Chapter 530: Not Really?

Hearing Princess Ankang's answer, Qin Zongyong laughed heartily.

"Okay, okay, as long as your Highness finds it interesting."

But these words made the first, third and eighth princes a little confused.

In terms of relationship, Qin Zongyong should be the closest to the eighth prince, but at the banquet, he only talked to Princess Ankang, and the other dukes also asked some random questions, as if they were very familiar with Princess Ankang.

The three princes were immediately confused.

But seeing that Princess Ankang and the dukes were chatting happily, they didn't dare to interrupt casually, but occasionally followed a few words, as if they were just sitting with the minions.

"What is grandpa doing?"

The third and eighth princes had the same confusion in their hearts at the same time.

As the two parties involved, they naturally knew what today's Cuju exchange competition was for.

But the sudden banquet and the attitudes of the dukes made them a little uneasy.

Because no matter how they looked at the situation in front of them, it didn't seem to be in their favor.

But what made them feel somewhat fortunate was that the other party did not seem to have the upper hand.

Li Xuan knew that this was a test of Princess Ankang by the dukes, but he had no intention of intervening.

He wanted to let this matter take its course. If the dukes really liked Princess Ankang, let them fight for it on their own.

If Princess Ankang was not suitable, the dukes should be able to quickly test it out with their abilities, saving everyone the trouble.

Although becoming the spokesperson for the nobles would give them a good opportunity to contact these noble families.

But from the previous conversations between the dukes, Li Xuan heard that even they themselves were not united.

Especially Zhao Dinghai, it seemed that his support for Emperor Yongyuan was not so firm, and he was in a wavering posture.

Letting Princess Ankang get involved was not necessarily a good thing.

"So, let's just go with the flow for now."

After Li Xuan finished chewing a piece of meat, he "meowed" at Princess Ankang and asked for another piece to continue eating.

"Your Highness, your black cat seems to be unusual. I wonder what breed it is?"

Su Ding'an looked at Li Xuan, who had a bigger appetite than the soldiers in the army, and asked curiously.

"Old Duke, Ah Xuan is just an ordinary black cat, but he is stronger and more naughty."

Princess Ankang called Su Ding'an, who had white hair and beard, the old Duke, and was very well-behaved.

But her answer made everyone speechless.

Several dukes had seen Li Xuan perform the "war cry" with their own eyes before, which instantly inspired tens of thousands of soldiers to fight.

That's right, there is a special skill in the army, called the war cry.

In essence, it is similar to the ghost cry that Li Xuan practiced for speaking, but the emphasis is different.

The war cry is much worse in controlling the precision of the sound, and focuses on the range of sound propagation and the infection of emotions.

The army even raises special lions, tigers and eagles to perform war roars on the battlefield to boost the morale of the soldiers.

These beasts have good fighting power and are called war beasts in the army.

Among war beasts, those with war cry ability are considered the best, and there are also various magical practical abilities.

Li Xuan's cry just now made the dukes realize that this inconspicuous black cat is the top war beast.

Its large-scale war cry ability alone is enough to influence a battle of tens of thousands of people.

As for the strange power that Li Xuan showed in the Cuju competition at the Chongyang Banquet, the dukes are still impressed.

"I never thought that Your Majesty quietly raised such an amazing war beast for Princess Ankang!"

The dukes' eyes lingered on Li Xuan, and they saw each other's intentions after looking at each other.

Even the dukes were jealous of Li Xuan's war cry ability.

The previous casual cry was far superior to the war beasts in the army that were specially used to perform war cry.

They wished to kidnap Li Xuan now and raise him in their own army.

Secondly, they valued Princess Ankang even more.

The more they understand, the more they can find out the tricks that Emperor Yongyuan has left on Princess Ankang.

I am afraid that Princess Ankang has been kept in the cold palace for so many years to avoid being seen.

And the more Princess Ankang is favored by Emperor Yongyuan, the more the dukes need such a Princess Ankang.

Even Zhao Dinghai, who supports the third prince the most, has to admit that Princess Ankang is indeed a better candidate.

A dinner, everyone is happy.

Although the dukes did not find out much about Li Xuan from Princess Ankang, the communication with Princess Ankang was unexpectedly smooth.

Princess Ankang is a good child with a good character and cleverness.

After several dukes tried, they found that Princess Ankang had no obvious flaws in her dealings with people.

It even gave them an illusion of being extremely sophisticated.

This made them more suspicious of Princess Ankang's long stay in the cold palace.

This kind of human relations, no matter how smart the child is, is difficult to learn without personal experience.

But I'm afraid that the dukes would never have thought that Princess Ankang had a good teacher who was the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In addition, Princess Ankang had previously made up for her knowledge about the Northern Liang, most of which was historical materials.

Princess Ankang was not very old, but she was really talented in reading and read out some of her own insights.

The historical materials of the Northern Liang made Princess Ankang feel that similar things always happened.

For this point, she once asked the chief steward Ye Laoshang.

The result was a very consistent answer.

The protagonists in these stories are all human beings, and human nature has not changed for thousands of years.

Unlike spiritual practices that are constantly developing and evolving, human nature remains unchanged.

And when Princess Ankang asked what human nature was, Master Ye also gave the same answer: smile and say nothing.

None of them gave a direct answer and just let Princess Ankang realize it on her own.

Li Xuan couldn't help but smile when he thought of the situation at that time.

Princess Ankang is a lucky child. There is always no shortage of outstanding elders around her who are willing to guide her.

After eating and drinking, Li Xuan and Princess Ankang worked together to build a large pile of bones on the table in front of them.

The princes got a satisfactory answer through testing.

The contestants also got enough rest and regained their strength after eating.

After a short break, the final free-for-all game begins.

A goal was moved to the center of the field.

The white game is an exhibition match, and it is also the least confrontational match in today's Cuju exchange match.

One person from each team competed simply by showing off their skills.

The young generals and soldiers took the lead in showing off.

Princess Ankang watched carefully from below and wrote down many actions.

When it was her turn, her opponent happened to be the eldest prince.

The eldest prince's golf skills were mediocre, but he was defeated by Princess Ankang, who was eager to learn and sell her skills.

The last thing to appear was the highlight of the Cuju exchange competition.

The third prince versus the eighth prince.

Obviously, their matchup was deliberately arranged.

The fact that the eighth prince is good at football is not a secret to the princes.

Zhao Dinghai saw Qin Zongyong's plan and glared at him angrily, but he didn't take it too seriously.

Today's two protagonists had already quietly left the scene, without even them knowing.

Several princes briefly exchanged opinions after the dinner and unanimously agreed to Qin Zongyong's previous proposal.

But before that, they needed to find out what Emperor Yongyuan meant before they could continue to contact Princess Ankang and invite her to become the spokesperson for the nobles.

If you get this order wrong, things could get serious.

Even though Emperor Yongyuan felt aggrieved, he was an emperor after all and would not tolerate behavior that exceeded the rules.

The game was in vain, and the third prince had no room to show off his strength. He could only watch the eighth prince on the opposite side perform all kinds of tricks, attracting bursts of cheers from the soldiers.

The Eighth Prince's skills are still very good, especially this white kick, which convinced all the Cuju masters in the army.

The Eighth Prince even had several difficult self-created moves, which opened the eyes of the soldiers.

The Cuju skills of military lieutenants are mostly practical due to their daily competition patterns.

But the Eighth Prince is different. He plays football just for fun, to show off his holiness in front of the little beans, so naturally he does it in any fancy way.

After a comparison, the third prince felt that he looked like a big stupid cow in front of the eighth prince's skills.

The Eighth Prince also left a deep impression on the soldiers with his wonderful performance in the final wasted game.

Only now did the ordinary soldiers know that the prince in front of them was actually the grandson of Qin Zongyong, Duke of Hu State.

Although the final free-for-all game was the finale, it was not as intense as the second game.

After all, they were going to bed soon, and it wouldn't be good to get the soldiers too excited.

When the contest between the third prince and the eighth prince was over, the team's total score was calculated. Unexpectedly, the third game was also won by the team of Princess Ankang and the eighth prince.

In the three Cuju exchange matches today, they actually won a complete victory without losing a single one.

Of course, the eldest prince and the third prince would be much more depressed.

They didn't expect that due to a combination of circumstances, they didn't even win a game.

As night fell, the army had already lit torches, illuminating the surrounding area of ​​the school with bright lights.

At this time, Qin Zongyong should have come on stage to announce the successful conclusion of today's Cuju exchange competition, and everyone returned to camp to rest.

But Qin Zongyong added some drama without authorization.

"The military officers have heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess's black cat skills are excellent. I wonder if you are lucky enough to see her today?"

Qin Zongyong asked Princess Ankang on the stage.

Princess Ankang blinked and looked back in Li Xuan's direction.

"Um?"

"Are you trying to test me too?"

Li Xuan looked at Qin Zongyong, but he didn't think so.

He immediately nodded to Princess Ankang, indicating that he could take it.

"Does Duke Hu Guo want to play football with my A-Xuan?" Princess Ankang asked curiously.

Qin Zongyong immediately coughed dryly and replied with a slight embarrassment: "It's better for you young people to play Cuju. I'll see when I get older."

At this time, Zhao Dinghai, who had been silent until now, suddenly said:

"I just saw that His Highness the Eighth Prince is very good at playing football. Why don't you bother the Eighth Prince to work hard again?"

When the Eighth Prince heard this, his eyes widened in fright, and he pointed to his nose in disbelief and asked:

"Huh? I'll play with the kitten!"

The Eighth Prince glanced at Li Xuan and found that the black cat was showing one of its fangs with malicious intent and an evil look in his eyes. He was immediately frightened.

"No no no..."

"This matter needs to be done by Third Emperor Brother, he is more experienced."

The eighth prince waved his hands repeatedly, shaking his head like a rattle, and pushed the third prince out as a scapegoat.

Isn't this noisy?

The Eighth Prince finally showed his face in front of the soldiers, and he didn't want to show anything else.

As a result, the young generals who had heard about the third prince's glorious deeds silently turned their attention to him, even with a hint of expectation.

The third prince's face turned dark immediately and he pretended that he had not heard anything.

"Your Highness, the Eighth Prince, is not afraid of a kitten, is he?"

Zhao Dinghai has no bottom line as the Duke of Tan, and behaves in a strange way.

The Eighth Prince didn't have much contact with Zhao Dinghai. He didn't expect that Duke Tan would show up like this, so he immediately looked at his grandfather for help.

Princess Ankang's cat is very skinny, and the Eighth Prince is not sure whether Li Xuan will mess with him.

If he really defecated in public like the third prince, the protagonist of the story he told the young generals not long ago would have changed.

The resistance of the third and eighth princes aroused the curiosity of others.

I heard that Li Xuan could play Cuju, and everyone just wanted to watch it for fun.

The trained animals can simply play with the ball and perform as performers at the market.

The soldiers thought that Princess Ankang's cat could play football.

But the attitude of the third and eighth princes was really strange, which made the soldiers pay more attention to Li Xuan.

At this time, the proposer Qin Zongyong coughed dryly, attracting everyone's attention.

"It's just about passing the ball and opening everyone's eyes. Don't be so nervous."

"In this case, I will arrange it."

Qin Zongyong said and asked Princess Ankang to take Li Xuan to the center of the field. Jiang Ying and other young generals gathered in a circle with other princes.

Then, Qin Zongyong asked Princess Ankang to serve outside.

Princess Ankang ran over and threw the Cuju ball in Li Xuan's direction.

When Li Xuan saw that Qin Zongyong deliberately pushed Princess Ankang away, he immediately grinned.

"Since you are so curious, I will satisfy you."

Li Xuan thought to himself, looking at the ball flying slowly above his head, he suddenly swung his tail, and the ball turned into an afterimage with a whoosh and shot towards the confused eighth prince.

"Huh? Kick me first?"

The Eighth Prince never expected that among the people standing in a circle, Li Xuan would be the first to kick him.

He originally thought that relying on his friendship with Princess Ankang, Li Xuan would have to save some face for himself.

"Hey, is this a way to save face?"

The Eighth Prince's thoughts were spinning, and the ball was already in front of him.

This outrageous speed made the Eighth Prince despair.

"ah--"

The Eighth Prince screamed, and the ball bounced off the Eighth Prince's head.

"Huh?"

The Eighth Prince reached out to touch his head and was surprised to find that it was still intact on his neck.

He found that even though the ball was fast, it didn't hurt much when it hit his face.

The Eighth Prince's voice just now made him more frightened.

The soldiers who were watching had all exploded.

"Oh my god, can't you react even with the Eighth Prince's skills?"

"The ball just now was so fast that I didn't even see it clearly before the ball was pushed back by His Highness the Eighth Prince."

"This cat really knows how to kick Cuju, and it kicks so hard!"

Li Xuan's goal made the young generals put away their curiosity and concentrate on alert.

They didn't see the ball clearly just now, but luckily the Eighth Prince was able to hit it back.

If it were them, they probably wouldn't be able to react.

The speed of the ball was so fast that the young generals could not tell whether the Eighth Prince took the initiative to hit the ball. They only saw the ball returning to Li Xuan on a smooth trajectory, so they thought it was the Eighth Prince who did it deliberately.

Li Xuan, who watched the ball fly back to his side, smiled slightly.

Everyone was amazed when they saw a cat with such an agile expression.

Only one person suddenly felt his hair standing on end, feeling terrified.

"boom!"

The moment Li Xuan's tail hit the ball again, someone suddenly roared on the court, and a figure was dyed with a faint red light.

"Eh?"

All the princes expressed doubts.

"It's just a kick of Cuju, why are you so angry?"

That's right, the third prince exploded all the energy in his body, as if he was risking his life.

"Three hundred flame phantom bodies!!!"