The Adventure of the Kecapi
Chapter 88

"Is Yauw's sister a king's daughter?" murmured in Liu Hong's heart that had yet to believe what he saw and heard.

 "Sister Hong......!" call Yauw Lie who then approached and embrace the young man who had been with him.

Liu Hong was startled and stepped back a few steps.

"You...... you..... Are you a princess?" asked the nervous Liu Hong.

Yauw Lie came forward, caught Liu Hong's hand and pulled it so that the girl hugged the young man who was about to dodge her.

"Sister Hong, remember what you said earlier. You love me and will always love me no matter who I am!" whispered Yauw Lie who tried to remind Liu Hong.

"If you were a king's daughter? why are you posing as Yauw Lie?" asked the curious Liu Hong.

"Let's sit down again brother Hong and I'll tell you all about myself. Believe me, I won't lie to you, I love you, big brother Hong." yauw Lie took off his arms and pulled Liu Hong's left hand.

The young man followed Yauw Lie and Liu Hong's wishes to calm down again, although his heart was still pounding full of astonishment and tension. He sat on the root of the tree and Yauw Lie sat in front of him.

"Listen to my confession, brother Hong and I hope that you will not regret having a future wife like me who lied to you. I am the daughter of Yu, since I was a child I loved to study silat, especially from the Lhama Priests in Tibet. For a dozen years I even lived there. My father was Prince Banagan, still the half-brother of the late Emperor Kublai Khan. When I returned a year ago to the king's city, and found out that I had studied various sciences. Then Dad assigned me to serve in the Mongol Empire. And with the Emperor's approval, even I got the Emperor's mark of power. I'm in charge of securing the country and observing our corrupt officials. I have reported many corrupt and evil authorities and from the palace have issued orders to arrest and punish them. Therefore I was infuriated by many princes and commanders who considered me a threat to their position. They were secretly trying to kill me or get rid of me." explains Yauw Lie.

"Is that why you were surrounded and ganged up in the waters of Snake Island?" asked Liu Hong who was trying to recall the events that happened.

"Yes, that's one of their attempts to kill me" Yauw Lie replied, nodding his head slowly.

"But why are you boating near Snake Island and when we help, you claim to be named Yauw Lie?" asked the curious Liu Hong.

"In my travels I was disguised as a Han girl named Yauw Lie. Frankly speaking, big brother Hong, I heard the news about the treasure of the Han Kingdom so I represent the government to investigate and obtain the treasure. I've been investigating and heard that Commander Lim Bao, who was assigned by the government, intends to take possession of the treasure for himself. After hearing that the origin of the treasure map became the Ceng warrior millk, then I came to the conclusion that the first source that would be able to give clear information about the treasure was the warrior Ceng. And my followers who did the investigation told me that the warrior Ceng was on Snake Island, so I used a boat to catch up there. However, when I got close, I was surrounded by troops and was beaten so that I was wounded. Good thing your family helped me, brother Hong. When I heard that swordsman Ceng and brother Hong were going to investigate into the skull mountains in search of treasure, I offered to help and you accepted me. That's a good chance for me to get the treasure so I can hand it over to our government." explains Yauw Lie.

"But that's.mr princess...!" yuu Hong who was cut by Yauw Lie.

"Don't call me princess. Right now I'm still Yauw Lie to you. Later on if big brother Hong has become my husband and lives in Father's palace, I may be called the princess. Well, what was Brother Hong saying?" yauw Lie said and then asked.

"Sister Yauw, the treasure is a relic of the Han Kingdom, why would you hand it over to the Mongol Empire? Isn't it the right of the Han Kingdom or its supporters?" asked the curious Liu Hong.

"Sister Hong, the rule in war, the property of the loser becomes the property of the victor. The treasure of the Han Kingdom became the property of the Mongol Empire. The Han kingdom is already exterminated and no more, right? And don't forget, I am a daughter of a Mongol king, so it is my duty to defend the Mongol Empire. I do not blame the warrior Liu Ceng and his friends for handing over the treasure to the warriors. But now there is no war so what you call fighters is nothing but rebels. Do you want another war that always hurts the common people?" clearly at once asked Yauw Lie.

"Will but now you are my family, my closest family. You are my husband even though our parents haven't unveiled. If this treasure business is done, we are officially married. And so, right now Brother Hong must make up his mind, will it help me, or help others?" it was obviously Yauw Lie who then asked.

"I certainly helped you, brother Yauw. But I ask very strongly, don't you antagonize and harm my sister Ceng and my misery sister Hua Li" said Liu Hong who was still thinking about the safety of his two brothers.

"I promise not to antagonize them, of course if they are hostile to me, I must defend myself. Aren't you also going to defend me if I'm hostile to people?" answer at once ask Yauw Lie.

Liu Hong only nodded his head slowly, but his heart was very worried.

"Now, let's head off Lim Bao's entourage who is said to have found the treasure. If it turns out that he wants to master the treasure himself, I will punish him!" yauw Lie shouted out loudly.

"Let's go now!" reply Liu Hong who approved Yauw Lie's appeal.

Then they ran away from the place and headed in the direction appointed by the king's daughters which was actually made up of heroes of the palace in disguise.

Among the hills scattered in the Skull Mountains, Lim Bao gathered a dozen officers, and his army of no less than three hundred, they are now holding negotiations.

"Our intention to pit the sheep at the cobra school has failed. And it seems that the cobra did not steal the treasure" said Lim Bao, who was secretly lurking as everyone gathered in front of the gate of the cobra school.

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