"What's wrong? Cherry? "Maybe you look weird when you see me, right? Asa hurriedly asked, "Did you think of anything?" ”

"I should-think of something?" I nodded in disbelief, "It feels like these hidden spots are all related to Taoism." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Ugh! Isn't this nonsense? Asa didn't understand.

"Oh no! - You see," I drew a simple five-element diagram on the ground, "this is the fire level, this is the earth level, and then the gold level, then the water level, and then the wood level. If you don't count the brass lion that hit the right eye at the beginning of the period, then the glass cherry blossoms were used to open the hidden spot of the fire - the kitchen wall - and then a pile of ashes appeared on the mound...... It is exactly in line with the 'fire and earth' in the five elements of Taoism! ”

"And then?!"

"And then? Then there is the right eye of the brass lion, which is embedded in the inkstone of the soil position! "I pointed to the line connecting the earth position and the adjacent gold position on the five-element diagram - which is also in line with the 'native gold' statement!"

"W-down there?" Understanding, Asa and I looked at the canal not far away, "What should be the gold level and the water level below?" Is it 'Golden Raw Water'? ”

"That's right!"

"But, why not the first one?" Asa asked.

"Because...... Because at first it was the gold position to the fire position, it was the reverse of the 'fire and gold' that said," I laughed and stuck out my tongue, "and the rest of the game doesn't make sense!" ”

"Ugh!" Asa didn't speak, just looked at me with a strange look.

"You must be trying to say, 'That's too far-fetched,' aren't you?!" Striking him on the head in disgust, I crossed my waist with great momentum, "Believe me! The brass lion launched its right eye to open the first step of the secret! You see! "I raised the inkstone in my hand and pointed to the lion's right eye, which was stuck at the bottom of the inkstone and couldn't be removed." Look! Here's where the lion's right eye comes in! -- It's the existence of 'native gold'! …… If there was 'gold' in the beginning, then it would not be gold to fire first, and then fire to earth. And finally, earth to gold? Repeated! ”

"Uh...... It seems to make some sense......" Asa shook his head in disbelief, and suddenly his eyes lit up. Pointing to the five-element diagram on the ground, he asked, "Then according to Sakura, what about after that?" Shouldn't it be 'soil level' to 'water level'? But there's no movement in the pool over there?! ”

"Ugh! Probably...... Maybe we haven't figured out the way yet, right? I was stunned, then walked to the pool in disbelief, and looked at the clear spring that had been brought into the house from the mountains, "Maybe this inkstone we have found—wow!" I'm so stupid! ”

"Huh?!"

"Hah! It's really stupid! I couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Why didn't people think of such an easy way?!" ――I thought so complicated! Ha ha! That's stupid! ”

"Huh?!" Asa walked up to me inexplicably. His eyes were full of questions, "Sakura, what did you think of again?" ”

"Alright! Just look at what I'm going to do next, sister," I squatted down proudly and put the inkstone in my hand into the water, "Asa, you don't know!" The inkstone needs to be cleaned after use! ――The ink stains on this inkstone should have been left by my mother to others, prompting me to come to the canal to clean it! ”

"That's what you mean?" Asa was still a little strange, "Isn't that too simple?" ”

"Yes! It's that simple! I laughed, "Mother doesn't know her daughter is a Taoist!" So she will definitely think of some simple methods--she can't think of people using Taoism to explain--sister, I'm really, I used Taoism to explain it so complicated for a long time! Giggle! What a stupid thing to say! ”

"Yes! This explanation makes sense! Asa really agrees this time.

"But—" I continued, "Mother, when she designed the hiding point, she probably designed it according to the Five Elements Diagram, right?" After all, this is exactly in line with the 'golden water'...... It seems that Mother is indeed a Taoist sorcerer! And it's a very powerful kind! ”

"Oh! And then what? Asa also crouched down with me. While looking at the inkstone in my hand, he asked, "You see that the inkstone has been cleaned by you, and nothing happened?" ”

"Uh...... This ......"

Nothing has changed.

Looking at the inkstone in his hand where the ink stains have been completely cleaned. I'm confused.

Originally, I thought that there would be some message after the ink stains were cleaned.

Could it be that people are wrong?

Not this method?

That......

Puzzled, he picked up the inkstone from the water and wanted to study it more carefully - but at the moment when the inkstone left the water, the ball that had just been tightly embedded in the bottom of the inkstone and could not be removed - the right eye of the brass lion - fell out inexplicably and fell directly to the bottom of the pool!

Then, without waiting for our surprise, the lion's right eye rolled swiftly to the side along the bottom of the pool paved with flat pebbles, faster and faster, until it reached the gap between the two pebbles!

"Hah! - You've found out! Asa caught up with him and pushed aside the pebbles first—and below was a small black hole. Faintly, the lion's right eye can be seen embedded in the center. "It turns out that I really discovered the secret of the pool by washing the inkstone-Sakura, you are so amazing!"

"Hey!" I smiled and stuck out my tongue, "It's a mistake!" ――People didn't expect the lion's right eye to fall out. ”

"Anyway. In the end, I found it! Asa pretended to appreciate, exaggeratedly nodded at me, and then looked down carefully, "It's really 'Jin Shengshui'!" --Discover the secret of the pool through the lion's right eye--...... There must have been some magnet at the bottom of the pool, and the lion's right eye should have been made of iron instead of copper, so he was drawn into this little hole, but—" At this he looked up in confusion at the white plum blossom not far away, "but what will happen after that?" According to the explanation of the five elements you just drawn, isn't it time for the following to become 'aquatic wood'? But why didn't that white plum move—"

"Smack!" As if in response to Asa's doubts, before his words stopped, a firework suddenly burst out from the originally flat ground on the right side of the white plum blossom, and after hitting the flower branch, a brilliant firework burst into flames.

。。。。。。。。。。。

"Looks like this is the end!" Standing under the white plum blossoms, looking at the small hole left by the fireworks, I sighed softly. "It seems that it's not just 'aquatic wood', but even 'wood fire'!"

Below...... It must be the secret that my mother left to my daughter, right?

――Should we discover it?

Towards the end, I hesitated again.

Discover the secret...... Is it really good?

Judging by the process of discovering this secret. It seems that the mother doesn't want people to find out, and sets layers of premises. There are also many times of camouflage. And...... And she never mentioned to her daughter me when she was alive that she had a hidden secret.

- There are no clues about this secret left in the house.

Kindness...... In other words, although these secrets are kept for me, my mother doesn't really want me to find out?

It's a bit of a contradiction, but it feels like it's true.

That...... Should I-

Yikes!

While I was hesitating, Asa beside me had been digging alone.

I haven't had time to figure out whether to stop Assa, whether to make him stop, whether to discuss it again-

Asa had dug up the buried soil, revealing a large wooden box more than a meter wide.

The style is very ordinary. The thick and dense wood grain on the surface shows its simplicity. On the side of the wooden box is a thick brass lock - where the lock is supposed to be a shrinkage hole, only a cherry blossom is carved into it.

Alas! Forget it! It's all come to this.

Sighing secretly, I deprecated myself and printed the glass cherry blossoms.

Regret the things until you know the secret!

"Bang," the lock opened, and the thick wooden lid was lifted, and inside was a small wooden box, which was placed at the bottom of the wide box, only the size of a dressing box—and the lid of this small wooden box was written in black ink in two obvious large letters: "Qinqi." ”

"Kiss?" After I finished explaining these two words, Asa blinked, "Who are you calling to open it yourself?" Is it Sakura? ”

"Nonsense!" I glared at him, "Who else but my sister?!" ”

Just now, everyone was about to reach out and open the small wooden box. The nervous-looking fool next to him just wouldn't let me open it-Asa thought that the box was covered with an Oriental character he didn't recognize. (Of course, people know that this bastard cares about me, and there is a small wooden box in the middle of the large wooden box.) How do you look at it and how do you feel weird to say. ）

Na...... Mother, daughter, I'm going to open it now!

Uncover the secret you left for your daughter.

Mother, what will you leave for your daughter?

I took out the small wooden box that was placed on the ground, looked forward to it a little, and took a deep breath.

The first thing that came to mind was an envelope.

Oriental, paper, dark yellow thin envelope.

The mother also wrote a few oriental words in black ink: "To my favorite Sakura"

Giggle! It was really left to me by my mother!

I picked up the letter with joy, opened the envelope and glanced into the box by the way.

Belch...... What is it?

What is it?!

What is it?!!

I never imagined that when I opened this little wooden box with great reverence and joy, and saw the letter my mother had left for me, I would see something that almost made me faint in shock.

Not sure what it is. I don't know what this presence means here.

It shouldn't be here, how could it be here?!

How could it be here?!

How come?!

It was a piece of turquoise and smooth. Jade wearing red thread, (like Rusya's piece of Oriental jade). It's only the size of two fingers.

However, on this small jade, there is a circular badge pattern engraved.

Two dull-looking flat-headed swords crossed each other, with two small swallows resting on each side of the hilt.

This is a pattern I know so well, and I miss it so much—exactly like the one that Lacey left me on my neck!

- The family crest of the Rokhtar family! (To be continued)