Mouse King of 13th Hole

  Liao Dongfeng and Peng Jianjun exchanged a look, Liao Dongfeng signaled Peng Jianjun not to make any sudden moves, then he quietly observed. At this time, only the big raccoon dog slowly approached the corpse in the corner of the wall, circled around it twice, and then lay down motionless on the ground.

  "What the hell is going on?" Liao Dongfeng's heart was racing, but he didn't dare to move a muscle. He had personally experienced the old man's skills before, especially under these conditions, and the old man's skills could be fully utilized. Even if he went all out and fought, it would be nothing more than a desperate struggle, let alone what Peng Jianjun had mentioned earlier that this old man might have already become a supernatural being. Although he had always held up the banner of atheism, now that he had encountered this matter, he began to doubt whether his faith was problematic.

  Two people stood there in a daze, hesitant to leave or stay. But Da Hao still remained motionless beside the corpse, occasionally licking the terrifying hand with his tongue.

  "Hey!" Liao Dongfeng tried shouting, testing if Old Haozi had any reaction. Peng Jianjun beside him also looked at him nervously, then turned back to look at Big Haozi, but Haozi Wang still didn't move.

  "Dongzi, it seems that this old wretch has completely put us two in......" Before Peng Jianjun could say the two words in his eyes, he fell to the ground with a thud and was then pulled into the darkness at an extremely fast speed.

  Liao Dongfeng was shocked, and without thinking, he picked up the big blade and rushed forward, chopping wildly at the red eyes of Da Haizi Wang. Da Haizi let out a pained shriek, and with a fierce swing of his head, sent Liao Dongfeng flying ten meters away, slamming him into the wall before bouncing back to the ground. For a moment, Liao Dongfeng's blood was churning, stars spinning in his eyes, unable to stand steadily, and he didn't even know where the blade had gone from his hand.

  In the darkness, Peng Jianjun and Da Haozi were screaming like pigs being slaughtered, it was unclear who had bitten or hacked whom. Liao Dongfeng's heart was racing with anxiety, he stumbled forward, but after running two steps, his foot landed on a large knife. He had intended to grab the knife and rush over to finish them off, but then thought that Peng Jianjun was still tangled up with Da Haozi, and in the darkness, he might end up hurting him instead. Thinking this, Liao Dongfeng shouted loudly: "Junzi, if you want to stay alive, make a sound!"

  Just after shouting, the sound of fighting in the darkness suddenly disappeared, and the pit also became quiet again. Liao Dongfeng rushed up recklessly to search for him, and when he touched Peng Jianjun's clothes, he desperately pulled outward, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pull him out. So he followed Peng Jianjun's head all the way down to his calf, and suddenly he felt a soft, sticky, and fleshy thing. His hand quickly retracted, and he chopped off the flesh that was holding onto Peng Jianjun with a large blade, finally pulling him out. Afterwards, he hastily checked his injuries.

  Peng Jianjun was covered in blood, his clothes were torn to shreds, and he was breathing rapidly. It seemed that he was seriously injured. Under the circumstances at the time, if he couldn't receive timely treatment, Peng Jianjun's life might have been lost here.

  Liao Dongfeng was anxious and hurriedly carried Peng Jianjun back in the direction they came from. Just then, something fell out of Peng Jianjun's hand. Liao Dongfeng looked down and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. After thinking carefully, he realized that this thing was none other than the eyeball of the big toad. Liao Dongfeng had been furious with the big toad and lifted his foot to stomp on it, but as soon as his foot touched the red eyeball, it felt extremely painful. He wondered why this thing was so hard.

  When he picked it up and took a closer look, he was shocked and muttered to himself: "So that's what happened?"

  "What's going on again, big brother?"

  Peng Jianjun suddenly said this sentence, and Liao Dongfeng immediately asked: "How is it? Can you still hold on?"

  Peng Jianjun smiled wryly and replied, "I'm as thick-skinned as that bastard. If I hadn't covered its eyes, who knows what it would have bitten me into? Right, the big rat isn't quite dead yet, let's hurry up and go."

  As soon as the words fell, Liao Dongfeng's feet were suddenly tripped by something, and the two of them immediately fell to the ground. The moment Liao Dongfeng fell to the ground, he picked up a large knife and rushed over to slash wildly at Dahaozi. Blood splattered everywhere, and the large knife struck Dahaozi's body with a clear metallic collision sound from time to time. Liao Dongfeng's eyes turned red, and he didn't care that his palms were already cracked; he gritted his teeth and chopped off one of Dahaozi's heads.

  Seeing the giant rat was really dead, Liao Dongfeng sat on the ground with a big mouthful of air, and at this time he suddenly heard Peng Jianjun's surprised shout behind him: "Look, look at this giant rat, it's not made of flesh."

  Listening to Peng Jianjun's shout, Liao Dongfeng finally looked up and saw that the big rat's body was covered in blood and flesh, with many mechanical springs and other things inside. Liao Dongfeng reached out to touch it and felt that the internal skeletal structure of this mechanical rat was made of iron. This kind of craftsmanship was absolutely not from ancient times, but rather a work of art from a modern master. Liao Dongfeng was stunned by this incredible technique and didn't speak for half a day, until Peng Jianjun threw a stone at him and he turned around to ask: "Why did you hit me?" After that, his gaze swept across the darkness and saw some green lights scattered about, and upon closer inspection, he found that there were piles of green human skeletons leaning against the wall, with an astonishing number.

  At this time, Peng Jianjun did not notice Liao Dongfeng's actions, but pointed at the corpse of Da Haizi and asked: "How to explain?"

  "No explanation, we have to leave here quickly, I always feel that this matter is not over yet. Is your injury a problem? Can you still walk?" Liao Dongfeng said as he turned back to help Peng Jianjun.

  Peng Jianjun got up with a limp, his mouth still asking the question from just now: "What did you mean by what you said? What's not over yet?"

  Liao Dongfeng didn't say a word either. Due to the poor lighting, Peng Jianjun couldn't see that his face was ashen at this time. He propped up Peng Jianjun and was about to leave when Peng Jianjun turned around and took a look at the dead man, then hastily asked: "Hey! Aren't you taking the old man with us?"

  "Bring him along, neither of us will think about getting out alive, wait till we get out and I'll explain it to you."

  Before Peng Jianjun could ask again, he heard voices coming from the cave below his feet.

  "It's so big inside?"

  "Watch the ball and quickly find those two kids."

  Hearing a long-familiar voice, Liao Dongfeng hastily shouted loudly: "Fellow countryman, uncle, we're over here, upstairs."

  The people below heard the shout and rushed to rescue, also wanting to bring out the corpse of Da Haozi. However, when they saw the internal structure of Da Haozi and the corpses in the corner of the wall, they were shocked. One of them held a shovel and asked another older man in a low voice, "Uncle, is this something from the Mouse Catcher's people? Is that dead person a Mouse Catcher?"

  The older man turned around and glared at the person who asked the question, saying: "Don't take the big rat and that dead person out, and from now on, no one is allowed to mention this matter again." He then turned his head towards Liao Dongfeng and the others, continuing: "You two kids are not allowed to talk nonsense either."

  About half an hour later, the crowd finally saw the exit and saw the long-awaited blue sky and white clouds. Liao Dongfeng and Peng Jianjun could no longer hold on, their legs were numb and weak, not to mention the hunger in their stomachs, and the underground life of the past two days had also made them extremely tired, under the support of others they fell asleep soundly.

  Liao Dongfeng woke up to find it was already noon on the second day. The first thing he did after waking up was to check if his belongings were missing, and when he found that the strange whistle, sheepskin map, and big horned owl's eyeball were all intact, he let out a sigh of relief. After looking around and making sure no one was watching, he used a piece of cloth to pad his hand, picked up the big horned owl's eyeball, and began to examine it carefully.

  This was a transparent object that looked like a ball of blood-colored jade, but Liao Dongfeng was certain it wasn't jade because if it were, it wouldn't be so light. Moreover, the inside of this red transparent stone had countless black lines, and staring at it for a long time seemed to make the black lines move. To further confirm what this stone was, Liao Dongfeng covered it with his quilt, and as expected, the stone itself emitted light, so he determined it was a rare red jade-like fluorite that had been artificially polished. However, according to his knowledge, there were no fluorite mines in Shaanxi Province, and such red fluorites were extremely rare domestically, making its value quite considerable. Another point worth noting was that although this red fluorite appeared vibrant, it was actually harmful to the human body, with irritating effects on the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract, and prolonged exposure could even lead to death, so this red jade-like fluorite could also be called a deadly weapon that kills without leaving bloodstains. According to historical records, the treacherous official Zhao Gao had once presented a piece of red fluorite to Emperor Qin Shi Huang, touting its ability not only to emit light but also to ward off evil spirits and have health benefits. Emperor Qin Shi Huang believed it and played with it day and night until he fell ill on his eastern tour and died, after which the fluorite disappeared, with some saying it was stolen, but everyone who had come into contact with it later died under mysterious circumstances, earning this piece of fluorite a notorious reputation as the "Ghost Face Lantern Jade". Although Liao Dongfeng had previously picked up a piece of fluorite, its value compared to this one was unknown.

  Having learned of the situation, Liao Dongfeng carefully put away the firefly stone and then found a thin rope to tie up the strange whistle and hang it around his neck. Just as he was about to continue looking at the sheepskin map, Peng Jianjun suddenly burst in from outside, shouting loudly as soon as he entered: "You're awake, that's great! The car is waiting outside, let's hurry! Juanzi has had an accident."