110: It's not that there's no chance...

"What a missed opportunity..."

"Yingqi, that's the third time you've said that, you know?"

In the carriage returning to the city, Luo Yongan helplessly handed some dried fruit to Mo Yingqi while smiling dotingly: "Alright, it was never going to be that easy, and rooting him out completely is certainly not something that can be done in a day. You've already met him, so you should know that this matter isn't that simple, right?"

"It's not that, I just feel that if we could have killed him today…" Thinking about this, Mo Yingqi still felt somewhat unreconciled.

"Sigh, it's such a hassle. The job at the Pacification Bureau was better; just had to verify the evidence and make arrests."

"That's why, Yingqi, you shouldn't worry about these things." Luo Yongning reached out and touched his face.

"When the time comes, Yingqi, you just need to do the same as you did this time in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang region, and leave the rest for The Emperor and the others to worry about."

"It's not because of that, it's just because of that Old Daoist Priest…" Mo Yingqi paused for a moment.

"I always feel he's a trouble; we have to deal with him, but it's not that simple to do so."

Luo Yongan and Luo Yongning looked at each other, both revealing a bitter smile.

Over the years, the two sisters had exhausted every method, but this Old Daoist Priest's martial arts were on par with their grandmother and Mo Yingqi's master, Xie Qingfeng. More importantly, he possessed that troublesome Universal Poison Immunity technique.

The two sisters had not failed to look for this technique, and had even sent people to the Quanzhen Sect.

But unfortunately, this technique was a unique copy, passed down from a sect in Shu that had long since perished.

The reason the School did not want this technique to leak out was not because they wanted to keep it for themselves, but because the technique was too sinister.

As for the specific details, those who knew were long dead, and the School was also unable to help.

Therefore, Luo Yongan had been frequently using poison over these years, just to test the weaknesses of this technique.

With such a top-tier expert, if they were to really ask their grandmother or Xie Qingfeng to come out of retirement, it was truly unknown who would win.

Moreover, if a matter could be solved by poisoning without bloodshed, it was best to rely on poison.

They knew what kind of person their grandmother was; they couldn't just let their grandfather get injured or killed by this Old Daoist Priest and force their grandmother to go mad and fight him to the death, right?

As for Xie Qingfeng, the two sisters didn't care much about him, even though he was their uncle-master…

But if he were to be dragged into this, Mo Yingqi would likely feel bad. After all, in this world, besides the two of them, the only person who could be considered Mo Yingqi's family was this lazy master of his.

"It's okay, Yingqi, take it slow." Luo Yongan hugged him with some heartache.

"Don't overthink these things. Look at you, you've only been back in the capital for a few days, and you insisted on going out to see that Old Scoundrel…"

Hearing her say this, Mo Yingqi turned his head slightly, feeling a bit guilty: "I was just thinking about finishing it quickly; aren't we still going to the hot springs?"

Of course, it was true that Mo Yingqi wanted to see Zhou Chutian, but another part of the reason was that he wanted to get out and find some peace and quiet.

Having lived for these years, it would be impossible to say he wasn't curious or didn't let his imagination run wild regarding matters of the marital bed.

But Mo Yingqi also hadn't expected that life could be lived like this!

"Yingqi, actually, it's not like there's no way to help you defeat that Old Daoist Priest." Luo Yongan looked at Mo Yingqi and suddenly spoke.

"Your talent is excellent, but compared to that Old Daoist Priest, talent alone is not enough to make up for it."

"I know. Before I left the Northern Territory, I still couldn't beat my master." Speaking of this, that feeling of being unreconciled became even stronger.

"Tsk, that old guy is so infuriating. He insisted that if I beat him, he'd give me his family heirloom…"

"Achoo, ah, achoo!"

Xie Qingfeng, who was sitting on a donkey cart traveling towards the Northern Territory, kept sneezing. Rubbing his nose, he couldn't help but look south: "You little brat, I've done so many things for you, and you're still badmouthing your master behind his back, aren't you?"

After thinking for a moment, Xie Qingfeng suddenly called out to the driver and gave him a piece of broken silver: "Friend, just drop me off here. I suddenly remembered I have to go back to the capital again."

"Old man, you've been traveling for all these days, and only now you remember you need to go back to the capital?" The driver took the silver, thanked him, and then asked curiously. "Wouldn't it have been better to just finish your business? At your age, traveling like this…"

"Hah, I'm old and my memory is poor. Besides, I always feel the juniors can't handle it on their own." Xie Qingfeng jumped off the donkey cart.

"Raising children is for old age; if there's trouble here, the old ones can't just stand by and do nothing, right?"

After saying goodbye to the driver, Xie Qingfeng picked up his walking stick, stretched his limbs, and then walked back along the way: "Sigh, I'm not some Duke, nor am I The Emperor's man. I'm just an old bachelor wandering the world. Since you all find it difficult, I might as well take action myself and just slaughter that expert by the Grand Chancellor's side!"

"I have a way too?"

Mo Yingqi did not yet know that his master had returned. At this moment, he was captivated by Luo Yongan's words: "Sister Yongan, can I really do it?"

"Yes, otherwise why would I tell you that it's not completely impossible?" Luo Yongan nodded.

"But, it's not the time yet, and besides, what wife wants her husband to go and risk his life fighting someone?"

"I just feel that if Zhou Chutian falls, it will be hard to keep that Old Daoist Priest with his abilities." Mo Yingqi said somewhat bitterly.

"If it weren't for him these years, Zhou Chutian would likely have died long ago. Moreover, who knows if he has stained his hands with the lives of innocent people while practicing such a sinister technique?"

"Oh, Yingqi, really… Alright…" Luo Yongan looked very troubled, but finally compromised helplessly.

"Anyway, we are going to the hot springs, and Yongning and I will tell you then."

"Yingqi, you just need to believe that my sister and I will always protect you; even if it costs us everything, we will fulfill your wish." Luo Yongning leaned over and wrapped her arms around Mo Yingqi's waist.

"Even though… my sister and I don't agree with this."

Upon hearing this, a trace of guilt flashed in Mo Yingqi's eyes. Actually, he didn't really mean he wanted to fight the Old Daoist Priest to the death; it was just that when he said these things, he hadn't considered what Luo Yongan and Luo Yongning would think at all.

"I'm sorry, Sister Yongan, Sister Yongning. I've been alone for too long, and sometimes I'm just used to thinking that I can solve these things by myself…"

"It's okay, Yingqi, we understand." Luo Yongan kissed his earlobe.

"Alright, don't think about these things. Let's go to the hot springs to rest, and then we can discuss this matter."

Mo Yingqi nodded. He still felt a bit guilty, so he didn't notice that the two sisters, behind his back, were secretly smiling…