Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

Let the women pass, Dong, Xiaoxing and other warriors stood in front of the road, waiting for the enemy beasts. "Woo-woo-woo." Dong quickly blew the horn to warn the enemy. Xiaoxing took out his bow and arrow, put the arrow on the string, and shouted: "Everyone, hurry up and prepare for battle."

Everyone drew their bows and opened their eyes wide to look at the approaching beasts. It turned out that the Dragon King was not as flexible on the shore as in the water. Not only could he not fly, but even soaring into the air was difficult. He could only crawl on four legs, and his speed was very slow. The Dragon King did not notice the unarmed women. In a blink of an eye, he turned into a fully armed hunter, still leading the dragon army to chase after them fiercely.

Bei was stunned when he saw the dragon for the first time. He asked Dong, "Brother Dong, what kind of monster is this?"

Dong looked at the Dragon King in front of him, and remembered Qiu's warning last time, and replied: "Bei, brothers, this monster is as long as a snake, and the horns on its head are like deer horns. It must be the dragon that the cave master mentioned. This time it is a group of evil dragons that have come to offend, so everyone be careful."

"Xing, you guessed it right. It turns out that a group of evil dragons came this time." The lower said in disbelief.

"Xing, you are really amazing, how did you know it in advance?" Chen asked in disbelief.

"Brother Xia, Chen, I was just guessing randomly." Xiaoxing replied with a faint smile.

The average dragon was four or five feet long, but the dragon king in front of him was ten feet long, shiny black, with scales as big as a palm. The two horns on his head were bigger than an old deer, his eyes were bulging and extremely ferocious, and his four feet were like eagle claws, very short.

Seeing such a huge dragon, people were horrified.

"Oh my God! This Dragon King is taller than the tree." Another scream came from below.

"This Dragon King can definitely swallow a person once he opens his mouth." Chen followed up.

"The evil dragons are coming, shoot your arrows!" Xiaoxing saw the evil dragons approaching and quickly drew his bow and shot at the dragons.

"Swoosh, whoosh--" dozens of sharp arrows were shot out together.

The dragon king and the dragon spirits were covered in scales, like armor. The arrows shot into their bodies, but they were not hurt at all except for a little pain. Although the dragon king was not injured, he was still a little afraid of bows and arrows because he saw Emperor Nian was shot blind in one eye. So he stopped and said, "My people, be careful, monkey-like humans are shooting arrows at us. Although these arrows are not fatal, if they hit the eyes, they will become blind like Emperor Nian."

"Yes, my king!" Upon receiving the order, all the dragons stopped.

Dong Jianlong stopped and angrily asked, "Hey! Are you evil dragons sent by the Nian beast to conquer humans again?"

"Moo!" The Dragon King yelled, his voice like an ox, and then he raised his head, more than two feet high, and waved his two front paws, and answered condescendingly: "Monkey-like human, you are right. If you humans refuse to submit to Emperor Nian, how can Emperor Nian let it go? I am here on the order of Emperor Nian to surrender you. If you are smart, surrender to me quickly and I will spare your life."

"Listen, you evil dragon. The Ox King, the Tiger King, the Cat King, the Rabbit King were all arrogant, but in the end, they were captured one by one and surrendered to us humans. You, the evil dragon, do have the ability to defeat us? I advise you to turn back and retreat quickly, otherwise, I will break your bones and suck your dragon marrow dry." Dong pointed at the evil dragon and warned sternly.

"Hmph, you monkey-like humans, you will never give up until you reach the Yellow River. You won't listen to my kind words of advice, I will drown you soon, and it will be too late to regret." The Dragon King replied viciously.

"Drowned us?" Dong suspected he had heard it wrong. He looked back at everyone and said, "Hahaha! We are on this plain, how can we be drowned? Is this evil dragon crazy? What he said is irrelevant."

“Hahaha…” Everyone was equally confused and laughed along with Dong.

Seeing the people laughing without comment, the Dragon King said angrily, "How dare you, you fools, laugh at me? You really don't know what's good for you."

"You evil dragons don't know what's good for you!" Xiao Xing responded, "You helped the Nian to commit atrocities and committed many evil things, bent on exterminating humans, but in the end, you were always captured by us, and only regretted it when you were about to die."

"Dong, Xing, what's the situation?" a voice came from behind.

Xiaoxing and Dong looked back and saw that it was Qiu Hezhi who led a large force to reinforce. Qiu strode to the front of the crowd and watched the enemy beasts.

Zhi looked up at the Dragon King, his eyes widened with shock, and he shouted, "Cave Master, in my fifty-year-old hunting experience, I have never seen such a huge dragon. It really opened my eyes."

"Zhi, I really don't want to have such a vision!" Ping shook his head helplessly.

"Zhi, Ping, ever since we disturbed the hornet's nest of the Nian beast, all kinds of strange beasts have come to attack us. We can't avoid them even if we want to." Qiu said with a frown.

Dong Jianqiu and his group came over and hurried forward to report: "Report to the cave master, the Nian beast sent evil dragons to attack us this time. They suddenly came from the Hongmeng River. Fortunately, Li Hetao, Mei and the others escaped quickly and were not hurt."

"Oh." Qiu nodded and frowned, "After the last celebration party, Xing said that the Nian Beast might send the Dragon King to attack next time. I didn't expect it to come true."

"Cave Master, these evil dragons are asking us to surrender quickly and threatening to drown us!" Dong reported again.

"The dragon wants to drown us? We are not going into the water, how is this possible?" Qiu was also confused, and said puzzledly: "Hongmeng not only has vast plains, but also many high mountains. Even if the water rises, it is impossible for it to rise to the mountains. This must be the dragon's alarmist talk to scare us."

"Yes, the cave master is right. I also think that these evil dragons are just trying to scare us." Xiaoxing followed.

Qiu turned around and said to the Dragon King in a strong voice: "You minions of the Nian Beast, use whatever you can do! We will never surrender."

"Okay, you monkey-like humans, since you are so stubborn and insist on resisting to the end, I will wait for the water to flood the cave and drown you!" The Dragon King couldn't help but shouted in anger.

"Damn it, you evil dragon, take my axe first!" Dong waved the axe and shouted, "Cave Master, let's attack and chop the Dragon King into two pieces with one axe." After that, he took the lead and rushed forward waving the stone axe without waiting for Qiu's order.

When the Dragon King saw humans rushing towards him with weapons, he did not fight back. Instead, he twisted his long body and quickly returned to the river. Suddenly he soared into the air, opened his mouth wide, and "whoosh" a stream of water sprayed towards everyone.

The other dragon spirits and dragon soldiers also returned to the river, struggled to fly into the air, and spit water at humans.

"Oh my God! The evil dragon can actually fly!" Another exclamation came from below.

Everyone was very surprised to see the Dragon King soaring into the sky. As they were staring blankly, suddenly streams of water poured down from the sky, just like standing under a waterfall to take a bath, and they were soaked in an instant. The Dragon King and his dragon army kept spitting water at people, and suddenly, there was a vast ocean everywhere, just like the Yellow River bursting its banks.

"Cave Master, the evil dragon can actually fly into the air. How are we going to fight this battle?" Zhi looked up at the Dragon King and the dragon spirit flying in the sky, waving the spear in his hand, and asked helplessly.

"Yes, Cave Master, we can't reach it!" Dong, Xia, Xiaoxing and the other warriors followed.

Qiu also shook his head helplessly and said, "Zhi, Dong, Xing, if the dragons don't come down, we can't defeat them even if we want to. Now the water is pouring down, why don't we retreat to the cave quickly!"

So everyone ignored the height and ran back to Tianju Cave in the rain.

"Everyone, hurry into the cave! Close the cave door!" Qiu ordered everyone loudly.

After everyone retreated back into the cave like drowned rats, Qiu ordered everyone to guard the cave entrance with bows and arrows.

The Dragon King flew into the air and followed to the entrance of Tianju Cave. They kept transporting water from the Hongmeng River and sprayed it towards the cave. The water was overwhelming and the cave was soon flooded. At first, it was only up to the feet, and then up to the knees. The fire at the entrance of the cave was extinguished by the water. The people in the cave were in panic, with children crying and adults shouting. It was a mess.

Seeing the water level rising, Xiao Xing said to Qiu, "Master, the water in the cave is getting deeper and deeper. It will soon become a big pond. By then, I'm afraid there will be a real danger of drowning."

"Cave Master, let's move everyone out! The terrain outside is wide and water won't accumulate easily." Dong suggested.

"Brother Dong is right. If we don't leave now, we will have to swim to get out later." Xi agreed.

"Cave Master, based on my hunting experience of over fifty years, it is indeed dangerous to continue like this. We should listen to their advice and move immediately." Zhiye said.

Qiu frowned, looked inside the cave, and then looked outside. The cave had become like a pond, and the low-lying area outside the cave had become a vast ocean.

"Okay." Qiu nodded, and then ordered: "Dong, Xing, notify everyone to move to Huanghuagang on the left to avoid the water."

"Yes, cave master!" The two men answered and immediately led some people to the bottom of the cave, shouting loudly: "Everyone listen: The cave master has ordered that the water in the cave is getting deeper and deeper. We can't stay here anymore. Everyone should move to Huanghuagang to avoid the water."

Da Dou, a centenarian who was deaf and blind, saw Xing coming over to inform him and asked, "Xing Zai, what do you want me to do?"

"Grandpa Doudou, the water in the cave is rising. The cave owner requires everyone to move out of the cave." Xiaoxing answered loudly.

"The water has risen?" Doudou asked in disbelief: "I have lived for a hundred years, and the cave has never been flooded. What's going on?"

"Because the dragon is spitting water and it wants to drown us," Xing replied.

"You said I'm deaf? I'm going to die?" Dou Da waved his hands at Xiao Xing and said, "I'm not deaf, and I'm not going to die soon. I want to ask you why the water is rising in the cave?"

Xiao Xing was still trying to explain, but Xiao Ri, who was following behind him, said impatiently, "Xing, stop talking nonsense with him, just carry him on your back."

After saying that, Xiaori picked up Doudou without further ado and moved out of the cave.

Dou Dou kept asking on his back: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

The rest of the people in the cave got the notice and waded out of the cave, carrying the old and the young, with the water pouring down on their heads, and moved towards Huanghuagang with difficulty. Xiaoxing was notifying people in the cave when he suddenly heard someone shouting, "Brother Xing, come over and help me!"

Xiao Xing looked closely and saw that it was Lan'er. She was half carrying and half dragging her six-year-old brother Xiao Meng, walking with difficulty in the waist-deep water. Xiao Xing hurried over and asked, "Lan'er, why do you want to take care of your brother? Where is your mother?"

"My mother is still behind, she can't hold me." Lan'er replied, pointing at the messy crowd behind.

It turns out that Lan'er has three siblings. Lan'er is the eldest, and she has two younger brothers. Her father Ling was injured in the battle with the bull monster last time, and he has not fully recovered yet. He is helping the cave master and others to move food. Her mother Mei is holding a three-year-old brother in her arms and carrying a large package. Because she really can't carry the two children, she asked Lan'er to take care of the second child. Xiaoxing turned around and said, "Lan'er, the water is so deep, you can't go without hands, quickly carry Xiao Meng to me, and you follow behind."

"Yes, okay." Lan'er quickly handed her brother to Xiaoxing and said gratefully, "Brother Xing, you are so nice! Thank you!"

"Nothing! Taking care of a woman is a man's responsibility!" Xiaoxing carried Xiaomeng on his back and strode forward.

Lan'er couldn't keep up, and in a hurry, she stumbled and almost fell into the water.

"Hey, be careful!" Xiaoxing screamed, and quickly freed one hand to catch Lan'er who was about to fall, and immediately hugged her tightly in her arms. Lan'er was stunned by this powerful hug, and she looked at Xiaoxing shyly, intoxicated by a girl's admiration.

"Are you okay?" Xiaoxing asked, looking at Lan'er in his arms.

"I, I'm fine!" Lan'er was reluctant to leave his broad chest.

"If you're fine, then keep going!" Xiaoxing said, letting go of Lan'er, holding one of her hands, carrying Xiaomeng on his back, and started moving forward again. In Xiaoxing's eyes, Lan'er was just a little sister, without any romantic feelings.

Lan'er had no choice but to leave Xiaoxing's arms and continue walking, but at this moment subtle changes were taking place in her heart.

The two of them waded out of the cave hand in hand, but they didn't know that this scene was clearly seen by Hong'er who was not far away. She was also in the team that was transferred with a package in her hand. At first, she saw Xiaoxing helping Lan'er carry her brother, and she was not angry. But later, she saw Xiaoxing hugging Lan'er, and she got angry, so she yelled with jealousy: "Brother Xing, Brother Xing!"

But the cave was so noisy at the time that Xiao Xing didn't hear it at all. This made Hong Er so angry that she almost cried. She pouted and said angrily, "Okay, Brother Xing, since you ignore me, I will never pay attention to you again!"

"Hong'er, who made you angry? Why don't you pay attention to anyone anymore?" It turned out that Chen was also making announcements in the cave. He happened to pass by Hong'er and heard her complaints.