Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

Everyone rushed towards the man-eating tree, wielding stone knives and stone axes. The branches of the man-eating tree waved, but they could not resist the sharp stone knives. Soon, most of the branches were cut off. Lei was rescued soon. Then everyone climbed up the tree to rescue the person trapped at the top of the tree. After a quick cut, the branch ball was opened, and there was indeed a person inside - the tree root.

"Brother, are you okay?" Ye Zi asked hurriedly.

The tree roots had entangled him and he was dying. After being rescued, he gasped for air and kept shouting, "I'm fine now. Oh my god! It's so scary! It's so scary!"

Everyone rescued Shugen from the tree. Dong asked curiously, "Shugen, how did you get caught by this man-eating tree?"

"Woo woo!" Tree root was in danger twice in one day. He was almost scared to death and cried about what had happened.

It turned out that everyone was looking for blood vines. As they were walking, they looked up and accidentally found several large red fruits growing on the top of the man-eating tree. They kept emitting a fragrant aroma. They were tempted and wanted to climb up to pick them. But as soon as they climbed up, they were entangled by the branches and couldn't get free, so they kept calling for help. Later, they were sent to the top of the tree and wrapped into a ball.

Everyone was surprised after hearing this. Xi smiled and said, "Shugen, you almost lost your life because of your greed. Will you still be greedy next time?"

"Next time, even if I'm dying of greed, I won't dare to be greedy!" The tree root scratched his head and answered embarrassedly.

Xiao Xing looked up at the valley, slapped his head, and said with sudden enlightenment: "I understand why monsters dare not enter this valley. The reason is these plants that eat animals."

"Yes, that's right. We only know that animals eat plants, but we didn't expect that there are plants that eat animals." Dong nodded and continued, "This strange mountain is indeed dangerous. Everyone must be careful and don't provoke unnecessary things."

"I understand, Brother Dong." Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Okay, everything is fine now. Let's continue looking for the blood vine!" Xiaoxing announced to everyone.

Everyone searched the valley for the blood vine again, and they found the blood vine Bai Ling had mentioned at the edge of the cliff at the bottom of the valley. The blood-red vine climbed up the cliff to a height of five or six feet, and its leaves and tentacles were also red.

"Brother Dong, this blood-red vine must be the legendary blood vine." Xiaoxing pointed at the blood vine and said to Dong excitedly.

"Well, the dragon claw-like leaves and blood-red vines should be correct." Dong looked at it carefully again and again, and nodded with certainty.

"This blood vine is so long, how can we dig it back?" Xi said worriedly as he looked at the long vine.

"There are big blood vines and small blood vines. Everyone can find a smaller one to take back." Xiaoxing said.

Xiaoxing was right. Soon, everyone found another small blood vine only one foot long not far away.

"That's it! Let's start digging!" Dong said, and took the lead to start digging.

After a while, the blood vine was dug up successfully, so everyone immediately headed back to the camp. The elephants outside the valley had already left, and everyone successfully crossed the plains, and after another day and night of rapid march, they finally returned to the camp under the cliff cave of Huaguo Mountain.

As soon as they entered the camp, Hong'er came up to them crying, "Brother Dong, Brother Xing, you are finally back. My father, he is dying! Wuuwu——"

"What? The cave master is dying?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Dong quickened his pace and walked towards Qiu.

"Hong'er, your father is fine. Don't worry, take me to see him." Xiaoxing held Hong'er's shoulders and comforted her softly.

"Brother Xing, the cave master hasn't eaten anything in the past few days since he fell and was injured. He is really dying!" Lan'er, who was following nearby, added when she saw that Xiaoxing didn't believe it.

"Wow——" When Hong'er heard this, she burst into tears and cried even harder.

"Lan'er, what nonsense are you talking about?" Xiaoxing glared at Lan'er.

"Xing, let's go and see the cave master!" Chen pulled Xiaoxing and walked quickly towards the hill.

In fact, Qiu not only injured his waist, but also his internal organs. He lost weight over the past two days and lost more than ten pounds. Although he was seriously injured, his mind was still clear.

"Master, we are back!" Dong Jianqiu was indeed in a bad condition, dying, and hurriedly asked, "Master, how are you?"

"Dong, you are back? Did you get the blood vine?" When Qiu Jiandong and others came back, his gray eyes suddenly lit up.

"Cave Master, the blood vine has been successfully dug out and is now waiting to be planted." Dong replied quickly.

"You guys go and plant the blood vines quickly. I, I'm waiting to see you capture the Monkey King and get rid of the Nian beast." Qiu said with difficulty.

"Yes, sir! Cave Master." Dong received the order and immediately led the people from West, North and Central to plant blood vines under the cliff.

At this time, Xiao Xing and Chen also walked to Qiu's side and asked, "Master, how is your injury? Is it better?"

"Xing, Chen, you're both back!" Qiu beckoned Xiaoxing and Dong to come closer, and continued, "My injury is in my waist. Old people often say: If a person's waist is injured, he will be doomed. I'm afraid I really can't make it this time! The responsibility of destroying the Nian beast is now handed over to you. I hope you will uphold my will and fulfill your oath."

"Cave Master, don't worry, we will continue to fight the Nian beast to the end and not stop until it is dead." Xiao Xing and Chen immediately raised their hands and swore when they heard it.

"Um." Qiu nodded in satisfaction, and turned to Xiaoxing and said, "Xing, Hong'er is my only daughter. I know that she likes you. After I die, I will entrust Hong'er to you. I hope you will treat Hong'er well."

Qiu, who was always strong and optimistic, suddenly said no, like a wall suddenly collapsed. No one could accept it. Xiaoxing cried out in pain: "Master, you will not die. You will definitely get better."

"Silly child, how can a person not die?" Qiu shook his head, looked at Xiaoxing, and continued: "Xing, you haven't answered what I just said!"

"Cave Master, I like Hong'er too. I will definitely treat Hong'er well forever." Xiaoxing held Hong'er's hand and promised solemnly.

"Dad——" Hong'er leaned on Xiaoxing, sobbing.

While everyone was grieving, Dong rushed over and reported to Qiu Hezhi and others: "Cave Master, Uncle Zhi, after we planted the blood vine, we slaughtered a wild boar and then watered it with the pig's blood. We thought the blood vine would grow quickly as Bai Ling said, but it only grew less than three feet."

"In that case, Dong, you should lead everyone to hunt more prey to feed the blood vine." Zhi said.

"I understand, Uncle Zhi." Dong agreed and started to make arrangements to go hunting.

"Dong, don't go hunting for now." Qiu stopped Dong upon hearing this and continued, "I can't do it anymore. After I die, you can use my blood to water the blood vine, prompting it to grow quickly, climb up the cave on the cliff, and defeat the Monkey King..." Qiu's voice became lower and lower and weaker.

"Cave Master, how can I use your blood? I'd better go hunting." Dong shook his hands in surprise.

"Dong, this is an order. This is also the last time I will help you." After Qiu gave the order, he looked at everyone reluctantly.

"Cave Master, there is one important thing I haven't told you: who will succeed you as Cave Master after you leave?" Zhi Jianqiu asked hurriedly as he was about to die.

Upon hearing this, Qiu took off a jade ring from his neck with trembling hands - this was an item that every cave master of all generations had to wear, and it was also a symbol of the cave master's identity. He gave the jade ring to Zhi and said, "The position of cave master will be temporarily in your hands. Whoever defeats the Nian beast will... succeed the cave master..." He spoke intermittently, then tilted his head and died.

"Dad, Dad..." Hong'er burst into tears.

"Cave Master, Cave Master..." Everyone shouted together, all of them were extremely sad and tears were streaming down their faces.

Everyone cried for a while, and Zhi said to Dong and Xiaoxing with tears in his eyes: "Dong and Xing, don't cry anymore. The cave master is dead. We should follow his will and use his blood to water the blood vines, and then attack the cliff cave." Zhi ordered with tears in his eyes.

"Yes, Uncle Zhi." Dong and the others agreed. Although it was unbearable to do so, it was Qiu's order and could not be refused. Since the blood of a dead person would coagulate quickly, it had to be released as soon as possible.

So, everyone carried Qiu's body to the side of the blood vine, then Dong took out a stone knife and cut Qiu's index finger. Immediately, bright red blood flowed out slowly and kept dripping on the root of the blood vine.

Something incredible happened. When the blood vine absorbed Qiu's blood, it, which had only grown three feet high, began to grow rapidly. Soon it grew from four feet to five feet, then ten feet, two feet... And as it grew taller, the vine became thicker and thicker. Its tentacles firmly attached to the smooth cliff wall, constantly climbing and extending towards the cliff cave above.

When the last drop of Qiu's blood flowed out, the blood vine had just grown to the location of the cave on the cliff, like a towering tree attached to the cliff.

"Great! The blood vine has grown onto the cave on the cliff. It not only clings firmly, but also has lush branches and leaves, which helps with climbing. Now, we can attack it easily." Dong saw this and clapped his hands excitedly.

The crowd cheered and were extremely excited.

"My fellow warriors, based on my fifty years of hunting experience, this must be the protection of the cave master's spirit in heaven, so the blood vine can grow so tall so quickly." Zhi exclaimed.

"Uncle Zhi is right, brothers. Let's use the blood vine as a ladder to attack the Cliff Cave, capture the Monkey King alive, destroy the Nian beast, and avenge the cave master!" Dong raised his arms and shouted.

"Capture the Monkey King alive, destroy the Nian beast, and avenge the cave master!" Everyone shouted, their voices like thunder.

"Brother Dong, if we attack like this, those monkeys will throw stones down. If we get hit on the head, we will be seriously injured if not killed." Xi said worriedly.

"Xi is right. Who has a good idea to prevent it?" Uncle Zhi looked at everyone and his eyes fell on Xiaoxing. He said to Xiaoxing, "Xing, you are our wisdom star. Can you think of a way to avoid those stones?"

"Uncle Zhi, let me think about it." Xiao Xing nodded, looked around, and suddenly found coconuts growing on tall coconut trees. He slapped his head and said, "Got it, I've got a solution."

"What method? Tell me quickly." Zhi asked hurriedly.

"Uncle Zhi, there are many coconuts in Huaguo Mountain. We can pick the coconuts, split them, and use the hard coconut shells as hats. This way, we won't be afraid of being hit by stones." Xiaoxing pointed at the coconuts and gestured.

"Wearing a coconut shell hat is a good idea." Zhi immediately agreed, and then gave Xiaoxing a thumbs up and praised him, "Xing, you are so smart, Wisdom Star."

There are a lot of coconuts here. In a short while, everyone picked many coconuts, split them in half, drank the coconut juice, and put the coconut shells on their heads like a safety helmet.

Everything was ready, and everyone took their stone knives and spears and climbed up the vines one by one. The blood vine had a leaf and a tentacle every foot, which was just right for climbing.

Dong took the lead, followed closely by Xi, Xiaoxing and Chen. After a while, they climbed to a height of four or five meters.

The thunderous shouts of the crowd woke up the Nian Emperor, the Monkey King and other beast kings who were sleeping soundly in the cave.

It turned out that after the Monkey King led the monkey spirits to defeat the people who were chiseling their way through the cliff again, the Monkey King proudly reported to Emperor Nian loudly: "Emperor Nian, the cunning human was defeated by me again, and another one fell down. Hahahaha——."

"The Monkey King defeated human attacks twice. He is so amazing. So amazing." Dog Head couldn't help but look at the Monkey King differently and admired him very much.