The Golden Flute Chapter 25

Said the eldest, handing over a cup of wine, her left hand resting on the handsome youth's shoulder.

"Believe us, the three of us are capable of elevating you to become the lord of this region."

Said the girl in yellow, hugging Kam Si Ek's neck from behind! Wooed and surrounded by these three fragrant, beautiful girls, Kam Si Ek was momentarily stunned by shock and surprise. Then he abruptly rose from his seat, stepping back three paces, his face flushed crimson, and he spoke, his voice stern.

"sam-wi, what is the meaning of this behavior?"

"Our intention is clear, surely Goanswe knows? We have long admired you, and now upon meeting, we have fallen in love. Do you not value these pure feelings of ours?" said the Girl in Red, without any shame.

"Kam-goanswe, thousands of youths are crazy about us, and we rejected them all. Now, seeing you, all three of us have fallen in love simultaneously. Is this not an excellent destiny?"

Said the Girl in Yellow.

"With the combined skills of the three of us and your own, what difficulty is there in seizing the position of king during this era when skilled people are vying for power? Goanswe possesses a considerable and strong army."

Said the Girl in Green.

"Madness!"

Kam-goanswe shouted angrily.

"Leave! Go and bother me no more. Leave!"

Kam Si Ek was furious, but this anger apparently did not match the fury of Liu Lu Sian, who was spying from the rooftop. This girl was extremely angry at the three women she deemed shameless. Alongside her anger, she was also impressed by Kam Si Ek! Truly a man! Truly brave and resolute, refusing to yield to beautiful girls who were infatuated with him.

"Dinggg!"

The flash of three swords, drawn simultaneously by the three beautiful girls, was visible.

"We only have two choices for you. You accept cooperation with us, or you surrender your head for us to present as a gift to the Young King of the Liang Kingdom!"

"Excellent!"

Kam Si Ek stepped back two paces and drew his *golok*, which gleamed with sharpness. His left index finger pointed, and he spoke fiercely.

"You three shameless young women. You came claiming to be the See-liong-sam-ci-moi (Three Sisters of the West Dragon), pretending to be female heroes intending to help because you saw the suffering of the people during this era of war for power. I received you well and with respect. Yet, it turns out you harbor filthy and despicable intentions. If I gave the signal, how easy it would be for my thousands of subordinates to come and capture you for execution. However, I, Kam Si Ek, am a true man; I do not rely on sheer numbers. Advance, and it is fitting that my *golok* ends the history of those who have strayed into the abyss of disgrace!"

"Arrogant human!"

The Girl in Red leaped, and like a flash of lightning, her sword thrust forward, followed by her body soaring ahead, truly like a striking dragon. This attack was fierce, but Kam Si Ek, ready with his *golok*, parried forcefully.

"Clang!!"

The woman in red was thrown sideways, but with a beautiful movement, she performed two somersaulting leaps. Meanwhile, her two younger sisters had also charged forward with high leaps, attacking with their swords while their bodies were still airborne. Kam Si Ek was greatly surprised. These three women truly deserved the moniker West Dragons, for their movements were genuinely agile and swift like striking dragons. He quickly dodged while spinning his *golok*, successfully parrying the sword thrusts from the left and right. However, the three sisters were already pressing him with continuous sword attacks. Kam Si Ek quickly spun his *golok* and executed the martial arts technique inherited from the Kam family.

His defense was very strong, yet pressed by three swords working together excellently, he could only parry while leaping here and there, quickly finding himself heavily cornered. Nevertheless, as a true man, Kam Si Ek stood by his words. He refused to shout for help from the guards outside the building and continued to defend himself with his *golok*. Just as the Girl in Red's sword thrust toward his throat and he parried with his *golok*, the Girl in Yellow's sword was already slashing at his waist. He quickly moved with the technique Burung Walet Membalikkan Tubuh, making a spinning motion to dodge while rotating his *golok* to protect his back. He successfully evaded and simultaneously parried the slash from the Girl in Green just in time.

But once again, the Girl in Red's sword charged forward, followed by the other two swords! Because the three formidable girls were now raining attacks on three sections—low, middle, and high—Kam Si Ek was kept busy. Using his golden *golok* technique, which spun into a fortress protecting his body, he could only shield the upper and middle sections. Thus, facing sword attacks aimed low, he had to leap repeatedly, which disrupted the rotation of his *golok*. After thirty exchanges (*jurus*), the youth began spinning and was pushed back and forth, all escape routes blocked by the three girls who laughed mockingly.

"Arrogant General, instead of dying on the tip of a sword, wouldn't it be better to embrace three beautiful girls? Ah, how foolish you are! How can you possibly fight the See-liong-sam-ci-moi? We truly love you, Kam-goanswe!"

"I would rather die!"

Kam Si Ek roared fiercely, and seeing an opportunity while the Girl in Red was speaking, his golden *golok* flashed with a devastating counter-attack. However, three swords parried it, and he was once again surrounded by three swirling, gleaming rays of light that sealed off all escape routes. Liu Lu Sian, watching from the rooftop, immediately realized that although Kam Si Ek possessed considerable strength, his martial arts skill was apparently not truly dependable, falling far below the level of the three girls. Her anger peaked, and her admiration for Kam Si Ek also peaked. She immediately took out her secret needles, and her hand moved three times, accompanied by the full exertion of her *sin-kang*.

This secret needle weapon was taught by her father; its use was extremely difficult because the needles were tiny and very light, requiring a specific *sin-kang* exertion to launch them faster than arrows. And once these needles flew, they made absolutely no sound; if there was any, the sound was so subtle it was hard to catch with the ear. The result was tremendous. A high-pitched scream was heard, and the three girls seemed struck by lightning. The Girl in Red dropped her sword and spun around as if drunk, followed by the Girl in Yellow who threw her sword away and clutched her own throat, and then the Girl in Green stumbled and writhed on the floor. The three girls convulsed on the floor and a few minutes later stopped moving. The Girl in Red was struck by a needle precisely on her crown, the Girl in Yellow was hit in the neck, and the Girl in Green was struck in the chest. The needles contained centipede venom whose bite kills instantly, making the effect incredibly potent.

Kam Si Ek stood with his *golok* held across his chest, his eyes wide open. At that moment, a shadow flashed through the door, and a woman dressed entirely in white appeared, her face beautiful and bright, about the same age as Kam Si Ek. This woman held a sword, and her left hand was gripping the hair of two men dressed as soldiers. She then shoved the two men so they tumbled onto the floor, where they remained kneeling, their bodies trembling.

"Eh, Sute, who are these people... ah, aren't these the See-liong-sam-ci-moi who were our guests? And... ah, they are dead and... you are holding a *golok*! What happened, Sute?"

Kam Si Ek used his left hand to rub his eyes, then wiped the sweat from his forehead, shaking his head.

"I did not kill them, Suci. But they deserved to die; they harbored malicious intent toward me. However... it seems a skilled person helped and killed them..."

The woman stomped her feet.

"Disaster! They were our guests, how could they die here? If someone killed them secretly, they might not have good intentions. We must find them to hold them accountable for their actions!"

The woman in white leaped out again.

"Wait a moment, Suci. These two people... what is the matter?"

"Hmph, truly wretched. He and five others were extorting several refugees, even harassing women. I injured the five, and these two are the leaders; I brought them here for you to judge."

"Scoundrels!"