In the Demon Suppression Temple!
Wang Ke, Zhu Yan, and a group of Sirius Sect disciples stared at the monk Jie Se with wide eyes.
"Hey, wait a minute, you cut this piece of wood too thickly, it's different from my previous one! Yes, yes, a little thinner! And you, this mortise and tenon is not like this, if you install it like this, my Demon Suppression Temple will be different!" Don't move, don't move, the remnant Buddha is only half of it, and it was not damaged by lightning, so don't make up for it! That's all!" The monk gave some instructions to Wang Ke's subordinates.
"Wang Ke, is there something wrong with this monk who abstains from sex?" Zhu Yan pointed to his head.
"Maybe it's obsessive-compulsive, he wants to build the Demon Suppression Temple exactly the same as before!" Wang Ke said with a strange face.
"This is too forced, even the thickness of each board is exactly the same, it's just for the roof! Isn't it necessary to fire the exact same bricks and tiles?" Zhu Yan said with a strange expression.
"This is not necessary, I experienced an accident, and I specially prepared some more bricks and tiles last time!" The monk said.
"Oh? Have you experienced an accident?" Wang Ke said curiously.
"Yes, more than a year ago! I don't know which neurotic blew up my Demon Suppression Temple, I just went out for a while, and when I came back, the temple was blown up, and the remnant Buddha also fell. The abbot specially told me to sit here and guard the blood demon, and this trick almost made me run away with a wooden fish!" The monk said angrily.
In addition to being angry, he still gritted his teeth.
Wang Ke was stunned, it turned out that the exact same neurotic who built the Demon Suppression Temple was your abstinent monk? No wonder when you asked your subordinates to help repair it, it was also in the same repair.
"Wang Ke, I remember you said before that this Demon Suppression Temple was blown up, could it be ......" Zhu Yan said curiously.
"Wang Ke, you blew up my Demon Suppression Temple?" The monk's face changed.
Is this the culprit found?
"No, no, how could it be me? I'm so idle, why are you blowing up your Demon Suppression Temple?" Wang Ke immediately denied it.
Just as Wang Ke finished speaking, there was a shout outside the temple.
"Wang Ke? You really have a heart, hahaha, this ruined temple, you blew it up, and it was repaired exactly the same? Hahahaha!" A loud laugh came from outside the temple.
Wang Ke: "......."
"Wang Ke, did you really blow it up?" The monk immediately glared and said angrily.
"Who? Who is slandering me!" Wang Ke stepped out of the ruined temple angrily.
Monk Jie Se and Zhu Ji also followed out.
But I saw Nie Tianba holding an umbrella and shouting proudly.
"Nie Tianba?" Wang Ke was stunned.
"Hahaha, Wang Ke, you didn't expect it to be me, did you?" Nie Tianba sneered.
"What's going on? Was our trip live all the way? We walked all the way in mourning clothes, how secretive we were, how could anyone know we were here?" Wang Ke said depressedly.
"Wang Ke, you haven't said it yet, did you blow up my temple more than a year ago? Isn't it!" The monk said angrily.
"Oh? Another monk is coming? Zhu Yan, what's going on?" Nie Tianba said in astonishment.
"Let's go, hurry up!" Zhu Yan kept winking at Nie Tianba.
What's more, there are disciples of the Sirius Sect in the temple, and the monk of the precepts likes to save evil spirits, why don't you run quickly?"
"Haha, Zhu Yan, don't be afraid, I came back according to your method, I followed the marks you left along the way, this time, I want to take revenge!" Nie Tianba said hatefully.
"Zhu Yan, it's the fourth wave, the fourth wave is going to kill you! How much trouble have you caused! Marks along the way?" Wang Ke stared at Zhu Yan.
Zhu Ti darkened his face: "Nie Tianba is looking for revenge on you!"
"Are you looking for me?" Wang Ke was stunned for a moment and looked at Nie Tianba.
"Nonsense, if I don't look for you, who are I looking for? Wang Ke, you are dead today! Just like last year, hum, last year was in this Demon Suppression Temple, you killed me but didn't die, today, in the same place, I want you to experience my pain last year!" If it weren't for the demon seed of the blood demon to help me resurrect, I would have died last year!" Nie Tianba said hatefully.
The monk Jie Se originally looked at Wang Ke angrily, but suddenly raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Nie Tianba.
"Bold demon, so it's you?" The monk said coldly.
"Huh? Little monk, I talk to Wang Ke, why do you always interject?" Nie Tianba looked at the monk Jie Lu in a daze.
"This is the monk of the Blood Temple, a very powerful master, and a strong man of the righteous path, I am not his enemy!" Zhu Yan smiled bitterly.
I just asked you to leave, are you blind? You can't see such a big bald head?
"Monk of sexual restraint? A righteous strongman?" Nie Tianba's face darkened.
"Amitabha, a year ago, under the Demon Suppression Temple, there was a blood demon who was trapped, because of my loss, it almost caused a disaster of 100,000 mountains. I have always regretted it, this blood demon is cunning, once he gets out of trouble, it will be difficult to find him, I can't think of it, I can't think of it, hahaha, blood demon, you actually came to the door by yourself? It's really Buddha's blessing!" The monk laughed.
Nie Tianba's face froze. What's the situation?
"I just asked you to leave quickly, but you didn't listen!" Zhu Yan glared at Nie Tianba.
Nie Tianba said in a deep voice: "So what? The blood demon was not released by me, little monk, it was Wang Ke who blew up your Demon Suppression Temple, you are looking for him!"
"Didn't I ask someone to help the master repair the temple? Besides, Master, you can't blame me for this!" Wang Ke immediately said to Master Jielu.
Master Jie's face was ugly for a while: "You blew up the Demon Suppression Temple, is there any reason?"
"No, when we came, this was a deserted temple with no one around! Who knew that the blood demon was suppressed inside! You are the same, go out when you go out, and don't put up a sign! You are also responsible!" Wang Ke immediately shirked and said.
"What sign?" The monk frowned.
"At least set up a private important place to prohibit blasting! I didn't know that there was a blood demon below, and Nie Tianba wanted to kill me at that time, and I was also out of self-preservation! I could only survive if I blew myself up the flying sword, the so-called saving a person's life is better than building a seventh-level pagoda! At that time, he blew up his flying sword and saved three lives, you say, if it were you, would you want to save people without knowing that the desolate temple was suppressing the blood demon?" Wang Ke explained.
The monk frowned slightly.
"The so-called ignorant is not guilty, it has nothing to do with me! You want to put up a sign, I will blow it up, you can blame me for being ignorant. But, you didn't put up a sign, how can you blame me? I don't know the situation! Besides, if you want to blame, you should blame Nie Tianba, if he hadn't wanted to kill us, I wouldn't have been able to blow up my flying sword, let alone release the blood demon! Look, do you want to blame Nie Tianba?" Wang Ke persuaded.
The monk listened to Wang Ke and seemed to be like this.
"Moreover, the blood demon has also entered Nie Tianba's body, and he has benefited! Master, the culprit is Nie Tianba! I am a good young man who doesn't pick up lost items, you see, your Demon Suppression Temple is broken, it's none of my business, I even asked my subordinates to help you repair it, I'm a good person!" The bad guy is him, Nie Tianba, he did it all!" Wang Ke pointed to Nie Tianba not far away.
The monk was silent for a moment, and found that this seemed to be the case, and looked at Nie Tianba coldly.
Nie Tianba's face froze, this shameless Wang Ke.
"Wang Ke, even if what you said is useless, hmph, do you know that I brought your old friend!" Nie Tianba sneered.
"My old friend?" Wang Ke was stunned.
You chased me all the way here just to find a friend for me? Did I misunderstand you?
"Snake King, I found it, Wang Ke is here!" Nie Tianba roared.
"Roar!"
Not far behind a hill, a huge snake head suddenly appeared.
The snake's head was fierce, it was five stories high when it raised its head, and it rushed to the front of the Demon Suppression Temple with a wagging tail in an instant.
"There! Wang Ke is there!" Nie Tianba pointed at Wang Ke excitedly.
"Roar!"
The Snake King roared excitedly, showing a ferocious look at Wang Ke, shattering the revenge of the inner alchemy, which was incomparable, and was repaired by the Demon Lord at the beginning, causing him to lose face, and now, he can finally seek revenge on Wang Ke.
Wang Ke saw the huge snake king, his heart sank slightly, and he glanced at the monk Jie Se on the side.
I found that the monk's eyes were calm and he was not afraid.
Aren't you afraid? Just don't be afraid!
"Snake King, aren't you on Shenlong Island? Why are you here?" Wang Ke frowned and shouted.
"How did the Snake King come here? Of course I went to invite him, it was Zhu Yan who told me the location of the Snake King, told me that the Snake King hates you to the bone, so I helped you invite an old friend, hahahaha, Wang can see an old friend, are you happy?" Nie Tianba laughed.
Wang Ke's face darkened, and he turned his head to look at Zhu Ji: "Zhu Ji, you have nothing to do every day, and you are causing trouble, right? No wonder they all call you troublemakers, how many times has this happened today? I have been bad for eight lifetimes, and I want to take care of you!"
Zhu Yan's face froze, and at the same time he said hatefully: "Who wants you to take care of you?"
"If I don't take care of you, you'll be done long ago!" Wang Ke shouted.
"Hmph, Wang Ke, you take care of the Snake King's affairs first, take care of me? I think you can't protect yourself!" Zhu Yan stared.
At this moment, if he saw Wang Ke die, Zhu Yan would also be willing. It's just that something is wrong in the embarrassing place, you Nie Tianba is crazy, when did you find it bad, and now you find it? As soon as Wang Ke dies, the monks and disciples of the Wolf Sect will target me, what should I do? That's all, anyway, when the war is together, I will run away.
When Zhu Yan was about to escape, he saw the Snake King's fierce eyes on Wang Ke and suddenly turned to Zhu Yan.
"Sniff!"
The Snake King sniffed. Suddenly, the Snake King's eyes lit up, looked at Zhu Yan, and swam towards Zhu Yan.
"Snake King, what are you doing? Wang Ke is there, Wang Ke is over there, why are you running here with me?" Zhu Ti immediately felt something was wrong and exclaimed.
"Dragon energy? Do you have dragon vein qi on you? The dragon energy on the human king cannot be so rich and pure, unless, unless it is a dragon vein golden dragon?" The Snake King suddenly said excitedly.
"You, what do you want to do?" Zhu Yan suddenly had a bad feeling.
But he saw bursts of blue light in the Snake King's eyes, as if he saw a sealed dragon inside through Zhu Yan's stomach.
"Really, true? Do you have a dragon vein golden dragon sealed in your stomach? Hahaha! Good thing, swallow the golden dragon, my newly cultivated inner alchemy can break through to the Danying Realm, ha, roar, come to my mouth!" The Snake King suddenly made a human voice and said fiercely to Zhu Yan.
"What? You, you, you want to eat me? I am Zhu Hongyi's nephew, didn't you say you wouldn't eat me?" Zhu Yan exclaimed.
"I'm afraid of Zhu Hongyi, but, as long as I eat you and reach the Danying Realm, I won't be afraid of Zhu Hongyi, dragon vein, dragon vein, hahaha, I didn't expect me to go out of the miasma sea this time, and have such a harvest, hahaha, roar!" The Snake King laughed ferociously.
"No, no!" Zhu Yan fled into the ancient temple in horror.
"Look, I'm talking about it, Zhu Yan, you troublemaker, you are the one who is unlucky in the end, what a special, I'm unlucky, I have to wipe your butt every time!" Wang Ke stared and scolded.
Turning his head, Wang Ke looked at the monk Jiese: "Master, this beast is going to destroy your Demon Suppression Temple again! Do you want to take care of it?"
"Little monk, whoever stands in my way will die!" The Snake King pounced fiercely.
"Little monk, do you dare to stop the Snake King? Hurry up and hide, don't make unwarranted disasters!" Nie Tianba also laughed proudly.
The Snake King was fierce, ten feet long, and condescending, as if he was about to smash the Demon Suppression Temple with one head.
The monk's eyes were cold, and he took a step forward: "Hmph, how dare you play with the axe in the class!"
While speaking, the monk Jie Se reached out and palmed his hand: "Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!"
"Roar!" The Snake King opened his mouth and roared.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang like thunder, everyone around suddenly had tinnitus.
I saw that a giant palm shrouded in red light appeared on the head of the Snake King.
Under the huge collision, the Snake King was like a cannonball, instantly soaring into the sky and smashing into a huge mountain hollow in the distance.
Wang Ke and Nie Tianba both stared wide-eyed. Specially, one move to kill in seconds?
"Roar!"
The snake king was blown away in the distance, still unbelievable.
But I saw that the monk Jie Se suddenly soared into the sky, stepped into the void, and stood in mid-air.
"Damn, step in the void, you are the boss of the Yuan Ying Realm!" Wang Ke exclaimed.
How could Wang have thought that this Luo Li is a long-winded monk who is actually a big boss in the Yuan Ying Realm? What about the snake king who knocked the snake king away with one palm?
"Nie Tianba, you lied to me!" In the valley in the distance, the Snake King said angrily.
What do you say that you can eat Wang Ke when you come, Wang Ke has a primordial infant realm beside him, why don't you say it?
Nie Tianba was also stupid, an ordinary little monk who didn't look down on him just now was actually a boss in the Yuan Ying Realm? He also fused with the blood demon he suppressed, it's over, it's over?
"It's none of my business, I was cheated by Zhu Yan!" Nie Tianba exclaimed.
In the midst of the scream, Nie Tianba immediately fled towards the forest behind him.
"Bold demon, in front of me, do you still want to escape?" The monk looked at Nie Tianba coldly.
Nie Tianba, who was fleeing, changed his expression, why are you staring at me, a monk?
No, staring at me like this, I'm going to be unlucky!
"Snake King, don't run, wait for me!" Nie Tianba chased straight in the direction of the Snake King.
The monk's eyes were cold, and he chased after him step by step.
The Snake King and Nie Tianba are both in the Golden Pill Realm, where did they escape the palm of the monk Jiexe?
"In front of me, no one can run away! Evil beast, I want you to be revealed!" The monk stopped drinking.
However, the Snake King and Nie Tianba are not stupid, shall I stop and suppress them for you? What are you kidding about?
"Roar!"
The Snake King suddenly spat out countless poisonous smoke, enveloping that side of the mountain and forest land.
"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!" The monk stopped drinking.
I vaguely saw a red light emerging from the body of the monk Jie, and there seemed to be a red dragon in the red light, descending from the sky, with a dragon roar, rushing into the poisonous mist.
"Boom!"
Under a loud noise, a terrible scream from the Snake King came from the valley.
"Boom!"
It seemed that there was a huge sound of struggle coming from that valley, in addition to the poisonous smoke, countless earth and stones rushed into the sky, and the trees were blown up for a while, and it was muddy.
Wang Ke stared into the distance with wide eyes: "Hiss! , These days, can neuropathy reach the primordial infant realm? Do I want to roll up the bedding and leave?"
(End of this chapter)
"I just asked you to leave quickly, but you didn't listen!" Zhu Yan glared at Nie Tianba.
Nie Tianba said in a deep voice: "So what? The blood demon was not released by me, little monk, it was Wang Ke who blew up your Demon Suppression Temple, you are looking for him!"
"Didn't I ask someone to help the master repair the temple? Besides, Master, you can't blame me for this!" Wang Ke immediately said to Master Jielu.
Master Jie's face was ugly for a while: "You blew up the Demon Suppression Temple, is there any reason?"
"No, when we came, this was a deserted temple with no one around! Who knew that the blood demon was suppressed inside! You are the same, go out when you go out, and don't put up a sign! You are also responsible!" Wang Ke immediately shirked and said.
"What sign?" The monk frowned.
"At least set up a private important place to prohibit blasting! I didn't know that there was a blood demon below, and Nie Tianba wanted to kill me at that time, and I was also out of self-preservation! I could only survive if I blew myself up the flying sword, the so-called saving a person's life is better than building a seventh-level pagoda! At that time, he blew up his flying sword and saved three lives, you say, if it were you, would you want to save people without knowing that the desolate temple was suppressing the blood demon?" Wang Ke explained.
The monk frowned slightly.
"The so-called ignorant is not guilty, it has nothing to do with me! You want to put up a sign, I will blow it up, you can blame me for being ignorant. But, you didn't put up a sign, how can you blame me? I don't know the situation! Besides, if you want to blame, you should blame Nie Tianba, if he hadn't wanted to kill us, I wouldn't have been able to blow up my flying sword, let alone release the blood demon! Look, do you want to blame Nie Tianba?" Wang Ke persuaded.
The monk listened to Wang Ke and seemed to be like this.
"Moreover, the blood demon has also entered Nie Tianba's body, and he has benefited! Master, the culprit is Nie Tianba! I am a good young man who doesn't pick up lost items, you see, your Demon Suppression Temple is broken, it's none of my business, I even asked my subordinates to help you repair it, I'm a good person!" The bad guy is him, Nie Tianba, he did it all!" Wang Ke pointed to Nie Tianba not far away.
The monk was silent for a moment, and found that this seemed to be the case, and looked at Nie Tianba coldly.
Nie Tianba's face froze, this shameless Wang Ke.
"Wang Ke, even if what you said is useless, hmph, do you know that I brought your old friend!" Nie Tianba sneered.
"My old friend?" Wang Ke was stunned.
You chased me all the way here just to find a friend for me? Did I misunderstand you?
"Snake King, I found it, Wang Ke is here!" Nie Tianba roared.
"Roar!"
Not far behind a hill, a huge snake head suddenly appeared.
The snake's head was fierce, it was five stories high when it raised its head, and it rushed to the front of the Demon Suppression Temple with a wagging tail in an instant.
"There! Wang Ke is there!" Nie Tianba pointed at Wang Ke excitedly.
"Roar!"
The Snake King roared excitedly, showing a ferocious look at Wang Ke, shattering the revenge of the inner alchemy, which was incomparable, and was repaired by the Demon Lord at the beginning, causing him to lose face, and now, he can finally seek revenge on Wang Ke.
Wang Ke saw the huge snake king, his heart sank slightly, and he glanced at the monk Jie Se on the side.
I found that the monk's eyes were calm and he was not afraid.
Aren't you afraid? Just don't be afraid!
"Snake King, aren't you on Shenlong Island? Why are you here?" Wang Ke frowned and shouted.
"How did the Snake King come here? Of course I went to invite him, it was Zhu Yan who told me the location of the Snake King, told me that the Snake King hates you to the bone, so I helped you invite an old friend, hahahaha, Wang can see an old friend, are you happy?" Nie Tianba laughed.
Wang Ke's face darkened, and he turned his head to look at Zhu Ji: "Zhu Ji, you have nothing to do every day, and you are causing trouble, right? No wonder they all call you troublemakers, how many times has this happened today? I have been bad for eight lifetimes, and I want to take care of you!"
Zhu Yan's face froze, and at the same time he said hatefully: "Who wants you to take care of you?"
"If I don't take care of you, you'll be done long ago!" Wang Ke shouted.
"Hmph, Wang Ke, you take care of the Snake King's affairs first, take care of me? I think you can't protect yourself!" Zhu Yan stared.
At this moment, if he saw Wang Ke die, Zhu Yan would also be willing. It's just that something is wrong in the embarrassing place, you Nie Tianba is crazy, when did you find it bad, and now you find it? As soon as Wang Ke dies, the monks and disciples of the Wolf Sect will target me, what should I do? That's all, anyway, when the war is together, I will run away.
When Zhu Yan was about to escape, he saw the Snake King's fierce eyes on Wang Ke and suddenly turned to Zhu Yan.
"Sniff!"
The Snake King sniffed. Suddenly, the Snake King's eyes lit up, looked at Zhu Yan, and swam towards Zhu Yan.
"Snake King, what are you doing? Wang Ke is there, Wang Ke is over there, why are you running here with me?" Zhu Ti immediately felt something was wrong and exclaimed.
"Dragon energy? Do you have dragon vein qi on you? The dragon energy on the human king cannot be so rich and pure, unless, unless it is a dragon vein golden dragon?" The Snake King suddenly said excitedly.
"You, what do you want to do?" Zhu Yan suddenly had a bad feeling.
But he saw bursts of blue light in the Snake King's eyes, as if he saw a sealed dragon inside through Zhu Yan's stomach.
"Really, true? Do you have a dragon vein golden dragon sealed in your stomach? Hahaha! Good thing, swallow the golden dragon, my newly cultivated inner alchemy can break through to the Danying Realm, ha, roar, come to my mouth!" The Snake King suddenly made a human voice and said fiercely to Zhu Yan.
"What? You, you, you want to eat me? I am Zhu Hongyi's nephew, didn't you say you wouldn't eat me?" Zhu Yan exclaimed.
"I'm afraid of Zhu Hongyi, but, as long as I eat you and reach the Danying Realm, I won't be afraid of Zhu Hongyi, dragon vein, dragon vein, hahaha, I didn't expect me to go out of the miasma sea this time, and have such a harvest, hahaha, roar!" The Snake King laughed ferociously.
"No, no!" Zhu Yan fled into the ancient temple in horror.
"Look, I'm talking about it, Zhu Yan, you troublemaker, you are the one who is unlucky in the end, what a special, I'm unlucky, I have to wipe your butt every time!" Wang Ke stared and scolded.
Turning his head, Wang Ke looked at the monk Jiese: "Master, this beast is going to destroy your Demon Suppression Temple again! Do you want to take care of it?"
"Little monk, whoever stands in my way will die!" The Snake King pounced fiercely.
"Little monk, do you dare to stop the Snake King? Hurry up and hide, don't make unwarranted disasters!" Nie Tianba also laughed proudly.
The Snake King was fierce, ten feet long, and condescending, as if he was about to smash the Demon Suppression Temple with one head.
The monk's eyes were cold, and he took a step forward: "Hmph, how dare you play with the axe in the class!"
While speaking, the monk Jie Se reached out and palmed his hand: "Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!"
"Roar!" The Snake King opened his mouth and roared.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang like thunder, everyone around suddenly had tinnitus.
I saw that a giant palm shrouded in red light appeared on the head of the Snake King.
Under the huge collision, the Snake King was like a cannonball, instantly soaring into the sky and smashing into a huge mountain hollow in the distance.
Wang Ke and Nie Tianba both stared wide-eyed. Specially, one move to kill in seconds?
"Roar!"
The snake king was blown away in the distance, still unbelievable.
But I saw that the monk Jie Se suddenly soared into the sky, stepped into the void, and stood in mid-air.
"Damn, step in the void, you are the boss of the Yuan Ying Realm!" Wang Ke exclaimed.
How could Wang have thought that this Luo Li is a long-winded monk who is actually a big boss in the Yuan Ying Realm? What about the snake king who knocked the snake king away with one palm?
"Nie Tianba, you lied to me!" In the valley in the distance, the Snake King said angrily.
What do you say that you can eat Wang Ke when you come, Wang Ke has a primordial infant realm beside him, why don't you say it?
Nie Tianba was also stupid, an ordinary little monk who didn't look down on him just now was actually a boss in the Yuan Ying Realm? He also fused with the blood demon he suppressed, it's over, it's over?
"It's none of my business, I was cheated by Zhu Yan!" Nie Tianba exclaimed.
In the midst of the scream, Nie Tianba immediately fled towards the forest behind him.
"Bold demon, in front of me, do you still want to escape?" The monk looked at Nie Tianba coldly.
Nie Tianba, who was fleeing, changed his expression, why are you staring at me, a monk?
No, staring at me like this, I'm going to be unlucky!
"Snake King, don't run, wait for me!" Nie Tianba chased straight in the direction of the Snake King.
The monk's eyes were cold, and he chased after him step by step.
The Snake King and Nie Tianba are both in the Golden Pill Realm, where did they escape the palm of the monk Jiexe?
"In front of me, no one can run away! Evil beast, I want you to be revealed!" The monk stopped drinking.
However, the Snake King and Nie Tianba are not stupid, shall I stop and suppress them for you? What are you kidding about?
"Roar!"
The Snake King suddenly spat out countless poisonous smoke, enveloping that side of the mountain and forest land.
"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!" The monk stopped drinking.
I vaguely saw a red light emerging from the body of the monk Jie, and there seemed to be a red dragon in the red light, descending from the sky, with a dragon roar, rushing into the poisonous mist.
"Boom!"
Under a loud noise, a terrible scream from the Snake King came from the valley.
"Boom!"
It seemed that there was a huge sound of struggle coming from that valley, in addition to the poisonous smoke, countless earth and stones rushed into the sky, and the trees were blown up for a while, and it was muddy.
Wang Ke stared into the distance with wide eyes: "Hiss! , These days, can neuropathy reach the primordial infant realm? Do I want to roll up the bedding and leave?"
(End of this chapter)