Flowers Bloom 鲜花盛开 [ZSWW]

Chapter 3: An Old Friend

After a week of recovery, Xiao Zhan found himself feeling more energetic than the last few days. He started to wander around the stronghold, meeting everyone and got to know with a few beautiful maids. This place was more peaceful compared to his palace. He wondered if there is any replacement after him. Probably more honorable and optimistic type of person. Living in the other clan that wasn't his, he find himself in quite peaceful environment. Far from bad rumors, far from pile of works, far from attention seekers. Just him.

He stopped by at the garden where he saw Wang Yibo playing with bunch of fluffy rounded creatures. He stepped closer, taking a good look at the scenery in front of him.

"Didn't know you guys kept a group of rabbits here!" Xiao Zhan exclaimed. He moved to sat next to Wang Yibo on the ground, lifting one of the creature and started to play with it.

Wang Yibo turned his gaze towards him.

"Zhan gongzi, how are you feeling?" He said, worries clearly written over his face.

Xiao Zhan giggled, he nods his head.

"I'm feeling great now!" He said.

Wang Yibo returns his attention to the white rabbit he is petting. His gaze were soften, staring at the river and hills before them. Such a wide scenery. Xiao Zhan also mesmerised by the view. In the palace back in Xiao Hu, the only thing he can see was a field of roof, hiding the ground underneath it and hills were far from sight. He felt suffocated there but in here, he felt light and somehow he had a second thought.

Probably it won't be that bad if I ended up live here for a very long time.

"My brother wanted us to go to the town," Wang Yibo said suddenly.

Xiao Zhan titled his head. He tickles the rabbit in his hand in a playful way.

"Town? What are we doing there?" He asked.

Wang Yibo put down the rabbit and turned to look at him. Today he wore a robes mixed with blue and white, which Xiao Zhan find it so endearing.

"Brother wanted us to buy some clothes for you and other necessity," he said, voice sounds like a cold breeze in the night air.

Xiao Zhan return the rabbit to its family and nodded in participant. Both of them stood up and left the stronghold, heading towards the town that are few kilometers away. As they entered the town filled with people shouting, laughing, cheering and even crying, is as if the place was lively playground.

Still, Xiao Zhan is quite aware of how exposed he is to the public. He never stepped out of the palace before, nor even left visiting his own kingdom. He only forced to stay inside the palace until he is older enough to make his way out into the eyes of the world. Even nobody has seen his face, he scared he might encountered someone from his palace or other noble people. His steps halted when he caught one of the stall selling face mask. He went closer and take a look around. There is so many designs, all look fancy and pretty.

However his eyes fell onto the silver stone like mask. He took it and observed it. It's not that heavy as it looks but it's heavy enough it would make a sound when it fall to the ground.

The seller stares at him with anticipation.

"How is it gongzi? Do you like it?" He asked.

Xiao Zhan grinned, to him this half mask is enough to hide his identity to the world. He can go around, disguising as anyone and it still go unnoticed. He pulled out the small pouch bag filled with money that Wang Haikuan gave to him. He paid the seller and chased after Wang Yibo who has went far enough from him.