The entire land was divided into three counties, and today's Qianqiao County was the territory of the Qigang Kingdom.
The fate of the Qigu Kingdom for the next nine thousand years can be described as ill-fated. The people here have been baptized by countless wars, large and small, and their vitality has been severely damaged. Both the planting industry and the animal husbandry have been greatly affected.
However, the fishing industry has not been affected at all. The majority of people in Qianqiao County have made a living by fishing for generations.
Ye Zhenfeng listened to these fishmongers talking with great interest. He then asked the waiter from the restaurant opposite to bring some food and wine to the fish stall, and everyone started talking more and more energetically.
While drinking, Ye Zhenfeng asked with a smile: "This bronze underworld sword hanging under the bridge is so valuable. Didn't anyone think about it when it was not picked up?"
An old fishmonger took a big sip of wine, narrowed his eyes and said with a smile:
"Hey! Young hero, of course I have it. Rumor has it that a man named Liu Da had the idea of a bronze underworld sword back then. Liu Da was a gambler. With his evil intentions, he gritted his teeth and took his Brother Liu Er together."
"On a dark and windy night, I took advantage of the high tide of the river and paddled a small broken boat toward the river. The bronze Hades Sword didn't look very big from a distance, but when I walked in, I saw that it was more than one meter long. Plus it’s made of bronze, so it looks very bulky.”
"The hilt of the bronze underworld sword is connected to the bridge body with a bronze iron chain. It was drilled in when the bridge was built. It cannot be pulled away at all. No matter how hard you try, the bronze iron chain will not move at all. , and since it was difficult to exert force while standing on the boat, the two brothers could only take out stone hammers and iron chisels and start hammering bit by bit."
"But the sound of banging the bronze iron chain was still heard by the nearby villagers, so they reported it to the police. Not only did these two people not get the bronze underworld sword, they were also imprisoned! But Liu Da and Liu Er The two brothers are also unyielding masters."
"Although he had been in prison for a few days and received a slap in the face, he still refused to give up. Then he found an opportunity to steal the bronze Hades Sword. This time, the two boys did not know where they got a weapon called Yin Shiji. Water stuff.”
"Legend has it that the Yin Corpse Water is the water formed by the decay of thousand-year-old corpses taken out of the sarcophagus, and then refined by alchemists with ores to finally form the Yin Corpse Water. Just drop a little, and even stones can be corroded instantly. A hole comes through."
"Liu Da and Liu Er took the Yin Zhi Shui and ran under the previous bridge, hoping that the Yin Zhi Shui would melt the bronze chain on the bronze Hades Sword. When the bronze chain was about to melt, Suddenly, the surrounding wind ruffled, and the water rose up. It was obviously just a calm river, but it started to sway from side to side, as if something was stirring in the water."
"At that time, Liu Er felt scared in his heart, and his calves were shaking with fear. He looked up at the dark night sky, and couldn't see even the slightest starlight. Even the moon was a hairy moon, hazy, and The wicker branches around them were swaying wildly in the wind, swaying from side to side, making it look more and more like some evil spirit was spying on the two of them."
"Liu Er was still scared in the end, so he asked Liu Da if he wanted to continue? Then Liu Da was determined to steal this bronze underworld sword. After exchanging money, the two brothers left for another country, so the two brothers continued to use The water in the corpse's body melted the bronze underworld sword."
"Suddenly the moon in the sky seemed to be covered by something, the surrounding light suddenly dimmed, the fishing lantern held high in Liu's hand also swayed from side to side, and the dim candlelight in the fishing lantern was suddenly blown out by the wind."
"Liu was so angry that he stamped his feet and cursed. Liu Er could only face his scalp and quickly took out the flint and steel to light a fire. When the surroundings were dark, he suddenly heard a loud popping sound coming from the water, and Liu Da suddenly screamed. Liu Er was so frightened that he knocked over the fishing lantern in his hand and fell onto the fishing boat."
After a long time, the fishing boat that was shaking violently stabilized its hull. Liu Er called Liu Da's name several times, but Liu Da didn't respond at all. He groped for the fishing lantern, shivered and lit it with flint. When he raised it and looked at it, he turned pale with fright and peed on the spot. "
Ye Zhenfeng asked hurriedly: "What did Liu Er see? That he was so scared that he peed?"
The old fishmonger licked his tongue and looked nervous. His eyes turned around the surrounding fishmongers and then back to Ye Zhenfeng. He smiled and said:
"Don't be impatient, young hero. Listen to me and tell me slowly. With the brightness of the fishing lantern, Liu Er saw Liu Da died miserably on the fishing boat. His whole body was lying on the deck like a big character, and there was actually something on his belly. Insert the fallen bronze Hades Sword."
"Liu Er was frightened on the spot. He no longer dared to think about the Bronze Underworld Sword. He screamed and crawled to the shore. Later, Liu Er was caught by the Yamen and was put in jail. Liu Er sat for several days. Years in prison.”
"After he was released from prison, he started to go crazy. He didn't even dare to touch water, except for drinking water. His madness became more and more serious when he saw water! Ever since the bronze sword fell, The river also became unstable."
"Whenever someone goes fishing in that river, six out of ten will get into trouble. Gradually, people are afraid of that river. Some children are not sensible and go swimming in the river. Nine out of ten will go down. There’s no coming back.”
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"Later, the local people complained, and the government had to pay attention to it. They invited Taoist priests to come and do it, and they also found a way to hang up the bronze hell sword again. Hey! It's strange to say that the bronze hell sword After reconnecting, the river is basically peaceful again, young hero, do you think this is mysterious?"
Ye Zhenfeng said: "Old man, do you know when this happened?"
The old fishmonger squinted his eyes, picked up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks, threw it into his mouth, smashed it and said, "I don't know, it happened in my old age anyway, who knows? No one would dare to do it again in the future. I’m thinking about the bronze underworld sword.”
Everyone chatted for a while, and then dispersed after having enough wine and food. Only a guy in rags stayed behind. After the other fishmongers went to work, he walked towards Ye Zhenfeng with a smile and picked up the fish. The jug poured him a glass of wine.
She bared her yellow teeth and gave him a bared smile, then sat next to him and whispered: "Master, if you ask about these things, do you want to purchase bronze vessels?"
Ye Zhenfeng saw that this guy had a sly look on his face. He had to wait until no one was around before he came up to get close to him. He must have something to tell him. From his tone, he thought he was a businessman who collects antiques.
Then he smiled and said: "What? Don't you also have a bronze underworld sword in your hand?"
The guy chuckled, shrugged, rubbed his hands and said:
"How dare I! Actually, it's like this. My name is Xu Laoliu. A year ago, I went fishing in the lake. I was also unlucky that day. I cast the net six times in a row but got nothing. I thought to myself that I was really unlucky. Finally the seventh net was cast.”
"I knelt down and worshiped in the lake, begging me to catch a fish no matter what. Unexpectedly, when I pulled the fishing net, I felt it was heavy. I thought to myself that the lake god really heard my plea and let me catch a big fish. fish?"
"I was on the boat for a long time and couldn't pull it up. The things in the net were so heavy. I used all my strength to finally pull the net up. Sir, do you know what's in the net? What is it?"
Ye Zhenfeng saw that this guy was being mysterious and said, "It must not be a fish, otherwise you wouldn't let me guess."
Xu Laoliu stretched out his thumb and gestured towards Ye Zhenfeng, and then said:
"Uncle, you are really smart. What was caught in the net was indeed not a fish, but... a bronze hell sword! The bronze hell sword was more than two meters long. If I didn't use the buoyancy in the water, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to pull it out. Fished out of the lake."
"But uncle, do you think it's strange? There is no bridge in this big lake. Where did the bronze Hades Sword come from? It's much bigger than the one hanging under the bridge. But it's strange to say that the bronze Hades Sword After they were salvaged, the sky suddenly became filled with dark clouds."
"The originally calm lake surface suddenly began to shake, and the surrounding lake surface seemed to be boiling. My boat began to rock from side to side, and I, including myself and the boat, were knocked over into the lake. Even the bronze Hades Sword It also sank into the water.”
"I swam desperately into the water, trying to catch the bronze sword. Unexpectedly, I stretched out my hand to grab the fishing net, but the fishing net was scratched by the sinking bronze sword. The bronze sword also scratched my wrist. Finally, the fishing net broke, and the Bronze Underworld Sword sank to the bottom of the lake. Unwilling to accept it, I swam towards the depths of the lake, wanting to see what was under the lake. Who knew that there were waves under the lake, and there were things around it? Big black fish were swimming around, and I actually saw them at the bottom of the lake..."
Seeing Xu Laoliu's eyes widening and his expression very excited, Ye Zhenfeng asked hurriedly: "Lao Liu, what did you see at the bottom of the lake?"
Xu Laoliu swallowed hard, and then said: "I saw such a large area of ancient palace buildings, it was so spectacular! There were countless bronze hell swords of various sizes inserted around the palace. Some of those bronze hell swords were quite large. It's more than ten meters high. Uncle, do you think it's spectacular? Those bronze hell swords are all wrapped with bronze chains, like a bronze sword formation. Colorful fish swim around on the glazed tile roofs of those ancient palaces. It's simply... So beautiful! So beautiful! I, Xu Laoliu, have never seen such a beautiful scene in my life!"
Ye Zhenfeng listened to Xu Laoliu's words, thought about it carefully, and then asked: "Lao Liu, let me ask you, where was the bronze sword formation where you saw it?"
Xu Laoliu chuckled, and then said: "Uncle, you see I told you that place, can you give me some reward and let me buy wine, hehehe!"
Ye Zhenfeng smiled: "Of course, how much do you want?"
Xu Laoliu stretched out ten fingers and shook them from side to side, and then said: "Ten gold coins!"
Ye Zhenfeng thought that buying a piece of news with ten gold coins would not be a loss. He took out his money bag from his arms and said to Xu Laoliu: "Lao Liu, I will give you a hundred gold coins. What do you think about taking me to the place you mentioned?"
