Chapter 441: If Father is Xi Xi, what would she do? Yun E and Zhou Peng's Reincarnated Temple Deity

Chapter 441: If Father is Xi Xi, what would she do? Yun E and Zhou Peng's Reincarnated Temple Deity

Crackle, crackle—

Countless flashes of lightning burst forth in the sky, illuminating the dark clouds like a spider web, menacing and terrifying.

The pitch-black city, where one couldn't see their fingers in front of them, was now bathed in bright light.

But in that moment of illumination, all that could be seen were the cold and sinister Xuan Tie armor and the sinister figures of the Corpse God Sect's heretics standing on the city walls, cloaked in black robes and hoods.

In the alleys.

An icy chill filled the air, the atmosphere heavy and oppressive.

Xi Xi, Yun E, Jin Tai Sui, and Zhou Peng, the four children, gathered here, their faces filled with innocence, yet an unprecedented solemnity.

"What...what do they want to do?"

Zhou Peng was so nervous that he forgot to eat his steamed bun, feeling an immense pressure.

Yun E closed her eyes.

Jin Tai Sui remained silent, his fist clenched, resting on the knife at his waist.

Xi Xi's fist tightened, her face turning ashen.

"I heard Father say..."

Xi Xi's voice was heavy with emotion.

Her eyes turned to the outside, where she saw the figure leading the Black Armored Guards.

Zhou Chi Guo, the former senior disciple of Nan Li Huo, Zhou Daoyuan! He was also Xi Xi's senior brother, who had once rushed to Jiangnan Dao to assassinate Ji Mo Li, but in the end...he became a knife in Ji Mo Li's hands.

He even joined Ji Mo Li's ranks, becoming his godson.

After Ji Mo Li's son died, he immediately took his place, becoming Ji Mo Li's son.

Xi Xi's impression of Zhou Chi Guo was naturally profound, not because of anything else, but simply because Zhou Chi Guo had once been Nan Li Huo's disciple, and that was enough for Xi Xi to pay attention to him.

"Father said...Ji Mo Li's clone technique is extremely vicious. It uses the power of blood souls to condense, allowing his clones to possess the full strength of his physical body."

"But this clone technique requires a medium and a vessel. The medium...is the blood soul of an entire city, and the vessel...is the carrier of the blood soul, the son who carries Ji Mo Li's bloodline."

Xi Xi clenched her fist, her delicate face contorting in anger.

It was clear that she had guessed the purpose of the massive army gathered at the city gates.

"Gather the blood souls! Give Ji Mo Li's clones strength and create the medium!"

Xi Xi exhaled as she spoke.

Silence, deathly stillness...

Yun E and the other two fell into a state of quiet.

They didn't ask how the blood souls would be gathered; it was unnecessary to think about it.

It was a massacre!

Just as Nan Li Huo had created the deep grudge of the blood sea, Ji Mo Li, after having a clone destroyed, naturally needed to gather other clones, and gathering clones required a large amount of blood soul power.

Ji Mo Li had now gone completely insane, even openly expressing his desire for slaughter.

With the opening of Qing Tian Cheng, Ji Mo Li no longer had time to slowly recover. He had to restore himself at the fastest speed possible, so...a massacre! And Luo Yun City was likely the chosen city.

"Xi Xi..."

"Is it possible...that Ji Mo Li knows we've entered this city, so he chose to massacre Luo Yun City, intending to kill us along with it?"

Yun E's exquisite face couldn't help but show a hint of worry.

If this were true, it would definitely not be good news for them.

Upon hearing this, Xi Xi's heart trembled.

No wonder the number of assassins from the Corpse God Sect and the Hunting God Pavilion had decreased. Perhaps their disguises had been somewhat effective, but more likely, as Yun E had said, the assassins from the Corpse God Sect and the Hunting God Pavilion had chosen a better way to deal with them after learning that they had entered Luo Yun City.

"So...did we bring death to this city?"

Xi Xi's lips trembled, her face filled with pain.

"Xi Xi, you don't need to think like this. Even if you hadn't come to this city, Ji Mo Li would have chosen another city to massacre..." Jin Tai Sui, who had been silent, spoke up.

He couldn't bear to see Xi Xi in pain, so he took the initiative to speak, providing Xi Xi with a reason.

And this was indeed the truth.

Even if it wasn't Luo Yun Cheng, there were many cities in Jiangnan Dao, and eventually, another city would be slaughtered.

"Of course, it's also possible that they specifically chose Luo Yun Cheng, and we just happened to be inside."

Yun E offered another explanation.

Both explanations were plausible.

"A massacre...this Luo Yun Cheng has a population of several hundred thousand. Does Ji Mo Li really intend to commit such an evil act?"

Xi Xi took a deep breath.

Her small heart was deeply shaken.

During this journey through the Jianghu, she had truly witnessed the unprecedented evil in this world.

Whether it was the Ascension Pavilion in Guangling Dao City.

A single Ascension Pill had caused countless cultivation families to be torn apart, with daughters being offered in exchange for an Ascension Pill!

And now, in Jiangnan Dao...a city was being massacred for the sake of gathering blood souls for clones!

How could such things, such evil, be happening constantly in this world? Xi Xi clenched her fist, her heart filled with anger.

Boom—Boom!!!

Suddenly, a mighty divine fluctuation rippled from the direction of the city walls.

Xi Xi, Yun E, and the others were startled, quickly hiding their auras as they looked towards the walls.

They saw the heretics of the Corpse God Sect, clad in black robes and hoods, their bodies filled with deathly energy and corpse aura. Then, deathly energy swirled around the divine weapons in their hands, and as they stood on the city walls, a formation began to rumble and activate.

A crimson light erupted into the sky, as if within a glass sphere, a surging blood-red mist suddenly erupted, expanding rapidly like a tidal wave.

The pitch-black night instantly brightened.

The entire city's sky transformed into a bloody hue!

The light brought not salvation but death to this dark-shrouded city.

Xi Xi secretly peered out from the alley, only to witness a horrifying slaughter array on the city walls, created by the Corpse God Sect's evil practitioners. Their corpse energy and death aura churned like a grinding wheel, turning the city's inhabitants and cultivators into mere beans to be crushed and pulverized.

A terrifying will emerged from the center of the grinding wheel, resembling a hideous and distorted face that roared and howled over the entire city.

It was... the Corpse God's will!

A will comparable to the pinnacle of the Corpse God!

Witnessing this scene, Xi Xi realized that the Corpse God Sect and the Pacification King, Ji Mo Li, had truly joined forces.

Xi Xi was no stranger to the Pacification King. When she was very young, Ji Mo Li's youngest son, Ji Hai, had clashed with her, forging a karmic connection ever since.

Xi Xi's hatred for the Ji family intensified.

"Xi Xi! Run!"

Just as Xi Xi was lost in thought, a whispered shout startled her.

It snapped her back to reality.

Then, Xi Xi noticed that the four of them hiding in the alley were glowing with a faint light...

Roar!!!

High in the sky, within an enormous array, the struggling Corpse God's will, with its hideous and distorted face, suddenly lashed out, sweeping towards the direction of the alley.

"We've been exposed!"

"They've found us!"

Xi Xi's heart skipped a beat.

However, she didn't panic. This wasn't her first time leaving the Tianyuan Divine Sect; she had experienced countless battles and dangerous situations on her journey from Guangling Dao to Jiangnan Dao.

Xi Xi clenched her fist around the Thunderbolt Chess Piece, intending to use it to teleport away from the city.

But something startled her.

The faint blood-red light that had fallen upon them seemed to come to life.

"This is..."

Xi Xi's expression changed slightly.

But there was no time to ponder.

Buzz—

The Thunderbolt Chess Piece, which could originally cover Yun E, Jin Tai Sui, and Zhou Peng, now failed to teleport them all away.

Under the crimson glow, Xi Xi discovered that only she had teleported out of Luo Yun City, appearing in the chess piece she had left outside the city earlier.

Amidst the rain and snow, Xi Xi clutched the Thunderbolt Chess Piece, her face ashen.

"Yun E, Zhou Peng, and Jin Tai Sui..." she muttered.

The next moment, she abruptly turned towards Luo Yun City, her face filled with anxiety and worry.

"I left them... in Luo Yun City!"

"I left them in that city... about to be slaughtered!"

Xi Xi's eyes filled with urgency, and her heart felt like it had turned to ice.

She hadn't left any other Thunderbolt Chess Pieces in Luo Yun City, so she couldn't teleport back.

Now, the seven-year-old Xi Xi was faced with a choice.

Should she flee?

Or... go back to find her friends?

Against the pinnacle-level Corpse God's will, the seven-year-old Xi Xi stood no chance.

Even if Xi Xi could defeat the Martial Sage of the Heaven Dan Sect, Gu Cheng.

But Gu Cheng was just a newly-minted Martial Sage, incomparable to the pinnacle-level Corpse God's will!

"What would Father do?"

Xi Xi calmed her mind, her little belly trembling as she began to ponder.

What would Father do?

Xi Xi's eyes snapped open.

Father would never abandon his friends!

Without hesitation, Xi Xi took a step forward and rushed towards Luo Yun City.

Even at the tender age of seven, Xi Xi had witnessed the ugliness of the mortal world.

Yet, she maintained a pure heart within.

She might be afraid, but she would never give up!

Perhaps this was the purpose of her trials.

...

...

A flying sword soared through the sky, as if drawing a path in the clouds.

Ever since informing Lu Taibai about the journey to the Golden Light Prefecture in Jiangnan Dao, Lu Taibai had accelerated his pace. Initially, he had planned to take his time.

However, it had been a while since Lu Taibai had seen Xi Xi, and he couldn't help but anticipate their reunion. Lu Taibai, as the master of the Chess Saint's Dao Fruit, instantly understood why Xi Xi's teleportation with the Thunderbolt Chess Piece had failed.

The primary reason was not the chess piece itself but the Corpse God's will that had descended upon them.

The array covered the entire Luo Yun City, and the crimson light, reflecting off the city, marked the beginning of the death energy's invasion.

At that moment, the Corpse God's will was already affecting them.

Therefore, Xi Xi's plan to use the Thunderbolt Chess Piece to teleport Yun E and the others out of the city would face immense pressure.

If Xi Xi could break through to the Divine Embryo Realm, with the strength of the Heavenly Soul, she would naturally be able to take Yun E and the others with her.

But Xi Xi's cultivation was ultimately only at the Essence Form Realm.

In the end, Xi Xi had no choice but to teleport out of the city alone.

The choice was now before Xi Xi.

Should she find her companions and fight alongside them, or abandon them and save herself? It was a difficult decision.

For a seven-year-old like Xi Xi to make such a decision was truly cruel.

But Xi Xi didn't hesitate; with a single thought, she chose to return to Lo Cloud City.

The seven-year-old Xi Xi still had a child's heart, filled with a sense of righteousness that was hard to imagine.

"The little girl has grown up..." Li Che sighed softly.

Xi Xi made what she believed to be the right choice, but in Li Che's eyes, Xi Xi's life was the most important.

"In this world, no one's life is more important than Xi Xi's..."

But Xi Xi herself wasn't aware of this.

"But she hasn't grown much."

Li Che wanted to teach Xi Xi about selfishness, but after some thought, he felt it wasn't necessary.

"As long as I become strong enough, Xi Xi won't have to face such selfish choices. Since that's the case... why should I let her face these cruelties?"

Li Che thought of the older Xi Xi, who had witnessed mountains of corpses and seas of blood, her eyes reflecting a scene of her fighting her way out of that hell.

She must have endured countless hardships, pain, and faced many selfish choices to reach that point.

Xi Xi and the older Xi Xi... were still different.

The older Xi Xi had no one to rely on.

But Xi Xi did.

Xi Xi had her father.

"Ji Mo Li..."

On the flying sword, Li Che suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils seeming to reflect a faint golden light.

An overwhelming and intense killing intent surged within him.

"The Celestial City is about to open. Do you want to fight within it?"

"But we should ask the Netherworld for permission."

The killing intent that burst from Li Che was instantly sensed by the other three on the flying sword.

Lu Qiankun, Fang Hanshu, and Lu Taibai all turned to look at him.

They didn't understand why Li Che had suddenly erupted with such intense killing intent, or who it was directed at.

However, Lu Taibai couldn't help but narrow his eyes, his face showing a mix of anticipation and excitement, now tinged with gravity.

Li Che's killing intent...

Could it be because Xi Xi faced some crisis in Lo Cloud City?

If that were true...

Lu Taibai's eyes also flashed with killing intent.

Boom!!!

The flying sword's speed suddenly increased, tearing through the night sky.

...

...

...

Lo Cloud City.

The blood-colored glow continued to scatter in the alley.

Yun E, Zhou Peng, and Jin Tai Sui's faces all changed slightly.

They exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a hint of bitterness.

"It seems like Xi Xi... forgot about us."

Zhou Peng spoke with bitterness.

However, his words didn't carry any blame, just regret...

After all, they might die here.

"It's not that she forgot about us; there must be another reason. Xi Xi wouldn't leave us here. Perhaps... something unexpected happened."

"Is it the blood glow on our bodies?"

Yun E could feel the Temple Deity within her trembling.

She kept rejecting the blood glow, but there was too much of it, and its power was too high. Even with the Temple Deity's help, Yun E couldn't completely expel it.

Gradually, the blood glow gathered on their necks, forming a blood-colored pattern.

It was unique and eerie, like a flower symbolizing death.

"We've been marked!"

"Run!"

Yun E exclaimed immediately.

At the same time, in the sky above Lo Cloud City, the Corpse God's will, like a grinding disc array, scanned the city with its ugly and twisted face.

"Roar!!!!"

A terrifying howl shattered the night sky.

The next moment, Jin Tai Sui, Zhou Peng, and Yun E, who were running away, felt a terrifying force pressing down on them.

Bang!

The three of them knelt on the ground.

They turned their heads and looked at the citizens in all the houses within Lo Cloud City with horror...

The densely packed citizens seemed like walking corpses, staggering out of their shelters. Each of their necks bore the blood-colored pattern, like a flower.

They were like controlled corpses, walking out of their homes.

Yun E and the others watched this scene in horror.

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Boom!!!

The ground shook violently.

Yun E and the others turned back and saw Zhou Chiguo, clad in clanging black armor, his eyes cold and indifferent.

"Where's my little junior sister?"

Zhou Chiguo looked at the three of them, a faint smile curving his lips.

"It's a pity she ran too fast. I couldn't fully witness this slaughter..."

Zhou Chiguo raised his hand and gently pressed down.

Three top-level Black Armored Guard commanders flew in, capturing Yun E and the others.

"I once witnessed a slaughter with my own eyes, and it left a deep impression on me."

"I realized how insignificant my power was compared to true strength."

Zhou Chiguo spoke calmly.

"I yearn for such power, so I chose to join."

He exhaled slowly.

Zhou Chiguo glanced at Yun'e and the other two, "Guess what, my little junior sister... will she come back?"

"A child, when out for training, will inevitably face some cruelty..."

"Naivety and romance are not suited for this world. Being romantic in everything will only harm her."

Yun'e struggled, but to no avail. Their cultivation, facing the top Grand Master, was still lacking.

Not to mention Zhou Chiguo's Martial Sage-level power.

"My father is about to break through the Divine Tribulation Realm, preparing to seize the grand opportunity in Heaven-Attaining City. Therefore, the Blood Soul of this city is indispensable, it's like my father's lifeline!"

Zhou Chiguo smiled, "If my little junior sister, with her exceptional talent, returns... My father will be delighted and will bestow upon me more of the Blood Soul Power!"

Zhou Chiguo burst into laughter.

"Take them away and hang them on the city walls for my little junior sister to see..."

"She will come back."

"After all, children always hold on to some innocence and righteousness, just like..."

"The me from back then."

...

...

The night was hazy with wind and rain, mixed with icy snowflakes.

Xixi panted heavily, her blood and energy surging. Beneath her, the Infernal Lotus Flame Spear whirled, clanging loudly, sparks flying as she skimmed the ground at extreme speed.

Her speed reached its peak! The wind and rain on both sides whipped past, and the snow-mixed rain slapped her face, stinging her skin.

But Xixi didn't care.

Suddenly, Xixi's leaning body straightened, and the Infernal Lotus Flame Spear clanged as it spun.

She gazed at the Lo Cloud City, shrouded in blood-red light, and immediately spotted three small figures hanging upside down on the city walls—Yun'e, Zhou Peng, and Jin Taishui, their feet and hands bound, dangling from the walls.

They were not in immediate danger, but hanging there, they were like pieces of meat, tempting and attracting their target.

And that target, without a doubt, was Xixi.

Xixi gazed from afar, standing on the Infernal Lotus Flame Spear, her two braids standing tall as if about to explode like whips.

But Xixi couldn't help feeling powerless.

Seeing her friends hanging there, Xixi was helpless to save them.

Not to mention Zhou Chiguo, even among Ji Mali's Black-Armored Guards, there were two Four-Opening Martial Sages. Additionally, the Corpse God Sect had powerful individuals at the Divine Embryo and Divine Corpse levels.

Xixi spread her fingers, and the Purple Flame Snake Spear fell into her hand. She gripped the divine spear, her body trembling.

But...

Xixi felt a surge of powerlessness.

Could she save her sister Yun'e and the others? Xixi's desire and yearning to become stronger reached an all-time high in this moment!

"Big sister... help me," Xixi pleaded silently in her heart.

This might be the only source of strength Xixi could think of, the power to make herself stronger.

Her plea echoed into the void.

Xixi's face paled slightly.

She wanted to borrow strength, but... there was none to borrow!

As Xixi felt a mix of confusion and frustration at her own weakness, the bound Yun'e on the wall sighed softly.

Then, the upside-down Yun'e suddenly opened her eyes, her pupils shimmering with a moonlight-like glow.

"Xixi, Yun'e knows you're there!"

"You're a good sister, you won't give up on us easily..."

On the city walls, the two Four-Opening Martial Sages among the Black-Armored Guards frowned, intending to silence Yun'e.

But Zhou Chiguo raised his hand, stopping them, "Let her speak."

A smile hung on Zhou Chiguo's face as he looked beyond the city, into the pitch-black expanse.

Zhou Peng, hanging upside down, also opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on Yun'e.

Tears streamed down Yun'e's beautiful face as she thought back to when she first met Xixi in the Guan Yin Mansion. That little girl was only three years old...

Soft and adorable, so lovable.

A sense of familiarity, as if from a past life, was engraved in her soul.

Perhaps, in a past life, she and Xixi had met.

So, she had always tried to accompany Xixi, searching for that familiar feeling in her soul, always by Xixi's side as she grew up.

And now...

The little girl must grow into a capable individual.

"Xixi, loss is a part of life."

"Perhaps, tonight you need to learn to face loss."

"Run, don't come, don't try to save us! Live on, strive to become stronger, only by becoming stronger can you face the inevitable losses in life."

"I know you want to be a hero, but I may not have the chance to see you truly become Xixi..."

"Tonight, I'll be the hero you want to be."

"Xixi, live on!"

Her voice echoed in the wilderness, though there was no response. But Yun'e knew Xixi was listening.

In the forest, Xixi trembled, "Sister Yun'e!"

Xixi wasn't about to give up!

Gritting her teeth, Xixi summoned the Guan Yin Mansion Main Battle Tank!

But as soon as the tank appeared, the dark clouds above parted, revealing the cold moonlight that had been hidden, now bathing the earth.

Xixi stood stunned.

After this, he stared blankly at the walls of Lo Yun City.

...

Yun'e turned her head towards Zhou Peng, who was staring at her with a dazed expression.

"Zhou Peng."

"I'm here."

"Let's go together."

"Hehe, Yun'e, I've been waiting for you to say this for so long."

Zhou Peng suddenly burst into laughter.

Yun'e smiled gently, and the next moment, the ropes binding her body unexpectedly exploded, one by one.

Moonlight burst forth from her body, one ray after another.

An unimaginable divine essence, never seen before, erupted from Yun'e's delicate body.

Boom!

Moonlight surged into the sky, instantly dispersing the endless black clouds.

A crescent moon appeared, and its cold light illuminated the sky.

Yun'e's black hair transformed into a cyan color, her body became more slender, and the childishness on her face vanished. Her exquisite beauty became even more enchanting, possessing a stunning allure that could captivate the world.

Cold, mournful, and enchanting...

Boom!

The entire Lo Yun City trembled.

Zhou Chiguo, who had been making jokes earlier, now had a subtle change in his expression, and his eyes revealed a sense of gravity.

An overwhelming aura burst forth from his body.

After losing to Li Che at the Pan Tao Sheng gathering, Zhou Chiguo had been cultivating under Ji Mo Li's guidance, and now he had reached the third opening of the Martial Sage realm!

The will of martial arts swept through, and the heavenly sensation descended, causing the martial mountains to rise from the ground.

"This little girl!"

Zhou Chiguo hadn't expected that a mere Shrine Deity realm little girl could cause such an unexpected incident.

"A Shrine Deity within her body?!"

"Is this girl... the reincarnation of a Shrine Deity?!"

Zhou Chiguo's eyes narrowed. "Something's not right. The reincarnation of a Shrine Deity shouldn't be like this. What is she hiding? What is she concealing?"

Boom!

Extremely cold moonlight showered down from the sky.

Yun'e transformed into a divine maiden, with a crescent moon hanging behind her. Her face, enchanting the world, carried an icy and frosty aura.

The moonlight caused her aura to rise, and in just a breath, Yun'e's aura had already ascended to the Divine Embryo realm, and it continued to climb...

On the other side.

Zhou Peng also burst into laughter.

"Hahahahaha—"

"In this life, we finally die together!"

Boom!

The ropes binding Zhou Peng also snapped, and an incredibly powerful aura surged forth, accompanied by an overwhelmingly fierce energy.

In the sky, the moonlight was cold, and thunder roared, as tribulation lightning rolled, signifying the wrath of the heavenly will.

It was as if something unclean had appeared in the human realm!

Zhou Chiguo's face twitched.

"The reincarnation of a Shrine Deity?! Another reincarnation of a Shrine Deity?!"

With this thought.

Zhou Chiguo couldn't help but look at the tightly bound Jin Taishui.

This guy...

At this moment, Jin Taishui stared blankly at Yun'e and Zhou Peng.

You two are quite the show...

What about him?

Rip!

A powerful force severed the ropes binding Jin Taishui.

Jin Taishui looked at Zhou Peng and saw that his body was enveloped in surging demonic energy, causing his figure to swell up, becoming incredibly ugly. A massive wild boar-like head with two tusks protruded from the top of his head.

"Hehe..."

Zhou Peng wore golden armor, his head topped with a huge pig's head, and he grinned.

"Little Jin."

"Live well, protect Xixi."

Then, with a swing, Zhou Peng sent Jin Taishui's body flying like a cannonball.

After doing all this.

Zhou Peng clapped his hands.

An incredibly powerful aura, a terrifying divine essence, and boiling demonic energy intertwined and raged around his body.

If Yun'e had transformed into a divine maiden descending from the heavens, then Zhou Peng had become an unparalleled demonic god, marking his territory. With a fat head and large ears, his wild boar head had two protruding tusks.

The divine maiden and the beast hovered above the walls of Lo Yun City.

Yun'e's cold eyes turned towards Zhou Peng, and he grinned.

"What a pity..."

"The Monkey King's temple is not far away, but the old pig... can't see it."

Zhou Peng's two protruding tusks lightly smiled.

"It's all the old pig's fault, my fat grew too slowly."

Zhou Peng shook his head, his large ears flapping.

"Don't be sentimental. Be a hero for Xixi this time."

Yun'e's voice was cold and devoid of emotion, icy cold.

The next moment.

Yun'e's gaze shifted to Zhou Chiguo, and the overwhelming sense of oppression instantly made Zhou Chiguo feel as if he was being crushed under the city walls.

Although these two had released the Shrine Deity's soul within them, they had not truly stepped into the Divine Tribulation realm.

Because it was not allowed in the human realm! But at this moment, even with half-step divine tribulation power, it was enough to completely oppress Zhou Chiguo.

However...

Yun'e's indifferent eyes shifted away from Zhou Chiguo.

They fell upon the city, where the activated death qi formation hung like a millstone, and the death qi pouring down from it continued to mark its targets.

Once the marking was complete, all those marked would have their heads crushed by the death qi.

Within the millstone-like formation.

The twisted and ugly will of the Corpse God swept across.

Yun'e's five fingers spread wide, and the little rabbit in the city suddenly leaped into the sky.

Then, the little rabbit became an extremely sharp arrow.

The moonlight became a bow, and the jade rabbit became the arrow.

Drawing the bow...

Shooting the arrow.

Three thousand feet of moonlight showered down from the sky.

One arrow exploded the formation! And the will of the Corpse God within the formation!

(End of Chapter)

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