Chapter 381

"The Primordial True Realm and the Myriad Worlds have finally gotten on the right track!"

In the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, Xuanqing was wearing a black imperial robe, with a gold-threaded jade belt tied around his waist, and his long, waterfall-like hair was tied up and fixed with a jade-inlaid gilded crown.

His legs were long, his body stood straight, and he was handsome and dashing, exuding an innate nobility.

On one side of the main hall was the 【Ziwei Great Emperor】 Fu Xi, who ruled the Ziwei Enclosure: "The Heavenly Emperor has worked hard and made great contributions, maintaining the harmony and stability of the Primordial True Realm and the Myriad Worlds."

"The current Primordial World has a hundred Daos contending, all worlds are prosperous, and all spirits are at peace; this is truly a situation that has never existed since the opening of the era."

"Prime Minister Nv Wa is already discussing with colleagues from the Time and Space Administration whether to name the new era the Heavenly Emperor Era and record it directly as the Heavenly Emperor Calendar in the History of Time?"

"I think if this is pushed forward, both the gods and all living beings will accept it."

Fu Xi praised sincerely.

Although the Heavenly Emperor always said he wanted to stick to an "improper" style.

He was still very proper when working.

After the Lady Zi Xiao Palace Assembly was successfully convened, the Heavenly Emperor sat in the Heavenly Realm, strongly supporting the gods in promoting the implementation of various development strategies.

Especially in promoting the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Dao Academy to the Myriad Worlds; without the Heavenly Emperor's prestige and personal charm, how could those masters of the great universes have compromised so easily?

Xuanqing heard this and said: "The prosperity of the Primordial World is not my merit alone; it is the result of the mutual promotion of the gods of the Heavenly Court and all living beings!"

"Therefore, it is inappropriate to attribute the development of the entire era to me, the Heavenly Emperor."

"Proposals like 'Heavenly Emperor Era' and 'Heavenly Emperor Calendar' are inappropriate."

Xuanqing looked at Fu Xi and continued: "If Fellow Daoist Nv Wa wants to name the new era to distinguish the years since the opening of the era in order to divide time and space nodes, my opinion is that naming it after 'Taiwei' is best."

Fu Xi followed the advice and nodded: "Then we shall follow the Heavenly Emperor's wishes and name it after 'Taiwei,' calling it the Taiwei Era and the Taiwei Calendar."

"I will convey the Heavenly Emperor's decree to the Prime Minister right away."

Thus, Fu Xi drafted the decree, the Heavenly Emperor stamped it, and it was sent to the Time and Space Administration.

After doing all this, Xuanqing wanted to skip work and run away.

But Fu Xi seemed to see through the Heavenly Emperor's intention to skip work; he deliberately stayed in the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, delaying his departure, dragging Xuanqing along, and talking about this and that.

They chatted from the Heavenly Emperor's political achievements to the operation of various departments in the Heavenly Realm, then to the development status of the one hundred thousand divine kingdoms, and even the work arrangements for local gods of the Primordial mountains and rivers.

Fu Xi could talk eloquently about everything, big or small.

It could be said that Fu Xi, the second-in-command of the Heavenly Realm, was quite competent.

He had a thorough understanding of the development status of the Taiwei Heavenly Court from top to bottom, inside and out.

Xuanqing listened to Fu Xi's report seriously on the surface.

But in his heart, he was almost drawing circles and cursing the other party.

【Fu Xi, this hateful guy, you don't want to get off work yourself, so why drag me along?】 The Heavenly Emperor, who had been working continuously for three thousand years, expressed that his resentment was greater than a ghost's.

Oh, wait.

I am a Ghost Emperor myself.

Then his resentment was even greater than the 【Resentment Demon God】!

"Your Majesty, you must work hard next, strive to lead us to forge ahead, and set a good example for the next Heavenly Emperor!"

Fu Xi said earnestly: "Our era is working hard to develop; if the successors continue the development strategies of this period, I believe the Primordial World and the Myriad Worlds will usher in a long era of peace."

"If that happens, I dare not even imagine how powerful our Primordial World will become."

The development achievements of the Primordial World under the leadership of the Taiwei Heavenly Court were also everyone's hard work, and Fu Xi still very much hoped to maintain this situation.

What he hoped for even more was that the political achievements of the first Heavenly Emperor could set a tone for the future Heavenly Court.

No matter how chaotic things get in the future, the key work of the Heavenly Court must be to lead the Myriad Worlds and the heavens to move forward.

The Great Dao faces the sky, and the Supreme Heavenly Court represents the direction of the Great Dao!

"I hope so."

Xuanqing nodded gently; his term of office still had 129,600 years left, exactly the time of one Yuan Cycle.

That is to say, the era of great development of the Primordial World could be maintained for at least one Yuan Cycle.

As for after him, whether the brothers Di Jun and Tai Yi could withstand the pressure, that would depend on their methods.

After chatting for so long, Xuanqing saw that Fu Xi still hadn't left and finally couldn't help but ask: "I don't know if Fellow Daoist has anything else to report?"

"It's not that I have something, it's that everyone has something."

Fu Xi clapped his hands, and Di Jun, Zhun Ti, Taishang, Nv Wa, Wang Shu, etc., the Taiwei veterans, arrived.

"This is?" Xuanqing was puzzled.

The Taiwei veterans smiled: "We're here for a meeting!"

Thus, they held a closed-door meeting.

One of the themes was: although the current development of the Primordial World is very good, it is too monotonous; there's no "activity"!

"The teaching career in the academy is too proper; does the Heavenly Emperor have any improper ideas?" The gods asked curiously.

Regarding this, Xuanqing gave instructions.

"Since everyone has asked, I will tell you about it."

"Fellow Daoist Zhen Xing!" Xuanqing looked at Zhen Yuanzi.

"Here!"

Zhen Yuanzi was spirited.

"Take a look at this." Xuanqing handed the plan he had prepared long ago to Zhen Yuanzi.

Zhen Yuanzi's eyes lit up: "Encourage everyone to be actively enterprising? Is this an enterprising plan?"

"Fellow Daoist Tai Yin, take a look at this." Xuanqing handed another plan to Wang Shu.

"Eh? The 'Cut the Laurel Tree' plan? Pick a Wu Gang from among the students?" Wang Shu had a thoughtful look on her face.

"Fellow Daoist Tai Bai, Fellow Daoist Tai Yang, Fellow Daoist Nv Wa..."

Xuanqing handed out nine more volumes of plans: "Follow this teaching syllabus and let the students of the Heavenly Dao Academy learn what Primordial unique skills are."

A long time later, the gods retreated.

The Heavenly Emperor got off work.

"Run, run!" Fearing being dragged down by Fu Xi again, Xuanqing chose to slip away directly.

Before leaving, he still left behind a "Stamping Heavenly Emperor."

After returning to the academy, Zhen Yuanzi said happily in a certain class: "There is a very important indicator for becoming a qualified god, and that is strong execution."

"In common parlance, it means daring to think and daring to do."

Consequently, the clever students instantly understood the guiding ideology of President Zhen Yuanzi.

That very day, a group of daring students went to steal ginseng fruit.

They had wanted to do this for a long time!

Then, hundreds of disciples were unilaterally beaten by the Ginseng Fruit Tree.

It was a real beating.

The students who stole the fruit were all hung up by the Ginseng Fruit Tree and beaten to death with vines.

Seven days later, when everyone was in the Myriad Worlds Travel class, they saw their subject teacher.

"Hello everyone, I am the Tour Guide Immortal, specifically teaching you survival guides for traveling through the heavens." The Ginseng Fruit Tree smiled brightly.

The students' smiles were uglier than crying.

After this class, the students of the Earth Immortal Branch maintained sufficient awe for any spiritual plant.

【Pity, they actually didn't spread the news that the Earth Immortal Academy could steal ginseng fruit to other academies.】 Zhen Yuanzi was very dissatisfied with the students' obedience.

How could the future of the Primordial World be handed over to these obedient flowers?

Then would the Primordial World still have a future?

Thus, he personally spread rumors.

"What? The Earth Immortal Academy has a cutting of the Innate Top Ten Spiritual Roots, the Ginseng Fruit Tree, and it can be stolen?"

"Recently, President Zhen Yuanzi is taking all the teachers and most of the disciples of the academy to Mount Kunlun to attend an exchange meeting for three years."

"These three years happen to be the opening time of the Earth Immortal Academy, welcoming all students of the Heavenly Dao Academy to visit?"

These rumors quickly became popular in all major Heavenly Dao Academies.

The presidents of all major academies saw that this was Zhen Yuanzi fishing.

But no one said a word.

Until a certain student of Bai Yu Jing Academy shouted: "Opportunity knocks but once, don't miss it; does everyone want to taste the ginseng fruit?"

This student's name was: Haotian.

He gathered the proud sons of heaven from all major academies and, in the name of visiting the Earth Immortal Academy, launched more than three thousand fruit-stealing operations on the backyard where the Ginseng Fruit Tree was located within three years.

All ended in failure.

Finally, Zhen Yuanzi led the team back.

With one "Universe in the Sleeve," he captured the "little thieves" from all major academies.

The branch presidents came over happily to fish people out.

"We will not give up!" Haotian shouted stubbornly when he was led away by Yang Mei.

Zhen Yuanzi praised this highly.

"You are welcome to come again."

After Zhen Yuanzi started this, similar cases played out endlessly in all major academies.

The gods taught the students of the Heavenly Dao Academy a lesson with practical actions.

Telling them that "projecting/creating activities" is a compulsory course for gods.

In the Pangu Hall of Mount Kaiming.

The thirteen Ancestral Wu had their auras connected.

They discussed the future grand plan together.

【Space Ancestral Wu】 Di Jiang had deep eyes, swept over his brothers and sisters, and said in a deep voice: "Now that the Taiwei Heavenly Court rules the world, all races are harmonious, and all spirits are at peace; this is the best time for us to start the migration plan."

【Time Ancestral Wu】 Zhu Jiuyin said: "We are moving to Mount Buzhou not only to settle down ourselves but also to prepare for the birth and expansion of the Wu clan in the future. The karma involved is not small and will inevitably attract the attention of those with ulterior motives."

"That's simple!"

【Martial Ancestral Wu】 Wu Luo said: "When I was at Lady Zi Xiao Palace, I exchanged results with the 'Deceiving Heaven' research group and got a volume of scriptures, which is most suitable for shielding heavenly secrets and confusing the public."

"However, if we move to Mount Buzhou, we still need a pretext to be justified and to reduce unnecessary disturbances."

"Fellow Daoist Wu Luo is right." 【Earth Ancestral Wu】 Hou Tu nodded slightly, a trace of thought on her beautiful face.

She said: "Now the Primordial Heavenly Dao Academy has widely established branch academies, benefiting all spirits; this is a project led by His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, respected by the Three Realms and the heavens, and supported by the gods of the ten directions."

"Why don't we respond to His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor's call and establish a Wu Dao Branch of the Primordial Heavenly Dao Academy at the foot of Mount Buzhou."

"We thirteen Ancestral Wu will jointly run the school and pull in some fellow daoists we made friends with at Lady Zi Xiao Palace to jointly teach the Great Dao to all living beings. In this way, we can confuse the public and cover up the karma."

"Jointly running a school and establishing a Wu Dao Branch?" 【Thunder Ancestral Wu】 Qiang Liang asked in a muffled voice, "This idea is not bad, but I don't know about His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor..."

【Ice Ancestral Wu】 Xuan Ming said: "Since His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor advocates that the Myriad Worlds jointly study the Great Dao, we Wu clan members master various Great Daos, and jointly opening a branch to preach the Dao is also adding bricks and tiles to the Primordial World; I think His Majesty will not refuse." "Good!" 【Space Ancestral Wu】 Di Jiang made the final decision.

"Let's use this as a name, start preparing for the migration to Mount Buzhou, invite friends, announce it to the Primordial World, and widely recruit those with aspirations to enroll."

【Wood Ancestral Wu】 Ju Mang added with a gentle smile: "In this way, it not only fits the general trend of the Heavenly Dao Academy, but also highlights our foundation, can occupy Mount Buzhou, and lay the foundation for the future development of the Wu clan. It is truly killing four birds with one stone."

Thus, the thirteen Ancestral Wu began to move around frequently.

They first went to major cave heavens and blessed lands and sacred dojos to find fellow daoists from Lady Zi Xiao Palace.

"Fellow Daoist wants to teach the Dao of Time; the living beings of the Primordial World are blessed!" True Lord Wanxiang met Zhu Jiuyin and was very happy after learning his intention.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu Rong is a giant of the Fire Element Great Dao; since you invited me personally, how could I refuse?" True Person Li Ming accepted Zhu Rong's invitation happily.

"Your Ancestral Wu team wants to jointly run a school? Hmm, then I will find some clansmen to support it." 【Xuanxiao Goddess】 went directly to the Dragon clan, and the Azure Dragon directly arranged for several idle great powers to go help.

There were also Spirit Prime Minister Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun of Mount Wudu, True Person Lingxu of Floating Cloud Ridge, and Heavenly Punishment Daoist of Demon Valley...

In total, the Ancestral Wu found support from more than twenty great powers.

Then everyone went to the Heavenly Dao Committee to submit an application.

"The Ancestral Wu want to move to the foot of Mount Buzhou to jointly open a Wu Dao Academy?"

Kun Peng, who was on duty in the Council Hall, saw this proposal and didn't think there was any problem.

So it was further submitted to the Permanent Council.

Taishang saw it and smiled: "They moved to the foot of Mount Buzhou; are they trying to prove their identity as the authentic Pangu?"

"Regardless of the purpose, pass it."

Of the thirteen Ancestral Wu, at least two were their moles; the information was one-way transparent, so the Three Pure Ones had no reason to refuse.

Nv Wa happened to see this proposal too; she didn't even have the interest to deduce it and passed it directly.

"Go play; anyway, the headache isn't mine."

"Wu Dao Academy? This is a good thing!" Jie Yin and Zhun Ti saw it and, from the perspective of preaching, didn't think there was any harm, so they chose to pass it.

After six votes were passed by the seven permanent directors, it automatically entered the approval process.

The "Stamping Heavenly Emperor" left behind by Xuanqing stamped and passed it directly.

After the Ancestral Wu received the decree, they kept the existence of this decree a secret.

Then they directly and high-profilely stated that they would move to Mount Buzhou and jointly open a Wu Dao Branch of the Heavenly Dao Academy at the foot of the mountain.

This news was like a hurricane, quickly spreading inside and outside the Primordial World.

For a time, all races were shaken, and the gods looked sideways.

"Wu Dao Academy, interesting!"

"Isn't this a member of the Anti-Heaven research group? With so many Great Dao choices, all living beings are blessed."

"It counts as a good thing; we can let the disciples in the clan go to study."

Most gods had no opinion.

Except for members of the Metal Qilin clan.

When the news reached the Five Elements Branch of the Heavenly Dao Academy, the Five Elements Metal Qilin King exploded directly.

"Too much deception! How dare they covet the old site of our Metal Qilin Holy Land!" The Fire Metal Qilin King had the most irritable temper; flames rose all over his body, almost burning the void to collapse.

"Mount Buzhou is the original habitat of our clan, carrying the glory and memories of our clan; how can others be allowed to touch it!" The Water Metal Qilin King's voice was cold, as if it could freeze the soul.

"The Ancestral Wu's move is clearly ignoring our Metal Qilin lineage, wanting to completely erase our traces from Mount Buzhou!" The Jin Metal Qilin King was murderous.

Also feeling indignant with them was the Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun, who was in seclusion on Mount Fu Yu in the West.

Hearing that the Ancestral Wu wanted to move to Mount Buzhou, his thick eyebrows stood up, his tiger eyes widened, and he said in a deep voice: "Are the Ancestral Wu too overbearing? This time, in the name of an academy, they are actually enclosing land. If they are allowed to succeed, won't our original Metal Qilin ancestral site fall entirely into their hands?"

Even if the Metal Qilin Cliff was wandering in the void, the old site of the Metal Qilin clan's ancestral land could not be touched by other gods!

"Let's go reason with them!"

The Five Elements Metal Qilin King and the Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun were filled with righteous indignation and immediately went together, rushing to Mount Buzhou aggressively to demand an explanation from the Ancestral Wu.

At this time, the thirteen Ancestral Wu had already selected a vast area on the outskirts of Mount Buzhou and were planning the construction of the Wu Dao Academy.

For a time, at the foot of Mount Buzhou, Wu power was vast, and evil spirits and spiritual energy intertwined, presenting a scene of intense activity.

"Boom—"

In the distant sky, five-colored divine light and a sharp white-gold killing aura broke through the air; it was the Five Elements Metal Qilin King and the Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun arriving together.

"Fellow Daoists!" The Fire Metal Qilin King gave a loud shout, his voice like thunder.

"This is the ancestral land of our Metal Qilin clan; you guys didn't even say hello and came here to enclose land. You don't take us seriously at all, do you?"

Di Jiang's expression was indifferent; he looked up and said slowly: "Metal Qilin clan? Haven't you already avoided the world? Why did you come here today?"

"Hmph, if it weren't for your despicable behavior of forcibly occupying our clan's holy land old site, would we have appeared!" The Wood Metal Qilin King had an angry look on his face.

"Forcibly occupy?" Zhu Rong laughed loudly, flames dancing around his body, "Mount Buzhou is transformed from Father God's spine; we, as the authentic Pangu, want to establish a dojo here to pass on Father God's Great Dao. Where does the talk of forcible occupation come from?"

"Simply a pack of lies!" The Earth Metal Qilin King scolded angrily, "Mount Buzhou has been the ancestral land of our Metal Qilin clan since ancient times, and there are many relics of our clan in the mountain. You are now occupying the magpie's nest and dare to claim to be the orthodox?"

Gong Gong sneered: "Relics? They are just some broken walls."

"Father God's legacy is for those who are capable; since your Metal Qilin clan has declined and cannot guard this land, you should have self-knowledge and don't make noise here!"

"Presumptuous!" The Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun stepped forward, his killing aura biting.

"Why, want to fight?"

She Bi Shi snorted coldly: "We are not afraid of you!"

The two sides disagreed, the atmosphere was tense, and a great battle was on the verge of breaking out.

The Metal Qilin Kings were filled with righteous indignation, their eyes splitting, wishing they could rush up and fight the Ancestral Wu to the death immediately.

However, they knew clearly in their hearts that if they really started fighting, facing the thirteen Ancestral Wu, they probably wouldn't get any advantage and even risked total annihilation.

The Jin Metal Qilin King took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, gave a wink to the others, and then turned to Di Jiang, his voice filled with suppressed anger: "No point in talking more!"

"Since you claim to be the authentic Pangu and act openly and honestly, dare you go to the Taiwei Heavenly Court with us and ask His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor to judge?"

"Why wouldn't we dare?" Di Jiang said indifferently.

"Everything we do is reasonable and fair; even if we meet His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, we are righteous and confident."

"Good!" The Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun nodded.

"Then please ask His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor to make the decision for us and see if there is any justice left in this Primordial World!"

Having said that, the Five Elements Metal Qilin King and the Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun suppressed their anger, didn't entangle with the Ancestral Wu anymore, rode auspicious clouds, and headed straight for the Taiwei Heavenly Court.

Before long, they arrived at the majestic and solemn South Heaven Gate.

After reporting and getting permission, the group, with feelings of anxiety and grief, entered the golden and brilliant Heavenly Emperor's Palace, which was filled with Dao charm.

They saw the Heavenly Emperor sitting high on the cloud platform, with clear light flowing around his body, his divine might like the sea, making people afraid to look directly at him.

"Your subjects pay respects to His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, may Your Majesty live forever!" The Five Elements Metal Qilin King and the Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun bowed together, their voices trembling slightly.

"Rise."

The voice of the 【Stamping Heavenly Emperor】 was peaceful, with no joy or anger detectable.

"You are not cultivating in your blessed land; why have you come together today?"

The Fire Metal Qilin King was the first to raise his head; his face was already covered in tears, and his voice choked with sobs: "Report to Your Majesty! I implore Your Majesty to make the decision for us!"

As he spoke, he wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves in extreme grief, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

"The thirteen Ancestral Wu, relying on their power, are fierce and unparalleled, and have openly invaded the ancestral land of our Metal Qilin clan!"

The Water Metal Qilin King interjected, his voice miserable: "Your Majesty, please see clearly, Mount Buzhou is the place where our clan multiplies and lives; those Ancestral Wu want to occupy Mount Buzhou, which means they want to take away our last thoughts. How is this different from digging up our ancestral graves! Woo woo woo..."

As he spoke, he actually started "sobbing," his shoulders twitching.

The Earth Metal Qilin King even crawled on the ground, his forehead touching the cold jade floor, his voice tragic: "Think of our Metal Qilin clan, in the past we also contributed a little to the stability of the Primordial World, and the name of the auspicious beast was known to the world. Although we don't have the glory of the past, we have kept to ourselves and haven't caused trouble."

"But the Ancestral Wu... they... they want to kill us all and leave us no way to live! Your Majesty! Please have mercy, Your Majesty!"

The Jin Metal Qilin King's eyes were red, his voice hoarse, filled with endless grief and indignation: "Your Majesty, the Ancestral Wu's move is not only bullying our Metal Qilin clan for having no one, but also ignoring the laws of the Heavenly Court and disturbing the order of the Primordial World!"

"If this continues, won't the Primordial World become a barbaric land where the strong prey on the weak?"

The Wood Metal Qilin King was also streaming with tears: "Although our clan has declined, our heart to guard the ancestral land will not die! If it weren't for the disparity in strength, we would rather stain Buzhou with blood than retreat half a step!"

"Today we risk our lives to report to the Heavenly Court, because we believe that Your Majesty will be able to see clearly and give our clan justice!"

Although the Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun didn't have "superb acting skills" like the Five Elements Metal Qilin King, he also had a pained look on his face and bowed:

"Your subject implores Your Majesty to make a holy decision and order the Ancestral Wu to withdraw from Mount Buzhou, or at least give them a clear boundary to avoid disputes in the future."

For a time, in the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, cries, accusations, and sobs rose one after another; the Five Elements Metal Qilin Kings all had explosive acting skills, vividly portraying the image of the weak who had been bullied and had nowhere to go.

It was as if the Ancestral Wu were heinous robbers, and they were lambs waiting for the holy master to save them.

They tearfully recounted the "tragic encounter" of the Metal Qilin clan and the important significance of Mount Buzhou to them, with earnest words and sincere feelings.

They only asked the Heavenly Emperor to have mercy and issue a decree to let those "unreasonable" Ancestral Wu move out of their ancestral land.

The 【Stamping Heavenly Emperor】 listened quietly, his expression as calm as an ancient well, and no emotional fluctuations could be seen in his deep eyes, as if he were listening to an ordinary story unrelated to himself.

The Metal Qilin Kings cried for a long time without waiting for the Heavenly Emperor's response.

"Your Majesty?" They looked up and saw the 【Stamping Heavenly Emperor】 who was pondering.

"This matter... I already know."

The eyes of the 【Stamping Heavenly Emperor】 had a trace of fluctuation.

Xuanqing, who had just gotten off work not long ago, came back.

He looked at the Five Elements Metal Qilin King and the Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun: "Although what you said makes a lot of sense."

"However, the Ancestral Wu's plan was passed by me."

"Ah?" The Metal Qilin Kings were dumbfounded.

They looked back, and the thirteen Ancestral Wu all had brilliant smiles on their faces.

Di Jiang then took out the Heavenly Emperor's decree and showed it to the Five Elements Metal Qilin King and the Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun: "See? Didn't we say the Heavenly Emperor is fair and just?"

"Don't make a scene in the Heavenly Emperor's Palace anymore; this is not decent!"

【Since there is a decree, why didn't you say so earlier!】

The Five Elements Metal Qilin King and the Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun were so angry that their teeth itched.

This group of damned Ancestral Wu deliberately watched them make fools of themselves.

Not human!

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