Huang Yixian held the stone box and played with it for a long time, but did not open it. I thought he was still hesitating and said from the side: "Uncle Master, just open the box and let us take a look."
Huang Yixian glared at me and said, "You think I don't want to open this thing! But if you want to open it, you have to find a door!"
"What do you mean?" I didn't react for a moment.
Huang Yixian threw the stone box to me: "Try it!"
I fumbled around with the box for a while, and then I discovered that the box had no lid at all! There were only two intersecting cross-shaped slits in the center of each side of the box.
No matter how hard you try, you can't open the box.
Zhai Bo and Ghost Eye Chen also tried respectively, but neither one could open the box.
The few of us were at a loss what to do when we suddenly heard footsteps approaching from far away. We quickly turned around and saw that it was Jianjian, Lin Kerr and Peter.
Huang Yixian frowned and asked, "Why did you sneak in?"
Jianjian shouted: "We have been waiting outside for more than an hour. I called you outside just now, but you didn't respond. I thought something happened to you!"
Huang Yixian was slightly startled: "Did you just call us?"
"Of course I shouted! No! Didn't you hear it at all?" A look of surprise appeared on Jianjian's face.
Huang Yixian immediately understood what was going on: "Damn, it must be the void barrier that is causing trouble!"
Uncle Zhai nodded and said: "The void barrier can completely isolate the yin and yang auras. We were trapped in it just now, so naturally we can't hear the cries of the bitch."
Jianjian was confused when he heard this, and asked with a confused look on his face: "What is the void barrier?"
"I can't explain this to you for a while!" Huang Yixian had no intention of telling Jianbian this.
At this time, Lin Keer, who was standing aside, caught a glimpse of the black box in Huang Yixian's hand and asked curiously: "Master Huang, what is that in your hand?"
Huang Yixian replied: "This should be the evil thing we are looking for, but we don't know how to open it yet!"
When Lin Ke'er heard this, her eyes lit up and she immediately asked: "Can you show me this box!?"
"Take it! But this thing is not light! Just take it easy!" Huang Yixian said as he handed the stone box to Lin Ke'er's hand.
Lin Keer took the black box with both hands, held it in her arms and examined it carefully.
She seemed to be more eager to know what was in the box than we were. She was fiddling with the stone box back and forth, looking very attentive. However, she fiddled with it for a while, but could not open it.
Huang Yixian said with a smile: "Miss Lin, don't bother, this thing is not that easy to open, I guess it needs to be done in a special way!"
"What special way?" Jianjian asked.
"It's impossible to say for sure! In ancient times, there was a kind of Qi Ling lock. There was no key, but the change of the five elements' aura was used to unlock it. Maybe this thing is set up as a Qi Ling lock. If so, then you want to open it
Unless an object with a specific aura is found or placed in a specific aura, Huang Yixian replied.
After listening to what Huang Yixian said, Lin Keer suddenly thought of something and asked: "Could the object that opens this box be the stone tablet left by my grandpa Zeng!?"
The stone tablet was now in Guiyan Chen's hand. He took the stone tablet out of his pocket and handed it to Lin Ke'er, saying: "It shouldn't be! I just used this thing to open the mechanism, so I won't be able to do it again."
Open this box."
With the mentality of giving it a try, Lin Keer placed the stone tablet next to the stone box, but the stone box did not react at all.
Seeing this, Jianjian said from the side: "I don't think you should think so much. I'll find a hammer when I go out later and just smash this thing open!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Keer suddenly turned her head and said: "Absolutely not! If you smash it hard, it may destroy the yin and yang aura of that thing! Cause..." Halfway through her words, Peter patted her shoulder lightly.
, she seemed to realize that she had said something wrong and quickly shut up.
Although Lin Keer did not shrink any further, her half-sentence made me startled. How could she, a layperson, think of this!? And the tone of her voice just now was like that of a Yin-Yang practitioner.
Expert. I couldn't help but asked in confusion: "Ms. Lin, how do you know that smashing the stone box will destroy the yin and yang aura of the contents inside?"
"I...I'm just guessing..." Lin Keer's face showed a trace of panic.
I wanted to ask again, but Peter, who was standing next to her, grabbed the topic and said: "Since you can't open this thing, give it to me. I can perform spectral analysis on it first and draw a diagram of its internal structure.
I can find a way to open it." As he said that, he took the stone box from Lin Ke'er's hand.
Seeing this, Guiyan Chen, with quick eyesight and quick hands, suddenly took a step forward, snatched the box from Peter's hand, and said with a smile: "Hey, you don't understand Yin Yang Xuan Shu, so don't mess with it blindly.
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Peter's expression changed slightly, but he could not refute Guiyan Chen's words, because he himself admitted that he knew nothing about Yin and Yang mystical arts. He could only wink at Lin Ke'er. Lin Ke'er coughed lightly and said
: "Well..., now that what you are looking for has been found, your mission has been completed, and I will not miss you a penny of the reward. As for this thing, you should give it to me, and the rest
Peter will take over and handle the matter."
I didn't expect Lin Ke'er to come out like this. I was stunned for a moment. I looked at Huang Yixian and then at Ghost Eye Chen. I didn't know what to say. Although logically speaking, we should really put this thing
Leave it to Lin Keer, but I always feel like something is wrong, and this feeling is getting stronger and stronger.
I calmed down and asked, "Ms. Lin, how do you plan to open this box?"
Lin Ke'er curved her lips and smiled and said: "As Peter said, I will bring this thing to the United States. Using the latest high-tech technology, I believe I will be able to unlock the secrets hidden in the box."
As soon as she finished speaking, Huang Yixian who was standing aside snorted and said coldly: "Humph! Since you believe in American high-tech so much, why did you ask us to do this job in the first place!"
Lin Keer was at a loss for words. She was silent for a moment, then suddenly took out something from her bag and handed it over, saying: "Anyway, this matter is over now. I am very grateful for everything you have done. This is
A check for five million, one million for each of you! Just give me the box, and you will get the reward you deserve!"
When I heard this, I couldn't help but tremble slightly, five million! This was several times higher than the remuneration we had agreed upon before, and it was already considered a sky-high remuneration. But for some reason, instead of feeling happy at all, I became even more confused.
Well, it felt like Lin Keer came here just for this box, so she temporarily increased her reward several times. So, what was her purpose in getting this box? And did she know what was in the box?
What is it?
A series of questions popped up in my mind, and I felt more and more that I couldn't hand over the box to her rashly, but the current situation was obviously not something I could make the decision. I took a sneak peek at Huang Yixian, who was standing beside me.
As he stared at the check in Lin Keer's hand, his eyes seemed to glow green.
Seeing his expression, I couldn't help but think to myself, it's over. It can be said that Lin Keer has completely grasped Huang Yixian's weakness. As soon as this huge check worth millions is thrown out, Huang Yixian will definitely agree to hand over the box to her.
I glanced at Guiyan Chen again, and he was expressionless. It seemed that the attraction of money to him was not much different from that of a piece of waste paper.
I was thinking about how to persuade Huang Yixian to reject Lin Keer, when Huang Yixian said: "Miss Lin, you are giving away five million for this, which is really a big deal, but aren't you afraid that the things in this box have no value at all?"
Lin Keer said with a smile: "Compared to my grandfather's last wish, let alone 5 million, I am willing to do it even if it is 50 million."
Huang Yixian nodded approvingly: "She is really a good and filial girl!"
Hearing Huang Yixian's tone, I couldn't help but feel nervous. Just when I thought he was about to take the check from Lin Keer and hand the stone box to her, he suddenly changed the topic and said, "But as far as I know,
, it seems that you came to our Qibao Zhai not to ask us to help you find this box, but to help you investigate the truth about the massacre of the family sixty years ago, right?"
Lin Ke'er was stunned for a moment, and it took a moment to react, and said quickly: "I believe this box is the key evidence to find out the truth, so as long as you hand the box over to me, you will have completed your mission."
Huang Yixian chuckled and said: "Although I, Mr. Huang, love money, I get it in a wise way. It is not my style to collect money before the matter is completed. You should keep the five million for now.
When the matter is finished, we will naturally come to you to collect the money."
Huang Yixian's answer was completely beyond my expectation. I didn't expect that Huang Yixian would refuse Lin Keer's five million. This move was completely different from Huang Yixian, who usually loves money as much as his life.
Lin Ke'er didn't expect Huang Yixian to reject her, so she immediately became anxious and asked quickly: "What about this box!?"
Huang Yixian turned his head and glanced at the stone box held in Guiyan Chen's arms, and replied with a smile: "Let us old guys study this thing again. If word spreads, we won't even be able to open a stone box.
How can we mess around in the future!"
Lin Ke'er was speechless. She stared at the stone box for a while, then raised her head and said, "Okay, I'll put this box with you first, but after three days, whether you open the box or not, you have to put it back."
Leave the box to me! This is what my great-grandfather left behind after all. I have to take it with me no matter what!"
Huang Yixian nodded: "Okay! Three days, three days!"