Chapter 29: You Blow So Big Cowhide
As soon as Wu Yazi's words came out, Gu Chaoci heard an unusual meaning, which was as simple as letting him kneel!
Gu Chaoci stared at Yu Wuyazi with both eyes, looked carefully, and saw that the other party was smiling kindly, as if it was drizzling with a gentle breeze, and did not show any thoughts.
For a while, several thoughts turned in his heart.
"He asked me to kowtow, it was definitely not a question of whether to save Wang Yuyan's life, let alone because I insulted the free faction, but in fact, he had another purpose.
Well, he should have guessed that I already knew the relationship between him and Wang Yuyan, which was deliberately embarrassing me!
It doesn't matter if I kneel or not, or even turn my face.
If I don't kowtow, it will seem that Wang Yuyan's life is not as important as my face.
Then I still said in front of Su Xinghe and Wang Yuyan that she was my life, isn't it a joke? How can a man who is full of lies be trusted?
But if I kowtow to him, I scolded the free faction just now, and at this time I showed weakness to him, which would inevitably lose my manly spirit.
Good guy, this is a real conspiracy, no matter how you choose, you will lose him for a while.
Now, even if he uses force to kill the old cripple Wu Yazi, he can't change this situation.
In this way, this old guy is crippled, but his brain is not broken, amazing, amazing! β
Wu Yazi is the head of the Loose Sect, what kind of person is that? The day before yesterday, I received that Ding Chunqiu was beaten like a dead dog by a person who claimed to be the 'Blood Demon Lord' in Gusu's 'Leisurely Residence', and he also incorporated the little minions of the Star Sect, which was witnessed by many people, and there was no falsehood.
Today, I heard that Gu Chaoci deliberately signed up for 'Li Qingluo of Gusu Mantuo Villa', thinking that he must have known from Ding Chunqiu, a traitor, that Li Qingluo is his daughter, so this Li Qingluo's queen Yu Yan is not his granddaughter?
Since your surname Gu knows all this, and you are so close to my granddaughter, but you still don't give him face as a grandfather, you naturally have to pay it back. Otherwise, it really makes people send Xiaoyao to look down!
Seeing that Gu Chaoci was still hesitating, his anger gradually increased, but he still smiled and said, "What, this woman's life is not as important as your face?" βγ
Gu Chaoci looked stunned when he saw Wu Yazi, but his anger disappeared as soon as he appeared, and he immediately looked amiable, but his words were aggressive, and he thought: "This old guy is probably also using this to test my heart for Wang Yuyan." β
Thinking of this, he felt that a heart, the more it beats, the more powerful it becomes, as if it is about to come out of his mouth, hesitant and unspeakable.
Who knew that Wang Yuyan looked at him, and unconsciously, her expression gradually became sad, what a smart woman she was, and how could she not know what it meant for this old man to let Gu Chaoci make a choice?
Suddenly, he said: "The senior's words are wrong! Don't talk about saving the little girl's life, but with your age and prestige, slow to say that the little woman kowtows to you nine heads, even if it is eighteen heads, that will also make it!
But Gu Shaoxia has miraculous skills, excellent martial arts, and has a great reputation in the martial arts, not to mention that he is not related to me, even if he has a good relationship with me, he can send me here for medical treatment, the little woman is already grateful, how can she ask for more?
I can't let him kowtow to others for me.
Once a person like him kneels, it's hard to stand up, you say?
If the predecessors must threaten him with the life of a little woman, then we can only say this today! β
She was seriously injured and lacked confidence, but these words were quite arrogant. But her tone tried her best to be flat, but she couldn't hide the bitterness in it.
Gu Chaoci felt it most clearly, she used to call herself "Gu Gongzi", but recently she has been called "Hey" and "surnamed Gu" at will, when did she call herself "Gu Shaoxia" so solemnly? Apparently she was a little angry, too.
Wu Yazi listened to Wang Yuyan's words, his eyes wandered, his eyes flashed with joy, and he gently stroked his beard and nodded.
Seeing that her eyebrows are picturesque, beautiful and lovely, her complexion is fair, her eyes are as black as paint, and she seems to be full of the delicate air of the clear water of the south of the Yangtze River. sighed in his heart: "Jiangnan Zhong Lingyu is beautiful, and the talent is so prosperous, so that Si!"
This girl is as beautiful as her grandmother and mother, and secondly, I didn't expect this picturesque Jiangnan landscape to not only nurture her delicate and agile spirit, but also with a bit of pride. Well, this should be with me! β
His heart moved, and he called softly: "Wang Yuyan? Yu Xiaoyanran, good name, then you are really Li Qingluo's-"
Wang Yuyan smiled and continued: "Daughter." β
For some reason, she always felt that this old man was amiable and had no ill will towards her.
Wu Yazi smiled lightly: "Then how old are you this year?" Wang Yuyan said: "Eighteen years old." β
Wu Yazi nodded and twisted his beard and said: "At a young age, you actually have such courage, it's amazing!" It's just that you don't know martial arts, your mother and your grandmother didn't teach you! β
"Grandma?" Wang Yuyan was very surprised.
Wuyazi was stunned when she saw her, and thought: "She doesn't know Li Qiushui, could it be that she is no longer in Dali Wuliang Mountain, is this because she is no longer alive, or is it ......?" Thinking about it, his eyes were red, and he looked at Wang Yuyan, stunned.
Wuyazi thought that Li Qiushui was still living in seclusion at the foot of Wuliang Mountain in Dali, but he didn't know that he and Ding Chunqiu thirty years ago, he took Li Qingluo and all the martial arts classics and lived in seclusion in Suzhou.
Gu Chaoci knew that he was also a lover, his heart was sad, he touched the past, and he turned his eyes to look at Wang Yuyan when he thought about it, but a sting suddenly appeared in his heart.
It turned out that Gu Chaoci was already uncomfortable when he heard Wang Yuyan say this, and then looked at her appearance and clear eyes, and he actually felt a trace of guilt, or he was ashamed of himself.
He injured Wang Yuyan by mistake, and seemed to take care of her, but deep down, it was actually to improve martial arts. Just when she was embarrassed just now, she still had to speak out to solve the siege.
Suddenly, Gu Chaoci felt a sadness in his chest, thinking: "I, Gu Chaoci, have come to this day, ruling the world, who can be it!" Do you want to use such a simple woman by unscrupulous means to pursue your own progress?
Even if you have a clear conscience, how long can you go on this road? How many times can you walk again? Is this what a manly man should do? βγ
He remembered the source, turned suddenly, shook his long clothes, and was about to walk.
"Slowly, slowly! Slowly, slowly! β
Wu Yazi called Gu Chaoci with a smile and said: "Don't be surprised, brother, the old man just wanted to repay, but he didn't think about this opening, but he fell into a clichΓ©, and was reprimanded by this little girl, hehe, interesting and interesting!" β
Wang Yuyan's mood calmed down a little, and seeing that Gu Chaoci didn't say a word, she wanted to leave her alone? Immediately slumped in his heart, and said sadly: "Are you leaving me alone?" Where are you going? βγ
Gu Chaoci listened to Wu Yazi's "old brother's platform", and understood everything in an instant, and this old man almost said, you and I have an equal relationship, my granddaughter, don't pay attention.
For a while, a heart jumped suddenly, and after listening to Wang Yuyan's words, he sighed in his heart, and he didn't look back, Mu Ran said: "You are blessed, and you have a good heart, this senior will definitely be able to heal your injuries!"
As for me in the future, I will be wandering the rivers and lakes, and the four seas will be my home! βγ
Wang Yuyan said quietly: "I can live, you just want to leave, is this afraid that I will kill you to take revenge?" β
Gu Chaoci actually wanted to escape, but his feet seemed to be filled with lead water, and he only moved one step and couldn't move anymore.
I thought: "I must have affection for this little girl, but I am not dedicated to love, and I am not true to love, in case I ...... In case I suddenly disappear like the previous world, who knows if there will be a chance to see each other again in the future, is it a vicissitude of life, wouldn't it hurt her? β
After thinking for a while, Gu Chao said abruptly: "If you want to seek revenge on me, you only need to speak on the rivers and lakes, and I will hear it."
It's just that he acts in his next life, putting profit first, his mind is not pure, and some things can only be discouraged, so as not to laugh at the world. β
Wang Yuyan understood what he meant, and couldn't help but be angry in her heart, and was about to ridicule him.
Suddenly, I heard Wu Yazi say loudly: "You knew that Yan'er was my granddaughter?" βγ
He also saw that these two were neither friends nor lovers, and the relationship was indeed a little delicate, so he interjected and intercepted the topic.
"Ahh
Wang Yuyan heard the "granddaughter" and exclaimed.
Gu Chaoci said without hesitation: "Not bad! β
He admitted frankly, Wu Yazi was slightly surprised, thought about it and asked: "Then you scolded the Xiaoyao faction just now, Xinghe and Ding Chunqiu, traitors who deceived their teachers and destroyed their ancestors, have not learned the best martial arts in their own sect, and it is difficult for you to enter your eyes, which is also due."
Although the old man is their master, he is also a cripple now, if you don't take it to heart, you can also talk about the past.
But my senior sister Tianshan Tong and my sister Li Qiushui, although their internal strength is not as good as mine, their martial arts are not far behind, why are you so arrogant? β
Wang Yuyan was also said by the two of you, and the three souls of the shock couldn't return to their positions for a long time: "This old man is my grandfather?" The surname Gu has long known that he is my grandfather? β
Gu Chaoci said casually: "Even though Tianshan Tong's martial arts and Li Qiushui's martial arts are not weak, they have been trapped by love all their lives, and like you, they have no brains. If I clean them up, the two of them will be like chickens and dogs, what a good way to go! β
He was forced to lose for a while by Wuyazi, and he had to pay it back if he had the chance!
Wu Yazi also understood that Gu Chaoci was a person who would repay him, and he was not angry, he nodded with a smile, and said, "You are so empty-eyed, no wonder you turn around and leave." Presumably in the face of a pure-minded person like Yan'er, you are a little ashamed, right? β
"You've won a prize! I can't talk about anything. β
Gu Chaoci said as if "In this world, there is a whole person, two and a half people, Gu Mou will never dare to underestimate it." β
He kept his mouth shut about shame.
But as soon as these words came out, Wu Yazi was very curious: "Oh? Which one, two and a half people? The old man would like to hear about it! β
Not to mention that he was curious, Wang Yuyan and Su Xinghe also looked at Gu Chaoci fixedly.
They also very much want to know which one is the whole person, two and a half people, who can make someone as crazy as Gu Chaoci dare not underestimate him.
Gu Chaoci's expression was solemn: "This whole person is a Shaolin monk, this person is like a god, and his martial arts are high, like a god and a demon, it is really not the weather in the world!" β
Wu Yazi raised his eyebrows, twisted his beard and smiled: "Yes, I have had a relationship with the master of Lingmen, the last abbot of Shaolin, Shaolin martial arts are indeed famous, and in some aspects, I am free to send martial arts, and there is a lot of inferiority."
If you really have outstanding qualifications, people who are profound in Buddhism, who have a thorough understanding of Buddhism, and whose martial arts are extraordinary, it is not surprising that you are jealous! β
Gu Chaoci nodded and said: "You can so calmly admit that the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect are inferior to the Shaolin martial arts, which shows that you are more than one step better than your senior sister Tianshan Tong, a madman." β
Wu Yazi smiled and said, "Listen to what you mean, do you know that my martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect are not as good as those of the Shaolin Sect?" β
The corners of Gu Chaoci's mouth outlined a smile: "Although I have never fought with you and Tianshan Tong's grandmother, I have heard of the deeds of that mother-in-law!"
She was in the Tianshan area, collected some demons and monsters, and made a fortune, known as 'killing people without a second move', hehe......"
Everyone heard his disdain, and Wu Yazi also frowned, thinking: "Don't you use a second trick to kill, don't you look at the person being killed?" Senior sister is so arrogant now? β
Gu Chaoci continued: "In this world, martial arts are inherently uncertain, and all families have their own strengths.
I have never fought with you, but judging from Ding Chunqiu and Su Xinghe. Your free school martial arts is also the world's first-class kung fu, in the elegant and wonderful, but also ruthless, extremely lethal, the most powerful is this hand to stay in the face of the art, this can be said to be a must!
When it comes to concentration, it is far inferior to Shaolin martial arts, once it is confused by a master of the same level or even an opponent who is slightly inferior to himself, it is easy to take advantage of it.
Your kung fu can only confuse others, but not determine yourself, this is the biggest flaw! β
Wu Yazi said in his heart: "This son is really good, and I don't know which master trained him!" βγ
Lang Sheng said: "What you said is exactly what you say, so one of these half is the current abbot of Shaolin, Xuanci, who is known as the 'Fuhu Arhat'?" β
Gu Chaoci said indifferently: "Xuan Ci's ability, if I want him to be ruined, he will only be in the middle of his hands, how can he be jealous of me?" β
Wu Yazi nodded, he didn't believe that Shaolin was really that powerful! If you can let a top master like Gu Chaoci, a jealous master, come out with one more, and it will be enough, and half more? Shaolin Temple Feng Shui is that good?
He also said: "The biggest names in the rivers and lakes are 'South Murong and North Qiao Feng', could it be the two of them?" βγ
Wang Yuyan said secretly: "My cousin was killed by him, what are you afraid of?" As for Qiao Gang Leader's martial arts, although he is high, he may not be able to beat the surname Gu, and he is even more intolerable in the world, and it is difficult to protect himself, so what is there to be afraid of? β
Gu Chaoci shook his head.
Wu Yazi raised his eyebrows, and said: "That's the Kurong Master of Dali Tianlong Temple!" β
Gu Chaoci smiled: "He practiced Kurong Zen Gong by himself, and he made himself a ghost or a ghost."
A few days ago, the Tubo national teacher Dalun Ming King entered the Tianlong Temple alone. In front of him, he fought the six-vein divine sword formation alone, captured Emperor Baoding of Dali alive, and captured the prince of Zhennan, as if entering a no-man's land!
This kind of person also deserves to make me jealous, you are really sitting in the mountains, lonely and unheard! β
Wu Yazi was stabbed by him, his face was very ugly, and he counted the martial arts masters, but Gu Chaoci always shook his head.
Wu Yazi thought about it again and again, and sighed: "I'm ninety-one this year, maybe it's really coming."
Two and a half people, who is it? The old man really couldn't guess. β
Gu Chaoci thought to himself: "According to the original trajectory, you can live to ninety-three, and now you can last for two years!" Suddenly turned around, looked at Wu Yazi Shixu, and said with a smile: "Half of this is to respect you!" β
Wu Yazi was taken aback, and said with a dry smile: "Brother Gu, are you entertaining me?" β
Gu Chaoci shook his head and said, "Gu Mou has a parallel matter, and he rarely encounters setbacks after he makes a decision.
But as soon as I entered the door today, I asked you to say a word, and I couldn't get off the stage.
If it weren't for Miss Wang to come forward to solve the siege, I would have eaten to death!
You are already in Baoshan, and you have collected martial arts in the world, and you want to create an all-encompassing miracle feat, so ambitious, so talented, you say, do I dare to underestimate you?
It's just that you have suffered a loss of unvirtuous and vain, and now you are disabled, so you can only count half of it! β
Rao is Wuyazi has been crippled for thirty years, and he has been successful in practicing the Carefree School, and his heart has long been calm, but he was so unique by Gu Chaoci that he slapped a sycophant, and his heart was full of joy for a while, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Little brother, thank you for your praise, ashamed, ashamed ......"
He was modest in his mouth, but Su Xinghe and Wang Yuyan could see it, but there was no trace of shame on his face.
Gu Chaoci smiled and said: "You don't need to be modest, although Gu is young, his knowledge is not bad, your Excellency's genius is indeed rare in the world!"
A character like you, who is a nine-day flying dragon, should be thousands of miles away, it is really a creation and a trick, which makes people sigh! β
Wu Yazi couldn't help but think of what happened back then, couldn't help sighing, stretched his hands, and said with a smile: "My movement is hindered, and I can't restore my old view, but it's also my life, what can I say!" β
"Tell me about the other half of the person, who is it, the old man is most interested in this person!"
Gu Chaoci turned his gaze to Wang Yuyan, and said softly: "This half of the person is her!" β
Wang Yuyan was very dazed and said, "Me? β
Gu Chaoci nodded, and sighed: "You are smart and unforgettable, although you don't know martial arts, but you are familiar with the world's martial arts classics, once you get a strange fate, you have to take a high and deep internal force, as long as you apply it well, and with your knowledge, there are very few people in the world who can be enemies with you!"
And I killed Murong Fu, knowing that you love him, but I can't do it to you, it's a taboo.
If you deal with me, you are full of murderous intent, but I can't raise the killing intent to you, and before you fight, I will lose three points first!
It's just that you are ignorant by nature, too young, and can't fully understand the sinister nature of the rivers and lakes, so I'm afraid of you! β
Gu Chaoci's heartfelt words made Wang Yuyan flush when she heard it, and shouted: "You are so afraid of me, why don't you kill me for a hundred!" I'm a good person, why am I at your mercy, you say let me learn martial arts, do I have to learn it?
Besides, you rely on your martial arts skills, you have been bullying me, and along the way, you either scolded me for being stupid or stupid, if, if I learned martial arts, I would crush you to death with one finger...... Crush you ......"
She spoke incoherently, saying that she would not learn martial arts, and that she would learn martial arts again, and she did remember sad things. Tears rolled down her fair face like beads of broken thread, and she choked up again: "You are so afraid of me, will you be killed one day?" β
When Gu Chaoci saw her like this, he suddenly felt a faint pain in his chest.
When Wu Yazi heard this, he was also full of feelings, what is the situation? said that this kid killed his granddaughter's sweetheart for my granddaughter, and those two are naturally enemies, but looking at his granddaughter's posture, they don't look like it?
Could it be that everything this kid has done is actually trying to plot my free school martial arts?
Suddenly, his heart moved, and he said with a happy face: "Brother Tai, you can send my granddaughter to me today, the old man is quite grateful."
What do you need, just ask, there are not many things that I can't get out of the world, but you're welcome. β
Gu Chaoci waved his hand and said, "Gu sent Miss Wang here, I originally wanted to ask my seniors a few martial arts problems by the way, to see if you have any experience." Now that things have come to this point, don't ask, just say goodbye! β
Before the words fell, suddenly Wang Yuyan said "ah", held her heart, and fell down.
Gu Chaoqi took an arrow step, hugged her, stretched out his hand to probe, only to feel that her breath was very weak, and heard Wang Yuyan tremble: "I'm dead, you don't have to worry, I'll kill you to take revenge!" β
Gu Chaoci scolded: "Lao Tzu is just talking, I will be afraid of you as a little girl, I think it is quite beautiful!" β
Wang Yuyan didn't know that she was seriously injured, but she was still angry with him, and suddenly her eyes closed and she fainted directly.
Gu Chaoci looked back at Wu Yazi and said angrily: "You still don't save people!" β
Wu Yazi laughed, suddenly pulled up, a somersault in mid-air, sat on the ground steadily, and said: "Hold it over, I'll take a look at the person first!" β
Gu Chaoci hurriedly stepped forward, Wu Yazi pressed on the pulse of Wang Yuyan's right hand with one hand, and suddenly said "Huh", and changed his other hand to diagnose the pulse, his brows were furrowed, and he said after a while: "This girl was hit by this heart-urging palm force that specifically injured the inner abdomen, and it should be blocked by the master, and the injury to this viscera is easy to treat."
But the internal strength of the person who came out of the palm was too strong, and her body was defenseless, causing several meridians in her internal organs to break.
In this way, it is not difficult to let her live, but if she wants to recover as before, it will be difficult, and she will definitely not be able to practice martial arts in this life. β
Gu Chaoci knew that what he said was good, but when he heard that he couldn't let Wang Yuyan recover as before, he immediately burst into evil fire in his heart, and said coldly: "You have this little ability, and you blow a good cowhide, let Lao Tzu kowtow to you, what do you say?" β
Wu Yazi was not angry, but he still glanced at him and said, "You are so angry, for such a doll who has no martial arts background, do you think it is easy to continue the meridians?" The fractures are all in the vital organs, where can she bear it? It would be nice to be able to save her life, who can you tell me who can restore her to her original state? β
Gu Chaoci snorted and said, "Is it okay for Dali Duan's Yiyang Finger?" β
Wu Yazi smiled and said: "Duan's One Yang Finger is pure Yang Finger power, and it does have a miraculous effect on healing, not to mention that this magic skill is used to continue to break the pulse for people, and it is not a top master who completely opens up the second pulse of Ren Du, and he can't do it."
Now in Dali, how can there be such a character?
Besides, the ancestor of the Duan family, Si Pinggong, was resurrected, and it was not possible to show one product and one yang finger. Think about this girl, who has no internal strength to protect herself, how much ability she has to withstand this pure yang true qi?
If you want to perform the technique, you must first use the power of femininity to protect the meridians of the whole body for her to massage and protect the whole body before you can perform the technique.
Moreover, during this period, the priority of the person who casts the finger cannot be missed by half a point, and the person who performs the spell consumes a lot of true qi, needless to say, and the mental energy is consumed.
I'm afraid that in the past three years and five years, it will be difficult to restore the old view of martial arts.
Now this injured person is too weak, and the person who does merit must also be strong, who do you say can do it under such harsh conditions?
Even if someone has two miraculous skills that meet the requirements, who is willing to pay such a big price for a woman? β
Gu Chaoci admired his superb medical skills and profound knowledge of martial arts, although he had not seen it in person, he used the steps of "innate skill" and "one yang finger" to heal injuries, and he said exactly what he said. But he can save Wang Yuyan's life, but he can't break the pulse for him, which is always a fly in the ointment.
For a while, Gu Chaoci fell into the battle between heaven and man: "What should I do?" I'll do it myself?
But if I save her, this old man will turn his face then, or Wang Yuyan will have a wolf heart and a hot brain, and she wants to avenge her eldest cousin, let her grandfather take action for herself, or ask Su Xinghe to move, wouldn't I sit still and wait for death?
The so-called gentleman does not stand under the wall!
No, that's it, anyway, she doesn't know martial arts? β
Seeing that Gu Chaoci was thinking non-stop, Wu Yazi said, "It's better to do this, first save the life of the female baby."
Xinghe, your little niece will be handed over to you! βγ
"Yes, Master!"
Su Xinghe stepped forward and was about to take Wang Yuyan away, Gu Chaoci suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Wu Yazi, and said word by word: "You don't take action personally?" βγ
Wu Yazi saw that his concern was beyond words, and said with a smile: "Xinghe has an apprentice, named Xue Muhua, who learned his medical skills a little bit, and was called 'Enemy of Hades' by the people of the rivers and lakes, what are you worried about, besides, this is my own granddaughter, I don't feel distressed?" β
Gu Chaoci also knew that Doctor Xue was able to cure Xuanci's "Donkey Kong Fist" of Shaolin Temple for Ah Zhu, and he was not a person who was in vain. But his master and ancestor couldn't cure Wang Yuyan, which is really strange. can only follow the words, and hand over Wang Yuyan to Su Xinghe first.
How did he know that Ah Zhu was injured because Qiao Feng was palming Xuan Ci with one hand, and holding Ah Zhu in the other hand, and the Donkey Kong fist power she received had already passed through Qiao Feng's own body, and the residual strength that was transmitted was equivalent to Qiao Feng carrying it with his body first, which was naturally much lighter.
And Wang Yuyan is different, no matter how much he retracts, no matter how much Duan Yu stops, Wang Yuyan's body is also personally affected by the palm wind of the eight classics and condensed substance, and the two naturally cannot speak the same day.
Seeing that Gu Chaoci was thinking non-stop, Wu Yazi couldn't help but think: "I heard that this kid will Dali Yiyang Finger, so as to kill the evil Guan Manying, he may be able to restore Yu Yan to the original state, but he is worried that after the loss, he will be taken advantage of!" β
Thinking about it, he said: "Brother Tai, your martial arts, bearing, courage, and wisdom are really rare in the life of the old man, the old man sincerely invites guests, please ask the old brother to be in the table for a few days, you and I are here to cook wine in the green plum, talking about the world's heroes and martial arts, I don't know if the old brother Tai has this Yaxing?" βγ
Gu Chaoci glanced at him, and seeing that his words were extremely sincere, he couldn't help but move in his heart, and he was overjoyed at the moment, and arched his hand: "The old-timers are elegant, and they dare to be disobedient." The younger generation is arrogant and rude, and the seniors should not be blamed. β
Seeing that he had no disobedience to change his face, Wu Yazi was even more jealous, and laughed and said, "It's not strange! Not to blame! can get to know a young hero like you, the old man is worth it even if he is scolded a few more words, how can he blame you? βγ
Saying that, he suddenly pushed out his palms, and Gu Chaoci was surprised, and his palms flew together, and with a "pop", the four palms were glued together.
(End of chapter)