The Musafir
The Sawahan Village
There was always a black notch in the distance, moving at five times the speed of sound. Suppose Mantingan eyes are not the eyes of a swordsman who is always trained to follow a fast movement, of course, a small speck of black color that was darting at a rate many times the speed of sound could never be seen!
In terms of speed fights this time, Mantingan came out as the winner. His enemy was only able to move as fast as five times the speed of sound, whereas he was able to shoot at the speed of lightning!
“Stop!” The mantle shouted loudly. Putting out enough energy in to weather the roar of the wind.
The warrior only looked at him for a moment. Then keep darting. Not one bit less speed.
Without further ado, Mantingan directly stabbed the swordsman who originally only appeared as the dot. Blood again splashed in the air. The warrior's lunglai body fell, while his life actually flew out of nowhere. Bumped several tree trunks to break them, before finally stopping perfectly after getting caught between the branches of a large tree.
Quick mantle stop the pace. Alighted on one of the tree branches close to the corpse of his opponent.
***
“If you had just stopped, maybe we could still speak well here ....”
MANTAN shook his head slowly. The corpse was lowered from the top of the tree to the ground, with all the big bundles that tied firmly on the back of the corpse. Mantingan thought that the bundles were what made the pace of this swordsman a little more hampered.
Mantingan intends to perfect the warrior's body as it should be done by the warriors who have succeeded in subverting his opponent, but then realized how this corpse is still needed for the swordsman examination materials sent by the government. If Mantingan perfects the corpse of his opponent, it is likely that he will be suspected. He had to bring it before the village elders.
But before bringing the body back to Pesawahan Village, Mantingan decided to first take all his stolen belongings. If not, then surely the books and a pair of swords will be used as evidence by the government, which of course will not be easy to take back.
The mantan felt that he could not release the Book of the Lotus into the hands of the royal government, for if they realized how it contained the sciences that could harm the kingdom, then all the contents of the book may be perverted or even destroyed!
Moreover, this warrior also stole his travel storybook, along with the martial arts books of the White Wind College. It would be an undeniable proof that he was the Hero Man, the future Sky Starter who was looking for the Koying Kingdom. Wouldn't the rescue plan of Tapa Balian be dashed without any hope of success, and the martial world will again experience turmoil that will not be small because the pair of Moon Swords failed to be recaptured?
The mantle began to disassemble the contents of the bundles. Found his books among other stolen goods. The Sword of Savrinadeya and the Sword of Kiai Kedai were also inside. That was when, a large roll of paper that of course came from the Land of the Roof of Heaven fell from the bundle that was being searched. The scroll instantly opened, displaying the contents inside that would unexpectedly change almost the entire planning.
The mantle frowned before rushing to pick up the paper scroll. When he saw the contents, the young man's eyes opened wide.
***
THAT NIGHT. When the moon is covered with mega-mega thin. When the wind is slow. As the insects of the night fill a gripping silence. That was when the meeting was held again at the village hall.
This time, the entire village had gathered. Yep. The whole. The male and the female, the young and the old, all gathered around the village hall.
But unlike this morning where they were carrying weapons and standing with a dumb face, now they were all sitting cross-legged with their faces down. Seemed solemn with a beam of regret.
The meeting had actually started earlier, with Mantingan who had finished giving a long explanation of what really happened this morning. The attack was carried out by a group of traders of the Land of the Roof of Heaven, who apparently targeted valuable books at the residence of the village head. All the books that were stolen have been returned.
The meeting in the hall had entered the end.
“The two boys have done a lot for this village. But the reply we gave was just the opposite. You give milk; we give back tubal water. So by representing all grandfathers and residents of Pesawahan Village, I beg for forgiveness from you two children.” One of the village elders said before finally looking down deeply. Soon followed by all the tips and villagers who bowed deeply to Mantingan and Chitra Anggini.
The mantle stood up. Yawning. “Honored coughs! We both did nothing big. We regret not taking action from the beginning. So, we are the ones who should ask forgiveness to all of you!”
“It was not at all the fault of the two boys. You are wandering warriors, it is not necessary to involve yourself with many unnecessary problems. And this event is also an important lesson for us to protect the precious books even more strictly. If this is not the case, there may be other thieves coming, but you are not here to help us.”
“At our mutual decision, the two children are welcome to continue the journey without waiting for a swordsman from the government. We will make a statement that you two have been free from all these matters.” The village guide again said loudly. “And we will never forget the services of you two until anytime.”
Chitra Anggini looked at Mantingan. The young man glanced back at him while smiling faintly.
***
JUST as dawn broke, Mantingan and Chitra Anggini continued on their way. Dozens of residents at the village gate. Waving hands while smiling as widely as possible.
They are all—people of Pesawahan— Village very generous. Knowing that there had been misunderstandings with Mantingan and Chitra Anggini, one by one they approached the two just to apologize. What an incredible courtesy.
They are cheap hands. Giving a buffalo pedati to Mantingan and Chitra Anggini, complete with spices and some sacks of rice in it.
Indeed, Mantingan had refused all the gifts, arguing that the carts and supplies were less needed on the way. However, one of the village tips forced Mantingan to accept him.
“This does not mean much to a swordsman who can withstand hunger and move very fast like you. But once you get to Kotaraja, you will realize how much money is needed to be able to live there. So the rice sacks are not meant by us as your supplies, but as goods that you can at least sell in Kotaraja. The rice we provide is of the best quality, will definitely sell expensive there.”
At that time, Mantingan was no longer able to refuse, only being able to thank him deeply.
“This meditation will only hinder us,” complained Chitra Anggini who half splashed on the sacks of rice. “It is impossible for us to fly with this rice pedati and sacks. And how I know, you wouldn't have the heart to throw all this away.”
“We only need half a day to arrive in Kotaraja, Chitra. From here on out, there will be many more civilizations that we encounter. So with or in the absence of this buffalo pedati, we will still not fly.” Smiling coat.
“Stay I don't like.” Chitra Anggini has perfectly melted down. “Don't you realize that the villagers gave us all these useless things just to pay for their shame?”
“If those rice sacks are already sold, all the money will be yours.” Mantingan hoped that with that answer, Chitra Anggini would be satisfied and silent. However, his hope was not fulfilled.
“I'm not interested in the money from selling this rice. The result would probably be only a hundred gold pieces. But if I ask you for money, then surely you will give me one Stone worth a thousand pieces of gold! Isn't that right, he?” Chitra Anggini raised his head, showing a witty smile.
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