That night, after being drunk and unconsciously raped by Prince Tang Sin Ong, Swi Nio was about to kill herself with a sword. However, he was stopped by a man who turned out to be a spy for An Lu Shan. He can be reminded by the man that killing himself is not the best way to get back hurt. So Swi Nio then followed the man and gave him directions so that the spy managed to escape with Swi Nio and get out of the Bu-tong-pai wall.
The two of them silently ran away as fast as the sun rose high. When they arrived at the foot of the Bu-tong-san mountains, they stopped to rest in a dense forest. As soon as he sat under a tree letting go of his tiredness, Swi Nio remembered the fate that had befallen him, so he immediately burst into tears.
The man looked at her and took a deep breath, clenched his fists and just kept silent because his experience made him understand that in such a state of grief, there is no better medicine for the girl than crying and shedding tears. After Swi Nio's crying had subsided somewhat, he said, "Miss, as I said this morning, there is no need for things that have happened and those that have been mourned and grieved for. The important thing is that we look to the future. The road of life is still wide and stretches ahead. us. Just burying ourselves with grief is meaningless and will only weaken our spirits which we need to cultivate in order to be able to repay those who have ruined our lives."
These words that were said in a manly voice made Swi Nio raise his pale and wet face. They both looked at each other for a moment, both of them saw the real face of each other. The man's face inspires confidence in Swi Nio's heart, while the girl's face makes the man's heart flutter and attract.
"Who are you?" finally Swi Nio asked.
"I told you, I am a spy, a confidant of General An Lu Shan. My name is Liem Toan Kie. In my investigations in Bu-tong-pai, I have known your name, Miss. You are Miss Bu Swi Nio, along with your sister Bu Swi Liang, you are a student of the new Head of Butong-pai. I also knew about your fate last night."
"Ahhh...! The Evil Tang Sin Ong...!" you are right! I don't need to despair, I don't need to bury myself in grief, I have to try to repay all this humiliation. I'll kill the Devil Tang Sin Ong!" the girl clenched her fists in anger.

"Now that's brave and energetic! However, it's not that easy to kill a Prince, what's more he is your teacher's best friend who is very shrewd. The only way, come with me, serve General An Lu Shan. That's the only way so that later you will be able to take revenge.”
"You... you're a soldier under the General?"
Toan Ki shook his head. "No, I'm not a soldier. I'm an outsider who has joined forces with An-goanswe and earned his trust to investigate Bu-tong-pai. I was told to investigate what plans Prince Tang Sin Ong and Bu-tong-pai had in mind. An- goanswe is a very shrewd person. He allowed another rebellion to weaken the Emperor's position, but he must know every movement of the enemy, both the Emperor and other rebels. Now I know that their plan was to weaken the Emperor through Yang Kui Hui , and now I will return and report the results of my investigation to An-goanswe. You come with me, I will introduce you and you will certainly be accepted, because you have enough intelligence besides your grudge against Tang Sin Ong."
"I... I don't like being rebellious."
"Hmm, do you think I like being rebellious, Miss? No! I helped An Lu Shan not because I liked being rebellious, but because I also felt bad for the government."
"Eh?" Swi Nio was interested and looked at that dashing face. "Why?"
"Our destiny is almost the same, Miss, only in a different way. You see, I used to be a Hoa-san-pai figure who of course didn't want to get involved in politics and rebellion, and even tended to be loyal to the government. However, one day something happened. a very great ... that changed the whole way of my life "
Swi Nio is reminded of his own destiny. He came closer and said, "Liem-twako, you tell me!" They looked at each other for a moment, then Toan Ki briefly told his story.
He lived in the town of Ma-kiu-bun, a quite bustling town on the banks of the Huangho river. His life is calm and happy with his wife, whom he has only married for three months. By opening a drugstore and teaching martial arts, he made a decent living. However, his wife was disappointed because after three months of marriage, there were still no signs of pregnancy. So Toan Ki allowed his wife to pray at the temple to ask for blessings so that his wife could have children as soon as possible.
But luck cannot be achieved, misfortune cannot be denied. Towards dusk, after leaving since morning, then his wife came home and got down from the palanquin in a bad condition, her face pale and wet with tears. While weeping and sobbing, his wife ran into the house, fell down and knelt at his feet, telling him that when she was praying at the temple, it happened to be the son of noble Lui who was playing chess with the hwesio. Seeing her, the nobleman's son dragged her into the temple's room and raped her!
After saying that great confession, his wife ran into the room crying sobbing. Toan Ki's heart felt uneasy. Earlier he was stunned like a statue so angry and sad to hear his wife's story that he was a bit negligent in letting his wife run. Quickly he chased, and saw his wife's room door barred from the inside, he then kicked the door broken! He stood pale and wide-eyed. What did he see?
"My wife has fallen in a bath of blood on the floor! She used my sword to kill herself, stabbed her chest almost straight through!" he ended his story holding his hands in front of his face.
"Ohhh!!" Swi Nio turned very pale. He touched Toan Ki's arm with great emotion.
"Those son of aristocrats and bastard hwesio-hwesio must be punished! And I will help you, Liemtwako!"
Toan Ki lowered his hand, holding Swi Nio's hand tightly. They hold each other and hold hands. "We are in the same boat, Miss. Hence the compatibility between us and therefore

I helped you this morning. However, speaking of helping out, I will be the one to help you later when the time comes to avenge your heartache. Meanwhile, I have paid off my own heartache and paid off. I have killed that son of a bitch noble along with all the temple's hwesio! Because of that I became a fugitive and I was forced to flee to General An Lu Shan who immediately accepted me because he needed my intelligence."
"Ahhh, you are very kind, Twako. And you are as unlucky as I am. I feel lucky to have met and befriended you. Fine, I will come with you to see General An Lu Shan."
Thus, Swi Nio joined Toan Ki. Sure enough it was just as the gallant man had said, he was well received in the troupe of dashing people, not the warriors who were An Lu Shan's assistants.
Bu Swi Nio's friendship with Liem Toan Ki became closer and even grew the seeds of love between these two people who had the same fate, Liem Toan Ki lost his wife whom he had married for only three months, while Swi Nio lost her virginity because she was raped by a prince. . Finally, the two of them agreed to tie the knot, but Swi Nio said that he only wanted to officially marry when all his heartache had been reciprocated! So these two people lived as two fiancés who loved each other, moreover because their arranged marriage was approved by An Lu Shan who was good at winning the hearts of people who had intelligence whose help was desperately needed.
One day An Lu Shan summoned Liem Toan Ki and Bu Swi Nio along with three other figures who were highly intelligent people among An Lu Shan's assistants.
One was named Tan Goan Kok, a tall, large grandfather who was well-known in the north as a great wwakang expert. It is said that even though he is over fifty years old, Tan Goan Kok is said to be able to use his body's muscle strength to lift a pregnant buffalo. In addition to his great strength, he also has stick martial arts which are hard to beat.
The second grandfather is Pat-jiu Mo-kai (Eight-armed Beggar Demon), a grandfather who is sixty years old. His clothes were patched even though they were clean and new and he always held a battered stick in his hand. Everyone even including An Lu Shan himself called him Pangcu (Chief), even though this old geezer was just a leader without any subordinates! Pat-jiu Mo-kai does not lead a beggar's association, but his big name is so famous that every beggar everywhere will always call him Pangcu! Until the head of the beggar association also called him Pangcu! His wand skill is very high and it is said that this old man has never been defeated by an opponent during his journey until finally he was persuaded to help An Lu Shan.
The third person is over fifty years old and dressed in tosu. He is indeed a follower of the To religion, an overseas grandfather called Siok Tojin. Unlike the first two grandfathers, Siok Tojin was a quiet person, not well-known, but his swordsmanship was so great that when he was tested, his swordsmanship was even able to match Pat-jiu Mo-kai's staff!
After Liem Toan Ki, Bu Swi Nio, and the three old men approached An Lu Shan who had summoned him, the rebel general then told him about a letter from The Kwat Lin, the former head of Bu-tong-pai who asked for cooperation in opposing the Emperor.
"I deliberately sent Ngo-wi (you five) to explore the heart of this woman with high knowledge, did she really want to fellowship? Mrs. Swi Nio was her student, so I sent her to measure the heart of her teacher. If she really wanted to fellowship, of course he will not be angry with his disciple who has run away and became my servant. You accompany and look after your fiancé, Toan Ki. And Pangcu and the two Lo-enghiongs should test the intelligence of those who want to ally themselves, besides protecting these two in case of danger ."
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Thus it was that early that morning, An Lu Shan's five accomplices were already at the edge of the Corpse Swamp. They looked out at the island in the middle of the marsh which looked from where it was deep

a considerable distance, then looked at the surface of the swamp with a face imagining horror. They had heard a lot about the dangers of crossing the swamp.
"I have only visited this place once with Subo," could be heard Swi Nio explaining when he was asked by his friends. "At that time we followed Kiam-mo Cai-li who took us jumping from here to that island. Each jump brought him to hard and safe ground. But of course I can't remember anymore because he was jumping from side to side, sometimes - sometimes flips again."
"Hmmm, of course it is a secret path that is difficult for outsiders to know about," said Pat-jiu Mo-kai while feeling his long bearded chin.
"According to Kiam-mo Cai-li, he said that even a slight miss was a death hazard because along the road it was full of natural traps. Sometimes he took us jumping to parts where there was water, so that I was horrified, but it turned out that the water was only According to his statement, the land that looked dry nearby was even a very dangerous place. When he returned to Bu-tong-san, Subo himself said that he would not dare to take this path alone because he could not even remember. tortuous road."
"How about we use a long rope? Even if you don't know the road by heart, at least you've been through it and you can look for it, Moi-moi. The four of us follow from behind, using the rope that is tied around your waist so that if you go the wrong way and fall into a trap , we can help you by pulling the rope," said Liem Toan Ki to his girlfriend.
"That's okay. I'll try to remember, but you have to hold the end of the rope yourself, Koko, because I'm terrified!"
"Ah, I don't agree! That suggestion isn't right, Liem Sicu!" suddenly Tan Goan Kok said with a hoarse and loud voice.
"But I'm not afraid, Tan-lo-enghiong!" Swi Nio denied. "Also, if Liem-koko is holding the end of the rope, I'm not afraid of anything anymore. If I were to fall down, of course I would be able to quickly pull it up again."
"Not disagreeing out of fear, but because if they found out about it, it would certainly be the object of ridicule. Why do we need to look for secret passages hidden by people? We must find a way to enter that is more manly, not stealing like a bunch of thieves." ."
Mrs. Swi Nio understands and confirms this opinion. The five of them then sat on the edge of the swamp while furrowing their brows, wondering how they would be able to visit the island in the middle of the swamp as guests who had come so gallantly. Because if Liem Toan Ki and Swi Nio's suggestion was continued, and it happened that Swi Nio was trapped in nature's trap, of course this would make them look down on them. However, no matter how much experience they have and no matter how high their knowledge, never before have they faced such hardships as they do now.
Siok Tojin, who hadn't spoken before, finally let out a grunt, then said, "Got it! I remember the Mongolians using their heads to find fish in swamps like this!"
His four friends looked at this tosu with happy and hopeful faces. "Tell me quickly, Totiang, how is that sense?" Tan Goan Kok asked.
"They use the bamboos as boats."
"Ahh, how is that possible? Using a boat to cross this swamp? Of course it will break down in the middle of the road if it encounters water covered with earth and grass," objected Pat-jiu Mo-kai, looking at the swamp with furrowed brows.
"We shouldn't imitate those who make rafts out of bamboo. We each use just a piece of bamboo, the ends are made sharp," said Siok Tojin briefly, but his meaning was already understood.

caught by his friends.
"That's great! Of course we did! With the spikes, we can slide through anything!" Tan Goan Kok shouted with joy.
"Hmm, I thought it wasn't that easy. We have to be careful, really deploy ginkang and sinkang. If we slip, we will be hurt and it will be even more dangerous if we are caught later anyway. Anyway, common sense is very good. Let's look for bamboo and making oars," said Pat-jiu Mo-kai who, along with Siok Tojin, is considered the oldest and most knowledgeable person.
Not long after, it was seen that the five people were gliding over the Swamp of Carcasses which was known to be difficult for people to pass. Seen from afar, it was as if the five people were gliding over the swamp water! However, if people look closely, they can see that their feet have stepped on a large piece of bamboo which has been sharpened at both ends and they are using a wooden oar to push the bamboo they are stepping on slides towards the middle.
People who do not have ginkang and sinkang should not try to cross using this method. Of course, a piece of bamboo that is stepped on by the feet is very dangerous, besides being slippery it can also rotate so that the feet can slip. However, with the power of the sinkang, the soles of their feet seem to be attached to the bamboo sticks so that they cannot turn anymore, and with the ginkang they can lighten their bodies so that the bamboo they step on slides quickly into the middle of the swamp.
They are people who have high intelligence. The lowest level among them is Mrs. Swi Nio, even though this woman is very shrewd because since she was little she has been trained by the powerful woman The Kwat Lin, the queen of the Island of Ice! Secretly, from various hiding places, many pairs of eyes lurked and watched in awe as the five people came hurtling toward the island in the middle of the Carrion Swamp. Seeing the five people using a bamboo stick that was stepped on, seeing them using their skills to kill snakes and other venomous animals that were blocking the way, the Rawa Bangkai people were amazed and immediately reported to Kiam-mo Cai-li and The Kwat Lin would the arrival of the five people.
These two powerful women immediately negotiated while waiting for their arrival. Seeing that Mrs. Swi Nio was among them, The Kwat Lin became very angry.
"Bastard," he hissed angrily. "That disciple brought his life here!"
"Ahhh, The-lihiap, why be angry? Please remember that he is not your former disciple, but a trusted aide of An Lu Shan. Therefore, to begin with alliance relations, it is not very good to antagonize An Lu Shan's emissary," said Kiam- mo Cai-li.
The Kwat Lin was dumbfounded and remembered his ideal. It was true, personal matters had to be put aside if he wanted his very high aspirations for his son to be realized. So he then invited Kiam-mo Cai-li to negotiate how to deal with the five people, An Lu Shan's envoys which included his former student. Kiam-mo Cai-li who is very clever then gives advice so that the two of them can arrange a strategy.
Even though the crossing was very difficult and the five of them had to kill many venomous snakes, helping each other when their bamboo poles encountered many obstacles, in the end the five people managed to jump onto the island where a group of people who had been assigned to greet them were standing. Seeing more than twenty people standing like an army welcoming them, Patjiu Mo-kai immediately laughed heartily.
"Ha-ha-ha, what a splendid welcome from Rawa Bangkai to an envoy from An Goan-swe!" said Pat-jiu Mo-kai.
One of the soldiers, who had a long beard and narrow eyes, stepped forward and saluted. "Welcome to Rawa Bangkai! Because we didn't know that the honorable Cuwi was coming to visit, we didn't hold a reception outside the swamp. However, Cuwi has shown gallantry that makes us bow and admire. Now, please Cuwi all come with us to meet Hong. -houw (Queen)."