Married Handsome Pocong
Chapter 38 - Towards the Peacock

Chapter 38 DPT

"Tell this village chief of your wife's death. Ask him to prepare for the funeral!" pinta Raja Sumardjo gripped Patih Gundul's shoulder to wake him from fear.

"Gubber! You heard me, right?!" the king called his half-brother.

"Y-yes, I heard. I will immediately order him to carry out funeral preparations" Patih Gundul said.

"Mbah Karso, ask the guards to keep watch more tightly. What I fear is that this series of murders could have come from the enemy kingdom. Not because of rumors of ghosts waiting for the lake," said the king gave the order.

"Okay, Your Majesty." Mbah Karso lowered his head and nodded.

After the patih met the village chief, Panji then asked Ana to return. Let the royal party who will hold the funeral ceremony of the Mother Goddess.

"Mas Panji, does the Kingdom of Garuda have enemies that are also kingdoms?" ask Ana on the way home.

"There is, of course, the Princess. On this island there are three kingdoms, Peacock, Garuda, and Eagle. The three kingdoms would definitely want to be the widest empire. And there are places that will certainly be contested," he said.

"What's that place?" ask Ana.

"Golden Hill, where a lot of gold he other treasures are buried in a cave on the hill. It has arrived, Princess, I say goodbye first," said Panji when the car they used had reached the palace area.

"Thank you, Mas Panji," said Ana.

Upon Ana's arrival at the palace, the two sons mending the Mother Goddess looked at Ana with a cynical look. Other members of the royal family also appeared to arrive. They helped prepare the funeral.

Risa pulls Ana's hand towards her room to listen to the story about the discovery of the body of the Mother Goddess. A knocking sound rang out, Bayu asked for permission to enter into Risa's room.

"Wood, don't sit there!" tell Ana because Bayu almost occupied Jaya who almost punched her.

"Kok, I got goosebumps, huh?" ask Bayu.

"Yes is goosebumps! You are sittingin–"

"Rise!" Ana cuts off Risa's speech while gesturing with a headband.

Enough of them to know that Jaya is around them. After all, if Bayu knew Jaya was pocong, the man would definitely run away in fear.

"What are you coming here for?" ask Ana.

Bayu brings some news that blows about the Garuda Kingdom which turns out to have many enemies. For the next suspect, Bayu asked Ana to make a list of the names of the rulers around the kingdom who became enemies of the Kingdom of Garuda. Bayu also heard that King Sumardjo suspected the enemy of the kingdom was there. Ratu Melati has also been found with Patih Gundul visiting Merak. However, Bayu did not know the exact details of the story.

"Hmmm, it could be that they are having an affair there," Ana said.

"You mean, my mother and Uncle had an affair in Peacock Kingdom?" ask Jaya.

"Yes, this is just a guess. Therefore we have to prove it looking for news there," said Ana.

"Whose daughter Ana is talking to, anyway?" tanya Bayu looked around.

"Same by Risa. We like to talk from heart to heart hehehe," said Ana origin.

"Ho oh, sometimes we speak the language of the heart already understand each other. Uh, Na, are we going to Peacock? What is the same reason as the Queen Mother? Later he thinks we want to run away again," said Risa.

"Please, I'll think about the fake reason later. We'll go to the Peacock Kingdom first. I want to meet the heir and we'll get information from there" Ana said.

"What if the Peacock Kingdom considers you an enemy and captures you, Ana?" ask Jaya.

"Seeks for help from her husband Risa," said Ana, glaring at Risa.

"Ummm, sorry did I not hear wrong? Risa's mom has a husband?" asked Bayu with a face showing disappointment.

"No, Ana was joking. He means it's my halu husband, hehehe," said Risa while showing eyes glaring at Ana.

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One day after Mother Goddess' funeral, Ana asks the queen for permission to return to the city to take care of some important letters. After all, Bayu participated and promised Queen Melati to take care of Ana and bring her back to the kingdom. Queen Melati finally believed.

In the morning, the sunlight greeted and kept Ana awake in her room. The woman spread both hands up and prepared to rise to welcome the day. Jaya looks smiling looking at Ana from her chair.

"Will you go today?" ask Jaya.

"Of course" said Ana, giving a sweet kiss on her husband's lips.

Since returning from the magical realm of King Aaron, Ana suddenly became a love slave to the handsome pocong figure. An immediately prepare the equipment materials.

"What about you, Princess?" Bayu is desperate and says he is getting tired.

An annoyed Jaya even snapped Bayu's head.

"No, there are demons who follow us and make us muter-muter here," said Bayu frightened.

"Hahaha, not a keder seten but a pocong," said Risa laughing Bayu who was getting scared.

"We rest first, huh. I want magrib. I think there's a village up ahead. Who knows there are places that are rented to stay," said Ana held back laughter because Jaya continued to abuse Bayu.

"Yes, we've been there. Move, Yu! I was the one driving the car," Risa's orders were then to replace Bayu in the steering chair.

Ana and the others enter a village that turns out to be on the border of the region between the Kingdom of Garuda and the Kingdom of Merak. A village called "Dusun Abang".

Fortunately, they found a house that received guests and was willing to rent out the place. The log house is inhabited by a twelve-year-old girl who reminds Ana of Laras, her name is Sari.

Sari lives with her eighty-year-old grandmother named Grandma Gayo. The grandmother had a nearsightedness that made her see the world with blurred or blurry vision. Sari and her grandmother do not know that Ana is the wife of the Prince of Garuda Kingdom. They consider Ana is only a local tourist whose destination is to the Merak Kingdom.

While relaxing while sipping sweet and warm black coffee and boiled cassava, some villagers flocked across the house Sari.

"Where are they going?" ask Bayu.

"Oh, want to watch jaranan, Mas," said Sari.

"Violations?" ask Ana and Risa simultaneously.

"Yes, jaranan. Some kind of lumping horse show. Yesterday there was the selection of the head of the hamlet. And one of the candidates for the head of the hamlet made a lumping staging of horses and other dances to promote themselves. The problem is finding a mass of followers," said Sari explained with adults.

"You're smart, too, yeah. Why aren't you at school?" ask Ana.

"There's no cost, Ma'am. Then the kasian mbah later there is no guard," said Sari.

He has also told his story about his parents who died due to an earthquake and landslide in the old hamlet. So Sari and her grandmother moved to Dusun Abang.

"Watch, yuk!" bring Ana.

Risa nodded in agreement. Ana, Risa, Jaya, and Bayu then follow the residents to the field where the jaranan will be held. Sari can't come because she has to take care of her grandmother. Ana promised to bring Sari souvenirs in the form of food sold there later.

Many people had already gathered around the field when Ana and the others got there. Not only the residents of the small hamlet who came, but there are also neighboring villagers who joined the crowd filled all corners of the place. Match shows become a magnet for them to find entertainment, or business opportunities to trade.

Ana and Risa decide to go around for a while before seeing the main event. Ana will buy Sari some food. Meanwhile, Bayu was impatient and chose to sit at the front. Not to forget also he marked the seat for Ana and Risa later if back.

Ana is very interested when seeing the many traditional culinary that is peddled. Ana also wants to eat some food before seeing the main show. Jaya reminds Ana not to overeat.

The sound of gamelan. The big performance of the lumping horse or braid jaran is about to begin. Jaran Kepang is a favorite show of residents of Dusun Abang. This show has been legendary and became one of the ancient cultures in the village and certainly became the most popular show.

"Why are so many demons watching, anyway?" whispered Ana while looking down.

"Perhaps, the devil also needs entertainment," said Risa came down after having seen some sightings of kuntilanak perched on a tree while passing by many impromptu street vendors lined up peddling merchandise.

Ana even sees Jaya having trouble avoiding some of the kuntilanak who come to tease her.

"Wow, my husband is bullied kuntilanak. How am I supposed to take care of him? I'm afraid, Sa," Ana murmured.

"I'm just misfocused on the bald boy, Na" whispered Risa as she pointed at the little boy opposite her.

The boy only uses diapers. His eyeballs are black. He ran here and there biting the money. Ana slowly looked at him.

"That's like tuyul, huh, Sa?"

Apparently there are also visitors who bring tuyul to steal visitors' money. Suddenly, Jaya who was overwhelmed to avoid kuntilanak joined the fight to prohibit tuyul was stealing. Jaya came to the tuyul, then pulled their earlobes and scolded them to tears.

"Na, what's this one called?" whispered Risa was frightened.

There was a large-bodied genderuwo figure sitting squatting observing Ana and Risa. He laughed grimly showing his row of black teeth.

"I'm not strong, Sa! Call your husband to help keep us here!" peekik Ana began to get upset and frightened.

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