on the ground.

“You’re lying, right? As expected of bandits, they can’t change.”

‘He told the truth.’

I never thought I would feel sorry for the bandits.

When Wei Yanho was about to hit them again, Daehogun shouted:

“Lord! Sword of the Righteous Hero! Save us!”

“Save them?”

“…Save us, lord.”

Wei Jeonghan shook his head and approached Wei Yanho:

“Stop.”

“They’re lying!”

“……What is a lie?”

“They say the silver sword is theirs.”

Who is the bandit?

If the definition of bandit is stealing in the mountains, Wei Yanho was the bandit.

A bandit who steals and beats.

“I know, step aside.”

“Yes.”

Wei Jeonghan sighed seeing Wei Yanho climb onto the roof of the carriage with a smile.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s just…”

“Who told you to get up?”

Daehogun, who was about to get up, sat down again hearing Wei Yanho’s sharp voice.

“We have no other intentions. We just came to ask you for a favor.”

Wei Jeonghan frowned.

‘It doesn’t seem like a lie.’

Bandits were used to the law of the strongest. They were simple and direct, and good at submitting to the strong.

They seemed to have heard about Wei Yanho, and they didn’t resist, which means they knew they couldn’t beat him…

‘Then why did they come?’

Bandits don’t normally attack someone stronger. If they rob anyone, they are thieves, not bandits.

That means they really needed to ask Wei Yanho for a favor.

“What is the favor?”

Daehogun looked around. His gaze indicated that he couldn’t speak because there were too many people around.

Wei Jeonghan smiled to reassure him.

“Anyway, you have to talk to Yanho.”

“Y… yes.”

“It’s embarrassing to say, but that guy is the most talkative person I know.”

“……”

“Everyone will know in three days anyway, so it’s better to say it now. I can control these people.”

Daehogun looked at Wei Jeonghan in disbelief.

“…Really?”

He nodded.

Would his father sell his son for information? That meant it was true.

Daehogun, who realized the greatness (?) of Wei Yanho, sighed and spoke:

“We need you to heal someone.”

“Heal? You should look for a doctor, why are you looking for Yanho?”

“A doctor can’t do it.”

Wei Jeonghan frowned.

“Too much internal energy?”

“…….”

“Hmm, I see. Too much internal energy… but Yanho is…”

“It’s not something a normal warrior can do.”

*Snap*.

The veins on Wei Jeonghan’s forehead bulged.

When had Wei Jeonghan become a normal warrior?

His son could do it, but he couldn’t.

‘It’s hard to argue…’

Wei Yanho was much stronger than Wei Jeonghan.

Wei Jeonghan calmed his emotions and spoke:

“So, the one with too much internal energy is the Nokrim King, right?”

“…….”

Doubt appeared on Daehogun’s face.

But it was too late to deny it. Daehogun nodded gravely.

“Yes.”

“Hmm.”

Wei Jeonghan groaned.

‘The Nokrim King has too much internal energy?’

Even if the Nokrim King was an expert in dark martial arts, it was very unlikely that someone of his level would have too much internal energy.

‘Someone intervened.’

Curiosity appeared on Wei Jeonghan’s face.

“So you want Yanho to heal him?”

“Yes!”

“Hmm…”

Wei Jeonghan looked at Wei Yanho.

“What do you say?”

Wei Yanho replied calmly:

“It seems they did something wrong, I’ll treat them and let them go.”

Wei Jeonghan looked again.

“Lord! Please! The fate of Nokrim depends on this! I beg you!”

“…But I don’t think I’m understanding correctly.”

“Huh?”

Wei Yanho tilted his head.

“If the fate of Nokrim depends on this, it means that Nokrim could disappear if they don’t heal the Nokrim King.”

“Yes! It’s very serious!”

“But isn’t that good?”

“…….”

Daehogun began to panic.

Wei Jeonghan’s eyes also trembled.

“Thinking about it…”

“No, don’t think about it. It would be good if Nokrim disappeared.”

“Don’t you think?”

Murmurs were heard. The group agreed with Wei Yanho.

“I didn’t realize they were weak, it’s good that the Nokrim King dies!”

Peng Dogeuk nodded enthusiastically at Jangil’s instigation. He had a grudge against Nokrim.

“They are bandits who must disappear.”

“Amida Buddha.”

Musan nodded silently.

Gong Mujin clicked his tongue.

“Even if you eliminate them, they will reappear like ants. If they disappear, it’s good.”

Only Gui Nangnang, from the Hao sect, who had a similar ideology to Nokrim, remained silent.

Daehogun, realizing that the atmosphere was strange, panicked and waved his hands.

“No! It’s not like that!”

“What’s not like that?”

“Nokrim must not disappear. I understand what you think, but if Nokrim disappears, the world will become chaotic.”

Wei Yanho nodded seriously.

“It’s an interesting idea.”

“I agree.”

Even Wei Sanho agreed with Wei Yanho.

“That’s right! Do we want to be bandits?”

“Yes.”

“Yes.”

“No?”

“Yes?”

Daehogun swallowed saliva at the sharp words.

‘They are ruthless.’

They were worse than the bandits.

“Why would they live in the mountains if the world was peaceful? We are farmers. We cultivate and share with travelers…”

“Do I have to listen to all that?”

Sounds of weapons were heard upon hearing Wei Yanho’s words.

“He’s not wrong.”

Wei Jeonghan unexpectedly defended Daehogun.

“Nokrim doesn’t create bandits, bandits create Nokrim.”

“But they are bad.”

“I know bandits who killed an officer who abused his mother and sister. Are they guilty?”

“It’s complicated.”

“They think they live comfortably stealing, but living in the mountains is difficult. If it were easy, everyone would live in the mountains. It’s hard.”

“It’s not hard.”

Wei Yanho snorted.

“Many people live well without bothering others. Are they fools?”

“Hmm, that’s also true.”

“Without further ado…”

Wei Yanho summarized:

“If the Nokrim King dies, it’s good, and if these guys come back, they will bother people… do we bury them here?”

“I agree.”

“Correct!”

When everyone agreed, the faces of the clan leaders turned pale.

‘This shouldn’t be happening…’

Wei Jeonghan’s expression hardened.

It didn’t seem to be a simple problem. But he had no reason to stop them.

Then…

“Bury them!”

When everyone was about to attack, Daehogun, with shining eyes, raised his hands and shouted:

“There are a lot of treasures in the Nokrim King’s fortress! Great Lord Wei Yanho!”

“Stop!”

Wei Yanho’s urgent shout echoed through the mountain.