Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 655
A moment later, an old monk with a white beard who was over sixty years old walked in holding a box as black as ink.

"Let me introduce to you, this is the master monk who is proficient in the art of heaven." Li Tan introduced to Li Canghai and the others.

"It turned out to be a group of masters who have admired them for a long time." Li Canghai clasped his fists in salute.

"Don't dare to be, dare not be. I'm just a monk halfway, and I can't bear the title of master!" Monk and his party bowed and said.

Li Tan smiled lightly, and said: "Master Xingyi's natural craftsmanship has reached the point of perfection. If there is anyone in this world who can crack the brocade box, it must be the master."

The monk and his party frowned immediately, and he shook his head and said, "It's just that this time I'm going to disappoint the prince. I haven't cracked this ink cartridge after studying for several months."

"Master, don't be discouraged, you should take a look at this first." Li Canghai said.

The monk and his party looked in the direction of Li Canghai's finger, and suddenly saw the brocade box on the table, their eyes straightened up.

"This is...another ink cartridge?" Monk and his party asked in disbelief.

Li Canghai nodded and said, "This brocade box is the most precious treasure of Japan. It was exiled in the Central Plains a few months ago, and it was only recently found. The master is a master of heavenly craftsmanship. In the opinion of the master, is there any connection between these two brocade boxes?"

The monk and his party hurried over, took the brocade box in their hands and looked at it carefully. After a while, he pondered: "These two brocade boxes were made by the same person. If the old monk guessed correctly, it should be It is the long-lost Mohist Shangtong magic box."

"Shang Tong's magic box?" Several people looked at each other with blank faces.

"That's right, this Shangtong magic box is a culmination of Mohism mechanism techniques. It is said that it was made by Mozi, the founder of Mohism. The mechanism of the magic box is so exquisite that it is difficult to open without a specific key." Speaking of this , The monk and his party stroked their beards and said: "No wonder the old man has studied for a long time but has not found a way to crack it. It turns out that it is the Mohist Shangtong's magic box that has been lost for thousands of years!"

Several people immediately looked at each other.

Li Canghai and Li Tan certainly knew something about Mozi, and even Conan and Fushimi Hirohito had read about him.

Mozi lived in the Warring States period, and he put forward the theory of "non-aggression" and "universal love", which has influenced the later generations for hundreds of thousands of years.

In addition to his achievements in academic thought, what Mozi is most concerned about is his miraculous mechanical skills.

He is known as the 'father of mechanism techniques', and even the well-known heavenly craftsman Lu Ban could not crack the mechanisms he made.

This is still the same magic box, originally made by Mozi, to convey military information.

The mechanism inside is complicated and cumbersome, and it is impossible to open it without the right method.

What the monk and his party said really confirmed this point.

Monk and his party are the top heavenly craftsmen in the world today. He has studied the magic box for several months but failed to open it, which shows how exquisitely this magic box is made.

"Master, do you know how many Shang Tong magic boxes there are?" Li Canghai asked.

The monk and his party said: "As far as I know, there are only two of them. The lack of one of the two is not Shangtong. This is why I never thought that this box is Shangtong's magic box."

Li Canghai nodded, no wonder Yiseng and his party didn't realize that this box was Shangtong's Magic Box with their knowledge. It turned out that this was the reason.

He folded his hands in front of his chest, carefully stared at the two magic boxes, and frowned: "Master, do you think there is any connection between these two boxes?"

"These two boxes were made by the same person, so they are naturally related," Monk Xingxing said.

Li Canghai shook his head again and again, and said, "Master misunderstood, I mean, since these two boxes are used to transmit information, could it be like a tiger talisman, only when two appear at the same time can there be a way to crack it? "

When the monk and his party heard the words, their eyes suddenly lit up.

He hurriedly put the two magic boxes together and fiddled with them.

Li Canghai and others were afraid of disturbing him, so they withdrew from the inner hall one after another.

In the corridor, several people had their hands behind their backs, and no one spoke.

"Brother Li, what do you think is hidden in this box?" Conan asked Li Canghai.

Li Canghai shook his head, and said, "These two boxes have been handed down in the world for nearly a thousand years, but one is in Japan and the other is in the Central Plains. I suspect that this was deliberately done by someone to prevent future generations from opening the box."

"Could it be the elixir hidden here?" Fushimi Hirohito asked suddenly.

The faces of several people instantly became dignified.

"Whether the elixir of life is hidden in this box or not, it must have something to do with it." Li Canghai lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then looked at several people one by one, and asked, "Do you believe that there is really immortality in this world?" Not old?"

Several people were stunned for a moment.

Li Tan frowned and said: "If there really is a medicine for longevity in this world, there would be no Tang Dynasty today. The matter of longevity is just nonsense."

Several people were silent.

"Eternal life, if there is such a magic medicine, I'm afraid there will be endless disasters!" Li Canghai said deeply.

Time passed bit by bit, and an hour passed quickly.

At this moment, the monk and his party suddenly laughed loudly in the room.

"Haha, that's how it is, that's how it is!"

Hearing the laughter of the monk and his party, several people hurried in.

"Master, have you opened the box?" Li Tan asked hastily.

The monk and his party shook their heads, pointed to the table and said, "I didn't open the box, but, as the benefactor said, the two boxes are one. Only when the two become one, can the true face be revealed." .”

Several people hurriedly walked to the table and looked over.

Originally there were two identical brocade boxes on the table, but now there was only one left.

Moreover, the shape of this box is quite different from the previous two.

The two boxes before were in the shape of a square, but now this box is in the shape of eight sides.

"Master, what's going on?" Li Canghai asked in confusion.

The monk and his party exhaled and said excitedly: "This Shangtong's magic box is indeed exquisitely made. It turns out that the magic box must be combined into one to be Shangtong's magic box! The material of this magic box is special. It seems to be made of a special soft material. It is made of iron stone, and this kind of soft iron stone can transform its shape under certain circumstances, and then recombine to form this real Shangtong magic box."

Several people heard the words and surrounded them one after another.

Li Canghai carefully observed the assembled Shangtong's magic box, and found that the size of the magic box had not changed, but changed from four sides to eight sides.

Also, the word 'Shang Tong' appeared on the magic box.

In addition, two coiled dragons appeared on the surface of the magic box.

The two coiled dragons are in the shape of double dragons playing with pearls, and there is a small gap between the corresponding dragon heads.

(End of this chapter)