Suma Boan's face turned friendly, but his eyes were full of inquisitiveness and just like before, he glanced briefly at the swords hanging at the waist and back of the two young men. "Surprised, we never knew Ji-wi, what help can we do?"
"This is it, Concubine. We are looking for a examinee who is in the king's city and took the exam fourteen years ago. Because at that time we received information that Prince Suma was the chief examiner, so would you be willing to provide us with information, whether he knows where the student is now."
"What is the student's name? Fourteen years ago? Hmmm, I think it can be seen in the student notebook."
“At that time, he entered his name as Liu Bu Song...”
"Mrs. Song...?" Suma-kongcu looked unbelievably shocked and his face immediately turned red, his eyes widened. "Is it you?" the question is now not subtle anymore.
Bu Sin and Sian Eng were surprised to see this change, but because they could not guess what had caused Suma-kongcu to change like that, Bu Sin answered honestly, "He is our older brother..."
"Good!" Suma-kongcu jumped up and burst out laughing. “Ha-ha-ha, Miss Song! You've sent your two brothers, great! A younger brother may replace your sentence, younger sister hmmm...
pretty enough to pay for your humiliation. Ha ha ha!" Suma-kongcu clapped his hands and dozens of bodyguards appeared very quickly. "Catch them!"
Bu Sin and Sian Eng were surprised to see Suma-kongcu's attitude and to hear this order. Without waiting any longer they immediately jumped backwards while pulling out their swords. However, Suma Boan's movement was incredibly fast. Like a hawk striking, he had attacked Bu Sin and Sian Eng, both hands moved to attack.
Bu Sin and Sian Eng had not yet drawn their swords, they had to fend for themselves because this attack was fast and very dangerous. Suma Boan's hands met Bu Sin's and Sian Eng's hands. As a result, Bu Sin staggered backwards and Sian Eng toppled over! The brothers are so shocked. Sian Eng was about to jump up quickly, but a tap with two fingers of Suma Boan's hand had hit his blood stream quickly, making him unable to move anymore! While laughing, Suma Boan grabbed Sian Eng's body and held him.
"Let go of my sister!" Bu Sin snapped, her sword which she had now pulled out grabbed Suma Boan. Bu Sin's swordplay is not weak. The blade flew fast and Suma Boan was forced to dodge while jumping to the side. However, Bu Sin's sword chased after him.
At that time the guards had surrounded Mrs. Sin so that this young man was no longer able to help his sister. Forced with overflowing anger he turned his sword serving dozens of bodyguards. Facing these guards, even if they were beaten up, only to see Mrs. Sin's shrewdness in swordsmanship. In a short time, three bodyguards fell down injured. The other bodyguards became unperturbed as well. They didn't expect this young man's swordsmanship to be so formidable. Now they don't dare to come close. Seeing this, Suma Boan became impatient. He laid Sian Eng's body on the couch in the corner of the room, then he jumped onto the playing field while yelling.
“Back off you useless people and see how I catch this worm!”
The bodyguards became relieved in their hearts. They quickly retreated while helping their three injured comrades. As for Mrs. Sin, when she saw Suma Boan, she immediately shouted loudly and lunged forward. He intended to knock down the kongcu to be able to help his younger brother whom he saw still lying on the couch, unable to move.
“Bad person she Suma! What did we do wrong that you made the arrest?”
“Ha-ha-ha, Bu Song, your brother is my arch enemy. Give up!”
"Before death will not give up. Look at the sword."
Suma Boan kept laughing while dodging the sword strike. At other times, his hands were already moving to poke and punch as a counter attack. This prince's son faced Bu Sin with his bare hands. Indeed he is a very discerning ciang-hoat (bare-handed martial arts), inheriting high martial arts knowledge from It-gan Kai-ong, Mrs. Sin is not his opponent, because compared to this prince's son, Bu Sin's intelligence is still very low, losing several levels !
It would not be surprising if in just a few dozen moves, Mrs. Sin's right wrist was slashed with an oblique hand so that her sword was sent flying far, then before Mrs. Sin could save herself, she was knocked down and was immediately run over and arrested by the guards. Some of the bodyguards who were angry because this young man had injured three of their comrades, rained down blows. Bu Sin would surely have died had Suma Boan not rebuked his men.
“Don't touch him! I myself will punish him. Hemm, useless people, if you beat them to death, your lives will be replaced!” However, Mrs. Sin didn't die, she just passed out.
Suma Boan looked at the couch and was shocked when he saw that the couch was empty. Sian Eng, the sweet beauty who had been knocked down and unable to move, fell down on the couch, now she is no longer visible, has disappeared from that place without a trace!
“Bastard, where is he...?” Suma Boan with one jump arrived near the couch and his eyes bulged. His face was pale when he saw an object stuck on the bed instead of the beautiful girl. Attached to this divan is a small flag, the handle of which is black wood, the flag is a triangular shape on a black base with the image of Hek-giam-lo the angel of death holding a scythe, embroidered with golden yellow thread!
“Hek-giam-lo...!” Suma Boan's lips whispered, then he gritted his teeth. "Hek-giam-lo is bothering you again, bastard...!"
But he knew that there was no way he could catch up with the demon that had kidnapped his captive. His anger spilled on Mrs. Sin. "Drag him into the back garden!"
The bodyguards dragged Mrs. Sin's body who had woken up from her faint but was helpless again behind her. On orders from Suma Boan, they erected two cross beams, then tied Bu Sin's body to the cross beams.
Mrs. Sin has woken up, understands the danger of death that threatens her life. But he was a brave young man, not the least bit afraid. With sharp eyes he looked at Suma Boan who stood in front of him and on either side stood the bodyguards.
"People she Suma!" Said Mrs. Sin in a sharp and loud voice. “Between you and me there is no animosity, but you say that my sister Bu Song is your big enemy. Fine, I as his sister ready to accept any punishment. It's a pity that my intelligence is too low, otherwise I will definitely represent my brother giving a beating to you, lowly human."
"Ha-ha, death is in sight and still showing off!" snorted Suma Boan. Once in his pocket, he had taken out six arrows. "Soon you'll be gone."
"Who's afraid of death? A gallant man never blinks in the face of death, as long as he dies in righteousness! However, tell me why my brother is hostile to people like you, so that I will know what I died for.”
“Bu Song is a big beast. He had been helped by Father, gave him good grades in his exams so he could pass, and then, attracted by his intelligence, Father had given him a good position as personal maid. Who would have thought, your lowly human brother doesn't know his position as a servant, dares to play crazy with my little sister. I have tied him up like you are now, received a hundred lashes, but it seems that his body which was almost turned into a carcass was taken away by the devil, or maybe even eaten by the devil until it was all gone. Ha-ha-ha, and now you're his sister coming to continue his sentence. I wasn't satisfied at that time, now I'm satisfied. I will avenge the humiliation of my sister. Hmmm... if only that woman didn't disappear...”
“Where is my brother, Sian Eng? Suma-kongcu, we are both men, you want to reply, please, I will accept with open eyes. However, you freed my sister. She is a woman, not responsible for my sister's actions.
"Ha-ha-ha, your sister will be damaged, then I will hand it over to the bodyguards, this humiliation must be paid for, along with the interest."
Mrs. Sin's face turned pale, but she didn't want to open her mouth. He knows that it's useless to persuade people like this, instead will get hurt humiliation. Whatever Sian Eng will experience, the worst thing is of course death and he believes that Sian Eng will certainly use every opportunity to escape or to kill himself from being touched by those dirty hands.
“Coward, who fears your threat? Want to kill quickly buuhuh!” he snapped.
Suma Boan's left hand moved and an arrow flew, piercing Bu Sin's left thigh. It was painful and sore, but Mrs. Sin kept looking at him with angry eyes, this mighty young man didn't even blink.
“You see, all these arrows hit their target without killing the victim. And be careful, he must be left to torture until he bleeds to death, everyone must take turns guarding tonight. I don't want to lose him like a dozen years ago. Tomorrow morning I'll see the carcass still hanging here."
"Okay, Concubine. Servants will take care of it, hope Kongcu don't worry." In unison the guards answered while saluting.
With a devilish smile and fiery eyes, Suma Boan then successively released arrows with both hands. Quickly the arrows slid and pierced the right thigh, both arms and both shoulders. One can imagine how great Mrs. Sin's suffering was. He could still endure the pain in his arms and shoulders by biting his lip, not the slightest complaint came out of his mouth. But this humiliation really hurt him very much, he almost couldn't hold back his heart from cursing and screaming. If he continues to be killed, it still doesn't matter. But being targeted by arrows and then left to roast there to be a spectacle, is truly heartbreaking.
Suma Boan laughed mockingly, then spat in Bu Sin's face before leaving the place. Mrs. Sin only turned her face to the side, but couldn't prevent her left cheek from being hit by a bolt of spit. He felt that his cheek was hot and sore so he had to secretly admit the greatness of this prince's son who had a very strong Iweekang. But the pain in his heart was more intense.
"Take care! Be careful, don't let anyone steal this candidate corpse, "ordered Suma Boan to his men. They saluted again in a sycophantic manner, declaring their ability.
After the kongcu left, the twelve bodyguards sat around the cross beam where Mrs. Sin's body was hanging. They talked and were sure that their guard was very strong. Their swords and machetes lay on the ground, close at hand, ready to be used at any moment.
Mrs. Sin felt her whole body ache. The part pierced by the arrow felt hot and cramped. But he soon forgot about this pain, he didn't even listen to the guards' conversation. His mind was preoccupied with his brother. He knows now why his brother disappeared from the city of the king could not be found by his father.
Presumably his older brother had been appointed by Prince Suma to be his assistant, then his older brother seemed to be playing in love with the prince's daughter, was caught and arrested and then tortured as he is currently experiencing. However, his brother disappeared at night. Where to? Is it really dead? Ah, when the devil eats? Helped by the devil is also impossible. Who wants to help his brother? As he himself was now, who would want to help him?
Suddenly his eyes widened in surprise. He tried to follow the flashing light with his eyes, but still his eyes were dazzled and he couldn't see what was flashing. All of a sudden the guards who had been sitting chatting had collapsed crosswise and didn't move anymore, whether dead or still alive. And suddenly, as if playing magic, a shadow flashed near him and in a second his henchmen untied, then the six arrows were pulled out. Blood was pouring out and Mrs. Sin didn't remember anymore. He fainted and did not know what had happened to him.
When Mrs. Sin regained consciousness, she found herself already in a forest, lying under a large tree. Nearby was a bonfire still burning, but no one was there. Bu Sin quickly sat up, checked his wounds. Presumably the six wounds on his body have been treated by someone and wrapped in a white and clean cloth, it feels comfortable and no longer hurts. Quickly he jumped to his feet, he saw his sword lying by the fire, he immediately picked it up. It was when he picked up this sword that his eyes met the ground where the letters were scribbled on.
YOUR SISTER WAS BROUGHT HEK-GIAM-LO, I'M TRYING TO CHASE HIM.
Mrs. Sin sat back down. Presumably the person who had helped him had been guarding him there and saw him regain consciousness, then the person left while leaving an inscription near the fire and sword. Who could it be? His intelligence is great, unlike humans. Is he demon? Suddenly he remembered the story of Suma-kongcu. Was this demon also the one who had helped his sister, Bu Song a dozen years ago? He felt very sorry, why did his helper do this in secret so he couldn't even guess who his helper was. His heart was even more worried when he received the fact that Sian Eng had been taken away by Hek-giam-lo. He didn't know who Hek-giam-lo was.
Suddenly he remembered. Never had he heard this name called someone. He recalled, then imagined in his mind his experience with Lin Lin and Sian Eng when the three of them were hiding in the forest, up a big tree and then they were threatened by It-gan Kai-ong. How then a high shrill voice was heard which made It-gan Kai-ong seem to flee in fear, then the person who issued a high shrill appeared on his back and called out the names of Hek-giam-lo, Siang-mou Sin-ni, and Bukek Siansu. And now the rumored Hek-giam-lo has taken away Sian Eng! He didn't know who and what Hek-giam-lo was, but seeing his name, Hek-giam-lo meant Black Death Devil!
Mrs. Sin was pensive, confused because she didn't know what to do. Lin Lin was taken away by a magician named Kim-lun Seng-jin, now Sian Eng was taken away by Hek-giam-lo. He does not know what happened to his two younger siblings and where they are now. Searching for his brother has not yet met, only heard of his bad luck, nearly tortured to death and disappeared. What should he do now?
With a very confused and restless mind, Mrs. Sin was forced to leave that place, infiltrating the forest because she understood that she would be chased by Suma-kongcu and once again falling into her hands would mean her life would be lost.....
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Where did Sian Eng disappear, who had been in a state where his blood was blocked, unable to move lying on a cot? Even though this girl was unable to move because the blood path of the thian-hu-hiat was tapped to make her limp and lost her strength, her memory was still running well and her five senses were not affected. He tried his best to gather Iweekang's energy to free himself from full-bloodedness, but his efforts were not successful. His heart was restless not playing seeing his brother being beaten up.
Suddenly a black shadow flashed and suddenly he felt himself being blown away from that place. The movement of the black shadow that helped him was so fast that he could not see the person or the demon that helped him. He was dipondong still in a state of full-bloodedness, because of that he could not move his head to look at his occupants. This man's clothes were of black silk and he had his memory on them.
Suddenly his heart pounded hard. The former high-pitched screeching chased It-gan Kai-ong, whose back was only visible, also dressed in black. The one with the flute and what they suspect is the Golden Flute, and also the killer of their parents! Woe, he thought, if the killer of his parents, this great enemy who had now kidnapped him away, would not mean well. He didn't know where he was taken, but he ran so fast it was like flying. Toward dusk they reached the mountainside.
Sian Eng is now able to move his head because his jugular vein has started to get free from the pressure, his blood path has started to flow again. But even if he turned his head and turned his neck, he still couldn't see the face of his black-robed patron, because his head was on that person's back. When he looked around over the shoulders of his bearer, he was shocked and horrified.
Presumably they have been in a very large ancient burial place. Presumably the graves of big people, because apart from being large, they are also very beautiful. Big and magnificent bongpai (tombstones) stand there, within the walled enclosure and here and there stand beautifully carved statues. The road to the tombstone is uphill. Presumably his helpers wanted to lead him to the tombstone. But apparently not. He was brought into a tunnel through a secret door behind a tombstone. Very dark tunnel.
Soon they arrived in an underground room which was quite spacious and not dark, it seemed that sunlight could enter this room. Sian Eng was thrown onto a long bench, but he didn't slam down, but fell to his knees. This again proves that the helper or kidnapper is someone who is very intelligent.
Sian Eng who was able to move again quickly turned his head and... the girl almost screamed if she didn't quickly cover her mouth with her hands. He just sat with his eyes wide open looking forward, at the person who was holding him earlier. One by one the hairs on her body stood up, and this girl almost fainted from shock, fear and horror. It turned out that the one holding him earlier was not a human! Live skull! The black robe covered up to his head, which was visible only the face of the skull with two wide eye holes, small nostrils and a very wide mouth, still teeth. Terrifying! In a place like that, namely in the underground cemetery to meet a creature like this, it really takes nerves of steel not to scream in fear.
Then the creature that stood motionless like a statue, let out a voice that sounded resounding but seemed to come from far away, a voice that didn't deserve to be a living human voice, “Miss comes from Ting-chun at the foot of Cin-ling-san mountain, daughter of General Kam Si Oak?"
Because he was still gripped by horror, Sian Eng was unable to make a sound, only nodded and his clear pair of eyes opened wide. He swallowed several times to moisten his suddenly dry throat.
Suddenly something strange happened in Sian Eng's view. The creature, which he could now surmise must be a human wearing a skull mask, suddenly dropped to his knees in front of the bench, where Sian Eng had already risen to his feet!
"Oh Princess... for years your servant, all the people have been waiting for Her Majesty's presence, for years the lowly servant searched with difficulty. Finally I found General Kam's trail at Ting-chun, but Your Majesty has already left... ah, who would have thought that I would meet Your Majesty here. The people have been waiting to pick up Your Majesty as their queen...” Arriving here, the skeleton mask was sobbing.
One can imagine how Sian Eng gaped in astonishment, the hairs on the back of his neck stood stiff because he thought that this demon guise must be a man with a twisted brain! However, the sound of crying in the guise of a demon was so touching that in fear Sian Eng was also touched and could no longer hold back the flood of tears. He was also crying!
The devil's guise immediately banged his skull's forehead on the floor saying, “O, Your Majesty, my lord, how happy is my heart, how happy our people are after so many years of being ruled by an illegitimate king. Now Your Majesty has appeared, like the sun rising to dispel a dark black cloud. Don't worry, Your Majesty, there is Hek-giam-lo's servant who will help you take back the crown and throne that is rightfully yours..."
Of course, Sian Eng didn't understand anymore and thought that this person with a slanted brain was having a relapse of his madness, so he spoke even more erratically. At that moment a high-pitched cry-like sound was heard that penetrated into the underground room. I heard a voice calling Hek-giam-lo's name followed by swearing.
Hek-giam-lo nodded his skull head at Sian Eng's feet, then said softly, "Please allow Your Majesty to chase away the intruders who are outside the palace."
Sian Eng couldn't help but shiver. A grisly burial place like this was considered a palace and she was to be made its queen. Woe! But to argue, he did not dare because he knew that this hideous madman possessed extraordinary intelligence. He only nodded, and so that the madman would not be disappointed and angry he said softly, "Go..."
A black shadow flashed and suddenly Hek-giam-lo had disappeared from in front of him. Sian Eng rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand. Is he dreaming? Or did all of those things really happen? If that's the case, it seems that the guise wasn't human, perhaps he really was a living skeleton. If it's human, how good is it to disappear like that?
On the top, in front of the big and majestic bongpai (tombstone), stood a woman whose long hair cascaded down to her feet. A very beautiful woman, her hair was silky black and gave off a fragrance that represented a flower garden, her outer garment was pure white of fine silk. A beautiful but scary woman. It's hard to tell his age. Looking at her smooth face, jelly eyes and red lips, one would think that she was still very young, but her attitude, movements and gaze reflected inner and outer maturity as well as a character that raised hairs. Siang-mou Sin-ni (Women of Fragrant Hair Magic)! We are familiar with his strange character and his transcendent cruelty at the beginning of this story. He was now standing in front of a large tombstone cursing in a loud voice,
“Hek-giam-lo, rotten skull smells of carrion! Come out don't hide like earthworms! If you don't hurry out, just watch you! I crushed these beautiful tombstones. Let me see if you still won't show up!”
Of course this statement angered Hek-giam-lo who emerged from a hole in front of the tombstone after opening the hole cover from below. An ordinary person would of course be shocked to death and run away pissing in fear if he saw a creature like Hek-giam-lo suddenly appear from the hole in front of the tombstone. However, Siang-mou Sin-ni was no ordinary person. He immediately greeted the appearance of Hek-giam-lo with insults while pointing his left forefinger which was pointed and his right hand akimbo.
“Hek-giam-lo rotten skull! Come on, hurry up and give me the letter that you stole from the gang of It-gan Kai-ong, that old, wretched bum!”
Hek-giam-lo didn't answer but immediately jumped out and faced Siang-mou Sin-ni angrily. “Sin-ni, there is mutual understanding between us, because our paths in life do not intersect. You know that I have to defend my country, that letter is very important for my country. The Sung Kingdom had always been hostile to the Khitan, and now that I've found the future queen Crown Princess back, that letter is even more important. Showing it to the Sung Kingdom certainly strengthened the relationship between the Khitan and Sung. What do you want the letter for?”
“Rotten skull! Do you think you're the only one who wants to take on the role of a patriot who defends the nation and the state? Tch, the Khitan people, immigrants whose homeland is unknown, are all pretending to be patriots! The letter was the alliance letter between Nan-cao and Hou-han. What does this have to do with Khitan? And you should know that I am Hou-han's defender. I must get the letter back and hand it back to those who are entitled, namely the Kingdom of Hou-han or Nan-cao, who are obliged to receive it. Even if for that I have to compete with the Khitan patriots, I will not back down even one step!”
"Hmmm, are you a woman who wants to play politics? Siang-mou Sin-ni, your name is quite famous as one of the Thian-te Liok-koai. You better keep that name and don't meddle in the affairs of the state. This business is the part of men.
"Talkative! You are forever wearing the guise of a skull, who knows if you are a girl or a boy? Come on, come back!” Siang-mou Sin-ni bluffed and the long black hair on her head was already fluttering.
His hair is his most powerful weapon and it is indeed his hair that is very feared in the world, kang-ouw. For ordinary women, it seems that black, long, smooth and fragrant hair will be a source of pride and will be liked by many people, especially men. However, Siang-mou Sin-ni's fragrant hair is the clutches of death, which have taken the lives of who knows how many people!
“Sin-ni, you know the rules between us. I got this letter by using intelligence, of course I can't just give it to you like this." While saying that, Hek-giam-lo took out his scythe, and his left hand took out a letter which he took from Suma Boan's hand without anyone knowing.
Seeing the letter in Hek-giam-lo's hand, Siang-mou Sin-ni let out a shrill cry that shook the heart. His hair seemed to be alive grabbing to grab the letter, while the rest of his hair grabbed the path of blood on the chest, neck, base of the arm and wrist which means besides knocking down the opponent also grabbing the sickle!
“Uhhh!” Hek-giam-lo snapped. The letter had disappeared in his pocket again and the scythe was gone, turning into a dazzling white light, his body became a black shadow rolling with the scythe's light.
In the following seconds, Hek-giam-lo and Siang-mou Sin-ni had lunged at each other so fiercely that an extraordinary fight ensued. If by any chance someone saw this battle, they would surely think that it was the grave demons who were having this fight. Sometimes they competed on the stone floor in front of them, sometimes with light and fast movements the two of them jumped and chased on the bongpai (tombstones), flew between the trees to return to the floor again, continuing their intense match.
But both are equally strong. Their respective defenses were too strong and tight, making it difficult for them to find holes and insert deadly attacks.
“Hi-hic, rotten skull. Where did you learn from Bukek Siansu? Why did you take half the book? Come on, take it out, I see your moves are the old ones too, are weathered and ancient!” sneered Siang-mou Sin-ni.
Hek-giam-lo snorted and spun his scythe. "What did you take away Khim's percussion instrument for? There's no need to be fussy, just snatch your letter if you're good at it!”
"Bastard, today Hek-giam-lo died in my hands!" Siang-mou Sin-ni intensified his movements and now they competed even more excitingly, trying to find victory by issuing deadly moves.
Meanwhile, Sian Eng's courage immediately rises when he sees himself left alone by Hek-giam-lo. What a chance to escape. Quickly he jumped down from the bench, grabbed his sword which Hek-giam-lo also seemed to have brought with him, and he walked through the dark underground passage.
Several times he went wrong. May the aisle have many misleading byways. After groping there, crawling here, finally Sian Eng managed to see sunlight through a hole. His expectations thickened and he quickly crawled towards the light which turned out to be coming from a fairly large hole. He mobilized his ginkang and jumped out of the hole.
For a moment his eyes dazzled and he had to stand up, closing his eyes. Just coming out of a dark place into a bright place was really dazzling to his eyes, he almost couldn't believe what he was seeing. It turned out that he was already in front of large tombstones and there flashed two people who were fighting violently and strangely. One is Hek-giam-lo who wields a dreadful scythe. The second person was a very beautiful woman, but her way of fighting was strange because she always used her long fat black hair as a weapon!
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