The days of being Mary Sue's brother

As a result, Ye Lanzhuo lowered his head and remained silent all the way.

Xuan Wutao took his hand. According to Xuan Wutao later, it was like he was pulling a child. The two of them had a tacit understanding and didn't speak, so they went all the way back to Lianfeng Temple.

As a result, before the two could enter the door, they heard a roar coming from inside...

"So you told them to look for Yue Haitang without telling me, didn't you!"

It was Mai Xun's voice.

"What are you excited about..."

"You make me not excited? Look at what you are doing! Yes, Sariel is your younger brother, you should do it for his good, so you don't care about yourself, right? Fadle I said you are a fool, you are really a fool, I have never seen you so stupid in the whole world!"

"Okay, I'm stupid, I'm stupid, you still have injuries, what's the matter, sit down and talk about it..."

"I don't want to talk to you!"

"Well, don't say it, don't say it..."

"If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have helped you find ways to detoxify Sariel all over the world!"

"Ah, yes, yes, should I look for it or not..."

Just as Ye Lanzhuo was about to knock on the door, he saw Qi Chun walking around from the other side of the yard, so he hurriedly greeted him:

"Xiao Chun! Xiao Chun, come here!"

As soon as Qi Chun came around, he saw Ye Lanzhuo for the first time, and hurried over, saying, "Boss!"

"Hush, keep your voice down." Ye Lanzhuo looked at Qi Chun who was running over, and asked, "What's the matter inside?"

"Oh..." Qi Chun glanced at the closed door, and said, "The two of them...have been arguing for a while..."

"Noisy?" Ye Lanzhuo was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "Mai Xun knows that Fadel is going to give Sariye..."

"I only found out when the Dharma king suddenly ran over and lost his temper..." Qi Chun said, "Is this leader going to change the spiritual acupoint for Sariye?"

Hearing this, Ye Lanzhuo didn't speak, but turned to look at Xuan Wutao.

Xuan Wutao was silent for a while, and said: "I haven't spoken to Dharma King Rong Shan."

"Who told Mai Xun?" Ye Lanzhuo turned around again, looked at Qi Chun, and asked.

"I don't know either." Qi Chun shook his head: "Not long after you left, the Dharma king suddenly ran over, pointed at the leader and accused him, at first the leader was stubborn, and then the Dharma king said that he had no temper ... and then we were all kicked out..."

Ye Lanzhuo looked back at Xuan Wutao again.

Xuan Wutao paused, and said: "Go ahead and take a look."

Knocking on the door, the chattering voice inside stopped abruptly.

After a while, Fadele's voice sounded:

"come in."

Ye Lanzhuo pushed the door open in front, and saw Fadele was still sitting by the bed inside, while Mai Xun was standing there beside him, his face still full of anger.But what Ye Lanzhuo didn't expect was that Luo Xian was also there, standing silently on the other side of the room.

"Oh, I'm back." Seeing Xuan Wutao and Ye Lanzhuo, Fadele immediately showed a gleam of joy on his expressionless face: "Have you found Yue Haitang?" Brother Ye and Xuanzhuo?"

"Don't use it if you find it!" Before Ye Lanzhuo and Xuan Wutao could speak, Mai Xun on the side continued.

"It's almost done." Fadele looked back at Mai Xun and said helplessly.

"What do you mean it's almost enough?" Mai Xun became even more angry when he heard it: "You were in poor health when you were about to open the Hengluo Realm before, and now you want to give your spiritual acupoint to Sariye. What do you do? Without a spiritual acupoint, you are equivalent to a useless person! You are the leader of the sect, if you are useless, what do you ask the whole sect to do?"

"And Sally, isn't it? When Sally was fine a few years ago, he often handled church affairs for me, didn't he?"

"But Sariel is not you!"

"Sariel is my brother."

It is rare for Fadl to show such a serious expression as now, and he is too quiet to look like him.

Mai Xun choked up at Fadle's words.

After a while, he said: "It's because I know... Sariel is your younger brother, so I tried my best to help you find a way to make him recover."

Fadl looked at him.

"But I really never thought that the ending would be like this."

After saying that, Mai Xun lowered his head, no longer looking at Dele, nor anyone around him, clenched his fists, then turned around and ran out.

Fadele also turned his head away, not looking at the back of Mai Xun running out.

It looks like a person who is angry.

There was silence in the air for a while.

In the end, it was Fadele who broke the silence, calmed down, turned his head to look at Ye Lanzhuo and Xuan Wutao, and restored his grinning expression, and said with a smile: "Haha, Mai Xun has that temper, don't take it for granted. Ah, that's right, did you find Yue Haitang?"

Ye Lanzhuo was silent for a while, then shook his head.

Seeing this, a trace of disappointment flashed across Fadele's face, but it was fleeting, and then he smiled and said: "Oh, it's okay, it's okay, I'm so handsome, I can definitely find it, don't worry."

Wait, what does this have to do with being handsome...

But Fadl was obviously in a hurry.

Hearing this, Ye Lanzhuo opened his mouth, and just about to say something, Xuan Wutao at the side spoke first: "The people in the Roaring Wind Pavilion discovered that you have opened the Constant Luo Realm."

"What?" Fadele was taken aback, looking at Xuan Wutao.

"If they catch the handle, they will definitely come to Yurong City to trouble you again." Xuan Wutao said: "Now you have moved most of the people in the sect to Crescent City, and the people in Lianfeng Temple have already died. There are not many left, what are you going to do?"

"This..." Fadele was a little strange: "But the fact that I opened the Hengluo Realm is very hidden, no one should find out."

"It's true that no one will find out." Ye Lanzhuo thought for a while, and suddenly said: "But... what if it's a monster?"

"Monster?" Fadele was taken aback.

"Snake Demon Boye?" Xuan Wutao asked, looking sideways at Ye Lanzhuo.

"It stands to reason that no monsters will appear in the ghost realm." Ye Lanzhuo said: "But that day we encountered monsters in the Hengluo realm, which is not normal."

"You mean, the people in the Roaring Wind Pavilion are likely to be based on the Hengluo Realm discovered by the snake demon Boye?"

"Although I don't know how the people in the Paofeng Pavilion got in touch with the snake demon Boye, it is a very possible guess now." Ye Lanzhuo said: "But no matter what, the Paofeng Pavilion knows that you have opened Constant Luo Realm, and also said...you are here to release the ghosts and harm the world."

"Let the ghost out to harm the world?" Fadele repeated, seeming to think about it for a while, then suddenly beat his palms, and said: "This is a good idea, why didn't I think of it before!"

"..."

Ye Lanzhuo was a little speechless: "That... the leader, we want to ask you what you plan to do next..."

"What should I do?" Fadele looked at Ye Lanzhuo, "How would I know?"

"No." Ye Lanzhuo said: "I think those people in the Paofeng Pavilion mean that they are preparing to gather people from the Central Plains Immortal Territory to fight over. Are you really not making any preparations? Or send someone to fight with Paofeng Pavilion?" Can the people of Fengge explain and negotiate?"

"There's no need for that." Fadele said slowly, "If they want to fight over, they should do so. I'm not afraid of them."

After a pause, he said again: "Besides, aren't you also from the Central Plains Immortal Territory, and you actually came to ask me what to do?"

In a word, Ye Lanzhuo was so blocked that he had nothing to say.

But Fadl's state today seems to be not normal...for some reason...it feels a bit aggressive.

"What about the people of Yurong City?"

"Oh, you reminded me." Nodding, Fadele said: "Anyway, the deity is going to Crescent City soon, and Yurong City is useless to me, let them do whatever they want, and wait." In a few days, the deity will also go to Crescent City, and I will not serve the children here."

Ye Lanzhuo was stunned, suspecting that she had heard wrong.

"No, wait..." Ye Lanzhuo was about to say something more, when Fadele suddenly greeted Luo Xian, who was beside him, and said, "Qianyin, do you hear me, you will take all the rest of the church with you later." People go to Crescent City, no one stays, understand?"

"What about you, the leader?" Luo Xian asked.

"I'll go later." Fadele said, "By the way, Mai Xun also took it."

"Yes." Luo Xian lowered his head and replied, without any hesitation, he turned and left.

Ye Lanzhuo looked at Luo Xian's back as he turned and left, and Xuan Wutao who was beside him suddenly said, "You should have been the first to leave."

"Sariel is still here." Fadele said casually: "This deity, the elder brother, can't just leave him here."

"You can take him with you." Xuan Wu Tao said.

Ye Lanzhuo looked sideways at Xuan Wutao.

Hearing this, Fadele chuckled and said, "Brother Xuan is driving me away?"

Xuan Wutao's face was calm and his voice was cold.

"Yes."

After hearing this, Fadele chuckled, looked away, and turned to look at Sariel who was lying on the bed.

Ye Lanzhuo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses.

Since Fadele said he didn't want Yurong City anymore, why didn't he leave now?

Sariye has been brought out from Hengluo Realm, and Fadle can take Sariye away now.

But he just let the other congregation go first, and he stayed until the end?

After reacting, Ye Lanzhuo turned his head to look at Xuan Wutao, and Xuan Wutao's expression was unusually serious.

"The deity has said that, I will leave later, let them leave first. The deity is the leader, so he must be a boss." Shaking his head, Fadele suddenly seemed to think of something, and said to Xuan Wudao: "By the way, brother Xuan, there is something I want to talk to you alone, come here."

"What's the matter?" Xuan Wutao asked.

"Come with me." Fadele got up from the bed, pulled Xuan Wutao to a small side room, and said to Ye Lanzhuo while pulling Xuan Wutao: "Then what, Brother Ye, can I borrow your money?" Brother Jiaxuan, use it!"

Your family...Ye Lanzhuo's mouth twitched, but Fadele understood it well...

Seeing Fadle pull Xuan Wutao away, Ye Lanzhuo turned to look at Qi Chun who was beside him, and said, "That...Xiao Chun, take care of Sariye here first, I'll go out to find Mai Xun, He was a little emotional just now, and I don't trust him."

"Okay, okay, boss, you go." Qi Chun responded quickly.

Ye Lanzhuo turned around and left the house, searched around in the yard, but couldn't find it, so he ran to the hall, and saw Mai Xun really nestled on the soft couch in the hall, with his head lowered and his whole body plunged into a shadow Here, I don't know what I'm thinking.

"Mai Xun?"

Ye Lanzhuo walked over slowly, lowered his head, looked at Mai Xun's face buried in the shadows, and called out tentatively.

When Mai Xun heard the voice, she didn't raise her head. Just like a child throwing a temper tantrum, she turned her body in the same direction without saying a word, turned her back to Ye Lanzhuo, and continued to lower her head without speaking.

"Oh, I know you're not happy." Seeing this, Ye Lanzhuo sighed, sat next to Mai Xun, and said, "So, we didn't find Yue Haitang when we went out this time."

Hearing Ye Lanzhuo's words, Mai Xun's back froze first, then quickly turned around and looked at Ye Lanzhuo, "Really?"

"Really." Ye Lanzhuo nodded, "So for the time being, you don't have to worry about Fadle and Sariye changing their spiritual acupoints."

"...that's great..." Hearing this, Mai Xun seemed to be relieved all of a sudden, Ye Lanzhuo said again: "However, there is another more important thing."

"What's more important?" Mai Xun turned her head to look at Ye Lanzhuo.

"The people in Roaring Wind Pavilion discovered that Fadele had opened the Constant Luo Realm." Ye Lanzhuo said.

"The people from Paofeng Pavilion found out?" Mai Xun was puzzled, "How come?"

So Ye Lanzhuo recounted the brief words to Mai Xun that he had told Fadele before, and after listening to them, Mai Xun's expression changed immediately.

"He said he was the last one to leave? And asked Luo Xian to take me away later?"

"Yes...it's like this..." Mai Xun suddenly stood up in front of him, Ye Lanzhuo was startled, and replied.

"I think he wants to die." Mai Xun's face darkened again, and he turned around and was about to walk to the room where Fadele was just now.

"that……"

"Don't stop me!" Mai Xun turned around and looked at Ye Lanzhuo fiercely.

Ye Lanzhuo was startled again by Mai Xun, paused, and said: "No, I mean that Fadler is now with..."

Mai Xun has already walked out.

"..."

Ye Lanzhuo had no choice but to quickly follow.

Following Mai Xun, he broke into the house at once, and Mai Xun looked around, but couldn't find Fadele, so he looked at Qi Chun, who was still out of the situation, and asked, "Where is the leader?"

"Master?" Qi Chun reacted for a moment, and then his eyes fell on Ye Lanzhuo who was beside him.

Ye Lanzhuo desperately winked at him.

When Qi Chun saw it, he immediately gave Ye Lanzhuo a clear look, then looked at Mai Xun, pointed to the room where Fadele and Xuan Wutao had just entered, and said, "There they are! "

"..."

Ye Lanzhuo really wanted to ask Xiaochun, do you really understand what I mean?

Mai Xun was taken aback, then frowned, and said, "They? Who else?"

"Xuan Wutao is also inside." Ye Lanzhuo could only reply later: "The two of them just went in to talk about something."

"What's the matter?"

Ye Lanzhuo shook his head to express that he didn't know.

After looking at Ye Lanzhuo suspiciously for a long while, Mai Xun stood outside the door, looking like he was about to eavesdrop.

Ye Lanzhuo took the opportunity to look at Qi Chun at the side, and said in a low voice, "Didn't I wink you just now to tell you not to say anything!"

"Ah?" Qi Chun was stunned, "I thought you told me to tell him quickly..."

Ye Lanzhuo didn't know what to say, "It's a bit too much for me to give you zero points for your comprehension ability."

Qi Chun was quite unconvinced, "Boss, your eyes look like someone with bad eyes, how can I understand..."

Ye Lanzhuo glanced at him.

Qi Chun obediently kept her mouth shut.

Seeing that Mai Xun was still standing at the door listening, Ye Lanzhuo just wanted to step forward to pull him away, but when he stepped forward, he heard a voice from inside:

"Sariel is my only younger brother, even if his body is broken to pieces, I have no complaints."

It was Fadl's voice.

"Has Emperor Zun thought about it, what you did is too unfair to Sariel."

"Let him go with all these high-sounding things. It doesn't matter if you say I'm selfish or stupid. Sariel hasn't had a good life since she was a child. She has a crazy father and a father who can never see him." The mother who arrived, there is another, haha, brother who is like a waste, and he is born with a disease... I don't want him to live in the shadow of the first half of his life for the rest of his life..."

"Then you want him to live in your shadow?"

There was silence for a while.

After a while, Fadl's voice came again.

"To be honest...Brother Xuan. Actually... Sariel and I don't have a good relationship."

Xuan Wutao over there didn't speak.

"He has been in poor health since he was a child. Both his father and the master disliked him, and looked at me differently... Therefore, it is not that he will live in my shadow from now on, but that he has lived in my shadow since he was a child." under."

After a pause, Fadele continued: "That's why he didn't like me since he was a child, and felt that I was superior to him in every way because of his health, which was very unfair... This silly child hasn't been with me since he was six years old. I said a word, my brother didn't even give me a word... Think about it, he is such a strong person, if he wakes up and finds that his spiritual acupoint has been destroyed and he can no longer use the demon spirit, do you think... he can still live go down?"

Xuan Wutao still didn't speak.

"If you want someone else, I'll let it go after persuasion...but it's him...well, from now on, no one will press him down, maybe we can ease the relationship between our brothers ,Ha ha……"

"Then... are you sure you won't regret it anymore?"

"Once a word is said, it's hard to chase." Fadle said: "This season is the day when the moon begonias bloom. I believe that with Brother Xuan's ability, even if you look for a needle in a haystack, you will be able to find it quickly. However, Ruoxuan I don't want to trouble you anymore, so Brother Xuan will draw a picture of a moon begonia with me, and I can find it myself."

There was silence for a while.

After a while, Xuan Wutao said, "I'll help you find it."

Then footsteps came from inside the door, as if someone was approaching the door, Ye Lanzhuo didn't have time to hide for a while, when he wanted to run away quickly, the door was already opened.

Ye Lanzhuo stared blankly at Xuan Wutao who opened the door.

Xuan Wutao's gaze first fell on Ye Lanzhuo's body, and then slowly moved to Mai Xun's body next to him.

Ye Lanzhuo also looked at Mai Xun who was at the side.

But before the two could see the expression on Mai Xun's face, Mai Xun suddenly turned his head away and ran away again.

Ye Lanzhuo and Xuan Wutao looked at each other.

At this moment, Fadele who was inside also came out, saw two people standing at the door, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Just... what you said just now...Mai Xun heard..." Ye Lanzhuo faltered.

Hearing this, Fadl's face also sank.

I thought Fadle would chase after him to see Mai Xun, but unexpectedly, Fadle said displeased: "Where did Qianyin go, didn't you tell him to take someone to Crescent City quickly? Why is Mai Xun still here? It's annoying."

"I guess Qianyin can't beat him..." Ye Lanzhuo whispered.

"I don't have time to comfort a kid who is eavesdropping on the corner, I'll go and see Sariel." It seemed that Fadle didn't intend to bother about Mai Xun, and went directly to the bed, bypassing the two of them.

Ye Lanzhuo turned to look at Xuan Wutao.

Xuan Wutao also looked at him, and said: "Go and see the king, I'll go and look for Yue Haitang."

"But you..." Ye Lanzhuo wanted to say something, Xuan Wutao rubbed his hair, "I'll be back soon."

"...Mmm." In the end, Ye Lanzhuo agreed with some hesitation.

Xuan Wutao smiled at him, and was about to turn around and go out, but Ye Lanzhuo grabbed his clothes again and said, "I really can't find it...forget it."

Xuan Wutao glanced at Fadele at the side, then looked at Xuan Wutao again, and said, "Let's resign ourselves to fate."

Ye Lanzhuo also smiled at him, and let go of his clothes, "Go and come back quickly."

"Yeah." Xuan Wutao agreed, and walked out.

Ye Lanzhuo watched Xuan Wutao leave until he disappeared, then turned his head and looked at Fadele who had sat down by the bed, sighed, wanted to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything When he came out, he had to tell Qi Chun a few words, and then ran out to find Mai Xun.

Mai Xun didn't run far.

This time, Ye Lanzhuo found Mai Xun under the purple willow in the yard. He huddled up and sat on the steps beside the purple willow.

Ye Lanzhuo sighed and walked forward.

Mai Xun seemed to have sensed the shadow, and quickly raised his head, but when he saw Ye Lanzhuo, his eyes darkened again, and he lowered his head to continue looking at the ground.

But the already flushed eye sockets still couldn't escape Ye Lanzhuo's eyes.

Seeing this, Ye Lanzhuo simply sat beside him, looked sideways at Mai Xun, and said, "Fadle went to see Sariel."

"Sariye, Sariye, now his mind is full of Sariye!" Mai Xun covered his ears and said angrily.

"Why are you so jealous?" Ye Lanzhuo raised his hand and took off Mai Xun's hand covering his ears, and said, "Sariye is his younger brother, so he naturally needs to care more."

"His younger brother? Mai Xun looked sideways at Ye Lanzhuo, "You heard it just now. Sariye has never called the leader a brother since he was a child. He has never seen the leader as a brother. Why is the leader treating him so well?" ? "

Ye Lanzhuo looked at Mai Xun, but didn't speak.

"My father was the previous Dharma King Rongshan. I grew up with them both. I know what kind of people they are... I think that Fadle ignored the things in the religion and searched everywhere to save Sariye. If it weren't for me, would he still be in the position of leader today! He has been delayed enough by Sariel!"

Hearing this, Ye Lanzhuo was stunned for a moment, and asked: "But you clearly treated Sally before... even at the expense of..."

"It's not because of him!" Mai Xun said: "Sariye is Fadel's life, can't you see it? If something happens to Sariye, Fadel can even do the things that the entire Shi Tuojiao doesn't want." come out!"

Knowing that Mai Xun was agitated now, Ye Lanzhuo had no choice but to say nicely, "Don't worry, don't worry, just talk about it if you have something to say."

"No matter how kind Fadl is to Sariel, does he know?" Mai Xun buried his head in his arms again, and said in a muffled voice: "He will only regard Fadl as his enemy, his deadly enemy. Back when Fadl was When I went to the sect leader, other people's eyes were full of respect, only him, what is that? Jealousy, resentment, unwillingness, I can see it clearly!"

Ye Lanzhuo didn't expect that before, he only knew that Fadele cared about his younger brother very much, but who would have expected that the relationship between the two brothers would be so discordant.

"Even if he is already half-dead, Fadle still has to worry about him, open the Constant Luo Realm, find the blood of the nine poisonous demons, exchange spiritual acupoints...Fadle has done so much for him, will he appreciate it? If not I later promised him that I would help him find it, maybe he is still running all over the Central Plains now!"

Ye Lanzhuo couldn't help thinking that Mai Xun was really worried about Fadele...

"He told me more than once that Sariye suffered too much when he was a child and was suppressed by himself all the time, so he was not loved by his master and father... But what does it matter to him? Sariye is not in good health Is it his fault? Why should he try so hard on Sariel like a sinner? Sariel’s suffering is suffering, but what he suffers is not suffering? If you say he is a fool, he is a fool. There is no idiot in the world who can compare to him!"

Mai Xun complained for a long time, but Ye Lanzhuo sighed when he heard the words, and didn't know what to say to him for a while.

The suffering that people suffer, presumably only those who care can see it.

People who complain that they suffer too much all the time care too much about themselves, and people who complain that others suffer too much all the time care about others too much.

Fadl probably didn't care about himself at all.

Thinking of this, Ye Lanzhuo said, "Perhaps what you said is not what Fadele wants."

Mai Xun looked sideways at Ye Lanzhuo.

"Life, money, rights, and status." Ye Lanzhuo said: "Whether it is the position of the leader or the spiritual acupoint, perhaps Fadel has never valued it. The reason why you think he is stupid is because you value these things." s things."

Mai Xun looked at Ye Lanzhuo, speechless for a while.

"Do what you want, do what makes you happy, I don't think Fadel is stupid at all." Smiling, Ye Lanzhuo said: "Sometimes, respecting him is also for his own good, just like At first I didn't want Fadel to get the Moon Begonia, but now I figured it out. Whatever, as long as he is happy, isn't it."

Mai Xun didn't speak.

"Before, I was worried that Fadler's move would have a bad influence on Sariel, but now it seems that the relationship between the two brothers has reduced Fadler's burden a lot." Ye Lanzhuo Sighing: "Just let him go."

After Ye Lanzhuo spoke, she was silent for a while, and Mai Xun laughed lowly, but there was a sound of sobbing.

"On the contrary, it was me who was hurt."

However, the world is safe and secure.

"I've known Fadl since I was a child, and he probably put all his thoughts on Sariel."

Mai Xun sighed, and said again: "Forget it, since you all said so, then I don't care about his affairs. Since he asked me to go to Crescent City with Qianyin, then I will go. He is the leader. It is his subordinate, his order, I should absolutely obey."

There is a sense of breaking the jar.

Ye Lanzhuo paused, and said, "He's doing it for your own good...and for his own good."

"I'm nagging, and I have a bad temper. Maybe after so many years, he already hates me." Mai Xun shook his head, "I'm going to find Qianyin, please tell him for me, I won't go Disturb him, save him from trouble."

"That's right." Before Ye Lanzhuo could respond, Mai Xun said again: "You talk to that idiot later, tell him not to dawdle and go to Crescent City quickly, and those who stay here are waiting for the people in the Roaring Wind Pavilion to catch the current one." Is it? No matter what he is used for in Hengluojing, if he drives it, he drives it. People in the world seem to be paying attention, and besides, he will be a useless person in no time!"

What Mai Xun said was really blunt, and his voice was so loud that Ye Lanzhuo even wondered if he said it so loudly for the people in the room to hear.

"Are you sure you want to leave with Qianyin?" Ye Lanzhuo asked.

"Didn't he tell me to leave Luo Xian?" Mai Xun said, "I'll do whatever he wants."

"The person from the Roaring Wind Pavilion..."

"He's not a three-year-old kid, and he still wants me to worry about everything. If I insist on staying here, he will hate me and scold me. Why should I put a hot face on my cold butt? I won't serve you anymore."

After a pause, Mai Xun showed another half-smile expression, and looked at Ye Lanzhuo, "Why, Mr. Renzhu doesn't want me?"

"No……"

The corners of Ye Lanzhuo's mouth twitched... But he thought to himself, one stubborn temper is not terrible, two stubborn tempers together is really incomprehensible, driving these two people to be more stubborn than the other...

Forget it, since Fadele sent them away, he must have his own arrangements. Even if Ye Lanzhuo was worried about Fadele, he couldn't intervene, so he could only say: "Then...be careful on the road."

"Don't worry." Mai Xun looked at Ye Lanzhuo, and only said "Help me take care of that fool", then got up, turned and left without hesitation.