What's the most unbelievable thing in the world? Dr. Zhong had just told a patient not to believe in superstition, then returned to his office and found his future self waiting there.
His future self told him that the wife he'd been longing for over thirty years was finally coming, and she was in the hospital morgue.
Dr. Zhong rubbed his hands together excitedly and went to look around the morgue. He didn't see a single living soul, so he went home disappointed. Then, in the middle of the night, someone came knocking.
The visitor was polite and well-mannered. Apart from being a talking tree, which was a little unusual, everything seemed perfectly normal...
Dr. Zhong: "..."
Tree demon: "Help me cultivate a human form, and I'll help you make a fortune. How about it?"
Dr. Zhong: "..."
Dr. Zhong firmly declined.
The tree demon held the door shut with its roots. "We can talk about your conditions!"
Dr. Zhong: "...Let... let go of your branches! This is breaking and entering. Let go or I'll call the police! Don't you know the rules? Spirits aren't allowed to become demons after the founding of the nation!"
Tree demon: "I am from the Northern Song dynasty... That isn't important. I have a gentle disposition and bring good fortune to the household. Don't be afraid of me."
Dr. Zhong: "You're lying! I saw your fangs. What kind of tree has fangs that long?"
Tree demon: "...Oh."
It then put away its scythe-like fangs.
Theme: As long as life goes on, so does the struggle
