I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 591 National Treasure_1

Chapter 591: Chapter 591 National Treasure_1

Hong Xiu was utterly surprised; she never imagined not only would she acquire the delicate face and sexy body she had dreamed of, but she also gained agility that one only sees on TV.

"Wow! Wow! Wow!!"

At this moment, Hong Xiu was like someone boosted with a super agility buff, leaping up and down tree trunks, blinking left and right.

"This is what it feels like to be as light as a swallow, hahaha..."

Hong Xiu’s mood was more or less comprehensible to everyone, especially after listening to your account of her past, Xian Qianling and others couldn’t help but cast a blessing smile at Hong Xiu who was swiftly moving through the woods.

"Lao Du, this lady will eventually be yours, you go and take care of her," you said, patting Du Xishan on the shoulder, then turned to Sophia beside you, "Miss Sophia, may I take a look at the contents of that backpack?"

Sophia didn’t respond immediately, instead turning to look at Kim Jae-won.

The latter nodded slightly: "Give it to him, considering the current situation, we don’t have a choice."

Indeed, as Kim Jae-won said, the two of them had no advantage at the moment. Initially, Biochemical Man Number 1 was Sophia’s reliance, but now she had sided with the others.

Taking the backpack from Sophia, you unzipped the bag and pulled open the zipper, only to find there was another layer of hard metal casing, which even had an electronic password set on it.

"This electronic password is..."

Just as Sophia was about to tell you the electronic password, a few "beep beep beep" sounds were heard, and you had directly unlocked the electronic password of the metal case.

"You, you actually know this password!"

Indeed, your actions once again shook this always arrogant scion of a privileged family.

With a smug glance at Sophia, you pressed down with a grin, and with a "click," the metal case automatically sprang open, revealing inside a... sword...

You were stunned, completely frozen.

"Little Yunyun, what’s the matter?"

Xiao Feng came over to your side and looked into the metal case, and he too was dumbstruck: "This... isn’t this..."

"Mu Yun, what did you guys see? Let me have a look," Du Xishan finally caught Hong Xiu’s hand and hurried over, but he released Hong Xiu’s hand halfway and rushed over with a face full of shock.

"Oh my god! This can’t be! This is absolutely impossible!" Du Xishan’s eyeballs were about to pop out of their sockets because, incredibly, within that tough metallic case was the world-renowned Treasured Sword, a piece widely recognized, collected in museums as a top exhibit, a true national treasure—the Sword of Goujian!

Anyone with even a passing interest in ancient Chinese swords would know about the Sword of Goujian, which has existed for over two thousand years and has never rusted.

However, this Treasured Sword was always cherished in the museum, so how could it possibly end up in the hands of these foreigners!

"That’s not right!"

In the field of antique appraisal, Du Xishan was an expert among experts. He spotted the clue immediately, then slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "So that’s it, that’s how it is!"

"Lao Du, what’s going on, tell us," implored Xian Qianling, who was always impatient.

Looking around, Du Xishan’s face showed the joy of someone who had just solved a puzzle, "As you all might have guessed, this sword is indeed the legendary Sword of Goujian! However, this sword is different from the one in the museum—it’s real, it’s a genuine sword!"

"I’m all confused by what you’re saying, can’t you just come out and say it?" Hong Xiu spoke from the side, a bit complainant. Her field of expertise was not related to history or archaeology, so she was essentially in the dark.

"Don’t worry, don’t worry, I’ll make it clear."

With a big laugh, Du Xishan felt that today was definitely the happiest day of his life. Firstly, he had found a wife, and secondly, the age-old puzzle that had always troubled him finally had an answer.

"Everyone knows that the Sword of Goujian was unearthed in Jingzhou, and during the Spring and Autumn Period, Jingzhou was part of the Chu territory, a good hundred li away from the lands of the Yue Kingdom. This was a point of suspicion at the time. After careful verification, experts also found that the Sword of Goujian, while seemingly extraordinarily sharp, was actually not suitable for real combat. It was so brittle that it would break after just a few clashes with ordinary weapons! Many experts believed that the sword was a ’ceremonial sword’ that Goujian would wear in the Palace for decorative purposes, not for battlefield killing."

You took the Sword of Goujian out of its metal case and waved it casually through the air, continuing Du Xishan’s explanation: "But King Goujian cherished Treasured Swords greatly. He once spent a considerable fortune to commission the famous craftsman Ou Yezi to forge five divine weapons of China, namely Zhanlu, Chun Jun, Sheng Xie, Fish Intestine, and Ju Que. Goujian never used these five swords but always carried the Sword of Goujian. This indicates that the utilitarian value of this sword should be stronger than those five, definitely meant for battle rather than ceremonial display. So, for a while, I suspected that the one in the museum was a counterfeit. Now that we have the authentic one, the one in the museum, of course, is a fake."

With a glance left and right, Du Xishan said with a mischievous smile, "Mu Yun, you really mustn’t speak of this, otherwise the museum folks will be all over you, tearing you to pieces."

"I don’t have that kind of leisure time." You noticed while examining the Treasured Sword that there were two grooves on the hilt, one inlaid with a blue gemstone and the other empty, its shape identical to the Glazed Stone!

You turned to Sophia, "It turns out, this Glazed Stone is an ornament from the sword."

"It’s more than just a simple ornament," Sophia approached you, her gaze on the inscriptions on the sword, and sighed softly, "This sword is a family heirloom of Elder Sister. Their family suffered persecution during the most turbulent times in China, so she fled the country with her aunt, carrying the sword, eking out a meager existence abroad. Elder Sister had always been frail, and overseas, her health declined further due to the change in environment, eventually, she left us. Before she died, Elder Sister asked me to find the Glazed Stone she had deliberately buried under the Fragrant Torreya tree and to take the sword into King Goujian’s tomb to leave it there forever, alongside our ancestors. Because its presence only brings calamity."

As you held the Sword of Goujian, your brows slightly furrowed, "Indeed, there’s something odd about this sword. While holding the hilt, I can feel an immense power hidden within it."

"Why not, let’s just set the Glazed Stone in it and try?" Xiao Feng suggested excitedly from the side.