Chapter 523 Direct Confrontation

"This little girl now not only knows the fact that she is cute, but also takes advantage of it."

Seeing Princess Ankang acting cute and charming her teammates on the court, Li Xuan couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

But if this can make Jiang Ying and others put aside their grudges, it would be a good thing.

Just as the two sides were getting ready and the third game was about to start, Hu Guogong, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke:

"The warm-up is almost done, let's change it to a direct confrontation in the third game."

As soon as these words came out, the young generals just nodded and accepted the order.

The expressions of the third prince and the eighth prince changed slightly, and their expressions were a little unnatural.

The next moment, soldiers came to the field, drew a circle in the middle of the field on both sides, and drew a curve to divide the circle into two, shaped like a yin and yang fish.

"Myna, what does direct confrontation mean?"

Princess Ankang asked curiously.

It looks like the rules of the game have changed.

The Eighth Prince immediately explained: "The Cuju competition is divided into three forms of competition, namely direct confrontation, indirect confrontation and free play."

"Like what we played just now, the goals were separated on both sides, and the two teams only attacked on their respective fields. It was an indirect confrontation."

"Another indirect confrontation is to put a goal in the center of the two fields, but the height of the goal is twice as high, making it more difficult to score."

"Bare fights are more of a performance. The outcome is determined by the number of tricks and skills. There is no confrontation between the players."

After hearing these two methods of Cuju competition, Princess Ankang had already guessed what a direct confrontation would be like.

"As for direct confrontation..."

The Eighth Prince was silent for a moment, looking at the Yin Yang Fish between the two fields, and then said: "It's still the same field just now, but now you can move freely on both sides."

"In this way, it is natural that physical confrontation between the players on both sides cannot be avoided."

The Eighth Prince knew Cuju very well and was very clear about this basic rule.

After the soldiers finished drawing the yin and yang fish, they quickly left the scene.

Hu Guogong announced loudly: "The third game will be in the form of direct confrontation, and the formal exchange game will be the same. It's just a good time to get familiar with it in advance."

"As for the referee, let me be the referee."

The Eighth Prince looked at Duke Hu, then lowered his voice and told Princess Ankang beside him: "Ankang, you must be careful later."

"I've long heard that Cuju in the army is particularly brutal. This old man didn't even bring a whistle. He didn't want to play the game properly. We'll be lucky to ourselves later."

Princess Ankang swallowed her saliva and asked nervously: "Isn't that the case?"

"Hey, even though we have a special status, it is inevitable that we will get injured while playing Cuju. As long as it's not serious, who can say anything?"

"Moreover, they are all soldiers of the advance army and are about to go on an expedition for the country. How can we make things difficult for them because of such a trivial matter?"

Although Li Xuan was far away from the sidelines, he heard the eighth prince's words clearly.

His little brows couldn't help but frown, and he looked at Hu Guogong aside with confusion.

Although the cultivation of these young generals on the field is extraordinary, Princess Ankang is also physically strong, far superior to ordinary people, so she is not worried about any danger.

If we just change it to a direct confrontation Cuju competition...

"Brother, won't there be fourteen people who want to beat you later?"

"???"

The Eighth Prince was confused for a moment, looked across the way, then behind him, and then a sad smile appeared on his face.

Yes, there were a total of sixteen people on the field. Except for Ankang who didn't hit him, the rest naturally wouldn't let him off lightly.

Especially Jiang Ying and others on the same team, I am afraid that they will beat the Eighth Prince harder than the opponent later.

"Ankang, if Brother Ba cannot hold on today, please remember to help me take good care of Axiang."

"Bago, oooooo~"

Seeing the eighth prince on the court starting to ask for help before his death, Hu Guogong outside the court couldn't help but twitching his eyes.

"This damn boy!"

Hu Guogong did not give the eighth prince a chance to continue to embarrass himself, and immediately announced the start of the third game.

To be fair, the ball did not take turns in the third game. Hu Guogong directly threw the ball into the center of the field, allowing the two teams to directly compete.

The moment the game started, the Eighth Prince turned around and ran towards the edge of the field, wanting to stay away from the place of right and wrong and protect himself.

But as soon as he ran out a few steps, someone shoved him down from behind.

Naturally, the only ones who shoveled him from behind were his teammates.

What's just a little outrageous is that the eighth prince doesn't even have a ball at his feet.

The intention of shoveling people is too obvious.

After the Eighth Prince was knocked down, he rolled on the ground like a ball.

Obviously the kick used to knock people down is quite skillful.

As expected by everyone, Jiang Yingzheng got up from the ground proudly.

Li Xuan, who was watching the game, felt speechless.

The previous indirect confrontations have all turned out to be like this for the Eighth Prince. With the current rules, how can the Eighth Prince fare well?

Li Xuan glanced at Hu Guogong silently, wondering how much hatred the old man had with his grandson.

"Myna——"

Princess Ankang cried out to the Eighth Prince who rolled into a ball.

The Eighth Prince rolled on the ground so dizzy that he finally stopped, only to find that there was something in his arms.

"Huh? What the hell?"

The Eighth Prince felt the round and elastic thing in his arms, but he didn't react for a moment.

When he took a closer look, he was immediately frightened to death.

In the Eighth Prince's arms was the Cuju ball that everyone in the audience was fighting for.

Brush, brush, brush...

A strange sound suddenly exploded in the Eighth Prince's ears. When he looked up, he saw countless smoke dragons sweeping in from all directions, surrounding him without any blind spots.

"It's over!"

The Eighth Prince only had time to flash a thought, and the next moment he was attacked by countless feet.

Bang bang, puff, chirp, meow...

After a crackling, the smoke and dust dispersed, leaving only the eighth prince lying on the spot with footprints all over his body, unable to get up.

As for the ball and the other players, they have long since disappeared.

When Li Xuan saw this scene, he couldn't help but lean back slightly and leaned firmly into Yu'er's arms.

"Is this the so-called military Cuju?"

The moment Hu Guogong announced the start of the game, the atmosphere on the Cuju court suddenly changed.

Those young generals were like awakening beasts, making the Cuju field filled with murderous intent.

And the first victim was obviously the Eighth Prince.

"Myna, myna!"

"I'm so good at myna~~~"

Princess Ankang rushed forward immediately, shook the eighth prince's body and started singing.

"This girl..."

Now, it was Li Xuan's turn to twitch the corners of his eyes.

They had watched a few plays outside the palace before, but they didn't expect this girl to learn the essence.

If Li Xuan hadn't felt that the Eighth Prince was still alive and well, he would have thought something had happened to the Eighth Prince.

Hu Guogong's expression was not much better.

He heard that Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince played well, so he guessed that the two might have something in common.

But the last time he saw Princess Ankang at the Double Ninth Festival Banquet, the princess was still dignified.

I didn’t expect that his condition was as bad as that of my grandson.

"Hey, what is this all about?"

Hu Guogong smiled and shook his head, but he didn't take it too seriously.

After all, Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince are still young and there is always something childish about them.

As long as it didn't affect other people too much, Hu Guogong had no intention of interfering.

Princess Ankang shook her a few times, and the Eighth Prince couldn't bear it immediately.

"Ankang, please be gentle."

The Eighth Prince blocked him weakly.

Seeing that her method was effective, Princess Ankang stopped singing immediately and started laughing.

"And your singing is too ugly."

Princess Ankang stopped laughing and started to shake the Eighth Prince again, shaking him so hard that his brain was almost dry.

The Eighth Prince was kicked so many times just now that he didn't feel as uncomfortable as he does now.

Don't tell me, being shaken by Princess Ankang made him almost vomit, but it made the Eighth Prince feel less painful.

Princess Ankang stopped when she saw the eighth prince rolling his eyes and looking like he was about to foam at the mouth.

"Is my singing still difficult to listen to?"

Princess Ankang asked seriously.

The Eighth Prince used his last strength to shake his head and said dyingly:

"It sounds good, it sounds good..."

"This is so true!"

Princess Ankang guarded the eighth prince on the ground, and then looked at the others.

After kicking the eighth prince to the ground, they started to compete seriously.

However, without Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince, Jiang Ying and others were at a disadvantage. They could only defend with all their strength and had no ability to counterattack.

Seeing that they had no intention of attacking the Eighth Prince again, Princess Ankang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bago, as long as you stand up, I'm afraid the general sisters will kick you again."

"What are we going to do?"

The Eighth Prince took a few breaths and then regained the strength to speak:

"In this situation, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me to step in."

"In this way, you put me in a safe corner to rest for a while, and then you go and lead Jiang Ying and the others to play well."

"Wait until everyone else ignores my existence, then I will attack with a surprise attack and take it down in one fell swoop!"

After hearing the Eighth Prince's plan, Princess Ankang looked directly at him and was silent for a while, then asked bluntly: "Brother, are you pretending to be dead?"

"If you act like this, the general sisters will look down on you even more."

The Eighth Prince choked and coughed a few times, and hurriedly defended: "What nonsense are you talking about? I am conserving my vitality, lying down and waiting for the opportunity, and I will definitely have miraculous results when the time comes!"

"Okay, don't waste your time with me. Go help them quickly."

As the Eighth Prince spoke, he repeatedly pushed Princess Ankang, telling her to leave him alone and hurry up to help Jiang Ying and the others.

"oh--"

Princess Ankang reluctantly agreed, then ran over and joined Jiang Ying and others' defense.

With the addition of Princess Ankang, the team's defensive pressure was immediately relieved a lot.

The people on the opposite side couldn't help but become a little impatient when they saw that they could hold on for so long despite the lack of people.

The eldest prince and the third prince launched wave after wave of attacks, but they were all stopped by Princess Ankang and her men.

This made the two princes very embarrassed.

After giving up one person, if there is a draw, wouldn't they be the losers?

The people on the field, except for Princess Ankang, were all very concerned about the outcome, so naturally they could not accept such an ending.

But as the competition became more intense, everyone also discovered that Princess Ankang's strength was extraordinary.

This cute little princess seemed to be as fast and strong as them, and even stronger than several people on the field.

This discovery further aroused the young generals' competitive spirit. After all, even the strength of the other three princes was not as good as many of them.

But if they were suppressed by a little princess who looked younger, it would be even more unacceptable for these young generals.

But Princess Ankang on the Cuju field seemed to be omnipotent. She would appear wherever she was needed.

Her movements were so agile and swift that they far surpassed everyone on the field.

Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

In terms of physical strength alone, even among the middle three grades, it was difficult to find someone who could compete with Princess Ankang now.

The physical fitness of a warrior would be continuously nourished by the power of blood and qi and the power of true qi as the realm improved, and it would continue to become stronger.

But it was still within the scope of ordinary warriors.

But the way Princess Ankang's physical body became stronger was somewhat special.

After Li Xuan absorbed the cold for her, her body would be quickly strengthened in a burst of heat, and the degree of strengthening was more and more outrageous.

If this continues, Princess Ankang's physical strength will soon be comparable to that of Li Xuan, an orthodox beastman kitten.

Now that I think about it, Li Xuan and Princess Ankang are reversed. The beastman practices Qi, while the human practice body, which is the opposite.

Not only that, the road of one person and one cat is getting wider and wider.

Jiang Ying and others on the same team were also shocked when they saw Princess Ankang frequently making exaggerated moves to save the ball.

But after being shocked, they were also encouraged.

They have not fallen to the point where they have to rely on a little girl to support the scene in a game.

"Change the formation, help Her Royal Highness the Princess to counterattack!"

At Jiang Ying's order, the young generals on the same team immediately took action.

Originally, their formation was only defensive and not offensive, but now there has been a subtle change.

Jiang Ying came to the rear position and stood shoulder to shoulder with Princess Ankang.

"Your Highness, the attack depends on you."

Jiang Ying and Princess Ankang looked at each other closely. Seeing that perfect face and special light blue eyes, Jiang Ying felt her cheeks suddenly hot for some reason.

Jiang Ying didn't dare to think too much, and immediately grabbed Princess Ankang's wrist and threw her forward.

Princess Ankang's light body immediately passed the crowd and flew towards the empty opponent's backcourt.

"Not good!"

Someone immediately realized that something was wrong.

But at this time, Jiang Ying had temporarily controlled the ball under the cover of others.

She didn't hesitate much, and immediately kicked the ball forward, chasing after Princess Ankang's back.

Princess Ankang was thrown into the air in a daze, but when she looked back and saw the ball catching up with her figure, her body subconsciously swung in the air.

Seeing the posture of Princess Ankang, the eighth prince who was pretending to be dead in a corner of the field suddenly widened his eyes.

"Inverted Rainbow Bridge!"

Bang——

When the ball touched Princess Ankang's toes, a rainbow bridge was drawn in the air, running through the opponent's goal.

Princess Ankang turned gracefully and fell to the ground like a banished fairy.

Everyone seemed to have turned on the mute button, just silently watching Princess Ankang's back.

In the end, it was the voice of Duke Hu that broke the silence.

"One to zero!"