The Ancestral Country
The Troublemaker

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Duke Tunggaraja and his troops soon entered the palace of Pakuwon Nankan. The gatekeeper of Pakuwon palace immediately ran towards the palace to tell that there was a great guest from the palace of the Duchy of Bojonegoro who came to their forging.

Akuwu Nangkan, Mpu Ronggo half ran towards the gate of Pakuwon palace to welcome the arrival of Duke Tunggaraja and his troops.

"Welcome to Pakuwon Nangkan Gusti Adipati.

Servant Ronggo salutes Gusti Adipati and all his subordinates", said Akuwu Nangkan while worshipping Duke Tunggaraja.

"Yes yes...

I accept your honor Mpu Ronggo, tonight I and the Bojonegoro troops want to spend the night here.

Prepare a place for us especially for my two brothers", the order of Duke Tunggaraja to Akuwu Mpu Ronggo while pointing to Panji Watugunung and his three wives.

Mpu Ronggo glanced at Panji Watugunung who looked pale in face for a while, then saluted the Duke of Bojonegoro.

"Mpu Ronggo is ready to carry out the orders of Gusti Adipati".

That night Panji Watugunung continued to recover in his resting room with Dewi Srimpi accompanied by Dewi Naganingrum and Ratna Pitaloka on guard around the place.

Patugunung Panji sat cross-legged with both hands holding both knees. Hot air swirled within his body. Healing every part of the body that was originally sick slowly became as usual.

By midnight, Panji Watugunung's body condition had recovered as before. The Watugunung banner twisted its hand then released the medi by opening its eyes.

Ratna Pitaloka was already asleep on the chair with her sword hugged, while Dewi Naganingrum slept by leaning on the door leaf of the room.

Only Dewi Srimpi still survives beside her by sipping ginger wedang to drive away the cold of the night.

Patugunung banner smiled meaningfully.

Slowly the man held Ratna Pitaloka and put her to bed, then Dewi Naganingrum he moved beside Ratna Pitaloka.

Meanwhile, Dewi Srimpi who is still awake soon followed Panji Watugunung towards the bed. After the Watugunung Panji tore down her body, Dewi Srimpi immediately brought her body closer and placed her head on the chest of the prince Daha.

The night is getting late. The sound of the night bird was earthy among the dark branches of the tree.

The atmosphere felt so quiet, crickets and grasshoppers continued to sing from behind their homes.

Morning is coming.

The crow of the rooster is unpretentious a sign that it is time to start a new life. It appears that the eastern sky began to redden the sign that Surya was soon greeting the earth.

The banner of Watugunung wriggled slowly from his sleep. When he opened his eyes, his wife's three beautiful faces were already smiling looking at the state of the husband who had recovered.

Dewi Srimpi immediately felt the forehead of the husband, no trace of fever there.

As soon as she sat down, Naganingrum immediately extended a cup of ginger to her husband.

"Kasep, Akang,

After this we want kamana?", asked Naganingrum with a faint smile.

"I want to go home to Katang-katang, kangen with your brothers who are there. And certainly, soon Ayu Galuh also gave birth, right?", replied Panji Watugunung who immediately greeted the nod of the heads of all his wives.

"We should leave this morning Kakang, we should not linger here for long.

The Bojonegoro affair is not our problem, although I still counted close relatives but I have no ties what with the Duchy of Bojonegoro.

Besides Bojonegoro is Jenggala territory, Kakang also has no power here. Let the Bojonegoro affair be settled by the Bojonegoro people themselves" Ratna Pitaloka said with a faint smile.

The Watugunung banner nodded in agreement after hearing Ratna Pitaloka's words. They immediately prepared to leave to continue the journey back to Katang-katang.

Although the Duke of Tunggaraja begged them to help solve the problems in Bojonegoro, but firmly Panji Watugunung refused him.

Ratna Pitaloka then whispered to Duke Tunggaraja.

"I know your purpose is to hold us back Duke Tunggaraja.

You want to use our intelligence in the canoeing to pursue Rukmana, right?", Ratna Pitaloka smiled faintly.

The Duke of Tunggaraja immediately blushed in embarrassment at the words of Ratna Pitaloka.

"Kangmbok Pitaloka is indeed smart" said Adipati Tunggaraja with a wry smile.

"I have a suggestion for you.

You take Rara Wulan as a wife, then next Nyai Sati will help you pursue Rukmana", after saying so Ratna Pitaloka immediately rushed to the Watugunung Panji.

The eyes of Duke Tunggaraja immediately widened hearing the advice of Ratna Pitaloka. Instantly he glanced towards Rara Wulan. The girl was beautiful, had nothing to lose if she married him and gained valuable help to strengthen her position as Duke of Bojonegoro.

Seeing Rara Wulan and Nyai Sati were about to follow the steps of Patugunung Panji, the Duke of Tunggaraja hurriedly blocked him.

"Hey Sati, please,

I like Rara Wulan. May I ask her to make me a wife?", said the Duke of Tunggaraja with a meaningful smile. Nyai Sati was surprised to hear the words of Duke Tunggaraja, as well as Rara Wulan. They did not expect that a Duke had applied for a proposal to Rara Wulan.

Ratna Pitaloka who had climbed on her horse, immediately blinked one eye when the Duke of Tunggaraja glanced at her.

Panji Watugunung's entourage immediately left Pakuwon Nakan palace towards the edge of Pakuwon Lwaram by walking down the road on the banks of Bengawan Solo river.

Their horses kept racing.

On the edge of a ferry dock, they crossed the Bengawan Solo river with the help of a large ship with a wage of 1 silver kepeng per person.

After crossing, they took a break to fill their stomachs in a restaurant and gave grass to their mounts. Then they kept driving the horse south.

At the southeast end of Pakuwon Lwaram which is the territory of the Duchy of Matahun, precisely north of the Brantas river they stop.

The sun began to redden in the western horizon a sign that soon night would arrive.

In a small town that has a pedestrian pier, they stop at a food stall near the pier.

"Like him we will be overnight Kakang if forced ourselves to continue the journey.

We should look for a resting place around this place", proposed Ratna Pitaloka while staring at the red afternoon sky.

"Truly Dinda,

Better stay here overnight. Let's ask the owner of the food stall. Surely he knows a place that we can use to spend the night" said Panji Watugunung who immediately jumped down from his horse.

His three wives immediately followed in the footsteps of the husband.

They rushed to a food stall that seemed to be closing the stall.

"Excuse me Kisanak,

Around this place is there a place to stay?", asked Panji Watugunung politely.

The middle-aged man immediately looked towards Panji Watugunung and his three wives with probing eyes. After feeling certain that the party was a good person, he immediately smiled.

"In this place, there are no inns. But if you want to stay overnight, you can stay at my house but you can.

How?", the middle-aged man offered his services.

"Thank you for the help, Kisanak. Don't worry, we definitely paid the cost of his stay", Panji Watugunung smiled in relief.

Panji Watugunung and his three wives immediately followed in the footsteps of Ki Rampun by leading their respective horses.

A middle-aged woman was chewing betel when they arrived. Her eyes were fixed on 3 beautiful girls and a young man wearing a caping of woven bamboo.

"Who are they Kang Rampun?", asked the middle-aged woman while spitting due to betel and betel nut that was being chewed.

"This is Nyi, they're overnight on the road. Confusion of the place to stay. That's why I brought them here", replied Ki Rampun while putting a bamboo basket containing some of his ware merchandise that was not sold out. The middle-aged man then handed over a small bag of silver and bronze pieces that were the result of their trade today.

"Hemmmm, um,

Staying here is okay but must pay" said the middle-aged woman while staring at Panji Watugunung and his three wives.

Naganingrum immediately reached into his pocket and then extended 4 pieces of silver to the old woman.

"This is enough right Nyai?", asked Naganingrum with a smile.

The eyes of the old woman named Nyai Sagopi were immediately widened to see the silver kepeng in the hands of Goddess Naganingrum.

"Yes yes.. Enough enough..

Please enter nisanak.

Waginten, Embroidery..

Prepare a bed for them", orders Nyai Sagopi on his two workers.

The two young girls immediately nodded and rushed towards the front porch of Ki Rampun's house. They held a mat from pandan leaves as a sleeping mat for Panji Watugunung and his three wives.

That night after a makeshift dinner, they rested the front porch that had been prepared for their bed.

The morning arrived.

Panji Watugunung wears his wanderlust clothes with the help of Dewi Srimpi who has already dressed up.

Ratna Pitaloka who just finished bathing, also began to change clothes, while Dewi Naganingrum began to tie a bundle of cloth containing a change of clothes that she wore during the trip.

After the four of them finished preparing, Nyai Sagopi delivered breakfast to them. Although only fried yams, boiled bananas and ginger wedang but it is enough to give energy to them.

As they were enjoying the morning meal, Waginten, one of the workers at the Ki Rampun family's food stall, ran into the porch of Nyai Sagopi's residence. His face looks frightened.

"What's Waginten?

Why did you come home this morning?", asked Nyai Sagopi to the worker.

"I-it's Nyai, at the Daffodil dock there's a rampage.

It has been surrounded by many people but he still won Nyai. I am afraid of Nyai", Waginten said as he paled his face.

Panji Watugunung and his three wives looked at each other for a moment then they finished their breakfast quickly.

"Hey Sagopi, please,

We thank him for his help. We beg you to continue the journey" said Panji Watugunung immediately.

"Yes, be careful on your way. Good luck getting home", replied Nyai Sagopi later.

Panji Watugunung and his three wives immediately came out and untied the reins of his horse in the stable. They immediately jumped on their horses each heading to Wanua Bakung Pier.

The pier is full of people. They were clustered from quite a distance away. Panji Watugunung and his three wives who had just arrived, immediately jumped down from his horse then tied the reins of his horse on a deck in one of the stalls beside the dock.

A young man with a large body is fighting with two heroes called by the head of dock security.

The big-bodied man immediately avoided the sabetage of one of the chuckle-bodied heroes. Seeing the opponent manage to dodge, the thick-bodied whiz swung his sword aiming at the troublemaker's neck.

The big man jumped into the air while flapping his shoulders.

Deshhhhhhh

The stocky-bodied whiz instantly toppled over while the troublemaker landed perfectly behind him. The young man then ran towards the cheek-bodied whiz while swinging his sword.

Sreeettttt

The czech hero tried to fend off but because he was out of power, he was pushed back to resist the sword of the troublemaker. The young man then kicked the hotshot's stomach hard.

Bukkkkkk

Oughh

The czech whiz fell backwards. He immediately stood up and moved away from the troublemaker by holding onto his sick stomach.

The big young man grinned broadly as he pointed his sword at the spectators around the Brantas river crossing pier.

"Come who else wants to be battered?

Fast forward here", shouted the troublemaker arrogantly.

From the crowd of spectators who were there, there was a loud sound that made everyone turn their heads towards him.

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