
"The Wenny sisters are living an uneasy life, it's all because of me..." Gus Mukhlas felt sorry and guilty.
It turned out that the story did not end there, the closeness of Wenny and Gus Mukhlas not only invited Khairul to harm Wenny but other girls in the paddock who put their hearts on Gus Mukhlas also made it difficult .
Indeed, the relationship of Gus Mukhlas and Wenny is different from Asrul's previous life. If in his previous life, Gus Mukhlas spent more time outside the mission when Asrul worked and studied in the administration of the paddokan under the guidance of Wenny, in this life Gus Mukhlas stayed longer in the sect to educate Asrul.
Gus Mukhlas even had to stay for a year in the padepokan to train Asrul, in this period Gus Mukhlas became often meet Wenny and the relationship between the two became close.
"Teacher, don't you have feelings for Aunt Wenny?" chirped Asrul suddenly.
"Why did you suddenly talk about it?" Gus Mukhlas raised his eyebrows.
Asrul smiled broadly when he saw Gus Mukhlas not refuting his feelings towards Wenny.
"Teacher, if you feel guilty about Aunt Wenny, the student has a solution."
"What is Asrul?"
"Teacher must be aware that Aunt Wenny has the same feelings as Master, in order to make up for her suffering, why didn't the teacher formalize your relationship? If Aunt Wenny becomes the teacher's official partner, the girls in the store will not bother her anymore, at most they are just heartbroken."
Gus Mukhlas fell silent at Asrul's suggestion.
"Teacher, I understand the reason the teacher held back from expressing his feelings earlier because of the deep wounds that the teacher had, but now the teacher has fully recovered and can live for a long time. Isn't this the time to please Aunt Wenny who has been waiting for you for so long? I'm sure the teacher will be happy with him too."
Gus Mukhlas smiled awkwardly, he did not expect his student to be able to read it like a book. It was true that he had feelings for Wenny and the reason he did not express those feelings was because realizing the deep wounds he had made Gus Mukhlas unable to live for a long time, not to mention in the last days of his life there was a possibility of having to be spent lying on the bed, which was why he did not want to make things difficult for Wenny.
Now that his internal wounds had healed completely, his abilities had improved so much that Gus Mukhlas was confident that he could make Wenny happy.
"Asrul you're right, Master will follow your advice."
"Teacher, don't be rash. Step by step, if the teacher suddenly invites Aunt Wenny to get married then she will think the teacher is feeling sorry for her, so let your feelings grow stronger before the teacher proposes to her."
Gus Mukhlas coughed softly, he could not believe being taught by the 23-year-old about love and marriage but Gus Mukhlas felt that Asrul's words had a point. Gus Mukhlas then sent Asrul back to his room, while he began to devise his asthma plan. Asrul held a laugh when he saw Gus Mukhlas so seriously thinking about the steps to take in his love relationship.
Taymiyyah and Asrul went to the Thousand Miles River so that Taymiyyah could see the amount of ginseng growing on the riverbed. Taymiyyah then arranged a plan to harvest the ginseng. Asrul warned that Taymiyyah was limiting Khairul's involvement because he did not want Khairul to use him for personal gain.
"The Khairul problem you don't have to worry about, I've checked his performance over the last few years and did find a lot of problems but it took time to take care of everything. Leave this ginseng matter to me, I'll make sure you get ten percent as promised and no one takes personal advantage of this place."
Taymiyyah was satisfied to find a gold mine that would bring Kun Billah into a big position in a fast time, one thing that made him smile bitterly was that he only realized the ten percent that Asrul wanted was not small.
"Asrul you better prepare yourself for the test of the Storied Pagoda, I also heard about Khairul committing tyranny towards the girl who has a special relationship with your teacher. The easiest way to suppress Khairul is if Gus Mukhlas had a disciple who became the youngest Imam in the history of Kun Billah."
Taymiyyah wanted to help Gus Mukhlas regarding his problem with Khairul but he needed some strong reasons to do so. After all Khairul was a little more silent after knowing some of the lunge of Gus Mukhlas and Asrul in Mallorca, moreover, he had just realized that Gus Mukhlas' internal injuries had recovered and Gus Mukhlas had a bright future.
Asrul smiled widely, he was indeed planning to take the Tier Pagoda examination but Asrul still needed some preparation to ensure he successfully completed the exam as he expected.
A few days later a furore occurred throughout the Kun Billah store due to news about Ginseng, Taimiyah arranged and selected the people who would be involved in harvesting and guarding Ginseng related.
More than a hundred warriors were sent to secure the Thousand Miles River, not long ago also a group that built a barrier wall as well as a simple defense along the Thousand Miles River.
No one expected, the river that was considered worthless so far is now guarded like the most valuable treasure by Kun Billah.
Khairul was so excited and enthusiastic to hear this news, he immediately thought of some things that could benefit him so that he offered to become the leader of this project but Taimiyah refused him outright, he said, making Khairul surprised at this attitude.
About a month later, when Kun Billah was busy harvesting Ginseng, Asrul spent his time practicing non-stop at the Sacred Ground Headquarters. In a day Asrul swallowed some Ginseng to improve the quality of his cultivation as well as the physical strength he possessed.
Thanks to the training for about a month, Asrul can feel a new strength in his body. He was now confident of being able to compensate any expert swordsman just by relying on his physical strength.
The time for Asrul to take the examination of the Hundred Swords Tower had finally arrived.
The Storied Pagoda is a four-story building that serves as a test site for all members of the Kun Billah who want to improve their position in the paddle.
Every 12-year-old child will be required to take the Multi-level Pagoda exam, if any child wants to take the exam before reaching that age then they need a recommendation from one of the Imams.
Those who successfully completed the first floor examination would obtain a black-colored belt, it required the cultivation ability of three circles to complete the first floor examination.