The pirate had used up a lot of energy just now. After climbing up the ring, he faced the hounds in the water dozens of steps away and sat down on the ring to rest. He stared at the hounds to prevent them from launching a surprise attack.
In the previous fierce battle, the hounds had already understood the strength of the pirates and saw the power of the weapons in the pirates' hands. Therefore, even if they were soaked in the muddy water, they did not dare to take the initiative to attack. Their previous courage seemed to be completely gone. They must have been hurt by the pirates just now. Otherwise, they would not dare to challenge again. Or the hounds were conserving their strength and thinking about how to deal with the pirates in front of them.
However, no matter what the situation was, for all the onlookers, the show had turned from exciting to boring. The sense of anticipation had been greatly reduced. Some of the businessmen even wanted to leave.
Many of the civil and military officials of the Tang dynasty were also resting with their eyes closed. It would not be too late to watch the show after the exciting part began.
"Assistant Minister Li, they've already stopped fighting. They've stopped for a long time already. Should we add some more?"
The subordinate in charge of the Colosseum reminded him.
Ang Lee smiled faintly and said, "Have someone throw a piece of fresh meat on the ring and see how this hound who has been hungry for a day reacts. Remember, you must throw it accurately and make sure the fresh meat falls on the ring."
"Assistant Minister Li, don't worry! I will go and prepare it now. "
The subordinate was also enjoying watching. At the same time, he was curious about the reaction of the hungry hounds when they saw fresh meat.
Ang Lee looked at the beauties beside him and asked, "Later, someone will throw fresh meat on the ring. How do you think the pirates and the hounds will react? White Fox, you first."
White Fox heard and said, "Assistant Minister Li, I think it is just a piece of fresh meat. The pirates and the hounds can lose their lives at any time. In this case, who will care about fresh meat?"
Ang Lee did not comment. He looked sideways at Yun and asked, "Yun, what do you think?"
Yun seemed to want to disagree with White Fox. She said, "I think the pirates and the hounds will fight for this piece of fresh meat because they have been fighting for so long. They must be hungry."
"What do you two think?"
Ang Lee continued to ask Magpie and Beauty.
Magpie smiled and said, "I think that hunting dogs will be interested in fresh meat, but pirates won't because this is raw meat. Dogs can eat raw meat, but how can humans eat raw meat?"
Pretty Lady said, "What the three sisters said makes sense. How will the pirates and hounds react? Let's just keep watching."
Ang Lee laughed when he heard this. Women's thinking was indeed different. Compared to men, it was always a little weird. Her analysis was very feminine.
"No wonder they say that women are short-sighted. Now it seems that it's true. Women's knowledge is really strange. Hahaha!"
Ang Lee teased.
"Hmph, he's angry."
The little beauties' mouths twitched.
Ang Lee hurriedly explained with a smile, "I was just teasing you. Haha! "
In fact, sometimes it was very interesting to see a beauty angry. Of course, the premise was that she must be a beauty. If she was ugly, it would be disgusting.
Soon, a strong soldier of the Tang dynasty threw a piece of fresh pork into the ring. It landed accurately on the ring.
This time, the onlookers were excited again. They were very curious whether the hounds would attack again under the stimulation of fresh meat.
"It's fresh meat. It looks like pork. Yes, it's pork."
A butcher said affirmatively.
After dealing with pork for so many years, sometimes he could determine what kind of meat it was with just a casual glance. Even if it was far away, he could tell. If he didn't have this skill, he would be embarrassed to say that he sold meat.
"Haha! With meat as bait, I guess the hounds will go all out again. "
"Didn't your hounds starve for a day? For a few pounds of pork, they should go all out! There will be a good show. "
"Of course. My hounds are the best hounds. They will definitely cheer up."
Several merchants gathered together to discuss the matter.
Sure enough, the hounds soon saw a piece of fresh meat in the ring, which made their eyes shine with greed. Their fighting spirit was also recovering little by little. They had the intention to rush over and fight the pirates again.
"Come on, don't sleep. The hounds will go crazy when they see the meat."
A civil official of the Tang dynasty shook his companion next to him and kindly reminded him.
"Oh, really? They're going to fight again, hahaha! "
However, just when everyone was full of enthusiasm, the pirates suddenly stood up, picked up the pork on the ring, and threw it into the muddy water behind the hounds.
"Boom …" As a few pounds of pork fell into the muddy water, all the onlookers' hearts turned cold. They sighed that the pirates were not easy to deal with. They always made the wisest decision.
Sure enough, after the pirates threw the pork into the muddy water behind the hounds, the hounds' eyes suddenly softened, and they turned and swam to the place where the pork fell.
Under normal circumstances, the density of pork is lower than that of water, and it is even smaller than that of muddy water. Therefore, after falling into the muddy water, the pork will always float up.
The hounds' noses are very sensitive. They can distinguish where things are through very weak smells, but the natural enemy of the hounds' noses is water, especially muddy water, which will cover all smells.
Therefore, before the fresh meat floats up, the hounds are helpless, but as long as the pork floats up, they can find it in the first place and hold it in their mouths.
Not long after, a piece of pork floated on the surface of the muddy water. It was very conspicuous and could be clearly seen from 50 meters away.
The hounds stuck out their tongues, glanced at the pirates in the ring, and then swam directly to the location of the pork. They bit the pork covered in muddy water and ate it heartily, not caring that the pork in their mouths was dirty by the muddy water. After all, they are animals and have no taste at all.
"Fatty, your hounds have been bought by the pirates. Look at how happy they are eating. They probably won't fight with the pirates anymore. The two beasts have reconciled, haha!"
A businessman said sarcastically to the dog owner.
"That's right, you raised a dog with no conscience. If there's milk, it will be its mother. It wants to eat whoever gives it. It has no backbone at all."
Another businessman also followed up with sarcastic remarks.
The dog owner was very angry. Even a fool could understand such indirect insults. After a pause, he retorted, "My hounds haven't eaten meat for a day. When they see meat, they will naturally rush over. Why would they care about who gave them the meat? It's just an animal. You guys are too much."
"Oh, oh, oh, you're angry. You're angry just like that. Your hounds are really disappointing. I thought they could kill that guy with one bite. I didn't expect them to be defeated in a few moves. Too useless."
The businessman next to him said.
The dog owner retorted, "This Big Yellow is the worst dog I have. If my Little Black were to appear, ten pirates wouldn't be enough to bite it. Hmph."
"Hahaha! You're bragging! All you have are stupid dogs. What about Little White and Little Blossom? Haha! "
Everyone started to make fun of him.
It wasn't that these people were bored. It was because the dog owner was a very powerful businessman. He relied on his fierce dogs to bully other businessmen. Of course, it wasn't a very serious kind of bullying. It was just bullying with words. When others saw that he had fierce dogs, they didn't dare to argue with him. To a certain extent, they were the ones being bullied.
Now, the fat merchant's dogs were being abused by pirates. Of course, everyone wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate the fat merchant who was usually more domineering. If they didn't take revenge now, when would they?
The fat merchant had always been a powerful existence. No one who knew him dared to glare at him. When had he ever suffered such humiliation? His chest was violently moving up and down because of his anger.
This time, if his hounds couldn't win him some face, then he wouldn't have a place to put his face in Anzhu City. It would be impossible for him to suppress other people's words.
For a person who was used to suppressing others, if he could no longer suppress others, the feeling would be very uncomfortable. It would suffocate him to death.
The hounds he raised were to guard his house and intimidate others, but they absolutely couldn't be used to bite people casually. If these hounds lost his face, he really didn't have any good way to change the situation. He couldn't let them bite people!
The dog owner was in a very bad mood. The rest of the onlookers were watching the show with an indifferent attitude. From time to time, they would comment to show that they were very knowledgeable.
"This hound has lost its courage. It's completely finished."
A general sighed.
"Yes! Nothing is more important than morale when two armies are facing each other. The hounds' morale is gone. Their courage is broken. "
Another general echoed.
Ang Lee didn't expect the situation to turn out like this. However, the pirates throwing the fresh meat over was a big attraction in itself. At least it made many people cheer.
Seeing that the hounds had no intention of fighting after eating the fresh meat, Ang Lee knew that he had to add a new game. Otherwise, the onlookers would leave.
"Men, throw another hound in."
The corners of Li An's mouth curled up slightly as he ordered.
"Yes, this subordinate understands."
The subordinate obeyed and immediately ordered a strong Tang dynasty soldier to throw a big black dog into the ring.
Of course, because the ring was too far from the border, the black dog couldn't be thrown directly into the ring. Instead, it fell into the muddy water near the ring.
"Bang …"
After the sound of something falling into the water, a big black dog slowly emerged from the muddy water. It looked quite majestic.
At this moment, the emotions of all the onlookers were stirred up again. Everyone was looking forward to a better performance from this black hound.
"Little Black, come on! Bite the bastard on the ring to death!"
The owner of the dog seemed to have gone crazy. He directly climbed up the wall that wasn't very high and jumped over the first fence at the edge. He held the second fence with both hands and shouted loudly.
Dogs were generally loyal to their masters. The big black dog obviously heard his master's shout and seemed to understand his master's meaning. It bared its teeth and approached the ring.
"Big Yellow, what are you waiting for? Go and bite that bastard to death. Go!"
The owner of the dog first shouted to the big black dog and then to the big yellow dog.
The big black dog had already started to move. Big Yellow raised his head and looked at his master, then looked at the big black dog. He seemed a little hesitant, but he still looked back every three steps as he slowly approached the arena. It was obvious that he was assessing the situation and looking for the most advantageous situation for himself.
"It's dangerous. Come down."
The behavior of the owner of the dog attracted the patrolling Tang dynasty soldiers. They were responsible for maintaining the safety of the scene. Naturally, they couldn't allow the owner of the dog to take such risks. If everyone took such risks, there would be no way to maintain order. Moreover, it would be easy for danger to arise.
"It's none of your business. The two dogs below are raised by me. These two animals only listen to me."
The owner of the dog completely ignored the persuasion of the Tang dynasty soldiers and insisted on standing in the dangerous place.
The Tang dynasty soldiers saw that the situation was quite special. Moreover, the two vicious dogs below were raised by the fat merchant himself. Even if they fell down, they wouldn't be in any danger. Therefore, they simply ignored him and continued to patrol to prevent more people from taking the risk to climb up the short wall.
The pirate who had just caught his breath had a very complicated expression. There was anger, resentment, tension, and even a trace of despair and helplessness.
He knew very well that the person who controlled his life would not stop until he was dead. Even if he defeated the big black dog in front of him again, what awaited him was likely to be a more powerful beast. His energy and physical strength were limited. It was unlikely that he could keep winning. In the end, he would be torn to pieces by the teeth of the beast.
However, the desire to survive supported him and made him unwilling to give up. As long as he had a breath left, he would fight bravely.
Ironically, this was the result that all the onlookers expected. No one wanted the pirate to give up his life and give his flesh to the hounds, even though many people hated pirates.
In other words, the pirate persevered with all his strength in order to save his life. For the onlookers, it was a wonderful show and a way to pass the time.
It was a very immoral behavior to build one's happiness on the pain of others, but in the hearts of the onlookers, there was no such sense of guilt at all. This was because the ones being abused were pirates who had done many evil things. Watching these evil pirates being abused, the onlookers felt very happy in their hearts.
On the other side were the hounds. Although the hounds hadn't made any big mistakes, they were just animals after all. It was normal to kill a chicken or a dog to entertain guests when there were guests in the house. No one would think that there was anything wrong with it.
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