He thought someone was messing with him. Perhaps a ghost.. or some kind of trick that was being played in front of him as he blended in with the bustling crowd of the village.

But it really was you.

..and he wasn't dreaming.

The Crown Prince of Xielan wasn't dreaming--you were real. Xie Lian felt as if he could cry on the spot, his fingers outstretched towards you.

He was afraid, as if you would disappear from his touch. This time, he would make sure nothing happens.

Not again.