Chapter 7: The Mystery of the Box (2)
As soon as he knew that this was the trick of opening the box, Fang Ling finally breathed a long sigh of relief, then stood up, opened the door and said with a smile: "Miss Mo has been waiting for a long time, I have found a way to open the box." ”
"Really?" Mo Xiang was surprised and delighted, and even her steps were much brisker, and she hurriedly rushed into the house with her long skirt, while Xiaoqing closed the door vigilantly and stayed outside.
Gathered around the table, Fang Ling said: "This box made by Miss Mo's ancestors is called the Thousand Locks Xuanji Box, and its craftsmanship is thousands of years ago, and it has long been lost. ”
Mo Xiang was surprised when she heard this, and said with admiration: "It turns out that this box still has such a history, Fang Gongzi is really knowledgeable, so what is the way to open it?"
Fang Ling said lightly: "This method of opening is not outside the box, but inside the box, the manufacturer deliberately left half of the part, making it a lock-picking device, and it must hit this part with precise force, so that it causes a lock around it to change, and then this box can be opened naturally." ”
With that, he curled his fingers, knuckles down, and seemed to tap lightly towards the left side of the box.
With just the right amount of force, it penetrated the box and slammed into the small wooden strip, which moved precisely between the two parts next to it, causing the two parts to move outward, and then began to cause rapid changes in the surrounding parts.
Suddenly, the two of them heard a subtle sound of "click-click-click", as if an invisible key was opening locks.
Mo Xiang was really stunned, she didn't expect this method of opening the box to be so simple, just a flick of her fingers, but this finger method is probably not very humanly possible, her little hands covered her chest, her eyes were firmly fixed on the iron and wood box, and she didn't dare to move in the slightest.
I don't know how long this clicking sound sounded, but when the sound stopped abruptly, the gap in the middle of the Thousand Locks Xuanji Box suddenly and naturally cracked, and after the first layer of boxes was opened, the second, third, and fourth layers of boxes were also opened in turn.
Mo Xiangmei's eyes widened, secretly shocked, although I heard that there were as many as a thousand locks just now, but I didn't expect that this box would have four layers, no wonder for three hundred years, no one has been able to open this box.
After the fourth layer of the box was opened, a small box with a length and width of two fingers was revealed in the innermost, Mo Xiang took a deep breath, calmly picked up the box, and then slowly opened it, only to find that it was a bronze key inside!
The box was clearly made for bronze keys, and the two fit so well that no matter how the ironwood box swayed, it would not make a sound.
The shape of the key itself is very ordinary, but the key mouth is not completely solid, it is divided into two layers, the middle is a plum-shaped solid, and there is a circle of shells outside.
Fang Ling stared at the key and speculated: "Your Mo family ancestors did not hesitate to work hard to create this Thousand Locks Xuanji Box, in order to protect this key, it can be seen that this key is very important." ”
Mo Xiang bowed slightly, looked at the key over and over, frowned and thought deeply: "It's strange, I seem to have seen something similar somewhere, but I can't remember it." ”