Chapter 364 The Afterglow of the End

"Phew, finally back again."

The Eighth Prince took the map in his hand and compared the surrounding terrain, and found that he was not far from the finish line.

He was now alone, with only a horse and a sea holly to keep him company.

The horse was carrying loads of prey, and it was obvious that the Eighth Prince had gained a lot these days.

After he led the Little Douding Alliance to complete that tragic battle, he was able to escape smoothly with the help of Axiang who was hiding in the dark.

After that, the Eighth Prince kept a low profile and just hunted silently, no longer thinking about eliminating other people.

Anyway, the third prince he wanted to eliminate the most was already out.

And with his current strength, it would be difficult for him to conflict with others.

Now, as the game was coming to an end, the Eighth Prince planned to call it a day, finish the game, and get points.

Otherwise, if you wait until the last day to go back, you will probably meet other people.

The eighth prince doesn't even have a single attendant at his side. It would be troublesome if he met the eldest prince and others.

Up to this point, the Eighth Prince's considerations were totally fine.

It wasn't until he came to the finish line and found someone camping and barbecued here that he realized that his thinking was a little too naive.

"Isn't this too much for you?"

The Eighth Prince secretly said something was wrong and was about to retreat quietly, but he did not expect that his traces had been discovered by Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was wrapping a skewer with his tail, concentrating on controlling the heat.

Suddenly, one of his cat's paws lifted up, and then without looking in the direction of the Eighth Prince, he waved his paw in that direction.

"Roar!"

The next moment, accompanied by the roar of a thunderous tiger, a huge figure sprang out from the side and headed straight for the Eighth Prince.

"Gan, do you three still have any humanity left!?"

The eighth prince only had time to curse, then turned around and ran away.

But although the Black Star under his crotch is a good horse, there is no way it can outrun Dabai in this forest.

The three little ones continued to camp and barbecue without paying too much attention to the Eighth Prince, leaving all the power to Dabai.

"Axuan, is your piece of venison?"

"Ah? It's roe deer meat. Will you become stupid after eating it?"

Princess Ankang was still craving for the piece of meat that Li Xuanzheng was roasting. When she heard that it was roe deer meat, she suddenly showed hesitation on her face.

The roe deer wasn't even hunted by them.

The three little roe deer just lit the fire this morning and planned to camp and barbecue to kill time. However, a roe deer came uninvited and came to the side curiously to see what they were doing.

How could Li Xuan not accept the prey that was delivered to his door?

Princess Ankang and Yu'er still felt that the roe deer was too stupid, and they couldn't bear it.

But now after asking Li Xuan to bake it and get the aroma, they became interested again.

"Brother Eight Emperors, will everything be okay?"

Princess Ankang took the roasted roe deer meat from Li Xuan's hand and said casually.

Although the little girl was concerned about the Eighth Prince, it was obvious that her concern could not be avoided by the roasted roe deer meat in her hand.

Princess Ankang carefully blew the hot air on the barbecue, took a small taste at first, then opened her eyes wide and nodded repeatedly, then sprinkled some salt on it, and ate happily.

It seems that Princess Ankang's impression of roe deer has changed from "silly" to "delicious".

Seeing Princess Ankang eating happily, Li Xuan couldn't help but smile at the side.

Perhaps it's because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in this world is more abundant, and the taste of most game meat is unexpectedly very good.

Of course, some parts of the meat are fatty, and the three little ones won't be able to finish it after just a few.

After all, what they eat on weekdays is royal food, and there is never a shortage of oil and water.

But for those people who can't eat meat even once a year, the oil and water are enough to make them dream of delicacies.

And just when Princess Ankang was getting rid of the piece of barbecue in her hand, Dabai came back with the eighth prince who looked hopeless.

It's just that Dabai's mouth was bloody and covered with thick blood stains.

This made Li Xuan's heart tighten. He immediately stood up and asked Dabai:

"Meow? (Did you eat his horse?)"

Li Xuan had previously told Dabai not to hurt the Eighth Prince and his mount.

The Eighth Prince was still breathing. Although there was a lot of blood on his body, there were no wounds. It was obviously the blood from Dabai's mouth.

After several days of contact, the communication between Li Xuan and Dabai has obviously become much smoother, and at least the general meaning can be communicated clearly to each other.

When Dabai was questioned like this by Li Xuan, his big head immediately shook like a rattle.

It looked quite cute when such a big guy made such an action, but the Eighth Prince was also being tossed around in his mouth, and his eyes were spinning around.

Coupled with the bloody smell in Dabai's mouth, the Eighth Prince almost spit it out in mid-air.

"Stab-"

Suddenly, the figure of the eighth prince fell from Dabai's mouth, and then fell to the ground in a miserable state.

And his originally majestic hunting attire suddenly turned into an alluring backless suspender belt, even exposing all the way to his curvy curves that had been tempered by years of practice.

Dabai seemed to realize that he had gotten into trouble, so he turned around and ran away to nowhere.

The three children held the barbecue in their hands and stared at the Eighth Prince on the ground in amazement. Their eyes were attracted by the attractive curves.

"Ah, this Dabai!"

Princess Ankang exclaimed.

Yu'er hurried forward to cover Princess Ankang's eyes, muttering:

"Your Highness, do not look at it inappropriately, do not look at it inappropriately..."

But it was obvious that Yu'er could only be rude once in order to help Princess Ankang cover her eyes.

"So round and white."

Yu'er exclaimed silently, then realized that she should not look at it anymore, and turned her head away, but the looming ravine lingered in her mind for a long time.

Li Xuan looked at the Eighth Prince lying on the ground speechlessly.

You say this is a coincidence, Dabai tore off the sexy backless outfit for the Eighth Prince, directly exposing most of his buttocks.

"I didn't expect that he was still a young man with a perky butt."

Li Xuan sighed, silently took out a hare from the Emperor Hong bone ring, and covered the Eighth Prince's buttocks.

At this time, Yu'er finally put down her hands that were covering Princess Ankang, and turned her head around.

However, Li Xuan always felt something was strange.

"I haven't greeted Yu'er yet, how did she know that I covered the Eighth Prince's buttocks?"

Facing Li Xuan's puzzled eyes, Yu'er blushed, coughed awkwardly twice, and pretended nothing happened.

"Oh, where did Dabai go? Did he just run away?"

Yu'er looked at the distance where Dabai left, and suddenly became concerned.

Now, Yu'er's abnormal behavior made even Princess Ankang look at her with a squinting eye and a suspicious look.

"Sister Yu'er, you covered my eyes just now, so did you cover your own eyes?"

Princess Ankang asked dissatisfiedly.

Yu'er didn't change her face, and her little face was tense, just pretending not to hear, and looked more and more anxiously in the direction where Dabai left, as if she was going to rush out to find him the next moment.

"Meow? (When did you get so close to Dabai?)"

Li Xuan also imitated Princess Ankang and came over from the other side, attacking Yu'er from both sides.

Just when Yu'er was about to collapse under the pressure of one man and one cat, Dabai's figure in the distance actually came back.

Along with Dabai's figure, there was a sharp neigh.

This time, Dabai actually brought back the Eighth Prince's mount Black Star.

Black Star was so scared that he screamed repeatedly. Dabai grabbed the saddle and dragged it all the way back. There were still traces of water in the drag marks on the ground.

It turned out that Dabai went to catch Black Star to prove his innocence.

"Where did the blood in Dabai's mouth come from?"

Li Xuan was immediately surprised.

"The Eighth Prince and Black Star were not injured..."

As Li Xuan thought about it, he immediately noticed that the place where Black Star originally carried the prey was empty at this time, and there happened to be sporadic blood on it.

Li Xuan immediately understood what was going on.

"Meow?"

Li Xuan pointed at the part where Black Star had dragged the prey, and then made a big circle with his two front paws, indicating where the pile of prey had gone.

Dabai's eyes suddenly became vague, and then he kept using his head to gesture to Black Star, as if to say that it had nothing to do with him and asked Li Xuan to ask Black Star.

"Okay, you're just using that little bit of cleverness on me, right?"

Li Xuan's eyes glared, his chest bulged, his mouth opened, and he immediately performed the Dragon Tiger Feng Lie Roar.

"Roar--"

The sound wave, as if it was real, hit Dabai, causing its fur to fall backwards.

"Woo woo woo..."

Dabai immediately let out a pitiful whimper, and then honestly went to bring back the hidden prey.

However, the prey that Dabai brought back was only half of the original, and the rest was all bloody. It was obvious that when it was eating before, it directly opened its mouth and bit the prey.

Li Xuan felt a headache when he saw that only half of the prey was left.

He couldn't understand why Dabai had time to eat in just a short while.

"Compared to this guy's fighting ability, its eating ability is obviously higher."

Being stared at by Li Xuan, Dabai lowered his head guiltily and didn't dare to look at Li Xuan any more.

Since being defeated by Li Xuan, it is obvious that Dabai has become much smarter.

It seems that this guy was used to being domineering before and pretended to be mentally retarded.

Now, in order to survive, flexible IQ has occupied the high ground again.

This is very real.

Just like some people will flexibly use "fists" and "reasons" as the main way to persuade others.

If I can beat you, I will talk about fists, and if I can't beat you, I will talk about reason.

Unexpectedly, this is a way of survival that even animals can flexibly use.

After confiscating the stolen goods hidden by Dabai, the three little ones placed the eighth prince and his mount Black Star aside.

Not long after, the Eighth Prince woke up and found that his back was cold, but his butt was warm.

The Eighth Prince was startled and subconsciously reached out to touch his butt. When he found that there was no pain as expected, he was relieved.

But he felt a hare covering his butt, and he didn't know what it meant.

He looked up and found that the three little ones were turning their heads to look at him.

"Myna, do you want to eat barbecue?"

Princess Ankang thoughtfully handed over a skewer of barbecue. After the eighth prince took it blankly, he naturally got up and sat next to them.

The Eighth Prince did not forget to cover his butt with the hare and asked doubtfully:

"What happened just now?"

"Well..." Princess Ankang thought for a while, and then replied: "Actually, it's nothing. Brother Bage, you accidentally fell down just now. As a result, your clothes scraped against the tree and hit your head."

"We saw that you fainted, so we asked you to lie down and rest for a while."

"Dabai didn't do anything to you."

Finally, Princess Ankang did not forget to emphasize one sentence.

Hearing this unfamiliar name, the Eighth Prince looked at Dabai who was lying on the side holding a pheasant and gnawing away.

Looking at Dabai's huge figure, the Eighth Prince couldn't help but shudder and covered the hare on his butt even tighter.

"What do you want?"

The eighth prince was already scared. He didn't expect that he would be able to escape the first grade of junior high school, but not the fifteenth grade.

Princess Ankang did not beat around the bush and said straightforwardly:

"Bago, I am determined to win this competition."

"Although you taught me how to ride a horse earlier, which I am very grateful for."

“But one size fits the bill.”

The Eighth Prince clicked his tongue, knowing that he couldn't be gentle anymore.

It would be the same if it were him, he would never take risks casually.

If the other party hides something behind his back, he will be the one who regrets it. No one would do such a stupid thing.

Moreover, in the Royal Garden Competition, only the first place is important.

Other than that, it is of no use.

"Well, it looks like you're going to win again this time."

The Eighth Prince accepted his fate, threw his voucher to Princess Ankang, and then began to enjoy the barbecue in earnest.

After Princess Ankang received the eighth prince's voucher, she smiled:

"Then thank you Bage for making it happen."

The Eighth Prince shook his head and did not take Princess Ankang's kind words seriously. He just sighed:

"I really can't beat you in the wild from now on. Can you tame such a big tiger?"

The eighth prince was eating barbecue, but his eyes were fixed on Dabai.

He himself likes flying eagles and running dogs, and he naturally admires Princess Ankang who can tame Dabai.

However, the Eighth Prince also understood that if there were similar competitions in the future, Princess Ankang would have a huge advantage, and almost no one would be able to compete with her.

"If there was such a ferocious beast helping me when I was fighting with the third child..."

The Eighth Prince felt so happy just thinking about it.

He then thought that the third prince had been eliminated early and sneered.

The third prince's thoughts, the eighth prince is from a clean family, doesn't he just want to have a strong man return and suppress the heroes?

But now?

Earlier, they were mocking them in the imperial garden for not being able to defeat such a sick child as Princess Ankang.

Now that he is fine, he has been eliminated by Princess Ankang personally. The eighth prince wants to see what these three princes have to say in the future.

The thought of this was enough to make the Eighth Prince feel sour in his heart.

He gradually came out of the shadow of losing the game, chatting and laughing with the three children, and began to enjoy the outdoor barbecue around the bonfire in the camp.

They all also talked about their experiences in the past few days.

The three little ones didn't have anything to say here, they just talked about their fight with the three brothers and sisters of the eldest prince.

The eighth prince clapped his hands happily when he heard that the fourth prince and sixth prince were also eliminated, and the eldest prince even fled into the finish line in embarrassment.

As for the Eighth Prince, he was having a hard time these days.

Previously, after he got out of trouble with the help of Axiang, he found his mount Black Star, and then started low-key hunting in the woods.

Feeling that the points were almost there, I planned to end the game. I never thought that the three little ones would directly block the finish line and camp here.

"Do you plan to stay here until the end?"

Princess Ankang nodded naturally to the eighth prince's question.

"That's right, no one can be sure what other people hunted in this forest?"

The Eighth Prince looked at Dabai and sighed sincerely.

After filling his stomach, the Eighth Prince planned to say goodbye and leave. Anyway, after losing his certificate, he was no longer qualified to continue competing.

Moreover, half of his buttocks was now naked, so it was very inconvenient to stay in the wild.

But at this moment, Li Xuan noticed someone approaching.

When the opponent was almost close, Li Xuan released Dabai.

After a while, Dabai picked up two more people.

The eighth prince originally wanted to leave, but when he saw that another unlucky guy had followed in his footsteps, he simply sat down and watched the show for a while longer.

As a result, what Dabai brought back this time was also an acquaintance of theirs, the fifth prince and the seventh prince.

Everyone was a little surprised to see the fifth prince, even the eighth prince.

Li Xuan could guess the reason why the eighth prince was able to escape, because Axiang was hovering above their heads at this time.

But these fifth princes...

Li Xuan looked at the fifth prince and then at the seventh prince, wondering how they got together.

"Hey, Rare."

"You two can still get together."

The eighth prince joked.

"Baby, I want you to take care of it!"

The fifth prince choked.

Everyone knows the temperament of the fifth prince. He always has his eyes higher than his head and looks at everyone through his nostrils.

As for the Seventh Princess, it's even more outrageous. She usually doesn't open her eyes to look at people.

For example, even though Dabai was holding her, the Seventh Princess was still dozing off. She was calm in the face of danger.

The Fifth Prince, however, looked at the people who were camping and barbecuing in front of the finish line with a particularly wonderful expression.

"You actually blocked the door?"

Princess Ankang immediately frowned and said:

"Fifth brother, where is the door? There is only one line!"

The Fifth Prince was speechless.

After Dabai put them down, he gradually became familiar with the following procedures.

Dabai also brought back the horses and prey, but this time there was an additional maidservant.

The maidservant looked pale at this time, obviously she was taught a lesson by Dabai.

However, Li Xuan had previously instructed Dabai not to kill anyone, so it should not be too serious.

Seeing that she was a little uncomfortable, Li Xuan directly asked Dabai to send the person to the eunuch in flowery clothes guarding the finish line.

However, this time there was a mistake.

The Seventh Princess's certificate was still on the maidservant. As she was sent out, the Seventh Princess was also eliminated in her sleep.

As for the Fifth Prince's certificate and the Cloud Piercing Arrow, they had long been lying in Li Xuan's Emperor Hong Bone Ring.

Li Xuan had stolen two bundles from the two men before, and the Fifth Prince's bundle contained these things. As a result, the Fifth Prince was only concerned with finding his own poetry collection and ignored his certificate at all.

Princess Ankang originally wanted to send them all to the finish line, but the Fifth Prince refused:

"Well, I don't want to go back yet."

The Fifth Prince's eyes were a little evasive, but he continued:

"I promised to take her to see the stars for ten days, and there is still one night today..."

At this point, the Fifth Prince did not say anything more, just waiting for Princess Ankang's decision.

Today is the last night of the ten-day competition. At noon tomorrow, the competition will officially end. If you cannot reach the finish line within this period, there will be no results.

Princess Ankang looked at the Seventh Princess who was still dozing off, knowing that with her personality, she would indeed make such a request.

Moreover, with Li Xuan and Dabai in the camp, there was no need to worry about the Fifth Prince playing tricks.

Princess Ankang nodded and agreed immediately, and the Fifth Prince also breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, it was true that the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Princess had an agreement, which was also the condition for their cooperation.

But the Fifth Prince also had his own selfish motives. He wanted to take this opportunity to get in touch with Princess Ankang more, and maybe he could hear some wonderful poems.

Seeing that they were not leaving, the Eighth Prince didn't care that he was half naked, and wanted to stay.

He greeted the flowery eunuch guarding the finish line and brought him a new dress.

Anyway, the Eighth Prince had lost his qualification for the competition, so it couldn't be said that he violated the rules.

In this way, they waited in the camp until dusk. When the sun set, the Seventh Princess woke up from her sleep on time, yawned, and stretched her waist.

The Seventh Princess opened her eyes and saw the unfamiliar scene in front of her, but she smiled and greeted Princess Ankang:

"Ankang, why are you here too?"

The Fifth Prince held his forehead and felt a headache.

The Eighth Prince laughed, as if he was used to it.

Princess Ankang also smiled at the Seventh Princess, then pointed upwards:

"Seventh Princess, the stars are out."

The Seventh Princess immediately looked up and was immersed in the beautiful scenery above her head in just a moment.

The sun had just set, and the night was not dark enough. The moon came out early, leaving a white crescent, and a few faint stars flashed in the hazy night sky.

The bright clouds were red at sunset, the clouds were light, and the bright moonlight was just coming out.