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It was approaching evening, and the sky was getting darker. A gust of breeze blew, and a burnt smell suddenly filled the house.

Looking at the small wooden box in front of them, everyone couldn't help but froze on the spot. For a moment, all they could hear was the rapid breathing and the chaotic heartbeat.

There was such a secret compartment in Li Chengfeng's house. Not to mention other people, even Zhengyao had never heard of it or seen it before. This scene really shocked even him.

What is it that causes Li Chengfeng to be so cautious and secretive?

Suddenly everyone was curious about this small wooden box, curious from the bottom of their hearts.

The small wooden box is completely black, five inches long and wide, and has many patterns carved on the surface. If you look closely, it looks like there are several dragons galloping on it. It is beautiful and tight.

Zhengyao held his breath, slowly approached the wooden wall, and then slowly moved his hands towards the small wooden box. After gently holding the small wooden box in his hands, Zhengyao turned around and walked towards the stone table step by step.

Go.

"Third brother, this may be something passed down from your ancestors. I don't think it's convenient for a few of us to watch it. Let's go out now. It won't be too late to tell us after you finish watching it."

Since Li Chengfeng kept this small wooden box so secretly, it must be something that his Li family did not want others to know. Although Liu Yan and Zhengyao were brothers, they were not from the Li family after all, and he did not want to inquire about it without authorization.

Those secrets.

"But……"

Yuan Haiyun is a little reluctant. How could he miss such a thing? Besides, he and Zhengyao have been brothers since they were young. The two families are as close as one family. The affairs of the Li family are his business.

, naturally there is nothing worth avoiding.

But before Yuan Haiyun could finish his words, Liu Yan said coldly: "What if there is something related to the life and death of the Li family, do you still want to read it? The third brother also needs to have his own secret, Haiyun

Just stop being troublesome here."

Liu Yan is right, everyone should have their own secrets, no matter how good they are, no matter how good they are, no matter how good they are, even if they are as close as father, son and mother, they all need to have their own private things. There is no need for others to find out.

Bottom. Know everything clearly.

Seemingly hearing what Liu Yan said made sense, Yuan Haiyun couldn't help curling his lips, then glanced at the small wooden box angrily, turned around, and prepared to leave with Liu Yan.

Zhou Bing was also very sensible and immediately said: "Well, Brother Liu is right. Brother Li, you and the princess are here to look at the small wooden box. We will wait outside the door, but if we encounter any abnormal situation. (.

) Please inform me."

For something so important, there might be some mechanism or something inside, so naturally you have to be careful and careful.

Then Liang Yu also nodded, without saying anything, but just cupped his fists and saluted.

As for Li An, he was naturally the most knowledgeable. After giving some instructions to Zhengyao, he took the lead in leaving the house.

When Zhengyao saw this, it wasn't that he wanted to see anyone else. After all, it was his father's private property. He didn't want others to see it either, so he didn't say anything more and just nodded.

Immediately, Liu Yan, Yuan Haiyun, Liang Yu, Zhou Bing, Man'er, and Xing'er left the house one after another. However, when they left, Yuan Haiyun's eyes still stayed on the small wooden box. He was still reluctant to let go.

very.

For this reason, Liu Yan couldn't help but shake his head and smile. He immediately patted Yuan Haiyun's head with his hand. When Yuan Haiyun shrank his head and walked out of the door, Liu Yan closed the door, causing everyone to laugh and cry.

After Liu Yan and others left the house, Zhengyao and Ning'an were the only two people left in the house.

Zhengyao carefully placed the small wooden box on the stone table, and then focused his eyes on the small wooden box, but he did not touch the small wooden box for a long time, as if he was thinking about something.

When Ning An saw this, he immediately said: "Prince-in-law, what is in this small wooden box? Why does the father-in-law do it so secretly?"

Although she married into the Li family not long ago, she has known Zhengyao for a long time, but it seems that Zhengyao has never mentioned that the Li family has such a hidden secret. Even on the night of the wedding, Zhengyao also

Never said that.

But now that this scene appeared, Ning An, who had always been very curious, naturally asked.

However, he did not know that in fact, even Zhengyao did not know that the Li Mansion would have such a secret compartment, and he did not expect that Li Chengfeng would hide any secrets here. It seems that in Zhengyao's impression, the biggest secret of the Li Mansion is

They are the collateral descendants of Li Jinglong, but they are just casual

As time goes by, the Battle of Jingnan becomes further and further away, causing many people to gradually forget about it. Then they no longer mention Li Jinglong or Zhu Yunwen, and naturally ignore the Li family.

The true identities and backgrounds of these people have been revealed.

Therefore, there are still many people in central Shu who know the true origin and identity of the Zhengyao family, but they have been living in peace for so many years, and it seems that the court will not pursue anything further.

But now there is a secret compartment in this room, and there is a small wooden box placed in it. What secrets are there that Zhengyao doesn't know that are more serious than the true identity of the Li family?

"I don't know. This is the first time I've seen that there is a hidden compartment here. My father has never mentioned this to me in all these years. It seems that the contents of this small wooden box are very important."

Zhengyao said truthfully that he did not dare to speculate about the things inside. He could only judge from Li Chengfeng's caution and his intuition that the things inside must be extraordinary, even bigger than Li Chengfeng's life.

It seems even more important.

"Do you think it's because of the things in this that my father-in-law was killed?"

Upon thinking about it, Ning An couldn't help but associate Li Chengfeng's murder with the small wooden box in front of him.

If the other party was originally coming for this small wooden box, it would be easy to explain why after the fire, all the drawers and cabinets in Li's house were turned over and messed up, as if a thief had entered.

Because they came for the small wooden box, they kept searching in Li's house from the beginning. Later, they were discovered by Li Chengfeng, who simply arrested Li Chengfeng and questioned him, not wanting Li Chengfeng to die without telling him.

, the other party hit Li Chengfeng’s head against a hard object, which is why Li Chengfeng’s head showed obvious signs of collision. But Li Chengfeng still refused to submit, and his heart was shattered by a palm.

, broken ribs, and eventually death.

In this way, in order to deceive others, the Li Mansion was made to look like it was accidentally on fire. Unfortunately, no matter how hard it was concealed, it could not deceive Zhengyao's eyes. In the end, Zhengyao was able to know that the fire was not an accident, but man-made.

"Well, what you said is very possible. Maybe it contains a jade pen!"

Zheng Yao couldn't help but nodded and looked at Ning An, his eyes full of admiration. It seemed that after not seeing each other for so long, Ning An had become much smarter and more thoughtful.

"Then open it quickly and take a look!"

Ning An said impatiently, she also wanted to see what this so-called jade pen looked like, and why a pen was so attractive that she would even kill someone to get it!

Isn't it just a jade pen? The material is just a little better than ordinary brushes, so why should I care so much? Is it possible that this jade pen is made of He's Bi?

Of course, Ning'an had forgotten the Jianwen secret treasure that Zhengyao had mentioned to her. Although he mentioned it briefly, Zhengyao still explained that this jade pen was probably the key to the Jianwen secret treasure.

"Yes, but this small wooden box is so secretly placed that it shouldn't be easy to open. Be careful of accidents."

At this time, Zhengyao calmed down again and returned to his usual wise and calm state.

As Zhengyao said, it is definitely unrealistic to open a small wooden box that is so secretive and precious. Even if there is no mechanism or anything inside, it is not necessarily easy to open the small wooden box.

.

"Well, it's best to be careful. Don't rush. Take your time!"

Seeing Zhengyao recover, Ning An felt warm in his heart. Zhengyao, who had not been seen for a long time, was finally back, and his favorite Li Zhengyao was back again.

Zhengyao nodded, gave Ning An a knowing smile, and then focused his attention on the small wooden box again.

"This small wooden box is completely dark, with many flower dragons circling carved on the surface. However, it is all the same in all directions. Where is the side that opens the small wooden box?"

After looking at the small wooden box for a long time, Zhengyao had a sad look on his face. He looked left and right. After looking up and down, Zhengyao couldn't help but have a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were full of helplessness.

Just as Zhengyao said, this small wooden box is boxy and all the same. You can't see the front and back of the box. If you can't find the front and back, that means you can't find a way to open the box. The box can't be opened.

What's inside is unknown.

In fact, there are other ways to open the box. Just use a big stone or a big knife to smash or cut the wooden box in half, and it will open naturally. But just because it needs to be smashed and cut in half, Zhengyao is even more excited.

I don't dare to try it. If it contains some kind of emerald or white jade, if it is pressed hard or hit hard, it will be broken to pieces.

Moreover, Zhengyao once saw a kind of wooden box. Once this kind of wooden box is damaged, the mechanism prohibition inside will automatically open. After opening the wooden box, he found that there is nothing inside. It turns out that once the mechanism prohibition is activated,

Everything inside was naturally burned to the ground!

There are naturally countless such masters in the Ming Dynasty. Zhengyao did not dare to risk such a show, so when faced with the method of opening, he seemed a little worried.

"I think this small wooden box must have its own special way to open it. Look at these dragon patterns. They all seem to be the same, but the beards on the dragon heads on the dragon patterns are different in length. Could it be on this

What's weird?"

Although in some aspects, Zhengyao's observation ability is very strong, and Ning'an cannot compare with it, but in terms of certain details, especially such a minute beard, Zhengyao is not as good as Ning'an.

Maybe this is the nature of women. Sometimes, men are incomparable. (To be continued...)
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