Chapter 643: I stand shoulder to shoulder with the martial King

Outside the myriad origin Palace.

At this moment, more and more people were gathering.

Young people like Jiang Chao were usually not allowed to enter this place.

But now, taking advantage of the fact that the elders were not in the mood to care about them, they also strolled over one by one.

Jiang Chao glanced at the tightly shut main hall and said in a low voice,""Crazy, Fang ping and the others robbed the ten thousand origin Palace?"

Jiang Hao ignored him.

"What?" Jiang Chao continued,"is he going to put up a last-ditch resistance, seal the hall, and fight to the end?"

"Do you think they'll be beaten to death here?"

"Pervert, these guys have a bright future. Why don't we ... Do something nice to them when they come out later?"

"What?"

Jiang Hao suddenly looked at him and said with sharp eyes,""What do you want to do?"

Jiang Chao looked around, thought for a moment, and said in a low voice,"I think someone has gone to Mount Yuhai to invite the patriarch. The martial King seems to be coming as well. It's unlikely that these guys were killed, so they're not in great danger ..."

Jiang Hao was impatient. He glared at him and said in a low voice,""Just say it!"

"When the patriarch and the others come, or when a martial King comes ... What do you say we go up and kneel down before the patriarch and plead for mercy on their behalf? When the time is right, we'll let the old ancestor see our benevolence.

"We'll let the martial King know the loyalty of the Jiang brothers. At the same time, we'll let Fang ping and the others experience what it means to go through fire and water for a brother ..."

Jiang Chao grinned and said,"anyway, it's not a big deal to kneel down to the patriarch. When I was young, I kowtowed every day when I saw him. It's not embarra.s.sing." "But think about it, we're both rank-6 and 7 martial artists. We're going to kowtow and beg for mercy for a few fellows we've only met a few times!

Holy sh * t, they would be moved to tears.

"Moreover, the martial King is very powerful, and our forefather has a good relations.h.i.+p with him. If we do the martial King a favor, tsk tsk ... We might be able to get another backer.

Pervert, don't blame me for not warning you.

In this day and age, cultivation was important, but the key was whether one was confident in cultivating to the peak.

If you're not confident, then those guys...I'm telling you, they really are. "

At this point, Jiang Chao calculated and muttered,""My family's elder, martial King, Fang ping, w.a.n.g Jinyang, li Hansong, Yao Chengjun ... If the last few all become paragons, then F * ck, that's six!

This Baldy ... He felt that he had no chance.

If I marry susu, then old ancestor su will be my backer.

It was better to invest than to work hard on cultivation!

Seven Paragons ... From now on, who in the world would dare to provoke me?"

As Jiang Chao said this, he swallowed his saliva. This was too awesome!

This could be done!

He didn't know which old ancestor had returned. If it was his own old ancestor, that would be the best.

If he couldn't just kowtow to his own ancestor, he would have broken his head from the kowtow. That would show his deep affection for his ancestor.

If it was someone else's patriarch, he would just kowtow to show his sincerity.

As Jiang Chao thought about it, the corners of his mouth curled up.

On the side, Jiang Hao's expression changed again and again. He gently patted Jiang Chao's shoulder, and Jiang Chao's face turned green.

"Fatty ..."

Jiang Hao chuckled."If you ... Embarra.s.s me, I'll skin you alive. Don't worry, I'll skin you whole!"

Jiang Chao snorted and pushed his hand away, mumbling,""You don't care if I'm embarra.s.sed or not. Besides, how is it embarra.s.sing to plead for a friend? You people only know how to use your hands, but you don't know how to use your brains. You are the ones who are embarra.s.sing!

It's best if our old ancestor is back. If he's back, I'll ..."

"Ah!"

Jiang Chao's shrill cry immediately attracted the attention of the rank-9 martial artists in front of him. They all glared at him angrily.

Jiang Chao was on the verge of tears. The pervert had almost crushed his shoulder. How hateful!

"Who are you calling your father?"

Jiang Hao's face was unkind, and Jiang Chao's chubby face trembled as he cried out bitterly,""Baldhead tells me this every day, I'm used to it ..."

"Stay away from this kind of person! Vulgar!"

"No problem, let go of me first!"

When Jiang Hao let go of his hand, Jiang Chao glanced at him."Just you wait, I'll complain to the patriarch later. You bully me every day."

While the two brothers were making a scene, su Haoran was a little anxious,"Has the forefather returned? These b.a.s.t.a.r.ds won't be causing trouble inside, will they?"

If Fang ping and the others joined forces, they could still break through some of those halls by force.

Once it was broken through, the origin would overflow, and it would be over!

These origins had long been extremely weak. Now, they could only wait for the owner of the origins to revive them.

Once it seeped out, it could no longer be gathered.

"It's fine to destroy some palaces, but I'm afraid ..."Wei Yong said in a low voice.

Before he could finish his words, their expressions changed.

On the side, a few family heads had just arrived. One of them snorted coldly,""I told you not to invite me, but you insisted on ..."

"Is there any use in saying all this now? Up until now, no one had opened the three great palaces. The few of them were so monstrous that they might be the Masters of the three great palaces. It was very likely that the origin of the Paragon was there.

No matter how strong an ordinary rank-9 was, they were not as important as a Paragon!

Shouldn't we invite them?"

As soon as he said this, the others fell silent.

This was also a fact. The three major palaces were separated and were the leaders of that group of people in the past. Although there was no essential difference between the origin of an ordinary ninth-grade and the origin of a peak expert, one had reached the end of the path, while the other had just started. There was still a difference between the two.

Star Town City had high hopes for Fang ping and the others.

The performance of these guys was too monstrous, and the probability of a Paragon awakening was higher.

Bringing them to the myriad origin Hall was also a form of temptation.

If the Paragon had really recovered and had the Paragon's origin Dao, would they be able to resist being tempted?

At that time, he would be able to comprehend it whenever he needed to.

But now, the myriad origin Palace had been lost before it even started.

At this moment, the air rippled like water, and in the blink of an eye, a figure appeared in the air.

"Forefather!"

"Lord Battle King!"

"Greetings, patriarch!"

The next moment, everyone bowed.

In the air, the muscular battle King ignored these people. His gaze seemed to penetrate the regional wall and look into the distance. His tone was not very good as he said,""You martial arts university students have no problem s.n.a.t.c.hing catacombs, but you're going to s.n.a.t.c.h my Saturn city as well?"

"Senior battle King, You must be joking!"

Zhang Tao's laughter resounded through the air. He said,""It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! No one would have thought that the myriad origin Palace would belong to Yao Chengjun. If we had known earlier, there wouldn't have been such a misunderstanding!"

The battle King was speechless.

The brawny battle-King didn't want to talk to that guy anymore.

You haven't even arrived, and you've already decided on the t.i.tle?

What did he mean by 'myriad origin Palace belongs to Yao Chengjun'?

Just because you say so?

Although Yao Chengjun could open the palace door and even seal it, it did not mean that it was his.

Besides, so what if it really was his?

A person who had already died once would be two different people in his previous life and this life. The inheritance of the origin did not mean that they were the same person.

When you, Zhang Tao, died in this life, you left behind some divine weapons, which were divided up by the later generations.

You've lived again, who knows if you're still the same Zhang Tao you are now?

Battle King thought for a while, thinking about how to refute later.

However, he had not spoken for a long time. He might not be able to win against Zhang Tao, this b.a.s.t.a.r.d. It seemed like ... He had to use his strength to shut this guy up.

During the conversation, Zhang Tao said,""Then I'll just come in?"

Battle King didn't say anything. Instead, he waved his hand in the air, and a small ripple appeared. The next moment, Zhang Tao appeared in front of everyone.

As soon as he appeared, Li Zhen also instantly appeared beside him.

The three of them stood proudly in the air, and the people below saluted again.""Greetings, nether King, martial King ..."

Zhang Tao smiled and nodded, but his voice rang in Li Zhen's ears,""The nether King is in front, and the martial King is behind. The rankings must be changed tomorrow!"

"Get lost!"

Li Zhen's mental energy exploded in Zhang Tao's ears."If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill you!"

The two of them communicated telepathically, but they did not show it on their faces. Zhang Tao chuckled and said,""Senior battle King, please call them out."

Zhan w.a.n.g nodded slightly. Without saying anything, the three of them landed on the ground.

As soon as he landed, Zhang Tao looked at the closed door and said,""Come out!"

Earlier, the rank-9s had been shouting outside for a long time, but they had not been able to pa.s.s through the door and call out Fang ping and the others.

However, as soon as Zhang Tao spoke, the void trembled slightly, and the huge bronze gate buzzed.

Not long after, the huge Palace door slowly opened.

"Minister ..."

The few people inside hadn't finished speaking.

At this moment, a fat figure appeared behind him.

Plop!

Jiang Chao's eyes were red as he kowtowed and said loudly,""Forefather, please spare Fang ping and the others! "Fang ping and the others didn't do it on purpose. Please have mercy, old forefather!"

"Bang Bang Bang ..."

A series of kowtowing sounds were heard. Following that, fatty cried out,""Lord nether King, Lord martial King, Fang ping and the others have no intention of occupying the hall of ten thousand origin. Everything was an accident!

Jiang Chao understood them. They weren't that kind of people.

If you really want to punish someone ... Just punish me, Jiang Chao!

"I saved Fang Ping's life. I ... I can't just watch them die ..."

Jiang Chao's eyes turned redder and redder as he spoke, as if he was about to cry out loud in the next moment.

The entire place was silent!

At this moment, the entire Valley was frighteningly silent.

Zhan w.a.n.g stared at the fat man and thought for a while. Should I kill him?

Who said they wanted their lives?

I haven't even said anything, and you're already pleading for mercy. What's the meaning of this?

Zhang Tao looked at the little fatty strangely, then looked at Fang ping and the others who had just come out. He did not say anything.

Fang ping, on the other hand, was dumbfounded. Was fatty Jiang sick?

Qin Fengqing's mouth was slightly agape.

How awesome!

I'm convinced!

This d.a.m.n fatty was amazing.

This favor ... Was it a favor?

But he's pleading for us!

Look, he was so affectionate, a man, and he knelt down!

Looking at the young people on the outer circle, those who had not much experience and had not seen the world, at this moment, they actually had a look of wors.h.i.+p. What was this?

Outside.

Jiang Hao had disappeared. He had gone into hiding. He couldn't afford to lose face.

Li Fei and the others were dumbfounded. Jiang Chao's actions ... Were unexpected.

Su Zisu wanted to say something but stopped. After a while, she mumbled,""Fatty ... Fatty's crying is so fake!"

Li Fei and the others glanced at her. You could tell?

We thought you couldn't tell!

So you're not really that stupid!

Then what was your situation before?

Su Zisu saw that they were looking at her blankly. Why are they looking at me? I've always told the truth and never lied.

Fatty's crying was a little fake!

Zhan w.a.n.g didn't say anything. Zhang Tao saw that no one was talking, so he slowly said,""Get up first."

"Lord martial King ..."

Jiang Chao's face was full of sorrow. He first looked at the paragons, then turned to look at Fang ping and the others with a solemn expression. His mouth moved, but he did not make a sound.

Qin Fengqing was a little tired and helped to translate."If we die, he won't live alone."

Fang Ping's face stiffened, and he was speechless for a long time.

"Saturn city ... I bet he'll live the longest ..." w.a.n.g Jinyang sighed.

The few of them were helpless and didn't want to say anything.

They didn't speak. Warlord scanned the hall with his spirit energy and found that it was undamaged. He then turned to Yao Chengjun and said slowly,""Try again."

Yao Chengjun saw that the warlord was staring at him, so he didn't waste any more time. Soon, he controlled the door to close again.

"Can we open the hall?"

"No, opening it will cause the origin to overflow."

"You can't either?"

"It's indeed not possible. "

"The cultivation system in the hall can't be activated either?"

"I have no choice."

Zhan w.a.n.g pondered for a moment and said,""Is it because I don't have enough spiritual power, or I didn't have enough time to familiarize myself with it?"

"Both."

"After reaching rank-9 and familiarizing myself with it for a period of time, can it be activated?"

"I should be able to."

The two of them conversed for a while before warlord smiled and said,""Since that's the case, why did you close the door and make us rush over?"

Yao Chengjun looked at Fang ping.

Fang Ping's expression did not change. Instead, he cursed inwardly,'old Yao, this b.a.s.t.a.r.d ... Are you trying to make me take the blame?'

Yao Chengjun ignored him. He was not close to old Zhang and the others, and he could not say anything to Fang ping. Of course, he would let Fang ping do the talking.

"I didn't seal the door on purpose. After we entered, the door suddenly closed itself ..." Fang ping said hurriedly without delay.

"Enough of this nonsense," Zhan w.a.n.g said indifferently."What do you want now?"

Fang ping put on an innocent look and looked at Zhang Tao. 'You're the boss, you tell him.'

If you don't say it, I don't dare to.

If I want the myriad origin Hall, what if the battle King slaps me to death?

At the side, Li Zhen looked at Zhang Tao, then at Fang ping, and then at Yao Chengjun and the others ...

Why did these people give him a familiar aura?

It wasn't the aura, it was the smell!

He was still reading when Zhang Tao chuckled."Let's go to the meeting hall. Let's go."

Li Zhen saw that he was about to leave, but he didn't move. He said,""Let's talk here!"

There's a bunch of juniors here, let's see if you have the face to say anything.

"This matter concerns the hall of myriad origin, so let's go to the meeting hall. Don't you think so, commander li?" Zhang Tao smiled.

He emphasized the word "commander."

You're the commander of the military department, we're on the same side, where are you going to stand?

Li Zhen was speechless. He didn't say anything more and disappeared from his spot.

As soon as he left, Zhan w.a.n.g snorted and disappeared as well.

Zhang Tao did not mind. He smiled."All the family heads can go together. Fang ping, you guys follow me."

After saying that, he disappeared with Fang ping and the others.

After they left ... Jiang Chao was still kneeling in the same place, his face blank.

Why isn't anyone taking care of me?

Was this favor considered a sale or not?

Fortunately, it wasn't as if no one really cared about him. Very quickly, a few young children ran over and said with admiration,""Fatty ... Brother Chao, you're so loyal!"

"Yeah, brother Chao, we didn't expect you to be so loyal! We won't call you fatty anymore!"

"Brother Chao, you're so bold and powerful. If it were us, we wouldn't even dare to stand out in front of the martial King and the others ..."

Jiang Chao also stood up at this moment and said with a smile, "It's nothing. We're just friends. We can't just watch them get into trouble, can we? I'm the same for everyone. "

As he said that, Jiang Chao looked around and chuckled,""I've laughed at you. I couldn't hold it in just now. Disperse, all of you, disperse!"

After saying that, Jiang Chao ran away quickly. Whatever, he had sold this favor anyway. Fang ping and the others had no choice but to accept.

In the air.

Fang ping and the others flew together with Zhang Tao. Zhang Tao quickly said,"It doesn't matter who the myriad origin Palace belongs to, it's yours! Yao Chengjun, if it's possible later, remotely shake the myriad origin Palace from a distance. Do you understand?"

Yao Chengjun nodded.

"I don't need you to say anything else. That's all. I won't say much!"

After Zhang Tao finished, Fang ping thought that it was over. Unexpectedly, the next moment, Zhang Tao's voice rang in his ear."Later on, tell Yao Chengjun to make a trip to the resurrected martial artists. Remember, only one sentence for the resurrected martial artists!

If he wanted to enter the myriad origin Hall in the future, he would have to partic.i.p.ate in the battle!

"These guys are so engrossed in sightseeing that they've forgotten that they're martial artists. Three rank-8s and nine rank-7s are all here to enjoy their retirement!

Tell them that if they want to enter the myriad origin Palace again, they must partic.i.p.ate in the war!"

"But some of them have comprehended the origin ..."

"That's not important. The myriad origin Palace isn't just a place to store the origin Energy, it's also their home. Do you understand what I mean? It was already very difficult for them to part with this place. Even some resurrected martial artists from the outside world would often return.

"In short, the hall of myriad origin represents 6 rank-8s, 28 rank-7s, and tens of middle-ranked martial artists.

I've been worried about not having enough manpower, but now it's great. At least half of them have to come out and join the battle.

Of course, the method should be gentler. You can fool them, right?

Use gentler methods and let them take the initiative to fight. "

"I never lie to people!" Fang ping argued.

"Can you repeat that?"

Fang ping wanted to say something more, but he found that he could not open his mouth. He immediately cursed in his heart. Old Zhang was really wicked!

A moment later, everyone returned to the meeting hall.

Battle King was already sitting on the bronze throne, and beside him, Li Zhen was also sitting on the throne. Although his seniority was low, he represented the military department, and was also a top warrior among the peak. He would not sit below battle King.

The moment Zhang Tao entered the door, he did not give up his responsibility and found a throne to sit on.

Fang ping and the others stood and waited for a while. This time, it was not only the 9 representatives from the previous families, but 12 powerhouses had also come.

Other than yang Jingjing from the Yang family, the other families had sent their people.

Although the Yang family was still in the ranks of the 13 families, they did not even have a high-rank anymore. Even if they did not mention some things, they were no longer qualified to partic.i.p.ate in it.

"Have a seat," Li Zhen said when everyone was present.

As soon as he spoke, Fang ping and the others sat down in two rows.

Even the elder from the Li family, who was Li Zhen's cousin and a few years older than Li Zhen, still waited for the summit to speak before taking his seat.

After Li Zhen finished speaking, Zhang Tao looked at Yao Chengjun, smiled, and said, "I'm a little surprised that the myriad origin Palace is actually yours. Did the three palaces in the deepest part sense your origin?"

Yao Chengjun glanced at Zhang Tao, lowered his head and said,"I can sense it. One of the palaces can sense it."

Zhang Tao nodded with a smile and said,""Have you ever considered comprehending the origin?"

"Not yet,"

"There's no rush. It won't be too late even if it reaches rank-8 or rank-9. Since the myriad origin Palace is there, it won't be able to fly away ..."

"Enough!" The battle King said impatiently."Regardless of whether there is or not, the ten thousand origin Palace will not let you take it away!" Zhang Tao, if you're not convinced, you can talk to the old man from the Li family. "

"Senior, what do you mean?"

"Myriad origin Palace didn't have a master at first," Zhang Tao said with a smile. "It was brought here by the seniors, so it naturally belongs to star suppression city. However, since the myriad origin Palace already has an owner, shouldn't we return it to Yao Chengjun, whether it's for the sake of making better use of the myriad origin Palace or to return it to its rightful owner?"

Zhan w.a.n.g glanced at him and laughed,""Go to Mount Yuhai and talk to that old ghost from the Li clan. It's useless to talk to me. I can't be bothered to refute you. Besides, everything is just a one-sided statement.

Even if it's really Yao Chengjun 's, it's not the current him. Wait until he regains his memory and returns to that realm, then we'll come back to ask for it. "

"Senior battle King is being unreasonable?"

"Right, he's not going to be reasonable."

Zhang Tao was speechless for a moment. What should I do when I encounter an unreasonable person?

He glanced at Yao Chengjun once more. Come, shake the ten thousand origin Hall for them to see.

Yao Chengjun tried and shook his head slightly. He could not do it.

The distance was too far!

Zhang Tao felt a little regretful. Otherwise, it would be good to shake a little and scare them.

"So, senior, are you saying that we won't hand the myriad origin Palace over to Yao Chengjun even if it's left in ruins?" Zhang Tao asked.

"Not bad."

"It wasn't easy to find this thing back then," battle King said bluntly. Over the years, he had invested a lot in those resurrected martial artists, and he was still hoping to get some gains.

Now that the effort and gains were not proportional, of course, he could not do it.

Also, if you give it to Yao Chengjun, will he be able to make good use of it?"

Zhang Tao chuckled."But it's Yao Chengjun's after all. It's okay to lend it to star suppression city. But senior, isn't it inappropriate to take it away?"

On the side, Li Zhen didn't want to hear too much either. He said directly,""There's no point in dwelling on some things. Zhang Tao, tell me your request. "

"My request?" Zhang Tao laughed. "What can I ask for? the myriad origin Palace isn't mine. Yao Chengjun, what do you want? The hall of myriad origin was still useful in star suppression city, so he was afraid that he couldn't take it back for the time being.

If you have any requests, just tell me!"

"We'll leave everything to the Minister!"

"I make the decision?"

"I'm the one making the decision, but it might not meet your expectations. Of course, if there's anything you need to add, you can continue to mention it. You can just use my opinion as a reference. "

Everyone understood what he meant.

Zhang Tao had no intention of taking away the myriad origin Hall. He wanted to take this opportunity to extort them.

Battle King didn't say much. He closed his eyes and said,""Speak!"

"The battle of the Forbidden City is about to begin. Other than the Chen, Shen, and Li families, star suppression city will send out three rank-9s to a.s.sist in the battle!"

Battle King frowned slightly. After a while, he said,""I can't represent the other families. Yuan Hua will fight!"

Below, Jiang Yuanhua bowed slightly, indicating that he would partic.i.p.ate in the battle.

Zhang Tao raised his eyebrows slightly and thought for a while."As for the other two, no matter who they are, they can choose not to go to the Forbidden City catacombs. However, we need two rank-9s to guard each catacomb for a period of time. We will transfer two rank-9s from the catacombs to partic.i.p.ate in the battle."

"Yes!"

The WarG.o.d agreed immediately. He was the one who made the decision.

"Send another 20 people from the other high-ranks!"

Battle King frowned and said in a deep voice,"the king's battlefield is the main battlefield of star suppression city. If we transfer too many people, there will be problems with the king's battlefield!" "I can understand why you want to destroy a cave.

But if there are too few people in the Royal battlefield ..."

Zhang Tao smiled faintly."It doesn't matter. Throw Fang ping and the others into the king's battlefield. When we come out, we'll go and pick them up."

"Why don't you let Fang ping and the others enter the Forbidden City's underground cave?" The battle King was displeased.

"The forbidden catacombs must be stable!" Zhang Tao said with a smile.

"The Royal battle field also needs to be stable!"

Fang ping was speechless.

At this moment, Fang ping was very depressed.

What did that mean?

What's the meaning of this!

Am I being despised?

Old Zhang would rather transfer people from Star Town City than let him go to the Forbidden City catacombs. He also wanted him to fill the hole in the king battle arena. Was old Zhang really in cahoots with him?

Above them, Zhan w.a.n.g and Zhang Tao were still talking.

After much discussion, the WarG.o.d did not want Fang ping and the others to go to the king's battlefield. He was determined not to agree.

Zhang Tao was slightly regretful and lowered his requirements. Star Town City only needed to send 10 rank-7s and 8s to a.s.sist in the battle.

The warlord agreed readily!

As for how to make up for the 10 missing people, Fang ping and the rest were not allowed to go anyway. Otherwise, it might cause a huge reaction, causing the other people in Star Town City to die in the king Battle Ground.

Fang ping and the others listened for a while and understood.

Zhang Tao wasn't actually trying to extort money. He didn't even mention or ask for resources.

He wanted the city to send a lot of experts to help him, which was more important than resources.

Usually, except for the Chen, Shen, and Li families, the people of the other nine families in star suppression city would not go to the outer region. Instead, they would go to the Royal battlefield.

In the battle at the Forbidden City catacombs, if nothing unexpected happened, star suppression city would probably not send out any troops either.

"Now, using this as an excuse, they pulled in 3 rank-9s and 10 rank-7s and 8s. It's already beyond our expectations.

At this moment, Fang ping, who was below, glanced at Zhang Tao. He suddenly felt a little upset.

A martial King ... No matter how strong a martial King was, he was the only strong one.

Nether King, martial King ...

These two paragons and the two guardians, a total of four paragons, belonged to the government.

However, Zhang Tao was the only one who was born as a commoner and had nothing to do with Star Town City!

Fang ping did not understand Li Zhen, nor did he know much about him.

As for Zhang Tao, Fang ping thought he had some understanding of him.

This frivolous martial King was probably the only Paragon who cared about everyone's life and death.

As for Li Zhen, it's hard to say. He might be similar to Zhang Tao, or worse.

Zhang Tao was very shameless. He was so shameless that he asked Fang ping for resources every day.

He was shameless. He had to kill a few people on a trip to the catacombs. Even the peak of the catacombs were laughing at him.

For a true king to do such a thing, wasn't it embarra.s.sing?

To a true king, a rank seven was like an ant. If you kill a few, you'll only dirty your own body!

"Shameless martial King ..."

Fang ping muttered in his heart. Paragons did not care about their pride anymore, but did Zhang Tao really obtain something?

There was nothing!

"The martial King ... Is just like me. He has no selfish motives. His heart is only for humanity and for others ..."

At this moment, Fang Ping's heart was filled with emotions.

"I'm very lucky. I'm from a martial arts university.

I'm very honored to know such a peak expert.

I'm also very proud that I can stand side by side with the martial King. The Minister of Education should take over the position himself and continue to carry forward the righteousness of the public!