Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

"Yes! Cave Master, if this continues, I'm afraid Huanghuagang may be flooded. By then, we will have nowhere to escape and we will be really doomed!" The subordinate also shouted anxiously.

"The evil dragon is too powerful. We are really finished this time, finished." Xi shouted dejectedly.

"These damn evil dragons, I'm going to shoot them to death." Dong shouted angrily and shot an arrow into the sky, but the dragons were all in the sky and there was no way to fight them even if he wanted to.

"Cave Master, these evil dragons will either drown us or trap us to death. We must make plans early." Zhi said, looking at the group of dragons circling in the sky.

"Don't worry, let me find a solution. Let me find a solution." Qiu's brows were twisted into a big lump.

The Dragon King in the sky seemed to see the fear of mankind. He grinned and said to the dragon army: "This small hill is about to be submerged. Humanity is doomed! Brothers, come on!"

The dragon army became even more violent, and the rain poured down like a bucket. The water gradually rose to the mountainside, and Tianju Cave was completely submerged. Only the tops of some big trees could be seen. As the water level rose, people's fear gradually deepened. Qiu paced anxiously. Suddenly, he knelt down in the direction of Tianju Cave and prayed devoutly: "Nuwa, Angel Bai Ling, we are about to suffer a catastrophe. Now the Dragon King is leading the dragon army to make clouds and rain to flood Huanghuagang. When the water rises, we will have nowhere to go and will all drown. I hope Nuwa and Angel Bai Ling will show up quickly and show Qiu a clear way out."

After praying again and again, I suddenly heard a voice coming from the treetops ahead: "Qiu, the Dragon King is rampant and difficult to destroy. You can go 200 miles east and ask the beast for help. Although the beast is a beast, it has two wings and can not only fly, but also spit fire. It can defeat the Dragon King."

Qiu looked up and saw Bai Ling appear again. He was surprised and happy. After Bai Ling finished speaking, she disappeared suddenly.

"Everyone, come quickly. We have a solution." Qiu immediately called Dong, Xiaoxing and all the warriors over and said, "Bai Ling just showed up again and told me to go 200 miles east to find the beast. Only with its help can we defeat the Dragon King and the Dragon Army."

"What kind of animal is it? Why have we never heard of it?" Everyone felt very curious.

"This is the first time I've heard of this, too." Qiu said in confusion, "But according to Bai Ling, it's a flying monster with wings, and the most peculiar thing is that it can spit fire."

"A beast?" Xiao Xing heard this and suddenly shouted, "I know."

It turned out that when Xiao Xing heard the word "缼兽", he remembered that there was also a record of缼兽 in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", which was very similar to what Bai Ling said. "It seems that those ancient legends are true." Xiao Xing thought to himself, but he couldn't help shouting out.

"Xing, how do you know about the beast?" Chen beside him asked curiously.

"Chen, this is what I heard in that dream." Xiaoxing said casually.

Qiu did not hear the conversation between the two, and then said to the crowd: "My fellow warriors, go find the beast. This journey must be extremely dangerous. If you dare to go, please sign up quickly."

"Cave Master, I dare to sign up. I will never give up until I find the beast." Dong signed up first.

"Cave Master, I want to sign up too. No matter how difficult or dangerous it is, I'm not afraid." Xiaoxing raised his hand in response.

At once, many people raised their hands to sign up, each of them with lofty ambitions and high aspirations.

“Since everyone is so brave and fearless, I think I should send the sixty warriors who searched for the fire last time, and the rest of you will help me guard this post.” Qiu pulled Dong, Xiaoxing, Zhi, Xia, Xi, Chen, Feng... and others out of the line and said solemnly.

"Cave Master, you should send more people. After all, this trip concerns the safety of everyone and the responsibility is heavy." Ping suggested.

"We are here to invite the beast, not to catch it. Too many people is not good. I think these people are enough." Qiu turned to the sixty warriors and said, "My fellow warriors, we must go and come back quickly when we search for the beast this time. And no matter what, we must invite the beast. Otherwise, if the evil dragon is not eliminated, the flood will be difficult to stop, and we will surely die."

"Don't worry, Cave Master. No matter what, we will resolutely complete the mission and save everyone." Zhihe and the others agreed loudly.

"Cave Master, Huanghuagang is now surrounded by floods. How can we cross the water and get on the road?" Zhi looked at the vast water all around and said worriedly.

"Let's swim to the back mountain and then head east." Dong said.

"No, the flood is so huge that it's too dangerous to swim across! I think we should cut down some trees and make a raft to row across." Xiaoxing said, looking at the lush trees around him.

"Xiao Xing is right. It will be safer if we all go together on the raft." Qiu stroked his white beard and immediately gave an order: "Dong, there is no time to lose. Let's make the raft quickly."

In the heavy rain, they cut down more than a dozen trees and made a raft ten feet long and six feet wide. Then they took stone knives, stone axes, bows and arrows, spears and other weapons and prepared to set off.

"Cave Master, based on my hunting experience of over fifty years, the water level keeps rising, and it will take at least three or four days for us to go and fetch the beast. By then, I'm afraid..." Zhi frowned and said worriedly as they were about to set off.

The rain was still falling, but much lighter than at the beginning. Qiu looked around and said calmly, "The water level is still about 50 feet from the top of the hill. Although the flood is still rising, the speed has slowed down a lot. It is estimated that it will not be flooded in a few days."

"Cave Master, how about we retreat to the back mountain together? The mountain is a hundred feet high and there is no need to worry about being flooded!" Xiaoxing said.

"There are many people here, young and old, and the flood is severe. We should not evacuate easily unless it is absolutely necessary." Qiu patted Xiaoxing on the shoulder and continued to say to everyone: "Our hope rests on you. I wish you success."

"Cave Master, we swear: we will never let everyone down and will complete the mission." The crowd shouted.

After that, everyone launched the raft into the water, boarded the raft, and paddled towards the mountain behind.

"Dong, you must take care of yourself. We are waiting for you to come back." Li Jiandong was about to go on another long journey and shouted with great concern.

"Brother Xing, Brother Chen, you must be careful!" Hong'er also shouted.

Qiu and the others sent them to the shore, and they all waved goodbye loudly, with rain and tears streaming down their faces.

"Everyone go back to the top of the hill and wait patiently. They will be back soon." Qiu comforted everyone and took them to wait on Huanghuagang Hill.

Then Zhi led Dong, Xiaoxing and others to leave Huanghuagang on a raft, using stone knives as oars and rowing hard towards the back mountain.

Huanghuagang is only one mile away from the back mountain, and after the flood, it became about two miles wider. In the vast water, the raft was like a leaf. The dragon spirit, who was creating clouds and rain in the sky, saw it and hurriedly reported to the Dragon King: "My king, the trapped humans are paddling the raft to escape to the back mountain."

"How ridiculous!" The Dragon King shouted angrily, "Monkey-like humans, where can they escape?"

The Dragon King jumped directly from the air into the water, swam towards the raft, and shouted to the people on the raft: "You humans don't surrender, but still want to escape? Get in the water and feed the fish!"

After saying that, he twisted his body, and a huge tail rolled up huge waves and swept towards the raft.

"The evil dragon is coming, everyone hold on to the raft tightly and don't fall into the water." Zhi saw that the situation was not good, and shouted while holding on to the raft tightly.

So everyone stopped rowing, sat firmly, and held on to the raft with both hands. Suddenly, a huge wave pushed the raft and everyone to the top of a ten-foot-high wave, and then suddenly fell down, almost overturning the raft.

"Oh my God! The Dragon King is so powerful." He exclaimed.

Everyone was as frightened as if they were on a roller coaster. You know, if you fall into this several-foot-deep water, you will either be swallowed by the Dragon King or drowned.

Seeing that everyone had not yet fallen into the water, the Dragon King rushed over again, creating even bigger waves, as if he would not stop until everyone fell into the water.

"You evil dragon, I'm going to fight you!" Dong's eyes turned red. He stood up suddenly, drew his bow and shot at the Dragon King.

The Dragon King was very smart. He immediately hid in the water, then quietly dived under the raft. Suddenly he went crazy and created another huge wave.

The raft, like a floating leaf, was pushed to the top of the wave again. Dong, who was standing on it, was caught off guard and suddenly fell into the water.

"Dong, Dong..." Zhi shouted when he saw Dong fall into the water.

“Brother Dong, Brother Dong…” Everyone shouted at the top of their lungs while reaching out to help.

Dong was a good swimmer and he swam hard towards the raft. Everyone held his hand and pulled him back onto the raft.

"Okay, they're coming up. Everyone, hurry up and grab the boat." Zhi shouted.

Just as everyone was catching their breath, another huge wave arose. The Dragon King kept rolling the waves, pushing the raft up into the sky and down into the valley. Instead of moving forward, everyone was moving backward.

"The evil dragon is rampant in the water, Uncle Zhi, what should we do?" Dong wiped the water off his face and asked loudly.

"Dong, with my hunting experience of more than fifty years, I have never encountered such a flood, let alone fought a battle on the water. Now the evil dragon is under the water, it is probably impossible to subdue it!" Zhi shook his head and answered helplessly.

"Uncle Zhi, if we can't subdue the dragon, we won't be able to get ashore, let alone ask for help from the beast. We have to think of a way no matter what." He said anxiously.

"Uncle Zhi, why don't we just go into the water and fight the Dragon King." Lei shouted impatiently.

"Lei, don't be impulsive." Xiao Xing stopped Lei who was about to take action and said, "I have a way to try. Use ropes to tie to the raft as safety ropes, so you don't have to worry about falling into the water. Then use spears to protect the raft in the water to prevent the Dragon King from getting close. Drive while paddling and move forward slowly."

"Xing, you are worthy of being our wisdom star and great savior, you are so talented!" Zhi praised Xiaoxing and immediately ordered everyone: "Dong, down, all warriors, everyone quickly follow the plan."

Everyone had a waist rope, which they untied and tied around their waists with one end, and the other end to the raft. After the ropes were tied, everyone held a spear and stabbed deeply around the raft. Suddenly, the raft was stirred up by the shadows of thousands of sticks dancing and thousands of waves.

Sure enough, the Dragon King saw the spear stabbing downwards continuously and was afraid of being hurt, so he did not dare to get too close and just wreaked havoc not far away.

"The dragon is scared! Come on, everyone!" Zhi shouted while hitting the raft rhythmically with a stone knife.

"One, two, three - let's shout slogans. Our momentum must be stronger than the evil dragon." Xiaoxing shouted.

Everyone listened to the sound of the drums and shouted slogans in unison: "One, two, three - ho-ho ...

The raft, which was almost as long as the Dragon King, was rowed by everyone, and it also looked like a giant dragon with bared fangs and claws, swimming and moving forward towards the back mountain, like two dragons competing. The Dragon King was stunned by the majestic momentum and dared not to attack. Gradually, it fell behind the raft and followed it uncertainly.

After rowing hard for about half an hour, they finally surpassed the Dragon King and arrived at the back mountain. Seeing that he failed to stop him, the Dragon King had no choice but to fly back to the clouds. Zhi and his companions got off the rowboat and began to climb the mountain, cutting through thorns and heading east.

At this time, it was gradually getting dark, and Heizi suggested: "Uncle Zhi, Brother Dong, it's getting dark, let's take a rest for a night and leave tomorrow."

"No!" Zhi refused flatly, "The cave master and his men are trapped in Huanghuagang and are in imminent danger. We must hurry on our way overnight."

"But it's pitch dark here. What if I fall off the cliff?" Heizi muttered.

"We can't worry about so many things now. With my fifty years of hunting experience, everything will be fine if you follow me. No matter what, we have to find the beast as soon as possible to save people." Zhi warned sternly.

The group groped their way forward in the wet and slippery night. After walking fifty or sixty miles, it was dawn again. Without taking a rest, they continued to head east along the ridge. As soon as they left the Hongmeng territory, Dong shouted, "Look, there's no rain ahead!"

Everyone looked up and saw that the sun was shining brightly in front of them, with no clouds or rain.

"Great! We finally see the sunny day." Everyone cheered.