"I'll use a famous sword from the State of Wei's collection and 50 beauties. What do you think, Duke Ding?" The first to bid was Duke Wei.
The State of Wei was not considered weak among the vassals a hundred years ago, but it was not considered strong either. Especially in the current era, the State of Wei was clearly inferior to the States of Jin, Qi, Qin, Song, and Zheng.
Duke Ding of Jin listened to Duke Wei's words and was too lazy to reply.
A mere sword and 50 beauties wanted to get his Celestial Deer in the Clouds statue? Was this Duke Wei dreaming?
Seeing that Duke Ding of Jin was too lazy to even reply, Duke Wei smiled embarrassedly. He knew that his offer was too low.
Duke Chen laughed disdainfully." Duke Wei, you want to get this jade deer at such a low price? How poor is your country? My country is willing to pay three chests of gold and one chest of jade, plus 300 slaves."
In this era, the weights and measures of every country were different, but if it was calculated in boxes, it was definitely not a small amount, especially gold and jade. However,
" This Jade Deer is the most gorgeous jade. Its superficial value is already more than three boxes of gold and one box of jade. As for slaves, Jin doesn't lack that many people," Duke Ding of Jin said slowly. Although he didn't look like he was talking to Duke Wei, his words clearly belittled Duke Chen's offer.
" 100 beauties, 500 slaves, and a batch of Taoist classics that I obtained decades ago." This was the public price offered by the State of Zheng.
Duke Ding of Jin shook his head. He knew about Taoism. It was a sect that was founded decades ago and had become famous all over the world. It was said that Laozi was a top expert who could help with the creation of the world. He was also a very knowledgeable scholar. There was no doubt that many scholars admired the classics of Taoism. However, as the Duke of a country, it was not of much use to him and he was not interested in it.
" A city, three famous swords, and my duke's favorite agate dragon head wine cup." The Duke of Qi raised his wine cup. It was made of red agate and had golden edges. There were dragon heads carved on both ends. It was extremely noble. The Duke of Qi would carry it with him when he was outside. It was obvious how much he liked it.
Duke Ding of Jin looked at the wine goblet in Duke Qi's hand, and his eyes could not help but flash with love and desire. However, he still looked at the others, hoping for a higher price.
"Two cities!"
"Two cities and a box of precious medicinal herbs."
"Two cities, 300 slaves, and a doctor from our country. Duke Ding of Jin can choose any one of them."
In this era, people weren't worth much, but it depended on what kind of person they were. Being a doctor was definitely a good profession. It was a rare species, and there weren't many doctors in each country. It would take a lot of money to train one person.
Simply put, a qualified doctor was worth more than 3,000 slaves, especially the doctors around the Duke.
One by one, the vassals competed for the price.
Gold, jade, cities, land, beauties, famous swords, bows, crossbows, spears, even wine and tea were included. They were all luxuries of this era. Duke Ding of Jin's face was full of joy.
In the end, Duke Ding of Jin stopped at the prices of Chu and Qi.
The Chu Country had three cities, 2,000 slaves, 300 horses, and a famous sword.
The Qi Kingdom consisted of three cities, three hundred bronze spears forged by the Qi Kingdom, three famous swords, and the Duke of Qi's favorite agate dragon-headed wine cup.
"Duke Ding, choose. However, I have to remind you that the horses of my Chu Country are all good horses. The value of a horse is not something that a bronze spear can compare to."
"That's not right. The value of an item does not lie in the item itself, but whether it can make others like it. Duke Ding, if you really like this wine cup of mine, you must seize this opportunity."
Duke Ding of Jin had a conflicted expression.
In terms of actual price, the wine from the State of Chu was definitely higher. However, as the Duke of Qi had said, he really liked the wine bottle, slaves, and horses. They were indeed useful to the State of Jin, but not to him.
" Are we going to choose the Qi Kingdom? But the 300 horses of the Chu Kingdom are worth a lot. If I want to reap the benefits later, I'm afraid these horses will be very important. What should I do? Damn it, if only they could offer a higher price." Duke Ding of Jin frowned.
Seeing that Duke Ding of Jin was still unable to make up his mind, the two dukes of Chu and Qi were impatient. They were determined to obtain this Jade Deer.
The other dukes did not say anything.
Due to various reasons, they couldn't afford to pay such an exaggerated price. After all, it wasn't a real war. However, they had the idea that no matter which side won the bid, they would have to think of a way to snatch it in the end.
A few minutes later, Duke Ding of Jin finally made up his mind. He still chose to stand on his own preferences and looked at Duke Qi. Duke Ding of Jin's eyes had already fallen on his wine cup.
Seeing this, King Chu's face darkened, while Duke Qi smiled.
"I've seen everyone's sincerity. I've already made my decision."
Duke Ding of Jin stood up and was about to raise his hand to the Duke of Qi…
"Buzz!"
The jade deer placed in the center of the hall suddenly emitted a ripple.
“！”
Everyone was shocked.
What was going on?
Why was there a problem with the statue that had been silent all this while?
Duke Ding of Jin widened his eyes and the words that he was about to say got stuck in his throat.
The other dukes also stood up.
Ling Ye's statue kept spewing out golden mist, and cracks appeared on its smooth jade body.
Previously, the guards of the dukes had already experimented many times. The statue was clearly indestructible, but now it actually cracked on its own.
Everyone present realized what it was.
It was said that more than a hundred years ago, under the gaze of countless experts, the mutated white deer petrified. Some people thought that the mutated white deer was dead.
But now, the white deer wasn't dead. It was going to be resurrected after a hundred years.
More and more cracks appeared, and the golden mist sprayed out more and more frequently. In the end, the entire statue was like Ling Ye who chose to petrify it, and endless golden light illuminated the surroundings.
All the dukes covered their eyes in panic. Even the guards beside them felt uncomfortable.
When the light dissipated, everyone looked at the center of the hall with their mouths wide open.
The statue was no longer there, and in its place was a real white deer.
It had really been resurrected!
Duke Ding of Jin's mouth trembled as he kept saying,""How could this be? How could this be? This is impossible!"
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