#lmk erlang shen

[quitealotofsodapop]

Wukong ends up having to explain to Erlang that it wasn't even him who had messed up things in Heaven, he'd been the hostage! Erlang is more than willing to let the whole thing drop, provided they help him find the Furnace.

referencing.

Erlang def pauses when he hears that.

Sun Wukong - a hostage in a demonic coup?

Now the Three Eyed God has heard everything.

The reveal that Wukong's eldest (whom Erlang knew as a cub), was the one to plan the chaotic thefts to save his mom, immediately softens the General. Yang Jian did some stupid stuff to save his mom too once upon a time. And Erlang quickly calls off any manhunt in exchange for the Trigram Furnace back.

Red Son lead the general to where he left the Furnace (looks to be FFM given the coastline/volanic rocks), only to find that it's been stolen.

DBK immediately takes the fall for Red Son, and agrees to find the Furnace and return it to Heaven as repayment. In private, DBK admits its a cover screen to try and follow Macaque's footsteps. Odds are that the Bone Demon had someone take the Furnace for her own doing, and if they're connected, DBK will find Macaque. Wukong is super grateful for DBK's offer, especially since it allows him to keep on eye an MK for the time being.

News of the "Monkie Kid" actually being Sun Qi Xiaotian, heir of Sun Wukong, becomes a bit of an open secret after New Years.

[acoraxia]

my favorite group: middle child syndrome or MCS for short

beard erlang propaganda continues

[swagginmun]

GUYS GUYS AFTER I WAS SCOURING BILIBILI FOR THAT TRAILER GUESS WHAT I FOUND /j /j /j

[foxgonyoom]

Oh she absolutely can and she absolutely will, but let's just say it won't end there.

Also here's Version B, which is basically the same thing but Erlang is frowning.

(He's also catching on to the subtext of her silence in this version and is immediately done with it lol)

[jttwconfessions]

[maidenofthecloud]

Monkey: my king, your arch-nemesis is at the door.

sun wukong: Ah, erlang! Back again for another beatdow—oh it's just you.

Macaque: Wha—erlang shen?! YOU'RE FIGHTING BEHIND MY BACK?!

sun wukong: I have other business to take care of outside of you, old pal.

Macaque: DO I MEAN NOTHING TO YOU?!

[uselessalexis165]

Y’ALL!!!!!

[mythicalmagical-monkeyman]

Erlang: We have an army Azure: Well we have a Wukong Macaque: *running away with Wukong held above his head* NO YOU FUCKING DON'T

[shipovnikk]

these two are silly 🍜🍜🍜

[darkwater-fic-recs]

(Ongoing)

[quitealotofsodapop]

Hmm...actually, once the identities are revealed...how do Sandy, Pigsy and Tang feel about whenever SWK or Mac casually drop a gods name casually, like "Oh, Nezha said he might drop by later", like that has to feel weird, y'know?

Macaque tries to keep things subtle around the noodle shop gang, but Wukong slips up occasionally.

When Nezha first appears at the shop pre-reveal looking like a grungy teenage demon with snake features (he's associated with them in the mythos) and SWK welcomes him warmly - Pigsy and Tang just assume the kid is relative that the monkey couple trusted enough to know where they are. Soon Nezha starts to get used to being treated like An Actual Child by adults who care about him and his mature facade starts to break down. The noodle shop gang think its more that the kid has a rough home life and needs a safe place to hang out. So whats the harm in letting the little guy stay too?

After the two monkey's are revealled as the Monkey King and the Six Eared Macaque however? Many questions are asked.

Pigsy: *turns to look at "Nez"* Nezha: "..." Pigsy: "Let me guess... Lotus Prince right?" Nezha: "Yeah." Pigsy: "You gonna turn back into your real form or...?" Nezha, looking a bit bashful: "What if I told you the snake-y and gross teenage stuff was my real form?" Tang: "Oh my gosh... you need acne cream." Pigsy: "TANG!" Tang: "I'm just saying! Human puberty is bad enough! Imagine being immortal with it! He needs to keep moisturized!" Pigsy: "Well, atleast he's been eating decently since he's been here... could use more protein though." Sandy: "And plenty of rest! You can't burn the candle at both ends! Even if it's infinite!" Nezha: *is honestly touched* (Ｔ▽Ｔ)

But yeah the gang do get confused at times when the monkeys bring up random names in history/mythology they know. Like "Cooking with Chang'e" airs one night, and Macaque randomly mentions:

Macaque: "Huh, she's on tv? She used to be really nervous with public speaking when we were little." Pigsy, shellshocked: "How do you know that!?" Macaque: "She's my sister, duh. I was born from a moon rock. She helped raise me until I moved to Flower Fruit Mountain to be with other Monkey demons." Pigsy: *incomprehensible spluttering* Tang: "Does she actually like mooncakes, or is that more a commercial thing?" Macaque: "She likes them, but her favorite kind has osmanthus in it." Pigsy & Tang: *aggressively takes notes for different reasons*

After a while it gets more annoying than amazing. Especially since Pigsy was already unimpressed with any immortal who wasn't Chang'e.

Erlang: "I require an audience with Sun Wukong." Pigsy, not even looking up from the stove: "He's on break." Erlang: "I assume you did not hear me correctly. I require an immediate audience with Sun Wukong." Pigsy: "And I told you: HE'S ON BREAK! Now you wait, buy something, or scram!" Erlang, stunned: "......lamb noodles please." *Wukong returns from break to see Erlang feeding his dog bits of lamb.* Erlang: "Wukong, you must understand that my visit is not one of pleasure. I have tasked myself to inquire about the status of your mission regarding The Egg." Wukong: "No egg here! Except for whats in the fridge. Hehehe." *dad joke* Erlang, glaring with all three eyes: "Hmm..." Wukong: *sweating nervously* Erlang: "...ok. I can see that you're truthful in that there is no Cosmic Egg present in this facility. Why you busy yourself in these mortals matters is beyond me. But be warned simian..." Wukong: "What?" Erlang: "We should spar more often, bro. Me and the Plum Hill boys starting to miss you on the training grounds. Plus you're starting to look fluffier." *Erlang and his dog leaves* Wukong: "Phew! Glad I got rid of him!" Macaque, returns from getting cheese tea, visibly pregnant: "What that jerk want?" Wukong: "Old work stuff." Macaque: "He's lucky I'm incapacitated, or I would have neutered him to match his hound." Wukong: "I know you would." Tang: *trying desperately not to explode cus was that just Erlang Shen?!*

Sandy is a lot more chill. That person he just talked to was a god? That's cool! Hope he's made a new friend today! Accidentally befriends a bunch of them just by being a cool dude. The dragon kingdoms think he's a great ambassador.

[acoraxia]

transfem macaque is smthing i might draw

Anyways

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Cashapp // Ko-Fi

[swagginmun]

what is the relationship between erlang and wukong?? just curious uwu

/THIS/ ENERGY.

[foxgonyoom]

I mean... In a way, he's technically not wrong on either account.

Heard a theory that Nezha maybe knew what the fuck was going on with MK's monkey form and my brain was like: "Yo but what if Nezha met MK when the boy was littol baby monkey?"

Eventually, that led to me making this in one day (by pulling an all-nighter). Enjoy!

(It's also been a while since I've drawn actual people and not legos, so I'm currently rediscovering my art style for them. I think I did pretty well here though!)

(And yes this comic is based on the

Girl: "Whatcha got there?" Guy holding a smoothie and sitting next to an ostrich: "A smoothie."

meme, just to clarify.)

Anyhoo here's all the panels in one image in case ya want that.

Alright, toodles!

[jttwconfessions]

[maidenofthecloud]

Macaque:ha, looks like you've got a little obsession on Wukong

Erlang shen: no, it looks like YOU have obsession on him