All Chapters of RISE OF THE DRAGON KING!: Chapter 131
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Junaidi gave a long explanation about Xiangqi. The game was almost the same as regular chess—only the board layout was different.“Let’s begin.”“M-Master, I just explained everything… How can you already play?”“Are you underestimating your master?” Bintang smiled faintly.He made the first move, advancing a pawn.Junaidi, still underestimating Bintang’s brilliance, followed confidently. But halfway through the match—“Why do I feel pressured? In my country, I’m the best Xiangqi player… My master really can’t be underestimated at all.” Junaidi clenched his jaw.In the middle of the game, Bintang tried to break his disciple’s focus.“You said you wanted to become the greatest because of pain. If I may ask… what pain did you experience?”Just as expected, Junaidi was completely drawn into Bintang’s rhythm. He answered every question, as if hypnotized.“It started when my father lost a bet to the Poker Gambling God in Xuanwu Country… He lost terribly. The consequence was that my entire
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“Turns out you’re even more impatient than I am—the one who desperately wants to know why my five masters refused to come and see me sit on the seat they once desired.” Bintang muttered, shaking his head.“Anya, please hide my destination from Grandfather… Later, just tell him you don’t know where I am.”Anya nodded. She watched the four of them leave the Sky Residence with a weak gaze. Deep down, she truly didn’t want to see Bintang leave.At the capital airport—“Kiana, Junaidi, Nei—never call me by my real name.”“Master, why?”“I can’t explain it.”Nei slightly understood Bintang’s situation. She simply nodded, and eventually they fell asleep during the journey to Juanda Province.Five hours later—After the long trip, Bintang opened his eyes behind his mask. A beautiful flight attendant was staring at him intently.“We have arrived, Young Master… Please wake up from your deep sleep.”“Since when was I sleeping deeply?” Bintang woke up and apologized for unknowingly falling asleep
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Bintang could only intimidate Junaidi with a look. He did not want to provoke hostility toward his three teachers, whose names were now being praised by the villagers.“Bu-but…”Bintang said calmly, “I am indeed just a small physician, but at the very least you should believe that I truly came here to treat her.”The villagers fell silent. What they knew was that Febri truly needed another physician to cure the poison that had paralyzed all her motor nerves.“Fine, we will accept your arrival—but on one condition…”“Give us compensation. Consider it a contribution to help the development of North Mutiara Village. Can you do that? If not, then leave this place…” Their voices turned cold.Bintang nodded quickly. “Do you have a bank account number?”“I do…”He immediately called Anya. Suddenly, a notification rang from a villager’s phone.Kriiiing!‘A transfer of three hundred million rupiah has been received…’DEEEEEG!The man looked at his companion, then at Bintang with a complicated
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“But shouldn’t you be hiding your identity, Young Master? Why do you sometimes speak so honestly?”“Do you think Tia’s hearing is that sharp? Nei, just wait… some of them will definitely come to see us.” Bintang chuckled softly. He also knew that Tia was on the rooftop of the residence they were staying in.That night.A convoy of large trucks entered the village. The villagers guarding the entrance immediately became alert.“What are you carrying? Get out of the truck—we want to inspect it.”Zidane, wearing his mask, stepped down from the truck and showed several herbal seals requested by Bintang.“Everything in these trucks contains herbal materials ordered by the secret physician who just opened a clinic in this village. Are you trying to delay his good intentions?”“This…” The guards who had accepted Bintang’s bribe exchanged glances.How could a masked man accomplish something of this scale? He had given them three hundred million rupiah, and now he had ordered three large trucks
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Jodi fell silent for a moment. Were the girl and the young man at the secret physician’s clinic truly disciples of this masked man?“Why don’t you call them yourself? Or is it that—” Jodi’s words trailed off.“Young Master, that won’t be necessary…” Nei, wearing a mask, entered the quiet residence of the three Dragon women along with Kiana and Junaidi.Seeing how unfamiliar they looked, the Goddess of Gambling spoke first. “One game will decide everything… Your luck in meeting Febri will be determined by victory. Are you sure you don’t want to play personally?”Junaidi stepped forward confidently toward Bintang.“Master, what kind of match do you mean?”“You only need to play poker against her. Represent me… Consider this your test after becoming my disciple.”Junaidi thought hard. Who exactly was the beautiful and alluring woman before him?“The Goddess of Gambling?” No… no, he quickly dismissed that thought. He had never met her before.“Look at that—your own disciple is hesitating.
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“I…” Nei volunteered, which made Bintang look at his future wife calmly.“What are the rules to win this match?”“Three paralyzing strikes. Whoever lands them wins…”Bintang nodded and looked at everyone in turn before speaking.“Although this girl is also a martial artist, she is neither as smart nor as strong as you. With your swordplay, she will fall within ten moves. This match isn’t interesting.” Bintang shook his head.“What do you mean?”“It’s simple. To make it more interesting, let me guide her while she fights you. How about that?”“Hm, fine.” The Goddess of War nodded. In a one-on-one fight, who could possibly defeat her?Bintang picked up two branches of equal length and tossed them to Nei and the Goddess of War.“Begin…” Bintang acted as the referee.Swoosh! Swoosh!They leapt in opposite directions, then began exchanging attacks and defenses with the branches in their hands.The exchange continued until the tenth move. Nei was immediately cornered. The Goddess of War’s b
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The branch in the Goddess of War’s hand snapped cleanly in two. That alone was enough to declare that Nei had won the third round.“I-I lost…”“For a martial artist, the sword is their life. If the sword breaks, it means defeat…” the Goddess of Gambling said involuntarily.Bintang then looked toward the two goddesses. “I have fulfilled all the conditions. Are you going to go back on your word?”Both of them shook their heads. “You’ve won. We will not break our promise. Come, enter…” The Goddess of Gambling stepped forward, with Bintang following behind her.However, Bintang did not enter the residence. Instead, he fixed his gaze on Kiana.“Master?” Kiana still did not understand.Slaaaash!He took a needle and pierced the vein in his wrist. Instantly, bright red blood—tinged slightly with a dark greenish hue—dripped into a bowl that had once held the Goddess of Gambling’s tea.He crushed two Thousand-Poison Antidote Pills and mixed them into the blood until they dissolved together. Th
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“Kiana… deliver this remedy to Febri. Junaidi, Nei, help me prepare to receive the villagers who will be arriving soon.”The three of them nodded and immediately carried out the tasks Bintang had assigned. Not long after, the villagers began arriving one by one. Having heard that Candra had been cured of Dragon Scale Pox, they eagerly spoke up.“Is your medicine really that powerful?”“Yes! If it’s true, please help me!”“That’s right! Hurry and give us the remedy!”Bintang gave a faint smile. His plan had worked. He calmly placed small cups filled with the remedy on the table.“Take it.”Gleeeek! Gleeeek!One by one, the villagers felt warmth spread through their bodies. Their stamina surged, and the hardened scales on their skin began to melt away.“I–it’s…”“So effective…”“This secret healer’s clinic is incredible! Look—I’m cured!”Everyone rejoiced. Those who had not yet received their share began pushing forward in desperation. That kind of behavior, however, was something Binta
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Shifting his gaze, for some reason the Village Chief seemed to believe Bintang’s words. But who exactly was the masked man standing before him?Destroy Boma City? Who could possibly do such a thing?“Jeni… we have a guest. Why are you still busy with your own matters? Please, serve the young master some tea.”A twenty-three-year-old girl entered the research room. She nodded quietly, but from the sharpness in her eyes, Bintang began to feel that something about her was off.Soon, a cup of warm tea produced by North Pearl Village was placed before him.“Young master… this tea tastes especially smooth while it’s still warm. Please drink it right away,” Jeni said with a gentle smile.Bintang nodded. He poured it and slowly inhaled the aroma rising from the cup.“Very fragrant… but extremely dangerous,” he murmured with a faint smile. He did not throw it away. Instead, he began to drink it.Gleeeek?!Jeni’s gaze shifted instantly. The Village Chief, who had adopted Jeni as his daughter, n
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“Nei, capture him alive… I want to know who’s trying to kill me.”Nei nodded quickly. Not long after, a familiar figure stepped into his secret clinic.“Bintang…” Dewi entered the clinic.“Y-you…” Bintang was startled. How could Dewi possibly know where he was?“Don’t be surprised. I came here… to thank you. After you freed me from the cruel life of the Rahwana family… I came with sincere feelings.”“I did all of that not for you… but for my parents, and for myself. Dewi, leave. This isn’t a place for you to play around.”Dewi nodded and left the clinic with calm, unhurried steps.“Thank goodness she’s gone… But how did she know I was here? And what does she really want… That expression of gratitude wasn’t as simple as I thought,” Bintang muttered, refocusing on his main purpose for coming to North Pearl Village.A short while later—Nei returned with two assassins who had nearly injured Kiana.“Young Master… as ordered…” Nei pulled off the cloths covering the two men’s faces.“Bring