It was during the time of upheaval that Huike sought refuge in the mountains near the Yangtze River and met Sengcan who was to become his successor and the Third Chinese Patriarch of Chan.
Pada saat terjadi pergolakan itulah Huike mencari perlindungan di pegunungan dekat Sungai Yangtze dan bertemu Sengcan yang akan menjadi penggantinya dan menjadi Patriark Chan ke tiga di China.