Hearing Xiao Hua call himself "this old man," Zhu Qing immediately relaxed. He smiled. "Senior will know once you take a look!"
"Mm." As Xiao Hua spoke, his gaze fell upon the book. It felt rough in his hand, much like an ordinary volume; there were even layer upon layer of paper-and-silk-like marks along its side. But when he truly flipped through it, Xiao Hua discovered that the entire book was actually a piece of jade.
"Senior, use the Clear Sight Technique!" Seeing Xiao Hua turn the pages, Zhu Qing promptly reminded him.
"Fine!" As Xiao Hua spoke, a faint azure light welled up in his eyes. Under the Clear Sight Light, a glimmer emerged from within the jade, revealing a book with a gold base and jade characters. On its cover were two lines of large characters: Heroes Register, Xiao Hua Imperial Records!
"Imperial Records?" Xiao Hua laughed aloud. "This old man recalls that Imperial Records are biographies of emperors. Since emperors are the highest leaders who oversee the great affairs of a nation, biographies written for them are called 'Imperial Records,' thereby showing where the fundamental order of the realm lies, so that officials and commoners alike may conduct themselves according to established discipline. 'Noble Houses,' meanwhile, record the affairs of feudal lords and kingdoms. Since feudal lords found states and inherit households, passing them down through generations, their biographies are called Noble Houses. 'Biographies' record all sorts of historical figures apart from emperors and feudal lords. At most, this old man could be included in Biographies. How had I become Imperial Records?"
"Senior may not know this!" Zhu Qing said respectfully. "The Heroes Register of our Star Picking Tower differs from those of ordinary Confucian cultivators. The emperors and ministers of the mortal world are not included