As soon as Jun Yan said this, I also saw that there were two words engraved on the place where the handle and the blade of the knife were connected, "Seven Kills", because the whole knife was black, and these two words were blood-red and all the words were particularly conspicuous.

"This knife is called Seven Kills? What a domineering reputation! As soon as I saw the name, I felt the murderous aura coming out of these two words.

Black knife blood words, seven killings for the name! It was as if it were not a knife in front of me, but a silent but murderous ruthless master.

"Seven kills? I haven't heard of it. Jun Yan was also amazed, but he didn't seem to have heard of the name of this knife. The famous swords on the rivers and lakes are as famous as peerless masters.

"This knife is powerful, it can fight with my broken sword, and I can feel that the spirit on this knife is very strong before. It would be nice if I could test it well......" I was thinking about trying this knife in my heart, and the former Li Yulang next to me suddenly shouted: "You want to try the knife, right?" I have a way! ”

I immediately looked at him, and the former Li Yulang followed and said: "I know a craftsman who specializes in swords for samurai in his ancestors, although the katana has basically become a handicraft now, and he will not play a big sword when he fights on the battlefield, but his family's ancestral craftsmanship should still be there." Why don't we go find him? ”

Now that I have a way, and I'm really itching, I slapped the table and said, "Okay, then we'll go and see the knife of the person you said!" ”

The person mentioned by the former Li Yulang is called Nagata Bear, and his ancestors can trace their roots to the origins. It is said that he was once a talented person who made ancient swords in the Heian period, and he was also a legendary swordsmith with a great reputation in the industry. After that, the family flourished for thousands of years, and even in World War II, it was still building officers' command knives. It wasn't until the end of the war that the family's livelihood changed with the times, and now Nagata Okuma has taught himself the art of making famous swords, but his main livelihood is other metal work. It is not surprising that the former Li Yulang knew him, and Nagata Okuma still has a certain reputation among the onmyoji. Nowadays, there are also some onmyoji who use knives, although most of them use spirit runes or magic weapons, but they can't keep some of them having swords left over from ancient times. These people want to know the origin of their sword, its merits, and even spirituality, so they will take the knife to Nagata Okuma. That's why the former Li Yulang became attached to him!

Nagata Okuma is not in Tokyo, and his small company is based in Nagoya. Although it can't be said to be rich and expensive now, he is also the owner of a company, and he still has a certain identity. When we arrived at his office in Nagoya, the front desk asked us if we had made a reservation. After the former Li Yulang revealed his identity, the secretary immediately called Nagata Okuma on the phone.

After a while, we saw the famous swordsmith.

Nagata Bear is tall and dark-skinned, I estimate that he is 1.9 meters tall, and his body is very thick, judging from the muscles that can still bulge in his shirt, this manpower is estimated to be not small. It really deserves his name "Big Bear".

"Hello." We greeted each other politely, and then Maetoyuro made an introduction, and when we sat down, Nagata Okuma asked why we were here.

I took out the Seven Kills Black Knife in my hand and asked him to help me take a look.

To say that people are really experts, the originally smiling face immediately became serious when he saw the Seven Kills Black Knife, then picked up a pair of glasses from the table and put them on, and then put on white gloves, and took the Seven Kills Black Knife from my hand with a particularly serious expression and looked at it carefully. I don't know much about the identification of swords, but looking at the other party's appearance, it is quite professional, not only did he take out a lot of tools, but he also regarded the Seven Kills Black Knife as a work of art in every move.

The three of us didn't dare to be born to bother, but we didn't expect to wait for an hour, and then Nagata Daxiong said: "This is a good knife, no, it should be said that it is the best famous knife I have ever seen." ”

I was also happy when I saw this posture, and it seemed that I had chosen the right one this time. I heard Nagata Okuma continue: "You may not know the origin of this knife. In fact, in our knife smith's industry, not everyone knows this knife, its real name is Seven Kills, and it is engraved on the body of the knife. But not many people know the name Seven Killings, but many people know its other name, and the ghost knife is destroyed. ”

Speaking of this name, the former Li Yulang and Jun Yan immediately showed expressions of sudden realization, but I was still at a loss, after all, I knew too little about Japanese swords, so I asked strangely: "What kind of ghost knife was destroyed?" ”

"Oh, this ghost knife is a very famous demon knife in Japan. Legend has it that this knife was used by a Western demon in Japan, and this demon was born with three eyes, and where it passed, the three eyes would emit boundless black gas, and all the poultry, people, and animals were all left in the black gas. At that time, a young man escaped from a slaughtered village, and this young man had been wandering for many years, and after learning superb martial arts, he took a treasure knife he got by chance to kill the three-eyed demon. After a fierce battle, the boy finally got his revenge, and when he stabbed his sword into the head of the Three-Eyed Demon, the Three-Eyed Demon died in agony. The vengeful boy pulled out his sword, only to find that the blood and evil spirit of the demon had eroded the sword. It turned out that the snowy blade turned jet black, and the knife exuded a terrifying killing intent. After that, the young man walked the world with this long black knife, and finally disappeared. With the disappearance of the boy, the sword soon became one of the many myths and legends in Japan, and later people habitually referred to this unknown sword by the name of the three-eyed demon. That demon is called a destroyer, which of course is transliterated. That's why they also call this eroded sword a ghost knife. When he mentioned this, I think it really fits, they are all black knives, and they all have a strong murderous aura. Even if it's an ordinary famous sword, I don't think it's an opponent of your broken sword. ”

"Oh, so this knife is pretty dangerous?" I asked.

"It depends on the person who uses it, if the person who uses it is strong-willed, then it may be able to suppress the ghost knife. But if the person who uses it is not firm enough, he will be controlled by the ghost knife. But you're sure you'll be fine, haha......" Jun Yan said with a smile.

At this time, Nagata Okuma spoke again: "I can help you test it, but there are no more tools here, if it is convenient, please come to my house at night." ”

Naturally, we didn't refuse to be so enthusiastic, and we left his company after agreeing to meet in the evening.

There is a famous place in Nagoya that is Atsuta Jingu, which houses the collection of the Tencong Cloud Sword, also known as the Grass Pheasant Sword. I was thinking that I would be able to go over and see these legendary three great Japanese artifacts in the afternoon. But later we learned that the original Tiancong Cloud Sword was not on display, so we dispelled this idea.

We spent an afternoon in Nagoya, and in the evening we went to Nagata Okumuma's house under the guidance of Maetoyuro. I thought that this person's home was at least a three-story bungalow if it wasn't a house with a small bridge and flowing water, but I didn't expect that the place where he lived was very ordinary, just a general apartment. Although the decoration is good, it does not show much wealth.

When I entered his house, I found that he was still single, and there was a lot of fitness equipment at home. We waited in the living room, and after a while he came out with a black box, and in the black box was some liquid, which looked like bright star powder, which shone slightly in the light.

"Nagata Okuma said that this is a special liquid to test the sword, and when we put the Seven Kills Black Knife into this liquid, we can see the change. He will tell us about the spirituality of this knife according to the changes in the liquid. As soon as the former Li Yulang finished explaining, the Nagata Bear on the opposite side raised the Seven Kills Black Knife very respectfully, and then slowly put it into the liquid in the box.

We waited when the blade was completely submerged in the liquid, and Nagata said it usually takes two hours to react, so during this time, we started chatting about some of the legends of their swordsmiths.