I Need A Baby
Ch 28 - Forest
Ch 28 - Forest
Opening his eyes, Rifki and Elsa realize that they are standing on the ground in the thick trees.
Rifki are grateful, at least they do not appear in the air or fall from a certain height or fall in the water. So they do not need to display falling scenes that seem unethical.
“Sit down first!” Looking at Elsa's face that looked pale from the shock caused by the turbulence of the Rifki did not have the heart to immediately continue their journey.
The two sat on the ground and took off their luggage.
For some reason, Elsa is suddenly interested in trying to lie on the ground while enjoying the canopy of shady trees.
Without a second thought, he immediately lay down without concern for politeness in front of Rifki.
Elsa closed her eyes and took a deep breath, enjoying the fresh air around her.
The aroma of the soil, the aroma of fresh dew, the aroma of dried foliage, the aroma of fresh grass, the aroma of tree bark, the scent of rotten leaves on the ground, all of it brings its own sense of longing, the smell of fresh grass, his feelings were like the feelings of a child who had long gone and returned to his mother's embrace.
The atmosphere of the forest was filled with the sound of birds chirping, the sound of insects, the sound of dew drops, the sound of the wind caressing the leaves, the sound of falling leaves, the sound of a small animal running around stepping on dry leaves, the sound of a, the sound of the sizzling of snake scales among the dry foliage sounded so beautiful and melodious, like a soft and calm symphony that gave Elsa her own peace.
Elsa did not know why she felt a familiar feeling of her own, as if she had seen the scenery of the forest that was in front of her, Elsa thought maybe it was because she had been raised in the village.
Seeing Elsa's peaceful and contented facial expression, Rifki is drawn to trying to follow Elsa, lying next to Elsa and enjoying the beauty of nature without a word.
Rifki smilingly watched Elsa who was still closing her eyes beside her, Elsa seemed to inhale voraciously and long as the air was like her favorite food and she did not want to miss any air that existed.
Looking at the smile engraved on Elsa's current pretty face made Rifki think that it was the most beautiful smile Elsa had ever displayed, a sincere smile from her deepest heart.
Elsa was always smiling, but to Rifki that smile was just a mask to comfort herself.
As she opened her eyes, Elsa was stunned to notice the branches of the trees so high above her.
Looking at the shady trees, as if there was a picture of a movie scene playing in his brain.
The film shows a seven-year-old girl happily jumping between tree branches.
His brain was filled with echoes of the little girl's voices calling out and laughing cheerfully.
His breathing suddenly felt tight and tears had involuntarily melted to the right and left side of his eyes.
Rifki feels something is wrong with Elsa, as if Elsa is immersed in emotions so deep that Rifki doesn't dare to disturb her.
Time just flowed until Elsa finally opened her eyes and sat with her legs crossed.
“Ki, I think we should Hadroh first.” Elsa said to remind.
Mbah Yai always advised his students to always pray to send the gift of Fatihah to the residents of the territory they had just come to.
It is done as a form of politeness, respecting the souls who live in the area so that they get a good impression and are not disturbed by subtle creatures.
Rifki nodded in understanding and said “Ila hadaroti Sohibul hadzihil region, Al-fatihah.”.
Both of them read Al Fatihah together with a soft voice while closing their eyes while raising their palms until they said Amin.
After that, Rifki immediately opened Deshi's special radar. The radar flickered and showed an approximate distance of a location that was very far from where they were currently.
The radar is equipped with a compass making it easier for them to determine directions. Given that the compass function is still going well Rifki concludes that they are stranded on an earth-like planet that has North and South poles.
Just considering that the middle sun is straight above their heads, Rifki can only scratch his head that is not itchy because it is confused to determine where the Qibla on the planet is?
Since they had no map, only a compass, he did not know whether they existed in the west or east, south or north.
“What's ki?” seeing Rifki who showed a confused expression, finally Elsa could not bear to ask, because usually Rifki rarely felt confused.
“Ehem! Did you hear the river?” Tanya Rifki tried to stay calm.
Although they can be washed with dust (tayamum) if they can not find water in the forest or in the desert. But it would be nice if they can find water to purify (wudhu).
Elsa shook her head because she did not hear the sound of water at all among the voices in this forest.
“Alright, let's tayamum and pray dhuhur first.” Rifki said later, he could not hear the sound of water at all.
They also issued congregational prayer rugs facing westwards assuming that they were in the east of the continent.
As the two prayed, a beautiful female figure in a white dress, long black hair appeared above the trees and noticed them. The figure was like a wingless fairy, sitting casually on top of a large barefoot branch.
The beautiful figure thought, “What are they doing? Why do they worship the heavens? Are they both married? What a pity, his bride did not have any good clothes and jewelry at all when she got married...ah, isn't that all that unimportant?! The important thing is both happy.”
The figure thinks that Rifki and Elsa are lovers who run away from the family and are doing a simple marriage ritual in the middle of the forest.
The figure was moved to see the two of them because after finishing, Elsa sungkem kissed Rifki's hand, and Rifki also kissed Elsa's forehead. For him it was a very beautiful sight of love.
The figure did not expect to see something so big like this that he wanted to bless the two.
The figure floated down slowly and stood in front of Rifki and Elsa still with a feeling of haru and happy tears for the two.
Rifki and Elsa were astonished to see a beautiful woman like an angel who suddenly descended from the sky while crying in front of the two.
The two of them both frowned, shook their heads and shrugged, not understanding what was really going on.
Because the two were used to seeing strange things, they were not surprised or frightened to see the beautiful figure that was floating.
“Ah, sorry I. I can't hold back my tears. I was too emotional. I'm so moved to see you two.” Said the beautiful figure endlessly while still wiping away her tears with a white handkerchief.
The figure speaks Chinese which is quite understood by Elsa and Rifki. At least now they know that they do not need to have difficulty in communicating with the locals because in this dimension they only need to use Chinese.
Both of them were silent waiting until the figure finished speaking.
“Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Yu Ley, I am the spirit of this forest guard. After thousands of years, I can finally go back to watching the wedding procession in this forest, therefore, of course I have to bless and give gifts to you.” Continue that figure non-stop.
“Who's married?” elsa whispers to Rifki via telepathy.
“You are right,” replied Elsa with a smile. He would never refuse a gift.
“Ah, you needn't feel embarrassed because you two look weak and pathetic. My friend Xiao Hu used to look pathetic when he first got married in this forest. No matter what happens, keep looking after and loving each other. I will always pray for your love to be eternal. Since I see that you do not have a storage ring, I present this storage ring to you. This ring used to belong to my best friend and her husband. Since you guys are married in this forest, I assume you have the right to inherit their heritage.” Yu Lei told me non-stop.
Two rings with matching designs floated in front of the two and landed on the palms of Rifki and Elsa.
Elsa was stunned to see the ring, she did not expect that on the first day they entered this world, they would instantly obtain great luck. Who did not drool at the storage ring that had only been in the xianxia fantasy books?!
(Author: honestly, I drooled too)
Rifki is very happy and interested in trying to investigate how to make it later after returning to earth.
“Alhamdulillah! Thank you senior Yu Lei!” Elsa said happily while kissing the ring lovingly before wearing it.
While on Elsa's ring finger, the ring suddenly shone brightly and returned to its original state.
Elsa tries to put her backpack into the storage ring and succeeds.
Rifki did the same thing with her backpack. Yes, at least now they no longer need any more trouble because of carrying heavy loads on their backs.
The two scanned into the ring and looked up at its contents. The space within the ring itself was huge and vast, not to mention the mountain of gold, colorful crystals, shelves filled with books, tables, chairs, beds, furnaces, cooking utensils, piles of clothes, and shelves, piles of cloth, various kinds of foodstuffs, cabinets containing various kinds of strange herbs, piles of candy, rows of jade bottles containing medicine for some reason and many more.
“Are you sure you gave all this to us? Is this not too much?” Elsa asked stammeredly, she felt a little short of breath. His wealth on earth today still cannot match a quarter of the mountains of gold in the ring.
Yu Lei smiled in satisfaction and said: “The ring is willing to acknowledge you as its master. It seems that your heart is as pure as the previous owner. It turns out that I did not misjudge, you indeed deserve to be the heir of Xiao Hu.” Said Yu Lei proud of herself.
‘Xiao Hu? Wasn't that the name that always appeared in his memories?! Are they the same person?’ Elsa thought that it was possible that the Xiao Hu she was referring to was the same soul as the one living within her.
“Sorry, if I may ask, is the Xiao Hu you mean the seventh dragon princess?” Tanya Elsa confirmed.
“Hei! How do you know?” yu Lei asked curiously because Xiao Hu had left this world thousands of years ago and the story of Xiao Hu had long been forgotten.
“No, it's just that I seem to have read it in a book.” Elsa said, she did not want Yu Lei to feel sad and disappointed that Xiao Hu now could not be said to be alive. The soul had long since fallen asleep in a corner of his soul space without any signs of waking up again.
“What book?” Ask Rifki wonder. Rifki felt like she had never read that name in any book.
“Legenda Princess Dragon.” Answer Elsa.
“Not the Legend of the Dragon Swordsman?” rifki protests.
“If the legend of the Dragon Warrior is already very famous, it is natural that everyone knows. If the Legend of the Dragon Princess author is not so well known and wrote several chapters, so it's only natural that you don't know.” Elsa said cynically.
“Really?” Asked Yu Lei curiously.
“Ya, your name is also often referred to in the story.” Elsa said flattering.
“Oh, I really did not expect I would become so famous.” Said Yu Lei while holding both of her cheeks which started to redden in embarrassment.
Elsa begins to tell the story she remembers.
Yu Lei really felt haru, laughing and crying hearing Elsa's story.
“Ah, you are right, when you were a child, Xiao Hu did really like to escape.” Yu Lei said as she stuck in her memory.
“Ah yes. Since you guys know Xiao Hu very well, I should have entertained you guys well.” Yu Lei was very happy and wanted to spend some time chatting with Elsa.
Rifki frowned. Women if they have met with fellow women, the address is not completed (lambene ketcantol).
That's why he has to end it immediately.
“Ehem, senior Yu Lei, sorry in advance. We were in a hurry to save our friend. If we may ask for help. Can you give us a map of the whole world, ehm mean we are all over the mainland?” Rifki interrupted.
“Ah, yes of course. You must rescue your friend immediately. Map, wait a minute, .. This is the land map I bought a hundred years ago. I don't think there will be too much change in this hundred years.” Light Yu Lei.
Rifki also received the map and placed the map on the ground. He tried to understand it more deeply.
“Sorry, if we may know, where is our current position?” ask Rifki again.
“Ah, yes I forgot. Wait a minute.” Yu Lei flicked his hand and a red dot appeared inside the map.
“Look, this red dot is our position.” Yu Lei said explaining.
Without a lot of words, Rifki scanned it using a camera on the radar and reprogrammed it so that the radar can display their position on the map.
When he finished, he was very satisfied with the result.
“The place we are heading is very far, does senior Yu Lei have mounts, trains or flying tools so that we can get there faster?” Ask Rifki shamelessly.
“Ah, yes I remember. Xiao Hu left me an airplane. Since I rarely come out of this forest I think it is better that I give it to you guys.” Yu Lei said as she handed over a small wooden ship the size of her palm.