Dong Xiaowei knew what I wanted to do, and his face turned pale with fear: "Wang Huan, don't do stupid things, you might end up in jail."
I said calmly: "Don't worry, nothing will happen to me."
"No..." Dong Xiaowei wanted to come over and pull me, but I slipped in front of her fingertips and ran out of the yard in a few steps: "Don't follow me, look after yourself."
From the moment I took away the iron sword, I had already made up my mind. It is better to fight things that cannot be discussed with fists than to let the owner of an antique shop take advantage of the situation.
No matter how Dong Xiaowei calls me, I can't look back.
I could hear that Dong Xiaowei wanted to come out and chase me, but she didn't dare to go out of the courtyard gate. She started crying when she got to the door, but I ran out of the street without stopping.
It was just getting dark when I went out, and there were still people coming and going on the street. I pretended to be strolling on the street, but I was actually observing the cameras on the street. In this era of "eyes in the sky", the possibility of committing a crime on a commercial street is very slim. I walked around the antique shop twice before casually walking in through the door: "Boss, we meet again."
The boss smiled and said: "Little brother, come and sit, come and sit. I know that little brother is a smart man. Money is all external things. If there is something you can't bear to part with, the most important thing is to save your life, right? Little brother put the fox Did you bring the bell?"
I looked at the boss calmly and said, "Fox Bell, I brought it, but it's not in my hand, but in your home."
The boss's face changed: "What do you mean?"
I smiled and said, "Those fox bells are stained with blood. Now I just need to call the police and you won't be able to escape. Should we change the tone of our conversation?"
"You lied to me!" The boss stood up with his hands on the table. "You think the police are all fools. Do they believe whatever you say?"
I shook my phone and said, "You can try it!"
From the moment the boss stood up, I knew I had made the right bet. There must be something he shouldn't have in his store. Once the police come, he will never be able to run away, so he doesn't dare to bet with me.
The boss looked fiercely: "Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to get out of Chengjiang?"
I smiled lightly and said: "I didn't plan to leave at first. The worst is, we can join the prison together. I heard that Gongmen Prison has a gathering of righteousness and can suppress evil. It might be safer if I stay there for a year and a half. You Is that right?"
"You..." The boss obviously didn't expect that I would take such a step. His expression changed several times before he said, "Brother, we are all people in the world, why should we fight to the death? As the saying goes: More friends, more paths. Why don’t we make friends?”
I straightened up: "I also want to make friends with the boss. As long as the boss is sincere, I will be grateful after I leave Yuxi."
The boss then sat down and poured me tea again: "Let's put it this way! Many people think that the Shark in Fuxian Lake is the god of the lake, but I don't think so. A few friends and I were fishing in Fuxian Lake. At that time, I once encountered King Shark..."
I interrupted the other party and said, "Wait a moment. As far as I know, Fuxian Lake is the largest plateau deep-water lake in China, with the deepest point exceeding 150 meters. How did you get down?"
The boss smiled and said: "If you think about it, there will be a solution. Don't ask about this."
Apparently, this boss is a habitual offender, so naturally they won't tell me their tactics. I nodded and said, "Go on."
The boss continued: "At that time, our brothers had no intention of entering the center of Fuxian Lake Ancient City. We just planned to find some useful things around. Who would have thought that the ghost-faced shark rushed out from under Fuxian Lake and killed three of us on the spot? Four brothers.”
"We had no choice but to hide in the ancient city of Fuxian Lake desperately. Later, we broke into an underwater temple, and the ghost-faced shark didn't dare to come in and kept circling outside. You said, Could Jimensame be the god of the lake?"
I couldn't help but nodded. Judging from the way we encountered Jimensame, it should just be a fish. Animals all have the instinct to sense danger, and the more powerful the animal, the more so. Any place where Jimensame is afraid to approach must be a fatal threat to it.
I looked at the boss and said, "Then how did you get out?"
The boss continued: "At that time, a few of us were scared to death. We were not only afraid of the Ghost-Faced Shark rushing in, but we were also afraid of the temple. There must be something in that temple, although none of us saw that thing. What is it, but everyone clearly feels that there is something lurking in the temple."
"I shined a flashlight in the temple for a long time, but saw nothing except the heavy weapon. I suspected that Jimensame was afraid of the heavy weapon, so I wanted to see if I could push it out. Scare Jimensame away."
"I just stretched out my hand and pushed it, and the heavy instrument was divided into four sections. The one I took away was the middle section because it was the smallest. I thought I wouldn't survive, so I might as well take a gamble and take it. I swam out of the temple with that piece of heavy equipment. Who would have thought that Jimensame was really afraid of that piece of equipment, so I took it and swam past Jimensame, and I escaped with my life."
When the boss said this, he stopped and took a sip of tea: "After I came out, I kept waiting for my companion by the water. Finally, two more people came up, and they each held a piece of heavy equipment. I guess it was that thing The bottom layer was too heavy and no one could lift it, so only two people came out."
I stared at the boss and said, "How many people are hiding in the ancient temple?"
"Six." A hint of bitterness appeared on the boss's face unconsciously. Although he didn't say it clearly, I could tell that the other three people probably died not in the belly of the fish, but in the hands of their companions.
The boss continued: "After our three friends came out of the water, we also had a falling out. Each of us took a piece of heavy equipment and went our separate ways. I estimate that as long as you can collect all three pieces of heavy equipment, maybe you can Can find the secret of the Lake God.”
I stared at the boss for a while and then said slowly: "What do you mean you asked me to take away three swords?"
The boss said: "As long as the sword is there, the person who caught you will not dare to come in. If you walk around this street, wherever the sword is hanging on the wall, there must be something fished out of Fuxian Lake hidden in your home."
I briefly recalled that during the day I walked around and saw ancient swords hanging in at least three stores. But the hilts were completely different from the ones the boss gave me, which was why I didn't pay attention to those ancient swords.
I said calmly: "Is the boss joking? Who dares to hang things out of Fuxian Lake? Why don't you wait for the police to come to your door?"
The boss waved his hands and said: "Those things are afraid of ancient swords, but they don't necessarily have to be those from Fuxian Lake. Any ancient magic weapon or sharp blade will do, especially those who have killed people before."
I said with a cold expression: "Then what do you mean by giving me three swords from Fuxian Lake?"
"Ahem... I just want to scare you a little more and make you take out your things quickly." The boss said immediately after being embarrassed, "Little brother, don't worry, I will get you a good knife right away. If you take it back beforehand, I promise nothing will happen. Just wait..."
The boss quickly pulled out a long knife from under the table: "This is the imperial sword made by Emperor Qianlong, little brother, please take care of it!"
After I pulled the leather-sheathed sword halfway out of its sheath, a cold air suddenly rushed out from the sword. The cold light that shot out from the blade made me close my eyes slightly.
I put the sword back into its scabbard and put it on the table: "I admit that this is an ancient sword, but it is definitely not made by Emperor Qianlong. The boss doesn't need to delay, it's better to speak frankly."
According to legend, Emperor Qianlong once specially made four batches of precious swords, with a total number of about 300. It was not until the twelfth year of Qianlong that they were all completed. The swords all bear the signature of "Imperial Made by Qianlong".
Qianlong's swords are extremely luxurious, with white jade handles and engraved gold guards being common. The knife in my hand is in the style of a Qing Dynasty saber. It has a long and narrow blade with a raised front section and a blood groove. However, the inscription is not "Imperial Made" but "Imperial Gift". The decoration on the scabbard is relatively plain. The handle is slightly longer, so you can hold the knife with both hands. The design of the entire knife is not intended for decoration and wearing, but more for actual combat. This is definitely not Qianlong's sword.
The boss said with a straight face: "Little brother, what you said is wrong. Let me tell you the truth, this sword is the royal sword given by Emperor Qianlong to the general Zheng Burma. If I didn't like it, why don't I take it out? "
I smiled slightly and said, "Is the boss asking someone to pack something in the back?"
From the time I came in, the boss always talked half-talk and half-hidden. He talked about the process rather than the ideas. Now you are taking out such a precious sword. If you are not deliberately paralyzing me, what is it
If I am interested in this sword and am led astray by him, if I chat with him about the sword for a while longer, maybe he will be able to get everything hidden behind it out.
While I was talking, I tapped on my phone a few times. When my boss saw me tapping the speed dial button, his expression suddenly changed. He didn’t know that I was calling Dong Xiaowei, and there was no way anyone would answer. He thought I was informing my companions outside, so he quickly said: “Little brother, what are you doing? Aren’t you being kind and treating me like a donkey? I've been talking to you for so long, isn't it just to make you believe that I didn't fool you? Look, you..."
I looked at the boss with a smile but said nothing. Seeing that I was silent, the latter couldn't help but said with a bit of annoyance: "Okay, little brother, I know you don't believe me. I'm going to go back and take out that heavy weapon now. I'll tell you bit by bit, and you can You know what’s going on here.”
I then put down the phone, picked up the tea cup on the table, and took a sip: "Okay, I'll wait for you."
The boss turned around and walked towards the back of the antique shop, but after he left, he didn't come back for a long time.