Chapter 461 The Music Box
Chen Yang raised the dragon-blood nanmu box in his hand, his eyes scanning over it, and said with a hint of amazement, "I have to say, the treasure boxes made by the Yin Yang Sect are indeed incredibly exquisite."
Xia Yan, standing beside him, sneered sarcastically, "Enough of that, Chen Yang. You're just a makeup artist, a bottom-rung nanny, and you're boasting here. It's laughable."
"Do you really think everyone in this hall knows nothing about antiques? If you want to deceive, you can only fool the kind Miss Lin. Want to fool us? No way."
Chen Yang was also helpless. In fact, he hadn't intended to open this dragon-blood nanmu box on the spot.
But now, even Miss Lin Xichen's two bodyguards had blocked his way and were doubting his intentions, so he had no choice but to do so.
Chen Yang didn't want to cause trouble. Although he wasn't afraid of Lin Xichen's two bodyguards, he didn't want to fall out with them now.
At this moment, the middle-aged man who specialized in disguise art, who had walked into the crowd, turned his head. Hearing Chen Yang's words, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Shi Qianmian was very puzzled. He didn't know what Chen Yang meant by saying that.
After all, he had stolen this dragon-blood nanmu box a month ago. He had studied it every day but had never been able to open it.
Shi Qianmian couldn't bear to destroy the wooden box, so he reluctantly came onto the boat to sell it.
But now, hearing Chen Yang speak like this, Shi Qianmian became interested. He wondered: Did Chen Yang actually know how to open this dragon-blood nanmu box?
Shi Qianmian turned his head, his body hidden in the crowd. After he stole the wooden box from the Zhang family, he had been hiding and had never dared to show his true face again, for fear of being targeted by the Zhang family. Therefore, his movements were very discreet.
Chen Yang held up the nanmu box and said, "This thing seems impossible to open. It's just a music box, but in reality, the box utilizes the art of musical mechanisms."
Everyone around sneered when they heard Chen Yang say this.
Xia Yan laughed heartily, pointing at Chen Yang and mocking, "Chen Yang, I have to say, your skills aren't great, but you're quite good at lying and deceiving people. Musical mechanisms?! I've never heard of such a term."
Chen Yang ignored Xia Yan and said, "The so-called art of musical mechanisms is to use certain musical notes, through the music box on this box, to open the wooden box intact."
"If other methods are used, such as forcibly cutting open the wooden box, the musical mechanism inside will suddenly explode. This is an ancient and very clever mechanism designed to prevent people from outside the sect from obtaining the item and taking out what's inside."
"So, this dragon-blood nanmu and its box are not only antiques from the Spring and Autumn period, but the nanmu box also contains other treasures. Of course, I don't know what those treasures are now."
Xia Yan roared with laughter, pointing at Chen Yang and saying, "Stop spouting nonsense. Do you think you can get away with this bluff? Let me tell you, Miss Lin and her bodyguards no longer trust you. Today, they're going to break your legs and throw you into the sea to feed the sharks."
Lin Xichen's eyes lit up. She immediately said to Chen Yang, "Chen Yang, if what you're saying is true, then open this box and show us what treasure is inside."
Chen Yang nodded and said, "Alright. The music box on this dragon-blood nanmu box has eight musical notes. Besides the ancient Gong, Shang, Jue, Zhi, Yu, there are also Shang Gong, Zhong Jue, and Xia Yu."
"These eight musical notes correspond to eight directions, the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, as well as lower Yin, upper Yang, and middle Yi."
"Therefore, to unlock this dragon-blood nanmu box, one needs to use the corresponding musical notes to make the music box play in sequence to open the box smoothly. Besides this method, there is no other way to open this dragon-blood nanmu box."
Shi Qianmian, standing in the crowd, heard Chen Yang say this and his expression changed drastically. He suddenly realized!
He slapped his ribs in regret, filled with remorse.
Why hadn't he thought of something so simple in a month? In the past month, he had tried all sorts of methods and modern means but had failed to open the dragon-blood nanmu box.
Shi Qianmian knew that the box could not be forcibly opened, as it would be destroyed. Therefore, he had taken the box to this boat to sell it.
But Qianmian never expected that Chen Yang, after just a few minutes of looking, had already figured out how to open the dragon-blood nanmu box.
However, the others didn't believe him at all.
Xia Yan sneered, "Alright, you're saying all sorts of fancy things, but it's just a trick to fool people. You've said so much, why don't you open the box already!"
Chen Yang held out his hand and said, "Everyone quiet down, no other extraneous noises."
As expected, the surrounding people immediately quieted down, and even the music stopped.
Chen Yang took a deep breath, then his lips moved, and he began to whistle. Chen Yang was, of course, proficient in music.
His whistle quickly changed from low to high, then back from high to low, whistling eight times. Finally, Chen Yang circulated his internal energy and exhaled a turbid breath, and his whistle rang out.
The next moment, the seemingly ordinary dragon-blood nanmu box made a "clack" sound, and a mechanism was triggered. Then, the nanmu box emitted a soft melody. The music box on top rotated gently, and with a final "click," the box automatically opened.
Chen Yang took off the music box from the top and smiled, "Isn't it open now?"
Then, Chen Yang reached inside and took out a Yin Yang fish jade pendant.
The jade pendant was shaped like a Bagua, with two small fish connected head to tail, similar to the current Bagua pattern. The difference was that the Yin Yang fish was oval-shaped.
However, the moment Chen Yang took out the jade pendant, he suddenly regretted it.
Under the light, the jade pendant suddenly emitted a faint yellow color. Then, the palm-sized jade pendant inexplicably projected a phantom shadow the size of a water vat. The shadow was entirely yellow, and an invigorating aura emanated from it.
When Chen Yang touched the shadow, the Tian Yi Jue internal energy in his body involuntarily circulated faster, and his body began to absorb the yellow shadow madly.
This was clearly spiritual energy.
This spiritual energy was exactly the same as the spiritual energy stored in the bronze cauldron he had obtained before!
It was pure and exquisite spiritual energy that could rapidly increase the strength of a martial artist.
Seeing this scene and feeling the dense spiritual energy around him, Chen Yang's heart sank, and he thought, "This is bad. Something big is about to happen."
Thinking this, Chen Yang immediately put the Yin Yang fish jade pendant back into the golden-threaded nanmu box, then with a "clack," he closed the music box and sealed it again.
At this moment, Lin Xichen, standing beside him, couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, Chen Yang, you're too amazing! What kind of treasure was that jade pendant just now? What was that light it emitted? The moment I touched that light, I felt comfortable all over. It must be a treasure, right?"
Chen Yang quickly covered Lin Xichen's mouth and said with a smile, "Five hundred million yuan, of course it's a treasure. Miss Lin, let's go back. We're out of money anyway."
Saying this, Chen Yang took Lin Xichen's hand and immediately walked towards the exit.
At this moment, the entire hall erupted in excitement.