Their constant quarrels and need to outperform eachother has caused them to form the basis of the modern world. When the Wong's invented toilet paper, the Lee's went on to invent the bidet. When the Lee's discovered how to make iron weapons, the Wong's spent years discovering the secrets of steel.
For millenniums these two powerful families strived to outperform eachother. Every battle was a back and forth. They were perfectly matched in every way. If the Lee's attacked a Wong supply line, the Wong's would destroy a Lee port.
This series of oneupmanship was never ending.
Eventually the Wong's and the Lee's were so evenly matched in technology, and warfare that continuing by further would most likely lead to the destruction of both societies.
One morning Sun Lee, now emperor of the Lee half of China, is having an argument with his wife. She is angry at how long these quarrels have gone on. She doesn't even understand how it all began. Sun Lee was about to retort, when he realised she was right. This war had been going on for all of modern human history, when was enough, enough? Why had they even began fighting? What had started all this? Why has his father and his father before him for generations died to this seemingly pointless war?
So Sun Lee decided he would be the change that China needed. He set up a meeting with Han Wong, the current Wong emperor. He rode day and night to the Capital of the Wong Empire on the other side of China. Eventually reaching the steps of the capital building 1 week later. Lee was determined to understand this war and what had started it all. For he nor any of his family quite knew. Had it been a Wong to toss the first stone? Or a Lee? What could have happened that caused this never ending war of innovation and conquest?
As Sun Lee approached the doors of the capital building he was stopped by two guards. The asked him his business, only to be stopped in their tracks by Han Wong. Han invited Lee in, surprising Lee as he was confused by the politeness and good mannered nature of Han.
All the stories he'd heard were of a brutal leader who shows no mercy, yet here he was being served tea by this same man.
Finally, they sat down to talk. Lee got straight to it and asked, "Han, why are we fighting? Why have us and our families been at war for so long, fighting over something we can't even reme..." Quickly Han cut him off.
Han looked at him intently and said, "Lee, your family may not remember, but mine surely does."
Lee flabbergasted and apprehensive inquires about this claim, "You know? You know why this war has gone on so long?"
"TELL ME, TELL ME," he yelled.
The Wong's had recorded everything and a couple hundred years ago had seized all of the Lee's historical documents as well. Every Wong knew the history of the great Millennia wars.
Han still calm began to tell the story of the Wong's and the Lees. The trials and tribulations that both families had experienced, the inventions, the battles, the heroes, the bravery. He told it as unbiased as possible.
Lee remained thoroughly intrigued and when Han finished he was lost for words. Han had told him the true beginnings of their families. The Wong's and the Lee's used to be friends. They used to live in harmony in the same house, eat supper together every night, hunt together, die together.
Lee still overwhelmed by what he had been told began to laugh. Wong confused at his reaction asked him what he had found funny about the history of both their people's.
Lee, stumbling over his words, said while laughing, " So you're saying that our families have lived like this for thousands of years, fighting, killing, and hating eachother... because my great great great great great great great great great great grandfather woke up on the Wong side of the bed?"
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