Picked up by the Protagonist of a Tormented! MC Novel

Flowers, wine, snow, carnival crowd, beautiful singers, Puro City is filled with a happy atmosphere. It turns out that today is the New Year celebration, which is a celebration only in Puro City and the capital of the Mia Empire. It is held half a month after New Year's Day, and the carnival lasts for a week, which is one of the characteristics of Puluo City.

Some boring scholars once analyzed that Puluo City is not just a city, it is almost a country of its own. There is no threat to the various empires in the country, and they are peaceful and quiet on the surface.

In Yesa City, snowflakes are a white horror shrouded in snow, but here, snowflakes have become beautiful decorations, adding a beautiful and romantic atmosphere to the New Year's Day celebration.

The streets were crowded with people, and it felt as if the people of the entire Pro city had been mobilized. Every store along the street was decorated with colorful ribbons and colored balls, and they hung up promotional slogans of big discounts and promotions.

Many teenagers and girls ran past them, some holding bright flowers in their hands, and when they saw something pleasing to the eye, they would smile and stuff it, and then wink at the way, and after a while, maybe they would hold it in their hands again. After receiving the flowers stuffed by others, they are all youthful and happy.

It's just that the father and son seem to be isolated from the crowd. When some girls see them, they want to go forward and send flowers, but they lose the courage to talk to Xi Wei after touching Xi Wei's eyes that are as cold as ice. I only dare to look at it from a distance, not daring to get close.

Kino couldn't take his eyes off it, the decorations of these stores are so beautiful, compared with Ye Sa City, it is like a sky and a world.

Suddenly the flow of people became urgent, and they all rushed in the same direction, and the expressions on their faces became more excited, as if some star was coming.

There were too many people on the street, they were coerced and involuntarily walked towards the direction of the flow of people, Xi Wei began to become more serious, he tried to break away from the control of the crowd, but an ordinary warrior among so many people, You can only be forced to follow the flow of people, if you don't want to have a stampede and become a dead soul under your feet.

Xi Wei held Kino's hand when he first came out, but as the crowd became more and more crowded, he had to carry the little one on his shoulders so that he could stand on the shoulders of a "giant" to see the world.

Finally the crowd stopped, they formed a huge circle, surrounded by something that looked like a stage, many boys and girls cheered and shouted Yasuo's name.

The surrounding voices are very noisy, but the meaning and purpose are the same, that is to express the excitement for Yasuo's coming here.

Hearing this familiar name, they remembered at the same time that it turned out to be that famous troubadour, and Xiao Wu also liked him very much.

The stage was built on the central square, and the snowflakes kept falling, but it was difficult to gather on the stage.

There was the sound of music, which was covered by the noise of the crowd at first, but gradually surpassed the crowd, and the people gradually quieted down, listening to the wonderful sound of music quietly.

A young man with long green hair is holding a golden harp, transforming those distant legends into lyrics and scores, and conveying them to his audience.

Most people are intoxicated by it. From the perspective of human aesthetics, Yasuo is obviously a very outstanding handsome man, with long green hair and blue eyes, shining with wisdom and justice, but the clothes are slightly worn out. It shows that this is a troubadour who has gone through a long and hard journey.

Compared with his moving music, what is more surprising is obviously his appearance. Yasuo has been famous for a long time. According to incomplete statistics, it has been at least 30 years since he appeared on the mainland. However, time seems to be He is especially favored, and he looks as if he will always be 20 years old.

Some people say that Yasuo has the blood of the elves, so he inherited the beauty, wisdom, musical talent, and even the longevity of the elves. Some people say that Yasuo has already broken through the human level and became a demigod, or even a god.

Various speculations have not been confirmed, because Yasuo is an existence that seems to be very close but is far away. His footprints are all over the corners of this continent. Where there are legends, there is him. He does not shy away from any city. Stopping in a holy place like Puluo City, he will also go to a place shrouded in darkness like Yesa City to spread a ray of light as much as possible.

However, he is just spreading, no one will come forward to disturb him when he is playing, and he will quietly disappear after the performance, and no one knows where his next destination is.

The beautiful music suddenly stopped and turned into a sad tune, and the lyrics in Yasuo's mouth were also stained with a color of despair.

Kino couldn't describe that feeling, but he "saw" what the poet wanted to convey from Yasuo's mouth. He "saw" the familiar Louvre Street, "saw" the plague demon appearing in Yesa City, "Look "The desperate and terrified expressions of the people who went to the city drunk and dreamed of death at the moment were so clear that they seemed to be there.

"There is a girl with love who is forever buried in the snow mountain. Her love has not yet bloomed, but she has withered."

The sense of sight of such a city being destroyed is too strong, maybe because the object hurts other people, maybe because the music is too contagious, many people bowed their heads to express their condolences, and at the same time, their hearts were full of anger towards the devil.

The last era can also be said to be destroyed by the hands of demons. These terrifying guys will always be the shadows of ordinary humans, but they cannot be eliminated at all, they can only be sealed and suppressed. Humans and demons have fought for four eras, winning and losing.

At the end of the third era, it can be said that a breakthrough victory was achieved. Two-thirds of all existing demons were sealed, and the rest were also suppressed. The Red Moon Continent ushered in peace for more than 700 years.

This is also the reason why Xia Zuo and Asir have a high status in the hearts of ordinary people. This kind of admiration is reflected in the fact that the Puluo Academy can almost sit on an equal footing with the Temple.

When people calmed down a little, they looked up again, only to find that the mysterious troubadour had disappeared without a trace like every time before.

Chino sat on Xi Wei's shoulder. When he heard about the girl buried in the snow-capped mountain, he faintly felt that Nami might be in danger. It was as if a thorn was stuck in his throat and he couldn't swallow it. Can't spit out.

Of course, he didn't notice when Yasuo left, until a girl's voice came from his ear, pulling everyone out of the sad atmosphere.

A man wearing a white hat jumped out of the crowd, stepped on the shoulders of a few innocent passers-by, and jumped onto the high stage. After searching around, he was a little bit unwilling when he found that Yasuo was indeed gone. He stomped his feet and called Yasuo's name several times, but got no response at all.

Judging from the figure and voice, the person in the white hat should be a girl. After realizing that it was impossible to find the person he was looking for in this place, he jumped off the stage again and chased after him in one direction.

There was a kind of good-natured laughter, obviously used to such things.

The appearance of the girl dispelled the atmosphere of sadness, and some people even wiped their tears and complained that Yasuo shouldn't bring everyone into negative emotions on such a festive day.

And after such an episode, it was already night, and the specially customized magic stone lamps were lit up around the high and wide stage, and the colorful colors were very beautiful and dazzling. People remember that today is the day of the New Year celebration, young men and women held hands around the bonfire, sang and danced.

The celebratory program begins on stage, with everything from singing and dancing to acrobatics and magic tricks.

Kino looked around and even saw Jonia and Evan, and couldn't help lowering his head, trying to reduce his sense of presence.

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Xi Wei stood at a corner of the stage. He didn't want to snatch a position with a good view like ordinary people, but was thinking about something quietly, so the twin siblings didn't notice him for a while, and Kino was interested in the other world. There is a lack of interest in singing, dancing and clumsy magic performances. Perhaps because the magic civilization is too developed, the magic here is very simple.

Real magicians disdain to do this kind of entertaining performance, and magicians can't reach the level of magicians, so it has always been a tepid tasteless show, only to coax children.

The clown was in charge of hosting the show. After another stage play adapted from the legendary story told by Yasuo ended, the clown said in an excited tone, "Today, we have a special performance. As we all know, the space magician is It is also very rare among magicians, and we have found a powerful magician, he does not have any magic talent, but he can do the work of a space magician, let us welcome the space magician, Leon!"

There was endless applause off the stage, and the enthusiasm was comparable to welcoming the leader, and the anger rose for a while. This is a fresh magic show, and space magician is also a novel word.

A woman wearing a magician's top hat and a black tuxedo slowly walked to the front of the stage, and the crowd suddenly exclaimed, yes, this magician Leon is actually a very handsome woman.

Leon made a standard gentleman's bow, and did not consider himself as a woman at all, and then she started her own unique performance. Kino cheered up and watched for a while. He didn't study magic, but only vaguely knew magic. They all use blindfolds, props, and visual deception to achieve their goals. In the past, they were only seen at various evening parties in China.

However, with his limited knowledge, he can tell that this Leon is really powerful. She can conjure all kinds of incredible things with her fingers flying up and down. In the cold winter, she only wears a thin shirt and black tuxedo , It is impossible to hide so many things on the body.

Then the level of magic is obviously at its peak.

Jonia and Evan came from the royal family of the Mia Empire, and they had never seen such a miraculous performance before, and their expressions showed amazement.

When Lyon's performance came to an end, she still had a calm face, neither blushing nor out of breath, as if such a wonderful performance was just a piece of cake.

At this time, Leon took the clown's microphone, and her neutral voice echoed above the stage, "The next show is my grand finale magic, called Great Transformation, which requires the cooperation of two audience members. Do you know anyone willing?"

Many children and teenagers are actively raising their hands, and they are excited to participate in such an exciting program.

With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Leon swept across the crowd at a leisurely pace, his fingers slowly slid from the left side of the stage to the right, and stopped on Jonia's forehead while everyone was waiting nervously, "Then please invite this beautiful lady Come up."

Jonia blinked, then chanted a magic spell in a moment of excitement, and directly flew crookedly onto the stage using the unskilled levitation technique.

Leon showed surprise, "Oh, I didn't expect this beautiful lady to be an amazing magician. You really look like a princess."

Saying this, Leon didn't have the inferiority complex that a magician should have in front of a magician, instead he gave a hand kiss freely.

For some reason, Jonia's cheeks blushed slightly after being treated like this, even though she was both a woman, and she felt shy. She raised her head as if to cover up, and made a gesture of indifference.

Leon continued, "Then, my princess, please choose another audience member to complete this magic trick with you."

Jonia gathered herself together, glanced at Evan with a little air, and decided not to give him a chance to experience it, and let him regret it!

So Princess Rose began to look around the bottom of the stage, and her eyes flicked over the longing faces, and finally stopped at an inconspicuous corner. Her gaze stops.

In the corner under the stage, it seemed to be soaked in a thick darkness that even the light could not penetrate. On the shoulders of a boy with black hair and black eyes sat a girl with short hair and an incredible skirt. The two were wearing different colors but were clearly the same. The series of school uniforms showed their identities as students of the General Academy.

Suddenly becoming the focus of the crowd made Xi Wei's muscles tense. His feet rubbed against the ground, and he was secretly ready to escape at any time.

Xi Wei has never been a hero, and he has never been a person who likes games.

Jonia saw the strange pair of father and son. Although she didn't like Xi Wei, a guy who would take revenge, the child was innocent after all. There was only such a child who she knew well here, and it was okay to bring her to play with her.

Out of kindness, Jonia only thought for a while before deciding to share this rare opportunity with Kino, so she pointed to the inconspicuous corner under the stage, turned her head and said to Leon, "Magic Miss Shi, I would like to ask this little girl to complete this game with me."

Leon still smiled gentlemanly, saying that there was no problem, but when they looked at that corner again, they found that there was no one there.

Jonia was dumbfounded, she just turned her head for a while, why did the person disappear?

The crowd was also in a commotion. In the chaos, someone yelled, "I saw the boy running northwest with the child."

Everyone looked towards the northwest again in unison, and they saw the back of the boy just now gradually disappearing into the night without lights.

Jonia just felt angry, this time it wasn't shyness, it was anger, you Xi Wei, I took your children to play with good intentions, but you ran away without making a sound, in front of so many people If she loses face, won't she become a laughing stock in Puluo City in the future?

When Jonia got angry, she didn't even care about the magical magic she had been thinking about just now, and wanted to drag Xi Wei back and beat her up.

However, Leon patted her on the shoulder and signaled her to be calm, "Beautiful princess, how could such a beautiful night be ruined by such a trivial matter, that boy was just joking with us .”

Jonia slammed on the brakes and gave Leon a puzzled look, "You... agreed?"

Leon smiled confidently, "Of course, my princess, the real performance is just about to start now."

So Jonia stayed, half-believing.

At this time, Xi Wei had already run away, and Kino changed to the posture of lying on his back, pursing his lips and secretly laughing, what kind of joke, although it sounds exciting and interesting to be transformed into a living person, but the Leon magician No matter how you look at it, it looks weird. According to the character of the protagonist, how could he expose himself to the public.

It's a pity that I can't play the game, but being careful is the most important thing.

They left the noisy crowd behind, and walked slowly towards the direction of Puluo College. The surrounding atmosphere was high just now, and the snowflakes were dispersed by the heat of the bonfire before they hit the ground. At this moment, they fell into their necks, cool Soaked, Kino couldn't help shrinking his neck.

Looking up at the dark night sky, Kino suddenly felt dizzy, like the feeling of weightlessness from falling from a ten-story building, feeling light and powerless all over his body. When he regained consciousness again, the noise of the crowd approached In the ear.

Jonia looked at Kino in amazement. Everyone here had just seen him being carried away by Xi Wei, but at this moment, this little girl appeared here again out of thin air. Really, Leon just covered a wooden box with a piece of black cloth, and then pretended to go around it a few times, then opened it, and Kino was inside the box.

It really fits the name of the Great Change Living Person, and the applause from the audience was endless.

But the surprise was the surprise, and Jonia was still a little puzzled, "Isn't that right, did you discuss it, let him pretend to run away, and then secretly send him back from somewhere?"

When she said this, the audience also thought of this, but magic is nothing more than magic, and everyone understands that it is a trick of the eye. How to do it is a unique skill of a magician, and it is basically impossible to tell others.

Leon smiled slightly, and even showed a dimple on one cheek, which made her slightly neutral face reveal a little sweet feeling, "If the princess has any doubts, why not try it for yourself?"

No matter how stupid Kino was, he would still have noticed something was wrong. This was beyond the scope of magic. Could it be that Leon was not a magician at all, but a real space magician?

From a super long distance, to transfer a person's space, if this is a magic trick, Kino will not believe the word magic.

However, it happened too suddenly. As soon as Kino stood up from the box, he saw Jonia walking in expectantly. He covered Kino's ears as Leon ordered, and said, "Be good! , close your eyes with my sister."

There was another shaking, but this time they were not so lucky. Unlike the dizziness that disappeared quickly, after the world was spinning, the strong impact of space distortion directly stunned the girl and child.

Before fainting, only one thought flashed through Kino's head, Xi Wei, he would go crazy.

And Lyon, who was standing on the stage, covered the black cloth on the box, and when he opened it again, the two people inside were gone. The audience cheered again, and they were very happy to witness such a wonderful magic again. Feel really lucky.

Leon still bowed in a gentlemanly manner, and continued the performance with professional ethics. "I hid these two beautiful girls in a hidden place. Now, I am going to pick them up. Please wait patiently."

The audience applauded enthusiastically again, watching as Leon also stood in the mysterious box and pulled the black cloth.

While people were waiting for the black cloth to be lifted again, Leon and the two volunteers were able to appear again to put a perfect end to tonight's performance, so that in the future, they could show off today's performance to those who could not come to the celebration. I have seen and heard.

People wait, wait, wait...wait...wait...

1 minute passed, 5 minutes passed, 10 minutes passed, and the black cloth did not move at all.

People turned from anticipation to suspicion, and Evan couldn't sit still for the first time. Although he always took pleasure in teasing Jonia, she was his only sister after all, so Evan jumped onto the stage with ease. He stretched out his hand to open the black cloth first, and there was... no one in the black cloth.

After such a long time, Xi Wei, who felt the small burden on his back suddenly disappear out of thin air, had already returned the same way, his eyes were still frozen with frost, and he jumped only a little later than Evan. On the stage, after seeing Evan's angry expression, he almost guessed what happened with his intelligence and the fragmented words of the audience.

He walked around Evan without saying a word, intending to check the scene of the accident.

Evan woke up like a dream, and punched Xi Wei on the shoulder and back. After Xi Wei raised his arm and turned around to block it, the usual lazy expression on his face disappeared, replaced by a serious one. The appearance of questioning, "Xi Wei, is it because you colluded with that magician and kidnapped my sister?"

Xi Wei didn't know what he was talking about at all, so he just pushed Evan away and walked to the box to check it carefully.

The box is about the height of a person and a half. It is in the shape of a cuboid. It looks very ordinary, but there are some patterns of magic circles on the edges. It is obvious that this is not a magic prop at all, but a magic circle teleported at a fixed point!

Kidnapping a student under the eyes of Puluo College, and this student is the princess of Xia Zuo's birth country, is no longer an easy matter.

Seeing that the child from Xi Wei's family also disappeared together, Evan decided to trust Xi Wei for the time being, but his doubts were not eliminated, so he took a deep breath, stepped forward and said to Xi Wei, "I think, We should go see the principal."

Ordinary students are not able to see the principal at any time. According to past experience, Colin should do magic experiments in the magic tower at this time.

They can only try their luck, and Evan is also very helpless. The Mia Empire has such a rule that every member of the royal family who has reached the age of sixteen is not allowed to use the power of the empire in the next five years, and must personally experience it as an ordinary person. , until the full five years, this is to learn from Xia Zuo, Xia Zuo in the third era, as an ordinary prince of the Mia Empire, did not rely on the power of the royal family, traveled the mainland alone, and finally became a legend and a god.

Even entering Puluo Academy, Jonia and Evan relied on their own talents rather than their identities. At this moment, the matter is urgent, and there is really no good way for a while.

The magic tower of Puluo College is the tallest building in the mainland. It includes various magic research laboratories and the most comprehensive library in the mainland. From the first floor upwards, the degree of preciousness will increase. Different magic circles isolate those who are not qualified to enter from the magic circle.

They seemed to be lucky. At this late hour, Bai Lier was still studying magic knowledge in the library of the Magic Tower. Her diligence was unmatched by many others. Everyone in the academy knew how hardworking the principal's favorite was.

Evan didn't care too much, saving people was the most important thing, so the moment he saw Belle, he was almost sure that Principal Colin must be here as well.

However, Bai Lier just looked at the two men with a slight sarcasm, her red lips slightly parted, "Your sister and daughter are lost, why did you come to my father? I can't even protect my own relatives. If I were you, Just die."

Evan had never thought that any woman was as annoying as Belle, and she was too ruthless if she was beautiful.

Xi Wei raised his head and looked at Bai Lier coldly. For the first time, he had an impulse that he couldn't restrain himself. Yes, Bai Lier was noble, and he couldn't afford to offend her. However, at this moment, Xi Wei But silently put her on the death list.

Bai Lier was also very annoyed, why did this lowly pariah look at her like this, she would make him regret it.

The restrictions of the Magic Tower determined that they would not be able to see Principal Colin today. Magic research is a time-consuming thing. Colin only entered today, and it is impossible to come out within three to five days. They had to find another way.

After all, the origin of the magician named Leon was unknown, and Jonia and Kino would be more dangerous if they stayed in her hands for a while longer.

As if to set off their helplessness, as the night darkened, the swirling snowflakes turned into a huge blizzard, soon covering the ground with a thick layer of silvery white.

Besides, Kino, after he and Jonia fainted because they couldn’t bear the fluctuation of space magic, they woke up and found something strange. Jonia was sobbing softly. This girl was very scared and grew up in a greenhouse. She has never encountered such a terrible thing, constantly muttering helpless words like "Why can't I see?"

Kino's head was a little dizzy, and his eyes felt strange. After he finally got used to the life of a one-eyed dragon, reality gave him another serious test. His two eyes were blind, and others were blind because their eyes were completely black. Well, he is lucky, one eye is black, the other eye is white.

However, he quickly calmed down. Following Xi Wei for so many years was not for nothing after all. Unknowingly, subtly, he also infected Xi Wei's extreme calmness and coping ability in a crisis. At least his eyes should not be natural after analysis. The change that took place, because Jonia also couldn't see.

They were all in a state of absolute visual loss.

Kino stretched out his hand and groped around, probably confirming that they were in a narrow dark room, and the kidnapper was nowhere to be found.

But why, and who wanted to kidnap Jonia and Kino at the same time?On the surface, they seem to have an irreconcilable relationship. No matter what, it will never be such a ridiculous reason as buy one get one free.

Then the question arises, as the second in line heir to the Mia Empire, Jonia can be understood as a victim of political struggle, what is the inevitable connection between Jonia and Kino that needs to be arrested together?

Desperation can make people crazy and calm, and the huge pressure forces Kino's desire for survival to explode in an all-round way. It's just that his own strength is weak, and it is difficult to make a decisive change in the current situation.

After they woke up, in another similarly closed stone room, the female magician who claimed to be Leon put one leg on the knee of the other leg, clasped her hands, propped her chin, and listened casually to the person in front of her.

"Miss, you have accomplished your task excellently, now you can hand over Princess Rose to me and bring her back to the Duke's Mansion."

Leon stared silently at the ground in front of her for a while, and finally spoke after a while, "But I don't want to hand Princess Rose over to you now."

The mysterious man snorted coldly, "Your Royal Highness is so forgetful, you may not remember you, so why be obsessed with it, just follow the agreement, hand over the girl to Bai Lier, and then complete the duke's instructions. Miss, you want to become a duke." It is not impossible for your lord to be an heir."

"Lyon" seemed to be immersed in his own world, "Tell me, why does Belle have trouble with such a young child?"

The mysterious man seemed a little impatient, "I don't know, as long as Bai Lier is willing to help us leave, we will give her the child she wants."

Leon suddenly raised his head and looked directly at this person, "Gal, although I am the Duke's illegitimate daughter, I am also a space magician. You'd better show me the respect you deserve."

After speaking, Leon dusted off the non-existent ashes, and left the stone room straight away.

This is the stone room separated from the tunnel in Puluo City. They have not left the city yet.

In other words, he couldn't get out of the city by himself.

In the mercenary union, it was already so late, only the staff on duty, and the mercenaries who came to exchange for rewards after completing urgent tasks, there were not many people, the magic circle at the door was in operation, and two special people were ushered in. guests.

Compared with Ye Sacheng, the mercenary union in Puluo City is larger and more beautiful, and the division of labor is also quite fine. There are dedicated employees for registering tasks and issuing tasks. On the ceiling of the second floor of the union, there are mosaic The huge red crystal wrench scrolled and circulated mission information.

I don't know which designer's bad taste, so all the mercenaries who came to choose the mission had to stare at the ceiling with their necks up and their heads blankly. It's just stupid.

After Evan followed Xi Wei to the door of the mercenary union, he knew what he wanted to do, but Xi Wei looked so poor, could he be a mercenary?

Of course he is, although he is only a junior mercenary.

After he pressed a golden badge on the counter and said, "I want to issue a task," Evan also took out the badge he had just applied for today, saying that he was the same.

The registration officer casually glanced at the two inconspicuous junior badges. He was a little tired from working the night shift, and asked lazily, "What tasks are you two going to issue?"

"City closed."

Both Evan and the registration staff looked at him in surprise. Evan thought he was just looking for someone, but he didn't expect Xi Wei to be so crazy, so he directly chose to close the city. Indeed, it is now during the New Year celebration, and Pro City has already closed the city due to safety considerations. It has become a state where entry is not allowed, but once tomorrow morning, it will be restored, and the kidnapper will be able to leave leisurely.

If you think a little worse, the kidnapper may have great powers and can leave the city tonight. In this way, the task of finding people is indeed not as thorough as closing the city.

Evan is not stupid. After thinking about it like this, he understood Xi Wei's intentions, so he said immediately, "He sealed off the city, and I want to find someone. How many crystal coins do these two tasks cost?"

The registrant was scared away by his drowsiness, and he swallowed, "The task of searching the entire Puro city for missing persons is about [-] crystal coins, as for closing the city, no money is required, ah, no, I mean that Puro city belongs to the first level To put it bluntly, the closure of the city means that everyone is prohibited from entering and exiting, and the impact is huge. If it is true that other cities cannot do it, but if the city of Puluo is to be closed, the mercenary union can indeed, but this is an S-level task."

The mercenary guild's quests above s-level don't accept money or material rewards, only in exchange. In other words, if you want to release quests above s-level, you must first accept a quest of at least s-level.

This rule is very strange. It seems that if a person wants to release a mission above S level, he only needs to accept another mission. Whether he can complete it depends on whether he is willing to go or not?

From this point of view, the mercenary union seems to be at a disadvantage, but it is not. With the power of the guild, no one can refuse to complete the tasks accepted, especially the s-level tasks. The only thing to do is to execute, either complete or die, this is the difference between s-level tasks and other tasks.

Although there is some unrest on the mainland recently, there are almost no S-level missions. There is a row of purple characters on the top of the red crystal board, which has not moved, indicating its identity. The purple characters read "Seal the plague demon again." , the strange thing is that the poster didn't sign it. This is an sss-level task, and it is also the only one above the s-level task.

Evan read this typesetting, but found that there was a blue task list below it.

"Block Puluo City." - Xi Wei.