Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 504: Talking Cat

The practice of the Jing Qi state focuses on the amount and control of true Qi.

With Li Xuan's current amount of true energy, he still has a long way to go before he can spread the true energy throughout his body.

The quantity has not yet arrived, let alone control.

After Li Xuan understood the practice of the Tranquil Qi State, he also understood why Master Ye did not teach him these things before, but only let him concentrate on deepening his understanding of the Five Elements.

The Yin-Yang Qi in his body relies on the special Yin-Yang True Extreme Art to achieve a fixed daily growth, and the growth rate is relatively limited.

Mr. Ye was also afraid that Li Xuan would become anxious and upset.

However, when Li Xuan used the power of cold to absorb the cold for Princess Ankang, he discovered that he could use the power of cold to enhance his Yin and Yang Qi, and that's when he decided to break through to the fourth level as quickly as possible.

But now it seems that this matter is not as simple as he thought.

Even with the help of the coldness in Princess Ankang's body, it seems impossible for him to cultivate his Yin-Yang Qi to the level of the fourth level of tranquility, at least within this year.

His previous cultivation had been going smoothly. In less than a year, Li Xuan had made breakthroughs in realms one after another, from a kitten with no cultivation at all, to a fifth-grade destiny being who now controls the Yin and Yang Qi.

But cultivation cannot always be so smooth. At least for now, it seems that Li Xuan will have to stay in the fifth level for a while.

But at least Li Xuan can deepen his understanding of the Five Elements and continue to strengthen his strength, so he is not idle.

Moreover, he still had a lot of skills that needed to be practiced, such as the ghostly howling skills that he needed to practice in order to speak.

Li Xuan talked with Master Ye for a while and asked many questions about his own doubts about cultivation. Some of them were difficult problems he encountered at the moment, and some were out of pure curiosity.

Mr. Ye answered all the questions he knew, and told Li Xuan everything he could.

Li Xuan gained a lot from today's trip to Qianxing Pavilion. After noticing that the sky outside had darkened unknowingly, he said goodbye to Mr. Ye and left.

"Ah Xuan, when practicing, don't be impatient."

"Even if you are the one chosen by God, you still need to do this."

"Strength is not only reflected in the external realm, the realm here is also very important."

Elder Ye sent Li Xuan out of Qianxing Pavilion, and while admonishing him, he stretched out his finger and pointed at his heart.

Li Xuan understood that this was Master Ye asking him to pay attention to the cultivation of his state of mind.

He nodded immediately and said:
"Okay (meow)!"

When Mr. Ye heard the response, he couldn't help but smile.

Li Xuan did meow, but at the same time, a slightly childish sound of "OK" also rang in his ears.

Old Ye knew that this was Li Xuan speaking with the help of ghosts’ crying and gods’ howling.

When Li Xuan first started practicing, he sought his advice on this matter.

It was he who recommended this technique to Li Xuan.

However, Mr. Ye did not expect that Li Xuan had achieved some results in such a short period of time.

Mr. Ye couldn't help but squat down, stroked Li Xuan's round little head with his fingers, and said:

"The true energy is not solid enough. It will definitely dissipate if it is too far away."

"But there is no rush. Let's wait for the day when things will come naturally."

“Not far away!”

If Li Xuan had come to Qianxing Pavilion before, he would have felt discouraged after hearing this.

But he found that he was now much calmer. After talking with Mr. Ye, he was obviously not as impatient as before.

"Mmmmm."

Li Xuan nodded obediently, answered, then climbed over the wall and disappeared.

Old Ye looked at the wall that Li Xuan had just climbed over, his eyes full of smiles.

When Li Xuan returned to Jingyang Palace, he found two maids waiting for him to eat. The table was filled with delicious imperial meals.

But the two girls were not interested in the delicacies. Instead, they were holding a wooden ball in their hands and studying a pile of red and black wooden objects.

Li Xuan quietly approached, then poked his head out from under the table and asked the two girls:
"What meow?"

Princess Ankang and Yu'er were both stunned with the objects in their hands and looked down at Li Xuan.

The two girls blinked their beautiful big eyes at the same time, but for a moment, no one dared to speak.

Princess Ankang was the one who was brave enough to ask Yu'er:

"Sister Yu'er, wasn't Ah Xuan's meowing a little strange just now?"

"I seemed to hear other voices."

Yu'er also frowned and stared at Li Xuan, then nodded solemnly.

"Your Highness, I think I heard it too."

"It was as if there was a child's voice asking 'what?'"

Princess Ankang and Yu'er looked at Li Xuan silently, as if they were expecting Li Xuan to say something else so that they could confirm it carefully.

Li Xuan rolled his eyes speechlessly, but still suppressed his shame and said with a red face:
"That's right, meow."

Seeing Li Xuan's admission, Princess Ankang immediately hugged Li Xuan excitedly and said happily:
"Ah Xuan, you can speak now!"

"Sister Yu'er, did you hear that just now?"

"The voice is so soft, so milky."

"As expected of my Ah Xuan, so cute!!!"

Yu'er on the side nodded, stroking her hand constantly, and said to Li Xuan coquettishly:
"Ah Xuan, tell us more. Tell us more so we can listen."

The two girls' big reactions made Li Xuan even more embarrassed, and he was reluctant to say more.

He had been reluctant to speak before because his voice was not good and he could only say two or three words at a time at most.

But after being enlightened by Mr. Ye, Li Xuan found that he was too ambitious and too perfectionist.

Many things have to be done step by step.

Even though he couldn't speak well now, Princess Ankang and Yu'er could be so happy just by uttering two or three words.

Seeing how happy they were, Li Xuan couldn't help but feel a little regretful, thinking that he should have spoken earlier.

In front of Princess Ankang and Yu'er, Li Xuan always regards himself as an elder. He wants to take good care of them and establish his own authority.

But in the eyes of Princess Ankang and Yu'er, Li Xuan is also the little cat who should be pampered, and they definitely want to protect Li Xuan from the wind and rain.

After being teased by the two girls for a while, Li Xuan gradually got used to it.

Rather than patiently preparing and trying to achieve perfection in one go, it is better to start with a rough idea and then improve it slowly.

He also knew that this was a flaw in his character. He was afraid of failure, afraid of making a fool of himself, and even more afraid of disappointing others.

But it was this kind of character that made him take a long detour without realizing it.

What is failure?

It is nothing more than the first step towards a better state.

Failure is instructive, and those who really know how to think learn as much from failure as from success.

What's more, a rough start is not even a real failure.

Seeing that Princess Ankang and Yu'er were trying every means to get him to say a few more words, Li Xuan had no choice but to do as they wished.

He pointed his tail at the pile of things the two girls were studying and asked:
"What meow?"

Princess Ankang and Yu'er smiled at each other, knowing that Li Xuan was shy, they stopped teasing him too much.

"Ah Xuan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to deliver a message today. There will be another competition tomorrow." Princess Ankang said.

Li Xuan couldn't help but feel strange. After all, it had only been a few days since the last competition.

But after thinking about it, he immediately realized that the day had indeed come again.

The last Monopoly game lasted for a full twenty days, after which Li Xuan was busy with various things, helping Emperor Yongyuan speculate on antiques, establishing the Red Scarf Team, helping Emperor Yongyuan cut down on the expenses of the Royal Private Treasury, and returning a book to the Thousand Star Pavilion. In the blink of an eye, it was time for the next Imperial Garden game.

It's November already, and in two months, this year will be over.

As the competition continues to this point, Princess Ankang has already gained an unshakable advantage in the standings and has secured victory in advance.

For the remaining two games, it is estimated that the enthusiasm of other people will be greatly reduced, after all, the biggest prize has been won by Princess Ankang.

But the monthly competition rewards are still very tempting.

Especially last month, Princess Ankang won the competition as a reward, and directly obtained the status of Royal Silver Envoy.

Princess Ankang was also the first to make a big move upon taking office. She drastically cut the monthly allowance for the harem, causing the concubines and princes and princesses to complain bitterly.

From this point of view alone, they really don't want to see Princess Ankang win the last two games.

Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble might happen.

"Here, this is the event for this month's competition, wooden shooting."

"I've played it a few times before when I was outside the palace, but I'm not very familiar with it. I'm currently studying it with Sister Yu'er."

When the Ministry of Internal Affairs delivered the message today, they thoughtfully sent a thin book about wooden archery, which contained the rules of wooden archery and how the competition would be conducted this month.

Wood shooting, also known as fifteen-pillar ball, is a game in which players take turns to hit fifteen bamboo-shaped wooden pillars with a wooden ball.

The fifteen bamboo-shaped wooden pillars are divided into red and black.

On the red bamboo shoot-shaped wooden pillars, there are written: benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, trustworthiness, warmth, kindness, courtesy, frugality, and tolerance. There are ten words in total, and knocking down one will add one point.

On the black bamboo shoot-shaped wooden pillars, there are written: Slow, Arrogant, Flattering, Greedy, and Profligate. There are five words in total, and knocking down one will reduce one point.

During the game, fifteen bamboo-shaped wooden poles are placed at one end of a flat field. The thrower is at the other end, using a wooden ball to hit the bamboo-shaped wooden poles at the other end. Points are counted based on the number of bamboo-shaped wooden poles knocked down, and the one with the highest score wins.

After listening to the rules, Li Xuan felt that it was very similar to bowling. He didn't expect that there was such a game in Daxing.

It seems that Emperor Yongyuan also wants to give the princes and princesses some leisure time. After all, the competition in the past few months has become more and more intense.

Especially as the situation in the court changed, the content of the competition in the imperial garden was also related to many things in the court, which made all the princes and princesses nervous.

"It seems that I plan to have some fun in the last two months."

Li Xuan said in his heart.

"By the way, the eunuch who came to deliver the message said that there is an additional bonus for this month's competition." Princess Ankang suddenly said.

"It seems that if we win the competition, we can restore the monthly allowance of the palace to the amount before the reduction."

"Besides that, there is also a mysterious play-off. I heard the prizes are very generous, but no one knows what they are."

Princess Ankang's words made Li Xuan's expression change immediately.

“Isn’t this a follow-up to the reduction in monthly allowances?”

"What does Emperor Yongyuan mean?"

"Do you think it's hard to appease the public anger, and give those people a chance to resume their monthly salary?"

Li Xuan felt a headache about Emperor Yongyuan's tricks.

Emperor Yongyuan seemed to have some strange ideas every month.

Or, he was certain that Princess Ankang would win the competition again this month.

“I just don’t know what this play-off means.”

Li Xuan was trying to figure out the intention of Emperor Yongyuan, but the two maids studied the wooden spear for a while and then turned around and started studying Li Xuan.

"Ah Xuan, how come you can speak suddenly?"

"Did you start talking today?"

"Will you say anything else?"

"Your voice is so cute. Will it change in the future?"

"You must not change your voice."

"Why do we hear other sounds when you meow? It makes us always hear "meow" when we listen to you talking."

Princess Ankang and Yu'er immediately turned into curious babies, asking Li Xuan all kinds of questions, which made Li Xuan feel overwhelmed.

With so many questions, it was difficult for Li Xuan to answer them. He was about to use his tail to write, but Princess Ankang grabbed his tail.

"No, no!"

"Xuan can speak now, so we should listen to you instead of watching you write."

"Oh, I've been reading all day and my eyes are sore."

Princess Ankang rubbed her eyes and pretended to be pitiful.

Yu'er on the side also cooperated, holding down Li Xuan's tail while hugging Princess Ankang and saying:

"Your Highness is so pitiful."

"Ah Xuan will definitely not bear to let His Highness continue to strain his eyes, right?"

"Tell me slowly. I believe His Highness will listen to you patiently."

Looking at the two girls' tacit cooperation and feeling his tail being tightly grasped, he regretted for the first time his rash words spoken today.

Next, a strange sound was heard in Jingyang Palace. Whenever someone said two or three words, they would be followed by a meow, as if the cat in Jingyang Palace suddenly took a liking to interrupting other people's conversations.

Princess Ankang and Yu'er listened to Li Xuan carefully and imitated him from time to time, meowing themselves, which made Li Xuan so angry that he punched the two girls.

The three little ones meowed all night long. It was not until dawn outside the window that they realized they had meowed all night.

"Oh, it's already daybreak!"

"Your Highness will have a match today."

Yu'er couldn't help but said anxiously.

Last night, the three of them got together and meowed non-stop, actually meowing all night long.

Yu'er looked at the sky and asked:

"Your Highness, are you hungry? Do you want to eat something and take a nap?"

"There's still some time before the game starts, so it should be enough time for us to take a break."

Princess Ankang has always been a good girl who goes to bed early and gets up early. It’s rare for her to stay up all night, which makes Yu’er nervous.

"Sister Yu'er, I'm just hungry, but I'm not sleepy. Let's just eat something."

Princess Ankang touched her belly and said with a smile.

She was quite energetic and didn't look like someone who had just stayed up all night.

Princess Ankang's physique is different from that of ordinary people now, so not sleeping for one night does not really have much impact on her.

Li Xuan and Yu'er also had some cultivation experience and they also didn't feel tired.

It's just that Yu'er was too concerned and her reaction was a little too big.

Yu'er went to prepare food, while Princess Ankang petted the cat as usual.

"Ah Xuan, from now on, you can talk when there are no outsiders around."

"I believe that everyone likes you more when you speak."

"I especially like your baby voice!"

Li Xuan immediately grabbed Princess Ankang's little hand and bit it gently.

"Huh, you just know how to make fun of the way I speak."

"I'll bite you to death, you damn girl!"

Princess Ankang looked at Li Xuan's exaggerated expression with his eyes wide open and his mouth wide open, and felt something wet and warm on her hands, which made her feel itchy and she couldn't help but giggle.

(End of this chapter)