Seeing that she liked it, after she finished one cup, Pei Yu picked up the teapot and poured her another cup. His posture was elegant and his movements were skillful, showing the elegance of a young master from a noble family.
Chen Li stopped drinking and picked up the box to examine it carefully. The box was the same as the last time she saw it, not even the marks on it had been added.
The most crucial thing was the lock on the box. Shen Li was shocked when he sent a trace of mental power into the keyhole.
It is not an exaggeration to describe this lock as exquisite. If it were placed in later generations, its exquisiteness would not be surprising. However, it is ancient times with backward technology, and making such a lock is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Every component inside the lock is very delicate and small, and the entire lock consists of 108 parts.
Seeing that she looked serious, Pei Yu moved the candlestick a little closer to her, and picked up the teacup, rubbing it slowly in his hand.
Chen Li rehearsed in her mind for a quarter of an hour before she picked up the key on the table, inserted it into the keyhole, and began to turn it gently.
There are certain rules for how many circles to turn and where to stop after each circle. If any part goes wrong, all the efforts will be in vain.
Chen Li held the box and studied it for half an hour. Finally, a "click" sound came to his ears.
Joy appeared on his face. He placed the box on the table, placed one hand on it, raised an eyebrow and looked at Pei Yu, "I opened it."
Pei Yu was also very happy at this moment, and when he saw Shen Lina's arrogant little look, the joy on his face became even greater.
Complimented: “Miss Shen is really amazing.”
Chen Li frowned. Who wanted his praise? If he didn't have the mental strength today, he would definitely not be able to open the box. He didn't know what kind of person could make such an exquisite mechanism.
Pei Yu was also very considerate. He took out a bulging purse from his sleeve and pushed it in front of Chen Li. "This is a little gift from me. I hope Miss Shen doesn't mind it."
"Okay, okay. We've known each other for such a long time, and Master Wei is still so polite."
Although she said that, she took the purse with her other hand. She had mental power and already knew how many banknotes were in the purse.
The things inside must be very important, otherwise Wei Zian would not be so generous and give ten thousand taels directly.
The box had been opened, and if Chen Li wanted to know what was inside, it would be a simple matter.
However, knowing too much is not a good thing, so I didn't look at what was inside the box.
He picked up his purse, drank the cup of tea in front of him, and walked to the front.
Pei Yu picked up the box on the table. Tianqing and Anliu beside him lowered their eyes in tacit understanding, looking at their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses.
"Boom~"
After dinner, the sky was split in two by a bolt of lightning, and the room became much brighter in that instant.
What followed was crackling raindrops hitting the roof of the mountain temple.
Everyone was secretly rejoicing at this moment. Fortunately, they found a place to shelter from the rain today. Otherwise, where would they hide in such heavy rain?
Although the mountain temple has been in disrepair for many years and some places leak, it is still much better than the outside.
Chen Li was practicing martial arts, and there were several figures beside him meditating together.
"Master, there's a mountain temple ahead. We can't make it back tonight, so how about we just rest up there?"
The young man in brocade clothes inside looked impatient and said, "Hurry up."
"yes."
Sensing someone approaching, Chen Li ended his meditation. The mountain temple was quite spacious and could accommodate them.
However, this man has more than a dozen guards, all of whom are armed with swords, and their current status is refugees, so I hope they won’t cause any trouble.
The dilapidated gate of the mountain temple was pushed open from the outside.
Everyone in the room suddenly woke up and looked at the sword-wielding guards at the door. One of the older ones clasped his fists and said, "Excuse me, everyone. My young master is passing by and will rest here for the night."
The people who were awakened nodded silently. This mountain temple was not theirs, so why should they care who came to rest there?
At this time, a young man in a gorgeous brocade robe, a golden crown and a jade belt walked in.
The first impression of this young man is that his family is very rich. The brocade robe he is wearing is embroidered with gorgeous gold edges, with delicate stitching, and exquisite patterns.
He held a jade fan in his hand. The fan was as white as jade and it was obvious that it was made of very good materials.
After seeing the situation in the mountain temple, his brows were furrowed as if he could pinch a fly to death, but listening to the "crackling" sound of rain outside, he had no choice now.
His guards had come in, found an open space, and began to clean the small area skillfully.
However, there are always people staying in the mountain temple all year round, and the environment is dirty and messy, and it won’t get much better no matter how much it is cleaned up.
"Master, please stay here for one night. When the rain stops tomorrow, we will go into the city immediately."
"Um."
The young man sat down to rest in the place prepared by the guards. As for the other people in the mountain temple, they did not attract his attention.
The others were woken up, looked at the boy for a while and then went back to sleep.
Chen Li also lay on the straw mat and slept, covered with a thin quilt.
In the middle of the night, a group of masked men in black were quietly approaching the mountain temple in the heavy rain.
After seeing so many carriages parked in the mountain temple, the person looking back hesitated a little, but then thought about the heavy rain today, and it was not surprising that someone came to the mountain temple to take shelter from the rain.
Chen Li suddenly opened her eyes. This night was really restless!
"Hiss~"
The red flame under the eaves outside seemed to have sensed something and began to roar uneasily, waking up the sword-wielding guards of the young man in brocade clothes.
"Bang, bang, bang~"
At this time, more than twenty men in black holding cold swords broke through the doors and windows and came in.
"Boom~"
The young man in brocade clothes was awakened by this sudden change and stood up suddenly. At this time, there was another flash of lightning in the sky, which allowed the man in black to identify his position. He rushed forward with a sword and wrestled with the guards.
The crowd awakened by this sudden change retreated hurriedly, all the way to another corner of the room. They used swords and knives to clear the space in front for them to fight.
The children in the team were blocked behind the adults. This scene was really too bloody.
Shen Li, Shen Changshan, Shen Jingyuan and others stood at the front, holding big knives in their hands, not wanting to join the battle, but wanting to tell the other party.
They will not allow others to bully them, but they will not get involved in their disputes either.
Pei Yu, Tian Qing and An Liu also came here and stood next to Shen Li.
"Go behind the mountain god statue."
After Chen Li finished speaking, everyone ran to the back of the mountain god statue in an orderly manner. At this time, the men in black also retreated together, and many arrows shot in from outside.
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