Lan Zihao wasn't joking. Right after he spoke to Xia Qiao, he sent a verbal signal to the soldiers guarding them outside the palanquin, and after receiving the signal, the soldiers stopped walking, and even the men who were carrying the palanquin on their shoulders halted their movements too.
As if they could understand what the Prince wanted to do, the men carefully placed the palanquin on the ground, letting the young Prince out of it after they knelt to show their respect to the Dragon Prince.
And Lan Zihao did get out of the palanquin right after being on the ground, and his handsome face was instantly greeted by the blue sky that gradually had a hint of orange tinge over it. After all, it was already afternoon, and it was no wonder even the blue was gradually replaced by orange before they would all eventually be devoured by the darkness once night fell.
