Chapter 672: The Stubborn Dog Submits

After the rope was tied securely, Baifeng slowly stood up, though his knees remained pressed against the dog to prevent it from suddenly lunging and biting him again.

Once he was mostly up, Baifeng quickly jumped backward, putting enough distance between himself and the dog. Having lost the pressure, the dog also rose quickly, charging forward to bite Baifeng, but the rope around its neck restricted its movement. It could only open its—in the literal physical sense—gaping maw and bark wildly at Baifeng; clearly, it was still very dissatisfied and very defiant toward Baifeng.

Baifeng let out a long breath, then took the rope: "Alright, I'll let you go down and sign the Dao." Following this, Baifeng began to pull the second rope tight with all his might. He did this to suffocate the dog, though the tenacity of a dog's life force is terrifyingly extreme.

Many pig butchers, after being entrusted by others to help kill a dog, would lament that they would never kill a dog again, as the sin is too heavy; the punishment received after going down is greater than that for killing pigs for a lifetime.

Baifeng understood this point too, which was why he was fearless. If it were a person, they would lose consciousness after being choked like this for a dozen seconds, but he had choked the dog for nearly a minute before it lay on the ground without movement.

At this moment, a cry of alarm came from outside the courtyard, exceptionally chaotic. Baifeng looked back and saw that it was the guards bringing Yinyue and Liuxing over. The onlookers were still very afraid of dogs, especially after such an incident of a dog injuring a person had already occurred; those who had never raised dogs, or even those who did, all had a bit of a shadow cast over them regarding dogs.

Two silver-white dogs were brought into the courtyard, neither wearing a leash, but the Soldiers were not afraid. They knew what kind of dogs Baifeng raised, and they all had dog brothers and Dog Squad Leaders; their understanding and perception of dogs were on a completely different level from ordinary people.

Seeing these two dogs arrive, they were relieved. After all, these two were true dog kings; even if brought into the military camp, they could instantly become the bosses of all military dogs. In Huaxia, what dog wouldn't have to bow and scrape upon seeing a silver-white dog, obediently exposing its own belly?

Yinyue and Liuxing quickly surrounded Baifeng and began to sniff, while also sniffing the ginger-colored dog that no longer had any reaction. Baifeng ignored them and began to perform CPR on the ginger-colored dog with his feet, just like using a foot-operated air pump.

After stepping on it like this for a while, the dog regained autonomous breathing. Baifeng then withdrew his feet, waiting for the dog to regain consciousness. He would send it down to sign the Dao and then bring it back; he wondered if it would be a bit more obedient after experiencing death once.

However, Baifeng clearly underestimated it. The dog, which had already been lording over this home, did not become obedient at all because of Baifeng's brutal beating. After regaining consciousness, it immediately stood up and began to bare its teeth at Baifeng again. This time, Baifeng had no tricks left and gave it a direct kick to the chest, while Yinyue and Liuxing also went straight up to begin their "education of love."

Baifeng was thinking now that if it could abandon darkness for light and regain its senses, he could take it away and spare its dog life; if it still couldn't awaken, it would become a dog-skin mattress. A disobedient dog, a dog that hadn't clearly understood its own status, was no different from a wild wolf.

It was a battle of three dogs, though to be precise, it was Liuxing one-sidedly beating the ginger-colored dog. The ginger-colored dog was no match for Liuxing to begin with, and having already been taught a lesson by Baifeng, it was even worse off now. Yinyue didn't even move, just watching the fun from the sidelines.

Before long, the ginger-colored dog was completely subdued, curled up in a corner, its eyes looking much clearer. The Soldiers all laughed; indeed, no dog could withstand the education from Yinyue and Liuxing.

Baifeng now walked boldly up to the Jianggou. The Jianggou didn't dare to bare its teeth, its eyes full of fear, and it even took the initiative to expose its belly.

Baifeng tried reaching out a hand, and the Jianggou didn't have the slightest thought of attacking. After all, two more powerful dogs were watching it from the side; the Jianggou believed that if it had even the slightest thought, these two big brothers could take its life in an instant.

Of course, Baifeng didn't risk his own hand, but instead called over the dog owner who was already stunned: "Come, you touch it and see if it lets you."

The dog owner was extremely fearful; of course, he was mainly afraid of those two more terrifying dogs. However, he didn't dare to let Baifeng say it a second time, so he obediently reached out his hand and touched the dog's head. To his disbelief, the dog actually let him touch it and didn't bite him.

Baifeng sneered: "That's enough, untie this rope. You aren't suited to raise a dog, and you shouldn't keep this one either. I'm taking it away. A single dog can be raised by you into this state."

The dog owner's face turned beet red, extremely ashamed, but he didn't dare to retort. He had to obediently untie the rope and then stood further away. This dog no longer had any relation to him, and in the future, his family wouldn't even have the chance to raise a dog. He only hoped he wouldn't be punished for this; he didn't expect anything else, let alone compensation.

Baifeng untied the rope from the Zhuzi, led the dog away, and said to all the onlookers: "A dog is a dog; it won't turn into a wolf. The reason it bites people is that the owner doesn't know how to raise a dog. You only need to remember: at home, you are the master. A dog can be your friend, brother, or helper, but its status must be lower than you and your family. It must listen to you. When eating, you eat first, then it can eat. When walking, you walk in front."

"If it dares to guard its food, then hit it. Hit it until it doesn't dare to guard its food. If that doesn't work, starve it for a few days to see who the master is. This guy here raised the dog to be his own master; the dog felt its underling wanted to snatch its food, so naturally, it would bite. Look, isn't it beaten into submission now, looking like a proper dog?"

"Of course, I'm not saying this to tell you to beat dogs; I'm telling you how to raise them. An obedient dog should be rewarded; only a disobedient one needs punishment. I don't know what the dogs are like in other households in Huaxia, but if any situation of disobedience occurs, you train them according to my method. If you feel you can't train them well, give up early and send them to the military camp to be trained."

"All households raising dogs, go back and test your dogs. If they guard their food, give them a slap and see if they do it again."

With Baifeng's explanation, the onlookers felt more at ease. As long as the dog didn't turn into a wolf, the rest didn't matter to them, as they didn't raise dogs in their own homes anyway.

However, Baifeng knew that saying this might not be enough; he still had to issue a document for dog owners to check on their own.

Following this, Baifeng gave the rope a tug, led the Jianggou up, and prepared to leave. But after walking only a few steps, he noticed the Jianggou had a tendency to walk in front of him, so he stopped to wait a step and gave it a kick when the Jianggou tried to move forward.

As for Liuxing and Yinyue, they continued to follow behind Baifeng's backside, or on his two sides, in the standard manner of guards.