Zheng Hong coughed lightly, "Third Young Master, that's not what I meant."

Jiang Lian glanced at Zheng Hong, ignoring him.

Qiu Dafu didn't mince words and went straight to the point: "Third Young Master, are you familiar with the government office?" Because there weren't many people, they wanted to make the best use of everyone's talents.

Jiang Lian thought carefully: "I'm fairly familiar with it! You wouldn't be planning to sneak into the government office at night, would you?"

Xu Qing finally found hope: "Brother Qiu, I'll go with you. I'm most familiar with the government office."

She was willing to go through fire and water to save her father.

Jiang Lian: "Miss Xu, you'd better stay put."

Zheng Hong was somewhat disapproving; those people were no pushovers: "Brother Qiu, have you thought of a good solution?"

Qiu Dafu turned his gaze into thought, then slowly uttered four words: "Feint to the east while attacking in the west."

Although he didn't understand tactics, he had heard his older brother talk about things on the battlefield.

...

White sun, dawn.

Qiu Yan got up early in the morning, washed up quickly, and went out to the yard to practice military boxing.

Qiu Xu and Qiu Ling'er also followed early in the morning. Needless to say, the younger brother practiced the moves taught by his master every day.

Thanks to her teachings, her younger sister is physically strong and powerful, and ordinary people simply cannot hurt her.

"Ling'er, watch carefully, let's continue... lunge punch... horse stance horizontal strike... outer block horizontal hook..."

"Sister, slow down, Ling'er can't keep up." Qiu Ling'er wiped her sweat as she practiced.

Hearing the commotion outside, Gu Qian couldn't help but get up to check.

Except when he was sleeping at night, he was almost inseparable from Qiu Yan.

Upon learning that Qiu Yan and her brother had already gotten up, he decided not to go back to sleep and quickly got dressed and got out of bed.

Then, he pushed open the door and went out.

Watching Qiu Yan earnestly teach her younger sister self-defense, Gu Qian became even more infatuated with her.

However, he had a question in his mind.

"Yan Yan, who taught you your fighting skills?"

Her moves were simple, efficient, and perfectly executed, but they didn't resemble martial arts.

Qiu Yan paused for a moment when she heard Gu Qian's question, then turned around and blurted out, "My father. You've been traveling for days on end, why don't you get some more sleep?"

Gu Qian shook his head, indicating that he wasn't tired. "Is it your father-in-law's self-created boxing style?"

Qiu Yan gently patted her sister's trembling knees and nodded slightly, "You guessed right."

Her deceased father became her excuse.

Gu Qian unconsciously developed more respect for his father-in-law, whom he had never met.

He wondered what kind of parents could give birth to a woman like Qiu Yan, who was both brave and ambitious.

He couldn't help but think of his father-in-law's stern yet caring demeanor when he was teaching Qiu Yan.

It seems he's just like his master.

He approached Qiu Yan, lowered his head to her cheek, and smiled gently at her.

"Yan Yan, can you teach me?"

Qiu Yan took a step back, her left leg in a lunge position, her left fist retracted to her waist, and her right fist thrusting downwards from her waist, striking Gu Qian's waist directly. "Do you need me to teach you?"

Gu Qian didn't dodge, but instead extended his right palm and grasped Qiu Yan's right hand. "You can teach your junior brother, so naturally you can teach me too."

His voice was magnetic and husky, with a touch of morning grumpiness that made one's heart itch.

Hearing his sister and senior brother interacting, Qiu Xu stopped his attack and shouted at Gu Qian.

"Senior brother, why don't you have a match with my sister first? If you lose, then it's not too late for her to teach you."

Qiu Ling'er also stopped what she was doing and earnestly reminded him, "Brother Gu, my sister is very powerful!"

She had witnessed her sister beat someone to a pulp, and as her future brother-in-law, she felt it necessary to offer some advice.