Once upon a time, there lived a little boy named Li Hua.
It was a silent and tranquil night. Out of the blue, a creature pecked at his window. He slowly drew the curtains and saw a giant crane standing right in front of his eyes, flapping its wings. He blinked slowly and opened the windows. The crane flew in and stood at the end of his bed. It had a tall neck, a red bill, beady eyes and beautiful plumage. It began pecking on his toes, as if it wanted him to ride on its back. At first, he was not too sure about it, but out of curiosity, he climbed on and they took off through the tenebrous night.
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After a while of travelling, he saw the famous Guest-Greeting Pine, bizarrely-shaped rocks and knew that the crane had brought him to the legendary Huangshan Mountains. He was flying among the soaring peaks, which were embraced by a sea of clouds. They were flying so high above that Li Hua thought he could even touch the moon! As they rose higher and higher up into the sky, the breeze was starting to get colder and colder until they reached a temple, nestled behind a monkey-shaped boulder.
The temple was antique. There was a red brick wall in front with a picture featuring an old raccoon, holding a walking stick. Li Hua got off the crane and stepped inside, finding himself in a dim room, lighted with candles. There, he saw an old raccoon settled on a comfy armchair, watching China CCTV NEWS while eating a slice of pizza. He looked exactly like the raccoon in the picture. He had a plethora of wrinkles on his forehead. Li Hua instantly realized who he was and blurted out, “Master Raccoon! I saw you in the movie. I’m Li Hua. Nice to meet you!”
“He is back. I have taught him for years and he is back. The ruddy old villain, plotting revenge against our Yellow Emperor!” He continued to whisper and rage mysteriously as if he had not heard Li Hua speak. He slowly turned to him and said, “Come, dear. Come to my garden.” He ushered him through the back door as he saw a huge, lush peach tree. There he also found Master Phoenix and the Fearless Four - Dragon, Grizzly, Leopard and Houzi all from the same movie. He turned towards Master Raccoon and asked, “I am a big fan of Kungfu. Can you please teach me some skills?”
Master Raccoon replied unhurriedly, “Master Phoenix can teach you some.” His smile faded away. “Have a peach to upgrade your strength. We may need you to protect the Yellow Emperor in the future.”
He grabbed a luscious peach and handed it to Li Hua. “I should return to my telly.” And continued to mutter under his breath something about a ‘villain plotting revenge’. Li Hua sat beside the tree and started chatting animatedly with the Masters. After a good talk, he started learning Kungfu with Master Phoenix. Master Phoenix was good-tempered, so learning was hard but joyful for Li Hua. With the help of the Virtual Reality Kungfu training kit, Li Hua soon became as good as the Fearless Four.
One day, when Li Hua was practicing Kungfu with the Fearless Four near the Flying-Over Rock at the Bright Summit, suddenly there was a loud roar coming from behind! “ARGHHH!!!” Abruptly, a gigantic ox stormed towards them in sheer fury. He had a head like a horse and a huge, revolting nose. His horns were large and curved. The ox looked like he could beat anything. Master Raccoon came out and shouted, “Curse him, the Demon Ox is back, I knew he would be destined to destroy Huangshan.” Master Raccoon’s face was now a dark shade of red instead of brown. It was the villain he was talking about all along! The ox surely looked appalling.
Without warning, the Demon Ox charged at Master Leopard. She pounced. She grabbed his horns then forced them apart as they cracked. But that only worsened his temper. She jumped off the ox and he charged again, knocking the leopard out unconscious. He then charged towards Li Hua, since his clothes were red and eye-catching. Li Hua punched him in the face but the powerful ox rushed forward. They had a tight battle. The ox kept on coming back at him, urging him towards the precipitous cliff. He was so frightened that his brain became plain white. Luckily, Master Phoenix came to the rescue by tossing him a yellow pistol and shouted, “Li Hua, shoot it!” Li Hua quickly triggered it. To his great surprise, banana peels shot out of the gun. He quickly pressed another button but it shot out lemon juice. Master Phoenix might have passed him the wrong thing by accident. Fortunately, Li Hua was smart enough to turn it into a powerful weapon. He blasted armfuls of banana peel all over the ground and then fired the lemon juice at the ox’s eyes. The ox immediately groaned and winced as he closed his eyes. Li Hua shot out more banana peels and the ox slipped, bouncing off the cliff and disappearing out of sight.
Master Raccoon exclaimed, “I am thoroughly impressed with you. You are now ready to be a knight of the Yellow Emperor.”
Li Hua replied, “Thank you for everything, I honor it greatly. But I think it is time for me to return home. I will come back whenever you need me.”
“Your family won’t think you have been away for long. Time passes quickly here.” Master Phoenix took out a whistle and blew it, a beautiful cloud was in front of him. “Tell the cloud your address, step inside and off you go. Goodbye, Li Hua.” He bowed to him solemnly.
“Anhui, Street 109, House 21.” Li Hua cried. “Farewell, Master Raccoon, Master Phoenix and all!” His voice slowly faded as he descended into the cloud.
~ The End ~ :)
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