Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

"No, no." Chen held her hand and comforted her: "They are all heroes. Good things will come to those who are lucky. They will definitely get better! Hong'er, don't be too sad. Be careful not to hurt yourself by crying!"

"If Brother Xing died, I wouldn't want to live either. Am I still afraid of hurting myself by crying?" Hong'er became even more grief-stricken.

"Hong'er, you know I have always liked you. If you cry too much, I will be very worried." Chen looked at Hong'er and said sincerely and caringly.

"Brother Chen, actually I have wanted to tell you for a long time, although I like you too, I love him more than Brother Xing. So, I will not marry you, please forgive me!" Hong'er thought of Chen's confession to her before, and finally gave a clear answer.

Chen was stunned when he heard this, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him, and then he became very depressed. After a moment of silence, he asked unwillingly: "Since you love Xing, why didn't you let Xing help you when the cave was flooded last time, but let me help you?"

"That's because I saw that Brother Xing only cared about helping Lan'er, so I was angry with him on purpose. It's not because I love you and hate him." Hong'er explained the reason seriously, then gently pulled her hand out.

Hearing this, Chen felt as if he was hit in the chest by a fierce bull, and the pain almost made him unable to breathe. He stood up dejectedly, and suddenly ran back to his bed, crying alone. Hong'er looked at Chen's uneasy departure, and then looked at the unconscious Xiaoxing, and couldn't help but feel sad again, and whispered: "Brother Xing, wake up! For me, you can't die! Woo woo--"

"Hong'er, Hong'er..." Xiaoxing suddenly called out with stammering lips, but his eyes were still tightly closed.

"Brother Xing, you're awake, right?" Hong'er was suddenly extremely excited and gently shook his body with her hand.

"Hong'er, I, I like you, please don't leave me." Xiaoxing said again like in a dream.

"Brother Xing, I love you too. I will never leave you." Seeing that Xiaoxing was still thinking about her even when he was unconscious, Hong'er was very moved.

"Hong'er, if you truly love me, please suck out the remaining poison in my mouth, then I will wake up." Xiaoxing said again as if in a dream.

"Okay! I'll suck the drug for you right now." When Hong'er heard that this would wake Xiaoxing up, she lowered her head without hesitation, pressed her soft lips against Xiaoxing's mouth, and then started sucking hard.

But just as Hong'er was trying to suck out, Xiaoxing's mouth also moved, and he gently sucked in his lips, and the two mouths seemed to be stuck together in an instant. Xiaoxing's hands suddenly moved, and he gently held Hong'er's head and stroked it. Hong'er sucked for a while, but did not suck out the residual poison, but a wonderful feeling came continuously, making her addicted.

It turned out that Xiaoxing was not poisoned very seriously, and he was young and strong, so he had already woken up when Hong'er and Chen were talking. Because it was inconvenient to interrupt their conversation, he pretended to be unconscious. But he heard the conversation clearly. Xiaoxing was excited and happy, and thought of a plan to make Hong'er throw herself into his arms.

Hong'er didn't know that this was a kiss. She just wanted to save someone, so she didn't feel ashamed. After they kissed for a while, Hong'er moved her lips away and asked, panting softly, "Brother Xing, did you suck out the remaining poison? You're not going to die, are you?"

"You're such a fool, do you want me to die so much?" Xiaoxing opened his eyes and looked at her, and couldn't help laughing.

"Brother Xing, are you okay?" Hong'er asked in surprise, and then angrily blamed him: "You worried me to death, and you're still laughing?"

"I'm fine now!" Xiaoxing let go of Hong'er, struggled to sit up, looked at her, and asked seriously: "Hong'er, do you really love me?"

"Yeah." Hong'er pursed her lips, nodded, and said, "Brother Xing, you are a brave hero, a smart and wise star, and a kind-hearted person who values ​​friendship and loyalty. I will always love you and admire you."

"I'm so happy!" Xiaoxing hugged Hong'er tightly and said excitedly, "Hong'er, I've actually liked you for a long time, but I never confessed to you. Now I'm finally relieved!"

"Since you have always liked me, why did you help Lan'er move things and hug her when the water in the cave rose and we migrated last time?" Hong'er asked, breaking free from Xiaoxing's arms.

"You misunderstood me!" Xiao Xing explained quickly, "When Lan'er asked me for help, I certainly did my best to help her. As for why I hugged her, it was because she slipped and fell, and she just leaned on my arms by chance. Please don't take it seriously."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Hong'er's tangled doubts were finally resolved, and she giggled, "Okay, it's okay. Look how anxious you were."

"Hong'er, promise me that you will marry me, okay?" Xiaoxing took out the jade pendant left by his mother from his arms and placed it in Hong'er's palm.

"Well, when this is over and everything returns to peace, I will marry you." Hong'er held the jade pendant tightly and nodded solemnly.

"Hong'er, you agree? That's great!" Xiaoxing shouted excitedly.

"Shh——" Hong'er raised her index finger and looked around to signal Xiaoxing to keep quiet.

Xiao Xing looked around and then remembered his mission. He asked hurriedly, "Has the 'Hundred Poison Eliminator' grass been collected? Have the injured people, such as Xia Ge and Ri, Da Mao, and Xiao Mao, been cured?"

"Da Mao, Xiao Mao, Yu, Xiao Hao and most of the people have been cured. Only Brother Xia and five people including Ri, Miao, Ya and Dunzi are still not well." Hong'er answered, pointing at Xia beside her.

"Brother Xia!" Xiao Xing stood up upon hearing this, and came to Xia's side, shaking him and shouting, "Brother Xia, wake up! Wake up!"

But no matter how he shouted, he still lay there motionless. When he looked closely, he was swollen all over, his lips were black, and even his breathing became extremely weak. It seemed that he was completely dying.

"Why is this happening? Didn't you give my brother the medicine?" Xiaoxing growled in pain.

"Brother Xia once saved us, so why wouldn't we save him?" Hong'er explained hastily, "But no matter how much medicine we gave him, it had no effect at all."

Xiao Xing was about to get angry again, but suddenly, a desolate voice behind him said, "I am too seriously injured, and the poison has attacked my heart, so it is difficult to recover. Alas——"

The two turned around and saw that it was Qiu. Qiu had always been concerned about Xiaoxing and Xia's condition, so he came to visit again after a short rest. When he found that Xiaoxing had woken up, he was very relieved. After explaining the reason for Xia's serious illness, he asked with concern: "Xing, you woke up, are you okay?"

"Cave Master, I'm fine now! But my brother, is there no hope for me?" Xiaoxing choked with tears in the corners of his eyes.

"He is a good boy and a great warrior," Qiu patted Xiaoxing's shoulder gently and said sadly, "But things have come to this point. We have tried our best. Now we can only leave it to fate."

"Brother Xia! You are our good brother, you must hold on, we can't live without you." Xiaoxing stroked Xia's hand and shouted emotionally.

At this time, Xia tried hard to open his eyes, looked at Xiaoxing and Qiu, and stammered: "Cave Master, Xing..., I, I can't do it anymore. You must, must defeat the Snake King, defeat the Nian Beast, and avenge... avenge me!"

"Brother, I promise you: I will not give up until I defeat the Snake King and the Nian Beast." Xiaoxing replied firmly.

"Okay, then I feel relieved..." He said this and took his last breath.

Seeing this, Xiao Xing felt as if his heart was blocked by a huge rock. He kept saying, "Master, my brother is gone! My brother is gone!"

When Hong Er heard that Xia was dead, she burst into tears: "Brother Xia, why did you die? Wuuwu——"

The crying woke up Lan'er who was sleeping. She thought Xiaoxing was dead and started crying immediately: "Brother Xing, why did you die? Wuuwu——"

"Lan'er, I'm not dead, it's my brother who died!" Xiaoxing hurriedly corrected her.

"Oh! Brother Xing, you're awake! That's great!" Lan'er burst into laughter again when she heard that.

When everyone heard that he was dead, they all stood up and looked at him. They were all very sad, and Xue'er burst into tears.

Suddenly, the couple Lao Liang and Lao Ji on the other side burst into tears. It turned out that the four people, Ri, Miao, Ya and Dunzi, who were seriously injured, died at the same time.

Qiu said sadly to everyone: "My fellow cavemen: Xia Heri, Miao, Ya, and Dunzi have just died. They were bitten to death by poisonous snakes while trying to protect others. Their deaths are glorious and great. They are warriors worthy of respect. After defeating the snake king, we will hold a grand funeral for them. May the souls of Xia Heri, Miao, Ya, and Dunzi rest in peace soon!"

After hearing this, everyone sighed and shed tears. Xiao Xing cried out in pain: "Cave Master, let's avenge our brothers and go out and fight the Snake King!"

"You are a good boy, and we must avenge this!" Qiu patted Xiaoxing on the shoulder again, and then said: "This morning, we took the 'Hundred Poison Elimination' grass, ready to fight the snake king. But not long after the battle, the drug suddenly lost its effect, resulting in more than ten people being injured and poisoned. If we want to completely defeat the snake king, we must find another way."

"Cave Master, I will find a way. I will definitely find a way." Xiaoxing murmured.

"Xing, you have just recovered from the poisoning, so you should take a rest first!" After saying that, Qiu went back to the dormitory.

The others gradually dispersed to rest, only Xiaoxing was still immersed in grief and dazed. Hong'er worriedly comforted him: "Brother Xing, don't be too sad, don't hurt your body again."

Xiaoxing nodded and said gratefully, "Thank you, Hong'er, thank you for your concern and care for me. It's getting late, you should go to bed first."

"Hey, Brother Xing, you are so partial. I have taken care of you, so why don't you thank me?" Lan'er said with a pout.

"Well, I also want to thank Lan'er. You all should go and have a rest!" Xiaoxing added quickly.

"That's better." Lan'er pulled Hong'er up and said, "Sister Hong'er, let's go!"

Hong'er was pulled by Lan'er and had to go back to rest.

Xiao Xing sat in silence for a while, then suddenly slapped his head and shouted, "Last time the Dragon King flooded Hongmeng, everyone was helpless, and it was Bai Ling who gave us the hint, and that's how we defeated the Dragon King. Why don't you ask Bai Ling for help this time?"

Then he rushed to Qiu's bedroom and shouted to Qiu who was still awake: "Master, why don't we pray to Nuwa and Bai Ling? They must have a way to defeat the snake king and the snake army."

Qiu stood up and replied, "Xing, I prayed several times last night, but for some reason, Bai Ling never showed up."

"No way, at this critical moment, Lady Nuwa has the heart to sit back and watch? Cave Master, let's try to pray again." Xiaoxing suggested.

"Okay! Let's go now." After Qiu said that, he took Xiaoxing to the bottom of the cave.

The two knelt down in front of the statue of Nuwa on the stone wall. Qiu prayed devoutly: "Nuwa, Angel Bai Ling, our five warriors have been poisoned to death by the poisonous snake attack. Please show up quickly and tell us how to defeat the snake king and bless the people of the cave with peace."

Xiao Xing followed with the prayer: "Bai Ling, Bai Ling, please show up quickly. Defeat the poisonous snake and save my life. Bless mankind and bring me peace."

After the two prayed like this three times, suddenly a voice was heard: "Qiu, three hundred miles to the southwest, there is a mountain called Realgar Mountain. There is a mine on the mountain called Realgar Stone. Snakes are most afraid of realgar. If you want to defeat the snake king, you must get the realgar stone." Bai Ling suddenly appeared in the cave in the stone wall and said to Qiu.

Qiu and Xiaoxing were overjoyed when they heard this, and they kowtowed repeatedly: "I understand! Thank you, Goddess Nuwa, thank you, Bai Ling!"

Xie Bi stood up, and Bai Ling suddenly disappeared. Qiu said to Xiao Xing excitedly: "Great, we finally have a way to deal with the snake king. Quick, quick, notify everyone to get up and have a meeting!"