The small town had been unusually lively for the past few days, with nightly gatherings and all manner of colorful lanterns hanging along the streets.
As Sangmo walked through the crowd, a child suddenly presented her with a crabapple blossom.
She joyfully accepted it, intending to bend down and speak a few words to the child, but the child ran off into the distance with a silly grin, covering their mouth.
Sangmo found it a bit odd and turned around to see Gu Chao standing under a stall that sold lanterns, adorned in brocade.
Realizing that the flower was his gift, she made her way to his side.
"Is your leg healed?"
Gu Chao chuckled and handed her a pagoda lantern.
"It's healed."
After Sangmo accepted it, they walked side by side, and Gu Chao said, "Why didn't you come find me? Such a big incident occurred, and I only found out on the third day."
"I'm not a child anymore. Should a fight really be so widely publicized?"
