Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

Everyone followed the instructions and urinated, then continued walking. After a long while, they were still just wandering around in the cave.

"Brother Dong, why haven't we gotten out yet?" When everyone walked through one cave and entered the next one, Xi looked at the endless black hole in front of him and screamed in despair.

"Xi, now I don't know where I am. Alas——" Dong held up the torch and looked up and down. The cave was still an earth cave, and the bare walls were still bare walls. He frowned and sighed helplessly.

"Brother Dong, we seem to have been to this cave before." Xi asked puzzledly.

"Brother Dong, why does this cave smell like urine?" Shugen sniffed and asked curiously.

"I smelled it too. It really smells like urine." Ye Zi shouted.

"Brother Dong, it seems like we are back to the hole where we just peed together." Xi said in surprise.

"Well, yes, we seem to be lost." Dong nodded, his brows furrowed even more tightly.

"Brother Dong, the torch is about to burn out. What should we do?" Xi asked in despair, looking at the remaining torch in his hand.

"Brother Dong, my torch is burned out." Bei followed.

"Brother Dong, I don't have any torch left either."

"Brother Dong, my torch is out too." Everyone reported at once, and the torches were out one after another.

The torch in Dong's hand flickered and was about to go out at any time, and the whole cave was about to fall into darkness. At this moment, Dong truly realized that this maze cave was not as simple as he thought.

"Brother Dong, what should we do now without torches?" Xi asked in a crying voice.

"West, North, Tree Root, all brothers," Dong looked at everyone and said helplessly, "I never thought we would be trapped here. I think there is nothing we can do except wait for rescue."

"Brother Dong, if Uncle Zhi and the others can't find us, then we're doomed, right?" Heizi muttered, "We shouldn't have parted ways with Xing and the others. If Xing was here, he would definitely have a way."

"Heizi, you cowardly puss, Uncle Zhi and the others will definitely find us and rescue us." Dong scolded loudly. The remaining flame of the torch in his hand was blown out by the wind of his words.

As the fire went out, the entire cave fell into darkness, and everyone's hearts also fell into a bottomless abyss. The two brothers, one named Heng and the other named Ha, suddenly collapsed and cried, "Brother Dong, we are afraid of the dark, we want to go out. Woo woo--."

"Humph, ha, why are you howling? There are so many of us here, what are you afraid of?" Dong was annoyed by the crying and shouted angrily: "If you want to get out, find your way out by yourself."

Heng and Ha were scolded and dared not cry anymore. Xi, Bei and the others were hungry and tired, and had no choice but to follow Dong and sit down, waiting for rescue.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a faint call from the distance. Dong quickly got up and shouted excitedly: "Xi, Bei, tree roots, leaves, all brothers, everyone, get up quickly, Uncle Zhi and his men are here to rescue us."

After saying that, he stumbled towards the direction of the sound. Xi, Bei and the others followed in the dark.

Everyone was filled with mixed feelings of sadness and joy when they met each other. Zhi asked Dong, "Dong, I finally found you. Are you all right?"

"Uncle Zhi, we are fine. We were just lost and trapped, and the torches burned out." Dong replied.

"Xing, immediately distribute torches and food to Dong and Xi, and check if anyone is left behind." Zhi instructed Xiaoxing.

"Yes, Uncle Zhi." Xiaoxing agreed, and then went to distribute torches and food with Chen, Feng and others.

Xi and Bei, the roots, the leaves, etc. were all excited and thrilled to see the light again. Heizi was so excited that he burst into tears and kept crying to Zhishu and Xiaoxing: "Zhishu, Xing, we are lost and can't get out. The fire is out and the food is out. We can only sit and wait for death. Fortunately, you rescued us in time, otherwise, we would be finished. Woohoo--"

"Heizi, you coward, why are you still crying now that rescue has arrived?" Dong scolded angrily.

"Okay, Heizi, don't cry, it's okay now!" Zhi patted Heizi's shoulder and comforted him.

"Yeah, yeah." Heizi calmed down and stopped crying. Zhi was about to lead everyone back when he heard Xiaoxing shouting from behind: "Uncle Zhi, Brother Dong, Heng and Ha are gone."

It turned out that Heng and Ha were both stupid. They cried because they were afraid of the dark. After being scolded by Dong, they dared not cry anymore and slowly walked back the way they came.

"Heng and Ha, these two idiots, actually ran around in the dark." Dong said angrily, "Uncle Zhi, let's go and ignore them."

"Dong, Heng and Ha are running around because they are scared. How can we just leave them here?" Zhi shook his head and said, "No matter what, we have to find them and take them out."

"Yes, Uncle Zhi." Dong nodded helplessly.

So everyone continued to move forward, and soon, two more forks appeared in front of them. Zhi stopped and said, "Xing, Dong, which way should we go?"

"Uncle Zhi, don't worry, I'll give it a try." Xiao Xing said, and then shouted to the two caves: "Huh, ha, where are you? We are here to rescue you."

After shouting a few times, a loud cry for help came from the right cave: "Nian Beast, Nian Beast, help me!"

Hearing this, Xiaoxing hurriedly said, "Uncle Zhi, they are in the right cave, let's go rescue them."

"Yeah." Zhi nodded and said, "Based on my hunting experience of more than fifty years, the wild shouting of Heng and Ha must have meant that they encountered danger."

"Uncle Zhi, I guess they might have encountered the Nian beast or the Dog King. We can't let them get away this time." Dong became energetic upon hearing this, and rushed in first with a stone axe in hand.

Xiao Xing and Chen followed closely into the cave with torches in hand. After running only 300 steps, they saw two people crouching on the ground, crying, "Nian Beast, don't eat me. Nian Beast, don't eat me."

Dong Da was very surprised and asked, "Huh, did you see the Nian beast? Where is the Nian beast?"

Heng and Ha ignored him and just held their heads and begged the Nian beast to spare their lives.

Dong saw that the two did not answer, so he pulled them up from the ground and said angrily: "Are you deaf? I asked where the Nian beast is?"

The two of them looked at Dong with dull eyes, still holding their heads and shouting incoherently.

"Brother Dong, I think Heng and Ha must have gone crazy due to excessive fear." Xiaoxing looked at their state and shrugged.

At this time, Zhi also followed and asked, "Dong, Xing, have you seen the Nian beast? Are Heng and Ha okay?"

"Uncle Zhi, there is no Nian beast and dog king at all. Heng and Ha are scared crazy." Dong replied.

"Are they crazy?" Zhi looked at Heng and Ha in surprise and sighed helplessly: "Alas, now two more warriors are useless."

After Zhi sighed, he ordered everyone to retreat from the cave. Since Heng and Ha were crazy, they were escorted back by others.

So everyone turned back the way they had come. Fortunately, there were wooden stakes along the way as marks. After walking for half a day, they finally returned to the outside of the cave.

At this time, the sky was bright. East, West, North, Central, etc. returned to the outside of the cave. As human beings, everyone was very excited and cheered and shouted: "Thank God, we finally got out! It's great!"

“Brothers, we shouldn’t be thanking the heaven and earth, but Uncle Zhi and Xing and the others.” Dong waved his hand to correct everyone.

"Yes, yes!" Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly bowed deeply to Uncle Zhi and Xiao Xing, and thanked them: "Thank you Uncle Zhi, thank you Xing, thank you for saving us."

Zhi Lianlian waved his hands and said, "Dong, fellow warriors, there are caves within caves in this confusing cave, which is really unexpected. I also have an unshirkable responsibility for your being trapped this time. Fortunately, everyone escaped safely in the end, which is really a blessing in disguise."

"Uncle Zhi, this maze cave has countless caves and it is easy to get lost if you are not careful. If you can't find us, we will either go crazy like Heng and Ha, or starve to death." Xi recalled the scene just now and was still frightened.

"Xi is right." Zhi nodded in agreement, looking into the cave with a frown on his face, and then said, "My fellow warriors, with my hunting experience of more than fifty years, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack to find the Nian Beast and the Dog King among the thousands of caves."

"Uncle Zhi, this Soul-confusing Cave is deep and complex, and the Nian Beast Dog King has sharp ears and eyes. By the time we get there, they will have already run far away." Feng said, scratching his head.

"Yes! If it is so difficult to attack, how can we break through it? When can we eliminate the Nian Beast, the Dog King and others?" Zhi said worriedly.

"Uncle Zhi, don't worry. The cave master always said: As long as your thinking does not slip, there are always more solutions than problems. Although the Dog King is cunning and has three burrows, one day we will break through and destroy him." Xiaoxing comforted.

Dong, who had been frustrated, saw that Xiaoxing wanted to succeed alone, and followed up with him, not wanting to be outdone: "Uncle Zhi, we were trapped last time because we didn't know the situation in the cave and were not prepared. Next time, we will bring more torches and dry food, and we must turn this cave upside down. I believe we can find them."

"Dong, Xing, since you have confidence and won't give up, I feel relieved." Uncle Zhi heard this and immediately turned from worry to joy. He then announced to everyone: "Everyone has not rested all night, now hurry up and eat something and rest. Tomorrow we will prepare more torches and dry food, and then enter the Mihun Cave."

"Yes, sir! Uncle Zhi!" Everyone responded loudly and went to rest.

For three days, everyone was chopping firewood and storing dry food. On the night when everything was ready, everyone was grilling meat and eating dinner around the campfire. Suddenly, the sharp-eyed Chen pointed at the entrance of the Mihun Cave and shouted, "Uncle Zhi, Brother Dong, Xing, look, the big black dog and the big gray wolf are coming out to attack."

Everyone looked towards the cave entrance hurriedly, and saw a big spotted dog picking up a bone not far from them, and a group of dogs and wolves were peeking out of the cave, looking ready to make a move.

It turned out that since Emperor Nian settled in the doghouse, the big black dog and the big gray wolf had to hunt and pay tribute every day. Unexpectedly, after only five days, humans came after them. The big black dog and the big gray wolf did not know how powerful humans were. After a fierce battle, they were defeated and hurriedly fled to the doghouse, reporting to the dog king: "My king, Emperor Nian, it's bad, humans are chasing us outside. They said they want to eliminate Emperor Nian and capture the dog king alive. We were angry and fought with them. Unexpectedly, the human weapons were very powerful and almost broke our dog legs!"

"Humans are catching up so quickly?" Upon hearing the news, Emperor Nian was horrified and asked, "Doghead, what should we do now?"

"Don't panic, Emperor Nian. I am the master of my territory. Just follow me and I promise everything will be fine." Dog Head comforted Emperor Nian and listened attentively.

"Doghead, where have you heard the humans are? Do you want to move quickly?" Emperor Nian asked hurriedly.

"Woo - don't talk." The dog shook his head, signaling the animals to be quiet, and then continued to listen.

After a while, the dog-headed man slowly said, "The humans have entered the first earth cave and are looking for us everywhere."

"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Nian became extremely nervous: "Doghead, we have to move quickly."

“Emperor Nian, there’s no rush.” Doghead shook his head calmly, “They have only entered the first level of the cave now, there are still the second and third levels. It won’t be too late for us to move when they reach the third level.”

"Doghead, you must monitor closely and move immediately if the situation is not good." Emperor Nian ordered.

"Yes, Emperor Nian." Dog Head nodded, and lay on the ground with the other dogs, with his ears pressed to the ground, listening carefully.

The noisy voices and chaotic footsteps of humans echoed in the earth cave for about a day before gradually fading away.