Chapter 620

Chapter 620. The Lazy One Absorbs (5)

“What do you think we should do?”

“Asking that is…”

Wei Yanho shrugged.

In reality, it wasn’t a problem that had an answer no matter who you asked.

If you are bitten by a venomous snake, and to survive, you must cut off both legs, who could easily ask to have their legs cut off?

Even so, it’s better if one can choose for themselves. At least that way, you could take responsibility.

But what if you are bitten by a snake, lose consciousness, and upon waking up, you discover that both legs have been amputated? Could you rationally thank them for saving you?

‘Impossible.’

Wei Jeonghan knew it. Humans pretend to be very rational, but in reality, they never are. The moment humans become rational is when they discuss the affairs of others, not their own.

No one can coldly watch as their legs are cut off. And for a martial artist, losing their inner energy is an even greater blow than losing their legs.

I could bet safely that there wouldn’t be a single martial artist who, when choosing between losing their inner energy or cutting off their legs, would opt to lose their inner energy.

Although not all the inner energy would disappear, it wouldn’t have much meaning either. If they cut off your legs, could you rejoice that they only cut you below the knee and not above?

Undoubtedly, they would feel an enormous loss. And when humans face suffering they didn’t choose, they always look for someone to blame.

Sometimes it’s Heaven, sometimes those around them. And this time it would probably be…

‘That kid.’

Wei Yanho. It couldn’t be anyone other than Wei Yanho.

Even if these men miraculously recovered and regained their senses, they would never thank Wei Yanho. It was obvious that they would only remember that Wei Yanho had absorbed their inner energy.

‘Well, these things happen.’

Wei Jeonghan let out a bitter laugh.

It’s about saving lives. But the price is more likely to be resentment rather than praise. And it wouldn’t be just any resentment. There would probably be those who would curse Wei Yanho to death.

As a father, could he allow his son to face something like that?

“Well, let me think about it for a moment…”

“We don’t have much time.”

“I know. Just a moment.”

“Yes. Well, as you wish…”

Wei Jeonghan put his hands to his head.

‘This is simply…’

He didn’t see a solution. Thinking with common sense, no matter what happened, the first thing was to save lives. How many things in the world could be more important than thousands of lives?

It wasn’t about sacrificing lives, but about saving thousands of them in exchange for enduring some insults. There was no better deal than that.

The problem was that this benefit wouldn’t be for Wei Yanho. So how could he force him to do it?

“You, what do you want to do?”

It seemed that the others also understood the situation. No one dared to give advice on the matter.

‘What an unpleasant mess.’

‘What bad luck.’

This time, they sincerely sympathized with Wei Yanho.

Jangil shook his head.

‘That kid really has bad luck.’

No, on second thought, his bad luck was evident. Sure, Wei Yanho had an exceptional ability to overcome crises, turning any misfortune that befell him around and moving forward.

But if you think about it carefully, if he had failed to handle even a single one of the misfortunes that had happened to him, his life would have taken a very different turn.

And this time was no different.

‘What is he supposed to do?’

‘If he saves them, they will insult him, but he can’t not save them.’

Even Jegal Munin didn’t dare to speak without thinking. His role was to offer the best advice for Wei Yanho, but even he couldn’t find a solution at that moment.

“Isn’t there another way?”

“Do you think there is?”

“…No, there isn’t.”

It was impossible. It was already a miracle to be able to heal and save those who were on the verge of death. And now they expected a solution where no one would be hurt?

The world wasn’t that easy. Life wasn’t that simple.

“Then…”

Wei Jeonghan had no choice but to make a decision. This matter was not something he could decide. If Wei Yanho was going to carry everything, then the decision must also be his.

“What do you want to do?”

He thought it wouldn’t be an easy answer. But, surprisingly, Wei Yanho responded without hesitation.

“If it’s a problem one way or another… then we have to save the people.”

“…Yes.”

Wei Jeonghan’s tone sounded bitter.

‘You’ve grown a lot.’

He felt like a fool for having hesitated. Wei Yanho had already established his own code of honor.

What greater code of honor than saving lives?

Wei Jeonghan closed his eyes tightly.

Even though it was about thousands of lives, he had hesitated to make a decision out of fear of the criticism and resentment his son would receive. How could he call himself the bearer of the ‘Sword of the Righteous Hero’?

Wei Yanho had reaffirmed the code of honor that he had dulled with his emotions. At that moment, Wei Yanho was truly worthy of the title of “Righteous Hero”.

“Yes, well said…”

Wei Jeonghan spoke with a heavy heart, but suddenly turned his head.

‘Huh?’

Wei Yanho’s expression was a bit strange.

That kid, right now…

Huh?

“Yanho?”

“Yes?”

“…I don’t know if I’m seeing it wrong, but are you drooling?”

“Ah, no, of course not!”

Wei Yanho hurried to wipe his mouth with his sleeve.

“…”

“…”

Everyone stared at Wei Yanho in disbelief.

This idiot, seriously?

Jangil voiced everyone’s doubt aloud.

“Are you happy because you can absorb their inner energy?”

“T-T-That’s absurd!”

At that moment, Jangil could be sure of one thing.

It could be that Wei Yanho was a wretch, irritating, capable of driving anyone crazy just by talking, a true scoundrel…

‘But he is incredibly sincere.’

He was terrible at lying.

This guy was incapable of deceiving anyone.

His flushed face, his eyes that didn’t know where to look, and his stuttering gave him away. Even a three-year-old would realize that he was lying.

‘So, everything he has said and done so far has been completely sincere…’

That, in itself, was terrifying.

“Hey, idiot! There are other things to be happy about!”

“What? Would you prefer that I cry with sadness?”

“…”

“Anyway, if we don’t do anything, they’ll die! At least this is a way to heal them! I’m not doing it just to get their energy! It’s the only way to save them! What am I supposed to do?”

“W-Well, that’s true, but…”

“I’m not asking for money or anything in return! It’s like a doctor who treats a patient and improves his skills in the process! There’s no point in complaining about that!”

And his mouth was becoming more and more eloquent.

Although it was regrettable, Jangil couldn’t find fault with Wei Yanho’s logic.

“Hey, Yanho.”

“Yes?”

Wei Jeonghan intervened.

“Your way of thinking isn’t wrong, but humans aren’t that rational. They will undoubtedly resent you.”

“Doesn’t matter.”

“…It’s not such a simple problem.”

“Well, were they going to like me anyway?”

“What?”

Wei Yanho opened his eyes wide.

“They are people I don’t even know well, with whom I have no relationship whatsoever… So should I live worrying about what they think of me?”

“…”

Jangil was about to applaud.

What an honest and clear life.

As someone who knew how difficult it was to live without worrying about the opinions of others, he couldn’t help but admire Wei Yanho’s unwavering mentality.

‘Only someone like him could live like that.’

If you thought about it, no one who cared even minimally about the gazes of others could live like Wei Yanho.

It was the same Wei Yanho who, despite receiving countless disapproving looks, never flinched and continued to be Lazy.

“It would be okay if they only hated you. But there will be those who try to harm you.”

“Who?”

“These people.”

“Who exactly?”

“…”

Wei Jeonghan’s eyelid twitched slightly.

Harm him?

Wei Yanho?

‘What am I saying?’

Wei Jeonghan realized something. The type of person his son was.

‘These guys trying to harm my son?’

He had to speak with sense.

How could a mouse harm a tiger? The most it could do was bite its tail while it sleeps. And afterwards, it would only be devoured.

No matter how much resentment they had, no one would be so bold as to try to take it out on Wei Yanho. Life is precious to everyone.

“So what?”

Wei Yanho puffed out his chest a little.

“If they feel unfairly treated, let them come and complain. I’ll solve the problem by talking.”

Talking with fists, of course.

The biggest problem had been “solved”. Wei Jeonghan couldn’t stop Wei Yanho anymore.

‘Something will occur to him.’

Besides, when had Wei Yanho ever done anything that was sensible and safe? This was just another one of his antics.

“Do what you want.”

“Yes.”

Wei Yanho chuckled and grabbed the unconscious man’s wrist.

“Good, now cleanly…!”

Whoooosh!

Wei Jeonghan’s eyes widened slightly.

‘What is that?’

The moment Wei Yanho grabbed the wrist, a glow surged from his body.

It wasn’t something rare.

For someone seeing it for the first time, it would be shocking, but it was no longer something that surprised Wei Jeonghan. However, he couldn’t help but be astonished.

Because it was evident that the light didn’t come from Wei Yanho, but from something inside his abdomen.

‘A sphere?’

A sphere the size of a child’s fist, emitting a white light, was clearly visible inside Wei Yanho’s body. It shone intensely, piercing through his body.

And then…

“Ugh!”

The flow of light moved through Wei Yanho’s body and, through the wrist, passed into the body of the unconscious man.

“…”

It was like seeing inside someone else. The flow of light traveled through the meridians, sweeping through all the energy channels, and then returned to Wei Yanho’s body.

At first it was a blinding white light, but upon returning, it could be seen that it was mixed with a bit of black.

“T-That…”

Wei Yanho released the wrist.

“Mmm, it’s definitely purer than last time. Last time there was too much poison and turbid energy, so it didn’t taste good, but this time it has a cleaner flavor, you know?”

“…”

“Well, then…”

Wei Yanho smiled maliciously.

“Today is a day of excesses. Hehehehehe.”

He now didn’t understand it.

He really didn’t understand it.