MTL - It’s Obviously a Life Skill, But You Developed It Into a Magical Skill-Chapter 248v1000 Manipulative leader clone

Chapter 248: The Avatar of a Vertical Leader

When this face appeared in the empty door, not only Shi Xiyuan, but also Zhou An felt a creepy delusion.

This face is exactly the same as that of Shi Xiyuan, but those eyes are cold and desperate, even violent and cruel.

 The whole face is expressionless, but precisely because of the expressionlessness, it looks even more terrifying.

A cold aura was constantly exuding from the second teacher Xi Yuan. The fake teacher Xi Yuan held the only half door with his hand and was staring at them with a bloodthirsty gaze.

But the strange thing is that he did not step out from inside, as if the half door was a dividing line, and after stepping out, he would be struck by thunder.

The scene fell into absolute silence, no one spoke or made a sound.

This floor is the bottom floor of the nine-story tower, and the space is very wide.

Shi Xiyuan took a deep breath, and then moved his hand closer to the white light.

The secrets here are almost complete, and there are no more unnecessary clues. It is better to leave it to the superiors. Maybe you can get some information from the people above.

Zhou An held the long knife in his hand and looked at it calmly.

After the two awls collided with each other, they disappeared into nothingness, as if nothing happened just now.

 But the fake awl even stayed there for a while and was a little more powerful than him.

When the gossip emerged, Zhou An immediately began to calculate the clues of these urns, but the results were not satisfactory.

"Why is this person locked up here?" Shi Xiyuan thought after seeing this scene.

 When we arrived at the second floor, it was still the same as the first floor, filled with densely packed urns.

Of course, he just complained in his mind and didn't take it seriously.

"It's a very hard material. It seems that the person who made this chain is stronger than me." Zhou An said calmly.

“Then I can guess it.” Zhou An nodded.

 The right hand of the manipulative leader has numerous cracks.

 “But what is the purpose?” Zhou An frowned and thought.

 He had already made a guess just now.

 But at the end, there was an old man sitting cross-legged on the ground.

 He didn’t believe that Zongxing would let him go, so meeting her was a matter of life and death.

The original master, Xi Yuan, was a master at the pinnacle of the Psychic Realm. He was only one step away from entering the Holy Realm.

 The scene in front of him was so weird that even Zhou An couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

As the false teacher Xi Yuan turned into fragments all over the sky, a white light group suddenly appeared in mid-air.

 After all, the situation is different now.

  But even this black chain cannot be split. In addition to proving that the material of this chain is extremely rare, more importantly, the person who made the chain is definitely stronger than he is now.

 Speaking, Zhou An waved the long knife in his hand.

Zhou An looked at this scene and did not take action.

 This sentence was said to the old man sitting cross-legged.

Now, Ye Shuang has reached the psychic realm. If he really reaches the Holy Mirror first, he probably really has no place to put his old face.

So he followed Zhou An and prepared to leave the nine-story tower.

He has a feeling that as long as he gets close, he can make up for his shortcomings.

Zhou An was not going to let him continue talking.

 The rectangular box is made of wood and has a seal on it.

Various special effects are constantly emerging from the fake teacher Xi Yuan.

After hearing this, Shi Xiyuan thought about it and found that it was really possible.

 The next moment, various lights appeared on his right hand, with a total of eight different colors.

  It cannot be calculated by Bagua arithmetic at all, which means that these things have a very big origin.

 After all, his time is limited.

　　Although it is very dark, the effect of clairvoyance is not hindered by darkness.

Although Zhou An couldn't understand it, with his clairvoyance, he saw what was contained in the rectangular wooden box.

 The sword light came in an instant.

Shi Xiyuan rolled his eyes: "Master Zhou, the art is not divided into good and evil, good and evil are only divided into people."

 Unfortunately, the situation is different now, it is not the time when he is fishing.

Shi Xiyuan was shocked. When he was about to be vigilant, he found that there was nothing.

And the powerful aura around Master Xi Yuan gradually stabilized.

These rectangular boxes in front of us are all urns for holding ashes.

Zhou An touched his chin and circulated the Qi in his body. A golden Bagua appeared in front of his eyes and was turning slowly.

When Shi Xiyuan's hand came into contact with the white light group, the white light group finally started to move, spreading out like water and wrapping around Shi Xiyuan's right hand.

Master Xi Yuan was secretly stunned. Lord Zhou is so skillful in his methods this time. Could it be that he was a disciple of Kongkong Sect before?

To be honest, he was also very curious about what was inside the nine-story tower, so he also wanted to see what secrets there were.

 The ashes inside were already empty.

 But this time, the dark green sword light was densely packed, covering the entire space.

 A living person meditates here, which means that this living person has lived from ancient times to the present day.

With the foundation of Bagua arithmetic, Zhou An was of course relieved.

 On his body, there are dozens of talismans composed of Qi floating on his body, which is very spectacular.

After the two exchanged business information for a while, their eyes stayed in the dark half door. The cold breath was still emanating from the darkness, making people afraid to take a step forward.

The light group came to Shi Xiyuan's side and suddenly stopped, still flickering brightly and dimly.

You just guessed what it was. You just relied on guessing and then just drew the sword. This is simply outrageous.

This tower has a total of nine floors. This is the bottom floor, and there are more above.

 When something happens, it is always good to do some fortune-telling first without realizing it.

 “Finally completed.”

 The two of them did not hesitate and followed the stairs directly to the second floor.

Fake teacher Xi Yuan was instantly turned into fragments all over the sky in the explosion.

After the talisman turned to ashes and turned into ashes all over the sky, it gradually condensed in mid-air, and finally condensed into a golden awl.

It is inferred from this that this skeleton should be of the same level, otherwise it would not be locked by this chain.

"Is it important?" The old man stood up: "It's just a clone, it can't do anything to you."

Shi Xiyuan, who had been observing from the side, did not expect that he would be called upon, and subconsciously agreed.

 The wooden box was torn apart by Zhou An's knife, and the ashes inside were dumped on the ground.

Zhou An felt that at this moment, Shi Xiyuan's strength was gradually rising, as if he was riding a roller coaster.

 There are so many ways for Qi Practitioners to use them. With the help of talismans or other props, they can cast many bizarre spells.

 Zhou An squinted his eyes, his clairvoyance spreading continuously, taking in everything around him.

what's the situation?

He was a little confused as to what was going on.

 The golden awl turned into lightning and arrived in an instant, directly piercing the false teacher Xi Yuan's chest.

 After finishing speaking, he struck out a jet of dark blue sword light and landed on the chain of bones.

“It seems that you have obtained all eight unique skills, but you still can’t integrate them,” Zhou And said.

 The ashes were flying all over the sky. As Zhou An waved his sleeves, they were all blown to the corner and mixed together.

 But on the innermost wall of this floor, there is one more thing than the one below.

 After the two made up their mind, they stopped staying.

  “Master.”

 After a moment, a golden light appeared in front of his eyes, which proved that there was no danger if he entered the nine-story tower, and it would also be beneficial to him.

Beside him, Shi Xiyuan had more and more talismans on his body, and he became more and more alert.

Master Xi Yuan is not a stupid person. He also thought of it. After thinking for a while, he said: "Master Zhou, what do you think?"

“It seems we have to keep walking up.” Zhou An looked at the stairs.

 But there is no cold breath conveyed.

Zhou An looked at the dismantled ashes scattered on the ground, and he waved his sleeves casually.

 Neither of them are stupid, one is smarter than the other, if they get hairy, even a monkey might not be able to play with them.

 But then, a magical scene appeared.

 A piece of talisman appeared in Shi Xiyuan's hand. After the talisman appeared, it quickly burned and then turned into ashes.

 Even if time is like running water and years are like knives, these ashes still exist.

“All in all, there is no danger at present. Even if all these urns are dismantled, nothing will appear.”

At this moment, Shi Xiyuan's whole body was covered with white light, and he could only see an outline, but there was no abnormality.

The old man glanced at his teacher Xi Yuan indifferently: "I am talking to Zhou An, and you are not qualified to interrupt. Even if there is a national teacher behind you, so what?"

 What's more, the appearance of Lu Yi and Mr. Yang later was even more terrifying.

 So Zhou An concluded that the old man in front of him was not from that era.

 The roaring sound sounded instantly.

 There, there is a wooden ladder leading directly to the second floor.

On the top of Shi Xiyuan's head, a faint round bead appeared, glowing with white light.

When Zhou An saw everything around him, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

 Subsequently, Shi Xiyuan opened his mouth, and he swallowed the round bead.

 Zhou An touched his chin and said, "What are your plans, Sir?"

 “I am a contemporary vertical leader, are you satisfied with this answer?”

 The seal has writings from ancient times.

Of course, Zhou An didn't say it. He did it because he calculated it and found that there was no danger. After all, there was no need to explain so much.

Master Xi Yuan did not hesitate. With a move of his finger, the golden awl condensed from the Awl Heart Talisman turned into a bolt of lightning and pierced towards the false teacher Xi Yuan.

 It is also impossible for him to send a powerful clone over because that would be discovered.

The manipulative leader sighed and said, "I don't think it's possible, but I have to work hard."

Although it is just a skeleton, it exudes an ancient and desolate atmosphere, as if it was an extremely powerful person in life.

The sense of time here is very strong. Master Xiyuan had already guessed that it definitely came from the ancient times.

 Subsequently, Zhou An took the first step and stepped into the half door without hesitation.

　　The consequences of being hit by this so-called Heart Cone Talisman are really too terrifying.

 A skeleton is hanging on the wall, his hands tied with iron chains, and he is kneeling in the corner.

 The two of them did not hesitate and went down the stairs again to the third floor.

 “Let’s go and have a look.” Zhou An said.

After entering the All Saint Realm, he was really overjoyed, especially since he felt that he could catch fish with just a flick of the fishing rod. This feeling was unprecedented.

What if you guess wrong, aren't you looking for trouble for yourself?

Master Xi Yuan felt that Zhou An's method was a bit too direct.

Zhou An raised his eyebrows and asked, "Master, what you swallowed just now is the inner elixir unique to the Taoist sect after it enters the All Saint Realm?"

As soon as he finished saying this, the white ball of light actually crossed the dark half door and rushed straight towards Shi Xiyuan.

Flame, ice cone, strong wind, earth thorn...

 The result was unexpected.

Zhou An cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Master."

He knew that Zhou An was strong and fighting against adversity was like drinking water, but at this time, he still had to be reminded.

Zhou An said slowly: "If those in the defective industry don't come forward, it shouldn't be inspiring."

 Shortly afterwards, these ashes were separated in an orderly manner and returned to each other.

 So the power of this sword strike is simply beyond what ordinary people in the industry can contend with.

Shi Xiyuan was silent for a moment, and then nodded: "Then I will follow Mr. Zhou in and take a look."

 He thought for a while, and then performed the Bagua arithmetic.

But precisely because of the flaws in his talent, it was difficult to step into it. Once his talent was completed, Shi Xiyuan's strength increased rapidly, and he took that step in an instant.

 And those wooden boxes that had long been reduced to debris were restored to their original state in an instant.

 Three simple words made Shi Xiyuan unable to react and was a little dazed.

 Their talent, the defective part, was integrated into the ashes and placed here.

To put it very simply, if all the talents hidden in this nine-story tower are those defective talents, then this nine-story tower will have a big problem.

"A living person?" Zhou An frowned and looked at the old man sitting cross-legged.

"How could he do it? This should be my original creation. No one can do it except me!" Shi Xiyuan said in shock.

Zhou An heard his teacher Xi Yuan's instructions, nodded, and said with a smile: "There is no need to dress mysteriously, you are not from that era."

"This clone of mine worked hard to escape the pursuit of various countries, and finally found this place. But before I could find this place, I met you, Zhou An. I don't know if this is fate, but you It really makes me angry."

 The ashes that had been blown away regrouped, and the rectangular urn also recovered quickly and quickly returned to its original appearance.

While the two were chatting, the false teacher Xi Yuan kept lying like this at the door, scanning them with that look, unable to step out.

What kind of terrifying person is that?

 Xi Yuan's caution and Zhou An's calmness formed a strong contrast.

“I guess I had a conflict with the person who built this nine-story tower, so I was kept here until death.” Zhou An looked at the bones.

"Through the efforts of successive generations of vertical leaders, we have indeed got it." The vertical leader shook his hand, the cracks were deepening, but he didn't care.

 But the things placed on the ground made people feel chilled all over.

 This breath is the breath of a living person.

Seeing this situation, Zhou An smiled: "Can't it be destroyed? It's really interesting."

 So he also read on patiently.

Zhou An left his teacher Xi Yuan with a back view: "If there is no investigation, we will not investigate it. Just leave this matter to the people above to handle it."

The manipulative leader then turned his head, looked at Zhou An, and said, "Let's talk about a deal. You can just leave and pretend you haven't seen it before. How about I leave you a life in the future?"

 The surrounding mud and water flow were shaken and trembled constantly.

Although the old man spoke angrily, there was no expression on his face, as if he was telling an insignificant matter.

 The old man became interested: "You guessed it, then can you tell me who I am?"

 Zhou An thought for a while and said, "I guessed it."

With his current strength, killing the psychic realm is like entering an uninhabited realm. Even King Bai, who had just entered the all-sage realm, was slaughtered by him.

Zhou An's tone was calm, and he took a step forward, the long knife following him like a shadow: "Talk, what are you talking about? If you obediently put your head in front of me, maybe I will still talk to you who are dead."

The cold atmosphere echoed around him. After Shi Xiyuan finished speaking, he looked at the fake thing that was exactly the same as him, and then raised his hand.

 When he conflicts with his character, there is bound to be no room for discussion.

 After a while, the old man's laughter slowly stopped.

After hearing this, the old man sitting cross-legged slowly opened his closed eyes, revealing an endless sense of vicissitudes of life, and sighed slightly: "As expected of you, Zhou An, how did you guess it? "

 The white light gradually disappeared and was taken into the body by Shi Xiyuan.

Zhou An looked in the direction pointed by Shi Xiyuan and found that in the corner of the pile of urns, the lid of a wooden box was opened.

He pointed to the dark door in front of him: "How about this, let's go in and take a look?"

Zhou An fell into silence, then seemed to think of something, turned around and said, "Master, tell me if there is a possibility that those are your ashes."

“Master Zhou, it’s better to be careful.”

 The manipulative leader’s brows jumped sharply, and then he waved his right hand.

 When the golden gossip emerged, Zhou An immediately calculated the good or bad luck of this incident.

The teacher certainly had a feeling that his actions seemed to be killing him. In short, it was very weird.

“It’s strange, why don’t so many powerful figures turn into weird ones?” Shi Xiyuan said in confusion.

 Zhou An didn't talk nonsense and waved the green sword light again.

 Zhou An turned his head and told what he saw.

Shi Xiyuan nodded: "I have finally taken this step. For so many years, I have been unable to enter the All Saint Realm. I thought it was because of my lack of talent. Now I have finally become a master of the All Saint Realm."

“On what basis did you guess?” the old man asked.

When Shi Xiyuan heard these words, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he almost couldn't hold it back. He gave Zhou An a fishing rod and said helplessly: "Master Zhou, I know you want to liven up the atmosphere, but you can't be active at this time."

 When this thing appeared in this place, Zhou An always felt that there was a big secret hidden in it.

Again.

 After the jet-black sword light arrived, it immediately collided with these attacks full of special effects.

Teacher Xi Yuan thought about it and felt that this was right.

 When the sky full of ashes was waved aside by Zhou An, there was another strong wind.

On this level alone, there are hundreds of them.

Zhou comforted Chang Dao: "Either he is the leader of Zongxing, or he is the leader of Ye Dao Sect and Ye Buddha Sect. Apart from this, I can't think of anyone else. Do you think my guess is correct?"

Zhou An smiled and said: "It's easy to guess, because you didn't bring me a life or death crisis, let alone that sense of oppression."

 When the manipulative leader heard this, he no longer resisted.

Zhou An looked at it with interest and asked, "What kind of talisman is this?"

 One rectangular box after another, arranged in rows.

When Shi Xiyuan saw this scene, his eyes widened: "These are all Taoist talismans that I practiced before!"

 “If I have the chance, I will take off your head with my own hands.”

Zhou An thought for a while, and then didn't pay much attention to this matter. Instead, he turned his eyes and looked at a corner of this floor.

Zhou An possesses the seventh level of Zhujishen. Of course, he has his own unique insights and the right to speak in the field of casting. He can tell at a glance that this black chain is not an extraordinary object and has a special function.

Zhou An turned his head, looked at his teacher Xiyuan, and asked: "Master, do you have a brother you have never met before, or a half-brother or half-brother?"

Shi Xiyuan was speechless for a moment.

 So they had already speculated based on the scene in front of them that the ashes here should be those in the industry who died one after another in ancient times.

"Let's go." Zhou An turned the long knife into a ring, put it on his hand, turned around and walked outside.

 There are still many skeletons here, tied to the wall with chains, in a kneeling posture.

 When the two awls touched together, his awls dissipated instantly.

The old man was wearing an ordinary blue cloth coat, his eyes were closed, his chest was rising and falling slightly, and he was exuding a weak breath.

A layer of dark blue light appeared on the long knife. After the light of the knife appeared, it was carried by the water and stabbed directly towards the false teacher Xi Yuan from top to bottom.

 Thinking about it carefully, he suffered heart-wrenching pain until his death, just like the evil characters in the novels Zhou An had read before.

Master Xiyuan is behind Zhou An. Although he does not have clairvoyance, as a person in the industry and has now entered the holy realm, he will naturally not be hindered by darkness and can see things around him clearly.

“There is only one teacher Xi Yuan in the world, and any extra teacher must be fake.”

Zhou An touched his chin: "You know me, and you have the intention to kill me. Let me guess, are you a pervert, or a wild Taoist or wild Buddhist sect?"

The white light group flickers on and off, shining brightly, illuminating the surrounding dim environment.

 Otherwise, after living for so many years, even if you are a pig, you will not be able to bring that sense of oppression.

Even though Zhou An has read so many books, he still can’t recognize them all.

 When they reached the ninth floor, they finally saw something special.

 In fact, he only has one clone, which can be used to deal with some psychic realms, but it cannot deal with Zhou An.

 “Keep looking up.” Zhou An narrowed his eyes slightly.

 One sentence came out slowly from the old man's mouth.

There are still no clues. He just speculated again, but he can't deduce any news, so he has to keep going up.

 The roaring sound started.

Zhou An raised his eyebrows, not surprised.

There are so many attack methods, which seem a bit flashy.

The dark blue sword light spread out, but the chain left no trace at all.

“Zhou An, is there really no room for discussion at all?” The vertical leader frowned.

 After the two of them stepped inside, a cold wind immediately hit their faces, making people's skin crawl.

As Zhou An finished saying these words, the black-blue sword inserted into the false teacher Xi Yuan exploded instantly.

False teacher Xi Yuan did not sit still and wait for death. He raised his hand and wrote on the talisman paper one by one in the air. In an instant, there were more than a dozen talisman papers condensed by Qi.

　　Just now he had already guessed almost exactly.

He swung the long sword again, and this sword brought out countless dark green sword lights.

 In the blink of an eye, the roar continued.

 The reason is very simple. Xi Yuan is a veteran, so there is definitely a reason for doing this at this time.

This level of fragmentation was beyond the reach of my previous aunt.

 The speed was so fast that even Master Xi Yuan could not react.

While he was thinking this, Shi Xiyuan had already come to one of the urns and looked at it carefully. “Master Zhou, do you think something weird will happen if we open this urn?”

I saw the false teacher Xi Yuan also raised his index finger. After a piece of talisman paper appeared, it turned into a golden awl.

 He was a little emotional.

A strong wind blew, and the ashes were blown away.

 It made him so excited that he wanted to take a swing now.

Meeting a living old man in this weird nine-story tower is more exciting than meeting a weird person.

 “Boom!”

 But the next scene made Shi Xiyuan frown tightly.

 Then, following this right arm, it wrapped around Shi Xiyuan's whole body.

Approximately half a stick of incense had passed when Shi Xiyuan heard a long sigh.

Zhou An held up the long knife and said: "Anyway, let's kill it first. I always feel that there is a shocking secret inside the nine-story tower."

Fake teacher Xi Yuan lowered his head and looked at the wound on his chest. Although his face was expressionless, his eyes were even colder.

"Do you think it's possible?" Zhou An shook his head.

The master Xi Yuan also followed closely behind Zhou An.

 The roaring sound started immediately.

The dark blue sword light was like an unstoppable spear, breaking through these attacks and stabbing the false teacher Xi Yuan hard in the chest.

Shi Xiyuan also raised his hand: "With Mr. Zhou's speed, it will only be a matter of time before he enters the Holy Realm. When the time comes, I have to congratulate Mr. Zhou."

 —Ashes!

 In each rectangular wooden box, there is a handful of ashes.

The corner of Shi Xiyuan's mouth twitched slightly: "Mr. Zhou, please be clear when you speak. Those should be the ashes of my defective talent. No, to be precise, they are probably the ashes of the person who once possessed my talent."

Zhou An snapped his fingers: "You just said that you hid from the eyes and ears of various countries and came in using a clone, so your status is not low, otherwise you would not be watched so closely by various countries, and you could still escape."

Master Xi Yuan suddenly realized, but he gave Zhou An a strange look: "Why is Mr. Zhou so determined and decisive in destroying the urn?"

Zhou An smiled awkwardly. He had heard these words before, but he didn't learn them.

Hearing this, Zhou An gave a thumbs up: "Master, are you sure this thing of yours is for the right way?"

Just now, it was blocked by the material of the nine-story tower, so it couldn't be seen. Now that it's inside, there is no blockage anymore.

Seeing Zhou An's condition, he learned from Xi Yuan's strange way.

Master Xi Yuan was also surprised. Then he seemed to see something, pointed in one direction and said, "Master Zhou, the box is open."

Zhou An took back the long knife and replied lightly: "Perhaps, I should be the one who uses your head to hold wine."

 Since it’s a discussion, let’s listen to each other’s ideas.

 Under the strong wind, Zhou An's black-green sword was shattered.

 “I don’t like the look in your eyes very much.”

The jet-black sword light swept across, shattering all the hundreds of urns in front of them.

There are even more abnormalities on the third floor. Compared to the second floor, there are hundreds of skeletons imprisoned here, nailed to the wall like sinners.

"Be careful, Master." Zhou An was about to stop him, but was rejected by Master Xi Yuan.

 In front of his eyes, a golden gossip appeared.

“With just one clone, your true body should be extremely powerful.”

“To be precise, he seems to be a better awler than me.” Shi Xiyuan said.

Hearing this, Zhou An came to the urn, raised his long knife, and thrust it into it.

The teacher next to him, Xi Yuan, shouted: "It's you, what's the purpose of coming here?"

 Suppose in the future, those with defective talents accidentally come here, are attracted, and then encounter the missing part of themselves, only to be killed in return, what will be the consequences?

 This is what Zhou An thought of.

Hearing this, the old man burst out laughing, and his laughter shook the surrounding space.

 The two collided with each other before another awl was about to arrive.

Zhou An pointed at the black chain: "This thing can resolve their grievances, so as long as this thing is there, it will not become weird, but once it is separated from these bones, I am afraid that it will turn into weird in an instant." ”

 After all, he is different from Ye Shuang. He is much older than Ye Shuang.

"This is a talisman created by me, called the Heart-Taking Talisman. Even if the person leaves, he will suffer from having his heart dug out day and night until he dies." Shi Xiyuan explained.

 He has met people from ancient times.

 Fortunately, these two people are not ordinary people, so they were not greatly affected.

When I was in the psychic space, under the black palace, I could feel it through the illusion. Whether it was the old man, the one-armed old man, or the middle-aged sculptor, the aura on their bodies was simply suffocating.

“Aren’t you going to continue checking?” Shi Xiyuan asked.

Zhou An touched his chin and said: "Master, do you think it is possible that he is the missing part of your talent? What did you learn? What did he learn too?"

　　After the black-blue sword light struck, the vertical leader turned into nothingness, leaving behind only one sentence.

After the words fell, he was about to say something, but at this moment, he was greeted by the light of a black-blue sword.

 The two of them continued to walk up. Next, there were skeletons imprisoned on each floor, and the number was getting larger and larger, and the aura emanating from them was getting stronger and stronger.

The scene just now told him that these talents have all turned into that kind of weird thing, and it is even better than the main character.

 When Master Xi Yuan saw this white light, he swallowed his saliva and said, "Master Zhou, I feel that he is the talent I am missing."

 This knife is faster than a golden awl.

 Before leaving, Zhou An looked at the place where the important leader disappeared, thoughtfully.

"Something's wrong, I obviously got some benefits, but now I haven't got any benefits. Is there something wrong with the Bagua arithmetic?"

 (Please give me a monthly ticket, my aunt hasn’t appeared for a long time.)

 (End of this chapter)