Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

"Really?" Qiu was overjoyed when he heard that. "Then I'll have to trouble the Snake King."

The snake king then spit out its core continuously, making a hissing sound, and circled the entire camp. The poisonous snakes and insects were all afraid to escape and fled away one after another, so the army was able to rest.

Seeing this, Qiu said excitedly: "If I hadn't insisted on agreeing to the surrender of various beast kings, it wouldn't be so easy today."

Dong He, Xiao Xing and the others were all impressed when they heard this and praised: "The cave master is wise and far-sighted. This is certainly not something we can see."

Thanks to the protection of the Tiger King and the Snake King, the night passed peacefully. The next day, they set off again, and at night, they asked the Tiger King and the Snake King to protect them. In this way, they traveled during the day and slept at night, and advanced towards Tianshan Mountain. Let's not talk about it for now.

As for the rooster, that day at Gusonggang, he saw the snake king defeated and surrendered, and heard the humans say they were going to rush to Tianshan to conquer Emperor Nian. He was so scared that his legs were shaking, and he hurriedly flew back to Tianshan. A few days later, the rooster returned to the Tianshan Cave. As soon as he entered the cave, he shouted in panic: "Report to Emperor Nian, it's not good, it's not good!"

Today was the day for the beast kings to pay tribute, but only the sheep king and the monkey king paid tribute with some grass and fruits. Emperor Nian looked at these vegetarian dishes and lost his appetite. He sighed, "Alas, since the conquest of humans, the number of beast kings has been decreasing. I don't get to eat human flesh, but I don't even get to eat beast meat."

"Emperor Nian, don't worry. The Snake King might give us a surprise this time!" said the Dog-Headed Military Advisor, shaking his head.

"Yes, yes, the snake king is so powerful, he must have wiped out all humans. You just wait to eat human flesh." The pig-headed guard said, waving his big ears like a palm-leaf fan.

Before he could finish his words, a rooster rushed in like a madman.

"You dead chicken, you're howling as soon as you come back. Do you want to be beaten again?" Emperor Nian was furious when he saw the rooster's appearance.

"Report to Emperor Nian, no, it's not good!" The rooster came to the slope and said impatiently: "The Snake King has also been captured and surrendered. Humans are going to rush to Tianshan to fight against you, Emperor Nian, and avenge their dead brothers. What should we do? What should we do?"

"What? Humans are coming here to conquer Emperor Nian?" Emperor Nian, his dog-headed military advisor, his pig-headed guards, the Horse King, the Sheep King, and the Monkey King were all very surprised and suspected that they had heard it wrong.

"Yes! Yes! Your ears are not deaf. Humans have already set out to fight us." There was no other way, so the rooster reiterated it again.

"Humans are so bold that they dare to touch the trouble of Tai Sui. How audacious!" said the dog-headed man.

"In my opinion, humans are crazy. Only Emperor Nian has the right to conquer them, but how can they have the right to conquer Emperor Nian?" said Pighead.

"Hmm, I also think this is unlikely!" Emperor Nian also thought it was just a small change, and it was impossible. He asked again, "You dead chicken, quickly explain to me what is going on?"

"Emperor Nian, the Snake King conquered humans and poisoned several people at the beginning. The Snake King led his army to advance rapidly and forced humans back to the Tianju Cave. Humans sealed the cave entrance with fire so that the snake army dared not attack. Later, humans collected realgar, and the Snake King and his snake army could not stand the smell of the medicine, so they were defeated and surrendered. Because several humans died from severe poisoning, in order to avenge them, they decided to rush to Tianshan and conquer Emperor Nian. Humans will come to kill us soon, what should we do?" The rooster recounted the whole process in detail.

After hearing this, Emperor Nian and the other beast kings gasped in shock, looked at each other, and trembled. Emperor Nian touched his left eye that was shot blind, and it seemed to hurt again. Pighead rubbed his butt and felt that the gunshot wound had recurred. At this time, all the beasts were like ants on a hot pot, fidgeting.

"Alas!" Emperor Nian sighed again, "I didn't expect the Snake King to be such a boaster, and he brought disaster upon mankind."

"It's not a surprise, but it's quite frightening." The pig-headed guard muttered.

"I have long advised Emperor Nian not to conquer humans again, but you never listened. Now they have come to our door to attack us. What should we do?" said the rooster with a sad face.

"You dead chicken, all you know is howling." Emperor Nian was immediately furious: "Since humans are attacking, you and your chicken soldiers should hold them off first."

When the rooster heard this, he was so frightened that his feathers stood on end. He begged, "Emperor Nian, please spare me! How can I be a match for humans? I don't have horns, I don't have sharp teeth, and I can't use poison. Isn't this just courting death?"

"Hmph! Useless things, get out of here." Emperor Nian turned his head and looked at the other beast kings, and said, "Since humans have come to conquer me, who among you will resist and destroy them?"

Hearing this, the dog-head looked at the pig-head, who then looked at the sheep king. The sheep king glanced at the monkey king, who then looked at the horse king. The horse king panicked and said tremblingly, "Don't look at me, are you asking me to resist? I can only run, not kill people."

Emperor Nian suddenly became furious and yelled, "You incompetent rubbish, idiots, are you just going to watch humans come and wipe me out? You are afraid of humans, but aren't you afraid of me?"

After cursing, he suddenly turned around, swept his long tail, swept up the large stone platform in front of him where the food was placed, and threw it out. With a loud "bang", the huge stone weighing thousands of pounds was thrown far away like an apple and hit the wall of the cave.

The beast kings were so frightened that their faces turned pale. Seeing that the situation was not good, the dog-headed military advisor hurriedly offered a plan: "Emperor Nian, calm down. The Ox King, Tiger King, Rabbit King, Dragon King, and Snake King are so powerful that they are no match for humans. How can we resist? If we can't beat humans, won't we just run away?"

"Yes, yes!" Upon hearing this, the five kings, Pig, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, and Horse, quickly echoed, "We can't win, but we can run and hide! As long as we run to a place where humans can't find us, won't everything be fine?"

Emperor Nian then turned his anger into joy, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes. This is really a good plan, hehe... As long as we hide in a place where humans can never find us, no matter how powerful humans are, how can they destroy me?"

After a pause, he asked again: "But where can we hide safely and never be found by humans? Think about it for me."

"Emperor Nian, I heard that there is a mountain in the south called Shuchu Mountain. There is a cave on the mountain called 'Earth Throat'. This 'Earth Throat' is a bottomless pit, ten thousand feet deep. Only animals have been seen going in, but no animals have ever come out. It is a real bottomless pit. If Emperor Nian hides in this cave, he will be absolutely safe." The dog-headed military advisor shook his head and offered advice.

"No, no!" Emperor Nian shook his head repeatedly and said, "You can only go in, but not out. Isn't that the same as being dead? Let's think of another place to go."

The pig-headed guard said, "Emperor Nian, let's go to my muddy swamp! My muddy swamp is in the center of the swamp, with a radius of fifty miles. It is covered with mud. The deepest part is several feet deep, and the shallowest part is three to five feet. Humans will definitely not dare to attack. It can be said to be both comfortable and safe."

The Nian Emperor smiled happily upon hearing this, nodded and praised: "Zhutou is really filial, and can think of such a good place. Let's go to the pig's nest to take shelter."

The dog-head shook his head and said, "Emperor Nian, let's go to my Soul-Blinding Cave! My Soul-Blinding Cave has countless holes, big and small, and the holes are connected to each other. If humans go in the wrong way, they will never be able to get out. It is really safe and secure. It is much cleaner than the muddy pit of the pig-head!"

Emperor Nian was overjoyed when he heard this. Just as he was about to nod his head in agreement, the rooster flapped its wings and crowed, "Cock-a-doodle-doo! Emperor Nian, let's go to my Bird King Island. It's surrounded by water. Unless humans can fly, there's no way they can get there. It's an ideal place to take refuge. It's absolutely safe. It's much more comfortable than the dog-head cave."

The Emperor was even more delighted when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, the Monkey King waved his hand and said, "Let's go to my Flower-Fruit Mountain. There are tall trees and dense forests there, which are hard to find. There are also many fruits to eat. Moreover, my Monkey King Cave is on a cliff that is a hundred feet high. There is another world inside the cave. It is the best place to take refuge."

Emperor Nian was even more delighted. At this time, the Sheep King bleated and called out, "Emperor Nian, my Upside-Down Mountain is the best place to take refuge. The mountain there is steep and there is a half-mile long sky bridge. If one sheep guards the pass, ten thousand people cannot open it. You will be absolutely safe."

Emperor Nian was overjoyed and was about to agree when he heard the Horse King laugh and say, "Haha! All of you kings are like turtles, either hiding or hiding."

When Emperor Nian and the other beast kings heard this, they asked in surprise, "Why? Does the horse king still want to fight with humans?"

"Who said I want to fight them?" The horse king raised his head, swung his big tail, and said proudly, "Aren't we going to run away? Humph! As long as I, the horse king, am here, even if I borrow two more legs from humans, they won't be able to catch up with me. Emperor Nian, come with me to my Yimapingchuan grassland. It's vast and boundless there, and I'll carry you on my back, and you won't have to worry about being caught up and killed by humans forever."

After hearing this, Emperor Nian nodded and praised, "Yes, yes, the Horse King is right. If humans want to destroy me, they must outrun the Horse King. The Horse King can travel a thousand miles a day and run like the wind. Humans are far behind him, so what can they do to me?"

Seeing that Emperor Nian had made his decision, the other beast kings naturally expressed their support, so Emperor Nian stood up and said, "The humans have already set out to fight, and I think they will arrive soon. Now that we have made our decision, let's set off quickly!"

At that moment, Emperor Nian rode on the Horse King and led the Dog-headed Military Advisor, Pig Guards, Monkey King, Sheep King, Chicken King and others to leave the Tianshan Cave and hurriedly fled towards the flat grassland in the north.

As for humans, after going through numerous hardships, this morning, with the help of the Tiger King and the Snake King, the army finally arrived at the Tianshan area smoothly.

"Great humans, the Tianshan Cave is not far ahead. Are you going to attack now?" said the Rat King.

Seeing that they had reached Emperor Nian's lair, Qiu ordered, "Everyone stop advancing and prepare for battle."

The army immediately prepared to fight the Nian beast, with their arrows on their bows and swords in their hands. The Rat King, Ox King, Tiger King, Cat King, Rabbit King, Dragon King, Snake King and other beast kings were afraid of the Nian Emperor's revenge and asked to hide aside. Qiu nodded in agreement and immediately ordered his men to take the beast kings away temporarily. Then, he ordered the army to advance step by step towards the Tianshan Cave. As they got closer and closer, the Tianshan Cave was quiet and there was no movement. Qiu was very suspicious and stopped moving when he was twenty feet away.

Looking at the dark cave inside, Qiu shouted loudly: "Listen, you hateful Nian beast, you have repeatedly sent your beast army to conquer humans, causing many casualties among my people. Today I want to avenge the dead warriors and come to destroy you. Hateful Nian beast, if you have the courage, come out and die!"

"Come out and die! Come out and die!" everyone shouted together.

After shouting for a while, there was still silence in the Tianshan Cave, and everyone was very surprised.

"Cave Master, let me go into the cave first and see what's going on?" Dong said, holding a spear.

"It would be very dangerous to go in rashly, let's wait a little longer!" Qiu tried hard to see the situation inside the cave, but unfortunately the light was too dim and he could not see anything.

"I'm not afraid, just let me go in and take a look first!" Dong tightened the belt around his waist and insisted.

"Brother Dong, I'll go in with you." Xi said, holding a torch.

"Well, okay, you must be careful and cautious. If there is any accident or discovery, come out and report it immediately." Qiu stroked his white beard and nodded.

Dong held the stone axe tightly in both hands, and walked forward slowly with full vigilance, while Xi followed closely with a torch in one hand and a stone knife in the other. The two of them slowly groped their way into the cave, until they reached the bottom of the cave, but found nothing, and then they realized that it was an empty cave.

The people outside the cave were sweating with nervousness, staring at the cave entrance intently, ready to rush in to rescue at any time. When Dong and Xi'an walked out of the cave safely, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.