Changye asked in surprise as he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the Gui clan leader.
"Chief, why are you pointing at this monument?"
The Gui clan leader smiled.
"Yes, all the secrets of the Holy Treasures are hidden in this strange tablet."
"Clan leader, do you mean that this monument can still be opened?"
With the faint light of the oil lamp, Chang Ye could only see that the strange monument was covered with moss, and there was no hint of any possible mechanism.
"Brother Hong, to be honest, I have never opened this stele.
Since the original patriarch once said it, there is nothing wrong with it."
After the Gui clan leader finished speaking, he handed the oil lamp in his hand to Chang Ye who was standing aside, and he carefully He took out a sharp knife from his sleeve pocket and calmly began to remove the moss on the monument.
After a while, the stele finally revealed its true appearance.
A deep carved line runs diagonally across the right corner of the entire stele, dividing the originally seemingly monolithic stele into two very unequal pieces.
The Gui clan leader stopped holding the sharp knife in his hand.
"Clan leader, could it be that all the secrets are in this deep engraved line?"
Chang Ye asked in surprise.
The Gui clan leader paused for a moment, then raised the sharp knife in his hand and pried in along the deep carved line.
The right corner of the strange monument remained motionless.
"It seems that over time, there has been water erosion in the dark cave, and it is difficult to open the stele."
The Gui clan leader tried several more times, but made no progress.
"The patriarch's words make sense.
Now that things have come to this, what should we do?"
Changye became anxious.
Because he wanted to see all the secrets about the treasures of the Holy Treasury right away.
"Now that things have come to a point, we can only go back the way we came and wait for some stone cutters to come and then we can clean up the matter," the Gui clan leader said seriously.
Changye couldn't wait any longer and immediately reminded the Gui clan leader.
"Patriarch, even if we bring the thing, smashing it like this is not a foolproof solution.
If the sound spreads outside and is heard by thieves with unpredictable intentions, wouldn't it expose the secrets under the entire ancestral tomb?"
"Brother Hong reminded me, but what should I do?"
The usually calm and calm leader of the Gui clan suddenly ran out of ideas.
"This" Changye's mind was also empty, and he was pacing while thinking of a solution.
"I have an idea."
Chang Ye suddenly opened his eyes when he saw the oil lamp he had been holding in his hand.
"Oh, Brother Hong, please come and listen."
The Gui clan leader looked excited, as if he had found a savior.
"Chief, we can use fire."
Chang Ye pointed to the oil lamp in his hand.
"Brother Hong, you mean burning with fire?"
the Gui clan leader asked in surprise.
In fact, he still didn't fully understand Chang Ye's intention.
"Yes, we used fire to heat the area around the engraved line, and coupled with the erosion of dripping water, it is extremely cold and hot, so the stone will naturally be easy to pry," Changye explained calmly.
"Brother Hong, will this work?"
The Gui clan leader was still dubious about Chang Ye's words.
"Clan leader, look at this if you don't believe me."
As he said this, Changye carefully picked up the oil lamp twister.
The flame of the oil lamp suddenly became much brighter.
He calmly raised the oil lamp and began to burn the engraved lines with its flame.
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Everything that happened next was just as Chang Ye said before.
The stone surface near the carved line gradually began to peel strangely, and even the carved line itself became like a seam.
Upon seeing this, the Gui clan leader immediately picked up the sharp knife in his hand, inserted the engraved line again, and continued to try to pry the right foot of the monument.
After a "creak" sound like a broken bone, the Gui clan leader immediately felt that the force of the sharp knife in his hand became much easier.
The entire right foot of the monument miraculously began to loosen.
"Brother Hong, your method really worked."
"Clan leader, do you need my help?"
"Don't worry, the right corner of the stele is loose.
I can handle it on my own."
After the Gui clan leader finished speaking, he simply threw the sharp knife in his hand to the ground, hugged the right corner of the stele tightly with both hands, and shook it back and forth with all his strength. .
After a while, the right corner of the monument was completely separated from the entire monument, and was held tightly in the arms of the Gui clan leader.
When the Gui clan leader carefully blocked the right corner of the stele on the ground, Changye saw that the right corner of the stele was actually connected to the body of the stele.
And all the secrets of this right corner are actually in the connecting stone mortise and tenon joints.
It turns out that the center of the stone mortise and tenon joint is hollow, and you can vaguely see a small oil paper packet hidden inside.
"Clan Chief, are these all the secrets of the Holy Treasures?"
Changye pointed to the oil paper packet and couldn't wait to ask the Gui clan leader for advice.
The Gui clan leader did not answer immediately.
Instead, he took out the small oil paper bag from the stone mortise and tenon, and after carefully unfolding it, a shiny metal box appeared in front of the two of them.
"Chief, what kind of box is this?
It doesn't look like the things we have here, but looks like foreign objects."
Changye couldn't help but sigh.
"Although this is the first time I have seen Brother Hong's good eyesight, I have heard my ancestors talk about this box before.
It is indeed an exquisite Western thing.
According to legend, it was when a Western missionary visited the King of Heaven in Tianjing. , presented to the King of Heaven as a meeting gift.
After Tianjing fell, this exquisite Western box was used to store important items."
The Gui family leader calmly told the origin of the metal box.
"Clan leader, apart from its glorious appearance, what other magical uses does it have?"
Chang Ye asked immediately.
"According to the ancestors, there is a mechanism inside this metal box.
If someone tries to open this box by force, the things inside will be burned to ashes immediately," the Gui clan leader replied seriously.
"It's really well designed," Changye praised.
After walking around the metal box for a long time, he finally saw the clues.
"I understand.
As the saying goes, a key opens a lock.
If you want to open this metal box, you must find its key.
The patriarch will take out the key.
We can open the box right away."
"Brother Hong, to be honest, I don't have the key to this metal box," the Gui clan leader replied helplessly.
Changye looked excited, but when he heard the clan leader's reply, he was filled with enthusiasm, as if ice water had been poured on his head.
He completely lost all energy.
It took him a long time to ask in a low voice.
"how so" "Brother Hong, all this is because I was too careless.
Originally, I heard my ancestors talk about the key on this magical metal box.
But until now, I have not found the owner of the key," the Gui clan sighed.
"You mean someone else keeps the key?"
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The Gui clan leader nodded immediately.
All this far exceeded Chang Ye's expectations.
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