Chapter 140: When the 'Mystery' Disappears, Kyoto Shocks! (9000 words)
"Sword?"
"Coercion?"
"What are you talking about?"
"The imagination is too rich, this ancient sword is an ordinary cultural relic, what's so special, it can scare off black bears, guns are not good!"
Everyone looked at the sword box with different faces, feeling inexplicable, although the sword fell off just now, it was unreasonable to scare off the black bear.
The assistant said very firmly: "Really, definitely because of the sword!" I was close, and the moment I felt the sword unsheathed, there was an indescribable aura that shocked the black bear, and only then did we get out of danger. β
Everyone didn't believe in evil, and they took the sword box and looked at it for a long time, but they didn't find anything strange, even the assistant was puzzled. In the end, because this is a cultural relic, it cannot be played with arbitrarily, so I gave up the research.
But the speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart.
Professor Song seemed to think of something, and his gaze fell on the box containing the sword.
He thought of the previous sense of gaze, but in the end he shook his head, just a weapon, how could he have eyes?
Maybe it's really a delusion.
At the right time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps not far away, and it was the police who rushed over after receiving the call.
When they were on the road, they happened to encounter a black bear entering the mountain, but in the end only a trace of afterimage was left, and they didn't know whether they were full or how to drop, which suddenly made the police have a bad premonition in their hearts.
But when the police hurried over, they were relieved to find that the people at the research center were intact and there were no casualties.
"Professor Song, are you alright?"
Song An and the others shook their heads, and finally felt a little safe after seeing the police.
"It's okay, it's okay, the black bear ran away on its own."
"Ran away?"
The policemen looked at each other with some doubts, "What's going on?" β
After explaining in a few words, the police were puzzled, and it stands to reason that since the black bear took the initiative to attack, it would definitely not give up easily.
In particular, the black bear that Professor Song said knelt down and then slipped away, which is even more incredible.
If it weren't for Professor Song's serious face, they would almost have thought that someone from the research center was joking with them.
But everyone's faces were pale, and they were all in a state of the rest of their lives, not like they were lying, and so many people present saw it.
For a while, the police didn't know what to say, anyway, people were fine.
"I'm really sorry Professor Song, we checked before, and there are no traces of large beasts in this vicinity, this black bear should have run from other mountains."
In the face of the police's apology, Professor Song said that it didn't matter, and this kind of thing was not something that could be predicted by humans.
"Fortunately, there were no casualties, we plan to lead some cultural relics back to the capital first, and we will ask you for the rest of the matter."
The police officers nodded, "It's natural." β
After the black bear incident, the police did not dare to take it lightly, and sent police to be stationed here to protect the safety of the remaining archaeological staff so that similar things would not happen again.
Professor Song led the others and most of the excavated cultural relics back to the capital.
At noon that day, after returning to the research center in Beijing, Professor Song and the others had a good night's sleep.
At about four or five o'clock in the afternoon, the crowd gathered and began to work busier than they had been at the riverbed ruins, spinning almost like a spinning top.
Many cultural relics have been unearthed in the ancient temple, and it is a relatively large project to restore or study.
The bones of Zhi Dun were also cleaned up and enshrined.
These cultural relics are more important, they are all related to Buddhism in the Wei and Jin dynasties, and they have great research value for the history of that time and the development of Buddhism.
But these were all placed aside by Professor Song for now, and his eyes were on the ancient sword.
As early as the ruins of the ancient temple, Professor Song wanted to unlock the secrets inside the ancient sword, but at that time, the conditions and equipment were limited, so he could only press it down.
Now when he arrives at the Beijing Archaeological Research Center, the first thing he does is to study ancient swords.
It was carried by the high monks, and he was not even placed next to it, which shows the importance attached to this object.
What is the reason why the monks treat the ancient sword differently, and what kind of secret is there?
couldn't help but think of the strange black bear and the assistant's words again, Professor Song couldn't wait even more.
With gloves, he took out the ancient sword from the box, and carefully pulled out the scabbard, moving gently, as if he was dealing with some rare treasure.
"Clickβ"
With the sound of the scabbard rubbing, everyone subconsciously held their breath and watched Professor Song's movements intently.
Although the box fell and the scabbard of the ancient sword also fell off, after the black bear crisis at that time, everyone was not in the mood to observe what the ancient sword looked like.
Now I can finally see it clearly.
The black sword body appeared in their field of vision, with a bit of a simple and strong feeling, and as the scabbard left, it became clear little by little.
Like a thousand-year-old ink painting, it slowly spreads out in front of everyone.
Although there are flaws on the surface of the sword, it is a precious trace left by the years.
The sword of the Wei and Jin dynasties, the sword is wide out of the sheath and tail a lot, it is rectangular or inverted trapezoidal, the two sides of the sword are more prominent, the edge is sharp, it is flat and long W and M-shaped, the middle of the hilt is sharply closed, and the back is thick and the front is thin.
But the sword in front of him, even after such a long time, can still see that the blade is sharp and thin.
It is very heavy in the hand, the whole shape is simple and beautiful, the spine of the sword body is parallel to the two blades, the sharp edge is sharpened, the thick grid is inverted and concave, and the round stem has two hoops.
"That's not right!"
The more people looked at it, the more strange they felt, and many weapons from the Wei and Jin dynasties had been unearthed before, which were completely different from the ancient sword in their hands.
Whether in terms of shape or material, it does not conform to the style of the time, and there is no similarity compared with other unearthed cultural relics.
An impossible conjecture arose in everyone's minds.
The original excitement and excitement on Professor Song An's face were replaced by doubts and surprises.
There was silence in the air, and the ancient sword in front of him fell into silence.
"How do I feel that this is not like a sword from the Wei and Jin dynasties, but like."
The person who said this only felt that his throat was very dry, and he couldn't say the next sentence, because the answer was really ridiculous.
How could Professor Song, who has studied history quite a lot, not see it, and added what he did not finish.
"It's like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period!"
"The ancient tombs of the Spring and Autumn Period that we excavated before, unearthed a lot of such bronze utensils, among which there are not many sword weapons, but most of them are similar, quickly, take a good look at them."
The moment the words landed, the audience was suddenly silent.
The Wei and Jin dynasties and the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the time difference between the two is thousands of years!
They actually found a bronze sword in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in the historical relics of the Eastern Jin Dynasty?
Unless there is still an ancient tomb of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period here, because the two overlap, it is not surprising that there are bronzes.
Didn't you find out when the temple was built?
However, although this situation is relatively rare, it is not non-existent in the archaeological community.
It's just that so many cultural relics have been unearthed in the ancient temple, and there are no items from other periods, so the possibility of this overlap can almost be ruled out.
"Could it be that it was imitated by future generations?"
"I don't rule out this possibility, but during the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Western Jin Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period were preference, and the Spring and Autumn Period was almost a thousand years old from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and there were still relatively few imitation items."
If it is a gift from someone, it should be to do what he likes, and give scriptures and Buddha statues and other things.
Who will give a sharp weapon to an enlightened monk?
Just thinking about it, this gift is quite outrageous.
Moreover, there is no record in later generations that Zhi Dun likes bronzes, all of which is not logical at all.
During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the steel filling method was invented, which made hard and flexible steel a large number of people, and the weapons made with this method were tough and sharp, and the iron tools were more durable and sharp than the bronze ones.
So at that time, most of the weapons were made of iron, and there were very few bronze weapons.
But if Zhi Dun doesn't like it, why do you have to carry this bronze ancient sword with you when you sit and die, even from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it can't be put on by someone after his death?
The people in the archaeological center talked about it a lot, and many doubts surfaced in their hearts.
The origin of the ancient sword seems to have become a mystery.
Professor Song took a magnifying glass and turned the ancient sword over and over again, and soon found a row of small characters at the place where the hilt of the ancient sword and the sword body met.
It's written with a bird seal!
The bird seal is a kind of seal script, and its strokes are replaced by bird shapes, which not only has a unique decorative style, but also has a profound symbolic meaning.
Flying birds into the book expresses a way of being respected by the ancient Chinese, the letter of migratory birds guarding winter to spring, and "letter" is the meaning of the bird seal.
This small character is shaped like a bird's claw and looks very elegant.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the sword was not used for fighting, but more as a decorative object, or a status symbol, or even an ornament.
But the sword, because it is made of copper, was extremely rare and precious during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and ordinary people were obviously not qualified to have it.
Therefore, usually on such a sword, the name of the sword owner will be engraved to show its identity.
If there were doubts about the origin of this sword, it may be a copy of it in later generations.
However, after the research of everyone, judging by the casting process and shape of this sword, it is undoubtedly determined that it is from the Warring States period.
Looking at these words now, I am more sure that this is indeed a cultural relic of the Warring States Period!
Although it has been eroded by the flowing water, it has been somewhat blurred, but after some restoration, the content of this small line of small print is finally interpreted.
[Jinghe is a Wenger! γ
Looking at the restored words, everyone is a little confused, according to the cognition of the archaeological community, the inscription of the sword of the Warring States is the norm, and even the sword of King Goujian of Yue is engraved with 'King Yue Dove, self-acting sword'.
But what does the word on this sword mean? doesn't keep a name, but it looks like self-deprecation?
"What does that mean?"
"It's not a name."
"Why does it sound like self-deprecation?"
Professor Song An read it for a moment, and then explained: "If it is translated, I think it should be 'the old man who holds the boat on the Jing River'. β
Hearing this, everyone was stunned, but they couldn't help but feel even more strange.
"Could it be that the original owner of this sword was an old man?"
"Could it be that he's still a boatman?"
"This is rare, the old man who supports the boat also has a sword?"
can engrave such a sentence, regardless of whether the old man is the master of the sword or not, it must be inextricably related to this sword.
The original owner of this sword can be placed next to it first, the key is where did Zhi Dun get this ancient sword that spans thousands of years?
Why do you cherish it so much?
Countless suspicious clouds surround the hearts of Professor Song and others, but there are no clues for the time being, so they can only continue to clean up the cultural relics, hoping to obtain some information.
And as Professor Song An and others were busy day and night, the news quickly spread throughout the Kyoto Archaeological Center.
"I heard that no, Professor Song, they brought back a bronze ancient sword of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period from the ruins of the Eastern Jin Dynasty."
"This ancient sword is still owned by the senior monk, and it is placed on his side when he sits and dies."
"What?! There are such miracles. β
"It's really strange, the difference between the Wei and Jin dynasties and the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period is a thousand years, where did this sword come from? How did Master Zhi Dun get it? β
"Professor Song, they are busy investigating, and I don't know what the final result will be, but in this history, it is obviously very meaningful to excavate!"
The staff of the research center had a lot of discussions about this, one was a monk thousands of years ago, and the other was an ancient sword that was older than the monk's time.
It stands to reason that the two can be said to be eight poles that can't be beaten together, but they were bumped into by Professor Song, and this mystery buried for thousands of years almost kept everyone awake at night.
But after two days have passed, there are still no clues, according to the degree of cherishing of this sword, there should be some records, but looking through the history books and documents, there is no record that there is such a bronze ancient sword around Zhi Dun, which is incredible.
The black sword body is like a ghost, and it is a rare miracle in the entire archaeological world, shrouding the entire archaeological center in a cloud of suspicion.
Since there were no clues on Zhi Dun's side, everyone had no choice but to focus on Gu Jian.
In fact, this bronze ancient sword itself is not particularly important, there are many bronze utensils unearthed, and there are more ancient than it, if there is no special historical significance, it is not a rare treasure, and it is good to be able to evaluate a first-class cultural relic.
But the important thing is that it is now closely related to Master Zhi Dun, and there must be an unknown history in it, which becomes intriguing.
At the very least, it is necessary to find out the origin of the ancient sword, or what is mysterious about it itself, so that Zhi Dun can look at it differently.
And now, apart from knowing that it is from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the only clue is that line of small print.
'Jinghe Yiweng'.
This passage is actually not difficult to explain, and it is also very directive, so before that, a part of the people have been assigned to investigate the origin of the ancient sword.
On this day, the good news came.
"Professor Song! There's a new clue! β
The assistant hurriedly ran over, holding a lot of information in his hand, "After investigation, there is really the existence of the Jing River, and this river still has a great origin." β
Professor Song was surprised, looking at the information handed over by the assistant, his expression suddenly became extremely complicated.
The Jing River has undergone thousands of years of changes, and to be precise, it should be called Anhe now.
After a large amount of information and research, it can be proved that the predecessor of the Anhe River was the Jing River, at the border of the Chu State, and it is also the birthplace of the allusion to carving a boat and seeking a sword.
"Professor Song, I don't know if you have swiped the historical tales that have been widely circulated on the Internet before? It's an allusion to carving a boat for a sword, and some history lovers investigated it on the Internet later, and found that the protagonist of the allusion is actually an old man who holds a boat......"
Professor Song showed a puzzled look, "Historical treachery? β
Although Professor Song and his family are also engaged in historical research, there are many kinds of research, and the direction is also different, plus Professor Song is old and does not use the Internet much.
So I didn't know about the boiling things before, but now I heard the assistant explain carefully, and I knew the reason.
"I didn't expect there to be such a doorway here."
After listening to the twists and turns in this story, Professor Song was full of emotion.
The assistant also sighed beside him, "Yes, who would have thought that the idiom story we are familiar with, there is actually another statement, which completely overturns our previous cognition." β
"So the Jing River in this story is the Jing River engraved on the sword?"
Professor Song thought for a moment, judging from the historical situation of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it should be impossible for a second Jing River to appear.
And there are a few keywords on the sword body, and then I think of the later statement about the story of carving the boat and seeking the sword......
Professor Song was surprised: "Could it be that the owner of this sword is the old man who holds the boat?!" β
Subsequently, the people from the archaeological center checked a lot of information, and even contacted the netizen who published the opinion at the beginning and learned his true identity.
turned out to be a young man, named 'Qi Xueqing', who is also a major in historical research, with very good grades, and is also a famous teacher, whose teacher is not ordinary, and has made great achievements in the industry.
Professor Song consulted Qi Xueqing's teacher again, and after getting some answers, he completely lost his doubts.
I originally thought it was just an ordinary bronze ancient sword, but I didn't expect to trace it down, and I even found a related idiom allusion.
And in this allusion, there is even a layer of historical fog.
For a while, everyone's doubts not only did not decrease, but deepened a lot.
"Professor Song, is this bronze ancient sword really the sword inside the carved boat?"
In the face of the student's inquiry, the fold between Professor Song's eyebrows could almost trap a mosquito, and he sighed and said, "It's hard to say. β
Although the ancient sword is engraved with the relevant words 'Jinghe Yiweng'er', and the story of carving a boat to seek a sword also happened in Jinghe, these are only speculations by the archaeological center, and there is no tangible evidence to prove it at present.
"The time and place can be right, maybe this is really the sword that fell into the river in the idiom allusion?"
"Then the question is, in this idiom story, it is not explained in the end whether the old man fished out this sword, how could this sword fall into the hands of Master Zhi Dun?"
"That's not right, you also said that it's an idiom story, and we don't know what happened next, maybe it has been salvaged, but it has never been recorded."
"But these are also our guesses, why this sword ended up in the hands of Master Zhi Dun, and why it is so important, there are still no clues, and it still needs to be investigated."
Going around and around and back to square one, even if he figured out the origin of the ancient sword, he couldn't explain why it appeared in Zhi Dun's hand.
Whether the bronze ancient sword is the sword in the story of carving the boat and seeking the sword, this point is impossible to examine, but according to today's clues, the two are inextricably linked.
It wasn't until the evening that the day's busy work ended, and the staff dispersed one after another.
Late at night.
The research center was empty, and the staff had gone to rest, some went home, and some lived in dormitories.
"Da Da Da-"
The footsteps of the patrol officers were heard in the empty corridor, and seeing that there were no suspicious people around, and the equipment was checked, showing that everything was working well, he was relieved to leave.
It was late at night, and fog began to cover the cultural relics storage room.
The ancient sword was placed on the shelf, and at this moment, it trembled slightly, and there was a humming sound, and the mist suddenly set off ripples, as if the ripples of the long river of time, engulfing the sword body little by little.
It was as if it didn't belong to this plane, and now it was being erased by the plane.
As time passed, the fog slowly dissipated, and with it, the Warring States Ancient Sword......
The night passed.
The sky gradually revealed the white look of the fish's belly, and at seven o'clock in the morning, the archaeological center sounded the sound of footsteps one after another.
Because I've been so busy lately, everyone has consciously gone to work early.
The assistant was the first to arrive at the antiquities storage room because he had to get materials for Professor Song.
"Huh?"
But inadvertently, it always feels like something is missing.
After looking around carefully, the assistant was stunned for a moment, looking at the empty glass display case, his face was suddenly difficult to see.
"Why is the bronze ancient sword missing!"
The assistant ran out in a panic, just in time to bump into Professor Song discussing with several members of the research institute about the bronze ancient sword and the carved boat sword.
"What's wrong, Xiao Li?"
"Oh no, Professor Song, the bronze ancient sword is gone!"
Everyone's expressions changed, "What do you mean it's gone?" β
Assistant Li said incoherently in a panic, "I don't know what's going on, when I went to get something as you ordered, I found that the bronze ancient sword in the cabinet was gone." β
"How is this possible!"
Everyone hurriedly rushed over, and the bronze ancient sword was originally placed in a glass cabinet with anti-theft measures.
But now, as the assistant said, it was empty.
"Could it be a thief?!"
"If it's a thief, you can't just steal this one thing, the other artifacts are still here."
"Could it be that I accidentally put it somewhere else?"
Everyone searched around the research institute, but they didn't find the whereabouts of the bronze ancient sword, and even the security guards were called over to inquire.
"There was nothing abnormal last night, I checked it all, and everything is working normally."
He didn't get any useful information from the security guards, and Professor Song's face was a little unpleasant.
There are other artifacts in the room, and they are not lost, and even the bones of the survivors are unharmed.
If it's a thief, it doesn't seem reasonable to take only this one, and there are not many things more valuable than this ancient sword!
Moreover, the security system of the institute is very advanced, and everyone who enters the research center must swipe their fingerprints, and they will also carry out pupil recognition authentication, so ordinary people cannot enter it at all.
There are also special patrols every night, and it is reasonable that theft is very rare, and there has not been a similar situation since the establishment of the institute.
Unless it was brought in by insiders, but Professor Song looked at the entry and exit records, and there was no recent visit from outsiders.
If there is a thief, it can only mean one situation, and the thief comes from within them.
As for why he didn't take anything else, only the bronze ancient sword, it might be because it had a special origin and was related to historical allusions, and he felt that it was profitable, so he planned to take risks?
Although this logic is rather blunt, it is the only possibility at the moment.
Professor Song gathered all the people in the research center together, and his eyes wandered around their faces, and his face was a little ugly.
"The research center has been established for so long, and there has never been anything like this! There are people who are guarding and stealing themselves! β
"The archaeologists actually stole the artifacts! It's a big joke! If it spreads, it will make people laugh off their big teeth and question the authority of the Kyoto Archaeological Center! β
Professor Song's chest rose and fell, it can be seen that his anger is not light, and when this matter spreads, it is simply a stain, and the reputation of the Kyoto Research Center will be ruined!
He took a deep breath, "You also know what's at stake in this matter, it's a serious offense!" I'll give that person another chance and take the initiative to hand things in, and I can consider it at my discretion and not even call the police. Don't let yourself be ruined for the rest of your life because you have taken a crooked path! β
The moment the words landed, the others couldn't help but whisper.
"Who, actually stealing cultural relics, I really can't think of it, no outsiders have come in recently, it must be our internal people, it's a shame for the research center."
"No, no wonder Professor Song is angry like this."
"While Professor Song is still willing to give him a chance, whoever steals it will stand up quickly, don't make things too ugly."
"The research center is monitored everywhere, and it's impossible to hide it."
The crowd exchanged heads and ears for a while, but no one stepped forward.
Professor Song's face sank a little, "Very good, in that case, then you can only adjust the monitoring, don't blame me for not being merciful when the time comes." β
He didn't want to make a big deal out of it, and it would be bad for the reputation of the research center to spread it, but the man didn't seem to cry when he didn't see the coffin.
Soon, the surveillance was called out, but by this time, no one had come forward.
Unless that person has the means to destroy the surveillance, his identity is about to be revealed.
The surveillance was projected on the big screen, and everyone watched intently, wanting to see who this bold man was.
However, as the footage progressed, the surveillance video did not show any suspicious persons approaching the room.
Even if someone entered, it would be Professor Song and them, and they had nothing in their hands, and they didn't carry anything, so they couldn't bring the bronze ancient sword out and transfer it at all.
The picture accelerated, until the early hours of the morning, not to mention people in the monitor, not even a ghost.
The room was quiet, there was no change, and the bronze ancient sword was also well kept in the glass display case, if it weren't for the change of time in the lower right corner, everyone would have thought that this was a static picture.
However, just after the wee hours of the morning, the picture suddenly became a little blurry!
Professor Song frowned, "What's going on?" β
The head of the security department replied: "It seems that the camera is foggy on the outside?" β
Assistant Li said: "How can there be fog? It was fine before. β
The other personnel also nodded one after another, "This is a confined space, and it's too strange to suddenly fog up." β
In the frame, a hazy white fog fills the room, starting as a thin fog and quickly becoming thicker, until finally even the camera is covered, and the scene is completely unclear.
Professor Song seemed to have thought of something, and asked people to call up the surveillance in other places, but the other pictures were normal, except that the house where the bronze ancient sword was located was covered by a thick fog, and it was difficult to see the content clearly, which seemed a little weird.
Just when everyone was puzzled, there was a humming sound in the mist.
"Humβ"
Professor Song's eyes widened subconsciously, and he couldn't help but ask, "Did you hear any movement?" β
Everyone heard this and nodded their heads.
"What does it mean?"
"It's a bit like the sound of a sword colliding?"
"No, why does it sound like a fuzzy conversation?"
Everyone had their own opinions on this, and it was obvious that everyone had different feelings after hearing it, but Professor Song set off a lot of waves in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the strange situation that happened when he confronted the black bear near the riverbed.
But there is a fog blocking it, so I can't see it clearly.
The mist didn't last long, only ten minutes, but when the mist finally cleared, the place where the bronze ancient sword was located was empty!
It just vanished into thin air!
Everyone was shocked and stunned.
"The Bronze Ancient Sword is gone!"
"It must have been that strange mist just now, maybe it was made by the thieves to deliberately confuse our vision."
I thought that the surveillance would allow the thief to show his original form, but he didn't expect the appearance of the strange fog to make everyone even more helpless.
Professor Song rewinded the surveillance video again, slowed it down, and watched it carefully, but still didn't gain anything.
Originally, I didn't want to alarm the police, after all, it was also an ugly thing for the guards to steal from the guards, but there was no way to do it now, because there was no suspect on the surveillance video.
In the end, the research center unanimously decided to report the case and leave the matter to a professional person to solve, hoping to find useful clues.
No matter what, we must recover the stolen bronze ancient sword, after all, this is related to the historical secret of Master Zhi Dun!
After receiving the report, the Kyoto police quickly dispatched a special person to handle the case.
Curiously, no footprints were collected at the scene, and there were no fingerprints on the glass case.
Previously, they speculated that the fog in the video was likely to be some kind of chemical, such as smoke grenades, to shield the camera.
However, after the air collection test, all indicators showed that it was normal, and it was reasonable to say that there would be 100% residue in this gas emission, but now the results are unexpected.
There is no trace of editing and synthesis in the video, there is no artificial interference, and the police have called up the surveillance from other perspectives and floors, but they have not found any figures.
In other words, it is a complete mystery how the thieves managed to infiltrate the artifact storage room.
As for the source of the inexplicable sound, the police can't explain exactly what the reason is for the time being, but they suspect that it may be some kind of stolen tool.
For a while, the police were confused and did not get any useful information, and this perfect case of escape room theft can be said to be seamless.
And because there were no new clues, the case fell into a stalemate for a while.
Professor Song and the others were worried when they received the news from the police, but it was useless to be anxious.
Anyone who had access to the room was called in by the police to talk, but from the transcript of the conversation, there was no suspicion.
"Who stole something, everyone is unlucky."
"The key is that the surveillance video hasn't been filmed yet, is it really a ghost, it can't be that Gu Jian disappeared by himself."
"It's very weird to suddenly fog, you think about the other rooms are still normal, but this room has an accident, could it be because of the ancient sword?"
"Remember what happened when you confronted the black bear? This sword is too evil, and I now kind of believe Xiao Li's words at that time. β
"What did Xiao Li say?"
"Xiao Li said, this sword has coercion!"
"It's weird! No wonder Zhi Dun had to hold it before he died, you say, could this sword be taken away by Master Zhi Dun? β
"What you are saying is getting more and more mysterious, this is clearly stolen by someone, and this kind of movement is created in order to confuse the public, so the clouds of suspicion confuse us."
Recently, because of the theft of the ancient sword, the research center has been overshadowed, which has made people panic, and even derived several versions, but they only dare to circulate these words in private, and they have not said it in the open.
But the name of 'ancient sword' has also become 'strange sword' and 'evil sword', because many people think that this sword is evil.
In particular, Assistant Li has been a little distracted since the day of the theft, and he always can't help but recall the scene when he confronted the black bear that day, and once had mental problems and went to the hospital for examinations many times.
However, the archaeological center did not stop studying the ancient sword because of the theft, and its disappearance only added a lot of mystery to the matter.
It can't even help but wonder if it is really extraordinary, so that Master Zhi Dun can even take it with him when he sits and dies?
In order to find out the connection between the bronze ancient sword and the branch, the Kyoto Archaeological Center decided to start the search from the source!
According to previous speculation, the bronze ancient sword is related to the idiom allusion of carving a boat to seek a sword, then they can use this as a starting point.
"Book a plane ticket and leave for Wudu tomorrow!" (End of chapter)