Chapter 82: Sworn Brotherhood
Gong Mengbi and Fatty Kang sat down to discuss the Dao, but in fact they were not discussing the Dao, they were just criticizing General Ban Yin's practice.
Fatty Kang said, "Under the vast sky and above the thick earth, all living things and creatures have their own strengths. It's just like cooking: ingredients are different, heat is different, and cooking methods are different. If you don't grasp the right balance and blindly add ingredients, you will taint the best ingredients."
"It's like the Huang Jing those two mice gave me. If I ate it, would it be enough to support several days of cultivation? But after those two mice ate it, they were able to increase their magical power significantly. This is what it means to use it wisely."
"The world is not the domain of one person. If you feel there are threats, you kill them all. If you feel there are useful people, you take them all for yourself. If this is not perverse, then what else is perverse?"
Gong Mengbi agreed, "But the tiger is so greedy and vicious. As long as there is two ounces of meat, it will swallow it up. If there is even the slightest threat, it will be eliminated."
Fatty Kang said, "A righteous man will have many supporters, while an unrighteous man will have few. We are doing the right thing and will be blessed by God."
Gong Mengbi said: "That's right."
Fatty Kang looked at the fox and sighed, "You really are a good lobbyist."
"It's not that I'm a good lobbyist, but Brother Kang has a kind heart, which coincides with my own."
Fatty Kang shook his head: "I can't argue with you. If I keep talking, I don't know how many times I'll fall for you."
Gong Mengbi laughed: "How can you be fooled? When have I ever lied to Brother Kang?"
Fatty Kang said, "Why don't we become sworn brothers? You stand up for those around you, so I don't think you'll harm your brothers. To avoid unnecessary trouble in the future, why don't we become a family now? You can't treat your brother badly and put me in an unfair position, right?"
Gong Mengbi was caught off guard.
Looking at the worry hidden in Fatty Kang's big face, I knew that he was a little confused.
But Fatty Kang is also a truly honest person. It's strange, why did he say the word "also"?
But in short, it's not a bad thing to become sworn brothers with such an honest person. And once he becomes one of your own, won't he be even more useful? You can't be polite to your own family.
Gong Mengbi thought about this and said, "Brother Kang doesn't despise me for being a little demon, so how could I refuse?"
Fatty Kang waved his hand and said, "With your looks, you can't be hopeless. Cultivation doesn't happen overnight. If you practice for a hundred years, you won't be any worse than me."
Gong Mengbi didn't say much, but smiled and accepted it: "Then I'll take advantage of your good words, brother."
Fatty Kang immediately built a platform out of dirt, took out firewood from the bonfire as incense, and announced to heaven and earth with Gong Mengbi that they had become sworn brothers, and from then on they were brothers with different surnames.
Gong Mengbi and he finished the ceremony in a serious manner, and then Fatty Kang breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "My dear brother, I am willing to be open-hearted to you, you can't fool me."
Gong Mengbi said: "Brother, what are you talking about? How could I fool you?"
"Then let me ask you, how confident are you about this?" asked Fatty Kang.
Gong Mengbi said: "100%."
Gong Mengbi's face didn't even have any special expression. He said so calmly and calmly: "Don't underestimate the fox's methods."
Fatty Kang felt relieved. "Then it's just as you said. Leave the matters below the mountain to you, and leave the matters in the mountain to me. I can't deal with Xima Mountain, but I can still cause trouble for them."
Gong Mengbi said: "Besides that, you also need to find reliable friends."
Fatty Kang nodded. "I have three or five good friends. Although their cultivation isn't very high, they can still be of some help. Among the Seventh Rank, I'm one of them. I can even persuade Xiang Jun, so that means I have two."
"Xiang Jun instructed me to seek refuge here. Although I don't know the whole story, but if my brother tells me everything, she will definitely help me."
Gong Mengbi bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your hard work, brother. But you must be reliable and keep it confidential. If the secret is not kept secret, it will cause harm."
Fatty Kang pulled him up and said, "We are all brothers, why do you have to do such a big gift? Don't worry about me, I'm not a fool."
Gong Mengbi chatted with Fatty Kang all night, and just as Fatty Kang said, he could be open and honest with his brothers.
Fatty Kang is nicknamed Fatty, and his real name is Kang An. Although he practices in Longpan Mountain, he also has a place to stay outside Longpan Mountain.
Not in Wuning County, but in Changshan County.
Changshan is Jinhua. The seat of Dongyang County is in Changshan, which is the most prosperous place.
There are temples for him in several villages in Changshan, and he is known as the Wild Boar God.
Fatty Kang said, "What wild boar god? Actually, I subdued a few of my own people and told them not to come down the mountain and trample on the fertile fields, lest they be sued in the county. So I asked a judge to catch the demon. If anyone saw it, they would say it was a wild boar god and worship it."
"Although it was unintentional, I made a mistake. I'm a Dangkang, a species similar to wild boars. I understand the changes in the earth's energy and can regulate it to ensure a prosperous harvest."
During the busy farming season, Fatty Kang would occasionally drive wild boars to plow the fields in the middle of the night to regulate the earth's energy, as a way of repaying the offerings.
Because of this, Fatty Kang's cultivation went smoothly, and he easily transformed into a human form. He was also a gluttonous man with a big belly, not much different from the little fat fox, but there was an old chef in Changshan who was a good cook and well versed in the art of food. He had once served a high official and eventually returned home in his old age. They became good friends.
From him, Fatty Kang learned many truths, and he went from being able to eat to knowing how to eat, and his spiritual practice made great progress.
"It's a pity that he was too old and caught a cold in the middle of the night. His disciple was serving an official outside and would only come back occasionally. It was I who collected his body."
"That kid is not well-trained and his skills are not as good as mine." Fatty Kang was quite proud when talking about this.
Gong Mengbi said: "I must introduce Xiao Yi'er to you as an apprentice. I'll need you to take care of it when the time comes."
"Is that the junior you were talking about?" Fatty Kang patted his chest. "That's great! I'll definitely train him well enough to open a restaurant in the county."
Fatty Kang did not hide his past, and Gong Mengbi was even less likely to hide it, and explained his origins clearly.
Fatty Kang only then realized there was such a twist: "I thought my brother was narrow-minded, or had a grudge against General Ban Yin, and was working so hard to kill him, but it turns out it's because of the relationship between the elders and the younger generation."
Gong Mengbi said, "When did I ever lie to you? Doesn't this count as bringing a family with you?"
Fatty Kang chuckled and said, "Don't blame me, don't blame me. You're a fox, so isn't it normal for me to have some doubts?"
Foxes have a reputation of being either too dissolute or too cunning. Given Gong Mengbi's background, it's no wonder that others are suspicious of him.
"That's why we need to educate and govern. When Empress Tushan married King Yu, she was known for her many sons, blessings, and virtue. Now, although we still call ourselves the people of Qingqiu and descendants of Tushan, our reputation has gradually faded, and I don't know where it all started."
Gong Mengbi also had a headache. Not only him, but the chief doctors of Tianhu Academy had an even greater headache.
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