Chapter 410: Dirty Tricks (10,000-word chapter!)
After all, the Eighth Prince failed to find out the reason.
It seems that Princess Ankang really doesn't know what kind of breed Li Xuan is.
The Eighth Prince was really curious about this question, but if Princess Ankang, as his master, didn't know about it, he wouldn't have any good ideas.
Unless, he can find a scholar who studies the beast tribe in the future, and then take Li Xuan to have it appraised.
In this case, there may be a result.
But if Li Xuan knew what the eighth prince was thinking, he would definitely say something to him:
"trouble making."
If others don't know yet, how can he himself not know what's going on?
The specialness of his body comes from his own unique talents and has nothing to do with any blood race or anything like that.
What he, Li Xuan, has achieved today is all due to his own efforts.
There is no doubt about this!
At least Li Xuan is quite sure about this.
The lunch break was gradually coming to an end, and the concubines and princes and princesses who had gone to have lunch returned to the stands one after another, preparing to start the afternoon game.
Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince still have to compete in the afternoon. They have to win at least two games before they can successfully advance to the semi-finals and participate in the semi-finals at the Double Ninth Festival Banquet tomorrow.
Judging from the strength they have shown now, advancing to the semi-finals should not be a big problem.
The fifth prince, seventh prince, princess Yuanan and others who did not have a game in the afternoon were ready to cheer them on in the stands.
Well, actually the Seventh Princess was just sleeping in the stands.
After a round of eliminations in the morning, the number of contestants in the afternoon was significantly reduced.
When the time came, Zhao Feng immediately announced the start of the afternoon game.
First, Princess Ankang took the lead.
Even though Li Xuan showed terrifying strength in the morning, their opponents did not choose to give up the game directly, but chose to fight to the end.
The three little ones could only tell that the other party should also be here with a mission.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so scared to death that he would still have to go on stage.
After all, the scene where Li Xuan knocked someone to pieces with one kick was still very bluffing.
It is also difficult for the opposing team to continue playing in order to consume their energy.
"It seems I'm still too nice."
"Aren't they afraid of being kicked to death by me?"
Li Xuan shook his head and sighed, thinking that he looked like a kitten and couldn't scare people.
If I look more fierce, I'm afraid the opponent won't dare to play anymore.
After the game started, Li Xuan had no intention of quarreling with the opponent. He fired three shots first and directly broke through the opponent's goal. While taking a three-point lead, he also gave the opponent a warning, telling them not to be overwhelmed. clear.
Facts have proved that Li Xuan's warning is also very effective.
The opponent finished the game in a decent manner and then left the field in a hurry.
During the game, they didn't even have the slightest desire to attack, which was in sharp contrast to the bloody games in the morning.
Li Xuan didn't make it too difficult for these people. The other party came with the task of consuming them. As long as they didn't behave unruly on the playing field and play bad tricks on the two girls, Li Xuan didn't want to bully them.
After all, Li Xuan's current strength is not enough for him to walk sideways in the palace.
Although sometimes he needs to show some strength appropriately, he should not make his threat too obvious.
Otherwise, it will cause trouble for Jingyang Palace sooner or later.
But for those troubles that cannot be avoided, Li Xuan will not compromise.
Li Xuan still knows clearly when to fight back fiercely and when to keep a low profile and be a cat.
Jingyang Palace once again won a game and only needed to win one more game to advance to the semi-finals.
But in the future, their opponents will only get stronger and stronger, and they will even be the most difficult ones.
Li Xuan was not afraid of playing Cuju with any team, but he was afraid of meeting the Eighth Prince in advance, which would prevent him from qualifying for the semi-finals.
After all, if you can advance to the semi-finals, you can show your face at tomorrow's Double Ninth Festival Banquet, which is also a good thing to be in the limelight.
But if the eighth prince doesn't have that luck, Li Xuan can only say sorry to him.
After the three little ones easily won the first game of the afternoon, they returned to the stands to watch the game with others.
It turns out that the harmony of that previous game was an exception.
The competition for others was still as intense as before, and from time to time someone was seriously injured and ended up playing.
But it has to be said that because Zhao Feng temporarily changed the rules so that players cannot be replaced during the game, the process of the game was greatly accelerated.
Even many games did not reach full time, and the winner was decided midway.
Judging from the current progress, the top four will definitely be selected within today.
In the next game, the eldest prince and the third prince also won, and were only one game away from qualifying for the semi-finals.
It can be clearly seen that because the third prince has the advantage of strength, he is the most relaxed in the current fierce Cuju competition.
"It seems that the gap between the lower third grade and the middle third grade cannot be smoothed out so easily."
"This guy occupies a big-level advantage. If he is not unlucky enough to meet us, he should definitely advance."
Li Xuan looked at other people's games and found that there were only a few seeded players in the semi-finals.
In addition to Princess Ankang and the Eighth Prince, who have the advantage of taming animals, the other most powerful ones are the First Prince, the Third Prince, and the Fourth Prince.
As for the others, there is obviously a big gap.
The gap here includes the princes and princesses themselves and the attendants they bring.
After all, the attendants occupy two places in the competition. Whoever brings a stronger attendant will have a greater advantage in the competition.
And the strength of the attendants depends on their own background.
In the Cuju competition, the strength of the attendants is limited to the lower three grades.
In other words, the strongest attendant participating in the competition is only the seventh grade.
Among the warriors of the same grade, who is strong and who is weak mainly depends on talent and practice.
But the best talents in the palace are almost all picked up by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and become candidates for flowery eunuchs.
The rest will be recruited by other palaces and become powerful black-clothed eunuchs under the concubines.
In such a screening situation, it is really too difficult to distinguish a clear gap.
Except for the four concubines, the other concubines could not provide any good training resources, so the number of Xuanyi eunuchs they recruited was relatively limited.
Such a gap was even more obvious on the Cuju field.
Some teams could not even gather two seventh-rank attendants, and could only find eighth-rank ones to make up the number.
Of course, the situation in Jingyang Palace was completely different in this regard.
Jingyang Palace had to work hard, and with Li Xuan, the cat, they could not get three little ones together.
In such a situation, there was no time to be picky about strength.
And with Li Xuan, the strength of others was not important.
Even if Princess Ankang and Yu'er just found a corner on the field to play with flower ropes, they could not stop Jingyang Palace from winning.
This was the absolute confidence of the little cat in his own strength.
If Li Xuan really kicked it open, if one of the opponents could walk on his feet, it would be considered that they ran fast.
And the next game did not go beyond Li Xuan's expectations, and the players he favored all won smoothly.
Especially the eldest prince, who barely put in any effort, and his opponents all chose to give up directly.
It seems that this guy is very lucky, and the opponents are all people who support him.
Among all the contestants, the eldest prince played the most elegant game, and his shoes were almost not dirty.
And as the game continued, their next opponent gradually became clear.
The worst situation that Li Xuan expected did not happen.
The next opponent of the eighth prince was not them, but the fourth prince.
For the eighth prince, this is already good luck.
At least facing the team of the fourth prince, his chances of winning are still very high.
As for the others, the eldest prince and the third prince did not collide in advance.
The opponent of the three little ones in the next game is the ninth princess who is very close to the third prince.
For her, Li Xuan's impression is still stuck in the last autumn hunting game.
At that time, the ninth princess stood beside the third prince and accompanied him to fight to the end, but in the end she was not defeated by the three little ones and could only regretfully lose.
The Ninth Princess's skills were not bad, but she looked a little immature compared to her outstanding brothers and sisters.
Moreover, although the attendants brought by the Ninth Princess were all seventh-grade cultivators, their strength was just barely enough.
Li Xuan had seen the Ninth Princess' previous matches. Unlike most other teams, the main force of their team was the Ninth Princess herself.
Although the Ninth Princess was only eighth-grade cultivator, her foundation was very solid, and it could be seen that she had a lot of practical experience.
Therefore, in her on-the-spot performance on the field, she performed better than his two seventh-grade attendants.
"Lan Ruo, don't do meaningless things. I will deal with my opponent myself."
At the side of the stands, the Third Prince stopped the Ninth Princess who was about to go on stage and told her.
"But..."
The Ninth Princess showed hesitation.
The Third Prince saw that the Ninth Princess really wanted to do something, and immediately scolded her with a stern face:
"Ankang's black cat is weird, you can't deal with it."
"Just play normally, don't have any bad ideas, and they won't make things difficult for you."
The Third Prince threw down these two words, and turned away regardless of whether the Ninth Princess agreed or not.
"Third brother..."
The Ninth Princess stretched out her hand and called, but failed to stop the Third Prince's footsteps.
The Ninth Princess had a tangled expression, obviously not knowing what to do.
After thinking for a while, she finally lowered her head helplessly and sighed.
Soon, the match between Princess Ankang and the Ninth Princess began.
This is also the first match of the last round of promotion today.
They will also decide the first person to advance to the semi-finals tomorrow.
After standing on the Cuju field, Li Xuan saw the stubborn eyes of the Ninth Princess opposite, and knew that this game might not be so smooth.
"Little girl, you must not be confused."
"Otherwise, although my cat's paws are pink and tender, they don't recognize people."
Li Xuan secretly advised the Ninth Princess not to let herself get upset.
But the Ninth Princess was also a person who didn't know what to do.
Not long after the game started, she started some small moves, kicking the ball frequently towards Princess Ankang.
But the force on the ball was not threatening, even Princess Ankang could easily catch it.
But Li Xuan was already impatient with the Nine Emperor Girls' tentative moves.
Just when Li Xuan was about to teach the Ninth Princess a lesson and make her put away those unnecessary thoughts, Princess Ankang shouted from behind:
"Axuan, I'm coming!"
Li Xuan frowned, but still gave way.
The force on the ball was still within the range that Princess Ankang could handle.
If it would threaten the two girls, Li Xuan would have been rude to the Ninth Emperor Girl long ago, how could he endure it until now.
But now it seems that Princess Ankang is interested in competing with the Ninth Princess.
"It's pretty evenly matched."
Li Xuan silently assessed the strength of Princess Ankang and the Ninth Princess, and then commented like this.
With him watching from the side, there won't be any surprises.
Moreover, it was rare for Princess Ankang to be so motivated, and Li Xuan really couldn't bear to dampen her interest.
"Forget it, let them play for a while first."
"But before that..."
At this time, Princess Ankang once again defended the Ninth Emperor's attack and passed the ball forward.
Yu'er was standing there, ready to attack.
As a result, Li Xuan suddenly jumped up and hit the ball with his tail first. The ball accelerated with a whoosh and turned into an afterimage. Before the three people on the opposite side could react, it had already passed through the goal. The romantic eyes.
"One to zero."
The eunuch in colorful clothes on the sidelines immediately made a verdict.
To be on the safe side, Li Xuan still scored a point first to ensure their victory.
"Axuan, well done!"
Princess Ankang ran over and picked up Li Xuan, celebrating excitedly.
"Axuan, you scared me just now. If you want to attack, please say hello to me."
Yu'er also came over and touched Li Xuan's head.
The Ninth Emperor's daughter immediately wilted like an eggplant beaten by frost.
She also understood at this time that what the third prince said earlier was the truth.
With her strength, she cannot defeat Princess Ankang.
They were helpless against Li Xuan's attack. They couldn't even see the ball clearly, so how could they possibly defend it?
But the Ninth Princess was unwilling to give up. She saw other people working hard to consume other opponents for their own supporters.
The Ninth Prince also wanted to do her best for the Third Prince.
"Even if I can't beat them, I will still consume their energy."
"They will definitely be more tired by tomorrow."
With this belief, the Nine Emperor Girls continued to compete.
She kept kicking the ball to Princess Ankang, hoping to consume her energy.
But Princess Ankang is no longer the frail and sick princess she once was.
What the Ninth Princess did was just bring some fun to Princess Ankang in the Cuju competition.
The Ninth Emperor's daughter slowly came to her senses, and even more despairingly discovered that she couldn't even kick Princess Ankang.
Such a discovery made the Ninth Queen even more unbelievable.
After all, in her impression, Princess Ankang was still the poor girl who sat in a wheelchair all year round and looked sick.
But now, looking at the rosy-faced Princess Ankang with a cheerful smile on her face, who kept kicking the ball back, it was really difficult for her to connect the two images.
The Ninth Emperor's daughter couldn't help but be stunned. She didn't stop the ball kicked back by Princess Ankang.
From the beginning to the end, Princess Ankang did not kick the ball towards anyone, but kept aiming at the romantic eye on the goal.
But this time, the Ninth Princess failed to stop the ball in time and could only watch the ball pass through Fengliu's eyes, which helped Princess Ankang get her first personal goal in today's Cuju competition.
"Two to zero!"
The eunuch in colorful clothes decided to punish him decisively.
"Great!"
"Axuan, I scored a goal!"
"Isn't it great?"
Princess Ankang jumped towards Li Xuan and Yu'er.
The three little ones held hands and started spinning around happily on the field to celebrate.
Li Xuan glanced in the direction of the Ninth Emperor's daughter and found that she was in a state of despair and could not cheer up at all.
"Haha, the little girl has a bad attitude."
Li Xuan couldn't help but snickered when he noticed that the Nine Emperor Girls' mentality was broken.
In the next game, the Nine Emperor Girls' mentality could no longer be maintained, and her performance plummeted.
When the final whistle blew, the score was 9-0.
Among them, except for the point Li Xuan scored at the beginning, the rest were all Princess Ankang's own goals.
Li Xuan and Yu'er actively cooperated and kept feeding her cakes.
Princess Ankang did not disappoint, scoring one after another in the hands of the Ninth Emperor's Girl, who was already out of form.
In the end, the defeated Ninth Queen left the game angrily and went directly back to her dormitory, not watching the rest of the game.
The third prince in the distance could only sigh helplessly when he saw this result.
He had already expected the outcome of the Ninth Emperor's daughter's defeat, but he never thought that the defeat would be so embarrassing.
The third prince looked at the three little ones celebrating selflessly on the field and couldn't help but glare at them.
Regarding the Ninth Emperor's sister, who has been willing to pester him since childhood, the third prince seems to be strict with her on weekdays, but he actually loves her very much in his heart.
Seeing the Ninth Emperor's daughter being bullied like this, the Third Prince was naturally not angry.
"Hmph, just wait for me."
"At the Chongyang Banquet tomorrow, I will make you lose face in front of all the officials!" The third prince made up his mind. The three little ones naturally had no way of knowing the third prince's determination. But even if they knew, they would not take it to heart. At most, Li Xuan would laugh at the third prince for overestimating his ability. With the end of the game, the first four finalists of the day were also decided. Princess Ankang successfully advanced and got a ticket to participate in the semi-finals tomorrow. Moreover, tomorrow's game will be held at the Chongyang Banquet, and Princess Ankang will definitely show her face in front of everyone. Although Princess Ankang has a stronger and stronger presence in the harem, she is actually no different from before outside the palace. Only a few well-informed people know that Princess Ankang performed well in the recent Imperial Garden Competition and even led the standings by a large margin. The small wooden sign with Princess Ankang's name was also hung on the schedule of the Cuju competition. The schedule of the Cuju game is a large wooden board with boxes drawn on it and connected with white lines.
It records today's game schedule and results.
Now as the game continues, the grids below have been filled, leaving only the top four spaces.
And these four spaces will be paired up to determine the schedule of the game at tomorrow's Chongyang Banquet.
Now the first space has been occupied by Princess Ankang's name.
And the second person to advance will also become Princess Ankang's first opponent tomorrow.
The second person to advance did not make everyone wait too long.
This person is exactly what Li Xuan expected, it is the third prince.
The third prince's game is similar to the previous one, and he still won easily without spending much effort.
And as the third prince expected, he became Princess Ankang's first opponent tomorrow.
The third prince did not celebrate the first time he advanced, but looked at Princess Ankang with a provocative look.
"This kid only remembers to eat and not to be beaten."
"Wait and see how I will deal with him tomorrow."
Seeing the Third Prince being so arrogant, Li Xuan was not angry, but just grinned and looked at him with ill intentions.
The third player to advance was the eldest prince who also had a smooth journey.
In this game, the eldest prince spent some effort and did not get the opponent's surrender as easily as before.
After all, although he had the support of many people, not all of them supported him.
Most of the supporters on the eldest prince's side came from the civil service lineage.
On the side of the nobles, he did not have many friends.
The power of the nobles was more dispersed this time.
The Third Prince, who should have received the majority of support, completely lost the opportunity to compete for the top of the standings because he did not get points in the last game.
And the Eighth Prince, who still has a chance to compete for the standings, failed to win over these people for various reasons.
Therefore, the power of the princes and princesses on the side of the nobles was dispersed a lot, and they did not perform very well in this Cuju competition.
So far, the third and eighth princes, who have performed better, have almost only relied on their own strength and have not relied on the support of others, which is completely opposite to the situation of the eldest prince.
Li Xuan also saw a lot of tricks in the harem through today's Cuju game.
Although they are all royal descendants, they are also opposed to each other because of the different family situations of their mothers.
And even if they are both civil officials or nobles, there are many complicated situations.
Li Xuan has seen a lot of combinations that are in harmony but not in harmony today.
"These people are all cunning and have grown up to be so cunning."
And then, it is the turn of today's last promotion match.
The two sides of the game are the fourth prince and the eighth prince.
The strength of these two teams is not weak, and anyone has the possibility of winning.
However, according to the previous performance, the eighth prince still has a greater chance of winning.
After all, Axiang has the advantage of flying, and he is a very difficult enemy for others.
As long as the last four players who advance to the semi-finals are decided in this game, today's game will be completely over.
The players who had competed for a day were now all sitting in the stands, watching the last game seriously.
Since their results were out, they could finally watch a Cuju game and enjoy it.
On the Cuju field, the Eighth Prince was full of confidence, looking like he was sure to win.
The Fourth Prince was calm and composed as usual, with a faint smile on his face.
Looking at his appearance, it seemed that he had found a way to win.
"Ah Xuan, the Fourth Prince also looks very confident."
"Has he found a way to deal with A Xiang?"
Princess Ankang asked with some concern.
Li Xuan tilted his head, thought about it, and shook his head, saying that he couldn't guess it.
In his opinion, it is not easy for the following three-grade cultivation to deal with A Xiang in the rules of Cuju competition, and it can even be said that there is no solution.
Only the middle-third-grade warriors who have cultivated true qi may still have a chance.
The game started, and the Eighth Prince took the ball and attacked first.
He still chose the old method and used A Xiang for high-altitude bombing.
The height of the Fengliu Eye on the goal is not low, and it is not easy to jump up to defend continuously.
But the Fourth Prince did not choose to sit and wait for death. The two attendants of the Fourth Prince stood under the goal and actively defended.
A Xiang's initial attack did not succeed, but it had consumed a lot of the physical strength of these two people.
As long as the game continues like this, there will always be a time when they can't defend.
The previous game of the Eighth Prince has already proved this point.
Other teams were also able to defend A Xiang's attack at the beginning, but as time went on, their physical strength could not be maintained.
After all, it is always much more difficult for people to jump up from the ground to defend the ball than A Xiang's diving attack.
Those with sufficient physical strength may be able to defend in the first half.
But in the second half, they are completely helpless.
The Eighth Prince saw that the Fourth Prince's response was just like this, and he immediately felt relieved.
Previously, the Eighth Prince saw that the Fourth Prince looked calm and thought that he had some bad ideas again.
Unlike most people in the palace, the Eighth Prince knew the Fourth Prince very well.
He knew that this kid had been full of bad intentions since he was a child.
"Fourth brother, don't waste time, give up early and go home for dinner."
The Eighth Prince easily dealt with the opponent's attack and persuaded him to surrender.
With Ah Xiang guarding in the air, he was much more relaxed on both the offensive and defensive ends, and even had the leisure to play Cuju and talk at the same time.
The Fourth Prince just smiled slightly at the Eighth Prince's words, and there was no other reaction.
But the Eighth Prince did not give up. While kicking the ball with his feet, his mouth never stopped.
Sometimes, this Cuju is not only about the skills of the feet, but also about the mouth.
Unfortunately, the Eighth Prince is also quite accomplished in the mouth.
In just the first half of the game, the opponent was annoyed and irritated, which brought a lot of fun to the audience in the stands.
In the pavilion of the four concubines, Concubine Su De laughed so hard that she lost her image. She smiled and praised:
"Among all the princes, I still admire him the most."
The other three were still pretentious, not as generous as Concubine Su De.
It was really the Eighth Prince's eloquence that gave everyone a mixed performance of Cuju and crosstalk.
Of course, as the audience, they were happy to watch.
But as the person being teased, it is estimated that the mood of the Fourth Prince was not so beautiful.
Even so. The Fourth Prince still maintained a calm expression, but his occasional twitching eyes still betrayed his restless mood.
After all, even a clay man would have some temper after being talked about by the Eighth Prince for so long.
"This kid is too talkative."
Li Xuan was also shocked by the eloquence of the Eighth Prince.
"Sister Yu'er, why don't we go back tonight and prepare some earplugs."
Princess Ankang frowned and said with some fear.
"I don't want to be scolded in front of so many people when I play against my big brother tomorrow."
"Your Highness, this is a good idea."
Yu'er said sincerely.
They are in the stands now, so they can laugh naturally.
But if they were to face the Eighth Prince tomorrow, they would not be able to laugh.
They never thought that the Eighth Prince's most powerful secret weapon was not Axiang, but his mouth.
"Fourth brother, why don't you move?"
"It's not very fair to let your two unlucky attendants defend."
"Fourth brother, take two steps."
"No problem, take two steps."
The Eighth Prince made fun of the Cuju field to the utmost, and the Fourth Prince's fists were hardened.
"I wonder how long you can be proud of it?"
Under the strenuous defense of the Fourth Prince's two attendants, the score in the first half was finally maintained at zero to zero.
Even if Axiang bombarded them wildly in the sky, he failed to break through their defense.
Such a defense also made the two attendants of the Fourth Prince exhausted, lying on the ground and unable to stand up.
If the whistle of the halftime break had not sounded just now, I am afraid that they would not be able to defend in another round.
But in their current state, it is impossible for them to play in the second half.
During the halftime break, the Fourth Prince came to the stands, where the First Prince and the Sixth Princess had been waiting.
"Brother, your two attendants are returned to you."
The Fourth Prince said, and sent someone to bring down the two attendants who could not move on the field.
It turned out that these two people were the attendants of the First Prince.
The First Prince had already completed all the games today, so the Fourth Prince borrowed these two people.
Because the First Prince was relatively relaxed in the first two rounds of the game, these two people did not consume too much physical strength. Only in the third round, the game was more intense, but compared with other attendants, they were the most energetic.
The Fourth Prince chose to borrow these two people in the first half, obviously he had his own plan.
"Fourth brother, will this work?"
"It looks like the best we can do is keep the game in a tie."
The Sixth Princess asked from the side.
At this time, the Fourth Prince had called over the two attendants who originally belonged to him.
They were needed to play in the second half.
However, these two people are not as strong as the two servants of the eldest prince. It is uncertain whether they can prevent all Axiang's attacks like they did in the first half.
The Sixth Princess said that a draw could be maintained, which was already a very optimistic estimate.
"Sixth sister, don't worry."
"The person who can't accept the draw result the most is not me, but Lao Ba."
The fourth prince took a sip of water and said with a smile.
According to the rules of today's game, if the score remains tied after the first half, then an additional penalty shootout will be held in the end.
Three people from each team take a penalty kick. The defending team can only send one person to defend at the front of the field, and cannot be too close to the eye of the wind, so it is very difficult to defend.
Although the eighth prince's Axiang performed well in official matches, he would be at a disadvantage if there was a penalty shootout.
Because Axiang's strength and weight are not advantageous, whether it is defending the goal or taking penalty kicks, it will become a weakness.
The penalty kicks in Cuju competition cannot be coordinated and can only be shot alone.
At this time, Axiang lost his flying advantage and was even unable to complete the penalty kick alone.
The fourth prince, who had been suppressed for the whole game, was able to gain a great advantage.
"Fourth brother, what are the chances of winning?"
Seeing that the fourth prince was speaking with certainty, the prince couldn't help but ask.
If the fourth prince can deal with the eighth prince here, then the eldest prince will have a greater advantage in the semi-finals tomorrow.
Although according to the schedule, the eldest prince and the fourth prince will face each other first tomorrow, but if the fourth prince abandons the match directly, the eldest prince can easily advance to the finals.
In this way, whether he is facing Princess Ankang or the Third Prince, his chances of winning will be greater.
"The chance of winning depends on how anxious Lao Ba is."
"The more anxious he is, the better my chances are."
The fourth prince said as he glanced in the direction of the eighth prince. The eighth prince was still laughing and joking, not looking anxious at all.
But the fourth prince knew very well that these were just disguises for the eighth prince.
As soon as the fourth prince came on stage, he changed his attendants without any concealment, and everyone could see his next plan.
The Eighth Prince is no exception. Things that the Fourth Prince can think of, the Eighth Prince will naturally think of, and even know more about.
Because this is his own weakness after all.
The fourth prince only needs to wait patiently for the eighth prince to reveal his flaws on his own.
That's when he locked in the chance of victory.
"Okay, then work hard!"
The eldest prince patted the fourth prince on the shoulder and encouraged him.
Having such a reliable younger brother helping him made the eldest prince feel relieved.
The fourth prince nodded and continued:
"Brother, don't worry."
"Even if I can't beat Lao Ba, I will definitely make him feel uncomfortable."
The eldest prince knew very well that according to his brother's character, he must be prepared for both.
But the eldest prince did not comment much on the fourth prince's back-up plan and just nodded.
The intermission was fleeting and the second half began again.
The situation on the Cuju court was similar to the first half. The eighth prince was still launching a fierce attack, while the fourth prince was vigorously defending.
However, compared to the watertight performance in the first half, due to the gap in the strength of the close waiters, they began to be in danger in the second half, and they were almost scored several times.
It was the Fourth Prince's personal rescue that prevented the score from being extended.
If the Eighth Prince were allowed to score successfully, even just once, the current good situation would be wasted.
Although the fourth prince was capable of defending the opponent's attack, he also understood that it was absolutely impossible for him to break through the goal jointly defended by Axiang and the eighth prince.
As long as the score is maintained at a draw, the advantage will still be in the hands of the fourth prince.
As the game time continued to pass, the Eighth Prince became anxious as the Fourth Prince had expected, and gradually participated in the attack more actively.
Previously, Axiang had originally launched bombings at high altitudes, but it had never been effective.
Seeing that he couldn't do anything anymore, the eighth prince took the initiative to stand up and relied on his superb football skills to look for opportunities to score.
The fourth prince smiled inwardly, knowing that his chance had come.
His two aides have reached the limit of their physical strength. If they delay like this, they will not be able to wait for the penalty kick.
Therefore, the fourth prince has made up his mind to use another alternative tactic.
For him, whether he can win or not is not important at all.
The important thing is that Qingshu Palace can win.
"Make sure to stop this ball!"
The fourth prince suddenly roared and issued an order in a tone that left no room for doubt.
His two eunuchs who were close to him were immediately frightened and did not dare to be careless in any way.
Even though their bodies are now as heavy as lead, they still desperately squeeze their potential and throw their bodies high into the sky.
boom!
The Eighth Prince tried his best to kick a curve ball, but in the end he was unable to bypass the defense of the attendants.
The ball slowly fell towards the ground. The landing point was actually not good and it failed to hit the front edge of the field.
When shooting, the closer you are to the opposite goal, the better. This will make your shot more threatening.
Otherwise, if the distance is far away, the threat of shooting will be greatly reduced.
But the fourth prince didn't pay attention to these details. He ran to the landing point of the ball in advance and started to roll over on the spot several times, twisting his body to an extremely uncomfortable level.
It's hard to imagine anyone shooting with such a posture.
The moment before the fourth prince touched the ball, his body suddenly turned like a top.
"What is he doing?"
Even the eighth prince, who was quite confident in his Cuju skills, didn't understand what the fourth prince was doing?
The next moment, the ball was thrown high and flew towards the romantic eyes of the Eighth Prince.
However, this ball is high and slow, and does not look threatening at all.
Like countless times before, Axiang has flown in front of Fengliuyan, preparing to take on this less threatening attack.
"That's it?"
Countless people in the stands had the same question.
They had seen the fourth prince shouting loudly and preparing for a while, but they unexpectedly kicked such a goal, which was really disappointing.
Even some little cubs snickered, thinking that the fourth prince had lost an adult.
"Did the Fourth Emperor brother make a mistake?"
Princess Ankang asked the person next to her.
As a result, except for the Seventh Princess who was sleeping soundly, everyone else shook their heads, saying that they couldn't understand it either.
Only Li Xuan looked at the ball flying high and narrowed his eyes.
"Good guy!"
At this time, he had already seen that this goal was not simple, and he did not expect that the fourth prince could achieve this step.
The reaction of the eighth prince on the Cuju court was not slow either. He suddenly widened his eyes and shouted repeatedly: "Axiang, get away, get away quickly!"
The Eighth Prince suddenly started running desperately, rushing towards the goal.
It's just that he hesitated for a moment before, and now it's too late to catch up.
If he takes action from the beginning, it will not be difficult for him to catch the ball. After all, no matter how high the ball is kicked, the height of Feng Liuyan is fixed.
He habitually wanted Axiang to solve the high ball, but he didn't expect that the fourth prince's ball contained murderous intent.
The ball was spinning at high speed at this time, and it was so blurry that people could not see the rotation clearly, thinking that the ball was not moving.
Such a ball, if Axiang touches it unpreparedly, will be enough to involve it in the rotation of the ball and cause serious injury to it.
"Gan, you always play such dirty tricks!"