"Myst…I mean master Yang Qing what can we help you with? If it's within our means we would be more than glad to do so," firmly said grandpa Wang.
Though occasionally the eyes of the odd couple would dart toward the kneeling blood fiend cultivator.
Some part of them seemed a tad bit apprehensive since they assumed the matter might have to do with blood fiend cultivators and if it did that would be a huge headache.
The constant hunt and purge of blood-fiend cultivators have made them the thorniest opponents one can ever deal with.
They have abnormally high vitality and due to constant threats to their lives, they always risk it all out with their opponents even to the extent of perishing together since if they're caught they will end up with a fate far worse than death.
Their sturdiness and reckless fighting methods has made most to be wary when confronting a blood-fiend cultivator. Rarely would one do so alone, it would usually be a team so the risk can be collectively shared.
"It's nothing big really, especially to people of your caliber. I would have handled it myself but it's just that I'm a little short on time and I want to avoid drawing too much attention to myself if I can. Don't worry it has nothing to do with blood-fiend cultivators. He will be leaving with me," Yang Qing said seemingly reading their thoughts.
Even though the old couple didn't show it, inwardly they were sighing in relief.
"How well do you know Purple city?" asked Yang Qing.
The old couple being seasoned foxes understood the hidden meaning behind Yang Qing's question.
They knew what he was really asking was how deep their connections went in the Red maple empire.
"I won't lie to you, if we invited the City lord for a meal in our humble abode he would be all too glad to oblige," grandma Wang was the one who replied with a bit of enthusiasm and life in her.
It seemed the execution they had expected for may infact turn into an opportunity to sow a connection with a palace realm expert.
"Mmh figures," Yang Qing inwardly thought.
Zou Yi and Zou Liqin were thoroughly shocked at Grandma Wang's statement as they kept throwing strange looks her way.
They also kept feeling the communication between Yang Qing and the Wang couple seemed a bit off.
"Grandma Wang you know the city lord?" Zou Yi couldn't help but ask.
"We took care of him when he was a scrawny youth afraid of even his own shadow," Grandpa Wang said as he lightly chuckled while stroking his beard.
"But you're just in the foundation stage and the city lord may be older than you even if you both look older than him," Zou Yi innocently asked in confusion trying to do the math before he suddenly flinched in fear when he saw the dangerous look grandma Wang was giving him.
"Little Zhi we seem to have another barrel of ginkgo tea lying around specially prepared for you. You won't be leaving until you finish it all," grandma Wang said as she gave the most gentle smile she could give as her eyes turned crescent-shaped.
Zou Yi awkwardly laughed as he kept throwing help signs to Zou Liqin who purposely ignored them as she took a bite from the blueberry cake while humming.
"It would be good for the two of them if they came along. With the losses they have endured it would be a pity to separate them," Yang Qing thought as he took in the interaction between the couple and the Zou siblings.
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"This makes things easier. The black viper is after the two of them and it's at the behest of someone from the Mo family. The thing I needed help with is taking care of the black viper and the person from the Mo family.
With your strength and connections to the city lord it should be an easy thing, no?" said Yang Qing.
"Big brother, grandpa, and grandma Wang are just in the foundation establishment there's no way they can handle a dangerous organization like the black viper that has a middle-stage core formation expert not to mention the Mo family that has numerous experts.
They'll die!!!" Zou Liqin suddenly said as she dropped the spoon in her hand. Her eyes widened as her body trembled in fear and dread.
It seemed like Zou Yi wanted to throw a few words in but Yang Qing interjected before he got a chance to.
"There seems to be a misunderstanding about something," Yang Qing said as he bitterly smiled at the reproachful gazes the two siblings were currently throwing his way.
"Should you or can I?" Yang Qing politely asked the old couple.
"We will do it," Grandpa Wang said as he sighed. There was a gentle appreciative gaze in his eyes as he looked at the two Zou siblings who were speaking back against a palace stage expert on their behalf.
"Truly young calves are not even afraid of lions," grandma Wang muttered as she chuckled.
They both removed matching silver amulets that looked to be two halves of each other. The moment they did the pressure of core formation experts was brought to bear even if their physical looks didn't change they no longer looked like they had one foot in the coffin.
"This?!!!!" Zou Yi shockingly got up from his seat along with Zou Liqin as they looked at the old couple who were still smiling at them with the same kind gaze their grandfather used to give them.
"It's even stronger than the pressure given off by Lei He," said Zou Liqin.
"You're both core formation experts?" asked Zou Yi still in disbelief.
"We are. We didn't mean to deceive you both but our current circumstances don't permit us to reveal our true selves. If we did that then we would not be able to do the job we were given in Purple city.
It's why we couldn't outwardly help you with the black viper since most of the underground organizations within the Purple city are supported in some way shape or form by the noble families around and a few of the peak organizations around.
Intervening would inadvertently blow our covers.
We are truly sorry for not helping you despite being able to," grandpa Wang softly said.
One could see the regret in both his and grandma Wang's eyes.
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