Chapter 53: Uneducated
Sun Wukong and Zhenyuan Daxian discussed in the forest.
He suddenly felt something in his heart and looked to the sea.
"That's the breath of the hidden dragon. β
Zhenyuan Daxian looked at the seaside and knew the reason: "Brother Xian, that human king sent his crown prince over." β
Sun Wukong nodded, stretched out his hand, and a letter flew from the seaside.
He was spread out on the ground, and it turned out to be Liu Heng's handwritten letter.
When the emperor of the Han Dynasty was the prince, he had four sons with the empress, and then died of illness one after another.
After Liu Heng ascended the throne, he set up the current prince, and in recent years, he felt that instead of letting the prince study in Chang'an, it was better to come to Huaguo Mountain to study, so he specially offered gold and silver treasures and asked Sun Wukong to take more care.
"Brother Xian shouldn't have promised him. β
After reading the letter, Zhenyuan Daxian said to Sun Wukong: "Interfering too much in the Han Dynasty is afraid that it will cause trouble for Huaguo Mountain." β
Sun Wukong pondered for a moment.
"It doesn't matter. β
He made a thousand-mile transmission and asked Zhang Liang to deal with this matter.
"I don't interfere in the politics of the people's dynasty. β
Sun Wukong said to Zhenyuan Daxian: "Then the prince will stay in Huaguo Mountain for a few years, and there will be no trouble." β
The prince of the Han Dynasty came to Huaguo Mountain to study, and there was no harm in it, and a little trouble was nothing.
Sun Wukong forgot about this matter in a blink of an eye and continued to discuss the Great Dao with Zhenyuan Daxian.
And by the sea, Zhang Liang got Sun Wukong's order and hurriedly ran to meet the prince of the Han Dynasty.
The prince's name is Liu Qi, Zhang Liang has long heard that his temperament is different from his father, he is quite strong, and before meeting, Zhang Liang was still a little worried.
However, as soon as they met, Liu Qi bowed respectfully to Zhang Liang.
"Sir is on top. β
This attitude made Zhang Liang breathe a sigh of relief.
The prince seems to be very smart - at least he knows that he can't be too ostentatious in Huaguo Mountain.
What Zhang Liang didn't know was that Liu Qi was intimidated by Sun Wukong.
The letter of the emperor of the Han Dynasty was originally placed in Liu Qi's arms, but after getting close to Huaguo Mountain, it flew out for no reason, and Liu Qila couldn't hold it.
With such a spell, Liu Qi knew the horror of Huaguo Mountain, and naturally he didn't dare to be disrespectful.
Zhang Liang took Liu Qi to Lotus Island.
"Lotus Island is the name given by the two kings, and the shape of this small island is somewhat similar to the lotus flower. β
Zhang Liang introduced Lotus Island to Liu Qi.
Lotus Island is a place where the monsters learn management and clerical work, and all the demon kings come here every year to study, so it also has a nickname.
"The monsters of Huaguo Mountain call this place the Demon King Island. β
Zhang Liang smiled: "As long as you say that you are a student of Demon King Island in the future, other monsters will not dare to provoke you." β
Liu Qi nodded, a little nervous.
Demon King Island, can he really study here?
"Don't worry, the king asked me to arrange your studies for you, and also asked me to protect you. Zhang Liang said: "I live on the island, you can learn the way of governance quietly." β
The purpose of Liu Qi's trip is to learn the governance of Huaguo Mountain.
"Doesn't the Monkey King want to see me?"
Liu Qi was a little uneasy.
Zhang Liang smiled: "The king is practicing, and he will definitely find time to see you in the future." β
He and Liu Qi walked past a stone lion.
"Mr. Zhang. Shi Shi suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head and asked, "Who is he?"
Liu Qi didn't expect Shishi to be able to speak, so he took a step back in fright.
Zhang Liang replied with a smile: "This is the king's guest." β
Shi Shi looked at Liu Qi, a white light flashed in his eyes, then nodded, closed his eyes, and turned back into an immobile statue.
After being far away from Shishi, Liu Qi felt a little at ease.
"Sir, who is that stone lion?"
"It's just like you, a student here. β
Zhang Liang replied.
This stone lion is a monster brought back by Sun Wukong from the Sanxing Cave, because it has not been transformed, Sun Wukong put it here, so that it can learn some knowledge after practice.
"The stone lion is a dead thing, and it is more difficult to transform into an ordinary monster, and it has the guidance of the king, so it can listen to all directions and know the events of Lotus Island. β
Zhang Liang told Liu Qi.
Although the stone lion has not yet transformed into a shape, its strength cannot be underestimated, and if it succeeds in transforming in the future, it will definitely be an important member of Huaguo Mountain.
Liu Qi kept it in mind.
The two walked into a bookstore, and Zhang Liang wanted to buy Liu Qi some books to use.
As soon as Liu Qigang entered the bookstore, he saw two little demons squatting on the ground, looking at a painting with relish.
The painting is a turtle, vivid and cute, Liu Qi just looked over, and saw that the appearance of the turtle had changed, the lines gradually became clear, and then it became a 'turtle' character.
Liu Qi couldn't help but stop.
The word 'turtle' disappeared not long after, and the two little demons picked up the book and shook it a few times, and then ran to the counter.
"Sister, sister, help us!"
They handed the book to the female goblin who was talking to Zhang Liang.
The goblin stretched out her hand and recited a spell on the book, and the word 'turtle' appeared again.
Liu Qi saw it for a while, only to realize that this book was not a toy, but a literacy textbook.
It's a great way to read.
Liu Qi was secretly surprised, and when Zhang Liang bought the book and came out, he couldn't help but ask: "Sir, do all the monsters in Huaguo Mountain use that book to learn literacy?"
Zhang Liang nodded: "There is also a big demon teaching." β
When he first came to Huaguo Mountain, the monsters had already used that book to learn to read.
Back then, in order to quickly eradicate illiteracy and learn human technology, Sun Wukong gave priority to creating literacy teaching materials for monsters.
This kind of literacy textbook is easy to understand and extremely efficient, but it requires mana support, and can only be used by youkai and Taoist priests.
Liu Qi couldn't help but say: "I thought that the Monkey King only wrote "Heavenly Creation" and "Hundred Herbs". β
Zhang Liang smiled and shook his head: "That's just human cognition. β
Huaguo Mountain is the place that Sun Wukong cares about, and taking care of human beings is only occasional, of course, there will be many different things here.
"The prince no longer needs to be literate, I bought you a copy of "Erya". β
Zhang Liang handed Liu Qi a book: "If you read through "Erya" in the past few days, you will be able to get along with other monsters in Huaguo Mountain." β
"I've already watched Erya. β
Liu Qi waved his hand and refused.
He studied Erya as early as the Imperial Palace, a book that collects and explains all kinds of words, including the meaning of words, the names of people and living utensils, and many explanations of astronomy, earth, and animal words.
"Erya" is a book that everyone who reads a book reads.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Huaguoshan's "Erya" is different from the outside world. β
Zhang Liang shook his head and stuffed "Erya" into Liu Qi's hand.
"The king has revised Erya, and on his basis, the monsters revise it every few years, and it is much more detailed than the Erya you learned. β
Liu Qi looked at the "Erya" in his hand, which was indeed much heavier than what he had learned.
"If it's so good, why don't the Terrans use it?"
Liu Qi asked while opening "Erya".
Seeing the words above, he immediately understood why.
"I haven't seen those words. β
Liu Qi said with a look of surprise.
Zhang Liang laughed: "This book "Erya" includes the vocabulary of Huaguoshan. β
"Erya" is not sold to human beings because the vocabulary of Huaguoshan is not applicable to the outside world, and there are many professional words here, and humans don't know what they are.
"If you don't read "Erya" thoroughly, if you talk to the monsters in Huaguo Mountain in the future, I'm afraid it will attract jokes. β
Zhang Liang said to Liu Qi.
Liu Qi flipped through a few more pages of "Erya", looked at the annotations on it, and finally understood in his heart how well-intentioned Liu Heng was in sending him over.
The number of creations and prosperity of Huaguo Mountain is indeed far greater than that of Chang'an.
In this way, Liu Qi lived on Lotus Island.
Zhang Liang did not say Liu Qi's identity, Liu Qi studied with monsters, and was a little uncomfortable at first, but soon liked this life.
He is not the only human being on Lotus Island, there are also some people who have lived in Huaguo Mountain since childhood, and soon became one with Liu Qi.
"Liu Qi, what does Chang'an City look like?"
Almost every day, someone asks Liu Qi about things outside.
"Chang'an is not so good. β
Liu Qi told them that although he lived a more comfortable life in Chang'an than Huaguoshan, others were not.
Huaguoshan does not have a strict concept of hierarchy, except for studying and working, humans and monsters can live very comfortably.
Liu Qi studied during the day, and at night he and his friends went to Lukfuku Island to eat, drink and play.
The lights are lit up every night and there are often food events on Lukhokushima, which often makes him linger and only think of returning to school the next morning.
"It's even more interesting than the palace. β
Liu Qi thought like this, if it weren't for Zhang Liang's relationship, he would have been kicked out a long time ago.
On this day, Liu Qi bought heavenly clothes, jumped and flew with his friends after school, and had a lot of fun, which aroused the anger of a bull demon.
"Boy, can you settle down. β
The Bull Demon King was furious, how could this guy gather people to play all day long, and he didn't do his job, which disturbed his study.
He had been pulling ramen for a few years, and he finally came into the school, and he couldn't wait to finish it and leave earlyβwhy is this guy so an eyesore!
"To play outside, don't jump around on top of the school. β
The Bull Demon King grabbed Liu Qi and said fiercely: "Don't think that I don't know who you are, disturbing my study, you can't save you when you come!"
Liu Qi broke out in a cold sweat at that time, and realized that he was getting carried away.
"Sir. β
When he got home in the evening, Liu Qi hurriedly apologized to Zhang Liang - he had been taken care of by Zhang Liang these days, so there were no accidents.
"Calmed down?"
Zhang Liang asked a few words, after all, it was a teenager's mentality, and he didn't blame too much.
However, this incident attracted the attention of Sun Wukong - the Bull Demon King and the Prince of the Han Dynasty, both of whom are not ordinary people.
He called Zhang Liang.
Zhang Liang took Liu Qi to see him, and Liu Qi was full of worries, thinking that Sun Wukong was going to expel him.
Sun Wukong didn't say anything, and walked up with Liu Qi in Huaguo Mountain.
Liu Qi set foot in Huaguo Mountain for the first time.
The scenery here is very different from the five small islands, the little goblins are happily playing, and occasionally some goblins can be seen learning to read and write.
"You've seen them literate. Sun Wukong looked at the literate goblins and asked Liu Qi, "How is the book?"
Liu Qi was silent for a long time, and finally said, "Okay." β
Sun Wukong then asked, "You don't want to bring it back to Chang'an?"
Liu Qi shook his head: "There is no one to bring back." β
"Not necessarily. β
Sun Wukong shook his head.
Not long ago, after the dispute between Dao art and technology, he asked the youkai to study some universal Dao techniques, and some results have come out recently.
In the case of this literacy textbook, the youkai wanted to make it more universal and could be used without mana.
Maybe in a few years, it will be successful.
"Don't you think it's worth looking forward to?"
Sun Wukong said: "If you continue to study like this, maybe one day, Taoism will change the productivity of the whole world." β
Liu Qi was a little incomprehensible.
Sun Wukong did not force an explanation.
"Your father stayed in Huaguo Mountain for two days. He said to Liu Qi: "But he knows more about Huaguo Mountain than you." β
Perhaps because of the relationship between age and experience, Liu Qi did not show his father's comprehension ability.
"I allow you to live in Huaguo Mountain for three years. β
Sun Wukong said: "After three years, you must leave here. β
Liu Qi regretted it greatly, and sure enough, it was what he did that offended the Monkey King.
"I can apologize to the bull demon. He said.
"No, I don't. Sun Wukong shook his head and said funny: "I don't blame you for it, you don't even know who he is." β
Liu Qi hurriedly asked.
Sun Wukong thought about it, and the Bull Demon King didn't stay for long, so he told him the identity of the Bull Demon King.
Liu Qi was taken aback, the Bull Demon King was one of the most powerful demon saints in the four continents, of course it was impossible for him not to know.
"Isn't he dead?"
Liu Qi was nervous: "Why is he here?"
"Just like you. Sun Wukong said: "He is here to learn." β
Sun Wukong looked at Liu Qi and found that his expression was flustered, but he still didn't have what he wanted to tell him.
"You don't have to worry about the Bull Demon King. β
Sun Wukong sighed and said, "He will leave here soon." β
He then asked Liu Qi: "Why did the Bull Demon King come here to study?"
"Because the demon kingdom has perished. β
Liu Qi replied, and then knew what Sun Wukong was going to tell him.
The Bull Demon King is a monster, a monster can still learn with peace of mind, as a Terran prince, how can he lose to him?
"Thank you Monkey King for the reminder. β
Liu Qi came to his senses and hurriedly thanked Sun Wukong.
"In the past three years, I must have studied the way of governance seriously. β
Sun Wukong nodded, and then shook his head again.
What he wanted to say was actually a sentence.
- No culture kills people.