Chapter 21: The Wyvern is ruthless
Xuji and the others had already arrived at Longxingmen, and Feilongzi was warmly welcomed, greeted, and introduced each other one by one.
Feilongzi said: "Shaolin Temple and Longxingmen have always had a good relationship, and it is really brilliant that all masters can come to my Longxingmen as guests." ”
Xuji replied: "The poor monk and other disciples are selected in this Shaolin Zen martial arts master, according to the convention, need to experience a year on the rivers and lakes, today coincides with the passing by your faction, by the way to visit, I never thought that the head of the house is so hospitable, I am really flattered, Amitabha, good, good." ”
Feilongzi said: "The master is polite, if there is no good hospitality, I hope that the master will tell him as much as he wants, don't be restrained." ”
Xuji said: "Thank you, master." When they had eaten and drunk, they dispersed. Long Shen also prepared a guest room for everyone.
Xuan Zhen, Jie Se, Floating, and Void for the four of them came back after the time, led by the next person, and brought to the guest room arranged for the Shaolin Temple.
Then he said: "Rest early, and ask questions again tomorrow morning." A few people had to go to bed quickly, and talk about tomorrow's affairs tomorrow.
Early in the morning of the second day, Feilongzi prepared breakfast for the Shaolin Temple, but when they were eating breakfast, they saw the strange eyes of the people of Longxingmen, and whispered, so that the Xuji people had to think that there was something wrong?
Xuji quietly glanced at the monks, and there was nothing strange about it, at this time Long Shen walked in, saw the subordinates whispering there, and knew that they were discussing the rumors in the morning, and immediately became angry, glared at the subordinates, and the subordinates hurriedly shut up and quietly retreated.
Long Shen walked up to Xuji and said, "Master, is the food still palatable?"
Xuji hurriedly said: "Steward Shen is polite, the monks are not very particular, and being able to eat is content. Xu Jiyou then asked: "Just now I saw the people in the house talking to each other, looking strange, is something wrong?"
Asked by this, Long Shen was a little embarrassed and said: "Master don't be careful, it's just some gossip from the rivers and lakes, and it has nothing to do with us." After saying that, it was not good to continue, so he was ready to turn around and leave.
At this time, Ryosuke rushed in, walked directly to Xuji and said, "Senior brother, something is wrong." ”
Xuji hurriedly stood up and said, "What's the matter?
Ryosuke adjusted slightly: "Senior brother, it's really a shame, it's dirty to say it to the poor monk's mouth!" After speaking, he turned around, a little angry.
Xu Jiyou turned to Long Shen and said, "Steward Shen, have you heard anything about it?" ”
Seeing this, Long Shen couldn't shirk and said: "Master, don't listen to rumors, there is no foundation, it is not credible, it is not credible. ”
"No wind and no waves, rumors, why don't you make rumors about poor monks, why don't you make rumors about Brother Xuji, just make rumors about him," Ryosuke argued.
"Who is it and what is going on, let's make it clear first, the poor monk has his own judgment. ”
Ryosuke had no choice but to say: "Early in the morning, the poor monk heard that the monks of the Shaolin Temple visited the kiln last night. I went up to the theory and asked who said it, what nonsense, how could we go to that kind of place. ”
These people replied that the word spread in the city, and the rumor said that the place they went to was the largest brothel in the city, Tianfei Pavilion, and... And... He also named one of them, a monk named Xuanzhen. "The more I talked, the more angry I became.
"Is this really the case? call Xuan Zhen over immediately. Xuji said angrily: "Also, the three of Qu Se, Floating, and Void also called me." ”
Ryosuke came to the guest room, he went to bed too late last night, and the four of them were still asleep, Ryosuke practiced kicking and shouting: "When is it, still sleeping, hurry up, you did a good job last night!"
The four of them understood what was going on, and hurriedly got up to tidy up and went to see Xuji.
Along the way, Xuan Zhen felt very wronged in his heart, feeling that he really couldn't blame the Buddha for his fate, and he could rush to himself for anything, but he had no choice but to see the move.
As soon as he entered the house, Xuji asked: "Xuan Zhen, where did you go last night, what did you do, and you can't hide it at all." ”
Xuan Zhen saw that everyone was happy, and guessed that they all believed the rumors of Tianfei Pavilion, and it was estimated that it would be useless to say more, so he had to say: "If the poor monk said that he had not broken the precepts in Tianfei Pavilion, you probably wouldn't believe it, so if you want to kill, you have to listen to the honor." ”
"With such an attitude, I don't think it's enough to lose the face of Shaolin Temple, and the three of you, said. ”
Seeing this, the three of them were a little weak-hearted, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Senior brother, it's all our fault, we ...... last night I did go to Tianfei Pavilion, Senior Brother Xuanzhen was kind-hearted, and when he went to Tianfei Pavilion to find us, he didn't ask for flowers and willows. ”
Xuan Zhen listened and whispered: "You still have a conscience. ”
Xuji continued: "Xuan Zhen didn't ask for flowers and willows, that is, the three of you have it? According to the precepts, how should they be punished?"
The three of them hurriedly said: "Please be merciful to Senior Brother, we will never break the precepts again in the future, and if we do it again, we will be destroyed." He said it very sincerely, and he swore a poisonous oath.
Xuan Zhen said: "Senior brother, the three of them were indeed tempted by the Tianfei Pavilion, so they accidentally fell into the red dust, and asked the senior brother to give them a chance to repent and make up for their mistakes, which can be regarded as a lesson for them." ”
Xu Ji looked at the three of them: "The precepts of Shaolin Temple are so difficult that they are all furnished? As soon as you get out of Shaolin Temple, your heart will ripple, and this has not come out for a few days, if you are uncertain, leave Shaolin early, don't delay your future." And you Xuanzhen, why does Tianfei Pavilion only mention your name, you must participate in it. ”
The three of them hurriedly admitted their mistake and said, "Senior brother, don't drive us away, we know our mistake." Xuan Zhen did not participate. ”
Xuji said indignantly: "There is no need to explain, the matter has come to this point, and the noise is in an uproar, and Shaolin's face has been lost by you." According to the precepts, he was sentenced to 30 sentences, faced the wall for three days, was not allowed to eat, and if he committed another crime, Shaolin was expelled from Shaolin.
Hyun Zhen doubled the punishment. The four of them were helpless, and they wanted to explain again, but Xuji didn't pay attention to it, and went straight away, and the other monks took the four of them to punish them.
After three days, the four of them were in a panic, but they still had energy, and after another two days, they recovered their bodies and returned to their usual state.
On this day, Xuan Zhen went to the lake to pace with nothing to do, and saw that the formation of the Longxingmen martial arts training field was huge, and it was very spectacular, especially the people who practiced in the cloud training field, towering into the clouds, like immortals.
To practice in the air, you need to be very patient and have a stable mentality, otherwise you will stumble and fall and lose yourself without a fight.
These big sects are not like some small gang organizations, for fear that others will steal their own moves, the more superior the kung fu, the more attention is paid to the heart and the Tao, the heart is strong and the body is strong, and the Tao is prosperous and the form is prosperous.
If you just want to defeat the invincible opponent in the world with just a few moves, it is just the one-sided thinking of ignorant people, and these mental methods and Tao methods are only the laws of the human world.
If it is the realm of immortals, gods and demons, the body is already the incorruptible body of King Kong, and there is more attention to the hearts of immortals, gods and demons, Taoism and magic weapons.
The so-called mental law is the method of continuous cultivation of the primordial spirit of the beginning, the so-called Taoist method is the method of understanding the world that is practiced in the world to treat people and things, the mental method is to strengthen the body and mind, and the Taoist method is a mixture of good and evil.
Whether it is a person, a god, or a demon, it is probably not far from its origins, and the human heart, the god's heart, and the demon's heart are all strong body and mind;
The way of man, the way of God, and the way of demons all have their own ways, and the heart and the way are indispensable.
Xuan Zhen noticed a pair of people practicing martial arts not far away, a man and a woman, one old and one young, practicing very seriously.
Although the girl is small, she has a beautiful martial posture and a pure body, and this son is even more extraordinary, with a tacit understanding with the girl, with a graceful demeanor, and her eyes reveal the color of love for the little girl.
It's just that his body is more sophisticated, the strength, amplitude, and angle are just right, and the grip is very calm, and it feels like a master, but I don't know if it's a little restrained, or it's just a little clumsy, and I left without paying attention to it for a while.
In the evening, Xuan Zhen took advantage of everyone's inattention, and as usual, secretly went out to practice the "Dragon Rolling Gong" taught by Master Pudu.
Xuan Zhen is diligent every day, and he does not fall every day, practicing alone in the grove in the backyard, only to see his luck and luck, and the surrounding leaves rise without wind.
Take a closer look, there are dozens of leaves that are slightly shining, it turns out that Xuanzhen Luck Rolling Dragon Gong wrapped the leaves next to him with the breath of King Kong and slowly floated up.
It can operate dozens of leaves at a time, with extraordinary talent and rapid progress, although it cannot reach the power of shaking thousands of catties, but these "small tornadoes" can be dispersed and operated, which is already powerful.
Then, with a gentle urging, dozens of leaves swirled around him, and with another effort, these leaves shot out like darts and went straight into the trunk.
Some of the leaves disappear without even entering the trunk, which is breathtaking.
Xuan Zhen was afraid of being seen by others, so he walked to the trunk, stretched out a hand and gently waved the leaves and floated out of the trunk.
After a short rest, he began to practice again, and after about an hour, he felt that it was almost time to go back, and he was just about to return to his room, when he suddenly heard a commotion in the woods, and hurriedly lowered himself to hide.
I don't know if it was a beast or what, but after a while, a human head appeared, and then another, one high and one low, walked through the woods in the moonlight.
I only heard a voice say: "Nettle, if your father finds out, it's not just as simple as confinement, let's go back, and find a chance to see my uncle again in the future." ”
A sweet voice replied: "Brother Long, I didn't say goodbye last time, I haven't seen my uncle for a few months, I just miss it, besides, isn't it some martial arts problems to ask my uncle for advice, otherwise what if I practice again, what if I go crazy." ”
"But... But ......"
"Oh, Brother Long, I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of, what's going on, I'm sorry for you. ”
Chuanlong was helpless when he heard what Jing'er said, so he had to follow hard, but he was very uneasy in his heart.
When the two walked in, Xuan Zhen took a closer look, and it turned out to be the two people he saw in the martial arts training field during the day, but they all changed into black clothes, it seemed that they were afraid of being discovered by others.
Xuan Zhen didn't dare to make a sound, at this moment, suddenly there was a commotion in the forest not far away, Chuanlong reacted very quickly, and hurriedly lowered the posture of the dragon, signaling him not to speak, only to see a few people coming out of the forest, it was the housekeeper Long Shen, followed by a few people.
Long Shen shouted, "Have you seen which direction those two men in black went?" and everyone said they hadn't seen it. Then Long Shen said to himself: "It's strange, why have people in black always appeared around the mansion recently." ”
As he was talking, he saw two black-clothed men flying in front of him, and Long Shen shouted, "There, chase!" and the crowd chased out like the wind.
The dragon dragon was also taken aback by the man in black who suddenly flew out, and then he was glad that he didn't find himself, but he was also thinking about who these two men in black were, and he didn't dare to chase them out, so he walked out after everyone dispersed, and continued to go to Long Yaojun's other courtyard.
Xuan Zhen also felt that this place was so lively, but he didn't know what was going on, he was a newcomer, and it was not easy to come forward, so as not to misunderstand, so he simply followed quietly, thinking that these people would be a gang, is there any conspiracy?
Xuan Zhen didn't dare to follow too close all the way, but followed from a distance, for fear of being discovered too close.
At this time, when I arrived at a courtyard, I saw two people entering, and the door between them was written: Qingliu Courtyard, and I don't know who lives in it, so I don't dare to enter easily, so I went around the courtyard to investigate.
Chuan Long and Long Wei entered, passed the main hall, entered the inner courtyard, came to the study, knocked on the door, and said, "Uncle, you are here." ”
As soon as the door creaked open, it was Long Yaojun, who was overjoyed to see the two of them and said, "You are finally here, is Feilongzi not letting you see me?"
Jing'er said aggrievedly: "Yes, uncle. ”
But after thinking about it, he said: "Uncle, even if everyone in the world misunderstands my uncle, I am on my uncle's side." ”
Long Yaojun was very moved when he heard his niece say this, and he felt indescribable joy in his heart, and he had no regrets about having such a sensible niece in this life.
After entering, after a few people sat down, Long Yaojun said: "You two came out so late, you must have secretly escaped, and they were not discovered by Feilongzi, otherwise I am afraid it will be difficult to see each other in the future." ”
Nettle said: "Nettle is not afraid, as long as Nettle can walk, she can come to see her uncle." ”
Chuan Long said: "I came out just now and was almost discovered, it seems that Steward Long Shen is chasing the two black-clothed people with a group of people, and it is estimated that they have no time to take care of us, but I don't know why there are black-clothed people in the mansion." ”
Long Yaojun said: "There is a man in black, I'm afraid it's the Whale Sea Gang again, they are mortal enemies with our Dragon Star Gate, and there will often be friction, let him go." ”
After a pause, he continued, "The mental method has been passed on to you, how have you been cultivating recently?"
Jing'er hurriedly complained: "I watch like a prisoner all day long, and I don't dare to practice according to my uncle's mental method, and the door in the backyard can't be approached." ”
"Oh, don't be discouraged, it's just a small obstacle, it'll be fine in a while, you behave better, wait for the precautions in the house to relax, go to Houlin to practice every day, you don't have to run so far, uncle go over, go back for an hour to cultivate, they just got up at that time, and they won't be discovered." ”
"That's very good. ”
"It's better to go back quickly, lest there be any further trouble. ”
After saying that, the two of them sneaked back again.
Halfway back, just after drilling out of a forest path, two men in black appeared, startling the two of them.
Just thinking about how to deal with it, I didn't expect the other side to say: "Alas, are you from the Whale Sea Gang?" The two glanced at each other and looked at each other, it turned out that they were both wearing black suits and treating them as their own.
Hurriedly replied, "Yes." ”
Then the dragon wit asked, "You too?"
The other party replied, "No, from the Thunderfire Gang." ”
Then he asked, "You whale gang still have such a small child." ”
Chuanlong wittily replied: "Children are not easy to find, and they are very useful." ”
Immediately afterwards, Chuanlong was unhurried and said to the guest: "How are you checking over there?"
The man in black replied, "It's all clear, it's just that there were no children in the Whale Sea Gang when I came." ”
Chuanlong hurriedly responded: "Of course you haven't noticed it at such a young age, we have to go elsewhere to investigate." ”
While he was talking, dozens of people suddenly appeared around, holding lanterns, and surrounded them, and the leader was the chief butler Long Shen.
He shouted, "Who are you, dare to make a mistake on my Dragon Star Gate territory?"
One of the black-clothed men replied: "Hmph, just Longxingmen, Lao Tzu can come if he wants, and leave if he wants!"
"Don't talk nonsense, just be caught, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind!"
Chuanlong and Long Wei are very helpless, and if they are caught at this time, it will be difficult to explain. I was hesitant and didn't know what to do.
The man in black sneered and said, "It's up to you, you're still here when you're dying! I'll clean you up today!"
Long Shen didn't expect these people to be so hard-mouthed, and said angrily: "Death is still hard-mouthed, brothers, go up!" As soon as the order was given, everyone raised their weapons and faced each other.
Chuanlong and Long Wei thought badly in their hearts, and it would not be good if they hurt the door or be injured, but they had no choice but to parry, and Chuanlong had to take care of Long Ying, for fear of being injured by mistake.
After all, there are many people on the other side, and they also use the meteor secret technique from time to time, and suddenly there are flying beads shooting, which is really difficult to parry, and it is impossible to resist it.
Suddenly, a masked man flew in, only to feel a burst of powdery fragrance, before he could see his dress, grabbed the dragon with one hand, grabbed the dragon with the other, and jumped out of the circle with a whoosh, and disappeared into the forest like a fly.
Long Shen disappeared as soon as he saw the person, and hurriedly ordered one of the people to be humane: "Give me chase." The men pursued the masked man in the direction of his flight. The rest of the people were still fighting with the other two men in black, and they were captured by the Dragon Star Gate before they all passed.
On the other side, a group of people chased them all the way to the Qingliu Courtyard, and then disappeared, and one of them with a mustache reported, "Chief Shen, you disappeared after chasing here, will you hide in this courtyard?"
Long Shen looked at the other courtyard and thought for a moment and said, "Is it true that you are hiding here?" Ghost Longyang will not be trapped in the injustice of Longxing Gate if he is rejected by my people, but this matter must be investigated today. ”
After speaking, he said to the mustache: "Li Song, go and open the door." Then the mustache went and knocked at the door.
After a while, a person opened the door with a lantern, it was Qingliu, and people looked at him with strange eyes, and even some sarcasm, so did Long Shen.
Qingliu said as if he hadn't seen it: "It's so late, you have something to ask to come back tomorrow." "The door is about to close.
Long Shen shouted: "Wait, may I ask this son, can you see the three men in black passing by here or entering the courtyard?"
Qingliu said: "The courtyard has always been clean, and no one disturbs it, and it is so late, how can you see any people in black, please look elsewhere." "Then the door will be closed again.
Long Shen gestured to Li Song, and Li Song stepped forward and pushed the door open and said, "The head of my family hasn't finished asking, what door is closed, is it weak-hearted? Could it be that the man in black is really hiding in this courtyard?"
Qingliu was pushed by this, his body staggered, he almost dropped the lantern, and said unhappily: "Get out of the way, you don't know anything about Xiaosheng, you haven't seen anyone at all, don't waste time here." "After that, the door still has to be closed.
The mustache kicked at Qingliu and said angrily: "You nondescript dog, I said not to close the door, I have to be rough for you." After speaking, he turned around and said, "Brothers, go in and search." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud voice shouted: "Who dares to be presumptuous here." ”
When everyone heard this, it was like a lion's roar, and they were deafening.
I saw a figure from the courtyard from small to large, floating straight over, it can be seen that its internal force is deep, stay in front of it.
Steward Shen hurriedly smiled and said: "Yaojun, there are many offences today, three black-clothed people fled to your courtyard and disappeared, it is very likely that they are hiding here, but it is a matter of the safety of your courtyard and Longxingmen, so I have to go in to investigate." ”
Long Yaojun replied: "Presumptuous, if there is really a man in black who breaks into my courtyard, can I not notice that you need to do more?"
"Yaojun's words are wrong, we are not making something out of nothing, but if we don't find out the results, I'm afraid it's not good to go back and explain to Feilongzi, and I hope Yaojun will make it convenient, and you can go back with confidence after some investigation. ”
"I still advise you to save your efforts and go home, otherwise don't blame me for being polite. "The momentum is overwhelming, and everyone is also timid.
At this time, the crowd moved out of the gap where only one person could pass through, and one person walked in unhurriedly, and when he saw it, it was Feilongzi.
walked all the way to Long Yaojun, looked at him and said: "Yaojun, it's still this temper, the Whale Sea Gang has been active recently, and they have repeatedly stirred up trouble around my Longxing Gate, how dare they be so arrogant before, I'm afraid there is some ulterior conspiracy behind this." ”
"Just now, I caught two members of the Thunderfire Gang, and after a little interrogation, I confessed that the men in black who were with him were members of the Whale Sea Gang, and they were instructed by the Whale Sea Gang. ”
"Besides, how did this Qingliu know you back then, and what is the relationship with the Whale Sea Gang, you must know better than me, for the safety of Longxingmen, please also ask Yaojun to check it conveniently, bring Qingliu back and ask a few words, if not, eliminate the misunderstanding and everyone is happy. ”
Ghost Longzi sneered: "I'm afraid that some people can't wait for some misunderstanding, Feilongzi, the Dragon Star Gate has fallen to this point, you have nothing to do with it, and you have this idle time to find me Ghost Dragon Zi's rights and wrongs, it is better to practice your meteor technique well, maybe, the Dragon Star Gate will be brilliant again." "It's full of irony.
Long Shen interjected: "Ghost Longzi, how did you talk to your eldest brother, it is really unruly, look at your appearance, not expelling you from the Dragon Star Gate is your eldest brother's magnanimity to you, you are still so disrespectful, it is really hopeless!"
The crowd also coaxed: "That's it, are you qualified to say that we are Longxingmen?" "What kind of ghost dragon, there are no ghost dragons for a long time, I have only heard of ghost dragons." "No man, no woman, ghost Longyang, don't waste any more time, hurry up and make someone!"
No matter how innocent you are, no matter how reasonable you are, no matter how innocent you are, before the prejudice of the crowd, you will only go in the worst direction, or you will only go in the worst direction that the crowd expects.
At this time, everyone shouted in unison: "Hurry up, hurry up." ”
The ghost dragon son was already angry at this time, and the flying dragon son was silent, and said angrily: "Ignorant people, my ghost dragon son has a bright and upright life, how can I be angry with you ignorant people, no one can make friends, it's really a joke." ”
Feilongzi said at this time: "Ghost Longzi, don't be stubborn anymore, it will not be good for anyone, if it is really above board, hand over Qingliu, let us go in and check it again." ”
At this time, Qingliu came over silently and said: "The head of Feilongzi, Qingliu was a musician back then, and now he is also a musician, no matter where he is, he is just a musician." ”
"As for the Whale Sea Gang, what the Dragon Star Gate, it has nothing to do with Qingliu, if you have to find Qingliu, Qingliu is also powerless, then just listen to Zun. ”
turned to the ghost dragon and said, "Yaojun, there will be a period later." ”
The ghost dragon son was very moved after hearing Qingliu's words, and hurriedly grabbed Qingliu and said: "Qingliu, no, don't pay attention to them, I want to see what they can do to me Ghost Longzi?"
Qingliu broke free and said: "Yaojun, Qingliu is grateful for the happy days here, it seems that fate has ended, there are too many people who do not welcome Qingliu here, and it is also bitter for you and me." ”
"I have a heart for the bright moon, life is a passerby, you and I are passers-by, there is no need to be nostalgic, Qingliu only wants to be pure and flowing, day and night with wind and music as a companion. ”
"I think Feilongzi is just gripping people's hearts, and there is no intention of targeting you and me, so I will go with Feilongzi, and please ask the head of Feilongzi not to pursue the ghost dragon again, there is really no one from the Whale Sea Gang here, and I have never seen any people in black, people who have anything to do with the Whale Sea Gang, I'm afraid there is only me here." ”
Feilongzi heard Qingliu say this, he was reasonable, and it was not easy to pursue, but he thought that Qingliu was indeed detrimental to the reputation of Longxingmen here, so it was best to take this opportunity to let him go.
Then he said, "What the Qingliu musician said is very true, then come with us." ”
Feilongzi paused and changed his words: "In this way, it's too late, it's really indecent for our group of men to take you as a weak trickster, since Qingliu is bent on leaving, why don't I Feilongzi take this opportunity to make it happen." ”
"As long as the Qingliu musician never comes back, and today's things are no longer pursued, it is very good to be so peaceful, not only to eliminate misunderstandings, but also to return everyone's innocence, so very good. ”
Qingliu said goodbye to the two of them, and was about to leave, but the ghost dragon was very reluctant to see this, but he was helpless, and suddenly remembered something.
hurriedly shouted: "Slow." Qingliu froze when he heard it, and he didn't dare to look back, for fear that the feeling of parting would come to his heart, but he couldn't help it, and slowly turned around, just when he saw Long Yaojun walking out with his jade flute.
It turned out that the ghost dragon had accumulated his true qi to his feet after shouting slowly, rushed back to the house at lightning speed, and rushed out of the house at lightning speed, and in the moment when Qingliu hesitated and was reluctant, he had already taken the flute and sent it to Qingliu.
Everyone was also shocked, they couldn't imagine that the internal strength of the ghost dragon had reached such a level, if they really started, even if there were many people, I am afraid it would be difficult to take advantage.
Qingliu took the flute with both hands, looked at the beloved flute and the beloved, but the beloved did not intend to himself, at this time he already knew, and the bitterness in his heart was never said, but he was accompanied by happiness all day long, and all his feelings were told in this jade flute.
Look at Xiao, look at Ghost Longzi, I was about to cry, gritted my teeth, pushed Xiao back to Ghost Longzi and cried a little: "Yaojun, Jade Xiao gives true love, see that things are ruthless, don't forget me." ”
After finishing speaking, he was about to leave, Ghost Longzi hurriedly untied the jade pendant on his waist, and stuffed it into Qingliu's hand at the last moment, Qingliu held it tightly, but he left without looking back, alone, maybe he would never see each other again, and he would never forget about each other in the rivers and lakes.
Everyone was infected when they saw this farewell scene, and they didn't expect that this yin and yang weirdo was also revealing their true feelings, and Feilongzi had no choice but to give up, and without speaking, they all left on their own.