As soon as Xiao Fan returned to the capital, he received a call from his younger brother Xiao Tian.

"Brother, go home and take a look, the old man is sick, it's very powerful, and he lives in 301."

Xiao Tian's tone was always so sharp, with an indescribable taste of cynicism.

As a first-class wealthy family in the Republic, the two grandsons of the Lao Xiao family are really very uncompetitive in the eyes of the elders of the world. The eldest grandson Xiao Fan, since he was a child, is smart and erudite, but he likes Lao Zhuang's learning, and the university application is actually a Taoist college, and after graduation, he directly entered the religious department, so that the elders of the wealthy families in the capital fell off their glasses.

It seems that the sons of the capital's families, no one else has become a monk.

Although Taoism's rules and precepts are far less stringent than those of Buddhism, most schools of Taoism do not prohibit people from marrying, having children, and procreation. But where will those patriarchs who are in high positions and hold great power think about this?

No matter how few Taoist rules and precepts there are, a monk is a monk, can he still develop within the system? Even if you enter the system, with such a history, the achievements within the system are very limited.

Imagine that in the resumes of high-ranking officials of the ruling party, how can there be such words as where to become a Taoist priest from a certain year to a certain month?

The most intelligent eldest grandson of the Lao Xiao family, from the moment he walked into the gate of the Taoist Academy, he was already destined to be impossible to return to the system. For a top wealthy family like the Xiao family, this kind of loss is not insignificant.

As for Xiao Tian, the second son of the Xiao family, he is even more unbearable than Xiao Fan, and he is directly a fool. Since junior high school, he has called friends and companions, fought and made trouble, and was rampant, and he was a well-known demon in the school, and he didn't know how many "royal complaints" he was sued by the teacher, and how many violent beatings he was beaten. But the more he fights, the more stubborn he becomes, and before he enters the gate of the university, he is already a famous "second youth" in the circle of Sijiu City, just like the Gao Yanei described in the Water Margin.

Old Man Xiao has outstanding prestige in the Republic, and whether he is in office or not, he is one of the superheroes with the final decision-making power. The second-generation children of the Xiao family are relatively speaking, and they are not lagging behind others. Xiao Zhan, the only son of Old Man Xiao, is at the level of the real power minister, is an honest official, majestic and heavy, and among the second-generation children of the wealthy family, he is quite popular and can be called a standard-bearer-level figure. Several other daughters and sons-in-law are also in high positions within the system and are very appealing.

Only the two grandsons of the old Xiao family are really disappointing.

The two uncompetitive sons have become Xiao Zhan's rebels, and no one dares to mention it casually in front of him, otherwise, it will definitely provoke Minister Xiao's anger.

"Huh? When did Grandpa get hospitalized? ”

Xiao Fan was taken aback.

This time, he went out to collect all kinds of medicinal materials, and the time was a little longer. Before going out, Xiao Fan went home once, and the old man looked pretty good, why did he go to the hospital after all these days?

Xiao Tian replied on the phone: "Just yesterday, I heard that I was listening to documents at home, and Aunt Zhang wanted to help him go to the yard for a walk, but he fainted as soon as he got up......

The so-called Aunt Zhang is the old man's full-time health nurse.

The old lady passed away two years ago, and in the past two years, Nurse Zhang has taken care of the old man's daily life.

Xiao Tian's words are actually quite dysfunctional.

What do you mean by "heard"? That's your own grandfather, okay!

But at this time, Xiao Fanzi will not care about his younger brother's little language disease, it is common for Xiao Tian to only go home once every three or five days, and he often returns home for a while, and he can't wait to run away after a meal.

There is no other reason, I am afraid of being scolded.

His father, Minister Xiao, is not pleasing to the left when he looks at him, and he is not pleasing to the right when he looks at him, both horizontally and vertically.

Besides, although Xiao Fan is not smuggy, he goes home less often than Xiao Tian, and he hides in the "Water Stopping View" on the outskirts of Beijing on weekdays, and "fools around" with a group of Taoist priests and Taoist aunts, chattering, and I don't know what to do, and it is normal not to show up at home for ten days and half a month.

At this point, Xiao Fan is really not qualified to teach Xiao Tian.

"Okay, I'll go to the hospital. Where are you? Let's go together. ”

Xiao Tian immediately hesitated and said, "Brother, I, I won't go, so that the old man will be annoyed when he sees me, and his condition will worsen." ”

The key is that when any elder in the family sees Xiao Tian, they can't help but teach him a few words, and Second Brother Xiao is really annoyed. In the Jingshi circle, Second Brother Xiao is also a "boss" level cattle, who is bright and glamorous. When he returned home, he immediately became a solid "gray grandson", and whoever caught him could teach him a lesson, and he was very depressed.

Xiao Fan was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "Xiao Tian, don't be too playful. ”

The age difference between Xiao Fan and Xiao Tian is only more than a year, less than two years old, and they have had a good relationship since childhood. Xiao Fan applied for the Taoist Academy, and Xiao Tian was his only supporter.

Xiao Tian grinned and said, "Brother, you also know my character, I'm afraid I can't change it." ”

Xiao Fan was silent.

Xiao Tian's temper is sometimes even tougher than him.

Hanging up the phone, Xiao Fan stood up and walked out the door. Xin Lin, who had been quietly meditating on the other side and practicing qi, immediately got up and followed behind him, like a shadow.

"Go to 301 Hospital, the old man is hospitalized."

Xiao Fan explained simply.

In fact, this explanation is purely redundant, Xin Lin rarely asks him where he is going or what he does, as long as he goes out, Xin Lin follows. Three years is enough to reach such a tacit understanding.

Xiao Fan lives in the suburbs of Beijing in the "view of stopping water".

In the whole area, there are many Taoist temples of all kinds, and the "water stop view" is one of the most inconspicuous small Taoist temples. The area is not small, the yard is quite large, rockery and flowing water, and the garden nursery is complete. It's inconspicuous because it's not famous. The "Stopping Water View" is also not open to the public, does not receive pilgrims to worship, few people have entered the temple, and it is not clear that the entire "Stopping Water View", only Xiao Fan is a man, and the others are women.

The view is hidden in the shade of the bamboo forest, and there is only one forest path leading to the outside world.

The so-called neighbors are all farmhouses, and the nearest ones are hundreds of meters away from the woods. The surrounding peasants generally do not come to the water stop. Don't underestimate this small forest, if no one points you out, even if you follow the forest path, you will never be able to walk in front of the gate of the water stop. After several circles, I walked out from the other side of the woods.

It's a bit like the folklore "ghost hitting the wall".

It is not surprising to say that these trees and bamboo forests, which look chaotic, are actually carefully arranged according to the orientation of the "Four Elephant Array". If you are not a master who is proficient in the way of formation, you can't crack it categorically.

These four elephant arrays were not arranged by Xiao Fan.

The water stop view was built as early as the Republic of China, when this small Taoist temple was where Xiao Fan's master lived, and the "Four Elephant Array" in the forest was laid by Xiao Fan's father.

Xiao Fan's master claims to be the sixty-third generation of the "Wuji Gate", and Xiao Fan is the sixty-fourth generation.

Wuji has a long history, so it has been passed down from generation to generation, "Wuji Nine Phases", that is, "Wuji Shuzang" began thousands of years ago, and can even be traced back to the era of the origin of Zhou Yi, and through the continuous enrichment of the ancestors and masters of the past dynasties, it has been passed down to this day, which can be called broad and profound, and the ultimate is infinite.

It's for Infinity!

Xiao Fan walked slowly to the outside of the view, and Hei Lin followed at his feet, following in unison, looking lazy and unable to keep up his spirits. Except for being fatter, the fur is shiny and shiny, which is not much different from ordinary domestic cats.

Xin Lin drove a very ordinary domestic car, half new but not old.

Xiao Fan boarded the passenger seat.

The black shadow flashed, Hei Lin jumped in from the car window, and got into Xiao Fan's arms with great accuracy, and then curled up into a plush ball and licked the soles of his feet. Xiao Fan smiled slightly, gently caressing Heilin's soft and smooth hair, under the sun, Heilin's hair shone with a gold-like luster, and it was extremely moist.

Heilin enjoyed his master's caress and narrowed his eyes comfortably.

The car quickly drove out of the woods and headed for the city, and soon after, it drove into the gate of the 301 Hospital.

As one of the few remaining top veterans of the Republic, Old Man Xiao naturally lives in the high-level ward of the hospital, a semi-independent small courtyard with a corridor that communicates with the outside world. At the junction of the cloister and the main building, there is a moon gate.

There are two guards guarding it, and idle people are not allowed to approach.

Beside the old man, there is a guard group, which is responsible for guarding the old man's safety day and night. These guards are all very familiar with Xiao Fan, so they don't need to be checked, and they are naturally released.

Xin Lin and Hei Lin stayed outside.

So far, Xin Lin has not appeared in the old Xiao family, and the elders and relatives of the old Xiao family, even including Xiao Tian, do not know that there is such a strange woman around Xiao Fan.

No one in the Xiao family has ever been to the water stop view.

Nominally, Xiao Fan works at the State Administration for Religious Affairs, and he also enjoys the treatment of deputy director, and the Religious Affairs Bureau also allocates him a single dormitory. But whether Xiao Fan went to work in the bureau or lived in the dormitory of the bureau, no one in the bureau leaders cared.

Ordinary cadres are definitely not okay to be so passive and slacking off, but Xiao Fan is of course an exception.

If nothing else, just his surname Xiao, that's enough.

The "view of stopping water" does not exist for all Hongchen's relatives and friends around Xiao Fan.

The reason why Xiao Fan wants to put up his name in the Religious Affairs Bureau is actually more because he is "surnamed Xiao", the direct children of the old Xiao family, they must have a work unit, and the Religious Affairs Bureau is a serious state management organ after all. If it is the direct son of the Xiao family, Minister Xiao's biological son has become a jobless vagrant, it is impossible to say anything.

It's like Xiao Tian, who is idle all day long, eats and drinks with a group of Beijing teachers, spends all day drinking, also has a formal work unit, and also enjoys the treatment of the department, only one level lower than Xiao Fan, he still has to go to the unit every day to report to the point, and he has to drink tea and read the newspaper in the office if he has nothing to do.

Everyone should pay attention to the rules on the table.

It can be regarded as an explanation to his father, Minister Xiao.

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