The people who entered Dragon City were very strange. All of them were men, and there were almost no women. Along the way, Jiang City asked a few commoners, but none of them said anything. They said that they didn't know anything. Even if they continued like this for a day, there was still no progress. Li Yuluo and Jiang Cheng could only stay in an inn. At night, Li Yuluo thought of a way to get information. He carried the plum wine that he brewed and walked in the lobby of the inn. Bang! The seal on the wine jar was opened, and the fragrance of the wine spread everywhere. Anyone who was obsessed with the wine worm was attracted by the fragrance of the wine.
"Hey, hey. Little brother, what kind of wine is this?”
"Hey, home-brewed plum wine. It's not surprising." Li Yuluo poured a cup and handed it to Jiang Cheng. The wine that he poured out was even more pungent.
"How is it?"
Everyone in the hall craned their necks to look, and their throats made a rumbling sound.
"Oh, the taste is really wonderful. There's a sweet and sour fruit fragrance, but it's not intoxicating.”Jiang Cheng took a bite." Unfortunately, he's not here."”
Li Yuluo gave Jiang Cheng a look and said,""Hey, we came out of Dragon City and heard that the scenery is not bad. I wonder if there are any fun places? A nice legend?" With that, he poured another glass of wine and placed it aside.
"I know, I know, young masters!”That person was very understanding. He sat on one side of the table, picked up his wine glass, and drank. He sighed and said,"Good wine, good wine."
The man said," The scenery in Dragon City is really good. Look at the mountain in the north. There is a treasure spring on the mountain. The water there is very nourishing, so the girls here are very fresh. Besides, Dragon City is indeed a treasure land with good feng shui. There is a temple in the city called Dragon King Temple.”
"Hey, this place is adjacent to the Yangtze River. Why is the Sea Dragon King worshiped here?”Li Yuluo asked curiously.
"No, no. The Dragon King worshiped in the temple is the Water Dragon King, who is in charge of many of our things!”
"The Dragon King is in charge of nothing but water conservancy. What else can he be in charge of?”
" There's also the matter of marriage, fame, and fortune. In Dragon City, all boys are born. All the men who study at the Dragon King Temple will go to high school. You see, there are three top scorers in Dragon City, and there are at least twenty top scorers.”
"This is strange. Why are there only men in the city and no women? Then how are you going to get married and have children?"
"Little brother, you don't know this, right? There's a village of girls outside the city. The girls in the village are all very beautiful. I'm a local, and my wife is from the village. I remember that little waist from back then."
"Cough cough."
"I'm sorry to stray off course. We have a gathering every month, and any woman of the right age can participate. Of course, the women in the gathering will also go to the Dragon King Temple to pray and find a good husband.”
"Oh, I wonder if we have a chance to attend the upcoming gathering?”
"Sigh, I can't do it now. Haven't there been those things recently? It's simply appalling. Sigh, let's not talk about it anymore. I heard that even the immortals can't do anything about it.”
"No, no, we're new here. Tell us what happened!”
"I'm not talking, I'm not talking."
Li Yuluo poured another bowl and placed it on the table. The man's eyes lit up and he sat down and continued,""The first one, Little Red, disappeared not long after she came to the city. Then, on the seventh day of the next month, he would die in the forest outside the city. His death was extremely terrifying. It was really a sin!”
"Xiao Lan went out on the streets a month after Xiao Hong. She also disappeared for a month. Seven days after that, she died in the same way as Xiao Hong.”
"It's the same for Xiao Hua."
"After that, it was Xiao Lin. Although she was saved, her face was also scraped away and defiled. She hanged herself.”The man burped and fell asleep in a daze.
"Hey, hey, why are you drunk? Get up and continue!”Jiang Cheng shook him anxiously. Li Yuluo waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to ask. He had a rough idea of this clue. Li Yuluo and Jiang Cheng went back to their rooms to sleep.
chapter XXIX
Jiang Cheng thought about it for the whole night, but he still could not figure out what Li Yuluo knew. He especially wanted to know what important clues the burly man was talking about. He had a rough idea of these clues before he came. He tossed and turned the whole night and barely fell asleep when it was almost dawn.
Li Yuluo knocked on Jiang Cheng's door early in the morning and dragged him out of bed.
Jiang Cheng kept grumbling when he got up. Li Yuluo dragged him to the market and bought two sets of breakfast for them. When they arrived at the door of the King's house, a servant boy came. Li Yuluo took out the token that the " young master " gave him yesterday. The servant boy sent the token in and the young master came over leisurely.
Li Yuluo cupped his hands." Young Master Wang, I have a favor to ask of you today. Can you help me?"”
"Why are you here?" Young Master Wang said.
"It's not convenient to answer now. Do you mind not saying anything?”Li Yuluo said.
Young Master Wang welcomed Li Yuluo and Jiang Cheng in.
After Young Master Wang dismissed the servants, Li Yuluo went straight to the point,""Young Master Wang, we are here to investigate the disappearance and murder of the women in Dragon City. I heard that the City Lord's family has a few victims 'lives in the file.”
"Of course you can." Young Master Wang said.
After that, Young Master Wang used some unknown method to find the dossier. Jiang Cheng hadn't slept well since the morning and was also used by Li Yuluo as a coolie to help find the other people's lives in the dossier.
Li Yuluo looked at the dossier in front of him and understood. He said,""As expected!"
Then, Li Yuluo brought Jiang Cheng and hurriedly bid farewell. Young Master Wang wanted to persuade him to stay,""Aren't you going to stay for a while? Young Master Li, it's my eighteenth birthday the day after tomorrow. Are you coming?”
"If we can resolve this matter, we will definitely come.”
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Jiang Cheng and Li Yuluo returned to the inn.
"Do you know something?" Jiang Cheng asked. Hurry up and say it. You've disturbed my sleep so early in the morning. You have to explain it to me!”
"Yeah, I think I know."
"Alright then."
"The disappearance of the Dragon City women is related to time.”
"You mean…Oh! I know, it's indeed a time limit. The time limit is one month, and the corpse will only be found after seven days.”
"Yes, this is the first. This morning, I brought you to the palace lord's house to look for the dossier. I asked you to find out the life of the victim.”Li Yuluo said.
Jiang Cheng thought for a while and said," The first victim, Xiao Hong, was 18 years old. She gathered in the city and died in the woods on the outskirts of the city a month and seven days later. The second victim was Xiao Lan, who was 18 years old and had entered the city for the same reason as Xiao Hong. The third Xiao Hua 18, I seem to understand. The victims were all 18-year-old women!”
" That's right. There's also a third similarity, and that's their birthdays. Little Red's first day of the first lunar month in the ninth year of Xuanyin, Little Lan's first day of the second lunar month in the ninth year of Xuanyin, and Little Flower's first day of the third lunar month in the ninth year of Xuanyin."
"There should be a fourth point, but I can't think of a fourth point.”Jiang Cheng said in distress.
"The fourth point is that this year is the 17th year of Xuanzheng.”Li Yuluo said.
"This year is the 17th year of Xuanzheng. Is there a problem?”Jiang Cheng asked.
Li Yuluo said," As the old saying goes, seven is the combination of Yin and Yang and the five elements. Those women are all interacting with each other through Yin and Yang.|"Yes, the Primordial Yin has been absorbed. It can be seen that the women he found were born in the nine years of Xuanyin. These women have more pure Yin Qi and are more conducive to cultivation. Yesterday, we checked the location of the corpses in the forest in the suburbs. I finally know what kind of array it is--the Yang Replenishing Array. These women were only discovered after more than a month and seven days. The seventh day after a person's death is the seventh day. The so-called seventh day is the day when the soul returns. The souls of those women are trapped in the array until seven such women are gathered." The formation is complete."
"Doesn't that mean…" Jiang Cheng understood.
"Yes, we're still missing a woman." Li Yuluo said solemnly," Jiang Cheng, what's the date today?”
" Xuanzheng 17th year, June 29th."
The two of them seemed to have thought of something at the same time, and their expressions changed drastically."Not good, Young Master Wang is in danger!”
Li Yuluo told City Lord Wang that the murderer who made the woman disappear might have made a move on " Young Master Wang ". Li Yuluo no longer hid the purpose of this trip. After City Lord Wang heard it, he said,""Immortal Master, you must protect her no matter what! I only have one daughter!"
Li Yuluo agreed to this matter, but they had to hide and protect "Young Master Wang" at all times, so Li Yuluo suggested,""Why don't you dress up as a woman, and my senior brother and I will protect you the entire time. Once we see it, we will immediately try to get rid of it.”
"Ah! This, this…How can this be? How can I, a man, pretend to be a woman? If it's inappropriate, I won't do it!”Jiang City protested.
"But how can we lure out the mastermind if we don't do this? Why don't I pretend to be a maid and you keep an eye on me from afar?”Li Yuluo suggested.
"No…" Jiang Cheng thought that Li Yuluo probably had some difficulties in not wearing female clothes for so many years, but this time, he actually went all out and pretended to be a woman. It was very likely that he would be exposed. Moreover, according to Li Yuluo's speculation, that person liked women with pure Yin bodies, and Li Yuluo had a pure Yin body. If the murderer did not want to catch this "Young Master Wang" but Li Yuluo, Jiang Cheng thought that he could not let this happen, so he could only stutter,"Why don't I do it? You can just watch from afar. Be careful!"
"Yes." Li Yuluo said seriously.
Li Yuluo found Jiang Cheng a maid's uniform. Jiang Cheng walked out and was shy, pulling and pinching here and there. After a while, he even touched his chest and shouted,"What kind of clothes are these? It's so difficult to wear. Also, the chest is so flat. It's easy to tell that it's a man. Aiya, I give up.”After saying that, he was about to take it off.
"Don't, don't. If we retreat now, we'll be exposed. Senior Brother, you have to endure the humiliation and bear the burden.”Li Yuluo made an expression of effort." Here, stuff two buns here."”After saying that, she took two buns and handed them to Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng's hair was about to explode as he glared at Li Yuluo. Li Yuluo could feel Jiang Cheng's murderous aura from afar, so she had no choice but to smooth his hair. After combing his hair smoothly, she braided the ends of his hair and tied it into a double bun. She picked up rouge and applied it on his face. She drew on eyeshadow made from flower juice and used an eyebrow pencil to draw flat eyebrows. When Jiang Cheng turned around, she was really a beautiful woman. However, her aura was cold. Her face was bulging and she looked a little cute. Li Yuluo was instantly stunned by Jiang Cheng and said,""So beautiful!"
"Is it?" Jiang Cheng's face was red as he said uncertainly.
"Jiang Cheng, you really look like Auntie!”
"Stop talking. Don't mention this to anyone else, especially Wei WuXian. If he finds out, he'll definitely laugh at me. Do you hear me? If you tell him, I'll beat you to death!”After saying that, he stood up from his chair. Jiang Cheng was taller than Li Yuluo by a head. Li Yuluo reminded him,""You have to be slightly shorter than Young Master Wang and slightly bent over. First, it won't be easy to see and second, it'll hide your height.”
Jiang Cheng could only do as he was told.
At night, Li Yuluo used her spirit energy to create many talismans, giving Jiang Cheng and 'Young Master Wang' a protective talisman each, and also sprinkled tracking powder on Young Master Wang when he was not paying attention. This powder could not be found, and could only be found through sovereign Immortal Gu. Everything was ready, they were waiting for tomorrow.
The next day, the King's City Lord held a birthday banquet for " Young Master Wang " as usual." Young Master Wang " didn't listen to his advice and insisted on going out. Jiang Cheng disguised herself as a lady and followed her. Dragon City was very lively during the day. People came and went on the streets, and the sound of hawking was endless." Young Master Wang " played for a while and sat in a teahouse. After sitting for a while, a man with a devilish appearance took the initiative to chat with " Young Master Wang." Although Jiang Cheng was beside him, he couldn't hear what they were saying. He felt like he was trapped in a space, he could only look at 'Young Master Wang' but could not do anything. After Li Yuluo saw Jiang Cheng and 'Young Master Wang' enter the teahouse, the teahouse disappeared for some reason, Li Yuluo could only summon sovereign Immortal Gu and let it follow the scent, what sovereign Immortal Gu saw and heard was transmitted to Li Yuluo's senses:
"I'm Long Ao. I'll take care of the tea and food in the teahouse today. The best snack in the teahouse is the peach blossom cake. There's also the tea made by the teahouse. This tea comes from the treasure spring outside the city.”
"Oh, it smells so good." After saying that, she took a bite.
From Li Yuluo's point of view, the food on the table carried a black aura. The black aura had the effect of bewitching people. When Li Yuluo opened his eyes, he saw that the so-called peach cake was a pile of soil, and the so-called tea was a soup with a strange color. The thick appearance was disgusting. On the surface, Jiang Cheng was standing at the side without making a sound, but in fact, he was unconscious.
The man brought along the 'Young Master Wang' who was obsessed with his mind as he walked on the street. He bought everything that 'Young Master Wang' had his eyes on. Jiang Cheng followed behind them like a zombie. Along the way,'Young Master Wang' chatted happily with this man.'Young Master Wang' even gradually fell in love with this man and ignored everything around him. From Li Yuluo's perspective, the people who followed him had lifeless eyes that were like empty holes as they gradually walked into the Dragon King Temple. The man tricked "Master Wang" into making a promise in front of the Dragon King to become his wife. Then, the environment changed. It turned into a spring in the east of the suburbs."Master Wang" walked towards the spring.
Li Yuluo retracted his spiritual sense, following sovereign Immortal Gu's directions into the barrier, quickly moving towards the place where 'young master Wang' disappeared. Jiang Cheng saw this man return to his room and remove his coat, revealing skin as delicate as a young girl's, or rather, a young girl's skin. That layer of human skin slowly peeled off like a snake's skin, revealing its original appearance-a shameless snake, its muscles were covered in a layer of disgusting scabs, giving off a disgusting stench.
On this side, Li Yuluo had already rushed to the vicinity of the treasure spring to check on the situation of the two of them again. He opened his holy sense and said," This was a cave. The cave was filled with a kind of evil aura. The evil aura sprayed in the air like a fog, carrying a lewd aura. Li Yuluo secretly cried out that this was not good and rushed straight into the cave.
Jiang Cheng watched as the shameless snake spat out mist from its mouth." Young Master Wang " fell into a daze and lay motionless on the stone bed. His body also began to weaken and became drenched in sweat. He seemed to desire something in his heart. In order to suppress the restlessness in his heart, he held onto his spiritual altar and gritted his teeth, trying to break through the barrier.
Just as the shameless snake was about to touch Young Master Wang's clothes, it was struck by a shocking Thunderbolt Talisman and fainted. The shameless snake was struck until its skin was torn. It turned out that Li Yuluo had arrived in time and detonated the safety talismans of " Young Master Wang " and Jiang Cheng. Then, seeing that the other party was a snake, he thought that snakes must be afraid of lightning, so he threw another Thunderbolt Talisman. Li Yuluo went up to check on " Young Master Wang "'s condition. Fortunately, he had only inhaled a little charm.| Poison. Li Yuluo took out an antidote from his pocket and fed it to him. Then, he used a teleportation talisman to safely transfer " Young Master Wang " to his home. He then went to check on the shameless snake's condition. Unexpectedly, he was pushed to the ground by a person. The talisman on his waist was scattered on the ground. The person's hand was extremely strong as he locked Li Yuluo's hands. Li Yuluo pretended to struggle, but when he saw that it was Jiang Cheng, he opened his mouth and called out," Jiang Cheng, you…" was covered by his mouth. Their lips were pressed against each other. Jiang Cheng's hot breath blew on Li Yuluo's face with a slight panting sound. Li Yuluo's face was flushed and she was at a loss. However, thinking about the symptoms of " Young Master Wang ", Li Yuluo felt that this was a charm.| The symptoms of the poison immediately broke free from Jiang Cheng's hands. He poured out the antidote and fed it to him. Jiang Cheng's symptoms quickly disappeared, and his complexion returned to normal.
Soon, Jiang Cheng slowly woke up and saw Li Yuluo's back facing him. He asked,""Yuluo, are you alright? What happened?"
"I'm fine. Don't you remember anything?" Li Yuluo pretended to be calm.”
"Yes, I only remember that the shameless snake wanted to attack Young Master Wang. I can't remember anything else after that.”
Li Yuluo thought to himself,'Thank goodness I don't remember, or else it would be a little awkward.'
Jiang Cheng slowly stood up. Li Yuluo helped him up and was about to check his pulse when he heard,""Be careful, Jiang Cheng, behind you!"
It turned out that the shameless snake that had been knocked out by the Lightning Explosion Talisman had woken up.
Li Yuluo pushed Jiang Cheng away, and the snake's fangs pierced through Li Yuluo's left shoulder. He sighed and said,""Tsk tsk, it's actually pure Yin blood. We've profited!”
"If I had known that there was such a tonic, I wouldn't have eaten those plain porridge and side dishes. The heavens are really helping me!”The shameless snake laughed maniacally.
A large amount of black blood gushed out from his shoulder. Li Yuluo grunted and spat out a mouthful of black blood. Li Yuluo bit his lip with a pale face and shouted,""Jiang Cheng, leave quickly!" After saying that, Li Yuluo used his right hand to pull out Huisheng and stabbed it into the shameless snake's eye. The shameless snake dodged and was not stabbed, but the tender flesh around its eye was hurt. It cried out in pain and revealed its true form to crash into the cave. The rocks in the cave kept falling, and Li Yuluo was thrown onto the rock by the shameless snake. Fortunately, he had some shield-type magical equipment that could withstand a few collisions, but he was also dizzy from the impact. When Jiang Cheng saw this situation, how could he escape alone? He drew out three poisons to meet the shameless snake. The snake bit Li Yuluo's shoulder. The snake's muscles were very hard, and its tail was a sharp weapon. When it hit the ground, a deep crack appeared. It was obvious that this attack was heavy. Jiang Cheng didn't dare to slack off. He focused on dealing with it. He even stabbed the snake's tender flesh with his sword while not forgetting to use the unique skill of the YunmengJiang family. This skill was something that Li Yuluo had never seen before. It should be passed down to the next master of the YunmengJiang family. Jiang Cheng had been looking for the seven inches of the shameless snake. However, a place like the seventh inch was covered by thick scales and could not be attacked. Jiang City was helpless against the shameless snake for a moment. The shameless snake also knew that Jiang Cheng was helpless against him and actually spat out poisonous smoke. Li Yuluo was beside him and could only hold his breath to remind Jiang Cheng to be careful of the poisonous smoke. However, he choked and immediately felt his facial features distort and his consciousness began to blur. Li Yuluo bit the tip of his tongue and tried to wake himself up. His lips vaguely said the word "talisman". Jiang Cheng saw the talisman that Li Yuluo had dropped not far away. Jiang Cheng picked up the Lightning Explosion Talisman and threw it at the shameless snake. The talisman seemed to have eyes and bombarded the snake's body. Li Yuluo was also affected by the talisman. His entire body was electrocuted and he was in a thousand times more pain. The shameless snake was not much better either. When it was close to seven inches away, it exploded into a bloody mess.
The shameless snake knew that it couldn't stay here any longer. It was anxious to enjoy the tonic Li Yuluo and get rid of Jiang Cheng's trouble. Boom! The shameless snake broke open the cave and left the cave with Li Yuluo in its mouth. It crawled toward the forest on the outskirts of Dragon City.
Li Yuluo had once said that the forest outside the city had been set up with a Yang Replenishing Formation. He had to gather the resentment of seven women in the Dark Yin Year and use the Yin Qi to replenish the Yang Qi. Assuming that this formation was used by the shameless snake, the Yang Replenishing Qi could allow him to transcend the tribulation and become an evil flood dragon. Li Yuluo's physique was special. If he was allowed to complete the formation, he might directly transform into a dragon!
Jiang Cheng could not care less about the discomfort in his body. He picked up the Three Poisons Sword and chased after the shameless snake. Li Yuluo also knew the purpose of this shameless snake. How could he let it succeed? He brought up Revival again and spat out more black blood. A sharp pain came from his heart. He summoned the surrounding trees to stop the shameless snake. Once Revival appeared, ten thousand trees obeyed and grew branches and vines to block it as much as possible. Jiang Cheng closed in on the shameless snake at a speed visible to the naked eye. The shameless snake did not expect Jiang Cheng to catch up so quickly. He could only retreat as he fought. Jiang Cheng formed a seal and a storm seemed to be brewing in the sky. With a crack, the shameless snake was struck to the side. He thought that he could not delay any longer and wanted to absorb Li Yuluo's blood to rush into the Yang Replenishing Formation to make up for the last step. Li Yuluo felt that this was his last chance. He used his last strength to stab his left shoulder. Rejuvenation passed through Li Yuluo's left shoulder and went straight for the shameless snake's mouth. Li Yuluo formed a seal with his hands. The Spirit of Revival, the Spirit of Wood, exploded and formed an indestructible thorn. It directly penetrated the snake's mouth and struck seven inches away, smashing its poisonous fangs. The snake spat out Li Yuluo in extreme pain. Li Yuluo fell down like a broken kite and lost consciousness. Jiang Cheng caught Li Yuluo and was about to check Li Yuluo's injuries when a thunder fell and exploded beside Jiang Cheng's feet. The Yang Replenishing Formation had been completed, and it was time for the snake to transcend its tribulation. However, before the snake was about to transcend its tribulation, Li Yuluo struck its vital points. The snake's gallbladder was shattered, and it was unable to resist the power of the lightning tribulation. The women who were killed by the shameless snake turned into ghosts and entangled the shameless snake. The shameless snake was struck into black ashes by the third silver lightning and dissipated with the wind!
Although the shameless snake was dead, the lightning tribulation had not disappeared. Jiang Cheng carefully wiped the black blood from Li Yuluo's lips. He would still be affected by the remaining lightning if he brought Li Yuluo to hide. Jiang Cheng circulated his spiritual power to form a protective shield and chanted the Jiang family's secret art,"The punishment of the Heavenly Dao is like thunder. There is no way to avoid it, only to meet it." Jiang Cheng seemed to have understood something and sneered."The heavens and earth are heartless and treat all living things as straw dogs. Since you know that the one who committed the sin is that shameless snake, why won't you let us leave?”Jiang Cheng channeled 100% of his spiritual power into San Du and struck it towards the last thunderbolt. A white light flashed and San Du actually resisted the last thunderbolt. However, Li Yuluo and Jiang Cheng were heavily injured and scattered in the Dragon City forest. San Du was tempered by the thunderbolt and absorbed the power of the thunderbolt, turning it into a thunderbolt spirit and hiding in San Du, and from then on, San Du became a Saint-grade immortal sword.
When Li Yuluo was bitten on the left shoulder by the shameless snake, sovereign Immortal Gu started to circulate wildly in Li Yuluo's body, absorbing the snake's venom. Every time Li Yuluo circulated his spirit energy poison, the flow of sovereign Immortal Gu would increase, and with Li Yuluo's external injuries, the dual effects caused Li Yuluo's body to collapse first. To protect Li Yuluo, sovereign Immortal Gu changed all of Li Yuluo's blood, Revival was not called back, and the sword spirit woke up, mobilizing the nearby plants to pour heaven and earth spirit liquid into Li Yuluo. Li Yuluo was the first to wake up after half a day. Just as he wanted to move, he fell to the ground. His left shoulder felt like it was torn apart when he moved. He endured the pain and clung to the spiritual plant beside him. He saw Huisheng not far away emitting a soft green light. He moved to Huisheng step by step and pulled out his sword with his right hand. He supported Huisheng to find Jiang Cheng."Jiang Cheng, where are you?"
"Jiang Cheng."
"Jiang Cheng, answer me!"
Li Yuluo had to walk for an hour to reach the place that could have been reached in an instant. He saw Jiang Cheng lying on the ground with the three poisons in his hands. Li Yuluo could not care less about the pain and quickened his pace. He fell in front of Jiang Cheng. He held Jiang Cheng's pulse and felt a slow rhythm. Li Yuluo looked at Jiang Cheng's eyes and finally confirmed that Jiang Cheng had exhausted his spiritual power and that his body was weak and needed to replenish his spiritual power. Li Yuluo was relieved and looked for the Qiankun Bag he had brought. Fortunately, the things in the Qiankun Bag were still there. Li Yuluo took out some medicine to stop the bleeding and remove the poison. He fed Jiang Cheng the high-grade Vitality Pills he had refined in Gusu some time ago and started a fire. Jiang Cheng's face began to regain its color. Li Yuluo set up a formation nearby to protect them from the harassment of wild beasts. Only then did he rest assured and sleep under a tree.
After Li Yuluo fell into a deep sleep, she lost all consciousness. Her memories after that were blurry. She felt like she was being carried by someone. This person's back was very broad and warm. If only she could always stay on his back.
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