amaotonovel Chapter 1115 The Golden Toad Reappears
Chapter 1115 The Golden Toad Reappears
The air in Jiangzhou is damp and chilly, especially at night when a biting coldness hits you.
The red-eyed toad on Yue Anying's shoulder croaked, and she whispered, "Don't worry, I'll find you a pair of eyes you like soon."
She asked her subordinates, "What's the situation over there?"
"Miss Huiying, they haven't come out since they went into the room. They must be asleep!"
"Where are their guards?"
"They've all gone into their rooms and should be resting now." But all their men were standing guard outside the door. It was such a cold night, and Miss Ying didn't want to pay extra for the room.
The maidservants stayed in the room to serve their master, and were able to manage to get some sleep by the bedside.
Yue Anying was indignant. "They're all asleep? Empress Jiang's guards are so derelict in their duties. Aren't they worried about Her Majesty's safety? They only care about their own enjoyment and comfort. If they were my guards, I would punish them severely and make them all strip naked and kneel in the snow."
The maidservant felt a chill run down her spine.
Yue Anying then said, "Go and let the craftsman sword in."
Jiang Jian stood guard in the courtyard with a dark expression the whole time. He was so cold that his whole body was stiff. When Yue Anying saw that his face was not good, she said coldly, "Why are you glaring at me?"
Jiang Jian looked at the golden toad on her shoulder and said in a deep voice, "This subordinate dares not. What are your orders, Miss Ying?"
Yue Anying smiled, "I knew you wouldn't dare. Now, I have something for you to do. Go..."
Upon hearing this, the swordsmith asked in surprise, "But she has so many guards around her. Wouldn't it be like walking into a trap if I went to assassinate her now?"
"All the guards are asleep. I didn't ask you to assassinate Empress Jiang. It was the female guard by her side who likes to glare. I find her annoying. Since she likes to glare so much, I'll teach her a lesson." She wanted to see Jiang Fenghua panicked the next morning.
Jiang Jian said, "Let Qian Shun go. He is quite familiar with the young master, and the young master also likes Steward Qian. In the past, Steward Qian has always handled things. It seems that all the monks in this temple are coveting Miss Ying's beauty. I should stay and protect Miss Ying's safety!"
Yue Anying was very pleased with these words, so she had someone call Qian Shun in and ordered him to take the golden toad to kill someone.
Qian Shun was also cold, with snot and tears streaming down his face. He said, "Now that I've completed my mission, can I go to an inn and get a room to sleep?"
Yue Anying was angry that he had lost one hundred taels of silver. "You have to pay for it yourself. You are not allowed to use my money."
Even if it costs him his own money, Qian Shun is willing to find a safe place to sleep, since all the money belongs to Miss Hua Ying anyway.
He accepted the golden toad with flattery, praising it profusely, "This humble servant will take my little ancestor to eat something delicious. Please treat this humble servant well."
The golden toad shook its antennae at him and then darted into Qian Shun's sleeve to hide.
However, Yue Anying waited all night but Qian Shun and Jin Chan did not appear.
Jiang Jian said jokingly, "Qian Shun has never failed when he takes the little ancestor out. They are an invincible combination. How could they not come back for one night? Don't worry, Miss!"
Yue Anying panicked, "Don't worry? You want me to be at ease? My Hongbao didn't come back all night. Last night I told you to go, and you sent that idiot Qian Shun. You... hurry up and go find her!"
The craftsman's sword ran faster than a rabbit.
When he searched the temple and still couldn't find Jin Chan and Qian Shun, he panicked. Where had that coward Qian Shun gone?
He asked several young monks, but they knew nothing about it either.
Jiang Jian saw Empress Jiang and her entourage unharmed in the dining hall. They seemed to be doing nothing, and her female guards were still alive. He wanted to go up and find out more, but he saw that Empress Jiang's guards were scattered in several places.
He had no choice but to give up and return to report that he had not found Qian Shun and Xiao Zuzong.
Furthermore, it seems that Empress Jiang never actually saw the little ancestor's face; Qian Shun and the little ancestor simply vanished into thin air.
Yue Anying went completely mad. She stormed into the canteen and saw Jiang Fenghua chatting and laughing with her people, laughing so happily.
When Jiang Fenghua saw her appear, she said, "Miss Aying, are you also having vegetarian food in the dining hall? Come and join us!"
Yue Anying forced a smile, "Young Master Jiang is here too!"
Jiang Fenghua said, "Miss Aying, please order whatever you like. It's on me."
Yue Anying deliberately stretched her arms and legs, "The temple bed hurt my back. Did Young Master Jiang sleep well last night?"
Jiang Fenghua smiled, "You slept very well. The temple is very quiet. You slept until dawn. No wonder Miss Aying didn't look well. It turns out she didn't get enough rest."
Yue Anying only slept lightly for a short while; how could she look good after losing her precious ruby?
She held her forehead and said, "I feel a little tired. It's probably because it was too cold last night and I caught a cold."
She added, "Did you hear anything last night?"
Jiang Fenghua shook her head, "No!"
Gongsun Lan said, "The temperature inside the temple is a bit colder than down the mountain. I woke up from the cold last night, I think I heard some kind of noise!" Yue Anying asked, "What kind of noise was it?"
"I was too tired to get up and look, and then I fell asleep." Gongsun Lan casually sipped her white rice porridge. "It was probably the sound of the wind. Miss Aying doesn't know that the night wind in the mountains is chilling and eerie, like a demonic wind."
Last night, when Qian Shun approached with the golden toad, they laid a trap and captured the man and the animal alive.
Qian Shun confessed everything.
They already knew Yue Anying's background: she was a member of the Yue clan in the Northwest, and Yue Anxin's cousin.
She even claimed to be from the Mu Qi family and raised a golden toad. It turns out that the Yuezhi clan were descendants of the Mu Qi family.
The red-eyed toad that Yue Anying was carrying was the one that entered the Wan family to harm them, and Yue Anying had known their identities for a long time.
Since that's the case, they'll just turn the tables on her. Without the golden toad, Yue Anying should be more anxious than anyone else!
It seems that Yue Anying is unaware of the secrets of the Living Buddha Temple, but her trip to Jiangzhou was indeed a secret contact with Wu Yirong.
It turns out that Wu Yirong was a spy planted in the Great Zhou by the Yuezhi clan.
Why would Yue Anxin send such a stupid younger sister to secretly contact Wu Yirong? What are they trying to do?
They originally thought that Wu Yirong was, after all, an official of the imperial court in Jiangzhou, and without solid evidence, they couldn't touch him.
Now that the evidence has come to us, things will be much easier from here on out.
After breakfast, Jiang Fenghua said, "Miss Aying will be staying at the Living Buddha Temple for a few days!"
Yue Anying actually still needed to find Wu Yirong, but now that Hongbao was lost and Qian Shun had disappeared, she had to find Hongbao first.
Even if Qian Shun is missing, how could Hong Bao, who is so smart, possibly disappear? It's so powerful.
unless……
She looked at the people in front of her. They had seen Hongbao before, but they didn't know that Hongbao was hers.
Just then, an elderly couple suddenly appeared in the temple, crying and shouting, "My darling! Where have you been? Come out! Your parents are here!"