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Life is tied to time and fate; how can there be no joy or sorrow? The History of Sui records: "During the famine in Jianghuai, people began to collect bark and leaves, either pounding stalks into powder or boiling earth for food." In times of famine, eating bark was a safer choice than Guanyin Clay. However, raw bark is highly poisonous; it must be ground into powder and made into soup to sustain life. The taste of Life-Sustaining Soup often depends on the tree itself; if made from hard, bitter bark, it can also cause indigestion. Fortunately, Cai Jingxing, with over twenty years of experience, can usually find bark that tastes acceptable for his soup.