Chapter 70 070 There's not a single decent person among them.
"Song Chi—!" Ye Qingyu gritted her teeth in anger; normally she would probably have cursed her out even more.
At this moment, however, he seemed to be mindful of Song Yun beside him, and although he was so angry that his hands were clenched into fists, the veins on the back of his hands throbbing, he still managed to maintain a calm demeanor.
Song Yun also saw the ball of spiritual energy, and at that moment she gave Song Chi a look that was hard to describe.
That look of helplessness... it's likely that his brother's experience will repeat itself once they return from the secret realm.
That would have been fine; that's just Song Yun's style. But then, Song Yun actually patted Ye Qingyu on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down.
"Chi'er must not have done it on purpose!" he added.
Song Chi was stunned. "Brother, you can't sell your own sister just because Ye Qingyu helped you get a pill furnace!"
When Ye Qingyu saw her so anxious that she wanted to jump off the spirit energy ball, he actually smiled gently and nodded to Song Jun, appearing magnanimous that he wouldn't stoop to her level.
Song Chi: "..." What's with that expression you're giving your brother-in-law?
Song Chi only managed to exchange one last glance with Song Yun. From that expression, he thought Ye Qingyu was a decent person. He could probably observe her further.
Then the energy ball carried her past with a whoosh, leaving everyone far behind until they disappeared from sight.
Song Chi turned his head, speechless. What exactly did Song Yun think was so good about Ye Qingyu? That bastard was just a paranoid psychopath. His possessiveness was so intense that even she, someone with little emotion, could constantly sense the overwhelming heat emanating from him.
Putting those aside for now, Song Chi immediately stopped thinking about the matter when he realized that this kid would soon fall for Cui Xue Ruo at the Enchanted Spring.
Soon, she met Cui Luoying, the third worker.
His fighting style was surprisingly romantic; countless peach blossoms danced and swirled into a vortex, engulfing the evil spirit. The spirit quickly dispersed, letting out a satisfied sigh as if it had found some kind of release.
The Peach Blossom Technique of the Cloud Pavilion Holy Land can exorcise evil spirits, which seems to confirm the rumors circulating in the cultivation world. To be honest, this technique isn't very lethal; it was probably developed specifically to target evil spirits. It's likely that in the past, when slaying evil spirits, this technique must have played a significant role in protecting the common people.
Cui Luoying quickly noticed the commotion on her side.
After all, hundreds of spirit energy orbs drifting across the sky could not be ignored.
Song Chi was now completely able to bow calmly. "Young Master Luo Ying, how have you been?"
"So it's Junior Sister Song." Cui Luoying glanced at the ball of spiritual energy and couldn't help but smile, clearly pleased by the scene.
I didn't realize this person was such a gossip expert.
"I invited you before, but Junior Sister Song was unable to meet due to matters concerning the secret realm. It's truly a pity!" Cui Luoying added.
Song Chi thought to herself. Going to your house is no problem, but that head steward actually sent people to intercept and kill her after she left the secret realm.
She wouldn't think she was lucky to be alive, so she decided not to go to the Cui family.
Therefore, she gave Cui Luoying a regretful smile. The spirit energy ball then carried her forward!
At this moment, there was a clear vortex of spiritual energy rolling ahead, and Song Chi rushed towards it.
Good heavens! In this valley filled with a sea of flowers, we encountered many cultivators who were scrambling for spiritual herbs amidst the poisonous fog.
Wen Xiujin was among them. He was so angry when he saw those spirit energy balls that the veins on his face bulged out.
"And you say you came to find me not because of Senior Brother Hua!" His sarcastic words came rushing over.
The crucial point was that the energy ball was heading towards the energy vortex at the bottom of the valley. Therefore, she flew past Wen Xiujin.
Although he mocked him with the cold-faced scorn of a demon, he was still quite loyal and reached out to grab the spirit energy ball. Of course, he grabbed nothing.
But before she was absorbed into the vortex of spiritual energy, Wen Xiujin resolutely lunged at her.
Although she was ultimately kept out, Song Chi couldn't help but sigh. She considered Wen Xiujin a friend. Just like Qi Zhenmo, this guy was very much to her liking.
I'm afraid Wen Xiujin treats her the same way. Look at her loyalty; she's no different from Qi Zhenmo.
At that moment, Song Chi only heard Jin Juan sigh softly, and he thought that Jin Juan had given him some guidance.
Who knew, it was nothing more than the three golden characters "True Dragon Grass" flashing around.
Then, she had no time to think about such things. This time, the vortex carried her in, and it seemed that she had used too much spiritual power, as her spiritual energy sphere broke after entering the barrier. Then, the spiritual power carried her downwards, and if she hadn't broken free of the spiritual power restrictions binding her at the last moment...
She could have easily been smashed to pieces, but even so, she used her spiritual energy to strike the ground to dissipate the force, then rolled dozens of times on the gentle slope before finally crashing into a mound of earth and stopping, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Then she looked up and saw a figure not far away, covered in blood, falling down and getting badly hurt.
It was Su Yu, dressed in a black robe. As soon as he landed, he immediately looked around warily.
His eyes lit up slightly when he saw her. Indeed, she was his savior.
Then, several spirit energy balls fell with a thud, crashing down around Song Chi. These were among the few that had miraculously survived the hundreds of spirit energy bubbles that had appeared earlier, and of course, they all shattered by now.
But before that, Su Yu had witnessed everything clearly. He was almost half-dead back then; in short, his injuries were extremely severe. His chiseled, cold face was now deathly pale.
Even so, when he saw the ball of spiritual energy clearly, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
Song Chi: "..." In other words, for someone as domineering and authoritative as you to be paying attention to this kind of gossip, does it contradict your persona?
"Junior Sister Song, please get me... a healing pill."
Fortunately, Su Yu quickly became concerned about his own life and restored his persona.
He was indeed surrounded by an inexplicable power, his spiritual energy was in a state of extreme chaos. He couldn't even take out any pills.
Song Chi then went over to fetch him the pills. After Su Yu released the restriction, she examined his storage ring.
Although it was inappropriate at the time, Song Chi couldn't help but dramatically tilt his face back halfway and hiss as he looked at Su Yu.
You're really rich, kid!
The mountain of top-grade spirit crystals almost blinded her. Not to mention the other treasures, all glittering and arranged in rows on jade shelves, and the elixirs and the like, also displayed in neat rows.
Song Chi immediately let out a surprised exclamation, as if he had never seen anything like it before. Although Su Yu was on the verge of death, her expression still made him chuckle with pleasure.
Then, guided by him, Song Chi found a bottle of Xuanlong Pills.
As expected, the healing pills of the True Dragon Clan are different from those of ordinary cultivators. This golden pill, with its rich medicinal power, clearly contains a trace of fishy smell.
After Song Chi gave Su Yu the pill, he said, "Next, I would like to ask Junior Sister Song to protect me for an hour."
Song Chi immediately said, "Senior Brother Su, please focus on healing. I will do my utmost to protect you." She was someone the Flying Immortals had specially sent to save his life!
Upon seeing this, Su Yu smiled and nodded slightly, then immediately sat up straight and began to meditate to heal his injuries.
However, his healing pills were clearly unable to suppress the inexplicably chaotic power, and he soon spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
Song Chi suddenly became a little anxious. She recognized the True Dragon Grass not far away at a glance, but the golden scroll indicated that she had to wait until the True Dragon Grass bloomed with small white flowers before she could pick the whole plant for Su Yu to consume.
Clearly, the dragon grass had not yet bloomed at this time.
She couldn't help but check Su Yu's pulse, only to find two immense forces clashing and battling fiercely within him. This was causing damage to his meridians, and it looked like the force was about to strike his dantian.
If they manage to get through, they'll likely be either killed or seriously injured.
Song Chi had no choice but to add his own spiritual power, joining Su Yu's spiritual power to fight against that domineering force.
As a result, she herself was quite exhausted. She had to take Qi-restoring pills several times to be able to help with this.
Half an hour later, the damned dragon grass finally bloomed with small white flowers.
Song Chi immediately went over and picked nine plants, then crushed them into small pieces, carefully soaking them in juice, and gave them to Su Yu to drink.
He was having trouble swallowing. She had to pry open his teeth and then squeeze his throat to make him swallow the spring water.
Perhaps she used too much force, because after she watched as the True Dragon Grass was swallowed and the turbulent energy within Su Yu's body subsided, she looked at Su Yu's neck again, and good heavens, the mark of a living hand was clearly visible.
Anyone who didn't know better would think she was strangling him while he was unconscious, intending to kill him.
Song Chi secretly channeled her spiritual power to try and erase the handprint, but to no avail. She then applied medicine, but that same domineering power was still at play, preventing her spiritual power and the medicine from reaching Su Yu.
She fiddled with it for a while, then gave up. A deep and aloof person like Su Yu wouldn't possibly check his appearance the first thing he did upon waking. That's a bad habit only someone like Jiang Linyue, who's excessively vain, would have.
Therefore, once the True Dragon Grass tames the domineering power within him and his spiritual energy returns to normal, this bruise should be easily eliminated.
Next, Song Chi stayed by Su Yu's side for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. The True Dragon Grass was indeed powerful, overcoming that domineering force and making it willingly transform into spiritual energy like a sweet spring, spreading throughout Su Yu's limbs and bones.
His cultivation level surged dramatically in that instant, advancing directly from the mid-stage to the late-stage of the Golden Core realm.
The meridians were also enveloped in a layer of pearly spiritual energy, which shone brightly and looked quite extraordinary.
Is this the manifestation of the awakening of the True Dragon bloodline? It is indeed different from ordinary people. With Su Yu's current physical strength, even if he stood there and let his fellow disciples attack him, it would be difficult to break his defense. Those with the True Dragon bloodline, after awakening, are indeed invincible, just as rumored in the cultivation world.
Song Chi clicked his tongue in envy twice, and then Su Yu began to automatically circulate his spiritual energy to protect himself.
Feeling bored, she went to the spring and picked all the dragon grass with small white flowers, storing them in a jade box.
She didn't care whether the herb would still be effective outside this place. What if it was effective? Wouldn't the Su family of the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty be willing to pay a fortune to buy the immortal herb from her?
That could definitely make you a fortune.
Next, Su Yu gradually began to gather his spiritual energy. It was estimated that only the final stage of nurturing his spiritual energy remained.
However, this little barrier indeed began to act strangely. The grassy slope, which was originally covered with patches of green grass, suddenly sprouted patch after patch of flowers and grasses, red, white, purple and yellow, blooming everywhere. With a gentle breeze, their rich fragrance drifted on the wind.
The aroma alone is enough to stir one's heart.
The spring water, which had previously only been emitting a slight mist, now began to rise in wisps of steam.
Good heavens, this must be the bewitching hot spring and bewitching flower mentioned in the book. The original owner of this body and Su Yu were both severely injured and couldn't withstand the potency of these bewitching flowers. Ultimately, something uncontrollable happened.
Now his body is completely unharmed, his spiritual energy is abundant, and he also has antidote pills and mind-clearing pills at hand.
Seeing this, Song Chi simply smiled, swallowed a handful of antidote pills and calming pills, and then went over to give Su Yu a handful to swallow as well.
He was now aware of what was happening around him, and at her prompting, he obediently swallowed the pill she gave him.
Then Song Chi used the spring water to wet a handkerchief and covered his lips and nose. He then cheerfully gathered the love flowers with a hoe.
Song Yun might be able to refine quite a few aphrodisiac pills after picking them, as these are a favorite among the disciples of the Joyful Union Sect. Some shameless men and women in the cultivation world also enjoy these aphrodisiac pills for arousal.
Maybe we can make a big profit.
It's quite interesting, really. These love flowers seem determined to bewitch anyone who enters this barrier. As soon as she plucked one, more started sprouting and growing back, crowding together to form a whole new batch.
Song Chi's face immediately lit up with a smile, looking at the wealth that was being eagerly handed to him!
Before coming here, her biggest worry was these love-inducing flowers. Now, however, she only felt the joy of facing wealth.
Open up, open up as much as you want. She welcomes all comers, the more the merrier.
However, after greedily harvesting a batch of intoxicating flowers, she was so intoxicated that she had to stop, take some calming pills, and rest for a while.
While he was at it, Song Chi checked on Su Yu. He was still using his spiritual energy to nourish his meridians, but his face was flushed, and his spiritual energy seemed a bit weak. Song Chi quickly forced two handfuls of Clear Mind Pills into his mouth. He couldn't let this guy lose his mind; he was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator with the True Dragon bloodline awakened.
If the Lost Ones pounce on her, she definitely won't be able to fight them off. And if something uncontrollable happens because of this, she won't even know where to turn for help.
Seeing that Su Yu had swallowed the Mind-Clearing Pill and was gradually regaining his composure, Song Chi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, these love flowers were indeed quite skilled. After she had taken the Heart-Cleansing Pill, she had just fed the pill to Su Yu when suddenly a wave of hot mist from the spring spread over. At that moment, Su Yu was in front of her, and seven or eight faces instantly materialized.
From Mo Shubai to Ye Qingyu, Mo Feiyun, Xue Rongzhan, and even Hua Shalan's devilishly handsome face that sent chills down her spine.
In fact, it was this face that instantly cleared her mind. All those erotic fantasies that had been running through her head vanished in an instant!
When it comes to being crazy and eccentric, Hua Shalan is definitely the most extreme she's ever seen. She's genuinely a little intimidated.
"This Fountain of Love is originally a Fountain of Illumination. It allows those who are affected to conjure up the image of their most beloved person before their eyes!"
The golden scroll gave this hint, and the screen wall flashed, revealing another enchanting spring barrier.
"Compared to my senior sister, these two are truly much more innocent!" Zuiyun Sanren secretly remarked.
Song Chi thought to himself, "How can someone like me, who doesn't even know what it means to be moved, be accused of being impure? Isn't that just unfair?"
To everyone's surprise, the mist in the screen wall parted, revealing Cui Xue Ruo's stunningly beautiful face, flushed with pink. She was probably completely captivated by the Enchanting Spring at this moment, her eyes filled with the warmth of a hot spring, gazing softly and shyly ahead.
Just like in the book, she lay by the Enchanting Spring, covered in wounds, having gone through many hardships with Mo Feiyun.
According to the book, the two silently looked at each other's faces so close together, an ambiguous atmosphere lingering, and suddenly a strange feeling arose in their hearts.
But what Song Chi saw, and what Cui Xue Ruo saw before her eyes, was Mo Shu Bai's blue-clad figure.
However, Cui Xue Ruo was indeed innocent. Even the Mo Shu Bai she imagined was a beautiful woman in a blue robe, lying on the grass with her eyes closed, just like a stunning painting of a sleeping beauty in the afternoon.
Even around him, a ring of beautiful white and pink flowers swayed gracefully.
After all, anything can happen in dreams. In reality, the two were just lying by the grass. The love flowers were several feet away from them.
Cui Xue Ruo's unwavering, secret love for Mo Shu Bai persisted until the very end of the book. Before Mo Shu Bai's planned gathering with her friend Xue Rongzhan and her subsequent departure to live in seclusion, Cui Xue Ruo would secretly lurk nearby. Only after seeing Mo Shu Bai's figure gradually disappear into the distance would she sigh and turn back. This plot point, which the award-winning author had only briefly mentioned in the outline-style ending, was something else entirely.
Of course, given the current situation, it's likely that the book was commissioned by ascended beings like Zuiyun Sanren and others to be written by later generations. The emotional aspects may no longer be reliable.
But Song Chi and Cui Xue Ruo had been classmates for three years, so how could he not notice the bittersweet, persistent unrequited love she harbored for Mo Shu Bai? It was the kind of joy that made her whole being glow with happiness the moment she saw Mo Shu Bai.
So after the incident of her 'forcefully kissing' Mo Shubai, every time she encountered Cui Xueruo, her much thinner figure and sad eyes made her unable to help but hurriedly avoid her.
Now, Song Chi felt it was only natural that Mo Shubai's figure had materialized in this form. Like her aunt, this person harbored exceptionally passionate and profound feelings for Mo Shubai.
It is said that after seeing Fairy Yilan forcibly kiss Mo Shubai, she vomited blood and fainted upon returning home. Her cultivation, which had finally stabilized at the Golden Core stage, almost collapsed again. This is the second reason why Song Chi dared not accept Cui Luoying's invitation.
Of course, you can't say she felt particularly guilty or uneasy. Ultimately, this is all about their emotional entanglements with Mo Shubai; what does it have to do with her, a third party? In any case, they either need to come to terms with and give up on this hopeless relationship, or they need to find a way to win Mo Shubai's heart.
She was an outsider. She only felt a small pang of guilt for offending her senior brother, Mo Shubai. Everything else could only be described as "none of her business." She was just that heartless.
Then the mist dissipated, revealing Mo Feiyun's figure. His expression was actually quite blank, not even flushed. His gaze wasn't cold; it even seemed to hold a hint of faint pleasure and tenderness.
But then a mist rose before his eyes, and lo and behold, what appeared was a small boat on the lake, its reflection shimmering in the full moonlit, frosty sky.
The white-clad figure playing the pipa on the boat—who else could it be but her?
Song Chi: "..." The impact of this song, "Hehuan," is quite significant. Thinking back to how he had chosen the path of a heretical cultivator to stir up some emotions and get dumped badly, which was why he had invited Mo Feiyun down the mountain to the lantern festival, Song Chi's feelings at this moment were indescribable.
Mo Feiyun, wake up! You're a cold and ruthless sword cultivator. You only feel affection for women who possess the most passionate and pure emotions. This is how the book describes Mo Feiyun's inner thoughts. In fact, after getting to know Mo Feiyun, Song Chi also felt that he was such a person.
Given the current situation, Song Chi felt that from now on, he should choose to play something more aggressive and powerful when playing the piano. Sweet little tunes were too lethal and wouldn't work.
Soon, the fog before their eyes began to dissipate. They began to clear their minds from their confusion.
The barrier began to weaken, and Cui Xue Ruo and Mo Fei Yun exchanged a glance before immediately averting their gazes. Then they flew towards the gap in the barrier.
At this point, the screen wall disappeared.
“Look at them, and then look at yourself,” said Zuiyun Sanren.
Song Chi recalled the five, six, seven, or eight faces that had flashed before his eyes when he fed Su Yu earlier. He wiped his face, stood up, and continued harvesting the love flowers.
She felt that she wasn't being fickle; she was simply blinded by the allure of love. So, the mini-drama started playing, naturally bringing in familiar faces. But you see, when it came to Hua Shalan, everything was instantly sobered up by a splash of ice water.
After all, she's only human, and physical desires are something she can't resist. But that's a different matter from feelings, and she understands that very clearly.
Therefore, she does not accept such complaints and ridicule.
When Su Yu finished his practice, he opened his eyes to see Song Chi happily wandering among the love flowers, picking them.
Those sparkling eyes of hers were just as greedy as when she looked at her storage ring before.
And if it weren't for her tireless efforts, like a busy bee, to gather these enchanting flowers, even a calming pill would find it hard to resist their fragrance.
After smelling the fragrance of the flowers, Su Yu couldn't help but swallow a handful of Qingxin Pills.
Seeing that he had finished his practice, Song Chi turned around and waved to him from afar with a smile. "Senior Brother Su, how are you? Have you recovered?"
Su Yu immediately said that he had finished his treatment and had fully recovered.
"Then you should rest for a while." Song Chi continued picking the fragrant flowers, then quickly turned back and said, "However, Senior Brother Su, remember to take the Heart-Clearing Pills regularly. Now that your cultivation has reached the late Golden Core stage, I might not be able to beat you."
Su Yu nodded naturally. He had already noticed the improvement in his cultivation while nurturing his spiritual energy. Song Chi's reminder was probably because she was worried that he might be bewitched by the love flower and the mist of the hot spring and offend her.
If he had been seriously injured before, it would indeed have been difficult not to be bewitched by this alluring flower that stirred spiritual power and divine consciousness. Now, having recovered to his full strength, however, it no longer poses any problem.
He went over and helped Song Chi pick the flowers and plants.
In fact, Su Yu actually had a very good impression of Song Chi. What he liked about Song Chi wasn't her music, but her carefree and detached nature. Others might just think she was heartless because of her nonchalant expression, but he felt that it was a state of unrestrained freedom that he might never be able to possess in his entire life.
To say he was envious wouldn't be entirely true. He was happy to shoulder the heavy responsibility of a nation and the mission of protecting the destined one and breaking the seal on the Flying Ascension Platform. He simply admired Song Chi's light-hearted and carefree attitude.
The two harvested love flowers for another half an hour, until Song Chi's empty storage ring was almost full. Only then did she stop, satisfied.
At this point, the love flowers stopped growing, and the heat from the love hot spring began to recede inward.
The surrounding barrier began to tremble, and it was estimated that it would open soon.
Su Yu, however, saw Song Chi suddenly twitch his face and say, "Senior Brother Su, you still have a wound on your neck. Lower your head, and I'll apply medicine for you."
Su Yu immediately reached for a mirror to check himself; he didn't realize he was still injured.
"Senior Brother Su, lower your head!" Song Chi shouted in a hurry.
Although Su Yu was unaware of the reason, he still lowered his head.
Song Chi scooped out a large amount of whitening cream to remove bruises and rubbed it around his neck several times.
Then her face started to contort, so she tried a different beauty and skincare ointment. But it still didn't work.
Su Yu couldn't help but use his divine sense to investigate, and then he saw a clear small handprint pinching his neck.
The bluish bruise was very obvious. Judging from the size of the handprint, it was exactly the same as Song Chi's slender little hand.
Song Chi sensed his divine sense and immediately said apologetically, "When you were unconscious before, I gave you some medicine. You couldn't swallow it then, so I used my spiritual power to help you."
Su Yu smiled unconsciously. He had indeed been overwhelmed by the domineering aura of the Azure Dragon Blood and had probably fainted for a while.
It's likely that Song Chi was quite startled during this time, wondering what he had been fed. He then asked what medicine he had been given, though there was still a pleasant, refreshing scent emanating from his mouth.
Song Chi only said, "It's just some calming herbs." Then he emphasized, "Actually, I didn't use much force, really!"
Su Yu thought to himself, "He probably used some force. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left such a clear bruised handprint, but that doesn't matter."
This little injury is nothing.
At this moment, the barrier began to collapse, and the two found a gap and flew upwards.
Song Chi was utterly speechless. She had asked Jin Juan why the handprint couldn't be removed.
The reply was: "That is a Azure Dragon Handprint mixed with the juice of True Dragon Herbs. It would take an ordinary person eight to ten years to disappear, and this True Dragon Body would probably need one or two years for the bruises to fade away."
Song Chi: "..." So Su Yu will have to bear this brutal handprint for one or two years.
Song Chi felt extremely remorseful for forgetting to wash his hands before gagging him.
Then the two rushed out of the barrier, only to find themselves in a battleground of evil formations.
But now that the battle was over, everyone was happily digging for medicinal herbs. And they had already collected almost all the herbs.
The sudden appearance of these two naturally attracted the attention of many disciples present.
Ye Qingyu and his group were among them, with Dai Jia, Cheng Yao, and Wei Lingxiu following behind them. The three handsome men, Mo Shubai and his companion, were also present. The three of them maintained a leisurely attitude, merely helping their sect or family disciples defend against attacks from one or two formations on the outer perimeter of the herb field.
And half of those present happened to be disciples of the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty.
Song Yun and Xi Ya were also standing together.
There were at least a hundred people there. As soon as the two appeared, all eyes turned to them.
Song Chi first noticed Song Yun and Mo Shubai looking her over from head to toe, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that she was not injured.
The others glanced at her, then all their eyes locked onto Su Yu's neck.
Even Song Yun and Mo Shubai couldn't help but linger there, momentarily stunned.
Then all that could be heard was Ye Qingyu grinding her teeth. Perhaps mindful that Song Yun was right next to her, Ye Qingyu took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and turned her head to the side.
Dai Jia couldn't help but bite her lip hard, her eyes sparkling, probably indicating that she wasn't thinking anything good at that moment.
Song Chi initially thought the handprint was somewhat brutal, but now, looking at Su Yu and considering the gazes of everyone around him, he realized...
Her face twitched involuntarily. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought she and Su Yu were playing some kind of forbidden game that had escalated to this point.
So what are they thinking about all day long in those filthy heads of theirs?!
There wasn't a single decent person among them.
Could she be that kind of person?
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Author's Note: [Cat emoji][Cat emoji] I posted a bit too many at once.
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