Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

"Brother Chen, Brother Xing was only focused on helping Lan'er just now. He ignored me when I called him. I was so angry!" Hong'er replied.

"Xing is helping Lan'er, why are you angry?" Chen looked at the figure of Xiaoxing leading Lan'er in the distance, then looked at Hong'er, and suddenly shouted: "Oh, I know, you are jealous of her!"

"Humph! I didn't!" Hong'er pretended not to care, "Brother Chen, can you help me too?"

After saying that, he handed the package in his hand to Chen. Of course, Chen was very happy to be the flower protector. He took the package with one hand, held Hong'er's hand with the other hand, and said, "Of course! Hong'er, no matter what you want me to do, I am willing to serve you."

"Thank you so much, Brother Chen."

"Just follow me, and you'll be fine."

Hong'er followed Chen obediently. Although she had Chen's protection, she was still angry and seemed very unhappy.

Huanghuagang is about one li in circumference and ten zhang high. The top of the hill is also very open and flat, very suitable for large-scale camping.

In the heavy rain, everyone slowly and arduously moved to Huanghuagang. After more than half an hour of hard work, they finally climbed to the top of the hill. After everyone settled down, they cursed the dragon army in the sky: "Damn evil dragon, damn evil dragon, it actually spit water to drown us, it's so infuriating and hateful."

Seeing that everyone was complaining, Qiu stroked his white beard and comforted them, "My fellow warriors, my fellow people, now that Nian has sent the evil dragon to attack us, complaining and cursing will be of no use. As the old saying goes: If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. No matter what kind of demon or monster it is, as long as everyone unites as one, obeys orders and faces it bravely, there will be no obstacles that cannot be overcome."

"The cave master is right. The evil dragon is indeed hateful, and the Nian beast is even more hateful. In order to put us to death, it sends wave after wave of beast kings to conquer us. But as long as we unite as one and work hard to move forward, I believe that even the evil dragon that can spit water will be captured by us." Ping then encouraged everyone.

"Cave Master Heping is right. With my hunting experience of more than fifty years, although I have never encountered such prey, as long as we dare to challenge, we will definitely be able to defeat the Dragon King and the Dragon Army." Zhiye shouted, waving his spear.

"Cave Master, Uncle Ping, Uncle Zhi, you spoke very well! We can definitely defeat the evil dragon and capture the Dragon King alive." Xiaoxing couldn't help but applaud.

"Defeat the evil dragon and capture the Dragon King alive!" Upon hearing this, everyone shouted as if they were injected with chicken blood, as if they were competing.

Although the Dragon King saw everyone climb the hill, he did not give up and immediately led the Dragon Army to follow. The dragon spirits and dragon soldiers kept bringing water from the Hongmeng River to attack, trying to flood the entire Huanghuagang. But the Huanghuagang was vast and it was not easy to flood it. No matter how much the Dragon King and the Dragon Army kept bringing water, it could not fill up even one foot.

They worked until dark. Finally, the Dragon King lost his temper and said to the dragon spirits, "My people, humans have moved to the hills and it will be difficult to flood them. Let's let them go for now and retreat first!"

"Yes, my king." The dragons received the order and immediately stopped attacking.

The Dragon King led the dragon army back to the Hongmeng River and found a deep bay downstream as a camp. The entire army then lay at the bottom of the bay to rest. This bay was later called Qianlong Bay.

The rooster, who had been watching from Gusonggang, saw the Dragon King withdraw his troops, so he flew to Qianlong Bay, stood on the shore and shouted, "Brother Dragon King, Brother Dragon King."

The Dragon King surfaced and asked, "Brother Rooster, I'm resting. What do you want me to do?"

"Brother Dragon King, you are really amazing. As soon as you arrived, you moved the rivers and seas and flooded the Tianju Cave. If humans had not fled to that small hillock, I guess they would have drowned in the cave one by one." The rooster said excitedly.

“Need I say more?” The Dragon King raised his head and said contemptuously, “Monkey-like humans, I spit water to drown them, but they can’t do anything to us. Woo woo woo…”

"Brother Dragon King, if humans stay on top of the hill and don't come down, then you won't be flooded, right? What will happen then?"

"It's because the sky is clear today and it's inconvenient to make clouds and rain. If we wait until the rainy season, not to mention a small hill, even the mountain of Tianju Cave will be submerged." The Dragon King replied.

"Ah?" The rooster was surprised and said, "You can raise the water so high? Then humans really can't escape even if they have wings. They will definitely drown."

"Of course," the Dragon King twisted his body and said, "Brother Rooster, just wait and see the show!"

"Then I will wait and see what Brother Dragon King does." After the rooster said this, it flapped its wings and flew back to Gusonggang.

As soon as the Dragon King withdrew his troops, the rain stopped, and soon the water on the ground slowly drained away.

"Cave Master, the Dragon King and his dragon army have retreated, and the rain has stopped." Ping said, looking up at the sky.

"Ping, all my people, now that the Dragon King and the others have retreated, let's move back to the cave." Qiu ordered.

So everyone helped the old and the young and moved back to the Tianju Cave. Then, Xiaoxing and Chen drilled wood to make fire and started a new fire. Although this flood did not cause any casualties, it also made people extremely frightened. Fortunately, it was May and the weather was not cold. Everyone gathered around the campfire to dry their clothes and talk about it.

Dong slumped down on a stone pier and cursed, "Damn the dragon, it sprayed water and flooded the cave, and made us move around so much, it made me so tired."

"Brother Dong, those evil dragons are really powerful. Not only can they dive into the air, but they can also move rivers and seas. No wonder they threatened to drown us. I'm afraid we will find it difficult to deal with them this time." Xi said worriedly.

"Xi, how difficult is it? As long as we climb up the mountain, even if they move the East China Sea here, it will be of no use." Bei said unconvinced.

"Bei is right. As long as we move to the mountain, we can rest assured." Upon hearing this, the others nodded in agreement.

Qiu came over at this time and heard everyone talking. He interrupted and said, "Warriors, this time the dragon is attacking us. It is very different from the wild bull, the tiger and the rabbit. Let's work together to defeat the dragon."

"Cave Master, those evil dragons are just as you said, their attack power on the ground is not strong. If they couldn't fly into the air, I would have cut the Dragon King into two pieces." Dong said loudly with disapproval.

"Brother Dong is right. The evil dragon is definitely no match for us, except that it can spit water." Bei followed.

"Cave Master, the evil dragons have retreated. They must be hiding somewhere to rest. Tomorrow, we will go find them and fight them." Xia Ye also stepped forward and said.

"Yes, let's fight the Dragon King and his men, peel off their skin and pull out their tendons." When Feng, Lei, Yun, Dian and others heard this, they all raised their arms in response.

Everyone was bewitched by Dong and thought that the dragon spirits were as vulnerable as little snakes.

"Brother, although the Dragon Kings are a little weaker in combat, they can fly into the air. How can we fight them?" Xiaoxing said worriedly.

"The Dragon Kings can fly, but they can't stay in the sky forever. When they get tired, can't we just destroy them?" Xia said.

"What Xia Ge said makes sense." Chen followed up, "Even a bird will eventually fall to the ground. Are you still worried that you can't kill it?"

Xiaoxing just felt that they thought too simply, but he couldn't refute it, so he shut up tactfully.

Seeing that everyone was determined to fight the Dragon King, Qiu waved his hand and said, "You warriors are very brave. Since the Dragon King and his army have come to attack us, we must repel them. Okay, tomorrow we will go to fight the Dragon King and his army."

After Qiu announced his decision, he came to the bottom of the cave, knelt down in front of the statue of Nuwa on the stone wall, and prayed devoutly: "Nuwa goddess, Bai Ling angel, the Rabbit King has just been captured, and now the Dragon King is leading his army to attack again, spitting water to flood the cave. Fortunately, we moved to Huanghuagang to avoid drowning. Tomorrow, we will find the Dragon King and his army for a decisive battle. I hope Nuwa goddess will bless us to defeat the Dragon King and live a peaceful life again."

After praying again and again, he went back to rest.

The next morning, Qiu gathered all the warriors who were good at hunting and shooting, prepared bows and arrows, took stone knives, stone axes and other weapons, and marched towards the Hongmeng River. Because the dragon army attacked from the river, everyone went along the river to find them. They patrolled downstream along the Hongmeng River for dozens of miles, but saw that the river surface was shimmering and there was nothing unusual. But deep under the water, it was dark and unclear, and there was no difference.

After searching for a long time, they found no trace of the Dragon Army. It turned out that Qianlong Bay was unfathomable, and the Dragon King and the Dragon Army were hiding deep in the bay, waiting for the rain without moving, so they could not be found.

Qiu and his men returned to Tianju Cave in vain. Zhiying, who stayed behind to guard the cave, came up and asked, "Master, have you found the Dragon Army? Did you have a decisive battle?"

"Zhi, we searched for dozens of miles downstream and found no trace of the Dragon Army. It's very strange." Qiu stroked his white beard and replied with a frown, "Although we didn't find the Dragon Army, I have a vague feeling that the Dragon King and the Dragon Army must be hiding somewhere at the bottom of the river."

"What should we do? If the Dragon Army doesn't come out on their own initiative, won't we ever be able to find them?" Zhi asked in shock and worry.

"That's right. From now on, we must be vigilant at all times and intensify patrols to prevent sudden attacks by the Dragon Army. Especially along the river, we should be more careful." Qiu raised his voice and warned Zhi and everyone.

At this time, Dong's wife Li, Mei, Tao, Juhua and other women heard what was said and came forward to ask: "Master, the Dragon King and the Dragon Army are hiding in the river. We dare not go there to wash clothes or get water. What should we do?"

"What's so scary about this?" Dong stepped forward and said, "When you guys wash your clothes and get water, we will be guarding by your side. If the Dragon King and his army dare to attack us, we can destroy them in one fell swoop."

"Well, this is the only way now. Everyone must be cautious." Qiu nodded to indicate his agreement with Dong's proposal.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi shouted happily: "Dong, I feel relieved to have you as my bodyguards. Sisters, let's go wash clothes!"

So the women took out their dirty clothes and went to the river to wash them. Dong and Xiaoxing each led a team of 200 people, patrolling and guarding them to the river. The women were washing clothes while talking loudly. The sound of the water and the sound of the conversations could be heard far away with the waves.

The Dragon King and his army, who were resting at the bottom of the bay, were awakened by the sound of water and voices. The Azure Dragon Spirit asked in surprise, "What's that noise? It disturbs our peace."

"I guess it must be the women who were washing clothes yesterday. They came to the river to wash clothes again today." The Dragon King replied, looking upstream.

"My king, this is a God-given opportunity. Let's launch a surprise attack. I believe we can't catch them." The Azure Dragon Spirit growled with hunger and said eagerly.

"My king, Brother Qinglong is right. Our whereabouts were exposed yesterday and they discovered us in advance, so they escaped." Another gray dragon spirit echoed.

"Brothers, we are very clumsy in moving on land. I am worried that those men with bows and weapons are also there, and there will definitely be a fierce battle then." said the Dragon King.

"My king, there is nothing to be afraid of monkey-like humans. Even if they don't spit water, we can still defeat and eat them." The Azure Dragon Spirit said disapprovingly.

"That's right. Humans don't have supernatural powers. We don't need to be afraid even if we have a head-on confrontation." said another blue dragon spirit.

"My king, if it doesn't rain for one day, we have to wait for one day. If it doesn't rain for ten days, we have to wait for ten days. Will we starve to death? Let's give it a try regardless of whether it works or not." Seeing that the Dragon King was still hesitating, the Azure Dragon Spirit instigated him again.

The Dragon King could not resist the persuasion, and twisted his body to agree: "Well, brothers, let's go quietly and give it a try."

So the Dragon King led his army of dragons and quietly followed the sound upstream along the riverbed. After a while, they came to the place where the women were washing clothes. Through the river water, they found that the women were indeed washing clothes on the shore. They were standing in the shallow water, rubbing their clothes vigorously, and they didn't realize the danger was approaching.

When the Dragon King saw that the women were defenseless, he gave an order and led the charge towards them.