Wu Xie opened the box to reveal a piece of silk manuscript embroidered with golden threads. The prominent characters "King Lushang's Underworld Chronicles" immediately caught his eye. After studying it for a moment, Wu Xie began to recount the contents to the others:
The manuscript detailed the life of King Lushang, along with a few specific events. Originally, King Lushang had been raising military funds by robbing tombs for the State of Lu. During one expedition into an ancient tomb, he killed a giant snake and sliced open its belly to find a box. At first, he paid little attention to the box, until one night while sleeping, he dreamed of an old man with a white beard who asked him, "Why did you kill me?"
King Lushang replied, "I kill whenever I feel like it."
Chapter 30