Jiang Cheng ran away from home because he wanted to pursue his dream. Lan XiChen ran away from home because he wanted to escape his fate.

[Editing - Typographical Errors ahead- Very poor development] XICHENG FANFICTION (AU) "Take care of the lotus and I'll grant you three wishes." An alternate universe wherein a Prince from the Lan Kingdom visits the beautiful ruins of the fallen Jiang Kingdom, finds a beautiful lotus, meets a mysterious man and gets his wishes granted. "Stay with me." "That, I can't grant." *First chapters might be boring. My apologies.