Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

The horse king and other horse spirits behind were startled and stopped in surprise, saying, "What's going on? Why did the ground collapse out of nowhere?"

"I guess this must be another trap set by humans." The dog-headed military advisor analyzed, "Horse King! Emperor Nian, let's run quickly, the humans are about to catch us."

As soon as Goutou finished speaking, Xiaoxing, Dong and others downstream saw that the horses had fallen into the trap and led everyone to run over quickly.

The Horse King then turned and fled, followed by the Dog-Headed Military Advisor, the Pig-Headed Guard, the Sheep King, the Monkey King, the Rooster and other Beast Kings. When Xiaoxing and Dong led everyone to the trap, except for the twenty or so ponies struggling in the trap, the Horse King and the Nian Emperor had already disappeared.

"Cave Master, the Horse King didn't fall into our trap and we only captured about twenty ponies." Xiaoxing reported loudly.

Qiu hurried to the well to check, and couldn't help sighing, "Xing, the horse king actually escaped. What a pity, what a pity."

"Cave Master, even though we didn't catch the horse king, these foals will be enough for us to eat for a few days." The tree root looked at the sturdy horse and smacked his lips.

"Brother is right. I haven't eaten barbecue for many days. Now I can finally enjoy it." Shuye followed.

"Roots and leaves of the tree, stop thinking about eating all the time. The horse king has escaped, we have to find another way quickly." Qiu glanced at the roots and leaves of the tree and scolded.

"Cave Master, we only know how to eat and work. If you want me to find a solution, my wooden head is not that smart. Let Xing, the wise star, find a solution." The tree root patted his head and slipped aside to help catch the horse in the trap.

Everyone looked at Xiaoxing expectantly. Xiaoxing looked at Xi, Heizi and the others who were using ropes to hang the horses out of the trap. Suddenly, he slapped his head and said, "Got it! I've got a solution!"

"Xing, what's your next good idea? Tell us about it!" Qiu asked hurriedly.

"The horse king has thick skin and rough flesh, and it is difficult for knives and arrows to penetrate it. We can use a rope as a noose, and when the horse king gets close, we suddenly throw it out to catch its head. In this way, we can capture the horse king alive." Xiaoxing took a rope about three or four feet long, tied a noose at one end, and began to demonstrate.

He grabbed the end of the rope with his left hand and threw the noose with his right hand, which was thrown towards Yue, who was three meters away. The noose hit Yue exactly. Xiaoxing immediately pulled the rope hard, and the noose tightened. Yue was immediately tied up tightly by the rope and could not break free.

"Good, great!" Qiu clapped his hands excitedly after watching the demonstration, "This is called catching the enemy by surprise and attacking them when they are unprepared. I think this horse trick will be 100% successful. Let's make the noose now and practice more to make sure we hit the target."

"Yes, Cave Master." Everyone agreed, untied Yue, and made hundreds of nooses overnight before taking a rest.

The next day, Xiao Xing had his men put bridles on the twenty or so horses he had captured and led them out about ten feet away. Then he said to Dong and the others, "Brother Dong, Brother Xi, Chen, and all the warriors, in order to accurately lasso the Horse King, follow me and practice with these horses first."

After Xiaoxing finished speaking, he took the noose in his hand, aimed at a horse's head, and threw the noose out quickly with a "whoosh". Coco hit the horse's neck.

"Good! That's great!" Qiu applauded and praised, then said: "Old people often say: It's not easy to hit the target with one arrow, but a hundred arrows will always hit the target. In order to ensure the success rate, multiple people should go to trap the horse king at the same time."

"The cave master is absolutely right. In my fifty years of hunting experience, I have never used this hunting technique. You young people are really smart!" Zhi Chao gave Xiaoxing a thumbs up and praised.

So everyone followed Xiaoxing in practicing lassoing horses. At first, he could hit the target from a distance of three meters, and after practicing for a while, he could hit the target every time from a distance of ten meters.

After practicing for a day, Xiao Xing reported to Qiu: "Master, we have practiced almost enough, let's go find the Horse King tomorrow!"

"Yes, all right." Qiu nodded in agreement, "Tomorrow we will hunt the horse kings and try to eliminate them in one fell swoop."

"Yes, Cave Master!" Everyone responded loudly.

At dawn the next day, Qiu led everyone to look for the Horse King with a noose.

Although King Ma and Emperor Nian and his entourage managed to escape the day before, they were still quite frightened.

"Cunning humans set a trap to plot against us again. Fortunately, we didn't fall into their trap." Emperor Nian cursed and felt relieved at the same time.

"Emperor Nian, King Ma, we have to run away and never drink water from that river again." said the Dog-Headed Military Advisor.

"What are you afraid of?" The horse king swung his tail and said, "No matter how cunning humans are, they still can't catch us, right?"

"Horse King, it's better to run away. These humans keep following us like flies, it's so annoying!" Emperor Nian ordered.

"Well, Emperor Nian." The Horse King had no choice but to carry Emperor Nian and lead the herd of horses into the depths of the grassland.

With the guidance of the eagle, it took humans half a day to finally find them.

"Horse King, run. The cunning humans are chasing us again!" Emperor Nian frowned and ordered as he looked at the humans swarming over.

"Emperor Nian, humans have chased us countless times but failed to catch up. What is there to worry about?" After several chases, the Horse King had already regarded humans as turtles.

"Horse King, although humans cannot catch up with you, they are very cunning. They may have some tricks to catch you." Dog Head warned.

"Dog-headed military advisor, you are afraid of me, but I am not. I want to see what tricks humans can use to catch us." The horse king snorted arrogantly and shouted at the approaching humans: "Cunning humans, your traps didn't catch me, so what do you want to do after catching up with me?"

In order to calm the horse king, Qiu stopped ten feet away and replied: "Horse king, to tell you the truth, we will never withdraw our troops until we drive you down and capture you!"

"Hmph!" Upon hearing this, the Horse King shook his head in disdain and said, "With your speed, it's like a tortoise and a hare race. How can you possibly catch me? You'd better get out of here and go back to Hongmeng!"

"You stupid horse..." Qiu was furious and was about to order an attack, but Xiaoxing beside him hurriedly stopped him and said, "Cave Master, wait a minute and give the order, let me do it!"

After saying that, Xiao Xing stepped forward, pointed at the Horse King and taunted him, "You stupid horse, you always boast about your speed, but every time you see us you run first. If you have the ability, run side by side with us, and then it will be fair if you win."

"That's right, since you horses are so good, you should start running at the same time as us. Only then can you be considered capable if you win." Chen shouted.

“You humans are ridiculous. If you can’t outrun, then you can’t outrun. Why do you come up with so many excuses?” The Horse King shook his head and laughed.

"Horse King, it seems that what the humans said is not wrong." The dog-headed military advisor sat down and said to the Horse King: "Every time you run first, so you win."

Then, Emperor Nian, King Sheep, King Pig, and King Monkey also began to question King Horse's victory, thinking that King Horse was bragging.

"Doghead, Emperor Nian, since you all think that I have the upper hand, then I will compete with the human again. Let you see if I am bragging or not." The Horse King was provoked and turned to Xiao Xing and said loudly: "Monkey-like humans, since you refuse to admit defeat, fine! I will compete with you side by side. If you lose, will you give up and go back to Hongmeng?"

Xiao Xing was secretly delighted when he heard this, and answered loudly: "Okay! If we lose the game like this, we will immediately return to Hongmeng and never chase you again."

"Great! Let's get started!" After the Horse King said this, he led the horse spirits and walked towards the people.

Nian Di, who was sitting on the horse king's back, was shocked and said, "Horse king, do you really want to compete with humans? If you lose, you will be finished."

"Emperor Nian, you can rest assured! This horse king can run as fast as the wind, how could I lose to a human?" The horse king answered with great arrogance.

Although Emperor Nian was skeptical, he still nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the horse king had been fooled, Xiaoxing quickly hid the noose behind him and signaled everyone to get ready. Then, Xiaoxing led everyone to slowly approach the horse king. When the two sides were about three feet apart, the horse king stopped and said, "Cunning human, we are now on the same starting line, let's start the race!"

Xiao Xing said, "Horse King, don't be impatient. To be fair, when I count to three, we will start running."

"You monkey-like human, you can do whatever you want to me, I'm not afraid of a thing!" The Horse King raised his head and answered disdainfully.

"One, two - three -." Just as he counted out the three words, Xiao Xing suddenly threw the noose in his hand and shot it towards the horse king's head like an arrow, shouting, "Humph! You stupid horse, who wants to compete with you? Take it!"

The distance was close and he could see clearly that Xiaoxing's quick and accurate move happened to hit the horse king's neck.

At the same time, Dong, Xi, Chen and others also threw out the noose to the Horse King. But except Dong who successfully nooses the Horse King, the other two failed.

"Oh no! King Ma, we've fallen into a trap again!" Emperor Nian screamed.

"Humph! Cunning human, do you think you can catch me like this?" The horse king was not worried, and shook his head several times, but he did not get rid of it. It turned out that this kind of noose would only get tighter and tighter, so he spread his four hooves and ran as hard as he could, trying to get rid of human control.

Xiaoxing and Dong tightly grasped the other end of the noose, desperately trying to pull the horse king. But the horse king was so strong that he couldn't hold it. He immediately pulled the two to the ground and dragged them forward.

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"East--!"

Seeing this, Chen and Xi, who were standing nearby, acted quickly and threw themselves at Xiaoxing and Dong on the ground respectively, hugging their legs tightly, trying to help hold the Horse King.

"Everyone, hurry up and don't let the Horse King escape!" Qiu hurriedly ordered everyone.

When everyone rushed forward, the horse king had already dragged the four people away, and he ran very fast. In a moment, he left Qiu and everyone far behind.

The sudden change frightened the horse spirits, and they immediately fled in all directions. The dog-headed and pig-headed, the sheep king, the monkey king, and the rooster chased after Emperor Nian. Qiu and the others ignored the other horse spirits and ran after the horse king, Xiaoxing, and the other four.

The horse king dragged the four people and ran around recklessly. Although it was on the grass, it was extremely uncomfortable to be dragged so fast. Those seemingly weak grasses were like knives, scratching the skin of Xiaoxing, Dong, Chen, and Xi.

"Xing, the horse king is too strong and we can't stop it. We might as well just let go!" Chen suggested as he couldn't bear being dragged any longer.

"Chen, we must not let go." Xiao Xing shouted, "If we let the horse king go now, we will never catch it again. Even if we are dragged to death, we must hold on."

"That's right! We can't let the Horse King go. That would be like letting a tiger go back to the mountains or a dragon into the sea. We'll never be able to catch it." Dong Ye shouted.

Everyone refused to let go, so the horse king kept running forward. After running for a while, suddenly, a small tree about ten feet tall and as thick as a bowl appeared in front of him. The horse king quickly passed by the small tree. When Xiaoxing, who was dragging on the ground, saw it, he screamed, "Oh no, I'm going to hit the tree!"

In a hurry, he freed his right hand and grabbed the tree as he was about to hit it. The sudden brake almost tore Xiaoxing in half, but he still gritted his teeth and held on.

The horse king was already very heavy carrying the Nian Emperor, and now he was also carrying four people. Even though he was very strong, he was still overwhelmed. Now Xiao Xing was holding the tree tightly, and he could no longer run. He stumbled and fell to the ground, and the Nian Emperor on his back also fell several feet away.

"You damn horse king, you made me fall, I will teach you a lesson..." Emperor Nian fell flat on his face, and was so angry that he got up and wanted to punish the horse king. But before he could finish his words, he heard a shout from behind: "Catch up with the horse king and destroy the beast Nian!"

Emperor Nian was horrified and turned away without bothering to punish the horse king. The horse king couldn't break free and shouted in despair: "Emperor Nian, don't run away, save me!"