"The almanac is a rare treasure inherited from the Demon Suppression Division. It was originally discovered by your great-grandfather and handed over to the imperial court.
The cost of using that thing is not small. It must be mastered by specialized people. Every time it is used, it must be recorded in the public account. The effect is that it can predict the future to a certain extent, especially the whereabouts of people. It has almost never failed.
For a long time, it has become a rule that when members of the Law Enforcement Hall encounter important tasks, they must read the almanac when going out. "
After a while, Li Fan followed Li Xin and his staff on their way to see the almanac, and learned the origin of this treasure from Li Xin.
"It was actually Grandpa who handed it over to the court..."
Li Fan quickly understood.
Some things are only suitable for the imperial court to control. If they are used for public purposes and for private use, they will be subject to misfortune. And like today, future generations still have the right to mobilize those things, which can be regarded as a certain tacit understanding with the imperial court.
These are the real reasons why the ancestors of the Hou family were able to coexist peacefully with the imperial court.
Those who can be hidden and can afford to support themselves, the Hou Mansion will still keep them secretly.
The three of them walked into one of the rooms in the nearby side courtyard. The outside was heavily guarded, but the place was very simple. There was only a table left by the wall. There was an open imperial calendar on the table, and there was a screen next to it.
Li Xin called Li Fan to stand behind the screen and said to him: "When you use the exotic treasure later, you must not see the writing on it. It comes with a strong curse that can make anyone who sees the page blind."
Li Chuan was shocked. There was indeed some special and strange power in this world that could target the eyes.
However, he quickly thought that there was indeed a restraint relationship between the strange forces, but it did not necessarily mean that one side would have an absolute advantage.
For example, Huang Li may not be able to blind himself.
Even for a department like the Demon Suppressing Division Law Enforcement Hall, it is impossible to blind a subordinate for no reason. It is more likely to use various strange powers to resist.
For example, there are aliens who also have special eyes.
Li Fang told Li Xin his guess, and Li Xin confirmed: "Yes, in the beginning, the Law Enforcement Hall relied on special personnel to control weird things like eyes to be responsible for seeing. Later, some people with selfish intentions and deliberate distortions appeared. Given the results we have seen, and the fact that this rare treasure can also damage weird things like eyes, we will slowly switch to other methods in the future."
The imperial calendar is an almanac that can display multiple sets of calendars at the same time, and is appended with a large number of rules and content related to seeking good luck and avoiding bad luck. The content includes the twenty-four solar terms, good and bad luck, opposition to evil, combination of harm, acceptance of sounds, stems and branches, etc.
After becoming a strange object, its special function became to be able to display information such as the specific location and future whereabouts of the designated target.
The handwriting displayed on it is almost 100% true. A few words may reveal a lot of information about the future. Therefore, it can be regarded as a magical treasure that predicts the future and has a huge effect on the court and the country.
In addition to the front and back covers, the entire book has a total of 366 pages. Every time a page is torn off, a new page will grow. The total number will always remain the same, but the new ones will be born on the same day the next year.
This kind of torn-off calendar will change from the original normal content to information related to the goal in the mind of the person who tore the page, but it can only be related to finding people and things, and other information will appear randomly.
However, the price of using this treasure is that you will become blind after reading one page.
In fact, for the real rich and powerful, this is not a significant price at all. The real trouble is that the torn-out content will disappear after being read, and others cannot confirm the authenticity.
This will cause many problems, and the powerful are unwilling to take risks themselves. The only way is to design a better way.
The Demon Suppressor has been holding these treasures for decades and has established a complete mechanism to deal with this situation.
So not long after they entered this room, two other members of the Law Enforcement Hall also walked in, bringing copper basins, kettles, paper and pens and other sundries. They saluted Li Xin and said, "Master."
"Let's get started." Li Xin said calmly.
Li Chuan thought for a while, and quietly took a sip of wine from the bottle while others were not paying attention, trying to read through the imperial calendar.
"Exotic Treasure (Old Emperor's Calendar)"
"An outdated calendar for the old year, which contains information about seeking good luck and avoiding bad luck."
"Reading calendar information will make people blind. After reading, the information disappears and becomes a strange existence in the reader's consciousness."
"If you use this product frequently, you will be cursed with bad luck."
"This, the curse of bad luck?"
An object like this that appears to be usable many times at first glance actually has hidden pits.
Li Chuan couldn't help but think of his Eight Immortals Golden Cup.
But two members of the Law Enforcement Hall have already begun to use the exotic treasure.
Li Fan thought for a while, but after all, he didn't look at the torn off calendar.
From the information just seen, it can be understood that the imperial calendar itself is the biggest trouble.
Because of the cost of blindness, the flow of information is not smooth, and suspicions cannot be eliminated once they have arisen.
This in itself is a huge trouble for those who use this rare treasure.
The curse of bad luck is hidden in the beautiful disguise of seeking good luck and avoiding evil. It is easy for people to rely on it, and it is more likely to fall into a near-death crisis without knowing it.
Li Fan suddenly thought of his own ability to see the truth.
I had also fallen into suspicion about it before, and it was not until I successfully controlled Xiao Qingyi's right arm that I felt relieved. However, this trust is still fragile, because no one knows what the truth behind these weirdness is.
It’s no wonder that human wisdom is also a kind of weirdness. The uncertainty brought about by this suspicion will persist throughout, and it is a characteristic of wisdom itself.
I saw one of the strangers flipping through a few pages, tearing out the page of the day, and activating it with his spiritual thoughts.
But seeing the strange fire flowing, the page actually burned.
The stranger from the Law Enforcement Hall put it into the copper basin, and then saw that the calendar page turned into ashes and remained at the bottom of the basin.
Another stranger took out an ink stick from the small box he was carrying, and began to grind the ink using paper ash and water. After a while.
Li Fan looked at it curiously and felt that there was gray and strange power flowing on it, but the state was unstable and could not form pale and flaming writing.
After everything was over, the two took out the white paper and laid it flat on the table, brushed it with a small brush, and printed a calendar.
"Master, I'm fine now."
Li Xin took the page and nodded.
"Is this the solution?"
Li Fan was surprised and then heard Li Xin's prompt.
"You can watch it now."
Sure enough, some writing has appeared on it.
"In the 60th year of Delong's reign, on the fourth day of the fifth lunar month, Lin was visiting hundreds of teahouses in Shanhefang. At the end of Sishi, he returned to his home in the fifth house of Erqu in the south. At Xushi, he was heading east back to Lichun Courtyard in Yiqu, the neighboring wall..."
