Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

Dong looked at the high cliff and said, "Climbing this cliff is like climbing to the sky. Xi and Bei, do you have any good ideas?"

Bei suggested: "Brother Dong, this cliff is both high and steep. I think we can only dig slowly with a stone axe to dig down the cliff. If you don't believe me, we won't be able to catch the Firebird."

"Bei, damn it, if you keep doing this, once the cliff is dug down, the Firebird won't know where it will fly away. You are such an idiot." Dong gave Bei a blank look.

"Brother Dong, in my opinion, the only way to get up is to cut down trees and make ladders." Zhong said.

"It may take more than a day to make the ladder. It's too slow. No." Dong shook his head and denied it again.

"If we don't dig the cliff or build a ladder, what else can we do?" Leaf scratched his head.

Dong looked at the crowd and said, "There are so many of us here, why not just use a human ladder to go up directly? It's quick and easy."

The roots, leaves and others had no other ideas, so they followed Dong's advice and built a human ladder to climb up. However, building a human ladder was not an easy task.

Dong led Xi, Bei, Zhong, Heizi, and more than 20 people to hold hands and form a circle as the first echelon, standing at the foot of the cliff first. Then he ordered the roots to lead the leaves, saplings, and buds, and stepped on their shoulders to form the second echelon. Then he ordered Jiang, He, Hu, and Hai to climb up to form the third echelon. Then he ordered Yu and Shi to form the fourth echelon. Finally, he asked Xiaosha to climb to the top layer.

Xiaosha climbed to the top of the human tower and stretched out his arms to dig out the firebird's nest, but he was still seven or eight feet away and couldn't reach it. Xiaosha shouted: "Brother Dong, I still can't reach it, what should I do?"

Dong heard this and said to the two brothers Da Mao and Xiao Mao in the first echelon: "Since you can't reach it, Da Mao and Xiao Mao, you two go up."

"Yes, Brother Dong." Da Mao and Xiao Mao received the order and immediately withdrew, then climbed up the ladder. Just as they were about to reach the top floor, the warriors of the first echelon below shouted, "Brother Dong, it's no good, I can't hold on any longer."

"Qian, damn it, you say no at this critical moment?" Dong cursed.

"Brother Dong, I, I can't hold on any longer." The warrior's legs began to tremble uncontrollably and he started shouting.

"Damn it, you useless people." Dong was angry, but he could do nothing but give an order: "The brothers below can't hold on, everyone above, get down."

Hearing this, Da Mao and Xiao Mao hurriedly climbed down, followed by the others.

Qian sat down on the ground as if relieved of a heavy burden, gasping for breath, "Brother Dong, it's too heavy, it's crushing me to death."

"Brother Dong, this won't work. The people below can't bear the weight of so many people. Let's just give up." Xidao.

"Give up, give up, you idiot. You can't use your brain." Dong cursed angrily.

"Brother Dong, what should we do now?" Shugen said helplessly, "How about I go find out what solutions Uncle Zhi and Xiaoxing have come up with? Or should we just work together?"

“Don’t worry.” Dong Jian said he wanted to cooperate with Xiao Xing, and hurriedly stopped him, “Wait for me to think of a way, I will definitely succeed.”

"Brother Dong, I think we should follow Brother Zhong's advice and cut down trees to make ladders." said the leaf.

Dong was at a loss for ideas, so he scratched his head and agreed: "Damn it, this is the only way now. Let's all go chop down some trees. I don't believe we can't catch the Firebird."

So they went to cut wood. Fortunately, they had many people, so some cut wood and some moved wood. As they were busy, Zhi came from the north. Before he came close, he asked from a distance: "Dong, have you figured out a solution? How is it going?"

"Uncle Zhi, we just tried the human ladder method, but it didn't work. Now we are cutting wood to build a ladder!" Dong replied hurriedly.

"Building a human ladder? The people below will have to bear the weight of multiple people, so that's definitely not possible. As for building a ladder, I'm afraid it will take at least a day or two to succeed." Zhi frowned as he looked at the busy crowd.

"If not, then there really is nothing we can do." Dong Hui said, and then asked: "I wonder if Xing and the others have come up with any good ideas, and how are they progressing?"

"Xiaoxing thought of digging steps on the cliff, but it didn't work because he encountered a huge rock. I had no choice but to come to your place to take a look." Zhi replied.

Knowing that Xiaoxing had not succeeded either, Dong couldn't help but feel secretly delighted and said, "Since Xing hasn't come up with a good idea yet, Uncle Zhi might as well help me here!"

Unexpectedly, Zhi reprimanded him seriously after hearing this: "Dong, this mission of getting the fire is arduous and difficult. The cave owner and our families are all waiting anxiously in the cave, hoping that we can get the fire and return as soon as possible. Now at this critical moment, you are making a disagreement, calculating the gains and losses, and not uniting and cooperating with Xing. As the saying goes: 'Many hands make light work', only when everyone works together can we overcome difficulties and achieve success. Therefore, Uncle Zhi is not here to abandon Xing and help you, but to persuade you to bring everyone with you and cooperate with Xiaoxing and others."

Dong Moran felt guilty after hearing these words, but he still said firmly: "I didn't have any disagreement with Xing, I just have different opinions with him. Since they can't do anything, let's ask them to come and help build the ladder!"

"Alas!" Zhi sighed and said, "Well, I'll call them over right away. Just don't fight anymore!"

After saying that, he hurriedly turned back to the northern cliff and said to Xiaoxing and the others, "Xing, Dong and the others are building a ladder to go up, why don't you come over and help!"

"Uncle Zhi, we don't need to dig steps or help build a ladder. We have already caught the firebird!" Xiaoxing couldn't stop looking excited. He grabbed a firebird with both hands and presented it to Zhi.

"Hey!" Zhi exclaimed in disbelief, "How did you catch him in such a short time? Can you fly?"

"You were right, we really flew up there." Xiaoxing said with a smile.

It turned out that Xiao Xing was looking at the cliff, thinking hard, and said impatiently: "Xing, the cliff is so high, unless you have wings, you can fly up. I think it's better for us to listen to Uncle Zhi and cooperate with Dong and the others."

"Fly up - fly up - oh, I have an idea" Xiao Xing suddenly had an idea and he slapped his head and shouted. Then he whistled hard, and with a "whoosh" sound, he saw the eagle falling from the sky and landing in front of Xiao Xing.

Chen, Xia, Yue and the others were puzzled and asked, "Xing, what did you come up with? Why did you recruit the eagle?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to fly up? The eagle can help us with that." Xiaoxing replied, "The eagle is very strong. Although it can't catch an adult, it is more than enough to catch a goat or a child. I see that Dian is small, so we can let the eagle lift him up to the cliff to catch the firebird."

He looked at the eagle and then at the electricity, and suddenly realized something, slapped his head and said, "Yes, it is a good idea. Wisdom Star is so smart, why didn't I think of it?"

"Brother Xia, with your brain, what else can you think of except eating?" Chen took the opportunity to mock.

"Chen, isn't your brain just as stupid? You actually made fun of me." He retorted.

Although Dian is only thirteen years old, he has been following the hunt for a year or two. Xiaoxing patted his little shoulder and asked, "Dian, I'll ask the eagle to take you up the cliff to catch the firebird, do you dare?"

"Of course I dare!" Dian proudly puffed out his chest and replied, "Brother Xing, don't look down on me because I'm small. In fact, I'm very brave."

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter. Xiaoxing said, "Okay, since you have no problem with this, let's do this."

After that, he turned to the eagle and said, "Eagle, we are going to the cliff to catch the firebirds. You take Dian to the firebird's nest and let him catch the firebirds."

The eagle understood and nodded, saying "coo coo" to show its agreement. Then, it let Dian grab one of the eagle's feet, and then the eagle flapped its big wings vigorously and took Dian into the air.

"Dian, you must be careful. You must not fail. Otherwise, if you alarm the firebird and make it run away, all our efforts will be wasted." Xiaoxing warned loudly.

"Got it, Brother Xing. I'll be careful." The telegram replied.

In a moment, the eagle flew to the nest of the firebird on the cliff, and Dian grabbed the eagle's foot with one hand, and reached into the nest with the other hand to grab it. The firebird is a bird that comes out during the day and hides at night. At this moment, it was sleeping soundly in the nest, and was caught by Dian.

The Firebird struggled hard, but the hand of electricity was like an iron clamp and it could not loosen its grip.

"I caught the Firebird, I caught the Firebird!" Dian shouted excitedly.

"Big Eagle, bring them down quickly." Xiaoxing saw it and ordered hurriedly.

The eagle landed slowly and leisurely, jumped off the ground, and handed the Firebird to Xiaoxing.

Xiaoxing grabbed the wings of the Firebird and looked at it carefully in the moonlight. He saw that the Firebird was the size of a woodpecker, with a long and sharp beak like an iron chisel. Its feathers were colorful and very beautiful.

"Look, the firebird's feathers are so beautiful." Xiaoxing exclaimed.

"Wow, it's really beautiful!" Chen also praised.

When everyone was watching, Zhi just came over, so Xiaoxing presented the Firebird to Uncle Zhi.

Zhi didn't take the firebird and said excitedly: "Xing, you guys are amazing. You guys have done a great job again this time."

"Uncle Zhi, in fact, the successful capture of the firebird this time is mainly thanks to the eagle." Xiaoxing stroked the eagle's head and praised it endlessly.

"Now that we've caught the firebird, let's go to the southern cliff and tell Dong and others to stop working." After Zhi said this, he led everyone to the southern cliff.

The ladder to the south had already been built, and Dong was gesticulating and directing them. Zhi shouted loudly, "Dong, tell everyone to stop working. The Firebird has been caught."

"What?" Dong couldn't believe his ears. How could Xiao Xing, who was helpless just now, catch the Firebird? He asked again with full of doubt: "Did Xing catch the Firebird?"

"Yes, Xing has caught the Firebird!" Zhi grabbed the Firebird and held it up for everyone to see.

"Let me see, let me see." Everyone put down their work and gathered around.

"Xing and the others are amazing. How did they get so high?" Xi, Bei, Zhong and others asked.

Xiaoxing smiled and told them the story again. Everyone praised him again. Dong was completely defeated and his face turned blue with anger, but he couldn't get angry.

Zhi tied up the firebird and said to everyone happily: "That's good. The firebird has been caught. We can rest in peace."

"Uncle Zhi, why not let the firebird peck out flames to start a fire now. First, it can provide light, and second, it can protect us from wild beasts." The subordinate suggested.

"The firebird is night-blind, so let's wait until daybreak. This place is very remote. Based on my hunting experience of over fifty years, there shouldn't be any wild animals around. Let's all go and rest first." Zhi said.

Everyone followed his instructions and lay down on Yanshan Mountain to rest.

At dawn the next day, the firebird found itself captured and struggled to break free in fear. However, since its wings were tied, it could not escape. The "puff" vibration sound woke everyone up. Xiaoxing walked over and held the firebird in his hands, comforting it, saying, "Good bird, don't be afraid. As long as you help us peck out the fire, we will let you go immediately."

Zhi came over and said to Xiaoxing, "If you want to make a fire, let's go chop some firewood branches and find some dry wood and grass to start the fire."

"Yes, Uncle Zhi." Dong quickly agreed and led everyone to cut trees and get grass.

Soon, the people came back carrying firewood and dry grass. Zhi ordered his men to take a piece of firewood and put it in front of the firebird, and then prayed to the firebird: "Firebird, firebird, we have lost the fire, so we have come here from thousands of miles away to find it. Now I beg you to peck the wood quickly and give us the fire, and then we will release you."

The firebird didn't listen to him, and held its head high. Seeing that the firebird didn't obey, the people were helpless. Dong was anxious and shouted, "You firebird, don't be ungrateful. If you peck out the fire quickly, it'll be fine. If not, I'll kill you with a knife."

"Dong, don't be impatient. We caught it with great difficulty, how can we kill it?" After Zhi persuaded Dong, he turned to pray to the firebird.