Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

"Thank you, Emperor Nian, and thank you for not eating the food." King Niu was pardoned and burst into tears of gratitude.

Seeing this, the cattle behind them knelt down and begged for mercy: "Emperor Nian, please spare our lives. We are all willing to serve you as our king."

Seeing the cattle asking for surrender, Emperor Nian nodded and agreed: "Since all the cattle have submitted to me and are willing to serve me, I will temporarily spare your lives." At this point, he pointed at the cattle king and ordered: "Now I declare: From now on, this buffalo is your king, and you must obey it."

"Yes, sir!" The cows trembled in fear and obeyed.

In this battle, the Nian Beast was unscathed, but the cattle lost more than a hundred heads. Emperor Nian conquered the cattle and feasted on the dead cattle. Then he took the Bull King and several calves back to Tianshan. Since then, the Bull King has been a long-term servant of the Nian Beast until now.

The Bull King finished telling the story and continued, "Smart humans, it's not that we don't resist, but because Emperor Nian is too powerful. The result of our resistance will be that we will be eaten by him."

"Evil bull, even if you can't defeat the Nian beast and are willing to work for it, you shouldn't attack us and cruelly try to kill us, causing many casualties." Dong shouted angrily.

"Powerful human, it's my fault that I'm blind and don't recognize how powerful human is. But I have no choice!" The Bull King nodded and bowed repeatedly, apologizing.

"Evil ox, what's the point of keeping you around other than being a minion for the Nian beast?" Qiu asked.

"Awesome human, as long as you spare my life, I am willing to recognize humans as the emperor of the world and the master of cattle forever and ever, and serve you at your command. I am not bragging, but a single cow like me can be as strong as ten of you, and can help you do a lot of hard work."

"Hey! Evil bull, stop begging for mercy. Let me tell you, we don't need your service. We want to avenge the dead Uncle Zong and others. Evil bull, prepare to die!" Dong said in a harsh voice, holding a sharp stone axe, and was about to chop at the Bull King in the trap.

"Brother Dong, wait a minute!" Suddenly a man stepped forward, grabbed Dong's arm and said.

Dong turned around and saw that it was Xiao Xing. He asked in confusion, "Xing, we spent so much effort to finally catch these evil bulls. Do you really believe the lies of this old bull? Accept its surrender and let it go?"

"Yes, Xing, if we spared this evil bull and it leads its troops to attack us again, we will be in trouble again." Qiu was also full of confusion.

Xia, Chen and everyone turned their eyes to Xiaoxing, waiting for his explanation.

"Cave Master, didn't the Rat King give us a lot of rice seeds last time?" Xiaoxing did not answer but asked Qiu instead.

"Yes, that's right." Qiu nodded and replied, "But what does this have to do with the Bull King?"

"Cave Master, when we grow rice, wheat and other crops, we have to plow the land. Cows are very strong and can plow the fields for us, pull carts and grind mills. So we should accept their surrender and let these evil cows work for us." Xiaoxing replied.

"Plow the fields? How to plow the fields? What kind of plow do you use?" Qiu asked in confusion.

The others were also confused and had no idea what was going on. Only Chen heard something and asked, "Xing, could it be that you saw this from the future world again?"

"Yes, the future world will need cows to plow fields and pull carts. Cows do a lot of work for humans and make a lot of contributions." Xiaoxing nodded and said.

"Future world?" Qiu was even more confused, but he was smart and figured it out quickly. He stroked his white beard and said, "Xing, no matter whether the future world you are talking about is true or false, we humans need to grow and develop. We must not only become stronger and smarter, but also use the help of these beasts to make use of them. We can take advantage of their strengths and make up for our weaknesses. Only in this way can we create a new civilization and dominate the world."

"What the cave master said is very true." Zhi nodded and said, "It is easy for us to kill these evil bulls now. It is nothing more than getting a meal, but if we subdue them, they can be driven by humans. In the long run, it is better to accept their surrender."

Qiu stroked his long beard and turned to Xiaoxing and said, "Old people often say: forgive others when you can. Xing, this time we were able to defeat the wild bull because of your clever plan and your contribution. Since you want to spare its life, I'll leave it to you."

"Yes, Cave Master." Xiao Xing agreed, and then shouted to the Bull King in the trap: "Old Bull King, listen carefully: Since you have decided to rebel against Emperor Nian and surrender to humans, we will spare your life and accept your surrender. From now on, you must do whatever humans ask you to do, and always obey and be loyal to humans."

When the Bull King heard that he would not be killed, he burst into tears of gratitude and kept nodding his head to express his gratitude: "Thank you humans for not killing me. I swear: I will always be loyal to humans, serve humans, and die without regrets."

Seeing this, everyone understood Xiao Xing's good intentions and the cave master's ambitions, so they nodded frequently and showed respect.

"Cave Master, wild bulls are ferocious and unruly and difficult to tame. If we rescue them and they change their minds, disobey our orders, and instead use their bravery to hurt us, what should we do?" Dong looked at the Bull King and said worriedly.

"Brother Dong is right. The Bull King is very strong and has a bad temper. How can we control it?" Xi followed.

"Brother Dong, Brother Xi, your worries are not without reason." Xiao Xing replied: "We put a nose ring on it and lead it with a rope, then it will not dare to be disobedient."

After Xiao Xing finished speaking, he took out a bamboo arrow and said to the Bull King, "Old Bull King, to prevent you from resisting and hurting others, we have to put a nose ring on you and tie you up with a rope."

"No, no, I dare not, powerful human. As long as you spare my life, you can do whatever you want to me." The Bull King lowered his head and looked weak.

Xiaoxing jumped into the trap, pulled the Bull King's nose, pierced both nostrils with a bamboo arrow, and then circled the bamboo arrow into a ring to lock the Bull King's nose. Although the Bull King was in extreme pain, he could only endure it and let Xiaoxing do it.

"Xia Ge, Chen, take some people to the cave to get some ropes. I will tie the ropes to the nose ring so that it can't run away and will be obedient." Xiao Xing ordered.

"I understand, Xing, we'll go get it now." Xia agreed, and then he and Chen led the four Feng brothers to run back to the cave.

While delivering the good news to the people in the cave, they took out a lot of ropes. Then, they led all the hunters and brothers in the cave, carrying the hemp ropes, and returned to the Bull King.

Xiaoxing took a thick and long rope, tied one end firmly to the Bull King's nose ring, then pulled the other end of the rope and climbed out of the trap.

"Cave Master, the Bull King has been controlled by me. Now we can get it out of the trap." Xiaoxing said.

"Okay." Qiu nodded, and then ordered everyone: "East, West, all warriors, let's dig a hole in the trap now and let the Bull King come up."

Everyone got the order and went forward to dig a road. Soon they dug a gap, and the Bull King successfully climbed up to the flat ground through the gap.

The Bull King was so excited after escaping from the trap that he raised his tail and wanted to run away. Seeing this, everyone was frightened and hurriedly dodged. Xiao Xing pulled the reins in his hand and shouted, "Old Bull King, you still want to run? Stop right there!"

The Bull King's nose was immediately pulled so hard that it was in unbearable pain. He shook his head vigorously, but he couldn't get rid of the nose ring. He had no choice but to say obediently: "Awesome human, I'll be obedient and I won't run away. Pull gently, or you'll tear my nose off."

Seeing this, Qiu took the reins from Xiaoxing and led the Bull King for a walk. The Bull King did not dare to force it and followed Qiu closely. Qiu seemed very satisfied and praised: "Xiaoxing, your method is great! No matter how fierce the old Bull King is, he can't break free from the nose ring. He can only listen to our commands."

When everyone saw it, they all praised it.

When the other buffaloes saw the bull king escape from the trap, they all mooed. A yellow bull demon asked, "My king, since you have climbed into the trap, come and help me get out."

"Brother Scalper, are you kidding me? I am a bull, not a monkey. How could I climb into such a deep trap?" The Bull King glared at the Scalper.

"How did the king escape? Did he jump up?" the Yellow Ox Demon asked again.

"I jumped up, and I flew up, you idiot." The Bull King cursed.

The yellow scalper was even more puzzled, and the other cows also cast puzzled looks at the Bull King.

"My people, all the cattle, listen up: humans are the smartest and most powerful animals in the world. We were defeated by humans today, and I and all of you are trapped in a trap and cannot get out. Humans want to kill me, so I decided to rebel against the Bull Emperor and surrender to humans. I will always recognize humans as the emperor of the world and obey them forever. Humans accepted my surrender, so they rescued me from the trap." The Bull King raised his nose to show the nose ring on his nose, and then said: "Now, I declare to you that all cattle must surrender to me and must not resist. They must always obey the orders of humans, otherwise they will be slaughtered by humans."

When the other bulls saw that the Bull King had been subdued and surrendered by humans, they all naturally surrendered. They all nodded and agreed: "We will obey the order of the King, surrender to humans, and serve humans forever."

The cattle all surrendered, and Qiu then ordered everyone to rescue all the wild buffaloes, leaving a few to be pierced with nose rings and tied with reins for use, and letting the rest return to their hometowns on their own.

After everything was done, Qiu led the Bull King and the others, singing triumphant songs and returning to the cave with joy. The people in the cave were overjoyed to see the Bull King captured and the cattle retreating.

Qiu ordered his men to imprison the Ox King and the Rat King in one place for future use.

The Rat King, who had been imprisoned in the prison cave for a month, was surprised to see the Ox King being captured and imprisoned by humans. He asked, "You old ox, didn't you say that humans are not that powerful? Why have you been captured by humans now?"

The Bull King remembered that he had ridiculed the mouse and boasted in the Tianshan Cave. Although he felt ashamed, he still held his head high and argued, "Brother Mouse, Emperor Nian sent me to fight against humans. In the first two battles, I beat them to pieces and hid in the trees. In the third battle, I accidentally fell into a pit and was captured by them. I am not bragging. If I hadn't fallen into the pit, how could humans be my opponent and how could they catch me?"

"You old cow, you are already a prisoner in a cave, but you still want to brag. You really are a boaster!" the mouse said sarcastically.

"Am I bragging? I injured two humans and forced them to hide everywhere. Doesn't that prove that I'm stronger than humans?" The Bull King said unconvinced, shaking his two horns.

"Come on! You are a brave but foolish man. No matter how strong you are, if you don't have wisdom, you will eventually fail." The mouse said disdainfully.

The Bull King was so stubborn that he would not admit defeat and continued to argue with the Rat King.

I won't mention the argument between the rat and the ox. Besides, since humans captured the ox king and the threat was eliminated, they could drive the oxen to help them work. This was more worthy of celebration than the capture of the rat king last time. So Qiu ordered Lao Yang to inform everyone: After dinner, there would be another celebration meeting.

As there was no fire to illuminate the venue, it was still held in a bright and open place outside the cave. The bright moonlight made every detail visible.

After everyone gathered, Qiu stood in front of the crowd, stroked his white beard, and made an opening speech to everyone: "Dear warriors, fellow citizens in the cave, today, we used the trap to finally lure the Bull King and his bull army into the trap. Although the Bull King is powerful, he has nowhere to show his strength in the trap and can only surrender. The Bull King was captured and surrendered, and expressed his willingness to take people as the main thing and help us with labor from now on. This is really a great pleasure worthy of celebration. This disaster of the cattle caused us great losses. Not only was the seed fire at the entrance of the cave trampled out, but it also caused the deaths of Zong and Du, and Ling, Guo, Nan and others were seriously injured. If it weren't for Xing's trap plan and the successful defeat of the enemy, the consequences would be disastrous. The capture of the Bull King this time was all Xing's work. Everyone applauded and thanked Xing."

As soon as Qiu finished speaking, everyone applauded and thanked him. Xiao Xing scratched his head and said to Qiu: "Master, although I was the one who made the suggestion, it was all the warriors who implemented the entire plan. Therefore, this credit should belong to everyone, not just me."

"Xing, the old saying goes: One plan is better than a thousand troops. You deserve this credit." Qiu nodded in appreciation, and then said: "Now, you will tell everyone about how we captured the Bull King today!"