According to the records of the sect's classics, since the beginning of chaos, heaven and earth have been divided into five realms, eight states, and countless mountains and rivers under the state. Far away from the Five Realms, there are countless unknowable places.

Danyang Sect is located in Cangzhou, Yushan Realm.

The jade is in the mountains and the grass and trees are moist, and the pearls are born and the cliffs are not dry. The Yushan realm is mostly mountains and rivers, but Cangzhou is a rare plain in the Yushan territory.

Mountains, rivers, grass and trees, cultivators mostly live between the mountains, rivers and beautiful waters, in order to seek more heaven and earth aura, but there are many sects in the land of cultivation, most of the land of Lingchuan and beautiful water are occupied by some large sects, although Cangzhou is located in the plain, the aura of heaven and earth is not as good as other states, but there are still many sects, whether it is the Dao Gate or the Demon Gate, they are all competing for not much cultivation resources in this land.

For thousands of years, the battle between Daomen and demons has never stopped, under the leadership of the first sect of the Daomen, the Cangzhou Daomen will hold the Cangzhou Conference every twenty years, and the top five who win the Cangzhou Conference will become the new five major factions, and the Lingxin Palace will lead the entire Cangzhou Daomen and the Demon Gate together.

Danyang Sect is also a famous sect in Cangzhou Daomen, and it is one of the five major sects of Daomen. In addition to the head of the sect, there are three elders in the early stage of Jindan and two elders in the late stage of heartbeat.

There is only Luoxia Valley between the Tianji Sect and the Danyang Sect, and it is one of the five major factions with the Danyang Sect, and the ranking is even higher than that of the Danyang Sect. The door is majoring in swordsmanship, and a set of Tianji swordsmanship is very powerful, and the head of the sect is rumored to have practiced Tianji swordsmanship, and he is about to break through Jindan to form a yuanying.

In the Wuji faction, an old man in a power suit sat in the lobby, although he was old, he was still in good spirits, and his strong muscles were outlined by the tight power suit. There were several teenagers kneeling down in the hall, bowing their heads and saying nothing, silent. The old man's sharp eyes roamed over several people, and his face was extremely ugly.

"Say, what the hell is going on this time. ”

A vigorous and powerful voice broke the calm in the hall, and several teenagers in the hall began to tremble slightly, and buried their heads lower.

After a while, a young man raised his head slightly, and replied tremblingly: "Originally, Gongzi took us to Luoxia Valley to try his flying sword, but we met someone from Danyang Sect, and then after a few words of dispute, a fight broke out, and Gongzi was accidentally injured by Zhang Zihao." ”

The old man was silent when he heard this, his eyes stared quietly at the young man who spoke, and there was already a trace of anger between his eyebrows. The young man did not dare to face the old man's eyes, and buried his head deeply.

"Waste. ”

Suddenly, the old man roared angrily, and several young people in the hall were suddenly shocked, and they trembled even more.

"Zhang Yiqing's grandson is just a cultivator in the later stage of foundation building, he can't even beat it, it's not a waste, I still give him the Qingyang Sword, I He Feizhou don't have such a waste grandson. ”

The old man looked extremely angry, his clothes began to tremble slightly, and a huge aura spread through the room, pressing the hearts of several young people.

"Father, go and see He'er. At this time, a middle-aged man walked in anxiously and said to the old man.

"Hmph, waste one, what's there to see. The old man snorted coldly, and although he said so, his feet still followed him towards the back hall.

The backyard was full of people, a young man was lying on the bed with a pale face, a doctor was treating him, and a woman next to him was sitting quietly on the edge of the bed, her face full of anxiety and unease.

The old man walked into the room and glanced at the young man lying on the bed, and snorted coldly, "Is it dead?" ”

When the doctor heard the old man's voice, he hurriedly got up and saluted the old man, and said in a hurry: "Elder Qiyu, the son is not in serious health, it's just"

"If you have anything, it's not a pity that this kind of waste is dead. ”

The old man looked at the young man on the bed and snorted coldly.

The doctor was shocked, and hurriedly said: "Childe's body is fine, but the sea of qi in his body has been broken and his meridians have been damaged, and his cultivation may be greatly reduced, and if he is not good at recuperation, his cultivation will also be hindered in the future." ”

As soon as the doctor's words fell, the middle-aged man's face suddenly became very ugly, and the woman next to him held the young man's arm on the bed tightly with both hands, and tears couldn't stop flowing.

"What?"

When the old man heard this, he was furious, pushed the doctor away, walked straight to the bedside and grabbed the young man's wrist.

There were bursts of vibrations in the young man's wrist, the rhythm was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, and the breath in his body was already chaotic, and there were already slight cracks in many meridians.

The room was very quiet, only the old man's snort and the woman's soft sobs, and gradually the old man's snort became thicker and thicker, and after a long time, the old man gently put down the young man's wrist, and his gloomy face was about to drip water.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the old man slapped his palm on the wooden table, and the wooden table suddenly turned into a piece of powder.

"Zhang Yiqing, you deceive people too much. ”

Danyang Sect, inside the Wind Gate Hall.

An old man in a robe sat directly above the hall, and Zhang Zihao stood respectfully beside him, looking very worried.

"Zihao, you are really too impulsive this time, we have always been at odds with the Wuji faction, you injured He Feizhou's grandson this time, this person is extremely protective, I think I will definitely ask for an explanation. The old man looked at Zhang Zihao and said softly.

Zhang Zihao lowered his head and said, "This time it was they who made the first move, and Sun Er was also angry at the time, so he accidentally injured him." ”

"I hope his grandson's injuries are not serious, and we will give some compensation when the time comes. The old man looked at him and asked, "Fortunately, you didn't have an accident, and the disciples who accompanied you are all right, right?"

"All of them came back, and nothing happened. ”

The old man flicked off his robe and said with relief: "That's good, if you make a mistake this time, I will punish you with four months of confinement, do you have any opinions?"

"The grandson didn't. ”

"Zihao, with your talent, as long as you work hard, you will have some achievements in the future, you should cultivate diligently, don't spend your mind on that little girl Liu Yan. ”

Zhang Zihao was shocked when he heard this, and his expression was a little flustered: "My grandson doesn't have it, my grandson just treats her as a junior sister." ”

The old man glared at him and said solemnly: "Don't think that you usually go to find that girl when you are fine, I don't know, and I heard that that girl and Liu Xuan of Huomen were together a few years ago, so you should go to her less in the future, so as not to cause criticism." ”

"My grandson got it. Zhang Zihao nodded, his face showing some embarrassment.

"It's good that you know. The old man waved his hand and said no more, Zhang Zihao bowed and left the hall.

As soon as he left the hall, Zhang Zihao saw Liu Yan running towards him.

"Senior Brother Zhang, did you tell the elders? Liu Yan asked eagerly.

Looking at the girl in front of him, Zhang Zihao's heart softened, when he first entered the mountain gate, Liu Yan was just a yellow-haired girl, although it was not ugly but it was really not beautiful, but a few years have passed, the former yellow-haired girl has transformed into a slim girl, but at this time she has already been with Liu Xuan, Zhang Zihao, as the grandson of the elder, attaches great importance to reputation on weekdays, so he does not dare to do anything too out of the ordinary. But he believed that with his identity and cultivation, it would be a matter of time before he snatched Liu Yan from Liu Xuan's bookworm.

"Don't worry, junior sister, I have already told my grandfather, and he has promised to send someone to rescue Senior Brother Liu. ”

Liu Yan's heart was relieved when he heard this, and he suddenly remembered the experience along the way, and said with a slightly red face: "Thank you Senior Brother Zhang this time, you risked your life to save me." ”

Looking at the willow smoke with a face like a peach blossom, Zhang Zihao couldn't help but be a little intoxicated, in the past few years, the willow smoke has become more and more beautiful, and gradually has become the first beauty of the wind gate, and Liu Xuan has also become the target of public criticism, almost everyone thinks that Liu Xuan does not have the slightest match for the willow smoke.

"Senior brother?"

Liu Yan called softly, and Zhang Zihao suddenly came back to his senses and smiled awkwardly.

"Senior sister, you are too polite. Zhang Zihao said softly: "For the sake of my junior sister, don't say that you are risking your life, even if you lose your life, it is worth it." ”

Liu Yan also smiled a little embarrassedly when she heard this, Zhang Zihao knew her thoughts, she and Liu Xuan had been together for several years, and she still had a lot of feelings for Liu Xuan in her heart. But as she grew older, her mind became more and more mature, and under Zhang Zihao's relentless pursuit, her heart gradually began to waver.

Zhang Zihao also felt that those words were a bit explicit, and chuckled awkwardly: "Senior sister, don't worry, I believe that Senior Brother Liu Jiren has his own natural appearance." ”

"I hope so. ”

Liu Yan stared into the distance and nodded worriedly

At this time, Liu Xuanzheng was moving forward along the path with difficulty, and a stone tablet could already be seen not far ahead, and the stone tablet was vigorously engraved with the three big characters of "Danyang Sect".

Looking at the sect in front of him, Liu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and the teeth that were clenching his lower lip were easily opened, and a row of tooth marks suddenly appeared on the entire lower lip, and blood kept oozing out from the tooth marks.

"Help!"

Desperately shouting the last sound, Liu Xuan couldn't hold on any longer, and fainted on the road in front of him.

I don't know how long I was in a coma, but suddenly a sharp pain came from my abdomen, Liu Xuan woke up slowly, and the bloodstained robe had been taken off, revealing the gray underwear inside.

Enduring the severe pain, Liu Xuan sat up slightly and looked at the surrounding environment, what caught his eye was a simple but neat and clean room, a wooden bed and a pair of chairs were all the decorations in the room, some books were neatly placed on the table, the brush on the side was also placed on the ink table, and a stack of white paper was pressed under the ink table, and a line of beautiful small characters was neatly arranged on the paper.

"How did I get to my own room. ”

Liu Xuan was thinking about who had saved him, when a swarthy young man walked in with a pot of tea.

"Senior Brother Liu, you're awake. ”

The young man was extremely happy to see Liu Xuan wake up, and a brilliant smile appeared on his dark face.

"Little Heizi, did you save me?" Liu Xuan looked at the swarthy boy and asked, "How long have I been in a coma?"

Xiao Heizi put the tea on the table, and said with a smile: "You have been in a coma for two days, and that day it was when Senior Brother Zhao and I were patrolling the mountains, and we found you fainting on the side of the road, so we carried you back." ”

Liu Xuan's heart was touched when he heard this, most of the disciples of the Danyang Sect looked down on Liu Xuan, an idiot who could only read books, coupled with Liu Yan's relationship, some people often spoke ill of him.

Xiao Heizi lives next door to Liu Xuan, a generation later than Liu Xuan, maybe it is a relationship by birth, Xiao Heizi is very simple-minded, and he is also very honest. Because of his dark skin, he is often bullied by other disciples, although Liu Xuan is not pleasing in the sect, but his rank among the disciples is still relatively high, so he often helps Xiao Heizi to break the siege, and over time, Xiao Heizi and Liu Xuan are getting closer and closer, which is also an outlier among the disciples in the sect.

"Thank you"

Da En didn't say thank you, Liu Xuan just said two words.

Xiao Heizi didn't care at all, looking at Liu Xuan and smiling embarrassedly, a blush appeared on his face, and his already dark face was even more conspicuous.

"Senior Brother Liu is too polite, they are all brothers in the same sect, so they should help each other. Xiao Heizi poured a cup of tea and handed it to Liu Xuan and said, "In the past two days that you have been unconscious, Elder Huo and Senior Sister Liu have come to see you, and Senior Brother Zhang has also come. By the way, this is the elixir that Elder Fire left for you, and he also said that you should go see him when you wake up. ”

Taking the jade bottle in Xiao Heizi's hand, Liu Xuan felt a lot of emotion in his heart, since he became a bookworm, the other elders and heads of the sect are no longer kind to him, only Elder Huo cares about him as always, although Elder Huo is short-tempered and often scolds people at every turn, but Liu Xuan understands that Elder Huo really cares about himself. After experiencing so much warmth and affection, this concern is even more precious to Liu Xuan.

The Danyang Sect is divided into five gates: fire, wind, dan, talisman and instrument, and each of the five gates is headed by an elder, among which the fire gate is majoring in the Burning Sun Jue, and the offensive is fierce. The damper majors in light and spiritual, elegant and smart. The three gates of Dan, Fu and Instrument are mainly alchemy talismans and refining tools. There are thousands of exercises and secret books in the library of the sect, and as long as the disciples have cultivated to a certain level, they can consult some of these classics.

Liu Xuan is a frequent visitor to the library pavilion, but his own cultivation is too low and can only be consulted on the first floor, and most of the first floor is some very ordinary exercises, more of which are some travel biographies, despite this, Liu Xuan still reads it with relish, and is not less ridiculed by other disciples for this.

In the hall of the fire gate, an old man in a red robe jumped like thunder, his angry eyes stared at the young man in front of him as if he was about to burst into flames, and his resolute face was flushed with anger, and his mouth kept scolding, and countless saliva flew out of the corners of his mouth, spurting towards the young man's face, and the young man lowered his head helplessly, and gently flashed his head from time to time so as not to be sprayed on his face by spittle.

"I said you little bastard, don't wander around if you don't have the ability, if you weren't discovered by the disciples patrolling the mountain, no one would know that you died on the side of the road. In order to save you, this kid, Lao Tzu's Chiyang Dan is all wasted, what do you say you will compensate me. The red-robed old man pointed at Liu Xuan with a sad face.

After Liu Xuan raised his head slightly to confirm that no saliva flew out, he asked cautiously and softly, "Why don't I make a promise?"

"Get out of the way. ”

The old man scolded, raised his right hand and wanted to slap him to death.

"Lao Tzu told you a long time ago, let you cultivate hard, don't waste your good state of mind, but you kid just don't listen, you know all day long that you are messing with that girl in Fengmen. The old man paused, looked at Liu Xuan and said earnestly: "Cultivators, the pursuit of the avenue, the pursuit of heaven and earth, with your state of mind, I believe that these truths do not need me to say more." ”

Liu Xuan lowered his head slightly, and felt a little guilty in his heart, his physical qualifications were too poor, which led to the slow progress of his cultivation, for this reason, even Elder Huo was often pointed at behind his back by other disciples, but Elder Huo was short-tempered, and many disciples were beaten by Elder Huo in bed for several days because of this matter, and gradually Elder Huo's reputation among the disciples became worse and worse, and in the end, even the head couldn't stand it, and talked to Elder Huo several times.

Seeing Liu Xuan's guilty expression, Elder Huo couldn't bear to hit him anymore, and said softly: "It's not your fault that your physical qualifications are poor, it's only God's fault for giving you such a transparent state of mind, but giving you this weak body." ”

Liu Xuan was silent.

Elder Huo sighed lightly and said softly, "Don't be discouraged, I have never seen the transparency of your state of mind, and I believe that you will have some achievements in the future." I have heard about this incident, Zhang Zihao injured He Feizhou's grandson, with He Feizhou's temperament, he will definitely come to ask for an explanation, it seems that Zhang Yiqing is going to have a blood this time. ”

While the two were talking, suddenly a disciple ran into the hall quickly and said to the two, "Elder Huo, the head of the sect invites you to the council hall. ”

"What's going on?"

Elder Huo frowned slightly, the Danyang Sect's council hall is rarely used, and on weekdays, some small things are discussed in the side hall and the matter is over, except for the annual meeting every year, only when there is a major matter, the head of the house will call everyone to go to the council hall to discuss.

Hearing this, the disciple said respectfully, "Elder He of the Wuji Sect is here, and the head of the sect invites you to discuss the handling of the matter." ”

"This kind of trivial matter, let Zhang Yiqing pay something, even if you need to discuss it in the conference hall?"

Elder Huo thought about it, and suddenly felt shocked: "Could it be that He Feizhou's grandson is dead?"

Thinking of this, Elder Huo's face couldn't help but change greatly, and he didn't think much about it, and said to Liu Xuan: "You go back and have a good rest, the bottle I gave you is a health pill, you remember to take it on time." After saying that, he turned around and flew out, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

After leaving the fire gate, Liu Xuan came to Fengmen along the winding path in the mountains, Fengmen majored in light and spiritual decision, and most of the women were under the door, Zhang Yiqing as the wind elder, so that Zhang Zihao had been mixed in the wind gate, Zhang Zihao's parents lost their lives in a fight, and the death of his parents made Zhang Yiqing love this only grandson even more. Zhang Zihao is not a high-flying and domineering person, but he works very hard, he has already reached the late stage of foundation building at a young age, and he will enter the enlightenment period in a little time, and is known as the genius of the new generation of the sect.

The Fengmen courtyard is very large, and from time to time there are women passing by in groups of three or two along the way, Liu Xuan walked quietly on the stone road alone, and the women who passed by the Fengmen all looked sideways at him, and many people pointed at him behind his back, and some soft whispers also reached Liu Xuan's ears.

"You don't know who he is? He's Liu Yan's good friend, Liu Xuan of Huomen. ”

"It turns out that he is Liu Xuan, I heard that he is an idiot who can only read, and he hasn't built a foundation for more than five years. ”

"That's right, I guess I'm stupid to read a book, I don't know what Senior Sister Liu likes about him. ”

"Shhhhh

Liu Xuan glanced at a few people, he had heard too many such words, and he would defend a few words from the beginning to now he was used to it. The cultivation realm is so cruel, no one will sympathize, no one will understand, everything depends on your strength.

At the entrance of the courtyard, the two disciples guarding the door leaned against the back wall, their eyes glanced at Liu Xuan obliquely, and the corners of their mouths showed a sneering sneer.

"Two junior brothers, I am Liu Xuan from Huomen, please help me find Senior Sister Liu. Liu Xuan stepped forward and said to the two.

A disciple looked at Liu Xuan and chuckled and sneered, "Senior Brother Liu, there are still people in the entire Danyang Sect who don't know Senior Brother Liu." ”

"Yes, I've heard the name of a bookworm when I first got started. Another disciple also smiled and agreed.

Liu Xuan frowned slightly, every time he came to Fengmen to find Liu Yan, he would be harassed by the disciples guarding the door, he had heard what those two people said many times. Although the disciples will make it difficult, Liu Xuan started early after all, and Elder Huo has a short temper, so most of the disciples will still report to Liu Yan after a few cold words.

At this time, the two gatekeepers didn't seem to plan to report to Liu Yan, and still looked at Liu Xuan mockingly and chuckled.

"Two, please tell Liu Yan that Liu Xuan is coming to her. Liu Xuan said again.

The two looked at him, and after a while, they said disdainfully: "Senior Sister Liu is not available, she wants to practice sword with Senior Brother Zhang, you can come to her again tomorrow." ”

"I really don't know what Senior Sister Liu likes about you, what is not better than you about Senior Brother Zhang, Senior Sister Liu is really blind. ”

"Maybe this kid poured some ** soup into Senior Sister Liu, I think Senior Sister Liu will wake up sooner or later. ”

"I think so, you said that Senior Brother Zhang is not better than him, he is already about to enter the enlightenment period at a young age, and he is the grandson of Elder Feng, and his future is definitely limitless. ”

The two ignored Liu Xuan, who was standing aside, and began to sneer coldly, and their contemptuous eyes swept over Liu Xuan from time to time. Listening to the sarcastic words of the two, Liu Xuan's face became more and more gloomy, and the true qi in his body began to slowly condense, and the breath between the three seemed to suddenly cool.

"What are you going to do?"

The two guards immediately panicked, and they all pulled out their flying swords and pointed at Liu Xuan. The two dared to speak sarcastically, but it was also expected that Liu Xuan would not dare to make a move at the wind gate, but at this time, Liu Xuan's actions made the two of them feel surprised, although Liu Xuan was not good, but after all, he had been in the beginning for five years, and his cultivation was not comparable to the disciples of the two who had just started for a year, and this matter was also made difficult for Liu Xuan first, and they couldn't get rid of it if they really made a big fuss.

A disciple looked at Liu Xuan and shouted: "This is the Fengmen compound, do you want to force your way into the Fengmen?"

Liu Xuan didn't pay any attention to the shouts of the two, the Lieyang Jue had been transported to the peak, and the palms of his hands were already slightly red under the urging of the Lieyang Jue.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

Suddenly, there was a loud shout from the courtyard, and a woman in blue walked briskly from inside, glanced at the cold Liu Xuan and then at the two panicked disciples, and immediately understood what was going on. It is not once or twice that Liu Xuan has been harassed outside the Fengmen Courtyard, although some female disciples feel a little unhappy about the injustice suffered by Liu Xuan, but they still look down on him in their hearts, so they turn a blind eye.

"Senior Sister Luo. ”

The two guards hurriedly put away their swords and saluted the woman. Liu Xuan also restrained his breath and bowed to her slightly.

This woman's name is Luo Yan, three generations earlier than Liu Xuan, she is considered the senior sister of Fengmen, she has a lot of prestige in Fengmen, even higher than Zhang Zihao's prestige, but she is obsessed with cultivation and has no interest in these trivial matters, but she still has heard of Liu Xuan's matter, and she happened to encounter this matter today.

Luo Yan's eyes glanced at the three of them, and asked in a cold voice, "What are you doing here?"

Liu Liu Xuan wanted to break through the wind gate, but the disciple's dissuasion was ineffective, so he could only resist with a sword. One of the guards pointed at Liu Xuan tremblingly and said, and the other disciple hurriedly nodded in agreement.

"Huh. ”

Liu Xuan chuckled lightly and did not argue, the rules of the Danyang Sect are very strict, and no disciple is allowed to use private martial arts in the sect, once it is discovered, he will be expelled from the sect, Liu Xuan believes that Luo Yan is not an idiot, and he will not believe such an obvious lie of those two.

Luo Yan looked at the two guards coldly, the two of them hurriedly lowered their heads, their expressions were very nervous, small beads of sweat had oozed slightly from their foreheads, and the hands holding the sword couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Without breaking the lies of the two, Luo Yan glanced at Liu Xuan, frowned slightly and said, "Are you here to find Liu Yan?"

Liu Xuan nodded, although Luo Yan didn't care about these trivial matters and didn't have much interest in Liu Xuan, but there was still contempt and disdain in his eyes when he looked at Liu Xuan.

"Liu Yan went out, not in the damper. ”

After speaking, Luo Yan no longer paid attention to Liu Xuan, turned around and flew away with his sword. The two guards also breathed a sigh of relief, and their eyes looked at Liu Xuan even more unkindly. Liu Xuan didn't pay attention to the two anymore when he heard this, turned around and left the wind gate.

Back in his cabin, Liu Xuan, who was just about to rest, saw a familiar figure walking here, and took a closer look at Liu Yan.

"Liu'er. ”

Liu Xuan's face showed a long-lost smile, leaning against the door and waving his hand to Liu Yan.

Liu Yan also saw Liu Xuan, stepped forward and said, "Senior Brother Liu, I will come to see you then, Xiao Heizi said that you went to see Elder Huo." ”

Liu Xuan nodded and said, "I also went to Fengmen to look for you just now, Senior Sister Luo said that you were not there." ”

Liu Xuan seemed extremely happy, no matter how many grievances and injustices he received in the sect, as long as he saw Liu Yan's face, he felt that it was all worth it.

"You're okay this time, fortunately, Zhang Zihao's kid has a little conscience and saved you, and it's not in vain that I used to analyze the exercises for him. ”

Liu Xuan said and stepped forward to take her hand, his eyes full of concern. Liu Yan's expression suddenly became nervous.

"Don't say that, Senior Brother Zhang, thanks to him this time, we were safe and sound, and it was thanks to him that we rescued you. ”

Liu Yan frowned slightly and said, quietly pulling his hand out of Liu Xuan's arms.

"Didn't he bring me back?" Liu Xuan was a little surprised when he heard this, but he didn't think much about it.

Liu Yan looked at Liu Xuan and said with a little worry: "Are you okay, you were still in a coma when I came two days ago, and I was very worried." ”

"It's okay, I'm fine. Liu Xuan said and spun around in front of her.

Liu Yan's expression was a little gloomy, a reluctant smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said softly: "It's okay if you're okay." ”

The atmosphere between the two became a little dull, and the two of them, who had nothing to talk about in the past, seemed to not know what to say at the moment. Liu Xuan opened his arms and wanted to hug her, but Liu Yan dodged slightly, Liu Xuan was slightly stunned, his hands stayed in the air like this, and they both looked a little embarrassed.

"Senior Brother Liu, you have a good rest, I still have to practice swords, so I won't bother you"

After Liu Yan finished speaking, he hurriedly turned around and left, as if he was running away from something.

Looking at the back of Liu Yan leaving, the smile on Liu Xuan's face slowly disappeared, and Liu Yan's figure became more and more blurred in his eyes, and gradually became strange.