After obtaining the white-bone jade box, Huang Mei gave him another crash course. These white-bone jade boxes had been passed down by a powerful figure of the Witch Clan. A great many had been left behind, each containing an opportunity. To open one, a white-bone jade box had to be paired with a white-bone key.
That powerful figure had passed away nearly ten thousand years ago, yet few white-bone jade boxes had been opened. Those that had been opened had all yielded considerable opportunities, making them great treasures. Later, for reasons unknown, a great many white-bone keys went missing. Many white-bone jade boxes were forced open, damaging the contents inside.
By now, only a handful of white-bone jade boxes remained. For Xu Yi to have found a matching pair this time could be considered good deeds rewarded with good fortune. As he turned the jade box over in his hands, the Sui Clan's Four Attendants suddenly rushed into the cave abode to report that they had completed all the tasks he had assigned them.
As it turned out, Seven Star Cave was Zhu Suijie's residence in the Five Plains. After the Jade Pool Gathering ended last night, he had stayed here. Later, the various clans sent over quite a few gifts. Unable to refuse them all, Xu Yi had accepted them. They were all valuable items, but of little use to him.
So he went with the Sui Clan's Four Attendants to find Nu Jiang, and did his best to exchange the gifts for resources useful to the lower-ranking members of the Witch Clan. They then distributed them among the poorest households. "Young master, now, throughout the Five Plains, everyone speaks of you as a living Buddha," Round-faced A San said excitedly.
A Da's face was flushed, too. "Now I