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

Chapter 526: Kitten Pushing the Mill
In the end, the Eighth Prince's rescue still made the person involved angry.

The third prince was determined to teach the eighth prince a lesson even if he woke up from his pretend sleep.

"Old Eight, when I come out, you will die!"

The third prince roared with red eyes.

However, his hair was held tightly by the Eighth Prince, and he was unable to escape from Fengliu's eyes for a while.

But he couldn't care about anything else at the moment. He wanted to use his internal energy to destroy the goal and break free from the restraints first.

Otherwise, if he continued to be bullied by the Eighth Prince, how would he have the face to return to the army?

But just as the Third Prince was about to take action, a loud shout suddenly came from below:
"You must not damage military property. We will need the goal in the official exchange match later!"

The one who spoke was Duke Hu, whose shoelaces were half-tied.

At this time, Duke Hu stretched out a big hand to stop the third prince's impulsive behavior.

But the furious Third Prince didn't care about anything else. He used all his strength to destroy the goal. His romantic eye suddenly exploded and expanded several times.

The Eighth Prince was so frightened that he quickly let go of the Third Prince's hair and shouted:

"I rescued the third brother, I rescued the third brother!"

Although the Eighth Prince shouted like this, he hid in the crowd as quickly as possible and then held Princess Ankang in front of him.

"Third brother, you don't have to thank me. Everyone is worried about you."

"Especially Ankang. She is worried that something bad might happen to you, and she has been very uneasy."

The Eighth Prince held Princess Ankang's shoulders and constantly adjusted Princess Ankang's direction to aim at the Third Prince, as if he was ready to launch Princess Ankang out at any time.

Princess Ankang's mouth twitched, and she resisted the urge to throw the Eighth Prince over her shoulder.

But she still smiled slightly and greeted the Third Prince who was rushing towards her:

"Third brother, are you okay?"

The third prince rushed a few steps towards Princess Ankang, but stopped involuntarily.

The Third Prince is now extremely wary of Princess Ankang.

Although he was caught off guard and attacked, he was still a sixth-rank warrior after all. In the end, he was knocked out by the brute force of Princess Ankang, who had no skills at all.

Thinking back now, the Third Prince also realized that something was wrong.

Princess Ankang's great strength is one thing, but her technique of exerting strength is also extremely skilled.

The place where the Third Prince was hit didn't hurt much, but the force of the collision was too shocking, which made him completely powerless to resist and was knocked into Feng Liu's eyes.

This kind of force-generating technique cannot be performed by someone who has never practiced it.

But no matter how the third prince investigated, he could not detect any trace of energy and blood from Princess Ankang.

It couldn't be that the twelve-year-old Princess Ankang had already reached the realm of cultivation where she had returned to her original state, and the Third Prince couldn't see through her depth?
But how could he know that Princess Ankang, who seemed to have no cultivation, had already mastered several ninth-grade skills to perfection.

Although they are not advanced skills, the technique of exerting force has become like instinct to Princess Ankang.

After all, the Ten Tiger Forms and the Swimming Fish Forms are both basic martial arts that focus on honing the fundamentals, especially emphasizing body coordination and the simplest kinds of force exercises.

In terms of this skill, it is not wrong to say that Princess Ankang has reached the state of returning to nature.

"How many of you..."

"Okay, okay, you're teaming up to bully me, right?"

The third prince pointed at Princess Ankang and the eighth prince, his face flushed with anger.

"Your Highness, victory and defeat are common in the military."

"The winner is the king, the loser is the enemy, how can there be any bullying?"

Jiang Ying leveled a small hill of earth on the ground, stood up, and spoke as she walked over.

Just now, the young generals deliberately chose to avoid it in order to avoid suspicion.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ying came over again and spoke for Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince.

When the Third Prince heard this, he looked at Jiang Ying with narrowed eyes and continued:

"If it's a normal game, it should be like this."

"But she just took me..."

The Third Prince couldn't help but pause for a moment, but continued:

"She must have committed a foul, so the goal just now doesn't count."

"It's either overtime or a draw."

"There's no way we can lose!"

The third prince waved his hand and said angrily.

"Hey, but Sister Jiang just told me that as long as you kick the ball first, it will be easy to steal the ball even if the movement is a bit bigger."

"This action seems to be called physical confrontation."

"Of course. With Third Brother's strength, how could he lose to a weak girl like me in a physical confrontation?"

"It must have flown out on purpose just now to amuse everyone."

"right?"

Princess Ankang looked so excited as if she had guessed the answer correctly that the vein on the Third Prince's forehead jumped violently.

"Pfft..."

The Eighth Prince, who was hiding behind Princess Ankang, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Jiang Ying pursed her lips tightly, trying to maintain her iron-blooded soldier side.

Only now did she realize that Princess Ankang was really good at being sarcastic.

How should the Third Prince respond to this?
"You, you, 伱..."

Not far away, the eldest prince, who was squatting on the ground tying his shoelaces, shook his head gently and sighed:
"Third brother, you can't beat her."

Even the Fourth Prince suffered a defeat at the hands of Princess Ankang. The First Prince had already considered Princess Ankang to be of the highest level of danger in his mind.

Now, seeing that the Third Prince was so angry at Princess Ankang that his veins were about to explode, he was not surprised at all.

"Alright, alright, soldiers, it's time to finish the drill and assemble at the training grounds."

"If you keep quarreling like this, you'll be laughed at."

Duke Hu, who had finally tied his shoelaces, stood up and began to smooth things over.

"Is that the end of it?"

The third prince said unconvinced.

"That shot just now was indeed not a foul. Your Highness the Third Prince should also be very clear that it was not Your Highness the Princess's foot that tripped you, but the ball."

Duke Hu finally fulfilled his duties as a referee and made a fair judgment.

Seeing that Duke Hu said so, the Third Prince could only snort coldly and said nothing more.

Duke Hu is not the kind of person who would lie on this point. The military rules must be followed by everyone. Even if you are a duke, you can only operate within the scope of the rules. Otherwise, the loss of prestige will not be worth it.

Previously, when Jiang Ying spoke up and argued with the Third Prince, the Third Prince did not use his status to pressure others, but discussed the matter based on facts, because he knew the rules of the army.

"Your Highness, Third Prince, you have intentionally destroyed military property. I will now punish you by leveling the training ground and repairing the goal post."

The Third Prince looked at Duke Hu speechlessly and asked:

"Does Duke Hu want me to watch Old Eight humiliate me without fighting back?"

"Even if he is your grandson, don't go too far!"

The third prince now feels that everyone is against him.

"Your Highness, this is wrong."

"Even if the Eighth Prince's method was inappropriate, it was understandable that he was eager to save his brother." "You could have said to him at the time, 'My brother, this method is inappropriate, why not change it?'"

When the Third Prince saw that Lord Hu openly favored the Eighth Prince, he was so angry that he trembled all over.

"But His Royal Highness the Third Prince did not do so. Instead, he went his own way despite my advice and destroyed the goal."

"The exchange match is about to start. Without one goal, what is the point of watching the match?"

Although Duke Hu favored the Eighth Prince, his arguments were well-founded and left the Third Prince speechless.

But how could the Third Prince easily accept such injustice?

He looked around to see if anyone would come forward to speak up for him, and found that the young general was conscientiously leveling the ground with no distractions.

Looking at Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince, they had squatted on the ground with Jiang Ying without knowing when, and were earnestly learning from her the little tricks on how to level the ground of the training ground.

Finally, the third prince's eyes fell on the eldest prince who had been tying his shoelaces for a long time.

The two of them faced each other for a while, and the eldest prince suddenly heard a call and responded repeatedly:

"Hmm? Hey, here it comes."

As he was talking, he worked with everyone to level the ground.

The third prince suddenly laughed miserably, feeling that he was isolated and helpless.

"Having come to this point, I, Li Zhan, have nothing more to say. I will leave it to Duke Hu to decide!"

The third prince bowed and responded with great pride.

"it is good!"

Duke Hu praised him and found a millstone for the Third Prince, asking him to push it to level the ground of the training ground, which would be more efficient.

They had just played Cuju, leaving various footprints and uneven traces on the training ground.

In order to use it later, it must be leveled.

Leveling the training ground is also one of the most common tasks in the military, and almost everyone who has just joined the army has to go through it.

After handing this task over to the Third Prince, Duke Hu dismissed the others and let them rest for a while.

The three games just now were just for fun, just to get to know each other.

How could there be no soldiers participating in a formal competition? Otherwise, with only a dozen young generals participating, what would be the point of communication and morale boosting?

The third prince was punished to level the training ground and repair the goal post, while everyone else sat aside and rested with peace of mind.

The young generals had no intention of helping him because of his status as the Third Prince.

These things are commonplace in the army, but they are novel to people like Li Xuan and Princess Ankang who are coming into contact with the Daxing army for the first time.

Generally speaking, everyone would come to help the Third Prince.

But no one was willing to move.

The third prince's attendants were about to go and help, but were stopped by Duke Hu.

Duke Hu said that it was the Third Prince himself who violated military discipline and that no one else should share the punishment.

The third prince himself had no objection to this.

Although he had objections to the penalty, he would not try to cheat since he had already received the penalty.

He has been in the army for many years and is already familiar with life under such rules.

The third prince was able to get along well in the army because he was willing to abide by the military rules despite his noble status and not receive any special treatment.

On this point, Duke Hu also admired the third prince very much.

If the Eighth Prince had not regained his confidence, Duke Hu would actually be willing to support the Third Prince.

After all, at the moment, it seems that apart from him, there is no other prince or princess more suitable to gain the support of the nobles.

The nobles seem united, but they have their own factions within them.

While each faction has its own factions, they also need a leader with sufficient status.

Especially when the situation is unclear now, they need someone with royal status but not so sensitive to serve as their mouthpiece.

If so, it is not convenient for them to communicate directly with Emperor Yongyuan.

Unlike the eunuchs in the palace, the nobles are more loyal to the Daxing community of interests than the person on the throne.

The person on the throne can be changed, but Daxing must be there.

Otherwise, the interests of the nobles will be shaken.

Especially now that we are surrounded by foreign enemies, whoever can stabilize Daxing and make Daxing more capable of expanding its territory in the future will be the wise ruler who deserves the loyalty of the nobles.

Prince Zheng was too close to the civil service group, which made the nobles dissatisfied and also wary of him.

But Emperor Yongyuan was also in danger and could hardly protect himself.

Not only that, the martial arts genius born from Queen Wu, Princess Yan Zhao, makes people even more hesitant and unable to see through the future situation of Daxing.

Therefore, the nobles needed someone of noble status but not so sensitive to gain their support.

Although the third prince's qualifications may not satisfy everyone, his attitude in recent years has impressed many people.

But now, with Duke Hu fully supporting the Eighth Prince, the nobles had to reconsider.

Just as Li Xuan had expected, this so-called morale-boosting Cuju exchange match was indeed not that simple.

Duke Hu looked at the Third Prince, who was pushing a millstone and leveling the training ground alone, and his thoughts turned to another.

The fight between the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince involves too many stakes from the nobles, and they cannot afford to be careless.

But at this moment, Duke Hu's expression changed slightly.

Princess Ankang found a millstone from somewhere and started turning it on the parade ground.

The Third Prince was stunned in place, and then said unceremoniously:

"Hey, don't think I'll forgive you just like that!"

"You are responsible for my two disgraces. I will definitely remember this grudge against you for the rest of my life."

The third prince said with gritted teeth.

The last time it was the hateful black cat raised by Princess Ankang, and this time it was Princess Ankang herself.

It seemed as if playing Cuju with Princess Ankang was something that was incompatible with each other, and the Third Prince never had a good ending.

Princess Ankang didn't care at all and smiled:
"I really didn't mean it."

The third prince glared, how could he possibly believe this.

"Well, maybe there is some subjective intention."

“But I was more about getting the ball and winning the game.”

"I really didn't mean it against you."

After Princess Ankang finished her explanation, she continued to push the millstone to level the training ground.

Li Xuan and Yu'er also came over and started fiddling with the stone mill with Princess Ankang. Jiang Ying also came over and taught them how to use it.

A bulky stone mill was treated as a novel toy by the three little ones.

Especially when Jiang Ying saw that Li Xuan's tiny body could actually push the millstone, she was so frightened that she called for others to come and watch.

When the third prince saw that everyone was enjoying watching the kitten turning the mill, he actually felt a little uncomfortable.

At first he thought Princess Ankang was approaching him for some purpose, but now it seems that she just wanted to play with the millstone for fun.

The eldest prince realized that he was the only one sitting on the sidelines, so he touched his nose and secretly went over to watch the magical kitten pushing the millstone.

Duke Hu looked at the young people gathered harmoniously on the parade ground, his expression a little dazed, as if he was touched.

Looking at Princess Ankang, who was grinding the millstone while holding her kitten in the crowd, Duke Hu gradually became thoughtful.

(End of this chapter)