Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 658 Mysterious Characters
"Cang Hai, what's going on here?" Di Qing put down the eight-handed mirror, stared at the sapphire board that had turned into powder, and asked with a slight frown.

Li Canghai looked down at the map he had drawn, and pondered: "This may be a self-destruct device!"

"Self-destruct device? What is that?" Di Qing was at a loss.

"If the Yata mirror is regarded as a mechanism, and the sapphire plate is the mechanism to open the mechanism, the Yata mirror will appear a star map when it is illuminated by light. When the sapphire plate is put into it, it will just make the light reflect back to Yata. Mirror, this will project the map hidden on the sapphire board. However, the maker obviously does not want this secret to be discovered by more people, and the sapphire board is made of unknown material. After being irradiated, it will be automatically destroyed." Li Canghai guessed.

"It's so amazing?" Di Qing asked in surprise.

"This thing was made by the Mohist school. With the Mohist's ability, it's not surprising that they made these things." Li Tan said.

Li Canghai nodded, and said: "Han Feizi once said that viewing objects from above is the same reasoning. They all use the principle of light refraction and imaging. The Mohists were able to discover the mystery of light thousands of years ago and used it to Among the mechanism techniques, there is something unbelievable."

Li Tan also nodded, and said: "The power of the Mohists is indeed beyond the reach of future generations. However, I am a little curious. The Mohism has always taken overthrowing the tyrant Qin as its mission. Why did they participate in the matter of the first emperor's longevity?"

Di Qing blinked her eyes, tilted her head and said, "Could it be that Xu Fu found the elixir of life, but was snatched away by the Mo family. The Mo family was worried that the first emperor would trouble them, so they hid it?"

Li Tan frowned, and said: "It shouldn't be because of this! After all, Xu Fu was the one who searched for the medicine for the first emperor. If the Mohists snatched the elixir, why did they leave clues among the three artifacts? One thing, these three artifacts are in the hands of Xu Fu!"

Di Qing stroked her hair, wrinkled her small and exquisite nose, and said without thinking, "That means the Mo family and Xu Fu joined forces. They clearly found the elixir of life, but they didn't give it to Emperor Shihuang, so they hid it."

Li Canghai's heart suddenly moved. Judging from the current situation, it is not impossible.

It is definitely not a coincidence that the Mohists hid the secret of longevity in the three great artifacts with exquisite craftsmanship, but Xu Fu brought the three artifacts to Dongying.Maybe it was really as Di Qing said, the Mo family and Xu Fu conspired to deceive Qin Shihuang.

"Cang Hai, what did you think of?" Seeing that he kept lowering his eyebrows in deep thought, Li Tan asked.

Li Canghai didn't speak, he folded his hands in front of his chest, carefully looked at the map on the ground, and suddenly fell into deep thought.

This map does not indicate where it is located, or even any signs, only continuous mountains, and a few lines that look like rivers.

It can be said that this map is extremely simple, other than that, there are only a few floating handwriting that Li Canghai can see.

"My lord, did you see clearly the handwriting that appeared on the map image just now?"

Li Tan nodded, and said: "Those handwritings are very vague, I only see a few words, namely: water, moon, field."

Li Canghai touched his chin and said in a deep voice, "I also saw three words: Li, Ma, Shan."

"How did this happen? When you stood in front of me, shouldn't you see the same thing?" Di Qing asked puzzled.

"It may be that the prince and I are standing apart, and the handwriting is blurry, so we can only see the handwriting on the side facing each other." Li Canghai said.

"But, what do these words mean?" Di Qing looked at the words Li Canghai carved on the ground with the Grass Pheasant Sword, and asked blankly.

Li Canghai shook his head, frowned and said: "I don't know what it means either."

"Shuiyuetian, Lima Mountain..." Di Qing muttered a few words, suddenly she seemed to think of something, and suddenly shouted: "Ah! I know!"

Li Tan and Li Canghai hurriedly looked at her, Li Canghai said in surprise, "Qing'er, what do you know?"

"I guess this must be the indication of the map. We should look at it in reverse. It is Lima Mountain and Shuiyue Field. The meaning is obvious. The elixir of life is hidden in the field on Lima Mountain! Moreover, the field must have water, and to be able to see the moon!" Di Qing vowed.

Li Canghai was a little speechless. He shook his head and said, "Qing'er, let's not talk about whether there is Lima Mountain or Shuiyue Tian. This elixir is so precious, how can it be hidden in the field? Is it too casual?"

"Isn't it buried in the field? Then what do these mean?" Di Qing tilted her head and said to herself: "Shuiyuetian, Tianyueshui, or Shuitianyue? I'm really confused."

Several people fell into silence. Although the secret was found out, the ensuing mystery made them even more confused.

There is no pattern in these words, and they didn't figure out the key point for a whole half a day.

In the end, I had no choice but to go to the Ministry of Industry to find relevant clues to see if there was such a thing as Lima Mountain in the records of the Ministry of Industry.

After staying in the palace for a long time, Li Canghai and Di Qing returned home until it was getting late.

When they returned home, Lu Jitong and Fujiwara Kyoko had been waiting for a long time.

"My subordinates will see you, Your Excellency." Lu Jitong saluted Li Canghai.

Li Canghai nodded slightly, then walked to a chair and sat down.

"Brother Lu, did you encounter any troubles this time?" Li Canghai asked after taking a sip of the tea cup.

"Everything is as your lord expected, indeed someone robbed the prisoner." Lu Jitong said.

Li Canghai snorted, and then asked Lu Jitong to describe the whole incident.

After Lu Jitong finished speaking, Li Canghai fell into deep thought.

"Cang Hai, what are you thinking?" Seeing that his brows were furrowed, Di Qing couldn't help asking.

"I set up this trap just in case, but I didn't expect to actually draw out the dark forces of 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu'." Li Canghai said solemnly.

"Strange, aren't you the only ones who know about the secret escort?" Di Qing asked.

Li Canghai nodded and said, "It's true that only Brother Lu and I know about this matter, but the problem lies here. Since it was a secret escort, why did 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' know Brother Lu's course of action?"

Lu Jitong hurriedly bowed and said, "My lord, this subordinate has never disclosed this matter to anyone! I hope your lord will see clearly!"

Li Canghai waved his hand and said, "Brother Lu, don't misunderstand me. I'm not suspicious of you. Since the organization 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' was able to infiltrate the imperial court, there must be an eyeliner in the army. However, all of this is a secret." It seems that other than you and me, the only people who can know about this matter are..."

(End of this chapter)