Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

"Although my pigsty smells, it's better than your doghouse." The pighead argued, shaking his head.

"You two bastards, stop arguing." Seeing the two beasts arguing, Emperor Nian said angrily, "Now humans are chasing us relentlessly. As long as we can avoid humans, it will be a good nest."

"Yes, yes, Emperor Nian taught us that no matter whether it is a dog's nest or a pig's nest, the one that can avoid the enemy is a good nest." Dog Head gave Pig Head a blank look and ran quickly into the depths of the cave.

The Nian Emperor and the pig head followed and continued to move forward. The three beasts walked for a long time, and finally stopped at a wide and flat place. The dog head said: "Nian Emperor, this is my doghouse."

"Doghead, I see that your doghouse is not only deep and hard to find, but also has no defensive features. What if humans find this place?" Emperor Nian looked around and asked with doubt.

"Emperor Nian, have you forgotten that I, the Dog King, have a famous ability to hear from afar? Even if humans find their way here, with my hearing, I can know in advance and take you to hide somewhere else. This amethyst cave is so huge that it will be harder than climbing to the sky for them to find it, so don't worry!" Dog Head replied proudly.

"Doghead, so you wanted to play hide-and-seek with humans!" Emperor Nian suddenly realized.

"That's right." The dog-head nodded and continued, "When humans search for us and still can't find us, they will naturally become discouraged and go back home."

"Doghead, this is a good plan. As long as you can get rid of humans and save me from death, I am willing to be your brother and rule the world together." Emperor Nian patted Doghead and said solemnly.

"Emperor Nian, I dare not call you brother. I just ask you not to embarrass me in the future. I will be grateful then."

"That's a must. I will naturally look at you differently." Emperor Nian nodded, and then said, "Doghead, I'm already starving. Why haven't your dogs come back from hunting yet?"

"Emperor Nian, they are back!" Doghead pricked up his ears and listened for a while, then said, "They are carrying their prey into the Amethyst Cave and will be here soon."

"Doghead, you don't need to use your eyes to see, you can know where they are just by listening with your ears?" Pighead asked doubtfully.

"Of course. Listen to me count: one, two, three." The dog raised his front paw and pointed in the direction they came from, saying, "Look, they are coming."

Nian Di Pighead looked in the direction that Doghead pointed, and indeed found that there were many animals running towards him on the way. Soon, they arrived at the doghouse and walked towards Doghead.

"Report to the king, we have captured hundreds of prey, please let Emperor Nian and the king eat them." The leading big black dog Big Gray Wolf reported to the Dog Leader.

Behind them, packs of dogs and wolves came one after another, dragging some deer, roe deer, rabbits and stags. Emperor Nian was overjoyed and said, "Great! Thank you for your help. Hurry up and bring us the prey." He turned around and said to the dog-headed pig-headed ...

"Emperor Nian, I'm not hungry, you eat first." Goutou knew that Emperor Nian had a voracious appetite, so how could he dare to share?

"Emperor Nian, I don't want to eat either. I just want to have a good sleep." The pig head was already very tired. Without thinking, he just lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

"Since you don't want to eat, I'll take care of it all." Emperor Nian stretched out his front paws, scooped up the food and put it into his mouth. With a thick throat and a big stomach, he ate up all the prey in a short while.

"You puppies, the prey you offered tastes good, but it's a pity that it's too little." Emperor Nian touched his stomach and said with an unsatisfied look, "Now, go catch some more food so that I can eat my fill and go to sleep."

"Awooo--" the big black dog yelled in disbelief, and then said: "Oh my God, you ate several meals of our food in one go, and you're still not full? Emperor Nian, your stomach is too big!"

"This little bit of food is just enough for me to fill my teeth. You guys should go quickly. If you don't go, I will eat you all." Emperor Nian said with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Yes, yes, Emperor Nian." The big black dog and the big gray wolf shuddered and turned to leave. The dog king ordered again: "Big black dog and big gray wolf, when you are hunting outside, keep an eye on the wind and pay attention to whether humans are chasing you. If they are, come in and report immediately."

"Yes, sir." The big black dog and the big gray wolf received the order and went out hunting again with their wolf pack and dog team.

"Big black dog, Emperor Nian eats so much, but it's hard for us. Alas--" The big bad wolf frowned and sighed.

"Even the king is afraid of it, what else can we do?" the big black dog replied helplessly.

Even though he complained, Erquan still led the dogs and wolves to hunt desperately to present to Emperor Nian.

As for the humans, under the guidance of the rooster, they crossed the Bijiang River and moved downstream along the Bijiang River. Along the way, they saw: overlapping mountains, winding waters, ancient trees that were thousands of years old, and thousand-year-old beasts that were common. After more than ten days of hardship, they finally arrived in front of the Beehive Mountain.

"Great human, in front of us is the Dog King's Beehive Mountain Confused Cave!" The rooster flapped its wings and pointed to the mountain in front.

Everyone stopped and looked forward, only to see that the mountain was extremely majestic, and that it stretched endlessly from mountain to mountain, and from ridge to ridge. After seeing it, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow! What a big mountain!"

"Dong, Xing, this Beehive Mountain is bigger than our Hongmeng Mountain. With my more than fifty years of hunting experience, finding the Nian Beast is like looking for a needle in a haystack." Zhiguan looked for a while and said with a frown.

"Don't worry, Uncle Zhi. No matter how deep the Nian Beast and the Dog King hide, we must find and destroy them even if we have to flatten the mountain." Dong said passionately.

"Brother Dong is right," Xiao Xing also raised his fist and said loudly, "No matter how high the mountain is or how big the forest is, as long as everyone is determined and never give up, we will definitely find the Nian beast."

"Yes, yes, if they can hide, we can find them." When everyone heard this, they became excited and started shouting.

Zhi was relieved to see that everyone was full of confidence. He was about to order the troops to march forward when suddenly, the sharp-eyed Chen shouted, "Uncle Zhi, Brother Dong, Xing, look, there are many dogs and wolves at the foot of the mountain ahead."

When everyone looked closely, they found that hundreds of dogs and wolves were running and jumping there, howling and driving some roe deer, muntjacs, rabbits, deer and other small animals into a cave.

"Every warrior, listen up!" Zhi took out his stone knife and shouted, "There are dogs and wolves ahead. They must be the dog army of the Dog King. These vicious dogs are as powerful as tigers and leopards, and they usually hunt in groups. So everyone should be alert and be careful. Now everyone pick up your weapons and prepare for battle!"

"Understood, Uncle Zhi!" Everyone agreed, some holding knives, some holding spears, each holding a weapon, and attacking the entrance of the Beehive Cave. As they rushed, they shouted slogans: "We swear to eliminate the Nian beast, and we will not return until we destroy it."

The big black dog and the big gray wolf at the entrance of the cave were afraid that Emperor Nian would eat them, so they led the other dogs and wolves to hunt outside and bring back tribute. Suddenly they heard a shout and killed. They turned their heads quickly and saw hundreds of people rushing towards them with weapons. They were all shocked.

"What kind of animals are these? How dare they attack us vicious dogs?" asked the big black dog puzzled.

"I don't think they are monkeys, they must be gorillas." The big bad wolf narrowed his triangular eyes and answered disapprovingly.

"No, no." The big black dog shook his head and said, "If it is a monkey, it should have a tail. If it is an orangutan, it cannot use weapons."

"Who cares what kind of animals they are!" Big Bad Wolf said with a smile: "Now Emperor Nian has ordered us to hunt them for him to eat, so we can just capture them and offer them as tribute. Isn't that a lot of trouble?"

"That's a good idea." The big black dog nodded, and then ordered the other dogs: "Listen, all brothers: Now there is a group of monkey-like animals attacking us, everyone be brave, capture them and send tribute to Emperor Nian."

"Ah--" the dogs and wolves howled, lined up in a formation, and gnashed their teeth, ready for the battle.

Soon, Zhi led everyone to attack the front of the Mihun Cave. When the two sides were about four or five feet away, the big black dog barked loudly and shouted, "What kind of animals are you? How dare you invade us dogs?"

When everyone saw those dogs and wolves were huge in size, with sharp fangs and fierce eyes, all ready to attack, they were frightened and stopped in their tracks.

"Hey!" Zhi pointed at the big black dog with a stone knife and answered loudly: "Listen, you evil dogs: we are not animals, but wise and brave humans. It was because the Nian beast wanted to conquer us humans and make us pay tribute to it, but it was defeated and fled by us humans. But it was still determined to kill us, and repeatedly sent beast kings to conquer us, causing many casualties. In order to take revenge, we decided to eliminate the Nian beast. Unexpectedly, the cowardly Nian beast did not dare to fight and just fled everywhere. We chased it all the way to your doghouse. If the Nian beast is hiding there, please give it up quickly and surrender, otherwise, you and the Nian beast will be eliminated, leaving no one alive."

“Hehehe——” When the big black dog and the big gray wolf heard this, they laughed instead of being afraid, and said, “How dare you, monkey-like humans, speak so arrogantly in front of us and order us to hand over Emperor Nian? I think you are tired of living and have come here to die!”

"Humph!" Zhi snorted disdainfully, and then advised: "You vicious dogs, how can you compare yourself to wild buffaloes and tigers? They were defeated one by one by us, let alone you?"

"What are buffaloes and tigers? We have even defeated elephants, so why should we be afraid of you? If you know what's good for you, run away quickly. Otherwise, we will capture you and present you as tribute to Emperor Nian." The big bad wolf looked very disdainful.

Zhi wanted to say more, but Dong could no longer bear it and stepped forward and said, "Uncle Zhi, stop talking nonsense with these vicious dogs. I think we should just kill them!"

"Brother Dong is right. Let's start the battle. We haven't eaten roasted dog meat for a long time. It's a good opportunity to replenish our bodies." Shugen shouted.

"Yes, let's all come together and kill all these bastards." Xi, Bei and others followed suit.

"Okay." Zhi nodded and said to the big black dog and the big gray wolf in a stern voice: "You stubborn and evil dogs are looking for death. Then we will fulfill your wish. Warriors, kill them!"

"Kill!" everyone shouted, and attacked the pack of dogs and wolves with guns and swords in hand.

"Brothers, we have never tasted human flesh. Today we will try it. Come with me." The big black dog and the big bad wolf shouted, jumped high, and took the lead in rushing forward.

Look at these dogs and wolves. Although they are not as ferocious as tigers and leopards, they are also the best among carnivores. They often hunt in groups, so they can kill all kinds of wild buffaloes, elephants, rabbits, and elks. They can be said to be invincible. Today, when they saw this monkey-like human, they certainly didn't take it seriously.

The big black dog and the big bad wolf roared and jumped, and they first pounced on the leading Dong and Xiaoxing. The two then swung their swords and axes to fight back. The big bad wolf stared at Dong, and with the move of a hungry wolf pouncing on a sheep, he jumped high and pounced on his throat. Dong was not afraid of the big bad wolf rushing at him. He quickly dodged and chopped the wolf's back with the stone axe in his hand. With a "snap", it hit the middle. The big bad wolf had thick skin and flesh, and the axe did not hurt him at all except for some pain. Then he turned around again and pounced on Dong's thigh again. Dong waved the stone axe and tried his best to resist. On one side was a wolf and dog monster with thick skin and flesh that was invulnerable to swords and guns, and on the other side was a hunting master who was good at fighting. After a few rounds, it ended in a draw.

Other dog packs and wolf packs also rushed towards the crowd. Suddenly, shouts of killing were heard everywhere, and people and dogs fought together.