Sanggana Swordsman
98. Conversation Pictures
*Holy Blood Ring*
Sun Ming was a thin man in his 50s. He was a royal painter. He is currently wearing a red dress in yellow. She was already between Princess Yuo Kai and Joko Calm.
They stood around a table on which were already available two wide piles of paper, one in front of Sun Ming and the other in front of Joko Calm. On each right side of the paper stack is available a special wooden bowl for black ink and a brush.
Joko Calm himself has introduced himself named “Joko Tenang”. While Joko knows Princess Yuo Kai as “Queen Yuo Kai”.
“Ask, is he a god!” princess Yuo Kai's orders to Sun Ming.
Sun Ming took out a brush and dipped it in ink, then deftly danced on the sheet of paper. Sun Ming painted a stretch of land and a few people on it, also painting the sky and the two men on it in fine clothes and crowned. Although it was only black, but Sun Ming could make a painting that was clear to the eyes of the beholder. The image of two people above the sky then Sun Ming circled.
“This is a god above the sky,” Sun Ming said to Joko who was opposite the table with him. He then pointed to Joko and asked, “Is Tuan a god?”
Joko Calm the mangosteen-beard sign understood the intent of Sun Ming's question. Joko then grabbed a brush which then the tip he dipped a little into the ink. Joko did not draw on the paper for him, but walked around the table and stopped by Sun Ming's side. He then crossed the picture of the people in the sky and circled the people on the earth. After that, Joko returned to her original place.
Joko's answer made Princess Yuo Kai slightly wrinkled his brows.
“Ask, why did he fall from the sky and hit my palace!” princess Yuo Kai's orders again.
Sun Ming returned to drawing nimbly on the new paper. In a short time, the painting returned. He painted the sky, a man fell from the sky and a palace roof.
Sun Ming circled a picture of the man sliding down from the sky onto the roof of the palace.
“If Mr Joko is not a god, then why fall from the sky to the Haram Palace where Princess Yuo Kai lives?” sun Ming asked as he pointed at Joko with a polite appearance.
“Hah! I fell from the sky?” joko asked in a mimic manner to ask Princess Yuo Kai while pointing up.
“Yes, you fell from the sky and destroyed my Haram Palace,” said Princess Yuo Kai.
“I don't know,” replied Joko while shaking. “I don't know if I fell from the sky.”
“If he doesn't confess to falling from the sky, say, many people saw him fall from the sky!” princess Yuo Kai said to Sun Ming.
Sun Ming then added the picture from his painting earlier, which was a picture of a crowd of people looking up at the image of a man falling from the sky.
“Many people saw Mr. Joko fall from the sky,” Sun Ming said.
“But I don't know why it could fall from the sky,” Joko said as she shook her head several times. “I was unconscious.”
Joko drew on his paper that was still empty of scribbles. With a bad streak Joko tried to draw a man who was asleep. The upshot.....
Princess Yuo Kai smiled faintly at the results of Joko's image. Joko's image is far from that of a sleeping man, more like a log lying straight on the ground.
“I fainted,” said Joko then stood still while closing her eyes for a moment.
Princess Yuo Kai only looked at Joko's face, which made her feelings suddenly flutter.
“What's with me?” implying Princess Yuo Kai, in his heart he was surprised by the appearance of the debaran.
“I mean Mr Joko, Sir is dead?” ask Sun Ming.
“How can you ask that while clearly he is still alive?” hardik Princess Yuo Kai.
“Pardon me, Your Highness the Princess!” sun Ming said as he quickly kneeled.
“Build. Continue your work!” princess Yuo Kai's orders.
Sun Ming immediately stood up.
“Ask, why didn't he die falling from the sky!” princess Yuo Kai's orders.
Sun Ming then drew a grave, still on the same paper.
“Why did Mr Joko, fall from the sky, but not die?” sun Ming asked Joko as he pointed at the pictures one by one, the last of which was the picture of the grave.
Joko Calm replied with a headband.
“Buzzling!” rutuk Princess Yuo Kai. Then his order, “Ask, he is from which country. So I can find a translator for him!”
Sun Ming opened a new sheet of paper. He was busy painting. As a result, Sun Ming painted a city encircled with a sturdy fortress. Then he drew the same figure of the man outside the fort. The man was carrying a stick and a bundle of cloth.
“I, Sun Ming, Bo Fei, and others are here, Country Jang,” Princess Yuo Kai said as she pointed to the picture of the fortified city with the attachment of the sound intonation on the name “Jang”. “Then where are you from, Joko?”
“Jang,” rephrase Joko which makes Princess Yuo Kai a bit upset.
“Please Mr. Joko take note. We are all from Jang Country. We're in Jang. Mr Joko himself comes from which country?” Sun Ming re-explained to Joko as he saw Princess Yuo Kai showing an annoyed expression.
“Jang?” rephrase Joko asked, while pointing down with a look at Princess Yuo Kai.
“True, true, true,” said Sun Ming repeatedly as a mangosteen.
Joko then started drawing again. He drew a beach with a coconut tree.
“Java,” call Joko while pointing picture of beach or mainland. “There are in the southern region crossing the ocean.”
Joko Calm back to drawing. Joko drew a mountain whose peak was taper, then a little behind the mountain there was half a circle that was given stripes as if shining. It's a picture of the sunrise from behind a mountain. In the opposite position, Joko is wielding an arrow. On the top side of the paper he also gave an arrow facing upwards. On the bottom side of the paper he also made arrows face down.
“East!” joko said while pointing at the picture of the rising sun. Then point the arrows at the opposite side. “Western!”
Joko completes the side of the arrow she calls “barat” with images of the ocean waves and half the sunset.
“East, west!” call Joko while pointing back at the mountain and the sea alternately. Next he pointed at the arrow on the top side of the paper and called, “North, Jang. North, Jang!”
Princess Yuo Kai nodded slowly in understanding. Joko then pulled down show the brush to the arrow below.
“South, from Joko Calm. Joko is here!” joko said while pointing repeatedly to the south point. Joko then smiled widely, as if her explanation was done.
“Master Sun, your task is done. Secret Joko's whereabouts here and about her,” Princess Yuo Kai told Sun Ming.
“Good, Your Highness Princess. Servant please retreat,” Sun Ming said then bowed respectfully then took a few steps back and turned away.
“Bo Fei!” call Princess Yuo Kai.
“Hamba, Her Royal Highness Princess!” bo Fei who always stood in his place.
“Send message to Blind Snake. Find out about the land of Java in the south, far across the ocean. Find out who has been there and understand the language there. If there's anyone, I'll pay him dearly!” princess Yuo Kai's orders.
“Good, Your Majesty. But, what about him?” bo Fei asked as she looked at Joko who was standing looking at them.
Joko then walked towards the exit. Joko's actions surprised Bo Fei. Unruled, Bo Fei moved quickly against Joko's steps, surprising the young man. Joko's reflex jumps backwards with a soft kite. His feet that landed on the floor of the plank were without the slightest sound, as if Joko had no weight.
Seeing Joko's way away from Bo Fei so unusual, Princess Yuo Kai concluded that Joko was indeed not an ordinary person. Joko's unfamiliarity should obviously make Princess Yuo Kai and her bodyguards wary.
“Do not approach me less than three steps!” yoko exclaimed as she showed her three fingers to Bo Fei and Princess Yuo Kai.
“Don't go, Mr. Joko prisoner here!” bo Fei exclaimed to Joko, without giving sign language. He did not respond to Joko's words because he and the Princess did not understand.
The set! The tep!
Princess Yuo Kai who was standing near the table suddenly moved her right hand. The lying brush darted untouched, striking Joko's face. However, before sticking on his handsome face, two fingers of Joko's hand first caught the brush in front of his face.
“Why did you guys attack me?” joko asked, then threw back the brush in his hand onto the table in front of Princess Yuo Kai.
A dime! The dribble!
Princess Yuo Kai again shook her hand, more vigorously. Untouched, the two brushes on the table darted faster than before. Attacking Joko.
Without having to shift from its foundation, the fingers of Joko's hands caught the two brushes again calmly. After that, Joko again threw it at the table, as if letting Princess Yuo Kai if he wanted to repeat it again.
Joko Calmly smiled at the princess. It made Princess Yuo Kai feel slighted, but that smile also made the princess' heart rustle beautifully.
“This guy is so handsome, but so dangerous,” is looking for Princess Yuo Kai. Then his orders to Bo Fei, “Strike him with a sword, feel free to hurt him!”
“Good, Your Majesty!” sahut Bo Fei nodded.
Sing!
Bo Fei escaped his sword. Princess Yuo Kau and her two servants, Mai Cui and Yi Liun, are ready to be spectators.
“Wait wait wait!” joko exclaimed as he raised his hand so that the female soldier would not attack.
However, Bo Fei was only obedient to the orders of his daughter master. Once he turned his foot away, Bo Fei had darted forward with a single sword thrust. It was a deadly opening attack. If it was only attacking an ordinary soldier, it would be difficult to dodge.
Joko Calm dodged by jumping back away.
“Don't approach me three steps!” joko exclaimed to Bo Fei by showing his three fingers standing upright, but his facial expression remained calm.
Bo Fei did not bother him. He immediately hunted Joko to his position. Joko let Bo Fei's sabre come. One quick avoidance, then Joko again darted away in the big room.
Finally the fight happened to the cats. All of Bo Fei's sword attacks only encountered empty space and continued to chase. Joko only did two things, dodging once and darting away like a dove.
“Why doesn't Joko want to fight, even though Bo Fei isn't her match? His face was so calm, it was like he had no anger despite my attacks. What kind of person is this Joko?” the Princess Yuo Kai.
Failing attack after attack, Bo Fei tried to bring out his best abilities. He paused for a moment, the sword in his hand he threw upwards. The sword that had escaped from that hand did not fall down after rising into the air, but was floating overhead.
“Bo Fei plays Desert Sword Dance,” Yi Liun said.
“I'm sure Joko can handle it,” said Princess Yuo Kai.
Bo Fei made a series of empty-handed movements as his sword floated in the air. Joko Calmly waiting. (BH)