Chen Tang was silent for a moment and then asked, "What did Despair Slope do in those forty-odd years?"
Liu Daoist shook his head and said, "We did everything we could to protect all beings and never saw any action from the people of Despair Slope."
Chen Tang was deeply disappointed, "Despair Slope keeps saying it's maintaining the world's order, but it's just another family entrenched in the human world."
Liu Daoist invited Scholar Zhu down and said, "Our fate has run its course, choose another tree."
Scholar Zhu hung himself on a tree, refusing to come down, and said, "Good birds choose trees before residing; willow trees naturally attract ghosts, and I can't sleep well on another tree. I've slept here for over a thousand years, don't think you can make me leave my home!"
Liu Daoist repeatedly tried to persuade, but Scholar Zhu only tied his hanging rope tighter.
