After unlocking the brass padlock, Hong Yi took a deep breath and opened the black iron chest.
Once the chest was open, Hong Yi saw two martial arts manuals lying quietly at the bottom.
Hong Yi's outstretched hands trembled slightly. After picking up the two manuals, he could not help gently stroking their covers. Then he opened the Dragon-Capturing Divine Palm manual, quickly skimmed past the first seventeen palms, and stopped directly at the Eighteen Palms.
Only after reading and pondering for quite some time did Hong Yi suddenly remember that Huang Xiao was still outside. This was not the time to study these manuals.
He closed the manual and called outside, "Brother Huang, come in."
Hearing Hong Yi's voice, Huang Xiao pushed the door open and entered.
When he saw the two manuals in Hong Yi's hands, he understood that these were the Dragon-Capturing Divine Palm and the Demon-Slaying Staff Technique.
"Congratulations, Brother Hong," Huang Xiao said.
"Don't congratulate me just yet. Although I have both manuals in my hands, I don't have much confidence that I can fully comprehend them," Hong Yi said.
He had just taken a cursory look at the eighteenth palm of the Dragon-Capturing Divine Palm. Although he knew the power of the Eighteen Palms was extraordinary, comprehending it would be equally difficult.
Even though he had more or less mastered the first seventeen palms, whether he could comprehend the Eighteen Palms was still uncertain.
As for the Demon-Slaying Staff Technique, he had seen his master perform it, but comprehending it himself would probably be no less difficult than the Dragon-Capturing Divine Palm.
Besides, he had, after all, learned seventeen palms of the Dragon-Capturing Divine Palm, whereas he knew practically nothing of the Demon-Slaying Staff Technique.
"For the sake of the Beggar Gang, you must