Legend has it that a hundred years ago, Qingli gave Lan a peerless gem, although it seems that Lan Guo took advantage of the fire to ask Qingli for it, but it is finally one of the national treasures of Lan State.

And there are some folklore about this gem that have been talked about for a long time.

In the completely dark Lan Palace, only the light of a candle is needed, and the gem can make the palace that can accommodate 500 people full of colorful splendor, so it was named the Starry River by the monarch of the current dynasty.

The legend is so, as for whether it is so magical, who cares about him? After all, part of the fun of the legend is that it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

It has been more than 80 years since this gem last appeared in the eyes of the people, and people have gradually forgotten about it.

What outsiders don't know is that this gem has actually been enshrined in Jiaye City all along, and it will be taken out for the Qingli sect to worship every time it goes to the Lan Kingdom sacrifice festival.

In the last twenty years, the three keys to the storage of the galaxy were one in the hands of the emperor of the current dynasty, another was placed in the treasury, and the last one was kept by the abbot of the current Wanguo Temple.

As for the annual flower show, it is also the time of the royal sacrifice, and the stars will also be taken out at this time.

During this year's festival, when the three keys were gathered together, after opening the lock, there was only an empty Buddhist shrine, and this year the gem could only be taken lonely.

Suddenly, the Emperor of Lan was furious, but he sent people to track it down for several days to no avail. Foreign monks are good at chanting, and it is useless to catch them quickly, and the emperor quickly stared outside.

Lan Guo news reported that Qingli had a good judge recently, and it happened that Qingli had asked for himself, so he wanted to help find this galaxy, this gem was given to me by you, then I lost the gem, you naturally have to find it back for me, so it makes some sense...

Why don't you listen to these stories and finally know why you, an official with a sesame mung bean, will have a princess come to meet you.

finally knew why, it shouldn't have been his turn to negotiate, but now Chen Xi and himself are standing here.

If you have been sick for a long time and have no good doctor, you can only be a dead horse and a live horse doctor...

More than half a month has passed since the case, and I can only look for clues by asking and visiting the place where the crime occurred.

There are three main people to ask, the royal family of the Lan Kingdom, the Secretary of the National Treasury, and the people of the Wanguo Temple.

With his identity, he naturally couldn't meet the emperor of the Lan Kingdom, and he thought of this when the princess came in person.

"I wonder if the princess has any impression of the scene that day?"

"There is no special impression, that is, the lock on that day opened slower than before, as if it was rusty, and my father also said that this lock was exquisite, it was designed by the first locksmith in Lan Kingdom forty years ago, and now the locksmith has died, even if it is a little rusty, it is a pity that it cannot be repaired."

Why don't you nod after hearing this, and then ask, "What apprentice does that locksmith have?" ”

The princess apparently didn't know much about this, and just shook her head slightly at the question.

The minister next to him replied with understanding: "We have checked, this locksmith's name is Ling Qi, he has accepted three beginner disciples in his life, and the three apprentices he accepted are all disabled, it is said that when he went out to travel to design locks for people, he saw that the disabled person had some talent, and he accepted it out of kindness." ”

"It's getting late today, can you take me to the respective residences of his three apprentices tomorrow?"

"His three apprentices are now all famous locksmiths in Huadu, and it is not difficult to find them."

is a guest from afar, although Lan Guo is very anxious to lose the national treasure, Princess Qingming is still temperamental.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are guests from afar, and my Lan Kingdom will not neglect you."

Princess Qingming clapped her hands after speaking, and in a burst of drumming, a group of exotic beauties slowly walked out from both sides of the hall.

In the next hour, why not spend this unforgettable meal in the "caressing" of Chen Xi beside him from time to time, and the visual enjoyment of pain...

After breakfast the next day, why not be taken to an elegant lock shop soon.

Walking past the workshops of several employees, I came to the back of the lock shop, which was full of lock parts and forging tools.

What catches my eye is a simple, well-dressed one-legged man, who is now wearing a washed yellowed apron and holding two tiny tweezers in his hands, assembling delicate locks the size of a small thumb.

The Lan official motioned to why not speak yet, why not speak yet, why not continue to observe the person in front of him.

When the official stepped forward to greet the locksmith, why not find that this person had an unusual six-finger between his raised hands, and the person who thought that the six-fingered person might be more intelligent, anyway, the lock in front of him could not be understood.

Looking at that person's face again, if you don't know it, you will definitely think that this person is a royal dignitary.

With a white and pure face, coupled with a resolute and resolute temperament, people feel that this person is both stable and leader, and he is clearly a safe arsonist.

In addition, why not look at people's shoes one of the big habits.

Read 10,000 books and travel 10,000 miles. Looking at a person's shoes, it is sometimes possible to infer not only where he has been, but also a person's character.

Some people's shoes are dirty, some people's shoes are clean, some people's shoes wear out faster on the forefoot, and some people wear out faster on the back foot.

This man is a stump leg, except for the empty leg. The only leg was a simple cloth shoe, and on the foot were clean white socks that were also in line with the whole, and there was nothing but iron filings on the edges.

"Villain Yang Chu, I don't know what the adults want to ask about what's next? The villain must answer wholeheartedly and know everything. ”

"Can you tell me about the structure of the lock that your master made, and in your opinion, can it be opened without a key?"

Yang Chu seemed to remember the past with his master, and stroked his reddened eyes before remembering to answer.

"This lock is called nine days, on the one hand, it means that no one can solve it under the nine days, on the other hand, it means that anyone who really understands the lock casting process, after nine days, you will find that this lock has no key, if you force it to open, the steps after solving it to nine days will inevitably damage the lock."

"If the lock can no longer be opened, won't the owner be able to get his own things?"

"The lock is damaged and locked is actually just a bright lock, the three keys are actually hidden locks, our brothers and sisters only participated in the casting of open locks, and the dark locks are completely completed by the master alone, the master said, this lock is out, no one in the world can be better in the lock-making process, and there will be no regrets in this life."

"I heard Lord Hong say that the lock is the entire palace that hides the sky and the galaxy, a palace wall several feet thick, so if you don't unlock it, outsiders will never be able to sneak in, right?"

At this time, Lord Hong spoke: "The whole palace is specially built of fine stone quarried from the mountain, each wall is several zhang thick, there are no windows and five doors under the four sides, there are guards in front of the door day and night, and even the foundation is paved with whole rocks, it is a real secret room, and it is impossible to enter it without a key." ”

"Okay, I got it."

"Master Ho walks slowly."

Such a case is really difficult, and there is too little information available, so why not be patient and slowly investigate with Chen Xi.