Death Flute
The betrayal of Cheng Sam

Since leaving Wisma Bambu, Chien Wan wanders in no direction. He did not want to go back to the Nada Valley because he still wanted to find experience in the outside world.

In his travels, he had experienced various events that added to his knowledge of everything. He has encountered various kinds of human characters, various kinds of silat from various schools, both black and white. And he has long realized that humans are not only made up of black and white streams. There are also people with strange characteristics that are often considered as black people, but it turns out to have ethics that resemble white people.

His name is increasingly known among the Persilatan World as the Death Flute from the Valley of Tones. He is famous for always acting to help people who are in trouble.

He arrived at Lok Yang City unplanned. Because he had arrived there, he thought there was no harm in visiting the residence of Pendekar Sung. Who knows if there's something he can do there.

His arrival at Pendekar Sung's residence was welcomed by the man.

“So Siu Hung went with Uncle Sung to Nada Valley?” Chien Wan muttered.

“It's been almost three months,” nod Swordsman Sung.

“Only the two of them?”

“Oh, no. Brother Cen also invited A Ming, Fei Yu, and A Nan— servant Fei Yu. Actually Brother Cen did not invite Siu Hung, Fei Yu was the one who invited him. And Siu Hung was excited. I didn't have the heart to stop it.”

“Fei Yu invites Siu Hung.” Chien Wan was a bit confused by the notice.

Swordsman Sung laughed. “The unexpected happens sometimes, Chien Wan. Chang Fei Yu who used to make noise at the gathering of the warriors was now no longer the same person. He grew older with the passage of time. Since his arrival with his father and A Ming here, he has become close to me. We often talk about various things. He surprised me with his views that turned out to be so broad.”

Chien Wan listened to him attentively. It's no wonder at all.

“And my daughter is directly attached to her. Their nature is almost the same. Fei Yu was more able to control my daughter's stubbornness than myself. Siu Hung like getting an older brother,” added Pendekar Sung. “Which pleases my heart more, Fei Yu apparently trained Siu Hung with silat. Since they became friends, Siu Hung silat science has advanced.”

“Good then. Fei Yu master high science.”

Swordsman Sung nodded. “Try Siu Hung is here now. You can teach him one-two moves, right?”

Chien Wan smiled slightly.

Suddenly, a body in blue clothes shot into the middle of the room with a very agile movement. “I'm home!”

“Siu Hung!”

Swordsman Sung stood up and caught his daughter who was just about to head to the inner room. “What do you want?”

“Call all guards!”

“For what?”

“Cheng Sam betrayed Uncle Chang! I'm gonna go find him and beat him up!” tell Siu Hung in flames, completely unaware of Chien Wan's presence there.

Swordsman Sung was aghast. “What do you mean? What happened to Brother Chang?”

Siu Hung ruffled his waist. “Cheng Sam that jerk turned out to use the opportunity in a narrow while Fei Yu was away. He turned out to have prepared an army and influenced almost all of Uncle Chang's men to defect to him. As we left, he poisoned Uncle Chang and ransacked Peacock Hill! He took all the valuables; money, heirloom weapons, all the gold and precious stones, as well as the high book of silat!” loudly shouting.

“Badness!” Swordsman Sung was furious. “I'll prepare my men!”

Chien Wan stood up and walked over. “I go to Bukit Peacock now, Uncle.”

“Good. I'll catch up later.”

Siu Hung was shocked to realize Chien Wan's presence. “Kakak Ouwyang! You're here apparently! Let's go there!” he exclaimed while pulling hard on Chien Wan's robe.

Without wasting any time, Chien Wan and Siu Hung immediately went to Merak Hill. Swordsman Sung immediately rushed to prepare an army of warriors to help the Thousand Faces God.

***

Chang Fei Yu was truly enraged. His return was met with the notification that his father was seriously injured by Cheng Sam's attack. He was nearly killed by the poison he swallowed. It turned out that all this time, Cheng Sam put poison little by little into the food that Mr. Chang ate. The longer Mr. Chang's condition gets weaker. No one expected that the weakening of Mr. Chang's condition was the result of poison. Even Mr. Chang himself thought he was just too tired to get sick.

As Mr. Chang grew weaker, Cheng Sam took action. He drained all property, heirlooms, and ancestral books of silat. He did not kill Mr. Chang not out of generosity. He wanted Mr. Chang to die slowly from the poison as well as the grief of having to lose everything.

And that is exactly what Mr. Chang is going through. By the time Fei Yu arrived, his condition had already been so weak that he could only welcome his son on the bed.

The itching Fei Yu wanted to chase Cheng Sam was forced to cancel his intention seeing how weak his father's condition was. He also took care of his father. It was Siu Hung who was angry and went straight back to Lok Yang City alone to prepare his father's army and make a chase against Cheng Sam.

The situation in Bukit Merak is very sad. Their men lived a handful, it was only old people who were old and stayed for the sake of devotion to Mr. Chang. The condition of the house is messy and unkempt.

The situation of Mr. Chang himself is no less sad. He looked pale and old, the poison weakening his body. His body was thin and frail, very different from that fierce Thousand Face God.

Fei Yu called out to his remaining men and ordered them to search for information on Cheng Sam's whereabouts. He himself kept vigil beside his father's bed and took care of his father aided by A Nan and a healer.

“Young Master,” call A Nan in a whispering voice.

Fei Yu looked over tiredly. He, A Nan, Siu Hung had already traveled far away from the Bamboo Guesthouse. They lack sleep and fatigue, coupled with finding the condition of Bukit Merak turned out like this. Since his arrival two days ago, they had not had time to rest at all.

“Young Master himself has not rested since two days ago. Better Young Master sleep, let me take care of Big Master.”

“No. You should be given medicine every three hours. I can't sleep yet.”

“I can do it.”

“No.”

A Nan exhaled. He could not urge Fei Yu to do something if Fei Yu himself did not want to.

Finally they stood guard both while silent.

“O yes, any news from Siu Hung?” ask Fei Yu slowly. It's a little worrying Siu Hung. The trip to Lok Yang City takes half a day. He should have brought Siu Hung home safely. But he has no time to do it. Siu Hung himself could not be prevented. The boy was very angry when he left.

“Not yet, Young Master.”

“Hopefully on the way he did not meet with Cheng Sam. Cheng Sam hates him as much as he hates me. After all, Siu Hung has always been working on it in a more sinister way than me.”

I don't want A Nan to smile. “You two are compact once.”

Just then, a guard came in.

“Report, Young Master. Miss Siu Hung came with someone.”

Fei Yu stood up. He looked at A Nan. “You take care of my father,” his orders.

“Good, Mr.”

Fei Yu rushed out of his father's room and headed straight for the front room. He thought Siu Hung was coming with his father. It was a shock that he saw who had come with Siu Hung.

“Chien Wan!”

Chien Wan is approaching. “How is your father?”

Fei Yu's face was instantly grim. “You already know the looks. My father's condition is very bad,” he said annoyed. “Cheng Sam chokes my father with poison every day with small doses. My father did not suspect a thing. Even as his body grew weaker, he had no thoughts of sorts. He thought it was just ordinary fatigue. Turns out he's getting weaker. And after he realized, it was too late.”

“Have you called a healer?”

“Already. The doctor has concocted the antidote. Trouble is, my father swallowed the poison a long time ago. Then the medicinal properties are not too potent. The doctor told me to feed him with medicine once every three hours,” Fei Yu said.

“You take it easy, Fei Yu! My father is now deploying warriors to find out where that jerk is right now. They'll be bending it in a bunch!” tell Siu Hung the fire.

Fei Yu grimaced. “Thank you.”

Chien Wan. “I remember when Cheng Sam confronted us two years ago, after we escaped—“

“Cheng Sam confronted you?” cut Fei Yu.

“Yes. After you helped us escape, it turns out we were blocked at the border of Lok Yang City. But what I wanted to talk about was, that time Cheng Sam was together with two strangers in foreign clothes. In my opinion, like the clothes of people from the tribe outside the border—“

“Surely Khitan!” sambar Siu Hung's. “I've always eavesdropped on my father's talk so I know the matter of the martial world. I've heard my father and his friends discuss the problems posed by six highly-scientific people who are from Khitan!”

“Could be,” muttered Chien Wan while contemplating. “In the meeting of the warriors two years ago was also discussed about the emergence of six Khitan people who always challenge the college silat and make keonaran.”

“You mean, Cheng Sam allied with the Khitans to destroy Peacock Hill?” yang Fei Yu.

“Betul!” sambar Siu Hung is excited.

“I'm worried not just that,” interrupted Chien Wan. His face looked worried. “In my opinion, they have a much worse plan than that.”

“What?”

“Come,” murmured Chien Wan hesitate. “That's just my guess.”

Fei Yu and Siu Hung looked at the.

A Nan out and calling, “Young Master!”

Fei Yu flinched. “What's up, A Nan?”

“Big Master is awake. He wants to talk to you!”

Fei Yu rushed in.