Xu Qingtong grasped the two tiger-head rings on the Heart-Choking Cabinet and gave them a gentle pull. The cabinet doors opened, revealing everything inside.
Inside the Heart-Choking Cabinet, several dozen jade boxes stood in neat rows. Xu Qingtong picked one up and opened it. Inside was a piece of tribute copper stone. He picked up another, which held a length of gold-sinking wood.
He took out the jade boxes one by one and inspected them all. Apart from one box containing three jade slips, all the others held artifact refining materials.
Xu Qingtong put away all the artifact refining materials, then turned his attention to the three jade slips. He picked one up, pressed it to his forehead, and began examining it.
This jade slip was titled "Han Clan Mechanism Art." It described methods for making and controlling mechanism puppets, distilling the essence of Han Minghui's centuries of learning and combining it with his insights to form his own unique system of puppet art.
After reading it, Xu Qingtong could not help feeling great admiration. Han Minghui could certainly be counted among the great masters of his generation, with profound attainments in puppet art. That such a grandmaster had actually been driven out of the Heavenly Mystery Palace through exclusion was nothing short of a joke!
Of the other two jade slips, one was "Detailed Explanation of Fisherman's Song in Misty Waves," and the other was titled "Research on Ancient Formations." Both contained formation knowledge that Han Minghui had collected and organized, adding his own insights.
Xu Qingtong put away the jade slips and glanced around again. Bowing toward the empty stone bed, he said softly, "Senior Han, I have benefited from your kindness. I will certainly help you find a suitable person to carry on your legacy!"
With that,