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

Chapter 521 Targeting
Princess Ankang was still puzzled by the Eighth Prince's words, but when she heard a whistle, the game began.

There were no other spectators on the sidelines except Duke Hu and the eunuchs accompanying several princes and princesses. They were the only ones playing Cuju on a simple and crude field.

Li Xuan looked around in Yu'er's arms, always feeling that the scene before him was a little too trifling.

"Duke Hu went to great lengths to invite Ankang and the other four here, so there's no reason for him to deal with them so hastily."

"Is this a warm-up match before the official competition?"

boom!
While Li Xuan was thinking about the problem, the game of Cuju had already started.

The ball was originally on Princess Ankang's side, but the first goal was a bit of a hindrance.

Princess Ankang looked at the Eighth Prince with bulging eyes in surprise, and almost thought that his eyes were about to pop out.

The ball happened to hit the Eighth Prince right on the back of his head, causing him to stagger and almost lose his balance.

"Your Highness!?"

The eighth prince's attendant on the sidelines immediately exclaimed.

They looked at the Eighth Prince and the female general who had just served the ball in surprise and doubt.

If Duke Hu had not been standing on the sidelines, they would have rushed over to argue with the female general.

"How dare you kick the Eighth Prince like this?"

The eighth prince's attendants glared at the female general who kicked off the match.

"Sorry, I haven't played for a long time, so I'm a little rusty."

The female player who kicked off the match said this expressionlessly. Although she was apologizing, one could not feel her sincerity at all.

The female general has a tall figure, a head taller than ordinary women, especially her long legs. Even when she is wearing the trousers of the Cuju uniform, she is still eye-catching.

"I remember her name seemed to be Jiang Ying."

Li Xuan said secretly in his heart.

Two or three of the female generals had the same surname, Jiang, so they should be from the same family.

Just from the ball just now, it seems that Jiang Ying has some dissatisfaction with the Eighth Prince.

I'm afraid that Jiang Ying's lies just now could not fool anyone. The intention was too obvious. It's no wonder that the Eighth Prince's attendants reacted so strongly.

"Bago, are you okay?"

Princess Ankang asked with concern.

She also didn't expect that what the Eighth Prince had just said would come true right at the beginning.

The eighth prince grimaced in pain, but finally endured it.

"Ankang, I'm fine."

"What on earth did you do to them?"

Princess Ankang was really curious. She looked at the Eighth Prince and then at the female player who had just played football.

"It's all my own fault, no one else's."

The Eighth Prince did not give any further explanation, nor did he even intend to hold the female general who kicked him accountable.

The look of the Eighth Prince as if he owed someone made Princess Ankang's gossipy heart burn even more.

"Myna, did you break off your engagement with that female general?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Have you read too many storybooks?" the eighth prince said speechlessly.

"Forget it, just play your best." The Eighth Prince waved his hand and continued, "I'm afraid I can't help you much in this game, so you should do your best."

After the Eighth Prince finished talking secretly with Princess Ankang, he stood up again, put a smile back on his face, and waved to others, asking his attendants to calm down.

But the young generals in his team still did not have a good attitude towards the Eighth Prince.

Although Princess Ankang was worried, she still had to compete.

The eighth prince picked up the ball on the ground and discovered that the material of the ball was a bit strange and the leather was particularly hard.

"No wonder it hurt so much just now."

He was too lazy to consider whether all the balls used in the army were like this, or whether the ball used in today's game was particularly special.

The eighth prince was holding the ball and said to the others:
"How about I kick off the game?"

After that, the Eighth Prince was about to tee off, but Jiang Ying, who had tee off earlier, asked faintly:
"Your Highness the Eighth Prince, do you not trust me?"

The eighth prince's kick-off movement suddenly froze, and the smile on his face became awkward.

The players on the opposing team started laughing before they even touched the ball.

Although everyone was trying their best to hold it in, the sound of trying not to laugh was even more irritating.

"Haha, where is it?"

"It's just that I just heard the general say that his footwork is not so good, so I want to help you kick the ball off."

"General, please don't misunderstand me."

The Eighth Prince explained with a smile, being so humble that no one could tell he was a prince.

As a result, Jiang Ying smiled and stepped forward to take the ball from the Eighth Prince's hand, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness, the Eighth Prince, for your kindness."

"Since the young player's footwork is not very good, he needs to play more and get back to form as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, I would be ashamed to hold your Highness back."

Jiang Ying's words made the Eighth Prince swallow nervously.

I don’t know whether Jiang Ying meant kicking the ball or kicking his head.

Princess Ankang saw that something was not right and quickly reminded the Eighth Prince:
"Myna, don't worry about the game, just take care of yourself first."

But she thought about it and asked with some concern: "Myna, do you think they won't kick me too?"

"No, they still respect the royal family very much, but they don't respect me alone." The Eighth Prince said bitterly.

The Eighth Prince's words made Princess Ankang nod in relief.

Anyway, as long as you don't come for her, it's fine.

boom!
Jiang Ying kicked the ball hard again, sending it flat and fast, still heading straight for the back of the Eighth Prince's head.

"You call this unfamiliar footwork? I think he's very skilled!"

Li Xuan shook his head silently and looked at Duke Hu who was standing beside him. He saw that he was watching with great interest.

"Could it be that Duke Hu tricked his grandson here to kick him silly?"

But this time, the Eighth Prince was prepared.

Although he was standing with his back to Jiang Ying, his eyes were staring back at her.

This weird "rolling eyes" gave the other party a fright.

But it turned out that the eighth prince's efforts were not in vain.

Hearing the sound of the ball coming, the Eighth Prince fell to the ground immediately and narrowly avoided the ball that whizzed past his scalp.

The ball flew low and was not heading for the opposite goal at all.

The Eighth Prince's sudden move caught the Third Prince, who was watching the show with a smile, off guard, and he hit his chest with a dull thud.

The Third Prince felt a little stuffy in his chest, as he was caught off guard by the suddenness of the ball.

But even though he felt uncomfortable, he couldn't show it, otherwise wouldn't he be embarrassing himself?

Fortunately, the moment he touched the ball, he leaned back, causing the ball to bounce into the sky, giving his teammates the opportunity to respond calmly.

"nice shot."

The Third Prince's teammates shouted and began to organize an attack. They were much more harmonious than Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince.

The following Cuju game was much more normal, with both sides going back and forth and neither side was evenly matched.

It was just that the players on Princess Ankang's side obviously passed the ball to the Eighth Prince with extra force, forcing the Eighth Prince to use all his skills to pass the ball to Princess Ankang as much as possible.

Otherwise, when others attack, they will focus on him and have no interest in the opposite goal at all.

It must be that the Eighth Prince has superb football skills, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to hold on until now.

Princess Ankang did not disappoint the Eighth Prince's trust and frequently posed powerful threats.

However, after playing like this, it was discovered that the soldiers' ball skills were indeed better, at least it was more interesting than the Imperial Garden Cuju Competition they had previously held. In addition, these young generals were very strong and did not care too much about playing football, and they did not show any mercy even to the princes and princesses.

The eighth prince felt this particularly deeply.

However, as time went on, the score between the two sides gradually widened, and Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince's team fell into a clear disadvantage.

After all, their team was so divided that they were not united at all.

The only one who wants to win the competition is Princess Ankang.

The Eighth Prince was busy trying to save his life, while several other young generals were busy trying to take the Eighth Prince's life.

Soon, the first game ended with Princess Ankang and her team's defeat. Both sides took a short break and exchanged venues to start the second game.

There was a short break in the middle. Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince came to where the attendants were under the pretext of drinking water, while the young generals stood on the ground to rest.

In the previous match, except for the Eighth Prince, no one else consumed much physical energy.

The two of them took advantage of being a little further away from the other young generals in the same team and immediately started whispering to each other.

"Myna, what's going on?"

"Why are they targeting you?"

Li Xuan and Yu'er brought water to Princess Ankang, and at the same time they looked at the Eighth Prince curiously.

The Eighth Prince took the water bag from the attendant, rinsed his mouth, and couldn't help but sigh:
"They should all be my distant relatives."

"It's my own fault, I can't blame anyone else."

The Eighth Prince lowered his head. He had been targeted by his teammates throughout the entire game, but he had no intention of blaming them at all. Instead, his face was filled with guilt.

"I have been uneducated and neglected many things over the years."

"My mother's family is fine. She has my grandfather to support her, so the impact won't be that great without me."

"But some of my mother's relatives rely on me to connect with the Qin family. Without me to maintain the relationship over the past few years, I'm afraid they have suffered a lot."

"Although I am taken care of by the Qin family, for these people, the difference between having me and not having me is huge."

After hearing these words, the three little ones looked at each other silently. They didn't expect that there was such a trick here.

"At first I thought it was just a problem between me and the Qin family, but now I think I didn't think enough about it."

"Many people are loyal to my mother and me. I used to regard them as burdens and wanted to throw them away."

"Come to think of it, if I had been so careless all along, I'm afraid they wouldn't be so dissatisfied with me."

"But now I regret it and want to take up this burden again..."

"Of course they don't want to believe me, someone who gave up on them once."

After listening to the Eighth Prince's words, the three little ones also understood why Jiang Ying and others would risk their lives to kick the Eighth Prince.

If it weren't for this opportunity today, they would have to hold this anger in their hearts for the rest of their lives.

"We are really unlucky. It seems that all those people who have grudges against me are on our side."

"I don't know what tricks that old man is playing."

The eighth prince looked resentfully at Duke Hu in the distance.

Duke Hu looked as if he hadn't noticed anything at all and didn't even glance at the Eighth Prince.

If you think about it carefully, even though they had drawn the lots themselves, it was not such a coincidence that all those who had grudges against the Eighth Prince were on the same team with him.

Now I think that it must be that Mr. Hu did something, but no one noticed it.

Seeing that the Eighth Prince was somewhat depressed, Princess Ankang also encouraged him immediately:
"Myna, now that we are here, we should make the best of it."

“Who knows, this is a good thing.”

“Ah???” The Eighth Prince looked a little surprised.

Princess Ankang, who was right next to him, should have seen clearly how badly he was kicked on the court just now.

He has to persist in this kind of game for at least one more game.

This can't be a good thing no matter how you think about it, right?

Seeing the speechless expression of the Eighth Prince, Princess Ankang immediately explained:

"Jiang Ying and the others probably think that they will never get rid of their anger again, so they are targeting Bage."

"In that case, why don't you settle all your past grudges in this game?"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them, and for you too, Big Brother."

"Otherwise, it will be even harder to find an opportunity to talk it out in the future."

After Princess Ankang said this, the Eighth Prince suddenly felt that his mind was opened.

After all, Jiang Ying and his men were generals, and the Eighth Prince was a prince. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible for him to be so presumptuous.

The Eighth Prince would naturally be willing to talk about what happened in the past few years by playing a game of Cuju.

But his excitement didn't last long before he couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

"But Ankang, what can I do to gain their trust?"

Princess Ankang had already prepared an answer to this question and said happily:

"Myna, think about it."

"Jiang Ying and the others want to vent their anger, so they will definitely kick you as many times as they can."

"..." Upon hearing this, although the Eighth Prince knew that Princess Ankang was giving him advice, he was still speechless.

"We are now playing in a best-of-three series. If we lose again, it will be over."

"In order to kick you a few more times, Jiang Ying and the others will definitely want to win the next game first."

"This is your chance to show off, Big Brother."

"As long as you can give a performance that convinces Jiang Ying and the others, and show your sincerity, maybe we can work together in the third game."

"I've read this many times in books. Among the most competitive types of people in the world, there are always soldiers."

After hearing Princess Ankang's plan, the Eighth Prince couldn't help but feel moved and thought it was indeed feasible.

"Myna, don't worry."

"In the next game, I'll feed you the ball, and you'll just be responsible for kicking the opponent."

"If Jiang Ying and the others target you again, I will stand behind you."

"They have a grudge against you, but they don't have a grudge against me, right?"

The Eighth Prince frowned slightly and said, "No, what if they kick you?"

"Oh, don't worry."

"I'm in good shape now, the ball can't hurt me."

Princess Ankang stretched out her fair and tender arms and gestured vigorously twice, but there was no sign of any threat at all.

"And if they really kick me, I will just act pitiful and inspire their guilt, sympathy and pity."

"By then, our combat effectiveness will be even stronger!"

"Isn't there a saying that goes 'the army that mourns will win'?"

The Eighth Prince was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Is this how this sentence is used?
But when the Eighth Prince saw Princess Ankang giving him advice and trying her best to help him resolve his grievances with others, he couldn't help but be deeply moved.

At this time, the break time just ended.

Princess Ankang immediately took the eighth prince to the field.

"Let's go, mynah."

"We win this game!"

The Eighth Prince looked at Princess Ankang's back and nodded heavily:

"it is good!"

Jiang Ying and others who were resting on the field looked at each other in surprise when they saw that the Eighth Prince still had such fighting spirit.

(End of this chapter)