Sin Liong was stunned and looked on with deep pity. Han Ti Ong also looked on with deep pity. Han Ti Ong also looked on with emotion, realizing that he was facing a woman who was mentally unstable!
"Toanio (Madam), what is wrong with you...?" Sin Liong stepped forward. Suddenly, the woman leaped up, and Han Ti Ong was ready to protect his disciple, who did not seem afraid at all. However, the woman suddenly burst into cackling laughter.
"Hi-hi-hi-hikk!"
Strangely, when the woman laughed, Han Ti Ong saw an extremely beautiful and sweet face! The woman was a very beautiful young girl, but who, for some unknown reason, had gone mad. The clothes she wore were oversized men's clothing; her long black hair was disheveled and uncared for; her face was dirty with dust and tears; her eyes were red and swollen.
"Hi-hi-hik, I will kill you, Pat-jiu Kai-ong, I swear I will kill you to avenge the deaths of my twelve Suheng!"
Then she cried again.
"Hu-hu-huuuuuh.... The Cap-sha Sin-hiap of Bu-tong-pai have been completely wiped out.... "
Han Ti Ong was startled and remembered the name of the Thirteen Heroes of Bu-tong-pai, who were famous as thirteen brave and mighty heroes defending justice and truth, and he also recalled that they consisted of twelve men and one woman, the youngest sibling, if he was not mistaken.
"Miss, are you the youngest member of the Cap-sha Sin-hiap of Bu-tong-pai?"
He asked, stepping forward to approach the mad woman.
"Don't touch me! Cursed human, don't touch me again!"
And suddenly the woman attacked fiercely. Han Ti Ong parried and struck a pressure point. The woman collapsed, limp and unable to move.
"Suhu, why....?"
Sin Liong asked, puzzled.
"Fool, if I hadn't struck her pressure point, she would certainly have continued her rampage. Try examining her; can you treat her?"
Sin Liong knelt and saw the woman merely glaring, unable to move. After examining her briefly, he sighed deeply.
"Suhu, she was hit by an extremely severe internal blow, which caused her to become like this, changing her memory. If we were at Jeng-hoa-san, teecu could surely find calming leaves to treat her."
"Hmph, watch your Master try to treat her."
Han Ti Ong took out a golden needle from his pocket; after cleaning the tip, he approached the woman and inserted the golden needle in three spots: the left and right sides of her nape and her crown! Sin Liong watched with wide eyes. He had heard from his father about the skill of healing with needle insertion, but now he was witnessing it. And the woman merely sighed, then fell asleep with long, calm breaths. When his master withdrew the needles and put them away, his master said,
"Try checking her eyes again, has there been any change?"
Sin Liong opened her eyelids and saw that the woman's eyes, which had previously emitted a strange, wild light, were now back to normal. He quickly dropped to his knees before his Suhu.
"Suhu, teecu was like a blind man; I did not know that Suhu was also a master of medicine."
"Hmph, when it comes to recognizing medicinal plants, how could I possibly match you? However, I possess the skill of needle insertion, a hereditary skill that I will certainly teach you later."
"Suhu, teecu submits a request; I hope Suhu will not object."
"Hmph, what is it now?"
"I hope Suhu will be willing to help this unfortunate woman, and allow her to come with us."
"You.... are you mad...?"
"Suhu, she is not completely cured yet. If she is left here, and then evil people come, what then?"
"Ha, you don't need to worry. She is the youngest of the Cap-sha Sin-hiap; her martial arts skill is high. Who would dare bother her?"
"The proof is that her twelve Suheng died, and they must be the corpses we just buried. It seems the killer was Pat-jiu Kai-ong. Furthermore, if she remembers that event before she is fully cured, she will certainly relapse into madness, and would Suhu have the heart to leave her like that?"
Han Ti Ong looked at the woman's face, who was none other than The Kwat Lin. He was surprised himself why that dirty face and messy hair brought forth such extraordinary pity in his heart? Why did he feel attracted and so eager to help this young woman? Had he been "infected" by his disciple's nature, or... or...? He dared not imagine. Until now, only his wife was the woman who attracted his heart, who aroused his passion, but this madwoman, for some reason, had made him feel attracted and deeply sympathetic.
"Enough, you are truly bothersome, and if I don't comply, you will certainly keep nagging. Let us take her along to Ice Island (Pulau Es); we shall see how things develop later."
This last utterance seemed directed at his own heart!
"Teecu knows that Suhu is a benevolent man."
With a vexed heart, because his disciple's words sounded like a mockery—since he wanted to help this maiden not because he was benevolent, but because he felt pity and, most importantly... attracted—he roughly tucked the woman's body under his right armpit, snatched Sin Liong's body under his left armpit, and the run of this mighty Prince was as fast as flight toward the seashore.
Who exactly was this mighty man feared by the seven great figures of the kang-ouw? Who was Prince Han Ti Ong, whose chest bore the image of a Hong bird and a golden Dragon? He was the Prince of Pulau Es.
This island was a secret island, known to the people of the kang-ouw only like a legend, because no one had ever succeeded in finding it except for a few fishermen whose boats were struck by storms and who were then helped by mighty individuals, the inhabitants of Pulau Es, an island made of ice where a beautiful palace stood, forming a small kingdom full of powerful people.
After being helped and saved, and successfully returning to the mainland, these fishermen were the ones who created the legend, making the name Pulau Es famous in the world of the kang-ouw. The kingdom on Pulau Es was built by a prince, hundreds of years ago. An extremely mighty prince, a prince considered a rebel for daring to defy the emperor's will, and this prince and his family became fugitives.
Using his might, he managed to flee with his family to the eastern coast and used a boat to search for a new place. His destination was the islands in the east where many skilled people from the mainland had previously fled and become fugitives for daring to oppose the government—namely, the Japanese Archipelago! However, he lost his way; his boat was struck by a terrible storm and carried far north until the boat landed on an island. Pulau Es!
Seeing that the island was hidden, excellent for a hiding place, and that there were other islands nearby with fertile land, this fugitive prince decided to make Pulau Es his residence. He then gathered people loyal to him, bringing them to Pulau Es to become his followers. A small but beautiful palace was built on the Island, and a small kingdom was established in this isolated place! Thanks to the wisdom of this King of Pulau Es, his followers and the royal family lived safely, peacefully, and full of happiness on Pulau Es. His family members lived harmoniously, and his followers formed families, allowing the island's population to multiply.
Due to the King's might, and because the island's location made it difficult for outsiders to visit, this small kingdom was never disturbed. The King passed down his skills to his descendants, forming formidable hereditary martial arts, and naturally, his followers also received high-level training. Prince Han Ti Ong was the fourth descendant of the first king of Pulau Es. This Prince was different from previous royal descendants. While all previous royal descendants lived on Pulau Es and only left the island if they needed to visit the empty islands in the surrounding area to gather medicinal leaves, vegetables, or hunt animals, Prince Han Ti Ong could not stand staying in that quiet place.
He often left the island and secretly traveled the mainland! He was the one who inherited the most ancestral knowledge, making him the most skilled among the royal family members on Pulau Es. Furthermore, due to his fondness for traveling the mainland, he was able to acquire many other high-level martial arts techniques from the mainland, thus increasing his skill. And it was because of this Prince's travels that Pulau Es became increasingly famous, and Prince Han Ti Ong's name itself also shook the world of the kang-ouw, even though he rarely introduced himself.
Just seeing his clothes adorned with the image of the dragon and the Hong bird was enough for the