Chapter 673: The pinnacle masterpiece
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Feeling down, sad? At this moment, don't talk about Lao Meng and the others, even Pi Qiushi can't help but shake his head, and he doesn't know how to scold in his heart.
There is a saying that a slut is hypocrisy, and it is very appropriate to describe the current situation.
Wang Guan has only been in Hong Kong for a few days, and he has found a few rare treasures one after another, and he actually said that this is his sad place, is he not afraid of causing public indignation?
Of course, everyone was also slandered in their hearts for a while, and seeing that Wang Guan had made up his mind, it was naturally difficult to persuade him, so they simply sent him to the airport, said goodbye to him, and then watched him board the plane and leave.
There must have been Baye and Pi Qiushi who returned to Beijing with Wang Guan, but Qiao Yu stayed, as if he was dealing with some family business or something, and he couldn't finish it for a while anyway.
Wang Guan was very happy to see this, and after making an appointment to reunite when he was free in the future, he directly pulled Baye Ye away.
The plane arrived at the capital airport very smoothly, and then came to the gate of Qian Lao's mansion with ease. Due to the call in advance, Qian Lao calculated the time and waited at the door early.
The moment he saw Wang Guan, Qian Lao casually greeted him, and directly stretched out his hand to ask: "What about the Gongbu sword." ”
"Here."
Wang Guan understood Qian Lao's eagerness, and directly took out the sword box.
Seeing the sword box, Qian Lao nodded with a chuckle, and was no longer in a hurry, but beckoned: "Very good, don't stand, go in and talk." After a cup of tea, let's talk more about my experience in Hong Kong. ”
Wang Guan and the others naturally have no opinion, after coming to the living room, there is no need for Qian Lao to do it, Wang Guan will turn against the guest to boil water and make tea, the action is like flowing clouds and water, without the slightest smell of fireworks, and the tea art can be regarded as entering the room.
At this time, Qian Lao opened the sword box lightly. Carefully took out the Gongbu sword, and while admiring the fine texture of the sword, he reached out and touched it gently, and his face showed appreciation.
"It starts from the text and ends at the spine, like a bead, and the text is endless." Qian Lao recited lightly, and then sighed with a smile: "Sure enough, it is exactly the same as in the record." ”
"What's even more rare is that more than 2,000 years have passed, and the blade is still very sharp."
At this moment, Pi Qiushi smiled and said, "Brother Wang has tried." He directly slashed with his sword, and easily split such a large bundle of straw mats in half. ”
"This is a domineering sword, and it is naturally unstoppable."
Qian Lao was not surprised, but the appreciation on his face was even more obvious. At the same time, he lowered his head and thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Wang Guan, don't be in a hurry to make tea, go and bring a basin of water." ”
"What do you want Shimizu to do?"
Wang Guan was stunned, but he didn't ask more. Directly went out and fetched a basin of water as instructed. However, after letting him put the water down, Qian Lao did not rush to point out his intentions, but continued to admire the patterns on the body of the Gongbu sword.
Seeing this situation, Wang Guan said curiously: "Old Qian." Is there anything wrong with the texture on the body? ”
"It's not wrong...... Qian Lao smiled and asked again: "Wang Guan, tell me about it, there are flowing water patterns on this Gongbu sword." So does it belong to flat pattern steel, or rough pattern steel? ”
The so-called flat pattern steel and rough pattern steel are actually easier to understand.
For example, the Daxia Dragon Sparrow Knife that Wang Guan had in hand. There is also the Japanese katana that Hu Shao took out, although there is an obvious texture on the surface of the weapon, the texture is very restrained, and it is very smooth and delicate to the touch, which must be flat pattern steel.
As for rough pattern steel, it's the Malayklux sword, or the Chinese Yue Wang Goujian sword. The texture of this weapon can no longer be described as obvious, but it is dense like a bee, giving people a rough feeling.
Of course, these roughness are deliberately made, for example, Malayklux made the texture of the blade into a rough surface, which is convenient to quench the poison in the gaps of the texture and increase the lethality of the weapon. The Yue Wang Goujian sword is purely a matter of aesthetics, the ancients felt that the sword body has such a rough surface decoration is very exquisite, so they deliberately forged it.
However, at this time, Wang Guan felt a little surprised, because this was a very obvious fact. After all, even if there is a flowing water pattern on the Gongbu sword, the sword body is smooth and delicate, and it obviously belongs to the plane pattern steel.
"Flat pattern steel?" At the same time, Qian Lao smiled lightly, and then he took a soft towel, soaked it in clean water, wrung it out, and then slowly wiped the sword body.
It took a few minutes of work, and Qian Lao carefully wiped the Gongbu sword, and nothing special happened during the period. It's nothing more than that when the sword body is slightly wet, the luster is even more shiny.
At this moment, Qian Lao suddenly stood up, then held the sword with both hands, held the sword flat, and the spine of the sword was parallel to the ground, and then tilted it slightly at an angle. After adjusting the angle, he said, "Take a glass of water, pour it on the hilt of your sword, and see what happens." ”
Hearing this, Wang Guan became even more curious, but before he could make a move, Pi Qiushi next to him directly picked up the cup and walked over, and then poured the water slowly and carefully according to Qian Lao's instructions.
At this moment, Wang Guan must have kept his eyes unblinked, and observed carefully.
I saw that because Pi Qiushi was poured very slowly, the water in the cup did not splash, but flowed very meekly along the spine of the sword, and soon overflowed the entire sword body, and it was about to drip back into the basin through the tip of the sword in front of me.
However, at this moment, Wang Guan's eyes widened, and a look of disbelief flashed across his face. Pi Qiu also saw it clearly from the side, and couldn't help but exclaim: "How can this be ......?"
It's no wonder that the two of them were shocked, mainly at this moment, the glass of water in Pi Qiushi's hand had been completely emptied, but the water was flowing through the spine of the sword, and it stands to reason that it should drip directly back into the basin at an inclined angle. After all, this is gravity, and after Newton was smashed in the head by an apple, he discovered the law that was summarized by induction. Until now, it has not been overthrown, and it is still the truth that everyone worships as a god today.
However, Wang Guan didn't expect that at this time, he actually saw a scene that subverted the law of gravity, and he was inevitably dumbfounded, and Pi Qiushi next to him was stunned.
"The facts are in front of us, why is it impossible?" At the same time, Qian Lao smiled slightly: "Wang Guan, now you can tell me, is the texture of this sword body flat or rough?" ”
Wang Guan couldn't help but shake his head, he really couldn't answer this question. Because if the sword body is a flat pattern steel, then the water should be smooth and drip directly into the basin.
But the fact is just the opposite, the water in the cup flowed on the spine of the sword, and it reached the position of the tip of the sword very smoothly, and then fell down logically, which is in line with the law of gravity in everyone's minds. However, what amazed Wang Guan and them was that the moment the clear water overflowed the tip of the sword, the water did not fall down, but a subtle whirlwind appeared.
It was this whirlwind that made the clear water that should have been dripping condense, and there was no trace of falling for a long time. If it is said that such a situation occurs on the rough surface pattern steel blade, after all, there is a gap in the decoration, then it is understandable. However, this is obviously an incomparably smooth blade, how can it be like this?
Just when Wang Guan and the others were amazed, the water droplets on the tip of the sword slowly dripped into the basin under the action of gravity. Despite this, under the sunlight, you can clearly see that the water lines on the spine of the sword reflect brilliant light waves, like the scales of a carp, endless......
The water ripples came wave after wave, and this process lasted for a long time, and after four or five minutes, the last drop of clear water flowed out, and the blade returned to its original appearance, but it had a little more glossy feeling.
At this time, Wang Guancai couldn't help but ask, "Old Qian, do you know what the reason is?" The adsorption power of the Gongbu sword is so strong. It's obviously a smooth and delicate sword body, but it feels like a sponge, and it can make the water stick for so long. ”
"Actually, the Gongbu sword is nothing." Qian Lao shook his head and smiled: "The real horror is the two famous swords of fish intestines and Chixiao. ”
"Fish intestines are terrifying, I can understand it." Wang Guan was stunned again: "What's so terrifying about Chixiao?" ”
"According to historical records, the Chixiao Sword is as cold as frost and snow." Qian Lao reminded with a smile: "Then tell me, how did Chixiao's deficit come about?" ”
"Ahh Wang Guan was taken aback, and suddenly there was a little horror: "What do you mean......"
"That's what you mean."
Qian Lao smiled, clicked to the end, then stretched out his fingers and flicked the sword body, pointed to the texture on the sword and said: "To explain the extremely strong adsorption force of the Gongbu sword, we have to start with its sword casting process. ”
"As we all know, ancient Chinese weapons have a very high cultural taste, and are the outstanding representatives of the economy, culture, science and technology of an era, and the forging texture that appears on the sword is the most gorgeous of them."
Qian Lao Xu said: "Ancient Chinese sword forging is broad and profound, but the general division can also be divided into several categories, such as group fighting, flowing water, and rotary welding. ”
"Tuanda is a very popular folding forging, which is relatively simple, labor-saving and time-saving, and suitable for mass manufacturing. However, the texture is rough, more like a stretching mountain, and the cutting edge clamp steel is clearly visible, so the quality is relatively poor. ”
Qian Lao commented: "As for the flowing water, it is relatively advanced, after thousands of tempers and repeated folding and forging, the texture is very fine, and the texture of the flowing water stretches smoothly, like gurgling water." There is also another texture, like a few ripples in the water, evenly distributed on the blade, so it is also called thumb fingerprints. ”
"This Gongbu sword is undoubtedly a representative of the flowing water forging process."
Between speaking, Qian Lao sighed slightly: "And there is no doubt that it is the pinnacle of the development of the flowing water pattern to the extreme." If you look closely, you will see that the flow of water on the blade is so tightly distributed that the fineness of the textures is so consistent that it can be called exactly as if it were depicted with a precision instrument......" (To be continued. )