nashuaworldcup Chapter 1099 A Monster with Spirituality
Chapter 1099 A Monster with Spirituality
Feng Qingyu looked in Jiang Fenghua's direction, and then remembered that she had mentioned the name Bailichuan in some of her previous questions. He pulled Jiang Fenghua aside and whispered, "Wu Shiyuan was also a doctor, and he was from Bailichuan. It seems that the Bai family are descendants of Wu Shiyuan."
An unfamiliar face flashed through his mind, and his memories were slowly being awakened. "Wu Shiyuan eventually became Bailichuan's lackey, capturing many people to help Bailichuan do bad things. Lanlan and I were killed by Wu Shiyuan. We don't know what happened to Bailichuan in the end; we never met him."
Feng Qingyu said these words calmly, "We have no past grudges with the Bai family, and the evil deeds done by Wu Shiyuan have nothing to do with the descendants of the Bai family."
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "Baili Chuan probably wants to be like his father. In the face of power, they are the same, using any means necessary and committing all kinds of evil. Back then, he eliminated Danjimai but still hid Baili Chuan. Baili Shang probably did not expect that Baili Chuan and Danjimai had the same ambition. He changed the fate of the people of Yinchuan but did not change the evil thoughts in Baili Chuan's bones."
Feng Qingyu joked, "So it turns out that the Bai family's lack of medical skills is really inherited from their ancestors. Wu Shiyuan is actually a half-baked doctor with no real ability. He only knows how to flatter and get promoted."
After the death of the Baili family head, the internal power struggle within the Baili family became very serious. It was during that time that Lanlan and I were captured by Baili Chuan.
"If the golden toad that appeared in the Feng family's house wasn't the one from the Bai family's house, then there's only one possibility: there are many more ambitious people in the world."
Jiang Fenghua asked, "Are they descendants of Baili Chuan?"
"Possibly," Feng Qingyu said in a deep voice. "Who are his descendants?"
Jiang Fenghua didn't know either. She guessed it might be the Xiao family of Beixiao Kingdom. But Beixiao Kingdom hadn't been established in the far north for a thousand years! Xiao Yu had already investigated and found that the royal family of Beixiao Kingdom were also people from the Central Plains who fled to the far north to establish the kingdom.
A lot must have happened during that long period of time. There's no need for her to delve into Baili Chuan's family history. The most important thing now is to find out more of the Golden Toads hiding in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so that they can stop harming the people.
Old Master Bai had no idea what they were whispering about. The Feng family had business dealings with many merchant families, and the Bai family was no exception, cooperating with the Feng family's escort agency.
He had no idea that the Feng Family Escort Agency and the Empress were related.
The Feng family didn't leak a single word to the outside world.
If Han'er had married into the Feng family back then, she would have been a member of the royal family. With such an outstanding and elegant man as Master Feng, why didn't they think of bringing him into the Bai family as their son-in-law?
Old Master Bai slapped his head, feeling regretful, but unfortunately, Master Feng was already married.
"grandfather."
At the same time, Bai Yuhan quietly pulled her grandfather's sleeve and hid to the side.
"Does our Bai family have some secret hidden?"
Grandpa Bai asked in confusion, "What secret?"
"So Han'er wants to ask her grandfather to clarify whether the Bai family has done anything to betray the country or collude with the enemy!"
"The Emperor and Empress are both excellent people. Only with such an Emperor and Empress can the lives of ordinary people like us in the Great Zhou Dynasty be better. The grain and supplies donated by the Bai family are a great act of merit for our Bai family. If Grandfather has any secrets, we should go and explain them to the Empress as soon as possible. There is still a chance to atone for our sins."
Old Master Bai was furious. "What nonsense are you talking about? Saying such things will get you beheaded. Although none of the Bai family members have passed the imperial examinations and entered officialdom, and none of them are of any importance, they are all honest and law-abiding merchants. If the country is in trouble, I will still be clear-headed. The Bai family will donate some grain to the court. In the end, if they win the war, won't they be protecting us ordinary people?"
Bai Yuhan never expected her grandfather, who was usually so eager for quick success and instant benefits, to say such a thing.
Old Master Bai tapped her forehead and whispered, "The Bai family's grain is for the Bai family's future. If the Empress hadn't come in person, why would I have listened to your nonsense and donated grain? You should try to please the Empress. The future of the Bai family depends on you. Didn't the Empress say she wanted to make you a county princess? The title of county princess is far more valuable than grain."
Bai Yuhan just wanted to find a hole in the ground and shove her grandfather inside. She had just thought her grandfather was so righteous, but he had already revealed his true colors so quickly.
Seeing that the Bai family grandfather and grandson and the Empress were divided into two factions and discussing some secret, Wan Qianshan walked up to Guan Jinchan's iron cage, his eyes filled with hatred.
As if sensing the hostility in his eyes, the golden toad suddenly extended its two tentacles from the top of its head and attacked Wanqianshan from the iron cage.
Just when things were at their most critical, Gongsun Lan pushed Wan Qianshan aside, saying, "Be careful."
Wan Qianshan regained consciousness after being rescued.
Gongsun Lan said, "Its tentacles are its weapons, so none of you should go near it."
The others who witnessed the terrifying scene were almost scared out of their wits; that little thing was covered in poison.
Jiang Fenghua asked, "What happened?"
Gongsun Lan recounted what had just happened, "Young Master Wan was almost attacked by it just now, but fortunately I was keeping an eye on the golden toad and pulled him away in time."
Old Master Bai was also terrified. "Under normal circumstances, it won't attack people unless it senses danger. What was Young Master Wan trying to do just now?"
Wan Qianshan was also frightened. "I just wanted to get closer and observe what kind of monster it was. How could it gouge out people's eyes? Thank you for saving me earlier, Madam Jiu." He really wanted to kill this thing.
Old Master Bai continued, "The person who once took care of it harbored evil intentions towards it and was killed by the venom in its body. Young Master Wan cannot deceive this old man."
Wan Qianshan said coldly, "Why has Old Master Bai been secretly raising this thing? This kind of harmful monster should have been eliminated long ago."
Jiang Fenghua understood Wan Qianshan's feelings. After all, the Wan family had just been harmed by it. Besides, why would Old Master Bai keep it in the secret room if he didn't have some evil intentions?
She said, "Grandpa hasn't told us where this thing came from. You know it's highly poisonous and can even hurt people, so why have you kept it?"
Old Master Bai bowed respectfully and said, “This humble subject will now tell Your Majesty the Empress that raising the golden toad is actually a family tradition of the Bai family. The golden toad can bring wealth and treasures, ward off evil spirits and protect the home, and symbolize good fortune and auspiciousness.”
"But it killed people, what auspicious thing!" Wan Qianshan roared.
Old Master Bai was also a little guilty. "That's right, that's why I kept it in an iron cage and kept it secretly. It has never killed anyone else."
"Then who has it killed?" Wan Qianshan asked coldly.
Grandpa Bai was also dumbfounded by the question. He was actually still a little scared and felt guilty.
Bai Yuhan was also very anxious, "Grandfather, please tell Her Majesty the Empress everything you know!"
He slowly recounted, "When my great-grandfather was still alive, this golden toad was only the size of a little finger. It already had green eyes, and its body changed from black to golden. Then, through my grandfather, my father, and me, it gradually grew into what it is now."
“My great-grandfather always treasured it, saying it was a seed passed down from the Bai family ancestors, and that we must take good care of it, because someone would come looking for it when it grew up.”