Traveling back to ancient times to determine the zodiac

"Brother Dong, only you have such courage and guts. If it were someone else, they would be scared to death. That's why you are the best." Xi stood out from the crowd and gave another compliment. Then he said to Qiu, "Cave Master, I have a suggestion: Brother Dong not only defeated the Sheep King this time, but he also saved me and Heizi. His contribution is great. Therefore, Brother Dong's right to elect the cave master must be restored."

It turned out that Dong had already had a plan to take advantage of this successful defeat of the Sheep King to restore the right to elect the cave master. However, since he was not in a position to speak up, he conspired with Xi and instigated him to propose it.

"Hmm..." Qiu was hesitant to make a decision after hearing this, but Xiaoxing next to him strongly agreed: "Cave Master, Brother Xi's suggestion is right. Brother Dong has made such a great contribution, so you should restore his right to elect the cave master."

"Since Xing doesn't care about the old grudges, then all right." Qiu patted Xiao Xing on the shoulder and turned to announce to everyone: "Dear warriors: In view of Dong's efforts to save people and defeat the Sheep King, I have decided to restore Dong's right to elect the cave master. Dong, I hope you will continue to work hard and make more contributions in the future."

"Yes, sir! Cave Master, I will work harder." Dong wiped away his worried look and became excited.

After the celebration party, everyone sang and danced around the bonfire for a while before going to rest.

The next day, led by the Sheep King, everyone turned south and headed towards the Monkey King's Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Then the Monkey King led the Nian Emperor, the Dog-Headed Man, the Pig-Headed Man, and the Rooster, and they fled to the Flower-Fruit Mountain in a hurry like a fish that had escaped the net, and in a panic like a dog that had lost its home. Ten days later, they finally arrived at the Flower-Fruit Mountain. The weather here was hot and the rain was abundant. The mountain was covered with vines and trees. Exotic flowers and fruits could be seen everywhere, and rare birds and monsters roamed among them.

"Emperor Nian, we have arrived at my Flower-Fruit Mountain!" said the Monkey King, pointing to a big mountain in front.

"Oh my god, we've finally arrived," the Pig King complained, "I've been running for so many days, my legs are almost broken!"

"You stupid pig, you only eat and don't exercise, you deserve to be exhausted." Doghead cursed.

"If there's nothing to do, of course I'll just sleep. Do I have to be like you, a naughty dog, and like to wander around?" Pighead retorted.

"Hmph! What time is it now? You two bastards are still quarreling!" Emperor Nian scolded angrily, and then asked the Monkey King: "Monkey King, where is the Cliff Cave? Humans will soon catch up again, take us up there to hide."

"Yes, Emperor Nian. The Cliff Cave is at the innermost part of this mountain." After the Monkey King said this, he jumped and advanced into the depths of the Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Soon, the Monkey King led Emperor Nian and the three beast kings to the innermost cliff of the Flower-Fruit Mountain. Emperor Nian looked up and saw a cliff that was about a hundred feet high and a mile wide. The entire cliff was like a huge rock, not only steep but also clean and smooth, with nothing to climb.

"Monkey, this is the cliff you mentioned. Where is the cave?" Emperor Nian looked for a long time but did not find any entrance to the cave.

"Emperor Nian, look, the Cliff Cave is right there." The Monkey King replied, pointing to a cliff near the top of the mountain.

"You stupid monkey, are you lying to me? Why can't I see it?" Emperor Nian looked again and again in the direction the Monkey King pointed, but still couldn't find the entrance of the cave.

"Emperor Nian, even if you give me a hundred guts, I would not dare to lie to you! Because this cliff is too steep, it is difficult to see the cave entrance from below. If you don't believe me, you can ask Brother Rooster to fly up and take a look first." The Monkey King argued hurriedly.

"You dead chicken that only knows how to howl, didn't you hear it? Fly up and take a look." Upon hearing this, Emperor Nian ordered the rooster to go and see.

The rooster did not dare to delay, and flapped its wings and flew up to the cave on the cliff. After hovering for a while, it flew back to where it was.

"Report to the Emperor, there is indeed a large cave high up on the cliff. It's a perfect place to hide." said the rooster.

"Really? That's good, that's good!" Emperor Nian was overjoyed.

"Monkey head, this cave on the cliff is very high and steep, how can you climb up?" The dog-headed military advisor shook his head, very confused.

"Of course I have to climb up! Look at me." After the Monkey King said this, he jumped up and climbed towards the cave on the cliff.

Although the cliff was steep, the monkey king jumped around as if it were flat ground. It didn't take long for it to climb into a cave on the cliff. Then it leaned down and shouted loudly: "Emperor Nian, Dog Head, Pig Head, Rooster, you all come up quickly!"

The rooster flapped its wings and flew up effortlessly. But it was hard for Nian Di, Dog Head and Pig Head. The three of them followed the Monkey King and climbed directly up the cliff. Every time, because the cliff was too steep, they could not climb more than ten feet and rolled down from it. After climbing for a long time, they fell and were in pain all over, but they were still spinning in the same place.

"Emperor Nian, this cliff is so steep that it is impossible to stand on it. How can we climb it?" The Pig King cursed.

Doghead also got anxious and shouted to the monkey king above: "You stupid monkey, the cliff is so steep, and we are not monkeys, how can we climb it?"

"You stupid monkey, you're making fun of me and my dog-headed pig-head, aren't you?" Emperor Nian also roared, "If you don't find a way to get us up there quickly, I'll eat you alive."

"Emperor Nian, please calm down. I will find a way right away." When the Monkey King saw that Emperor Nian was angry, he was frightened and quickly climbed down from the cave on the cliff.

As soon as the Monkey King landed, Emperor Nian couldn't wait to say, "Stupid monkey, humans will catch up soon, find a way to get me up."

"You three are so rough and stupid." The Monkey King glanced at them helplessly, and suddenly looked up to the sky and let out a long "Squeak-Squeak" loudly.

After the shout, thousands of monkeys suddenly jumped out from the ground, trees, and vines. The monkeys gathered around and shouted, "My king, you are finally back!" They laughed three times, and then cried three times.

The Monkey King smiled and said, "Yes! My people, I have come back to see you today. Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, there is no need for you to cry with excitement!"

"My king, because you have not been home for a long time, our people have been badly bullied." A macaque stepped forward and complained.

"What?" The Monkey King jumped up three feet high when he heard it, scratching his ears and cheeks in anger: "Who dares to bully you? Tell me now!"

"My king, I don't know when a group of ape spirits came from the northern mountains. They led their people to invade our Flower-Fruit Mountain and drove out our people. Just because my king is not at home and we can't defeat them, we have been driven to hide everywhere during this period of time. We are pitiful. Fortunately, my king has returned today to take charge of the matter for us." When the monkey spirit said this, he burst into tears again.

"Ah, ah, ah! I am so angry!" The monkey king's eyes were about to burst, and he shouted anxiously: "Where is this ape spirit? I will go and settle the score with it right away."

As soon as the monkey king finished speaking, a sharp monkey cry came from the north. The monkeys immediately went into an uproar, shouting, "The monkey monster is coming! The monkey monster is coming!"

The monkeys were as if they were facing a great enemy, and some of the timid ones wanted to hide in the bushes. The monkey king shouted, "My people, don't be afraid. I am here to support you and defeat the ape monster."

"Yes, yes! The king is back, there is nothing to be afraid of!" The Monkey King's words emboldened the monkeys. They stopped hiding and gathered behind the Monkey King.

"Squeak..." Several giant ape spirits led hundreds of monkeys to the front in the blink of an eye. The leading ape spirit said angrily: "Who is here to support these monkeys and make arrogant claims to defeat this ape king?"

The Monkey King took a look and saw that the ape demon was two meters tall, with arms ten meters long. It turned out to be a gibbon.

"Hey!" The Monkey King jumped forward, pointed at the gibbon and cursed, "You gibbon, how dare you take advantage of my absence to bully my people and occupy my Flower-Fruit Mountain? You came just in time today. I will defeat you all and tear you into pieces."

"Old monkey, you didn't buy the Flower-Fruit Mountain. Why does it belong to you? You live here, and so do we." The gibbon demon shouted wildly.

"You old monkey, there is a saying that goes, first come first served. This monkey king has lived here for thousands of years, how dare you fight for it?" the monkey king roared.

"Old monkey, you said you have been here for a thousand years, how come I have never heard of it? Do you have any evidence?" The monkey spirit argued strongly.

"Now that Emperor Nian is here, he can testify for me." The Monkey King pointed at Emperor Nian and said.

All the monkeys looked at Emperor Nian and the dog-head, pig-head and rooster, feeling quite strange.

"Emperor Nian? Who is Emperor Nian?" After all, the gibbon spirit was a descendant less than a thousand years old and had never even heard of Emperor Nian.

"Emperor Nian is the king of all animals in the world and is over ten thousand years old. He is also the most powerful animal in the world and is in charge of all animals in the world." The Monkey King introduced.

All the monkeys were startled and stood in awe of the Nian Emperor. Only the ape spirit remained unmoved and said, "Humph, I don't believe it. Since this monster is the king of animals in the world, why did he come here? It must be one of your friends, old monkey!"

"Well - you dead ape spirit, you actually despise this Emperor Nian. I haven't eaten meat for a long time, I'll eat you." Emperor Nian was furious and wanted to step forward to catch the gibbon.

"Calm down, Nian Emperor, let me talk to him." The dog-head stopped Nian Emperor and turned to the gibbon spirit and said, "Gibbon, Nian Emperor is indeed the most powerful animal in the world, but now there is a cunning human, so he can't beat them and came to the monkey king for refuge. We are all beast kings who are thousands of years old, how can we lie to you?"

"Even if what you said is true, there is a saying that goes, 'He who is capable shall occupy the place.' This old monkey has lived here for so many years, it's time for me to live here." The ape spirit still spoke unreasonably.

"You damn gibbon, do you think you are more powerful than this Monkey King? I'm going to beat you to death!" The Monkey King jumped up and down in anger.

"Old monkey, Emperor Nian is here to witness, let's compete now. If you win, I will make you my king. If I win, you must get out of the Flower-Fruit Mountain and give up your throne to me." The ape spirit challenged.

"Let's fight, and I'll teach you a lesson." The Monkey King was furious and rushed towards the gibbon monster.

Although the monkey king was several times bigger than an average monkey, the gibbon was born with a huge body, so they were evenly matched. The monkey and the ape fought hard, from the ground to the tree, and from the tree to the ground. They were seen jumping up and down among the trees dozens of feet high, chasing each other. The Nian Emperor, the dog head, the pig head, the rooster, and the monkeys on the ground were watching with fear, fearing that one of them would lose his grip and fall to his death.

After fighting for a long time, no one was sure who would win. The monkey king got anxious. Just as they were jumping from one branch to another, the monkey king suddenly kicked the gibbon. This mid-air kick caused the two monkeys to deviate from their directions. The monkey king was not panicked. He swung his long tail, which was more than ten feet long, and tightly wrapped it around the branch. The gibbon was not so lucky. Apes don't have tails. Although its arms were long, it couldn't reach the branch and fell straight down from a height of more than ten feet. Fortunately, there were some short plants on the ground that cushioned the fall and prevented it from dying.

The other gibbon spirits saw this and ran over screaming, "My king, my king, did you fall to your death?"

"Ouch! Ouch--" the gibbon screamed in pain. Although he didn't die from the fall, he was badly injured and only managed to stand up with the help of other apes.

The monkey king came down from the tree and sneered at the gibbon monster: "You stupid gibbon, why didn't I throw you to death? Now you lose, quickly worship me as your king!"

"Yes! Come and worship our king." The monkeys followed suit and made a fuss.

"Old monkey, I fell down accidentally just now, but this doesn't count as a loss!" The gibbon seemed very unconvinced.

"How dare you, you dead ape, to cheat me. Since you refuse to admit defeat, let's continue the competition."

"Old monkey, my foot is broken today. Let's compete again next time." After the gibbon said this, he led his ape tribe and turned around to leave.

"You dead ape, you obviously lost but you still want to cheat. Emperor Nian, please make the decision for me." The Monkey King saw that the ape spirit wanted to slip away like this and of course he disagreed.