On their way to the valley where Bakai lived, the young hero also bumped into an old black camel. The black camel looked weak and lean. Extremely worn-out as the camel was, it stood up and spewed the saliva to the visitors as a fashion of deterrence and warning. It turned out that the black camel mistook Semetei for a burglar who wanted to steal the treasures which were collected and then buried under the ground by Manas for his son. Semetei recognized that it was the black camel mentioned by his mother before. The black camel was responsible for guarding the treasure house left behind by Manas. Semetei told the camel his genuine identity and what he was planning to do. Wild with joy after knowing the truth, the black camel frolicked about like a lively lamb.
Similarly, Bakai also led a hard life during the same period. Hardly had Bakai seenKanikei and her mother-in-law off when he was persecuted by Jakip and his renegade clique. Jakip racked his brains to cajole Bakai into disclosing the whereabout of the two women by promising him a high official post and wealth. But Jakip’s efforts ended up in failure. The tough-minded old man left for a barren mountainous area in the wake of abandoning his own title of nobility and manor. Besides, he entrusted his descendants to the care of some ordinary people on purpose. The mountainous area was located on the only way which must be passed by Semetei. The old man lived a reclusive life right here with a view to waiting for the reunion with the son of Manas.
On one day’s morning, Bakai scaled the mountain top to check if the young hero had arrived. Suddenly, he saw a black silhouette of a human being against the morning sky heading for the mountain quickly. “He might be the very person whom I want to see,” the old man thought, weeping the tears of excitement.
Bakai rushed to the foot of the mountain all at once in order to greet the comer as soon as possible. Though both men did not see each other before, they felt as if they had already been acquainted with each other long before.