Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 356

**Chapter 356: The Loafer Faces (1)**

“And where will we arrive by this road?”

Jangil calmly responded to Wei Yanho’s question:

“If you follow this road, you will arrive at Seokgajang.”

“Seokgajang?”

“Yes. And if you continue from there, you will arrive at Jeongju.”

“Ah, I see. Jeongju, Jeongju… Jeongju?”

Wei Yanho opened his eyes wide and looked at Jangil:

“Isn’t Jeongju next to Luoyang?”

“Yes.”

“Then, if we go this way, we will arrive at the Righteous Martial Alliance.”

“Yes.”

“You’re crazy!”

Wei Yanho kicked Jangil.

Jangil rolled on the ground, and Wei Yanho pointed at him:

“Crazy beggar! I’m escaping home to avoid going to the Righteous Martial Alliance! Are you crazy for making me walk towards there?!”

“That’s the only way!”

“If there is no way, we must create one!”

“That makes no sense!”

While Jangil and Wei Yanho were arguing, the others were talking calmly:

“What shall we have for lunch?”

“It seems there will be a village soon, how about we decide there? We must decide whether to eat something light and continue or stay for a day.”

“I want a hot broth. I’m tired of jerky.”

“Amida Buddha.”

They weren’t interested, as it was something that repeated itself.

Since they started the journey, Jangil and Wei Yanho had been fighting like a cat and mouse. Wei Yanho constantly bothered Jangil, but Jangil never gave up.

—”Then why did you leave separately!”

—”Because you said you would go on your own! Why are you blaming me for what you did?”

—”Then you should have stopped me!”

—”And did you even say anything to me?! Even a word?!”

—”You should have understood without me telling you! Precisely because you need everything told to you, you are such a mess!”

—”…This… sounds like something I once heard from the king of the Beggar Sect…”

At Wi Yanho’s words, which touched a deep wound in his chest, Jang Il let out a groan. Why is it that everyone who reached high positions always said such nonsense?

“You’ve become a bitter old man since you became the right censor!”

“I’ve always been a bitter old man.”

“…Huh?”

“My master was a bitter old man. A very old man. I was with him for five years, and he annoyed me, so it’s strange that I’m not a bitter old man.”

“If I had to choose the biggest regret of my life, it would be not having met your master.”

Everyone nodded. Even Peng Dogeuk, who seemed incapable of it, added:

“And if I had seen that guy get a beating, I would have died happy.”

—”That’s what I say.”

Wei Yanho said in disbelief:

“What did I do wrong that you want to see me get a beating?”

“Seriously…”

“Amida Buddha.”

“I think he’s sick. Miss Jin, can you cure him?”

“It’s difficult. Even Hua Tuo couldn’t.”

Wei Yanho protested at the criticism:

—”If I treat them so well!”

—”That has another meaning, I think…”

—”Even tyrants believe they are good kings.”

—”I’m not even sure if he deserves to be called a tyrant.”

Wei Yanho sighed. Only Wei Sanho seemed to understand and patted him on the shoulder.

—”In the end, we have no choice but to pass near the Righteous Martial Alliance, right?”

—”That’s right.”

—”Then, there’s no choice…”

Wei Yanho became serious:

“We’ll go through quickly! Damn Righteous Martial Alliance!”

***

The Master of Divine Abilities looked around with pride:

‘That’s right.’

He felt proud seeing the leaders of the clans and sects filling the meeting room. It used to be like this. The Righteous Martial Alliance led the righteous clans and sects.

Although it was still insufficient compared to the past, it was a great achievement.

At least, the Nine Sects had responded to the Righteous Martial Alliance’s call.

“Since you have gathered so many people, how about you start talking, Master of Divine Abilities?”

“Coff, I’m sorry. I was thinking about something else.”

Although he was reprimanded, he was happy.

“I believe sending a red edict means that something important is happening.”

It was a subtle threat that they wouldn’t tolerate it if it wasn’t important. But the Master of Divine Abilities wasn’t angry. They had ignored the red edicts many times.

The fact that they had responded to the call despite complaining meant that the position of the Righteous Martial Alliance had increased.

‘And it means that the situation is unstable.’

Everyone realized what had happened at Mount Hua. The Demon Cult was attacking again. And who had fought there.

The Master of Divine Abilities wanted to reward Wei Yanho. He was a troublesome guy, but he had greatly improved the reputation of the Righteous Martial Alliance.

Master of Divine Abilities looked around, made eye contact with everyone, and spoke slowly.

Without haste.

“According to the information, the Demon Cult is moving.”

“The Demon Cult!”

The impact of the name of the Demon Cult was enormous. The meeting room heated up upon hearing the name. Considering who was there, one can see how intense the reaction was.

“Those guys…”

“But it’s not something new. They already appeared at Mount Hua.”

“We almost suffered great losses.”

Master of Divine Abilities shook his head:

“A bishop has appeared.”

“…”

This time, it was silence.

The word “bishop” of the Demon Cult froze even the leaders of the Nine Great Sects. The weight of that name was enormous.

The bishop of the Demon Cult was different from the leaders of the common clans. If the leaders of the clans and sects were honorary positions obtained with power and status, the bishop of the Demon Cult was a position that only the strongest could obtain.

In the Demon Cult, where strength is the truth and represents everything, the position of bishop demonstrates his strength.

“Is it reliable information?”

Master of Divine Abilities nodded:

“The Righteous Martial Alliance has sacrificed a lot to place informants in the Demon Cult.”

He seemed to emphasize that the information obtained with so many sacrifices couldn’t be incorrect, but in reality, he was emphasizing that they had been preparing for the future of the martial world while the others were inactive.

Coughs were heard everywhere.

No one in the room didn’t understand the implicit meaning of the Master of Divine Abilities. It was a cold truth that they couldn’t refute.

To break free from the influence of the Righteous Martial Alliance, they had intentionally ignored the Righteous Martial Alliance. But the fact that they had to depend on the Righteous Martial Alliance for important information was shameful.

“Khum.”

Chung Yeon, leader of Mount Hua, coughed and spoke:

“After the appearance of the Demon Cult, the nine clans and sects haven’t helped the Righteous Martial Alliance much. The fact that they have placed informants within the Demon Cult is shameful.”

“Don’t say that. It’s all for the peace of the martial world.”

As Mount Hua had received a lot of help from the Righteous Martial Alliance, they had to say something. The leaders of the other clans looked at Chung Yeon with discomfort, but Chung Yeon ignored their gazes.

‘They are being proud even though they have to depend on the Righteous Martial Alliance.’

Chung Yeon felt ashamed that he had discussed the independence of the nine clans without understanding the situation.

“Amida Buddha.”

Hyejeong Daesa from Shaolin calmed the confused audience:

“Master of Divine Abilities.”

“Yes, Daesa.”

“The fact that a bishop of the Demon Cult has appeared… does it mean that the Demon Cult has started an all-out war?”

“I’m not sure yet.”

“The bishops of the Demon Cult don’t move easily.”

“Of course, but…”

Master of Divine Abilities fell silent.

The fact that a bishop had moved wasn’t something common. In the past, the war had intensified when a bishop appeared.

“Honestly, I’m confused. A bishop has moved, but the Demon Cult hasn’t.”

“That means that something important is happening that requires the bishop to come.”

“I think so too.”

“Hmm…”

Hyejeong Daesa’s expression darkened:

‘Something that requires the bishop to act alone…’

It could be more important than the movement of the Demon Cult as a whole.

“Is there any plan?”

“…There isn’t.”

“There isn’t…”

Master of Divine Abilities nodded gravely:

“We have obtained information about the bishop, but we don’t know where he is going. We can’t protect the entire martial world, so we can’t do more than issue an alert.”

“Hmm.”

It wasn’t something that a military leader of the Righteous Martial Alliance would say, but it was understandable. How can you protect a person in this vast martial world?

It was more difficult than finding a grain of sand in the desert.

“Don’t you have any idea of his objective?”

“…I’m sorry.”

Hyejeong Daesa closed his eyes and recited the name of Buddha:

“We don’t know the objective or his movements. We only know that the bishop of the Demon Cult has headed to the martial world.”

“I’m sorry.”

“No. I can imagine how much you have suffered to obtain that information. We have been negligent, but the Righteous Martial Alliance has been protecting the martial world alone.”

Master of Divine Abilities felt that he had been rewarded for his efforts upon hearing Hyejeong Daesa’s words. Although he was a representative, Hyejeong had more influence than most of the leaders of clans and sects.

He had recognized the achievements of the Righteous Martial Alliance.

“They say a young man made a great contribution at the meeting of Mount Hua.”

Master of Divine Abilities smiled bitterly upon seeing Hyejeong ask with mystery.

Shaolin was one of the first powers to know Wei Yanho. Mentioning that meant that he was setting the stage in front of the leaders here.

Hyejeong didn’t want to ignore the cunning of the experts of the martial world, and the Master of Divine Abilities nodded:

‘If he sets the stage, I must dance well.’

Master of Divine Abilities smiled and spoke:

“Yes, Wei Yanho. The son of Wei Jeonghan, the Sword of the Righteous Hero. He made a great contribution at the meeting of Mount Hua.”

Then, he felt cold gazes.

“Isn’t that an exaggeration?”

As expected, Master of Divine Abilities moistened his lips at the response.

It seemed that he would have to dance with a sword.