Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

"Damn it! The Dragon King actually escaped." Dong said regretfully as he looked at the rippling river surface.

"Dong, fellow warriors, even though we didn't destroy the Dragon King, we have killed a gray dragon spirit, which is also a victory." Qiu comforted Dong and everyone.

"Cave Master, Brother Dong, we have dragon meat to eat tonight. This is meat we have never eaten before, and we don't know what it tastes like?" Tree Root asked excitedly.

"Tree roots and dragon meat are also meat. Don't they all taste fishy? Can they also be sweet? Or sour?" Qiu stroked his white beard and replied with a smile.

"The cave master is right. No matter how rare the meat is, it can only fill the stomach with a meal. Can it cure all diseases and make one immortal?" Dong gave the tree root a look.

"Hehe, Brother Dong, you don't understand this. Different animals and different breeds have different meat qualities. Some are tender, some are rough, some are fragrant, and some are smelly. In short, different things have different tastes." The tree root became more and more greedy as he spoke, and he wished he could take a bite of the dragon essence right now to try it out.

"Brother Shugen, not only are the qualities of different kinds of meat different, but the processing methods are also different. Some need to be boiled, some need to be roasted, and some need to be fried. In addition, different meats have different ingredients. Those that are not fishy need pepper, and those that are fishy need ginger. In short..." As soon as Shuye heard about food, he started talking non-stop.

"Brother Leaf, in short, you are a foodie. It's not too late to talk about those methods when we get back. Now come and help carry it back." Lei interrupted him impatiently.

So everyone carried the gray dragon spirit, sang victory songs, and returned to the cave talking and laughing.

Li Jiandong and the others returned and asked hurriedly: "Dong, you are back, have you defeated the Dragon King and his army?"

"Honey, look," Dong pointed excitedly at the gray dragon being carried behind him, and continued, "We not only beat the Dragon King so hard that he fled back to the river, but we also killed a dragon spirit. Now, you can go back and continue washing clothes."

"The Dragon King hasn't been destroyed yet. What if they come to attack again?" Li said worriedly.

"The Dragon King was defeated and fled. I don't think he will dare to come again. You can rest assured!" Dong Dao said.

Hearing this, Li called the sisters to go wash together again. Except for a few who were so scared that they refused to go, the other brave women made up their minds and returned to the river with Li. Dong, Xiaoxing and the warriors still followed by the side to protect them.

The women continued to wash clothes until all the clothes were washed, and the Dragon King did not appear again.

For three days in a row, the Dragon King and his army seemed to have disappeared, and no one attacked. On the fourth day, the weather suddenly changed, with layers of dark clouds rolling in from the north to the south. Soon, it began to drizzle, and then it gradually got heavier, and the sky and the earth were covered with rain.

The sound of the rain woke up the Dragon King and his army at the bottom of the river. The Dragon King swam out of the water, looked at the continuous downpour, and said happily, "It's finally raining. Woohoo, it's time for me, the Dragon King, to show off my skills! Brothers, come out quickly and drown the humans."

"My king, with the help of Tianyu this time, it is useless for humans to hide in Huanghuagang anymore." said the Azure Dragon Spirit.

"My people, while there is plenty of rain, let's work harder and try to drown all the humans in one fell swoop. Then we can return to Tianshan to report." The Dragon King said confidently.

"Yes, my king!" replied the dragon spirits.

With the rain water, the dragon kings and dragon spirits are just like fish in water. Not only can they fly into the air, but they can also ride on the clouds and perform the power to control the weather.

Therefore, the Dragon King excitedly led his dragon army into the sky and headed straight for the Tianju Cave.

Since the heavy rain prevented people from going out to work, everyone stayed in Tianju Cave to rest. Dong and Xiaoxing, who were guarding the cave gate, stood at the cave entrance, looking at the heavy rain, feeling very depressed. Xiao complained: "Oh my God! It's raining so hard, we can neither go out to work nor go out to play, it's so annoying."

"Yes!" Chen continued, "I hate rain the most. When it rains, there is nothing to do. It's so boring. Oh, God, please stop the rain soon."

"You two are talking nonsense. Rain is the source of growth for all things. Without rain, all plants will wither and die. Without rain, we humans will not be able to survive." Xiaoxing said this, pointing to the rain outside and continued: "Not only should we not hate it, we should be grateful for it."

Everyone was chatting and talking, when suddenly, the Dragon King and his dragon army suddenly arrived. The Dragon King shouted to everyone in the sky in front of the cave: "Listen, you monkey-like humans, I am warning you for the last time. If you don't surrender, today will be your doom."

Everyone was shocked again. They prepared bows and arrows for defense and informed the cave owner urgently. Dong held a bow and arrow and shouted at the Dragon King: "Evil dragon, stop threatening me. If you have the ability, flood this mountain."

After saying this, he shot an arrow at the Dragon King, but because the distance was too far, the arrow missed.

The Dragon King said angrily, "Foolish humans, you really don't know what is good for you. Now that I have the help of the rain, I will turn this vast universe into an ocean and the mountains into islands. Where can you run?"

Then he ordered the dragon spirits, "Brothers, spit water for me. Spit vigorously. I will not stop until they are drowned."

After saying this, the Dragon King twisted his body, and together with the other dragon spirits, he opened his huge mouth and sprayed water again. The water immediately poured into the cave. Qiu, who was resting, hurried to the cave entrance, but saw that the dragon army's water force was even stronger than last time. The water flowed down like a waterfall, and the people guarding the cave entrance were already soaked. Qiu hurriedly ordered Dong and Xiaoxing and others to pass on the message: "The Dragon King has come again to spray water to flood the cave. Everyone should move to Huanghuagang again to prevent being flooded."

Xiao Xing followed orders and entered the cave, shouting back and forth: "The evil dragon is attacking again. The cave master has ordered that everyone should quickly move to Huanghuagang to prevent being flooded."

When the people in the cave heard this, they immediately became noisy. Some cursed with resentment, some were terrified, and some sighed helplessly. But no matter what, everyone packed up their things and quickly evacuated. After Xiaoxing and Chen and the others had notified everyone, they helped everyone move.

At this time, Xiaoxing saw Hong'er struggling to carry a package and following the transfer team, so he hurried over to help: "Hong'er, come, let me help you carry the bag."

After saying that, he was about to reach out to take her bag, but Hong'er gave him a resentful look and replied coldly: "I dare not ask you for help, you should go help your sister Lan'er! Humph!"

Hearing Hong'er's sour tone, Xiaoxing was startled, and then he remembered the last time he helped Lan'er move, and hurriedly explained: "Hong'er, actually last time was..."

"Brother Chen, please help me carry my backpack!" Hong'er said to Chen who was following Xiaoxing without waiting for Xiaoxing to finish speaking.

Chen was naturally very happy, and immediately took the package and said, "Okay! Hong'er, I came here specially to help you. Let's go!"

This time it was Xiaoxing's turn to feel sour. He watched them walk for a long distance without recovering. At this time, an excited voice called out to him, "Hey! Brother Xing, it's such a coincidence to see you again. Please help me hug Xiaomeng!"

Xiaoxing looked back and saw that it was Lan'er again. Just like last time, she was carrying her brother Xiaomeng and moved away. When she saw Xiaoxing, she happily shouted to him for help.

Although he was dumped by Hong'er just now because of helping Lan'er last time, Xiaoxing still couldn't refuse Lan'er's request and reached out to hug Xiaomeng.

"Brother Xing, what's wrong with you? If it's inconvenient, just give it back to me." Lan'er asked, looking at Xiaoxing's angry face.

"It's convenient, of course it's convenient." Xiao Xing walked out of the cave quickly, saying, "Let's go quickly, the water will rise soon."

When we reached the cave entrance, the water had risen more than a foot. As before, we moved slowly and orderly towards Huanghuagang. As soon as we left the cave, we were soaked by the heavy rain.

After an hour of moving in the heavy rain, everyone finally reached the top of Huanghuagang. The Dragon King saw people climbing up Huanghuagang from the clouds and sneered, "Humph! Monkey-like humans, do you think you can be safe just by climbing up the hill like last time? This time, I will not stop until I submerge this hill."

After saying this, the Dragon King ordered the dragon army to intensify the attack. They swam into the clouds and made even more rain fall, wishing to turn the entire universe into a swamp. The rain was so heavy that the sky and the earth were connected by the rain. Even the birds did not dare to fly and the animals did not dare to walk. They all looked for places to hide from the rain.

Everyone looked up at the sky. Dark clouds hung over the mountaintops. The rain would not stop for a while. Everyone was worried. The one-year-old child in Xue'er's arms started crying because of the heavy rain. Xue'er saw this and called out, "Go! The rain is too heavy. The child can't stand it. What should we do?"

"Wife, don't worry, I'll help you block the rain." He quickly took off his suede skirt and shielded Xueer and his son from the rain.

"I've never seen such heavy rain." Chen murmured.

"Chen, the rain today wasn't originally very heavy. It's just that the Dragon King and the Dragon Army are causing trouble in the sky, so it caused such a downpour. Alas, the damn heavy rain has soaked everyone." Xiaoxing wiped the rain off his face and said helplessly.

"Xing, didn't you just say that you were going to be grateful to the rain? Why are you scolding the rain now?" Chen said with a smile.

"Chen, I was scolding the Dragon King, okay?" Xiaoxing argued.

At this time, the old, weak, sick and disabled began to complain, constantly cursing the Dragon King and others, and even cursing God.

Seeing that everyone was soaked, Zhi said to Qiu, "Master, this rain is even heavier than last time. If everyone keeps getting soaked like this, they will get sick if not die. We must think of a solution quickly."

"Zhi, you are right, but where can we hide now?" Qiu shook his head, indicating that he had no other options. Suddenly Qiu thought of someone, so he hurriedly found Xiaoxing and asked, "Xing, everyone is suffering from the heavy rain now, do you have any solution?"

Xiao Xing looked around and saw many trees. He patted his head and said, "Cave Master, I have a way to help everyone avoid the heavy rain temporarily."

"Xing, I knew you could come up with a solution." Qiu asked excitedly, "Tell me quickly, what is the brilliant plan?"

"Cave Master, there are many trees on this hill. We can use the trees as pillars, and then cut some wood as beams, tie them to the pillars, and finally cover them with branches and straw. In this way, we will build a temporary shelter. Everyone can hide inside and no longer suffer from the rain." Xiaoxing pointed at the trees and spoke while demonstrating.

"Xing, you are really our wise star." Qiu patted Xiaoxing on the shoulder and agreed: "Everything will be done according to your words."

So Qiu immediately called together the warriors from the east, west, and north, and said to them, "My fellow warriors, the heavy rain is unbearable. Let's build a shed together with Xing to avoid the heavy rain."

"Yes, cave master." The warriors from the east, west, north and others agreed.

On the flat area at the top of Huanghuagang, Xiaoxing selected dozens of large trees as pillars. Then he led everyone to work, some cutting trees, some tying beams, some covering branches. After more than two hours of hard work, more than a dozen simple awnings were built.

Everyone hid under the awning, and finally they were not suffering from the rain. Qiu praised Xiaoxing and said, "Xing, your idea is really good. With this awning, everyone doesn't have to suffer from the rain anymore. Thank you on behalf of everyone."

"Cave Master, you're welcome. This is what I should do." Xiaoxing waved his hand modestly.

It rained heavily for a whole morning, and the dark clouds in the sky continued to roll in, as if they would never stop falling. The water on the ground accumulated more and more, and the water in the Hongmeng River quickly rose, rising higher and higher, gradually submerging the entire Hongmeng Plain. At first, people didn't take it seriously when they saw the water flooding, after all, Huanghuagang was ten feet higher than the plain. However, after it rained for a while, everyone's heart couldn't help but rise, because the water had risen four or five feet deep at this time, and the inside of Tianju Cave, like the Hongmeng Plain outside, had become a vast ocean, and Huanghuagang had become an isolated island on the sea.

"Cave Master, the water level is rising continuously and we are already trapped. What should we do?" Xiao Xing asked worriedly as he saw the water level rising very quickly.