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

Chapter 506 Beginner's Luck

After the Eighth Prince showed off his skills, the people who came on stage after him followed suit.

But no matter whether it is the little kid or the other princes and princesses with cultivation, it is difficult to replicate the Eighth Prince's killing two birds with one stone.

There is no need to talk about the little kids.

However, the princes and princesses of the seventh and eighth ranks were unable to do it. Occasionally someone imitated it successfully, but they only knocked down a red and a black bamboo-shaped wooden pillar and lost any points.

Wanting to be like the Eighth Prince, accurately jumping over the black bamboo-shaped wooden pillar, knocking down two reds in succession, and scoring two points with one ball, is obviously not an easy task even for a warrior.

The Fifth Prince sighed and walked off the stage. He came to the Eighth Prince and asked:
"Old Eight, how did you do that move?"

“Why can’t I learn it?”

The fifth prince was more cautious. He first used the first four balls to secure four points for himself, and then tried the eighth prince's technique with the last ball.

Although he knocked down two bamboo-shaped wooden pillars, unfortunately, one was black and the other was red, so he did not earn any points.

But four points are enough to make the fifth prince rank very high in the points ranking.

Of course, there was no chance of winning the game, after all, the Eighth Prince only scored five goals, which was an outrageous result.

Ten points is the full score for wooden shooting, and there is no way to get a better score than this.

Therefore, no matter whether the final score is five points or four points, he is just a foil for the Eighth Prince.

"Since you are so open-minded, I will give you some pointers."

The eighth prince immediately put on airs and acted like a master.

As soon as he said this, the Imperial Garden became noticeably quieter. Everyone pricked up their ears, hoping to eavesdrop on the Eighth Prince's unique secret recipe.

As a result, the Eighth Prince waved to the people around him, and they immediately gathered together.

The Eighth Prince muttered something inaudibly, then nodded, straightened up, and said:

"If you do as I say, there will be no problem."

After hearing this, Princess Ankang looked at the Eighth Prince with a strange expression.

"I see, is this the truth?"

"Oh, if I had known you were so generous, I would have asked you before going on stage!"

The fifth prince looked extremely regretful.

The Seventh Princess yawned out of boredom.

Princess Ankang and Princess Yuanan looked at the brothers speechlessly.

Li Xuan silently buried his head in Princess Ankang's arms, trying hard to hold back his laughter.

"Damn it, they are indeed brothers."

Li Xuan couldn't help but complain in his heart.

The Eighth Prince didn't say a word just now. He just made some rustling sounds with his mouth, pretending to be instructing others.

As a result, the Fifth Prince immediately understood and cooperated with the Eighth Prince to act out the play in a serious manner.

Princess Ankang and Princess Yuanan were speechless at their childish behavior.

The Seventh Princess was sleepy and thought she didn't hear clearly.

But she didn't care about the competition anyway, she just came to join in the fun, get together with everyone and chat.

After the game, she had to rush back to catch up on her sleep.

The Seventh Princess observed a star she had never seen before last night. She excitedly watched it all night long, just like the three little ones.

The Seventh Princess remained excited until dawn, and only began to feel sleepy when she arrived at the Imperial Garden.

"Hey, third and fourth brother, you are here."

The Eighth Prince turned around and found the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince not far behind them. They greeted him with a smile.

The third prince coughed dryly and walked away silently without paying any attention to the eighth prince.

The fourth prince came over without blushing or beating his heart, and asked curiously: "Seeing that you always get along so harmoniously, fourth brother is very pleased, and came here specially to see you."

"By the way, what did you just say?"

As soon as the Fourth Prince said this, there was a grunting sound in Princess Ankang's arms, and everyone looked at them in surprise.

Princess Ankang calmly pinched Li Xuan's buttocks, then smiled and explained to everyone:

"My cat caught a cold last night and has been coughing non-stop."

Princess Ankang's words really frightened the others.

“Is this the sound a cat makes when it coughs?”

Everyone was confused, but they couldn't tell whether it was true or not, so they just stopped thinking about it.

Only the Fourth Prince thought more.

"How can a cat with such strong legs catch a cold?"

“Could it be a defect of this rare and exotic animal?”

He didn't care whether what Princess Ankang said was true or not. He just kept it in mind and suddenly felt that it was an extremely wise decision for him to come over.

"Only when you know yourself and your enemy can you fight a hundred battles without danger."

"It seems I have to get along well with them in the future."

No matter whether you can get along well or not, at least you have to save face.

Only in this way can you have the opportunity to ask questions.

Just like before, Princess Ankang's casual words gave the Fourth Prince some information.

But now he has more important information to obtain.

"What did you say just now?"

"You are talking so happily, let Fourth Brother listen too."

The fourth prince had a kind smile and seemed to have a very good relationship with his younger brothers and sisters.

"Oh, it's nothing, I just..."

The Eighth Prince was about to say something triumphantly, but was stopped by the Fifth Prince standing beside him.

"It's nothing, just chatting."

"Don't worry about it, don't worry about it."

The fifth prince waved his hands repeatedly and gave the eighth prince several glances.

The fourth prince's face immediately turned serious and he asked, "Why? Do you think of my fourth brother as an outsider?"

"This……"

The fifth prince and the eighth prince both looked embarrassed.

"After all, this is about the competition. We are competing with each other. It's hard to say, hard to say." The fifth prince immediately acted as if he wanted a fair competition.

"Hey, Fifth Brother, you are wrong." The Fourth Prince smiled kindly again and began to persuade: "Eighth Brother has scored a perfect score. Who can beat him? Since the outcome is already decided, what are you afraid of?"

"No, no, I just didn't think carefully. I taught my apprentice and starved my master to death. If someone else gets the same perfect score as me, it will be bad!"

The Eighth Prince realized it later, and was frightened. He shook his head repeatedly:

"No, no, I'd better not say it."

Seeing that the Eighth Prince didn't seem to want to talk anymore, the Fourth Prince was a little anxious, but he didn't show it on his face, and still patiently persuaded him:

"Ouch, it's okay."

"At worst, we can tie for first place. It's happened before."

"Eighth brother, have you forgotten?"

"We took a bath together before."

After being reminded by the Fourth Prince, the Eighth Prince also seemed to remember this matter.

As a result, Princess Ankang also became interested.

"Myna, you are confused!"

"How can you teach others so easily the unique secrets you have studied for many years?"

"And in such an important game?"

"The brother-sister bond between us cannot be easily compared to others."

Princess Ankang was rarely so excited. Seeing her reaction, the Fourth Prince became more interested in the Eighth Prince's unique secret book. "What Ankang said makes sense."

"Eighth brother, please follow me."

After the Fourth Prince said this, he pulled the Eighth Prince aside.

Princess Ankang and the others immediately tried to stop them, but the Eighth Prince waved his hand and said indifferently:

"Don't worry, I'll see what he wants to say."

After that, the two of them found a corner and started whispering.

Princess Ankang and others were so angry that they jumped up and down.

After a while, the two people in the corner happily separated. They were on good terms and almost became sworn brothers on the spot.

Of course, since they are brothers, they can save this step.

When the eighth prince came back, he grinned and secretly showed off two large gold ingots to everyone.

Everyone burst into laughter. They didn't expect that the usually shrewd Fourth Prince could fall for such a big trick.

"That's not right. Fourth brother has always been cautious. He wouldn't be so easily deceived, right?" Princess Yuan An asked puzzledly.

"Could this gold be fake?" The fifth prince was also a little unconvinced.

"I just bit it, it's real!"

The eighth prince excitedly showed everyone the tooth marks he had just left on the gold ingot.

"It feels like the Fourth Prince is much more impatient today than usual." Princess Ankang commented as she looked in the direction the Fourth Prince left.

Although the Fourth Prince's expressions and movements were the same as usual, Princess Ankang was still keenly aware of the difference in his emotions.

"I heard that Qingshu Palace used to have quite a lot of monthly expenses. I'm afraid that this cut in monthly allowance will have the biggest impact on them."

"The fourth brother is helping Concubine Zhang with many things in Qingshu Palace. I'm afraid he would like to find an opportunity to fill this hole as soon as possible."

The eighth prince weighed the gold ingot in his hand and explained to everyone.

"You kid, have you been waiting to hook the fourth prince from the beginning?" The fifth prince scolded with a smile.

Just now they were calling each other brother and sister, but now they are all the fourth and eighth brother.

"No way!" The Eighth Prince denied it flatly, but then he added with a sly smile, "Whoever I catch will be the one to be punished."

The game continued, and later on, there were very few people who could score five points.

Everyone was stimulated by Lao Ba to take unconventional approaches, trying to kill two birds with one stone by following his example, but they did not have his skills, so more and more people got negative or zero points.

The difficulty of Lao Ba's technique lies in its precise control and feel, which requires a lot of practice to form muscle memory.

Even if others are able to imitate this technique, it is difficult for them to maintain stability and score a full ten points.

But failing to get full marks meant they were doomed to miss out on winning the game, which led to more and more players giving up later on.

As long as the first ball did not successfully score two points, they would just start throwing the balls randomly, which resulted in the game progress being greatly accelerated.

Soon, it was the eldest prince's turn, and his ranking was just before Princess Ankang.

When the Fourth Prince came to talk to them before, the eldest prince was the only one among the three siblings who had not yet completed the competition.

It was obvious who the Fourth Prince was buying the secret manual from the Eighth Prince.

Seeing the eldest prince come on stage, Princess Yuan An immediately asked curiously:
"Old Eight, did you just teach me something real?"

"Of course, you know that the fourth brother is smart. You can't fool him with fake things. If he finds out, won't he come to block my door?"

The eldest prince and his three siblings have always been united. When it comes time when three of them fight against one, the eighth prince will definitely get a good beating.

He had been beaten for no reason before, so naturally he didn't want to suffer this loss again.

"It's just that, although it's real, it's not that real."

The techniques that the Eighth Prince told the Fourth Prince were not false, but what he said was very limited.

The Eighth Prince only told us how to do it, but did not mention any technical details that needed attention.

Just like when shooting a basketball, some seemingly unrelated body joints and details of the hands can greatly increase the accuracy and stability of the shot.

People who are not familiar with these technical details will not realize their importance.

Naturally, the Eighth Prince was not kind enough to tell the Fourth Prince these details.

But when the eldest prince made his first move, the originally complacent eighth prince was stunned.

"Bang, bang."

After two consecutive muffled sounds, the two red bamboo-shaped wooden pillars on the stage fell down.

The eldest prince successfully replicated the technique of killing two birds with one stone and scored two points with the first goal.

Princess Ankang looked at the Eighth Prince silently.

"Are you blind?"

The eighth prince suddenly became uneasy, and felt that the two gold bars in his hand were no longer valuable.

If he really shoots himself in the foot today, it will be a lot of fun.

He was just confidently explaining his plan to everyone, but suddenly he had a premonition that he was about to become a clown.

Princess Ankang and the others were just watching the show, and they began to look forward to that scene.

"Ah, the boss is quite pitiful. It's actually quite good to let him win once or twice."

The fifth prince suddenly felt pity for the eldest prince.

But his expression of waiting to see a joke had already betrayed him.

The eighth prince glared at the other prince immediately, but immediately turned his head to look at the stage, fearing that the eldest prince would guess wrong a few more times.

"Bang, bang."

"Bang, bang."

"Bang, bang."

"what--"

The eighth prince held a gold ingot in one hand, hugged his head tightly, and roared in pain, attracting the attention of everyone in the audience.

The eldest prince actually hit eight goals in a row and got eight points with four balls, just like the eighth prince before.

The most infuriating thing was that the Eighth Prince was the only one who could see that the First Prince's shots were all just luck and he had no skill at all. But it was through his inexplicable luck that the wooden ball managed to knock down the red bamboo-shaped wooden pillar.

How could this not make the Eighth Prince furious?

Seeing the Eighth Prince's reaction, Princess Ankang and others around him all laughed heartlessly.

After the Eighth Prince scored full marks, they all thought they had no hope of winning, but they didn't expect that the Eighth Prince would be so thoughtful and give them such fun.

When the Fourth Prince saw the Eighth Prince's behavior, he just sneered.

He knew that the Eighth Prince would definitely have some reservations, but as long as it was useful technology, he didn't mind spending money to buy it.

But the Fourth Prince did not expect that the First Prince would be so capable today.

"God bless us, please don't let us lose this last ball."

Even the Fourth Prince, who was not very superstitious, couldn't help but pray silently.

The one with the most pressure on the field is the eldest prince himself.

He held the wooden ball tightly. This last chance to throw made him hold his breath involuntarily.

The four goals he scored just now had already helped him slowly get the hang of it.

The eldest prince cleared his mind of distracting thoughts, took aim at the target, and let his body be controlled by that mysterious feeling.

"Bang, bang."

There were two more muffled sounds, and the second to last red bamboo-shaped wooden pillar had fallen to the ground. The wooden ball bounced accurately and landed on the last red bamboo-shaped wooden pillar.

The last red bamboo-shaped wooden pillar began to shake violently, and after struggling for a few times, it fell to the ground with a loud bang.

Also falling to the ground were the eighth prince's weak knees.

"Do not!!!"

The eighth prince howled to the sky, and his unwillingness echoed in the imperial garden.

Princess Ankang and others pointed at the Eighth Prince's exaggerated reaction, and they all bent over with laughter.

"Hahahahahaha..."

(End of this chapter)