Crazy Duck Swordsman

17. Between the fog blankets.

We left the journey of Wirang, Bongkeng and a beautiful girl named lembayung twilight.we see the journey of student Ki Restu aji who at that time traveled to take a trip through Mount Lawu.

That afternoon Rangga,Palupi and Rengganis came to a village on the western slopes of Lawu precisely in the area under the grojogan of a thousand Tawang (Now around Tawang Mangu) they continued to drive their horses tirelessly the atmosphere that afternoon so bright so they do not intend to rest in the village of Lawu's slopes.

"Rangga's back...why shouldn't we rest in this village kakang.....!!!" Shouted Rengganis proposing to rest in the village that just passed by.

"The weather is sunny nimas...we rest on the road only.....!!!" Rangga replied, starting to slow down his horse.

"How do you think Nimas Palupi" asked Rangga for the approval of his younger brother Palupi. Either Palupi did not hear or was lazy to answer Palupi just silent not much to talk since coming out of the pendopo this morning, I don't know what happened to Palupi who like there is no spirit to travel to this marshabu.

"Mbakyu...., Palupi Tambakyu ...!!" Call Rengganis to Palupi his senior brother.

"Whatever...you guys....Saja I'm coming.....!!" Reply Palupi ogah ogahan.

"What's wrong with Palupi....!?!!, it doesn't seem to get excited on this trip, heeemm.......don't don't....!!??!" Guman Rangga in his heart but his suspicions are not continued. After Palupi's answer that seemed indifferent the three warriors did not talk to each other anymore, then Rangga spurred his horse to be faster and the two student girls from the blessing of the aji followed from behind.

I don't know how long they were racing the horse, after the sun no longer seemed Rangga raised the sign hand to stop the horse.

"Nimas we stop here...we spend the night on the edge of the river, like there is a sandy place that is rather airy for us to rest tonight...!!!" Said Rangga ordered his younger brother-in-law to stop and rest on the edge of the river that is clean enough with a wide expanse of sand.

Then the three of them began to come down from the horse and tethered their horses to the thicket of the riverbank.

"Rear..we should look for firewood to warm the body and make a fireplace...!!" Said Rengganis proposal to his elder brother Rangga.

"Alright nimas...let kakang who are looking for dry wood, nimas just prepare the provisions we bring from padepokan!!" Rangga replied to Rengganis to prepare food supplies that they brought from the padepokan.

Somehow Palupi is not as usual cheerful and spoiled, but this time it looks just silent and dreamy, so that Rangga and Rengganis hesitate to talk to his fellow students.

"Rengganis...., have you ever felt in love.....??!" Palupi whispers to his younger brother.

"Hhhhh....hh...h......, it turns out that mbakyu Palupi is in love......, with whom mbakyu....!!?!" asked Rengganis together laughing amusedly to see his brother-in-law was in love until his life like there was no spirit at all.

"Sssstttt..don't be loud, I don't want Rangga's brother to hear ......Rengganist....!!" Whisper Palupi with index finger in front of her thin lips.

"Relax mbakyu..aman sama Rengganis..hi.hi...hi...hi....." The sweet girl replied in giggling with Palupi.

"Rengganis if...later the task of the teacher's grandfather is finished, I want to wander in search of life experience.......why do you want to join....!!?" Palupi asked in a very slow voice.

"I mean.....!!" Ask a curious rengganis.

"Yes.....I want to wander around this land of Java......you want to come....!!??" Palupi's reply explained the meaning of his words.

"What can be the same grandfather teacher mbakyu..., Palupi's mistress is the teacher's favorite, I'm not sure grandfather allows mbakyu to travel unclear direction of destination...!!" said Rengganis while preparing food supplies brought from padepokan.

"Content......, but I must be able to....., not satisfied with my life if I have not been able to travel to find experience for my life in the old days?!!" Guman Palupi with eyes that look far ahead.

"Nimas....this is the firewood we make a fireplace next to which nimas....!!??" Suddenly Rangga appeared to surprise the two girls who were talking.

"Eew...ee...emm...., please put Rangga here just let the fire warm our bodies!!" Rengganis gelagepan answered the words of Rangga who suddenly appeared unexpectedly.

"Come nimas Palupi..., wash your face in the river We just rest.....!! Said Rangga telling Palupi to wash his face in the river.

"Yes..kakang, later only......I am still lazy to do something" replied Palupi as his hand threw a small stone towards the surface of the water flowing clear.

"Yes already...but not the night.....!!" Rangga said to Palupi the girl who was silent he loved, but apparently Palupi did not respond and instead impressed indifferent.

Palupi just kept quiet and continued playing with the pebbles thrown into the water without answering a word.

It was almost midnight, The sound of insects filling the night atmosphere with an indistinct song, seen in the crescent moon sky looks beautiful with a small star decoration that sparkles in the sky. The soft snoring of Rangga and rengganis who had been asleep since last, happened to be asking Palupi to keep watch that night, seen Palupi could not sleep yet his eyes looked at the sky above him, his body felt tired after his heart that was holding back yearned.

"Does he feel the vibrations of my heart....?? or maybe I don't even think I exist ...!!" the Palupi Germans in the Heart.

"I should be able to, this is the time.....I must dare to make a decision.....!!?! Yes...when again I can freely wander to meet wirang if not at this time, I have to leave my brother and sister....!!!" Like being electrocuted Palupi was stunned and suddenly woke up, then walked slowly by preparing a study to relieve the body so that the two brothers did not hear his departure, and headed towards the horse to release the horse rope and then lead very slowly.

About a hundred spears from the rest and then Palupi mounted his horse and drove slowly along the path to the west.

towards midnight Rengganis woke up because he wanted to urinate, without seeing his fellow students just go straight to the river to pay his wishes, a drink of tea then Rengganis back to his place, how surprised his older brother Palupi was not in his place, there was only Rangga who snored loudly because of fatigue after a day trip.

"Kang....kakang Rangga.....where is Palupi kang.....???!!" Shouting Rengganis woke up his older brother.

"By surprise Rangga woke up and checked the side that was empty even the pandan mat of Palupi bed was no longer there. Seeing all that Rangga could only be silent with a thousand questions in his heart.

"Where is Palupi why leave us without saying goodbye what is wrong with you Palupi....!!?!" Rangga's heart raged over the question mark.

"What should we not look for mbakyu Palupi kakang....!!?!" Rengganis who in anxiety urged Rangga to find the whereabouts of Palupi.

"Rengganis...., calm yourself down, Palupi left intentionally leaving us nimas.....!!!" Rangga's words calmed Rengganis.

"Back...why mbakyu Palupi left us...., what are the legs, I'm afraid of mbakyu being kidnapped.....!!" Said Rengganis as if he could not believe what Rangga's older brother said.

"Look nimas...kalo indeed Palupi kidnapped people, I'm sure the kidnapper did not want to bother carrying Palupi mats and supplies, and of course we will also hear a storm....!!?" it is also true that Rangga said that there were kidnappers who wanted to roll up the mat where Palupi slept if he intended to kidnap his people.

"True what kakang said, but why did mbakyu just leave without any message to us ...!?!" with a thousand questions Rengganis spoke and asked himself.

"Nimas.ayo we pack we follow Nimas Palupi, hopefully we can still catch up with him....!!" Invite Rangga to pack up and follow his younger brother, although Rangga was upset in his heart but his teacher had entrusted him to take care of his younger brother.

"It's still midnight brother.....!!!" Reply Rengganis with an annoyed and question-marked face.

"but nimas....My responsibility, no matter what happens I don't want Nimas Palupi alone in the forest of the nimas.....!!" Answered Rangga persuaded Rengganis to want to pack up immediately.

"alright brother......!!! not as usual mbakyu Palupi like this....really really annoying...!!" replied the Rengganis annoyed. Then the two of them immediately cleared everything and immediately left the place to catch up with Palupi.

Meanwhile Palupi drove his horse swiftly down the outskirts of the dense forest to the southwest.

"Hiaaaa.....!!!!, hhiaaa.....!!!, hihihirrreggkkk.......!!!" Palupi's voice spurred the horse like a fidelity and the horse was running fast with a loud neigh at the beginning darting through the thin fog that enveloped the forest that was straddled by Palupi. finally Palupi was free to determine his own net following his heart, he said, whether or not the girl will be able to survive the storm of all the problems in the jungle that is full of the charade of the cunning of the human child in order to obtain property, the throne and women.

With a shaken heart Palupi continued to spur his horse in the dimness of the crescent moon, the desolate atmosphere of the forest was silent only the sound of insects of the night, and, but it was all unable to thrill the young swordsman that she was the stubborn spoiled girl Palupi. I don't know how long he has been racing his horse, without feeling in the east horizon the tinge of dawn was already visible and Palupi felt a tremendous drowsiness, he said, with a lunglai body Palupi hugged tightly the neck of the horse so as not to fall from the horse.

"O..hhhrrrr...hiiieeeehhrrre.......hhhhrrrrrr.r.......!!!" Palupi's horse's neighing voice sounds heartbreaking maybe the horse is already exhausted after being raced all night.

"Hhhuussss...ck...ck....ck....., let's drink Jabung first, it's a small river in the valley. ....!!!" Palupi spoke as if his horse understood what the beautiful girl was saying.

"Hiiiiieeehh...hhhrrrr......!!!" Slowly the gallant horse, down the river and began to drink as much, while Palupi also washed his face with clear and refreshing river water.

"Sun tube has appeared...., I want to rest for a while under the tree..ayo there Jabung.....!!" Palupi and the horse were walking towards a tree that was shady enough to be comfortable enough to rest. I do not know how long Palupi was in that place when this sound of the beautiful girl's soft snoring under the shady tree while the Jabung horse belonging to Palupi coolly grazed around the shady tree shade Palupi from the sun.

A bird perched on top of a tree accidentally dropped a small forest fruits and happened to hit Palupi's forehead so that Palupi woke up.

"Ohh.....where have I been....!!?! until it does not feel like the day is a very good day of my sleep..eeehhhhhh...!!!" Guman Palupi while writhing relaxed his stiff muscle.

"Better I immediately overtake the wirang I'm sure the young man, not far from wengk .....!!!" the girl in her heart then headed to the river to take the water to drink supplies that were placed in the bamboo roof.

"Ck....ck.....ck.........?!, Jabung let's go ......!!" Shouted Palupi calling his horse. Then the horse was in the saddle and all the equipment in the box and placed on the back of the Jabung, with a single jerk slim body and sexy Palupi already nangkring on the horse's back.

"Hiiiiie........!!!! Come on Jabung...we walk again.....!!!" Shouted Palupi driving his horse westward.

Whether it was up to where the girl was racing her horse, on the occasional trip to meet the house of the people on the outskirts of the forest but Palupi continued to drive tirelessly.

will Palupi meet wirang ningratan on the way to Mount Merbabu we wait in the next episode.