Xiuying listens as Tang narrates the old legend while Mushu looks bored as if knowing where this goes.
"The thing you need to understand about the old legends is that the story is never finished. There maybe no pages left to turn, but there is always more to the journey. Rising from the Netherworld, the Demon Bull King attacked. No one could stop him, no one could resist. No one except... the legendary Monkey King. The Monkey King used his magical staff to pick up a nearby mountain. He trapped the Demon Bull King underneath it. The Monkey King sealed the mountain with the staff that no other being could wield, trapping the Demon Bull King forever. With the battle won, the Monkey King vanished, never to be seen again. Legend says the staff still lies on top of that mountain, the one thing keeping our world from certain destruction. And with the Demon Bull King gone, civilization was able to advance into the amazing city we now live in. A world of elegant cultures, gentle loving people, a city brimming with five-star cuisine, and all because of the Monkey King."
"Oh, that's so good! Monkey King's so cool! He's so strong and handsome-" Mk gushed.
"Oh, MK. And you thought you knew all the Monkey King stories." Tang chuckled.
Mk pulls out his book to show pictures of his drawing and starts explaining.
"Oh, but I do. I got his whole life documented extensively in this unauthorized autobiography of Monkey King. Written and illustrated by yours truly. Like I knew he was born from a stone, and live behind a waterfall with his sweet little baby monkey friends! And- and- and oh!"
Xiuying smiles in amusement and swiftly takes his book to get a better look of his work, nodding at the art. Mushu yawned and looked at the book she's looking at.
"It's nice to know someone's taking in all these stories. Pearls of wisdom, dripping from my lips." Tang said with pride before clearing his throat. "Well, you know the deal: one story, one free bowl of Zha jiang mian. Hmm?"
"Huh? Oh right, free noodles! Yep, on it. How heavy do you think a mountain is? Compare to like-"
Mk attempts to grab the bowl but someone throws a spoon at him, scaring Cri-Kee who's in the middle of drinking soup of the noodles Xiuying bought earlier.
"Free noodles?!"
Pigsy takes the noodles with his eyes shadowed.
"No one gets a free meal at Pigsy's! I'm not running a charity here, Tang!" he shouted.
"Ah, but Pigsy, I was paying with wisdom." Tang calmly said.
Xiuying rolls her eyes at that and ignores them.
"Does he even have money?" Mushu deadpanned.
"Yeah? Well, wisdom don't pay the rent, you freeloader! And you!" Pigsy glared before pointing angrily at Mk who freezes. "You've been slacking off all morning! I've got a dozen orders that need to go out, so quit slacking and get packing!"
"Yeah. I was about to take my break. So..." Mk started.
"Wrong word, man..." Mushu shook his head.
"I wouldn't say that if I were you..." Xiuying muttered.
Pigsy stared at Mk, completely offended.
"Break? Break?! There's no break in war! I need workers. Soldiers in the army of Pigsy's Noodles, home of the world's longest noodles. How else am I gonna expand my business into enemy territory?"
"Uh, do you mean across the street?" Xiuying pointed out.
Pigsy glares at the other pig man from his shop who glares back.
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Heart of a Warrior (Rewrite 2023)
FanficThere is a story about Fa Mulan, who's the hero and the warrior, died tragically from the battle against the Lady Bone Demon that her and her friends manage to defeat. But that's not the end, a new hope comes. The reincarnation where it will change...
