I took the things from Brother Chengqing's hand and said with some confusion: "Maybe?"
I couldn't help but be confused, because the box in my hand was too delicate. It had Bagua pictures on it and some patterns unique to my Taoism. It didn't look like a letter.
During this period of time, I was too sad and had too many repressed things in my heart. I forgot about it, and Brother Chengqing also forgot about it. Now that I brought it out, everyone became more curious and interested in this thing, especially Brother Chengxin, he looked at me like a fool: "Chengyi, you said this is a letter? A clue? You are definitely not a fake antique that you bought at Panjiayuan and forgot to take it, and then someone else got it for you. coming?"
I:... ...
I wanted to say that I actually didn’t have money to buy any antiques, but I didn’t say that because I suddenly remembered that Hui Gen’er would be my responsibility from now on, and after leaving Master, I also had to consider the issue of supporting myself. At this time, I couldn’t mention the lack of money. Ah, well, I can’t mention it.
So, I ignored Brother Chengxin’s teasing, and just took the box and looked at it over and over. After looking at it for a long time, I finally saw something interesting. How can I say this box? It’s not like an ordinary box. It’s the kind that comes from The kind that is open in the middle and connected at the edges.
I think it is a lid that completely covers the small box inside, so it looks perfect, and it has a lock. The lock is close to the pattern at the bottom of the box. That pattern is familiar to us Taoists, it is a nine-square grid.
For such a magical thing, I can't be sure that it was a letter left by Gao Ning for me, but besides Gao Ning, who else would send something to my address in Beijing? In short, there is no point in guessing, we can only talk about it after opening it.
Thinking of this, I pointed to the Jiugongge and said: "This is a lock, let's open it first."
Don't think that Taoists are a bunch of magicians. In fact, Taoists are very proficient in mathematics, especially those who are in the second line of fortune telling, because the process of calculation involves strict mathematical theories, and Taoist formations and so on. , also implies the principle of mathematics, or should be called Sudoku.
From a certain perspective, the nine-square grid is also a formation, or the basis of a formation. It is a structural plan that existed in ancient my country, and some Confucian people introduced it into calligraphy and carried it forward.
But Master once said that a small nine-square grid contains the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, and vaguely corresponds to a part of the way of heaven. It is really wonderful. When I was a child, I also carefully taught and played the game of nine-square grid.
Master said that this is an introduction to the formation, not just a game, let me experience it seriously.
Others think that Taoist formations are just scribblings. Maybe they are just for laymen to watch and for insiders to see the rules. Does anyone know that Taoist formations are actually a serious matter? The scientific principles behind them may not be decipherable by modern science, but they absolutely cannot. Deny its existence.
Just like you can't deny the various rationalities contained in the Nine Palaces Grid, you will often sink into it and shout that it is wonderful.
If this lock is another ancient machine lock, maybe we will have a headache for a while. After all, the wisdom of the ancients is unpredictable. Even modern unlocking masters dare not break their machine locks, let alone us
But Jiugongge? I picked up the box and started studying it, and Brother Chengqing even talked about it without hesitation.
We must unlock it conscientiously and not dare to move rashly, because adding this kind of lock implies that if you use force, there will be small mechanisms inside that will destroy the things in the box.
After all, it is the Jiugongge we are familiar with. With the efforts of Brother Chengqing and I, we spent nearly an hour to finally unlock this lock.
With a snapping sound, the box was opened. I carefully opened the lid and found that the lid was very thick, and the space inside the box was only a small part. When I saw this part, I felt so big. I breathed a sigh of relief, because there were a few thick pages inside.
Over there, Brother Chengxin curiously picked up the lid and bottom of the box and started to look at it again and again. He didn't see anything special, so he patted it left and right. As a result, the lid and bottom of the box started to burn.
Brother Chengxin was so frightened that he threw it away quickly, and I was also frightened into a cold sweat. If we chose to open the box violently, wouldn’t the letters in the box be burned
Chengqing put out the fire with water, but the box was already burned to a great extent. He took a closer look and said, "There are residues of paraffin here, and there is white phosphorus sealed in the paraffin wax. It's such a tricky mechanism. I started to get curious. You have the letter in your hand, so you are guarding it carefully, it seems to be to ensure that the letter gets into your hands, and that we will be able to solve the nine-square grid."
I picked up this thick letter and only glanced at it a few times before saying to Brother Chengxin: "Brother Chengxin, you are done. This box is something left by the master. It went to Gaoning for a certain reason. Grandma’s hands. The white phosphorus inside was put in by Gao Ning according to the mechanism in the box. It used to contain a highly corrosive liquid that was preserved using a special method."
Brother Chengxin raised his head with a dark look on his face and said, "You fooled me! Just brag as you please."
I raised the letter in my hand and said, "It's already written clearly in the letter, so I'm too lazy to deceive you."
My words undoubtedly aroused everyone's interest. After all, the mysterious and magical master is about to become our heartache. This letter talks about the master at the beginning, which of course arouses everyone's interest. Everyone comes around. .
I'm not familiar with Gao Ning's handwriting, but judging from the content of the letter, I knew it was the letter Gao Ning left for me.
Chen Chengyi:
When you read this letter, I'm afraid it will be when I fail and die. Don't mind that box. It's just a gadget. Speaking of which, it belongs to your master. He used this box to hold a heaven-defying planet. I gave the egg to my grandma. No one else could open it, because once opened, the corrosive poison in the box would destroy the egg. Only my grandma who knew how to open the box could get the egg. I researched I had to pass this box, so I put a little white phosphorus in the mechanism of the box. I had to do this, because this letter is a shocking secret, and the best person to see it is you.
I think since it is a gadget left by your master, you must have a way to get it open, right? If you have read this paragraph, it means that my judgment is correct.
I am conceited and consider myself smart. Although I have estimated that my final outcome may be far different from what I planned, you can see that I will not be wrong in my estimation.
This letter was written before I set off. For some reasons, just like it got to you too early, and I happened to get rid of all this, so I set up a simple game. In short, half the time after I set off, After a month, it will start to pass through the hands of many people, and it will probably pass through the hands of many people for more than a month, and then it will be in your hands.
I have calculated that in this kind of time, I will either succeed or die. If I believe in you, it won't matter. Otherwise, I will retract this letter.
Well, the bug’s premonition made me think that the time to decide everything is January this year. After January, will I still be able to see the sun the next day? Who knows!
After reading the letter, everyone was a little surprised. They were surprised by Gao Ning's wisdom. The design of the letter was so watertight, and he also left himself a way out and considered all aspects. How can people not be surprised.
Only I am the calmest, because I am familiar with Gao Ning better than everyone else. I have seen his strategizing skills before. He may be a genius, but maybe it is because he is a genius that he will not be willing to be ordinary. Only then would he pursue his destiny like a lunatic.
The letter was very long and told a story that shocked us. It also did not disappoint us. As expected, the letter talked about Kunlun and my master. I thanked him for successfully connecting all the clues. stand up.
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In the early spring of 1908, except for a few southern regions, the whole country was still in the cold. Just like the weak motherland at that time, the cold wind was biting everywhere.
Although early spring is cold, spring is always close.
In the motherland at that time, where was the news of spring
The world is in chaos and people's lives are in turmoil. Whose fate is not duckweed in these troubled times
But all this has nothing to do with Heiyan Miao Village. This is a village where young people are growing. They are far away from the world, even far away from the crowd. They live their lives in their own world. Only the big witch in the village will occasionally make some calculations. Let's make chaos, let's make chaos. , in short, no matter who is in charge of the country, he will always leave what Heiyan Miao Village needs.
It was such an early spring, just such an ordinary morning in early spring, that a baby girl was born. She was Gao Ning's grandma - Fu Hua. Thank you, summer classmate, for the painting of snow. It’s very good. I received it.