The Sky Dragon Swordsman
#94. Demon Interference. II
Morning blind.. Shiva had come to wake Chen Khu who was going to follow Mathanadeva's army to fight the white tiger demon, but how surprised Shiva was when he arrived and apparently Chen Khu was stretching.
"Are we leaving Shiva yet..? " ask Chen Khu to Shiva who is already wearing war clothes.
"Yes young master.I came here to wake the young master.but apparently the master woke up earlier." replied Shiva with a soft smile.
"Let's master.the emperor is waiting for us" said Shiva continued, then gave the bridle of one of the two horses he carried..
"eek.. Shiva. mmm. how about we use one horse only. I will ride behind. " Chen Khu said with a wry smile.
"Well, if that's what you want, "said Shiva and jumped on the horse's back while shaking his head, followed by Chen Khu who sat behind him. Shiva could tell Chen Khu's intentions but he tried to hold back his laughter so that Chen Khu was not offended..
"HIIAAAA... !!"
Shiva drove the horse to a field full of hundreds of soldiers and dozens of fully-dressed warriors, and Shiva then pointed his horse at a chariot mounted by the emperor Mathanadeva.
"Hurry up..??" mathanadeva asked as she pulled her head out of the window of the carriage.
"Mr Chen Khu is ready when I get to his majesty so I don't need to wait for him" Shiva replied.
Mathanadeva nodded slowly then his eyes fell on Chen Khu who was sitting behind Shiva.
"How are you doing Chen Khu.. do you still feel unwell so you have to ride with Shiva..? " ask Mathanadeva
"Mmm. not so noble. I'd just rather sit in the back." replied Chen Khu with a wry smile.
"Hahahaha. ride with me Chen Khu.I did not expect that there are warriors who cannot ride horses..My daughter Aahana would rather ride on her own ", Mathanadeva said with a laugh.
Maharaja Mathanadeva actually still doubted the condition of Chen Khu, who despite claiming to have recovered sixty percent of his strength but Mathanadeva could not feel the aura of power possessed by Chen Khu.
"I'm here with the noble Shiva" Chen Khu replied as he scratched his head.
"You're here.. Shiva is a great jockey, and the horse he rides is also one of the fastest horses we have, so you should be with me ", Mathanadeva said.
"All right, your majesty..! "chhen Khu answered and jumped down from the back of a horse and took a horse-drawn carriage with Mathanadeva.
"Khan.we're leaving now.. !!" The command of Mathanadeva to Commander Khan who sat on a horse right next to the carriage carried by Mathanadeva.
"Since then. I have not seen you carry a sword..?! mathanadeva asked Chen Khu after Chen Khu sat down in front of him.
"I keep it here, your majesty, " replied Chen Khu and took out his magic bag from under the cloak he was wearing.
"mmm.. that shabby pouch..? " mathanadeva asked in disbelief as if rubbing her eyes..
"This bag is an heirloom given by my teacher. and this bag can store any object as long as it is made of inanimate objects or living things that are no longer alive " chen Khu replied and then put his magic bag back into the robe.
" Yes, your majesty, this bag is very useful.so I do not need to carry a lot of things when traveling, for I keep everything in this bag " replied Chen Khu and put his hand back into the robe and when he was taken out.
"It's like magic..!! and if you don't look at it straight away, it's hard to believe" said Mathanadeva, surprised to see a sword over a meter long removed from Chen Khu's robe.
Chen Khu no longer responded to Mathanadeva's remarks.he simply smiled at Mathanadeva's reaction and put his sword back into the robe..
"Your highness.how long does it take to get to the area attacked by the demon..? " ask Chen Khu then try to divert the conversation.
"If there are no problems on the road, we will reach Chennai at night and hopefully we can still save the people there" he said " mathanadeva replied with a long, foresighted look.
Chen Khu nodded his head then fell silent a thousand languages.he enjoyed the swift footsteps of a horse that sounded very compact and drove at high speed.
The steps of hundreds of horses left dust flying along the road they had been on and off the road as well.
For the people of Gurjara.. Mathanadeva is indeed worthy of pride and love, because. in addition to leading wisely.he is also not reluctant to go down directly to help his people who are stricken with distress, even a few weeks in a year.. Mathanadeva will disguise himself as an ordinary society to examine the state of his people..
This he did, so that no more leaders - the leaders of the region who gave false reports about the welfare of the people to him.. the mayors gave a report that their area was no longer a poor community, but while wandering in disguise as ordinary people.. Mathanadeva found many of his people hungry. Finally, the mayors were punished and displayed in front of the citizens of the capital.. Mathanadeva hopes that with such a punishment every mayor will be serious - really serving his citizens, not even filling his own stomach while there are still many people who are hungry, he said, but giving false reports is just to please him.
It had been half a day of travel, but the entourage of Mathanadeva had not lowered their speed, until finally Khan raised his right hand to signal the entourage to stop at the edge of a lake. The party stopped, and the guards swiftly dismounted from their horses, each building a simple tent to use as a resting place for Mathanadeva.
"What's Khan..? why did we stop..? " asked Mathanadeva from inside the car.
"It's been half a day of our glorious riding and it looks like we have to rest our horses" Khan replied.
"Alright then. I hope. there is someone who is kind enough to find a rooster of the forest. because it seems. my guests from the middle of the land have not eaten.. " mathanadeva said then got off the train followed by Chen Khu who continued to scratch his head towards the tent that had been prepared by his bodyguard.
All members of Mathanadeva's entourage rest by the lake.. Horses - their horses are also those who have been running for half a day like not wanting to miss a chance to drink.. one of the bodyguards was seen coming to the tent occupied by Mathanadeva while carrying a rooster that had been burned.
Guards who stood guard in front of the tent then took the chicken and brought it inside.
"Chen Khu. eat..!! "i said Mathanadeva and ordered the bodyguard to hand over the rooster he was carrying to Chen Khu.
Chen Khu bowed in embarrassment while smiling to himself given the Emperor's very considerate treatment of him.
About an hour later the group rested.. Mathanadeva then orders to resume the journey as they also race against time,and sure enough when it was getting dark the group began to enter the suburbs but Khan again stopped the group suddenly.
"STOP..!! " cried Khan
"What else is Khan..?? have we arrived yet..? " asked Mathanadeva from inside the car.
"Excuse me your majesty, you better see for yourself" replied Khan in a heavy and somewhat stammered voice.