Chapter 418 Born with Supernatural Powers!

Duke of Hu, Qin Zongyong, was furious. As one of the nine generals of the state, the only ones who could tear him down in such an occasion were those old bastards. He was so angry that he couldn't help but curse:

"What nonsense are you saying!"

After all, he was a man of status, and he had to be restrained in such an occasion.

If it was in a court meeting on weekdays, he would have cursed out without any hesitation.

"Alas, old Qin."

"Look at your temper. How can I say nonsense when I tell the truth?"

"And with your temper, how can His Majesty trust you to teach the princess?"

"I think it's still me, Old Guo, who has a good temper. I have to do it."

"Your Majesty, don't you think so?"

A sturdy man who was about the same age as Qin Zongyong asked with a smile.

This person dared to tear down Qin Zongyong, Duke of Hu. Naturally, his status was not bad. He was Duke of Wu, Guo Xiaolai, who was also one of the nine generals of the state.

Although Guo Xiaolai has an exaggerated figure, his temperament is not as sharp as Qin Zongyong's. Instead, he gives people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze. At least, people will not feel scared when they meet for the first time.

"Hahaha, Duke Hu and Duke Wu are both right."

At this time, a heroic laugh accompanied by an old voice sounded.

An old man with white hair stood up from his seat, bowed to Emperor Yongyuan, and then said:

"Her Royal Highness the Thirteenth Princess is recovering. If she can practice some physical exercises, it will definitely be beneficial."

"Duke Hu is a martial arts master, and he is indeed the first choice to teach Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"But as Duke Wu said, teaching others also requires a good temper."

Although the old man agreed with the views of the two people, he made Qin Zongyong and Guo Xiaolai alert and did not mean to be happy at all.

"This old man can't even fart after being beaten with a stick on weekdays. Today, he is talking so much nonsense, he must have bad intentions!"

Qin Zongyong cursed in his heart.

Although Guo Xiaolai was still smiling and even nodded frequently to the old man's words, no one knew what he was thinking.

The old man ignored the reactions of the two and continued to talk to himself:

"Indeed, as the two dukes said, it is not easy to find someone who meets both conditions at the same time."

"But if it is a compromise, I would like to boldly recommend myself."

"After all, when it comes to health preservation, I am afraid no one here is more experienced than me, right?"

After saying that, the old man twisted his snow-white beard and said proudly.

But this is also a fact, and no one will come out to say anything.

The person in front of him is the oldest person in the room, Su Dingan, the Duke of Jiang, who is 112 years old this year and is also the great grandfather of Concubine Su De.

Seeing Su Dingan using his "age advantage" to make a point, Qin Zongyong and Guo Xiaolai's faces suddenly darkened.

"Among all the civil and military officials in the court, who can compare to you in age?"

But after all, he was an old senior, so Qin Zongyong couldn't open his mouth to scold him.

Guo Xiaolai still smiled and said with concern:

"How can you trouble the old Duke with such a small matter? Just leave these things to us younger generations."

"The old Duke has more important national affairs to worry about, and you need to take care of your health."

Duke Jiang Su Dingan laughed and nodded in response, without saying anything, as if he was grateful for Guo Xiaolai's concern.

Among all the civil and military officials in the court, who didn't know that the old Duke always dozed off while standing during the court meeting.

The most frequent communication during the court was that others reminded him that it was time to leave the court.

Obviously, Guo Xiaolai's seemingly caring words were actually reminding the old man to sleep wherever it was cool.

The fact that several nobles were teaching Princess Ankang was not because they were annoying, but because they each had their own reasons.

What's more important is that Princess Ankang has such a terrifying physical quality without any practice. It's hard to describe her natural talent and natural power. She is simply a martial arts genius!

As long as you don't teach randomly, you can teach such a martial arts genius, right?

Not to mention that Emperor Yongyuan has an ambiguous attitude now, and there must be a deep meaning in putting Princess Ankang out.

In the court today, no one can compete with the Princess Yanzhao who is in the limelight.

Originally, this talent was a blessing for Daxing.

But this Princess Yanzhao is not a prince, but the daughter of Empress Wu, and has a close relationship with the rising Wu family.

All of this has caused turmoil in the court, and the civil officials and nobles are in an unprecedented state of tension.

But compared with the fierce reactions of the nobles, the civil officials are much calmer, just watching from the sidelines, and have no intention of participating in this matter.

Empress Wu bowed her head, as if everything in front of her had nothing to do with her.

Compared to the fact that she is now pushing for the female emperor to ascend the throne, she is too low-key on weekdays.

At this moment, Emperor Yongyuan, who had been watching the show for a long time, spoke.

"My dear ministers, please wait."

"Ankang is still in the recovery stage, it is too early to talk about these things."

"My dear ministers, please enjoy today's game first."

Since Emperor Yongyuan had spoken, the three dukes could only give up in disappointment.

Everyone seemed very regretful, but they all sat down again and devoted themselves to watching the game.

It is true that they wanted to establish contact with Princess Ankang, but it was hard to say whether they wanted to teach Princess Ankang personally.

To be honest, whether it was the three dukes or others, they actually cared more about how Emperor Yongyuan would respond to this matter.

Compared to other things, what they wanted to know most was Emperor Yongyuan's attitude.

This nominal emperor of Daxing was not as weak as Li Xuan expected.

After all, Daxing was a dynasty that had lasted for nearly a thousand years, and there were many people who still wanted to continue to be loyal to Daxing.

It's not that these people were very loyal, but that they themselves were the vested interests of the Daxing Dynasty.

They didn't want to reshuffle the cards and take the big risk that might harm their lives and property.

Maintaining the stability of Daxing is the most beneficial approach.

At least, for most people sitting in the Taiji Palace, it should be so.

Turning his eyes back to the Cuju field.

While the Taiji Palace was arguing, the Cuju field had already been fought several times.

But as time went by, the Third Prince's face gradually became gloomy.

Although his two eunuchs were both of the seventh rank, they could not do anything to Princess Ankang.

Princess Ankang's physical strength was like a bottomless pit. She kept defending with difficult moves and kicked one beautiful counterattack after another, forcing the Third Prince to stop and become the first person to touch the ball.

Although the Third Prince himself planned to let the two eunuchs attack and let Princess Ankang take the initiative to defend.

Although the plan was still going according to his expectations, the effect was...

"Great!"

"Good shot!"

"Great!"

Every time Princess Ankang responded, there was a uniform cheer on the field.

Although everyone was not optimistic about Princess Ankang at the beginning, as Princess Ankang relied on her ordinary body, her physical fitness and superb ball skills to withstand the opponent's rounds of threatening attacks and counterattack beautifully, the audience who came to watch the Cuju game were greatly satisfied.

Even the princes and princesses who were quite dissatisfied with Princess Ankang were immersed in the game.

"Ankang's volley was so cool!"

The eighth prince slapped the table and said excitedly.

He liked Cuju and was considered a good player, but when he saw Princess Ankang performing one by one of her unique skills off the field, he couldn't help but applaud.

The eighth prince had already forgotten about this month's game and focused on appreciating Princess Ankang's ball skills.

"Didn't they say that this was Ankang's first time playing Cuju?"

"Isn't this skill too terrible?"

The fifth prince was amazed. He knew a little about Cuju. Although he was not as good as the eighth prince, he could see that it was not very good.

The skills that Princess Ankang displayed now were completely beyond his understanding.

After hearing this, the eighth prince waved his hand and answered casually without turning his head:

"This thing requires talent."

"Ankang is a natural Cuju player!"

With the certification of the eighth prince, the others could only blink their eyes and continue to watch this Cuju feast.

"Talent..."

Princess Yuan'an muttered secretly, with a complicated expression on her face.

Looking at Princess Ankang's dazzling figure on the Cuju field, she couldn't help but think of her own sister.

Princess Yuan'an couldn't help but sigh, and her little mouth couldn't help but pout.

"Why am I so ordinary..."

The atmosphere of the court gradually fell towards Princess Ankang.

After all, compared to the Third Prince who could only rely on his cultivation and kick out simple attacks, the ball skills displayed by Princess Ankang were too gorgeous.

This was a Cuju match. Although strength played a decisive role, superb ball skills impressed the audience more.

To be honest, even Li Xuan did not expect that Princess Ankang's ball skills would improve so much just through yesterday's actual combat.

"It seems that this girl's terrifying talent is not only reflected in cultivation."

Li Xuan secretly sighed, but looking at the gloomy face of the Third Prince and the enthusiastic reaction of the audience, he felt extremely happy.

"Xiao San'er, you can't laugh before I make a move."

"Isn't this strength a bit too rubbish?"

Li Xuan squinted at the Third Prince opposite him, with a mean smile on his face.

The Third Prince was already in a bad mood, and when he accidentally saw the cat opposite him smiling strangely at him, the veins on his forehead jumped fiercely.

"Take the ball, I'll do it myself!"

The third prince knew that he couldn't continue like this, otherwise Princess Ankang would become the protagonist of the game sooner or later.

Princess Ankang had enjoyed the cheers for so long that he could no longer bear it.

Hearing the suppressed angry voice of the Third Prince, the two eunuchs immediately broke out in sweat, and they could see each other's panic at a glance.

"We must take this ball!"

The two reached a consensus immediately.

Previously, because they failed to stop Princess Ankang's attack the first time, the defense was naturally the responsibility of the Third Prince alone.

But now that the Third Prince has given the order, they must not make any mistakes.

Otherwise, if the Third Prince loses face in such a public place, they dare not imagine what kind of punishment they will receive after returning.

And the terrible thing is that this time Princess Ankang actually kicked a rare crescent-shaped scimitar, and the ball drew an exaggerated arc and quickly approached the goal.

The two eunuchs ran towards the goal frantically.

The Third Prince also gritted his teeth, fearing that the ball would be lost by these two wastes.

The audience in the stands also held their breath, resisting the urge to cheer right now.

Because the Third Prince suddenly handed over the defense to the two eunuchs, everyone couldn't help but expect that this goal might change the score.

Fortunately, the eye on the goal was small enough, and the two eunuchs cooperated, one of them stepped on his companion and flew up, blocking the ball with his body at the last moment.

"Alas~"

The stands sighed in unison.

Unconsciously, many spectators have become fans of Princess Ankang, looking forward to her victory.

But no matter what, the two eunuchs still completed their tasks with difficulty.

Seeing the ball bounce naturally and fly to the center of the field, the Third Prince made an impatient "tsk".

The best place to attack is naturally the front court, so that you can be closer to the opponent's goal.

But at this point, the Third Prince has no room to be picky.

If the ball lands, the ball will be returned to Princess Ankang, allowing them to launch another attack.

Princess Ankang could kick such a threatening goal even in passive defense and attack. If they were allowed to shoot at ease, his two eunuchs might not be able to defend.

The third prince flashed and came to the landing point of the ball, then raised his right leg, stretched his body and accumulated strength.

"Ankang, you are awesome for pushing me to this point."

"But this is your limit."

The third prince's eyes flashed with fire, as if all his anger was poured into this ball.

Li Xuan narrowed his eyes, immediately restrained the smile on his face, and snorted in his heart:

"Humph, can't you help it?"

Princess Ankang and Yu'er were also nervous as if they were facing a great enemy.

Princess Ankang had been reminded by the fifth prince before, and now she finally understood what the omen was that the fifth prince was talking about.

Before the game started, Princess Ankang also told Yu'er about this and asked her to pay attention to it.

Only Li Xuan came on the field late, and Princess Ankang and Yu'er subconsciously thought that Li Xuan would not take the strength of the Third Prince seriously, so they forgot to mention the previous reminder of the Fifth Prince.

"Ankang, can you still catch my ball?"

Bang!

The Third Prince kicked out and asked arrogantly.

As usual, the ball passed along Princess Ankang's surroundings and went straight to the goal.

The speed and power of this ball far exceeded all previous attacks.

But at this time, it was not only Princess Ankang's team on the Cuju field who frowned.

In the stands, some people saw the doorway of this ball and looked at each other in surprise.

In the Taiji Palace, the bigwigs on the side of the nobles almost frowned, and the civil officials also showed a playful smile.

On the side of the Cuju field, Zhao Feng, as the referee, watched the ball silently, bit the whistle silently to his lips, with a smile in his eyes.

Bang!

The ball flew back at a faster speed than when it came. Before most people could react, it had already passed through the eyes of the third prince and landed steadily in the hands of Zhao Feng who was standing in the air.

"Beep--"

The whistle sounded.

Zhao Feng immediately announced:

"The goal is valid."

"One to zero!"

This goal made all the bigwigs in Taiji Palace stare with wide eyes and show astonishment.

Qin Zongyong even shouted subconsciously:

"What the hell is this cat?"

"So awesome!?"