The Lin Family Ancestral Manor?
Zhou Mo steadied himself, confusion showing on his face. "I only know the Ancestral Home is in a secluded alley in Ling Prefecture. I've never heard of anything strange happening there."
Before its rise, the Lin Family had been a minor household in Ling Prefecture. Then fortune had come its way, and it had climbed steadily until it became one of the prefecture's great families.
But Zhou Mo knew little about the Ancestral Home.
He had just been discussing Qin An with his lovely wife, and now she had brought up the Lin Family Ancestral Manor.
Could there be something there that would help him regain face?
Lin Yue reached out and gently stroked his cheek. "There's a demon locked inside the Ancestral Home. It's also called the Treasure-Hoarding Toad."
Zhou Mo froze, then abruptly shot to his feet. "Does anyone else know?"
Lin Yue shook her head. Only trusted members of the Lin Family's direct line knew.
"The Treasure-Hoarding Toad excels at Distant Treasure Absorption. The Lin Family owes its rise entirely to it."
"But you know the danger it poses, husband. The Lin Family's fortune has reached its peak. I fear what rises too high must fall."
Zhou Mo sank into thought. He sat back down on the soft bed, his brow furrowed.
The Treasure-Hoarding Toad could bring people a wealth of treasures, but every time it did, its Demonic Power grew.
Once that power reached its limit, the toad would inevitably turn on them, devouring first the person who had received its treasures.
It was a double-edged sword: it could send someone soaring on the wind, or bring them crashing down in an instant.
The only solution was to kill the Treasure-Hoarding Toad.
If Lin Yue was right and the toad had