After the hero goes crazy

"I'm really scared——so scared that I won't see you again, Shouning, I regret it, I blame myself—" Lu Zhi held Yao Shouning's hand firmly against his face, and kept telling her about his feelings. Feeling.

"Chen Taiwei was right at the time, I was too weak, I was not as good as Taizu, that's why I lost you and put you in danger."

"..." Wen Jing held on to the veil tightly, watched the scene silently, and bit his lower lip tightly.

"Don't cry, my lord."

Yao Shouning's heart was soft and a little distressed. She saw that the wound that had just scabbed between Shi Zi's lips opened and closed when he spoke, and blood escaping from it, she couldn't help but patted his head in distress.

His hair was soaked and his body was cold. The girl pinched his sleeves and wiped his cheeks. Seeing that his beautiful face was a lot haggard, she felt that he lost his composure due to the joy of regaining what had been lost, but she was thinking in her heart: Prince He had always been very concerned about his image in front of Brother Wen, but now he was crying so much, obviously he didn't notice Brother Wen's existence at all.

'What will he do if the son wakes up later and finds that Brother Wen is there? 'Yao Shouning thought a little distressed.

"Don't be afraid, haven't I come back already?"

She comforted him softly, and the fingertips of the other hand brushed his plump and fair forehead:

"Besides, leaving with the national teacher that day was my own choice. It was not your fault. Don't regret it or blame yourself."

Her tone was so gentle.

"..." Wen Jing felt sore when he heard it.

The two leaned against each other and interacted intimately. They were so natural to each other, as if no outsiders were allowed to intervene.

'outsider. '

These two words stung Wen Jingsui's heart again, making his eyes hot, and tears almost flowed out.

The age difference between him and Lu Zhi is actually not that big, but it is a pity that his family was very strict since he was a child. Wen Qingzhe and his wife had high expectations for their children, and the discipline was strict. Wen Jingsui is young, but he has practiced the kung fu of nourishing his spirit, and his emotions are not easy to show .

These previously praised qualities did not make him so happy at this time.

He is a little envious of his son, he laughs when he wants to laugh, cries when he wants to cry, doesn't suppress it, and acts like a baby to Yao Shouning if he wants to, if he does the same, will everything be different?
"I failed to save you—" Shizi cried a little, feeling a little disappointed.

"I don't want you to save me." Yao Shouning shook his head and said softly:
"I can save myself, too."

"I—" She still wanted to speak, but she looked at Wen Jingsui who was sitting beside her.

The eldest son of the Wen family lost his mind, as if he was so stimulated that Yao Shouning swallowed back the words that came to his lips, Wen Sheng said to the prince:
"Now that I have returned safely, everything is safe and sound. Don't cry. Let's talk when we have something to say, okay?"

When she was talking, she pinched her sleeves to wipe the prince's tears, and even cut his hair, trying her best to maintain Lu Zhi's little decency.

Last but not least reminder:
"Brother Wen is still here."

"Okay." The son was coaxed by her, but he couldn't remember what she said, and at this moment he was dizzy and only nodded.

Shou Ning is so gentle, he likes it so much, he took the opportunity to push forward:

"But you have to keep holding my hand."

"..." The corners of her mouth trembled.

Lu Zhi quickly said:

"I can't eat or sleep these days, and I often have hallucinations in a trance. I'm afraid that you at this moment are also a dream—"

"Okay." Yao Shouning interrupted him hastily.

She had imagined that her disappearance might make Shizi cry, but she never thought that when she actually saw him cry like this, she would also feel a little uncomfortable.

"Shou Ning——" Lu Zhi stopped his tears and shouted, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw Wen Jingsui who was sitting on the side, and suddenly showed surprise:
"How will you be here?"

His eyebrows were trembling, obviously surprised.

"..." Luo Ziwen looked away, and Wen Jingsui clenched his fists.

"I happened to meet Shou Ning just now, she saw that I was alone, so she invited me to get in the car together."

Seeing Lu Zhi like this, Wen Jingsui suppressed the sadness in his heart:
"Shou Ning is really soft-hearted." There was something in his words, hinting.

Such words fell into Lu Zhi's ears: Shou Ning has a soft heart, and he sympathizes with whoever is in trouble.

While speaking, Wen Jingsui picked up the handkerchief in his hand, and deliberately wiped the ends of his hair and the sides of his face.

"..." Lu Zhi was on fire. He looked at Wen Jingsui, and seeing the undisguised provocation in the eyes of his former rival, he suddenly changed his mind, and with an 'ouch' sound, he grabbed Yao Shouning's hand and held it tightly. On one side of my cheek:
"Shouning, my mouth is broken, it hurts—"

"Let me take a look." Yao Shouning felt anxious when he heard him cry out in pain, and quickly lowered his head.

"I also have dark circles. I haven't slept recently, and my eyes feel a little dry—"

"..." Wen Jing hadn't let out the breath in his heart yet, and it was blocked again.

He developed a sense of humiliation.

He hasn't started fighting this battle yet, but he has already lost it.

Yao Shouning's attitude towards the two is completely different, what else can he argue about?

He was disheartened, and silently put down the towel in his hand, while Luo Ziwen beside him showed sympathy.

Lu Zhi defeated his rival in love, his mood soared in an instant, and he was overjoyed for a moment:
"Shouning is really soft-hearted."

It was fine if he didn't say this, but once he said this, Yao Shouning immediately understood his intention.

The reluctance in her heart was swept away immediately, replaced by anger.

Yao Shouning slapped him on the head without hesitation, the crisp sound of 'snap' was mixed with Shizi's defenseless wailing:
"oops!"

She is comfortable.

'poof. 'Luo Ziwen laughed.

"Why did you hit me?" Lu Zhi stretched out his hand and touched his head, feeling aggrieved:

"Why did you hit me?" She even hit him in front of Wen Jingsui!
"Hurry up and get in the car! I've been missing for a few days, my grandfather must be in a hurry." Yao Shouning didn't bother to pay attention to him, pulled his hand back forcefully, and pointed to the carriage to order.

When she mentioned Liu Bingzhou, Lu Zhi suddenly didn't dare to make any more trouble, and hurriedly climbed into the carriage despondently under Luo Ziwen's gloating eyes.

"How could you hit me..."

He is still reading, Yao Shouning don't ignore him at first.

"She doesn't usually hit me." Lu Zhi forced himself to be calm after getting into the car, and made up for it himself.

Wen Jing Sui sneered in his heart, watching him slap the back of his head several times with his pretending handle, the force of the slap was very heavy:
"I haven't slept well recently, and I'm groggy. After patting a few times, I really clear my mind a lot."

"Stop talking nonsense." Yao Shouning saw that his hands and feet were indifferent, and quickly stretched out his hand to pull his sleeve:

"Since my recent disappearance..."

She chatted with Lu Zhi, and Shizi immediately became more normal.

The two mentioned what had happened in the past few days. Lu Zhi talked about the disaster of evil spirits, his expression gradually became serious, and the carriage moved forward all the way, and soon drove towards the direction of Yao's house.

"arrive."

Outside the car, Luo Ziwen reminded him softly.

In the carriage, the three of them sat without moving. Luo Ziwen turned his head and took a look in the carriage, then gave a light 'cough' and reminded:

"Mr. Wen, the Wen family has arrived."

Wen Jingsui raised his head when he heard someone shouting.

His expression was blank for a moment, and then the familiar door came into his eyes, and he suddenly realized:
"Oh, here it is."

This journey was suffering and torture for him.

He wanted to get along with Yao Shouning selfishly, maybe this was the last time in his life that he was so close to her and listened to her talk, so even though he was tortured to see her and Lu Zhi intimate, he refused to get off the car.

But there is always a banquet in the world, no matter how long this road is, there is a head, and it is enough for him to indulge his emotions.

The fate between the two had broken up, and what Yao Shouning said and the attitude he expressed could not be more clear.

Everything before was just his wishful thinking, and she had never been fascinated by herself.

Now that the Wen family has suffered catastrophe, his father has just died, and there are still mother and younger sister in the family. He has not avenged his revenge, so why should he indulge in his children's affair?

Thinking of this, Wen Jingsui's expression gradually became resolute, he tightly clenched the towel in his hand, and responded:
"it is good."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Yao Shouning:
"Shouning, I—I'm leaving."

When speaking, he lowered his eyelids, resisting the soreness in his eyes, deeply afraid that his loss and sadness would be seen by her.

Although he envied the prince to laugh and cry freely in front of her, he had already developed a forbearing character, and his self-esteem did not allow him to show weakness in front of Yao Shouning.

The water light passed through the long eyelashes, reflecting the eyes like a lake. He desperately sucked back his tears, and said in a low voice:

"take care……"

He wanted to wish her happiness, but when he thought that the happiness was not brought to her by himself, he selfishly refused to say more.

Wen Jingsui hesitated for a moment, then stuffed the handkerchief that Yao Shouning handed him into his sleeve, but did not return it, and jumped out of the carriage.

"Brother Wen."

He was about to leave without looking back, when he suddenly heard Yao Shouning calling him.

Wen Jingsui was overjoyed, and turned his head subconsciously.

He looked at her defenselessly at this moment, his eyes were clear, hidden behind the watery light with hope.

"Brother Wen, your future is boundless. I have seen in you that the purple energy is extremely prosperous, and you will surely have untold achievements in the future."

Yao Shouning saw that his eyes dimmed quickly because of his words, although he couldn't bear it, he still said bluntly:
"The difficulties in front of us are only temporary. The shallows cannot trap the real dragon forever. When the situation changes, even when you soar into the sky, no one can stop your rise."

She said seriously.

"Okay." Wen Jingsui forced a smile and nodded:
"I remember, Shouning."

Yao Shouning sighed inwardly:

"Hurry up and go home, Mrs. Wen and Xian Rong may have been waiting impatiently."

"it is good."

He looked at her greedily, desperately remembering the scene of the conversation between the two of them.

"Go back quickly." Yao Shouning saw him standing still, and waved to him again.

"Okay." He nodded obediently, followed each command and then turned around.

At this moment, Lu Zhi who had not spoken all this time suddenly said:
"Wen Jingsui."

Wen Jingsui shook his body, but he didn't turn his head.

Lu Zhi didn't bother with him either, because his son was smart, in fact, after the initial jealousy, he had already guessed what happened to Wen Jing.

"The emperor doesn't have the capacity to tolerate people. It's an eventful time now. Your family has been careful recently. If it's convenient, you'd better move into Yao's house for two days."

The prince suggested.

"..." Wen Jingsui was silent for a moment, and then responded after a while:

"I will think about it."

This is his last stubbornness.

In fact, the matter has developed to the present, and there is no room for him to think about it.

Wen Qingzhe's death is just the beginning, not the end.Emperor Shenqi is narrow-minded, and revenge is inevitable.

In the future, people from the Department of Magic and Prison will appear to arrest the rest of the Wen family, etc. The city of God is now under the threat of evil spirits, and civil servants like Wen Qingzhe who oppose the "coexistence of humans and monsters" have almost been cleared away, and the rest will either remain silent. , or, like Chu Xiaotong, Feng Zhen and others, become the lackeys of Emperor Shenqi.

Emperor Shenqi removed the spine of the loyal patriot by bloody means, and the whole god was under the shadow of evil spirits.

Now the only one who can still compete with the power of Emperor Shenqi is probably the Yao family where Liu Bingzhou is in charge.

If he wanted to save the lives of Mrs. Wen, Wen Xianrong and others, he could only ask the Yao family for help.

At this time, the Yao family and the General's Mansion have already cooperated, which is the only chance for the Wen family. Although Wen Jingsui's mouth is tough, he has already compromised in his heart.

For the first time, he hated himself for being powerless, and also for the first time that his family was weak.

Resentment towards Emperor Shen Qi welled up in his heart, as did desire for power - one day, he would no longer have to bow his head to others.

The two sides separated, and Luo Ziwen drove the carriage to Yao's house.

Lu Zhi looked sourly at Yao Shouning staring in the direction of the Wen family with concern, Yao Shouning asked him:

"Do you think the Wen family will come?"

In fact, she already had the answer in her heart, but she still wanted to hear the son's response.

"Yes." Lu Zhi replied.

"He's different from his father." Wen Qingzhe is old-fashioned, stubborn, and he doesn't know how to adapt. In the end, his life is easy to break, which hurts his family.

Although Wen Jingsui was taught by Wen Qingzhe, he was smarter, and judging from the previous situation, he seemed to be more mature after experiencing this incident.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhi became vigilant.

Today, he found that the people around him seemed to be growing up, the most obvious being Yao Shouning.

She was abducted by Chen Taiwei, and in the end she did not rely on herself or others to save her, but relied on her own strength to escape successfully.

Wen Jingsui was also growing up. After Wen Qingzhe's death, he seemed to no longer be as impulsive as before. He learned to measure, learn to lie low, and learned to assess the situation.

He couldn't help but think of Chen Taiwei's judgment on him in the tomb of King Han in Japan. Chen Taiwei said that he had a treasure mountain and didn't know how to use it, and he was far away from his ancestor Zhu Shizhen.

Shizi frowned.

In a short time, the carriage drove into the alley, Yao's family had already arrived.

"Shou Ning!"

"Shou Ning!"

……

At this moment, the front of Yao's house was surrounded by people. Except Liu Shi who was seriously injured and still awake, everyone rushed back to Yao's house the moment they received Luo Ziwen's signal flare and waited here.

When Liu Bingzhou, who was the leader, saw the carriage carrying Yao Shouning slowly returning, the boulder that he had mentioned in his heart for many days finally fell to the ground.

"Grandfather! Dad! Big brother, big sister—"

When Yao Shouning saw his familiar relatives, he immediately shouted at everyone:
"Uncle, cousin—Mallow—"

Everyone gathered around, crying and laughing, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

The moment Lu Wuji received the news, he also rushed over, and saw his son who got off the carriage, but didn't come forward.

Lu Zhi stood leaning on the carriage, looking at the back of Yao Shouning and his relatives with a smile.

"Relax?" He walked over in silence and asked softly.

"En." Lu Zhi stared at Yao Shouning intently, and replied.

He hadn't been in a good state for the past few days, and what he said when he was acting like a baby with Yao Shouning was not to make her feel bad, but a true portrayal of him in the past few days.

"I'm relieved too." Lu Wuji nodded, with a relaxed look in his eyes.

His son was worried because of Yao Shouning's disappearance. While he was worried about Yao Shouning's safety, he also felt sorry for his son.

It's just that he understood Lu Zhi's feelings at that time, so he didn't stop him from frantically looking for people.

"Father, I'm so sleepy—" Once the clinging air in Lu Zhi's heart was relieved, he was surrounded by sleepiness, his eyelids were clenched, and he couldn't even speak.

"Sleep if you're sleepy." Lu Wuji replied.

"Shou Ning said that the 'River God' is coming—" Shi Ziqiang replied energetically.

"The 'River God' will not come until some time later. You are a body of flesh and blood. You haven't had a good rest for a few days. Then the 'River God' will come. How can you stand it?"

Lu Wuji looked at his son gently, and said:
"You sleep for a while, if something happens, I will wake you up."

With his words, Lu Zhi finally found it hard to hold on:

"Alright, you must wake me up, Shouning—Chen Taiwei—"

"Don't worry, I will protect Shouning for you." After Lu Wuji finished speaking, Lu Zhi snored lightly in response.

He was standing next to his father. Although he was tall, his body was not as strong as his father's because of his age, and his shoulders were thinner.

But this thriving child is gradually learning how to mature and how to protect others.

Lu Wuji was slightly distracted, thinking of his wife who had been away from Beijing for a long time, a faint smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

The moment the son fell asleep, Yao Shouning, who was surrounded by his relatives, turned his head and glanced back. When he saw the two father and son cuddling each other, Lu Wuji waved to her. She smiled a little embarrassedly, and finally put her mind away. Come back and concentrate on reuniting with your family.

……

Jiang was in danger from the tomb of King Han, then she begged Chen Taiwei to save her, and then the cause and effect between the two of them was told from beginning to end, and it was already dark.

"This experience is full of twists and turns, full of dangers." Even though Yao Shouning returned safely at this time, when Liu Bingzhou heard Yao Shouning's words, he was still afraid:
"This person was born 700 years ago. He practiced the ruthless way. He stripped away his emotions early on. His behavior is unpredictable and his temperament is unpredictable. Shou Ning, you have a karma with him this time. You can find out his heart and complete it for him." A wish is really a blessing in misfortune."

He had dealt with Chen Taiwei again during the chaos in the palace that day, and felt the horror of the crazy Chen Taiwei.

Once this person goes crazy, no one can stop him.

The demon king of the demon clan was kidnapped by him, and the emperor was pregnant with his heart, and almost died in his hands.

Back then, he had an extreme temperament. After the death of Ming Yangzi, he slaughtered Shimen. Since then, he is not afraid of heaven, earth, and even death. Such a person is actually trying to become a god.

From ancient times to the present, human beings have really seen demons and suffered from demon disasters, but who has really seen gods?
Even Liu Bingzhou has never really seen a god, and thinks that it is just a non-existent illusory image derived from the self-evasion of the people's thoughts after suffering.

But Chen Taiwei actually wanted to reverse cultivation and become a god!

"Yeah." Yao Shouning nodded, "It's not just that, after experiencing this incident, I was also considered a blessing in disguise, and even improved slightly in my cultivation base. This time the 'River God' is coming, maybe I can also help my grandfather. busy."

When she said this, she was a little happy.

But when the "River God" was mentioned, Yao Wanning, who was sitting in the crowd, had a sad look in his eyes, hugging his stomach, and didn't make a sound.

"Hahaha." Liu Bingzhou laughed a few times, Yao Shouning's safe return made him very happy:
"More than that, Shou Ning, you can settle the karma with a person like Chen Taiwei, and your grandfather is extremely happy. After you come back now, I will have no worries. Even if I die in the city tomorrow, I can see you come back safely, and I will die." No regrets."

He was in a good mood, and what he said immediately made Yao Hui and Su Wenfang couldn't help shouting in a low voice:

"father--"

"Father-in-law—"

"That's all I'm going to say. Today, Shouning came back with no taboos. This is a great event. Let the kitchen prepare wine and food tonight. We happen to be here, so let's have a good meal." Liu Bingzhou suggested.

Yao Hui nodded and said:

"It's a pity that Yu'er didn't wake up..."

After he subconsciously said this, the hilarious atmosphere stagnated.

Liu Bingzhou said:
"It's rare for everyone to get together. No one can say for sure what will happen after tomorrow."

The Fox King is about to recover, and the disaster of the "River God" is approaching.

Even if the Fox King is eliminated, how can the catastrophe of the "River God" be resolved?If it doesn't calm down, everything will be destroyed by then, so why worry about other things.

"If we survive all the calamities and usher in a new life, Yu'er's injuries will recover slowly, and there will always be a time when she wakes up. If we can't survive, what's the point of thinking about it?" Liu Bingzhou said.

"Father taught me a lesson. I am also very happy that Shouning returned safely today! I have been doing nothing all these years. I have been on duty all day long, and I have not seen any future. I will not go to the Yamen today. I will accompany my father and the study room." Have a drink or two!"

Everyone talked lively about having dinner and drinking together. Mammy Cao was also very happy to see the family reunion, so she led a few people into the kitchen to prepare meals.

Everyone was very happy, and when they were busy with their own affairs, Yao Wanning said that he was a little tired and wanted to go back to his room and lie down for a while.

Yao Shouning saw his sister forced a smile, and quickly said to the elders:
"Grandfather, father... I have been away for several days, and I also want to go back to the house to freshen up, and come back later..."

Liu Bingzhou and the others could see that Yao Wanning's expression was wrong, guessing that Yao Shouning had just returned and the two sisters had been separated for a few days, and they probably had something to say, so they all nodded in agreement.

Yao Shouning quickly took his sister's hand, and after the two sisters walked out of the main house, Yao Wanning took her sister's hand:
"Shouning..."

She hesitated.

"Sister, do you have something you want to tell me?" Yao Shouning is about the same age as her. The two sisters have had a deep relationship since they were young. Yao Wanning has something on her mind. She knew it early in the morning, so she found a chance to have a relationship with her. alone.

"Yes." Yao Wanning nodded, and asked bluntly:

"You and my sister are close relatives, and I don't want to hide it from you, Shou Ning, your strength has advanced now, tell me, what you said originally, your brother-in-law—" She paused, then changed her words again:

"'River God' is approaching on July [-]th, is this predictive power still accurate?"

Hearing her question, Yao Shouning couldn't help being startled, then she took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

All the information gathered in her mind. Ever since she and Meng Songyun visited 700 years ago and opened the space-time channel with her own strength for the first time, her control over time has improved to a higher level.

At this time, when she heard Yao Wanning's words, her mind moved, and thunder roared in her mind, and scenes of scenes flashed in her mind.

The leader of the dark Imperial City Guards was Chu Shaolian who had met before.

With the bang of "clang clang", the gate of Zhao Mansion, the neighbor of Yao's family, was kicked away, and the people inside were pulled out one by one.

There is black air flying in all directions, and there are ghostly shadows shuttling in the black mist.

The evil spirits bared their teeth and claws in mid-air, Chu Shaolian's voice was gentle, but exuded a chilling air:

"...the Yao family has a sinful woman... Wanning...pregnant with a bad pregnancy... the neighbors are suspected of covering up, if they don't report it, the crime will be too late. I will count to three, if the Yao family doesn't come out, I will kill the Zhao family. Until the massacre of Zhao's family..."

'Hey hey--'

'Hahaha. '

There was a strange and eerie laugh, and countless pairs of blood-red eyes looked at the direction of Yao's house through the black mist, salivating.

……

Amidst the screams, the ground vibrated, a stench rushed towards the face, and a monster appeared in the black mist.

The picture flashed by, Liu Bingzhou and others were forced out of the mansion, the houses around the Yao family were almost razed to the ground, and a large number of innocent people died tragically.

A terrifying and weird head that seemed to be stitched together from the stumps of countless monsters appeared in front of Yao Shouning, making everyone helpless.

The flashing image speeded up again at a thousand times speed, countless people gathered on the ruins, and in the distance was the surging and approaching vast river.

The water in the Bailing River rose a lot, and the scene that had been predicted appeared in front of Yao Shouning again: Liu Bingzhou's chest cavity was sliced ​​open, and his body was covered in blood.

But this time, Yao Shouning's strength has improved, and she clearly saw that her grandfather, like Meng Songyun back then, cut out her heart, sacrificed her heart, and prayed for the righteousness of Confucianism to protect the city.

The river flooded, and the figure of the 'River God' stood on the surface of the river and approached step by step.

On the other hand, there are only boundless and desperate people left. Liu Bingzhou cut out his heart and sacrificed, and there is only one breath left;

Lu Zhi and Lu Wuji's father and son leaned against each other, and they were also full of scars.

Yao Wanning with her big belly stood in front of her, and behind her, there were...

"Hey, I seem to have seen..."

Yao Shouning saw several figures lined up side by side, but these figures were hidden in the fog, blurry and not very clear.

She widened her eyes, trying to see clearly, but at the moment when she was concentrating on it and took a step forward to look again—there was a soft 'poor' sound.

Just like the bubbles in the water are gently poked open, all the phantoms disappear without a trace like the bubbles in an instant.

She swayed, and then regained consciousness.

During this moment, she exerted a lot of energy, her body was covered with cold sweat, her clothes were soaked, her whole strength seemed to be drained, but Yao Wanning had to hold her to barely fall to the ground.

"Shouning, you..."

Yao Wanning saw that her complexion changed drastically in an instant, and she couldn't help shouting worriedly. Yao Shouning said:
"Accurate! Sister, my power of prediction is very accurate. The 'River God' will come on July [-]th."

Her words caused the blood on Yao Wanning's face to fade instantly.

At this moment, the luck in Yao Wanning's heart disappeared, and she hugged her stomach almost in despair, feeling cold all over.

"Not only that, I dare to conclude that the evil disaster was even before the 'River God', but for some reason, the evil disaster seemed to subside temporarily."

Thinking of the image in the previous illusion, she bit her lower lip, feeling both surprised and delighted.

Today Yao Shouning is very confident in himself. Since in the image of the foresight, the foresighted demon king appeared and then disappeared, and there are quite a few of them, and their lives are still alive, which proves that the disaster of the evil spirits has temporarily come to an end.

Although it is not known whether the behemoth died, escaped, or temporarily disappeared, this means that the double disasters are not parallel for the time being, and the troubles brought by the revived demon king have temporarily subsided. Just put your mind on the 'River God' calamity.

Furthermore, in the realm of foresight, there is the shadow of the eldest princess, that is to say, the eldest princess will definitely return to Beijing tomorrow.

As soon as she came back, her side not only had one more manpower and combat power, but at the same time the hearts of the people gathered together, they would definitely be able to exert greater strength.