MTL - I Have Unparalleled Comprehension-Chapter 234 Some people become saints, Xu Bai goes out (8000)

  Chapter 234 Someone becomes a saint, Xu Bai leaves the customs (8000)

  The sound of dripping water?

  Zhao San stood where he was, feeling extremely cold all over his body. He didn't know why, even his fingers were numb.

  In this season, it should have been warm, but he couldn't feel any warmth at all.

  The bone-piercing cold seemed to emerge from the inside, and gradually spread to the whole body, and the sound of dripping water behind him was constantly approaching.

   Zhao San twisted his stiff neck, trying to turn his head.

  Usually this movement is very simple, but at this moment it is extremely difficult.

  He turned his head, only to the position of his shoulders, and his body turned accordingly, looking behind him slowly and dullly.

   Immediately afterwards, the biting cold feeling deepened, and behind him, a figure was gradually approaching.

  The sound of dripping water just now came from this figure, and as his eyes focused on the past, the sound became more obvious.

  As the figure gradually approached, Zhao San saw his true face through the hazy moonlight.

  Zhao San only felt trembling all over, his legs couldn't help trembling, suddenly lost his strength, and sat down on the ground.

   "Ghost...ghost..."

  At this moment, Zhao San was full of fear, kicking his legs frantically, trying to stand up, but he didn't have the slightest strength.

  The figure walking slowly revealed its real appearance under the moonlight.

  This person is wearing barbarian-specific clothing, with a strong barbarian style, but his face and exposed skin are bloody.

  There were horrible wounds on his body, and bright red blood was oozing from each wound. The sound of dripping water just now was the sound of blood dripping on the ground.

  Those eyes have also been blinded by blood, but they can see that there is a coldness that makes the scalp tingle, projected from the eyes.

  Strange walking posture is very slow, every time you take a step, your body has to sway.

  But at this moment, Zhao San was completely powerless to resist. Although he had slowed down, he could even get up from the ground and escape for his life.

  But he couldn't do it at all. The bone-chilling feeling had become more serious at this time, making his limbs stiff and unable to even bend.

   "Help! Help!"

  The cold feeling, even if you call for help, you can't shout loudly, you can only repeat it constantly, as if you are begging for mercy.

  The strange speed was very slow, but every step made Zhao San's heart beat wildly. The distance between them was getting closer and closer, and the sound of blood dripping on the ground became more and more obvious.

  Finally, under such extreme despair, Wei Wei came to Zhao San, bent down slowly, and grabbed Zhao San's shoulder.

  Zhao San only felt a pain in his chest, subconsciously looked down, and saw a strange arm passing through his chest, holding a **** heart, the heart was still beating, but at this moment Zhao San's consciousness was blurring.

   Gradually, Zhao San completely lost his vitality.

   Wei Wei let go of his hand, let the corpse fall from his hand, staggered, and walked towards another location...

  …

  The next day.

   Supervisor Tiansi, barbarian branch.

  This place is not like the capital city, where a nine-story building is built. Although the building is very grand, it is not as exaggerated as the capital city. At this time, Yingyue is processing various papers.

  Some of these excerpts are detailed information about the major forces, some are about the layout of various places of the barbarians, and some are about some important situations.

  Jian Tiansi has done a lot of things, especially now that some positions in the barbarian fiefdom are not perfect, the burden on her is even heavier.

  But just like Chief Master Mu said, Yingyue does have a unique ability in this area. Even under such a heavy workload, she still hasn't lost her sense of proportion.

   "After reading these notes, those vacant positions will be filled in a few days. Next, there are still many things to do."

  Yingyue thought while watching.

  Time passed, and when she finished reading the last copy, she stretched herself.

   "Today's things are almost the same."

  Yingyue stood up, planning to walk around and get some exercise.

  But at this moment, a figure suddenly walked in from outside the door. After hurriedly entering, he hurriedly said: "My lord, something happened!"

  Yingyue was taken aback for a moment, then returned to normal, returned to her seat and sat down, her tone became solemn: "What's the matter, speak slowly."

  Since she took over this position until now, no one has said anything happened. The subordinate was very anxious just now, and it was obviously a big deal.

  The subordinate quickly calmed down: "People from the yamen came to report and said that they found a corpse. This corpse seemed to have been killed by Wei Wei, and there was still a strange aura around it, so they reported it to Supervisor Tiansi and asked us to deal with it."

   "What!" Yingyue stood up abruptly, her gaze became serious: "Have you sent someone over?"

  The subordinate nodded: "It was dealt with immediately. Those in charge of investigation, those in charge of examining corpses, and those in charge of fighting formed a group. These are all equipped according to the configuration you said."

   "The efficiency is very fast, we even killed Weird, but this Weird is a bit special."

   "They were wearing the clothes of the barbarians. Obviously, during the previous war, the barbarians became weird after they died."

   "After all, so many people died, even if the chance is very small, some of them will become weird."

   Barbarians?

   Yingyue frowned, following Xu Bai's example, rubbing her fair chin with her hands.

  Actually, if it’s a weird one, it’s fine to deal with it, and after that, I will do my best to appease the family members of the people.

   There is no way to do this, after all, death cannot be restored.

   But the most important thing is that this turned out to be the weirdness of a barbarian.

  As the subordinate said just now, even if the chance is very small, it will become weird. This sentence is not wrong, but the problem lies here.

  She has scattered all the personnel of Tianjian Division this time, including the newly recruited personnel, in various places in the barbarian fiefdom.

   And it is distributed in a very strict way. In this way, it is impossible not to detect strange occurrences.

  Even if it was a weird murder, it would be impossible to be discovered the next day.

   "Don't you think it's weird? Why did we not know about it until someone found the body the next day after the weirdness appeared?" Shadow Moon said.

  Before, due to lack of manpower, the Tianjian Division hadn't implemented that kind of garrison system. Now that the manpower is sufficient, Shadow Moon has implemented the garrison method, and is also equipped with a very strict force. It is impossible not to detect it.

  The subordinate pondered: "My lord, what do you mean to say that Weird has a way to block our monitoring?"

   "Yes." Yingyue nodded and said: "If you don't actively search, you won't even find it. From this point of view, weirdness is impossible, because they only have the instinct to kill, and they can't hide their breath."

   "If Weird can't do it, there is only one possibility. It is to help people hide their aura except Weird."

  After Yingyue's analysis, the subordinates only felt that there was a fine layer of sweat on his forehead.

  He is not a stupid person either. From this analysis, it can be felt that there seems to be a big net of conspiracy that is spreading to the entire Great Chu Kingdom.

  Nowadays, the whole world belongs to the great motherland, and the only enemy is the barbarians, but the barbarians have all been wiped out, so who would do such a thing?

  It is impossible for the country of Dayue, where it has been successfully surrendered.

  Since it is not the Great Viet Kingdom, and the barbarians have been completely wiped out, there is only one answer left, and that is the two top saint-level masters who ran out from the barbarians.

  Yingyue glanced at her subordinates and said: "From now on, every place must be strictly guarded. It can't be just this one time. I'll go to the palace."

   "Yes!" The subordinate agreed.

  Yingyue didn't say any more, just went out the door and rushed towards the palace.

   This time, she moved forward at full speed, and the guards of the palace did not stop her, and soon walked into Chu Ling's room.

  Raised his hand and knocked on the door, Chu Ling's voice came from the room.

"Enter."

  Yingyue pushed the door and entered. After entering, she didn't go around and told what happened.

  Chu Ling was still holding a brochure about various expenses, after hearing what Yingyue said, she silently put the brochure aside.

   "What are you going to do?"

  In the recent period, Chu Ling was also exhausted, and there were so many things to deal with every day. Now that such a big thing happened suddenly, she had a headache.

   "Tighten the defense first, see if you can find the rules of these events, use this as a clue, and continue to investigate later." Yingyue said.

   In this respect, Jiantiansi is professional.

   There is nothing wrong with what Yingyue said. So far, there are no clues at all.

   It is only possible to find something useful from these weird things when they appear a few more times.

   "Then do as you say." Chu Ling nodded, giving Yingyue authority.

  She also thought about it just now, if this matter is really related to the two holy masters, its purpose is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface.

  Yingyue didn't leave, but still stood where she was, as if struggling, wanting to say something.

   Seeing this, Chu Ling frowned, "Is it because of your husband?"

"Yes." Yingyue said: "I want to meet Xu Bai, and I still have to tell him these things. After all, the two sage masters of the barbarians hate him the most. related?"

   "Then you go directly to find it." Chu Ling said.

  Yingyue smiled and said: "Isn't this worried that King Ling is thinking too much?"

  Chu Ling chuckled, and teased: "Whether I think too much or not, only you know. Whether I think too much, or you are just like this, only you know in your heart."

  Yingyue didn't answer, just stood there without saying a word.

   "Okay, let's go quickly." Chu Ling said.

   Yingyue turned around and left the room.

  After leaving the room, she also did not stop, and walked towards the palace treasure house.

   Not long after, she had already arrived at the entrance of the treasure house, but before she stepped in, she saw several people standing there.

  Wearing black clothes, with black hair without flowers, at this moment, chatting with a scholar very enthusiastically.

   The two seem to hit it off. He kept talking.

   But this is not the most important thing, but the treasure house of the palace in front of them. Besides these two, the female Guanzhu and Liu Qingfeng are also outside.

  The area around the royal palace’s treasury was covered in gold and off-white at this time. No one could see what was going on inside, and no one could hear it.

   "What happened again?"

  Yingyue was puzzled, but she still walked over.

  The people present were also experts, so they could naturally hear that Shadow Moon had arrived. Before she could speak, the young man dressed as a scholar pointed to the palace treasury.

   "Xu Bai and my junior sister are discussing some secret matter inside."

   Something secret?

  This young man, Yingyue also knows, is Yun Zihai from Yunlai Mansion.

   Not long ago, Xiang Jingcheng resigned from the position of prince, and ran to the barbarian fiefdom, where he was appointed as the head of the civil service.

   Regarding this situation, no one said that Yun Zihai went through the back door. After all, Yun Zihai himself is an extraordinary master, and even a truly talented person.

  So to be able to achieve this position, even those civil servants are convinced.

   "What are you talking about?" Yingyue asked suspiciously: "Aren't the academy and the Buddhist gate already divided, and they should be far away from the palace. By the way, you should leave today, right?"

   Not long ago, they had already been allocated a position, which is what they needed.

  Chu Ling didn't put them in the royal city, the reason is that there has never been such a rule, whether it is the capital city or the barbarian fiefdom, the royal city here can only allow royal forces to exist.

  Families can have them, but big forces like these are absolutely not allowed.

   It's not that they don't trust them, but doing so is beneficial to both parties.

   Wu Hua nodded and said: "It is true that we are leaving today, but Benefactor Liu has something to say to Benefactor Xu, so we will leave after Benefactor Liu finishes speaking."

   "It's so mysterious." Shadow Moon muttered.

  This kind of scene gives people a feeling of secrecy, but Xu Bai has shielded the surroundings, and Yingyue can't get in, so he can only wait.

   After about half an hour, the surrounding sky changes disappeared.

   Catkins was covered with a veil, and came out from inside, with brisk steps.

  Seeing this situation, Yingyue asked suspiciously, "What are you two doing inside?"

   "Just talked about a little thing." Liu Xu could see joy in his eyebrows, and said: "He gave me the answer, and I got the answer, it's that simple, let's go, Wuhua, it's time to go back."

   Liu Xu didn't explain clearly what happened inside, but spoke in a hazy way, and the people present couldn't figure it out.

   Soon, Liu Xu and Wu Hua left.

  Yun Zihai also left. According to Yun Zihai, he came here by himself to catch up with Xu Bai.

When the two of them were talking about the same thing, Liu Xu and the others came over, so he was kicked out, waiting here with a curious and gossiping heart, unexpectedly, after waiting for so long, he didn't hear anything .

   I didn’t hear the gossip, and it’s meaningless to stay here, so I might as well leave early.

  Liu Qingfeng and the female viewer went to the treasure house of the palace again, and it was Yingyue who entered with them.

   Several people walked up the stairs, and when they reached the highest floor, they saw Xu Bai drinking tea calmly.

   "What did you say, what did you two say?" Yingyue was still her usual character, without saying a word, she was ready to grab Xu Bai's hand when she came up.

  Xu Bai habitually stretched out his hand and pressed Yingyue's head, preventing her from going any further: "This is a secret that cannot be told."

  Shadow Moon: "..."

  The two female viewers who are preparing to eavesdrop: "..."

"Okay, let's not talk about this matter. You came to find me today, I know." Xu Bai said: "I understand the weird things, the whole royal city is under my spirit, and this strange thing happened, even I I didn’t even feel it, someone definitely imposed a secret method.”

   "I'm now at the ninth rank of extraordinary, if I can't even feel it, then the person who gave this weird and hidden method is higher than me, and only those two barbarians have become holy."

  This morning, he even discovered it before Shadow Moon, so he already knew what it was.

   "What do you think?" Yingyue asked when she saw Xu Bai was talking about business without making trouble.

  All the women Xu Bai knows have this characteristic, they know the occasion very well.

  When it's time to play and play, he will not be tactful at all, but once it comes to business, he knows how to measure.

"How can I see, I see with my eyes?" Xu Bai's mouth twitched and said: "If you can't escape my spirit, then it's okay to say that if you can escape, you can only rely on you. Now you are in charge of so many things. Man, just do as you say."

   "Oh, too." Yingyue nodded half-understanding.

  The fact is that, if he can’t avoid the spirit, Xu Bai can stand up to countless people by himself. After all, under the cover of his spirit, everything is clear.

   But being able to avoid his spirit means that there is no other way, and Xu Bai has only one person, so it is impossible for him to be separated.

   "It seems that I still have to use my own method." Yingyue thought in her heart.

   This trip, I originally wanted to ask Xu Bai for an idea, but at present, I still have to act by myself in the end.

   In this way, the matter is almost done, and it is time to go back to do your own thing.

  However, before leaving, Yingyue suddenly thought of something, turned her head suddenly, and folded her hands on her chest.

  Xu Bai: "?"

  This girl usually looks very quiet and quiet, but when she meets her, she becomes nervous. Now she suddenly made this action, which confused herself.

   "What are you doing?" Xu Bai said speechlessly.

  Yingyue lowered her head, and said hesitantly: "You said just now that your spirit has covered the entire royal city. Doesn't that mean that if you want to take a peek, it's very simple..."

  Xu Bai had no expression on his face, and hooked his finger at Yingyue.

  Seeing this, Yingyue moved over curiously, and then her face hurt.

  Xu Bai tugged at Yingyue's face: "Even if I'm an extraordinary Ninth-Rank expert, but the palace is so big, when I spread my spirit, what I can feel is just an outline, you know?"

   "It seems that there is an image, but it is covered with a cloth."

   "Unless I specifically want to see a place, I, Xu Bai, who is an upright person, will be bored enough to go to see you?"

   As he spoke, Xu Bai was in a bad mood.

  He will use his soul to spy?

  Who is he, Prince Xu of the Great Chu Kingdom, the number one person of the younger generation, now invincible among the extraordinary... Oh, no, he can't beat Eunuch Wei.

   One thing he admits, when he first got the divine soul, he was really excited, used it everywhere, and saw some things he shouldn't have seen, but now, he is really not so bored.

   "It hurts, it hurts!" Shadow Moon shouted, "I was wrong..."

  Xu Bai let go of his hand, and said helplessly: "Hurry up and go to your business."

  This girl's thinking jump is sometimes even more exaggerated than him. I have to say that in this respect, Yingyue is indeed somewhat invincible.

  Yingyue murmured: "Huh, I must have read it, but now I'm pretending not to, don't do anything, leave!"

   Seeing Xu Bai stretching out her hand again, she turned around and ran away with her slender thighs.

   Soon, the palace treasure house was quiet again.

  The hostess looked at Xu Bai with the experience of failing to become a saint and continued to watch, and asked, "You don't plan to take care of this matter?"

   "I can't control it." Xu Bai said very directly: "The reason has already been said just now, this matter can only be left to them."

  He was telling the truth, and he really couldn't control it, and the reason just now was explained very clearly.

  With this time, why not hurry up and become a saint earlier, so as to increase your own strength.

   "That's right." The female viewer nodded and said, "Then continue."

  The two continued to look at the book.

  Beside, Liu Qingfeng was also reading a book, but he didn't interrupt, because he suddenly felt that he seemed a bit redundant here.

  The three of them looked at their books again, as usual.

   At this moment, Xu Bai suddenly put down the book in his hand, came to the window of this floor, and looked in the direction of the Great Chu Palace.

  Not only Xu Bai, but even Liu Qingfeng and the female audience member stopped their movements.

  In the direction of the Great Chu Palace, a ray of light shot straight into the sky, and scattered all the clouds in the sky.

  Even if they are so far away, they can see clearly.

   "What's the situation?" Xu Bai frowned.

  Looking from the palace treasury, the pedestrians on the street are still doing their own things, which proves that this beam of light can only be seen by them.

   "Someone has become a saint, this is a sign after becoming a saint." Liu Qingfeng said to himself.

   There was a hint of bitterness in the words.

  Nowadays, there are only three saints, and now there is one less, and their chances have become smaller.

  Because I have been in a stupid state for a long time, so now I am only at the seventh rank of extraordinary. During this period of time, I have been recovering, and I have only recovered to the eighth rank of extraordinary.

   It was originally a good opportunity, but looking at the current situation, it seems that I can't catch up.

  Xu Bai paid attention to Liu Qingfeng's expression: "Who is it?"

   "It should be Prime Minister Wen." The female viewer said: "In this world, if there is anyone who treats Chaofan Jiupin the most, then only Prime Minister Wen."

   "It really is him." Xu Bai thought.

  At the beginning, in order to become a saint, Prime Minister Wen ignored the affairs of the court and directly asked for a leave of absence for retreat. Now it seems that he may have succeeded.

   "We have to hurry up." The hostess said helplessly: "Now, it is an opportunity for all extraordinary masters, but now the competition has become bigger."

   "Go ahead." Xu Bai said.

  The three returned to their original positions and continued to read the book.

  Xu Bai originally planned to break through to become a saint here, but the experience of failing to become a saint in his hand made him feel a lot more.

  The next time you get the fusion technique, there will only be some extraordinary nine-level skills left, and it is likely to be the skills of the liver and the saints.

   At that time, even if it is not the mental method, he still has the power to protect himself.

   But sometimes, when I want to do something, I just can't do it.

  Footsteps were heard on the stairs.

  A man dressed as an **** hurried out from the stairs. When he saw Xu Bai, he ran over in a hurry.

   "The villain has seen Prince Xu!" The **** bowed and saluted.

  Xu Bai put down the book in his hand and asked, "Who are you and what is your purpose here?"

  The **** took out a book and presented it respectfully with both hands: "The villain is the little **** under Eunuch Wei. This time I came here to deliver a book to Eunuch Wei."

   "Oh?" Xu Bai was slightly interested.

  He hasn't seen Eunuch Wei for a long time, and since the last funeral of the Emperor Chu, he has been staying in the barbarian fief.

   Unexpectedly, Eunuch Wei sent an **** over and gave him a book?

  Xu Bai took the book in his hand, and raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw the golden progress bar and cover on it.

nice one!

  In addition to the golden progress bar, there is also a line of small characters printed on the cover.

  —The experience of becoming a saint.

  This is another experience of failing to become a saint. I don’t know where Eunuch Wei got it, but it is exactly what he needs.

  What he needs most now is to extract the fusion technique from the experience of failing to become a saint.

   "Eunuch Wei said that this thing is not easy to come by, and he came here because of his old face, so I hope Prince Xu will take a good look at it." The **** explained.

  Xu Bai nodded: "Thank you, Eunuch Wei, for me. Also, go to the people in the palace and get a reward."

  It is not easy for this little **** to run errands, and the distance between here and the palace of the Great Chu Kingdom is actually not close, unless masters like them are on the road, the time will be greatly shortened.

  The little **** hurriedly expressed his thanks and left in a hurry.

   After the little **** left, Xu Bai felt two eyes watching him, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

   "At this time, you still don't hurry up to read books, why do you all look at me?"

  Liu Qingfeng scratched his head in embarrassment, did not speak, and continued to read.

  The hostess looked Xu Bai up and down, and wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it.

   After hesitating for a long time, she still decided to speak out.

   "Before Eunuch Wei was injured, he did have a lover, but he died on the battlefield. I haven't heard that he has any children left behind."

  Xu Bai: "?"

  He got it.

  Eunuch Wei treated him so well that many people suspected that he was Eunuch Wei's illegitimate son.

   What's even more outrageous is that Xu Bai dared to behead the emperor of Dayue Kingdom for the sake of Eunuch Wei, so that this rumor became more and more biased in the arena.

  Rumors, the more they spread, the more biased they become.

   "The relationship between me and Eunuch Wei is not what you think." Xu Bai wanted to explain, but felt that this explanation was unnecessary, so he just said something lightly.

   "Oh." The female viewer seemed to have been explained on the surface, but judging from the excitement still on her face, it seemed that she was even more gossip.

  Xu Bai said with a blank face: "I found that since you merged, you no longer have the original temperament."

  To be precise, before the fusion of female viewers, it can be represented by an emoticon package.

  —No such worldly desires.

  But now, the female protagonist has become more humane, and becoming humane means having some qualities that a woman should have.

  Which kind of female viewer is better?

   It can only be said that each has its own advantages.

   "Fusion?" Hearing these two words, the female viewer seemed to think of something, and quickly picked up the book in her hand to read.

  Xu Bai just remembered that when the female priest took out the thing that invaded his soul, he seemed to shiver.

  Thinking about this, Xu Bai was a little embarrassed, and continued to display the progress bar.

  …

  Time is passing by gradually, and in a blink of an eye, a long time has passed.

  After this period of time, it wasn't just the barbarian fiefdom that was weird.

  As long as it is within the scope of the Great Chu Kingdom, many inexplicable and strange things have appeared, which makes people's scalp numb.

   These weirdnesses have special shielding techniques, making troubles in various places, and it is not easy to be discovered.

  Although the disturbance was not very big and did not cause too many casualties, it brought a lot of trouble to Tiansi, the supervisor of the Great Chu State, and many experts in the industry.

   Now, the situation can be controlled, but the high-level officials of the Great Chu State smelled some conspiracy.

   Those who can achieve these positions are not fools. They have experienced everything when they followed the Chu Emperor to conquer the world. Even a mediocre person has become very shrewd after living until now.

  They feel that these strange appearances seem to be slowing down their speed.

   Actually succeeded.

  Even if they are masters in these trades, it is impossible to put aside the common people and ignore them.

  When the Great Chu Kingdom was established, the Emperor of Chu said that the people are the foundation. If the people can't even protect the people, the so-called masters will have no meaning in existence.

  So everyone is stopping the weirdness.

  The barbarians had a lot of people at the beginning, but now they have become strange, and they are so scattered that the trouble is not small.

  Jian Tiansi combined with the entire Jianghu, and this was barely stopped.

  However, people cannot be distracted, so the rhythm is slowed down.

   There is no way to do this, it is like a trap, and they have to step on it.

   If you don’t go, are you letting these people die?

impossible.

  At the beginning, when the Chu Emperor ascended to heaven, those words that he said were heard by everyone in the industry.

  Even the emperor of Chu dared to die, so how could they not do their own thing?

   Yes, the rhythm is really messed up.

  For such a situation, Great Chu State is trying to find a way, but it will take time.

  Minister Mu, who has already assumed the position of emperor, is doing his best to break through to the position of saint besides his daily affairs.

  Mr. Mu is very clear that if the rhythm is slowed down, the overall strength of the Great Chu Kingdom will also slow down.

  He needs to become a saint, and he also needs to leave a backup for the whole world.

  At that time, if the strength of the human world is still not able to resist, maybe he will follow the old path of Chu Huang, and go to the treacherous city alone like Chu Huang.

  The whole world seems to have become elusive.

  Due to the large number of weirdnesses, there have been turmoil in various places.

  Xu Bai, who was in a barbarian fiefdom, had also heard about this.

   But in this situation, even Xu Bai can't do anything, because there are too many weird things and there is a way to block them.

  So, he directly closed the progress bar of the liver, hoping to find the opportunity to become a saint. After finding it, there might be a way.

  …

  In the treasure house of the royal palace.

   Seeing the progress bar in front of him complete, a light blue smoke appeared in front of Xu Bai's eyes.

  Light blue smoke, suspended high in mid-air, turned into a line of text in a blink of an eye...

   I thought about it carefully. I originally planned to let Xu Bai solve these weirdnesses.

   But then I thought, these are all side plots, if there are too many, it will be very cumbersome, and it will appear too watery.

   So in the end, delete this branch line and go directly to the main line.

   Next, some secrets about the ruins should be revealed.

   What is cheating, I have already thought about it, so I need to slowly write it clearly.

  

  

  (end of this chapter)