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The Reversal Hourglass: From Mine Slave to Savior 逆转沙漏：从矿奴到拯救者
[Wild fantasy premise + vast worldbuilding + invincible protagonist + god-slaying + high-octane story + vivid characters + high-IQ protagonist] A young general’s entire family is condemned, and he is enslaved in a mine. Purple lightning strikes from the heavens, and the hourglass he carries suddenly awakens. He faces level-ten powerhouses and one mystery after another: What was behind the great upheaval forty years ago? Why are there fewer Awakened? What terrifying existence is Blue Crystal? Wha
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- 52 I Killed My Father? Wrong! I'm an Orphan 我杀了父亲？错！我只是个孤儿 Did I Kill My Father? No! I’m Just an Orphan —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Frost Sword Sweeps Away the Breeze 霜剑扫清风
The whole village was drenched in blood and reduced to ruins in a single day. Young Zhang He escaped a mountain of corpses and a sea of flames, clutching an unparalleled manual to his chest. From then on, he was a fugitive with nowhere to go. To conceal his lethal skills, he went into hiding at Wudang, content to serve as a young kitchen acolyte. Smoke and fire could not dim his soaring ambition. With a woodcutter's knife in hand, he secretly trained in peerless inner arts. One day, the disc
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- 54 Longevity: Starting as an Unorthodox Tianlong 长生：从另类天龙开始 Word has spread throughout the martial world that the Carefree Sect possesses secret martial arts capable of granting eternal life. Countless people have searched the world for it, unaware that this defying-the-heavens legacy has long since fallen into the hands of an unknown young man. Li Xiaoyao keeps a low profile amid the chaos of Tianlong. He seems ordinary, but the depths of his cultivation are unfathomable. He watches the martial world’s conflicts with cold detachment, yet is forced into 5.6kReads8.8Score27014d adds
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The Legend of the Iron Book 铁书传
The book flopped and hardly anyone reads it. I'm writing purely for love of it. [Martial world + Imperial court + Revenge] Over ten bloody years, she grows from an orphan whose family was slaughtered into the Blood Shadow Rakshasa, a name that terrifies the martial world. With a single blade, she cuts down her enemies, yet cannot cut through a carefully woven death trap. This martial world is no longer a mere clash of blades and swords. At the Pavilion of Listening to the Wind and Watching the
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I Only Wanted to Roam the Martial World, but You Insisted I Become a Marquis 我明明想混江湖，你非逼我当侯爷
No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger. An original fictional historical martial arts world, where the imperial court is not far above and the martial world is not far away. When Yi Yuntian was eight, he protected five-year-old Mu Xiaoxiao and was imprisoned by order of the foolish former emperor. After twelve years, the emperor’s wise son, Xuanyuan Yi, told me that his father had been somewhat out of line. He not only set me free, but also made me a marquis. What? You’re asking what I
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The Woodcutter Swordsman 刀侠砍柴人
A hidden gem for when you’re short on books. Read with caution if you’re busy: after chapter 20, you may find yourself staying up all night, unable to put it down. Huang Ming crawled out of a pile of corpses in a mass grave... Ten years later... He had thought he was pretty weak. But why were his enemies, who claimed to be first-rate martial artists, even weaker than him?
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Tales of the Canal and the Sea 漕海风云录
The fires of the martial world light the land, while a common man’s hot blood stains the setting sun. In the chaos of the late Qing, the waters of the Huangpu River churned with blood. Foreign warships crushed the livelihoods of canal workers, while opium’s black tide soaked the land of China. The court grovelled, officials colluded with foreigners, and heroes of the martial world swore blood oaths, their blades and swords tearing through the long night. Xiao Tianfeng, the Red-Browed Hero, raise
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- 59 The Azure Blade Chronicles of the Late Tang 残唐青锋录 Historical setting: From the Tianfu era of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (901) to the first year of Kaiping under the Later Liang (907). Regional warlords vie for power, and Zhu Wen usurps the Tang dynasty. Core plot: The former dynasty’s imperial jade seal, the Heavenly Mandate Treasure Mirror, resurfaces in the martial world, sparking a struggle among rival factions. Dou Yanfeng must fulfill his family’s mission and protect the national treasure, while Huangfu Che is drawn into the conflict as he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Blood Chronicles of the Setting Sun 残阳血记 On the bloody night of 1644, Yan Xuanfeng, a Jinyiwei officer, detonated explosives and died for his country. His loyal servant fled south with the orphan and entrusted the swaddled baby Yan Hengyun to Wudang. The child carried three sparks vital to Chinese civilization: the Sunset Sword, the Star-Pattern Compass, and a sheepskin map. Yan Hengyun grew up on Wudang Mountain. At fourteen, he descended the mountain and roamed the martial world under the name Lingyun. He befriended Bai Wugou, Mu Qi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Sword Qi Ballad of Mountains and Rivers 山河剑气歌 The Jingkang Catastrophe tears the land apart and stains rivers and mountains with blood. Lu Huaizhen, a young swordsman burdened with a blood feud and half of a mysterious jade token, is swept into the whirlpool of the Song-Jin standoff and the conflicts of the martial world. As he searches for the truth, he faces the question, “Is martial arts meant for killing or for protecting?” He struggles to choose between family vengeance, national hatred, and the limits of chivalry. From the ferocity of 3Reads7.2Score—14d adds
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The Green Python’s Blade Shadow 青莽刀影
The morning mists of Qingmang Mountain conceal the martial world and the aspirations of two generations. Shi Sheng was a hunter from Xishi Village. After saving a disciple of the Qingxu Sect, he is unexpectedly drawn into the struggle for the Tai Chi Heart Sutra and the bloody conflict stirred up by the Netherworld Cult. Armed with brute strength and an honest heart, he grows from a mountain boy into a wandering hero. But after witnessing slaughter and greed firsthand, he comes to understand tha
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- 63 A World of Martial Arts and Vendettas 恩仇江湖 Set during the Yongle era, this is a fictional tale of the martial world. The story follows the protagonist Ouyang Xuanyuan’s quest for revenge, telling how he masters an extraordinary martial art and becomes embroiled in feuds with the Demon Cult, the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Blazing Flame Sect, and the imperial court. He grows stronger along the way, and after a life-and-de-death battle with the final villain, he and the heroine, Sanniang, at last withdraw from the world to live in seclusion. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Return of the Condor Heroes: Sign-In for a Hundred Years of Power from the Start! 神雕：开局签到百年功力！ When Lin Yuan woke up, he discovered he had become an obscure minor character in the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes. The Mongols were invading, the martial world was in turmoil, and the story was about to begin. At this critical moment, the Martial Arts Sign-In System activated! [Ding! Sign in outside the Tomb of the Living Dead on Mount Zhongnan. Reward: a century's worth of pure inner power!] [Ding! Sign in at the Sword Tomb of Dugu Qiubai, the Sword Demon. Reward: a Heavy Iron Sword 4.5kReads5.9Score23614d adds
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Wuxia: The Gang Leader Development System 武侠：帮主养成系统
After transmigrating into a martial arts world rife with bloodshed, Su Heng discovers that his only golden finger is a gang leader development System. Can managing a gang make him stronger? Officially take the position of gang leader and earn the achievement “First Taste of Power” to unlock any one basic building. Recruit a gang member with “exceptional talent” to unlock the gang leader skill “Keen Eye for Talent,” which lets him inspect members' potential, aptitude, and attributes. Reach “Local
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The Imprisoned King 囚王
Who am I? I woke up in a prince's manor after a seven-day dream. I had forgotten who I was, where I came from, and where I was going. It seemed I had once been plotting something, but before I could investigate, an assassination attempt sent me stumbling into the martial world. Thus began the weaving of a conspiracy spanning both court and martial world.
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The Sequel to Three Gates Street 三门街前后传
The Three Gate Street: Before and After, also known as The Complete Tale of the Eight Swords, Seven Heroes, and Sixteen Noble Men, is a long Qing dynasty chivalric novel by an anonymous author. The book has thirty-three chapters and around 280,000 characters. Set during the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty, it tells of the eunuch Liu Jin and the corrupt minister Shi Hongji, who seize power, wreak havoc in government, and persecute loyal officials. The story follows heroes and heroines such as Hon
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Martial World, Don't Bully Me: I Have a Demon Blade 武侠，休要欺负我，我有一把魔刀
The martial world was never a place for settling scores with satisfying vengeance. It was a place filled with deceit, coldness, and hurt... Yan Xiaoxiang watched his family home destroyed and his loved ones die with his own eyes. His young heart was burdened with the pain of the world. A demonic blade fell into his hands. It could kill, and it could ensnare the mind... In the end, he chose to kill!
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As Moonlight Clears, the Clouds Grow Deep 且以月清云雾深
Rumor has it that Sima Yue Bai, master of Zisu Manor, holds the Ring of the Martial World Supreme. The three great sects have coveted it for a long time and are determined to claim it for themselves. Sima Yue Bai and Yun Wu were closer than brothers, kindred spirits who seemed to transcend romantic love. Then they turned against each other, fighting and nursing bitter grudges. Sima Yue Bai fell into the demonic path because a god who could reach the heavens coveted the demonic eye within him and
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Heroes of the Late Song Dynasty 宋末英烈传
Wuxia is not dead, nor has it faded away At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the resistance general Zhang Shijie was defeated at Yashan. A hundred thousand soldiers and civilians leaped into the sea in a tragic act of loyalty to their country. The harrowing scenes still bring pain to those who remember them. At the same time, Pu Shougeng surrendered to the Yuan and betrayed his country, slaughtering more than three thousand members of the imperial family. His cruelty was utterly appalling.
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The Seven Stars Chronicles of Chivalry 七星侠义录
In a modern city, an evil force is quietly taking root. Seven chivalrous heroes from Jin Yong's stories possess seven ordinary people from different walks of life. Through training, they gain powerful martial arts skills and, guided by a mysterious figure, join forces to fight evil...
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Asking Heaven: A Land as Beautiful as a Painting 问天之江山如画
Just after passing the imperial examinations and growing closer to the goddess he had admired for years, he inexplicably transmigrates to an unknown era. From then on, he joins forces with a sword-wielding heroine, roams the martial world, strides across a chaotic age, and shapes the realm’s future, embarking on a very different life... What became of his parents and her in the other world? Will he ever see them again?...
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Chronicles of Heroes and Chivalrous Shadows 群英侠影录
A traditional wuxia novel steeped in history. It is a story of love and vengeance for family and country, of chivalrous heroes and young gallants in fine clothes riding spirited steeds. The novel creates a vast jianghu and an expansive world of martial arts. Its breadth of martial arts, number of schools, and cast of characters are among its defining features. Inspired by the narrative methods and writing styles of Liang Yusheng and Jin Yong, every word has been independently conceived and writt
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Strumming a Sword and Singing Along the Way 弹剑行歌
Half martial arts novel, half story: In the twenty-ninth year of the Wanli reign, a prince who has been living among the common people makes a surprise assault on the imperial palace after years of secret preparation, invoking the precedent of the Jingnan Campaign. A group of heroes from the martial world, led by a former official who resigned from office, rise up to stop him. But all of this is under the control of Zhao Gong, a prince consort, and in the end both sides suffer devastating losses
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The Demon of Blade and Sword 刀剑魔
In a turbulent martial world, the schemes of powerful ministers, the machinations of sinister cults, romantic entanglements, and choices between family and country all intertwine. Some pursue their obsession with martial arts manuals through every peril, some are trapped in a web of plots by blood feuds, and some struggle to survive amid political intrigue. The power struggle between Tang and Tibet and the tangled fates of those involved unfold together. There are no fixed lines between right an
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The Origin of the Ice Sword 寒冰剑之缘起
The martial world is rife with intrigue, bloody scenes, and tangled affairs of love and hate. They were the best of friends, yet took entirely different paths. Right and wrong meant different things to each of them, and both had their own principles. They fell in love with the same woman, but expressed it in different ways. And so the story that follows began. This story is only the beginning.
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- 77 The Origins of the Frostblade, Part Two 寒冰剑之缘起二 A storm of blood and fury, plotted for sixteen years: right and wrong look entirely different in different people's eyes. Fathers and sons, brothers, lovers, friends, and enemies: so many tangled loves and hatreds. I hope you'll join them in settling scores and enjoying the thrill of revenge. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
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Shadows over the Hall of Loyalty 影落忠义楼
[Shadow Guard’s Rise + Court Intrigue and the Martial World + Stunning Beauties] He is the sharpest shadow guard in Prince Night Falcon’s hands. With his Feihong Sword, he has spilled countless drops of blood and never once failed. During a mission, he meets Mu Yao, a tender moonlight in a turbulent age, and then catches the fiery starlight in Shen Siyue’s eyes, a beacon of hope in utter despair. Little does he know that from the moment they met, Tong Xinling, an attendant of the Ruyi Tower, has
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- 79 Chaos Divine Tribulation 混沌神劫 He was once the Demon Lord of the Upper Realm. After his beloved betrayed him, the Six Realms joined forces to attack. On the brink of death, he escaped with a secret technique. To evade his pursuers, he erased his memories and reincarnated his soul. But who could have guessed that his beloved would betray him again in his new life? This repeating fate awakened the Demon Lord once more, setting him on an endless path of revenge... 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Decisive Battle at Xuanwu Gate 决战玄武门 Cai Yuanchu, a boy from a small county town, inexplicably claims the reward for catching the killer in a local murder case, only to be drawn into an unpredictable conspiracy. He also uncovers a staggering plot dating back to the end of the Sui dynasty and the beginning of the Tang, which gradually leads him into the Xuanwu Gate Incident... 52Reads—Score514d adds
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Transmigrating to the Southern Song to Become the Iron Sword Hero 穿越南宋成为铁剑大侠
I transmigrated to the Southern Song dynasty and became Yang Yunxiao, a descendant of Yang Zaixing! As the nation falls and families are torn apart, Wen Tianxiang raises an army against the Yuan, Jia Sidao wreaks havoc at court, and the Xuanming Sect stirs in the shadows. I endure humiliation at Wudang for over a decade, while Daoist Chongxu secretly teaches me martial arts. With the Xuanyuan Sword, I face the Xuanming Sword, righteousness overcoming evil; with the Primordial Chaos True Art, I c
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- 82 The Ethnic Alchemist 民族炼金术士 When international gold prices surged by more than 70% in 2025, surpassing U.S. Treasury bonds for the first time in 30 years to become the world's leading reserve asset held by central banks, the real-world rush to “hoard gold in troubled times” echoed the battle over gold in this novel. Amid geopolitical upheaval and the restructuring of the monetary system, gold's value as a safe haven is once again in demand. Yet The Nation's Alchemist had already revealed the truth in its story: what people 68Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Return of the Condor Heroes: I’m Wu Dunru 神雕之我是武敦儒
[Slow burn + System + multiple heroines + conquering the realm] What kind of story would unfold if a martial arts fan unexpectedly arrived in the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes and became Wu Dunru, a character from the original novel...
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Transmigrate as Song Qingshu and Build the Mightiest Ming Dynasty 穿越宋青书创最强大明
Following Jin Yong's framework without being bound by the original, this story features two male leads, Song Qingshu and Zhang Wuji, and one heroine, Zhou Zhiruo. It makes up for the regrets of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, weaving together the martial arts of Jin Yong's Heroes of the Marshes and assembling the strongest heroes. The Twin Fiends of Hejian, the secret history of Abbess Miejue, the grand scheme left behind by Guo Jing and Huang Rong, and the heroes of the realm all come togeth
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The Swordsman and the Beauty 侠客与红颜
During the reign of Emperor Ningzong of the Southern Song, the realm is in turmoil. The Mongols lurk beyond the northern frontier, while Jin invaders repeatedly attack from the south. In Lin'an, Shi Miyuan seizes power under the guise of the Jiading peace treaty and secretly nurtures the sinister Dry Bones Sect, which specializes in slaughtering loyal officials and eliminating dissent. Blood stains both the jianghu and the imperial court. Su Zhengqing, an army officer, gets his hands on a secre
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Urban Wuxia: The Rise of the Storm 都市武侠之风云崛起
Su Ran grew up with her aunt and is now a high school student. Introduced by a senior schoolmate, she joins the Xuantian Sect as a Green-rank member of its 16th department. As one incident after another unfolds, the dark forces lurking in the martial world come to light, and Su Ran's origins gradually become clear.
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Reborn in the World of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 重生笑傲江湖世界
The protagonist is reborn in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. What are the Five Mountains Sword Alliance, the Sunflower Manual, or the Dugu Nine Swords compared to doing whatever you please? The martial world is simply a place where people clash with one another.
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The Peerless Sword God 绝色剑神
That winter, the martial world died. Tianwaitian slaughtered the entire martial world, staining rivers and mountains with blood. Beauty meant death. Zhao Qinghe was the most remarkable princess in the world, and the most beautiful woman in the world. When she smiled, the mountains and rivers paled. When she drew her sword, even immortals bowed their heads. Her Flowing Cloud Soft Sword made her invincible in three moves. Two even more dangerous women were always at her side: Luo Qinghan, “De
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Transmigrate to The Return of the Condor Heroes: From the Start, the System's Heartthrob Tower 穿越神雕开局系统心动塔
I actually transmigrated into Yang Guo! I’ll make up for the regrets of my previous life, and I absolutely won’t let myself suffer any more regrets in love. What’s a Mongol army? Could I take them all out with one palm strike? What, I even get a cheat System from the start? The Heart-Pounding Tower? Heaven is on my side!
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Dusk's Distant Traveler 暮迟遥客
Heroes abound, as numerous as carp crossing a river. During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, the ten great martial arts sects of the Central Plains were founded. They fought and killed for the Phantom God Scripture, a peerless martial arts manual. But the jianghu isn't all fighting and killing. It also holds sincere friendships, romantic love, and a band of young heroes. Di Xia was an uneducated street punk. By a twist of fate, he became the sworn son of Wang Quyan, a man who had gone mad a
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Reborn in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: Forging a Martial Dynasty from Tingxiang Valley 重生天龙：从听香谷铸就武道天朝
The Taixuan Scripture has appeared on a deserted island overseas! Which is stronger, the Xiaoyao Sect’s Wind-Riding Method or the Taixuan Scripture? Ma Ji becomes a martial arts grandmaster on the deserted island, then returns to swallow the world whole. Ma Ji from Blue Star is reborn in the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, becoming the son of Ma Wude, the old master pugilist and major Pu'er tea merchant who appears at the beginning of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. He takes up martial arts again
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Sword Immortal: Defying Fate and Cultivating Immortality, Starting at the Misty Rain Tower 剑仙：从烟雨楼开始逆天长生
Good-for-nothing? A fake! Young master of the Misty Rain Tower? The real deal! Immortal Sword Longevity System? Just awakened! Lin Yechen seemed to be a young master with a useless meridian, mocked by everyone in Yuzhou City. In truth, he was the mastermind stirring up turmoil across the jianghu. He awakened the System, transforming his useless meridian into a sword meridian, and shattered ten thousand arts with a single strike; He won over a young master who looked like a little girl, befriende
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- 93 The Legendary Heroes of the Profound Dragon 玄龙群侠传 Modeled on classical novels and told as a series of standalone stories. Each one focuses on a singular character, a shining moment, or the story of an entire life. Some tales are glorious, others melancholy. —Reads—Score—14d adds
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A Roar Across the Vast Sky, Ambition to Seize the Clouds 长空一啸拏云志
The Cloud-Seizing Chronicles is a legendary novel blending wuxia, romance, and devotion to family and country. The tonsured monk Qi Ji was once a soldier on the frontier. Entangled in love and resentment, he retreated into the faith, yet could never forget the dreams of his former life. Sent down the mountain on his master's orders to seek medicine, he is swept into the conflicts of the martial world and meets Zhang Ning, a young woman from a medical family who disguises herself as a man. They f
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I Worship the Three Pure Ones in an Angel's Church 我在天使教堂拜三清
Lin Xuan, a wage slave crushed by his mortgage, had nowhere left to turn when he accidentally opened the rosewood box his grandfather had left behind. He obtained the lost Qingxuan Daoist legacy and became an inheritor of the Three Pure Ones! With the bustling mortal world leaving him nowhere to practice, he stumbled into a church, only to discover that beneath the cross lay the purest spiritual vein in the world! From then on, a strange cultivator appeared in the city. While others worshipped
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