Chapter 2: Ou Yezi's Sword
Qi Lu gasped when he heard this, Ou Yezi was the most famous sword-casting master at that time, it is said that every sword he cast was a peerless divine soldier, leaving a legend of earth-shattering ghosts and gods in the rivers and lakes, if what Professor Jiang said was true, the value of the sword in the photo would be immeasurable
"May I ask Professor Jiang, do you recognize the origin of my short knife," Lao Wu, who was standing on the side, took out the short knife he was carrying with him and handed it to Professor Jiang
Jiang Wenhao took the short knife and looked at it, so careful that he used a magnifying glass to observe the subtle patterns on the handle of the knife, and after about a quarter of the clock, he returned the knife to Lao Wu and said with a smile: "Although I don't know the name of the sword, it should be a cultural relic of the Northern Song Dynasty from its casting process and the lines on the knife body."
As soon as the connoisseur made a move, he knew whether there was Professor Jiang's accurate judgment or not, and suddenly convinced Lao Wu, he put away the short knife in embarrassment, sat quietly on the sofa and stopped talking
Qi Lu humbly asked: "I heard that Ou Yezi is the master of a famous swordsmith, and it is rumored that he has cast five famous swords in his life: Zhanlu, Chunjun, Shengxie, Fish Intestine and Juque, Professor Professor, is this short sword you looking for one of them?"
Jiang Wenhao said: "Judging from the appearance alone, this sword is very similar to the fish intestine sword."
The fish intestine sword Qi Lu took another breath of cold air, this is a priceless sword, and the legend about it is nothing more than the story of the assassination of the king
In order to assassinate the prince and seize the throne of Wu, Gongzi Guang invited the prince of Wu to his mansion as a guest, and the prince has always been suspicious of Gongzi Guang, and specially sent guards to protect himself at the banquet, and the assassin Zhuan Zhu disguised himself as a chef in order to paralyze everyone, hid the fish intestine sword in the belly of the fish and made a famous dish, and took this opportunity to break the fish and assassinate the king with the fish intestine sword, so that Gongzi Guang ascended to the throne as he wished
It is said that at that time, the royal bureaucracy wore three layers of fierce armor inside the king's clothes, but the fish intestine sword could even pierce three layers of armor and pierce his chest, you can imagine how sharp this famous sword is, since then the fish intestine sword has been missing, drowned in the dust of history, Qi Lu did not expect to see this legendary famous sword today
But Jiang Wenhao's next words surprised Qi Lu again: "Although it is similar, it is not a fish intestine sword, because there is reliable historical information that the fish intestine sword was broken into two when assassinating the prince, this sword is so complete, it can't be a fish intestine sword"
Qi Lu asked: "What is the name of this sword?"
"Matsubun Sword"
"That's not right," Qi Lu said tentatively, "I've heard that Songwen is another name for the fish intestine sword."
Jiang Wenhao smiled: "This is the fallacy of the world, in fact, they are Master Ou Yezi cast two different swords at the same time, but compared with several other famous swords, the Songwen Sword has no magnificent deeds, so it has always been unknown and unknown to the world."
Seeing that Qi Lu's eyes showed a look of belief or disbelief, Jiang Wenhao pointed to the photo on the computer and said, "Do you see that the pattern on the sword looks like a pine leaf?"
"Very similar"
"What about the texture on the surface of the sword?"
Qi Lu replied: "It's pine wood grain"
Jiang Wenhao pointed to the end of the scabbard and asked, "Look at what words are engraved here?"
Qi Lu hurriedly enlarged the photo with the mouse and found that there were three small ancient characters in the concentric circles at the end of the end, and he checked for a long time and finally recognized these three words as Ou Yezi's name
"Professor Jiang is really a famous historian, which makes Qi admire," Qi Lu only had the word convincing in his heart at this time
Jiang Wenhao shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that this is just my inference, and only after physical research can I prove whether my judgment is correct."
Qi Lu couldn't help but admire his rigorous work attitude, he got up and gave Jiang Wenhao a cup of tea and said: "Presumably, this sword is treasured in our city's museum, so the professor specially came to this city to study it carefully."
Jiang Wenhao said with regret: "If this is the case, it will be easy to do, but unfortunately I don't know who it is in now."
Liu Chenfei interjected: "Professor Jiang wants to ask the Public Security Bureau to find the whereabouts of this sword, but we don't have any clues about it, if it is really in the hands of someone in this city, as long as it is not involved in illegal and criminal activities such as smuggling of cultural relics, we will not be able to carry out relevant investigations, so I would like to ask you for help."
Qi Lu exclaimed: "You don't want to ask me to find this sword, do you?"
This is not an easy task, Qi Lu has just learned from Professor Jiang that there is still this sword in the world, but there is a vast sea of people, and looking for the whereabouts of the sword without a clue is undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack
Jiang Wenhao said: "Actually, the person who is looking for this sword is not me, but Mr. Lin Bo in your city, and the photo is also provided by him."
"Lin Bo" Qi Lu hurriedly asked: "Is it Lin Bo, the president of Xinghe Company?"
"For me, I was an educated youth in Laolin's village in the 70s of the last century, and I had some friendship with him, so he asked me to come and help"
Qi Lu's brows furrowed, because what Professor Jiang said about Boss Lin happened to be Master Wutong's younger brother, and as soon as Wutong asked him to help Lin Bo get rid of the ghosts, Lin Bo followed and entrusted Professor Jiang to find the whereabouts of Song Wenjian, could it be that there was some kind of connection between the two
Jiang Wenhao said again: "Boss Lin really wants to get this sword, he promised to pay a commission of 10% of the price of the purchase of Songwen Sword after the matter is completed, but money is not the main purpose for me, the important thing is to conduct archaeological research, so if you can find this sword, I can take a penny, and the commission will all belong to you."
This is not a small amount, Qi Lu began to be a little tempted
Liu Chenfei patted Qi Lu's shoulder and said, "Xiao Qi, you can make a lot of money this time."
Qi Lu replied angrily: "I also want to make this fortune, but there is no clue at all, where do you ask me to find this sword?"
Jiang Wenhao smiled and said: "If you want to talk about clues, you don't have a clue at all."
Qi Lu instantly understood the meaning of Professor Jiang's words, he pointed to the photo and said, "Since there is a photo, it means that someone has seen this sword before."
"This photo was provided by Xiao Congwen, the former owner of Songwen Sword, but he later sold the sword to others."
"Who did he sell to?"
"I don't know if this was a secret transaction a few years ago, but now Xiao Congwen is sick and dead, so no one knows the whereabouts of the sword."
I didn't expect the clue to be cut off so easily, and Qi Lu couldn't help but be a little discouraged
"Xiao Qi, are you willing to help me with this?"
"This" Qi Lu was a little hesitant, feeling that this money was not easy to make
"What are you afraid of, isn't there still our people's police supporting you, I can provide you with help under the legal framework at any time," Liu Chenfei hurriedly cheered him up
"Okay, I promise you, but I don't dare to guarantee that I will be able to find Songwen Sword in front of me, but I can't stand the lobbying of the two, so I have to reluctantly agree
Jiang Wenhao said magnanimously: "It doesn't matter, I will continue to look for things, people are successful, we just do our best."
After exchanging contact information with him, Professor Jiang got up to say goodbye
Sent Jiang Wenhao and Liu Chenfei away, and Lao Wu asked Qi Lu: "Do you want me to go to Xiao Congwen's family to find out some news?"
"Don't worry about this beforehand" Qi Lu shook his hand and said, "We have to go to other places first"
"Where"
"The haunted couple's house," Qi Lu finished speaking, and wiped out the tea in his hand
The sudden visit of Qi Lu and the three of them brought a lot of emotion to the family, and it was almost dusk at this time, and the boy's parents were busy cooking, cooking and entertaining them, and that kind of enthusiastic attitude made Ding Xiaolan feel a little embarrassed
Qi Lu politely declined the banquet of the two old men, and followed them to the bedroom of the young couple, and saw the two lying on the bed with yellow faces
Qi Lu glanced at Ding Xiaolan, and he stretched out his right hand to test the boy's pulse, Ding Xiaolan squatted down and assisted him in measuring the girl's temperature
"It looks like a little fever, just take some Western medicine," Qi Lu nodded at Lao Wu and said, "They have yin qi in their bodies, so they really have a ghost."
"Hell, she's definitely a ghost," the girl's eyes suddenly looked startled, as if she hadn't recovered from the horrible memories of that night
"Don't worry, I'll expel the yin qi in your body for you now," Qi Lu smiled and took out two runes from his arms, put them in two cups of clear water, and recited the mantra in his mouth, and the rune paper dissolved in water like a pill, and then he fed the two cups of water separately to drink
After a while, a trace of black qi floated out of the mouths of the two of them, and slowly condensed into two black flowers, which landed in Qi Lu's palm
Qi Lu put his hands together and rubbed them gently, and when he opened his hand again, the black flower had disappeared as if by magic
"Do you still feel any discomfort," Qi Lu turned around and looked at the woman on the bed whose complexion was gradually returning to ruddy, and asked softly
"Thank you, I'm much better now," the girl replied sneeringly, still with a slight swelling and pain in her head
"You're welcome, girl, can you tell me in detail about that night," Qi Lu asked her with a smile
The girl's whole body trembled slightly when she remembered the scene, and she couldn't say a complete sentence in her mouth, but the boy was more courageous, and he comforted his wife and told Qi Lu in detail what happened when she was waiting for the bus that night
"Old Wu, do you guess what kind of monster will be doing it this time," Qi Lu asked Lao Wu after listening
"The head is gone, it must be a resentful spirit that was killed by gangsters before his death"
"That's not necessarily, if she has been dead for a long time, maybe she will be a female prisoner who was beheaded by the ancient government after the autumn."
"What you said makes sense, but how many ghosts can live past a hundred years old," Lao Wu disagreed
"So we first have to find out the era in which the female ghost lived before we can take the next step" Qi Lu turned his head and asked the boy, "Do you remember what style of clothes the female ghost was wearing?"
The boy was full of fear, and his voice trembled violently, "Red clothes stained with blood"
"Don't be nervous, think about it again," Qi Lu chuckled and said, "For example, the body shape characteristics of female ghosts, the style of clothes"
"No one wears this old-fashioned dress now, it's like the style worn by my grandmother's generation, the texture is very rough, it should be cheesecloth or something," the girl who regained her composure answered Qi Lu's question for her husband next to her, and she has a natural keen observation of fashionable women
According to your grandmother's time, it should have been forty or fifty years ago, Qi Lu then asked her, "Can you draw it?"
The girl took a pen and drew the general shape of the red dress on the female ghost's body on a white piece of paper
Qi Lu took the paper, looked at it cursoly, and then turned it over to Lao Wu, "Can you tell what era of clothes this is?"
"It's a little familiar, it should be a clothing style from decades ago, and I really can't remember the specific era."
"I see," Qi Lu folded the paper and put it in his pocket and said to the girl: "You are fine, just a little frightened, rest for a few days, and you will be fine, thank you for your help, nothing is wrong, we will leave" Qi Lu said goodbye to their family with a serene look on his face
"Xiao Qi, let's go home and rest," Lao Wu asked Qi Lu when he went out
"No, we'll go to Limpo's house now"