Zhutian: Everything starts from becoming a disciple of Uncle Jiu!

Chapter 356 Yue Qiluo breaks the seal! (Subscribe please!)
A few dozen miles outside Wen'an County,
Near Tianjin,

Qingyun Temple.

"The formation is good..."

Looking at the setting sun in the sky, Zhao Zheng peered through the car window at the layout of Qingyun Temple ahead and made an assessment.
Apart from anything else, the evil-killing formation covering Qingyun Temple doesn't look simple, huh? I've learned it, maybe it's a realm,
Or perhaps it was the Buddha's eye and the devil's heart, but in just a few breaths, this evil-killing formation became his.

"But it doesn't feel as good as the one in the stone chamber!"

Zhao Zheng said, looking at Uncle Jiu's eyes, and coughed, "Ahem, by the way, Master, you haven't told me how the chain locked you up?"

"The forbidden intention of the Conferred God, those chains are aimed at the root of the soul..."

Uncle Jiu frowned and said, of course, this doesn't mean that he can't break the chains. On the contrary, he is confident that he can break them. He is just afraid that once the chains are broken, the person in the coffin will take the opportunity to escape.

"Oh, it seems that this Qingyun Temple's Qingtian Patriarch is not simple!" Zhao Zheng's face showed understanding. Uncle Jiu rolled his eyes when he heard it.

"The founder of Qingyun Temple is Shang Qingtian from the Tang Dynasty. Shang is a master of Taoism. He is more than good."

After Uncle Jiu finished speaking, he added, "Don't say too much," and got out of the car. Zhao Zheng nodded, got out of the car with an expressionless face and followed him.

But he was thinking, if he told everyone about Shang Qingtian, the chief traitor of the Changming Sect, and the fact that he was selling fake medicine in Chang'an City...

never mind,

No need,
After all, he is a senior.

Pretending not to see anything and glancing at the being who was making faces at him, Zhao Zheng threw away his thoughts, told the driver and the soldier to go to the town to rest, and looked at the long staircase in front of him.

"Is this Senior Qingtian very powerful?"

Zhao Zheng stepped onto the steps of Qingyun Temple, looked at the pilgrims coming and going, and said to Uncle Jiu curiously.

"Don't you think it's amazing that he can live from the Tang Dynasty to the present with his primordial spirit body..." Uncle Jiu said calmly.

"Great!"

Zhao Zheng opened his mouth and said, let's not talk about anything else, just talking about the issue of time, it has been at least a thousand years from the Tang Dynasty to now, and the fact that the other party has not died is enough to show that the other party has profound skills.

"Could it be that this Qingtian figured out the method of immortality of the Changming Patriarch? Or did he understand the truth of life and death after his death?"

Zhao Zheng pondered in his heart, thinking that Chuchenzi's ancestor was able to use the evil magic practiced by Yue Qiluo to comprehend the formation to seal Yue Qiluo, and he felt that the possibility was quite high.

after all,

This Shang Qingtian is an unintentional 'nephew'.

Shang Qingtian is one of the main characters in the third part of Wu Xin: The Monster Killer. He was saved by Wu Xin when he was a child and witnessed everything.

"Shang Qingtian...Chu Chenzi..."

Zhao Zheng pondered in his heart, thinking about the two people's almost identical appearances, Shang Qingtian's "cesspool" and Chu Chenzi's cleanliness obsession, and always felt that there should be some relationship between the two.

"Reincarnation?"

Zhao Zheng muttered in his heart, and at the same time he was a little puzzled about the actions of this Qingtian, or in other words, asking Uncle Jiu to help suppress Yue Qiluo.
Then think about what Uncle Jiu said, Shi Jian was supposed to come with him, but what about now? Not only did Shi Jian not come,

And Yue Qiluo did not break the seal either.

All these strange things made Zhao Zheng feel that something was wrong. While thinking about it, he and Uncle Jiu followed the stone steps on the mountain to Qingyun Temple.

After revealing his identity as a Maoshan disciple to the Taoist boy, he was shocked and quickly saluted to Zhao Zheng and Uncle Jiu.

"Qingning meets the two seniors from Maoshan."

"No need to be so polite. I am here at the invitation. Please report to your head master as soon as possible." Uncle Jiu said calmly.

It’s not that his attitude is bad, but in terms of seniority, the current head of Qingyun Temple, Chuchenzi, has to call him uncle-master.

Zhao Zheng looked at the serious Uncle Jiu, and said nothing. He looked at the Qingyun Temple buildings. It was not worth mentioning. There were many buildings and many pilgrims.

That is,

A bit weak.

Looking at the Taoist children, most of whom were ordinary people, Zhao Zheng showed confusion and followed his uncle Jiu to the main hall under the guidance of the Taoist children.

After a while, a hearty laugh was heard from outside the door, and a man wearing a plain white Taoist robe and holding a whisk, who looked good, walked over with a smile: "I am Chuchenzi, the Taoist priest, to meet you two..."

Zhao Zheng looked at Uncle Jiu's twitching mouth and quickly interrupted Chu Chenzi and said, "This is my master, Uncle Jiu."

As he was speaking, Zhao Zheng looked at another blurry face on Chuchenzi's face, a face that looked similar to Chuchenzi.
alright,

It really does matter.

Zhao Zheng was thinking about the Qingtian who had made faces at him before, and then he looked at Chuchenzi in front of him, and he probably understood.
Similar to the past and present life of Happy Ghost! ?
After thinking about it, Zhao Zheng looked at the stunned Chuchenzi and added helplessly: "My master is the 69th generation disciple of Maoshan."

no other meaning,
It is to tell Chuchenzi not to call Daoist friends.

You have to call him uncle master.

"..."

With a few words from Zhao Zheng, Chuchenzi successfully lowered his generation. His original carefree look was gone, replaced by a smirk.

"Chu Chenzi greets his uncle and fellow apprentice."

"No need to be so polite. You should know why I'm here this time, right?" Uncle Jiu said directly. Chenzi could hear a wry smile and nod.

"know."

Not only did he know, he even thought he saw a ghost. Thinking of his master who had appeared in his dream a few days ago, Chu Chenzi smiled bitterly.

"Speaking of which, this is an ugly incident that happened in Qingyun Temple a hundred years ago. A hundred years ago, the founder of Qingyun Temple found an abandoned baby in front of the temple..."

Chu Chenzi briefly introduced Yue Qiluo's life experience and deeds, but he hesitated when mentioning the evil dharma.

It also did not say that Yue Qiluo relied on evil methods to devour the essence of living beings, but only said that Yue Qiluo took human lives lightly and was eventually sealed by the founder of Qingyun Temple.

Uncle Jiu was too lazy to expose Chu Chenzi's little thoughts. After all, it was understandable that he was doing it for the reputation of his sect.

"But my master said that my little... ahem, Yue Qiluo had already achieved the immortality of her soul before she was suppressed. If not, the ancestor would not have just suppressed her."

That being said, I can only say that those who understand will understand. Just like the human Demon Di in the plot of "The Demon is Ten Foot High" which has not yet begun, there is nothing that cannot be eliminated. In the final analysis, it all comes down to protecting one's shortcomings and giving others a chance.

of course,

This Yue Qiluo might be different.
Maybe his soul is really immortal!!!

Listening to Chu Chenzi's introduction, Uncle Jiu and Zhao Zheng frowned. Zhao Zheng knew the plot and was not too surprised that Yue Qiluo's soul was immortal.

But Uncle Jiu was different. He frowned and looked at Chuchenzi, doubt in his eyes: "Are you sure your soul is immortal?"

"Ah, maybe I heard it wrong, or maybe my master remembered it wrong. After all, he is old..." Chu Chenzi smiled awkwardly and rubbed his hands when he heard it.

"..."

have to,
Bai asked.

Uncle Jiu also realized that the headmaster of Qingyun Temple was a little... not real enough, or in other words,

Chu Chenzi's strength is a bit ordinary.

Looking at Chuchenzi, whose magical power was about the same as Qiu Sheng's, Jiu Shu sighed inwardly, secretly lamenting that Qingyun Temple had also declined. He turned his head to look at the sky outside the temple, which was gradually getting darker as the sun set in the west, and said, "This Yue Qiluo is sealed in Wen'an County, right?"

Uncle Jiu asked, but he was sure in his heart. Chu Chenzi was surprised and said, "Uncle Master, you know!"

"..."

More than knowing,

I also know where she is sealed!

Uncle Jiu frowned and nodded, looking at Chu Chenzi strangely and said, "But there is one thing wrong, that is, she did not break the seal."

The seal of the stone chamber was intact. After he had been tied up for three days... ahem, after his investigation, he thought that unless the earth dragon turned over, it could at least last another 100 or 200 years.

"what?"

Chu Chenzi widened his eyes. This couldn’t be right. Didn’t his master appear in his dream a few days ago and tell him that Yue Qiluo was going to break the seal?

and many more,

Want to break the seal?
Chu Chenzi was stunned and looked embarrassed. After chatting for a while, Chu Chenzi left the hall on the pretext of preparing dinner. Uncle Jiu turned around and looked at Zhao Zheng with a frown.

"A Zheng, what do you think?"

"Stand and watch."

"..."

“Ahem, just kidding. Maybe Senior Qingyun said that the other party had broken the seal just to get us to come quickly…”

Zhao Zheng spoke, this is just like in the future, if you say that the gas meter is running fast, the other party will just say it is normal, but if you say that the gas meter is running backwards, then the other party will immediately arrive.

The more serious the situation is, the better the effect will be!

"Well... I'll go ask your master."

Uncle Jiu thought for a while and said, Zhao Zheng nodded and left the hall on his own initiative, and added, "Don't forget to send a thousand-mile sound transmission technique to Qiu Sheng and Wencai."

Hearing the familiar sound of rolling coming from behind the door, Zhao Zheng sighed, took out his camera, took out his USB drive and inserted it.
Ok,
There is a term called data recovery.

Looking at the photos in the camera that were being restored under the USB flash drive program, Zhao Zheng smiled silently, thinking that he had found out Uncle Jiu's dark history.
As soon as he put away the camera, he suddenly looked up in the direction of Wen'an County, and his destiny channel opened.

He only saw a vague line suddenly growing on his body, extending towards the direction of Wen'an County.

"Yue Qiluo breaks the seal tonight?"

Zhao Zheng looked up at the stars that appeared due to the disappearance of the sun, counted with his left hand, and confirmed that Yue Qiluo would break the seal tonight.

However, he did not intend to stop it, but wanted to let things develop, not for anything else, just for Yue Qiluo and Wuxin's life to be long enough.

One has an immortal soul, and the other has an immortal body. In the world of cultivation, these two are no less than Cao Cao seeing someone else's wife. If they make a big deal out of it, I don't know how much trouble it will cause.

After all, the word "immortality" is very tempting to monks, especially those old monks who are about to die.

In addition, Shang Qingtian's information was wrong and Shi Jian had something urgent to do, which made him start to doubt the purpose of the "other party".

note,

This other party does not refer to Shang Qingtian!

"At worst, we can just put on a show, or... call someone."

Zhao Zheng was thinking secretly in his mind. Just as he was thinking, he heard the tightly closed door of the hall behind him creak open, making him turn around and look at his uncle who came out.

"Master, how is it?"

"Tomorrow you will come with me to Wen'an County to reinforce the seal in the stone chamber." Uncle Jiu frowned and Zhao Zheng was surprised.

"Not exorcising demons anymore?"

"You have to be allowed to exorcise the demon!"

Uncle Jiu said helplessly, Zhao Zheng said "oh", and could only say that he understood, he understood. The two were chatting when Chu Chenzi's voice sounded from the courtyard gate in the distance.

"Uncle Master, Junior Brother, it's time to eat!"

"Ah."

The two followed Chu Chenzi to the kitchen and finished dinner. Just when Chu Chenzi was asking Uncle Jiu about some matters regarding cultivation, Uncle Jiu frowned, quickly stood up and walked out of the house.

"What's wrong, uncle?"

Chu Chenzi asked in confusion. Zhao Zheng glanced at the stars in the night sky, moved his left thumb, and the ocean flew up into his hand: "Nothing, it's just that your little great-grandmaster has broken the seal!"

"what!!!"

"No, see for yourself."

"what???"

Chu Chenzi looked blankly at the hand that Zhao Zheng stretched out and the money in his hand. No, what was he asking him to look at?

"..."

Well, this guy is more useless than I thought.

Zhao Zheng looked at Chu Chenzi, who had a bewildered look on his face, and saw that the mana in his body was roughly equivalent to Qiu Sheng's.

He stood up and walked outside, looked up at the astrological signs of the evildoer's birth, and looked at Uncle Jiu: "Master, it seems that the other party broke the seal artificially."

"Yes, it seems that the other party has helpers, or that person..." Uncle Jiu did not continue speaking. Seeing Zhao Zheng's understanding look, he frowned and looked at Chu Chenzi who walked out of the room.

"Nephew, I wonder if you can lend me the formation set up in the stone chamber? With the formation, I can also strengthen the seal..."

"ah?""……"

have to,
It’s useless to ask!
Uncle Jiu took a deep breath, Chu Chenzi smiled awkwardly, and looked around fearfully: "Uncle Master, has she really broken the seal?"

"Are there any other evildoers within a hundred miles?"

"Ah? There are other monsters? Where are they?"

"..."×2
Seeing Chu Chenzi fearfully pulling at Uncle Jiu's clothes and looking around, Zhao Zheng rubbed his brows with a twitching mouth.

Good guy,
You got the title of headmaster by playing finger-guessing games, right?

Hong Qi: Eh…

…………

The next day,

September 29th,
near noon,

Wenan County,
Gu Zhai.

"The formation in the stone chamber has been broken, and the coffin is empty."

Zhao Zheng crawled out from the ground beside the well and said to his uncle Jiu who was waiting for a while. His uncle Jiu frowned and hummed.

Chu Chenzi curiously stretched out his foot and stepped on the ground under Zhao Zheng's feet, and asked in surprise: "Junior brother, is this the earth escape technique?"

"No, this is the Star Picking Technique!"

Zhao Zheng said, and didn't care about Chu Chenzi's reaction. He shook his head and said, "The things inside were cleaned up very cleanly, without any trace of the other party left."

"what!"

"..."×2
So, you really got the position of headmaster by playing finger-guessing games, right? Zhao Zheng glanced at Chu Chenzi and said to Uncle Jiu.

"Call someone, Master."

"???"

"We can't figure out where the other party is. I think we should call for help and let the masters of the main temple take action."

Zhao Zheng spoke up, and Chu Chenzi quickly agreed, "Yes, Uncle Master, what Junior Brother said makes sense, let's call for help."

Uncle Jiu looked at Zhao Zheng speechlessly, feeling that Zhao Zheng had figured out something again, otherwise he wouldn't have asked for help since last night. However, thinking about it, he frowned and said.

"Let's look for him first. He has just escaped and he must be trying to heal his wounds. What if he has harmed someone during this period..."

Uncle Jiu didn't say anything else. Just as Zhao Zheng was about to speak, he heard a familiar voice. He turned around and saw Gu Xuanwu coming over with a group of people.

"Master Zheng, why didn't you tell me that you and Uncle Jiu were coming back? That way I could pick you up. But why did you come to my house..."

Gu Xuanwu looked at the well behind Zhao Zheng with curiosity and a little fear. Zhao Zheng, Uncle Jiu, and Chu Chenzi did not answer, nor did they look at Gu Xuanwu.

Instead, they all looked at the man next to Gu Xuanwu, or rather, at Wuxin. Chu Chenzi was even more puzzled.

"This person... looks a little familiar..."

Looking at Wuxin's appearance, Chuchenzi's eyes were filled with confusion. He felt as if he had seen him before, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.

Seeing the looks of Uncle Jiu and the other two, Gu Xuanwu said with a smile: "Uncle Jiu, Young Master Zheng, come here, let me introduce you. This is Master Wuxin. Thanks to him..."

Gu Xuanwu briefly told the story of the female ghost in the well, and Uncle Jiu asked curiously, "I wonder where your master came from?"

"No sect or school, just a casual cultivator."

Wu Xin said with a smile, his eyes kept looking at Zhao Zheng's face, and then at Yueya's eyes.

Ok?
This person is not a good person!
Wu Xin was wary of Zhao Zheng. He had no other intentions. He just felt that based on Zhao Zheng's appearance,

Zhao Zheng is not a good person.

"Oh, I was wondering why I haven't seen you before. I am Lin Jiu from Maoshan." Uncle Jiu said with a smile. Zhao Zheng also introduced himself. Chu Chenzi also coughed and waved his whisk.

"I am Chuchenzi, the headmaster of Qingyun Temple."

"???"

Therefore,
Are you all Taoists?

Wait, you are all Taoists!!!
Gu Xuanwu was a little confused as he looked at Uncle Jiu and the other two who had suddenly become Taoist priests. Wuxin frowned slightly, thinking about his own identity as a mage, and smiled and raised his palms to salute: "So the three of you are also fellow Taoists!"

"good."

Uncle Jiu said with a smile. Zhao Zheng gave Uncle Jiu a look and said to Gu Xuanwu, "Marshal, please excuse me for a moment."

"Ah, okay, okay."

Gu Xuanwu nodded, and after a while, he came to the pavilion nearby and looked at Zhao Zheng blankly, then looked at the well in the yard.

"So, you're saying that now a more powerful guy has come out of the well, and... the former female ghost and her servants!"

"Correct."

Zhao Zheng nodded. Gu Xuanwu was quite unlucky. He spent money to buy a house, but ended up buying Yue Qiluo's lair.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask the wizard next to you. I believe he should have found something..."

Zhao Zheng looked at Gu Xuanwu's expression of belief and disbelief and said with a smile. Gu Xuanwu scratched his head and said with a smile: "It's not that I don't believe it, I just feel... am I a little too unlucky..."

Not long after the female ghost disappeared, a new female ghost leader appeared. And according to Zhao Zheng, this female ghost leader escaped from the seal overnight. Isn't he too unlucky?

"You're actually pretty lucky."

Zhao Zheng shook his head. Although Gu Xuanwu looked like a bad guy, he was actually very lucky.

In this regard, Gu Xuanwu is not weak just because he was able to survive Zhang Xianzong's rebellion and live until the end.

Unlike a guy he met in his previous life, who just bought an air conditioner for summer, but ended up having three air conditioners in a row with different problems. That was really bad luck.

"Well, I want to ask you for a favor. Don't worry, it's not for free." Zhao Zheng took out the banknote from his pocket, and Gu Xuanwu waved his hand quickly: "No, no, no, Master Zheng, if you have something to say, just say it. You can't do this."

"Tell your men to keep an eye out for any strangers in the city these days, female...either male or female." Zhao Zheng stuffed the banknotes into Gu Xuanwu's arms.

"Don't worry, Young Master Zheng. But let's forget about the banknote." Thinking of the three telegrams, Gu Xuanwu swallowed his saliva, smiled widely, and handed the banknote back with both hands.

"It would be nice to treat your brothers to tea."

Zhao Zheng smiled and waved his hand, left the pavilion, and walked towards Uncle Jiu and others who were chatting. Gu Xuanwu looked at the few banknotes in his hand, and secretly said to himself, "It's okay to follow."

"I heard from Marshal Gu that you went down there. I wonder if you have ever been into that stone chamber?" Seeing Zhao Zheng making the OK gesture, Uncle Jiu said to Wuxin with a smile.

Wu Xin thought to himself that it was not good and shook his head: "I did go down there when I was catching the female ghost, but I didn't go into that stone chamber."

That being said, however, after listening to what Zhao Zheng said to Gu Xuanwu, and the questioning attitude of Uncle Jiu in front of him, he felt that he should have released someone last night who should not have been released.

"No..."

Uncle Jiu frowned and looked at Wuxin, who shook his head with a wry smile. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Gu Xuanwu quickly smiled and said, "It's getting late, why don't we eat and talk at the same time..."

"also……"

Zhao Zheng smiled and agreed, giving Uncle Jiu a reassuring look, and everyone left Gu's house chatting and laughing.

In other words, Gu Xuanwu took the initiative to talk and laugh to liven up the atmosphere. When they walked out of Gu's house, Gu Xuanwu slapped his head.
He suddenly realized something and hugged Zhang Xianzong who was following him, and said to Uncle Jiu with a smile: "Look at my memory, Uncle Jiu, you said you are a Taoist priest, then do you know how to choose an auspicious day? I just proposed a marriage for my brother, what do you think about tomorrow's date..."

Zhao Zheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but when Gu Xuanwu mentioned that Zhang Xianzong married the daughter of Mr. Huang from the west of the city, he curled his lips.

He actually thought it was the ninth concubine!

The group chatted and laughed as they got into the car and drove to the nearest restaurant. Time passed quickly, and more than an hour later,
Lunch is over.

Gu Xuanwu was drunk and was driven away by Zhang Xianzong. Wuxin also left with Yueya. Zhao Zheng looked at Uncle Jiu who never drank and Chuchenzi who was drunk and said, "Master, I'm going to go for a walk. You take him to the inn to have a good rest first."

"Okay, be careful. It's just right. I'll go back and prepare a little. Let's see if I can find her hiding place when we start the altar tonight."

"Ah."

Zhao Zheng nodded, watched Uncle Jiu help the drunken Chu Chenzi get into the car and leave, then glanced into the dark and started shopping.

After walking around for a while, he found a seat at a roadside teahouse and called out to the owner, "Two bowls of tea, please."

"Okay, wait a moment."

"Don't follow me. Drink some tea to quench your thirst first. I'll ask the teahouse owner to bring some snacks later." Zhao Zheng said.

However, he was not talking to the teahouse owner, but to Yue Qiluo, who was dressed like a beggar.

Ok,
The other party is less than 1.7 meters tall.

At most about 1.65 meters tall.

"Thank you."

Yue Qiluo's eyes moved, and she timidly asked to step forward and take a seat, which made Zhao Zheng's mouth twitch. My goodness, he has replaced Zhang Xianzong's script, right?

"I'll give it back to you."

"Uh, no, I have money."

Looking at Yue Qiluo who was pretending to be innocent, Zhao Zheng smiled and shook his head. He called to the teahouse owner to bring some snacks, and then he had an idea.
Immortal version of the detection technique - open.

Name: Yue Qiluo
age:? ? ?
realm:? ? ?
Life:? ? ?
"???"

Hell,

Why can't I see through her!

strange,
Why can't I see through him!

The two foxes were extremely surprised. Zhao Zheng was surprised that he couldn't see through Yue Qiluo's strength, while Yue Qiluo was surprised that she couldn't understand Zhao Zheng's cultivation.

"And...these eyes..."

Yue Qiluo frowned and glanced at Zhao Zheng's messy eyes. She endured the discomfort in her heart and looked away. She felt that she had been sealed for too long.
The cultivation world has changed so much!
"Don't worry, I told you I have money."

Looking at Yue Qiluo pretending to be innocent, Zhao Zheng smiled and took out a few dollars from his pocket and handed them to her: "Okay, spend it sparingly, it should be enough for you to live for a while, and take care of your family affairs at the same time."

"Thanks……"

Looking at Zhao Zheng who had misunderstood, Yue Qiluo pretended to be pitiful with a sneer in her eyes. After that, she looked at Zhao Zheng eagerly and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely repay you."

"……You're welcome."

Forget it. Zhang Xianzong was so scared by your repaying him that he lost his soul in the end, Zhao Zheng said while trying not to smile.

Yue Qiluo shook her head, then looked at Zhao Zheng with some curiosity and said, "Aren't you afraid that I'm a bad person?"

As she spoke, she seemed to realize that there was something wrong with what she said, and quickly added: "What I mean is, aren't you afraid that I won't return the money to you? What if I'm a bad person?"

"It doesn't matter, I'm worse!"

"???"

"Ahem, let's put it this way. In their eyes, no, I should say that in the eyes of most people in Wen'an County, I am not a good person."

Zhao Zheng said with a smile, flipped his left hand, took out a dollar and threw it to the beggars begging on the street.
Within a few breaths, the beggars were fighting over the dollar, their heads broken and bleeding.

Seeing this, Yue Qiluo's mouth curled up and she looked at the good-looking bad guy in front of her with curiosity.

"Eat quickly, or these snacks will go bad." Zhao Zheng smiled and pushed the snacks on the table.

"Ah."

Yue Qiluo nodded, picked up the snacks on the table and started eating. Zhao Zheng looked at Yue Qiluo's face calmly.

Yue Qiluo frowned slightly. Just when she was thinking of pretending that she didn't see Zhao Zheng looking at her, she heard Zhao Zheng say.

"You look like someone I know."

"Who?"

"Liu Qingluan."

"Liu Qingluan..."

Yue Qiluo frowned slightly and opened her red lips to repeat the name, which sounded a little familiar to her.

"Do I know him, too?"

Yue Qiluo felt strange...

(End of this chapter)