Dragon and Phoenix
Chapter 60: The Surprising Secret in Bu Tong-pay
“If we leave now, about to reach Bu Tong-san (bu Tong mountain), day or night?” ask Cio San.
Cukat Tong thought for a while then replied, “Siang.”
“Ah, then we leave later, so that it can be midnight,” said Cio San.
“You want to infiltrate there?” Cukat Tong asked.
“Do you think I want to come there well and sit down to chat?” cio San said while laughing.
Cukat Tong laughed too. Suddenly he said,
“Eh, I saw what happened when you were on the bridge with that woman. What's name?”
“You mean Mey Lan? You see everything???” ask Cio San.
“Ya.”
“Hahaha... Embarrassing. No need to discuss.”
“No embarrassment. I can understand your feelings.”
Only a man can understand the feelings of his best friend. Perhaps that is why friendship between men is much deeper and deeper, than friendship between women.
Therefore, more men prefer to spend time with their friends than with their lovers.
“What I can't imagine is, how Mey Lan felt after she found out who you really were. How handsome and dashing you are, and how honorable you are among the martial arts,” Cukat Tong said
“Maybe this is what made him hate me even more. He thought I lied to him all this time.”
“Then she told her husband to beat you up?”
“Ya.”
“I really don't understand women's feelings,” said Cukat Tong while shaking his head.
“If you understand, surely you have become a god.”
“God alone does not understand.”
“If the gods don't understand, then who understands?” ask Cio San.
“Nobody can understand. Even they just don't understand their own feelings.”
”If they themselves do not understand, then why do they ask men to understand their feelings?”
“It is precisely because they do not understand, then they ask others to understand their feelings.”
“Either why, if talking about women, my head gets dizzy,” said Cio San smiling.
“Not only is the head dizzy, but the heart is also pounding,” added Cukat Tong.
“The circulation of blood becomes not smooth, the body is carefree, and the stomach suddenly heartburn.”
They both laughed.
“But somehow, if there are no women, life feels much more miserable,” said Cukat Tong.
“That's.”
“There are women, means a lot of problems. No woman, it feels like life is empty. Which one did you choose?” ask Cukat Tong.
“I choose women who do not cause problems,” replied Cio San.
“Beautiful women, countless under this sky. But if women who do not cause problems, only this time I heard there is such a woman,” said Cukat Tong.
“Ang Lin Hua does not cause problems,” said Cio San.
“That's because he's your man, try if he's your lover..”.
By itself Cukat Tong did not need to continue his words.
That's how it is.
Women will look sweet and kind when you know them. But if he has become your lover, from day to day, he turns increasingly fierce and ferocious. It has become an open secret. But rarely do men want to talk about it. Probably because of fear of being discovered by her boyfriend.
“How about Khu Ling Ling? I noticed, he was interested in you too,” asked Cukat Tong again.
“Entahlah. I don't know him very well. But he looks fierce and ferocious when fighting.”
“A fierce and fierce woman outside, if in bed may turn spoiled and aleman. Conversely, women who look sweet and quiet outside, can turn violent and fierce on the bed. This time alone you don't know?”
“I have not done anything strange with women,” replied Cio San with a big smile.
“Hah?” Tong's gibberish was just gawking. But he believed. If Cio San says the sun rises in the west and sinks in the east, he will believe it.
“You are this dashing and attractive, a time of defeat to Suma Sun who is silent and cold like that stone? He if women's affairs are already very expert.”
“Where do you know? Have you ever slept with Suma Sun?” cio San asked with a laugh.
“Hahaha….…. Every day of his work ‘kan visit brothel.”
“Visiting a brothel ‘kan does not mean he sleeps with women.”
“So you mean, he went to the brothel just for breakfast and tea?”
“I went dozens of times to the brothel, and did nothing. Just visit Ma Kauw's secret headquarters.”
“Means you mean, Suma Sun is also working on other things in the brothel?”
“Everyone ‘kan has a secret. Masa Suma Sun can't have secrets?”
The wine never ends and the conversation never ends. Two friends sit back and enjoy the coolness of the forest and the warmth of laughter and jokes.
The most precious thing is memories.
Therefore, always do good so that the memories left behind are good memories.
Farewell and sorrow always lurk human life.
If we don't appreciate what we have,
Wouldn't you cry in the future?
“Time to leave,” Cukat Tong said.
“Good.”
Fly.
The earth looks so beautiful. Humans look so small.
Life is fragile, why is it still greedy to reach the world?
One by one, the humans die. But the earth and nature are beautiful.
Human life is just like the leaves that fall off in autumn.
So small, so despicable, so worthless.
Compared to nature, what is the meaning of man?
The best thing is to do good.
Because then, humans have little meaning.
The journey finally arrived.
Bu Tong-san with all her beauty. With all its splendor and majesty. On this mountain stands one of the most respected and respected martial parties on the face of the earth. Bu Tong-pay's. Hearing his name alone, people will bow down and shine in admiration. Hearing his name alone, people's hearts were jarring and hands were trembling.
Now there are even two people ‘boh’ break through and infiltrate.
If not for having eaten the guts of a tiger, surely only senile people would have dared to infiltrate there.
These two people never ate tiger guts, and were not senile people.
Of course, if it wasn't these two who infiltrated Bu Tong-pay, who else could?
These two people had now been at the highest peak of Bu Tong-san. Place first Cio San ‘exiled’ and punished. The place of occurrence of various kinds of events that shaped him into what he is today.
The wind is so cold.
The night was so thick.
If not for the good memories, could humans have survived?
No tears Cio San dripped. This bamboo hut hasn't changed after all this time. These trees, rocks, and scenery, had not changed after all these years he had left.
Recalling memories he practiced silat. He remembered reading the book until morning. Or when A Liang came to bring khim and they sang together. Or at the time of his visit come and share his story.
The most surprising thing about memories is that they strengthen you but make you weak at the same time.
Cukat Tong was very understanding of Cio San's feelings. For this reason, he sat quietly on a large rock. Letting his best friend drown in memories and daydreams.
Cio San stood gallantly on a rock. The wind blew her hair. A million pictures of the past. His eyes were tightly closed.
He was worried that if he opened his eyes, he would soon return to reality.
He wants, just for a moment, to feel the past.
Because sometimes the past feels so much happier than the present.
But the past is just beautiful to remember. Because no matter how great a human being is, he cannot turn back time.
The wisest thing is to make the memories of the past as reinforcement and lesson to live the present.
The future? Isn't that the sky's business?
Only arrogant people plan for the future.
A wise man uses his best time to cherish the present, and does his best to the people he possesses today.
Cio San finally opened his eyes.
Lust and tears had disappeared from the look on his face.
His eyes sparkled and pushed sharply.
Here comes Cio San. The best young man of his time. The greatest warrior of his time. And the most loyal friend ever.
He looked at Cukat Tong.
Tong smiled as well.
Because he had experienced the same thing with Cio San. An inner struggle to deal with memories that cannot be forgotten. Because memories are not to be forgotten.
Cukat Tong knew that. Because he himself has struggled to face the past that haunts him.
The man who manages to get out of this, whether he be, male or female, is the enlightened man-man.
Therefore, the rays of Cio San's face turned so dazzling.
“You've managed to overcome it?” ask Cukat Tong.
Cio San nodded and smiled.
Love, hate, and revenge. Things that constantly eat away at human life. If you manage to deal with it, then you will be like Cio San. Glowing face. Stout move. Your body's strapping. And your eyes are shining.
“What can I help you with?” ask Cukat Tong again.
“I'm looking for a secret door,” explains Cio San.
“Good.” The vows moved too.
Cio San is looking for.
The business of moving to find goods is the business of King Maling. Anyone who races with him will surely bow down in shame.
Within a drink of tea, Cukat Tong had already appeared with a smile.
Cio San smiled and followed Cukat Tong.
The secret door turned out to be inside a bamboo hut. Just below the bed, there was a small hole. But if you stick your finger in there, then open a small door on the floor.
“It seems, you are an expert in the matter of putting a finger into the hole,” said Cio San with a laugh.
“I train a lot,” Cukat Tong said with a laugh.
“You're not afraid if you put a finger in that hole, and then suddenly your hand gets bitten by something?” ask Cio San.
“The hole where I practiced, no teeth,” Cukat Tong laughed meaningfully.
When Cio San was about to enter the secret door on that floor, Cukat Tong prevented him.
“Let me go in first. There could be danger there.”
“You think I'm scared?”
“Fear not, but do you want us to be discovered, and our journey in vain?”
“Even the business of getting into the hole, I have to entrust it to you,” Cio San laughed out loud.
“Follow all my steps. Where I set foot, that's where you set foot. This secret room may have many traps.”
Cio San nodded.
Even if Cukat Tong told her to undress, undress, and run around naked, she would nod according.
Business infiltrates like this, Cukat Tong is the expert. Beginners should just follow.
They went down a dark hole at the bottom of the floor. After looking around, only Cukat Tong stepped carefully.
“You need a torch?” ask Cukat Tong very clean.
“No. I'm used to it in the dark.”
Cukat Tong nodded.
After making sure that he could open the door from inside the hole, Cukat Tong then closed the door.
“Ayo,” said. “All still safe.”
They walked down the cave. Turns out the direction is dropping. Long and very tortuous.
“Where do you know, if there is a secret door above,” whispered Cukat Tong asked.
“You remember my story, when I was driven from Bu Tong-pay?”
“Ya.”
“At that time my teacher, Tan Hoat, died strangely. No one else went up this mountain. Because if there was, it would have been discovered. The killer must have climbed up and down this mountain through another hidden path.”
Proceeds,
“I also remember, when at Ma Kauw's main headquarters, the late Ang-kauwcu once said that almost every college, has a secret path that is useful to secure yourself if something happens.”
“Oh, that's why you became suspicious, that there must be a secret door above earlier,” said Cukat Tong who answered Cio San with a nod.
“You guessed who killed your teacher?” ask Cukat Tong again.
“Of course I already know, I'm here just to make sure.”
“Who?”
“Lau-ciangbunjin.”
“Hah? That omnipresent Chief Bu Tong-pay? On what basis did you accuse him?”
“’Kan usually only the chairman who understands the secret path.”
“But there could have been others who also knew,” rebut Cukat Tong.
“In addition, only he can kill Tan-temperature suddenly like that. In Bu Tong-pay, only he has that ability. In addition, Liang-lopek also died from the throwing of poisonous needles. On the face of this earth, who else could have such an astute ability to injure Liang-lopek?”
Cukat Tong nodded.
It's a long journey. For hours they went down that narrow cave road. Now they arrive at a large part of Goa.
“Let's rest for a while,” said Cio San.
They both sat on the floor of the cave and enjoyed the cold, dark, yet amazing state of the cave.
Before long, Cio San said with a bit of surprise, “Eh, do you see that?”
Cio San pointed at a cave wall.
Cukat Tong squinted his eyes and said, “Ya.”
They stood up, then ran closer.
It turned out that the wall contained a lot of paintings. Paintings are etched directly on the walls of the cave using blunt objects.
“This... these paintings are drawn with fingers!” cio San said.
Who could do that besides Thio Sam Hong? The painting is neat and smooth. Painting of people fighting.
It turns out that after careful attention, on the walls of this cave there are many paintings of people shining. Shortly afterwards, Cio San saw a delicate and beautiful handwriting.
After all these years, I was finally able to solve various kinds of college silat and other parties. These movements are not taught to Bu Tong-pay's students. I write in this secret cave with the intention, so that if really pressed by the affairs of Kang Ouw, they can isolate themselves here, and can only learn this science. Anyone who is a match for this science, is welcome to learn it.
May Thian (sky) always protect Bu Tong-pay and all mankind.
Thio Sam Hong's.
Reading that, Cukat Tong and Cio San chuckled in admiration.
“One-way view Thay Temperature.” Cio San said so while dropping down on the floor, and spoke 3 times in front of the writing.
After getting up, he said to Cukat Tong, ”You are welcome to see and learn these pictures. Thay said Temp, anyone with a match saw it, welcome to learn it.”
“I'm not interested,” said Cukat Tong shook his head.
“Why?” ask Cio San.
“Indeed, you think I'm a brawler like you?”
“That will come in handy someday.”
“Indeed, you think I'm useless?”
“Hahaha..” Cio San can only laugh. In his heart he understood. Cukat Tong felt that he was not Bu Tong-pay's student, so he felt it inappropriate to steal Bu Tong-pay's knowledge.
“For the size of the thief, you are the most honorable thief I have ever known.”
“Maling also has self-esteem.” Tong's mouthful smiled. He now sits leisurely on the floor, half lying down while staring at the paintings on the walls of the cave.
Cio San stared and studied the paintings carefully. Before long, he smiled and sat on the floor with Cukat Tong.
“Completed?” ask Cukat Tong in wonder.
“Completed.”
“Everything?”
“Everything.”
“I see it is not finished, you have memorized the whole.”
“I did not memorize at all, maybe even now have forgotten what I saw,” said Cio San.
“Then?”
“But I already understand.”
“Ohh.. I know what you mean.” Cukat Tong could only nod.
He saw so many other party and college science that had been solved by Thio Sam Hong. All sorts of empty-handed moves as well as with various kinds of weapons. Sword moves, cleaver moves, spear moves, secret weapon throwing moves, etc., belonging to colleges and major parties, have all been solved.
People who learn all this, will certainly dominate the martial world. Just stay deepening lweekang and ginkang.
“How can I understand without having to memorize?” ask Cukat Tong.
“Understanding and memorization, ‘kan are two different things,” Cio San said.
“For me, new people understand that they have memorized, and can memorize if they already understand.”
“That was your fault. If you can erase that thought from your brain, you can only understand it without having to memorize.”
“Indeed, just thinking so, can interfere with the process of understanding?” ask Cukat Tong.
“That's because you've formed an understanding in your mind, then you're hard pressed to find another truth. If in your heart you've said fried fish is bad, then if someone else says fried fish is good, you won't believe it. Even to try, you don't want to. Then how can you feel the real enjoyment of fried fish?”
Cukat Tong mused over Cio San's words.
“Betul also.”
“Let's go again.”
They both walked for a long time. Until we arrive at a dead end.
“You heard there's something above?” ask Cio San.
“Didn't hear anything,” replied the Maling King. Then he said, “I go up first, you have to follow my every step. Don't touch anything I don't touch. Understand?”
Cio San nodded.
Slowly, Cukat Tong opened the door window above it. He opened it a little. But that little one, was already able to make him pay attention to all the circumstances above.
“Aman.”
He then went up, followed by Cio San.
“This room belongs to the Chairman,” said Cio San.
“Means your guess is right!”
Mumpung was there, the eyes of Cukat Tong jelalatan noticed the contents of the room. Even though underground earlier, when he met a very valuable painting of silat, his eyes were not this equipment.
“What are you looking for?” ask Cio San.
“Precious stuff.”
There were not many things in that room. Just a wardrobe, a bookcase, a dining table, and an empty birdcage.
Cio San is also like Cukat Tong. If it was a secret, his heart would definitely be interested.
“What did you find? Why are you smiling like that?” ask Cukat Tong.
Cio San picked up something from the floor.
“Abu,” said.
“Black ash, probably from the result of burnt paper,” said Cukat Tong.
“Fast! Why do people burn paper in the house?”
“To remove the trace of the secret letter,” said Cukat Tong smiled.
“And that bird cage?” ask Cio San meaningfully.
“Place the mail courier rest.” Tong smiled as well.
Next, “Who is the ‘big box’?”
Cio San only smiled meaningfully.