Chapter 5 Punishment

The days keep changing. It doesn't feel like two years have passed for Liona and Han. Both of them seem to be getting bigger. They were separated when they started to become teenagers. Liona was busy learning to make potions with the palace physicians, while Han was training to fight.

Seven years old is still very young to enter the battlefield. But it seems like that doesn't apply to Han. As crown prince, he must be trained like a tough soldier. Han also often received punishment. His childhood was neglected because of the king's orders to immediately train for war. Like it or not, Han complied.

oh easy. Han Training for war does not require going through various frightening obstacles. Jump from a heighteven dropped by an opponent into a piranha pool. Han went through difficult times at an early age. He also felt that his father no longer loved him.

"Just like that, incompetent! What do you want to be?!"

The king seemed angry when Han could not become skilled at fighting quickly. The king whipped Han with a whip made of rough rattan. Han is in pain. But he endured the pain so as not to be seen as weak by his father. The king continued to beat him. The punishment room was a witness to how dark the royal environment was.

"Husband, what are you doing?!"

The queen came rushing into the punishment room. Of course the queen couldn't bear to see Han beaten by his father. He restrained N the king from beating Han again. But, the king seemed merciless."Look at the results of your upbringing! This child is weak and can't even fight quickly! Not like Liona who is already good at concocting medicine. I'm embarrassed to have a child like her!" The king compared Han and Liona.

At that moment, Han swallowed the bitterness of life. His body already ached from the whipping. Now his heart hurts because his father compares him to Liona. Han felt that his father loved Liona more than he who would inherit the royal throne.

"My husband. Every child is different. Don't be too harsh on Han." The queen calmed the king. "Continue acting like this. Then the kingdom will have no more successors. Everything will perish because of weak successor candidates." The king did not heed the queen's advice. He also wanted to whip Han again.

"Dad, no!"

Suddenly Liona came carryingthe potion jug. He hurriedly entered the punishment room. It turned out that news of Han being punished spread quickly throughout the palace.

"Liona?"

At that time, the king did not hit Han. Meanwhile Han was still kneeling where he was. He didn't move at all.

"Dad, don't hit Han anymore. He's already received too much punishment. You have to give him a chance to learn." Liona asked.

Han also groaned in his heart. He felt that Liona was only pretending to want to help him.

What a sycophant. You pretend to be good in front of dad.

Han thinks Liona is only pretending to defend him. Because Han knew that SangDad loves Liona more than himself. Han started to dislike Liona. He even hoped that Liona would no longer be in the palace. Han wants to get his father's love.

"Han has embarrassed father, Liona. He must receive punishment to reconsider his actions. He is embarrassing. He played too much. So let father punish him."

The king stared sharply at Han who was still sitting on his knees. He also wanted to throw his whip. Meanwhile, Han seemed resigned to accepting it. He closed his eyes.

"Take this, Naughty Boy!" The king threw his whip.

"Dad! Don't!"

However, at that time Liona stopped him. He mounted his bodyto protect Han from whipping.

Liona was also hit by the king's lash.