Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 billion people

Chapter 19 From now on, you are Berg Chu

"I just don't want that Clay guy's dirty hands to touch Sister Anlia. This is also to protect His Highness."

Berg covered his red face, at a loss.

"How dare you talk back!"

However, this made Robert even angrier. He didn't appreciate it and slapped Berg hard on the face again. The part that was hit immediately turned red.

Now it's symmetrical.

But Robert still did not stop attacking, but swung his fists wildly, hitting Berg's body like a storm.

Faced with the benefactor who raised him, and feeling that he had made a serious mistake, Berg did not dare to resist at all. He just curled up on the ground with his hands on his head and silently endured Robert's beating.

The villagers watched this scene in horror. It was the first time they saw the usually kind village chief so furious.

However, no matter how worried they were about Berg, the villagers remained silent. They just looked at Berg with worried eyes. Berg had been beaten until the corner of his mouth was bleeding and his body was covered with bruises.

The same thing happened to Anlia. The girl even turned her head to the side and covered her ears with her hands, pretending to be a statue.

"Asshole, have you forgotten the kindness His Highness has shown us?"

Robert wanted to continue, but a hand gently pressed his shoulder.

He turned his head and found Xia Mingyu standing in front of him with an expressionless face.

"Your Highness."

The anger on Robert's face disappeared instantly, and he knelt down with a smile on his face.

"Berg, come here and apologize to His Highness!"

At the same time, Robert did not forget to scold Berg.

Berg stood up with difficulty, limped to Xia Mingyu and knelt on one knee.

He looked miserable now, his cheeks were red and swollen, with dried blood hanging from the corners of his mouth, his eyes were almost narrowed into slits, and his arms and legs were covered with purple bruises.

"Your Highness, I have disobeyed your instructions. Please punish me." Berg lowered his head deeply, his voice heavy as if he was being pressed down by a mountain.

Whatever the reason, he disobeyed His Highness's instructions, and this is an unchangeable fact.

Xia Mingyu still had no expression on his face, just a slight frown, as if he was thinking about something.

"Your Highness, I will expel Berg from the village to punish him for his offense against you." Robert also spoke up, with a hint of reluctance in his eyes, but his expression remained tough.

Although he has always regarded Berg as his "son", now this "son" has done something terrible wrong in the village, and even as the village chief, he will never bend the law for personal gain.

Berg's eyes felt a little sore when he heard this, although he had already decided to leave the village soon to find extraordinary methods to realize his dream of becoming a strong man.

However, leaving voluntarily and being expelled are two different concepts. The former means that he still has a hometown, while the latter means that he can never return and can only wander outside like a stray dog, and no one will miss him until his soul returns to the underworld.

So bitter, so bitter, so bitter
"Looked up."

Just as Berg felt his eyes gradually filling up with warm tears, a familiar voice woke him up.

Berg slowly raised his head, only to see Xia Mingyu looking at him calmly.

Berg was stunned for a moment, his eyes wandering, not daring to look directly into the eyes of His Highness. He had failed His Highness's expectations.

But unexpectedly, the prince did not scold him. Instead, he took out a snow-white "handkerchief" from his pocket and gently wiped the blood and dirt off his face.

Berg was a little flattered for a moment and wanted to dodge, but Xia Mingyu held his shoulders firmly.

So he could only accept His Highness's kindness with tears of gratitude. Even if the "handkerchief" occasionally touched his wound and caused a stinging sensation, he gritted his teeth and forced himself not to make any sound.

Even though he was about to leave, even at the last moment, he hoped to leave a good impression on this kind and well-intentioned prince with whom he had only briefly interacted, and at least not show such a weak attitude.

In this way, on a quiet afternoon many years later, perhaps His Highness will occasionally remember that there was an ordinary hunter who saved him from a pack of wolves, and this is his honor.

"Berg, you broke the agreement between the village and me. Logically, I should punish you."

Xia Mingyu said calmly.

"But you once saved my life. Logically, I should forgive your mistake now, but I am a stingy person, so I decided to punish you!"

Upon hearing this, Berg's face, which had just brightened up, gradually dimmed again.

"I will punish you. From now on, you will be my servant and serve me for the rest of your life!" Xia Mingyu said in a deep voice.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the surrounding villagers and Robert Berg changed.

"Your Highness, I didn't hear you clearly just now. Could you please say it again?" Berg suspected that his ears were hallucinating. Otherwise, how could he hear such beautiful words?
"I have decided to punish you by making you serve me as my servant for the rest of your life." Xia Mingyu repeated helplessly.

"Why? If you don't want to, I can change the punishment." Xia Mingyu shrugged and threw away the stained toilet paper in his hand.

He had put it in his pocket before he traveled through time. He had used most of it to meet his physiological needs in the past few days, and only this last one was left.

"Yes, I do!" Berg said ecstatically.

He stood up swiftly, and suddenly the pain from the beating on his body disappeared.

"call!"

The boy took a deep breath to adjust his mood. His rough, calloused hands were clenched into fists, and his knuckles turned slightly white from the force.

His angular face still bore traces of fresh tears and red, swollen wounds, but his eyes grew more resolute, and a blazing flame seemed to burn in his brown pupils.

Under the expectant and blessing gazes of all the villagers, Berg slowly knelt on one knee and said loudly:
"By the Creator above, by the gods above, I, Berg, do hereby establish"

"Wait a minute." At this moment, Xia Mingyu suddenly interrupted him.

Hearing this, Berg's eyes became a little nervous. He was afraid that His Highness would change his mind. If that happened, he would be in more pain than death!
"Before you take the oath, I decided to give you a surname first." Xia Mingyu said seriously.

As far as he knew, in the Middle Ages, many nobles would give each other a surname when accepting each other's allegiance in order to deepen the bond between the two parties.

He has been exposed to the eyes of the nobles of this world, so he must make good use of every card in his hand.

Berg was his first card.

"In my hometown, there is a dragon hunter of immense strength and determination. I have decided to give you his last name, hoping that one day you can be as reliable as him."

"From now on, your name will be Berg Chu." Xia Mingyu said slowly.

(End of this chapter)