The reason behind Chapter 2472

The old man nodded.

Still no words.

……

Zhuge Yun: ...

He glanced at Xiao Xiao and the others.

A wry smile appeared on his face.

It is true that plum blossoms are fragrant.

but……

"Isn't this plum tree seriously ill?"

Zhuge Yun explained.

"Since you're sick, shouldn't your scent be much weaker?"

of course.

This was his taken-for-granted understanding.

He wasn't sure if it was right or not.

But according to common sense, his understanding should be correct.

When I'm sick, the aroma becomes even stronger...

Don’t some people wish that the flowers they grow would get sick?
This is obviously not right.

……

"Why does the fragrance fade when you are sick?"

Although it sounded like picking faults at first, the old lady asked with a serious look on her face.

Instead, Zhuge Yun was a little at a loss.

He didn't know the answer to this question either.

But according to everyone's understanding, shouldn't it be like this?

How could the old lady ask back so confidently?

Zhuge Yun was conflicted.

……

and many more……

Back to the light?

A word suddenly appeared in Zhuge Yun's mind.

Zhuge Yun was stunned.

Why……?
Back to the light?

……

He looked at the plum tree again.

No way...is it really a last gasp?
That would be bad.

Although he knew he shouldn't ask anything at this moment.

But he still couldn't help but speak.

"Grandma..."

"Does your plum tree always smell this good?"

"Or has it only become so fragrant recently?"

He tended to favor the latter guess.

After all, he only smelled the fragrance of plum blossoms now.

If this plum tree had always been so fragrant, he would have discovered it long ago.

How could it wait until today?
……

The old lady subconsciously looked at the old man.

"……yes-"

"recent."

The old man stamped the ground with his cane.

“It has become so fragrant recently.”

"It smelled good before, but not as good as this."

……

"Is it because it got sick that it smells so good?"

Zhuge Yun continued to ask.

……

"No."

The old lady shook her head.

"This plum tree has been sick for a long time."

"But it's only recently that it's become so fragrant."

……

Hey?
Is that right?

Zhuge Yun seemed to be thinking about something.

Is it really a last gasp?
He looked at Xiao Xiao and the others, avoiding the sight of the two old men.

Return-light-return-light?
His lips opened and closed, speaking silently.

Zhang Bo and Zhao Lu were slightly startled.

Of course they understood Zhuge Yun's lip language.

They hadn't thought of this before Zhuge Yun said it.

As soon as Zhuge Yun said this, the more they thought about it, the more they felt that this was the case.

but
It turns out that even trees have a last glimmer of light?

Maybe this tree is also very spiritual.

"Old Three, what are you looking at?"

Zhuge Yun was a little curious.

In fact, his eyes were initially on the third brother.

But the third brother, who was always very sensitive to people's gaze, kept looking up at the plum tree.

There was no response to his gaze.

He was puzzled.

But I didn't delve into it further.

I just thought that the third brother was probably thinking about something.

He looked at the eldest and the youngest.

Fortunately, they looked back at him immediately.

He shared his views with them with satisfaction.

They said they were sharing their views, but it was just a few words. After all, they couldn't discuss the matter of last breath in front of the two old people.

Maybe the old man is actually aware of this.

You're just deceiving yourself.

Then they can't expose this matter.

When Zhuge Yun looked at Xiao Xiao again, he found that he was still staring at the plum tree. He was curious and asked directly.

"Plum tree."

Xiao Xiao's answer made Zhuge Yun roll his eyes.

Everyone could see that he was looking at the plum tree.

If that was the case, why did he ask this question before?
Because he had a vague feeling that the third brother was not just looking at the plum tree.

Did he feel wrong?

Before he could ask further questions, the old lady's voice rang out.

"Oh, yes."

"Why does it smell so good?"

The old lady moved closer to the plum tree.

".It smells so good"

The old man murmured.

"Hasn't this ever occurred to you before?"

Zhuge Yun was a little surprised.

The plum tree in my yard was clearly sick, but one day its fragrance became stronger. Logically, anyone who noticed this would find it strange, right?
Then we will try to find out the reasons.

But judging from the old lady's behavior, it was obvious that the old man only remembered to do this thing that should have been done long ago.

The old lady shook her head.

As far as she could remember, she should never have paid too much attention to the sudden changes in the plum tree.

She just realized the fact that the plum tree had become more fragrant.

Then I got used to the rich aroma of the plum trees.

The old lady looked at the old man.

"Old man, do you know the reason?"

The old man shook his head.

He hadn't thought about this question at all.

How do you know the reason?
"It's no use."

The old lady spat in disdain.

Old man:
"It doesn't matter if I don't know."

Zhuge Yun eased the atmosphere for the two old men.

If this is really a sign of the plum tree's last gasp, then the two old men's "inaction" is good.

So as not to grieve for the plum tree too early.

"Just think of it as a gift from the plum tree to you two elders."

A parting gift.

It was originally just a trick, but having said this, Zhuge Yun couldn't help but wonder, if the plum tree had a spirit, would it really think like this?

".A gift."

The old lady's expression was somewhat complicated and difficult to discern as she looked up at the plum blossoms.

Zhuge Yun also noticed that something was wrong with the old lady.

He was not sure whether the reason behind it was appropriate for him to continue asking.

In short, ask first.

"what happened?"

"You don't seem very happy?"

The old lady stared at the plum tree in a daze.

Zhuge Yun's voice was not heard at all.

Zhuge Yun shrugged.

Ok.

It seems he'd better keep silent.

"Grandpa, grandma."

Zhang Bo looked at the sky.

Then he turned his gaze to the two elderly people.

“Thank you for letting us come in and enjoy the plum blossoms.”

"It's getting late."

"We won't bother you any more."

"We're going back to school."

Zhuge Yun gave Zhang Bo a thumbs up in his heart.

He originally wanted to resign.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Bo was one step ahead of him.

"Heh, heh."

The cane made a crisp sound when it hit the ground.

The old man nodded.

"it is good."

"what."

The old lady suddenly came back to her senses because of the old man's voice.

"what happened?"

"They're leaving."

The old man was brief and to the point.

"Got to go?"

The old lady seemed to be still immersed in some emotion and had not completely come out of it.

So the response was a bit slow.

"Where to go?"

"It's not here anyway."

The old man pinched the end of his cane helplessly.

“I have to go back to school.”

"It's getting dark."

"oh oh."

The old lady nodded.

(End of this chapter)