C839 What Was Hidden Behind the Gemstone?

The girl handled each step with a feather-light touch, as if holding her breath, her focus razor-sharp, not allowing for even a moment of laxity.

It took a solid twenty minutes to finally unlock the intricate Ch'i-ch'iao lock on the golden box.

As the girl laid the disassembled parts to one side and rotated the box to reveal its front