Chapter 34

"Someone! Go catch an animal!"

Ying Ying Zi Ye issued the order directly in the great hall.

This surprised many people; after all, this was the morning court hall.

In the imperial court, only Qin Shi Huang could issue orders!

Never had anyone else dared to act recklessly here!

Yet now, Ying Ying Zi Ye was overstepping his authority.

All the civil and military officials in the court sneered inwardly.

It seemed this good-for-nothing Ninth Prince was in trouble this time.

They looked toward Qin Shi Huang one after another.

Hoping that Your Majesty would order punishment for Ying Ying Zi Ye.

But the next moment, they were all dumbfounded.

Because Qin Shi Huang did not look the least bit angry.

He was even looking at Ying Ying Zi Ye with a look of great interest.

This left them unable to understand what was going on.

How had things changed so drastically after returning from the eastern tour?

An eunuch, seeing that Your Majesty did not speak out nor fly into a rage.

Smiled knowingly; having climbed and crawled through this court for so many years, who wasn't a shrewd person?

He bowed and immediately went to catch an animal as ordered.

Soon, the eunuch returned carrying a small rabbit in his hands.

"Open the brocade box in Lu Sheng's hand, crush the Jin Dan inside, and feed it to this rabbit."

The eunuch received the order and stepped forward to take the brocade box.

But it was held tightly by Lu Sheng, who refused to let go.

"This is the longevity Jin Dan I offered to Your Majesty."

"It took eighty-one days of refining to be completed."

"How much hardship was endured to refine just one, how can it be used to feed an animal?!"

"You are wasting the Jin Dan! Your Majesty, they are trying to snatch your Jin Dan!"

Lu Sheng did not want this Jin Dan to be snatched away just like that.

He knew some of the tricks inside this 'Jin Dan'.

If a human ate it, there wouldn't be much of an issue for a short time, but an animal is small in volume, so it's hard to say what might happen.

But despite his shouting, Qin Shi Huang on the dragon throne remained indifferent.

Lu Sheng's complexion turned completely ugly at this moment.

He did not understand what was happening.

Previously, Qin Shi Huang had been crazy and obsessed with the Jin Dan.

Why was he so calm now?

Could it be that Xu Fu's Jin Dan was better?

And his, Lu Sheng's, Jin Dan was just trash?

Ying Zheng, sitting on the dragon throne, looked coldly at Xu Fu.

If it were before, he truly would not have wanted to waste such a Jin Dan.

But once he knew the true face of this Jin Dan, he could no longer muster any interest.

"Wasting the Jin Dan? This animal eating it would be a waste, how about you eat it instead?"

The civil and military officials were surprised; they did not expect Your Majesty to answer this way.

Where had that Emperor who was obsessed with the Jin Dan gone?

Could it be that this Jin Dan really had a problem?

Lu Sheng was stunned.

Why was Qin Shi Huang not playing by the rules?

This matter should not have developed this way!

This turn of events was beyond his expectations.

He was only responsible for refining it; how could he dare to eat this stuff?

"Your Majesty, this Jin Dan took eighty-one days of arduous refining to be completed."

"Such a precious Jin Dan, how would this humble one dare to covet it?"

"If you don't dare to eat it, then let that little rabbit eat it."

Qin Shi Huang did not care in the slightest, and he also wanted to test the effects of this Jin Dan once more.

To see if all the Jin Dan were highly toxic.

His actions left Lu Sheng and the other alchemists completely stunned.

Qin Shi Huang was not acting right today!

The eunuch forcibly took the brocade box from Xu Fu's hand and took out the Jin Dan inside.

A 'Jin Dan' shimmering with a metallic luster appeared before everyone's eyes.

Its color was bright and beautiful, magnificent, and it really looked just like a Jin Dan.

But the eunuch felt no pity at all and used a tool to crush it.

Immediately after, he fed it all into the little rabbit's mouth.

And Lu Sheng knew full well what kind of stuff this Jin Dan was.

Seeing the Jin Dan crushed and fed into the little rabbit's mouth.

A bad premonition surged into his heart.

The little rabbit was released by the eunuch.

Suddenly, there was a lively little rabbit in the great hall.

Under the gaze of all the civil and military officials.

They saw the little rabbit scurrying around the great hall for a while.

Immediately after—

The little rabbit's movements became increasingly sluggish.

Everyone in the Qilin Hall watched this scene without blinking.

It was about the time it takes for half a stick of incense to burn.

The little rabbit fell to the ground with a thud.