Ao Shou was a eunuch in the Jin Kingdom. He was sent to the palace from a poor family since he was young. He became a eunuch manager in the palace by relying on his cautiousness and a little cleverness. His status was only below that of Duke Ding's personal eunuch.
Although he was no longer at the bottom and no longer had to worry about survival, Ao Shou had always had a wish, which was to recover his body.
He longed to become a real man.
However, this wish could not be fulfilled, at least normally.
But today, he saw Duke Ding of Jin take out the legendary stone sculpture of the Immortal Deer in the Clouds.
As a member of the management of the eunuchs in the palace, Ao Shou had the right to read the ancient books collected by the Jin Kingdom. Naturally, he knew what kind of existence the strange white deer, which had attracted the attention of the princes more than a hundred years ago, was.
It was said that the White Deer was a mount of the God of Heaven and possessed incredible power. Its blood was far superior to ordinary deer blood and had the effect of prolonging life.
It was unknown who added the second half of the sentence.
There was even a bamboo scroll that stated that the white deer was a spiritual beast of heaven and earth. If its blood was supplemented with a variety of medicinal herbs, it might be able to revive the dead.
These were all nonsense made up by people who yearned for legends, but they were still a source of hope for Ao Shou.
" In order to recover my body, I must obtain the blood of the Immortal Deer in the Clouds," Ao Shou said to himself firmly.
He knew what kind of person Duke Ding of Jin was. Even if he could break the Jade Deer, he was not qualified to share it with his servants. Therefore, he had to seek benefits for himself.
Ao Shou had once obtained a strange liquid. This liquid had an astonishing corrosive effect on jade, like snow being roasted by fire.
Ao Shou was confident that his Rotten Jade Liquid could break through Ling Ye's jade shell.
That night, Ao Shou used his authority to transfer some people away and then secretly sneaked into the secret chamber in the palace.
In order to avoid trouble, Duke Ding of Jin placed Ling Ye's sculpture on the outermost layer of the secret chamber. Ao Shou saw it the moment he entered.
"Duke Ding of Jin is indeed an idiot, but it's also convenient for me."
Ao Shou walked forward excitedly. This treasure that could make all the dukes go crazy was now in front of a eunuch like him.
Taking out the Decaying Jade Liquid, Ao Shouxian tried to drip a drop on the jade deer.
There was no effect.
Ao Shou frowned and dripped a few more drops.
Still no effect.
" How could this be?" Ao Shou was dazed. Just in case, he had experimented with a jade treasure in the palace before coming here. The effect was especially good. Why did it fail here?
"I don't believe it."
Ao Shou growled as he poured all of the decaying jade liquid onto the statue. He then took out an extremely sharp dagger and stabbed it into Ling Ye's statue. There was no sound other than a clanging sound.
" No, why is it like this? It shouldn't be like this!" Ao Shou angrily kicked Ling Ye's statue. With a loud bang, the statue smashed into the ground. The sound reverberated and the people patrolling in the palace immediately realized that something was wrong.
"What is that sound? It's coming from the depths of the palace!"
"There's a situation. Let's go and take a look."
Not only the people on patrol, even Duke Ding of Jin was startled awake. Realizing where the sound came from, he rushed to the secret chamber.
Ao Shou had long escaped, but the fallen statue and the decaying jade liquid on it proved that someone had done something here just now.
Duke Ding of Jin's face was as dark as water. He immediately guessed that someone must have entered the secret chamber and attacked Yulu. He immediately sent people to hunt Ao Shou down.
In the end, Ao Shou escaped. At the same time, the news about the legendary statue of the Immortal Deer in the Clouds being collected in the State of Jin was spread.
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"Bang! Bang!"
Jin Dinggong smashed the wine cup in his hand and glared at his personal eunuch.
"What did you say? The matter of the statue has been exposed, and the dukes still want me to hand over the statue. Bastards, who do they think they are to order me around?"
Duke Ding of Jin was so angry that he kicked the table over. He was already very angry that a rat had stolen from his house. What made him even angrier was that he had not caught it yet, and now trouble came knocking on his door.
" It must be the eunuch who escaped. Bastard, you traitor!" Duke Ding of Jin roared like a wild beast. At the same time, he looked at his eunuch. Although they were different people, they were both eunuchs. Duke Ding of Jin had the impulse to direct his anger to the other.
Seeing this, the personal eunuch secretly felt that things were not good. He did not want to suffer the disaster of being a fish in the pond. He hurriedly suggested,"Duke Ding need not be angry, this servant has a plan."
Duke Ding of Jin said irritably,"What can you do? Tell me!"
"Yes, Duke Ding. Since the matter has been exposed, I'm afraid it won't work to hide it. Fortunately, we've already experimented and found that the statue can't be broken. I'm afraid that the Duke of our country has done it before. So, this servant thinks that since we can't break it, then although this statue is precious, it's still just a statue. Why don't we make a deal with the various dukes and exchange it for something beneficial to us?"
" You mean you want me to hand over the Jade Deer to those bastards?" Duke Ding of Jin was displeased.
He more or less agreed with the first half of the eunuch's words. The statue was unbelievably hard. It had been in the Jin Country for more than a hundred years. If it could be opened, it would have been opened long ago. There was no practical use for him to keep it. However, the statue had completely turned into jade. Even if the secrets inside were not mentioned, the appearance alone was beautiful enough. How could the extravagant Duke Ding of Jin bear to part with it?
"Duke Ding, you have to give something to get something. No matter how beautiful a statue is, it's just a statue. You can use it to exchange for land and cities from those dukes. At the very least, it can cause them to fight. At that time, we'll sit back and reap the benefits. Isn't that better?"
Duke Ding of Jin's eyes lit up as he heard this. He felt that this was a good idea.
If they exchanged for other treasures, they could even cause a chaotic war between other countries.
If he was lucky, the Jin Country might be able to annex a few countries and destroy a few powerful countries. By then, the world would belong to him, Duke Ding of Jin.
Most importantly, after destroying those countries, this statue would probably return to his hands.
He only had to pay a small price, but after he succeeded, he could obtain a huge amount of wealth. No matter how he calculated it, he would not lose out.
"Hahahahaha, good, good, good! Let's do that. Send a message to those vassal states and summon them to our Jin Country. I can show the statue to them. As long as the conditions are good enough, I can even give it to them!"
"Yes, this servant will do it now."
Duke Ding of Jin and the eunuch didn't know that while they were discussing, the statue of Ling Ye, which had been put back in the secret chamber, suddenly flashed. It emitted some light, but it soon disappeared.
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