They Thought You Were Stealing Eggs

Because Hong Ze was one of the Nine Saints of the Great Dao, even Master Tongtian could not deduce anything about him.

But Master Tongtian did not know that.

Most importantly, he had never imagined that Hong Ze would make him take the blame.

Thus, Master Tongtian subconsciously assumed that the Two Sages of the West were speaking ill of him behind his back.

Hong Ze, however, knew nothing of this. He merely said to Pi Lu Xian before him.

"So, if Junior Brother Pi Lu Xian wishes to restore his cultivation, you should not come begging this senior brother. You should go to Biyou Palace and seek Master's help.

"As long as Junior Brother Pi Lu Xian tells Master the full story, his esteemed self will surely help you restore your cultivation."

Hearing Hong Ze speak so casually, Pi Lu Xian could not help cursing Hong Ze inwardly.

If he dared tell Master Tongtian about this, Master Tongtian would likely destroy even the little cultivation he had left and expel him from the Jie Sect outright.

After all, Master Tongtian's protection of Hong Ze was beyond anything he could have imagined.

At the same time, Pi Lu Xian had become certain that Hong Ze had relied on Master Tongtian's help to cripple his cultivation.

That was also the true purpose of their visit: to uncover Hong Ze's real background.

Now that they had achieved their goal, they naturally had no desire to waste any more time here with Hong Ze.

Chang Er Ding Guang Xian immediately said, "I told you, Eldest Senior Brother would never casually cripple your cultivation.

"Since the matter has now been cleared up, let us go to Biyou Palace and request an audience with Master. We can ask him to restore Senior Brother Pi Lu Xian's cultivation."

Pi Lu Xian nodded as well, then bowed to Hong Ze. "Then we shall not disturb Eldest Senior Brother any longer. This junior brother will visit Eldest Senior Brother again when I have the time."

With that, he and Chang Er Ding Guang Xian turned to leave Hong Ze's small courtyard.

However, neither Chang Er Ding Guang Xian nor Pi Lu Xian noticed that their path happened to pass by the Chicken Coop and the donkey pen.

Ever since Pi Lu Xian and Chang Er Ding Guang Xian had entered, the Hens in the Chicken Coop had been watching them closely.

They had long since seen their ugly faces for what they were.

Now that they were leaving, how could the Hens possibly let them go so easily?

"Sisters, these two are obviously no good. They came here to probe our master's background."

"That's right. If we don't teach them a lesson today, they won't know that our master is someone they can't afford to provoke."

"Sisters, get them! Show them some color first."

The Hens then flew out of the Chicken Coop and charged straight at Chang Er Ding Guang Xian and Pi Lu Xian.

Their steel-blade-like claws directly tore apart the hair buns atop the two men's heads.

Then came a frenzy of scratching and pecking, leaving Pi Lu Xian and Chang Er Ding Guang Xian disheveled and utterly miserable.

Pi Lu Xian's fury surged to the heavens. An immortal sword instantly appeared in his hand, and he swung it without hesitation at the hen before him.

Chang Er Ding Guang Xian inwardly cried out in alarm, but it was already too late for him to stop it.

Just as Pi Lu Xian's immortal sword was about to split the hen before him in two, a piercing donkey bray rang out.

Immediately afterward, a pair of white-furred donkey hooves kicked Pi Lu Xian squarely in the back.

Although Pi Lu Xian's cultivation was not truly at the Earth Immortal realm as it appeared to be, he was still no match for a donkey at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

That single kick sent Pi Lu Xian flying out of Hong Ze's small courtyard.

Chang Er Ding Guang Xian, standing nearby, was shocked beyond measure and had no idea what was happening.

In the instant Chang Er Ding Guang Xian stood there stunned, the Daoist robe on his body had already been shredded by the Hens into beggar's rags.

Had Hong Ze not spoken up in time to stop them, Chang Er Ding Guang Xian would likely have received an even more thorough scraping.

Hong Ze scolded the Hens and the donkey as he walked over, secretly feeling incredibly pleased.

"You beasts, why did you suddenly attack people? Aren't you afraid I'll stew you and eat you?"

When she saw Hong Ze approach, one of the Hens kept clucking loudly.

At the same time, she did not forget to look toward the eggs in the Chicken Coop, allowing Hong Ze to instantly understand why the Hens had attacked those two.

Of course, that was merely what Hong Ze himself thought. So, with a helpless expression, he said to Chang Er Ding Guang Xian.

"These beasts thought you two junior brothers were trying to steal their eggs, which is why they attacked you. Please do not take offense.

"Another day, I will surely slaughter them and make soup. When the time comes, I will definitely invite you two junior brothers to join me for a drink."

Following the direction of Hong Ze's finger, Chang Er Ding Guang Xian indeed saw several eggs in the Chicken Coop.

He immediately forced a smile and said, "No matter, no matter. We junior brothers were the ones who startled the immortal poultry raised by Eldest Senior Brother."

After saying that, he bid Hong Ze farewell once more and turned to walk straight out of Hong Ze's small courtyard.

At that moment, a hen once again let out a series of clucks. Naturally, that was all Hong Ze heard.

But to the donkey's ears, it carried an entirely different meaning.

"You stupid donkey, you've let our master ride you for so many years for nothing.

"If you'd moved faster just now, wouldn't you have kicked that rabbit out too?"

"I wanted to, but Master had me tied up with a rope. I still had to be able to reach him.

"If I forcibly snapped the rope, wouldn't Master turn me into Donkey Burgers and serve me alongside you?"

Yet to Hong Ze's ears, it was nothing more than chicken clucking and donkey braying.

Hong Ze drove them all back, then hummed a little tune as he headed toward his Thatched Cottage.

Hearing the song drifting from Hong Ze's small courtyard—"Today is a good day, everything I wish for will come true..."—

Pi Lu Xian, who had just climbed up from the ground, was so enraged that he nearly exploded on the spot.

"This is too much! Today, I, Pi Lu Xian, will not rest until either Hong Ze or I am dead!"

As he spoke, he was about to rush forward and fight Hong Ze to the death, but Chang Er Ding Guang Xian stopped him.

"Can you still not see the situation clearly? With just you, do you think you can hurt Hong Ze?

"Forget the fact that your cultivation is no longer what it once was. Even at your peak, you would not be able to harm Hong Ze in the slightest."

Chang Er Ding Guang Xian's rebuke instantly calmed Pi Lu Xian's rage.

He could only snort coldly. "If he did not have the Water Fire Daoist Robe Master gave him, I would crush him to death."

Chang Er Ding Guang Xian sighed again. "Even without the Water Fire Daoist Robe, you still could not touch Hong Ze in the slightest.

"If I am not mistaken, you and I could not even defeat those Hens. Each of them possesses the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal."