Chapter 317: The Past of Xiqu (5)
"In the goddess of autumn moon, I vaguely saw the shadow of Huangdi, which was a power that ruined the world. Although there was no such thing as 'purification messenger' at that time, I could also sense how powerful her divine power was. I knew that even the ten I had at that time would not hurt her hair, so I spent more than ten years to accumulate strength, but one day, I suddenly couldn't sense her breath." In the hut, Huike was a little sad when he talked about this, "After all, in that year, the average life span of humans was only twenty or thirty years... Ten years and ten years, how could the goddess of autumn moon have consumed me? Haha, she couldn't even leave a mark in the history books, and disappeared without a trace..."
Everyone was listening attentively. Suddenly, a "gu" sound came from Pu Zixuan's stomach.
Huike immediately showed apologies and changed the subject: "Oh, I'm just spending my time drinking tea and talking about things. It's noon, it's time to have lunch. Yanxin, lunch should be more abundant."
"I understand, don't worry." Duan Yanxin stood up after saying that, humming a small song and walking towards the kitchen.
Pu Zixuan breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "So, what's going on with Lu Shu?"
"The appearance of Lu Shu was in the 27th year of Qianlong..." Huike began his second half of the story in response to Pu Zixuan's question.
After losing the opponent of the goddess Xiayue, Xiqu suddenly felt confused and had no intention of governing the army. He gradually removed the Prajna ability of the demon beast legion he controlled and returned to a state of freedom.
About a thousand years later, the drought was born, and Manqu was reborn as a horse's belly and was recorded in the "Shan Hai Jing". However, Xiqu was not aware of this and still lived his free life. However, Xiqu in this state has always maintained the cannibalism and continued to cause harm to the world.
As for the Demon Emperor Taotie, although it has boundless power, it has not effectively integrated the demon world. For many years, the demon world forces have been allowed to maintain their own loose state.
When the Qin Dynasty entered the world, Qin Shihuang recalled the history of the fox demon Daji charming King Zhou, Bao Si charming King You of Zhou and other people. He felt that the demon world was not only a disaster for the people, but also a disaster for the rulers. He was determined to completely wipe out the demon world, so he launched a secret "purification battle" and sent a famous alchemist Xu Fu to lead a group of capable people to wipe out the monster forces in the Central Plains everywhere and purify the world.
The power of the demon king Taotie and the two demon kings at that time, Gu Diao's power was eliminated, and the demon world entered a downturn again. At the same time, Xu Fu also learned that Xing Tian, whose head was cut off by Huangdi, actually resurrected with his body as his head and lurked in the mountains for a long time. He knew that he was possessed by Chi You and eliminated him together. Hanba and Xiqu were both free at that time, and were not eye-catching, and survived in this "purification battle".
Qin Shihuang was very satisfied with this battle result, so he gave this kind of talented man the title of "Purification Envoy", and named their ability "Purification Power".
After the Central Plains monsters were basically purified, Qin Shihuang turned his target to the north. In order to prevent the northern monsters from moving south, he built the Great Wall and asked the purifying messengers to inject purification power into it to isolate the monsters going south.
Subsequently, Qin Shihuang started to burn books and bury scholars, "purifying" the classics that recorded monsters and the many Confucian scholars who knew the inside story. Since then, after Bao Si, no monsters have existed in Chinese history books.
Xu Fu deeply felt that his life was threatened, and he thought that Qin Shihuang was looking for the elixir of immortality as an excuse, and drove the boat to the east, and there was no news again.
After that, the whereabouts of Taixu Crystal were unknown. Although the monster still existed in the Central Plains, its power was very weak. Until the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty, a big explosion occurred in the capital Beijing, and the strength of the demon world suddenly returned to its peak.
Eighteen years later, Ge Duo led the monsters from the north and entered Shanhaiguan with the Qing army. Ge Duo was in the Taixu Crystal and became the new demon king. At the same time, he informed the demon world that he would regain the might of the demon world and required all demon kings to devote themselves to the cultivation of their respective forces.
During these long years, Manqu has repeatedly told Xiqu that his body had been reincarnated in Henan as a horse with a human-faced and tiger-body body, hoping to meet Xiqu again. However, although Xiqu was extremely eager to see the horse's belly, and even settled in Henan because of this, he was unable to achieve this wish because he did not know where he was.
However, according to Ge Duo's deployment, Xiqu still established his own army of beast monsters through Prajna ability and was on standby at any time.
All the transformations occurred in the 27th year of Qianlong, that is, 1762 AD.
That day, Xiqu was hungry and went to the foot of the mountain to find food. Soon, he saw a family on the hillside. Seeing that there was only one man taking a nap inside, he locked his target.
When the man went out, the rhino canal turned into a rhino shape, suddenly leaned over and killed him, pierced the man's abdomen with the rhino horn, and raised him high.
The man realized that this monster was not an ordinary beast. Although he had vomited blood and his life was in danger, he still shouted in horror: "Don't kill me, please, don't kill me..."
Xiqu could not hear it, and threw the man to the ground. The man gradually weakened his moans and disappeared after a moment.
If it were before, Xiqu would have naturally eaten the man's body. However, this time, just as he opened his mouth and was about to bite the man's head, suddenly, a pleasant singing voice came.
What night is it? We walk together on the snow.
Brothers are clear and turbid wine, monks and laymen are vegetarian and meat dishes...
Who is singing, so good?
Xiqu stopped moving and looked up. He saw an extremely gorgeous horse standing on the hill opposite. Its head mane was as white as jade, but its body was covered with tiger-like markings. Its long red tail swung gently, and its whole body was filled with a red light representing the demonic energy.
Although its mouth has not been opened, the singing is undoubtedly coming from its direction. The sound is extremely ethereal, like the sound of nature!
Encountering for half a year, having a laugh and having fun all day long.
If you want to return, you will never get it, and love the moon and rely on the railings.
After all, Xiqu has lived for thousands of years and has some understanding of the monsters recorded in "Shan Hai Jing". When he saw this scene, he immediately realized: it was Lu Shu, an extremely rare thousand-year-old alien beast - Lu Shu!
Xiqu did not admit his mistake. This animal is recorded in the "Nanshan Jing": "There are animals in the mountain in Weiyang. Its shape is like a horse and its head is white, its text is like a tiger and its red tail, its sound is like a slogan, its name is Lu Shu, and it is suitable for its descendants."
Although it cannot fight, once someone can hear its singing with his own ears, he will have many children and good fortune.
Xiqu suddenly felt deeply moved by such kindness. Under the influence of singing, it seemed that his soul had been baptized, his heart was almost melted, and he turned back into a human form. He looked at the corpse of a man with a frightened expression on the ground and burst into tears.
What am I doing? Those humans who I regard as food and are like ants are still struggling for small happiness, but I have easily deprived them of the right to live!
Why did this man who was just killed by me live alone in this hut? Has he experienced the pain of separation from his wife and children? I don’t know.
Xiqu looked down at the old man's hands, and a voice sounded in his heart: Why have I lived for more than four thousand years?
Then, he realized something, looked up at Lu Shu again, and cried in pain: "Lu Shu, are you singing for me?"
Suddenly, Lu Shu stopped singing and asked in an ethereal voice: "Can you hear my singing?"
Xiqu nodded and replied, "I can."
Lu Shu walked slowly towards Xiqu and said, "People who can hear my singing, whether humans or demons, Buddhas or demons, are all destined people. From then on, in order to hear my singing forever, you will become a monster and your appearance will no longer grow old."
As he said that, Lu Shu had already arrived at Xiqu and lowered his white head.
Xiqu gently stroked Lu Shu's mane and said excitedly: "I am a monster, but unfortunately, Xiqu meets you too late. I am already a monster that is about to fall into the ground. Maybe I only have a few decades left and a hundred years of life. Are you willing to accompany me to complete this last journey?"
Lu Shudao: "I have experienced such reincarnation so many times. One person who can hear my singing will only appear for decades or hundreds of years. Every time I spend the rest of my life with someone with destiny, I will return to loneliness. Xiqu, my lifespan is not long, so let us complete this last journey together."
Lu Shu is not a half-demon, nor can it become a human form. It is a typical supernatural monster. After that day, this beautiful horse replaced Manqu and became Xiqu’s most important friend in his life. So Xiqu once again removed the power of Prajna, disbanded the demon beast army, and built a thatched hut in the deep mountains, accompanying Lu Shu every day, without harming human life.
Chapter completed!