I want to protect the royal family

They fought again like earlier. But Shou's movements were quicker than Mei Yan even though she was using her full strength.

" How can he be so strong? I still can't beat him with my full strength. " , Mei Yan thought.

In the end, Mei Yan had to give up. " You passed. You passed." , she said quickly, " I don't have energy to continue anymore. However , there are some rules before you start being a soldier. "

Shou looked at her with a confusion. Mei Yan continued speaking, " Well now listen to me first. First of all, you are now a soldier as you've passed the test. In my opinion, I think you had some experience before. Rule one is you can't fight with other soldiers without permission. Rule two ,you must get up early. Rule three, you can't rebel or betray the Light kingdom. You must pay respect to everyone who is above you. And the last thing, you must protect the kingdom and the citizens with your life. If there's any danger, the lives of the citizens are first. The second is the kingdom and the third is the royal family. "

Shou understood immediately. " The royal family of the light kingdom really is respectable. They only care for their citizens instead of themselves. "

Shou nodded and said, " However Your Highness, there are many soldiers in the army so I think they are enough to protect the citizens. Don't you think so? "

Mei Yan looked at Shou and glared at him with a killing intent. And she said, " What do you mean? "

Shou lowered his eyelashes and answered to Mei Yan's question, " What I mean is there are already enough soldiers to protect the kingdom and the citizens. So I would like to protect the royal family instead. Will you allow me to do that?"

Mei Yan was surprised to hear those words. Many people don't care or mind about the royal family. However, of course, there are some people but they swore to give their lives only to the kingdom. Mei Yan would always tell the people who passed the test about the rules. But, no one complained about it. They had no doubts or curiosity.

However, Mei Yan wanted to know if Shou was saying it from his heart or not. She acted serious and spoke to Shou in a fake angry voice, " HOW DARE YOU!!?? I'VE ALREADY SAID THE RULES AND YOU'RE ALREADY BREAKING THEM BEFORE YOU BECOME A REAL SOLDIER!!"

But Shou knew her intentions. He stayed calm and said to Mei Yan in a very calm voice, " It's up to you, Your Highness. I've already said how I think and my wish. It's only your decision that is left. And although this is a personal matter, I am your sister's boyfriend. I'd like to protect her and her family. "

Mei Yan felt touched and she decided to allow his wish. " Okay. Your job from now on is to protect the royal family of the Light kingdom. If you failed to do your job, you will suffer . You will have a suffering that is worse than death. Do you still wish to do it?', Mei Yan asked again.

Shou replied to her in a confident voice, " Yes, I am sure. I will protect the royal family even if I have to risk everything I have."

A drop of tear fell from Mei Yan's eyes. However, she didn't want to get embarrassed in front of Shou so she turned back and wiped her tear.

Then she turned back to Shou and said, " From now on, you will be an official soldier of the light army. Your main job is to protect the royal family. However, you will also have to join the battles and fight in the battlefield. This is an order."

Shou smiled and said in a voice full of energy, " I will do my best and protect the royal family. "

Mei Yan nodded and said while giving him a scroll, " Here is the prove that shows you are a soldier now. Take this and show this to the general of the light army. He is somehow unfriendly however if you know about him, he isn't that unfriendly. He is a kind person. I hope you will have a good time here. And don't worry. I will just say some excuses if my sister asks about you. And after you show this scroll to the general , he will arrange some room for you to stay. The rooms and beds here aren't as good as the ones in the castle. However, it's good enough for a person to sleep. If there's anything you need, you can ask the other senior soldiers. And I would like to remind you not to say that you are a guest of Mei Shu or you will get in trouble. And I can't protect you here. This is the rule. Army is an army. We can't bring any personal matters here. And-"

Before Mei Yan said anything, Shou stopped her and said, " Sorry to interrupt but I understand the rules here. Don't worry. I won't make any trouble for you. So please stop saying non-stop. My ears are going to burst soon. ", he said with a mocked face.

Mei Yan got pissed by his words. But she didn't say anything and told Shou to go. Shou first went to find the tent of the general.

" I've heard that the general of light kingdom's army is unfriendly and scary. But judging from what Mei Yan said, he must act friendly to his close ones. I am a newbie here. There will be people who want trouble. So I should build a good relationship with the general. I mustn't offend him in any way.", he thought.

Shou found the tent of the general and told the guards outside the tent that he is here to get his room. The soldiers let him in. Shou walked into the tent. The tent was luxury and it was covered with red curtains. As soon as Shou saw those, he had a bad thought; " Is this a military tent or a room for wedding night ?"

There was no one in the tent. Shou kept waiting while looking at the room. He could see some nice swords ,beautiful pictures. He was curious to know about the general more.

While he was in his own thoughts, someone came in. Shou heard the person's footsteps and looked at that person. He was quite surprised to see the general that he wanted to see.