MTL - Mysterious Lord Gu’s Palm Treasure-Chapter 125 an amazing song

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   Chapter 125 An amazing song

There are too many unsolved mysteries in this world, and many modern experts have not been able to detect them now. Is there an unknown force in this world? There are too many places that human beings have not reached, and you have not seen them. doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Bai Xun took Gu Jiusheng through the whole night, and she finally found the list of records she had read in a parchment book she had dug out from Xiaobai's cave, but the book was very strange, like a book Books that have been passed down for thousands of years are well sealed in wooden boxes in Xiaobai Cave.

   is also placed in the deepest place under the cold pool. When she took it out, she never thought that the book inside would be such an ancient thing.

When the sun came in through the window, Bai Xun looked at the man sleeping on the carpet with his eyes closed. He stayed here all night, helping to find books, although all he was looking for were modern books and books that Bai Xun deliberately threw in the past. , also said countless times, let him go to rest, but this person has no intention of leaving.

  The sun shines directly on the ground, and the white woolen carpet looks more and more dazzling. Bai Xun leans in and looks at the man's profile. His skin is fair, and now in the light, he looks more and more crystal clear.

The long and slightly curled eyelashes moved. When he was asleep, he looked completely different from when he was awake. Bai Xun looked at it for a while, but he really had the temperament of a child. Sometimes it's good to be stubborn.

   She raised her hand and touched the man's eyelashes. The moment her fingertips touched his cheek, her black eyes shone out of her face.

   The man who woke up had a slight smile on his mouth, grabbed her outstretched hand and kissed it lightly on his lips, "You want to sneak me while I'm asleep."

   His tone was pleasant, with the lowness and pineness that had just woken up, "What time is it now."

   Bai Xun pulled his hand back, "It's half past seven in the morning."

  Gu Jiusheng twisted his neck and sat up straight, looking at the piles of books around him, he was not so tired when he approved so many books in the past.

"did you find it?"

   Bai Xun looked at his tired look and shook his head, "Not yet."

  Gu Jiusheng looked at the heavier stacks of books beside her, held her hand and released it, pressing her temple, "Let's look carefully, it'll be fine."

   Bai Xun shook his head, "It's okay, I remembered where I read it, and I'll find a solution soon."

   This can be regarded as a comfort to him, after all, if I let him accompany him all night to find it, I can’t find nothing.

   "Really?" Gu Jiusheng's fingertips were gentle, and the technique of pressing her was extremely skillful.

   "Hmm." Bai Xun's eyes fell on the parchment scroll at the bottom of the book.

Don't worry about where this thing comes from. Since it is recorded above, those people died because someone used a crooked method to collect popularity. This method will gradually absorb the energy within two months of the person falling asleep and wake up. After a week, he will die.

   Now those who are asleep will come back when they have a chance, but how to block the transmission of those spiritual powers is the most important thing.

She has no spiritual cultivation in this world, and is no different from ordinary people, so there is no way to feel the block and the end. The most urgent task is to find Chenyi. Since Chenyi said that he will always follow her, Chenyi and Xiaobai's ability, We must be able to follow the source of spiritual power transmission and find those who use human life to cultivate spirituality.

   "Button."

   There was a sound from the living room door, Bai Xun and Gu Jiusheng glanced at them and got up from the ground.

  Keeping this position for a whole night, Bai Xun now has a sore back and almost couldn't stand.

  Yan Yi pushed open the door and walked in, and saw that the ninth master raised his hand and rubbed the little girl's waist and legs, and the movements and techniques of bending down were extraordinarily skilled.

   "It's okay, come over and sit down first." Gu Jiusheng helped her sit on the sofa.

   Yan Yi was a little embarrassed, but he had to watch it quietly, "Jiuye, the guqin you were looking for has been brought here, should I let them carry it in now?"

Bai Xun looked at the door and saw two bodyguards carrying a very large box into the door. A bright yellow fringe hung from the bottom of the box. The box was made of high-quality wood. Something is really rare.

The two carefully placed the box on the coffee table, Gu Jiusheng looked at her, "This is for you, don't you want to play the piano, this is also an old thing, the wood and strings are made of the best materials Yes, you can see if you are good enough."

  The huge wooden box was opened, and the qin inside was wrapped in white silk cloth. Gu Jiusheng took out the things and put them on the coffee table.

   Bai Xun clearly saw what was inside, a black lacquer-covered guzheng was placed in it, and the phoenix Yu Fei carved on both sides was lifelike.

   Bai Xun squatted on the ground, his fingertips stroked the strings above, and the clear music came out. As soon as he heard this tone, he knew that it was a good thing.

   "Why do you know I want this?" Bai Xun looked at him.

   "I don't know what you think." The man pinched her face, "Try whether the piano fits together."

   Bai Xun sat up straight, his fingertips hooked the strings, a series of string sounds synthesized the best music, a song of high mountains and flowing water, melodious and melodious.

  Yan Yi nodded. Although he didn't understand the rhythm, he could hear it. Bai Xun played very well. I'm afraid he couldn't play it for five or six years.

Gu Jiusheng looked at her, and in front of her eyes emerged that she used to sway her colorful clothes, and when she played the piano to him, she used to lose her temper and couldn't settle down. It was only from the mouth of Crescent Moon that Gu Jiusheng knew that at that time, Queen Yunjin wanted Bai Xun to be able to Calm down, let her learn the guzheng.

   This piano is very good, and there are not many people who can be more powerful than her in the Nine Heavens Dynasty, but her temperament can't be changed at all.

   Even now, her skill in playing the piano has not changed at all, and it has remained the same for so many years.

She used to live in the mountains. When she couldn't find a word by herself, she would sit on the cliff with Xiaobai and play the qin. After so many years, when she saw this qin now, she remembered the time in the past. Although she was lonely, But there is no charm.

  The world is impermanent, who would have thought that she would have such an adventure, I am afraid no one will believe it if she tells it.

   After the song was over, Bai Xun stroked the black face of the piano and smiled, "This thing is also an old thing. The person who made this piano at the beginning must be unusual."

   Yan Yi smiled, but blood was dripping in his heart. This thing has nine figures, isn't it expensive?

  It's so expensive, isn't it a good thing?

   "Do you like it?" Gu Jiusheng knew she liked it when she saw her appearance.

   "Yeah." Bai Xun nodded, even in Luan Chao, this thing was rare.

   This kind of master craftsmanship, coupled with such a good material, I am afraid that the strings are also made of special materials, and they look as clean as new.

   "The strings are said to have not been changed for almost a hundred years." Yan Yi reminded.

It is not uncommon for the good things in ancient times to last for so many years. The things of the ancestors in the past were not all the best, but there are always some of the best that will stay. The skills of the past are not the same today. language.

   "Thank you." Bai Xun looked at Gu Jiusheng sincerely.

   To be able to find such a thing, I am afraid that it will cost a lot of manpower and material resources. He bothered. Although Bai Xun does not have very high requirements for Qin, it is always good to have the best.

   "If you like it, when is the school party?" Gu Jiusheng looked at her and asked.

  Bai Xun thought about it, it seemed that there were only a few days left, and the time given by those people was only seven days in total, and it was quick to count.

   "Five more days."

   "I went over to take a look that night." Gu Jiusheng stared at her and said.

  Bai Xun looked a little intimidating from his appearance, and had a faint feeling that he didn't want to let her perform, but if he really didn't want to, why did he find such a good piano for her.

   "Eat first, I'll send it to you to go to school later, don't you have classes in the afternoon?" Gu Jiusheng pulled her up.

   Although Bai Xun doesn't have to take full credits like ordinary students, she also chooses the courses she likes to take. There are not many subjects in total, and there are not many courses in a week.

  Her lessons, Gu Jiusheng always had to remember clearly.

After breakfast, Bai Xun was sent to the school. Although Gu Jiusheng bought her a qin, the qin was really expensive and not suitable for carrying. She remembered seeing the traditional music club on the day she entered school. Naxin, she saw the guzheng, pipa and some instruments such as flute and flute on the promotional poster. If you go to the orchestra, you should be able to borrow the guzheng.

   On the way to the traditional music club, Bai Xun met Bai Xu and several of his members. The traditional music club is not far from the activity classroom of their orchestra, so it is not surprising to meet him.

  Wang Liang, who was talking to Fan Xia, was the first to see Bai Xun, and he waved from afar.

   Bai Xun nodded at him, then walked in front of them.

   "Have you decided on your program, do you want to sing and dance or what to say?" Wu Dong stared at Bai Xun and asked.

   This girl is really not in a hurry. The program list of the welcome party is about to be reported. This person is still in a hurry. During class this morning, the ceiling of Zhou Qi's roaring in the classroom was about to fall.

   "It's almost settled, now I'm going to borrow a musical instrument." Bai Xun said.

   Wu Dong's eyes lit up, the little fairy said that she was going to borrow a musical instrument, maybe it was from their orchestra, but she said last time that she couldn't do anything.

   "What are you going to perform?" Bai Xu stared at Bai Xun and asked.

   "High mountains and flowing water." Bai Xun reported a song.

   A group of people were dazed. Isn’t this a zither piece, so if you go in this direction, you will go to the traditional music club to borrow the guzheng.

   "You can play the guzheng?" Bai Xu stared at Bai Xun with some doubts.

  Guzheng is something you have to practice since childhood. You can't play it casually. How could she be able to play the guzheng? Didn't she grow up in the mountains since she was a child?

   "A little bit, the performance shouldn't be difficult."

  Wu Dong blinked, this little fairy said that she can only play a little, so she wanted to use this performance, and then went to the traditional music club to borrow instruments, right?

The president of this traditional musical instrument is a junior in junior high school. She has been proficient in rhythm since she was a child. She can play the pipa and the guzheng, and she is very good at playing those instruments. She applied to buy those instruments from the school, but this person has a temperament. Weird, it's not easy to borrow things from her.

Some people have borrowed it in the past, and they are also members of the traditional music club. They just wanted to borrow the pipa to play at the party. As a result, it was rejected by the president because it was not good enough. He was also demoted for nothing. Weeping and leaving the group.

   Since that day, the reputation of the president Mie Shitai has spread in the school. Even if many people want to borrow things from the traditional music club, they don’t dare to go there. The president is too scary and can’t do anything about it.

   "Are you going over there to borrow a guzheng?" Wu Dong pointed to the classroom behind him.

   "Hmm." Bai Xun nodded.

   The expressions of several people changed, and they looked at each other in dismay, but they still stepped forward and said something.

   "Why don't you go and borrow it, we'll find it for you."

   Such a beautiful little fairy, if she was abused by the old witch boss in the past, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate.

   "Why, I'm all here." After Bai Xun said that, he passed by without paying any attention to these people.

   Wu Dong called out and looked at Bai Xu, "What should I do, do you want to go and save her?"

   After all, she is Bai Xu's second sister. Bai Xu didn't say anything.

   "Go and have a look." Bai Xu followed.

Fan Xia and Wang Liang looked at each other, Bai Xu sometimes duplicitous words, and what he said and thought in his heart were never the same. I could see how intensely he practiced in the past two days, I am afraid it was also for the sake of the time. Bai Xun came to power, so that she would not be looked down upon by the whole academy.

After walking for a while, Bai Xun heard the sound of pipa and Yueqin ensemble coming from the classroom. It was very nice. She looked up and saw two girls in Hanfu sitting together, playing the music in their hands in perfect harmony. musical instrument.

  's fingers were more than agile, Bai Xun watched the movement of the two and stood quietly at the door waiting.

  Bai Xu and his party followed behind her, silently pausing, without going in to disturb, the time passed minute by minute, five minutes, ten minutes, twenty minutes.

  Wu Dong squatted on the ground with his back against the wall. No matter how good music he listened to for half an hour, he was disgusted by the irritability and wanted to rush in directly.

   But Bai Xun, who was beside them, still listened with gusto and didn't seem to dislike it at all. He lowered his head and continued to tear the leaves he picked.

   If she doesn't stop, she'll probably go crazy.

   After the song was over, the two people who were immersed in their own world woke up. The girl in the bright yellow Hanfu looked up at Bai Xun at the door, opened her mouth and said, "What's the matter with you?"

   Bai Xun looked at the various traditional musical instruments placed in the room. Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.

   "I'm Bai Xun, I'm here to borrow something from you." Bai Xun opened his mouth and said.

  The woman in the warm red Hanfu tilted her head, the fringed earrings hanging around her ears moved, staring at Bai Xun, "What are you doing here?"

   "Borrow something." Bai Xun said generously.

  Wang Liang and Wu Dong at the door closed their eyes. This Bai Xun really didn't know what a detour is. As soon as he came up, he said that he wanted to borrow something. He really didn't understand what the temperament of the president was.

   for fear that people would not throw her out.

   "We're not a musical instrument store, and we won't lend our things casually. Go out." The president said mercilessly, with no intention of dealing with it.

   Bai Xun looked at a guzheng playing in the corner over there. This zither didn't look very expensive, and it was made by ordinary craftsmanship. Bai Xun waved the strings twice and opened his mouth.

   "It's a pity, it's a waste of time to accumulate dust here."

   These words are neither light nor heavy, and they just passed in the president's ears.

  This traditional music club doesn’t have many members. It’s really hard to learn this thing, and the people who come here will leave the club after a few days.

Now counted, there are only 15 members. They will perform on stage on New Year's Day or various parties, which can be regarded as publicity for the club, so many musical instruments in this room will not be played for a long time. Play, what Bai Xun said is serious, and really put it here to accumulate dust.

   "What do you mean by that?" The president hurriedly walked in front of Bai Xun, "If these things are borrowed and used by people who don't understand them, it will be a real waste."

   "You haven't heard me play, why do you think I can't and don't understand?" Bai Xun asked rhetorically.

  The president was silent, she was indeed suspected of judging people by appearance. She had heard about Bai Xun's reputation before school started. Now the hottest headline in the medical university post bar is that Bai Xun will perform at the welcome party.

   Now many people are already guessing what show will this Miss Bai, who is stirring up the Bai family's situation, perform. In fact, she is also very curious. I didn't expect people to come here today to borrow things.

   "Do you really know that?" The president stared at her.

Bai Xun shrugged, pulled over the chair and sat in front of the guzheng, moved her fingers and put it on, the smooth rhythm floated from below her, a song of high mountains and flowing water, especially hearty, with the softness of water and the hardness of hitting stones, just Soft and mellow, very nice.

  Bai Xu stared at Bai Xun with wide eyes, her fingertips were flexible, like an old master who has been playing the piano for decades, making people unable to take their eyes off.

  When Bai Xun stopped, the president still had a lot of aftertastes. She heard loneliness, loneliness, and enthusiasm from Bai Xun's piano sound, and her mood turned to fearless.

   It turns out that someone's piano sound can move people's hearts like this.

   "Liar, this is only a little bit" Wu Dong burst into tears.

This person can only say a little, and it is really unacceptable. This is called a little. It is clearly like a master who has been practicing for decades. He is a person who does not understand guzheng and does not like traditional music. All like it very much.

   "You play really well!" The president rushed over and held Bai Xun's hand, his eyes sparkling, "Would you like to join our club."

   Fan Xia stepped forward and looked at the president, "You didn't say that just now, and they just came to borrow things, they didn't say they wanted to join your club."

   "Let's go, what do you know?" The president glared at Fan Xia.

   "I don't think it's possible for me to join the club, so can you lend me this piano?" Bai Xun stared at her.

   The president was a little disappointed, but he still waved his hand, "Borrow, you must borrow."

Bai Xun became the first person to borrow something under the leadership of President He Wei, and soon the news spread that Bai Xun was going to perform a guzheng at the welcome party, and this guzheng was borrowed from Shitai Shitai. arrived.

  She is Bai Xun, but she is the first person in the school to lend something from Zhuangzhe, and I heard people say that Bai Xun's guzheng is very good.

The news of    also made many people stand at the gate of the traditional music club every day, wanting to see if they could hear the voice of Bai Xun practicing.

But to their disappointment, they couldn't hear Bai Xun practicing at school for five days in a row, which made people even more looking forward to the orientation party of the School of Pharmacy. On the night of the orientation party, the whole school was extraordinarily lively, so to speak. It was a sea of ​​people, and many people from the outer courtyard came over to see Bai Xun's demeanor.

   But until the first 20 minutes of the performance, Bai Xu was unable to contact Bai Xun. The performers were all waiting one by one, but it was Bai Xun who disappeared inexplicably.

   "I still can't get in touch?" Wu Dong ran over and asked.

   Now the venue is full of people, most of them are coming towards Bai Xun, but this person has not been contacted until now.

   She will appear in two more shows.

   "No." Bai Xu stared at the outgoing phone and didn't move.

  Fan Xia walked over from the backstage and looked at the anxious look of a few people, "I've said for a while that if Bai Xun doesn't have time, I'll push her show back."

   "Damn it, everyone outside is coming towards Bai Xun, there are so many people!" Li Leilei rushed into the backstage.

  How vaguely seems to have seen someone make Bai Xun's lamp sign and come here, this popularity is really about to surpass them.

"I think it's better to replace you guys. If Bai Xun is really scared to come, you can't let so many people wait for her, right?" Zhou Qi appeared out of nowhere and walked to Bai Xu. Several people opened their mouths.

  Although she hadn't heard Bai Xun play the tune, just from the fact that she was able to borrow the qin from Shitai Mie Jue had already explained the problem, and she probably had some skills.

   It’s fine if you don’t take the stage today. If you do take the stage, it is estimated that things will not develop as they expected.

   "She won't be stage fright, she'll be there soon." Bai Xu stared at Zhou Qi, his face was not very good.

   Seeing Bai Xu's icy eyes, Zhou Qi took two steps back. She never dared to provoke Bai Xu, otherwise she would not be able to eat and walk around.

   "You don't have to worry about it, go out and do your business." Li Leilei stared at Zhou Qi and said.

   When did this person become so annoying, I was afraid that others would catch up with the show, right?

   Xun Anya happened to bump into Zhou Qi when she went around the backstage, she stepped forward and pulled him over, "How's it going?"

   "Bai Xun hasn't come yet, I think we have to do it first." Zhou Qi said.

   No matter if Bai Xun can't come over, she has to make her sound when she can't play.

   Xun Anya's eyes fell on the guzheng opposite, this is the zither sent by the traditional music club.

   "It doesn't matter if she comes or not. If she didn't have this qin, do you think she would still be on stage?" Xun Anya opened her mouth and said.

   Zhou Qi looked in the direction she was looking at, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Don't blame them in this case. The two took a brow razor from the backstage actor's table.

   Xun Anya stood in front of Zhou Qi and watched silently as she stretched the eyebrow trimmer towards the strings on the guzheng.

   "Hurry up," she urged.

   Zhou Qi lowered his head, just when the knife was about to touch the strings, he felt a shadow fall on the two of them, and then looked up to see Bai Xun staring at them with a half-smile.

   was so frightened that Zhou Qi's knife was held in her hand at once, but the blade of the eyebrow trimming knife was very sharp. She hurt her hand when she held it like this, and blood immediately flowed out.

   "Why do you always play these unprofessional tricks, wouldn't it be more neat and tidy to start a knife and drop my hand." Bai Xun said.

   Xun Anya was guilty of being a thief, but she still tried her best to argue, "What are you talking about, how can you slander people in a mess, it's boring."

After she said this, she went to the door, ignoring Zhou Qi who was still calling out with her hands covered. Bai Xun looked at her and said with a smile, "Aren't you going yet? Waiting for someone to come and ask who you are? How did you get hurt?"

   Zhou Qi heard this sentence, lowered her head and hurried out, she had never been so embarrassed before.

   Bai Xu, who was looking for someone over there, looked up and saw Bai Xun who came in, and walked over happily, "Why didn't you answer the phone."

   "Forgot to bring it out." Bai Xun replied.

   Fan Xia looked at the two fleeing over there and said nothing.

   "Get ready to go on stage soon, do you want to put on makeup?" Wu Dong said.

  Bai Xun shook his head, he was just going up to play a tune, there was no need to fight so much.

  The modern dance in front was finished, the actors bowed and walked back. The hostess shouted out Bai Xun's name and the repertoire she performed in a high-pitched voice. The whole hall was full of people and very lively.

  Gu Jiusheng sat in the front row, with the principal and the dean by his side, cold sweat dripping down constantly.

   The ancestor temporarily said that he would come over, and they were so frightened that they ran over in a hurry. The staff lifted the zither and placed it on the stage. Bai Xun walked out and sat quietly in front of the zither.

   No bow, no thank you, not even a single glance at the people below. The attitude is arrogant and indifferent, and it is quiet below, waiting for the people on the stage to perform.

   "噔" the strings sounded.

The people in the hall held their breath and listened in fascination. The people on the stage were clearly wearing simple long clothes and trousers, and their feet were all sneakers. The feeling of walking around the ancient Chang'an city.

  The sound of the piano is smooth and sweet, with grandeur and shyness of the daughter's family.

  Gu Jiusheng sat directly opposite Bai Xun, looking at her with the most indulgent expression on his face, but the cheap piano under her hand was really not worthy of her excellent skills and sound.

   The whole song was the longest performance of the party, but no one walked out of the hall during the whole process, they all sat quietly in their seats, watching the girls above move.

   was clearly supposed to be a soothing tone, but it became the most climax of the whole party. When Bai Xun got up, the lingering voice below was still alive, followed by overwhelming applause.

   "Clap clap clap."

   Bai Xun clearly saw the incomparable satisfaction in the eyes of the man below and his addiction.

   "I didn't expect Bai Xun to have such a skill!"

   "That's right, she plays really well, and have you noticed that she looks really good!"

   "Yes, yes, especially her eyes, she's really good-looking, I'm going to be beaten by her beauty, she's so good-looking and so talented!"

The following compliments sounded. Zhou Qi and Xun Anya listened to the compliments of the people around them, their brows filled with hatred. They were clearly waiting for her to make a fool of themselves, and they actually made Bai Xun show such a big limelight, but their aunt clearly said what did Bai Xun do when she was a child. Neither will.

   How can you play the guzheng?

   "From today, Bai Xun is my goddess! Goddess!!"

  A lot of people started to take the lead and everyone in the hall began to call the word goddess.

   Gu Jiusheng, who had stood up originally, looked at the emotional expression of the person behind him, his eyes narrowed, this girl was very attractive, but he didn't want so many people to think about it.

   In the future, it is better not to participate in such activities.

   "What should we do now." Zhou Qi looked at Xun Anya anxiously.

   "You ask me, I'll ask who to go." Xun Anya was agitated for a while, and left without caring about the people around her.

   Zhou Qi looked at the **** wound, gritted his teeth, and caught up with Xun Anya's footsteps. Speaking of which, they were inconsiderate, which made Bai Xun stand out.

   A group of teenagers and girls were together. Naturally, when Bai Xun was excited, Bai Xun returned to the backstage and was about to leave, but was forced to stop by a group of young people who came to send flowers.

   Even if everyone knew that she had a fiancé, they still couldn't resist so many people liking her.

   "Bai Xun, you played so well just now that I almost cried when I heard it. I have never heard such a beautiful sound."

   "Yes, yes, you are really good at playing the guzheng, and your skills are so superb, have you been practicing for many years?"

   "Will you be my girlfriend?" A boy in the middle holding a rose stared at Bai Xun with light in his eyes.

Wu Dong looked at Bai Xun, who was surrounded by water, and sighed, "It's not a good thing that this popularity is too high. Look at Bai Xun being surrounded like this, but there are very few girls who can look good and have IQ. Co-existing, she already has both, and she still plays the guzheng, how many people will be fascinated to death."

   Bai Xun was surrounded and couldn't get out. Just when he was about to say no, Yan Yi walked in with someone and opened a passage with ease.

  Gu Jiusheng walked in from the center and handed over the lily she was holding, "I wonder if this young lady is willing to admire her face and watch the moon with me?"

   There was a slyness in his eyes when he said this.

  Bai Xun smiled and reached out to take the flower in his arms, "Okay."

  The man clasped her fingers in satisfaction, and led her out. When passing by the group of boys who had just confessed, Gu Jiusheng had a smile on his lips, but there was a biting coldness in his eyes.

  When a teenager who has not yet experienced society saw such eyes, he was taken two steps back, and when he turned back, the man was gone.

   "Who is that man! He's so handsome, it's like the anger of the gods!" A girl's scream came from behind.

   "That's right, he's really handsome, Bai Xun is so handsome even with his boyfriend, he's really a winner in life." The envious voices of a group of women came from behind.

   "But I remember that Bai Xun has a fiancé. Her fiancé seems to be Gu Jiusheng, the person in charge of the Gu family. Could it be that he is."

  The voice of a group of people sucking in the air-conditioning came. These boys actually confessed their fiancée in front of Gu Jiusheng. This is because they despise their own family for being too powerful, right?

   (end of this chapter)