The Return of the Fire Dragon Swordsman
The Grey Wolf Horde
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In the palace of the Kingdom of Panjalu, Prabu Jitendrakara aka Panji Watugunung is sitting in his seat receiving pisowanan Siwikarna and Jaluwesi also Tumenggung Ludaka in the King's private room.
The two maids who were in charge of meeting all the needs of the king were seen sitting quietly in the back.
"So they're the two soldiers you put in place to accompany my son during these three full moons, Tumenggung Ludaka?", Panji Watugunung stared at the two burly men who looked down respectfully to him.
"It's Gusti Prabu..
They were the ones who I assigned to guard Gusti Pangeran Panji Tejo Laksono at his training ground", Tumenggung Ludaka respected Panji Watugunung after speaking.
Mmmmmm...
"Where is my son at this time? Why did you come back without him?", asked Prabu Jayengrana while staring at Siwikarna and Jaluwesi.
"Please forgive Gusti Prabu..
We are here on behalf of Gusti Pangeran Panji Tejo Laksono to deliver this newsletter to Gusti Prabu", Siwikarna then took a letter written by Panji Tejo Laksono and presented it to Panji Watugunung with both hands.
The Maharaja of Panjalu immediately stood up from his seat and took a letter from Siwikarna's hand. Under the illumination of the castor oil lamp, Panji Watugunung read the letter from his eldest son in his heart.
'Her servant worship at Kanjeng Romo Prabu Jitendrakara,
The ruler of the mighty Kingdom of Panjalu,
Continue practice of tapa brata training,
Guru Begawan Ganapati asked for the wages of the knowledge taught,
Tapa ngrame for 40 days,
Forging self and soul, the,
Please, if Kanjeng Romo Prabu understands,
Ananda akan kembali ke istana setelah upah di tepati'
Thus the letter written by Panji Tejo Laksono. The banner of Watugunung immediately grasped tightly the newsletter written on the leaf.
"My son is indeed similar to me hehehehe..
To your knowledge, where did he go?", Panji Watugunung stared back at Siwikarna and Jaluwesi.
"We parted ways with Gusti Pangeran while on the slopes of the mountain, Gusti Prabu.. But like him he was heading south", said Jaluwesi while worshiping Prabu Jayengrana.
Hmmmmmm
"Meaning his purpose is to the Duchy of Seloageng. Yes, let him forge himself in the martial world, after all 40 days he will go home.
Ludaka Tumenggung, Germany,
What about the job I gave you? Has there been any progress?", this time Prabu Jayengrana turned his eyes to Tumenggung Ludaka.
"The mouth we sent to Jenggala has still not returned Gusti Prabu. We can only wait for his arrival" said Tumenggung Ludaka while respecting.
"It can't be allowed to drag on. After two weeks, if our emissary hasn't come home yet, you're back here to talk about this.
Do you understand Tumenggung Ludaka?", said Patugunung Panji immediately.
"Sendiko dawuh Gusti Prabu Jayengrana" said Tumenggung Ludaka quickly. After their report was completed, Tumenggung Ludaka, Siwikarna and Jaluwesi immediately pleaded.
After that, Panji Watugunung immediately stepped towards his private bedroom which was behind the Great Paseban Hall of the Kingdom of Panjalu.
His arrival was welcomed by Dewi Anggarawati who was one of the 3 consorts of Panji Watugunung. Coincidentally that night was their ration to be together.
As soon as Dewi Anggarawati welcomed, the two palace maids immediately honored and resigned from the presence of Panji Watugunung and Dewi Anggarawati.
"You seem to think a lot, Kangmas Prabu..
What is the problem?", asked Dewi Anggarawati with a smile knot.
"Your son did a topo ngrame, Dinda Anggarawati. 40 days later he just returned to the palace", replied Panji Watugunung while releasing his fern sumping.
"Why are you worried? Is there no one who escorts her?", Dewi Anggarawati helped Panji Watugunung release sumping fern tendrils in her husband's left ear.
Huhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...
"You're like you're not playing Tejo Laksono, Dinda..
Where would he be escorted by the soldiers?", said Panji Watugunung with a long sigh.
"Why is this kid so stubborn? Once did not make the old man worry what the itch of his body?", nagged Dewi Anggarawati while grunting loudly.
"Haha...
Just like Dinda hahahaha.. Never mind Dinda, the eagle child will not be able to be king of the sky if it is still in its nest. Let him find some life experiences. Later will make him a wise person", said Panji Watugunung with a laugh.
"But Kangmas..", not yet finished Dewi Anggarawati talk, the index finger of the Watugunung Panji immediately closed his lips.
"Nothing but a tapian...
I also don't like my son being a lazy child because his mother spoils him too much. Come now we sleep, it's time we for it", Panji Watugunung's mischievous smile was immediately etched on his handsome face.
"Ah kau ini Kangmas..
We're old, we almost have a daughter-in-law. Do not be like a young person", said Dewi Anggarawati with a thin smile.
"The old eits are belly button up huh..
If the navel down is still 2 decades Dinda hehehehe", Panji Watugunung immediately pulled the hand of Goddess Anggarawati on her bed. The beautiful woman only smiled knot when the Maharaja of Panjalu began to fondle her neck..
One of the ladies who accompanied Prabu Jayengrana was seen sneaking towards the side door of Katang-katang palace. Two soldiers on duty opened the side door of the palace and the lady-in-waiting immediately covered her face with a black scarf so that her face was not clear.
Near a large market, he turned towards a food stall located beside the market. The atmosphere of the night feels so quiet, to make people lazy to leave the house.
Next to the food stall, a tall waru tree stood up. That's where the palace lady stopped. A black shadow was seen standing there with his back to the palace lady-in-waiting named Kanti.
"What news do you bring today, Kanti?", said the black shadow with his heavy voice.
"Prince Panji Gusti Tejo Laksono will return to Kadiri in 40 days. Now he is undergoing topo ngrame in the Duchy of Seloageng.
Canna, kisaak,
I've been your eye all this time. Can you release my father from prison?", Kanti said expectantly.
"I guarantee you can let go, you just wait another 40 days.
Now that you're back, your job is dangerous. If you get caught, not just you but your entire family will be be beheaded by Gusti Prabu Jayengrana" the black shadow said immediately.
Kanti let out a long sigh before returning towards the Katang-katang palace. After Kanti left, the black shadow immediately flashed rapidly towards the west.
'This is a golden opportunity that should not be left alone. He must have been excited to hear this news', the inner black shadow that kept moving towards a large mansion that was in the west of the city.
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Morning before arriving in the Duchy of Seloageng. The sound of the rooster crows unpretentious welcome the arrival of the sun that began to illuminate the eastern sky with a tinge of orange. The cool atmosphere is so fresh in the eastern area of Pakuwon Palah city.
After saying goodbye to Ki Wongso and Nyi Sumi, Panji Tejo Laksono gave 10 pieces of silver to Nyi Sumi. Although initially refused, but Nyi Sumi finally could not resist the kindness of Panji Tejo Laksono after the young prince said that he gave the money as a sign of his affection to them.
The massacre of sadistic thieves that disturbed the community in the eastern city of Pakuwon Palah was immediately a byword among the community. They wondered who could eliminate the rioters when the soldiers of Pakuwon Palah had difficulty dealing with them.
"Kang, I heard from Ki Lurah he said that killing the bromocorahs was one person.
That said Ki Lurah after hearing from the Warrior who handled this matter", said a resident who was seen huddling in front of one of the residents' houses.
"Yo Actually..
He said it could only be done by a swordsman who mastered high swordsmanship.
They were all killed by similar sword incisions.
Amazingly, he did not take any of their loot", replied a elderly man stroking his beard.
"Yes, hopefully with their death, the tranquility of the City of Palah will continue to be awake, ", said another person.
The banner of Tejo Laksono and Gayatri continued to drive his horse eastward. Passing through several small villages, they reached the Pakuwon Bedander area at midday. While filling the stomach in a restaurant, Panji Tejo Laksono pays attention to the daily life of the people of this small town.
There are a pair of eyes that continue to pay attention to the movements of Panji Tejo Laksono. After being convinced by his estimation, the owner of this pair of eyes immediately rushed towards the direction of a stocky man while whispering something. The thick-bodied man nodded, and immediately ran towards a bamboo forest in the southern city of Pakuwon Bedander.
Some people dressed in gray with black headbands were sitting in a wooden building in the middle of the bamboo forest when the man arrived.
"Lurah e Lurah..
Where is lurah e?", said the thick-bodied man loudly.
"What's the Ndol? Why are you shouting like crazy?", asked one of the men sitting on the porch of the wooden building.
"There's something important, Kang Wugu..
That's the man who was talking about Lurah e this morning, seen in the city of Pakuwon Bedander", replied the thick-bodied man called Bendol.
Not long after, a middle-aged man with heavy beards with sharp eyes shot out from inside the wooden building while snorting loudly.
"What is this storm ha? Disturbing people to sleep alone", hardik the burly middle-aged man while looking sharply at Bendol.
"Anu forgive me Lurah e..
That's the new Moyo news that the man who was ordered by Lurah e to inform if he saw it, was at the restaurant Nyi Umang", report the Bendol after seeing the middle-aged man appear.
"Comeone? What man?", the muscular burly man glared towards Bendol.
"Other Lurah e this how to..
It was Lurah e, who Iurah e received the order this morning", Bendol reminded. The burly middle-aged man immediately patted his own eel.
"Campret, forget me!
Where did you see that?", the burly middle-aged man immediately remembered.
He is Besari, the leader of the pack of Gray Wolves, one of the sadistic robbers who do not hesitate to finish the lives of the people who robbed him. Earlier this morning he received an order from someone in the Duchy of Seloageng City to build a handsome young man who was around 2 decades old. She has a pointed nose, white skin, thick eyebrows and a small mole above her right lip. As long as it could kill and surrender its head, there was a reward of 100 gold pieces. The great gift of course makes anyone tempted to get it.
"I didn't see it, but Moyo saw it. She was following the man she said along with a man whose face resembled a girl" Bendol explained as he looked towards Besari.
"Keep monitoring his movements. Report every opportunity. If he goes south, we intercept him at Kembang Arum" Besari ordered quickly.
"Understand Lurah e", replied Bendol who immediately rushed back towards Pakuwon Bedander City. After Bendol's departure, Besari brought 8 of his men to move towards Alas Kembang Arum which became the main road leading to Wanua Ranja which connects the Duchy of Seloageng and Land Perdikan Lodaya.
After lunch, Panji Tejo Laksono immediately jumped on his horse followed by Gayatri. The girl apparently wanted to follow the steps of Panji Tejo Laksono wherever she went as long as she did not return to Juragan Wirakrama's house in the city of Seloageng Duchy.
"Where are we going, Taji?", asked Gayatri after they climbed on their horses.
"For now I want to go to the Land of the Lodaya Civilization, Gayatri..
Looking at the other regions, it will open up my insight into life ", Panji Tejo Laksono replied as he patted his horse on the shoulder. The horse went straight south. Anjani followed behind him.
Moyo immediately gestured for Bendol to report to Besari. The thick-bodied man immediately darted quickly cutting his way to the edge of the Arum Flower forest where Besari and the members of the Gray Wolf Horde were waiting for news.
Panji Tejo Laksono continues to run his horse quickly down the highway that leads to Wanua Ranja with Gayatri.
When entering the forest area Kembang Arum, suddenly a tree collapsed crosswise in the middle of the road.
Bruuuuaaaakkkkhh!!
The banner of Tejo Laksono instantly pulled the reins of his horse and the horse immediately neighed loudly before stopping. Suddenly only...
Whuutt..
Two iron studded anchors darted quickly on either side of the body of Panji Tejo Laksono. Following his two ropey anchors also darted rapidly on two different sides. Eight people deftly pulled each other to tie the body of Panji Tejo Laksono who was still on horseback.
Haha..
"It turns out that it's easy to catch you, rancid boy!", said Besari who emerged from behind the thickets that grew on the edge of the forest Kembang Arum. In his right hand was clutched an iron claw the length of a foot.
"Who are y'all? Why did you catch me?", asked Panji Tejo Laksono while trying to escape.
"We are a Horde of Grey Wolves hired to kill you, rancid boy!", Besari replied with a wide grin.
"Now get ready to die!"
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Still with java sugar-covered coffee, happy staying up friends friends 😁😁️