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

Chapter 659 Horse Racing
Princess Yanzhao did not feel that there was anything wrong with the depressing atmosphere.

Princess Yan Zhao was indeed very interested in Li Xuan, and she had no intention of hiding it, so she asked Princess Ankang directly:
"Ankang, I heard that your cat is extremely magical. In a Cuju match, you once kicked the third child into the goal..."

Before Princess Yan Zhao could finish her words, she was interrupted by the Third Prince:
"who is it!"

"Who is talking nonsense? Don't think you can talk nonsense just because you are powerful!"

“Those are…”

The third prince pointed at Princess Yan Zhao and spoke harshly, like a mouse whose tail was stepped on, as anxious as can be.

Princess Yan Zhao was originally talking to Princess Ankang, but was interrupted. She turned her head slightly and asked the Third Prince coldly:

"Is it true?"

Faced with such a Princess Yan Zhao, the third prince suddenly lost his courage.

When he was a child, he did not believe in Princess Yan Zhao's evil and challenged her once.

That incident also left the third prince with a lifelong trauma.

The third prince had just learned some martial arts moves at that time, and he felt that he was tall and strong and must be more powerful than Princess Yan Zhao.

People praised Princess Yan Zhao as if she existed in heaven and did not exist on earth.

The young third prince refused to believe it.

That year, Princess Yanzhao returned from studying abroad and stayed in the palace for a few days.

The third prince came to challenge, intending to replace this great martial arts genius.

But there are also differences between children.

The third prince demonstrated his solid martial arts moves, while Princess Yan Zhao showed what true Qi is.

The Third Prince still remembers that dimensionality reduction attack. It was only many years later that he understood why Princess Yan Zhao's small fist could cause him so much pain.

Therefore, under Princess Yan Zhao's cold questioning, the Third Prince muttered a few words, turned his head away in a cowardly manner, and did not dare to continue looking at Princess Yan Zhao.

Now it was the others' turn to burst out laughing.

The third prince was so angry that he dared not say a word, and his ears turned red.

"Why are you laughing?"

The Third Prince took out his anger on the Eighth Prince, who was laughing the loudest.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Not only did the Eighth Prince not stop, he even went even further and pointed at the Third Prince's nose and laughed out loud.

"I can't beat her, and I can't beat you either!"

The third prince squeezed the horse's belly, shook the reins, accelerated the horse under his crotch, and chased after it, reaching out to grab the eighth prince.

The Eighth Prince was not afraid at all. He snorted coldly and then accelerated.

"Third brother, you were lucky that there was no riding competition last year."

"If you want to catch up with me on horseback, wait until next life!"

The eighth prince flicked the whip and instantly increased the speed.

The third prince only shortened the distance for a moment, and then the distance between them became wider and wider.

The horses they rode were not their own mounts, but were allocated to them by Emperor Yongyuan from the southern tour team, and they were all of similar quality.

But even with these two similar horses, the Eighth Prince just happened to ride faster than any of them.

The eighth prince was seen crouching low on the saddle, rising and falling lightly as the horse galloped beneath him, appearing to be one with him, a state of unity between man and horse.

The third prince gritted his teeth silently as he saw the distance between them getting bigger and bigger.

The rage in his heart at this moment was several times greater than before.

The eighth prince was born a genius. Although he was not as terrifying as Princess Yan Zhao, he was always better than her.

This genius who was closer to him made the Third Prince even more angry.

But the Eighth Prince never took the Third Prince seriously, and he did not compete with the huge noble power. He spent all day flying eagles and fighting dogs, not doing his job properly, and wasting his great talent.

The more the Eighth Prince did this, the harder the Third Prince worked.

He wanted to prove that his hard work far outweighed the Eighth Prince's talent.

But over the years, the Third Prince has only been ahead of the Eighth Prince in martial arts.

As the Eighth Prince began to cheer up recently, the Third Prince became more and more aware that the Eighth Prince was still ahead of him in many qualities required to lead the noble forces.

For example, in the riding skills before us, the idle Eighth Prince is so far ahead that he is the most dazzling among all the princes and princesses.

The third prince felt even more unwilling when he thought of this.

“Hold, hold…”

He also waved his whip and chased after him quickly, keeping close to the eighth prince's back.

The two of them, one in front and one behind, quickly broke away from the team.

"Your Highnesses!"

Manager Shang frowned and called out.

Even if each of them rode two horses at once, if they continued riding like that for too long, the horses would die.

Moreover, if they are too far away from the team, they will not be able to provide timely support, which will be troublesome if they encounter any danger.

"I'll be the referee!"

At this time, Princess Ankang's clear voice suddenly rang out.

Then, she rushed out of the team at an accelerated speed in the form of two people.

"The time limit is thirty breaths. If Third Brother can catch up with Myna, you will win the game and Myna will apologize to you."

"If I don't catch up..."

Princess Ankang hadn't figured it out yet, and the Eighth Prince in front of her shouted back:
"Tell the Third Brother not to get angry when the matter of Cuju is mentioned next time!"

While the Eighth Prince was speaking, his breathing became disordered and his speed slowed down.

Seeing this opportunity, the third prince agreed immediately:
"Okay, it's a deal!"

The third prince shouted loudly and took advantage of the eighth prince's disrupted rhythm to shorten the distance a lot.

But the Eighth Prince was no pushover. He quickly recovered and started running again.

"Ah Xuan, sit tight."

"We'll catch up too."

Princess Ankang was eager to watch the fun and quickly sped up to catch up.

But she was the slowest, so she couldn't reach that distance in a short time.

Although her physical fitness is good, her riding skills are not as proficient as the previous two.

If it was Bai Xue at home, it would be fine, there could still be some tacit understanding, but with this horse, Princess Ankang hadn't even sat on it, so how could there be any tacit understanding at all.

At times like this, we can only rely on the kitten to do the hard work.

Of course, Li Xuan didn’t want to carry the little girl to chase after her.

Although this is quite feasible, it doesn't look very good.

Li Xuan had to consider the little girl's image.

He immediately secretly infused a small amount of yin and yang energy into the horse and began to cast a spell for the little girl.

The horse, which had been pretending to be working hard, suddenly trembled all over, as if stimulated by something. Then its four legs took bigger and faster steps, gradually approaching the two people in front.

Others were shocked when they saw this scene.

Steward Shang was originally worried about the safety of the two princes, but Princess Ankang came out in time to smooth things over, which made him feel much more at ease.

In a horse race where the horse only sprints for thirty breaths, it will not cause any harm to the horse, nor will it sprint too far.

Otherwise, if the two princes got angry with each other and kept running forward, they would inevitably get separated from the team, and it would also delay their mission of conveying the imperial edict.

Now with the bet proposed by Princess Ankang, the impact of this horse race has been limited to a minimum.

Princess Ankang now does have a good view of the overall situation, and her words and actions are warm and welcoming, and will not cause unnecessary conflicts.

This performance was enough to prove that she had lived up to Emperor Yongyuan's trust.

Otherwise, even Manager Shang would have a hard time leading such a team.

After all, the princes and princesses were of noble status, so it was difficult for Chief Steward Shang to say anything to them.

"Your Highnesses, let's also..." Butler Shang was just about to ask the remaining three to follow, but they had already started to move.

"The third and eighth brothers can be really noisy."

"Brother, we as brothers have to keep an eye on them."

The Fourth Prince said this and followed the First Prince.

No matter how calm they pretend to be on a daily basis, they are still young at heart.

Now they have a rare opportunity to leave the palace and out of the sight of most people, and they can't help but be attracted by the atmosphere of freedom.

The eldest prince nodded silently and followed the fourth prince.

The most taciturn Princess Yanzhao accelerated silently, surpassed the two of them in the blink of an eye, and chased after Princess Ankang in front.

When Manager Shang saw this scene, he couldn't help but smile and ordered the team to speed up and catch up.

"Fifteen, sixteen..."

Princess Ankang counted for the third and eighth princes while chasing, reminding them of the remaining time of the game.

But the two contestants found something wrong.

Because the sound of Princess Ankang counting was getting closer and closer to them.

The two of them took a break from their busy schedule to glance back, and were both shocked.

Princess Ankang had actually caught up with them, only one body length behind them, and the distance was still shortening.

But compared to the two of them who were fighting desperately for the state of man and horse unity, Princess Ankang could be said to be strolling in the garden, and could even count for them without losing her breath.

The two men immediately broke out in a sweat. They didn't expect that the best rider was Princess Ankang.

"Is there any mistake?"

At this moment, the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince had the same question in their minds.

Especially the eighth prince, it was he who taught Princess Ankang how to ride personally.

“Is this what they call genius?”

The Eighth Prince felt the same pressure from Princess Ankang as he did from Princess Yanzhao.

"Twenty-six, twenty-seven..."

While the two were daydreaming, the game had come to an end.

The Third Prince was already very close to the Eighth Prince. He had taken advantage of the Eighth Prince's disrupted rhythm to catch up quite a bit, but in the end he was unable to close the final gap.

"thirty."

As Princess Ankang finished counting, she came to the two of them and announced the end of the game.

After all, the Third Prince failed to perform a miracle and catch up with the Eighth Prince.

"Haha."

The Eighth Prince laughed triumphantly, but did not dare to slow down because the Third Prince was too close to him.

"What, you're not convinced?"

Seeing that the Third Prince showed no signs of slowing down, the Eighth Prince turned around and taunted him.

If the Third Prince is really determined to beat him, it will be difficult for him to escape.

After all, horses get exhausted eventually. If he gets off the horse, he won't be able to outrun the third prince.

The third prince curled his lips, but he was not someone who could not afford to lose.

He would not go back on the bet he made in public.

Princess Ankang and Li Xuan were beside them, watching the two bickering in silence.

But at this moment, the Third Prince's expression suddenly changed, and he said to the Eighth Prince:

"careful!"

“You think you can fool me with just this little trick?” The eighth prince smiled and planned to keep running for a while.

But at this moment, Princess Ankang suddenly accelerated, came to the side of the eighth prince, and reached out to grab his reins.

"Ankang, you are harming myna!"

The eighth prince saw that the horse had stalled and shouted hurriedly.

But the Third Prince did not take this opportunity to go forward and beat him, but slowed down.

Princess Ankang didn't say much, but just raised her chin slightly towards the front.

The Eighth Prince looked in that direction and frowned.

On the straight official road ahead, a group of people walked out from the woods on both sides and blocked the road.

These people held sharp blades in their hands, and some even wore iron helmets and carried bows and arrows.

Just looking at the equipment, he doesn't look like an ordinary bandit.

Li Xuan had seen bandits in the north, but their equipment was nowhere near as luxurious as this.

From their body shapes, standing postures, and the way they hold their weapons, it is not difficult to tell that this group of people have received training. They were most likely former soldiers in the army, but for some unknown reason they became bandits here.

The man in the lead looked very young, standing in the middle of the official road with a sword in hand. He looked very imposing and seemed to be the leader of the group.

"The three distinguished guests have come from afar, please dismount and rest for a while."

The young man in the lead smiled brightly and invited them.

If it weren't for the cold flash of the long sword in his hand, perhaps his words would be more convincing.

"Who are you?"

"In broad daylight, they are actually cutting off the public road!"

The third prince didn't tolerate them at all. He pointed his sword at the gang of bandits and asked them sternly.

"This young master is joking."

"My name is Han Dao Ye Xiao. I am just doing some small business with my brothers to make a living."

"We have prepared some simple food for you to rest for a while. We guarantee the price is fair."

Han Dao Ye Xiao pointed the long knife in his hand towards the woods next to him, and sure enough, there was a small broken table with only three legs there.

But there was no simple food on the table, only a few dead leaves and morning dew.

"court death!"

The third prince stopped talking nonsense, took out his sword from the storage magic weapon, and slashed at Han Dao Ye Xiao with a flaming blow on the head.

The knife made such a powerful sound and was so swift that even the robbers were startled.

"Well done!"

Cold Blade Night Owl shouted loudly.

Then there was a loud bang, and he actually blocked the attack of the third prince.

"Good knife!"

Cold Blade Night Owl stared at the sword in front of him, with greed in his eyes undisguised.

The Third Prince's dragon-backed broad-blade sword was a top-grade weapon. These robbers who were blocking the road had never seen such a magical weapon.

The third prince took advantage of his distraction and launched several powerful attacks, but failed to defeat the opponent. He hurriedly separated his bodies and kept some distance.

"Middle third rank!?"

The third prince looked at Han Dao Ye Xiao in surprise.

With such strength, he is considered a good player in the army.

But the other party was so young, and he gave up his bright future and became a bandit.

This man looked to be in his thirties at most, in the prime of his life.

There is a great war going on between Daxing and Damao right now, and this is the time to make achievements, yet they are actually humiliating themselves like this.

Thinking of this, the third prince became even angrier.

"You have such ability, but you are a deserter. You are a hopeless case."

This sentence stimulated Han Dao Ye Xiao. The greed in his eyes disappeared instantly, replaced by overwhelming anger.

"Today I will show you, a child of a noble family, how powerful the mud is!"

(End of this chapter)