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The servant girl said, "Young master, my name is Xiao Zhao. I heard the young lady call you 'Brother WuJi', does this mean your name is WuJi?" Zhang WuJi said, "That's right. My surname is Zhang…" He then got an idea, and picked up a spear. He tested its weight, seeing that it's quite heavy, about 50 pounds. He said, "These gunpowder just might just save our lives. Let's see if they can crack the boulders." Xiao Zhao clapped her hands, "Great idea!" As she clapped, the chains on her wrists clanked together. Zhang WuJi said, "These chains are really bothersome. Let me take them off."
Xiao Zhao said alarmingly, "No! Master will be very mad." Zhang WuJi said, "Just tell him I broke the chain. I'm not scared of him at all." As he said this, he pulled on the chains. Those chains are only about the thickness of chopsticks, and Zhang WuJi applied at least four to five hundred pounds of force, yet the chains did not break. He took a deep breath, then applied more force, yet still couldn't break the chains. Xiao Zhao said, "These chains are very strange, even sharp swords and sabers can't break it. The key is in the young lady's possession." Zhang WuJi nodded, "If we get out of here, I'll ask her to unlock the chains for you." Xiao Zhao said, "I'm afraid she wouldn't consent." Zhang WuJi said, "She and I are very close friends, so she'll definitely listen to me." As he said this he picked up the spear again, walked over to the boulders, then stopped. When he did not hear Yuan Zhen's breathing, he stuck the spear into the crack, trying to make a little hole. He put a bunch of gunpowder into the hole, then used some gunpowder to make a path into the room.
He took the torch from Xiao Zhao, and she immediately put her hands over her ears. Zhang WuJi shielded her as he lit the gunpowder, and a huge explosion followed, prompting him to fall back two steps, but Xiao Zhao began to fall down. However, Zhang WuJi prepared for this, and held on to her waist tightly. The smoke filled the room. The torch blew out.
Zhang WuJi said, "Xiao Zhao, are you alright?" Xiao Zhao coughed a few times, then said, "I… I'm fine." Zhang WuJi heard some stutter in her voice, and thought it was odd. He lit the torch again, and saw her eyes all red. So he asked, "What happened? Do you feel uncomfortable?" Xiao Zhao said, "Young master Zhang, you… you and I are just strangers, why are you so good to me?" Zhang WuJi found this question strange, and said, "Why do you say that?" Xiao Zhao said, "Why did you shield me? I'm just a worthless servant, you… your health is much more precious. There's no reason to do that."
Zhang WuJi chuckled, said, "What's so precious about me? You're just a little girl, of course I should protect you."
The smoke clear out a bit, so he walked over to the boulders, only to see them still there, with simply a small crack adding to the side. Zhang WuJi sighed. "Looks like we need repeat this at least seven or eight more times before we can get through. Yet there's only enough powder for two more blows. He started to randomly poke at the boulder with the spear. As he did this, he accidentally poked the side of the nearby wall, and some stone fell off. Surprised and happy, he immediately went and pushed down more blocks, revealing another path. While the gunpowder didn't break apart the boulders. It did soften the wall by it.
He entered the new path, and then asked Xiao Zhao to come through. This time, he held up the spear in front of him to guard from Yuan Zhen. After walking a while, they came upon another stone door. Zhang WuJi gave the torch to Xiao Zhao and pushed open this one. The next room looks bigger. As he took the torch from Xiao Zhao again, he scanned the area, seeing two skeletons on the floor, a woman and a man.
Xiao Zhao became really scared, and held on to his side. Zhang WuJi raised the torch again and searched the area, said, "Looks like another dead end. I wonder if we'll ever find an exit." He started to poke the walls with his spear, but with no success. None of the walls are hollow.
He walked close to the two skeletons, saw that the woman held a dagger in her hand. The dagger apparently pierced into her body. He immediately remembered Yuan Zhen's story. Yuan Zhen and Lady Yang met secretly here, and Yang DingTian found out. In his anger, Yang DingTian got fire deviation and died. Lady Yang then followed her husband by committing suicide.
"Could this be the Yang couple?" he thought. As he walked up to the man, he saw the hand holding a piece of sheepskin. Zhang WuJi picked it up, looked at it, and saw that it's blank. But Xiao Zhao quickly took it from him, and her face started to be filled with happiness. She said, "Congratulations, this is the Ming sect's most powerful kung fu manual." As she spoke, she made a cut on her finger with Lady Yang's dagger, spreading her blood onto the skin. Slowly words appeared, the first line said, "The Ming sect Holy Fire manual, Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi." Although Zhang WuJi accidentally found the powerful Ming sect kung fu manual, he felt no happiness. He thought, "This room has no food or water. If we don't leave, we'll last no more than seven to eight days. Since we're going to die here, no kung fu is useful." He stared at the skeletons again, wondering, "Why didn't Yuan Zhen take this manual? That's right, he probably felt bad about the whole thing, and was too scared to visit the Yang couple. Of course, there's no way he would know that the sheepskin was the kung fu manual. Or he would've definitely taken it." Zhang WuJi then asked Xiao Zhao, "How do you know the secret of this sheepskin?" Xiao Zhao lowered her head, said, "I overheard the master speaking about it with the young lady, They're both members of the Ming sect, so they can't come down here to look for it." Zhang WuJi looked at the skeletons again, and said, "Let's bury them." So they put the bones together and gathered some dirt to cover them. As they did so, Xiao Zhao picked up something. "Young Master Zhang, there's a letter here." Zhang WuJi took the letter, and saw the words "To my wife" on it. He said, "Looks like Lady Yang killed herself before getting a chance to open the letter." He then put the letter back with their body, and was about to cover them with dirt. But Xiao Zhao said, "Wait, let's read it. Maybe it's something important left by old leader Yang."
Zhang WuJi said, "But that would be disrespectful to their bodies." Xiao Zhao said, "If he has something he wanted to do but couldn't, you can tell the young lady and master. So they can take care of it for Leader Yang." Zhang WuJi thought she's right. So he opened the letter and looked at the contents. "To my wife: After you have entered the Yang family, we have often been separated, as I have neglected you, I'm truly sorry, I hope you understand. But the thirty-second leader Yi left me in his will: when I have fully learnt Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi, I will lead our troops to Persia to retrieve our Holy Fire Commandment. Although our sect originates from Persia, we are now deeply rooted here in China, and have been independent for over a hundred years. Today the Mongolians rule over our land, so we must fight them to the end, and disobey our orders from the Persian Ming sect. Once the Holy Fire Commandment enters our hand, we shall finally be able to break away from the Main sect." Zhang WuJi thought, "This old leader would disobey the main sect to fight the Mongolians. He really is a great man." With a feeling of admiration, he read on. "Today I finished the fourth level, but due to the event with Cheng Kun, I have fire deviated, unable to control my inner chi." When Zhang WuJi read to here, he sighed lightly, "So Leader Yang knew about his wife and Cheng Kun's meetings when writing this." When he saw that Xiao Zhao wanted to ask, but was afraid, he explained the events between them. Xiao Zhao said, "I say it's all Lady Yang's fault. If she really loves Cheng Kun, she should've married him instead. But once married to Leader Yang, she should've stopped seeing Cheng Kun." Zhang WuJi nodded, thought, "Although she is young, she is quite wise." He then read on, "Today my life is near the end, and as I cannot complete Leader Yi's will, I am a criminal of the Ming sect. My only hope is to give this letter to my wife, so she can gather the Left and Right Guard, the four Protector Lords, the head of the Five Colored Flags, so they can adhere to my will. 'Whoever obtains the Holy Fire Commandment will become the thirty-fourth leader of the Ming sect. Anyone who disagrees will be executed immediately. The interim leader of the sect will be Xie Xun." Zhang WuJi felt a surge in his body, and thought, "So he chose my godfather to be the next leader. My godfather is great at everything, and one of the most powerful person in the Ming sect. Unfortunately, Lady Yang did not have a chance to read this letter. Or the Ming sect would never have reached this stage of inner turmoil." He was quite happy that Leader Yang was so appreciative of his godfather, but also felt sad at the same time. After a while, he continued to read on, "The [Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi] manual will be passed on to Xie Xun, so he can give it to the next leader. Brighten our sect, Do good deeds, Destroy evil, Uphold the righteous, spread our Holy Fire to all the people in the world. This, the new leader must adhere to."
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The servant girl said, "Young master, my name is Xiao Zhao. I heard the young lady call you 'Brother WuJi', does this mean your name is WuJi?" Zhang WuJi said, "That's right. My surname is Zhang…" He then got an idea, and picked up a spear. He tested its weight, seeing that it's quite heavy, about 50 pounds. He said, "These gunpowder just might just save our lives. Let's see if they can crack the boulders." Xiao Zhao clapped her hands, "Great idea!" As she clapped, the chains on her wrists clanked together. Zhang WuJi said, "These chains are really bothersome. Let me take them off."
Xiao Zhao said alarmingly, "No! Master will be very mad." Zhang WuJi said, "Just tell him I broke the chain. I'm not scared of him at all." As he said this, he pulled on the chains. Those chains are only about the thickness of chopsticks, and Zhang WuJi applied at least four to five hundred pounds of force, yet the chains did not break. He took a deep breath, then applied more force, yet still couldn't break the chains. Xiao Zhao said, "These chains are very strange, even sharp swords and sabers can't break it. The key is in the young lady's possession." Zhang WuJi nodded, "If we get out of here, I'll ask her to unlock the chains for you." Xiao Zhao said, "I'm afraid she wouldn't consent." Zhang WuJi said, "She and I are very close friends, so she'll definitely listen to me." As he said this he picked up the spear again, walked over to the boulders, then stopped. When he did not hear Yuan Zhen's breathing, he stuck the spear into the crack, trying to make a little hole. He put a bunch of gunpowder into the hole, then used some gunpowder to make a path into the room.
He took the torch from Xiao Zhao, and she immediately put her hands over her ears. Zhang WuJi shielded her as he lit the gunpowder, and a huge explosion followed, prompting him to fall back two steps, but Xiao Zhao began to fall down. However, Zhang WuJi prepared for this, and held on to her waist tightly. The smoke filled the room. The torch blew out.
Zhang WuJi said, "Xiao Zhao, are you alright?" Xiao Zhao coughed a few times, then said, "I… I'm fine." Zhang WuJi heard some stutter in her voice, and thought it was odd. He lit the torch again, and saw her eyes all red. So he asked, "What happened? Do you feel uncomfortable?" Xiao Zhao said, "Young master Zhang, you… you and I are just strangers, why are you so good to me?" Zhang WuJi found this question strange, and said, "Why do you say that?" Xiao Zhao said, "Why did you shield me? I'm just a worthless servant, you… your health is much more precious. There's no reason to do that."
Zhang WuJi chuckled, said, "What's so precious about me? You're just a little girl, of course I should protect you."
The smoke clear out a bit, so he walked over to the boulders, only to see them still there, with simply a small crack adding to the side. Zhang WuJi sighed. "Looks like we need repeat this at least seven or eight more times before we can get through. Yet there's only enough powder for two more blows. He started to randomly poke at the boulder with the spear. As he did this, he accidentally poked the side of the nearby wall, and some stone fell off. Surprised and happy, he immediately went and pushed down more blocks, revealing another path. While the gunpowder didn't break apart the boulders. It did soften the wall by it.
He entered the new path, and then asked Xiao Zhao to come through. This time, he held up the spear in front of him to guard from Yuan Zhen. After walking a while, they came upon another stone door. Zhang WuJi gave the torch to Xiao Zhao and pushed open this one. The next room looks bigger. As he took the torch from Xiao Zhao again, he scanned the area, seeing two skeletons on the floor, a woman and a man.
Xiao Zhao became really scared, and held on to his side. Zhang WuJi raised the torch again and searched the area, said, "Looks like another dead end. I wonder if we'll ever find an exit." He started to poke the walls with his spear, but with no success. None of the walls are hollow.
He walked close to the two skeletons, saw that the woman held a dagger in her hand. The dagger apparently pierced into her body. He immediately remembered Yuan Zhen's story. Yuan Zhen and Lady Yang met secretly here, and Yang DingTian found out. In his anger, Yang DingTian got fire deviation and died. Lady Yang then followed her husband by committing suicide.
"Could this be the Yang couple?" he thought. As he walked up to the man, he saw the hand holding a piece of sheepskin. Zhang WuJi picked it up, looked at it, and saw that it's blank. But Xiao Zhao quickly took it from him, and her face started to be filled with happiness. She said, "Congratulations, this is the Ming sect's most powerful kung fu manual." As she spoke, she made a cut on her finger with Lady Yang's dagger, spreading her blood onto the skin. Slowly words appeared, the first line said, "The Ming sect Holy Fire manual, Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi." Although Zhang WuJi accidentally found the powerful Ming sect kung fu manual, he felt no happiness. He thought, "This room has no food or water. If we don't leave, we'll last no more than seven to eight days. Since we're going to die here, no kung fu is useful." He stared at the skeletons again, wondering, "Why didn't Yuan Zhen take this manual? That's right, he probably felt bad about the whole thing, and was too scared to visit the Yang couple. Of course, there's no way he would know that the sheepskin was the kung fu manual. Or he would've definitely taken it." Zhang WuJi then asked Xiao Zhao, "How do you know the secret of this sheepskin?" Xiao Zhao lowered her head, said, "I overheard the master speaking about it with the young lady, They're both members of the Ming sect, so they can't come down here to look for it." Zhang WuJi looked at the skeletons again, and said, "Let's bury them." So they put the bones together and gathered some dirt to cover them. As they did so, Xiao Zhao picked up something. "Young Master Zhang, there's a letter here." Zhang WuJi took the letter, and saw the words "To my wife" on it. He said, "Looks like Lady Yang killed herself before getting a chance to open the letter." He then put the letter back with their body, and was about to cover them with dirt. But Xiao Zhao said, "Wait, let's read it. Maybe it's something important left by old leader Yang."
Zhang WuJi said, "But that would be disrespectful to their bodies." Xiao Zhao said, "If he has something he wanted to do but couldn't, you can tell the young lady and master. So they can take care of it for Leader Yang." Zhang WuJi thought she's right. So he opened the letter and looked at the contents. "To my wife: After you have entered the Yang family, we have often been separated, as I have neglected you, I'm truly sorry, I hope you understand. But the thirty-second leader Yi left me in his will: when I have fully learnt Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi, I will lead our troops to Persia to retrieve our Holy Fire Commandment. Although our sect originates from Persia, we are now deeply rooted here in China, and have been independent for over a hundred years. Today the Mongolians rule over our land, so we must fight them to the end, and disobey our orders from the Persian Ming sect. Once the Holy Fire Commandment enters our hand, we shall finally be able to break away from the Main sect." Zhang WuJi thought, "This old leader would disobey the main sect to fight the Mongolians. He really is a great man." With a feeling of admiration, he read on. "Today I finished the fourth level, but due to the event with Cheng Kun, I have fire deviated, unable to control my inner chi." When Zhang WuJi read to here, he sighed lightly, "So Leader Yang knew about his wife and Cheng Kun's meetings when writing this." When he saw that Xiao Zhao wanted to ask, but was afraid, he explained the events between them. Xiao Zhao said, "I say it's all Lady Yang's fault. If she really loves Cheng Kun, she should've married him instead. But once married to Leader Yang, she should've stopped seeing Cheng Kun." Zhang WuJi nodded, thought, "Although she is young, she is quite wise." He then read on, "Today my life is near the end, and as I cannot complete Leader Yi's will, I am a criminal of the Ming sect. My only hope is to give this letter to my wife, so she can gather the Left and Right Guard, the four Protector Lords, the head of the Five Colored Flags, so they can adhere to my will. 'Whoever obtains the Holy Fire Commandment will become the thirty-fourth leader of the Ming sect. Anyone who disagrees will be executed immediately. The interim leader of the sect will be Xie Xun." Zhang WuJi felt a surge in his body, and thought, "So he chose my godfather to be the next leader. My godfather is great at everything, and one of the most powerful person in the Ming sect. Unfortunately, Lady Yang did not have a chance to read this letter. Or the Ming sect would never have reached this stage of inner turmoil." He was quite happy that Leader Yang was so appreciative of his godfather, but also felt sad at the same time. After a while, he continued to read on, "The [Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi] manual will be passed on to Xie Xun, so he can give it to the next leader. Brighten our sect, Do good deeds, Destroy evil, Uphold the righteous, spread our Holy Fire to all the people in the world. This, the new leader must adhere to."
The servant girl said, "Young master, my name is Xiao Zhao. I heard the young lady call you 'Brother WuJi', does this mean your name is WuJi?" Zhang WuJi said, "That's right. My surname is Zhang" He then got an idea, and picked up a spear. He tested its weight, seeing that it's quite heavy, about 50 pounds. He said, "These gunpowder just might just save our lives. Let's see if they can crack the boulders." Xiao Zhao clapped her hands, "Great idea!" As she clapped, the chains on her wrists clanked together. Zhang WuJi said, "These chains are really bothersome. Let me take them off."Xiao Zhao said alarmingly, "No! Master will be very mad." Zhang WuJi said, "Just tell him I broke the chain. I'm not scared of him at all." As he said this, he pulled on the chains. Those chains are only about the thickness of chopsticks, and Zhang WuJi applied at least four to five hundred pounds of force, yet the chains did not break. He took a deep breath, then applied more force, yet still couldn't break the chains. Xiao Zhao said, "These chains are very strange, even sharp swords and sabers can't break it. The key is in the young lady's possession." Zhang WuJi nodded, "If we get out of here, I'll ask her to unlock the chains for you." Xiao Zhao said, "I'm afraid she wouldn't consent." Zhang WuJi said, "She and I are very close friends, so she'll definitely listen to me." As he said this he picked up the spear again, walked over to the boulders, then stopped. When he did not hear Yuan Zhen's breathing, he stuck the spear into the crack, trying to make a little hole. He put a bunch of gunpowder into the hole, then used some gunpowder to make a path into the room.He took the torch from Xiao Zhao, and she immediately put her hands over her ears. Zhang WuJi shielded her as he lit the gunpowder, and a huge explosion followed, prompting him to fall back two steps, but Xiao Zhao began to fall down. However, Zhang WuJi prepared for this, and held on to her waist tightly. The smoke filled the room. The torch blew out.Zhang WuJi said, "Xiao Zhao, are you alright?" Xiao Zhao coughed a few times, then said, "I I'm fine." Zhang WuJi heard some stutter in her voice, and thought it was odd. He lit the torch again, and saw her eyes all red. So he asked, "What happened? Do you feel uncomfortable?" Xiao Zhao said, "Young master Zhang, you you and I are just strangers, why are you so good to me?" Zhang WuJi found this question strange, and said, "Why do you say that?" Xiao Zhao said, "Why did you shield me? I'm just a worthless servant, you your health is much more precious. There's no reason to do that."Zhang WuJi chuckled, said, "What's so precious about me? You're just a little girl, of course I should protect you."The smoke clear out a bit, so he walked over to the boulders, only to see them still there, with simply a small crack adding to the side. Zhang WuJi sighed. "Looks like we need repeat this at least seven or eight more times before we can get through. Yet there's only enough powder for two more blows. He started to randomly poke at the boulder with the spear. As he did this, he accidentally poked the side of the nearby wall, and some stone fell off. Surprised and happy, he immediately went and pushed down more blocks, revealing another path. While the gunpowder didn't break apart the boulders. It did soften the wall by it.He entered the new path, and then asked Xiao Zhao to come through. This time, he held up the spear in front of him to guard from Yuan Zhen. After walking a while, they came upon another stone door. Zhang WuJi gave the torch to Xiao Zhao and pushed open this one. The next room looks bigger. As he took the torch from Xiao Zhao again, he scanned the area, seeing two skeletons on the floor, a woman and a man.Xiao Zhao became really scared, and held on to his side. Zhang WuJi raised the torch again and searched the area, said, "Looks like another dead end. I wonder if we'll ever find an exit." He started to poke the walls with his spear, but with no success. None of the walls are hollow.He walked close to the two skeletons, saw that the woman held a dagger in her hand. The dagger apparently pierced into her body. He immediately remembered Yuan Zhen's story. Yuan Zhen and Lady Yang met secretly here, and Yang DingTian found out. In his anger, Yang DingTian got fire deviation and died. Lady Yang then followed her husband by committing suicide."Could this be the Yang couple?" he thought. As he walked up to the man, he saw the hand holding a piece of sheepskin. Zhang WuJi picked it up, looked at it, and saw that it's blank. But Xiao Zhao quickly took it from him, and her face started to be filled with happiness. She said, "Congratulations, this is the Ming sect's most powerful kung fu manual." As she spoke, she made a cut on her finger with Lady Yang's dagger, spreading her blood onto the skin. Slowly words appeared, the first line said, "The Ming sect Holy Fire manual, Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi." Although Zhang WuJi accidentally found the powerful Ming sect kung fu manual, he felt no happiness. He thought, "This room has no food or water. If we don't leave, we'll last no more than seven to eight days. Since we're going to die here, no kung fu is useful." He stared at the skeletons again, wondering, "Why didn't Yuan Zhen take this manual? That's right, he probably felt bad about the whole thing, and was too scared to visit the Yang couple. Of course, there's no way he would know that the sheepskin was the kung fu manual. Or he would've definitely taken it." Zhang WuJi then asked Xiao Zhao, "How do you know the secret of this sheepskin?" Xiao Zhao lowered her head, said, "I overheard the master speaking about it with the young lady, They're both members of the Ming sect, so they can't come down here to look for it." Zhang WuJi looked at the skeletons again, and said, "Let's bury them." So they put the bones together and gathered some dirt to cover them. As they did so, Xiao Zhao picked up something. "Young Master Zhang, there's a letter here." Zhang WuJi took the letter, and saw the words "To my wife" on it. He said, "Looks like Lady Yang killed herself before getting a chance to open the letter." He then put the letter back with their body, and was about to cover them with dirt. But Xiao Zhao said, "Wait, let's read it. Maybe it's something important left by old leader Yang."Zhang WuJi said, "But that would be disrespectful to their bodies." Xiao Zhao said, "If he has something he wanted to do but couldn't, you can tell the young lady and master. So they can take care of it for Leader Yang." Zhang WuJi thought she's right. So he opened the letter and looked at the contents. "To my wife: After you have entered the Yang family, we have often been separated, as I have neglected you, I'm truly sorry, I hope you understand. But the thirty-second leader Yi left me in his will: when I have fully learnt Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi, I will lead our troops to Persia to retrieve our Holy Fire Commandment. Although our sect originates from Persia, we are now deeply rooted here in China, and have been independent for over a hundred years. Today the Mongolians rule over our land, so we must fight them to the end, and disobey our orders from the Persian Ming sect. Once the Holy Fire Commandment enters our hand, we shall finally be able to break away from the Main sect." Zhang WuJi thought, "This old leader would disobey the main sect to fight the Mongolians. He really is a great man." With a feeling of admiration, he read on. "Today I finished the fourth level, but due to the event with Cheng Kun, I have fire deviated, unable to control my inner chi." When Zhang WuJi read to here, he sighed lightly, "So Leader Yang knew about his wife and Cheng Kun's meetings when writing this." When he saw that Xiao Zhao wanted to ask, but was afraid, he explained the events between them. Xiao Zhao said, "I say it's all Lady Yang's fault. If she really loves Cheng Kun, she should've married him instead. But once married to Leader Yang, she should've stopped seeing Cheng Kun." Zhang WuJi nodded, thought, "Although she is young, she is quite wise." He then read on, "Today my life is near the end, and as I cannot complete Leader Yi's will, I am a criminal of the Ming sect. My only hope is to give this letter to my wife, so she can gather the Left and Right Guard, the four Protector Lords, the head of the Five Colored Flags, so they can adhere to my will. 'Whoever obtains the Holy Fire Commandment will become the thirty-fourth leader of the Ming sect. Anyone who disagrees will be executed immediately. The interim leader of the sect will be Xie Xun." Zhang WuJi felt a surge in his body, and thought, "So he chose my godfather to be the next leader. My godfather is great at everything, and one of the most powerful person in the Ming sect. Unfortunately, Lady Yang did not have a chance to read this letter. Or the Ming sect would never have reached this stage of inner turmoil." He was quite happy that Leader Yang was so appreciative of his godfather, but also felt sad at the same time. After a while, he continued to read on, "The Qian Kun Da Nuo Yi manual will be passed on to Xie Xun, so he can give it to the next leader. Brighten our sect, Do good deeds, Destroy evil, Uphold the righteous, spread our Holy Fire to all the people in the world. This, the new leader must adhere to."
