Chapter 407: Don't Know Life or Death

The eunuch who was kicked down by Princess Ankang was helped up by his companion.

Except for the red marks on his face and the blood from his nose, he was not seriously injured.

After all, he was a seventh-rank warrior, not as fragile as ordinary people.

But this also indirectly proved how strong Princess Ankang's legs were, and she could kick a seventh-rank warrior to the ground and make him so embarrassed.

"You, are you okay?"

"I didn't mean it just now, I'm sorry."

Princess Ankang came up and apologized repeatedly, feeling embarrassed for her previous mistakes.

She didn't expect that her first shot in the game would cause trouble.

The eunuch who was helped up from the ground still looked stunned after hearing what Princess Ankang said, and it seemed that he still hadn't come back to his senses.

The eunuch looked at Princess Ankang with a face full of red marks and blood from his nose, then raised his hand and saluted silently.

Princess Ankang blinked and felt that something was wrong.

It was obviously she who had caused the trouble, and she was apologizing to them.

But the other party's reaction...

After living in the cold palace for many years, Princess Ankang felt unfamiliar with some ordinary things in the palace.

Under the guidance of the referee on the sidelines, the game continued.

The eunuch who was kicked in the face by Princess Ankang recovered after a while and continued to be active on the court.

After the Sixth Princess retreated to the back, she hardly touched the ball, like a spectator on the court.

On the other hand, the three little ones played lively.

No matter how the two eunuchs on the opposite side attacked, they would be easily taken over by Li Xuan, and then handed over to the two girls to organize the attack.

The rules of three-person Cuju are very similar to volleyball. In each attack, each person can only touch the ball once. If more than one touch is considered a foul, the ball must be changed.

Therefore, Li Xuan has a legitimate opportunity to slack off.

However, the attacks of the two girls have not been successful so far, and the score is still locked at one to zero at the beginning.

Although there were only two people playing football on the opposite side, the two eunuchs had the seventh-grade cultivation, which was the upper limit of the three-person Cuju competition. In addition, they were more proficient in Cuju, so they could defend it perfectly.

The Sixth Princess watched from behind for a while and saw some tricks.

She was able to confirm that Yu'er was only at the eighth grade, and judging from her aura, she should be inferior to her.

As for Princess Ankang, there was no trace of her training.

But for some reason, the sickly Princess Ankang became abnormally strong, with strength and speed far exceeding that of ordinary people, and even her reaction speed seemed to be higher than that of the Sixth Princess.

This discovery made the Sixth Princess frown deeply.

"It doesn't make sense..."

"Don't tell me it's a last gasp?"

The Sixth Princess originally wanted to see Li Xuan's strength first, but Princess Ankang's performance was so eye-catching that she couldn't take her eyes off.

Li Xuan deliberately kept a low profile. Every time he attacked, he simply defended the opponent's attack and passed the ball out at once, greatly reducing his chances to perform.

Many people watching the game had the same feeling as the Sixth Princess.

This was the first time that Princess Ankang showed her current physical fitness in front of so many people.

Before, when she stood up from the wheelchair in the Imperial Garden, she had already scared many people.

But now, after a while, Princess Ankang can already compete in the Cuju field as light as a swallow, and even performs better than other princes and princesses who have practiced martial arts.

"What medicine did Doctor Xue give her?"

Everyone asked this question.

It has been heard that Doctor Xue has found a way to improve Princess Ankang's physical fitness.

But this effect is a bit too outrageous, right?

The nobles in the palace sitting in the stands couldn't help but be moved. Although they were not sick, they also planned to go to Doctor Xue for supplements.

At this time, Princess Ankang didn't know how much trouble her performance today had caused Doctor Xue.

As for Li Xuan, everyone had already classified him from an ordinary house cat to a rare and exotic animal.

Rare and exotic animals are not uncommon in the palace, including the Eighth Prince's Saker Falcon Axiang and the First Prince's white dog Baihen.

There are also many other rare and exotic animals that are only used for viewing.

But the power that Li Xuan showed earlier has obviously exceeded the scope of these two categories.

There is another kind of rare and exotic animals in the palace, that is, those raised in the forbidden garden.

The white tiger Dabai that the three little ones subdued in the previous autumn hunting competition is one of them.

Because this kind of rare and exotic animals is more dangerous, they are rarely raised in the palace unless they have been domesticated.

Li Xuan's display of his skills this time made everyone feel even more unfathomable about Princess Ankang.

Everyone was guessing, where did Princess Ankang learn this amazing animal taming technique? Where did she find such a rare animal like Li Xuan? And how did she keep it alive until now?

All these speculations cast a fog over Princess Ankang, making them no longer dare to underestimate him, and even become cautious.

After all, there are more smart people in this palace than just the fourth prince.

"Ah Xuan!"

"Don't be lazy!"

The two girls attacked for a while, and found that they couldn't break the opposite goal, so they couldn't help but said anxiously.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er were quite excited at first, but after a series of setbacks, they began to breathe heavily due to fatigue.

Especially Yu'er, a layer of fragrant sweat covered her smooth forehead, and her physical strength was even worse than Princess Ankang.

Princess Ankang's face was only slightly red and her breathing was a little rapid. It seemed that she had no problem holding on until the end of the game.

Li Xuan saw the two girls start to complain, but still did not participate in the attack, with a smiling face, which made them feel itchy.

"Stinky Ah Xuan, look, sister Yu'er and I will be too tired to run in a while, how can you kick like a cat!"

Princess Ankang said unconvinced.

Li Xuan was not just teasing them, he just wanted to push them a little more and stimulate the two girls' potential.

While Li Xuan gave them shelter from the wind and rain, he also had to give them opportunities to grow.

Because Li Xuan believed that the two girls were talented girls with unlimited potential, and their future achievements were immeasurable.

He couldn't limit their development because of his own selfishness.

Although Li Xuan's starting point was good, he looked too much like a prodigy now. He yawned and stretched from time to time on the Cuju field.

With such a lazy attitude, he could still defend the opponent's attack without leaking a drop of water. It is estimated that the mentality of the two eunuchs on the opposite side is not much better.

The little cat is still good at messing with people's mentality.

It was just a ranged injury, with no teammates to protect it.

This situation lasted until the end of the first half.

After the referee blew the whistle, the two teams took a short break and prepared for the second half of the game.

Through the observation of the entire first half, the Sixth Princess had seen the depth of the three little ones.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er were not a concern, but she had no way to deal with the black cat.

Although for some reason, except for the first attack, the black cat never launched an attack again, but she couldn't break the opponent's defense.

The two eunuchs who served the Sixth Princess stood aside and rested in a nervous mood, but surprisingly they were not blamed by the Sixth Princess.

The Sixth Princess sat in the rest area for the players and turned to look in the direction of the eldest prince and the fourth prince.

The eldest prince shook his head gently, and the Sixth Princess couldn't help showing disappointment.

Then she saw the fourth prince made a gesture to her.

The fourth prince clenched a fist at the Sixth Princess and nodded gently.

The Sixth Princess frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and nodded to the Fourth Prince.

Then, she turned to the two eunuchs and asked:

"Do you have any way to deal with that cat?"

The two eunuchs looked at each other and saw each other's embarrassment.

From their brief silence, the Sixth Princess had already come up with the answer. Before the two of them made meaningless apologies, she continued:

"Then deal with that palace maid."

"I hope this is her last game today. Did you hear me?"

The two eunuchs looked solemn and nodded coldly:

"Your Highness, I will obey your order."

The Sixth Princess nodded and stood up.

At this time, the halftime break just ended, and they had to change sides in the second half.

And obviously from the second half, the Sixth Princess's game goal had completely changed.

In the second half, it was the turn of the three little ones to kick off.

Princess Ankang ran up with a smile and came to the midfield to prepare for the kick-off.

Li Xuan couldn't help thinking: "I didn't expect this girl to like playing Cuju."

But the next moment, he saw a malicious smile on Princess Ankang's face.

What's worse is that Yu'er also had a similar expression on her face.

"What do they want to do?"

Li Xuan immediately raised his vigilance.

But then he immediately understood what the two girls were planning.

Princess Ankang quickly served the ball, gently lifted it up, and passed it to Yu'er accurately.

Yu'er was well prepared and kicked it to Li Xuan.

Now, Li Xuan became the last person to touch the ball, and he had no choice but to launch an attack.

"I wonder what they were studying on the sidelines just now."

Li Xuan couldn't help but feel funny.

But since the ball had been passed and Li Xuan had been called to this point, he didn't mind giving the two girls some pointers.

The previous attacks of the two maids were all blocked by the two eunuchs on the opposite side and failed to succeed.

After all, their strength is there, there is no reason to let them break through the defense easily.

But Li Xuan felt that there might be another offensive route they have not tried yet.

Facing the flying ball, Li Xuan raised her little butt charmingly, then aimed at the ball and swung her tail.

The furry big tail was like a baseball bat, hitting the ball high up, and then slowly fell down, not fast.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er frowned and looked at the trajectory of the ball.

They knew that Li Xuan had hit the ball deliberately, not by mistake.

When Princess Ankang saw the ball falling towards Fengliuyan on the opposite side, she immediately understood Li Xuan's intention.

"You cunning little cat!"

Princess Ankang turned around and praised Li Xuan with a smile.

In response, Li Xuan just rolled his eyes.

"How can you praise a cat like this."

But at this moment, a figure rushed out from below and stopped the ball at the moment it was about to pass through Fengliuyan.

Li Xuan curled his lips and couldn't help thinking: "Tsk, it's different after being one rank higher."

Li Xuan's high shot was blocked by a close eunuch on the opposite side.

This close eunuch only relied on his light skills, and didn't even use his companions to help him.

But the opponent also took a trick and didn't intercept the ball when it was rising, but chose to intercept it when it was falling, which reduced the difficulty of interception.

The ball hit the opponent's boots and bounced to the front of their field.

And there, another close eunuch had already taken position, ready to raise one leg and prepare to shoot.

The Sixth Princess was still standing at the back of the field, but she was no longer observing, but looking at the ground in front of her bored.

Li Xuan was not too disappointed when he saw that his attack didn't work.

He originally wanted to give Princess Ankang a hint so that they could find a more suitable means of attack.

Even if the opponent has the ability to make a difficult interception, his physical strength is always limited.

And anyway, they have already won the game, and they mainly focus on having fun in the game.

Just as Li Xuan was about to block the opponent's attack again, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the eyes of the eunuch who raised his foot on the opposite side.

Before aiming at the goal, for some reason, this person glanced in the direction of Yu'er, with a cold look.

"Oh no!"

Off the court, the Eighth Prince cried out secretly.

He was so good at Cuju, and just by looking at the eunuch's leg swinging movements, he knew that this person's goal was not the goal.

But everything on the court happened in a flash, and it was too late for the Eighth Prince to shout a warning.

"Boom!"

"Bang!"

A loud noise that was completely different from the previous one exploded, and some concubines couldn't help but cover their ears.

Who could guess that such a loud noise was caused by Cuju?

Zhao Feng on the sidelines did not move, but narrowed his eyes slightly to cover up the flash of cold light.

On the Cuju court, a figure was hit by the ball and dragged a long trail on the ground until it passed the baseline and flew out of the court.

The figure lay on the ground helplessly, without any movement, and didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

The whole imperial garden was silent, and even the games in the other two venues were suspended.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the figure on the ground.

The Sixth Princess turned back in disbelief, looking at the horrible drag marks spreading from her feet to the back.

The soil was stained with blood.

Only she who stood closest could see it clearly.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er were also startled by the sudden movement, but they immediately felt relieved when they saw the small figure protecting them.

"Bang."

Another muffled sound.

The eunuch who had intercepted Li Xuan's attack earlier fell straight from mid-air, without the demeanor of a seventh-grade master.

Then, regardless of the pain, the eunuch struggled to get up from the ground and ran towards the figure of his companion.

"Hey, hey..."

"You..."

He stuttered and couldn't ask the next words.

This doesn't look like nothing is wrong, and he didn't even dare to turn over his companion's body.

The Sixth Princess and her only remaining eunuch turned their eyes to the opposite side in horror, and saw the seemingly harmless black cat.

Li Xuan met their gazes, curled the corners of his mouth, and revealed his white tiger fangs.

At this moment, the Sixth Princess felt that the person in front of her was not a cute cat, but a tiger that was ready to bite.

She was so scared that she couldn't help but take a step back, and her body softened, and she almost fell to the ground, but she couldn't avoid stumbling a few steps.

Zhao Feng on the sidelines glanced at the Sixth Princess and said inwardly:

"Don't know whether to live or die."