Chapter 315: The Past of Xiqu (3)
In the main hall of the hut, a white-haired old man wearing black-framed glasses was sitting upright next to a hexagonal tea table. His face was full of gullies and he was too thin to make his glasses look larger and hung weakly on the bridge of his nose.
But there is no doubt that this is Huike, and it is also the legendary "King of All Waters" - the first generation Xiqu.
"Yoyou deer sings, eat wild apples. I have guests, playing zither and sing..." Huike sipped a sip of tea without hesitation, then held her glasses, looked up and greeted Pu Zixuan kindly, "Pu Zixuan, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Today is such a big day. Come, sit, sit."
There was a kettle and six tea cups on the tea table. Except for Huike's tea cup, the other five cups were empty. Pu Zixuan and Yu Xiangdi entered the house one by one, and Duan Yanxin followed closely. The three of them had just sat opposite Huike. Suddenly, a stream of slender tea poured out from the spout of the kettle like a magic trick. After drawing an arc in the air, they were divided into three thinner streams of water, which fell steadily into the three people's cups, and no drop was dripped on the table.
Huike greeted with a laughing face: "This is the Zhongyue Fairy Tea produced in Songshan. Its leaves and buds have fully absorbed the sun and moonlight of Songshan. Its taste is unique. You will definitely like it. Please use it slowly."
Somehow, Pu Zixuan suddenly remembered what Chen Shuqing said to him when he was on a boat on the Dadu River in Sichuan.
"If you persist, we will face him sooner or later... But with your current strength, I'm afraid it's not as good as Xiqu's finger..."
I have imagined countless times that one day, I would meet this demon king named Xiqu and fight with him fiercely, but I didn't expect that I finally met him. This demon king did use his destructive ability, but he sat opposite me in a calm and calm manner and invited me to have tea.
Haha, life is really hard to explain.
"Elder Huike, today I have taken the liberty to disturb you. I have offended you so much. We are here to talk to you about something." Before Pu Zixuan could speak, Yu Xiangdi first talked about the opening remarks.
Huike said softly: "Haha, are you Ziyu? I have seen you in Shaolin Temple before. I haven't seen you for many years. You have grown up so old. By the way, why didn't Abbot Huiyuan come?"
Yu Xiangdi replied with a smile: "Master wants to take care of a very serious patient, so he cannot visit him in person. He also asked me to apologize to you. Unexpectedly, Elder Huike has an impression of me."
"Yes, when I went to Shaolin Temple to see you in the third year of Xianfeng, you were not blind. Later, in order to become a purifier, you gouged your eyes. Huiyuan told me about this move, so I was deeply impressed by you."
In the third year of Xianfeng, that is, in 1853 AD, Yu Xiangdi had just entered Shaolin Temple at the age of fourteen.
After hearing this, Duan Yanxin quickly flipped through the "Sakya Heavenly Scroll" and glared at Yu Xiangdi and said, "Ah? So you are the Ziyu that grandpa mentioned to me? Then, you have actually included it in my book for a long time, so you have to combine these two pages into one page! Oh, you said you were Ziyu, it's true!"
Huike laughed and said, "This girl Yanxin has a childlike heart and speaks without saying anything. Don't take it to your heart!"
Duan Yanxin whispered and protested: "What's the childlike innocence that has not yet faded? I'm about to be twenty-two years old! Grandpa, you want to see my growth!"
"What? Are you twenty-two years old?" Pu Zixuan looked Duan Yanxin up and down again, unable to believe his eyes, "You... are only ten years old no matter how you look!"
Unexpectedly, Yu Xiangdi said in a daze: "After teenage years old? No, although Miss Duan is young, the message sent by Feng Yu is indeed about twenty years old. What's going on?"
Pu Zixuan suddenly thought of Chen Shuqing and He Xichen, and wondered: "Yes, logic is, even if you transform into a rebel, monsters will grow up like humans when they are young. How could it be..."
Duan Yanxin suddenly stood up and said unhappily: "Hmph, do you think I don't want to grow up? Isn't it all thanks to Lu Shu!"
"Lu Shu?" Pu Zixuan said with confusion, "Abbot Huiyuan also mentioned this name and said it was Elder Huike's friend. What's going on?"
"Haha, don't worry, I have a lot of things, I want to talk to you..." Hui used his gesture to greet Duan Yanxin and sat down, shouting outside the house, "Miss Chen, we are in the hut."
At this time, the fog had faded. Chen Shuqing had indeed arrived at the door of the hut and said with a smile: "Elder Huike lives in seclusion here, but Mr. Wolong is really reborn."
Then, Chen Shuqing went into the room and sat down. Huike used the demon power to make tea for her, and said, "Hehe, how dare I compare myself with Mr. Wolong? I have lived here for many years, and I am just tired of what the demon world does and are just purifying. You dare to challenge the demon world directly, and you are the heroes who are the real price of goods!" After sighing, he said to Duan Yanxin, "Yanxin, tell them what happened in Gansu early this morning."
"Okay." So Duan Yanxin briefly introduced the abilities of "Sakya Heavenly Scroll" to Chen Shuqing and preached, "Although you can also sense the power of purification or demonic power, my ability is focused on this and is more sensitive to what happens in the world than you. I can find it very clearly. Just this morning, the Demon King Brother Duo was reborn in Gansu!"
"What?" Pu Zixuan's eyes widened, and Chen Shuqing and Yu Xiangdi were also surprised.
"I said, the demon king Ge Duo, sealed by your ancestor Pu Songling, was reborn and resurrected!" Duan Yanxin corrected loudly and continued to preach, "I can probably judge that it was Hanba who brought the seal Ge Duo to Dunhuang, Gansu, and pulled off the seal. Then, Ge Duo was reborn, but his demonic energy only appeared for a while and disappeared without a trace. At that time, there were still several purifying forces there. I think it must be the purification messenger or a monster who killed him."
"Ah? So this is what Elder Huike said about 'big day' means..." Pu Zixuan couldn't help but feel ecstasy in his heart and asked again, "Haha, how could there be such an interesting thing? Then, isn't our enemy missing the strongest one?"
"Don't be too happy too early!" Duan Yanxin said seriously, "The reason why Ge Duo is the Demon King is because he owns the supreme treasure of the demon world - Taixu Crystal. After owning Taixu Crystal, even if Ge Duo is killed, he will have an extra life that can be parasitized on other creatures and resurrected. If a new monster integrates Taixu Crystal into his body, he will become a new generation of demon kings, so there are many enemies!"
Chen Shuqing nodded and said, "What Miss Duan said is that Taixu Crystal is a symbol of the Demon King, and Prajna Crystal is a symbol of the Demon King. Because of this, for thousands of years, the demon world has basically maintained the pattern of a Demon King and the four demon kings. So the gentleman has long said that all the students in the Demon World can only kill them..."
Huike also sighed and said, "Yes, because of this, I hid in this thatched hut and lived a life of silence. Apart from the difficulty of first aid, I rarely take the initiative to trouble the demon world. Besides, I am old and can't even deal with any other demon king. What I can do over the years has only been holding a piece of Prajna crystal firmly in my own hands and preventing the new evil demon king from appearing..."
After hearing this, Pu Zixuan suddenly felt a kind of sadness of a hero, and said with expectation: "Elder Huike is too modest. I heard that you are cultivating a new Xiqu to make him your successor and uphold justice, right?"
Huike was stunned for a moment and smiled and said, "That's true. That new Xiqu also appeared in Dunhuang today. According to Yan Xin, after Ge Du died, Taixu crystal fell into his hands and did not integrate into his body. Therefore, if he killed Ge Du, I will officially teach him the Prajna Crystal. He is young and strong, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in the future. By then, the burden on your shoulders will be easier."
"What Elder Huike thinks and concerns are very much admired by us younger generations!" Pu Zixuan exclaimed and asked carefully, "So, I wonder if Elder Huike, since you are the ancient demon king, why did you make the decision to be an enemy of the demon world?"
Chapter completed!