1314: A Thousand Peonies Bloom
Recognition

Not noticeably, Shuwan had been crying there long enough. He then tried to strengthen his heart, letting go of his grasp and wiping away his tears.

Before leaving the room, Shuwan tidied Zhang's blanket. He lifted his blanket until he approached Zhang's neck. 

His left hand, which was still holding the blanket, gently patted Zhang's chest.

“You should be fine. Once you're conscious, and the problems here are over, I hope you can live happily. Even though we have to separate again, and do not know when to meet.”

Shuwan then moved. He began to move his feet away from Zhang's bed. Although heavy, but Shuwan does not want to continue to dissolve in sadness. There was still such a big problem that he had to solve.

When Shuwan began to open the door, Yu Hao, Jiao, and Zhi Qiang who were waiting from earlier also moved from his seat. The three stared at the door that was about to open completely.

As soon as the door opened, Shuwan was stunned to find three people standing as if waiting for him to come out. He looked away, and closed the door again after leaving.

Zhi Qiang who had been waiting for him also immediately approached Shuwan.

“There's something I want to talk to you about. Please follow me for a moment. I beg...” said Zhi Qiang with a glass.

Shuwan recalls his mission. Finally he agreed to Zhi Qiang's request. “Good. I'll go with you. Yu Hao, Jiao, I have Zhang? Please take care and take care of him.” Shuwan.

“You just calm down. We will definitely take good care of it,” added Jiao.

Shuwan then stepped away from the room following Zhi Qiang to a place that did not know where Zhi Qiang was actually taking him.

“Yu Hao, do you think, after the crown prince admitted it would everything be fine?” ask Jiao.

Yu Hao let out his breath. “Entahlah... We'll wait and see later.”

Shuwan follows Zhi Qiang who heads to a pond with peach trees whose flowers are few.

What concerns Shuwan is a sampan that as intentionally has been prepared in the pool.

“We will go up to that canoe, and go to the middle of the pool.”

“Why do we have to ride a canoe?” Shuwan.

“It's okay. There's only important things I can say when I'm here, and ride that canoe.”

“Any..”.

Shuwan just followed Zhi Qiang up the canoe. Just the two of them. As powerful as Zhi Qiang swung his canoe into the middle of the lake.

While Shuwan just sat at the end and observed the surroundings. Why did he take me to the middle of the pool? Is he going to kill me here for snapping at him?

As soon as he reached the middle of the pond, Zhi Qiang stopped his paddle. He then cleared his throat and looked at Shuwan. “What I'm trying to say is this might get you a heart attack. So please, you have to prepare yourself.”

“Let my heart be very strong. Will never be affected by dirty speech from the tongue of others.”

Huh huh? Dirty remarks? Does that include me? “Ehem... So what I'm trying to say is..”.

The gentle wind blew away the remaining peach blossoms that were on the tree. It was like a beautiful drama in the spring.

“I am the person you have been looking for all this time.”

Shuwan frowned. He looked strangely at Zhi Qiang, trying to digest the words he had just uttered. 

“So let me reintroduce myself with great respect. I am Li Zhi Qiang, crown prince of Cloud Country.”

Shuwan was like he had just been struck by lightning. He was shocked to learn that the brash man before him was an honorable crown prince as well as the person he had been looking for all this time.

“J-so you? During this time..”.

Shuwan threw out his breath. It circulates its neutrality in many directions. Both hands are then folded in front of the chest.

“Why... Why are you trying to get close to me in this sneaky way?”

“A-I just don't want to make the crown prince a veil that keeps us from getting close.”

“Is that so? Huh... Do you think we're that close?”

Zhi Qiang bowed. There was regret visible from the corner of his eyes. 

“You may be angry with me for lying to you by hiding my true identity. But really... My feelings for you are not a lie. I-I like you, and I want you to stay by my side Shuwan.”

“Heh... Do you know how much I want to meet the crown prince? But you're playing games with me. You're such a cunning fox!” Ketus Shuwan with sharp eyes. “And one more thing, I will not be yours, nor anyone. So, don't expect more so that I can feel your feelings.”

“But I've already fallen in love with you.”

“Then, from this second, I will forbid you to fall in love with me.”

Zhi Qiang looked at Shuwan whose face was now beginning to show a cold expression. 

“And I hope we can put an end to this stupid charade, because there is more important than talking about your feelings clapping that hand.”

Zhi Qiang tried to swallow his saliva. I was a little afraid to look at Shuwan.

“Since you have met the crown prince, what important thing do you want to say?” zhi Qiang said listlessly.

“I'll say it once, slowly and clearly. At tomorrow's celebration, I get a dream clue about the rebellion against the current ruler of the Cloud Country. Just when the blood moon happened. It was just a dream, but the next day I was given a real clue. Although only a presumption, but I feel confident about it.”

“So tomorrow's celebration coincides with blood moon?” zhi Qiang asked in surprise.

Shuwan nodded slowly. “There are people I suspect around the palace. I asked Jiao to continue the investigation as long as I went with you. Don't know how it turned out.”

“If that's true, we should continue the investigation. Only tomorrow is the time left before the peak day of the celebration.”

“It does have to be done.” This time I won't involve you first, Liem. You should be fine.

Zhi Qiang momentarily turned his gaze to Shuwan. Then he exhaled. Enjoy the quiet atmosphere in the middle of the pool. With the whirring of the wind that blew away the peach petals that were still left in the tree rating.

Ah... Shuwan... I think it's gonna be hard to forget you...

For a moment Zhi Qiang only realized about the ring Shuwan was wearing. He also reflexively said it. “Shuwan, is that ring you're wearing a wedding ring?”

Shuwan. He did not understand why the man who had just tricked him was now asking about the goods he was wearing.

Shuwan doesn't want Zhi Qiang to know that the ring is Zhang's gift. “This is just a fool's gift. He just dropped it. Later I will return it.”

He is really good at hiding everything. “Yah's... Thank goodness it is true. That means, I have a chance.”

“There will be no gap to enter. I locked it tight.” Shuwan threw away his gaze. Look at the calm surface of the pool. “We must think about the next step, preventing that rebellion. I'm sure, Jiao must have found something today.”

His mind is hard to guess. As fast as lightning he could shift the subject. Zhi Qiang nodded slowly. “Then, let's start an underground investigation.”

“Underground?” Shuwan.

“It was just a nickname for a massive investigation, but it moved in the shadows. So only trust and certain people can run it.”

“So..”