"Kiu-ji and Ciu-ji (Children Kiu and Anak Ciu)! Dare you interrupt me while playing the flute? Watch out, I'll tell Ong-ya later!"
The faces of the two bald men became frightened. Fatty then moved the ponytail so that the horse ran fast. "No, no, no...!" They said scared.
Truly an extraordinary sight. Bu Song could not hold back the curiosity of his heart. "Uncle, who were they?"
"They are two servants and also students of Couw Pa Ong. Poisonous bites from animalspoison makes them not sane brain. However, they are very clever, inheriting the knowledge of Couw Pa Ong. Indeed, that old fart is very strange, passing on his knowledge to two crazy people like that."
"So Kong Lo Sengjin lives on this island?" Bu Song asked in surprise because he had never expected this.
Chiu Bun nodded. "Of course stay here! Listen, Couw Pa Ong is my best friend from long ago. We are both people loyal to the Tang Empire. He learned a lot about literature from me who used to be the literature teacher in the king's city! It was his invitation that I stayed here to hide himself from the bad people who want to snatch this flute. At first Couw Pa Ong was still my best friend. But it seems that the madness of the two students or his servants passed on to him. His attitude began to change and he started cajoling me to pass down the secretflute and the book BuKek Siansu gave him! But after I found out that his mind and character had changed, I always said that this flute meant nothing to him, only to be blown to entertain himself. He was curious and then put me into the cave, guarded by wild animals. Of course I didn't dare to go out and the only ones who dared to enter the cave were the two crazy boys who delivered food to me every day. You know that Couw Pa Ong certainly wants to find and arrest my brother to force us brothers and sisters to reveal the secrets of the book and flute. It's good that my sister met you. Well, do you know now? Let's practice again. Did you catch my example?"
"That's it, Uncle. It's a great feeling, but I'm still confused because this thing is really hard to understand."
"Indeed. Now let you learn to play the flute..."
"Uncle, I'm used to flute and get the temperature instructions..."
"That's good! Ah, it seems like a match. Well, hurry up and blow this flute and try to make your flute sound match the sound and character of the letters I read!"
They exchange objects. The old man handed over a golden flute and received a book from Bu Song's hand. Poet Ciu Bun recited the last poem from the book and Bu Song immediately played his flute. This young man's flute is great. He was indeed so gifted that his breath carried the vibrations of his feelings. Also, because Bu Song herself already knew the contents of the book by heart, she was immediately able to adjust the sound of her flute, towards the sound of the letters. When he blows the flute, all his attention is paid to the meaning of the letters he blows. There was an extraordinary blend of rhymes and flutes, swaying and seducing.
ADA appearsfrom NOTHING.
How is it possible to find the source of NOTHING? Why look for the edge of a bowl?
Why find the starting point of a ball? In the end it was all empty void, in fact there was nothing!
That's the sound of the last verse. Three times Ciu Bun recited the poem, followed by Bu Song's flute blowing. After it was finished, Ciu Bun shouted, "Oh my God !!"
Bu Song held the flute and looked at Grandpa Ciu Bun. He was surprised to see that grandfather's face was getting paler, like greenish, but grandfather's eyes were shining, his mouth smiled so that eventhe face was very pale, but seemed to be radiant. Both legs bent and cross-legged, both hands holding the book, then his lips moved. "Got it now... oh my God, got it already..."
Bu Song didn't understand, then asked respectfully, "Uncle, what do you mean?"
"Bu Song, have you memorized the contents of the book?" suddenly the grandfather asked, his voice normal again. "Yes, Uncle."
"Then leave this book to me and you take the flute away from here, quickly! You already know the secrets of the book's contents and the sound of the flute. Be happy, Miss Song."
Mrs. Song approached. "However, if Uncle is here captive, let Uncle come with me. Why live on this dangerous island?"
"Captive? Dangerous? Ahh, not at all. Come on, you go quickly, don't let him come get you here."
"But Uncle..."
"Doubt of heart will hinder your progress, young man. Go!" The grandpa said in such a firm voice that Bu Song didn't dare to argue anymore.
He knelt down in front of his grandfather who was cross-legged on a rock, thanked him then got up and walked away from there, heading to where he had landed earlier. Behind him he heard a voicethe old man read the last verse and when it came to the last two sentences, the voice seemed to scream with joy.
In the end it was all empty void, in fact there was nothing!
When Bu Song arrived at the edge of the island, on a rock, he saw the sails of the fishing boat from afar. Bu Song put her hands to the sides of her mouth and called out while deploying khikang on her chest, "Brother fisherman...! Come here...!!"
The screen got bigger and now you can see the small boat with the fisherman's face that looks scared.After the boat was close, within five meters Bu Song then jumped onto the boat. However, the fisherman looked towards the island with a pale face and shivering body, so that his hands could no longer steer the boat. Bu Song was astonished and quickly turned his head. Luckily he was already on the boat because it turned out that on the edge of the island stood two strange humans who had been riding horses and they were carrying a large rock which they were now throwing towards the boat. The two rocks were as big as a buffalo's belly and were thrown with tremendous force towards the boat!
"Quickly run the boat to the center!" Bu Song still had time to scream and he jumped into the tail of the boat, set his stance and when the two rocks came grabbing him, he used both hands to push while deploying his sinkang.
"Byurrr...!" The two rocks could be pushed out of the way and fell into the water, but because of the great force of the throw, Bu Song's two legs sank down because the top board of the boat he was stepping on broke! In addition, the two rocks that were slammed into the water caused a huge wave so that the boat tilted and almost capsized. It's good that the fisherman knew the danger and had quickly adjusted the balance of the boat, driving the sails and how fast the big wind was pushing the boat away from the island! Two strange humans were jumping on the edge of the island and in a moment disappeared.
"Kongcu.... They were... demons.... ordevil ?"
Miss Song smiled. Let these fishermen fear in orderdid not dare to approach Pek-coa-to island, because if they approached the island there was a high possibility that they would die. Apart from that, there are many wild and venomous animals on the island. Also there lived Kong Lo Sengjin and his two crazy and cruel servants.
"They seem to be island demons. But fortunately we were able to escape!" replied Mrs. Song.
This answer frightened the fisherman even more and he mustered all his skillsto sail as fast as possible across to safe land.
Bu Song kept his flute tucked in his belt and closeddress. He understands that the flute will certainly cause trouble if bad people are seen. Kang-ouw's people are looking for him, of courseexpect his wisdom, while the bad people certainly also want it because of the price. This flute is made of gold which of course is expensive.
After arriving ashore, Bu Song added a piece of silver to the fisherman who was very happy because that day he really got a big fortune. Then Bu Song left the coast and traveled quickly north. He must find his temperature and tell all his experiences on Pek-coa-to Island.
The further north, the more he heard people talking about big changes in the kingdom.
He heard that a mighty commander-in-chief had taken power and founded a new kingdom, namely the Kingdom of Sung! Also heard that the new emperor is very generous, won't punish anyone as long as he doesn't put up a fight. It was because of this news that there was no commotion in the small towns, and the dignitaries carried out their duties as usual while awaiting further developments. At that time Bu Song was twenty-three years old.
Knowing that his temperature must have noticed the changes in the king's city, he decides to go to the king's city to find his temperature.....
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Let's leave Bu Song who is traveling to the king's city, and let's take a lookthe situation of Suma Ceng, a noble girl who cannot contain her passionate love, so she has a secret relationship with Bu Song, her father's employee.
Seeing how his daughter had tarnished the family name, Prince Suma Kong was furious. "Childlike that will only drag the name of his parents into the mire of humiliation!" He cursed after receiving his son's report. "Better to die than to be left alive! Boan-ji (Son of Boan), just wipe him off the face of the earth!"
Suman Boan was surprised. He also felt unhappy and angry when he saw his sister having an affair with Bu Song. But no matter how much Suma Boan loves his sister. He has no other siblings except Suma Ceng. How could he kill her? Secretly, he felt disappointed and regretted why Bu Song had escaped from his hands.
"Father, please forgive Ceng-moi. After all, it was Bu Song who was at fault and evil. Ceng-moi is still young, of course he's easy to persuade and seduce. Father, since that has happened, then we'd better find way out."
"The only way out is to make him drink poison so he can finish his history and not tarnish our family name!" snapped Prince Suma Kong angrily.
"That's not it, Father. What I mean is a good and honorable way out. After all, Ceng-moi is my younger brother, how can I have the heart for him? Father, my friend Prince Kiang has seen Ceng-moimoi and once in a drunken state he praised Ceng-moi in front of me. Father, I can arrange for Cengmoi to be betrothed to him right away! Besides being a good friend, he also studied martial arts with me, and in everything, he always obeyed me."
Suma Kong's face, which had been cloudy, glowed slightly. Prince Kiang, whom his son meant, was indeed not someone 'worthy' enough to be his son-in-law. A poor prince, no longer a father, only relies on General Cao Kuang Yin who becomes his uncle. But after all that young man was still a prince! Not bad!
"As you please. But arrange to get married quickly, deepthis month too. Who knows…” Suma Kong bit his lip and shook his head.
"I understand, Father."
Thus, through the intercession of Suma Boan, the arranged marriage was discussed. Prince Kiang is a young prince who has no father anymore, is unemployed, lives just having fun, becomes Suma Boan's friend, student, as well as 'henchman'. Hearing Suma Boan's suggestion and persuasion, he immediately agreed with a happy heart. His mother was poor, his uncle, namely his mother's younger brother, the famous general Cao Kuang Yin, was an honest and loyal bu (military) official, so his life was simple and not very rich, so the help from this uncle was only minimal.
If on the one hand Prince Kiang Ti was excited about Suma Boan's suggestion, because he himself did not dare to even dare to propose to the daughter of Prince Suma Kong who was wealthy, on the other hand Suma Ceng listened to the news his brother delivered with tears in his eyes. .
"Koko... ah, why is this...?" she wailed. "Where... Kanda Bu Song...? What are you doing with him...?
Suma Boan was very angry with his younger brother, but his love as an older brother made himsorry too. He was indignant that under such circumstances his sister was still thinking about Bu Song!
"Ceng Ceng! You are the daughter of a great noble! The daughter of a great prince! Use your mind and common sense. Why do you lower yourself in such a way? Are you about to drag the good name of father and family into the mud?"
"I... I... love him, Koko..."
"Satan! Don't mention his name again. Bu Song is dead!"
Ceng Ceng burst into tears. "You killed him...! Ah, you killed him, Koko... why don't youkill me once...?"
"Idiot? If none of your brothers fought tooth and nail, do you think you're still alive now?Father would rather see you die than you play crazy with someone like Bu Song."
"Ohhh..., Father...!" Suma Ceng was even more sad to hear this.
"Listen, Cheng Moi.Having an affair, especially with someone of a lower position, fora noble girl the only punishment is death. However, I managed to appease Father's anger and suggested that you be betrothed to Prince Kian Ti."
"I don't want... don't want...!"
"Plaque!" Suma Boan slapped his younger brother on the cheek so that Suma Ceng almost fell backwards.
"Auhhh!" Suma Ceng stood up, held his cheek and looked wide-eyed at his older brother. Usually, his biological older brother loved him very much, never hitting him. So he became surprised and amazed, forgot his sadness and looked with wide eyes.
“Ceng-moi, do you know what it means if your shameless deeds become known to outsiders? The taint that befalls our family means tarnishing the name of the royal family!
punishment, also Father and us as a family! Maybe Dad will be terminated, fired, and banished! Well, would you likedid you see that happen?"
Suma Ceng lowered his head, sobbing and shaking his head.
Suma Boan approached and stroked his sister's hair. "You know I love you, and I'm doing this for your own good too. Kiang Ti is a good young man, he is a descendant of princes on the same level as father. Being poor is not something to think about. Isn't father good enough?Now, my sweet sister, you must obey for your own good and the good of our family."
Suma Ceng collided and hid his face in his brother's chest while sobbing. Suma Boan stroked his sister's hair and smiled, knowing that his persuasion was successful.
Thus, in the same six months, Suma Ceng was very royally married to Kiang Ti, a poor prince. Behind the curtain that covered his face, Suma Ceng was crying. On the other hand, Kiang Ti smiled happily. Indeed, he had seen Suma Ceng and admired the beauty of this prince's daughter. Now the girl he misses and is infatuated with is unexpectedly betrothedwith him. He was really surprised because he had never dreamed of falling moon! He feels his fortune is very good!
However, approximately two years later, after Suma Ceng became Kiang Ti's wife, the situation completely reversed. Now it is the Suma Kong family who feel good luck because they have Kiang Ti's son-in-law. As is well known, Kiang Ti was the son of a prince who became the nephew of General Cao Kuang Yin. And it just so happened that it was this general who overthrew the royal throne, later becoming the first emperor of the Sung Dynasty! Of course, as the Emperor's nephew, Kiang Ti is now a prince who is honorable and high in status, and because of that the Suma family is also elevated!
Indeed, this has more or less influenced and benefited Suma Kong. He is famous as a corrupt prince. However, the new emperor, that is, the former General Cao Kuang Yin, even though he knew of this prince's corrupt disposition, remembering that he still had family ties through Kiang Ti, did not want to dwell on his past deeds. The emperor only gave Prince Suma Kong a pension and let the prince's family who were already wealthy move from the king's city to An-sui city.
There is also Prince Kiang Ti who is still the nephew of the Emperor, of course he can live in a magnificent palace complex, with his wife who already has a son. Prince Kiang Ti was very in lovehis wife. Because of this very kind, loving and patient attitude from Kian Ti, more or less the bitterness of Suma Ceng's heart because he was separated from his girlfriend could be healed.
That was the situation for the Suma family for those two years. Now even though Suma Boan lives in An-sui with his father, because he is rich and still belongs to the royal family, coupled with high intelligence since he became a student of Pouw-kai-ong, Suma Boan becomes very famous in the city of kings . Who doesn't know Suma Kongcu, whose nickname is Lui-kong-sian, The God of Thunder? Relying on his family's position as a relative of the emperor, as well as his possessions and knowledge, the youthThis nobleman criss-crossed the city of the king and its surroundings without anyone daring to disturb him.
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Bu Song left the south coast and headed north. But just as he left the beach, he heard a strange sound above his boat. When he looked up, he saw an ugly bird flying past near his head making a "kuk-kuk-kuk!"
Bu Song remembered that even on Pek-coa-to Island earlier it seemed as if she had seen this bird before, but she forgot again somewhere. It was an owl, or a night bird with glistening eyes like a cat's, and ears like a cat's. The bird flew very fast and disappeared in a small forest ahead.
It was already dusk when Bu Song used his sprinting skill to enter the small forest. It was small but wild and dark, a thicket of woods that no man seemed to have ever ventured into. Many parts are dark, especially because there are rocks there. Presumably in ancient times, sea water reached this part of the land.
"Ouch...! Eyeless demon demons! People's stomachs are trampled at will. Bastard!"
Bu Song was also shocked, not playing. Before there was nothing in front of him, what if when he ran, his feet could step on people's stomachs without him knowing? However dim and a little dark it was, he couldn't help but notice a man sleeping on his back in front of him blocking his way. Impossible! At first there really was no one, how did the weird old man suddenly get stepped on his stomach by his foot? He was so shocked that he fell backwards. Hearing the angry voice he looked at her with concern.
A strange grandfather. His body is very short like a child of twelve years. The legsthe little one is naked, his hands are also small. But his head is big, the head of an old man with a long beard and mustache. Her long hair loose. Really a strange grandfather and if indeed in this world there are demons or demons like grandfather swore earlier, I think this grandfather should be one of them. However, because the old man was good at swearing, he seemed to be an ordinary human being, thought Bu Song. He quickly stood up and saluted.
"I'm so sorry, Grandpa. I'm not blind and accidentally stepped on your stomach. But I could swear that I didn't see anyone here!"
"There really isn't! If I accidentally let my stomach touch your feet, do you think I'll be able tostep on my stomach? Tch!"
Bu Song was secretly surprised and also resentful. He could guess that this grandfather must be someone who had high intelligence and was deliberately trying to make fun of him, because he really didn't see anyone sleeping in the middle of the road. This alone proved how great his cleverness was to allow himself to be stepped on without anyone stepping on him seeing it!
For sure that grandfatherwas a holy man, he quickly saluted again and said, "Forgive me, Lo-cianpwe (Old Man of Magic). In fact, how could a young man like me dare to be so impudent towards an old man? Let alone step on Lo-cianpwe's stomach, besides neither dare to do it. May I ask, who is Lo-cianpwe and what is Lo-cianpwe's intention in playing with a young person like me who has done nothing wrong with Lo-cianpwe?"
Suddenly the old man burst out laughing. The sound of his laughter was very unpleasant to hear, not like a human voice. Bu Song remembered the sound of the owl that had flown by earlier and... sure enough, from above now he heard the sound of the bird and a shadow flashed, suddenly the owl that had just now landed on the short grandfather's right shoulder!
"Who's playing? I intentionally let you step on my stomach or not, that's my business! But what's clear and can't be denied anymore, you've been impudent to step on my stomach. Is that right? Come on, you deny it if you dare, you... uh , What's your name?" Grandpa's words and attitude were ridiculous, crazy and like a madman, or like a child who was desperate (wanting to win on his own).
"My name is Bu Song, Lo-cianpwe, she... Liu."
"Heh, Bu Song! Come on, did you step on my stomach or not?" "Heh... right... but... but I accidentally Lo-cianpwe."
"Unintentionally or intentionally, what's the difference? What is clear, the proof is that you have stepped on my stomach. Do you know who I am?"
"I have not yet had the honor of knowing the name of the noble Lo-cianpwe."
"I am Mrs. Tek Lojin! And you have dared to step on my stomach, there is only one punishment, namely death!"
Even soBu Song considered grandfather to be a holy man who should be respected, but hearing his words and seeing his attitude, he began to feel very irritated. No matter how powerful he is, I don't think this old man is worthy of respect, nor is he a noble saint. However, he still held back his anger and was patient. He had never heard of Mrs. Tek Lojin. Even though it cannot be denied that he had stepped on someone's stomach earlier, he did this without intending to do it, even Grandfather himself seemed to be deliberately looking for trouble.
"Bu Tek Lojin," he answered without mentioning lo-cianpwe again because he was not happy to see this extraordinary grandfather's attitude. "The one who gave me life is God. If God is willing to take my life, I will willingly surrender, but if someone else wants my death, even if that person is an honorable and powerful old man like you, I will somehow defend my right to life! "
The old man looked at him with sharp and interested eyes. "Aha, you're good at talking. You talk like an educated person, you dress like an educated person too, it seems you're a young writer! And aeducated certainly good at playing chess. Young man, are you good at chess?"
Weird grandpa, thought Bu Song. His speech back and forth difficult to determine the direction. But he served him too and replied, "Of course I can play chess, but I'm not good at it."
"Good!" The old man chuckled and from under his shirt he took out a folded piece of paper and a handful of chess pieces. He spread the paper on the ground and it turned out to be a chessboard drawing paper! "Sit down, let's have a chess match!"
Maybe that grandpa is out of his mind, thought Bu Song. However, he became suspicious and asked, "Mrs. Tek Lojin, what is the meaning of this game of chess?"
"Ha-ha-ha, speaking of martial arts, it's embarrassing if I serve you to compete. My birds will laugh at me, will think I'm too much to push young people with my martial arts which of course is far superior because I'm much older, experience wins and winning practice. However, the game of chess does not depend on age, but on the strategy that the young beat the old! If I said earlier that you had sinned against me and should be put to death, now I giveopportunity for you to redeem your life with a game of chess. If you win, your mistake of trampling my stomach is finished and I don't want your life!"
Bu Song was secretly more curious and resentful. "If I lose?" he asked, holding his heart hot.
"Ha-ha! Of course you lose! If you lose, it means you owe me twice. Before I kill you, you must voluntarily hand over the golden flute to me!"
Mrs. Song's heart was pounding. This grandpa is neither crazy nor stupid. Presumably he is deliberately looking for trouble and looking for trouble because he wants to steal the flute and for that he will not hesitate to kill him. It was known to Bu Song that he was facing a very serious and dangerous situation and because of this, his calm immediately arose. He remembered his temperature's advice that in the face of any matter, it is especially important to calm your heart. Calm will make us alert and only with calm will we be able to control ourselves and take appropriate action. So he then mobilized to calm the heart and drive away all worries. Even his face conjured a smile as he looked at that old man.
"Old man, how can you say that a poor nomad like me has an object made of gold?"
"Ha-ha-ho-ho-ho! You came from Pek-coa-to Island, I heard the sound of the flute there. Who else if it wasn't for you the flute was given by Ciu Bun the old fart with a head of stone? Ha-ha-ha ! Stupid me, just believe that the Stone Head has been killed by Couw Pa Ong!"