Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

When the rat spirits saw the Rat King running away, they also turned around and ran away. Soon, tens of thousands of rats retreated like a tide.

Seeing the Rat King running away, Qiu shouted, "Damn you, I didn't kill you with my arrow just now. Report to Emperor Nian as soon as possible and tell him: We humans are not afraid of anything. We are the kings who dominate the world."

When the rats retreated, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Qiu looked around at everyone and asked, "Is anyone injured? How badly are they injured?"

Hundreds of people including Dong, Xi, Xia, Chen, Xing, etc. who were in the front line stood up. They had bite wounds and bruises on their hands and feet to varying degrees, but none of their injuries were life-threatening.

"Cave Master, although we are all injured, it shouldn't be serious." Dong raised his hand to look, then raised his foot to look, and said.

The others also shook their heads to indicate that everything was fine. Seeing this, Qiu was relieved, and then he waved his hand and announced: "Everyone clean up the battlefield and return to the cave."

This time, humans won a great victory. As they picked up the dead rats, they talked about it.

Dong was holding up a rat spirit and said, "This rat spirit is really big and heavy. It's like a pig."

"Brother Dong, I don't know if this rat spirit that is thousands of years old can be roasted or chewed?" The tree root also asked, dragging a rat spirit.

"Brother, if we can't chew it, we can just chop it into meat paste. Is it possible that we still can't eat it?" Leaf immediately said.

"What Ye Zi said is right. You two foodies can even eat a stone!" Dong Da laughed.

When Xi, Nan, Bei and others heard this, they also started laughing.

On the other side, Xiao Xing, who was also carrying a rat spirit on his back, said to Xia, "Xia brother, it turns out that there are animal spirits in this world that are tens of thousands of years old. It's really terrifying."

"Yes, this thousand-year-old rat demon is so huge, and the ten-thousand-year-old Emperor Nian is even more huge." said Xia.

"Brother Xia, I guess the Nian beast must be a very vicious and difficult to deal with monster, so all animals submit to it as the emperor." Chen next to him interrupted.

"Chen, no matter how powerful the Nian beast is, it is just an animal. We are the people who stand up. If it dares to come, we will definitely be able to defeat it." Xiaoxing said.

Hearing this, Qiu nodded and said, "Xing, you are right. As the old saying goes: when people are united, their strength can break metal. As long as we unite and work together, there will be no hurdle that we cannot overcome. No matter how powerful the monster is, it will surely be defeated by us."

When everyone heard this, they all nodded in agreement as if they had taken a reassurance pill.

When everyone returned to Tianju Cave, Qiu hurriedly picked some herbs, crushed them, and applied them to the injured people.

After a busy day, it was night again. Everyone skinned and roasted the dead rats for dinner. Xiaoxing, Chen and Xia sat together, eating and talking about what happened today.

The next person said, "Oh my God! Those animals live for tens of thousands of years without dying. It's incredible."

"Brother, it would be great if we humans could also live forever." Chen said with infinite longing.

"Chen, I actually think that people should be like flowers, showing their most beautiful and brilliant side, and then withering when they are done. A person who is old but not dead, dead but not stiff, stiff but not transformed, has no value and no meaning except to be left for future generations to study."

"Xiao Xing is absolutely right." Xia clapped his hands and laughed, "You've lived too long. Aren't you afraid of getting tired of living?"

When Xiaoxing and Chen heard this, they both started laughing.

At this time, Hong'er and Lan'er came over. Hong'er said to Xiaoxing, "Brother Xing, you were so brave and impressive today. You even got everyone to support you. You are so handsome! I really envy you."

Hong'er's big eyes were fixed on Xiaoxing, this once insignificant person, but now he had suddenly become very great, a hero even more powerful than Chen. She admired him immensely and fell in love with him.

Being praised in person by a girl he likes made Xiaoxing feel a little embarrassed. He smiled shyly and said, "Hong'er, actually, in that situation, I didn't think much about it. I just wanted to protect the interests and safety of all of us, so I stood in the front regardless of everything."

"It was so dangerous and scary at that time! If you hadn't been standing calmly in front, we would have been scared away!" Lan'er said with great admiration.

"Hong'er, Lan'er, don't worry. No matter how dangerous or scary it is, as long as we are here, we will definitely protect you." Chen said solemnly.

"Wow! Chen is really great. Are you two girls very touched? Do you want to marry them?" the subordinate at the side joked.

"I'm really touched!" Hong'er picked up a stone and threw it down, "Who is like you? You don't know how to be gentle with women. No wonder Sister Xue'er doesn't like you."

The five people were talking and laughing. At this time, the hunter Lao Yang, following Qiu's order, spread the message among the crowd: "Everyone listen: Eat quickly, and gather at the meeting place after eating. The cave master has something to say to everyone."

After hearing the notice, the five people came to sit down under the high platform and waited for the cave master to open the meeting. It didn't take long for the rest of the people to finish their meal and stand under the platform.

Torches were lit around the platform, and the stage and the ground were as bright as day. Qiu climbed up the platform, glanced at everyone, and then began to speak: "Dear people in the cave: Today, we may have caused a disaster. The reason is that the Rat King came to rob our food today, and we resolutely refused to give it. I expect that the Rat King will not give up, and will definitely report to the Nian Beast, asking the Nian Beast to defeat or destroy us. According to what the rat thief said, the Nian Beast is very powerful, and then we will have a battle with the Nian Beast. The result is good or bad, it is hard to predict. However, as long as we all unite as one, are not afraid of difficulties, are strong and brave, confident and optimistic, we will definitely be able to defeat the Nian Beast and become the king of the world who dominates the world."

After Qiu finished speaking, Xiaoxing in the audience raised his arms and shouted: "Nian will be defeated, and humans will win!"

The crowd was excited and shouted: "Defeat the Nian beast and become the king of the world! Defeat the Nian beast and become the king of the world!"

Qiu stroked his white beard and continued in a serious tone, "As the old saying goes: If you don't think about the future, you will have worries in the near future. In order to prepare for the attack of the Nian beast, I declare: 1. No one is allowed to go hunting far away in the near future, and try to move around near Tianju Cave. 2. All young and strong people should be ready to fight at any time. 3. Starting tomorrow, Zhaodong will lead some people to make more stone knives, stone axes, spears, bows and arrows and other weapons."

"As you command! Cave Master!" Everyone answered in unison. This loud and majestic echo continued in the cave for a long time.

After the lecture, everyone went to rest, but Qiu was still sitting alone on the platform, deep in thought. Hong'er climbed up the platform, came to Qiu, and asked with concern: "Dad, everyone has left, why don't you go to rest?"

Qiu stroked his white beard, caressed Hong'er's arm, sighed, and looked very worried: "Hong'er, ever since the rats started stealing food, I have always had an ominous premonition: we humans will face a great disaster."

"Dad, didn't we drive away the Rat King? What else is there to worry about?"

"Although we don't have to be afraid of the Rat King, the Nian Beast is definitely a rare monster, many times more powerful than tigers, leopards, wolves and bears. If it attacks, we humans may suffer a devastating disaster!"

"Is the Nian beast really that scary?" Hong'er said half-doubtfully.

"From our ancestors to the present, there has never been any story about the Nian beast, so I dare not make any conclusion. That's why I am worried." Qiu sighed again.

"Daddy, don't worry anymore. Even if the Nian beast is extremely powerful, we still have Brother Xia, Brother Dong, and Brother Xing. They will definitely be able to find a way." Hong'er thought of Xiaoxing, and suddenly she was not afraid of anything anymore.

Qiu nodded and said to Hong'er, "It's getting late, you should go and rest first!"

"No, I won't go to rest. I want to stay with daddy." Hong'er held Qiu's hand coquettishly.

Qiu stood up helplessly, stepped down from the platform, and brought Hong'er to the bottom of the cave. On a large stone wall at the bottom of the cave, there was a stone statue of Nuwa. Qiu bowed three times devoutly to the statue of Nuwa on the stone wall, praying: "Nuwa, the monster Nian Emperor will attack us soon. Please bless us to defeat the Nian beast and protect mankind from extinction."

Qiu and Hong'er were just bowing their heads when they heard Nuwa's voice: "Qiu, the Nian beast is the evil offspring left over from when Pangu created the world. It is a monster that has become a spirit. Although it is ferocious and powerful, as long as humans unite as one, we will surely be able to defeat it."

Qiu Qiu had worshipped the statue of Nuwa countless times, but had never heard Nuwa speak. He looked up and found a small monster sitting in a pit on the opposite stone wall. It was snow-white and looked like a monkey, but it had a human face.

Qiu was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly bowed again: "Nuwa, you finally showed up, please bless us and give us more instructions."

The little monster spoke again: "I am not Nuwa, my name is Bai Ling. As long as you are in trouble, I will appear." After saying that, he disappeared suddenly.

Today, he first saw the rat spirit talking, and now he saw Bai Ling talking. Qiu was extremely surprised and felt like he had entered a fantasy world. Hong'er pulled Qiu, who was in a trance, and said, "Dad, Bai Ling has said that he will definitely defeat the Nian beast, so don't worry. Get up and have a rest."

"Okay, good! Hong'er, you should go and have a rest too!" Qiu came back to his senses, and the father and daughter went back to the dormitory to rest.

The next day, everyone followed the cave master's order and stayed nearby, not going far to hunt. Everyone made all preparations, just waiting for the Nian beast to attack.