Chapter 2081: Bullying a Dog Too Much

On that winding, twisting small path paved with Qing Shi stones, three disciples wearing Daoist robes stared fixedly at the opposite side, their faces filled with intense fighting spirit, the corners of their mouths slightly raised, revealing a somewhat provocative smile.

One of them spoke.

"Haha, finally I've met a guy with some guts."

Another one quickly echoed.

"Heh, this guy does have a bit of courage; at least he didn't run away like other cowards."

Lastly, that person directly shouted loudly at the opposite side.

"Hey, what are you staring at us for?"

At this moment, the disciples of the Immortal Sword Sect passing by this small path noticed the scene and all cast curious glances.

Seeing these three people so arrogant and overbearing, everyone wore a strange expression, their looks quite bizarre, as if they had witnessed something absurd and bizarre.

Someone couldn't help but whisper.

"What on earth are they doing here?"

The person beside shook his head, indicating he didn't know either.

"Who knows."

Someone else speculated.

"Judging by their clothes, they must be disciples of the Dao One Immortal Sect."

However, someone else responded disdainfully.

"Never mind whether they are or not; anyway these people are definitely not right in the head, we'd better stay away, lest we get entangled by them."

Thus, the passing Immortal Sword Sect disciples each lowered their voices to discuss, their words filled with disgust and contempt.

However, despite the pointing and gossip of the surrounding people, the three disciples of the Dao One Immortal Sect seemed oblivious, continuing to stand in place, coldly gazing at the opposite side, and shouted in unison.

"Hmph, I didn't expect you, kid, to have some backbone. Fine, since that's the case, let me properly test your true abilities."

At this moment, one of the disciples eagerly looked toward the leader and pleaded.

"Shī xiōng, may I take the first bout of this fight?"

However, the disciple called Senior Brother firmly refused.

"What a joke, the credit for this first battle naturally belongs to me; when will it be your turn to steal the spotlight? Just stay aside and watch obediently."

Hearing this, another disciple could not hold back and quickly interjected.

"Immortal Sword Sect disciples, to be frank, we didn't intentionally come to bully you today, but since we've met, let you make the first move, so we won't be accused of bullying the weak later."

The three of them clenched their fists, eager to try, each eye flashing with excitement and anticipation.

At that moment, the other side finally responded.

However, unexpectedly, this response was a series of "woof woof woof..." dog barks.

"You dare to provoke? What audacity."

One of them shouted angrily.

Everyone looked closely and discovered that standing opposite was a large-built Dàhuáng earth dog.

This earth dog looks ordinary; not only has it not awakened spiritual intelligence, it doesn't even qualify as the lowest demon beast.

At this moment, its pair of round, glossy dog eyes were filled with bewilderment and astonishment, blankly staring at the three people before it, as if pondering in its heart.

"What on earth is going on?"

However, the reaction of this Dàhuáng dog did not make the three feel fear or retreat; instead, it made them even more excited, their fighting spirit rising steadily.

Could it be that this is their response to the challenge?

Haha, great, this is fun; you know, the Four Sects Sword Discussion hasn't officially begun yet, so today we can treat this big battle as a warm-up.

"Fellow Daoist, watch me make the first move."

Accompanied by this unified roar, the three hesitated not and simultaneously lunged at that Dàhuáng dog.

In an instant, the formerly tranquil Qing Shi stone path descended into chaos, dust flying, shouts and dog barks echoing to the heavens, a ridiculously absurd brawl erupting.

In the midst of everyone's astonished gaze, the three disciples of the Dao One Immortal Sect, like a hungry tiger pouncing on food, charged straight at that Dàhuáng dog.

The Immortal Sword Sect disciples who had originally hidden far away, upon seeing this, were all dumbfounded, secretly wondering if the people of the Dao One Immortal Sect had all gone mad.

That three people would team up to deal with an ordinary earth dog is already shocking; what's more horrifying is that their methods are extremely brutal, simply unbearable to watch.

Only heard was the Dàhuáng earth dog, under the three's ferocious siege, continuously emitting mournful and tragic howls.

It struggled with all its might, trying to escape the three's clutches, but the disparity in strength was too great; no matter how hard it tried, it was futile.

That pitiable appearance truly evoked pity.

Seeing the Dàhuáng dog suffer such humiliation and torment, finally an Immortal Sword Sect disciple could no longer contain his anger and roared indignantly.

"Truly hateful to the extreme, those Dao One Immortal Sect folks are bullying dogs to an outrageous extent, not even letting an innocent dog go; I can't stand it anymore."

However, the fellow Shī xiōng beside him quickly reached out to stop him and advised.

"Junior Brother, don't act rashly; these people have clearly lost their reason and gone mad, we have no need to argue with them, lest we accidentally hurt ourselves—what a loss."

Despite this Shī xiōng's earnest advice, the angry disciple still couldn't quell his inner fury, muttering.

"But... how could they treat a dog like this..."

Finally, the relatively calmer Shī xiōng made a decisive decision.

"Forget it; we should hurry and report this to the sect's Elder."

Having said that, he pulled the still somewhat unwilling Shī xiōng and turned to leave.

Never having seen anyone who wouldn't even spare a dog, the disciples of the Dao One Immortal Sect truly opened the eyes of the Immortal Sword Sect folks.

However, the most pitiable is that Dàhuáng; under the three's torment, its originally lively dog eyes have long lost any luster, filled with numbness and despair, to the point that it no longer even struggles.

At the same time as Dàhuáng's "dog life without hope," inside the Dong Fu, Ye Zhangqing's room, Wu Shou, and the other seven disciples gathered together.

Wu Shou said with a strange expression.

"Where did that spirit mushroom you just washed come from?"

He asked this of the seven disciples.

After the meal, everyone experienced hallucinations to varying degrees; upon quickly realizing something was amiss, they all came to Ye Zhangqing's place.

After some questioning, it turned out that the disciples didn't know where they had obtained the spirit mushroom; when they were preparing Ye Zhangqing's side dish, they added it and stir-fried it together.

That spirit mushroom was clearly poisonous.