Chapter 61: Pretty Girl's Teachings

  Yun Zheng saw that his mother was going to give him guidance, which was exactly what he had been hoping for. He quickly told her every single word of the conversation between him and his father earlier, and then waited with anticipation.

  After listening to her son's words, Yun Madam didn't seem surprised at all, but instead smiled faintly and said: "Your father is teaching you as well as testing you."

  What, test me? I'm not afraid of exams. From kindergarten to university, I've been studying for nearly 20 years, and I'm absolutely seasoned in "exams". As the saying goes, big exams come every three, six, nine days, and small exams are everyday affairs. Not only do I take ordinary exams lightly, but even the college entrance exam, I can sleep through it for a few hours - huh, that math test paper looks like heavenly script, with a bunch of unfamiliar symbols, if I didn't fall asleep, that would be a miracle. And my luck was particularly bad, with a camera right above my head taking pictures... sigh, a hero doesn't talk about past glories, never mind.

  However, although I'm not afraid of the exam, "not being afraid" is just a matter of psychological quality, it doesn't mean I can pass. It's like when I took the foreign language proficiency test back then, I wasn't afraid every time I went to take it, but I also didn't pass every time, which shows that these are two completely different things. Now that Dad wants to test me, of course, I'm not afraid either, because even if I don't pass, with Mom around, as long as I don't do anything stupid and shocking, this young master will still be able to get away with it. But although I say so, if I can pass the exam, it's naturally better to pass, right? Although 99% of people these days consider bloodline more important than ability, I'm just one of those remaining 1%, no choice, after all, I was raised on modern education.

  There are many ways to pass the exam. First of all, it depends on one's own strength and ability, such as being able to continuously answer questions in Luoyang that year. The poetry and couplets were my strong points, I was not afraid of others testing me. However, Dad's current question is not something I'm good at, although I've inherited a lot of tactics and strategies from him, those things are almost two different worlds compared to my original understanding of war - this is the fact - how can I suddenly understand it all?

  According to oneself, there are still two ways to pass the exam. One is to bribe the invigilator or the teacher who grades the papers, hoping that they will turn a blind eye or give you special treatment. This possibility can now be ruled out, as there is no invigilator and the grader is one's own father - how can one bribe him? What would one use to bribe him with? Clearly this path is not viable.

  There's only one way left, and that is to cheat. Cheating was a high-tech job in our day, and even many high-tech means could be used. However, it's not so complicated now, and basically, this cheating doesn't need to be so troublesome - isn't it just buying answers? And it's not like you have to spend money either. This is easy, isn't it just flattering mom? I'm good at this job.

  "Mother... Zong'er has always known that among the millions of people in this world, you are the one who loves Zong'er the most. You are Zong'er's own mother! Hmm, this... Mother, look at Father, what is he doing?" Yun Zong didn't know when he had gotten up and walked to Ning Wanting's back, gently pinching her shoulder, his voice sweet as if he had eaten honey.

  Could this little trick deceive Ning Wanting? Fortunately, Yun Zhong's flattery was straightforward and didn't intend to deceive anyone. It's just a joke; a son flattering his mother, why would he need to be secretive about it? Those business owners who intentionally lose money when playing cards with government officials wouldn't use such tactics on their own mothers, would they? However, even though Ning Wanting knew Yun Zhong's intentions, she was still very pleased. The reason was that her son had always been strong-willed and competitive since he was young, and his temper was particularly stubborn. In the past, when she wanted to help him, he wouldn't let her, so now it was rare for him to behave so obediently; how could she not be happy about it?

  "Zhēng er, you've been familiar with military books since childhood, and you have the Cloud family's generations of great generals' campaign notes to refer to at any time. As for this matter of fighting wars, Mother doesn't have much to teach you." Madam Cloud said with a smile.

  Yun Cong's smile froze on his face, and he thought to himself, "Hey, I'm just a rookie, Mom. You've been with Dad for so many years, and you're way more experienced than me. Don't be modest."

  However, Yunzheng's worries were unnecessary. Mrs. Yun continued, "But mother can tell you a way to deal with this situation." She patted Yunzheng's hand and said, "Let's make an assumption. In the wilderness, where there is no one around for miles, you encounter three enemies. Although each of them individually is not your match, if they join forces, you will undoubtedly die. But if you fight with all your might, you can also take down one of them to use as a shield. So, what should you do in this situation?"

  Yun Cong thought for a moment and replied somewhat puzzled: "This matter is not difficult to handle, it's naturally each hitting separately."

  "Three people are your enemies, they're not stupid. Once you make a move and plan to take them down one by one, can't they just join forces and eliminate you first?"

  "This... is also." Yun Zheng furrowed his brow, thinking to himself that if it was like this, then this matter would be really difficult to handle. The three of them were all his enemies, and whenever he wanted to take on one of them, the other two would come together at once. With my two fists against their four... six hands, I'm afraid I'll be in a precarious situation. Having no good ideas, he could only ask: "How about conserving our strength and retreating first?"

  "Slap!" Mrs. Yun gave Cloud Zhēng a moderate slap on the back of his hand, turned her head and glared at him: "In your Cloud family's generations of great generals leading troops to fight against the enemy, have you ever had anyone retreat from battle? Hmph, think again!"

  Yun Cong smiled bitterly: "Isn't this about Jianghu affairs, why did it involve our Yun family's generations of great generals... Ah, Mother, don't hit me, I think, can't I even think?" Yun Cong looked at Ning Wanting and raised his hand again, hastily retreating a step to dodge.

  Thought about it and still didn't think of a good way, unless you give me a handgun... Had no choice but to honestly say: "Mom, you'd better just say it quickly, Zong'er really can't think of anything."

  Ning Wanting said calmly: "You just stiffen up, concentrate and be on guard, don't fight back or run away."

  "Huh?" Yun Tong was stunned for a moment, what kind of solution is this? I couldn't beat him naturally didn't want to fight, but if I don't fight, what can I do if others want to fight? If I neither fight nor flee, won't I just stand there and get beaten to death?

  "Don't you understand?" Ning Wanting glared at him: "It seems that it's really time for you to go out into the world and gain some experience. You don't even have a bit of cunning, how can you lead the Yun family in the future!" She beckoned to Yun Zheng to come closer, only then saying: "Didn't I just say that as long as you're willing to risk your life to fight, at least you should be able to take down one person to use as a shield?"

  "Yes, but what kind of person am I? Isn't it too costly to risk my life against theirs?" Yun Zheng's eyes also cleared up a bit, realizing how valuable his own life was. Exchanging one life for another with some Jianghu character was clearly not worth it.

  "If you don't dare to fight with all your might, then you'll really put yourself in a desperate situation." Ning Wanting said: "As long as you make them think that you're ready to drag them down with you at any moment because of their collaboration, they will shift the blame onto each other and refuse to take action. No one wants to die, especially when they all think it's very likely that someone will sacrifice themselves for others' credit."

  It's all settled then.

  He suddenly remembered when he was reading Gu Long's Little Li Flying Dagger, Little Li Flying Dagger had a small knife in his hand, and so many masters surrounded him, but it was you who made me, I let you, just like no one was willing to take the first step forward, isn't that just like what mom said?

  Danger is not frightening itself. What's frightening is being in danger alone while all your companions are safe.

  Nothing is more selfish than this.

  Division line

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