828. Guess
"Punished!" the old man said with a deep eyeball, and he continued for a long time: "Because of the carelessness of the land, this balance was broken, and the people on the land knew about it, but after returning to this land, it was punished by the law enforcers at that time to this place!
Speaking of this place, the old man sighed, and his eyes fell on Ye Ning's body and said: "Zhu is reluctant, so he set up a puzzle, that is, the person who found the organic fate, originally thought that the opportunity was slim, and it was basically impossible, but I didn't expect you to come out, and under the guidance of the Zhu, I also understood the meaning of the territory, although the scale is very small, but the Zhu can enter your territory, and then enter this land through you." ”
Ye Ning was even more puzzled, the traction in this was intricate and confusing, which made his time period even more chaotic, so looking at it, in the long, long past, or in the time when the old man did not come to this place, this high territory knew the existence of this land?
The old man seemed to look at his expression, and couldn't help but smile and said: "You don't need to think so much now, but I can tell you that the high land does not understand what the land has, only those higher law enforcers know, and it is also by chance that he entered this ancient teleportation array, and then came to this place with the state Fuyu there who can't say!
Speaking of this place, the old man smiled bitterly a little deeper, and finally looked up at Ye Ning and said, "In short, Zhu can help you reach the god level faster, but it is Zhu who will use you to go to another land to retrieve Zhu Ling's body! ”
Ye Ning still doesn't understand a lot, why is there no other land and the land? Balance, what is the balance in this? His eyebrows were furrowed, but when he heard the old man say this, he also lowered his head slightly, and now it seems that it is useless to understand so much!
The old man's face showed a little joy at this time, and then the light of his eyes looked at Ye Ning's body and said: "Emperor-level soul power, and this soul power is very strange, it seems to be mixed with the qi veins of demon beasts, tsk, only one step away from the god level, this is difficult to achieve with land, but it is very common in enumerating land." ”
"But there's one thing!" Speaking of this place, the old man couldn't help laughing, and said with surprise on his face: "But you have such a weak actual ability, and there are very few people who comprehend the rules of the territory!"
"What territory!" Ye Ning was dumbfounded.
"Rule Territory!" The old man smiled at this time and said: "In the maze, you can kill the territory rules that appear in the Guru people!And your rules are the rules of killing, this kind of rule is difficult to see, and it can be regarded as a kind of high-level rule! Hehe, the rule territory is also common in enumerating land, but the comprehension is different, and there is no such young comprehension." ”
"In short, little one, your Tianbei Wu is very outstanding, very peculiar, very good!" said the old man with joy.
Ye Ning trembled and jumped, the rules were formulated in the puzzle, could it be that there really been? Thinking about it, his spiritual power couldn't help but tremble and jumped, and suddenly opened, and the sharp carrying of the Ten Killing Machine suddenly rippled in all directions, and within the area covered, it seemed as if he was carrying a little control!
"Feel it, right?" the old man said with a smile at this time period, and then continued: "But your territory has just been formed, and it cannot be commonly used, if you encounter a very strong master, break it once, then it will be difficult for you to comprehend, and even immortality will not be able to comprehend the rule territory! And a prototype, it is also impossible to trap the enemy into it, if it is formed, then the rule territory is a rule space, a rule space you created!"
Ye Ning was slightly stunned, the power of the spirit was withdrawn, and that feeling was lost, and then he hung his head heavily, although he was still a little dazed, but it was exactly according to what the old man said, with the growth of his actual ability, he would soon reach this level.
"Okay, I've told you what I should say, what I can give you is to improve your territory and help you speed up the progress of your actual ability, I don't know if you approve of this transaction!"
"Yes!" Ye Ning lowered his head heavily, his eyes flashed with blue light, with such a strong master, I am afraid it will be better, of course, he will also be wary of the old man, after all, the other party is quite mysterious, it is not clear whether it is good or bad for him, but it is a little certain, within the land, the old man should not hurt him, after all, he still needs to rely on him to enter another land, right?
"In addition, for your better progress, the most I can do is to ensure your safety, and you need to face some difficulties yourself!" the old man said.
Ye Ning's eyebrows were slightly adjusted, and he raised his head slightly, the old man probably didn't want him to form a kind of dependence on him, right? Of course, he wouldn't do this, he only relied on himself! His own strength was really strong, and other other people were also other people, and they didn't have much to do with him.
"Do you have anything else to do, if you are not in a hurry, then just stay in this place for a month, your actual ability is too weak after all, and you will be instructed in this month how to cultivate more quickly!" The old man looked at Ye Ning's body at this time, and a little blue light flashed in his eyes.
Ye Ning's eyes shimmered lightly, and he hung his head heavily, Su Qianwei and Li Shuangshuang, he didn't have to worry, the Li family was so big, it was definitely impossible for Ren Ke to have a problem, so he was very relieved now.
"That's good!" A flash of blue light appeared in the old man's pupils and said, "You are now at the middle of the imperial level, and in this month, you will be guided to enter the supreme level!"
"Eh?" Ye Ning was stunned after hearing this, what kind of joke are you making for a month?
The old man smiled at this time, and continued: "I have taught you another set of cultivation methods, this method can better promote your cultivation agility...... but you still have to suffer hardship!"
"You can bear it!" Ye Ning's eyes narrowed slightly, and the joy on his face deepened, what else could he not eat?
"Then come with it!" The old man smiled at this time period, and carried Ye Ning to the other direction of the mountain, after coming there, Ye Ning's complexion showed a little different color, it was a beautiful scenery and a beautiful place, green meadow, the cloud scene was very beautiful, but what was more attractive was a lake there, but the difference was that the lake water was two colors, one was dark blue, one was fiery red, and at this time he could clearly feel the qi between the two guys, one was very icy, and the other was very hot。
"This lake is conceived by the land, it was there before it came, for such a long time, the aura contained in it is not something you can imagine at all, and what you have to do is to practice at the spring between the two guys, that is, the central position of the two guys!"
Ye Ning was stunned, his eyes flashed, he had refined his body in the thousand-year-old cold water, and the progress of that meeting was the same as extremely fast, and this cold water was even more icy when it looked up, and the hot water was even more scorching so hot that people couldn't breathe, this person could go down?
The old man glanced at Ye Ning at this time and said: "This place can be touched by a human body, otherwise you will die, but between the two guys, there is this balance, your body toughness is very strong, it should not be difficult to bear, but you dare or not!"
"Dare, why don't you dare?" Ye Ning laughed at this time period, his eyes narrowed slightly, from cultivation to now, has he suffered less?
Strong, on land, only to become stronger, stronger is probably the true law, the actual ability is weak, you can only smile and welcome people! But on the contrary, it is different, and he is going to do this rebellion, that is, against the sky!
"Then go down!" said the old man, with joy at this time.
"Hmm!" Ye Ning lowered his head heavily, glanced at the lake again, exhaled deeply, suppressed the little restless heart in his heart, and jumped down with his body looking at the center of the lake.
In the moment he just went down, Ye Ning's brain went blank in an instant, his whole body spasmed, and the sweat almost fell down in an instant.
The scorching heat on one side, the extreme scorching heat, the chills on the other, the extreme cold, what about the alternation of those two guys? It was not a place for people to stay at all, and almost in an instant, he wanted to rush out! The extreme pain must have been heavier than the pain of soul refining at that time! It must have penetrated deep into the bone marrow. And it's the most comprehensive, and even the spirit seems to be shaking extremely at this time period, and it looks very messy.
"Mobilize your aura quickly and practice, or you will die!" said the old man's voice with a very hurry.
Ye Ning heard it in a trance, gritted his teeth tightly, and mobilized the aura in his body to flow rapidly, and at this time, he felt a scorching heat and a cold aura suddenly flowing in from outside.
Blood flowed slowly and slowly from the corners of his lips, which showed how hard he gritted his teeth and used such a terrible force, how painful it was?
The sweat has never been interrupted at all during this time period, and the spirit is extremely trance in this time period, and now the unique idea is to follow the old man's words, mobilize his aura and practice extremely fast, he understands that since the old man asked him to do this, he must still have a little bit of certainty, otherwise it will definitely not be like this, after all, the old man is trying to find the next opportunity, and it is not easy to find it at all......
Even if he could find it, no one knew how long it would take, and the old man shouldn't be able to wait, right?
A month later, in the lake, Ye Ning's body was suspended inside, the aura floating on the body was very strong, and the qi veins were also a little weird, in the center of his eyebrows, a flame like a flame was floating, and it was even more weird when he looked up.
Although the hair color is still this hair color, the eyeballs are still so purple and dark eyes, but under these three weirdness, Ye Ning gives people the feeling that he is carrying a little bit of evil charm, and the evil charm carries an indescribable profundity, but in that depth, it seems to carry extreme forbearance, what is it forbearing? Needless to say, it must be painful!
Is there any pain in the lake? There must be a certain pain, but why did he keep calm? Because in a month of tempering, his body has been strengthened, but Rao is so, that extreme pain is still there, but now he is in the process of cultivation, so he can only endure it, and it is enough to see from the light and slightly trembling and trembling body.
"Hum!" In the passage of time little by little, Ye Ning suddenly opened his eyes, along with the turbulence of the aura in his body, his right hand spread out, and the Netherworld Dark Dragon appeared in an instant, and between a long groan, the intense aura that was turbulent in all directions was rampant and ferociously contracted, and during this time period, he also released all the aura that was also suppressed by this bead.
During the time period when the very painful voice came out, the aura and majesty also began to soar rampantly and ferociously during this time period, after a long period of time, the pain on Ye Ning's face was lost, and it became very relaxed, during this time period, the battle soul was lost, the soul power was light and slightly floating, and the body did not hesitate at all, and suddenly jumped out of the lake, and the thick and majestic qi veins were turbulent in all directions.
Both fists were clenched, and the skin seemed to carry a shallow light, and there was once again a weirdness out of thin air!
The body is very strong, he doesn't know how strong it is at this time, the refining body of this lake is more ruthless than the thunder of the sky, alternating between heat and heat! The body has also become stronger in between.
"Honorable!" Ye Ning exhaled deeply, not knowing whether to be happy or to smile bitterly.
The body lay on the grass and took a short nap, he was considered to have reached the supreme level at this time, but he also relied on the compression of this spirit bead in his body to make a small promotion, otherwise it would be difficult to reach the supreme level in a month.
According to what the old man said, he never thought that Ye Ning actually had a Huai Ling Bead on his body, if there was no Huai Ling Bead, the old man would help him find a few herbs to help him make a promotion.
Shallow soul power floated down, and the old man appeared in front of Ye Ning at this time.
"Broken?" asked the old man, with a hint of joy.
"Yes, ancestor, the curcuma has broken through!" Ye Ning's face was full of different colors, honorable? He really didn't think that it would be a month? But now that he looks back, his whole body is fighting, and even at this time period, his pupils are a little flustered, and the pain he endured in the first half of the month is stronger than the pain of soul refining, and the progress is fast, but it is indeed tormented in extreme pain.
After sitting up, Ye Ning's eyes couldn't help but glance at the lake again, now let him in, he will definitely quit, the goal is achieved, that kind of will is weakened, no matter how strong the body is, he doesn't dare to try it himself.
For a month, from the first time he didn't think about anything, to later, he had to encourage himself and think about the pressure from all sides, so he gritted his teeth and went down, otherwise would he be able to go down?
Originally, he thought that he could adapt to it in a month, but in four words, it was wishful thinking!
"Hehe!" The old man laughed again at this time, his face was full of praise and amazement, originally he thought that he needed his encouragement, but he didn't expect that Ye Ning was encouraging himself to jump, he didn't understand what Ye Ning had experienced, but only under pressure would he do that, right?
"Okay, you can take a good rest for three days, of course, if you still want to practice in this place for three days, you won't stop you!" the old man said with a smile.
Ye Ning's whole body trembled after hearing this, and he smiled bitterly on his face, the goal has also been achieved, in the future, I am afraid that it can be promoted, but it is not short to leave by himself, and I am afraid that he should also leave, otherwise, will Su Qianwei and Li Shuangshuang worry about themselves again?
Three days later, Ye Ning lay on the grass, holding a piece of grass in his mouth, looking up at the sky with his eyes lit, enjoying the sunshine with his eyes closed, comfortable, after experiencing the extreme pain of his resume, it is indeed very comfortable to return to this place from the new, life must be beautiful, just hope what your mentality is!
The shallow shaking and vibration of the soul power, and the old man's body emerged.
"Alright, it's been three days, there's nothing else, we should go out!" said the old man.
"Hmm!" Ye Ning lowered his head slightly, opened his eyes, stretched his waist comfortably, and stood up with a beautiful turn, the time period in which the eyebrows on his eyes could be imprinted and floated out, and the feeling resurfaced again, with the slight shaking and vibration of the spirit, the old man disappeared, and the old man's voice came over again during this time period: "Follow the method of the curtain, and you can get out of this phantom array!"
"Hmm!" Ye Ning lowered his head slightly, his eyes swept over the top of the mountain, and then according to what the old man said, his body also galloped out.
A week later, a white-robed young man stood at the gate of a country, looking at the four words on it, his eyes flashing lightly.
"Moon-seeking Country!"
When he looked at these four words, he first thought of Nimba, isn't he a person from the Moon Seeking Country?
There was a slight stirring in his heart, and the blurred color appeared again, thinking of the past with Ning Ba Chou, and the time period on his face became very soft and gentle.
He stood at the gate for a moment, then took a deep breath before walking inside.
Seeking the Moon, this is the first time he has come to this place.
There is nothing on land that is not familiar with the environment, and if you have actual ability, you will have confidence!
After walking into the country of seeking the moon, Ye Ning realized that this place was the same as a very flowery, compared with the four countries, this place was not worse than the four countries, people came and went, and the shadows of the bodies roared in the sky from time to time, and the same one brought people a different feeling.
Ye Ning's two eyes narrowed slightly, and between the light of his eyes, there was nothing to do in this place, and now that he had come to this place, he had at least a general understanding first.
In addition, Nimba, to be honest, he has no information about those, if he returns to the country of the moon seeker, he is probably already in this one place, how can he inquire?
I haven't seen each other for more than two years, I don't want to, and now that I have come to the moon-seeking country, I am also a little restless in my heart.
He once again bought a few sets of clothes in the store at this time, and then bought a few fruits, which are also necessary for people who wander around, and after inquiring, he went to look at the Moon Dixia Academy, went to the imperial city of this place, looked at the place where the Griffon Square was located, and finally looked at the auction, and finally found a place to live and lived temporarily at night.
In the country of seeking the moon, in a palace, a girl in a long skirt stood at the window, a pair of moving eyes looked out of the window, and her dark long hair was cathartic, giving people an extreme beauty.
The delicate, beautiful little surface carries a little blur in this time period, and the moving eyes are full of thoughts in this time period, and in this time period, the knock on the door plays.
The girl came back to her senses, turned her body, and then a very beautiful voice came out: "Please come in!"
With the fall of that voice, one of the fellows also walked in, and then forgot about the sister and said, "Sister, the day after tomorrow will begin! ”
"No, is there any other way than this?" the girl lowered her head slightly, with a little sadness on her face, but then she bit her lip and said, "Will he come?"
"It should be!" The guy said at this time: "A month ago, I had already written a letter and sent it to Cangyun Di Academy, if he saw it, I am afraid that he would probably come!" Speaking of this place, the guy paused and said with a little guilt on his face: "Sister, I'm sorry, I wronged you!"
The girl shook her head after hearing this, and her face was a little blurry again, and she shook her head slightly and lightly without saying anything.
"Hey!"
The guy sighed at this time, what else could he do now? It seems that there is really no better way: "Sister, then you should take a nap earlier!" and turned to leave, closing the door by the way.
And after the guy left, the girl turned her head, her eyes looked out of the window, after a long time, between the flipping of her right hand, a bracelet appeared in the palm of her hand, and the other hand covered her chest, and her face became blurred again in the quiet, and in her moving eyes, this time period was full of thoughts that overflowed.
When the second day came, Ye Ning walked out again, in fact, he still carried a little bit of luck in his heart, hoping to join in and happen to meet Nimba maybe, and it was exactly like this, he turned around, and did not notice the shadow of Nimba's body, and carried a little helplessness in his heart.
I finally came to the country of looking for the moon, but it's a pity that I can't find it?
Sighing secretly, he looked at the sky and realized that it was already noon at this time, his eyes swept the light, and he found a hotel and walked in.
After coming inside, he noticed that the first floor was full, and went straight to the second floor, and noticed a position by the window, just four people left, and one of those guys was cleaning up there, Ye Ning also walked straight over, and after sitting down, he said: "Help me bring a pot of wine, and come two plates of signature dishes from your place!"
"Okay!" the guy hung his head heavily, and walked out after cleaning up.
The efficiency of this place is quite fast, and it didn't take long for the wine and food to be served at this time period, Ye Ning couldn't help but smile while holding the wine jug, he used to not drink, but now he is accustomed to it, and it is enough to see the changes over the years from the wine.
The dishes in this place are also okay, leaning on the wooden chair, looking out the window at the street people coming and going, passers-by, those people are his passers-by, why is he not their passers-by?
There was a slight difference in his face, and at this time, the sound of going upstairs played, and four or five people sat down not far from him, and began to talk after asking for wine and food.
To be honest, Ye Ning didn't care at all, but at this time period, a sentence came into his ears.
"Yiyue Gege is going to recruit relatives, tsk, do you want to participate!"
With the fall of this sentence, Ye Ning's expression focused slightly, Yiyue Ningba from this name, he couldn't help but have a little more fantasy, since it is Gege, then it is also a woman, will the two guys be the same person?
"Cut, do you think there will be your share?" Another guy said disdainfully at this time period: "The sons of the Gate Sect of the Moon Seeking Country will definitely participate, especially the Huo family, you don't understand, Huo Shao and Yiyue Gege originally had a marriage contract, but Yiyue Gege's departure caused the contract to be broken, but Huo Shao seems to have been waiting, right? The generals are medium, are you qualified enough!"
"Hey!" this guy sighed and said, "Yes, in addition to the Huo family, aren't there several other major sects and big sects, it seems that it is indeed not our turn!" In addition, this guy smiled helplessly, with a slight sigh on his face.
"The day after tomorrow will start to sign up, hey, although there is no hope, but you can join in the fun, I'm probably afraid you can see Yiyue Gege, I heard, that Yiyue Gege is very beautiful!"
"That's just as well!" the rest of the people also hung their heads.
And Ye Ning listened very clearly on the side, and he also grasped two key information, the name, and the departure of Yiyue Gege, will there be any connection between the two guys?
Of course, he also guessed whether this Yiyue would be Nimba, guessing, it would be a guess in the end, but he still decided to look at it.
Thinking of this place, his eyebrows furrowed again, if it was, then he was going to recruit relatives?
After thinking about it for a long time, Ye Ning couldn't help but take a sip of wine, if it really was, I'm afraid it was probably a coincidence, but what if there was no such coincidence?
Thinking of this place, I feel a little bit lost in my inner breath.
However, in the period of time when there is no understanding of the specific situation, he himself will not be able to conclude that he will be in office, or that sentence, speculation will be just speculation in the end.
After drinking, Ye Ning stood up and walked out, and after settling the account and coming outside, he also began to understand the detailed information during the inquiry.
After he returned to his residence at night, he sat on the bed with his legs lapped, his face still thinking about it, according to the information he learned, this Yiyue Gege was Nimba, because according to that information, Yiyue Gege had been away from home for a long time, and only returned two years ago.
Another important point is that he was brought back by his brother.
In coincidence, there will definitely not be such a coincidence.
The two of them showed a little blur in their eyes, why did Nimba recruit relatives? Could it be that he himself was really forgotten? Every time he thought of this question, he carried a little mess in his heart.
No one can say what kind of changes have taken place in the past two years, more than two years, mentality, and thinking, but I'm probably afraid, but so what?
When he thinks of the various time periods of the past, he still carries a little tenderness in his heart.
In addition, he will also go to participate the day after tomorrow...... I agreed to it, I want to go to him, although this occasion is a bit weird, but the promise is made, and I'm afraid it should be fulfilled.
Thinking that Ye Ningqiang calmed down his mind and entered the form of cultivation, now he is the actual ability of the superior level, but it is not easy to improve it, Huai Lingzhu is a good thing, including him is now in compression cultivation, because every release can bring him very good benefits and joy.
In addition, Murong Xin'er's father left him a seal of energy, which made it much easier for him to break through the time period......
On the second day, Ye Ning was still bored wandering around the moon country, and finally inquired about the place of registration, so he turned back early, and then entered the cultivation form and began to practice, what the hell is, in fact, tomorrow will know.
In addition, if that Yiyue Gege was not Nimba, he would also be worth abandoning, what about good hopes? Su Qianwei, Li Shuangshuang, Ye Xiaoqian are worse than other people? No need, there is really no need for this, in the heart of the wheel, he is content, he is really content!
On the second day, Ye Ning woke up early, ate a few things downstairs, and then walked out.
The recruitment registration was held at the gate of the Imperial Palace, so he also walked straight in this direction during this time period, and during the time period when he walked all the way, he noticed that many people were walking in the same direction in the same way, and there was no shortage of young people on the way.
And when he came to the gate of the palace, Ye Ning was stunned again, and noticed that there were many people there, and it was obvious that they were all coming for Na Yiyue, right?
His face was light and slightly shaken and vibrate, I'm afraid he has to sign up first now, whether Ningba is Yiyue or not, I'm afraid that he will know all about seeing the real person, right?
This time period has not begun, with the passage of time, there are more and more people, and there are no less than a few of Hansen's, so in this time period, he can't show anything, but the long purple hair and purple dark eyes are probably different from ordinary people, which also makes people from all over the world, looking at his time period, carrying a little bit of different color, obviously I don't understand, why is there such a strange person?
Ye Ning didn't care at all, he didn't say anything when he stood there, and remained silent the whole time.
Time was still going on, and when it was close to noon, an old man walked out with a few people, and when he saw so many people gathered at the gate of the palace, his face inevitably showed a little surprise.
And with the appearance of the old man, the very chaotic place during this time period also became very quiet during this time period.
The old man's eyes swept around and said: "Today is the day of registration for Yiyue Gegege's recruitment, and if you can't meet it, you can leave automatically!"
"It's very simple, there are only two points, first, the age must not exceed thirty, and second, the actual ability must not be lower than that of the God Emperor! ”
The old man's voice was very indifferent, his eyes scanned the audience, and at this time period, there was a lot of commotion in the field, and those who did not meet the qualifications in the end also turned around and left.
With the departure of most people, two-thirds of the people were still left in the venue, and the number of people was as high as more than 200!
"Very good, the people who stay will be strictly reviewed, okay, divided into three teams, now register and register!" The old man's voice played again, and during this time period, people from all directions surged again, and the people brought by the old man also began to prepare, and the crystal balls, registration forms, and cards for testing were all ready.
After that, they started to register one by one.
Ye Ning is at the back of the third team at this time period, but fortunately, this registration agility is still quite fast, after the test is completed, log in to the name, country or power, and then give you the card before leaving.
There are more than 100 people in his team, and it is almost three o'clock in the afternoon, and it is Ye Ning's turn to conduct the test first, needless to say, there must be no problem.
"Name!" the person in charge of the rank said indifferently.
"Lingyun!" Ye Ning's eyes flashed lightly and slightly, and he said two words, he didn't say his real name, but it was like Nimba, and he reversed his name in the same way, in fact, the reason for doing this, he was also very unsure whether it was right or not, if not, during the game, he could also leave directly.
"It belongs to the Canglong Country. Ye Ning said the information at one time.
"Well, that's good!" This guy hung his head, took out a card and gave it to Ye Ning: "Tomorrow will continue to gather in this place, and what to do when the time period comes, it will also be announced!"
After Ye Ning got the cards, he also turned around and left, and after coming outside, he couldn't help but glance at the cards, and realized that the number on it was the number 203, and then he shook his shoulders, and the value was also received, and the value took it out, and he walked straight in the direction of the hotel.
In the evening, in the study of the palace, one of the fellows looked at the two lists, carefully examined them, and over again, his eyebrows furrowed, and then he reluctantly looked at them again, and his eyebrows were even tighter, and when he looked at the third time, the guy put down the list and hit the table with a fist.
"Why didn't he come?" the voice of the word trembled slightly, and after a long time, he leaned back on the wooden chair and thought quickly, what else could he do now? What could he not do now? Tell his sister what would happen if his sister understood?
He knew very well in his heart that he was probably afraid that his sister would do something stupid, and when he thought of this place, a little guilt appeared in his pupils.
With a sigh, the face became more self-reproachful, but after this, his face once again showed a resolute decision, since this was the case, he could only use his own resources to send his sister away from the Moon-Seeking Country.
Thinking of this place, the guy's face became more resolute and decisive.
When night came, in a palace, the girl sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the bracelet in her hand a little fascinated, with an obsession between her faces, the sound of knocking on the door played again, the girl raised her head, stood up, but opened the door.