Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

"Xing, you sang so well!" Qiu came to Xiaoxing and said, "You sang out the people's voice, their indomitable spirit of resistance, and their determination to defeat the Nian beast."

"Cave Master, I must avenge my mother, defeat the tiger, and defeat the Nian beast!" Xiaoxing said in a sonorous and powerful voice.

"Xing, this is not only your wish, but also everyone's wish. We will all help you." Chen walked over and held Xiaoxing's hand tightly and said.

"Yes, we will all help you!" Hong'er, Lan'er and Xia said in unison, and stretched out their hands to put their hands together.

"Once we defeat the tigers, we will give your mother a solemn burial to comfort her soul in heaven." Qiu looked at them, deeply moved, and comforted Xiaoxing.

Everyone comforted Xiaoxing for a while before going back to their dormitories to rest.

The next day, the tigers roared and jumped in front of the cave an arrow away in the morning, showing off their power. Qiu led Xiaoxing, Dong and the other fire-taking heroes to stand at the entrance of the cave. Everyone looked at the vicious tigers and cats and wanted to beat them to death immediately.

Dong lit another fire arrow and shot it at the tigers, but they were too far away, and the arrow was about to hit them, but it fell to the ground. The vicious tigers and cats saw this and jumped and shouted at the people, "You can't hit them, you can't hit them!"

Brothers Lei and Yun shouted angrily: "Cave Master, let's go out and fight these vicious tigers."

"This vicious tiger is much more powerful and ferocious than the wild buffalo. If we fight it alone, not only will it be difficult to win, but we may also be in danger of being eaten by it. Therefore, everyone must not fight rashly and must proceed with caution." Qiu hurriedly grabbed the impulsive Lei and Yun.

"If we don't fight them, are we just going to be trapped and die?" Lei asked irritably.

"We have to fight, but we have to think of a foolproof plan." Xiaoxing also grabbed the impatient Lei and persuaded him.

"Master, the tigers are ferocious. Why don't we set another trap?" Dong rolled his eyes and said, "As long as we dig the trap a little deeper, the vicious tiger will not be able to jump out and we can catch it."

"Brother Dong, this is a good idea. We can definitely give it a try." Xi immediately agreed.

"Well. I have considered this plan before, but the tigers are stationed at the entrance of the cave. How can we get out and dig the trap?" Qiu shook his head helplessly.

"I have a plan that we can try." Dong looked at the tigers cunningly and said, "Let's talk to the tiger king first and ask them to retreat for a while before we come out of the cave for a decisive battle. If they agree, we can take the opportunity to dig a trap and lure them into it when we fight."

"Although this method is unlikely, it doesn't hurt to try it." Qiu nodded in agreement.

After the discussion was finalized, Dong stood at the door and shouted to the tigers: "Hey! Evil tigers, call your tiger king to come out and speak."

A few tiger spirits and cat spirits heard it and ran to the Tiger King and Cat King to report: "Report to the Tiger King and Cat King, the human wants to talk to you!"

"Humans are talking to us?" When the cat king heard this, he jumped up immediately, "Are humans afraid and ready to surrender to us? Brother Tiger, if we can get humans to surrender, Emperor Nian will definitely treat us differently."

Hearing this, the Tiger King was delighted and said, "With me here, how dare humans oppose me? Let's go and take a look."

The tiger king and the cat king came to the front of the formation with great arrogance. The tiger king shook his divine power and roared to the sky again: "Awoo--"

The sound was like thunder, and the echo lasted forever. Everyone in the cave was terrified.

Elvis jumped to the front and shouted, "Tiger Elvis is here. If you humans want to surrender, come out now!"

"Hey!" Dong replied sternly, "Damn it, we are human beings. How can we surrender to a bunch of beasts like you? You are just daydreaming."

"If you don't want to surrender, then what do you have to say?" Elvis was stunned when he heard this.

"Humph! Don't you think you are very powerful? We have decided to have a big fight with you evil tigers. If you lose, you will be our barbecue. If we lose, you can do whatever you want to us."

The Tiger King and the Cat King both laughed excitedly. The Tiger King finally spoke: "I would love to have a decisive battle, but I'm afraid that you cowards are afraid to fight."

"Do you think we humans are really afraid of you beasts? Humph! As long as you dare to agree to retreat for a day and let us go out of the cave to move around, I promise to lead people out of the cave at this time tomorrow for a decisive battle to see who will be the winner?" Dong shouted loudly.

"You want our army to retreat for a day? What does that mean?" Elvis asked in confusion.

"This is because we have stayed in the cave for too long, so we need to move around outside the cave first." Dong said casually.

"What if you run away?"

"Humph! What a joke. You vicious tigers and ferocious cats have hunted countless prey. How can we escape because of you beasts?" Dong replied disdainfully.

Elvis didn't dare to be self-centered, so he turned to Tiger King and asked, "Brother Tiger, should we reject their request?"

"Woo——" the tiger king said domineeringly: "We just agree to let you out of the cave for one day, so what?"

After saying that, the Tiger King ordered all the tiger generals and cat soldiers to retreat.

Elvis caught up with Tiger King and asked, "Brother Tiger, why did you agree to their request?"

"Oh my! My dear cat, I have been besieging humans for so many days but haven't eaten any human flesh. I am almost starving. It's a good opportunity to find other animals to fill my stomach first."

"But what if humans take the opportunity to escape?"

"I'm afraid that humans won't come out of the cave. If they leave the Tianju Cave, I will definitely annihilate all of them." The Tiger King looked confident.

"Yes, yes, Brother Tiger is still wise." Elvis quickly flattered him.

The tiger king held his head high and went hunting with the tiger generals and cat soldiers.

Dongheqiu saw the tigers retreat, so he ordered everyone to come out of the cave, holding various tools, and dig traps and set them up as they did last time. This time, because they had some experience, they dug faster, and in less than half a day, more than a thousand traps were all set.

After the trap was set, Qiu said, "Tigers are more dangerous than wild bulls. To prevent any accidents, I will lead some old brothers to lure the enemy tomorrow."

"How can this be possible?" Xiao Xing immediately objected: "This dangerous mission should be done by us young people. After all, young people are more flexible and can run faster."

"Xing is right," Qiu looked at Xiaoxing, Chen, Yue and other young people lovingly, and then said, "But if something unexpected happens and it's us old bones that get hurt or eaten by the tiger, it's not a pity, but if it's you and other young people, it would be a big loss."

"No!" Xiaoxing objected: "It's too risky for the elders to go. We younger ones should go."

"Yes! We younger generations should go." At once, Chen, Ri and all the young people started shouting.

Qiu had no choice but to agree: "Well, tomorrow Donghe Xia and Xing will lead some warriors to lure the enemy. Remember not to get too close."

"Yes, Cave Master!" The young people, led by Yidong and Xiaoxing, agreed loudly: "We will pay attention."

After everyone prepared their weapons, they were ready to fight. Soon, the sky gradually brightened. Dong stood up, raised his arms and shouted: "Brothers, it's dawn, let's go!"

"You must be careful!" Qiu warned while standing at the entrance of the cave.

Before Qiu finished speaking, Dong had already led a team of about a hundred people and opened the cave door to go out. Everyone knew how powerful the tiger was, so they watched and walked, not daring to go too far. When they reached the end of the trap, they stopped moving forward and waited for the tiger and cat groups to appear.

After a while, Dong discovered the group of tigers and cats coming down the mountain.

"The tigers are coming, everyone be careful and alert!" Dong reminded everyone nervously.

Everyone picked up their bows and arrows, put rockets on the strings, and set up battle formations against the tigers. The tigers spotted the approaching humans from a distance, and the cat king excitedly said to the tiger king: "Brother Tiger, the humans really came out of the cave to fight us. Hehe, I think they are tired of being sleepy and are here to die."

"Woo-woo!" The Tiger King laughed, "This time we must annihilate them and then taste human flesh. Brothers, attack!"

At the command of the Tiger King, the cat soldiers and tiger generals immediately rushed towards the people like a whirlwind.

In a blink of an eye, the tigers rushed to the front of the people. The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. At this time, Dong shouted loudly, and everyone shot with bows to stop the enemy. Some cats in the front were caught off guard and were shot and injured. Dong then shouted: "Damn you, you evil tigers, go back to the Nian beast and never attack humans again, otherwise, today will be the day you die."

Suddenly attacked, the beasts stopped advancing. The Tiger King and the Cat King came to the front of the battle. The Cat King said to the people arrogantly: "You cowards, you dare to speak so arrogantly and tell us to go back. Humph! If you don't surrender, you will be destroyed by us."

"Are we going to surrender just because of you beasts? You minions of the beasts, not only will we defeat you, we will also peel off your skins to make clothes, make skewers out of your meat, and boil your bones into soup!" Dong deliberately angered the Tiger King.

“Hmm…” The Tiger King snorted and said, “You rascals, you really don’t take me seriously. I’m really pissed off. Brothers, come on, help me!”

After saying that, he gave the order to attack. All the cat soldiers and tiger generals rushed forward without avoiding the arrows.

"Everyone, retreat quickly." Xiaoxing saw that the tigers had launched an attack, and quickly signaled everyone to retreat to the trap.

The tigers and cats were not willing to miss this opportunity and chased after them with all their might. Soon, they reached the trap area and avoided the trap marks one by one and ran towards the cave.

The beast army, unaware and defenseless, pressed forward all over the mountains and plains. The cat soldiers chasing in the front suddenly felt empty under their feet and stepped on a piece of loose soil, but because they were light in weight and could not crush the covering branches, they luckily did not fall into the trap.

"My lord, this is terrible! Why did the ground collapse?" The cat spirits were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they stopped moving forward.

The tigers that followed one after another stopped in their tracks when they saw the exposed traps. When the cat king heard what was said, he came closer to take a look and said to the tiger king, "Brother Tiger, I think this must be the so-called trap. That's how the bull king fell into it and was captured."

"Yeah." The tiger king looked at it and nodded, "This trap is so deep. If we fall into it, I'm afraid we won't be able to jump out. Humans are really too cunning. They actually dug so many traps while we were away."

"So are you going to continue chasing her now?" Elvis asked.

"Of course we have to chase them. How can we let go of such a good opportunity?" The tiger king licked his tongue, drooling continuously. He continued, "Won't the cats fall in? Let the cat soldiers lead the way and expose the traps. Then the tigers can avoid the traps and choose a way to chase them."

"Yes!" Cat King received the order and then announced: "My people, don't be afraid. Success or failure depends on this one move. Keep chasing."

The cat soldiers received the order and rushed forward regardless of their lives. The tiger generals followed behind and found the exposed trap and went around it and continued to chase.

Dong, Xiaoxing and the others heard a noise behind them, so they stopped and turned to look. Unexpectedly, none of the cat soldiers and tiger generals fell into the trap. This made them very confused. Just as they were puzzled, they found that the beast army was chasing them again. At this moment, everyone was in a very dangerous situation because the trap could not stop the tigers. If so, they would be caught up by them soon.

Xiao Xing immediately shouted to remind everyone: "The trap has failed, everyone hurry back to the cave!"

"Oh no, oh no, everyone run away." Xi shouted.

Danger was imminent, and everyone immediately ran into the cave. Twenty feet, ten feet, five feet... Qiu, who had been looking at the cave entrance, found that something was wrong and hurriedly ordered: "Everyone, open the cave door quickly, welcome Dong Hexing and others, and prepare for battle."

As everyone rushed into the cave, Yu, who was the last one to fall, suddenly fell and sprained his ankle. Unable to stand up, he could not help but shout for help: "Brother Dong, my ankle is sprained, come and help me!"

But everyone was in a hurry to escape and didn't hear Yu's cry for help. After entering the cave, they hurriedly closed the cave door.

The yellow tiger demon and the red tiger demon chasing after him were overjoyed when they saw this. They both jumped up and pounced on Yu on the ground at the same time. One held down Yu's head, and the other held down Yu's feet.