Chapter 266 The Heir of the Shen Family
Xiao Yu was standing on a round-bottomed platform in the middle, studying the objects placed on it.
I don't know what material this table is made of. It seems to be a kind of metal that I have never seen before. It is black and dull, and there is only a thin metal bracket on it. But it is obvious that it is more important than the treasures around the room because it is in the center.
"It's neither an altar nor a magic circle." Xu Chuchu walked around it, but really couldn't tell what it was.
"It seems that no one has been here for a long time." Xiao Yu brushed off the dust on the round table and was stunned when he saw the words highlighted on it.
"Shen?!" Xu Chuchu was also shocked. "This is something from the Shen family, Shen Zhaozhi?"
"No," she realized immediately. "Chen Zhaozhi is the emperor's son. He was given the Shen family name because of his fox demon identity. So, could this Chen be referring to General Shen?"
Xu Chuchu had heard from Xiao Yu before that a few years ago there was a young general named Shen, who was said to be a master of martial arts and a master of military strategy. He had defended the country's security on the border battlefield and made great military achievements. Unfortunately, he died young due to illness not long after returning to Beijing to get married.
Such a legendary general, who was praised for his merits and fame, was hidden and even scolded by the world just because of the rumor that he had an affair with a fox demon and gave birth to a monster.
Now that I think about it, the emperor registered Shen Zhaozhi under the name of the Shen family, perhaps in order to suppress the Shen family.
After all, this turtle bastard can do any dirty thing.
But what is the purpose of the Shen family building such a building at the bottom of the lake?
"General Shen passed away when I was a few years old, so I don't know what kind of person he was." Xiao Yu continued, "But there is one thing that I have always found very strange. After his death, no relatives of the Shen family stayed in the capital. It is said that the whole family returned to their hometown. Now the Shen family mansion is still empty."
"Go back to hometown?" Xu Chuchu asked.
"Yes," Xiao Yu said, "but I find this explanation unbelievable. To be realistic, they have a mansion and land in the capital, and officials in the court who are friendly with General Shen will take care of them. Why would they give up such good conditions and return home? Since they don't plan to come back, why don't they sell the mansion for some money? Were they forced to do this, or were they murdered?"
There were many doubts, but too few clues. The two could not figure it out and could only continue to study the table in front of them.
"Look here." Xu Chuchu pulled Xiao Yu to stand up and found that there were patterns on the round table they had just used to stand on tiptoe.
But upon closer inspection, I couldn't help but be disappointed. There were only five little men holding round plates, exactly the same as the stone statues outside.
However, the positions of the little figures are different, some are high, some are low, some are inside, and some are outside, and there is no pattern to be seen.
Xu Chuchu poked them out of boredom, but she didn't expect that the little figures would start to slide as soon as she pointed!
"This one is movable!" She hurriedly tried to move the other little figures and found that each little figure could slide on a specific track.
Xiao Yu also said: "It seems to be another mechanism. Sliding these patterns to the designated places will trigger something."
"I know, I know! It's five stars in a row!" Xu Chuchu finally reacted.
Five planets in a row is also called "five stars gathering".
The Five Planets in Conjunction refers to the simultaneous appearance of the five planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the same direction in the sky. At this time, the celestial phenomena move strangely, demons ascend to heaven, and ghosts roam at night. For practitioners of Taoism, it is a once-in-a-century opportunity for a breakthrough.
Previously, the Grand Master wanted to take advantage of the five-star conjunction to revive the evil spirit, and the Dog Emperor did the same this time.
It turns out that the secret guarded by the Shen family is related to the five-star conjunction. What a coincidence, this is what they need now. Perhaps they can find a way to stop the Dog Emperor. Otherwise, once he absorbs the energy collected by the Grand Master, he will have no rivals.
Xu Chuchu observed the expressions of these little people, and used emotions such as anger, sadness, and joy to judge the planets they represented, and then moved them to the correct position.
She tried it a few times and it didn't take long for her to set it up. The moment the last little figure was in place, a clear mechanical sound came from under the platform!
"Here it comes!" Xiao Yu said excitedly.
The two waited nervously beside the stage, but nothing happened until the crows cried overhead.
"No way, I just heard a noise from inside." Xu Chuchu said angrily, "Maybe the mechanism has been stuck for too long."
Xiao Yu suppressed a smile, stood up and touched the iron frame above him: "It should be related to this place. Both are indispensable."
That’s right, otherwise this abrupt iron frame would be useless.
The shelf has two vertical bars at the bottom and a horizontal groove on top, one end of which is straight and the other end is curved.
"Judging from its shape, it should be a sword rack," Xiao Yu judged. "I need to place a sword on it to trigger the switch underneath."
Xu Chuchu sighed, "It's impossible to just put any sword there. It must be some kind of magical weapon passed down from their family. This way, it can be ensured that only the heir of the Shen family can open it."
Xiao Yu quietly touched the patterns on the sword stand: "Do you think these patterns look familiar?"
Xu Chuchu also looked at it for a long time and said in surprise, "Isn't this the pattern on the hilt of Jiji's sword? The one we bought and returned to him before?!"
"That's what I remember." Xiao Yu turned around and said, "Looks like we have to go back to Fox Mountain to get the sword. We also need to report the situation here to the Fox Immortal and ask him to extend the deadline or give us other help. Otherwise, two months will definitely not be enough."
"You're right." Xu Chuchu felt a headache when she thought about having to negotiate with the fox fairy again.
I thought everything would be fine once I found Hu Shanshan, but who would have thought that she would be tricked by that dog emperor into this state.
She jumped off the platform and checked the surrounding area, but found no other mechanisms.
She suddenly exclaimed, "Xiao Yu, Chen Zhaozhi is a child registered in the Shen family, but General Shen...does he have a son of his own?"
Xiao Yu thought for a moment and answered affirmatively, "Yes, he had a child soon after his marriage. Otherwise, the emperor would not have been able to execute Chen Zhaozhi."
The two looked at each other and had the answer in their hearts.
After searching the room again and opening and checking all the boxes to make sure there was nothing else strange, they prepared to leave.
There were many precious medicines and magical instruments in the room, but the two of them tacitly did not move, even though they both lacked the right magical instruments.
Because the heir of the Shen family is still alive, everything here belongs to him.
They left the dark room, went down the stairs back to the passage above, then walked back along the path Chen Zhaozhi had taken, and soon arrived at the entrance.
Jump into the water from here, swim for a while, and you will be back in the lake.
At this time, it was no use ringing the bell to ask Hu Da'er on the shore to play the flute, because the noise would attract the attention of the big fish.
After thinking it over, the two decided to swim up secretly.
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