nashuaworldcup Chapter 1100 It's called Stone
Chapter 1100 It's called Stone
Grandpa Bai continued, "It wasn't until my great-grandfather that it grew to the size of a little finger. No one ever came to help, so the Bai family kept it. My father personally handed it to me before he passed away. I raised it for my entire life, never daring to relax for a moment!"
Jiang Fenghua added, "During the time the Bai family kept it, it killed someone, so you locked it up and covered it up."
Old Master Bai hurriedly knelt on the ground to flatter her, "Your Majesty is wise. We didn't know it could hurt people. The Bai family has raised it for generations without any problems. It only hurt a servant who tried to steal it. It was from that moment that we realized it was dangerous. It also grew strange tentacles."
"Your Bai family ancestors were from Jiangzhou, right? They eventually fled to Yuzhou and settled here. The reason they fled Jiangzhou was this golden toad."
Old Master Bai was stunned. He stared at Jiang Fenghua and kowtowed again, "How did Your Majesty know?"
He had to admit, "That's right, the Bai family was once from Jiangzhou. My great-grandfather was a doctor in Jiangzhou. It was only after he came to Yuzhou that he abandoned medicine and went into business. He built the Bai family into what it is today step by step."
He continued, “When I saw the picture of the golden toad posted at the government office, I guessed what was going on. This little thing could no longer hide. I was even more afraid that it would become beastly and hurt people again, or that there might be more golden toads. These are things that our Bai family cannot explain. If this continues, will it be able to ward off evil spirits and protect the house, or will it cause more harm?”
Hearing this, Jiang Fenghua thought to herself, "Bai Shuyan probably wouldn't dare to reveal how many people Jin Chan really killed!"
"The Empress asked where the Bai family's golden toad came from." He added, "Even the Bai family's ancestors didn't know. There isn't just one golden toad in this world."
Bai Yuhan said, "Since Grandfather knew it could kill people, why did he keep it? Why didn't he get rid of it? How could there be such a vicious and disgusting thing in this world?"
When Bai Yuhan angrily uttered those words, the golden toad's eyes gleamed green like jewels, and its tentacles also made an attacking stance, pointing towards Bai Yuhan.
Bai Yuhan glared at it fiercely, "I refuse to believe I can't kill it by burning it, flooding it, or burying it."
The next moment, the golden toad began to leap and jump around in the iron cage, its tentacles attacking Bai Yuhan directly.
"Be careful." Xun Yao swung his sword at the toad's tentacles.
The golden toad sensed danger and quickly retracted its antennae; it even adopted a defensive posture.
Old Master Bai knew its purpose and quickly stopped it, saying, "Han'er, take Her Majesty the Empress away from here first."
"Is Grandfather going to stay?"
"It won't hurt Grandfather, it just doesn't recognize you, you should leave quickly."
"But it tried to kill me just now, and it also wanted to eat my granddaughter's eyes, yet grandfather is feeling sorry for a terrifying monster," Bai Yuhan said angrily.
The golden toad seemed to be provoked, making "croak croak croak" sounds, and its belly swelled up as if it was about to attack Bai Yuhan.
"All things have a spirit. It sensed your hostility towards it. With Grandpa here, it won't hurt you." Old Master Bai and the golden toad had developed a bond, and he tried his best to calm the toad down.
As Jiang Fenghua and the others watched Old Master Bai approach the golden toad, the toad indeed retracted its antennae and curled up into a ball, becoming very docile. It seemed to be just an ordinary golden toad, a pet kept by someone.
"Over a hundred years have passed. Will anyone come looking for your Wushi family?" Jiang Fenghua asked in a deep voice. "The ancestors of the Bai family moved from Yinchuan Kingdom to the Central Plains. Your ancestors took the toad egg of the golden toad and left it there, waiting for someone to contact them. But they have been waiting for over a hundred years. So this golden toad is older than your Bai family's ancestors. You must recognize it as your ancestor to keep it in your care."
Old Master Bai paused, then nodded. "Yes." How did Empress Jiang know so much?
She is now fairly certain that the golden toad of the Bai family, as well as the one that injured the Wan family, were both toad eggs laid by the toad in Baili Chuan's possession, and that all the toads in the Ashina clan's palace had been eliminated by Baili Shang.
He was unaware that Baili Chuan possessed another one, which is why he left no information about the golden toad and never came into contact with it again for the rest of his life.
Baili Chuan kept hiding. At that time, the golden toad had not yet grown up and could not be used by him, so he might have died.
What is certain now is that Baili Chuan did not die in the collapse of Yinchuan Kingdom, but we do not know what surname he changed to or where he survived.
Wu Shiyuan was his subordinate. Since he had also arrived in the Central Plains, were Baili Chuan's descendants also in Jiangzhou?
Jiang Fenghua added, "The golden toad has grown up, and the person who made a promise with your Bai family ancestor back then should come knocking on your door soon."
Old Master Bai asked in bewilderment, "Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?"
"Just you wait and see!" she added. "What does this beastly old man want to do with it?"
Old Master Bai remained silent; he had no intention of taking any action, but simply wanted to clear its name.
Feng Qingyu said, "Of course, we should completely eliminate it to prevent it from living in the world and harming people."
"This humble citizen will not let it harm people; it is actually very docile." Old Master Bai even reached out to touch the golden toad's head and was not poisoned, nor did it attack him.
Jiang Fenghua never expected that it was actually a monster with sentience.
"Can Old Master Bai control it?"
"It has been raised by commoners for most of its life, so it has developed feelings for them. Not to mention controlling it, as long as no one has any ill intentions towards it, it will not attack people on its own initiative. The reason why Master Wan was attacked and lost his life was probably because Master Wan had evil thoughts towards it. Sometimes, the human heart is more terrifying than the beast."
He said to Bai Yuhan, "Han'er, come here."
Bai Yuhan was stunned. "Grandfather, I'm scared."
"Don't be afraid. With your grandfather here, it won't hurt you. Your grandfather has lived with it for decades, and even your father isn't afraid of it."
Bai Yuhan said, "My father also knows about the existence of the golden toad."
“Originally, I planned to give it to your father, but now Grandfather wants to give it to you directly. No matter how it differs from other toads, it can indeed bring good fortune to our Bai family. It has always lived in a secret room and has never gone out. Since it is a toad egg left by our ancestors and was raised by the Bai family, let’s regard it as our Bai family’s ancestor! All things have a spirit!”
Bai Yuhan was speechless. Her grandfather had gone mad, actually recognizing a toad as their ancestor. Wasn't he implying that all the descendants of the Bai family were the offspring of livestock?
She stared at its green eyes, wanting nothing more than to gouge them out. The golden toad seemed to sense her anger and raised its two antennae, ready to strike at any moment.
Grandpa Bai coaxed her like a child, "Shitou, she is our Bai family's granddaughter, the one who will continue to protect you in the future. She doesn't know you yet, so you can't hurt her."
Upon hearing this, the golden toad indeed quieted down, and no matter how fiercely Bai Yuhan glared at it, it did not expose its two tentacles to attack.
Grandpa Bai even held her hand and touched the golden toad's head, and nothing happened to it: "Its name is Stone."
She said, "But the Wan family members have all been disfigured by its venom."
“It wasn’t a stone, it didn’t kill anyone,” Old Master Bai said in a deep voice.
Jiang Fenghua said, "So if you don't attack it first, it won't kill you."
She added, "Could we use this to attract more toads hiding in the shadows? They share a common language."