“Swinggggg...!” The beggar screamed in surprise and fell to the ground when suddenly the sword in Lin Lin's hand flashed, a yellow light that was as fast as lightning slashed at the beggar's neck.
“Lin-moi, watch back...!” Bok Liong warned him, worried that the girl would be too passionate and angry to chase after the Stump Beggar.
His guess was right, Buntung did not come alone, but with seven of his assistants. At that moment, from the dark places leaped the shadows of people and hissing sounds came from all around. Lin Lin was shocked and forced to postpone his pursuit of Sin-coa-kai. His pair of sharp eyes widened when he saw dozens of fire snakes slithering from the front and behind, led by Sin-coa-kai and his friends.
“Lin-moi, charge...!” Bok Liong spun his sword and lunged forward.
Lin Lin followed Bok Liong and the two young people bravely faced the snakes who had become reckless because they had been given aphrodisiacs by Sin-coa-kai. In a few seconds, the corpses of the snakes were scattered by the swords of Lin Lin and Bok Liong.
But now Sin-coa-kai and his friends started attacking from other directions, using long snake sticks like sticks. Lin Lin and Bok Liong of course didn't flinch, fought back great. But they were also busy because the snakes were now more and more, slithering horribly.
"Lin-moi, follow me, up the tree!" Bok Liong again told his friend.
While twisting their swords to protect themselves from being struck by their opponent's staff, they deployed their ginkang and soared up a tree. However, the sound of Sin-coa-kai's laughter was heard, followed by the surprised screams of the two young people who quickly flew down again because the tree was full of green snakes, namely leaf snakes, which, although not poisonous, were quite disgusting and fierce!
“Ha-ha-ha-ha, won't you guys just give up?”
"Give up your legs!" Lin Lin snapped as she lunged full of anger. The charge was terrific, even though the Buntung managed to avoid danger by rolling over, but one of his assistants was cut by a sword and his left arm was severed!
Sin-coa-kai cursed angrily, then gave a loud whistle. Great result. The snakes seemed to go mad at this whistling and charged even more fiercely than before. Lin Lin and Bok Liong were also overwhelmed by the crazy snakes, what's more, the sticks of the beggars were always threatening and looking for good opportunities.
At that time there was a thin smoke and smelled a spicy smell. Instantly both Lin Lin and Bok Liong's eyes filled with tears! This is a kind of poisonous smoke released by Sin-coa-kai! Made from leaves mixed with snake poison and then burned. The smoke from this potion was a poisonous smoke that would bring tears to any opponent's eyes, a sort of old fashioned 'tear gas'! The beggars themselves were of course already taking antipyretic drugs so they weren't affected.
“Woe...!” shouted Bok Lion. "Lin-moi, we opened a blood path!"
They tried as much as possible to open their eyes that continued to shed tears, the swords in their hands moved automatically to protect their bodies. However, remembering the snakes attacking their feet, the two youths became confused, not daring to step out of the place.
Suddenly there was a shriek of Sin-coa-kai angrily, “Heeeiiiiii, you bastard! Who dares to play with my snakes?” However, this scream was followed by the groans of the Buntung. The smoke that irritated the eyes didn't attack anymore either.
Lin Lin and Bok Liong were still rotating their swords in self-defense. After their eyes are not hot anymore and can be opened, then they realize that their situation is very funny. In front of no enemies, dead snakes piled up here and there, and they were still spinning swords!
Bok Liong's face became very red. "Wow, how stupid we are. There are already powerful people helping, the snakes are dead and all the beggars are chased away, and we are still playing swords like puppets without an audience!”
Lin Lin slammed her feet. “Again the uninvited helper! If you have helped, why don't you want to tell us so that we become a laughing spectacle? He really looks down on her!”
“Uh, Lin-moi. He saved our lives so many times, why are you even angry? How can we be a spectacle if no one here is going to watch us? Instead we should thank the powerful warriors and refuse...”
“Who said there is no audience? Do you think he's not chuckling at us who are fighting against the wind? What a fool you are and can be played with, Twako!”
Bok Lion smiled. I've only just met for a while, this girl's attitude is already very intimate, without hesitation to label her as an idiot! "So you don't thank him, Moi-moi?"
"No! I didn't ask him for help, what do you need to thank?"
"After all, if he appears in front of you, what do you want with him?"
"What do you want? Make up for this humiliation at the point of the sword, what else?”
"Insult?"
"He helped uninvited, moved in secret, this means playing with us and looking down on us so much, is this still not worthy of contempt?"
Suddenly Bok Liong jumped to the left, uncovered the reeds while shouting, "Hope Locianpwe (Strong Old Man) will come to see us...!" However, he was disappointed because behind the reeds there was no one.
“Eh, are you still playing the skit after the wind sword match earlier, Twako? Who are you talking to?”
Bok Liong shook his head. “Obviously I saw the shadows of people here! Even when I jumped up here, I still heard his breath! Really wonder...”
"Come on, Twako. You are seeing and hearing Satan again and again.”
“That's right, Lin-moi. If he doesn't want to meet us, it's also useless to look for him. Let's continue our journey, who knows that Suma-kongcu still have many accomplices who will only bother us. The sooner you get to the city of kings the better. The king's city is near and it is morning.”
The two of them then ran away from the place. Lin Lin shuddered to see the corpses of many snakes lying here and there. Strangely enough, most of the corpses had their heads blown off. Even though he knew very well that it was impossible for his sword and Bok Liong's sword to crush a snake's head, at most to slit its neck. Secretly he was also amazed at the intelligence of people who had helped them, but his heart remained unsatisfied. That fellow is arrogant, he thought.
Bok Liong's suspicions were correct. There were three groups that complied with Suma Boan's request to try to arrest the two youths. The first was the Hui-houw-kai-pang group, the second was the Sin-coa-kai-pang group. There are also three consisting of only one person. This person is a leader of a beggar association from the west called Hek-i Lo-kai (Old Beggar in Black Shirt).
His mastery of martial arts is not too high, even though he is quite shrewd compared to other figures, what makes him very famous is his cunning and deceit. he is good at talking good at acting and apart from this he also has a knack for making explosive drugs which are difficult for even a high martial arts expert to counter. The explosive drug contains poison and rusty iron fragments which are very dangerous. Some kind of old fashioned grenade! Relying on his ingenuity, Hek-i Lo-kai operates alone, doesn't like crowds playing around. When he heard Suma Boan's order, he hastily gave chase. Hearing that the two young men were shrewd and on their way to the king's city, he did not want to act recklessly like the two parties that had failed, but went ahead to the king's city and waited outside the walls of the king's city.
Thus, when Lin Lin and Bok Liong arrived outside the king's city, it was already midday. Outside the gate they saw an old man beggar sitting cross-legged on the ground near the main road, his eyes that were brooding all the time seemed to be blind, his hands stretched out in front of his chest and his mouth incessantly begging to passersby on the road. Several pieces of copper money he had obtained, scattered in front of him.
Seeing a beggar, Bok Liong was suspicious. He touched Lin Lin's hand and beckoned with his eyes. Lin Lin turned her head and smiled. “Twako, you really are like a bird almost hit by an arrow, getting scared at its own reflection. After the disturbance of the beggars, now if you see every beggar you suspect them? Hi-hik, funny! He really was a bum. Look, she's really begging, her face is pale and her eyes are blind. Eh... look... she's sick, Twako...!”
Lin Lin's words were true. The old beggar in a dirty black shirt was groaning, clutching his stomach, his face turned very pale, his blind eyes were glaring white. "Ahhh... auuuhhhhh... ouch, I'm going to die...," he complained slowly, profuse sweat filling his face.
A tofu trader who was carrying an empty basket (wooden basket) and was heading home to his village outside the city, stopped in front of the beggar, looked at him with pity. "Lopek, what are you doing?"
The beggar groaned and winced in pain, it was evident that it was very difficult for him to make a sound in response. "Ouch... my breath... shortness of breath... hit... relapse again... shortness of breath... auuughh!" The beggar grandfather vomited fresh blood! The seller knows shocked and increasingly compassionate.
"Wow, you're really sick, Lopek. Ah, how good?” Some people who happened to be passing by, just looked and then continued on their way. Who cares about the fate of an old bum? The merchant knows that he feels sorry because he himself is also a poor person, of course he can feel the suffering of this bum.
As high-class martial arts experts, of course Lin Lin and Bok Liong understand what this old man's situation means. The old man had internal injuries and his condition was very dangerous. The wound was bleeding and would have blocked his breathing if not stopped. The way to stop it, of course, is by tapping the blood vessels on the back and massaging the veins in the chest and neck.
Lin Lin is a teenage girl whose temperament is both innocent and strange. He is easily offended, his feelings are subtle, easily angry, easily excited, easily pitied, easily hated. With wide steps he approached the grandfather, no longer caring about Bok Liong's prevention.
"Grandfather, you are hurt inside, let me help you..." Lin Lin said.
“Auhhhhh... oohhh... thank you...”
Lin Lin immediately approached the old man's back, tapped him with two fingers. His movements were very agile and his two fingers were so strong that he made a single strike. The old man winced in pain and his breath grew wheezy. Lin Lin became nervous, she quickly reached out to touch her neck and massage her chest. Suddenly the old man's hand that had been pressing on his stomach, moved quickly and looked like a flash of light as the hand that had pulled out the short sword stabbed towards Lin Lin's chest!
"Fuck!" Bok Liong, who was alert, quickly lunged forward and sent a kick, while Lin Lin, who was very surprised but didn't lose his mind, immediately threw himself backwards while doing somersaults. Bok Liong's kick was so hard that the old beggar's body bounced and rolled up to ten meters away, his short sword thrown somewhere. However, The beggar grandfather, who is now no longer blind, took out two fist-sized objects.
At that time, from the west came a horse galloping fast. The rider was a young man dressed in black, a long black robe covering white silk trousers. Just when his horse came past, the beggar grandfather, who was none other than Hek-i Lo-kai, threw two grenades at Lin Lin and Bok Liong.
“Get down everyone...!” This sound was so loud and the tall body on the horse grabbed two explosive devices, he caught two dangerous objects in one strike! Lin Lin and Bok Liong saw how great this move was, which had automatically fallen to the ground. The horse stopped for a moment and the rider turned towards Hek-i Lo-kai who was standing with a pale face and shivering legs.
“Am… wh… forgive...”
"Hek-i Lo-kai, this time there is no mercy!" You can see the black light of the whip in the rider's hand moving, there is a sound of "tar-tar-tar" three times and Hek-i Lo-kai collapses! The horseman packed his horse, without saying anything the horse raced into the gate. However, upon arriving at the gate, the rider turned towards Lin Lin.
Lin Lin and Bok Liong jumped up and approached Hek-i Lo-kai who was groaning and trying to get up. How shocked and horrified Lin Lin and Bok Liong's hearts were when they saw how the old man's back had arched and in which three black transverse lines appeared, piercing his clothes, skin and flesh until his bones were visible!
“Ouch... my... The golden flute...”
Hearing this, Lin Lin and Bok Liong were shocked. Especially LinLin. So a gallant horseman, a young man, handsome and dashing, he was Flute gold?
“Bad old rags, you said he was Flute Gold? Is it true?" Lin Lin asked.
“Sul... The golden flute... no... mercy...” This old man collapsed again, vomiting blood and without moving again.
he breathed his last!
Seeing that the murder had taken place, the merchant immediately lifted his shoulder and left the place. Those who witnessed the incident immediately left after hearing the mention of the name Suling Emas. This name convinced them that the old geezer who had been pretending to be blind and begging was surely a big criminal.
“It's dangerous…” Bok Liong said. “He is presumably Hek-i Lo-kai and of course the two objects earlier were two explosive weapons which, if not for the Golden Flute, would have destroyed both of our bodies. Great...!"
Suddenly a young priest approached them and saluted them. This young Hwesio was the only person who didn't leave and he had been staring at Lin Lin's face since just now. "I'm sorry if (me)'s pincing bothers you. Is Lihiap (Woman Warrior) named Kam Lin Lin?”
Lin Lin looked, dumbfounded and Bok Liong had already furrowed his thick brows, ready for any eventuality. Under such circumstances he suspected everyone.
“Sorry,” the hwesio said again. "Of course Lihiap is surprised, but pinceng looks for Lihiap at the behest of Miss Kam Sian Eng. According to his description, it's clear that the name is Kam Lin Lin, but I don't know if this Sicu is named Kam Bu Sin…”
The suspicions of the two young people disappeared. Instead, Lin Lin was prancing happily as she asked, "Where is Enci Siang Eng?"
"Please Ji-wi join the pincook, he is in our temple."
“How is he? congratulations? And where is Sin-ko? How did Enci Sian Eng come to be in your temple?”
Shot at these questions, the hwesio only smiled, then answered. "It's not free for us to talk in the middle of the road. Come on, later at the temple, of course Ji-wi will hear the details from Miss Sian Eng herself.”
The three of them immediately entered the king's city and headed to the temple. Lin Lin, who couldn't wait, just ran into the temple and almost bumped into an old priest who was sweeping the floor so that the priest shook his head and his mouth grunted, "Omitohud... wild beauty, could it be a weasel demon...!"
At that time, Sian Eng came out of the inner room. Seeing who the person was running from outside, he shouted happily and ran to greet him. On another occasion, the younger sister was already embracing and kissing each other while laughing happily.
“Lin Lin, you naughty boy!” Siang Eng exclaimed while kissing his sister.
“Enci Eng, do you know who I met on the street earlier? Until death you certainly won't be able to guess,” whispered Lin Lin with a tense face, “he is none other than a Golden Flute!”
However, Lin Lin was mistaken and disappointed. Presumably his enci didn't look surprised at all, just hummed softly, "Hmmm, huh?" then Sian Eng saw a young man standing dazed and awkward facing the meeting of his intimate sister. “Lin Lin, you mean she is a Gold Flute?” Of course Sian Eng asked in a whisper so the young man wouldn't hear him.
“Hi-hik, no… not him. He is my best friend, a good person, shrewd intellect, but he is not a gold flute, he is Lie Bok Liong Koko. Oya Liong-twako, come here! Let me introduce my shrewd and beautiful Enci!”
Bok Liong's face turned red, especially when he saw how Sian Eng and Lin Lin had just been hustling and now he was pinching his little sister who was smiling mischievously. However, because Lin Lin waved her hand and her sister looked at her, it would be uncomfortable if she didn't come over. With a pounding heart he approached them and raised both hands in salute while lowering his face, not daring to look at Siang Eng's face because he felt embarrassed and ashamed.
“Liong-twako, am I right? my enci is beautiful and... ouch! The fierceness that doesn't obey (unbearable)!” Then while laughing he said to Sian Eng, “Enci Eng, Liong-twako is very kind, accompanies me all the way, escorts me here, even on the road helps me to deal with evil beggars. The person is honest, polite, not impudent, and...”
“Hushhh, too you, Lin Lin!” Sian Eng yelled at his younger brother, then raised his hands in front of his chest to return Bok Liong's respect, saying softly, "Hope Lie Bok Liong Taihiap (Great Warrior) will forgive my younger brother who is naughty and likes to tease this person. Thank you for Taihiap's kindness towards my sister..."
“Wah-wah-wah, what the hell? Taihiap-taihiapan all kinds! Ouch, Liong-twako's nose can bloom, you call Taihiap. Call it Twako, why the heck? To best friends there are still a lot of shyness and rules, that's a fake name!”
“Eh... oh... sorry, Miss... uh, I...”
“Nah-nah-nah, Taihiap and Miss, ladies and gentlemen, I'm tired of hearing that! Liong-twako, he is Enci Siang Eng, my own Enci, you know? If you call me Lin-moi, Moi-moi, sometimes Siauw-moi, why do you call my sister Miss? Then you too should call me Big Miss and I will call you Big Master. Hey, how's it going?"
Lin Lin is really naughty. He didn't care about all the embarrassment, confusion and embarrassment that Bok Liong felt at that time. Sian Eng felt sorry for the victim of his sister's delinquency. Hmmm, he thought, this young man seems to be quiet and kind, of course not Lin Lin's opponent. He remembered the strange and indifferent character of the Golden Flute. Feel you later Gold flute, when you meet my sister Lin Lin, you will die on your feet you are being toyed with! Suddenly he remembered Lin Lin's notification about the Golden Flute just now, his face turned serious.
“Lin Lin, don't bother people. We still have a lot to say. Sin-ko hasn't come yet."
Lin Lin came to her senses and then turned to Bok Liong. “Liong-twako, don't be angry, okay? I also thank you, you know! You are so good to me. Now that I have met Enci Sian Eng, only my sister Bu Sin is left, whose whereabouts we still don't know. Would you like to help me look for it, Twako?”
“I will be very happy if I can help you find your sister, Lin-moi. Of course I will ask my acquaintances, please don't worry."
"In that case, Enci Sian Eng and I will wait here for a few days, waiting for news from you about Sin-ko."
“Lin Lin, Lie Bok Liong Ta...”
“...Twako...!” Lin Lin interrupted.
Siang Eng blushed and looked at his guest, Bok Liong also happened to look at him. The two young people who were embarrassed and embarrassed were forced to smile and immediately the atmosphere became more natural, the embarrassment diminished.
"Okay! Liong-twako is still tired, the time has just come for you to hand over the task again. Don't go too far, dumeh (just because) people like to help you then pressure you."
“Ah, no… not at all!” Bok Liong quickly rebutted. "Ji-wi Moi-moi (Second Brother) need not be shy. I have heard all from Lin-moi and I will definitely do my best to find out about your sister. I just hope that within these two weeks you don't leave this place, or if you go and move too, tell the Lo-suhu here so that when I come, I will be able to know where to meet you to convey the results of my search. your brother. Now I'll take my leave first."
Seeing Bok Liong salute then retreat and was about to leave, Lin Lin quickly exclaimed. “Twako, later!”
"What is it?" Too quickly Bok Liong turned his body and the light that radiated affection escaped from his watchful eyes.
"I order... if you meet those evil ruffians..."
"Yes, then what?"
"I entrust three blows or one stab of the sword."
Bok Liong laughed and nodded.
"And don't forget, if you meet him on the street say..."
"Who is he?"
“Who else if not the Golden Flute? Say that I'm waiting at this temple and convey my challenge to him!”
Sian Eng was surprised not to play but he still had time to see how the young man's face reflected displeasure. However, Bok Liong nodded again, then said, "Okay, Lin-moi, and you... you take good care of yourself... goodbye and see you later." He jumped and left from there.
Sian Eng introduced Lin Lin to the chief priests at the temple, then invited his sister into the room to chat. As soon as he entered the room, Sian Eng reprimanded his sister. “Lin Lin, you are too much towards that young man. Don't you know how much he loves you? But you always play him. Too!"
“Lion-ko? love me? Of course! I love him too, he is like my own brother.
"Hush, it's not like that. He loves you, this I believe is true. But you... ah, you're still a child, my little brother. Never mind, later you will understand yourself. Uh, you said you met the Golden Flute. Is it true? Where?"
“Near the city gate. He rides a horse, his robes are black, he is tall, handsome and dashing, but arrogant!”
"Proud?"
“Yes, arrogant half to death! It seemed that he had helped Liong-twako and me many times, but in secret, he refused to meet us. Uhhhhh, how arrogant seems to be relying on intelligence and showing off his handsomeness!”
Suddenly, Siang Eng held Lin Lin's arm. “My little brother, you said he had helped you many times, but you cursed at him and you even challenged him to a fight? Is there anything crazier than this? Don't be like that, Lin Lin, anyway... you challenge someone as high-skilled as Gold Flute, what are you relying on? Lin-moi, you know, we used to think that we already had martial arts skills, now the reality proves that what we have means nothing at all.”
“Wow, don't be modest, Enci Eng! I'm not afraid of the Golden Flute. Yes, I will look for him, challenge him to a fight to a thousand moves. I will not lose. Look, Enci, I'm not the old Lin Lin anymore!” Lin Lin moved his left hand like waving towards a stone statue. He actually deployed Khong-in-ban-kin and performed a long-range punch and... the statue toppled backwards as if being pushed by some gigantic invisible force.
"Look, Enci, can you follow my movements?"
Sian Eng gawked at watching his younger brother knock down the statue without touching it, and was even more astonished when he saw Lin Lin's body flashing around in the spacious room, so fast that his image vanished in a swirling yellow light! He was still gawking and unable to say a word when Lin Lin had finished playing with the sword and stood in front of his enci, smiling proudly.
"You see, Enci. This little brother of yours is no longer afraid of the Golden Flute, even though he has three heads and six arms!”
“Good grief, Lin Lin, where did you get that intelligence?”
Lin Lin embraced her mother and while sitting side by side on the bed, told Lin Lin about her meeting with Kim-lun Seng-jin whom she called the bald hoe, then about her meeting with Lie Bok Liong and finally meeting Sian Eng in the city of kings. Sian Eng listened with admiration, then hugged Lin Lin as he said.
“Ah, I'm so happy, Lin-moi. May the magic person who helped you pass on great intelligence to you! And you also get a loyal and mighty friend like Lie Bok Liong. I'm grateful. However, I still disagree with your attitude towards the Gold Flute. You know, he is not our enemy, he is not the killer of our parents, in fact he is the one who has helped Sin-ko and myself, even according to your story, he has also helped you and Liong-twako."
“He helped you and Sin-ko? Not the killer of our father and mother? Tell me everything, Eng-cici!”
Sian Eng then told all of his experiences since they split up on the Prince Suma building. Lin Lin was horrified when she heard her granddaughter talk about Hek-giam-lo and the 'palace' under the grave. However, she widened her eyes, her face changed and her hair brimmed at the back of her neck when she heard about Siang Eng's experience among the Khitans, how Sian Eng was thought to be the Khitan Princess. His heart pounded and his spine chilled.