The Fighter
Chapter 203 New Ways
Arriving behind the Ancient Fire Mountain, Wisanggeni and Prince Abhiseka looked at each other. The two young men really did not recognize the city in front of their eyes. Supposedly after walking a few kilometers from the forest, they will find the entrance to Padhepokan in the hills of Mount Jambu. But right now, what they saw was a small town. In addition, there are several buildings in the form of long pondhok, and all of that increasingly confusing the two young men.
"Sorry Prince.., is it necessary for me and Jatmiko to investigate the small town down there?? If we've made sure if the city is safe for the Prince and Den Bagus, we'll head back to this place immediately to inform the Prince." seeing the puzzled gazes of the Prince and Wisanggeni, we'll immediately return to this place to inform the Prince, Andhika volunteered to investigate the existence of a small town down there.
Prince Abhiseka took a breath, then looked into Wisanggeni's eyes.and the man nodded his head in approval to the proposal submitted by Andhika.
"Go.., and tell us the information immediately." while leaning his body against the tree trunk, Prince Abhiseka allowed Andhika and Jatmiko to search for information. Wisanggeni did not reply, only looking at the two bodyguards.
After the two bodyguards left, Wisanggeni rubbed slowly and patted the upper thigh on the right side of the Ulung Lion. By just looking into Wisanggeni's eyes, it seems that the beast already knows what Wisanggeni wants.
"Auuummm.." after a long roar, Singga Ulung immediately flapped his wings, then left behind Prince Abhiseka and Wisanggeni.
"Take a wait for them to return Prince.., let us rest for a moment. We need to rest a few moments of our eyes for a while. Traveling through the night without a break, it all makes my eyes sore." Wisanggeni invited Prince Abhiseka to rest.The man immediately climbed onto a branch of a tree, then berserk feet on it with his back propped up on the trunk of a tree. Prince Abhiseka did not reply, the man just smiled and followed Wisanggeni's actions.
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Andhika and Jatmiko were glued to see the crowd on the side of the road. Although this small town is hidden behind a hill, but the crowd almost matches the city of Laksa. Though if seen, this city is far from the royal territory, it could even have not entered the territory of any kingdom. But this small town can be a center of interest so people come to this place.
"Just Uncle..., can the two of us ask for some information?" unsolicited, Jatmiko intercepted a middle-aged man who was passing in front of them. The old man looked at Jatmiko's face, and finally nodded his head after confirming that Jatmiko was not a dangerous person.
"What can uncle help Ki Sanak?" the old man asked Jatmiko a question.
"Uncle.., a few warsa ago, I once ventured into this region. But a few warsa ago, there was no small town as crowded as this. What city is this, and can uncle give us a little explanation?" politely, Jatmiko asked the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man smiled, then...
"That's exactly what Ki Sanak said. This small town is called Gempol Ki Sanak, and not long ago this small town was formed. This is because many people are flocking to include their children to study kanuragan in Padhepokan in the hills of Mount Jambu. So many people, finally some traders take advantage of this crowd, and some build settlements in this place. Finally the small town of Gempol was formed Ki Sanak." the friendly uncle explained the origin of the city of Gempol.
"Not only still walking Ki Sanak., look at some long pondhok buildings at the end of the road. The padhepokan instead built some additional pondhok to accommodate the many students who want to practice in the padhepokan. The pondhoks were to accommodate new students, and who would follow the selection process to study in the padhepokan." clearly, the uncle continued the story.
"Thank you uncle for the explanation, we'll continue on to our journey." after getting an explanation, Andhika and Jatmiko said goodbye to the middle-aged man. The two guards of Prince Abhisheka immediately returned to the place where Prince Abhisheka was.
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Wisanggeni and Prince Abhiseka immediately walked towards the entrance of the hills of Mount Jambu. Just a few steps they walked, suddenly a group of young people came to them. Without asking, the four people simply stared at the young people who were approaching them. Wisanggeni did not recognize them at all, and it seemed that the young people were new people.
"Stop..., do you know which direction you're going?" one of the four young men asked Wisanggeni and his entourage. Politely Wisanggeni smiled and nodded his head.
"If so, cancel your intentions. Padhepokan we do not carelessly accept guests. Report first to the guard post ahead there, and if your goal is to become a disciple in the padhepokan, you must pass through several stages until it can be accepted here. It also does not guarantee that you will be able to go directly to the padhepokan, it could be that you have to practice first at the training ground outside here." one of the young people explained to Wisanggeni. Seeing their politeness in receiving guests, Wisanggeni smiled with satisfaction, and admired the way the Rengganis worked in accepting them to practice in this college.
"Thank you for the explanation you gave the young man. Can you help us, to call one of your college brothers, who has been in this college for more than two wars." with a smile, Wisanggeni made a request for help to the young people.
Some of the young people looked at each other, but then nodded their heads after hearing the request from Wisanggeni. Prince Abhiseka came and stood beside Wisanggeni.
"Please wait here for Ki Sanak.., I will call upon the leader who underlined our group." Politely, one of the young men responded to Wisanggeni's request. Upon seeing Wisanggeni nod his head, the youngster then ran and jumped leaving them. Seeing how Wisanggeni treated the students in the college very well and politely, Prince Abhiskeka increasingly admired the young man.
"You are too kind and polite Wisang.., after all they are also your students. But you do not force the will to break into the hills of Mount Jambu" said Prince Abhiseka lirih.
Wisanggeni did not reply, the man just smiled and circulated his gaze around.
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