Recaps

Cao Jinxing traded three weapons at Green Jade Tower for three Heavenly King Pills after learning that the Huang Family’s young lady could refine Fortune Creation Pills. As Cao Jinxing and Zhang Chengfeng left, Zhang Chengfeng recognized the smell of Heavenly Thunder Bombs, and Xie An ordered the Ghost Guards to rescue the young lady from the underground chamber.

• Xie An appraised Cao Jinxing’s Darksteel Gloves, Coiling Dragon Golden Staff, and Seven-Star Saber, then offered three Heavenly King Pills in exchange.
• Cao Jinxing learned that the Huang Family’s young lady, a Medicine King Valley successor, had refined the latest batch of Fortune Creation Pills, but the remaining pills were reserved.
• Cao Jinxing accepted the Heavenly King Pills and promised to help Xie An if the Huang Family ever needed him.
• A deafening blast shook Green Jade Tower as Cao Jinxing and Zhang Chengfeng prepared to leave.
• Zhang Chengfeng identified the smell as Heavenly Thunder Bombs, and Xie An ordered the Ghost Guards to bring the young lady up from the underground chamber.

Cao Jinxing pursued the masked kidnappers who had abducted Huang Fangling from the Green Jade Tower and fought their leader, but the leader escaped with her. Cao Jinxing faced the remaining three men in their Three Talents Sword Formation and prepared to draw the Snow Soul Sword.

• Cao Jinxing followed Xie An and the Ghost Guards into the underground pill chamber, where they discovered a blasted tunnel, six dead guards, and Huang Fangling missing.
• Cao Jinxing raced after the kidnappers and caught up with the four masked men as they fled across the mountains with Huang Fangling in a sack.
• Cao Jinxing and the Ghost Guards' commander and deputy attacked the leader, but the leader used Huang Fangling as a shield and gravely wounded the two guards.
• Cao Jinxing disarmed the leader with his second slash, but the leader grabbed Huang Fangling and escaped while the other three kidnappers blocked Cao Jinxing.
• Cao Jinxing recognized the Three Talents Sword Formation and reached for the Snow Soul Sword as he faced the three remaining kidnappers.

Cao Jinxing used Snow Soul to defeat the three guards and pursued their leader to Fish Tail Waterfall, where the man dropped Huang Fangling from the cliff. Cao Jinxing killed him with a lightning-fast saber strike, then leapt after Huang Fangling.

• Cao Jinxing controlled Snow Soul without hand seals, severed the three guards' wrist tendons, and killed them with his saber.
• The fleeing leader ran toward Fish Tail Waterfall with Huang Fangling, while Cao Jinxing pursued him.
• At the cliff, the leader threatened Huang Fangling and then let her fall into the abyss.
• Cao Jinxing killed the leader with a full-strength saber strike and jumped off the cliff after Huang Fangling.

Cao Jinxing saved Huang Fangling from falling off a cliff and learned that her family suspected rival Ghost Market clans of an attack. He then went with Zhang Chengfeng to buy a flute, where the stall owner Yang Linqing panicked when he saw Cao Jinxing's uniform.

• Cao Jinxing caught Huang Fangling as she fell, killed the attackers' leader, and brought her safely back to the cliff's edge.
• Huang Fangling thanked Cao Jinxing and agreed to trade him pills, then ordered her Ghost Guards to discuss the suspected family mole back at home.
• Cao Jinxing introduced himself as a member of the Northern Pacification Office and left to return to the Ghost Market.
• Cao Jinxing and Zhang Chengfeng considered whether the Chen or Wu Family had attacked the Huang Family, then headed to a flute stall.
• Yang Linqing hid his banned book when he saw Cao Jinxing's Flying Fish Uniform, and Cao Jinxing reassured him that he had only come to buy a flute.

Cao Jinxing found the lost Snowbound Siege Song engraved on a bone flute and began learning it, but his studies were cut short by an urgent mission. He was ordered to travel to Yungui and help suppress a Miao rebellion involving the Five Poisons Cult.

• Cao Jinxing chose a Northern Sea Jiao Shark bone flute from Yang Linqing's basket and noticed writing appear on it when he channeled internal energy.
• Cao Jinxing asked Yang Linqing about the Snowbound Siege Song, learned it was a lost Tang Dynasty piece, and recognized the flute's inscription as its score; Yang Linqing regretted selling it for fifteen taels.
• Cao Jinxing practiced music with Xu Quan while working at the Imperial Prison, and Lu Kunlun later left for the Beggar Gang Headquarters after receiving an urgent letter.
• On the thirteenth day, Liu Zhenyuan summoned Cao Jinxing and ordered him to lead men to Yungui to reinforce government troops against the Miao rebellion at La'er Mountain.
• Liu Zhenyuan reported that the Five Poisons Cult Left Guardian had been seen among the rebels and said Gu Yanzhu was waiting for Cao Jinxing in Yungui.

Cao Jinxing and his companions traveled to Tongren Prefecture to support the campaign against the Miao rebellion, while Huang Fangling saw him off with medicinal wine and revealed her feelings. At the relay inn, Cao learned that poisonous miasma had stalled the government army and pressed an attendant to explain the rebellion’s true cause.

• Cao Jinxing set out for Tongren Prefecture with Sun Lang, Su Yunsheng, and Lu Jiaming to gather intelligence and aid the campaign in La’er Mountain.
• Huang Fangling met Cao Jinxing on the road, gave him medicinal wine to guard against gu insects, and watched him depart before adding his features to a painting of him.
• Two Ghost Guards told Huang Fangling they had caught a traitor, and she ordered them to let her father deal with the matter while wondering why Cao did not notice her beauty.
• After ten days of travel, Cao Jinxing and his companions reached Tongren Prefecture and questioned an old relay attendant about the campaign.
• The attendant said poisonous miasma had blocked the government army’s advance and that Wan Tang’s frontal assault had suffered heavy casualties.
• Cao Jinxing showed the attendant his Northern Pacification Office token and asked him to reveal the true cause of the rebellion.

Cao Jinxing learned that rushed road construction and official oppression had sparked a Miao uprising led by Long Xichuan, with the rebels fortified on La'er Mountain by poisonous miasma. Gu Yanzhu reported that Wu Mengshan of the Five Poisons Cult might be helping the rebels—and might have defected from the cult.

• The old post-house attendant explained that Yan Shifan’s need to cut palace-building costs had prompted officials to rush road construction and abuse conscripted Miao laborers, provoking rebellion.
• Lu Jiaming connected the crackdown to Yan Shifan, and Cao Jinxing resolved not to be overly careful about corrupt Yan faction officials while assisting in suppressing the uprising.
• The attendant identified Long Xichuan of the Fish-Dragon Stockade as the uprising’s leader.
• Gu Yanzhu reported that Miao rebels had gathered in La'er Mountain under Long Xichuan, whose gu arts had created a poisonous miasma that blocked the army.
• Gu Yanzhu said Wu Mengshan, the Five Poisons Cult’s Left Guardian, had reportedly appeared among the rebels and might have defected from the cult.

Cao Jinxing rode to the army camp to discuss how to overcome the poisonous miasma blocking the advance against Wu Mengshan’s rebellion. He exposed his strength and refused Wan Tang’s attempt to shift responsibility onto him, leaving the command tent tense as he challenged Wan Tang to use his hidden guards.

• Cao Jinxing and Gu Yanzhu discussed the rebellion, the abuses of native officials Tian Xingjue and others, and the need to break through the miasma.
• Cao Jinxing and the four Embroidered Uniform Guards arrived at the army camp, where he sensed two powerful experts guarding Wan Tang.
• Wan Tang introduced the officers You Qin and Xu Yanming and the native officials Tian Yingchao and Tian Xingjue, while Cao Jinxing disregarded their formalities.
• Xu Yanming mocked Cao Jinxing’s rank, so Cao Jinxing drew and sheathed his saber in a flash, leaving a thin cut at Xu Yanming’s temple.
• Cao Jinxing refused to take responsibility for neutralizing the miasma and challenged Wan Tang to rely on his hidden guards if the local officials had no solution.

Cao Jinxing made Wan Tang’s Opera House bodyguards fear that any harm to him would expose them and the Yan Family, then received word that Pacification Envoy Lord Peng was trapped by rebels. He set out to assess the rescue situation with Sun Lang and Yunsheng, while Yanzhu and Jiaming stayed behind to write letters.

• Wan Tang introduced Qingming and Baidu, and Cao Jinxing suspected the Tongyou bodyguards were Opera House assassins.
• Cao Jinxing warned that his men would report his death and identify Qingming and Baidu as suspects, prompting the two bodyguards to promise to protect him.
• Cao Jinxing wrote a note accusing the Opera House of killing him and entrusted it to Xuan Yuan Fourteen for delivery to Lord Liu if he died.
• A guard reported that rebels had lured Pacification Envoy Lord Peng into an encirclement near La'er Mountain.
• Wan Tang ordered Cao Jinxing, the Garrison Commander, and Xu Qianhu to go rescue Lord Peng, with Qingming accompanying them.
• Cao Jinxing took Sun Lang and Yunsheng to assess the situation and ordered Yanzhu and Jiaming to stay behind and write letters.

Cao Jinxing and Qingming intervened in a battle between Peng Zongshun’s forces and Long Xichuan’s rebels, where competing bee-controlling spells turned Windless Valley into a deadly melee. After attackers wielding venomous centipedes killed You Qin and wounded Peng, Qingming drove off two mysterious Bronze Corpses, while Cao Jinxing wondered what new gu technique they represented.

• Cao Jinxing, Qingming, and You Qin reached Windless Valley and saw Peng Zongshun and Long Xichuan battling for control of two swarms of venomous bees.
• You Qin tried to shoot Long Xichuan, but Qingming pushed him aside as a spear carrying Golden-Thread Centipedes struck nearby.
• A Golden-Thread Centipede bit You Qin, killing him instantly, while Cao Jinxing and Qingming avoided the other centipedes.
• Cao Jinxing spotted two spear-throwing Bronze Corpses near a cave, and Qingming pierced one with an arrow before a hidden voice ordered them to retreat.
• Long Xichuan and the Miao rebels withdrew, leaving Peng Zongshun and his guards badly hurt; Qingming rushed to help Peng while Cao Jinxing watched the Bronze Corpses escape.

After Peng Zongshun warned that the rebels were creating Bronze Corpses, Wen Yulin of the Five Immortals Cult entered the military camp and offered to help defeat the traitors and dispel the poisonous miasma. His message from Bai Yunxiu revealed that Cao Jinxing already had ties to the cult, leaving the camp surprised.

• Qingming revived Peng Zongshun after the Golden-Thread Centipede attack, but Xu Qianhu confirmed that Garrison Commander You had died.
• Peng Zongshun warned that the Five Poisons Cult was refining Bronze Corpses and might turn the rebels into an army of them.
• Cao Jinxing questioned the legendary account of Bronze Corpses, and an unseen speaker explained the limits of the forbidden technique.
• Wen Yulin introduced himself as a member of the Five Immortals Cult and said he had come to aid the Han and Miao and purge the cult’s traitors.
• Wen Yulin offered a medicine to dispel the poisonous miasma and relayed Bai Yunxiu’s question to Cao Jinxing about his supply of Holy Origin Pills.

Cao Jinxing vouched for Wen Yulin, who revealed that Mist-Hiding Flower Dew could conceal a small force from venomous insects on La'er Mountain. Wan Tang assembled a strike team to climb the mountain and capture the rebels, leaving Cao Jinxing in command as the operation prepared to set out.

• Wen Yulin explained that he recognized Cao Jinxing through the Poison-Averting Pearl and had confirmed his identity with Bai Yunxiu.
• Cao Jinxing vouched for Wen Yulin, who warned that La'er Mountain was guarded by venomous insects, gu users, and Bronze Corpses.
• Wen Yulin offered Mist-Hiding Flower Dew, which could conceal thirty people from venomous insects for two hours.
• Qingming, military officers, and the reluctant Tian Yingchao and Tian Xingjue agreed to join the mountain assault after Cao Jinxing threatened deserters with death.
• Cao Jinxing volunteered to accompany the team, and Wan Tang put him in command and ordered Baidu to select twenty elite soldiers.

Cao Jinxing led a force toward La’er Mountain to kill Wu Mengshan and the Wind Centipede Envoy and capture Long Xichuan, while Wen Yulin used venomous insects to clear the poisonous miasma. Long Xichuan learned the attackers had arrived, and He Xiangyun recognized Wen Yulin’s Blood-Weaving Spider as their forces prepared to clash.

• Cao Jinxing ordered the thirty riders to move against Wu Mengshan, the Wind Centipede Envoy, and Long Xichuan.
• Wen Yulin used purple medicine and venomous insects to disperse the poisonous miasma, then released a Trace-Tracking Gu to lead the pursuit up La’er Mountain.
• Long Xichuan told the rebel leaders that he had sacrificed the gravely wounded Wu Laoge to the Five Immortals Cult’s protector in exchange for help.
• A Miao soldier reported that the poisonous miasma had dispersed, prompting Long Xichuan to rush to the secret chamber and the other leaders to prepare their defenses.
• He Xiangyun confirmed that Wen Yulin had arrived and challenged him to see whether the Blood-Weaving Spider or the centipede was stronger.

Cao Jinxing and his allies stormed the Miao stockade and confronted He Xiangyun, who intended to use corpse refining to seize the Five Immortals Cult’s secrets and dominate the world. Wen Yulin and He Xiangyun summoned their Sacred Gu, and the two creatures faced off as battle was about to begin.

• Cao Jinxing’s party reached the stockade, where Wen Yulin’s venomous insects overwhelmed the defenders and Qingming smashed open the gates.
• Lu Jiaming warned Tian Yingchao and Tian Xingjue against fleeing and revealed that Cao Jinxing had left cold poison in their shoulders.
• The party followed the Trace-Tracking Gu to a courtyard, where He Xiangyun appeared with two Bronze Corpses.
• Wen Yulin accused He Xiangyun of using the Corpse Refining Forbidden Art, and He Xiangyun declared that he planned to capture people and refine them into corpses to conquer the world.
• Wen Yulin summoned the Blood-Weaving Spider, while He Xiangyun called forth the Six-Winged Black Centipede, and the Sacred Gu prepared to clash.

Cao Jinxing and his allies fought He Xiangyun and the bronze corpses in Wen Yulin’s courtyard, but He Xiangyun escaped into the main room after detonating the corpses with the Corpse Explosion Technique. Cao Jinxing, Qingming, and Wen Yulin pursued him through the room while Lu Jiaming stayed behind to treat the poisoned officers.

• Wen Yulin and He Xiangyun fought while Cao Jinxing, Qingming, and the government troops joined forces to attack the bronze corpses.
• Tian Yingchao and Tian Xingjue tried to flee, but Wen Yulin’s poisonous insects blocked the courtyard, and the cold poison in their shoulders froze them into ice sculptures.
• Cao Jinxing’s sword and Wen Yulin’s spider venom put He Xiangyun at a disadvantage, but a silver needle from the main room deflected Cao Jinxing’s strike and let He Xiangyun retreat.
• He Xiangyun used the Corpse Explosion Technique to detonate the bronze corpses, poisoning several officers and allies before returning to the main room.
• Wen Yulin gave Lu Jiaming the antidote, and Cao Jinxing, Qingming, and Wen Yulin charged into the room to pursue He Xiangyun.

Cao Jinxing froze nine Bronze Corpses with a massive blood-powered palm strike, allowing Qingming and Wen Yulin to pursue He Xiangyun. He Xiangyun died in the chase, and the three continued after Wu Mengshan.

• Qingming rushed into an old secret passage, where he, Cao Jinxing, and Wen Yulin found nine Bronze Corpses being refined in a blood pool.
• The nine Bronze Corpses attacked and blocked the chamber exit while He Xiangyun escaped farther down the passage.
• Cao Jinxing used the Cloud-Discharging Palm to freeze all nine Bronze Corpses in blood-red ice, then urged Qingming and Wen Yulin to pursue the fugitives.
• Qingming and Wen Yulin caught He Xiangyun; Wen Yulin stopped his Golden-Thread Centipedes, and Qingming shattered his heart with a palm strike.
• Cao Jinxing arrived, beheaded He Xiangyun's corpse to prevent him from returning to life, and continued after Wu Mengshan with the others.

Qingming and Wen Yulin were ambushed by Wu Mengshan, who used forbidden arts and a Bronze Corpse to fight them. Cao Jinxing arrived in time to save Wen Yulin, killed Wu Mengshan, and left the fate of the wider conspiracy unresolved.

• Qingming emerged from the cave and was immobilized by Wu Mengshan’s Ice Toad Mind-Seizing Art before the Bronze Corpse killed him.
• Wen Yulin used the Heavenly Spider Gu to restrain the Bronze Corpse and escaped the passage, where he found Wu Mengshan controlling Long Xichuan with the Silk-Tangling Puppet Art.
• Wen Yulin fought Wu Mengshan and Long Xichuan, but Wu Mengshan used the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Great Art through Long Xichuan to gain the advantage.
• Cao Jinxing intervened, severed Long Xichuan’s head, and defeated Wu Mengshan’s counterattack.
• Cao Jinxing killed Wu Mengshan as he began to offer information about the Five Poisons Cult.

Cao Jinxing and Wen Yulin exposed and defeated the traitors behind the Miao unrest, then Cao promised to report the people’s grievances to the court. He left the native officials in Miao custody and asked Wen Yulin to give the court half a month to act.

• Cao Jinxing killed Wu Mengshan, and Wen Yulin accepted that the Demon Cult might target the Five Immortals Cult.
• Wen Yulin explained Wu Mengshan’s celestial silkworm armor and gave it to Cao Jinxing, then described the forbidden arts as a deterrent that each cult master had to learn.
• Wen Yulin revealed to the Miao people that He Xiangyun and Wu Mengshan had made Bronze Corpses from Miao leaders and that Long Xichuan had conspired with them.
• Cao Jinxing promised to report the Miao people’s grievances to the capital and left Peng Zongshun, Xu Qianhu, and the other native officials with them.
• Cao Jinxing departed with the government forces and asked Wen Yulin to give the court half a month to respond.

Cao Jinxing returned to the camp after Wu Mengshan and He Xiangyun were killed and the rebels agreed to a half-month truce. Baidu died after attacking Lu Jiaming, while Cao warned Wan Tang that the rebellion and his own corruption could bring down the Yan faction.

• Lu Jiaming reported that Wu Mengshan and He Xiangyun were dead, the rebels had laid down their arms for half a month, and Qingming had been killed.
• Baidu seized Lu Jiaming by the throat, but Lice Gu devoured him after he released Lu and chopped off his infected hand.
• Cao Jinxing appeared and told Wan Tang that Qingming had died in Wu Mengshan's ambush, then warned him that Cao had reported the causes of the rebellion to the authorities.
• Cao Jinxing cautioned Wan Tang to leave before officials investigated his tribute gifts and the Yan faction's conduct in the southwest.
• Cao Jinxing and the Embroidered Uniform Guards returned to the Post Station, leaving Wan Tang furious and Baidu dead.

After Cao Jinxing’s report reached the capital, Jiajing ordered Zhang Yue to take command in Guizhou and rewarded Cao by appointing him to Thirteen’s position. Meanwhile, Cao followed Xuan Yuan Fourteen to a market chess stall, where a hundred-year-old catnip plant drew the cat’s attention and the stallholder invited him to play.

• Liu Zhenyuan brought Cao Jinxing’s report to Lu Bing, and they presented it to Jiajing.
• Jiajing appointed Zhang Yue supreme commander for military affairs in Huguang, Guizhou, and Sichuan, and ordered Yan Song and Yan Shifan to appear before him.
• Jiajing praised Cao Jinxing’s abilities and appointed him to take Thirteen’s place without changing his official rank.
• After waking at the guesthouse, Cao Jinxing followed Xuan Yuan Fourteen to a market with Su Yunsheng and Sun Lang.
• Xuan Yuan Fourteen led Cao Jinxing to a Chinese chess stall offering a hundred-year-old catnip plant as a prize.
• The stallholder offered Cao Jinxing a chance to win any prize by beating him at chess for three taels of silver.

Cao Jinxing guided Su Yunsheng to win a chess puzzle and claim a pot of catnip, while the mysterious stallholder and his master assessed Cao Jinxing's unusual destiny. The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion decided to publish the Langya List in three days, and Cao Jinxing left wondering why the stallholder had arranged the chess game.

• Cao Jinxing told Su Yunsheng to play the stallholder's chess puzzles for the pot of catnip, then secretly guided his moves to force a smothered mate.
• The stallholder admitted defeat and handed over the catnip, while Cao Jinxing took it and left with Su Yunsheng and Sun Lang.
• The stallholder told his master he could not divine Cao Jinxing's fate, and the old Daoist described Cao Jinxing's immense potential and ordered the list released in three days under the name Langya List.
• The old Daoist left to meet Zhang Celestial Master of Dragon-Tiger Mountain, and the stallholder took charge of the newly named Langya Pavilion.
• Cao Jinxing gave the catnip to Xuan Yuan Fourteen and wondered what the stallholder had wanted from him.

After receiving an imperial Flying Fish Uniform and a place among the Thirteen Guardians, Cao Jinxing celebrated with his companions at Mingquan Pavilion, where they discovered that Langya Pavilion had published rankings exposing detailed information about him and other martial-world figures. The ranking placed Cao Jinxing third among prodigies, and the group learned that Langya Pavilion’s sudden rise was already drawing attention from major sects.

• Cao Jinxing learned that the emperor had bestowed a Flying Fish Uniform on him and that he had been elevated to the Thirteen Guardians.
• Cao Jinxing treated Lu Jiaming, Gu Yanzhu, Sun Lang, and Su Yunsheng to lunch at Mingquan Pavilion.
• Cao Jinxing and his companions overheard diners discussing Langya Pavilion’s rankings and its sale of supposedly reliable information.
• Lu Jiaming obtained a freshly printed Langya List and showed the group Cao Jinxing’s detailed entry, which ranked him third on the Prodigy Ranking.
• Lu Jiaming explained that major sects had sent people to Langya Mountain, and Cao Jinxing worried that the rankings would bring him more enemies.

Cao Jinxing and the Thirteen Guardians waited in Guizhou until Zhang Yue arrived and took control of the province, then returned to the capital after completing their mission. Wen Yulin saw Cao Jinxing off, while the threat from the Demon Cult remained.

• Cao Jinxing broke through to the fifth layer of Xiantian and discussed Langya Pavilion's rankings with his companions.
• Zhang Yue arrived as Governor-General of the Three Provinces and Guizhou Provincial Governor, and Cao Jinxing and the Embroidered Uniform Guards saluted him.
• Zhang Yue purged Yan Faction officials, punished corrupt officials, and sent the Provincial Administration Commissioner to reassure the Miao people, helping check the southwest rebellion.
• Cao Jinxing and the others set out for the capital after completing their mission.
• Wen Yulin escorted Cao Jinxing out of Tongren Prefecture, and Cao Jinxing urged him to return and guard against the Demon Cult.

Cao Jinxing used the Jiao-Shark Bone Flute to freeze a swarm of [Flameburning Insects] and rescued the wounded Yang Linqian. After Hou Rong learned that the flute melody had destroyed his insects, he recognized its significance and ordered his men to pursue Cao Jinxing and bring him back alive.

• Cao Jinxing halted the group when he heard insects approaching, and a bloodied Yang Linqian fell from the woods as a swarm of [Flameburning Insects] attacked.
• Cao Jinxing played the Jiao-Shark Bone Flute and froze the insects with the chilling melody of the "Snowbound Siege Song".
• Cao Jinxing ordered his companions to take Yang Linqian and ride away, leaving the frozen insects behind.
• Hou Rong arrived with his men, discovered his thirteen hundred [Flameburning Insects] had been frozen, and questioned them about the flute melody.
• Hou Rong recognized the melody, spotted the riders' hoofprints, and ordered his men to pursue Cao Jinxing and bring him back alive.

After rescuing Yang Linqian, Cao Jinxing learned that men had attacked him for the Yang Family’s Keting Flute, a weapon exposed by the Langya List. Cao suspected the attackers were connected to Grand General Qiu Luan, and Hou Rong approached him with a favor as the chapter ended.

• Yang Linqian told Cao Jinxing that armed men had killed his guards and tried to seize the Keting Flute after the Langya Pavilion revealed its existence.
• Cao Jinxing advised Yang Linqian to finish his business quickly and return to Huainan, then asked his guards about northwestern officers in the capital.
• Lu Jiaming identified Qiu Luan as a likely connection, and Cao ordered his guards to stay alert while he kept watch in the main hall.
• Hou Rong, Assistant Regional Commander of the Lanzhou Guard and Qiu Luan’s confidant, emerged from the darkness and introduced himself to Cao Jinxing.
• Cao Jinxing offered not to interfere if Hou Rong attacked Yang Linqian, but Hou Rong dropped his act and asked Cao for a favor.