Chapter 12
Tang Chen's fleshy little face was full of solemnity, holding a sword in his right hand and dragging it to the ground with a slightly tilted body. It was indeed a bit funny how a child did it, but those with vision were interested at this moment. It was not their expectation that Tang Chen could pick up the sword at such an age. They had long received the news that Tang Chen could ride a horse alone, so it was nothing to hold a sword. There were so many treasures in the Grand Duke's Mansion, and Tang Chen's physique was normal for children who were far beyond ordinary people. But Tang Chen's posture made them very interested. It was not a simple flower stand, but a natural preparatory reaction made by the body to deal with the possible situations at any time. So the question is, why is it a natural reaction?
Thinking of this, many onlookers were more looking forward to the next battle. At this moment, the third prince was ready. He held a heavy sword in both hands and his arm guard was on his right hand. The third prince lowered his body and looked forward with a serious expression, without any wavering due to the other party's age. Seeing this, Barros VII could not help but no longer asked, then whispered: "Start!"
The words had finished, but neither Tang Chen nor the third prince wanted to move. Tang Chen still stared at the third prince's movements, especially under his feet. The third prince did not move at all, but slowly approached Tang Chen with a sword.
Seeing every step under the third prince's feet heavy and powerful, Tang Chen's thoughts were flashing, and he understood that the other party obviously had to rely on the advantages that were older than him to collide with him head-on. They are also children, and each year is different. Although they don't look at the height of the two, if they want to compete for their true cultivation, Tang Chen is really not a match for Yuan Hao. After all, no matter how high their talent is, they cannot easily level the gap in cultivation time. You can't wait for him to take the initiative to attack! If he gets closer step by step, his momentum will become more and more prosperous, and it will be difficult for him to get out then!
After making up his mind, Tang Chen took a step towards the diagonal side and began to draw an arc around the third prince. The third prince had a strange look on his face. He didn't expect Tang Chen to be so decisive. He paused for a moment, and then took a big step to try to intercept Tang Chen: Are you planning to compete for speed? Then let's see who is faster!
Seeing the third prince moving, Tang Chen gave a breath instead. He could not be dragged into a head-on conflict, otherwise he would have no chance of winning. At the moment, Yuan Hao was moving, and the momentum he had accumulated before was gone. This was the time to take action. After roughly calculating the speed of the third prince, Tang Chen took the initiative to approach the third prince and stabbed it with a tentative sword, but unexpectedly, a sudden change occurred!
When the third prince saw Tang Chen stabbing a tentative sword, he did not dodge or avoid it. When the sword was about to approach, he raised his right arm to his body, used the defense of the arm to take the blow, and then exerted force with his left hand, and took the sword from the left with all his strength toward Tang Chen!
Of course, Tang Chen did not expect that the third prince would seize the opportunity of his test to attack, but the sword was separated by force and the center of gravity was slightly deviated. Tang Chen could not withdraw from Yuan Hao's attack range at this moment! In desperation, Tang Chen gave up the idea of retreating, and then silently said, when the sword blade was about to come, Tang Chen turned into a breeze and disappeared. When he appeared again, it was nearly ten meters away.
There were not a shortage of capable warriors among the onlookers. Seeing the third prince's quick decision, many people couldn't help laughing at this time: "The third prince is not in vain to stay on the battlefield for a lifetime! Even if he is just watching, his eyes and his grasp of opportunities are very good." "Yes, he is decisive and bold enough, and it is indeed not a waste of airs." "The boy from the Tang family suffered a great loss this time, even if the equipment can help him escape from danger, he is afraid he will not be very useful."
The Emperor, Tang Qingfeng and others could hear clearly. Tang Qingfeng smiled and said nothing, but Han Mengxue was worried, but she didn't speak. The emperor glanced at the Duke's Mansion intentionally or unintentionally, and then praised: "Yuan Hao's martial arts has indeed improved, and the quality of the equipment prepared by the emperor is also good." The eldest prince was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you for your praise!" The second prince stood aside, staring at the martial arts performance venue, not knowing what he was thinking.
As the people around said, Tang Chen was really at a disadvantage in this round. The third prince's decisiveness forced him to activate the magic attached to the bracelet, which was a small teleportation spell, which made him escape from Yuan Hao's attack. However, Tang Chen was only six years old after all, and such a young child forced to use magic. Even the magic attached to the equipment would bring a considerable burden. Tang Chen felt a headache at this moment. Han Mengxue told him that this was a symptom of a large amount of mental power consumption. Releasing magic power is naturally indispensable, but it must be guided by mental power, otherwise the magic will either be difficult to form or lose control. Tang Chen is still a child, how could it be without a negative impact to force magic?
However, Tang Chen had a little smile on his face at this moment. Although the headaches invaded him, he was really excited at this moment. This was the first time he fought against an opponent other than Tang Qingfeng, and it was a real battle, not a battle that was more practice-related, which made him feel uncomfortable:
This is the battle! Tang Chen was very excited and looked forward to the next round of battle. Although his face was a little pale, his eyes became more and more hot.
The third prince naturally would not miss Tang Chen's changes, and his brows frowned slightly. This time, the third prince took the initiative to rush towards Tang Chen, with the heavy sword in his hand opening and closing, and the moves were clean, neat, simple and crude.
Tang Chen forced himself to calm down and carefully observe Yuan Hao's every move. He avoided the heavy move and waited for an opportunity to counterattack. Although he was dodging most of the time, his few attacks forced the third prince to turn around and defend.
So, everyone outside the field saw this scene: a child under ten years old and a child in his teens were fighting back and forth like a real warrior. Many people who observed the field with the mentality of watching the show were now much more serious. It is true that their attacks seemed unthreatening to adults, and their defensive posture was a little immature. However, considering their age, this was very unusual.
"This is a genius..." A big belly marquis exclaimed: "Our boy is as old as they are, but these two are already decent in terms of martial arts." "The blood of the royal family is really enviable." "Look at the boy of the Tang family, is he a bit like his father? At this age, I'm afraid that this is how he is!"
Fart! Tang Qingfeng curled his lips disdainfully: I am much better than this brat? Han Mengxue noticed her husband's small movements. The couple for many years naturally made her understand what her husband was thinking at the first time. She stretched out her hand with some amusement and twisted it hard on her husband's waist. Who is this, is he still competing with his son?
Tang Qingfeng's expression suddenly changed and he looked at his wife. However, he saw his wife staring at the scene with concentration, smiled bitterly, and turned his head. He felt a little relieved: This kid is more capable than he imagined, and he had already succeeded without defeating immediately. He can still fight until now, and he becomes more and more excited as he fights. I am afraid there is no need to hit him deliberately. But, Yutian, how do you finish it? Tang Qingfeng looked at his son's chubby little face and recited silently in his heart.
Tang Chen was also considering this serious issue at this moment. He realized that it was indeed difficult to finish it. The unusual brain started to move, and while dealing with the third prince's attack, he thought about this issue quickly. In this situation, a draw is naturally the best choice. It will not damage the reputation of the Duke's Mansion, nor will it hurt the royal face. But it must be based on the premise that he can beat the third prince. Whether he can beat the third prince is still unknown, and it is really difficult to finish it. Tang Chen was thinking, but found that something was wrong. Looking up, he found that the third prince was actually gasping. Tang Chen looked at the third prince's face carefully, and was a little confused. Why was he very tired even though he was not in a mess? Besides, he was at a disadvantage now, right?
Just when he was puzzled, the third prince's lips moved slightly, but no sound was made. The two of them kept changing their directions. At this moment, the third prince turned his back to the emperor, lowered his body so that Tang Chen could cover his front, and then he made a lip shape.
The lower right? Tang Chen's eyes flashed. While thinking about what this meant, he retreated and avoided the attack. However, the third prince suddenly approached Tang Chen, and then began to attack with a speed and force that was completely incomparable just now!
The instant change caught Tang Chen off guard. Now he still recalled the three words "lower right" in his mind. His body relied entirely on instinct to deal with it. Every step of the danger is obvious, and it is already in danger-
What a fuck! Tang Chen looked at the empty door that the third prince suddenly exposed, and was a little puzzled in the face of the crisis. The third prince jumped up from the left and quickly approached Tang Chen in the air, but this action caused a huge gap in the lower right of the third prince.
At the bottom right? Tang Chen seemed to have some insight, and the ring on his hand flashed slightly. Then Tang Chen pressed down his body, leaned forward and took a step forward, and slid his sword on it—
The draw... Many onlookers sighed for some reason that there was no loss of both sides. In the field, the third prince's sword stopped on Tang Chen's neck, while Tang Chen held the sword in both hands, and the sword edge extended from the bottom and pointed directly at Yuan Hao's neck. Obviously, the martial arts performance was over here.
For this ending, the emperor had no strange looks on his face, but he was a little happy, as if his son had really won him a lot of glory. The other two princes and queens also smiled, as if they were happy for the third prince's record.
The onlookers around him did not react much, and some people sighed softly: "What a pity, if the third prince was not a little impatient and chose this desperate battle method, the ending of this battle would not be like this."
But someone next to him was refuting: "Don't say anything seems to be expected. Didn't you see the third prince already breathless at that time? If you don't decide the winner, will the result really be as you expected?"
These people were very quiet, and Tang Chen didn't hear it clearly. He just turned around and looked at his parents off the court. Tang Qingfeng still had that indifferent and lazy smile on his face, and Han Mengxue breathed a light breath and patted his chest.
After all, he lost... Tang Chen was a little dazed. The situation later developed far beyond his expectations. Tang Chen knew that he lost this game and had no excuses. The third prince was really strong, especially at his current age, his combat experience was far from comparable to Tang Chen. In addition, his advantage of being older than Tang Chen made Tang Chen almost no chance of fighting back in front of his real strength. More importantly, Tang Chen also lost in his mentality.
He underestimated the enemy.
Tang Chen had already realized this in the battle. Before the battle began, he did not consider the possible situation in the battle, because he was still a little confident in his strength. It was not until the situation was in a stalemate that he began to think about how to finish it. But it was obvious that it was too late at this time. He was not as good as others and lost the initiative. Moreover, because of underestimating the enemy, he did not make more preparations from the beginning. If the third prince had his own plans, he would have really fallen this time.
Thinking of this, Tang Chen looked up at the third prince and found that he was still breathing slightly, but his movements seemed very deliberate - he had to do the full set when doing the show, which was called acting! This guy was not a good-for-nothing guy, Tang Chen thought in his heart. He smiled, then walked towards the third prince and stretched out a hand: "I'm glad to be able to fight you, thank you." Tang Chen bit the last two words a little heavy.
The third prince glanced at Tang Chen, shook the other person's hand, and then returned to the dull feeling he used to be, and turned around and walked towards the emperor. Tang Chen didn't care about this when he saw this, shrugged and walked towards Tang Qingfeng.
"Hahahaha... Thank you to the two little guys for bringing us this martial arts show. This is a very good battle. What do you think?" The emperor seemed very happy. Not only did he order the two little guys to reward each with the refined armor and weapons of the empire, but he also ordered someone to make two more dishes for the two little guys.
"Yes, Your Majesty. It is indeed a great pleasure to have such strength at a young age. It is worth our celebration! The empire has hope for the future!" Someone below quickly began to praise his feet.
Shangguan Xinyue looked at Tang Chen's expression, then turned to her father: "Dad, is the result just now really a draw?"
Shangguan Di smiled and did not answer, asking back: "What do you think?"
The little girl shook her head: "I can't understand, but if it's really a draw, the emperor has no reason to be so happy."
"Hehe" Shangguan Yulong touched his granddaughter's head, then looked at Tang Qingfeng, thinking about something.
"Qingfeng, we haven't drunk together for a long time. You are not allowed to run away this time. Let's have a few drinks!" The emperor suddenly spoke in front of everyone, and finally turned to Kelro, the head of the Odris family: "Kelroqing, come and have a few drinks together, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Kellow bowed and responded. Tang Qingfeng looked at his wife on his face, deliberately looking at his wife. Seeing this, the emperor laughed: "Qingfeng, Qingfeng, you say you, haha, okay, call your wife."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Tang Qingfeng bowed slightly, held Han Mengxue's hand and walked into the hall behind the emperor. Han Mengxue turned around and looked at Tang Chen. The little guy gave her a look of peace of mind, and then walked towards the Shangguan family. Seeing this, Han Mengxue followed her husband with peace of mind.
Seeing Tang Chen coming, Shangguan Di touched his bald head and smiled and said, "Well, you two little guys, let's stay here for something to eat first, let's meet others." After saying this, he lowered his voice: "Don't leave the hall, it's safe to have too many people, but be careful."
Shangguan Xinyue nodded in understanding, then took the initiative to pull Tang Chen up and walked to a quieter place in the corner.
Shangguan Di and Shangguan Yulong looked at each other and nodded, and the two of them headed in different directions.
Chapter completed!