The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1386

Chapter 1386: 673 Abnormal Strength_3

Mu Qingchen frowned and said, "He used to be domineering and forceful, but... not as vicious as today."

If it weren’t for the fact that his martial arts were better than Mu Chuan’s, he would have been knocked off his horse as well.

The reason he just now asked how Gu Jiao’s arm was, was because his own arm was injured too.

It seemed as if this group of Shaolin Warrior Monks was deliberately targeting them. Could someone be manipulating something behind the scenes?

Up in the attic, the Prince of Ming applauded and cheered, "Beautiful! That’s how it should be done! Whoever brought Shaolin Academy here truly understands my heart!"

The Crown Prince of Han took a leisurely sip of his tea.

The competition resumed.

Gu Jiao led Mama past the referee scholar and suddenly stopped, turning her head towards him, "Are you sure that such behavior just now doesn’t count as a violation?"

The referee scholar said, "Of course not."

"Oh," Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow, "So, as long as it’s caused by the ball, it doesn’t count as a violation." _{freёwebnovel.com}

The referee scholar furrowed his brow, feeling that this statement wasn’t quite right, and corrected, "You can’t intentionally use the ball to attack the opponent."

Mu Chuan was sent flying while fighting for the ball; the opponent didn’t specifically target him.

"Oh," Gu Jiao said, "so if it’s not intentional, it doesn’t count as a violation, right?"

That was correct, but coming from her mouth, it sounded a bit off.

The referee scholar looked at Gu Jiao oddly, unable to articulate what exactly was off, and nodded, "Let’s begin."

Gu Jiao mounted her horse.

Yuan Xiao served the ball.

Zhao Wei had just taken possession when the ball, still not warmed by his touch, was snatched away by a Shaolin Warrior Monk.

Gu Jiao sped after him. Just as the Shaolin Warrior Monk was about to swing his mallet, Gu Jiao suddenly said, "Amitabha."

The Shaolin Warrior Monk was startled and reflexively pulled back his mallet, doing a Buddhist greeting with his hand, "Amita—"

Bang!

Gu Jiao struck the polo ball away with her mallet!

Shaolin Warrior Monk: "..."

Yuan Xiao got the ball and passed it to Zhao Wei, who then passed it to Gu Jiao.

By now, they were very close to the opponent’s goal, and Mu Qingchen had already taken his position.

The Shaolin Warrior Monks caught up, and Gu Jiao was sandwiched from both sides.

"Liulang!" Yuan Xiao shouted from not far away.

Pass the ball to him, then he’d pass it to Mu Qingchen.

But Gu Jiao did not do so. Riskily, she passed the ball directly to Mu Qingchen.

As expected, it was intercepted.

Yuan Xiao lamented, "Ah!"

The one who intercepted the ball was the Warrior Monk with six scars. He intended to pass the ball to another monk, while Gu Jiao kept a firm eye on the latter.

A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the six-scar Monk as he took a powerful swing, sending the ball on its way.

He had put nearly all his strength into that swing.

Mu Qingchen inwardly cursed, knowing this wasn’t the ball he truly meant to pass to his teammate. He intended to use the move they had on Mu Chuan against Gu Jiao as well.

You can’t catch it forcefully!

It was too late for Mu Qingchen to stop it, as Gu Jiao extended her mallet.

"Ah—"

Accompanied by a scream, the Monk behind Gu Jiao was struck by the polo ball and tumbled clumsily off his horse!

It turned out that Gu Jiao had indeed extended her mallet, not to catch the ball but to gently nudge it, altering its trajectory.

The fallen Monk had taken quite the hit. His companion accused in a sharp tone, "You violated the rules!"

Gu Jiao spread her hands, "How did I break the rules? You were the ones who hit the ball, with such force that others couldn’t catch it, and now you’re blaming me?"

The Monks were left speechless.