Chapter 102 Yunlai Mansion belongs to our brothers (8000)
What is most important to him now, and what he lacks the most, is people.
Others are also lacking, but not so serious. Talent is the most important thing.
When I first arrived in Yunlai Mansion, now there are only two or three kittens left in the entire government office, and the total is less than ten people, so there is no way to safely dispatch and use them.
"Do you have a plan?" Xu Bai said.
Yun Zihai shook his head and said: "Brother Xu, the two of us keep in close contact. You should go to Yinyi first. We can't both get out of control. Once I find useful clues, I will notify you in time."
Xu Bai smiled and said: "It seems that you really want to drag me into the water."
"If it was before, I would definitely not do this, but now, I have no one I can trust." Yun Zihai turned his head and said, "Brother Xu, you will help me."
Xu Bai continued to laugh and said, "Help you, just help me."
There is no free lunch, and there is no free favor.
Of course Yun Zihai understands this truth, he nodded repeatedly and agreed: "In the future, if Brother Xu has something to do in Yunlai Mansion, I will do my best."
Xu Bai nodded: "Okay, I will help you with this matter."
The person in charge of Yunlai Mansion is Yun Zihai, and a good relationship is a must.
Xu Bai also expects to add more progress bars here, which is naturally necessary.
In the future, he will be in charge of Yinyi, and Yun Zihai will be in charge of Yunlai Mansion, transportation and major affairs in the mansion, and the two will occupy them all.
This means that the two of them have the final say in the future of Yunlaifu.
"If that's the case, then I'll go to Yinyi first, let me know if you have any movements, and I'll come to help you when the time comes." Xu Bai said.
Yinyi is his main purpose, he must rush over to have a look, and talk about it after taking over.
"Wait, Brother Xu." Yun Zihai raised his hand to stop Xu Bai, and said, "I have something to do before you go. I want to ask you first. It's a very important thing."
Xu Bai waved his big hand and made a bold look: "Bring it up, just don't go too far."
Yun Zihai: "..."
He saw Xu Bai making a particularly bold gesture, and thought he was being asked to mention it at will, but in the end he just said don't go too far, and felt helpless.
Of course, after staying with Xu Bai for a long time, he naturally knows what kind of character Xu Bai is, and he doesn't take it seriously.
"I want to borrow Liu Er from Brother Xu." Yun Zihai pointed to Liu Er: "I am really short of manpower here, and I don't trust these people very much. Take this autopsy report as an example, there are many worthy people in it." The place of scrutiny, for example, he has mentioned many details in one stroke, obviously, it is a thing to eat and wait to die."
Borrowing someone is also a helpless move. There is really no other way, so Yun Zihai proposed this idea. After all, he really doesn't have anyone he can trust now.
Xu Bai raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Liu Er's position, and said, "Yes."
Of course Liu Er did not object at all. He bent down and said, "I will obey the orders of the escort."
In his opinion, the bodyguard master and Mr. Yun have a very good relationship. As a sensible person, of course he must know what he should do and what he should not do.
"Thank you, Brother Xu." Yun Zihai thanked him.
Xu Bai waved his hand and said: "Okay, since that's the case, let's do it according to what we discussed. When the time comes, you give me a message, and I'll go back to Yinyi first."
Yun Zihai nodded, indicating that there is no problem.
After finishing the business here, Xu Bai didn't stay any longer, and left Liu Er directly in the government office, then turned around and left, heading for Yinyi.
Yunlai Fuyin Station is also located in a remote wilderness. After all, it is a post station that only allows special people to go, and the open side is easily exposed.
Before leaving, Yun Zihai gave him his letter of appointment and the map to Yinyi. Xu Bai followed the map and hurried all the way. Nothing strange happened along the way, which made Xu Bai a little disappointed. .
The more shots, the more flaws, and now he can't wait for the opponent to make a few random shots, so that he can find the flaws and figure out the real culprit behind it.
It's a pity that the enemy hiding in the dark is obviously not a light-saving lamp. He knows that after a random shot, there may be clues left behind, so he didn't choose to ambush Xu Bai in secret.
The journey was indeed very long, and he didn't ride a horse. He just relied on his legs and walked for nearly an hour before arriving at Yinyi.
This yin post is the largest yin post Xu Bai has ever seen. Standing at the door, you can see a wide area and many post people staying in front of the stall.
There are not only many stalls, but also many residences.
These houses are extremely simple to build, but they are extremely strong in terms of structure, and it is obvious that people who come and go can stay overnight.
Among them, the most conspicuous house has a slightly better appearance and is easier to identify.
Xu Bai's arrival attracted many postmen's eyes. Several postmen looked at each other, then lowered their heads to look after their booths, obviously not very interested.
In front of the largest house, a middle-aged man, dressed in gray, was standing at the door, holding a ledger in his hand, as if he was remembering something.
Xu Bai walked over, his eyes resting on the waist of the middle-aged man.
There is a sign hanging there, which is exclusive to the postmaster.
I think this is the postmaster of Yunlai Fuyin Station, that is, the person he wants to take over.
Seemingly aware of someone approaching, the middle-aged man stopped keeping accounts and raised his head to look in the direction of the footsteps.
When he saw Xu Bai, he was obviously stunned, but when he turned his eyes and saw the ghost knife on Xu Bai's waist, he quickly reacted.
These people are very well-informed. Just by identifying the ghost knife on Xu Bai's waist, they already know Xu Bai's identity.
"It turns out that Master Xu is here." The middle-aged man put away the account book in his hand, and when Xu Bai approached, he arched his hands and greeted him with a smile on his face.
Master Xu?
This is the first time someone called him that.
Don't say it, it's quite nice.
Xu Bai stroked his chin, looked the middle-aged man up and down, and said, "May I ask how to address him?"
"My surname is Ou." Postmaster Ou said his name with a smile, looked around, and quickly brought Xu Bai into the room: "This is not a place for handover, let's go in and talk about it."
When walking, the footsteps are steady, the movements are crisp, and there is a sense of momentum.
"He's a master." Xu Bai thought to himself.
The door behind the room was pushed open by the postmaster. The facilities inside are very simple, but they are all complete, whether it is tables, chairs, or tea sets and cups, they are all there.
Everything you need, even the kitchen.
"In this book, the rules of Yinyi Station, as well as the approximate layout location, and the surrounding buildings have been recorded." Postmaster Ou handed over the ledger just now and put it on the table.
Xu Bai thought it was a ledger, but he didn't expect it to be a book. Obviously, Yichang Ou planned to hand over it in the simplest way.
The easiest way is to give you a book directly and let you read it yourself.
Xu Bai moved his eyes to the table, stared at the book on it, and smiled: "Mr. Ou, I think, there are some things that I still need you to tell me, otherwise I still don't understand it. Just reading the book may make you understand." It didn't have much effect."
Postmaster Ou was going to turn around and pack up his things, but he frowned slightly after hearing Xu Bai's words.
Walked closer, opened one of the pages, and pointed to the text on it.
"Master Xu, every line above is written clearly. I just need to watch it, and I also need to leave immediately to take up the post at the next station. This is impossible, and time must be saved."
The words inside and outside the words are well-founded, and there is nothing to offend Xu Bai, which seems very reasonable.
The corners of Xu Bai's mouth raised, and he took out a small porcelain bottle from his waist pocket, poured out a pill from the porcelain bottle, and put it in his mouth.
After finishing this action, he picked up the book on the table and opened the first page.
"Not bad, not bad, the writing is really detailed, Mr. Ou has a heart."
"I didn't miss every detail. It seems that Mr. Ou spent a lot of time making this book."
"From my point of view, what's written here is also true. After all, it takes a long time for a slow poison to work."
There is no problem with the first two sentences. When the last sentence was spoken, Director Ou's eyes changed suddenly.
"Master Xu, what do you mean? I really don't understand. I worked so hard to make this book so that you can take over better. You are purely slandering me." Yichang Ou blushed and had a thick neck. He made a very angry expression, pointed at Xu Bai, and scolded him angrily.
Xu Bai didn't move, he lifted the book, let the pages face down, and then shook it vigorously.
As he shook, a lot of powder floated from the pages of the book, which was especially obvious in the air.
"Yin food poison, the poison of the seventh rank, is as powerful as the sixth rank. The reason is that this poison is chronic. It will gradually erode people's blood over time, and finally die of unknown reasons." Xu Bai said lightly. Said: "I see that your complexion is ruddy, obviously it is not the original skin color, but after the poison entered the body and was alleviated by the antidote, it finally showed."
Use poison?
Sorry, he is also a master of poison use. The True Solution of Hundred Poisons is the Qipin Poison Classic, which records many poison techniques.
And there is also Bailie Poison, which is a poison that can even be tricked by sixth-grade masters.
Using poison in front of him is simply playing tricks.
"Why don't you try this?" Xu Bai pulled out the ghost knife and put it on the table. The blade was shining with dangerous light, and it was covered with Bailie poison.
Ou Yichang's complexion turned from red to black, becoming extremely ugly.
He knew that the other party had spotted him, but he didn't have time to think about the current situation, so he hurriedly turned around, trying to escape through the window.
Xu Bai made a mistake with his foot, and performed four body techniques, he was the first to stop in the middle: "If you say it, I will give you a good time, if you don't say it, I guarantee you will say it."
"Looking for death!" Postmaster Ou roared angrily, then swung his palms together and slapped Xu Bai on top of his head.
On the palm of the hand, a faint green light emerged, full of weirdness.
Xu Bai circulated his true energy, the Vajra Heart Demon Physique was used, and a faint black light rose from his body. When Ou Yichang's hand fell on the black light, Xu Bai immediately cast Star Shift.
The hand covered with green light turned suddenly, and slapped Yichang Ou on the chest in the opposite direction, sending Yichang Ou flying.
"Poof!"
Yichang Ou fell to the ground, spat out a mouthful of blood, and stared at Xu Bai angrily.
"How dare you attack the court officials and openly oppose the Great Chu State. Once others find out, you will definitely be sentenced to death."
This sentence is said in a precise manner, as if it really happened.
Xu Bai rubbed his chin and said: "It seems that you have already thought about what to do next. Once the strategy of using poison fails, you will attack me forcibly. If the attack fails, you will use this trick to slander me. It's very good." ah."
"So, do you dare to kill me?" Postmaster Ou sneered, "Under the eyes of everyone, there are postmen outside. If I can't get out alive, think about what the rumors will tell you, and what will your Majesty do?" Do you let me go?"
When he said this, besides the sarcasm, there was also a hint of complacency in the language, as if watching Xu Bai deflated, he felt very comfortable.
He made up his mind that Xu Bai would not dare to kill him.
Because he is still in the Yin Post, if he cannot get out alive, the post people outside will inevitably cause unnecessary speculation after they find out.
If it gets out at that time, Xu Bai's position will not only be impossible, but it will cause even greater trouble.
After all, openly killing the imperial court official, according to the laws of the Great Chu Kingdom, will definitely be severely punished.
Thinking of this, Ouyinyi couldn't help giving a thumbs up to himself for his ingenuity.
"Dare." Xu Bai said lightly.
"What did you say?" Postmaster Ou was stunned.
As soon as the voice fell, he saw Xu Bai lift the Ghost Head Knife and pass with it.
Limbs were broken, blood spurted out, and soon stained the floor.
Xu Bai used the trauma medicine he got from Qingxue to stop the bleeding from Yichang Ou's limbs, then quickly raised his foot and stepped on Yichang Ou's mouth, making him speechless.
The postmaster Ou's face was full of horror, he was a little confused, why the other party acted so decisively.
Why, why would he dare?
Aren't you afraid of the laws of the Great Chu?
Why!
"Are you...really not afraid?"
At this moment, although his limbs were aching, he couldn't suppress the astonishment in Mrs. Ou's heart.
"I don't need to worry about your framing, as long as Yun Zihai believes it." Xu Bai said with a smile.
where is this place? Yunlaifu.
Who is in charge of Yunlaifu, and Yunzihai is in charge.
Who is in charge of Yinyi, it is Xu Bai who is in charge.
Calculated from the front to the back, it is equivalent to the two of them covering up the entire Yunlai Mansion.
Afraid?
Without fear.
"Come on, tell me, I want everything you know." Xu Bai took out the pills that Qingxue used to torture confessions, and said with a smile, "Let me remind you, it's very painful to eat. of."
Postmaster Ou stared at Xu Bai, especially when he saw the medicine bottle in Xu Bai's hand, he suddenly smiled.
Xu Bai frowned, and bad thoughts came to his mind.
This idea just came into being, and I saw a change in Ou Yichang.
From the top of Yichang Ou's head, layers of blood mist filled the air. In the blood mist, Yichang Ou turned into a puddle of blood in an instant.
"Rotting corpse poison?" Xu Bai took two steps back, waved his sleeves, and dispersed the blood mist in front of him.
This thing is also recorded in the True Solution of Hundred Poisons. It is an extremely painful poison. After eating it, it will turn into blood in less than a moment.
"You are willing to take such a painful poison, and you don't want to tell the secret. It seems that the water in Yunlai Mansion is very deep." Xu Bai thought.
The matter has come to this point, there is nothing to say, Xu Bai found a broom, cleaned the house, and went out directly.
As soon as he went out, his eyes sized up the postmen around him, trying to see who was wrong.
It's a pity that these postmen behaved normally, and none of them showed that something was wrong.
Xu Bai thought for a while, then went straight back into the room. Then, he picked up the books on the table and began to check them one by one.
Even Yinyi is the minion of the people behind the scenes. It seems that this network is extremely deep. Now he must figure out the function of Yinyi first before making plans.
The content of this book is very concise, and every point is just right.
Presumably, in order to make him read patiently, Postmaster Ou wrote very seriously.
In less than a stick of incense, he had already read all the content in it. After reading it, Xu Bai found a cage in the cabinet in the room, and there was a carrier pigeon in the cage.
This is the pigeon that contacts Yunlai Mansion, and it can go directly to the government office, which is Yunzihai.
After all, Yinyi is affiliated to Yunlai Mansion, which is a necessary communication tool, and it is self-prepared.
Xu Bai thought for a while, wrote down what happened, and then tied it to the pigeon's leg, and let the pigeon fly.
The pigeon flew very fast, but Xu Bai was not slow in catching up, and he used the four-step method to the fullest.
After a while, the pigeon flew into the government office, and Xu Bai came back again.
When he climbed over the wall and entered, he just saw Yun Zihai take the carrier pigeon in his hand, and took off the paper from the pigeon's leg.
Yun Zihai also saw Xu Bai, and was obviously stunned for a moment, and said, "Brother Xu, didn't you release this carrier pigeon?"
Xu Bai nodded: "I just want to see if this carrier pigeon flies to you or to another place."
As he spoke, he recounted his experience.
He followed this trip to see if the carrier pigeon went directly to Yunlai Mansion. If there was anything unusual on the way, or if it arrived at another place, then there would be new clues.
Unfortunately, the other party seems to be very careful not to make mistakes in these details, and the pigeon has no problems.
After listening to Xu Bai's story, Yun Zihai frowned: "Brother Xu, it seems that the other party not only doesn't welcome me here, but also doesn't welcome you."
"Indeed, even the means of poisoning have been used, that's good, otherwise this life is too boring." Xu Bai said.
He didn't provoke anyone, he planned to develop in this place for a while, but he didn't expect that something really happened.
Is it possible that every time traveler has a special aura of the protagonist, who is born to attract trouble?
Xu Bai was speechless.
But since the matter came to him, he had to fight back fiercely, pressing the opponent to the ground and rubbing against it.
If you want to feel at ease with the progress bar, you first need a stable environment, and a stable environment is created with your hands.
"With the latest news, let me know in time. I must arrest this person and let him see the dangers of this world." Xu Bai said.
It was the first time Yun Zihai saw Xu Bai with such a violent temper, so he nodded quickly, expressing that he would notify in time.
Xu Bai didn't stay any longer, he still had to rush back to Yinyi, and he still had three progress bars in his hand to liver, and he would make other plans after the liver was finished.
At least before Yun Zihai finds out, it is extremely helpful to have an improvement.
…
By the time Xu Bai returned to Yinyi, it was already approaching night. Today, after tossing around all morning, he finally had a little free time.
The number of postmen has decreased a lot, and a few postmen are still packing their things at the stalls and preparing to leave.
When they saw Xu Bai, they immediately came over and said hello.
As for the appointment of the new postmaster, they are also local snakes in the surrounding area, and they have already known that Xu Bai's identity is self-evident that he was welcomed into the house by the postmaster Ou this morning.
As for why Postmaster Ou never showed up, they didn't care so much. As Postposts, they were just doing business, and whoever was in charge of the official affairs.
Xu Bai doesn't put on airs. In his opinion, these people are tools for him to make money.
But before the postmen left, he still checked the postmen's things. After not seeing the progress bar, he lost interest and went back to the house.
"hurry up."
Xu Bai sat on the recliner in the room, swayed slightly, and took out the Zixiao Yushu.
Don't look at the simple furniture in this house, it's really good to lie down. Not to mention, Yichang Ou knows how to live, and when lying on the recliner, the comfort level is appropriate.
"You said that you are very good, why did you mess with me?"
Xu Bai looked at the slowly growing progress bar and shook his head.
Time passed slowly, and in a blink of an eye, it had become late at night.
Xu Bai lit the oil lamp on the table and continued to monitor the progress bar.
This life is good, and he also enjoys this kind of liver progress bar life. As long as there are no such bad things, he feels that his life is very nourishing.
The room was dim, only illuminated by the light of the oil lamp, accompanied by the rocking of the recliner, making creaking noises in the room.
The sound shook rhythmically, and after shaking for a while, Xu Bai fell asleep.
The more dangerous it is, the more you must maintain sufficient energy. There are some things that cannot be rushed, and must be done step by step.
Besides, the book in my hand is a fifth-order exercise, so don't rush it for a while.
Xu Bai stretched his waist, put the book back in the box under the bed, and then lay down on the bed.
There are everything in this room, including boxes, pots and pans, which saved Xu Bai a lot of worry.
Thinking of this, the drowsiness became more and more intense.
But when Xu Bai was about to fall asleep, something really bad happened.
"Hey hey hey..."
A slight sound rang out. If it was a lively time, the sound might not be audible, but in the silent night, it could be heard clearly.
It was a female voice, intermittently sounding, and disconnected from time to time.
And the voice is sometimes high and sometimes low, as if singing.
Xu Bai squinted his eyes, turned over from the bed, and took the ghost knife next to him in his hand.
"The forest is so big that there are all kinds of birds."
When he was in Sheng County, at least he could sleep for a while, but now it seems that he will not be able to sleep well tonight.
Although the sound was intermittent, it never stopped completely. Xu Bai came to the door, opened the door, and looked at the night outside.
Outside the door, there was silence.
There is a full moon hanging in the sky, and the silver light sprinkles down, like covering the earth with a layer of silver, which is really beautiful.
The moment Xu Bai opened the door, the intermittent voice became clearer.
Sometimes singing loudly, sometimes singing softly, if you leave aside the current weird environment, this voice is quite nice.
But in this boundless night, a voice appeared out of nowhere, no matter how nice the sound was, it would still be creepy.
Xu Bai closed his eyes, listened carefully for a while, and then opened them again.
When he opened his eyes, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he had already heard the content of the voice.
Play!
This is the singing voice of an opera. Although there are no words, it can be clearly identified just by the babbling voice, as if hanging the throat.
"It's in the middle of the night, disturbing people's dreams." Xu Bai smacked his lips, pulled out the ghost knife, closed his eyes and sensed it for a while, and then chased in the direction of the sound.
"You like to sing, right? I'll catch you back and let you sing for me all night."
Under the night, Xu Bai performed the four-step method, opened and closed, and disappeared into the distance.
…
The more you follow the sound, the clearer and louder the sound becomes.
When Xu Bai followed the voice and walked to the end of the forest, everything in front of him suddenly became clear.
In front, there was a huge open space, and on top of the open space, a stage was built with broken wood.
On the stage, stood a slender woman, wearing a costume and applying makeup.
Due to the heavy makeup, she couldn't see her face clearly, but judging from her slender figure, this woman was not bad looking.
"It's worse than catkins." Xu Bai secretly said.
As far as body shape is concerned, there is no one that can compare with Liu Xu.
When Xu Bai appeared, the women on stage stopped singing, stopped, turned around, and faced Xu Bai head-on.
At this time, Xu Bai could clearly see the makeup on the other party's face.
All in all, Xu Bai is a rough man, and he is not as talented as a scholar, and he is not as good at reciting poems as some literati.
Looking at the makeup on the woman's face, he only had two words.
-good.
He couldn't describe the so-called sinking fish and wild goose, closing the moon to shame flowers.
Didn't say "fuck", that's already pretty good.
There is a good saying.
Helplessly, I am uneducated, so I can walk the world with a single sentence.
But what the heck, what the hell, you still have to fight.
"Come on, sing one for me." Xu Bai saw that there was a single seat under the stage, so he went up and sat on it, looking at the woman on the stage with ridicule in his eyes.
At first, he thought it was weird, but now it seems that he is a real person.
Come to look for him in the middle of the night, and even sing for him. What's the secret here, just read more and you'll know.
"My lord, the slave's show is very expensive." The woman put her hand on her chin, brushed her cheek lightly, and made a shy and timid expression.
"Three." Xu Bai said suddenly.
The word is inexplicable, and the woman is very confused.
"two."
Another word popped out, and the woman's puzzled expression became more apparent.
"one."
Xu Bai sat up from his seat, and then performed the four-step technique. The person had jumped high and landed on the stage.
"Since you don't want to sing, then go to hell, don't play these twists and turns for me."
The ghost head knife was swung out, with the sound of the wind, and under the moonlight, it shone with a chilling light.
Break the second style!
This trick is even more powerful than the sword technique in the second unknown sword scripture, and has reached the third level.
The knife is like a shadow, and the moon is like a plate.
Under the reflection of the moonlight, Xu Bai's eyes were as cold as ice.
He is annoying.
Speak straight up if you have something to say, and let go of farts if you have something to say. He has been tossing around all day today, and he is already very irritable in his heart, so I will give him some nonsense.
Did not say.
Give me death.
If this woman in costume is a good person, then please tell me straight up, if not, then kill it if you kill it.
If he didn’t speak out, he was killed again, so it’s no one’s fault.
After all, Xu Bai couldn't figure out whether the other party was holding back some big tricks with all this nonsense with him.
This is not playing a game, giving the opponent a chance to hold back a big move.
The woman in the costume was obviously stunned, and then reacted quickly, pulling out a flower gun from the weapon rack next to it, and blocking the ghost knife in the middle.
"Clang!"
The voice is clear and resounds in the night.
The flower gun and the ghost knife meet, just for a moment, the woman in the costume takes two steps back, her chest rises and falls, which is pleasing to the eye.
"Sunder Armor! Nameless sword technique?"
"No, you are not Wuming Dao, I have seen Wuming Dao, it is not like you."
The voice is nice, but also full of surprise.
"Do the dead talk so much?" Xu Bai raised the ghost knife again, ready to continue the attack.
This woman can see Wuming's sword technique, but what she doesn't know is that Duanpo Ershi has already merged with other sword techniques and has become different.
There are shadows of unknown sword techniques, but not all of them, or even stronger.
Seeing Xu Bai's second slash, the woman in costume hurriedly said: "Master Xu, I am a scout under the Throne of Shengyou, and I am here to deliver an order."
A jade tablet appeared in the hands of the woman in the costume, and was held up high by the woman in the costume.
The ghost knife stopped at the neck of the happy woman.
Xu Bai took out another jade token from his waist, which was exactly the same as the jade token held by the woman in the costume.
He took back the ghost knife and cursed: "Are you sick?"
The woman in the costume was relieved to see Xu Bai put away the knife, but when she was about to speak, she was suddenly scolded again, and she was completely dumbfounded.
"Just say what you have to say, you're making all these twists and turns, I was going to cut you down just now, and your head will fly right away."
Woman in costume: “…”
To be honest, she didn't want to either.
"My ability is like this. I don't dare to step into the Yinyi. It's really a secret, so I used a familiar method to trick Master Xu out."
When she said this, the costume woman looked ashamed.
She really didn't expect that the other party would be so irritable, and they would fight immediately after meeting. After all, she had never met before.
"Then why didn't you just tell me when you saw me?" Xu Bai asked again.
Mentioning this, the woman in the costume blushed slightly.
"This... this... doesn't mean that when you meet masters, you need to develop some temperament, so I thought, this is the only way to have temperament."
Xu Bai: "..."
"Master Xu, don't blame me. I was recruited into the army by the prince recently, so I don't understand many things."
Xu Bai always felt that this woman in costume was dumb.
"Let's get down to business."
No way, when you meet dull people, it’s better to be simple and direct.
He was very curious. According to what the costume woman said, King Shengyou sent her to find him, as if he didn't want others to know.
So, what is it?
Nucleic acid every day recently, it’s uncomfortable.
(end of this chapter)