amaotonovel Chapter 1098 The Bai Family Actually Hides a Green-Eyed Golden Toad
Chapter 1098 The Bai Family Actually Hides a Green-Eyed Golden Toad
He said, "To be honest, the Bai family has no affinity for medicine. We were not skilled enough and even caused the death of some patients. After that, no one in the Bai family dared to practice medicine anymore. When I was a child, I heard my great-grandfather say that our Bai family actually served the royal family during the Great Hao Dynasty. We served the ladies in the palace. The skills of making incense and rouge and face powder were passed down from that time. For hundreds of years, the political situation was turbulent and it was impossible to even have enough to eat. Who would bother to make those things for the rich? Later, it was picked up by the common people, who just wanted to pass on the skills of their ancestors."
Bai Shuyan spoke with great care and consideration. He wanted to send the Bai family's rouge to the palace, preferably to win the Empress's favor. Would the Bai family's business not thrive in the future?
He wouldn't mind donating all the grain in the granary; he's a man with a long-term vision and plans. It's just a pity that few of the next generation of the Bai family are successful. The older he gets, the more worried he becomes about the Bai family.
Wan Qianshan silently followed at the very back. The most shrewd person in the Bai family was the old master of the Bai family. If it were up to the other branches of the Bai family to manage things, how could the Bai family have the wealth and status it has today?
As Jiang Fenghua walked, she chatted with Old Master Bai. "I'll be frank with you, Old Master. A golden toad appeared in Yuzhou. You just happened to have Yuhan send me a book about the golden toad. Is it because you've also seen the golden toad, or is there some connection between the Bai family and the golden toad?"
Old Master Bai glanced at the people following the Empress, and finally fixed his gaze on Wan Qianshan. "The Bai family and the Wan family are both merchants, and the two families have had some minor grudges and have hated each other for many years. In addition, I have some grudges with Wan the Second. There must be rumors outside that the Bai family is the happiest when the Wan family is in this state. You think so too, don't you, kid!"
Wan Qianshan knew the Bai family was laughing at the Wan family, but he came to find out who was behind it all, not to increase the hatred between the two families.
"The Bai and Wan families have been fighting for so many years..." Old Master Bai hesitated, "I'm quite worried about Wan the Second after this incident."
Wan Qianshan was surprised; why would he care about his grandfather's safety?
Wan Qianshan said, "My grandfather's lifespan is still quite high, and he is temporarily unharmed. Old Master Bai is worried."
Old Master Bai's eyes widened in shock. "Wan Lao Er was injured by that beast, yet he didn't die."
Wan Qianshan was furious. "I respect you as my elder, but is Old Master Bai trying to curse my grandfather with these words?"
Old Master Bai quickly explained, "No, that's not it. I just find it strange that people injured by the golden toad can still survive. That golden toad is extremely poisonous, and anyone injured by it will inevitably go to see the King of Hell and be reincarnated."
Jiang Fenghua asked in confusion, "So Old Master Bai also knows about the Golden Toad?"
Bai Yuhan said, "How would Grandfather know? There are illustrations of the golden toad in the books he gave me."
Old Master Bai said, "Your Majesty, please come along! You may all join us!"
The hidden guards stepped forward to stop them, saying, "Your Majesty, you mustn't."
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "I believe that Old Master Bai has no malicious intentions. You all stay here and guard this place."
Old Master Bai quickly pledged his loyalty, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the Bai family will always follow Your Majesty's lead and have no disloyal intentions."
Bai Yuhan also said, "Brother Guard, don't worry, I, Bai Yuhan, guarantee with my life that I will protect the Empress's safety."
The hidden guards wanted to say that even the heads of the entire Bai clan combined were not as important as a single hair of the Empress. They bore the heavy responsibility of protecting the Empress and were willing to risk their lives to ensure her safety.
The guard said, "This humble servant will follow Your Highness!"
He was Xun Yao, the hidden guard captain trained by Ge Mingxin. Jiang Fenghua glanced at him and said, "Follow me!"
Grandpa Bai led them into a secret room, and Bai Yuhan exclaimed in surprise, "How could the old house have such a secret room with mechanisms?"
Are the Bai family really just ordinary merchants?
Upon entering the secret chamber, Xun Yao drew his sword in preparation, while Feng Qingyu also became more vigilant and took Gongsun Lan's hand. Gongsun Lan's purse contained various poisons, and Feng Qingyu unconsciously placed her other hand inside as well.
Wan Qianshan frowned even more. Did Old Master Bai really have a secret?
The group had different thoughts. Jiang Fenghua was relatively calm and composed. The secret room in the Bai family reminded her of the golden toad hidden in the secret room of the Baili family.
She wondered to herself: Could it be that the Bai family also has a golden toad hidden away?
When Old Master Bai opened another secret room, the Bai family indeed found a golden toad with tentacles. Not only was its whole body golden, but its eyes were also green. When people approached it, its eyes were full of vigilance, showing great intelligence.
Everyone immediately became alert, but Old Master Bai said, "Everyone, there's no need to worry. It won't hurt anyone, and it's locked in a cage so it can't get out."
Wan Qianshan exclaimed excitedly, "So it's been hidden in the Bai family all along! Why? You're the one who wanted to harm our Bai family..."
Bai Yuhan couldn't believe it either. She murmured, "Grandfather, it was this thing that ate Master Wan's eyeballs and killed him."
"Han'er, you don't believe your grandfather."
Bai Yuhan shook her head, "I... but it..." How could she trust her grandfather when it was right in front of her?
No wonder Wanqianshan was so angry.
Xun Yao led his men to protect the Empress. This thing was very strange; they had never seen a toad with tentacles before and didn't know how it grew.
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "We are all ears to whatever explanation the old master wants to give. I believe you have your reasons for presenting it to us."
Old Master Bai quickly explained, "When I learned that the golden toad had gone to harm the Wan family, I also thought it had escaped. But it has never left that box, and there is more than one golden toad in the world."
Jiang Fenghua thought of the Yinchuan Kingdom's palace in her dream. The Ashina tribe had been cultivating golden toads, not just one, but hundreds or thousands. At that time, the queen used the golden toads to extract venom and secretly capture people for experiments. They wanted to use the toxins extracted from the toads on people to train a strong army. Therefore, if they wanted to obtain more venom, they had to raise more mutated golden toads.
I don't know how those golden toads were cultivated, but they all grew tentacles that looked exactly like this golden toad.
Could it be that Baili Shang didn't destroy all the golden toads back then? He clearly burned them all to death with flint, so how could there be any that escaped?
Gongsun Lan said, "It's not that."
Everyone looked at Gongsun Lan, who then said, "The golden toad hidden inside the jade Buddha has black eyes, while this golden toad has green eyes. I saw it very clearly at the time."
She looked at Feng Qingyu and asked, "Do you remember any secret room, or perhaps one that's even bigger than this one?"
After being reminded by her, Feng Qingyu asked, "You mean memories from dreams?"
He spoke cryptically, saying that the memories in the dream referred to his memories in Yinchuan, and the secret room was where they were captured and imprisoned by the mysterious person. Not only them, but also other doctors were in the secret room.
The owner of the secret chamber was none other than Baili Chuan, the eldest son of the Baili family. A thousand years had passed, and the Bai family still possessed a golden toad.