Little Bosses and Little Monsters

Everything in Mingcheng was the same as before. As soon as the two walked to the gate of the city, they saw a judge standing in front of the guards waiting.This is not surprising, if it is said that they came to the underworld, the first person to know about it should be Pluto.

As soon as he saw the two of them, the judge immediately greeted them and saluted: "Lord Lu Ya, Lord Yan."

Shu Jing is not one to put on airs, and nodded with a gentle smile: "Look at this guy, he's a bit unfamiliar."

"The lower official has only come to Hades for more than 2000 years, so Lord Lu Ya has never seen it before."

The underworld judges rewards and punishments based on merit and demerit. Ghosts and judges can choose to re-enter reincarnation when their merits are full. Therefore, the staff changes from time to time. Only the king sitting on the throne in the palace and the woman ladling soup at the bridge are the same forever. .

The judge led the two to the front of the hall, and then retreated voluntarily. Obviously, Pluto had already ordered them.

The Hall of Hades is cold and dark all the year round, without any extra furnishings, supported by 81 pillars, the columns are smooth and clean, and there are no luxurious carvings. When the shadows are projected, the blurred image is like the chaos of the world at the beginning.When you enter the gate of the palace, you will face 99 black jade stone steps. At the end of the stone steps sits a person you haven't seen for a long time.

Standing at the bottom of the steps, Shu Jing raised his head, a radiance from nowhere shone on his face, gray light flashed in his pupils.Tianwang followed behind him, seeing this scene, his heart moved, and he also looked up.

Pluto's upper body was hidden in the darkness, and his black robe was on the ground. His expression and gaze could not be seen, but the cold gaze pouring down from him when the other party looked down at him made Tianwang's heart a little tense.

It was as if these gazes turned into actual ice pucks, knocking them all down, hitting his heart one by one against the rhythm of his heartbeat, and it was cold and heavy, forcing his breath to stagnate.

He is a generation behind Pluto, and he has never met in his previous life. He is insane in this life, and it is normal to feel depressed when meeting, not to mention that there is an undisguised scrutiny in his eyes.

Tianwang snorted coldly in his heart, his back straightened, even though there were beads of sweat on his forehead, he also stubbornly raised his head to face the sight from above.

At this moment, Shu Jing slightly moved half a body to the side, Pluto was condescending, and his move could not cover the sky, but strangely, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly changed, as if even the air became lighter.

Pluto's first words since they met came from the steps: "Your protective face is really in the same line as your elder brothers."

"Most of the ancient gods I know have this problem, aren't you Pluto?"

It seemed absolutely calm and unsympathetic, but Pluto, who had contributed a lot to Lu Ya's affairs back then, didn't answer the words, and instead said: "Why, your conscience has found out, do you want to come and thank you for what happened back then?"

Shu Jing smiled slyly: "Our relationship, do we still need to say these polite words? I know that your belly can hold these ten Hades palaces, so you won't care about such a small favor!"

Boss Shu lives without desires and needs, and always acts as if he stays out of things. Once he starts to compliment someone, it is probably because he is thinking about the meat of the other party.

Apparently Pluto also understood his pissing nature very well, so he issued an order to drive away the guest before Shu Jing could say anything: "Dao-Jun Lu Ya is in the current situation, and I naturally don't like that kind of favor. The past is clear. You will leave on your own, and you don't have to worry about it in the future."

Seeing Pluto's uncomfortably calm look, and knowing that he was being tricked by himself, Shu Jing shyly shyly stepped forward instead of retreating, and climbed up two steps with his hands folded: "That's what you said, we... "

"Speak well if you have something to say, what are you doing so close, go down."

If Shu Jing, who was disliked for being too crowded with 97 steps in the middle, retreated so easily, then the face of tens of thousands of years would be in vain.

"Brother Pluto! I haven't seen you in 4000 years, so you let me talk like this under the steps? It's too ruthless. Did you see my senior brother glaring at you from outside the Three Realms?" While talking, he walked up the steps, not forgetting to turn his head With a stunned Tianwang.

"I can't bear it. Back then, you were yourself. You urged me repeatedly and refused to come up to my stone steps to talk. I think you disliked this step and didn't dare to force it."

"I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it, my little brother..." Shu Jing has been an abandoned house in the human world for hundreds of years. He usually doesn't leave the gate without leaving the door. While climbing the steps, he couldn't help panting: "Little brother, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much. Well, it just so happens that my sister-in-law has also found her, so I will bring her here to visit you and let you have a look. Huh, take a look, is this sister-in-law handsome enough? If you have a good look at it, I think my senior brother who has returned to the way of heaven will be satisfied. Huh..."

The speed of the two was not slow, and when they reached the end, it was almost Tian Wang who was dragging Shu Jing away.

Shu Jing hunched over, with the face of a young man, and the legs and feet of an old man, he couldn't breathe when he climbed the stairs, and he murmured in his mouth: "Has the Hades Palace been renovated? The stairs are definitely higher than before, not 99% ..."

Tianwang looked at him stiff-mouthed, and refused to admit that he was useless.

After finally reaching the last step, walking closer in this way, Pluto's hill-like body and majestic aura are more clearly seen. Tianwang rested one hand on Ren Shujing, panting, and met Pluto's gaze while looking at him.Pluto has put away the coercion he had deliberately exerted before, so there is no pressure to look directly at him now.

Pluto sat still on the throne, watching the two of them come down the stairs to face him with cold eyes, but Tianwang felt that there was a hint of helplessness in this silence.

After getting over his breath, Shu Jing put on his typical deceitful smile again: "Big brother, look at your sister-in-law's legs and feet! Not only is her body good, her teeth are also good! Of course, her face is also good-looking. Well, everyone who has eyes knows this."

Tianwang: "..."

Pluto: "..."

Since they entered the palace, Shu Jing's address has changed from "Pluto" to "Big Brother Pluto", and then upgraded all the way to "Big Brother". With this style of painting, it feels like he will be able to hold Pluto's hand in the next second, with tears in his eyes Turning around and pointing to the outside of the main hall, he said: "Look, old brother, this is the country we have built together!"

The Pluto, who was threatened not to think that Tianwang is good, but blind, wanted to help his forehead once in a thousand years.

"Tell me, what else do you want me to do."

"Oh! My brother said this, as if I came to visit you to ask for something! Your mentality is very bad, it hurts feelings! It hurts feelings too much!"

Sure enough, he was called "Old Brother". Tianwang firmly believed that if Pluto's face was not covered by a cloak, he would definitely be able to see the twitching of Pluto's facial muscles at this time.

"Actually, I don't want you to do anything. We're brothers. I'm sure I can't do anything to you, right? Brother, there is one thing. It's a small matter that is easy for you, brother. You need to take care of it all the time." Just give me an order, it's fine, no trouble at all!"

Pluto seemed to be about to say something, but the figure on the seat paused suddenly, and when he spoke again, the sense of helplessness became stronger: "It's okay for Lu Ya, you are turning your elbows a little bit outward."

These words were not addressed to Shu Jing, let alone Tian Wang, but to a sneaky figure outside the palace gate.

That person was unexpectedly discovered so soon, and when he walked into the hall, he still had a bit of embarrassment on his face. It was the daughter-in-law who had lived in seclusion in the underworld for these years.

"I was just passing by, so I stopped by to have a look."

The daughter-in-law has settled in the underworld for thousands of years and has a close relationship with the Hades. Although her seniority is much different, these old monsters left over from ancient times really don't care about this, so she didn't show any fear when facing the daughter-in-law of the Hades The look, it seems that it is more similar to say that he is proud of being favored.

"Hey, Lord Pluto, you can help Lord Luya and Lord Tianwang, this underworld allows you to manage it in an orderly manner, and it is not a matter of minutes to find someone!"

"Why, you have become a member of that small bookstore this time, except that you have passed through the human world."

Shu Jing has been idle in the human world these years, but Pluto has not completely relaxed, and still pays attention to them from time to time, so it is not surprising that he knows everything about them in the human world.

The daughter-in-law yelled exaggeratedly: "How can it be! My heart will always be on our side of the Hades Palace. Isn't that right? I occupy the soul of others, so I have to repay it!"

Shu Jing nodded again and again, yes, yes, it must be paid back!

Pluto sighed helplessly: "You owed Ji a favor, so ask me to pay it back."

Princess Concubine has always had a sassy style. Back then, she was so heroic on the battlefield that she won't overwhelm her men. Her amazing performance convinced countless people, but now she is lying on the arm of Hades, her mouth smeared with honey, which makes people overwhelmed.

Tianwang silently watched Shu Jing and his concubine entangle Pluto from left to right. For some reason, a picture appeared in his mind. An old black-feathered hen wrapped like a mummy was walking in front, followed by a bunch of people who could not reach him. The little chick with tall legs, left behind a trail of twittering, twittering...

At this point, all the first impressions of Pluto's majesty have disappeared.

***

Taiwan, Tainan, Anping Fishing Port.

The old man opened the iron gate and walked into the yard with a bag of water tofu.This is an independent small second floor with a yard. It is located in a quiet residential area. There are some lush bougainvilleas and a pot of camellias in the yard. One side of the courtyard wall is covered with creepers. It looks cool and cool. There are no long-term children at home. , but a small wooden horse was abruptly placed in front of the wall, which was indescribably harmonious with the scenery.

This house is said to be a Western-style building, but it is a bit nondescript. The kitchen is not in the house, but a simple stove and sink are set up on the corridor in front of the first floor. The old man puts the tofu in the sink to soak.The old man looked very old, his skinny hands were covered with spots and wrinkles, although his movements were slow, they were still neat, and his back was still straight.There is a photo frame on the shoe cabinet with the keys on the right hand side of the room. In the photo, a middle-aged man in military uniform looks like a torch. There are no antiques or jade in the locker, but a layer of medals and military emblems are laid upside down.

All the furnishings in the house are orderly and neatly arranged. There is a camp bed in the small bedroom, and the quilt on the bed is also folded squarely. The old man still retains many of his habits as a soldier.

Wipe the medals one by one with a dry towel, and then put the pressure cooker with porridge on the stove, and the old man returned to the front of the house. There is a bamboo chair under the eaves, and you can have a panoramic view of the whole small yard while lying down. The face of the old man who had been in the morning showed a tired expression. With the swaying of the cool chair, the narrow courtyard seemed to be extended in a certain way in his squinted eyes, becoming spacious and complicated. Brass bells were hung on the bed, and the girl in the red coat and skirt sat on the horseback and let out a crisp laugh. With the ringing of the bells, she played a nursery rhyme of missing in a familiar rhythm.

"Whoever calls the river broad, hang it with a reed; whoever calls the Song Yuan, look forward to it.

Who is He Guang?Never tolerated a knife.Who is Song Yuan?Never worshiped the dynasty.

……

Who says the river is wide, a reed hangs it..."

The old man hummed the tune of his distant hometown, and smiled faintly in the mottled sunlight under the flowers.

Who calls He Guang, who calls He Guang...

How far is the journey home?It's probably the distance I can see if I try to stand on tiptoe.

***

The death of a 96-year-old man, except for his children, did not cause any extra waves in the ordinary days of the world.

Black gauze was hung on the small second floor, the flower beds in the courtyard were all covered with artificial wreaths, the once heroic military uniform photo on the candlestick was replaced with black and white, and three wisps of smoke rose in front.

The little girl is watching intently the pure white paper flower that is rapidly formed between her mother's dexterous fingers.

"Mommy, is this also for my great-grandfather?"

The woman choked out a sob, and nodded while holding back her hurt: "Yes."

The girl thought for a while: "Mommy, can you fold one more flower?"

"What are you doing?"

"I put it on for the little wooden horse. When I came last time, my great-grandfather still hugged the little wooden horse I rode on. I want to give it a little flower too."

The woman was reminded by her daughter's innocent words, and stared at the lonely wooden horse in the courtyard in a daze: "When Mommy was young, my grandfather also carried me on a small wooden horse..."

The girl was too young to comprehend how many heavy memories were in the tears in her mother's eyes. She watched her mother suddenly fall silent in perplexity, and followed her heart to take a small folded flower from the table. Bai Hua turned around and placed on the back of the little wooden horse solemnly.

The transparent sunny light illuminates the green ivy, like a verdant lake, in the breeze, the leaves and wheat waves are shining with crystal waves, and the small wooden horse full of time imprints is pushed by the wind. The white flowers stay firmly on the narrow plank in this gentle rippling, as if falling in the soft embrace of the mother.

On this day, many people went in and out of the small foreign building, and no one noticed when two young men stood under the white wall in front of the yard, one of them was wearing glasses and closed the black umbrella in his hand, and his The companions stood side by side, their eyes fell on the bright sunlight in front of the eaves, as if they were looking at a trailing cloud in the sky.

In the other direction of the courtyard gate, two other figures that no one can see are gradually moving away from the people, one is tall and the other is short, the tall one is holding the hand of the short one, and the short one is holding the hem of her red skirt, Just like that, silently, diffused in the slightly hot air...

"Xiaohe's mother has already been reincarnated, Pluto promised me that they will be a family in the next life."

Tianwang seemed to be touched by the peaceful and sad atmosphere at the moment, and kept his head silent.

This sudden change in painting style made Shu Jing a little unaccustomed: "What's wrong with you?"

Unexpectedly, Xiaohe's departure would make Tianwang so sad.

Tianwang sighed: "The only one in the study who can cook is gone."

And Shu Jing can't be counted on to cook, there are still so many mouths waiting to be fed at home, Tianwang deeply feels the heavy pressure of supporting a family in the future.

The two chose the opposite direction to Xiaohe, and slowly left along the fence.

"Actually, you cooked the porridge last time very well, which shows that you have great potential."

"actually……"

"Actually what?"

"In fact, Xiaohe is the main force in cooking porridge. I probably have the strength to cut chicken shreds and watch the fire." Covering my face.

"..."

"What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking that the money the bookstore earns might not be enough to hire a cook. Now I'll go back and ask Pluto to say that I've repented. Do you think it's possible to succeed?"

"I think the biggest possibility is that you will never be able to enter the underworld again."

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I want to make up the side story, my dear ones ^^