"Xing Yu is Xing Yu!" The human figure replied. "It eats many of us humans every winter, especially at the beginning of spring. They come in groups …"
After walking for half a cup of tea's time, Xiao Hua saw a group of ant-like human figures coming over from a nearby hill. Xiao Hua squatted down and put the human figure down. As expected, these human figures were summoned to move the meat puppet.
Xiao Hua followed these human figures back. After half a cup of tea's time, they arrived at a large rock that was a thousand feet in size. Before squatting down, Xiao Hua saw that the large rock had been hollowed out. There were tunnels and small oval-shaped nests inside. It should be where the human figures gathered.
Xiao Hua put the meat puppet on the ground and the human figure cheerfully called out, "Lord, please wait for a moment. I will go and call the elder out …"
"Mm, mm …" Xiao Hua looked around and carefully sat down cross-legged.
Not long after, a human figure with white hair and beard walked out from a corner of the large rock. He looked at Xiao Hua and said in surprise, "Lord, are … are you a human?"
"Elder …" Xiao Hua said with a smile, "Of course I am a human!"
"You don't look like one, you don't look like one!" The elder shook his head and said, "I have lived for so long, but I have never seen a human like you!"
"How old are you?" Xiao Hua asked with a smile.
"Hehe …" The elder said proudly, "If I can survive this winter, I will be the longest living human within a hundred miles. I have survived thirteen winters!"
"Ah?" Xiao Hua was shocked and said in a low voice, "Thirteen … thirteen winters?"
"Yes!" The elder stroked his beard and said, "It is not easy to survive for thirteen years. Oh, Lord, with such a big body, you must need a lot of food to hatch. I am afraid you can't survive more than a few winters, right? "
"This …" Xiao Hua scratched his head and said, "I really don't know!"
"There's no need to complain, Your Excellency …" the elder said with a smile. "Not every human is as lucky as me, and there are plenty of humans who can only live for a year. In fact, there are many humans who can't even live past the 18th solar term!"
Xiao Hua didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't know how he was going to explain this to the elder. He couldn't possibly say that he had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, right?
This ant-like elder who had lived for 13 years already felt that he was amazing. How could he know what it was like to live for hundreds of thousands of years?
"Ahem ahem …" Xiao Hua coughed twice and smiled. "Elder, you really make people envious! However, what are the Eighteen Solar Terms? "
"Sigh, life is too short!" The elder sighed and said, "Some people only have one year in their life. Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter can no longer record their sufferings. Therefore, we, the Human Race, have divided the Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter into 18 solar terms to record the splendor of the Human Race!"
"Eighteen solar terms?" Xiao Hua was stunned for a moment before he asked curiously, "Elder, can you explain it to me?"
"Poor lord!" The elder shook his head slightly and said, "You don't even know the Eighteen Solar Terms. I really don't know how you got through this year! Oh, oh, I understand. Lord, you are busy looking for food every day. You don't care about anything else. Poor lord! "
Xiao Hua looked at the elder. He didn't know what the elder was thinking. He kept saying that he was poor. Wasn't he afraid that he would crush him to death with a finger?
However, when he thought about it again, this ant-like elder probably couldn't walk more than 100 miles in 13 years. He had never seen a Human Race as big as him. Naturally, he was ignorant and fearless!
"Yes, yes …" Xiao Hua said with a smile, "I have been busy trying to survive and have really neglected the details of life."
"Well …" The elder replied, "In that case, I can teach you and let you know the wisdom of the Human Race. The so-called Eighteen Solar Terms. In spring, there are Beginning of Spring, Rain, Awakening of Insects, Spring Equinox, Qingming, and Guyu. In summer, there are Beginning of Summer, Young Full, Grain Seed, Summer Solstice, Minor Heat, and Great Heat. In autumn, there are Beginning of Autumn, Beginning of Summer, White Dew, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, and Frost Fall! A simple memory would be: Spring Rain Awakening of Spring, Clear Valley Sky, Summer Full, Mang Mang, Summer Heat, Autumn Dew, and Autumn Frost. "
Xiao Huayu was a little surprised and asked, "Why is there no Winter Terms?"
"Winter?" The elder rolled his eyes at Xiao Hua and looked at him with disdain. He asked, "Lord, have you seen what winter looks like?"
Before Xiao Hua could speak, the elder continued, "We Human Race wait for winter to hatch, so there are no Solar Terms in winter."
"Okay …" Xiao Hua said helplessly, "Elder, can you tell me more about the Eighteen Solar Terms?"
"Why are you so anxious?" The elder asked, "Are you afraid that you can't survive this winter?"
"Well, yes!" Xiao Hua replied, following the elder's words.
"I can tell you if you want me to …" The elder said with a smile, "But Lord, you have to help us bring back some food!"
Looking at the elder's sly expression, Xiao Hua smiled and said, "No problem."
"Over there …" The tentacles on the elder's head swayed a few times, then he raised his hand and pointed in a direction. "About a dozen miles away. The children just found Grey Amber. They wanted to give up, after all, it's too far. But with Lord's help, I think …"
"There's no need to think!" Xiao Hua laughed and pointed. "Elder, do you want to come with me to take a look?"
"Can … can I?" The elder looked at Xiao Hua's finger in surprise and joy.
"What's wrong with that?" Xiao Hua nodded, "I still want to listen to Elder talk about the eighteen solar terms!"
"Good, good …" The elder happily jumped onto Xiao Hua's finger, the thin wings on his back flapping.
A dozen or so li was nothing to Xiao Hua, but to the ant-like figures, it was truly too far. Xiao Hua didn't know how these ant-like figures communicated, so he probed, "Elder, how did you know about the news from a dozen or so li away?"
The elder stood on Xiao Hua's palm, looking at Xiao Hua walking with large strides, looking at the ground flying backwards, his heart and mind shaking, for a moment he actually didn't hear Xiao Hua's question.
"Elder?" Xiao Hua called again, and the elder came back to his senses. He looked at Xiao Huayu and said shyly, "To be honest, Lord, although I've lived for a long time, I haven't been to many places. To be so far away from the clan like this was something that happened when I was young. Oh, Lord, you don't know that when I was young, I was very brave. Once, I fought with a Jade Moth and was even taken to the sky by it. Now, I can fly like this! "
"Elder, you've lived for so long because of your extraordinary experience …" Xiao Huagang said. The elder suddenly exclaimed, "Lord, can … can you be faster? Other humans have found Hui Hu, and they've already sent a message to the clan. They … their clan's land is closer to Hui Hu! "
"Well said!" Xiao Hua smiled. "I'll run over there now!"
Xiao Hua ran in the direction the elder pointed, and asked as he ran, "Elder, how do you know about a dozen miles away?"
"Haha …" The elder smiled again and replied, "We don't need to talk, we just need to wave our tentacles and we can communicate. Of course, there's a limit to how far the tentacles can transmit information. I can't directly know about a dozen miles away, it's the other clansmen who tell me. Aiyo, it's here … "
Following the elder's words, Xiao Hua stopped and looked around. Indeed, not far from his feet, there was a corpse of a grey rat that was about ten feet long. On one side of the corpse, there were a few ant-like humans that were crazily waving their tentacles at him.
"Lord …" The elder shouted and said, "It's this one, quick …"
"This …" Xiao Hua looked at the decaying corpse of Hui Hu and said hesitantly, "Although this thing is big, but … but it's already spoiled, it can't be eaten …"
"Sigh …" The elder sighed. "How could I not know that it's spoiled? But … but even if it's spoiled, it can still be eaten, and it can help my clansmen survive Ku Dong … "
With that, the elder anxiously stomped his feet and pointed in a direction. "Lord, look, the other clansmen are coming to snatch it!"
Xiao Hua narrowed his eyes and looked over. There were indeed ant-like humans that were flying over.
"Let's go!" Xiao Hua thought for a while and said, "We don't want Hui Hu, I'll help you find some fresh ones!"
"Really?" The elder could not believe his ears and asked, "Lord, we don't dare to take your food. After all, you have to survive the winter too!"
"No need, no need!" Xiao Hua stretched out his hand and brought the other ant-like humans with him. He said, "I don't eat much, so I'll just leave some for you!"
"Then … thank you very much!" The elder expressed his gratitude, which was rare.
Xiao Hua smiled. After walking for a few miles, he saw small beasts that looked like Hui Hu. He raised his hand and smashed them with his rod, killing them instantly. When the elder saw Xiao Hua's bravery, his face instantly turned pale, as if he was afraid!
When they returned to the elder's clan, Xiao Hua had already found three small mountains of ingredients for the elder's clansmen! Moreover, when Xiao Hua saw that the ant-like humans were having a hard time dividing the ingredients, he simply raised his hand and tore the small beasts' corpses into small pieces.
When the elder saw this, he became even more respectful. Looking at his clansmen happily dividing the meat, the elder asked carefully, "Lord, would you like to hear about the Eighteen Solar Terms?"
"Yes, of course!" Xiao Hua nodded.
"Beginning of Spring …" The elder sat on a chair in Xiao Hua's hand and looked at the golden earth in the distance. He said, "It means that a new reincarnation cycle has begun. It is the beginning of all things and the meaning of all rebirth. Not only does it mean that the human race is born from the egg, but it also means that the earth is warming up and entering a new era. Beginning of Spring means' beginning '. Spring means warmth and growth. My clan is not good at farming. It is said that some humans in the distance are sowing seeds on this day … "
Speaking of this, the elder hesitated and said, "Lord, in fact, the Eighteen Solar Terms are easy to explain, but … but if you really want to know the details, why don't you wait until next year? Oh, there is no need for next year. I will tell you the six solar terms of autumn first …"
"Good!" Xiao Hua clapped his hands and smiled. "That's a good idea!"
Xiao Hua clapped his hands like thunder. The elder was so scared that he almost fell from the sky.
When the elder steadied himself, he said, "Lord, now is the Beginning of Autumn! The Beginning of Autumn is the first solar term of autumn. It marks the official beginning of autumn. 'Autumn' means that the heat is gone and the cool is coming. From this day onwards, autumn begins. The air is cool, the moon is bright, and the wind is clear. After that, the temperature gradually drops from the hottest point … "
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