Moonstone

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{Meeting in the Plum Blossom Forest}

"Don't slack off!" 

"I'm not! I already finished everything! Give me a break already~"

"No! Commander Yu told me to watch over your training!"

"But he's not even here!"

"But I am! So get up already!"

"Noooo!!"

Two immature voices sounded through the forest, their bickering breaking the tranquil silence. The older to the two stared down at the younger who was laying on the ground with a tearful expression. Of course, this was fake. The older boy huffed, annoyed that the younger wasn't listening to him. With each passing day, the younger only got more and more annoying and lazy, his escape skills were becoming the talk of all the guards.

"Don't waste time! Can't you see the position of the sun? They want us back within 2 hours! If they don't see us, or more so you, they'll come looking for us, then you'll really have to train." The older body threatened. The younger who heard this snapped his eyes open, glared at the older and sat up grudgingly.

"Stupid Jian Yu..." the younger muttered under his breath as he got up, fixing his robe. Despite being very young, he was still a tall boy. "You're just a guard!"

"Yeah, but I'm your personal guard. Get it straight stupid prince." Xie Jian Yu argued back. He was only a few years older than the boy and yet looked quite mature already for his age. 

"Call me Shao Qing! Don't be a bum and call me 'prince' or 'fourth prince'! Eugh!" Rong Shao Qing groaned. He hated it when people called him prince in hat sicking way to gain favor with him. He much preferred they be casual, but it was impossible with those older folks. His only compromise would be to get his personal guard and best friend Xie Jian Yu to call him by his name. Which, in the end, he always did.

"Yes yes. Forth Prince." Xie Jian Yu said mockingly. Rong Shao Qing instantly became pissed and went to hit him, which Xie Jian Yu dodged with ease. He loved teasing the younger boy. It was a good way to pass time and the prince was just an easy target.

"Shit. Just because you're 2 years older than me..." Rong Shao Qing muttered dishearteningly when his hit didn't land. He glared at Xie Jian Yu's smiling face.

When he was younger, one of the older trusted guards assigned to protect him had introduced this boy to him. That was Commander Yu at the time. Xie Jian Yu had been found in the forest unconscious by Commander Yu who took him in to train. Seeing that the boy was smart, a quick learner and extremely talented in the field of martial arts and cultivation, he decided that the young prince with no friends would like the boy. Xie Jian Yu and Rong Shao Qing were only 2 years apart and they got along well. That was until Rong Shao Qing officially started training. Only then did the young prince realise that it was all a fantasy. The road to becoming strong was indeed an arduous one...

"You just need to train harder!" Xie Jian Yu said laughingly, taunting him. He knew the forth prince absolutely hated training ever since he stepped on the field and went under Commander Yu's vigorous training routine.

"Shut up!" Rong Shao Qing cried out in frustration. The stupid guard was just too annoying! "Fine I'll train!"

Xie Jian Yu gave him a incredulous stare. If the forth prince suddenly agreed to do something, there was always a catch. Xie Jian Yu narrowed his eyes.