Meng Laosan walked into Mouse Alley with Ah Jiu.

Mouse Lane is next to the Nanyan King's Palace, densely packed with low buildings, and it really looks like a rat nest from a distance.

The rat alley is narrow, crooked, like a sheep's intestine, and outsiders can't find their way out when they go in and around.

In the royal capital of Nanyan, it is known as a forbidden area along with the royal palace, and the people in this city dare not even stand at a distance and point, for fear that the outstretched finger will be bitten by a snake.

In reality, there are only dogs in Mouse Alley, a group of muffled but fierce mastiffs. They are easily silent, nesting in those dilapidated courtyards, and if a living person strays into them, they will be attacked by these beasts for some reason, and it is said that they can gnaw off half of their heads in one bite.

Ah Jiu respectfully followed behind Meng Laosan, like a little guy, and even looked a little shrunken. Especially when those mastiffs roared in a low voice, even Meng Laosan's legs were weak.

After passing through several intricate yellow mud alleys, the two came to the gate of a small courtyard, where there were three tall willow trees, almost covering half of the courtyard.

These three big willow trees know that this is the most significant sight outside the palace, like three huge umbrella covers, which are extremely spectacular from a distance.

Legend has it that these three big willow trees have become fine, and you can hear the sound of fairies singing when you sit under the trees.

However, since a heavy snowfall collapsed most of the thatched houses in the royal capital, Mouse Lane has become a no-man's land, and no one has ever taken care of those ruins, so they are allowed to fall into dilapidation.

People who live outside Mouse Alley often hear ghosts crying and howling inside, which is eerie and very terrifying.

Out of curiosity, some outsiders wanted to see the three big willow trees, turned around, and never came out again after entering Mouse Lane.

"Boss, I'm Meng Laosan." Meng Laosan walked to the door, knelt down respectfully and kowtowed three times.

Ah Jiu also kowtowed three times, his forehead thumped three times on the yellow mud ground, and when he raised his head, a big bag rose up on his forehead, and a piece of clean yellow mud was stained on it.

A small crack opened at the courtyard gate, flashing half of a smooth white face, glancing coldly at Meng Laosan and Ah Jiu, and said, "Where are the pigeons?" ”

"Brought it, brought it." As Meng Laosan spoke, he took out a small gray cloth bag from his waist, and there were a few pigeons in it.

The man behind the door stretched out an arm, and Meng Laosan crawled over with a roll and put the small gray cloth bag on the man's white and delicate hand.

With a bang, the gate closed, and the sound of tapping boots came from the yard.

"Boss, I took in a little brother for us, learned some kung fu, and can kill an old scalper." Meng Laosan wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said.

"Fuck you, you've got all the same kind of waste as you, and you can kill a cow with a fart!" The door was opened by a thin slit, and one eye coldly looked Ah Jiu up and down.

"This is Ah Jiu, I have no father and mother since I was a child, I grew up in a wild dog pile, and it is not easy to live to this day. I have carefully observed him in the past two years, he is very righteous, he can be born and die for the boss, and he is the most loyal. Meng Laosan crawled on the ground and didn't dare to raise his head, and stammered.

"Raised in a bunch of wild dogs?" Someone behind the door sighed, the crack in the door was a little bigger, and another eye appeared, looking at Ah Jiu coldly.

Ah Jiu was originally inconspicuous, but at this moment, he was even more scared, grabbed Meng Laosan's arm, and hissed: "Third Brother Meng, why don't we go back, I still have to send wine to the boss." ”

Meng Laosan reprimanded: "Ah Jiu, you are a man, you are going to do some men's things, you have been hiding in a small wine shop all day long, and you have a fart!" Listen to the words of the third brother, follow our boss, you will be my brother in the future, eat fragrant and drink spicy, how beautiful! ”

Ah Jiu said with a bitter face: "The dogs here are too fierce, and I am very suffocated." ”

There were a few laughs from behind the door, which sounded strange and unmasculine.

"Ah Jiu, listen to your third brother Meng's words, and do a good job for the boss in the future, and no one in Nanyan Kingdom will dare to bully you anymore." Meng Laosan persuaded him with good words, and Ah Jiu was teary-eyed when he heard it.

"Third brother, then I'll listen to you, whoever scolds the boss, I'll pull out his tongue." Ah Jiu said angrily and waved his fist.

"Okay, this is my good brother Meng Laosan!" Meng Laosan got up, held Ah Jiu's hand tightly, and hugged Ah Jiu like a big brother.

"This kid is kind of interesting. I heard that the mountain goods shop in Luoguxiang was opened by a descendant of a new merchant, and that old thing actually said that the people in our mouse lane are all unsightly dead rats, and you go and kill him for me. A man behind the door said with a grin.

"Okay, I'll go with Brother Ajiu and kill that old immortal." Meng Laosan hurriedly said.

"Don't go, just wait here. Let Ah Jiu go alone. Someone in the door said.

The corners of Meng Laosan's eyes twitched vigorously, and his lips moved, but he didn't dare to say anything.

"Third brother, I've only killed dogs, not people." Ah Jiu looked at Meng Laosan pitifully and said in a trembling voice.

"It's okay, you go, it's easier to kill than to kill a dog." The man behind the door said in a shrill voice.

"Okay, I'll try." Ah Jiu hesitated, turned around and left.

"Go, if you don't want to come back, it's okay, if you haven't come back in three hours, Meng Laosan can feed the dogs. Damn, how can this mastiff dog eat so much, seven or eight sheep for three people a day is not enough. The man behind the door muttered something and walked away.

Meng Laosan looked at Ah Jiu, his eyes were full of pleading, his lips trembled a few times, and he never spoke.

"Third brother, you wait for me, I'll kill that old immortal and come to you." Ah Jiu seemed to have emboldened himself, turned around and walked away.

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Half an hour later, Ah Jiu returned, and at the same time carried a large cloth bag, in which squeaky and moaning.

"Third Brother Meng, I'm back." The clothes on Ah Jiu's body were torn in several places, covered with yellow mud, and there were a few blood stains, which looked very embarrassing.

Meng Laosan couldn't imagine that Ah Jiu would come back so soon, he was so excited that he burst into tears, and said, "It's really my good brother!" ”

Ah Jiuhan smiled, patted his chest and said, "Third Brother Meng, you are my Ah Jiu's only friend, how can I leave you alone." ”

The corners of Meng Laosan's eyes twitched twice again, and he said with a smile: "Brother Ajiu, thank you." Oh yes, and what about the old thing's head? ”

Ah Jiu took the big bag from his shoulder and threw it to the ground, and there was a "woo woo" sound from inside, and the man kicked vigorously in the cloth bag.

"Brother Ah Jiu, this is ......" Meng Laosan's eyes widened and he looked at the cloth bag.

"Didn't the boss say it, our mastiff dog has to eat meat every day, this old thing has a very strong body, and I have been fighting for a while, I think it would be a pity to kill directly, so I just carried it back and fed the dog." Ah Jiu smiled innocently and scratched the back of his head.

Meng Laosan looked at Ah Jiu directly, speechless for a long time.

"This kid is kind of interesting, hehe." The door opened a thin crack again, and the upper and lower eyes looked at Ah Jiu, and seemed quite satisfied.

"Third Brother Meng, what should I do about this?" Ah Jiu kicked the cloth bag with his toes, frowned and asked.

"I ...... I...... I don't know. Meng Laosan stammered.

"Just open the bag." Someone behind the door said in a shrill voice.

Ah Jiu listened, bent down and opened the cloth bag, and a strong black man rolled out, tied his hands and feet with a thin rope, and stuffed a big walnut in his mouth.

As soon as the man came out of the bag, he looked left and right, his face showing fear. He had lived in this city for several years, and although he had never been to this place, he only took two glances and understood that he had been brought into Mouse Alley, the ghost place where the legend of Lord Yama had to take off three layers of skin.

The black man's eyes were full of fear, and his mouth was indistinctly whining, as if he was pleading.

Ah Jiu walked over, pinched his cheeks, and dug out a large walnut. As soon as that person opened his mouth, he was the ancestor of his grandfather and father, and he didn't have the pride he had before.

"Untie him." The man behind the door commanded.

Ah Jiu bent down and untied the hands and feet of the black man.

As soon as the black strong man got his own, he turned up his bones, knelt on the ground, and began to beg bitterly, a handful of snot and a handful of tears, after begging Meng Laosan to ask for a wine, and after begging for a wine, he knelt down on the broken door board of the small courtyard, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and begged the people behind the door to let him go.

For half an hour, the black man's forehead was broken, revealing the bones of Bai Sensen inside, his face was dripping with blood, mixed with yellow mud, and he couldn't see his face clearly.

Everyone watched silently, except for Meng Laosan's face was a little unbearable, and the people behind the door, Ah Jiu, were expressionless.

It's like a cat playing with a mouse, until everyone is impatient, and a person behind the door whistles sharply.

A mastiff suddenly sprang out, roared in a low voice, and pounced on the black man.

The man was frightened, and instinctively threw his fist and slammed it into the mastiff's huge head. That punch looked very powerful, if it hit the head of an ordinary dog, it might knock the dog unconscious, but when it hit the head of the mastiff, it was like hitting a stone, only hitting the bloody mouth a little off.

The black man screamed miserably, and half of his shoulder was gone, and with a piece of linen, a large piece of it was gnawed off by the mastiff, revealing the bloody flesh and bones inside.

The black strong man rolled on the ground in pain, and the miserable wail spread far away, making the scalps of the people outside Mouse Alley tingle when they heard it.

The mastiff dog tapped his mouth twice, stretched out his red and purple tongue and licked the blood at the corner of his mouth, and licked his nose again, and the hair all over his body shook suddenly, ready to attack, and wanted to rush to the black strong man again.

Behind the door, a shrill whistle sounded, and the mastiff flicked like an arrow.

The mastiff opened its bloody mouth, let out a low growl in its throat, and with a hint of fishy smell and madness, pounced on the unsuspecting Ah Jiu three or four paces away.