Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

"With this speed, you still say it's the fastest speed?" Lei wanted to kick it twice and asked, "Old turtle, you also have four legs, so you should be able to run faster than us with two legs."

"Humans are so powerful! It's true that four-limbed animals run fast, but we turtles carry a heavy shell on our backs, which puts a lot of pressure on us, so we naturally walk slowly." The turtle looked back at his big shell, helplessness written all over his face.

"Old turtle, haven't you heard? The greater the pressure, the greater the motivation. You should turn pressure into motivation, so that you can run faster." Lei said.

"You guy, you're not afraid of back pain when you talk while standing. If you have to carry a bag of dozens of kilograms for years, it would be a miracle if you can still survive." The turtle spirit replied unconvinced.

"Stop talking nonsense." Dong glared and shouted impatiently: "Since the old turtle can't run fast, why don't we catch up with it first."

"No! We can't leave the old turtle behind!" Xiao Xing stretched out his hand to stop Dong who was about to leave, and said, "This amethyst cave is more complicated than the earth cave or water cave. Without the old turtle as a guide, it's easier to get lost."

"Xing is right," Chen shouted, "If we leave the old turtle behind, we will be trapped in an irretrievable situation from which we cannot escape."

"We can't abandon the old turtle! We can't abandon the old turtle!" When everyone heard this, they expressed their disagreement.

"If we don't abandon it, how can we catch up with the Dog King and the Nian Beast?" Dong asked helplessly when he saw that Xi, Shugen and others did not support him.

"Although we are slow, as long as we keep chasing them until the end of the cave, I believe they will have no way to escape and will be captured by us in the end." Xiaoxing said.

"That's right, as long as we never give up, the Nian Beast and the Dog King will be killed even if they are far away." Xi and everyone nodded in agreement.

Dong saw that everyone spoke with the same opinion and it was not good to disagree, so the group followed the turtle spirit's lead and slowly advanced into the depths of the amethyst cave.

Because the turtle spirit was too slow, every time it came to a flat area, it was empty-handed. Apart from seeing a few piles of dog shit, it didn't catch any dog ​​hair. The people chased it for a whole day, exhausted and tired, but got nothing.

It turned out that the big black dog and the big gray wolf were so frightened when they saw the humans chasing them that they didn't care about the injured big spotted dog and led the pack of dogs to run wildly into the cave. They ran to the doghouse and shouted, "My king, Emperor Nian, it's bad, humans are chasing us!"

"Ah? Humans are chasing us?" Emperor Nian was horrified upon hearing this and said to the Dog King, "Dog King, take me away quickly. Quick! Quick!"

The dog king, who had been relaxed just now, immediately panicked and got up to run, but then he pricked up his ears suspiciously and asked, "Big black dog, big gray wolf, why are you so flustered? Where are the humans? Why can't I hear them?"

"Your Majesty, Emperor Nian, we were ordered to go outside the cave to check, and we found that the humans did not retreat. They were guarding outside the cave, eating barbecue, and discussing how to attack. Later, the big spotted dog ran over to pick up a piece of bone they had discarded to eat, but unexpectedly he was discovered, and then the humans chased us." The big black dog recounted what happened.

"Big Flower Dog, where is Big Flower Dog?" The dog leader looked at the pack of dogs and asked.

"The big spotted dog didn't catch up, so it must have been killed by humans and turned into roasted dog meat." The big bad wolf guessed.

"Ah?" The dog head cried out in grief: "My child, my poor big flower dog, I never thought you would die like this."

"Doghead, don't be sad, humans are chasing us, let's run!" Emperor Nian reminded again.

"Emperor Nian, calm down, let me listen again." Doghead put his ear to the ground and listened for a while, then replied calmly: "The humans are chasing us, but they are still far away. They are still in the earth cave of the first level."

"Hush, they are still in the cave." Emperor Nian heaved a sigh of relief, and then said, "I hope these stubborn humans will get lost again like last time."

"What the Emperor Nian said is right. This time we have to charm them to death and trap them to death." Pighead was woken up and said with a hum.

"Emperor Nian, humans did not get lost in the earth cave this time, and now they have entered the water cave." After a while, the Dog King looked up and said to Emperor Nian.

"Ah?" Hearing this, Emperor Nian became nervous again: "They broke into the water cave, and they will soon attack this purple crystal cave. Doghead, let's move quickly!"

"It seems that the humans are chasing after something this time." Doghead ignored Emperor Nian's words. He listened attentively and suddenly shouted, "The big flower dog is not dead. They are chasing the big flower dog."

"Damn it, it turns out that the big spotted dog brought humans in. I'll teach it a lesson later." Emperor Nian shouted angrily.

"The big flower dog escaped alone, and the humans got lost in the water cave." Dog Head continued.

"It's good to be lost, it's good to be lost. I hope humans will be trapped there forever." Emperor Nian said hatefully.

"The big spotted dog is back." After Dog Head said that, he saw the big spotted dog limping towards the doghouse from outside.

"Damned big spotted dog, just because you were greedy for a bone, you led people into the cave. I'll beat you to death." When Emperor Nian saw the big spotted dog, he became furious. He twisted his body, stretched out his tail, and rolled it up, ready to throw it out.

"Emperor Nian, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me, I won't dare to do it again next time!" The big spotted dog was lifted into the air, trembling with fear.

"Emperor Nian, please release the big flower dog." The dog head lay on the ground and continued to shout: "Humans encountered the turtle spirit, and under the guidance of the turtle spirit, they attacked the purple crystal cave!"

"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Nian hurriedly put down the big flower dog and urged in a panic: "Dog head, since humans have invaded, take me away quickly!"

"I am the boss of my territory. Emperor Nian, even if humans come in, they will never find us." The dog head stood up and ordered the dogs in the cave, "Listen to me, my people: humans have already entered the Amethyst Cave and will soon reach the doghouse. For safety reasons, we must protect Emperor Nian and move to another place immediately."

"Yes, my king." The dogs answered.

"The old pig hasn't slept enough, and he wants to run away again. Humph..." Pighead got up dissatisfied, and followed the Dog King and the other dogs, hugging Emperor Nian, to hide in another flat area.

The human, under the guidance of the turtle spirit, went straight to the doghouse, but he was caught in vain, and then he chased towards the field. The dog head had already heard it, and took the Nian Emperor Pig Head and the dogs to the next field quickly. In this way, the dog head relied on his keen hearing to catch up with the human every time he reached a place.

Xiaoxing, Dong and the others chased them for a whole day but still got nothing. Everyone was dejected and listless. At the exit of a field, Dong couldn't help cursing: "Damn the dogs, they are really good at calculating. As soon as we came, they ran away. I swear: If I catch them, I will cut them into pieces and roast them and eat them."

"Brother Dong, this dog king is too cunning. Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, he plays hide-and-seek with us. How can we catch him?" Xi shouted in frustration.

"You're right." Dong dropped the stone axe, sat down on the ground and said, "Brothers, we have been chasing for a whole day. We are tired and exhausted. Let's take a rest!"

"Well. Let's all sit down and have a rest!" Xiao Xing nodded in agreement, then frowned and said, "These vicious dogs always leave before us. I guess it's because they have keen hearing."

"I think so too." Chen couldn't wait to say, "It must be that the dog king has a keen hearing and knew we were coming, so he moved to another place. That's why we can never catch up."

"Xing, if that's the case, should we continue chasing?" Feng asked, looking at the deep amethyst cave.

"It's no use chasing them. Now the torches and dry food are almost used up. It's better to retreat back to the cave and discuss it later." Xiaoxing replied.

"Xing, this is the only way now." Dong nodded helplessly in agreement.

So Xiao Xing ordered the turtle spirit: "Old turtle, please lead us out of the cave now."

"Yes, great human." After saying this, the turtle spirit led everyone back.

Under the familiar guidance of the turtle spirit, everyone successfully evacuated the amethyst cave, passed through the water cave and the earth cave, and finally returned to the outside of the cave.

As soon as they walked out of the cave, Zhi, Hong'er, Lan'er and others who had been waiting outside couldn't wait to come forward.

"Brother Xing, are you all right?" Hong'er rushed over excitedly when she saw Xiaoxing, and shouted, "Why did you stay in the cave for three days this time? We were so worried!"

"Hong'er, we're fine." Xiaoxing comforted Hong'er and asked in surprise, "Have we been in the cave for three days this time?"

"That's right. You entered the cave the night before yesterday, and now it's dark, exactly three days have passed." Zhi took over and replied, "Xing, Dong, how was your experience in the cave this time? Did you encounter the Dog King and the Nian Beast?"

"Reporting to Uncle Zhi: We did not catch up with the Dog King and the Nian Beast." Xiaoxing recounted the whole story to Zhi: "We followed the big flower dog all the way in, and after we came out of the earth cave, there was another water cave in front of us. We waded through the water and continued to follow, but unexpectedly we were tripped by a large object. When we got up and chased again, we found that the big flower dog had fled and disappeared. We decided to continue chasing the big flower dog, but we got lost again. After wandering around in the water cave for a long time, we were tripped by the big object again. At first we all thought it was a big rock. Lei reached out to lift it up, but unexpectedly he was bitten by it. We then discovered that this big guy turned out to be a thousand-year-old turtle spirit." At this point, Xiaoxing brought the turtle spirit to Zhi and introduced it: "Uncle Zhi. , it was this turtle spirit. When it knew that we were going to enter the cave to eliminate the Nian beast, it was happy to help us as a guide. The turtle spirit has been in this confusing cave for thousands of years and is very familiar with the environment inside. With its help, we broke into the third cave - the purple crystal cave. It is also the dog king's doghouse. However, when we attacked the doghouse, the hateful dog king had already led the Nian emperor to move elsewhere. We followed the turtle spirit all the way, but we were repeatedly disappointed. It turned out that the dog king relied on his keen hearing to evacuate first every time. We chased for about a day, but in the end, we were unsuccessful, so we decided to retreat from the cave first. First, report to Uncle Zhi and you guys to save you from worrying. Second, replenish dry food and torches, and discuss countermeasures. "

"Damn the Dog King, they are really playing hide-and-seek with us!" Zhi cursed angrily after hearing this, but he was at a loss as to what to do. He frowned and said, "With my hunting experience of more than fifty years, the Dog King and the Nian Beast are playing a game of chase with us by relying on the maze-like terrain of the Purple Geode. There is really no way to break this!"

"Uncle Zhi, if there is no way to break it, then let's just not break it." Xi pointed at the entrance of the Mihun Cave and offered a suggestion: "This dog king is full of tricks, and the Nian beast is fierce and hard to defeat. Why don't we block the entrance of the cave and prevent them from coming out. Then we can go home."

"Xi, if we just block the entrance of the cave, the Dog King and the others will definitely dig another cave out." Zhi waved his hand in objection.

"But we have already attacked twice and tried our best. What else can we do but give up?" Xi asked helplessly, spreading his hands.

"Nonsense!" Zhi scolded sternly, "Xi, you are messing with the rhythm again. We are sworn to destroy the Nian beast, how can we retreat when faced with difficulties and always want to give up?"

"Uncle Zhi, Brother Xi, even though we didn't destroy the Dog King and the Nian Beast this time, we got the help of the turtle spirit, so we don't have to worry about getting lost anymore. Even though the Dog King is extremely cunning, we can definitely defeat them if we come up with some strategies." Xiaoxing said loudly.

"That's right, Uncle Zhi. As long as the Dog King and the Nian Beast are still in this cave, we will be able to eliminate them one day." Dong nodded confidently and said, "Now we have completely figured out the situation of the dog den. As long as we attack a few more times, we will be able to eliminate them in one fell swoop."

"Hmm..." Zhi nodded with satisfaction, then turned to Xi and said, "Xi, it is said that a positive life is like the sun, shining light wherever it goes. A negative life is like the moon, which is different on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month. You should learn more from Dong Hexing, the spirit of never giving up until you achieve your goal."