Hearing Hong Yi's explanation, Huang Xiao smiled somewhat awkwardly. It seemed he had been thinking too simply. How could the Beggar Gang have failed to take precautions against something like this?
Two keys were needed to open the chest. That meant the Elder of Martial Instruction merely guarded it; he truly could not obtain the secret manual inside.
"What about the Chief's key?" Huang Xiao suddenly asked.
"Before my master died, he entrusted the key to me," Hong Yi said.
"That's good, then. As long as you become Chief, you'll be able to learn the complete Dragon-Capturing Divine Palm," Huang Xiao said with a smile.
If a peerless palm technique like the Dragon-Capturing Divine Palm were lost, it would truly be a terrible pity.
"This is the key." As Hong Yi spoke, he took a Bronze Key from inside his robe.
Huang Xiao glanced at it and nodded.
But what Hong Yi said next startled him.
"Brother Huang, I'd like you to keep this key for me for the time being," Hong Yi said, holding it out to Huang Xiao.
"What?" Huang Xiao asked, his eyes widening.
"They all know I have this key. Chi Si, in particular, wants to get his hands on it. We don't know what methods they might have. If I let my guard slip, I'm afraid I might not be able to protect it. So if you keep it, they probably won't think of that," Hong Yi said.
"Well..." This was an important key belonging to the Beggar Gang, after all. Huang Xiao did not dare accept it lightly.
"Brother Huang, the Beggar Gang has eight Nine-Bag Elders, and some of them support Chi Si. If they move against me, I have no way to resist. When I was gravely injured before, the eight elders