But it is also a cultural relic after all.
Xiang Yang carefully put the sword back into the jade box intact. He had a very clear standard in his mind about which treasures he could take and which he could not take.
This long sword wrapped in bloodstone and captured from the Mongol Empire seven hundred years ago was obviously not something Xiang Yang could take. Taking it would be a disaster for him. Not only would he not be able to sell it, but keeping it would also cause him endless troubles.
It’s better to do a favor.
Xiang Yang planned to call Professor Chen Yu after getting on board and let Professor Chen Yu handle the follow-up matters. Anyway, Xiang Yang didn't care much about that little bonus, so letting Professor Chen Yu report it might even help him get some credit.
When they reached the deck, the crew immediately gathered around Xiang Yang and asked, "Captain, are there many fishery resources down here?"
"Don't worry about the catch for now. I found a sunken ship below." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
"Shipwreck?"
The crew members were immediately excited, as if they had heard of an elixir of immortality. The main reason was that everyone had heard too many stories about underwater treasures, and they all thought that every sunken ship had mountains of gold and silver utensils.
"Captain, what kind of shipwreck is this? Is there any gold on it?"
"Haha, this is territorial waters. It's none of our business if there's gold there. And there's no gold on it. It's a Yuan Dynasty warship with only some rotten crossbow carts on it. Oh, yes, and a very strange sword." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
When the crew heard this, their enthusiasm immediately cooled.
Yes, this is the high seas, what does it have to do with them even if there are mountains of gold and silver on the sunken ship
"Do we need to report it?" Chen Qingsheng asked.
Xiang Yang nodded, "I'll call Professor Chen."
Chen Yu didn't have classes today, so Xiang Yang's phone rang only once and Chen Yu answered it.
"Student Xiang Yang." Professor Chen Yu still spoke each word slowly, steadily, clearly and concisely, just like he was giving a report.
"Teacher." Xiang Yang said, "I found a sunken ship on the seabed."
"Oh? You're lucky. Is it on the high seas or territorial waters?" Chen Yu asked with a smile.
"It's in the territorial waters, right in the Qinglongwan waters." Xiang Yang said.
"Territorial waters, then you can call the relevant department and I will send you the other party's phone number later." Chen Yu said.
Xiang Yang suddenly became depressed. Professor Chen Yu's reaction was not what he had imagined.
This is a sunken ship!
Don't you even ask what's on the sunken ship
"Okay, teacher." Xiang Yang said politely.
"Oh, by the way, what kind of shipwreck did you find? I can give you the phone number of the relevant department." Chen Yu finally asked a question about the shipwreck.
Xiang Yang immediately replied: "It is a Mongol warship, about thirty meters long."
"A 30-meter-long Yuan Dynasty warship?" Chen Yu's tone changed slightly. "Did you find anything in the shipwreck?"
Xiang Yang shook his head. "No, most of the things were decayed. I only found a sword."
Chen Yu was immediately disappointed. "A sword? That's pretty good. Swords from the Yuan Dynasty are rare."
"No, it's not a sword from the Yuan Dynasty." Xiang Yang said quickly, "It's a Japanese sword. The three words engraved on the sword are translated into Chinese as Tian Ye Yun."
Chen Yu on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment. He asked in shock: "Tianye what?"
"Tianye Cloud."
"What is Heavenly Karma?"
"Tian Yeyun!"
"What's the sky like?"
"... ..."
"teacher!"
"Sorry, I lost my composure." Professor Chen Yu spoke very quickly. He asked repeatedly, "Is the blade of that sword completely white, two feet seven or eight inches long, and the blade looks like a calamus leaf, similar to the type of swords in ancient my country, but the blade is very thick, and the decoration on the hilt looks like fish joints?"
"Huh?" Xiang Yang asked in surprise, "Teacher, have you seen a similar sword?"
Chen Yu took a deep breath. "What do you mean I have seen a similar sword before? This is Tianyeyun, Tianyeyun! Haven't you heard of the Tianyeyun Sword?"
Xiang Yang wondered, "Is Tian Yeyun very famous?"
Fang Youqun's pupils gradually shrank and his face slowly turned red, as if someone was strangling him.
Xiang Yang looked at him strangely.
"Kusanagi Sword!!!" a group of ghosts shouted.
"Kusanagi Sword?" Xiang Yang's pupils shrank and he asked quickly.
"To be precise, it should be the Kusanagi sword, provided that the three words Tian Yeyun are really written on the sword." Professor Chen Yu's slightly deep voice came from the phone.
Xiang Yang took a breath of cold air. The long sword turned out to be the Kusanagi sword.
It turns out that the Tianye Cloud Sword is the super famous Kusanagi Sword.
The Kusanagi sword, the Yasakani no Magatama and the Yasakakami are considered the three treasures of Japan.
Legend has it that when Susanoo killed the Yamata no Orochi, he found a divine sword inside the snake's tail. Even the world-famous demon sword Muramasa is inferior to it.
Because there are often clouds covering the head of the Yamata no Orochi, this sword is called Karma Cloud, and Tian is a respectful title. And because the sword can be unsheathed and cut grass by itself, it is nicknamed "Kusagi Sword".
Historians have always believed that the Tengye-kun sword is not a myth or legend, but that the Kusanagi sword actually existed and was the sword worn by successive emperors. However, during the Genpei War, Emperor Antoku drowned, and the Tengye-kun sword sank to the bottom of the sea and has been lost ever since.
Xiang Yang blinked and asked Chen Yu: "Teacher, what should we do now?"
"What should we do?" Chen Yu's voice trembled with excitement. "Xiang Yang, tell me your current latitude and longitude right now. I need to report it immediately."
Xiang Yang did not delay. The sword was too famous and he could not delay any longer. If the news was accidentally spread abroad, it would probably cause unnecessary trouble.
Chen Yu got the address and immediately made a phone call.
A very young male voice answered the phone.
"Is that Xiao Zhao? Is Mr. Peng here? I have something very important to report to him immediately." Professor Chen Yu said very hurriedly.
Xiao Zhao said tactfully, "Vice President Chen, Mr. Peng just had a stent surgery on his heart not long ago. He needs more rest during this period. What do you want to report?"
Chen Yu quickly organized his words and said, "One of my students found a Yuan Dynasty shipwreck in the territorial waters and found the Tianye Cloud Sword on it."
"Tianye Cloud Sword?" Xiao Zhao's face changed. "Vice President Chen, please wait a moment. I will..."
Only about ten minutes after Xiang Yang finished his call with Professor Chen Yu, he received calls from the Ministry of Fisheries and the Oceanic Administration respectively. They confirmed the news with Xiang Yang again and again, and then said that they would record Xiang Yang's great achievement and reward him greatly. Then they hung up the phone in a hurry, obviously to arrange for someone to drive a boat over.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, a fleet consisting of three salvage ships, two survey ships and a destroyer arrived in the sea area.