66: Love... is a disease.

"Senior Sister, it's been a long, long time!"

Xie Qingfeng instantly lost his previous cold, murderous aura and turned his head to look at the old woman with a smile: "Why have you also come to the capital? Aren't you supposed to be with Duke Shen near the garrison?"

"Your Disciple is marrying my granddaughter, why wouldn't I return to the capital?" The old woman rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "What, your Disciple is a treasure, so you can come, but I, the Duke's wife, am redundant?"

"Senior Sister, you shouldn't say that, Junior Brother is terrified!" Xie Qingfeng licked his slightly dry lips. "There was really no need for you to come personally. Junior Brother could have handled this small matter myself."

"Heh, if I didn't come, I'm afraid you would just cause trouble for me!" The old woman sneered. "Do you really think I don't want to kill that Old Scoundrel? If I could kill him, would I need you?"

"This, Senior Sister, even you can't?" Xie Qingfeng really couldn't believe his ears. "Is that Old Scoundrel that formidable?"

"He's a civil official, what's formidable about him?" The old woman shook her head. "I can only tell you that there is someone protecting his residence, and this person... is equivalent to you and me in martial arts."

"Impossible!" Xie Qingfeng instinctively retorted. "It's one thing for me, but to be on par with you, Senior Sister..."

"Yes, but that person only protects the safety of his residence and ignores everything else." Speaking up to this point, a flash of scarlet crossed the old woman's eyes. "I have exchanged blows with that person. If I were to face him, I fear it is truly unknown who would emerge victorious..."

Xie Qingfeng thought for a long time, but he couldn't think of anyone in the martial arts world who could go toe-to-toe with his monster of a Senior Sister.

Suddenly, a name flashed through his mind. Just as he was about to speak, the old woman gently waved her hand at him: "It's enough to know it in your heart. That person only protects him, never kills for him, and will not interfere in his court grievances. That is why my son-in-law only wants him to return to his hometown to retire. After all, he was once a close friend of the late Emperor. Being able to leave him some dignity, and for everyone to leave each other some dignity, is also a good thing..."

"However, if he were to have some accident, like falling ill or dying suddenly... then that would not be our problem, right?"

Brilliant...

Xie Qingfeng knew exactly what kind of person his Senior Sister was—vengeful and ruthless. This Grand Chancellor Zhou had often opposed Duke Shen over the years. If she could let this Old Scoundrel go, then it would be a miracle!

"Fine, since Senior Sister has said so, there is no need for me to court disaster." Xie Qingfeng gently stroked his beard. "The person has already been dealt with, so there should be nothing to do tomorrow, right? There's no need for me to keep running around, right, good Senior Sister?"

"You don't understand. You are a new face in the capital. Even if they know your name, no one will suspect us." The old woman spoke in a tone that suggested she didn't want to let him off. "Good Junior Brother, you don't want your precious Disciple to get into trouble, right?"

"...I don't really care, the problem is Senior Sister, but there is one thing we must get straight first." Xie Qingfeng knew he couldn't resist, so he simply gave up arguing. "I have only this one Disciple, and I have taught him everything that should be taught and everything that shouldn't..."

"What do you mean by things that should and shouldn't be taught? Did you even teach him that crazy blade technique of yours from back then?"

"What are you saying? What kind of talk is that? This is a family-transmitted blade technique, alright? Don't interrupt, Senior Sister!" Xie Qingfeng complained with some displeasure. "You know my Disciple; his personality is already a bit abnormal. What I mean is... regarding your two granddaughters, can you go easy on tormenting him? Junior Brother only has this one lone seedling, you know?"

When the old woman heard him say this, she found it amusing. How was it tormenting? Her two granddaughters, dignified and noble Legitimate Princesses, had now both been married by his Disciple—how could this be called tormenting?

The Duke's wife was extremely satisfied with Mo Yingqi. She had seen him back in the Northern Territory. Whether it was his appearance, martial arts, talent, or intellect, this child was truly one in a million, a dragon among men.

"Senior Sister, don't treat me like a fool, okay?" Xie Qingfeng raised an eyebrow. "Don't you know what kind of children you've raised?"

"Heh, listen to you. When you sold your Disciple back then, you didn't hesitate at all, did you?" The old woman sneered. "Enough, why do you care about this? I can guarantee that my granddaughters will treat your precious Disciple well. To say something you might not like to hear, I fear that in this world, apart from Mo Yingqi's late mother, even you do not care about Mo Yingqi as much as my two granddaughters do."

"No, that's not right. Perhaps even his mother wouldn't compare. A mother's love and pity for her son comes from blood, but my granddaughters... have no blood relation to him at all, yet they are willing to give him everything."

Indeed, when they go crazy, it's quite terrifying...

Xie Qingfeng couldn't help but complain inwardly. He wasn't unaware of how those two sisters treated the little girls who approached his good Disciple back in the Northern Territory.

To tell the truth, slapping them and the like was them being merciful.

But Xie Qingfeng was still at ease with them. These two girls had given all their goodness to Mo Yingqi, while all that darkness, cruelty, and tyranny were hidden away or vented onto others.

If it weren't for this, even if it meant risking his old life and offending his terrifying Senior Sister, Xie Qingfeng would not have agreed to let Mo Yingqi be with them.

"You can rest assured. Although they are even crazier than me, and there are two of them, their feelings for Mo Yingqi are sincere; you should know this." The old woman sighed. "Do you know, when I wanted to take them away from the Northern Territory and have them stay by my side to inherit Partridge Sky, they almost committed self-harm in order to resist me, and they were even willing to ruin their own appearance and martial arts."

"I said, if you ruin your appearance, aren't you afraid Mo Yingqi will despise you? Ha, and what did these two girls say to me? He wouldn't, and even if he did, they would use chains to lock him up so he could never leave them for the rest of his life!"

The old woman spoke nonchalantly, but when Xie Qingfeng heard it, he only felt a chill down his spine. However, for such things to happen with those two sisters, he was truly not surprised at all.

"Love is inherently a disease that makes people go crazy, makes them wild, and makes them become neither human nor ghost." The old woman's tone remained calm, but the scarlet in her eyes became increasingly obvious. "My daughter doesn't understand these things, nor does she comprehend them. My son is even worse, still thinking that the way I teach them is wrong..."

"It's laughable. Everything in this world is ever-changing yet unchanging. Who knows if we... are the ones who are right? Junior Brother, wait peacefully to drink at the wedding. Your good Disciple will sooner or later understand that what he has obtained... is a love like a disease, like a poison, that no one else in this world can get..."