Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

"Yeah, yeah." Dog-head spoke: "Nian Di is indeed the king of the world. Don't doubt Nian Di's ability. He can uproot a tree with his long tail and bite off a tiger's neck. He is the most powerful of all animals. It is because humans can use knives, axes, bows and arrows and other weapons that he cannot defeat humans."

"Oh! Emperor Nian is so powerful!" The sheep then looked at Emperor Nian with new respect and were filled with awe.

The emperor wanted to eat horses last time but failed. Now, looking at all these sheep, he couldn't help but feel hungry again. He licked his tongue and ordered the Sheep King, "Sheep King, I haven't eaten meat for a long time. Please pick a fat sheep and present it to me."

The sheep were startled when they heard this and retreated. The Sheep King looked at Emperor Nian, then at the sheep, feeling torn. He wanted to refuse but didn't dare, and wanted to obey but didn't want to. He stammered, "Emperor Nian, you want to eat sheep. This, this is not good. I have grass here. I'll give you the best grass as tribute."

"You damn sheep king, I'm tired of eating grass, yet you still ask me to eat grass. You have so many sheep here, what's the big deal about eating one? Come and pay tribute quickly, or I'll get angry." Emperor Nian said unhappily.

"Emperor Nian, just be patient. After the humans leave, won't you be able to hunt as much as you want?"

"You dead sheep, you have so much nonsense. I'll teach you a lesson." Emperor Nian's face changed furiously. He swept his long tail, picked up the Sheep King and was about to throw him off the cliff.

At this moment, the rooster that was circling in the sky flew down, flapped its wings and said in fear: "Emperor Nian, it's bad, the humans are chasing us!"

The dog turned around and saw that the human had indeed climbed up the opposite cliff and was about to attack across the sky bridge, so he hurriedly said, "Emperor Nian, please spare the Sheep King. The human will attack us soon. If you throw it to death, we will be finished."

"Emperor Nian, we are facing a powerful enemy and we are relying on the Sheep King and the Sheep Spirit to resist. How can you still eat them? If you want to eat them, you should wait until humans are defeated and then eat them slowly." The Pighead followed and advised, shaking his head.

"Since you resisted humans, I will spare you this time." Emperor Nian put the Sheep King down angrily and said, "Quickly lead your sheep spirits to guard the bridgehead. If anything goes wrong, you will be dead!"

"Yes. Emperor Nian, I will lead the sheep to defend against humans right now, don't worry." Although the Sheep King was spared, he was still in shock.

"King Sheep, now it depends on your ability. Don't let me down!" Emperor Nian looked at the murderous humans and was still a little worried.

"Emperor Nian, now let me show you my power!" The Sheep King said, and rushed to the bridge head first, then said to the sheep spirits and goats, "Everyone, hold the bridge head firmly. If any monkey-like humans dare to come over, we will fight them one by one and push them all off the cliff."

"Yes, my king." The sheep spirits and monsters obeyed the order and went to guard the bridgehead tightly.

The Sheep King was ready for defense, while the humans were trying to find a way to attack.

As the two sides were not far apart, both the enemy and us were eyeing each other eagerly. Dong Chong shouted at the Sheep King: "Damn Nian Beast, Sheep King, surrender quickly, you can't escape this time!"

"Surrender?" Upon hearing this, the Sheep King laughed loudly and said, "Monkey-like humans, come and catch me if you dare! I will knock you down one by one!"

"You idiots, you don't know what's good for you. You never listen to our good advice. Just wait for me." Dong shouted angrily.

"Monkey-like humans, I wonder how you are going to get over here?" The Sheep King raised his head and replied.

"You stupid sheep, of course we will go over this overpass." Dong replied.

"Come on, come here quickly!" The Sheep King was not worried or afraid at all.

"Brother Dong, the Sheep King is fearless thanks to the natural defenses. What should we do now?" Xi asked.

"Xi, Dong, listen up, warriors." Qiu glanced at everyone, then pointed to the opposite cliff and said, "The Nian Beast and the Sheep King are just across the way. No matter how difficult it is, we must cross the bridge and destroy them in one fell swoop. Who among you dares to go up the bridge and give it a try?"

"Cave Master, I dare!" Xiaoxing answered without hesitation.

"Cave Master, I dare too!" Although Dong was nervous, seeing that Xiaoxing had already signed up, he gritted his teeth and answered in order not to lose face.

"Cave Master, I dare too!" Chen and Yue then signed up.

"I dare too." "I dare too."... When Xi, Bei and others saw Dong Ge taking the lead, they were no longer afraid and rushed to go up.

"Good! I am so pleased that you are all so brave and fearless!" Qiu nodded, feeling very satisfied, and then he called out his orders: "East, Stars, Planets, West, North, Center, Moon, Tree Roots, Leaves, Wind, Clouds, Thunder, Lightning, Sunspots, Fire, the fifteen of you go up to the bridge and give it a try. Remember, you must be very careful. If there is any danger, retreat immediately."

"Yes, cave master!" Dong, Xiaoxing and fifteen others responded, tightened their belts, and went up the bridge first with bows and arrows, stone knives and other weapons.

The stone bridge was only one foot wide and uneven, with a bottomless abyss below. Dong rushed forward to suppress Xiaoxing. He opened his arms, tried to keep his balance, stared at the narrow stone bridge, and stepped on it carefully. He was trembling with fear, as if walking on thin ice. Xi, Heizi, Xiaoxing, Chen and others followed him one after another.

"Brother Xing, Brother Chen, you must be careful!" Hong'er and Lan'er couldn't help but worry for them when they saw the danger.

Dong and his group carefully stepped onto the bridge. Before they had walked a few feet, Heizi opened his eyes and looked down. He saw that it was bottomless and it was like walking in mid-air. He suddenly felt dizzy and his legs went weak. He screamed, "Oh! My God! It's so high! It's too scary!"

Then, he became completely stunned and collapsed, rushing towards Xi in front of him, hugging him tightly as if he were his life-saving straw.

Xi was caught off guard and was immediately knocked off balance by the tall and strong Heizi. The two of them fell together and fell under the bridge.

"Dong, save me!" Xi shouted in panic and stretched out his arms to Dong.

Dong looked back and without thinking too much, he quickly sat on the bridge, stretched out his hand, grabbed Xi's hand, and shouted: "Xi, hold on, I'll pull you up!"

After saying that, he pulled upwards with all his might.

At the same time, Xiaoxing, who was following behind, was startled by this sudden change. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and sat on the stone bridge at the moment when Heizi was about to fall, and pulled his feet hard.

"Heizi, what's wrong with you?" Xiaoxing asked loudly while pulling him tightly. Heizi closed his eyes tightly and kept muttering in fear: "It's so high, so scary, I'm so scared!..."

The black piece was very heavy, and Xiaoxing seemed to be struggling, so he turned to Chen behind him and said, "Chen, come and help pull it."

"Got it, Xing." Chen hurriedly sat on the stone bridge and helped Xiaoxing pull Heizi up.

After a while of effort, the two finally rescued Heizi from under the bridge, and then Dong in front also pulled Xi back onto the bridge.

Xi Hu's face turned pale, and he patted his chest and kept saying how lucky he was. Hei Zi didn't dare to look down again, his whole body was covered in cold sweat and trembling.

This terrifying scene not only frightened the others on the bridge, but also stunned Qiu and others on the cliff. Qiu quickly ordered: "Lei, Dian, all of you behind you should sit astride the stone bridge, and everyone should go back to the cliff first, and then make plans."

"Yes, cave master." Everyone agreed, sat astride the bridge, supported the bridge surface with their hands, and slowly crawled back to the cliff.

Heizi was still in shock and only dared to move with the help of Dong and Xiaoxing. Soon, everyone returned safely to the flat cliff.

"Heizi, you suddenly fainted just now and dropped Xifu under the bridge, which almost caused a disaster. What happened?" Qiu asked sternly.

"Cave Master, I don't know what happened just now. I suddenly felt dizzy, and then I lost my balance and fell down." Heizi recalled the scene just now and was still frightened.

"Heizi, you are such a useless boy. You were just as timid last time when you rode the beast." Dong scolded.

"Brother Dong, I think Heizi must be afraid of heights, so he fainted." Xiaoxing said.

"Acrophobia?" It was the first time Qiu heard this term and he was stunned.

"Yes. People with acrophobia will become weak or even faint once they climb to a high place," Xiaoxing explained.

"Hmm. It seems that the attacking warriors must be those who are not afraid of heights." Qiu stroked his white beard and nodded slightly.

"Brother Dong, Brother Xing, thank you for your desperate efforts to save us, otherwise Brother Xi and I would have been dead." Heizi shook Dong's hand, then shook Xiaoxing's hand, expressing his gratitude.

"Heizi, you are so big, but I didn't expect you to be so timid." Xiaoxing shook his head and sighed.

"It's not entirely his cowardice. After all, this sky bridge is too high and too difficult to cross." Dong frowned and suggested to Qiu: "Master, this sky bridge is extremely dangerous. Why don't we find another way?"

"Dong, this sky bridge is the only way to reach Upside-Down Mountain. There is no other way." Qiu shook his head.

"The cave master is right. Although the sky bridge is difficult to walk on, there is no other way to go." Xiaoxing agreed.

"But this stone bridge is high and narrow. If we are not careful, we might fall down. What's more, there are sheep guarding the other side of the bridge, which increases the difficulty of attacking. What should we do?" Dong sat down on the ground, looking worried.

Qiu came to the edge of the cliff to look at the bridge, frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Dong, fellow warriors, this bridge is difficult to cross, but we can slowly think of a way. As the old saying goes: As long as your mind does not slip, there are always more solutions than problems. Since this bridge is too narrow to stand on, why don't we just sit on it and crawl forward, and when we reach the bridge head, we can stand up and defeat the sheep, and then destroy the Nian beast!"

"What the cave master said makes sense. We might as well give it a try." Xiaoxing nodded.

The others nodded in agreement, but Dong still had doubts in his heart: "It is feasible to move forward while lying on the ground, but it may be difficult to fight against the sheep."

"They are just a group of long-horned sheep. I can kill them with just one knife! What is there to worry about? If Dong Ge is scared, I will lead the attack." Everyone looked at the bragging man, a young man named Huo, who was waving a stone knife and making chopping movements.

"What a joke. Brother Dong, when have I ever been scared? When have I ever fallen behind? I'm just being cautious. If the fire wants to hit me first, I'll let you." Dong said casually.

"My fellow warriors, since everyone agrees with this method, let's organize our team and start the attack," Qiu announced.

"Yes, sir! Cave Master." Everyone received the order and prepared to attack.

Then, he selected another hundred warriors who were not afraid of heights, each carrying a weapon, and went up the bridge again. Huo was the first, followed by Dong, Xiaoxing, Chen and others. Everyone rode on the stone bridge carefully, and it was indeed stable, without the risk of falling. So, everyone crouched and slowly moved towards the opposite cliff.

Halfway across the stone bridge, the sheep king guarding the bridgehead immediately felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. He held his back and arched his body, preparing to attack while warning the humans: "Listen, you stubborn monkey-like humans! If you attack us again, we will fight back!"

Huo looked up at the Sheep King, who was snow-white, as tall as a cow, and had two horns at least three feet long, long and sharp like two blades.

"Hmph! You stupid sheep who are still protecting the Nian beast, if you know what's best for you, get out of the way quickly and hand over the Nian beast. Otherwise, you will all be slaughtered and roasted into kebabs." Huo stopped and pointed at the Sheep King and cursed.

"You ridiculous human beings! You don't even dare to stand up on this small overpass. How can you fight me? Haha—" The Sheep King laughed loudly, his beard trembling with laughter, and then he said: "I advise you to get back quickly, otherwise you will be buried under this cliff!"

"You old sheep, I can defeat you just by sitting. Come on, let's see who falls first." Huo Wu waved the stone knife and said provocatively.