The Fragrant Wood Swordsman
pk 09 part 7

The more intense the training, the stronger the sinkang energy of the student, the more immune and strong the iron hand. The strength of the iron hand is what is used as a measure of level.

The first level is of course occupied by its chairman named Ouw Beng Kok, while the second level is occupied by Kiam-to Lai Ban. Now, the two sute men who approached the tree where the hunchback grandfather was sitting, and who accepted the task of dragging down the grandfather, were tall and strong people, very large, what's more because they have occupied the fourth level in Tiat-ciang-pang which indicates that the science of ‘hands iron’ they have been very great.

"Old man hunchback, you've heard our Ji-pangcu's request, please get down and get out of here because we feel terrible about having to use violence against an old man like you," said one of the two disciples of Tiat-ciang-pang level four.

"He-he-heh-heh, what does violence mean? What kind of violence are you using? I've been sitting here and just laughing, just using the golden, sitting relying on the golden legs, talking relying on the golden tongue, but you guys seem to love the stuff that is all hard. Presumably, it is better if Tiat-ciang (Iron Hand) is added with Tiat-sim (Iron Heart)!"

"This kind of violence!" One of them suddenly smashed his right hand with his fingers open toward the tree's bull.

"Kraaaka.kkk...!"

Great not to play a hand hit full of air Tiat-kiang-kang. The trunk of a tree as big as that man, once hit by the iron hand, broke and fell! Of course, the body of the hunchback grandfather who sat on the branch of the tree was also brought down!

But when the two figures Tiat-kiang-pang ready to hit and drag the chatty grandfather away, suddenly only a shadow flashed and knew that the hunchback grandfather had already crouched down again on another tree branch while chuckling.

"He-he-he, is that what you call violence? To me, it is more accurately called destruction! The destruction of the creation of nature, what a great sin!"

Feeling that they were ridiculed and laughed at, the two Tiat-kiang-pang figures became even more angry. They ran up to the big tree where the grandfather was now crouching on a branch, and they both simultaneously struck the trunk of the enormous tree.

Again there was a louder sound than earlier and the tree trunk fell, carrying branches and leaves following the body of the hunchback grandfather. Like earlier, like a bird, the grandfather had jumped like flying then ‘hinggap’ above other trees. The way he moves jumping is really amazing, besides being fast and light, it is also strange because in jumping, this grandfather develops and moves both arms like a bird's wing!

Two figures Tiat-ciang-pang increasingly curious so they continue to chase and beat down all the trees that are used as a place ‘mengungse’ grandfather so that only in a short time, so that, dozens of tree trunks have fallen!

"Sute, hold...!" Suddenly Kim-to Lai Ban exclaims.

The two men then retreated, but their faces were red and their eyes were glaring at the hunchback grandfather who was still sitting on the branch of another tree, it was a bit far away because the adjacent trees had all fallen.

"As long as the old man doesn't interfere in the affairs directly, let him shake his tongue, at least he already knows that Tiat-kiang-pang should not be made fooling around." Then Lai Ban faced Keng Hong and said, "Young man, you've seen for yourself the prowess of Tiat-kiang-kang's punch from my two suits. I don't want to use violence against you. What if you turn yourself in without a fight, we'll take you to the front without violence."

Since then Keng Hong looked at the hunchback grandfather attentively. He could have guessed that the grandfather was not just anyone, but what attracted his heart the most was the sound of the sentence which was the first sentence engraved on the sword of Siang-bhok-kiam. He wanted to ask the old man about the sentence, but he still had some business with these Tiat-kiangs, and so he had to be able to settle this matter first.

He saw the greatness of the blows of the two figures of Tiat-ciang-pang and he understood that these people were really very clever and had a very strong death blow. In terms of silat, of course, he still lost far, but in terms of sinkang, they were nothing to him. He also had a speed of movement that far surpassed them.

"Lai-pangcu, your two sute men have demonstrated shrewdness and this you intend to use to subdue me, what difference is that with violence? No, Pangcu, since I don't feel guilty, I still don't want you to take it to your chief in Tiat-kiang-pang."

"Well, you're really stubborn!" shouted one of the two sute Lai Ban who was chasing after the hunchback grandfather. They were still too curious and angry to feel being played with by the hunchback, and now they seemed as if they were about to inflict their anger on Keng Hong. "Ji-suheng, just leave this boy to us, there's no need for Ji-suheng to intervene by himself!"

Kim-to Lai Ban is a smart man. What if he had just told his two sute people to retreat was because his careful eyes could suspect that the hunchback grandfather was not a random person. If this shrewd young man alone cannot be subdued, it is not profitable to add another opponent who cannot be measured to where his shrewdness is.

Now, he had to keep an eye on the hunchback's movements that he thought would help Keng Hong, though, so he took the decision to ‘handing’ Keng Hong to his men and he himself would intervene if the hunchback grandfather meddled in this matter. His men there are dozens of people, time will not be able to catch Keng Hong. Then he nodded his head and said,

"Okay, catch this arrogant boy! "

The two big tall Tiat-kiang-pang men then moved from the left right of Keng Hong while loudly yelling, "Look, you come with us!"