Chapter 449

He then nodded and said, "I know. The horizontal and vertical lines form patterns similar to the hexagrams of the I Ching."

"So, this box was actually created by King Zhou Mu in the very beginning!"

"His I Ching was a family heirloom, so he could use it with ease. These hexagrams are actually a form of numerical expression."

Hearing this, Yin Nanfeng felt a stir in her heart.

She asked with some uncertainty, "You mean this box is a password box?"

"The horizontal and vertical lines on it represent a numerical password?"

"Only the correct password can open the box, is that right?"

Zhang Lin nodded, then struggled to overcome his psychological fear and took the box from Yin Nanfeng's hands.

But after he took a close look, he was greatly shocked!

He kept exclaiming "Incredible!"

This scene also made Yin Nanfeng and Sheng Sheng Man curious.

Seeing the two staring at him, Zhang Lin explained, "Although this box is a possession of King Zhou Mu, it was opened by my Zhang family. The details need not be repeated; it is considered a secret of my Zhang family."

"But what I can tell you is that the box's password is not dialed by external force."

"Inside this box is something that changes at any time, and the changes in that thing cause the horizontal and vertical lines on the box to change accordingly."

"When the time for the change of the thing inside ends, the numbers on the box will also display the corresponding time, and at that moment, the box can be opened."

Zhang Lin's description of the thing inside the box was relatively vague.

He did not tell Yin Nanfeng and the others that King Zhou Mu's box originally contained an infant.

This infant, like King Zhou Mu, had taken the Beetle Pill and was dressed in a jade burial suit.

Every time the infant molted, it would cause the password outside the box to change.

When the infant's metamorphosis ended, the time on the box would be the time when King Zhou Mu finally awakened!

This set of equipment could be described as exquisite; one has to say that King Zhou Mu, like the Queen Mother of the West, was also a genius.

Hearing this, Yin Nanfeng also grasped the key point.

She said with some surprise, "If that's what you say, then this isn't a password box at all; it's a timer!"

"External force cannot interfere with the box's opening time; it is entirely the change of the thing inside that is altering the password on the box!"

"So, when the box can be opened depends entirely on the thing inside!"

Zhang Lin's inner shock was far greater than Yin Nanfeng's; at this moment, his mood could not be described in words.

He could only struggle to calm his mood and said, "You are right; this is where I am shocked."

"Logically, after this box was opened by the Zhang family back then, it should have been useless."

"The numbers on it should not have changed again, because no one knew how to use King Zhou Mu's design."

"This involves a whole bunch of professional knowledge such as biology, cryptography, the Zhou Yi, and aerodynamics."

"It can be said that even if you used the most sophisticated instruments today to restore it, you could not achieve the accurate timing that King Zhou Mu designed back then!"

"So, to some extent, when the box was opened, it had already lost its original function; it was just an antique box passed down from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the present."

"But just now... when I held it, I discovered..."

"The horizontal and vertical stripes on it, which hadn't changed for a hundred years, started moving again!"

As Zhang Lin spoke, he also shook the box slightly.

This time, both Yin Nanfeng and Sheng Sheng Man heard a sound inside the box.

It meant there was something inside the box!

Not only that, but someone had mastered the method of using the box and had restarted King Zhou Mu's timer.

At this moment, both Yin Nanfeng and Sheng Sheng Man couldn't help but feel their scalps tingle!

The two didn't know before that the box contained an infant, so at this moment, they just felt the event was bizarre.

As for Zhang Lin, he was fearful in his heart; the box itself was heavy, so he couldn't weigh what exactly was inside.

At this moment, Zhang Lin was very terrified: had another infant been placed inside?

He asked Yin Nanfeng, "Do you have any leads on the user of this mailbox?"

Yin Nanfeng shook her head, her brows tightly furrowed, "Not only are there no leads, but we are not their match at all."

"In just over ten minutes, they not only took the thing inside but also put a stone box in!"

"The staff of the Crescent Hotel didn't even touch the corner of their clothes."

As Yin Nanfeng spoke, she looked back down at Zhang Lin, who was still showing off, feeling some resentment in her heart.

"It's truly speechless; if it weren't for helping him, that person would have been caught by me by now!"

Zhang Lin, however, shook his head and said, "You can't blame Mr. Zhang for this; even without him, that person would have the ability to open the mailbox without anyone knowing."

Yin Nanfeng sighed and stopped dwelling on it; she was now only concerned with one question.

How to open this box?

If it is a device similar to a timer.

Then how to determine when the timing ends?

Besides, no one knows if this thing is dangerous; what if there is a bomb inside?

They kept it by their side like a treasure, only for the Crescent Hotel to be blown to pieces in the end?!

Zhang Lin took a look at Zhang Lin, who was confronting Chang San below.

He said thoughtfully, "I'm afraid this isn't a question you should be thinking about; I estimate this box was given to this Mr. Zhang by that person!"

"He should be the only one who knows the exact password time and what is inside!"

Although Yin Nanfeng wanted to refute, subconsciously she knew Zhang Lin was right.

This mailbox had already become a tool for Zhang Lin and that mysterious person to communicate across space!

Zhang Lin did not know at this moment that a big gift had been stuffed into the mailbox.

He was now staring tightly at Chang San, waiting for the other party's reaction.

Zhang Lin had said he could accurately strip the timeline information from the thunder sound, and now he was just waiting for Chang San to take the bait.

Sure enough, after a long while, he heard Chang San say, "Whether you can or not, I will not comment!"

"But saying that my Thunder-Listening Clan cannot strip accurate information is pure nonsense!"

Zhang Lin chuckled and didn't dwell on it, just glancing at the special forces captain leading the team below.

He then said to Chang San, "Whether it's nonsense or not, won't we know if we test it?"

"The official people are all here; why don't you and I each write a note, clearly stating who is the master of the Unbeatable Stone of this generation!"

"This note will be sealed by the officials, and when the Unbeatable Stone treasure-touching ends, everything will be clear!"

After Zhang Lin finished speaking, he looked at Chang San with a smile.

He said in a somewhat provocative tone, "Mr. Wei wouldn't be afraid, would he?"

"Because you are not yet sure who the real master of the Unbeatable Stone is, and you are looking for an opportunity to test your errors!"

"So, you only have a one-third or less than one-third chance of writing it correctly on this note!"

"However, you don't dare, but I do!"

"I won't waste words with you either; I'll write it first as a sign of respect!"

After Zhang Lin finished speaking, he stopped paying attention to Chang San.

Instead, he picked up paper and pen on the table on the stage.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he wrote down with a flourish!

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