Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 316

Chapter 316: The Loafer Goes to the Capital (1)

“There was no need…”

Wei Yanho wiped the sweat from his forehead as he looked at the treasures piled on the roof of the carriage and in the carts following behind.

“No, sir! You saved King Nokrim. If we don’t give you this, we won’t be able to face others.”

“……Okay.”

Wei Yanho looked at the treasures uncomfortably.

‘They said they had already given everything.’

But treasures kept appearing. They said that taking clothes from a traveler was like taking clothes with the sun, not the wind.

‘If the sun is true…’

Wei Yanho smiled awkwardly and looked away.

He had some conscience, so he felt uncomfortable every time Daehogun sincerely thanked him.

“This is the Nokrim insignia.”

“Huh?”

Wei Yanho received the small insignia that Daehogun offered.

“What is this?”

“It’s a friendship insignia. With this insignia, you will be treated as a friend on any mountain. And you can ask Nokrim for a favor later.”

“Hmm.”

It was good…

Very good…

‘Can I eat this?’

Even for Wei Yanho’s stomach, it was too much. But Wei Yanho didn’t reject anything offered to him.

“If King Nokrim wakes up, he will give you more treasures…”

“The imperial order…”

Wei Yanho used the imperial order as an excuse. Daehogun stopped insisting when he heard that. Although he was a bandit, he couldn’t ignore the imperial order.

“It’s a pity.”

Wei Jeonghan smiled:

“There will be problems even if King Nokrim wakes up. He won’t be happy to know I’m here.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Daehogun nodded.

They had asked Wei Yanho for help due to the urgent situation, but Wei Jeonghan and they were like water and oil. Although it was something from the past, it was difficult to forget.

“Then, I’m leaving.”

“……Thank you.”

Daehogun bowed sincerely:

“Nokrim will not forget the kindness of the Wei family.”

“It’s nothing.”

When Wei Jeonghan joked, Wei Yanho said harshly:

“I did all the work, why are you taking credit?”

“Khuh khum!”

It was a situation where Wei Jeonghan could show his authority, but Wei Yanho had to interrupt him.

“Well, then…”

Wei Jeonghan looked at the fortress with regret.

‘If it were possible, I would like to wait for King Nokrim to wake up to see how he got involved with the imperial palace…’

But delaying it would be disloyal to the emperor. Besides, King Nokrim probably wouldn’t tell them anything.

It was better to leave.

Wei Jeonghan shouted as he saw his group waiting in front of the carriage:

“Let’s go!”

The carriage began to move slowly.

The central gate opened, and the Yosong army was seen.

“Yanho.”

“…Yes.”

“Huh?”

“Run! Father!”

“Huh?”

Before Wei Jeonghan could say anything, Wei Yanho jumped on the horse and kicked it.

“Run!”

*Ihihihihihing!*

The horse, kicked, began to run. The carriage moved forward.

“Hey, brat!”

Wei Jeonghan, surprised, followed him.

The others also began to run behind the carriage.

“That crazy guy!”

Wei Jeonghan used light martial arts to get closer to Wei Yanho and shouted:

“What are you doing?”

“I’ll explain later, run!”

“I need a reason!”

“I accidentally absorbed everything.”

“What?”

“Internal energy.”

“Internal energy?”

Wei Yanho smiled:

“It happened while I was healing him. I absorbed all of King Nokrim’s internal energy.”

“…What?”

Wei Jeonghan’s face turned pale.

“Run!”

If King Nokrim woke up and found out, he would try to kill them.

They had to get as far away as possible before he woke up.

“It’s… wait! What should we do?”

Yosong, surprised, approached Wei Yanho.

“What?”

“You must give an order. If you leave without giving an order, what should we do?”

“Let’s go home.”

“Huh?”

“If we’re done, let’s go home. What are we doing here? If someone asks why we returned, say that I told you to leave. Wei Yanho of the Wei family!”

Yosong nodded frantically.

Wei Yanho smiled at Yosong and waved his hand:

“See you if we have the chance!”

“There’s no time! Run! Run!”

Yosong sighed as he watched the carriage drive away, raising a cloud of dust.

“He seems to be possessed.”

Yosong laughed bitterly. It wasn’t something to laugh about. Dongchang had come to catch bandits, and the censors had captured the Dongchang emissary.

It was a big event.

But perhaps because the center of a typhoon is calm, or perhaps because he couldn’t take it seriously, he couldn’t take it seriously.

“This…”

Yosong shook his head and looked at the departing carriage.

He was reckless, foolish, and violent.

But…

“I understand why the censor gave him his relic.”

If they had tried to deal with Dongchang with normal procedures, they wouldn’t have been able to solve it so easily. Only Wei Yanho’s audacity could solve it.

Wei Yanho might be the key to solving Dongchang’s problems. It would be noisy and have many side effects.

‘He’s going to the imperial palace.’

Yosong was worried and excited about what would happen.

***

“Hmm.”

“Do you feel better?”

King Nokrim looked around as he opened his eyes.

“Where am I?”

His voice was clear, he didn’t seem like someone who had been sick for a long time.

“In my fortress. You have been unconscious for a long time. You suffered uncontrolled internal energy.”

“Uncontrolled internal energy?”

“……A great doctor came and said that poison caused the uncontrolled internal energy.”

“Hmm…”

King Nokrim looked at his body in disbelief. His emaciated body showed what had happened.

“Nokrim! What happened to Nokrim?”

“Since you lost consciousness, we have hidden this carefully. We brought you here for fear that information would leak. Most of the fortresses don’t know, and those who know have kept quiet, so don’t worry.”

“I see. You must have worked hard.”

King Nokrim looked at Daehogun with affection.

Nokrim was a clan of the dark martial arts, where strength was the most important thing. If the king had fallen, there would have been a power struggle. But there was someone who was truly loyal to him.

‘I was foolish.’

He thought that Nokrim would not be able to overcome its limitations. That’s why he focused on strengthening his own power instead of Nokrim.

But Nokrim was a place where people lived, and where there were people, there was loyalty. King Nokrim stroked his beard.

“Who healed me? If someone as powerful as me had needed treatment, I would have had to ask someone important for help. Did anyone offer to help me?”

King Nokrim thought that only the Righteous Martial Alliance or the Demon Cult could heal him. Although the Righteous Martial Alliance didn’t reject the dark martial arts clans as much as the Demon Cult, it didn’t seem likely that they would offer to heal him.

The Demon Cult?

That didn’t make sense either. If he had fallen, the Demon Cult would have taken the opportunity, they wouldn’t have helped him.

“Wei Jeonghan’s son healed you.”

“Do you mean Wei Sanho?”

“No. Wei Yanho, Wei Jeonghan’s second son, healed the king.”

“Are you joking?”

“No. Wei Yanho became a powerful warrior while you were unconscious. He defeated Dangwan and the Dark King, and even a bishop of the Demon Cult knelt before him.”

“……Incredible.”

King Nokrim’s eyes widened.

The others had heard the story gradually, but King Nokrim heard everything at once.

“That child…”

“Yes. He healed the king. We told him to leave after the king woke up, but he went to the East Palace due to the imperial order.”

“Hmm, I see…”

King Nokrim nodded uncomfortably.

He had too much information and couldn’t process it. He was worried that the one who had healed him was Wei Jeonghan’s son, his enemy.

“It’s important that you came out of the uncontrolled internal energy, not who healed you.”

“Nokrim will obey the king again.”

“That will be difficult.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

King Nokrim said bitterly:

“I don’t feel internal energy in my body. I’m happy to have come out of the uncontrolled internal energy, but I can’t be a warrior like this.”

“Huh?”

Daehogun, surprised, took King Nokrim’s pulse and his face contorted.

He hadn’t paid attention to that before, but he didn’t feel internal energy in King Nokrim’s body.

“Is there anyone outside?!”

The door opened upon hearing Daehogun’s shout.

“Here I am, sir!”

“Capture them.”

“Huh?”

“Capture Wei Yanho and Wei Jeonghan! Now!”

A shout echoed through the fortress.