Chapter 1236: Chapter 1236: The Mystery

Qin Yu’s brows raised, “Oh, this girl is still scrutinizing me?” Settling into the genuine leather sofa, he carefully examined the box in front of him, his eyes lighting up with excitement.

“Interesting, this is a Mechanism Box crafted by the Guigu Sect!”

“Mr. Qin has quite the eye. Indeed, this is a Mechanism Box made by the Guigu Sect. My grandfather once asked Hu Liuye, the number one thief, to try his hand at it, but even with his abilities, he couldn’t open this Mechanism Box.”

Qin Yu chuckled with an air of disbelief, “There’s no lock in this world that can’t be opened, let me give it a try.”

From his pocket, Qin Yu produced a set of keys, amongst them a thin piece of iron wire.

Qin Yu pressed his ear close and gently tapped the box. His ears moved ceaselessly, and soon, a mental image of the box’s complex interior mechanism formed in his mind.

A confident smile appeared on Qin Yu’s face. “Miss Mo, the internal structure of the Mechanism Box is indeed complex, something the average person couldn’t handle. But to me, it’s nothing more than a piece of cake.”

Having said that, Qin Yu continuously fiddled with the thin iron wire.

In the past, Qin Yu would simply have to give the wire a few twists to pick a lock, but this time, he fiddled with it for nearly twenty seconds.

Moreover, Qin Yu even used True Yuan to mold certain parts of the wire, flattening some areas and making others even thinner.

At last, Qin Yu took a deep breath, recalling the mental image of the structure to ensure it matched perfectly with the wire’s shape before he nodded in satisfaction and slowly inserted the shaped wire into the keyhole.

In Qin Yu’s mind, the wire was bound to glide smoothly into the keyhole. However, to his utter surprise, the wire barely moved in two millimeters before it jammed!

Qin Yu’s face showed complete bewilderment, clueless as to what had happened. Somewhat frustrated, Qin Yu pulled out the wire and once again pressed his ear to the box, tapping it gently with his finger.

Quickly, the construct within the lock materialized in his mind again, and Qin Yu’s eyes widened in shock. What was going on? The internal structure of the lock had completely changed from before!

“Miss Mo, is the structure inside the lock constantly changing?” Qin Yu finally showed a look of solemnity.

A faint smile spread across Mo Yuqi’s face. It looked like Qin Yu was not all-powerful after all. He too had his difficulties!

“This little box was the work of the first generation Grandmaster of the Guigu Sect. It came into my grandfather’s possession after he won a bet with the Sect Leader.

You’re right. The structure inside the lock is indeed constantly changing. Not even my grandfather could open this box without resorting to force.

But if anyone were to use brute force, the box would self-destruct and destroy its internal contents.

I’ll go back home and get the key from my grandmother.”

Back at the Mo Family mansion, after Mo Yuqi and Qin Yu had left, Wen Bichen suddenly paused in thought. How could that foolish girl, Qiqi, forget to bring the key?

Without the key, the Dragon Horn surely couldn’t be retrieved!

Well, it might be good to make these kids take another trip. If Wen Bichen knew Qin Yu was actually attempting to solve the mystery of the box, she would be too stunned to utter a word.

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Qin Yu gently shook his head. “Mr. Mo, there’s no need for such trouble. Although the structure within the lock is constantly changing, it won’t stump me!

Once I have all the variations down pat, I’ll manage to open the box with ease.”