It's better to imagine a boyfriend than to attack the villain

Chapter 73 World 4: This is a post-apocalyptic novel, not a supernatural novel

When they arrived under the big tree, they saw a group of people in white coats there, seemingly studying something. Some were picking up leaves, some were observing, and some were recording. They had a clear division of labor. Among this group of scientific researchers were the brother and sister Xie Bufan and Xie Wushuang.

Seeing them, Xie Bufan walked over with a smile on his face. "Good morning, everyone. Are you used to being here?"

Yun Qici nodded politely, "Good morning, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."

Xie Wushuang tossed her hair and walked over with a smile on her face. She stood directly in front of Chen Yuyi, lowering her brows and looking at him politely. "Mr. Chen, may I ask what brings you here?"

That shy look on her face looked like she was flirting with her sweetheart.

Yue Youyou: (⊙x⊙;)?

Huh? Someone's trying to steal her away?

Yue Youyou narrowed her eyes, suddenly jumped up, and hugged Chen Huyi's neck. Chen Huyi reached out and hugged her tightly in familiar manner.

The two people hugging each other are as affectionate as they can be.

Yun Qici felt so angry that he wanted to hit someone when he saw Chen Huyi's bright and dazzling smile.

Yue Youyou gently rubbed her head against Chen Huyi's neck, and then said in the clip-like voice she learned from novels and comics, "Brother, didn't you say that I was the only one in your heart? Brother clearly said that he wouldn't mess around with other women, so were you lying to me?"

After Yue Youyou finished speaking, she buried her face in Chen Huyi's shoulder, her body trembling slightly, looking heartbroken, as if she had been deceived by a scumbag.

Well, actually I couldn’t eat any more Yueyouyou.

She really couldn't learn it, so she might as well pretend to be dead and let Chen Huyi pinch his peach blossoms.

Yue Youyou secretly pinched Chen Huyi's abdominal muscles through his clothes, which was full of warning.

Chen Huyi was helpless and just hugged Yue Youyou tighter. Then he looked at Xie Wushuang expressionlessly and said, "Please make way."

After saying that, he carried Yue Youyou in his arms and walked to a bench on the side without looking around.

Yun Qici was completely stunned when he heard the stiff sound of his sister's voice.

Tsk, my sister’s original voice is still the best, sweet but not greasy, clean and ethereal.

How could these three knowledgeable men not see what Xie Wushuang was thinking?

Yun Qici did not have a good face for those who coveted his brother-in-law. He ignored Xie Wushuang and walked to the other side of the bench to sit down.

Shi Mingjian acted as a background all the way, just following Yun Qici silently.

Xie Wushuang stood there awkwardly, and finally Xie Bufan pulled her aside.

Xie Bufan's smile remained unchanged, and he was not angry at all because Xie Wushuang was ignored.

"Mr. Yun, why are you all here?"

"We are very curious about this tree, so we came to take a look." Yun Qici replied.

"Haha, I see." Xie Bufan laughed out loud, "Indeed, everyone who comes here will be curious about this tree. I happen to have some free time, so I'll tell you the story of this tree, shall I?"

Shi Mingjian glanced at the busy researchers and asked, "Isn't Mr. Xie busy?"

"It's okay." Xie Bufan waved his hand. "Historical legends are also part of the research material."

Xie Bufan sat down opposite them and was about to start telling a story when Yun Qici interrupted him, "Wait a minute."

While Xie Bufan was stunned, Yun Qici took out a bunch of snacks from the space, including Dorayaki, waffles, macarons, melon seeds, drinks, etc., and stuffed most of them into Yue Youyou's arms.

"Okay, go ahead." Yun Qici tore open a bag of melon seeds, grabbed a handful and gave it to Shi Mingjian, then signaled Xie Bufan to start telling the story.

Xie Bufan stared at the melon seeds in his hand and was silent for a moment.

"This tree is actually a tall-stemmed lilac tree, and according to research, it's five hundred years old."

"Five hundred years?" Yue Youyou was a little surprised.

"Yes." Xie Bufan said, "There are many types of magical ancient trees in our country. This is just one of them. Now, after being baptized by the red rain of the end of the world, it has directly mutated into a towering tree."

"This tree was originally a marriage tree and has been worshipped by generations. It has a very beautiful legend."

"A long time ago, there was a girl named Ah Shu in the village. She was hardworking and brave, clever and skillful, beautiful as a beauteous woman, and she made a good incense. She made a living by selling it."

"The incense Ah Shu made was highly sought after by young women, and her business became increasingly prosperous. As she saved enough money, she and her family opened a shop in town."

"The incense Ah Shu made was made from flowers freshly picked from the mountains. One day, while she was picking flowers, she was suddenly encountered by bandits. In the critical moment, a handsome man saved her."

"Ashu blushed as she looked at the handsome man. She fell in love with him at first sight, but before she could ask his name, he left."

"Later, the man took root in Ah Shu's heart. The girl missed her lover so much that she lost her appetite. She waited and waited, and finally one rainy night, the man came to stay with her."

"The two met again, and their relationship progressed. It turned out that the man also fell in love with Ah Shu at first sight."

"The man's name is Pei Lang, he's a knight-errant. He told Ah Shu that he'd wandered the world, but after meeting Ah Shu, he gradually stopped wandering."

"The two gradually got to know each other and fell in love. Seeing Pei Lang's honesty, Ah Shu's parents felt relieved to leave Ah Shu to him."

"Later, the two of them ran an incense shop together, loving each other and living a harmonious and beautiful life. It eventually became a beautiful story."

Yue Youyou paused while chewing on potato chips. "But what does this have to do with lilac?"

"Oh, I skipped it." Xie Bufan stared at the snacks in Yue Youyou's arms, "I was a little thirsty from talking, so I skipped it."

Yue Youyou: “…”

She casually threw a box of chocolates and a bottle of yogurt over.

Xie Bufan took it, said thank you, then opened the straw and started drinking the yogurt.

"The lilac is a token of love between Ah Shu and Pei Lang. Pei Lang left the day after we stayed here on a rainy day. A month later, he came back with a sapling." Xie Bufan pointed at the big tree. "Here, this is it."

"Pei Lang said this was a flower not found in the mountains. He knew Ah Shu loved flowers, so he traveled thousands of miles to bring back a flower tree she had never seen before."

"After the tree was planted, Ah Shu took good care of it, but it wasn't easy for the flowers to bloom. Ah Shu was eager to know what lilacs looked like, so Pei Lang found ways to get a bunch of lilac flower jewelry to please Ah Shu."

"I heard that on their wedding day, the lilac branches were in full bloom. When Ah Shu passed away, she fell asleep amidst the falling lilac petals. After Ah Shu passed away, the tree never bloomed again."

"It's really never been opened?" Yue Youyou was curious.

Xie Bufan shook his head. "I'm not sure if it's been open for five hundred years, but there are definitely no records of it in the past few decades."

Yue Youyou and the other three seemed to be lost in thought.

Thinking of the girl she met on the road before, Yue Youyou suddenly had a ridiculous idea.

That sister, could it be Ah Shu?

what?

Could she really have seen a ghost?

Is it still daytime?

Author, this is a post-apocalyptic novel, not a supernatural novel!

Although the end of the world itself is also very strange.