"Holy cow..."
"Holy cow..."
When Yan Shouyi and Zhu Shanzao saw the "golden bamboo shoot" that the Sun family was worshipping, their minds flashed like lightning. Their shock was no less than seeing a sow climbing a tree.
Especially the Sun family members scrambling to lick the dew on the golden bamboo shoot with blissful expressions, which made the two fall into deep thought.
Should they tell the Sun family the truth about the golden bamboo shoot?
If they knew the truth, would they be so ashamed that they would line up to commit suicide?
But the golden bamboo shoot was the most important thing to repair the golden ox statue. If they didn't get it back, Yan Shouyi wouldn't be able to save the Liu family members in a short time...
Sun Zhipeng, unaware of the truth, saw the unconcealable shock on Yan Shouyi and Zhu Shanzao's faces. He couldn't help but feel smug. This golden bamboo shoot was indeed a treasure, so much so that even the great god and that young mountain god Zhu Shanzao were so shocked!
Then, Sun Zhipeng began to ponder how to protect this golden bamboo shoot. After all, such a precious item, if Yan Shouyi and Zhu Shanzao harbored ill intentions, his Sun family would probably be unable to guard it!
After much thought, Yan Shouyi finally decided to tell Sun Zhipeng the truth.
But just as he was about to speak, Sun Hao, Sun Zhipeng's father, discovered the presence of Yan Shouyi and Zhu Shanzao.
Sun Hao immediately shouted, "How did you get in here!"
The Sun family members turned their heads in unison, and upon seeing Yan Shouyi and Zhu Shanzao, their faces instantly showed vigilance.
"Good, so you two are working together. It's you two who caused the Liu family to become like this!" Sun Hao said vigilantly. "Are you now trying to steal our Sun family's golden bamboo shoot?! I won't let you succeed!"
Saying this, Sun Hao ordered the Sun family members to surround the golden bamboo shoot, giving the impression that they would rather die than let go.
Yan Shouyi and Zhu Shanzao were dumbfounded, momentarily at a loss for words.
Sun Hao looked at Sun Zhipeng: "Unfilial son, so you are betraying your family, bringing these two wolves into our house!"
Sun Zhipeng quickly explained, "No! Dad, please listen to me!"
"Get out, my Sun family has no son like you!" Sun Hao shouted, holding the golden bamboo shoot. "Today, even if I have to sacrifice this old life, I won't let anyone snatch the golden bamboo shoot away!"
The other Sun family members also hugged the golden bamboo shoot tightly. Some even licked the golden bamboo shoot and its dew, fearing to waste a single drop.
Seeing this scene, Yan Shouyi almost lost control.
He quickly explained, "Don't be nervous, I'm not here to steal the golden bamboo shoot... Besides, this thing isn't a golden bamboo shoot at all!"
"You're talking nonsense! If it's not a golden bamboo shoot, what is it?" Sun Hao cursed. "I specifically found a master to examine it, and this is a golden bamboo shoot that grew from our Sun family's land. It's our Sun family's lifeblood. Whoever takes it away is stealing our Sun family's fortune!"
If Yan Shouyi hadn't known the truth, he would have been persuaded by Sun Hao.
How the Sun family members protected the golden bamboo shoot now, they would regret it later...
Yan Shouyi said helplessly, "There is no such thing as a golden bamboo shoot in this world. This golden bamboo shoot of yours is a bronze artifact that someone threw into your backyard."
Even after saying this, Sun Hao still refused to believe him, thinking it was a lie Yan Shouyi told to trick him out of the golden bamboo shoot.
Zhu Shanzao covered his stomach and laughed, "Calling you fools is flattering you. This thing doesn't look like a bamboo shoot at all! The master you hired is a big liar. What golden bamboo shoot, silver bamboo shoot, stealing bamboo shoots... Hahahaha!"
At this point, Yan Shouyi could no longer care about the Sun family's dignity. He said awkwardly,
"This thing is indeed not a golden bamboo shoot, but an item from the golden ox statue at the entrance of your Zui Hua Li. If you don't believe me, send someone to check what's missing from the golden ox statue, and you'll know everything."
Yan Shouyi paused and then added, "Or, if my guess is correct, if you dig under the golden bamboo shoot, there should be two golden eggs buried underneath..."
Sun Hao was originally unwilling to believe Yan Shouyi's words, but when he heard that there were two golden eggs buried under the golden bamboo shoot, he became interested again.
If the mere golden bamboo shoot dew had the effect of strengthening the body, wouldn't the golden eggs be even more potent?
Therefore, Sun Hao, half-believing and half-doubting, sent someone to check the golden ox statue at the entrance of Zui Hua Li, while also personally fetching a hoe and digging at the base of the golden bamboo shoot.
As he dug, Sun Hao also warned Yan Shouyi, "This golden bamboo shoot grew in our yard, so it belongs to us. If golden eggs are dug out later, I, Sun Hao, will eat them first. If you try to snatch them, be careful, or I'll fight you!"
Zhu Shanzao was laughing so hard that he was rolling on the ground.
Yan Shouyi, on the other hand, spread his hands: "We won't snatch them, we promise."
Sun Hao, not being used to manual labor, ran out of energy after digging for a while. He called Sun Zhipeng and a few servants to help dig.
Even so, Sun Hao still supervised closely, fearing that they would be careless and damage the golden eggs.
After about ten minutes of digging, they finally saw the shape of the golden eggs.
These two "golden eggs" were about the size of three basketballs, located on both sides of the golden bamboo shoot, very symmetrical and round.
It's just...
The more Sun Hao looked at the shape of the golden bamboo shoot and the golden eggs, the stranger he felt.
The other members of the Sun family seemed to have thought of something, their expressions and eyes gradually becoming complicated.
This thing...
Before, it looked exactly like a golden bamboo shoot, but now it looked more and more like... that thing...
Finally, the complete appearance of the golden eggs was unearthed. The Sun family members stood in front of the golden bamboo shoot, all falling into deep thought.
In their minds, there was a terrible thought that everyone was unwilling to face or accept.
At this moment, the servant sent to the entrance of Zui Hua Li to check the golden ox statue returned, trembling.
This servant's face and eyes were also complicated. He was extremely conflicted about whether to tell everyone what he had seen.
But when he saw the complete appearance of the golden bamboo shoot, he knew that the matter could no longer be hidden. So, he gritted his teeth and said,
"Patriarch, I went to the entrance to check, and that golden ox statue is indeed... indeed missing something... and that missing thing... fits perfectly with the golden bamboo shoot that grew in our backyard..."
"Shut up!"
Sun Hao roared suddenly.
His face was flushed, and he looked as ashamed and indignant as a young girl whose skirt had been lifted.
It was also like the unbearable discomfort of eating a mouthful of shit in public.
The Sun family members lowered their heads, gritted their teeth, and regretted their actions.
To think that they had offered sacrifices to such a thing, and rushed to lick the golden bamboo shoot dew every day from early morning to late night...
Everyone wished they could commit suicide on the spot!!!
Sun Zhipeng couldn't help but gagged a few times, then said to Sun Hao with a bitter face, "Dad, do you know where that master who said it was a golden bamboo shoot lives?"
Sun Hao said with a grim face, "I'll send someone to kill him now."
The Sun family members were enraged, wishing they could personally take a knife and go to his door.
It seemed that the "master's" fate would be very tragic.
"Hahahaha! Hahahaha! Hahahaha!"
Seeing the Sun family's embarrassed state, Zhu Shanzao could no longer hold back and laughed, rolling on the ground.
The Sun family members felt immense shame, yet they couldn't get angry.
These few dozen seconds would probably take them a lifetime to heal.
"Hahaha! Golden bamboo shoot!! Hahaha! Golden bamboo shoot dew!! Hahaha, and fighting to eat golden eggs! My god! Hahahahahaha!"
If Zhu Shanzao were allowed to continue like this, Yan Shouyi would also be unable to suppress his laughter.
He suppressed his laughter and said to Sun Hao, "Mr. Sun, you probably won't need this golden bamboo shoot anymore. How about doing me a favor and moving it to the entrance to restore the golden ox to its completeness?"
Sun Hao's face turned red, and after a long sigh, he said, "I'll find someone to do it, but can you promise me not to tell anyone about this matter?"
Yan Shouyi nodded, "Of course, of course."
Only then did Sun Hao breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, only the family members knew about this matter, so the embarrassment would not spread outside.
If the other people in Zui Hua Li knew about this, the Sun family would probably be so ashamed that they would have to move out of Jianzhou Province.
Zhu Shanzao was still laughing wildly. Yan Shouyi had promised Sun Hao, but he, Zhu Shanzao, had not.
This incident would become fodder for Zhu Shanzao's conversations with other little monsters in Guling for the next hundred years!!!
Thus, with complicated feelings, the Sun family members dug out the golden bamboo shoot they had worshipped for half a month, carried it to the car, and transported it to the entrance of Zui Hua Li. They then hired craftsmen to repair and reattach it to the golden ox.
In this way, it could be considered a perfect return... no, a perfect bamboo shoot return to the ox.
However, this matter became a pain that the Sun family members could never mention again for the rest of their lives...