Chapter 252 Nangong’s treasure is available to everyone
“Shameless thief, I will fight with you!”
When Changsun Dan saw Lu Ye pointing his finger at him, he wanted to tell Mei Mei Yinxue's bad behavior.
Isn’t this simply embarrassing?
Who can say something that doesn’t exist at all?
The two brothers Changsun Dan and Changsunkong were so angry that their faces turned red and their necks were swollen. They were furious and roared. They waved their swords at the same time, regardless of the huge gap in strength between the two sides, and worked together to fall towards the opposite Lu Ye.
Mei Yinxue’s complexion changed slightly!
The two friends of Minshan, Changsun Dan and Changsun Kong, are no small feats. No matter who they are, they are masters who are not inferior to the master Nangong Ping of the younger generation.
The two are biological brothers, so joining forces with two swords is no small matter!
However.
At the moment when the two men combined their swords and unsheathed their swords at the same time.
Mei Yinxue and Nangong Ping have completely different views on today's matter.
If it is not the protagonist, how many people can prove their innocence?
Standing beside the five major disciples of the Shenlong Sect, Wanli Liuxiang Ren Fengping said loudly: "When Miss Mei became famous in the martial arts world, Ren was just an unknown junior. Of course, this matter has nothing to do with Ren. In any relationship, no matter what happens today, Ren will just sit back and watch, and will never interfere in anyone's grudges."
"What you do!"
Because reality simply doesn’t allow it.
How can you casually kill a master of the right path just because of a few misunderstandings? Wouldn’t it cause pain to relatives and happiness to enemies?
A dark figure descended from the sky. Lu Ye moved his claws with both hands to grab the heads of the two masters.
“We shouldn’t hurt others with cruelty, is it enough to explain things clearly?”
All the masters in Wei Qi’s house stood up in shock!
He strode forward, saw Lu Ye, and accused angrily: "Your Excellency, they may have been bewitched by someone, or they may have really no grudges, but this matter about Miss Mei is just a misunderstanding. That’s all, you just need to explain the matter clearly, why bother hurting others? And the ones injured are the two famous Minshan friends?”
Nangong Ping looked at the two corpses in the pool of blood, feeling inexplicably sad and angry. He said: "Is this how you explained it to everyone?"
Lu Ye's ruthless attack was beyond everyone's imagination.
However.
"You..."
Lu Ye believed that even if Nangong Ping was really accused and besieged by everyone, he would never go on a killing spree, but would do everything possible to prove his innocence.
Lu Ye did not agree with Nangong Ping’s approach.
Long Fei said angrily: "It's not that we are afraid of you, it's just because I really don't have any grudges at Zhijiao Villa, and we don't know anything about Miss Mei other than hearsay. So the trouble for her has nothing to do with us, and we don't care about it at all."
Mei Yinxue only felt that it was because Mei Yin was being targeted by everyone in the martial arts world. Xue instead of Nangong Ping, that's why Nangong Ping had such thoughts.
“No wonder people in the martial arts change their minds when talking about the Demonic Islands?”
Seeing such a method at this moment, I became even more convinced.
In just a moment, the heads of Changsun Dan and Changsun Kong were split from the middle, and they were all split into two large watermelons, and blood spurted out like a fountain.
Lu Ye suddenly turned to look at Long Fei and said, "You Zhijiao Villa also want to cause trouble for Mei Yinxue?"
Nangong Ping pointed at Lu Ye angrily and said, "You just Don’t you think you’ve gone too far?”
Because if it weren’t for the world-famous Demon Island, how could it have such ruthlessness and such methods?
However, Nangong Ping, who had been greatly wronged just now and was standing aside angrily, couldn't help but feel angry when he saw this situation.
Mei Yinxue had some doubts in her heart about the identity of Lu Ye and the other two people. They might be from the Demonic Island, one of the holy places of martial arts in the world.
Lu Ye ordered Shangguan Jinhong beside him: "Go and prepare a long rope for me. I see that there are many unreasonable and troublesome people in the Central Plains martial arts world. I, Lu Ye, will fight them one by one. See Look at how many people want to make trouble over nothing and take human life. "Brother Lu, please!" They don’t take the Zhongyuan righteousness seriously at all.
"Yes!"
Mei Yinxue had to admit.
However.
Nangong Ping felt that he should not go on a killing spree because he was a disciple of Shenlong and upheld justice. He felt that a small quarrel would not lead to a life-and-death situation.
After all, misunderstandings can be resolved, but people cannot be resurrected after death.
Compared to the holy land of martial arts where demons gathered, she, also known as the female devil, was simply insignificant.
When the Zhijiaomen heard about this, they all stepped away.
Sima Zhongtian, Wei Qi, and Lu Tianming originally thought that Lu Ye was just joking. Which one of the people present was not a well-known and righteous master in the martial arts?
But.
Even if you really said something wrong and slandered someone, is it such a big deal and worth going to war?
Shangguan Jinhong glanced coldly at the Zhengdao people in front of him and walked away.
Lu Ye smiled sarcastically and said coldly: "Don't you see clearly that I am explaining this matter to them properly?"
After the words fell, Ren Fengping did The gesture of invitation seemed to be closer to Lu Ye than the so-called righteous master.
Lu Ye didn't really care about Ren Fengping's thoughts.
My eyes turned and suddenly I looked at Ye Liuge and said, "Ye Liuge, what do you have to say?"
Ye Liuge looked at Lu Ye and his master and uncle, feeling sad and angry and speechless.
In the Central Plains Wulin, it was indeed him and the Zhongnan faction who joined forces to take the lead in attacking Mei Yinxue. However, can the truth and real grudges really be told?
If he could tell it, why did his master change the true story of the matter and lead rumors in the martial arts world.
“Hoo, drink!”
Jade Hand Chunyang Lu Tianming used his skills and suddenly suppressed the frost on his body bit by bit. When he saw Lu Ye aiming at Ye Liu Ge couldn't help but snorted, and said angrily in a low voice: "You don't have to ask him, I'll tell you."
"Okay!"
Lu Ye looked at Lu Tianming with a sneer and said, "You tell me, let me listen, let all the bystanders present also listen, what exactly happened?"
Lu Tianming said angrily in a low voice: "What happened is that Mei Yinxue is a prostitute and a cholera martial artist!"
Lu Ye stepped forward and said angrily: " What happened, what happened? "
Lu Tianming said coldly: "What happened, what happened? Everyone in the martial arts knows what happened and what happened?"
Although he once made up a big lie and publicized this matter to the whole world.
However, Lu Tianming is the leader of a sect after all. In front of the world's masters, he really can't do it if he is asked to tell all the lies he has made up.
So I avoid talking about it now.
He just insisted that Mei Yinxue was a heinous person.
As for what kind of evil is unforgivable, and which place is unforgivable? That means you can't say it.
"Okay, okay!"
Lu Ye said angrily: "Such a thief, what's the use of keeping you?"
After the words fell, Lu Ye's figure flashed, and Jade Hand Chunyang appeared. Beside him, Lu Tianming's expression changed drastically, and he tried desperately to stop him.
However, with his eyes wide open, he watched Lu Ye's wrist break into his throat, but he had no time to react.
The consciousness in his head was slow, and he realized that he was already dead.
The head of Zhongnan, Lu Tianming, a well-known and righteous leader in the martial arts world, opened his eyes in disbelief.
It seems that he did not expect that he would die so casually?
Lu Ye took the rope from Shangguan Jinhong with his hand, circulated the yin and yang internal energy in his body, waved his hand, and passed the rope in his hand through the spines of Chang Sunkong, Chang Sundan, and Lu Tianming. Then he came out again and tied all three people to a rope, which made the scalps of the righteous masters present go numb.
"Senior brother, senior brother!"
It took a long time for Mr. Wei Qi to react. When he saw the body of his senior brother, he rushed towards it like crying.
"Bitch thief, I, the Zhongnan faction, will fight with you!"
Zhongnan disciples rushed forward without fear of death. However, soon, several more Zhongnan disciples appeared on the rope in Lu Ye's hand. The body of disciple Nan.
The scene made Mei Yinxue, a rumored succubus in the world, change her face in shock.
Lu Ye glanced at Ye Liuge and stabbed Ye Liuge like a sharp sword, saying: "Ye Liuge, I will give you three numbers. If you can't tell me, I will kill you too!"
Master Wei Qi looked at Lu Ye angrily, and said with inexplicable grief and anger: "You just want to protect Mei Yinxue, why do you want to be so aggressive and kill? Senior brother, what did you do wrong? ? How can we be sorry for you? You used such cruel methods?"
"Ye Liuge!"
Master Wei Qi said: "Everyone in the martial arts world knows what happened to you back then. Now it is just repeated. What can't you say? Speak it out properly and let everyone in the world of martial arts see how unjust the death of the master brother was."
Ye Liuge's expression changed drastically and he spoke slowly.
Now that he has spoken, what he says is of course an embellished version of himself.
Mei Yinxue interrupted angrily: "Ye Liuge, tell me again, was it me who seduced you, or was it you who secretly drugged you in the wine?"
Ye Liuge looked up at Mei Yinxue!
The face that was already seriously injured changed again. Now that he had really reached this point, he calmed down.
Raising his head and facing Mei Yinxue, Ye Liuge said: "Maybe I did something wrong in what happened back then. However, your reputation as Mei Yinxue's lewdness is well known to everyone in the martial arts world. Who doesn’t know? I really can’t figure out why you act so cold and inviolable in front of others.”
Mei Yinxue said with fire in her eyes. So you drugged me?”
Ye Liuge said: “I really did something wrong. What did I do wrong?”
I thought about the cause and effect of the matter over and over again.
Ye Liuge found that he seemed to have done nothing wrong.
Mei Yinxue was lewd by nature, but she was cold and inviolable in front of him. He just took a little medicine, so what's the big deal?
Did he do something wrong?
After this incident happened, he fled back to Zhongnan Mountain. All the subsequent rumors and rumors were all handled and handled by his master. What does it have to do with him?
Although he didn't make any excuses, this matter ultimately happened because of Mei Yinxue.
The Zhongnan faction just told the truth of the matter in a direction that is favorable to them.
What did he do wrong?
He just wants to get a woman who can do everything she wants.
Ye Liuge is not wrong!
What did Lu Tianming do wrong?
Lu Tianming just wanted to fulfill his responsibilities as a master.
Of course Lu Tianming is not wrong either!
What did the Zhongnan faction do wrong?
The Zhongnan faction is not wrong either.
It was Mei Yinxue who was wrong!
Master Wei Qi’s face changed drastically, and he became livid.
Because there is no need to ask anymore.
Just through a few conversations between two people, it is equivalent to knowing all the truth about that year. It turns out that the real truth of the matter is really like this.
Ye Liuge, who was praised by everyone, was seduced and remained calm.
The real situation is that he is just a shameless villain who secretly drugged and harmed women?
Wei Qi held up a golden ring with both hands, looked at the disciple in front of him angrily, and said angrily: "Ye Liuge, does the head brother know the true truth of this matter?"
Ye Liuge's face was full of helplessness, and he said: "When I fled back to Zhongnan Mountain, I already made the matter clear. The leader told me to change my story. You can't tell the truth of the matter plainly."
Master Wei Qi couldn't help but tremble.
I originally thought that it was Lu Ye who was murderous and killed the good man, the head brother.
Unexpectedly, the truth hidden behind it was so despicable that it made everyone who heard it feel sick.
The four major disciples of the Shenlong Sect all had sneers on their faces.
An inexplicable smile appeared on Ren Fengping's face.
Only the face of the wealthy dragon Nangong Ping was filled with sadness. He couldn't help but interjected: "Even if it is this matter, you are more reasonable, but for such revenge, don't you think your methods are too much? Are you vicious?"
Lu Ye said coldly: "Our methods may be vicious, but they are not as vicious as your heart."
"You..."
Nangong Ping was angry and speechless.
Lu Ye turned to look at Wei Ba and Ye Liuge and said: "Among the people who shouted and killed before, you two will definitely not be able to escape. Since there is no conclusive evidence at all, Lu can only Just follow your own rules."
The words fell.
The long rope in Lu Ye's hand flew out like a flying dragon, carrying vast and powerful skills. It passed through the spines of Ye Liuge and Wei Ba in an instant. The two screamed loudly, but because the injuries were not fatal, , and for a moment he didn’t die tragically.
Lu Ye didn't have a good impression of the two people in front of him, but he didn't deal with it too much. He simply rolled the two people into the pile of corpses and watched the wailing sounds of the two people turning over and over at his feet.
The huge Weiba mansion suddenly turned into a hell on earth.
Sima Zhong, the chief escort of the Red Flag Escort Bureau, is born with a fiery nature and has a huge friendship with the immortal dragon. Seeing the scene in front of him with his own eyes, although he knew that his martial arts was far different from the person in front of him, he couldn't bear it. Zhu stood up and said loudly: "That's enough, that's enough!"
"Even if the Zhongnan sect is really sorry for you two in some way, you can just beat them up and vent your anger." , What is the difference between doing this and the evil demons running rampant in the martial arts world? "
"As long as I, Sima Zhongtian, live, I will never sit back and watch any evil demons roam the Central Plains martial arts world. ”
Lu Ye turned his head, looked at Sima Zhongtian, and said, "You want to take the lead in the Zhongnan faction?"
Sima Zhongtian said: "The blood and bones on the ground need to be accounted for by someone. "
"Okay! "
Lu Ye spit out a good word coldly.
“Stop!” Nangong Ping shouted angrily, but it was already too late.
I saw the long rope in Lu Ye's hand roaring like a dragon, fiercely passing through the chest of the old guy Sima Zhongtian.
Nangong Ping’s eyes and canthus were both cracked.
“Demon, big devil!”
If Lu Ye initially dealt with the two friends of Minshan and the Zhongnan sect, there was still some truth and reason, but now he is dealing with Sima Zhongtian is simply inexplicable.
Nangong Ping couldn't understand what the person in front of him was doing, so he couldn't help but draw his sword and step forward to fight Lu Ye to the death.
However.
Fourth Junior Sister Gu Yihong, who was standing next to him, held his hands tightly.
Although Lu Ye took action only a few times, each time he took action was a one-hit kill, and all those killed each time were the top masters in the martial arts world.
Under the Shenlong Gate, everyone can see it.
Even if all of the people present were added together, there was no way they could be Lu Ye's opponents. There was even a huge gap between the two sides.
Gu Yihong’s vision and knowledge are ten times that of Nangong Ping, how could he bear to let him die in vain?
Seeing that only the five major disciples of the Shenlong Sect and Ren Fengping were left in front of them.
Lu Ye turned his head, activated his skills, and pulled a bunch of corpses away.
At this moment, in the Central Plains Wulin, righteous masters from all over the Wulin gathered from all directions at the invitation of Zhongnan Sect Lu Tianming.
Everyone wants to contribute to killing Mei Yinxue.
However, upon entering the territory of the Zhongnan Sect, everyone saw a shocking scene.
Lu Ye has already obtained the second rope sent by Shangguan Jinhong and connected the original rope with the second rope.
No matter if you are an expert, if you take a step forward, as long as you have the intention to take action but are unwilling to give any reason, you will only die.
Of course.
Even if they told the real reason, it was only once.
Because Lu Ye knew better than anyone else in his heart that Mei Yinxue did not deserve to die at all. Since she did not deserve to die at all, then of course everyone who wanted to kill her should die.
......
This is an unknown hill outside Ping County. However, the hill in front of us is shocking to everyone.
The original small hill has turned into a mountain of corpses.
The mountain is covered with corpses of all kinds.
Lu Ye looked at the corpse on the hill and seemed to sigh leisurely.
There are many things that have been passed down in the martial arts world to this day. They look different, but are also vaguely similar.
At this moment, how similar is he who stands up for Mei Yinxue to the person who stood up for the Lord of Ecstasy Palace back then?
In order to stand up for the Lord of Ecstasy Palace, Feng San killed a mountain of corpses in the martial arts world and walked on the mountain of corpses.
At this moment, he, Lu Ye, wanted to stand up for a woman, and the same was true!
The difference is that Feng San failed to save the owner of Palace of Ecstasy and let her die miserably.
And Lu Ye has absolute confidence that he can protect anyone. In today's martial arts world, absolutely no one can deal with Mei Yinxue with a finger in front of him.
Mei Yinxue stood not far from Corpse Mountain, facing the wind.
She seems to already know what will greet these two people in this martial arts world.
If this hadn't happened, she might have turned away.
Because just because she didn't need to kill so many people, she shouldn't have caused such a big killing.
But at this moment, she has no choice but to leave.
Because Lu Ye had caused so much trouble for her, she had to stand with Lu Ye no matter what.
This has become her responsibility.
...
Ye Manqing appeared alone outside the mountain city of Ping County with the sword in his hand and the dragon chanting the divine sound. He stared at the corpse mountain not far away and saw countless familiar heroes dying tragically at the sunset. However, none of these so-called heroes dare to collect the corpses today.
Ye Manqing frowned slightly and sighed secretly: "The dragon and phoenix just disappeared. Such a powerful bloody evil star immediately emerged in the martial arts world. The turmoil in the world can already be said to be terrible. Just imagine."
"I hold the Dragon Song Divine Sound in my hand. Logically speaking, I should uphold justice for the righteous path of the martial arts."
"However? >
Ye Manqing sighed and looked at the mountain of corpses in the distance.
Jade Hand Chunyang Lu Tianming, Minshan Eryou... all are famous and peerless figures in the martial arts world, but they all died here in obscurity.
How can she uphold justice with such little martial arts skills?
And.
She also wants to go to Nangong Ping to discuss how to rescue Shenlong and Danfeng.
...
Dian Cang sent Dian Cang Qiyan to gather a crowd and immediately became the leader of the righteous path in the Central Plains martial arts world. Everyone recommended Dian Cang's leader, Taoist Swan, as the leader of the righteous path. He launched his second crusade against Lu Ye, Mei Yinxue and others. Public.
Taoist Swan understood the cause and effect of the incident and led a large group of people to Ping County Corpse Mountain to take a look. I couldn't help but frown secretly.
Seeing Lu Ye and Mei Yinxue from a distance, they also looked in their direction.
Taoist Swan frowned.
He turned around and walked away.
Wait until you return to the inn where the Diancang sect is temporarily staying.
The younger junior brother Gongsun Yan looked at his senior brother carefully and said: "Senior brother, what difficulties do you have?"
"Hey!"
Swan Taoist is full of difficulties. He sighed and said: "Do you know Tamate Chunyang's skills and martial arts?"
Gongsun Yan said: "Yushou Chunyang and the two friends of Minshan... all of these people have great reputations. I guess they are not ordinary people, but we, Dian Cang Qiyan, are not inferior to them."
"Words Although that is said."
Swan Taoist said: "But after the Battle of Huangshan 50 years ago, the essence of the Central Plains martial arts has been exhausted. Now Danfeng and Shenlong suddenly disappeared at the same time. There are really not many righteous masters in the martial arts world.”
“As far as I know!”
Swan Taoist said: “This Lu Ye has no other bad deeds since he left the world. His only deed is to stand up for a woman, and he is not a bad and complete evil spirit."
"If we carry out a second crusade, we will completely force him to take another path."
Gongsun Yan said angrily: "Does the master want to compromise with this evil monster? ?”
Swan Taoist said: “If a temporary compromise can prevent bloodshed, and if a temporary compromise can maintain stability in the martial arts world, I think it is reasonable and worthwhile.”
Shi Laoer among the Dian Cang Qi Yan said unjustly: "Then Lu Tianming, Chang Sun Shan Chang Sun Kong and others all died in vain?"
Swan Taoist nodded and said: "Yes, I just want to make their death in vain."
"For the sake of the righteousness of martial arts and the stability of the world, what does it mean to die? Why did they die? They died just because their skills were inferior to others. Their skills were inferior to others, so why do we need to avenge them?"
Gongsun Yan, Shi Laoer and others were all unbelievable and difficult to understand.
However in fact.
What they young people don’t know is.
Zhongyuan Zhengdao has compromised not once or twice in these years.
When the demonic islands came from the east, their swords pointed at the Central Plains.
The seven martial arts sects in the Central Plains joined forces to fight against the enemy, but they were no match for each other. They had no choice but to change from struggling hard at the beginning to serving the demonic islands and recognizing them as their masters.
The ancestor of their seven sects could do such a thing back then, but now what does it mean if he shakes hands and makes peace?
Taoist Swan thought about it repeatedly and felt that there was no problem with this matter.
I have secretly made up my mind.
It was at this time that someone came to report and the disciples of the Shenlong Sect came to pay their respects.
Taoist Swan quickly invited everyone in.
After hearing Long Fei explain the cause and effect of the matter, Taoist Swan, instead of showing confusion and doubt, could not help but be overjoyed and said loudly: "It turns out that the truth of the matter is like this."
Taoist Swan said to the people who were looking down at him: "I originally felt that something was a little strange. Neither Lu Ye nor Mei Yinxue looked like heinous murderers. How could they do this? Such a big thing that risks the world's disapproval? It turns out that there are such twists and turns."
"Lu Tianming, Ye Liuge!"
Taoist Swan said angrily: "These two scum of the righteous path almost damaged the essence of our righteous path because of them."
Taoist Swan, with the reputation of the Dian Cang Sect, will This incident spread all over the world, and he took the initiative to spare no effort to help Lu Ye and Mei Yinxue resolve the difficulties caused by the people in the martial arts community in the Central Plains.
The sensational incident of the cold-blooded concubine also came to an end because of this incident.
Although there are countless people in the world of martial arts who are doubtful.
However.
In the next period of time, the seven sects of the righteous path will completely reach a unified caliber and explain the truth of the matter from multiple angles.
It’s not that the seven sects dare not deal with Lu Ye.
But they are indeed in an extremely weak situation at this moment.
There are a group of demonic islands waiting for you outside.
Maybe Lu Ye is from the Demon Island.
At this time, facing such a cruel person who dared to be the enemy of everyone in the world, the arrogance of the seven sects suddenly dropped.
Even if Lu Ye is unreasonable, they still have to deal with this matter. What's more, this matter is originally caused by Zhengdao and Lu Tianming, so there is nothing to say.
After settling Mei Yinxue's matter, Lu Ye was in a good mood and personally invited Mei Yinxue to Jiangnan to taste delicacies from various places.
Mei Yinxue said with disbelief: "Is this matter really solved like this? I always find it a little unbelievable."
Lu Ye said: "The current seven sects of the Central Plains , Today is different from the past. The biggest enemy is the Demon Island, and they don’t dare to spend too much effort to fight against us, so as long as I show a little bit of strength, they will naturally choose to retreat.”
"But!"
Lu Ye also smiled and said: "If they don't have the enemy behind them, I can show more power. As long as my fist is hard enough, the seven sects can't take it. Well, sooner or later we have to compromise."
"Otherwise, why do you think the Demonic Island has the supreme status in the martial arts world? All sects must be respectful?"
Lu Ye said: "To put it bluntly, it is the reputation of killing."
"You are not at fault now. You are being hunted by them just because you didn't kill enough. Much.”
"When you kill enough people to make them start to waver, right or wrong no longer matters, because even if they are right, weak people have to look for problems in themselves."
Mei Yinxue sighed sincerely: "In the Central Plains Wulin, the weak eat the strong, that's all!"
"It's not just the Central Plains Wulin."
Lu Ye sighed and said: "No matter where you are, no matter at any time, it is the same. The law of the jungle is the strongest."
Lu Ye suddenly looked at Mei Yinxue and said: "Now I am strong and you are weak. , what are you going to do?”
"I..."
Mei Yinxue couldn't help but turn her worries into joy, and said with a faint smile: "I am not your opponent, so naturally I can do whatever you want, but if you want to bully me at will, "I, then you have misjudged the person."
Lu Ye's heart moved slightly.
The martial arts world is always about the weak and the strong. Mei Yinxue is no match for him at all, and she is right in front of him.
If you are willing, why should you endure it any longer?
As for Mei Yinxue's last sentence, don't bully her at will. Lu Ye naturally ignored this sentence.
......
In the Nangong family, Ye Manqing came to the door in person and asked to see Nangong Ping.
It didn’t take long for the two to meet.
Nangong’s shop was frequently robbed and smashed by people in the martial arts world. Nangong Ping discovered that his father was selling off his property, and the property was secretly robbed by mysterious figures.
"What happened?"
Nangong Ping felt that overnight, everyone in the martial arts world seemed to be targeting the Nangong family.
Ye Manqing and Monk Zhang Er are also confused and don’t understand what happened?
Lu Ye and Mei Yinxue joined hands in the rivers and lakes, rode a fast horse head-on, and shouted loudly: "No. 1 in the Central Plains, richest in the world, Nangong's treasure, everyone can get it!"
"Nangong's treasure is available to everyone?"
Mei Yinxue's complexion changed slightly.
Lu Ye's heart moved, and he already knew in his heart: "The Demonic Islands are born again."
And the first order they issued after their birth was that Nangong's treasure is available to everyone!
(End of this chapter)