Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 459

**Chapter 459: The Lazy One Investigates (4)**

Unlike the tension of the Medicine Hall Leader, Wei Yanho’s question was extremely common.

“Have you tried elixirs?”

“Elixirs, you say?”

A common but unexpected question. And also obvious.

“Yes. The problem now is the broken meridians, but even if they were intact, the real problem is that there’s no qi to circulate. I thought if we inject qi here, something might happen…”

“They would die.”

The Medicine Hall Leader responded firmly, as if there was no need to think about it.

“What happens if it keeps raining on a river whose dikes have already broken?”

“There would be a flood.”

“Exactly that.”

The leader nodded.

“Qi flows throughout the body, but there are always paths through which it circulates. If the qi deviates or takes the wrong paths, the body suffers. We call that ‘martial deviation’.”

“Correct.”

“If we forcefully inject qi into these bodies, the qi will naturally overflow, and the situation will worsen uncontrollably.”

“So, it’s not a matter of what came first, the chicken or the egg?”

“If I have to say it, the meridians would have to be restored first. Only when the meridians are repaired can we use qi to treat them.”

“Hmm…”

Wei Yanho frowned as he looked at the patients.

Restoring the meridians…

“Sounds easy.”

Even for an expert, repairing damaged meridians takes a long time. How are we supposed to repair the completely destroyed meridians of these people?

It would be impossible without something like a “body rebirth”.

“So, there’s no solution?”

“We are looking.”

“So, there isn’t.”

“Young hero.”

The leader sighed.

“Of all the diseases in the world, none had a solution from the beginning. What we now consider easy to cure was once incurable, and contracting it meant certain death. Current medicine is the result of someone working tirelessly to conquer those diseases.”

“Mmm…”

In the leader’s eyes, there was an unwavering determination.

“You’re right. There’s no answer now. But I will find a way. No matter what.”

Wei Yanho nodded silently.

“I hope you can.”

It wasn’t sarcasm, but sincere.

Upon leaving, Wei Yanho let out a deep sigh.

“If there’s no solution anyway, why see them and bother?”

At Jangil’s words, Wei Yanho narrowed his eyes.

“W-what? Why?”

When Wei Yanho looked at him with a frown, Jangil backed away timidly.

“Enough. With that attitude, you’ll end up in the Beggar Sect.”

“And what’s wrong with being a beggar?!”

“Tch.”

Wei Yanho started walking forward, and Jangil followed him.

“Let’s go together!”

Stuck by his side, Jangil discreetly observed Wei Yanho’s expression.

“Have you given up on it?”

“I never thought I could do anything from the beginning. I just wanted to confirm.”

“And did you gain anything from that?”

Even Jangil realized how absurd his question was.

‘What do I expect from this guy?’

This question wasn’t for Wei Yanho. It was for people like Wei Jeonghan or Jegal Munin. Wei Yanho had no talent for investigating and solving these kinds of things.

Jangil knew it perfectly well. Still, ridiculously, he was asking this question to Wei Yanho.

‘It’s just that I unintentionally ended up expecting something.’

Jangil sighed.

He knew why.

This showed that, without realizing it, Wei Yanho had become his center. He didn’t expect Wei Yanho to do anything great, but he wanted to know where his interest was heading. That way, he could guide the investigation in that direction.

Just when Jangil was about to reproach himself for his own stupidity, an unexpected answer came.

“There’s something I need to verify.”

“Huh?”

Verify?

That meant he hadn’t come out completely empty-handed.

‘What has he achieved?’

Jangil had also gone to the Medicine Hall with Wei Yanho. But he hadn’t noticed anything. He had only confirmed that the stronger someone’s martial art was and the more qi they spent, the faster the decomposition progressed after the attack, but that data didn’t seem useful for solving the problem.

“Yesterday, my master said something.”

“Huh?”

“He said it’s important to take a step. That instead of wasting time worrying about finding a complete solution all at once, it’s better to move even a little, and that eventually an answer would be reached.”

“Didn’t you say your master is dead?”

“In the end, I was the one who said it, but…”

“…”

Jangil looked at him as if saying “this is already too much”, but Wei Yanho ignored his gaze.

“So, where are we going now?”

“To see my father.”

“Huh?”

Jangil’s expression turned slightly stupid.

“So…”

Wei Jeonghan massaged his brow as he saw Wei Yanho suddenly appear with an absurd question.

‘If I ignore it, it seems like an important question…’

Normally he would have dismissed him saying he was busy, but this time Wei Yanho’s question was something he couldn’t ignore. It was surprising that this guy had thought of something like that.

Jangil, beside him, also had his mouth open.

‘Sometimes he does really unexpected things.’

Perhaps because his way of thinking was different from others, sometimes his ideas went in unusual directions. Like now.

“So, what you’re saying is…”

Wei Yanho repeated his question.

“Didn’t you say that those from the Demon Cult consumed the Blood Explosive Dans in the past?”

“Correct.”

“And that when those from the Demon Cult took those pills, they showed symptoms like the ones now.”

“Yes.”

“Then most of them must have died.”

“I already explained that to you before.”

“Then…”

Wei Yanho’s eyes lit up as he asked:

“Was there anyone who survived after taking those pills?”

“…”

Wei Jeonghan scratched his head. He had never imagined being asked this question.

“What do you want to know that for?”

“If the symptoms are the same as those of the Blood-Exploding Dans, then to save those affected, we need to cure what those pills cause.”

“That is…”

“Then we must investigate those who survived after taking them. How they achieved it.”

He was right.

It was strange not to have thought of that before.

But…

“First, let me answer you. As far as I know, almost no one survived after taking the Blood Explosive Dans.”

“Hmm.”

Wei Yanho didn’t seem disappointed. He calmly waited for the next part.

“But there were some. I know some managed to survive. The problem is that most were members of the Demon Cult, and now there’s no way to investigate them. Unless we invade the Ten Thousand Mountains.”

“Uuum…”

Wei Yanho made a thoughtful sound.

“So, there was no one outside the Demon Cult who took them?”

Jangil made a face.

“No, idiot. Who would take them if they kill you? Would you?”

“Adults are talking, it’s not a place for a beggar.”

“I’m older than you.”

“I know, go beg somewhere else.”

“Gah!”

Wei Yanho pushed aside Jangil, who was about to explode, and looked at Wei Jeonghan.

“Is there no one?”

“There are.”

Jangil asked in disbelief:

“W-what? There are?”

Wei Jeonghan nodded with a slightly somber air.

“Yes. Although the Blood Explosive Dans were an important treasure for the Demon Cult, they were not impossible to obtain. That’s how wars are. In critical moments, many decided to take them to die taking enemies with them, but they often died before achieving it. If you set your mind to it, it wasn’t impossible to get them.”

“Ah…”

Jangil asked, still not understanding:

“You could get the pills, right? Some corpses of Demon Cult members would have them. But did they really consume them? If they kill you?”

“They were situations where you would die anyway.”

Wei Jeonghan’s voice turned grave. He seemed to remember the horrors of the past war.

“Many thought: ‘If I’m going to die anyway, at least I’ll take a pill and kill another enemy’. We were all on the edge of the abyss.”

Although his tone was calm, his words were chilling. Jangil shook his head, unable to imagine it.

“In any case, were there those who took them?”

“Yes.”

“And among them, did anyone survive?”

“…Yes.”

Wei Jeonghan ran his hand over his chin.

It was something he should have considered before Wei Yanho. Being busy was no excuse.

“Where are they?”

“…They are quite far away. To be exact, of the people I know, about ten survived after taking them.”

“Ten?”

“But seven were disabled. Five couldn’t even speak. At that time, they were barely alive. Now probably…”

There was no need to finish the sentence.

“And the other three?”

“One disappeared without a trace. Something common among martial artists. He retired or hid somewhere. Another is in a place too far for you to go. The North Sea is not a place you can go whenever you want.”

“Then…”

All options were exhausted.

Wei Yanho couldn’t hide his disappointment as he asked:

“And the last one?”

“Interestingly…”

Wei Jeonghan responded with a peculiar expression.

“I don’t think you need to look for him.”

“Why?”

“Because he’s coming here right now.”

“What?”

Wei Jeonghan himself seemed surprised by his answer.

“The one who best survived after taking the pills, and the closest to here, is now coming to this place. And he’s coming to see you.”

“…What?”

Wei Yanho looked at him as if asking what that meant.

“Oh! Could it be…?”

Jangil widened his eyes, as if he had understood who Wei Jeonghan was referring to.

“Is it that person?”

“Yes. He is one of the cases I mentioned. In a desperate situation, he took a pill he was carrying with him. He entered a state of frenzy and wiped out all the demons around him.”

“What an impressive guy.”

Even Wei Yanho couldn’t help but admire the story.

“And he was unharmed?”

“Not completely. He suffered everything that happens to those who take those pills. Everyone thought he would die. But he survived. Not only that, but he regained all his martial strength. It was something amazing, but…”

Wei Jeonghan stroked his chin.

‘At that time, as we didn’t expect anyone else to take the pills, no one investigated thoroughly.’

Had they known this would happen, they wouldn’t have let it pass.

“So, who is it?”

Wei Jeonghan responded as if it were no big deal.

“The leader of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance.”

“What?”

“The leader of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance. The one who is coming to see you now.”

“…Huh?”

Wei Yanho’s eyes widened like plates.