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

Chapter 551 Brothers and Brothers Respect
The gentle sound of a cat's cry frightened many people.

The Eighth Prince, who was about to give up and sit down, suddenly straightened his back and looked directly into the Third Prince's eyes without fear.

Instead, the Third Prince's expression turned ugly, and his eyes became evasive.

Li Xuan stood up from Princess Ankang's arms at some point, stretched out his claws and slapped the table beside him.

In the past, the three little ones would just find a corner and stand there waiting for the game to start.

I used to push Princess Ankang’s wheelchair here, but now that she’s not in a wheelchair anymore, it’s hard to find a place to sit down and rest.

Fortunately, the Eighth Prince was very lavish, and every time there was a competition in the Imperial Garden, he would let his attendants set up a separate table under the stage.

Now, it’s just a matter of adding a few more chairs next to the table for Princess Ankang and others to sit on, which is just a casual thing to do.

Thanks to the Eighth Prince, everyone now has a seat to sit down while waiting for the game to begin, otherwise they would have had to stand.

There were only a few pavilions at the scene, and concubines were sitting inside them.

It is not appropriate for them, the princes, to argue with their elders; this is against the rules.

Only the eldest prince's three siblings and the third prince and others could sit in the pavilion together because of their mother's high status.

But there is some distance between the pavilion and the platform, and during the competition everyone will basically gather below the platform, so they can see the competition more clearly.

But let’s not talk about these for now. When Li Xuan stood up like this, he was more imposing than anyone else.

Although he was not as pretentious as the Eighth Prince and the Third Prince, he simply stood up normally, without any special movements or expressions, and just meowed softly.

This time, it was the Third Prince's turn to feel weak in the knees.

The third prince just stood there, but suddenly felt his pants were a little wet and his buttocks were sticky.

He knew very well that he had not slacked off, but seeing Li Xuan inevitably gave rise to a special psychological shadow, which made him feel more and more uncomfortable in the pants he was wearing.

Although the third prince wanted to sit down, he felt that he could not lose face.

But facing Li Xuan's deep gaze, he finally obeyed the call of his heart.

Concubine Zhao Shu, who was standing by, looked at this and could not help but shake her head helplessly.

Who could have expected that the third prince of Daxing would be frightened by a cat.

But thinking about the fact that the cat Princess Ankang raised was indeed extraordinary, Concubine Zhao Shu could understand it.

After all, experiencing something like that always leaves some sequelae.

In Concubine Zhao's opinion, it was not the cat Li Xuan that left a shadow on the Third Prince, but the numerous witnesses at that time.

The humiliating experience in public is the reason why the Third Prince still cannot let it go.

"It would be great if I could show my face in similar occasions and rebuild my confidence."

Concubine Zhao Shu thought so and didn't worry too much about her son's problem.

In her opinion, this kind of thing will be forgotten by everyone after a while.

Humans are forgetful creatures. Besides, not many people dare to gossip about the embarrassing things of the Prince of Daxing, so they should be forgotten immediately.

"Third brother, why did you suddenly stand up and sit down again?"

"Is your butt hurting again?"

The Eighth Prince asked with a look of concern, causing Concubine Zhao Shu and the Third Prince and his mother to be shocked.

A few muffled groans were heard in the pavilion, like a cough that was held back, or like someone secretly farted.

Suddenly, the atmosphere became awkward.

Concubine Zhao Shufei felt that she was too optimistic.

With this brat in front of him, I guess even if the Third Prince is in his seventies or eighties, someone still has to remember this.

As a result, the Eighth Prince took advantage of the victory and pursued the Third Prince without giving him time to react. He continued to tease:
"If your butt is uncomfortable, you must remember to change your pants frequently, okay?"

"Today is the day for the annual summary of the Imperial Garden Competition. We can't let everyone summarize in agony, right?"

The eighth prince pretended to be serious at the beginning, but in the end he stopped acting and looked like he deserved a beating.

The Third Prince was about to get angry, but Concubine Zhao Shu beside him held him down first and said softly:

"Zhan'er, look how much Lao Ba cares about you."

"When we get on stage later, you two will have a good fight, but you must be careful not to really hurt your brother. Do you hear me?"

Concubine Zhao Shu smiled gently and spoke to the third prince with great sincerity.

If someone really came passing by, I'm afraid he would really believe it.

However, when the Eighth Prince saw the Third Prince calm down his anger and look at him with a fake smile, he knew that something bad was going to happen.

The Eighth Prince smacked his lips twice and was unable to continue speaking.

The Fifth Prince on the side pointed at the Eighth Prince and said gloatingly: "You are such a bad mouth!"

The Eighth Prince's face darkened, but he still said stubbornly: "Humph, at worst I can just admit defeat later. Anyway, I won't let him beat me!"

At this time, Zhao Feng, who had been watching the show for a long time, explained:

"Your Highnesses, there is no need to be too nervous. Today's competition has almost no restrictions."

"With our Ministry of Internal Affairs here, Your Highnesses can display their martial arts to their heart's content."

"But there is one thing: you are not allowed to use weapons. You can only use your bare hands."

"Secondly, you must be present in person and cannot be replaced by anyone else."

At the end, Zhao Feng did not forget to look at Li Xuan and add:
"Even battle pets are not allowed!"

Li Xuan curled his lips. He had expected this a long time ago.

If he can appear, the others can just wait to be beaten up.

Hearing this, the Third Prince's back suddenly straightened up, and he looked at the Eighth Prince and Princess Ankang with an unfriendly look.

Li Xuan glanced at him, but didn't care too much.

Although Princess Ankang has no energy and blood, her physical fitness has already been extraordinary.

With the Third Prince's strength, it is not easy to embarrass Princess Ankang.

If the Third Prince fails to capture Princess Ankang in a short period of time, it would be a disgrace to himself.

The only thing that worried Li Xuan was not the Third Prince’s strength, but his fire-attributed true energy.

During the competition, if Princess Ankang was injured by the fire-attributed true qi, Li Xuan could not guarantee that the coldness in her body would have no reaction.

Although I helped Princess Ankang absorb the coldness in her body a few days ago, I still want to be safe.

But with Li Xuan watching over her from below the stage and two stewards on the stage, Princess Ankang was not in too much danger.

What Li Xuan is more worried about now is that the coldness in Princess Ankang's body will attack back on its own, just like when Princess Ankang knocked the Sixth Princess unconscious with her head.

At that time, Princess Ankang was obviously affected by strong emotions and somewhat lost her mind.

Li Xuan was really afraid that something bad would happen to the Third Prince just like what happened last time.

If someone makes a fuss about this, Princess Ankang’s points championship might even be taken away from her.

"I have to keep an eye on him later. If anything unexpected happens, even if I have to interrupt the game, I can't let Ankang lose his mind."

Li Xuan made up his mind.

Finally, Zhao Feng announced the rules of the challenge.

"The competition advocates that we stop when we are done, so that Your Highnesses can have more opportunities to show off their skills."

"Winning or losing does not affect the opportunity to challenge others."

"A duel is based on mutual consent, so even if someone challenges you, you can refuse."

"If one party disagrees, the competition cannot proceed."

"If your physical strength allows, you can compete as many times as you want until today's competition is completely over."

After Zhao Feng finished speaking, he announced the start of the competition.

As soon as he finished speaking, a duel was immediately initiated.

"I want to challenge my brother."

"I agree."

Two voices rang out almost at the same time. Everyone looked and found that it was the Fourth Prince challenging the First Prince.

Many people frowned immediately, but the four concubines in the pavilion all looked at the Fourth Prince with interest, and even Concubine Zhang nodded slightly.

"Okay, Your Highnesses, please come up to the stage and compete."

Zhao Feng said this and invited the two men up, and soon the first competition of the day began.

It wasn't until the two men started fighting on the stage that everyone understood what the brothers were planning.

The two men's actions were exactly in line with what Zhao Feng had said before, to stop when necessary.

This is just talk, the strength of the persuasion depends entirely on one's own consciousness.

After all, there are quite a few conflicts between people in private.

Take the third prince and the eighth prince for example. It would be strange if they could stop at that point.

If the people from the Imperial Household Department had not been watching, the Third Prince would have killed the Eighth Prince.

But the competition on stage made everyone understand the meaning of these four words.

Everyone immediately realized that the two brothers were not fighting among themselves.

The two of them tried their best to show their skills, but they were extremely restrained in their attacks, and they didn't even know who they were targeting. Moreover, they would give reminders when they attacked, and they should be as harmonious as possible.

"Brother, look at my trick of showing you the way!"

"Well done, brother!"

"This trick of the immortal pointing the way is really ingenious. Let my brother return the favor to you by pushing the monument like an immortal. Be careful!"

"..."

As the two brothers were making their moves, they were chattering non-stop. It looked like they were very friendly and respectful to each other, and were having a harmonious exchange of ideas.

"Damn, this kid's brain is really quick."

Li Xuan saw their intention and sighed inwardly.

Needless to say, this idea must have been thought up by the Fourth Prince.

But if you think about it carefully, it is indeed the right approach.

Zhao Feng also said that victory or defeat is not related to the result of today's game. Emperor Yongyuan will only judge based on their performance and select today's winner and the person who will participate in the southern tour next year.

Like the eldest prince and the fourth prince on the stage, they can be said to be fully demonstrating their abilities in accordance with the rules of the competition.

The two men only made physical contact when they were countering each other's moves. If some moves were difficult to counter or deal with, they would just hit the air next to each other, making it seem like the other had dodged.

But this little trick can only be fooled by ordinary people, and an expert can see through it at a glance.

But even so, they did not deviate from their original intention of showing themselves.

I’m not saying this is necessarily the correct answer to today’s game, but it is definitely a brilliant way to deal with it.

As expected, after the eldest prince and the fourth prince had almost finished their performances, the fourth prince admitted defeat and stepped down.

"Big brother's cultivation is extremely profound. I am no match for him."

"But I have benefited a lot from today's discussion. It is really worth my careful reflection and study~"

The Fourth Prince sighed and walked off the stage shaking his head.

I don’t know if it was Li Xuan’s illusion, but Li Xuan felt that this kid had become much more shameless, even more shameless than the Eighth Prince.

"This guy is really adding some extra points to his face."

Such an artificial performance silenced everyone present.

But the performance of the three siblings is far from over.

"Brother, please give me some advice."

The Sixth Princess naturally challenged the First Prince.

The eldest prince naturally had no reason to refuse and chose to fight two consecutive battles.

The situation on the stage was no different from before, except that the Sixth Princess was the one who came up to cooperate.

But the more people looked at it, the more they felt it was not right.

The eldest prince has already fought two battles in a row, so it seems reasonable that he loses next time.

If others defeat him, it is just because they took advantage of the round-robin battle, which is not a fair victory.

If I lose to him, it would be even more terrible. I can't even beat him in a round-robin battle.

When many people realized this, their expressions suddenly became subtle, and they didn't know whether they should challenge or not.

Just as everyone was struggling, the second exhibition match ended.

The Sixth Princess's performance was obviously not as natural as that of the Fourth Prince, and her last words showed heavy traces of memorization.

Of course, there is nothing we can do about it.

At this age, those who have the thick-skinnedness of the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince are rare geniuses.

The Sixth Princess had mediocre talent and being a girl, she was naturally a little thin-skinned.

"Everyone, is there anyone who wants to challenge me?"

The eldest prince stood on the stage, having won two games in a row, and with a warm, sunny smile, he asked his younger brothers and sisters in the audience in a graceful manner.

There was silence in the audience.

In Princess Ankang's arms, Li Xuan couldn't help but lean back slightly, leaning against the softness and taking a breath.

"hiss--"

"Tell him to put it on!"

The Fourth Prince in the audience had already expected this scene. Seeing the eunuch in flowery clothes on the stage furiously recording the competition, he showed a smug smile.

"Okay, in this way, Big Brother's performance will not be bad."

The Sixth Princess on the side was a little embarrassed and asked: "Fourth brother, won't our father find out?"

"Oh, what are you afraid of?" The Fourth Prince said indifferently.

"First of all, Father reads the text description, so there will definitely be omissions."

"Secondly, it doesn't matter if we can see it. If we are asked to perform well in the competition, won't we perform well?"

"I believe that the reasonable use of rules must also be a form of performance."

The fourth prince said confidently.

He had lost several times in previous competitions.

Especially at the hands of Princess Ankang, he suffered a great loss.

In addition, there have been rumors in the capital recently that the scam of the Jinpeng Dynasty was set up by Princess Ankang. It was thought that these things would deal a big blow to the Fourth Prince, but now it seems that his mentality is quite good, at least there is no sign of decadence.

When the Sixth Princess heard the Fourth Prince's confidence, her worries were relieved a lot.

The Fourth Prince silently turned his head and looked at Princess Ankang in the distance with a complicated expression.

"Ankang, I took the first step."

"What will you do next?"

However, contrary to the Fourth Prince's expectations, some people were the first to dislike the First Prince who invited a challenge on the stage.

"I'd also like to ask for some advice, big brother."

The third prince walked onto the stage, and the eldest prince's expression was a little stiff.

The Fourth Prince sighed, but he had expected this situation to happen.

The best case scenario would have been that no one challenged the Crown Prince, allowing him to step down and take a rest.

But plans always fail to keep up with changes, right?

And given the Third Prince's temperament, the Fourth Prince had expected him to do so.

After all, among all the people present, he was the only one whose cultivation level was higher than that of the eldest prince.

(End of this chapter)