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Chapter 86 Zhou Ye: Dad, I'll teach you how to ask questions.

The engagement was just a formality; Jiang Wuque was actually waiting for his father, who also wanted to meet Miss Shang.

Half an hour later, Zhou Ye, having washed away the dust, sat down at the dining table. The young lady, startled, grabbed Jiang Wuque's hand: "You won't be able to eat this much in the future, will you?"

"No, I'm not Dad's biological son."

In earlier years, the Jiang brothers might have felt a little disappointed when this matter was brought up, but not now. They know that even though they share the surname Jiang, they are still their father's sons, the eldest and second sons of the Zhou family, so they no longer worry about whether they are his biological children.

"Even if they were their own children, they wouldn't treat me like this."

Zhou Ye put down the bone in his hand, reached for another bone, and said, "The way I train is different from what you train, so you don't need to worry. He'll be like me; he'll definitely grow up to be a handsome and dashing young man!"

The young lady blushed slightly, but she was no longer afraid. This man was a humorous person. She could see Jiang Wuque's dependence on and trust in this old man, and she could trust him in the same way.

It's hard to imagine that a gentle and refined Jiang Wuque could have been raised by such a father. The Zhou family—she really wants to go and see what kind of living environment it is.

That's right. This time, not only the father and son will be going back, but also Miss Xiao Shang. As a daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, she will also need to learn the Zhou family's martial arts. Therefore, Miss Xiao Shang will go to Zhou Mountain for a period of time to study. How long that will be depends on her.

During the three-day break, Zhou Ye and Lu Miaozi met and chatted for a long time, which completely dispelled Lu Miaozi's wariness. Zhou Ye made it very clear that the secret he had kept all his life, the Yang Gong Treasure Vault, had been taken out by the Zhou family, but it was not emptied. Apart from valuable gold and silver jewelry, nothing else was touched.

Lu Miaozi didn't believe it at first, but after Zhou Ye explained the details of how to enter the treasure vault, including the various mechanisms and exits, he had no choice but to believe it.

The old man finally breathed a sigh of relief. His biggest secret had been discovered and exposed, and the heavy weight that had been pressing on his heart was finally lifted.

"No, I still don't quite understand why we need to ride camels. Wouldn't riding horses be faster?"

Jiang Wuque glanced at his father, then smiled at the young lady and said, "These camels must have been bought by my father. It would be such a waste to just throw them away like this."

The young woman's eyes looked even more confused, but Jiang Wuque understood her confusion and explained, "In our family, we always save where we can and spend where we can. We don't throw away things we buy unless it's absolutely necessary. Besides, we don't need to rush. Riding a horse or a camel is the same."

The province should be the province, and the money should be the money?

For some reason, Miss Xiao Shang felt that this statement was quite philosophical.

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On the way back to Zhou Mountain, Xiao Shang's martial arts experience points skyrocketed. She came from the Pegasus Ranch and had rarely left the ranch in her life. Although she had a bit of wildness about her, she was very simple-minded. However, she was about to marry into the Zhou family, which was an established martial arts family. It would be inappropriate for her to be so naive as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhou family.

Fortunately, the young lady was very clever and learned quickly, but there was one thing that stumped her: "Wuque, they're both shady shops, so why do you know the differences?"

After the father and son exchanged a smile, Jiang Wuque explained, "You have to look at the shop flag, not its age, but the color of the flag. For example, the shop we're staying at now, you see, it's also white with black lettering, but its flag has an extra black border. So this kind of shady shop mainly deals in buying and selling information."

The young woman looked at it, nodded, and indicated that she understood.

"The same flag, the same black border, but the flag has tassels around it. Those black shops have people making a living by selling meat. Don't go in unless absolutely necessary. If you do go in, you have to bring your own bowls and chopsticks. You can only eat vegetarian noodles. As long as the people in the shop see that you know the rules, they generally won't bother you."

The young lady was startled and instinctively grabbed Jiang Wuque's arm, then nodded repeatedly to indicate that she had remembered.

"There's another kind, which is pure white with black characters, no circle in the flag, and no tassels. That's the most vicious black shop. It mainly deals in all kinds of businesses that require no capital. You should avoid going into this kind of black shop if you can. If you really have no choice, the first thing to do after you go in is to kill people. Kill everyone inside. Don't worry, you will never kill an innocent person by mistake."

I've learned something!

The young woman looked at him with eyes full of admiration: "You're so amazing!"

Jiang Wuque, that silly boy, blushed and scratched the back of his head, saying, "It's not that I'm so good, it's all because Dad taught us."

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Zhou Ye rolled his eyes. He felt it was necessary to open a course at home, specifically teaching how to date. This course had to be taught by him personally!

The young lady didn't take it to heart and looked at Zhou Ye with the same gaze: "Dad, you're even more amazing. You can figure out such a complicated scheme."

Zhou Ye gently shook his head: "There's no need to touch. When your aunt and I first met at the beach, I was just a poor boy, and your aunt was a young girl who had just left Peach Blossom Island. We didn't know anything about these things, but we did ask."

At this point, Zhou Ye chuckled and said, "Remember, when you encounter things that we can't understand or that don't need to spend time and effort to understand, you only need to do one thing: ask. But as for how to ask—I'll demonstrate it for you, so watch carefully."

The young couple nodded in unison.

Zhou Ye sat up straight, looked around, and called out, "Manager, come here for a moment."

"Here you are, sir. What can I do for you?"

Zhou Ye chuckled, a flash of light, and a knife was pressed against the other man's neck: "Don't panic. I'm not after your life or your money. I just want to know what the rules of this shady inn are. If you answer well, you'll live. If you don't, I might just flick my wrist and you're done for. Understand?"

"Yes—yes—"

To save his life, the shopkeeper explained things very clearly, even including many details. Not only Jiang Wuque and Xiao Shang learned a lot, but even Zhou Ye also learned a great deal.

"very good!"

Zhou Ye sheathed his knife, then pulled out a silver ingot and stuffed it into the shopkeeper's hand: "You're very honest. I like honest people the most. Here's a reward for you!"

The shopkeeper wiped away his cold sweat and left, while Zhou Ye looked at them and said, "Have you learned it? You have to ask questions like that, otherwise you won't get the truth out of them."

Jiang Wuque studied very diligently: "Don't worry, Dad, I've learned it!"

The young woman nodded in agreement. She felt that she had learned the material, but something still felt off.

"Dad, what if we encounter someone we can't beat?"

"It's alright. Once you've learned most of our family's basics when you get home this time, there won't be many people you can't beat. But if you do run into one, remember, the best of the thirty-six stratagems is to run away."

"What if you've never even run before?"

"Of course we should use our family's name, starting with Zhou Shan, then mine, your eldest uncle's, your second uncle's, and your mothers' names. There's bound to be one that works."

Jiang Wuque, holding Xiao Shang's hand, said, "It's like this, back then, when Xiao Yu and I were captured by the Water Mother Yin Ji, we only mentioned Second Madam's name, and she didn't dare to harm us—"

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