A character mentioned in gossip by Niu Shi. He is the father of a possessed young master in the Qian Family. His son accused him of beating his mother to death while drunk, and Madam Qian sank the bones in a well. Despite the accusation, Qian Baye bears no grudge and searches for medicine for his bedridden son, portrayed as a 'good father' by Hu Sicai. He represents a family scandal involving madness and possible murder.
