Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 689 - 686: The Stone Sword

Chapter 689: Chapter 686: The Stone Sword

Lin Tian waved his hand and said, "Ladies, you don’t have to keep suggesting that I make requests. In my eyes, something that fits me is a treasure; something that doesn’t is just an ordinary object. It’s like the Demon Exorcism Records. It’s of no use to me, so to my eyes, it’s not even as valuable as these medical books. Do you understand?"

"Your magnanimity truly is eye-opening," the Heavenly Master Girl laughed. She had come to an understanding after hearing Lin Tian’s words.

"Don’t become obsessed with Brother Lin, he’s just a legend," Lin Tian said narcissistically, naturally earning a coquettish roll of the eyes from the two women.

"Alright, let’s pack up the stuff and get out of here quickly. We’re surrounded by dead people’s coffins, and chatting here isn’t a great idea," Lin Tian urged.

They then took the tiger skin out of the stone coffin, laid it on the ground, carefully moved the books onto it, and neatly arranged them before wrapping them up in the tiger skin.

After clearing out the contents of the stone coffin, Lin Tian walked around it to ensure nothing was missed, adhering to his own ’scorched earth’ policy of not leaving anything valuable for the Japanese, he had to honor his word.

When he got to the other side of the stone coffin, Lin Tian noticed a tombstone standing on the altar. But on closer inspection, it seemed less like a tombstone—nobody puts tombstones at the back, right?

Looking closer, the "tombstone" resembled a huge stone sword, with a hilt and a blade. The ridge between the hilt and blade was not very prominent, looking more like the ancient bronze swords.

"Strange, how can there be a stone sword here?" Lin Tian wondered aloud.

Japanese martial artists rarely used swords as weapons, preferring the katana. Lin Tian had seen samurais and ninjas in the shrine using katanas; none used swords, much less one with Huaxia characteristics like the bronze sword.

Bronze swords originated in the Huaxia Shang Dynasty, with the craft maturing in the later period of Chunqiu. They reached their peak in the Qin Dynasty, but were entirely replaced by iron weapons after the Western Han, resulting in the bronze sword’s exit from the historical stage.

To find such an object rich in Huaxia characteristics in an underground burial site beneath a Japanese shrine truly amazed Lin Tian. Ning Luoxi and the Heavenly Master Girl, hearing this, came over to look at the stone sword as well.

"Brother Lin, I recognize this sword," Kikuchi Mika suddenly said.

"You recognize it?" Lin Tianqi asked.

It was too incredible — she was Japanese, how could she recognize a stone sword buried deep underground?

Kikuchi Mika walked around the stone sword and nodded affirmatively, saying earnestly, "I really do recognize it, and it’s not just me—many Japanese people would recognize this stone sword."

"You can’t be serious. Swords are rarely seen as weapons in Japan, how could you recognize it?" Lin Tianqi asked, puzzled.

"I really recognize it because this stone sword is exactly like the Kusanagi Sword! The Kusanagi Sword is one of the three Imperial Regalia of Japan, a symbol of the Japan Royal Family. The three Divine Artifacts are now kept in the Divine Palace of the Royal Family, and I’ve seen what the Kusanagi Sword looks like when I visited," Kikuchi Mika explained, blinking her eyes, speaking logically and coherently, not at all like she was lying.

As for the Divine Artifact claims, Lin Tian definitely did not believe them; those were just ways for the Japan Royal Family to elevate their own status, much like any royal family claiming a noble lineage to mystify the common people and legitimize their rule.

However, the claims of the three Divine Artifacts of Japan were widely circulated, and he had heard of them: they were the Kusanagi Sword, the Yata Mirror, and the Eight-foot Jade Hook. But he had only heard of them and never seen them; most of the images circulated were fake.

"Lady Kikuchi, are you saying the stone sword is the same as the Kusanagi Sword?" the Heavenly Master Girl suddenly asked.

"Yes, they are the same. I saw it when I visited the Divine Palace of the Japan Royal Family." Kikuchi Mika hurriedly explained, afraid Lin Tian would think she was lying.

After thinking for a moment, the Heavenly Master Girl nodded and said, "If it’s the same as the Kusanagi Sword, then it makes sense why the stone sword would look like a bronze sword."

"What do you mean?" Lin Tian became even more confused, not understanding why the Heavenly Master Girl would say that.

The Heavenly Master Girl thought for a while, as if organizing her words before speaking, "First, the three great Divine Artifacts kept in the Shrine by the Japan Royal Family are fakes, Lady Kikuchi. You don’t need to argue with me, they are indeed fakes. The Kusanagi Sword, the Yata Mirror, and the Eight-foot Jade Hook have been missing for a long time, and the Royal Family has only been hiding that fact."

She gestured for Kikuchi Mika not to speak and continued, "Many people don’t know the origins of the three Divine Artifacts. They were actually brought to Japan during the Qin Dynasty by the Magician Xu Fu, who was in search of the Immortality Pill for Emperor Qin Shi Huang. At that time, he carried three important items with him: a bronze sword, a bronze mirror, and a Hook Jade."

"When Xu Fu traveled eastward to Japan, he never returned and remained there forever. Those three items were also left in Japan and have been passed down, revered as the three Divine Artifacts of the Imperial Regalia, with various legends fabricated about them."

"This bronze sword was not originally called the Kusanagi Sword, but the Heavenly Cloud Sword. Its true form is that of a bronze sword. Now, do you understand?" the Heavenly Master Girl concluded.

"But the legend says that the Kusanagi Sword is the Divine Artifact that Susano obtained from the tail of Orochi after he killed it," Kikuchi Mika said reluctantly, as a Japanese deeply influenced by such myths.

"You also know it’s just a legend. Legends are made by people. Discussing their origins is pointless now since they’ve disappeared anyway," the Heavenly Master Girl said.

"But you still haven’t explained why the Kusanagi Sword, which is also the Heavenly Cloud Sword, would appear in the underground burial site of the Shrine," Lin Tian interjected.

The Heavenly Master Girl blinked and replied, "I don’t know either. The Kusanagi Sword is a symbolic representation of the Japan Royal Family. Perhaps its presence here is for symbolic reasons as well."

Lin Tian shook his head, hesitating to say, "I don’t think it’s just symbolic. If it were for symbolic reasons, the sword should be placed in the most important spot, like right in front of the altar. But it was put in the back, which is very strange, isn’t it?"

"Maybe it’s part of some special sacrificial ceremony," Ning Luoxi said uncertainly.

"Forget it, it’s just a stone sword. Let’s not waste time dwelling on it and go back to get some sleep," Lin Tian gave up the pursuit and said nonchalantly.

Although Ning Luoxi and the Heavenly Master Girl also found it strange, with the world full of unsolvable mysteries, they knew some things were simply beyond explanation. They turned to leave this underground space.

This time Ning Luoxi led the way out, with the Heavenly Master Girl and Kikuchi Mika walking in the middle, and Lin Tian bringing up the rear.

Lin Tian glanced around the entire burial site, which was filled with numerous coffins, and then took one last look at the stone sarcophagus. The sarcophagus blocked his view, and the stone sword was no longer visible. Shaking his head, he was about to turn and leave.

"Young man..."

As he turned, a faint voice suddenly intruded upon Lin Tian’s ears, as if calling to him.

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