
Suddenly there was a small bamboo like tulup shot and stuck beside the seat Wisanggeni. The herd of monkeys and other animals around the tree, immediately dispersed running around here and there. Rengganis widened his eyes, but Wisanggeni leisurely did not react. The man without looking, just plucking the right tulup stuck next to his head. There is a scroll throw, included in the small bamboo slats.
"There seems to be someone else in this forest. Do they mean evil to us sis.." anxiously, Rengganis asked her husband,
"The back is already aware of Nimas.. Get rid of your anxiety, if indeed those people have bad intentions to us, then this bamboo blade will already be stuck right in the heart of the leg.. Nimas. Those people just want to give us a greeting, before we will be accepted by them." Wisanggeni smiled, trying to calm his anxious-looking wife.
Rengganis nodded her head, the young lady also had the same thought. It would have been easy for her husband, if he had intended to arrest those people. But apparently, Wisanggeni deliberately made those people to greet them first.
"Then what are our next actions kakang..would we ignore the message, and immediately go to the padhepokan Ki Bawono.or kakang will reply to the message from those people..?" The rengganist asked again.
"Patience Nimas. After finishing eating, we will only see the contents of the lontar leaves that they include. Lest our time run out to care about something that is not important Nimas.., be patient.." Wisanggeni continued to make his wife have patience.
The two men finally continued to enjoy the young coconut, and peeled some other fruit.from a little far away, the animals that had been with them since, watching the two men eat. but the beast did not dare to approach them anymore. The bamboo slats rolled towards the two people, as if warning the beast to get away from the place.
"Nimas is full of legs. We go to the gapuro on the hill over there, or the kakang will open first the message written in the leaf.." The gangsters asked their next plan.
"Of course the second choice that we will do Nimas.it never hurts us to know new people in this area. While filling the time before we actually find where the existence of the real padhepokan Ki Bawono.." Wisanggeni. With the attention of Rengganis, Wisanggeni slowly opened the leaf spool, then studied its contents. The rengganist moved closer to her husband.
"For my brother, can we get to know each other, and help each other. My people in the forest need a helping hand from people who care about our situation.. Thank you, Ki Sancoko.." Wisanggeni briefly understood the contents of the writing. The man's forehead seemed to be wrinkled trying to remember the name written in the palm leaf.
"Who has Ki Sancoko.. has Kakang heard that name before..?" rengganis asked about the name of the author of the message.
"The back is also a little forgotten Nimas.maybe we can know him a little further. Who knows, we can find a new brother on our way to the territory of the kingdom of Logandheng. In a way, we can also give input to our son Chakra Ashanka, so that the young man is more concerned about the condition of his people" said Wisanggeni.
Wisanggeni then invited Rengganis to jump down. Arriving below, the two men spread their gazes around. Finally, accidentally, Wisanggeni's eyes collided with someone who was staring at him. Wisanggeni smiled and nodded his head, as a signal to establish an introduction with the man.
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Wisanggeni and Rengganis walk through the bush following the man who appeared to him earlier. Tenryata the man was a messenger from Ki Sancoko, to pick up the couple to their hiding place. After the bush, using a simple raft, the man took the couple along the big river there.
"Be careful Ki Sanak.many snakes and dragons that often interfere with our journey. Do not disturb them, so that they also do not take revenge to disturb humans.." the man advised Wisanggeni and Rengganis without looking at the two men.
He smiled but without answering. The man closed his eyes for a moment, using telepathy to speak to the slithering animals in the great river that they were currently passing through. Not long after, in front of the raft carried by the man, a line of snakes seemed to pave the way for the raft. Seeing the sudden arrival of many snakes and dragons, the man felt shocked and aghast.
"Ki Sanak. don't make any movement, lest the snakes attack us. I also do not know, why suddenly the serpent line seemed to come to welcome us in this river.." the man in front gave a warning to Wisanggeni and Rengganis. For a moment the raft fell silent with no movement. The man was completely silent, waiting for the snakes to leave them.
"Don't be afraid. Keep running your raft. These serpents and dragons will not leave this river, before we pass it.." Wisanggeni smiled, and directed the man to continue running his raft.
The man still did not want to move, instead looked at Wisanggeni with a look of wonder and a little anger.The man thought that Wisanggeni had violated his orders, and deliberately put them in trouble like this.
"Relax Ki Sanak this time listen to my words. If there's even one snake that's interrupting our journey, then you can use both of us as bait to feed the snakes.." Wisanggeni continued to persuade the man to leave the place immediately.
With a look of disbelief, the man looked back at Wisanggeni.but WIsanggeni just smiled and nodded his head.with full of hesitation, the man began to run his raft forward. As soon as the raft started walking, the snakes and dragons lowered their heads like paying their respects. The man carrying the raft was astonished, but soon sped up the pedaling and ran the raft.
"Ki Sanak, who are you two. How can neither serpents nor dragons pay homage to you, as if to say a reverent greeting to your meeting.." While still running the raft, the man conveyed his curiosity.
"Ki Sanak keep walking so we can get to our destination before dusk comes. You don't have to think about what just happened. Sometimes there are natural secrets that only a few people manage to uncover. If it's time, you'll also be able to find the clue.." Wisanggeni does not want to open who he really is.
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