Let's find a time when he's not around...
Then they can discuss it all they want.
But while he's here, let's leave it at that.
"Oh, oh."
Zhuge Yun nodded at once.
"Got it."
"What?"
Zhang Bo looked at Xiao Xiao, then at Zhuge Yun. "What do you get?"
"I don't get it."
"I don't get it either."
Zhao Luzheng picked up where Zhang Bo left off.
"Come on, you two..."
Zhuge Yun shook his head.
He lowered his voice. "How can you discuss this right in front of the person it concerns?"
"The person it concerns?"
Zhang Bo instinctively lowered his voice to match Zhuge Yun's. "Who are you talking about?"
"We're not talking about monsters..."
"Ah."
Zhao Luzheng pressed his lips together, and his exclamation abruptly trailed off.
"...The ones by Third Brother's side..."
After glancing guiltily in Third Brother's direction, Zhao Luzheng spoke in a tiny voice.
"Snap."
Zhuge Yun snapped his fingers. "Exactly."
"Oh..."
Zhao Luzheng understood at last.
Then he looked a little sheepish. "We were being a little..."
A little thoughtless.
Watching the two of them speak in riddles, Zhang Bo felt a vein twitch in his forehead.
He was just about to speak when inspiration struck.
Right in front of the person it concerned...
By Third Brother's side...
Ah!
Zhang Bo finally got it, too.
"About time."
Seeing the change in Zhang Bo's expression, Zhuge Yun shook his head. "You finally figured it out."
Zhang Bo: ...
All right.
This time, even he thought he'd been a little slow on the uptake.
"Hehe."
Zhuge Yun gave Xiao Xiao an apologetic smile.
"We got a little carried away."
They'd completely forgotten that, even though they couldn't see them, there really