Before reaching Mudsprocket, Chen kept his word and explained the papermaking process. Zul'ra got the technique he wanted, and the more he looked at Chen's adorable black-and-white furry face, the more he liked it. He even had the urge to burn yellow paper and cut off a chicken's head to swear brotherhood with the big fellow. In the end, however, he abandoned the thought. First, there was no such custom here; second, it was simply inappropriate.
Zul'ra and Chen had only just met, and their first encounter had not exactly gone well. If he rashly proposed becoming sworn brothers to a Pandaren, never mind what Chen might think—Zul'ra himself would feel awkward, as though he were swearing brotherhood solely for profit. Though he really had gained papermaking from him, friendship still should not be mixed with too many ulterior motives.
Although they had not burned yellow paper or cut off a chicken's head to become sworn brothers, Zul'ra and Chen's relationship was not affected. The two talked a great deal along the way. Zul'ra told Chen of the Trolls' rise and fall, as well as the existence of voodoo Loa, while Chen spoke to Zul'ra of Pandaren history and their philosophy of being broad-minded and well-fed.
From Chen, Zul'ra learned many things he had never known. For instance, the first monk had been a Pandaren named Kang the Fist, who received guidance from Xuen, the White Tiger Spirit, atop Kun-Lai Summit and came to understand the existence of chi.
Kang the Fist was the first Pandaren monk. During the dark era of Mogu rule, he studied the making of medicinal wine and tea to treat his wounded people. Since the Mogu did not allow slaves to wield weapons, he created unarmed fighting techniques. To evade Mogu surveillance, he incorporated those