Fan Yongda felt that he was an old man and was qualified to preach and teach the younger generations to solve his doubts, so he said to the newcomer: "Boy, don't underestimate the care of the family, do you think that patrolling all night is considered to be dutiful? Is it safe to do no theft or robbery? Let me tell you, it's a big mistake, you have to take the first step, deal with all kinds of people, etc., take precautions, and let your master's house not be robbed at all." All in all, you have to understand the rules of the rivers and lakes and be a Jianghu person. ”

Xiao Chen nodded vigorously, this is a young man who has just entered the rivers and lakes, he doesn't know much about the rules, and he remembers the most respectful and obedient to his predecessors.

"Do you know what is the most important thing to roam the rivers and lakes?" Fan Yongda asked, the two of them were patrolling around in the dark, he knew very well that tonight and for some time to come, the house would be very safe, and the patrol was not to prevent bandits, but to comfort the master's family, as one of the rules of the rivers and lakes, he would not reveal some truths to his employer.

Xiao Chen nodded hesitantly, and then shook his head quickly, he only had a vague impression of the rivers and lakes, and he didn't seem to understand it, and it was better to simply pretend that he didn't understand the way of insurance.

Fan Yongda was a little angry, "I know no, if you are not also from the Kongtong faction, I am too lazy to pay attention to you, don't play tricks with me, what do you say, let you shut up and shut up again." ”

Xiao Chen said with a smile: "Uncle Shi thinks too much, I just ...... Short-sighted, afraid to say it and make Uncle Shi laugh. ”

"You are a junior, what's wrong with letting Uncle Shi laugh at it?" Fan used a big tone to make a big tone, this is also one of the rules of the rivers and lakes, distinguish between the upper and lower levels, and don't let the juniors feel justified in anything.

"Yes, yes. Xiao Chen thought for a while and began to answer Uncle Shi's initial question, "Friendship, the most important thing is friendship." When he was still in Kongtong Mountain, the master said that there are many heroes in the world, and no matter how strong a person's martial arts are, it is impossible to overwhelm the opponent forever. If you want to survive in the rivers and lakes, you have to make friends with benevolence and righteousness, today I will help you, tomorrow you will help me. Friends are all over the world, and you can eat if your martial arts are a little weaker. ”

Fan nodded approvingly, "Well, you're quite well prepared, but manpower is limited after all, how can you make friends all over the world?"

"Sect. Xiao Chen immediately replied, he was encouraged, and he also wanted to show that he knew a lot, and he was not a hairy boy who knew nothing, "The friendships between the Jianghu sects are accumulated for decades or even hundreds of years, and if you join the sect, you will have these friendships, no matter where you go, making friends will get twice the result with half the effort." For example, when I came to the capital to seek refuge with my uncle, my uncle looked up to me and was willing to share his friendship with me. ”

This is a bit too straightforward, Fan laughed out loud, and a sense of superiority spontaneously arose in his heart, "Don't be so snobbish, it's not certain whether I want to share my friendship with you, it depends on whether your kid is sensible." ”

Fan Yongda deliberately emphasized the word "sensible", which is a vague word, and the understanding of it can show a person's understanding of the rivers and lakes.

Xiao Chen understood, and kept nodding, "Yes, there are still a lot of things I want to learn from Uncle Shi, and Uncle Shi's willingness to give me this opportunity is already a great kindness, and I will not let Uncle Shi down." ”

This kid is still "sensible", Fan said with great majesty: "Don't thank me, thank you to the Kongtong faction, that is the foundation of your life." ”

Xiao Chen spit out a series of things, as long as he can please his uncle, the first day he entered the palace will be a success.

The two of them walked through a moon gate and walked into the back garden, where there would be female relatives during the day, so they could only come and check at night, in fact, there was nothing to see, nothing more than some flowers and trees, although there were some rare varieties, for the uncle and nephew of the Kongtong faction, it was meaningless at all.

Xiao Chen's only emotion was: "It's so big here." ”

Fan Yong snorted, feeling that he couldn't just let the young nephew pass the test, he had to teach him a lesson, lest he be arrogant as soon as he entered the rivers and lakes, and after thinking for a while, he finally had something to say, "It's important to walk the rivers and lakes to make friends, but there are more important ones, you know what?"

Xiao Chen showed an expression of surprise, he really didn't know this, so he stepped forward and said humbly: "Uncle Shi asked me, please ask Uncle Shi for advice." ”

Fan Yongda laughed twice, put his hands behind his back, and walked more than a dozen steps before he spoke: "You have to know the size and depth of the rivers and lakes." ”

"Big and small?" Xiao Chen became more and more confused, and immediately pricked up his ears to listen to Uncle Shi's explanation.

Fan Yongda was quite satisfied with this effect, and pointed to the depths of the garden casually, "For example, in this palace, the owner is King Xiao and his family, and we are the guardians of the courtyard, so we can't completely use the rules of the rivers and lakes with each other." ”

"I heard that King Xiao attaches great importance to his uncle and should not be treated by ordinary family members. ”

"This is a friendship formed in the Western Regions a few years ago. Fan Yongda said lightly, not wanting to look too proud, "But no matter what the prince thinks of you, you have to keep your identity, the family is the family, and the rules of the rivers and lakes are not used here." ”

"I understand that the court has the rules of the court, and the rivers and lakes have the rules of the rivers and lakes, which are easy to overcome. ”

"Never overcome. Fan Yongda stopped, turned around and said sternly, "The masters can have a whim, and even treat you as a brother, you can act like a pretentious at that time, but you must know your identity in your heart, and you must not make mistakes." ”

Xiao Chen nodded again and again, thinking that with his current status, it is estimated that he will not encounter this situation for a while and a half.

"It's not all friendship. Fan Yongda continued, "There are always some strange people, they are considered to be people in the rivers and lakes, but they do not abide by the rules, and sometimes they deliberately break the rules. ”

"They're the so-called 'devils'?"

"Well, how are your martial arts?" Fan Yongda suddenly changed the subject.

"Well, thanks to Master's attention, I've already learned the Ceres Palm. ”

The Kongtong faction has its own set of martial arts system, and it can learn the Gu Shen Palm, which shows that Xiao Chen is already a leader in the sect.

"It's okay, but you have to keep in mind what I just said. ”

"The devil of the rivers and lakes is unruly?" Xiao Chen couldn't keep up with his uncle's train of thought.

"No, it's the phrase 'attack them in groups'. ”

"Oh, yes, yes. Xiao Chen replied in a sneering manner, thinking that his uncle looked down on his martial arts.

The two of them walked around a grove of flowers, inspected more than half of the garden, and began to return along the way, Fan Yongda said: "Whoever dares to defy the rules of the rivers and lakes must have something extraordinary, and it is very risky to defeat him by himself." ”

"Oh. Only then did Xiao Chen understand.

"Even if you can defeat him, you will look arrogant, don't you want to make friends? It is not enough to rely on the three words of the Kongtong faction, the sect also needs your efforts, and contacting people from all factions to 'attack him in groups' is a means to expand friendship. ”

Xiao Chen suddenly realized, nodded desperately, and couldn't help blurting out: "No wonder everyone says that the Luo family in Hedong can only be regarded as half of the Jianghu sect, and the people of the Luo family like to be alone the most." ”

That's exactly what it means. "Fan Yongda has a lot of opinions about Hedong Luojiazhuang, but he hides it very carefully in his heart, even if he is to his own master and nephew, he can't say anything.

There was an extra figure on the road ahead, Xiao Chen was startled, and was about to draw his knife to ask, but seeing that Uncle Shi was silent, he also stopped his voice in time, and decided to follow Uncle Shi and never say a word.

Although the figure was not very clear, Fan Yongda immediately guessed the identity of the other party, and was very surprised, he had been in the palace for a few years, and he had never encountered this kind of thing, so he didn't know whether to walk over or pretend not to see it.

In front of his juniors, he really wished he could make a decision soon.

Fortunately, the figure beckoned to him and solved the dilemma.

Fan Yongda walked over quickly, bowed slightly in front of the figure, and whispered, "What does the prince command?"

Xiao Chen followed closely behind his uncle, bowing a little more, he didn't expect to see King Xiao on the first day of the night patrol, his heart was pounding, he lowered his head and didn't dare to peek, he could only hear the voice of the prince.

It was a deep voice, majestic and kind, although it was not the same as Xiao Chen had imagined beforehand, but after listening to it, he immediately felt that this was the tone that the prince should have.

"Do you know a person named Lin Xiaoshan?"

"I don't know. Fan Yongda replied truthfully, and immediately added: "I can inquire, in less than three days......"

"No, I don't have to. King Xiao turned around and walked outside the garden, Fan Yongda followed after half a step, understanding that this was not a chance encounter, the prince came to him in person late at night, there must be something important, sure enough, King Xiao continued: "Lin Xiaoshan is from Biyu City." ”

Fan Yongda snorted in his heart, "Could it be that he is ......?"

"Well, but he hasn't been in touch with that person for years. ”

"Yes. Fan Yongda's answer was ambiguous, and he didn't want to talk too much until King Xiao said his request.

"Pang Yuma is a troubled person, half a year ago, he arrested Lin Xiaoshan and put him in prison. King Xiao stopped, sighed softly, and lowered his voice for no reason, "I heard that the Dragon King is coming to save him, you go and investigate the truth." ”

"Yes. Fan Yongda's answer was still very simple, he would not easily make a promise in front of the prince.

"The Dragon King has killed a few people near the capital, you can start from here. King Xiao said it lightly, and then he looked at the head of his nursing home, and even glanced at the young family behind him, and said, "If possible, the widow wants to have a good talk with the Dragon King." ”

"I'll arrange this. Fan Yongda had to make a promise, and it was also an understatement, as if the Dragon King was waiting for him somewhere.

King Xiao left, and the figure quickly disappeared into the darkness, raising soldiers for a while, and it was time for the Kongtong faction to return the favor.

Xiao Chen let out a long breath, leaned over and asked carefully, "Who is the Dragon King? I have never heard of such a prince, is it the nickname of the people of the rivers and lakes?"

Fan Yongda turned his head and angrily reprimanded: "Don't talk nonsense. ”

Xiao Chen knew that he had made a mistake, but he didn't know what the mistake was, so he nodded his head in shame and said yes, thinking that this "Dragon King" must not be an ordinary person, which would make King Xiao and Uncle Shi so nervous.

Fan Yongda didn't know how to tell his nephew that the Dragon King had a special identity, both in the rivers and lakes and not in the rivers and lakes, like the court and not the court, he wondered, it had been so many years, why did the Dragon King suddenly appear in the capital?

(I wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival, this is everyone's festival.) ）