Chapter 70 An Insurmountable Illness

Hua Sheng had a vague memory of the Chinese parasol tree drying up three years ago. No amount of medicine or fertilizer could bring it back to health. Hua Sheng's grandmother had her work the soil, give the tree plenty of water, and even talk to it. Hua Sheng thought this was silly, but her grandmother insisted. As Hua Sheng did as she was instructed, however, the tree slowly began to come back to life over the course of three years. It was like a miracle. A long time ago, her grandmother had told her that Chinese parasol trees were good to have around because they could attract phoenixes. She even joked that little Hua Sheng was, herself, the phoenix that they had been waiting for. She also said that when Hua Sheng grew up, the one she married would be a dragon among men. But Hua Sheng didn't pay any mind to such talk. Her grandmother was superstitious, and some things that she said could be brushed off as such. As Hua Sheng took her hand, she could tell that her grandmother