There Are Vines in the Hood

Spiritual qi revival, monsters on the loose.

Drawn by a mysterious feeling to the botanical garden, An Ya returned home to find a withered vine poking out of her hood. The vine didn't like interacting with people, but it said, "Cold." On a strange impulse, An Ya decided to keep it.

She sprayed the vine with a little water, and a tiny green bud appeared.

She broke off a piece of bread for it, and it gave her a little red fruit in return.

She watched TV dramas with the vine. Sometimes it trembled, sometimes it rolled around, and it even ran away when they watched a terrible show.

Day after day passed...

The vine said, "You may have come here because I called to you, but you've been so good to me. I have to repay you."

Su Nian thought it over. "Then grow a little flower."

The vine fell silent for a long while. "...That'll use up a lot of demonic power."

Then it added, "All right."

Theme: Heartwarming