The other Jade Slips were about the same size as those used to record cultivation methods today, only somewhat more archaic in design.
The roll containing the letter, however, was the oldest and most formal kind of Jade Slip, one that could be spread open.
Its contents were engraved on the surface.
The writing on it was the script commonly used in the cultivation world before the founding of Great Tang. Song Yan could read it, and a letter was not as long as a cultivation manual; he finished it at a glance.
Although the entire letter expressed a father's longing for his deceased daughter, a few scattered phrases still allowed him to deduce what had happened.
It was signed by an Immortal Dynasty cultivator named Ruan Tongchen. His daughter was named Ruan Zhi.
In essence, it said that although his daughter Ruan Zhi had been frail from birth, she had loved stories of martial heroes traveling the world since childhood.
He often collected such stories and brought them to his daughter when he returned home.
Then tragedy struck one day. While his daughter and young son were out together, a Mechanism Puppet in the city went berserk for some unknown reason and chased after Ruan Tongchen's still-young son.
At that critical moment, his daughter Ruan Zhi stepped forward and fought the Mechanism Puppet to the death. Despite her frail body, she risked her life to hold the puppet back and protect her younger brother.
Unfortunately, although the Mechanism Puppet was quickly subdued, Ruan Zhi ultimately died of her grievous wounds.
It was a deeply sorrowful story, one that drew a sigh.
But far too many years had passed since that era. Both the father in the story, Ruan Tongchen, and his young son had most likely already reached the