Fox Song

Chapter 7 Demon King Xu Xian
"Legend of the White Snake?" Xiao Jing thought for a moment and asked, "Is it a story about a white snake spirit?"

Zixuan nodded, "Yes, that's what I said."

Xiao Jing smiled and said, "I know this story. I watched a movie like this not long ago."

"Oh?" Sun Lanlan asked, "I don't know that and I haven't heard of it."

"That's because you are ignorant. I saw it on the Internet." Xiao Jing said proudly, "Do you want me to tell you about it?"

If either of them didn't know, Zixuan was going to talk about it. But seeing Xiaojing was in high spirits, she naturally wouldn't interrupt her. Besides, she was in a low mood just now, so this was also a way to relieve herself.

"Okay! Then I'm all ears!" Lan Lan said with a smile, "I also hope you have the ability of a storyteller."

"Don't worry!" Xiaojing said, "Telling stories is my strong point... Back then, I..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Just show off!" Zi Xuan interrupted her with a mixture of anger and laughter. "If you want to talk, just say it!"

Lan Lan was sleeping in the middle. She pushed Xiao Jing's shoulder from under the quilt and said, "Hurry up and tell me, do you still want to sleep today?"

So, Xiao Jing coughed twice and cleared her throat. Under the murderous gazes of Zi Xuan and Lan Lan, her lecture finally began—

The story happened... a long time ago...

In the West Lake of Hangzhou, China, there is a huge cave. No one knows how deep this cave is, and no one knows how it was formed. There are strange rocks inside, and it is cold and chilly.

There lived a white snake in the cave, practicing Taoism there. Every day, the white snake breathed in the essence of heaven and earth, and exhaled the spiritual energy of the sun and the moon.

After thousands of years of accumulation, the white snake finally grew to adult size.

The white snake that has become a spirit can transform into a human form at will.

After practicing for thousands of years, the white snake had been trapped in the cave for too long. So, she transformed into a beautiful woman. She was named Bai Suzhen and began to live in the world. She traveled everywhere, enjoying the mountains and rivers, and walking through the streets. She was very happy.

Once when she was traveling in Zhongnan Mountain, she accidentally encountered a green snake. The green snake had cultivated for hundreds of years, but was seriously injured and dying, and soon revealed its true form.

According to what she said before, she was being hunted by a Taoist priest, who seemed to be at least sixty years old. He saw through her true identity and wanted to take her as a concubine. She would rather die than obey. So the old Taoist priest was furious and vowed to put her into the alchemy furnace to make an elixir and eat her. The two fought for a long time, and later she was injured by the Taoist priest because her magic power was low and not as strong as the other party's. However, when the old Taoist priest was careless and thought she could not escape, she used her unique magic to escape from the hands of the evil Taoist priest. Unfortunately, due to the serious injuries, she will not live long.

As the saying goes, when a rabbit dies, the fox mourns. The white snake felt pity for the green snake, so she saved it at the cost of her inner elixir and her vitality. The green snake went through the gates of hell, and after waking up, she was grateful, so she recognized the white snake as her master and was willing to serve her as a servant.

After traveling for a while, the master and servant returned to West Lake together.

One afternoon, the West Lake was shrouded in mist and rain, and the scenery was breathtaking. The White Snake and the Green Snake were happy to go out.

While visiting the Broken Bridge to see the beautiful scenery of West Lake, the two met a man named Xu Xian. On the Broken Bridge, Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen fell in love at first sight.

After that, with the help of the green snake, the two got married under the moonlight and lived together in a small town beside the West Lake.

Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long.

There is a mountain not far from the town, and on the mountain there is a temple. There is a monk in the temple. On the surface, the monk is a solemn and enlightened monk, but in fact he is full of bad water and often does things that are unknown to others.

The monk saw Bai Suzhen on the street once and became very lustful. He looked for an opportunity, cast a spell to imprison Bai Suzhen and took her to a secret room in the temple.

When Xu Xian found out, he went to the temple in a hurry. The monk denied it in front of everyone, but mocked Xu Xian in private. Xu Xian and the green snake tried to save the man, but they were no match for the monk, and Xu Xian was almost beaten to death.

The monk's self-willed behavior angered Xu Xian. The green snake unexpectedly discovered that Xu Xian was actually the reincarnation of the devil, but his magic power was sealed. Later, the green snake sacrificed itself to remove the seal on Xu Xian, and thus awakened the devil soul in Xu Xian's heart.

Xu Xian later displayed his divine power - flooding the temple, defeating the monk, destroying his cultivation, and successfully rescuing Bai Suzhen...

The secret room was exposed, and the truth was revealed. The ugly face that the monk had hidden for many years was revealed.

However, although the monk committed heinous crimes, the old abbot had good intentions and imprisoned him under the Lei Feng Pagoda, leaving him to reflect on his sins facing the wall - until the water in the West Lake dried up and the Lei Feng Pagoda collapsed.

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"What a touching story!" Lan Lan couldn't help but sigh after listening to it.

"Yes! It's so touching!" Xiao Jing said until her mouth was dry, but she still wanted to say more. She continued loudly, "Especially... I remember when I saw Xu Xian was almost beaten to death in order to save the White Snake... For the love in his heart, he did not hesitate to risk the world's condemnation and flooded the temple. That scene was really touching. I cried my eyes out at that time."

"I guess if I go to see it, I might cry too." Lan Lan nodded and continued.

The two chatted for a long time before Lan Lan noticed Zi Xuan lying silently beside her and asked in confusion, "Sister, why are you silent?"

"It must be because I spoke so brilliantly that the elder sister was shocked!"

Xiaojing laughed out loud.

"The story is indeed wonderful." Zi Xuan did not deny it and praised, "You are a good storyteller."

All three laughed.

"But I'm very curious. You said you watched it on the Internet, so what is the name of this movie?" Zixuan continued.

"What's so strange about this?" Xiao Jing said, "You can search it. I just watched it online half a month ago. The name of the movie is... It's called "A Chinese Odyssey: The Demon King Xu Xian"!"

"A Chinese Odyssey: The Demon King Xu Xian?" Zi Xuan muttered to herself, and then suddenly realized, "It turns out to be a made-up drama. No wonder..."

"What's so strange?" Xiaojing felt puzzled and couldn't help asking.

"No wonder. I mean, I didn't know Xu Xian was so powerful..." Zi Xuan said with a smile.

"You'll know if you go watch the movie. That's what it says in the movie. Xu Xian is very powerful..." Xiao Jing added, "When the temple was flooded, he fought many people by himself..."

Lan Lan was the first to hear the problem -

She turned to Zi Xuan and said, "Isn't Xu Xian powerful? Could it be... could it be that there is another version of the Legend of the White Snake?"

Xiaojing was also stunned when she heard this.

"There may be many versions." Zixuan replied, "But all versions should have at least one thing in common."

"What do they have in common?" they asked curiously.

"Xu Xian is not a demon king." Zi Xuan said with a smile, "He is just a mortal. He has been just a mortal from the beginning to the end."

Looking at the two people's stunned expressions, Zi Xuan stretched lazily and sighed, "It seems that I have to tell this story again!"

(End of this chapter)