Qingyun Mountain, Tongtian Peak.

Outside the Yuqing Palace, there was a large group of people standing densely, looking closely, they were all people in the righteous path, including the Qingyun Sect Master Dao Xuan Zhenren and the Burning Incense Valley Valley Lord Yun Yilan were also among them. Behind the two of them, other well-known personalities and masters of the Qingyun Incense Burning Sect also stood here, looking at this formation, as if they were going to welcome someone.

I don't know who it is, who has such a big face?

Those small sects are not counted, most of the important people in Qingyunmen and Incense Valley are present at this moment, Shangguan Ce, Lu Shun, second-generation disciples Li Xun, Yan Hong and others in Incense Valley are all standing behind Yun Yilan. Among them, Li Xun was expressionless, but he looked very ugly, and there were people talking in a low voice everywhere, and from time to time, there were glances at him, which made his face even more ugly.

And in Qingyunmen, Tian Buyi, Zeng Shuchang, Master Shuiyue and Qi Hao and other heads of the various veins were also present, including Xiao Yicai and other disciples also stood behind Daoxuan Zhenren, but in the crowd, Lu Xueqi, the most prominent and popular figure in Qingyunmen in recent years, did not see a figure. In addition, Lin Jingyu didn't see a figure, and I don't know if it was in the ancestral hall again.

On this day, the sky is cloudless, and the mountain breeze is blowing slowly, giving people a feeling of relaxation and happiness. If it weren't for the fact that there are still too many grievances and vendettas in this mortal world, which are constantly involved, this place would really be like a fairyland on earth.

Among the crowd behind him, many people were talking in low voices, vaguely listening, most of them were talking about the biggest catastrophe in the world today, and the head of Qingyunmen, Dao Xuan Zhenren, listened to it in his ears, his face was solemn, and he couldn't help but sigh softly.

His voice was not loud, and most of the people around him didn't notice it, but Yun Yilan, the valley lord of Incense Valley, who was standing side by side with him, heard it, turned his head, he glanced at Dao Xuan Zhenren, and said in a low voice, "Senior Brother Dao Xuan, what's the matter with sighing?"

Dao Xuan smiled bitterly, shook his head slightly, and said, "Do you listen to the whispers of these Daoists behind us, few people are optimistic. 」

Yun Yilan smiled slightly, and said, "Senior Brother Daoxuan, why should you care about them, although the catastrophe has been completed now, and the lives are ruined, but we are the last hope of the people in the world at this moment, in the face of such ferocious monsters, Senior Brother, as the leader of the world, if you have no confidence, how can you face the ardent expectations of the people in the world?"

Dao Xuanzhen's face changed slightly, a trace of jīng light flashed in his eyes, and he took a deep look at Yun Yilan, but only to see that this person's face was calm, and he didn't seem to have anything to say, and smiled at the moment: "Where does Master Yun speak, how can he be poor and virtuous, and can he be worthy of the four words 'leader of the world'? When the Venerable Master Puhong of Tianyin Temple arrives here, you and I, together with the heroes of the world, will die for the people, and it will not be in vain for us to learn the Tao. 」

Yun Yilan nodded and said, "Senior Brother is very right. 」

Dao Xuan Zhenren returned the salute with a smile, but there was a strange feeling in his heart, this Incense Valley Lord Yun Yilan in front of him, he was humble and decent, and he was impeccable, but he always seemed to be unable to see through this person, and he always felt that this person seemed to be unfathomable in his heart.

Just when Dao Xuan Zhenren was thinking in his heart, whether to find a chance to try this Yun Yilan and see what he was thinking about, there was a sudden stir in the crowd, Dao Xuan Zhenren and Yun Yilan were both jīng gods, looked down the mountain, and sure enough, they saw the depths of the white clouds that were entangled and floating in the mountains of the towering Tongtian Peak, and suddenly the golden light flashed, and then it quickly became larger, and it was already quickly approaching the peak in a moment.

I saw the golden light floating, making a golden lotus blooming shape, floating up among the white clouds, the Sanskrit sound bursts, echoing between heaven and earth, all kinds of solemn weather, making people suddenly awe-inspired.

Dao Xuan Zhenren and Yun Yilan greeted them at the same time, the golden lotus fell, swaying and flickering for a moment, the golden light dissipated, and dozens of Buddhist monks led by the Master Puhong of Tianyin Temple appeared. The Venerable Master Puhong, who was the leader, looked the same as he was back then, with compassion and peace, a golden and red Zen robe, a solemn treasure, holding a string of deep sandalwood prayer beads in his hand, and a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Behind him, standing was the tall and tall junior disciple Pu Fang, who held the "Futu Golden Bowl", followed by more than a dozen senior monks and second-generation disciples of Tianyin Temple, and Buddhist disciples who had already become famous such as Fa Xiang and Fa Shan were also among them.

Dao Xuan Zhenren stepped forward and smiled, "Master Puhong, you are finally here, everyone has been looking forward to it for a long time!"

Master Puhong smiled and nodded, and said, "Let the benefactors and Dao Xuan head wait for a long time, the old man is ashamed. 」

At this time, Yun Yilan, who was standing next to Dao Xuanzhen, laughed loudly and said, "Master, do you still recognize me, I haven't seen you for many years, you don't want to forget all the old friends you made back then!"

Venerable Puhong glanced at Yun Yilan, his expression was obviously stunned, and even the smile he had always had retracted for a moment, and then a trace of admiration flashed in front of him, and said, "Could it be that this benefactor is actually Yun Yilan's old valley master?"

Yun Yilan laughed and said, "It's the old man, who has seen the abbot master. 」

Pu Hong came up and bowed in return, and said with a smile: "I have long heard that the Dao method of the Incense Valley is deep, especially the Three Yang realm of the 'Incense Jade Book' is even more magical, and the Yun Shi Master has a firm mind and outstanding talent, could it be that he has reached the realm of 'Jade Yang'?"

Yun Yilan's face changed slightly, and his heart was shocked, the Incense Valley Dao has always been known for its secrets in the righteous path, far less famous than the two major sects of Qingyunmen and Tianyin Temple. But this time he entered the Central Plains and met the leaders of the two powerful families in Middle Earth, and they were successively seen by Dao Xuan Zhenren and Master Pu Hong in his Dao Law realm.

It's just that he wants to think about it like this, but he still has a calm expression on his face, and he smiled: "The master's eyes are like a torch, and the old man is not enough to worry about it!" After a pause, Yun Yilan's face was slightly stern, and said, "But since the master is here, it will be good." If today's lives are ruined, and evil is rampant, it is really an unprecedented tragedy, and I hope that the master can lead the world to the right path, and in addition to this calamity, it is so good. 」

Dao Xuan Zhenren stood aside, and his face suddenly changed slightly.

Master Puhong humbly conceded, "Where is Master Yun, the people in the world have been robbed, the beasts and demons are raging, and the people of Tianyin Temple are the children of Buddhism, how can they retreat to the back of people? 」

Dao Xuan Zhenren smiled and said, "The master is too polite, Dao Xuan really doesn't dare to be. 」

The Venerable Master Puhong said, "Master Dao Xuan, if you look forward to it today, you will go to this catastrophe as soon as possible, and you must not shirk it again. 」

Yun Yilan smiled and said, "Both of them are masters of the Dao, but where are there so many polite words, come on, let's go in and talk, otherwise it will not snub others to let these many fellow Daoists accompany the three of us to talk and blow the wind!"

Dao Xuan Zhenren and Master Puhong looked at each other and smiled, and then walked together, along the way, there were people constantly greeting and greeting Master Puhong and the monks of Tianyin Temple, which shows that Tianyin Temple has a high reputation in the righteous path.

All the way into the Yuqing Palace, Master Puhong had to praise a few more words of the newly built Yuqing Hall in Qingyunmen, which was magnificent and majestic. Dao Xuan Zhenren smiled and thanked him, and asked Master Pu Hong to sit on the main seat, but Master Pu Hong refused, and after several excuses, in the end, it was Dao Xuan Zhenren who sat on the main seat as the master, and Master Pu Hong and Yun Yilan sat on both sides.

There are nearly 100 people standing in the main hall at the moment, but the seats are limited, except for a few high-ranking scattered immortals, they are the characters among the three major factions, which can also see the status and strength of the three major factions in the righteous path, and the discussion of countermeasures, etc., is naturally mostly discussed among the three major factions.

After everyone was seated, Yun Yilan was the first to speak and asked Venerable Pu Hong, "Master, have you seen those cruel monsters on your way to 1 this time?"

Master Puhong nodded and said, "Yes, we have also eliminated some demon beasts. 」

The people next to him were shocked, and now the scourge of beasts and demons has already spread all over the world, and there are many people who have seen it, but in this Qingyun Mountain Yuqing Palace, there are not many other sects except for the disciples sent by the three major sects to inquire about the news.

Dao Xuan Zhenren was also moved, and said, "Oh, there is such a thing, the master might as well talk about it, and let everyone here know about it. 」

Master Puhong said, "Don't dare. In fact, we would encounter these monsters on the way over, and we didn't expect it. We had always heard that these demons were still raging in the south, but in a small village seven hundred miles south of Qingyun Mountain, we found that more than a dozen monsters were attacking the village, but unfortunately we went too late, and all those villagers were killed. 」

"Ah!" Dao Xuan Zhenren and Yun Yilan both exclaimed, seven hundred miles south of Qingyun Mountain, although it was not close, it was not very far. At this time, the monks of Tianyin Temple standing behind Master Puhong showed unbearable expressions on their faces, and several monks still chanted Buddha together, thinking that the scene must have been very tragic at that time, which left a deep impression on these monks.

Master Puhong sighed at this moment, and an unbearable expression crossed his face, and he sighed: "Those monsters are really like the legend, their appearance is mutated from several fierce beasts in southern Xinjiang, and they are cruel and easy to kill, and the people in the village have not left a single living mouth. When encountering such demons, even if they break the killing vows and their cultivation is damaged, they still want to eliminate the harm for the people, so we will go down and get rid of them. 」

Dao Xuan Zhenren raised his palm and said, "The master is doing the Tao for the heavens, and what he does is merit, not the sin of killing, so the master doesn't need to be sad about it. 」

Pu Hong sighed and nodded, Yun Yilan next to him frowned, but he was concerned about another question, and said, "Master Abbot, I have another matter to ask. 」

Venerable Puhong said, "Lord Yungu, please speak. 」

Yun Yilan said, "Earlier, we didn't hear that these demons had already arrived there, and since the master met them this time, it must be that the beast demons will soon arrive near Qingyun Mountain. I wonder if along the way, apart from this village, has the master found any beast demons?"

Venerable Puhong shook his head and said, "No, except in that village, I haven't seen anything else, so I think it may be that a small number of demons are running fast, and they happen to be bumped into by us. 」

Dao Xuan Zhenren sighed, "They deserve to be unlucky, but unfortunately they can't save those villagers. When all the monks heard this, they all joined together and chanted the Buddha's name.

Yun Yilan nodded slightly, and said, "Master, with the battles between those beast demons and the high-ranking monks of Tianyin Temple that you saw, how powerful are they?"

Master Puhong groaned slightly, and said, "Most of these demons are ordinary monsters, but they are just powerful, fierce, and brutal, and if we really want to compare, the ordinary cultivation of our cultivators can surpass them. 」

Yun Yilan nodded and said, "It seems that most of these monsters are ordinary demon beasts, and they have been separated from their teammates. As he spoke, he paused, then turned to Li Xun behind him and said, "Xun'er, you tell Master Puhong about the news we have heard. 」

Li Xun answered, walked out, and bowed respectfully to Venerable Pu Hong, who smiled and said, "Senior Nephew Li doesn't need to be polite, please speak. 」

Li Xun nodded and said, "Master of Reporting, since this period of time, we have sent colleagues to the south to investigate, and we have found that there are three main reasons why this beast demon catastrophe is so tragic. First: Most of the ordinary beasts and monsters seem to be mutated from fierce beasts, although we don't know what the mutation is, but these monsters are indeed more ferocious and more cruel than the original bodies of those fierce beasts, and ordinary people are absolutely unable to resist; , especially better than many cultivators, and so far, no one has seen the legendary 'beast god', so I don't know what kind of character he is, but seeing that he can cāo indulge these countless monsters, I am afraid that he is also an extremely tricky character!"

Master Puhong's white eyebrows furrowed tightly, and the monks of Tianyin Temple behind him also looked at each other, this time the beast and demon catastrophe, the situation was obviously unprecedented, looking at Li Xun's expression when he spoke and the solemn expressions of Qingyunmen, Incense Valley and other figures, it was obvious that everyone was also in a heavy mood.

There was silence in the hall for a while, and after a while, Yun Yilan let out a long breath and said with a smile: "If these monsters are not powerful, how can they be the Great Tribulation of the Ages! Anyway, the matter has come to this, it is useless to think about it, it is better for us to discuss how to resist these demons." 」

Dao Xuan Zhenren nodded and said, "What the Lord of Yungu said is very true, so let's do it! I still have some inferior tea that the old man has collected for many years, please go to the inner hall to taste it, and we will talk while drinking." 」

Master Puhong and Yun Yilan stood up willingly, explained a few words to each other, and then followed Dao Xuan Zhenren into the inner hall, as soon as the three respected big figures left, the atmosphere in the Yuqing Hall slowly relaxed, Xiao Yicai, Qi Hao, Li Xun and others and Tianyin Temple's Dharma and Fashan are all old acquaintances, and they all came together to talk at the moment. Taking advantage of this rare time, Xiao Yicai mentioned that he took Fa Xiang and Fa Shan to take a good look at the scenery of Tongtian Peak, Fa Xiang and the others readily agreed, and Li Xun and the others happened to be fine, so they walked out together.

At this time, it is already summer, and the climate on earth is getting hotter, but it is still extremely cool on this towering Tongtian Peak. Walk to a cliff with a railing in the distance of the peak, look at it from afar, only to see the vast sea of clouds, the blue sky above, people can't help but have the heart of birth.

Fa Xiang exclaimed: "I have long heard of the fairyland of Qingyun Mountain, which has been an eye-opener for the poor monks once ten years ago, and now I will see you again, it is still so spectacular, moving, it is really a wonder in the world!"

Xiao Yicai smiled and said, "Senior Brother Faxiang is polite again, if you want to talk about Jing Sè, isn't the 'Wordless Jade Wall' and 'Sumeru Dao and Mustard Mountain' of Tianyin Temple on Mount Meru even more famous places that move the world?"

Fa Xiang smiled and said, "Those are small scenes, how can they compare to such a spectacular scene as Qingyun. The corner of his eye turned, and he suddenly found Li Xun and Yan Hong standing behind him. Yan Hong is nothing, but Li Xun seems to be a little unconvinced on his face, but after all, it is not back then, and he is now a little more self-contained, so he didn't express it.

Fa Xiang was cautious, and there was no change in the expression on his face, so he naturally continued: "But if you really want to say these words, I think that in the whole world, only Senior Brother Li's Xuanhuo Burning Heaven in the Incense Valley can be compared. Isn't that right, Senior Brother Li?"

Li Xun was stunned for a moment, with a hint of a smile on his face, but he still thanked him humbly: "Senior Brother Faxiang has won the award, the small place of Incense Valley is remote, and I dare not compare it with the customs of Middle-earth. 」

Xiao Yicai's eyes were full of deep meaning, he glanced at Fa Xiang, the corners of his mouth showed a hint of a smile but not a smile, and then smiled: "Okay, okay, you don't have to boast about it, anyway, every place has its own scenery, and the vast land of the world is so vast, I wonder if we will be able to see it all in our lifetime?"

Everyone was touched for a moment and said in unison, "Exactly. They laughed out loud.

Everyone talked and laughed for a while, Li Xun seemed to think of something again, slowly walked to Xiao Yicai's side, and said in a low voice when no one was paying attention, "Senior Brother Xiao, may I ask. 」

Xiao Yicai was stunned for a moment and said, "Senior Brother Li, there is nothing wrong with saying it. 」

Li Xun hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but say it, "This...... Why haven't these rìzi, especially such an important rìzi today, seen Xiao Zhufeng's Lu Xueqi Lu Senior Sister appear?"

Xiao Yicai's face changed slightly, he glanced at Li Xun, and said in a low voice: "Senior Brother Li, Senior Sister Lu has been ordered to reflect on the Xiaozhu Peak Moon Observatory because she was in public against my mentor Daoxuan, and she has been ordered to reflect on it on the Xiaozhu Peak Moon Observatory today. 」

Li Xun said "ah" in his mouth, his expression was complicated, as if he was sad, and he seemed to be a little ashamed and annoyed, but after a while, he sighed again, smiled bitterly at Xiao Yicai, and said, "Thank you Senior Brother Xiao for telling me, I am grateful, and I will beg the tutor later to see if I ask him to persuade the old man to say a few words to Uncle Xuan, alas, it can be regarded as doing my part." 」

Xiao Yicai nodded, didn't speak, only reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

Standing in the distance and looking at the beautiful scenery of heaven and earth, Fa Xiang slowly withdrew his gaze from the two people who were talking in a low voice behind him, and suddenly heard someone next to him whisper, "Master, do you know about Senior Brother Li's proposal to Senior Sister Lu Xueqi and Lu?"

Fa Xiang smiled slightly, glanced at Qi Hao who was standing beside him, and said, "I've heard a little. 」

Qi Hao nodded and stopped talking, but Fa Xiang suddenly sighed, and there was a bit of emotion in his voice. Qi Hao was slightly surprised, and said, "Senior Brother Faxiang, why are you sighing like this?"

Fa Xiang smiled faintly, restored the original god, and said, "It's nothing, I suddenly remembered an old man. 」

Qi Haoqi said: "Old man, what old man?"

Fa Xiang said leisurely: "An old man who was born and died with us, and has a lot to do with us and that Lu girl......

Qi Hao was silent, and after a long time, he also sighed heavily, and in his voice, there was a little emotion about the vicissitudes of the world and the fact that things are wrong.

The main altar of the Demon Sect's Ten Thousand Poisons Gate is located in a place called "Viper Valley" in the southwest of Middle-earth. According to the geographical location, the Poisonous Snake Valley, the Fox Qi Mountain of the Ghost King Sect, and the Xiaoyao Stream of the Hehuan Sect just form a large triangle, containing each other and confronting each other, constituting the originally quite solid balance of power in today's Demon Sect.

But at this moment, this balance has reached a precarious point, especially in the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, which was originally the most powerful in the Demon Sect, with the death of the old sect master Poison God Old Man, around the inheritance of the new sect master, the Ten Thousand Poison Gate has become chaotic, and the Poisonous Snake Valley where the main altar is located is already tense, and the situation is about to erupt.

Nominally speaking, he got the death of the Poison God, and the official heir status was Qin Wuyan, the closed disciple of the Poison God, but unfortunately, in the Demon Sect, especially in a sect like the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, which is martial and strong, it is useless to rely on the will left by the Poison God alone.

Not long after the Poison God died, several of his other disciples rushed back to the Poison Snake Valley, menacing, and put on an attitude of wanting to compete for the position of the sect master. And although Qin Wuyan is deeply rooted in the true inheritance of the Poison God, and his skills are far better than several senior brothers, firstly, he is not highly qualified in the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, and some important masters in the sect are almost all on the side of his senior brothers this time; 。

However, fortunately, at this critical juncture, Qin Wuyan finally relied on the strange Dao method of the True Transmission of the Poison God, plus the combination of five kinds of poisons, including the "Seven-Tailed Centipede", to forcibly remove this strange blood-devouring demonic power from his body. And this matter of heavy relationship only happened a few days ago, Qin Wuyan was deep in his mind and had been keeping this secret, he knew that he was already the target of everyone at the moment, so he was willing to endure it.

His patience soon paid off, and the three senior brothers Fan Xiong, Cheng Wuya and Duan Rushan, who had worked together to form an alliance and came back to snatch the throne of the sect master, found that this little junior brother who was originally the most feared was already an internal injury. The half-crippled person who was riddled with illness, and he also expressed very sincerely that the master did pass on the position of the master of the door to him on his deathbed, but he himself did not want to sit in this position at all, and handed over the seal of the head of the sect on the spot, and placed it in front of the poison god spirit position, indicating that only those who become the master of the door can get it, and the alliance of the three poison god heirs quickly began to disintegrate and collapse.

The master worship and the disciples in the Ten Thousand Poison Sect are also divided into three factions at this moment, and the faction headed by the Hundred Poisons is on the side of the senior brother Fan Xiong; and the blood-sucking old demon who had the hatred of killing with Zhang Xiaofan and his friend Duanmu Lao Zu stood behind the second Cheng Wuyan; As for the remaining three old Duan Rushan, although Dao Xing ranked last among the four disciples of the Poison God, his people have always been scheming, and they have long been secretly plotting, but this time his power is temporarily the most powerful, and many old monsters who have not been born for a long time in the Ten Thousand Poison Sect have been co-opted by him, and nearly half of the disciples are on his side。

And in the current Snake Valley, it is the last day of sacrificing the first seven of the poison god. The news of the death of the poison god has been spread, and the white flags on the mourning hall are like mountains, but it is rare to hear a cry or two. Although most of the disciples of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect wore white silk on their heads and sackcloth, they did not even have a trace of sadness and pain on their faces, on the contrary, many of them glared angrily and confronted the people of the other faction. If it weren't for the last bit of face on the mourning hall, I'm afraid that this place would have already become a martial hall instead of a mourning hall.

The four disciples of the Poison God, all dressed in heavy filial piety, knelt in front of everyone, but except for Qin Wuyan, the other three people only kowtowed three times and stood up, standing to the side, and many people were also standing behind them, confronting each other, and countless eyes looked at the offering table in front of the coffin in the mourning hall, a green sè small box with four characters written on it

Ten Thousand Poison God Seal.

It is the seal that the owner of the Ten Thousand Poisons Gate has had since ancient times.

There were three fruits on the table, and on the ground in front of the table was a copper basin, burning with flames, after Qin Wuyan kowtowed, unlike the three senior brothers, he knelt aside silently, took the paper money and put it into the copper basin one by one, and burned it to the deceased. And none of his three senior brothers looked at him squarely, anyway, no matter who ended up becoming the master of the door, this waste man couldn't escape the fate of being poisoned.

Their attention is more on the locket.

Fan Xiong, who had a sideways face and a fierce expression, suddenly snorted coldly, took a step forward, and walked towards the offering table, but Cheng Wuyan and Duan Rushan, who had already been on guard, flashed out almost at the same time, Duan Rushan sneered: "Senior brother, Master's first seven years have not yet passed, what do you want to do?"

Fan Xiong's eyes widened, a fierce light flashed on his face, and he said, "I am the senior brother, of course this son will be inherited by me. 」

Cheng Wuya snorted and said, "Where do you see that this position is where Senior Brother sits?"

Duan Rushan also sneered: "You want to talk about the rules of the elders and young, if you really want to talk about the rules, the master will also pass on the throne to the junior brother when he is dying, where will it be your turn?"

Fan Xiong's eyes flashed with fierceness, Huo Di turned his head to look at Qin Wuyan, Qin Wuyan didn't raise his head, his voice still sounded devoid of qi, coughed, and said tremblingly, "Three senior brothers, you just came back...... cough, cough cough...... I immediately handed over the letter and explained that I was not interested in the position. You guys...... Ahem...... You started earlier than me, and the people are higher than me, so naturally you should sit in this seat, Master is old, and he was a little confused when he thought about leaving, so he said nonsense. You've decided who sits in this position, so don't drag me in. 」

In his tone, he was low and trembling, and he seemed to have some feelings of weakness and fear, where was the deep and arrogant appearance of before. Fan Xiong sneered, turned his head disdainfully, didn't look at him again, and said, "Then what are you going to do?"

Duan Rushan sneered and said, "Needless to say, it's still the same as we agreed, Master will pass the first seven first, and after letting the old man go, we will decide who will sit in this position on this mourning hall!"

Fan Xiong glared at Duan Rushan and Cheng Wuyan fiercely, and his two junior disciples would not be kind to him when they looked at him. After a few moments, Fan Xionghuo turned around and strode out of the mourning hall, and a large group of people immediately walked out after him. Cheng Wuya and Duan Rushan then also walked out with their men and horses, and above the mourning hall, Qin Wuyan was soon left alone to kneel on the ground silently guarding the coffin.

I don't know how much time passed, the stack of paper money in Qin Wuyan's hand was put into the copper basin and burned clean, and he slowly raised his head, his eyes under the white silk were indifferent but without brilliance.

"Master...... his voice was so soft that only he could hear it, "Master, do you see, these people are your apprentices, your subordinates......

The corners of Qin Wuyan's indifferent mouth slowly flashed with a sneer, cold without the slightest emotion.

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