The Woman Ruler of the Altan Clan

Chapter 9 Necklace of Light

Shanum stared along the road their car was traveling to the next Itinenary, the Lotus Valley. Along the way he was daydreaming. After the dream, Shanum became even more quiet. This was realized by his two friends. They understand and never get tired of entertaining them.

They had reached Lotus Valley, this valley stretched over a thousand acres. An endless sea of pale pink-white flowers right above the water, amazed. They are lucky to see the lotus blooming season which only blooms once a year. According to local custom the lotus is a symbol of purity, the lotus symbolizes all time; present, past and future.

Shanum immediately captured the atmosphere with his camera. He was busy looking for a unique and good photo spot. Many times he was seen aiming his camera.

Then they were guided by Tim to a white gazebo in the form of Rotundas. This type of gazebo has a circular roof resembling a dome. On the right side of the gazebo, there are Honeysuckle vines, with white and yellow flowers. "We're sitting here first yeah, I want to buy a boat ticket first." Tim and Ula then left us there.

"The pleasure is very beautiful, we pose first here," said Diva. "Come, where's the phone?" sahut Farah's. Shanum shook his head to see the two friends, they both like to pose. They should be models only, because they are very natural in front of the camera. Tim and Ula return soon. "Team, we haven't photographed here yet. Come on, Ula too" cried Farah. Then Tim asked one of the valley workers to take a photo of them.

Afterwards, the five of them headed to the dock where a wooden boat was moored. The boat was of medium size, one boat had a capacity of ten to fifteen passengers. But the contents of their boat at that time was only by them, there were no other passengers. They boarded the boat, before boarding all passengers were given floats to use as a basic safety standard.

The boat divides the river where there are Lotus flowers on the left-right. "Team, can I stand at the stern of the ship ?" ask Shanum. The team immediately asked the crew, one of the crew said it was okay not to lean on the guardrail. Shanum nodded his head in understanding. After being given permission, he headed towards the stern of the ship.

The wind was blowing very hard to blow his hair. Shanum blinked his eyes, he was fascinated to see the scenery in the stern of the ship that was very beautiful. He could see the ripples of water splitting the ship, and the subtle sound of the ship's engine breaking the silence. Shanum approached one of the poles, he held it while closing his eyes.

Feel the wind blowing on the face, rubbed his skin by the cold, and the smell of water mixed with fragrant lotus flowers also felt in the air. He brought peace to all corners of his heart.

Suddenly Shanum heard a whisper in his ear. He immediately opened his eyes, and looked around him, looking for the origin of the whisper. Yet there was no one at the stern of this ship, there was only him. Shanum heard another whisper, he tried to sharpen his entire senses. "х." Shanum was fixated, he did not understand the meaning.

The girl should have been afraid, yet strangely there was not a single speck of that feeling in her mind and heart. He tried to follow the memorization of the whisper, then store it in memory. Maybe later he could get the meaning of those words from Tim or Ula.

"Sha, let's go back. We're almost docked at the dock" call Farah. The call stopped the whispers he heard. Shanum turned to Farah and nodded his head. He rushed towards the middle of the ship, rejoining his companions.

They got down one by one from the ship, the condition of the swaying ship made them have to carefully set foot. If it goes wrong, it can slip, and fall into the river. The first to go down was Tim, followed by Shanum, after that Diva. "Diva let's go down quickly, a long time anyway," cried Farah impatiently.

"Yes, this-this is also going down, but the ship is rocking and continuing to be so screwed, I'm afraid of falling." Diva replied while snorting, she was annoyed to be forced to go down immediately. "Here I help." Shanum thrust his hand from below. But next to Shanum's hand, there was another hand thrusting his hand also towards the Diva. One of the crew offers to help Diva get off the ship.

Diva was shocked to see the man. His appearance that looked handsome had made him gawk for a moment. The man smiled looking at Diva. His blue eyes were dazzling him. Diva looks eager to take the man's hand instead of Shanum's.

He turned his head towards Shanum and let out a faint smile of his apology, then took the handsome man's hand, and grasped it tightly. Shanum who saw that giggled, he immediately withdrew his hand, and understood the meaning of his friend's gaze.

"Geez, you flirty! The boatman glimpsed as well," ledek Farah. Diva remained with her position tightly holding the man's hand, and ignored Farah's ledge. The focus diva got off the ship aided by the man. Arriving under the Diva thanked him while smiling shyly.

After Farah's turn came, she came down agilely from the boat, Farah did not need to be helped by anyone. The girl seemed to frown seeing Diva still engrossed in chatting with the blue-eyed man.

Farah approached the two, then said "Sorry, Om handsome, my friend wants to be taken first. We'll talk later." Farah cut their conversation while smiling sweetly. "Don't spread the charm, the others are waiting for you." Farah whispered while directly pulling Diva's hand. The blue-eyed man seemed to nod his head and keep smiling. Although Farah's language just got mixed up.

"Hey, don't pull it so, sick tofu!" Diva tries to escape from Farah's hand. "You just disturb him, can't see his friend happy anyway," said Diva annoyed while turning her lips.

"Ishh. if you like men, look around. The shipbuilder is also glimpsed, the capital must only look. Find that guy who weighs like that. Kaya Shanum tuh, spread the charm directly that weighs the most prestigious - his brother is a millionaire," said Farah.

"Let's go, love me dong. Just tell me you're jealous, wee..." Diva seemed to be sticking out her tongue, she did not accept Farah's words. "Nob alone, who is envious, is far from my taste. Men are so, so many on the market, so lacking in quality." Farah replied with a smug smile.

Tim and Ula who had begun to understand the behavior of the two girls could only smile amusedly. According to them, the behavior of both becomes their own entertainment. "Where else are we going, Tim?" ask Shanum. "If you still want to go around this valley it's okay. We can continue again" replied Tim.

"We just go down the river, can't Tim?" shanum Sahut. "There are still some photo spots that I want to photograph" he added. "Can, come..." The team led their way in front with Shanum next to him. Farah and Diva were in the second row, and Ula was walking in the back row.

"Ep...Tim, may I ask." Shanum glanced at Tim with a doubtful look. "Of course I can, as long as I can answer it, I will definitely answer." " Look Tim, I've heard these words ⁇ ⁇ х. Do you know what Tim means?" The man stopped his steps, he looked at Shanum in surprise. His face looked shocked.

"Where did you hear those words? It's Mongolian, meaning the chosen ones have been reborn" Tim said. "You're serious Tim, that means? Shanum asked again. "Yes. You haven't answered my question Shanum, where did you hear it?" search Team. Shanum fell silent, unable to answer. There is no way he answers the whisper of the wind that tells him, Tim will probably think he is crazy.

"Em.I've only heard anyone say it somewhere. I thought the language was interesting, I've heard you also occasionally talk to Ula. So I suddenly remembered it in my head, and immediately asked you," Shanum replied with a sweet smile. Tim looked to be smiling, he resumed his steps, as he believed Shanum's reply.

Shanum looked relieved, Tim did not look suspicious anymore. "Yes, until now we still preserve the use of that language in our environment" Tim replied proudly.

"Tim-Shanum, can you stop? Starting this hard step, his feet ache," cried Diva. Tim and Shanum looked behind them, as it turned out that the two girls were already standing quite far away from them. The two pointed to a gazebo near them.

"Okay, we'll take a break." Tim took Shanum there. When he reached the entrance of the gazebo, Shanum's cell phone voice sounded. He put the bag, and the camera on the bench in the gazebo, then immediately picked up the phone. Shanum left his bag and camera with Farah, and excuse me for answering my phone call. Father and mother never let go of monitoring it through mobile phones, asking about the situation, and the activities carried out every day. While he was telling a story, he involuntarily moved back towards the edge of the river.

The incident happened so fast, one time Shanum was still standing on the riverbank talking to his cell phone, but a few seconds later he disappeared from the place. There was a scream sound heard, and a loud sound as a result of objects falling into the water. The four people simultaneously looked towards the sound of screams. They saw someone seeming to be running away from the last location Shanum was in.

"That's Shanum's voice, what happened? Hey Farah, wait!" Diva follows Farah who has run first. Ula and Tim followed behind them. The moment they all reached the riverbank, they were startled by the person who was running very fast from the side. Suddenly the man plunged into the river. The four looked at each other, a questionable voice sparking in their minds. Who is that man who plunged into the river? Where is Shanum? Did he fall into the river?

"Oh my God, Shanum?" ask Diva while smothering her mouth. Did you guys see Shanum fall?" ask Farah. They all shook their heads. They were enjoying the food Ula brought, so they did not pay much attention to Shanum.

The person who jumped earlier was still seen diving for something, he repeatedly appeared to the surface to catch his breath. "Team I'll report to the security department first. I'm suspicious of the man who ran in that direction" Ula said. Ula ran away leaving them. "You two can wait here, right, I'd like to call the medics, just in case." Tim also said he would go for help. Diva and Farah could only nod their heads, they were forced to wait.

"How long has Farah been. Isn't Sha swimming? If he were to splash, he should be able to directly surface and swim to the edge. Is that really what the man is looking for, Shanum? If not Sha, where does he go? Time can just disappear?" Diva asked repeatedly. Farah exhaled, she looked agitated.

"I heard Shanum's scream, only I doubt he fell into the river. But if kidnapped, the period of movement is very fast, except for those who kidnap him a kind of dedemit" replied Farah. "Issh..do not talk carelessly, serem knows." Diva glared at Farah. Among the three of them, Diva is indeed the most timid, so less like with things that smell mystical.

"Who is that guy?" ask Diva. Farah squinted her eyes, she seemed to think for a moment. "Em, I think I know who he is?" farah Gumam. Diva turned her head towards Farah, her forehead seemed to wrinkle at Farah's words. "Why Farah can know, even though the man's face alone is not clearly visible from where they stand," said Diva in her heart.

Meanwhile, Shanum who was inside the river was still trying to swim to the surface. His right leg and hand were unable to move. He tried not to panic, even though he knew that his life was on the edge. After trying to continue without success, he began to resign.

Inside the river is so dark, covered by the many lotus flowers on the surface. Shanum closed his eyes, in the midst of his resignation, he was exposed to the faces of his father and mother. Then the face of Khan Adrian. I don't know why he remembered that guy. The man who appears in a dream is unreasonable.

The man who made her flutter, and was at a loss for words. Shanum wants to see him again. Among the desires raging in his inner being, he felt a stream of heat start to appear slowly on his neck and right palm. It made her feel like something was about to explode inside her chest. "Is this a sign that he is about to leave this world" he said. Shanum felt displeased, according to him there were still many unanswered questions.

Suddenly a bright light appeared in the darkness of the river. The man who was diving looking for the girl was stunned for a moment. He saw that the girl was not far from him. The girl's eyes were closed, she was floating around surrounded by strands of light. That girl looks so pretty. The light coming from his neck was like a string of pearls shining beautifully. So did the light from his right palm.

The light had saved the girl, leading her towards the girl. After before, he kept circling in the darkness of the river. The man hugged her and pulled her to the surface. Shanum could still feel that something was so tightly hugging his body, clenching firmly yet still gently holding his palm. He smiled happily in his heart, because he felt a peace in that embrace. After that Shanum finally gave up, and lost his consciousness.