A monster name Zhu

In an venerable house, an old man sat, murmuring to himself. He heard a noise and looked outside, realizing his servant had returned, but without anyone else.

"You! Why didn't you go find them? Why did you come back here? Do you want me to slap you to death?!"

"Calm down, sir!! I don't want to receive another slap in the face!!"

"Then why did you come back?!"

"Well, sir, I found three holy monks whom I coincidentally met on the way. They have extraordinary strength!"

"Big talk! Those before you also boasted like that, only to be threatened by that monster and then ran away!"

"Well, sir, this time it's different!"

He squinted his eyes, then stood up and went outside with his servant.

"Hello" I greeted him.

"Hi" he greeted me in return.

Both of us looked at each other without saying anything, making the servant sweat nervously.

"Hey, do you want me to smack your butt into pieces?" He whispered to his servant.

"W-What?! Why, sir?!"

"Why ask why?! You said three, but I only see one!"

Suddenly, the peach tree he planted shook violently, making him look up at the branches.

On the branch, there was a silver-haired girl, eating apples as if they were water, swallowing them all in one go.

"M-My precious apples!!!" He put both hands on his head in horror.

Then he heard a sound of breaking from inside his house, making him worried as he went inside.

There, a monkey was rummaging through, eating everything she found.

"You?! Where did you come from and act like you own this place?!!"

"Huh? Oh, I'm hungry."

"If you're hungry, that's your problem, but why rummage through my house??"

"Your house is my house, and my house is my house."

He was furious, intending to grab his heirloom sword to kill the mischievous monkey in front of him if it weren't for his servant and me stopping him.

"Calm down, sir! They are the ones I mentioned!"

"Quit it! All I see is them causing trouble!!"

After a while of talking and trying to calm him down, things finally settled down.

Now, he sat down at the table, inviting me, Wukong, and Yu Long.

"So, are you the ones chosen to retrieve the scripture?"

"Yeah, we plan to stay here overnight and then leave."

"Stay overnight? So you're just passing by, why did you say you were catching monsters?"

"Just caught it on the way," Wukong said casually, leaning back with her hands behind her head.

"Hmm..." Mr. Gao fell silent, pondering over something.

"So, how many monsters are there in this place?" Wukong asked.

"Just one."

"Only one? How did you still lose?" I asked, confused.

"Quality over quantity, master" Wukong said to me.

Then she looked at Mr. Gao.

He sighed, seemingly deciding to trust the three of us.

"Here's the thing. I have three daughters. The first two are already married, but the youngest one is still single and she wants a husband like her older sisters."

"And three years ago, a man named Zhu wanted to marry her. He had a tall, muscular build, was well-off, orphaned, and had no siblings. I thought he was suitable, so I agreed."

"Wait, with that profile look so sus, you still agreed?" I looked at him.

"...I seem to have missed something. At first, I didn't want some unknown guy to suddenly appear and become my son-in-law. But he was so robust to the point of being impressive, capable of doing many things that ordinary people couldn't, and he was diligent too, so I liked him."

"But..." He began to hesitate.

"What's wrong?"

"His eating... is even more monstrous than his strength. Every time he eats, I have to prepare ten times more food than for a normal person, and even after he finishes eating, he's still not full!"

Both I and Wukong turned to look at Yu Long upon hearing that.

'I wonder who eats more between him and Yu Long' we both thought.

"And one day, while he was using the restroom, I accidentally saw him doing something suspicious, so I followed him. However, he noticed me inadvertently and then emitted a terrifying pressure, then he kidnapped my daughter while I wasn't paying attention!"

"And so, every year, he comes here once and creates a sandstorm that causes misery for my family!" he slammed the table, tears streaming down his face.

"Hmm, based on what you said, this monster seems to be a pig!" Wukong rested her chin on her hand.

"You sure?"

"No"

"Then why you think is a pig monster?"

"Because he eats a lot, after all, pigs always eat a lot, don't they?"

"Well you got a point. Wukong, have you made a decision?" I asked.

"Yeah! I'll handle it."

"T-Thank you. If you need anything, whether it's soldiers or weapons, you can ask me!"

"No need! I have this!" Wukong took out her staff, the Jingu Bang, from her ear and enlarged it.

"And I don't know the way, so you'll follow me!" Wukong pointed at Mr. Cao.

"Oh?! Okay!" He agreed.

"Yu Long! Protect Master!" Wukong instructed before leaving with Mr. Cao.

"...I don't have any role for today, do I?" I sighed, sitting next to Yu Long and sipping tea.

"Hungry." Yu Long said

"But you just finished eating?"

"Then, pat my head."

"..."