621: She Would Make Her Own Decision

She Would Make Her Own Decision

Yun Xi was taken aback to hear this. She couldn't call him Instructor, nor could she call him uncle. She also couldn't call him Lord Yan. And she definitely couldn't call him by his name, right?2

That would be too rude!

"Call me whatever you call General Shen," Yan Shuo said. "Someday when you…"

His gloomy eyes twinkled with happiness as he turned to look at Yun Xi. "Someday when you become a soldier under my command, then you may call me Instructor."

"General Yan?" Yun Xi was a little surprised. Yan Shuo wasn't wearing a military uniform and she would never have guessed his military rank. 

She wasn't expecting him to be a general. Yan Shuo didn't look very young, but he still wasn't as old as the average age of a military general. 

Such a young general was rare in the military!

Her soft and pleasant voice, laced with a bit of confusion and innocence, was a thrill for Yan Shuo to hear. 

He simply nodded slightly. For some reason, he was looking forward to hearing her call him Instructor.

Shen Yichen made a cup of hot milk tea in the kitchen and handed it to Yun Xi. He then looked at Yan Shuo and continued to tease him. "Uncle Yan, I don't want Yun Xi to be your soldier. That would be a lot of hard work! And I'm not the only one who can't bear to see this girl suffer; no one in my family is willing to let her endure any kind of hardship."

As he was saying this, Shen Yichen put his hands on the shoulders of the old madam of the Shen family. "What do you say, Grandma?"

Yan Shuo's ruthlessness in the army was well known, and the old madam naturally didn't want Yun Xi to suffer.

"It's okay for a girl to be squeamish," the old madam of the Shen family said. "I will not agree to allow her to follow you into a life of hardship. Lao Liu, don't try to set your sights on Yun Xi!"

Yun Xi noticed that the old madam was speaking up for her. Her voice was filled with concern and compassion. She didn't treat Yun Xi like an outsider. This made Yun Xi feel warmer and more at home than she ever felt in the Yun family. 

Yan Shuo raised his eyebrows as if he was considering the old madam's words. He turned his head to look at Yun Xi, then asked aloofly, "What about you, girl? Do you want to train under my command?"

Yun Xi knew immediately that she had to choose what path she wanted to take instead of letting others choose it for her.

Yan Shuo could see that there was a fierceness in this girl's eyes!

There was also the resilience of being unwilling to resign herself to fate. She would not settle for the status quo, let alone stop when there was so much more out there.

She was a rough jade worthy of polishing, and not a stubborn stone.

"Yes!" Yun Xi nodded instinctively, almost without thinking.

To become stronger, she must work harder than everyone else!

Commander Mu's assessment had severely damaged her self-esteem and pride. It made her realize that there were a lot of people out there that were more capable than her, and it also made her clearly aware of her own insignificance and shortcomings. 

With her amateur skills, anyone would be able to take her out, including Mu Fei Chi. How would she be able to face more unexpected incidents in the future?

Her unexpected response made the once lively living room quiet down suddenly.

"Yun Xi, don't cause any trouble." With a look of worry and disapproval, Shen Yichen looked at her in astonishment. He didn't expect her to agree so readily.

Yan Shuo, on the other hand, couldn't help but laugh. He spoke in a kinder tone, "Girl, training with me is gruesome and full of obstacles. Before you make any rash decisions you should get to know me first. If you know what you're getting yourself into then you'd probably change your mind."

"I always mean what I say," Yun Xi replied. "It's just a bit of hardship, so it's nothing to me."

She had already died before. Why should she be afraid of hardship and suffering?

Shen Ziqu didn't really think that Yun Xi wanted to go and train with Yan Shuo. He was worried that her frail body would not be able to withstand the high-intensity training.

"Girl, you may be underestimating the situation. If you're training with him, it's not as simple as a bit of suffering and hardship. They call it hell-style training. And it's not uncommon for people to lose their lives during the process of training. You're just a young girl, don't push yourself so hard." 

Yun Xi looked at the gathered Shen family. It was obvious that they all disagreed with her. She simply smiled in response. She lowered her gaze but in her heart, she became even more determined to carry out her plan. 

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