"Chief Chang, please step back. We haven't decided the winner yet." MIngzhu walked up and looked at the young woman. Her eyes were filled with the desire to fight.
"Princess, you mustn't!" Chang De said without hesitation.
It was a fact that no one in the younger generation could surpass Her Royal Highness. However, even she did not know what kind of realm her opponent had reached. Anyone below the Great Master level was an ant. This was simply a competition with no chance of winning.
At that moment, the young woman raised her head and looked at Chang De. Suddenly, she stretched out two fingers and tapped on her left shoulder twice. At the same time, the breath in her body stagnated. In an instant, she seemed to be weakened.
Chang De's expression changed and his eyes narrowed.
She did not know where this Grandmaster came from, but he had actually sealed two of her important acupoints. These acupoints were special, and she could only seal them, not unseal them. She would need at least an hour to regain her Grandmaster strength.
He didn't expect her to do this. Could it be that she didn't have any ulterior motives?
The woman threw the sword in her hand aside and said, "Since it's a duel, there's no need to use weapons."
Chang De thought for a moment. After a while, he stepped aside and didn't say anything else.
Within an hour, this woman would no longer be able to exert the strength of a Grandmaster. Her strength was similar to that of the Princess. Although her true strength couldn't be measured by common sense, the Princess was no ordinary person.
This was an opportunity for the Princess. More importantly, under the watchful eyes of the public, the officials of the court, the dignitaries of the capital, and the envoys of other countries, the Jing Kingdom had no place to retreat.
The woman looked at MIngzhu with a hint of admiration in her eyes. She gestured with her hand.
MIngzhu's expression was solemn. The scene just now was still fresh in her mind. If it was her, she wouldn't have been able to break her move. However, her opponent was able to do it so easily …
If she hadn't used the secret books in the palace to trade with the second daughter of the Liu family, she would have lost long ago.
"Why aren't they using their swords?" Li Yi looked at the two people who were fighting again and asked Ruyi in confusion, "Who has the upper hand now?"
Li Xuan and the Crown Prince's consort also looked at Ruyi. Without her explanation, they realized that they couldn't understand what was happening on the stage …
"It's hard to say." Ruyi looked at the two people on the field and said, "Their strengths are about the same. Although the princess is not as experienced as her opponent, she is always able to resolve her flaws at the critical moment. However, that woman has almost no flaws. It will be very difficult for her to win …"
Ruyi watched as MIngzhu drew another arc in the air, dispelling the woman's attack. However, her moves were obviously not as smooth as before. Ruyi finally understood who taught her Tai Chi.
A trace of a smile appeared on her face. At this moment, the mysterious origin of those rare martial arts books in the house also had an explanation.
The crowd outside the stage was amazed. The expression on the young woman's face did not change, but her eyes flashed from time to time.
This princess of the Jing Kingdom was not a grandmaster. From her point of view, there were many flaws in her moves. However, at the critical moment, she would use a strange kind of martial arts, which made it impossible for her to grasp the flaws and defeat her. It was extremely strange.
It subverted common sense and was very different from the mainstream martial arts. Even though she had seen many magical martial arts, she had never encountered such a situation.
This made it difficult for her to defeat her when her vital energy was suppressed.
Compared to the woman, MIngzhu's expression was also very calm. However, as time passed, she began to feel anxious.
There were no flaws!
She couldn't find a single flaw in this woman at all. On the other hand, if she revealed the slightest flaw, she would be pursued relentlessly by her opponent. Under the circumstances that their strengths were similar, this was simply the most stifling battle she had ever experienced.
Although Liu Ruyi was also very strong, they had fought back and forth, so they had a fifty-fifty chance of winning or losing. However, the woman opposite her gave her the feeling that Steward Chang had given her a handicap and they had exchanged blows …
Seeing that the princess was once again forced to retreat by the woman's palm, Chang De frowned again. Was this not enough?
MIngzhu covered her shoulder and only stopped when she retreated to the side of the stage. An abnormal flush appeared on her face, and the next moment, it became a little pale.
"Are you alright?" Li Xuan hurriedly walked over and asked.
MIngzhu shook her head. Just when she was about to walk over again, a slender palm suddenly stretched out from the side and patted her shoulder lightly.
She felt a gentle force gushing out of her body, circulating through a certain meridian in her body, and then disappeared.
Recalling the feeling that she had just experienced, MIngzhu seemed to have understood something. She looked at the smiling woman and nodded slightly. Then, she turned around and strode back.
She did not know if it was an illusion, but when the young woman looked at the princess of the Jing Kingdom who was walking over again, she felt that something was different about her.
Soon, she found out what was different.
She pushed out her palm, and the same force returned to her from the opposite side.
Although she had this feeling just now, it was extremely weak. Now, it was magnified infinitely, as if she was exchanging blows with another her.
Moreover, the flaw she had seen in her opponent's defense seemed to be no longer a flaw.
Noticing that her opponent's attack was weakening, MIngzhu was delighted. What she had felt just now was indeed a brand new way of circulating vital energy. When Tai Chi was displayed in this way, its power was more than doubled.
"The Princess has won."
While Li Yi was watching in a daze, he suddenly heard Ruyi say something.
"What?"
As soon as he asked this, he saw the woman's body fly backward uncontrollably and hit a table behind her, causing several womenfolk to cry out in surprise.
The young woman steadied herself and walked over with a calm expression. She looked at MIngzhu and asked, "What kind of kung fu is this?"
"Tai Chi," MIngzhu looked at her and said.
"Not bad," she said, then turned around and walked out of the court.
After seeing the old man beside Emperor Jing and the experts in the palace, she clearly realized that she had no chance in the palace. She had never cared about winning or losing this battle.
However, she did not expect that she could not defeat the princess of the Jing Kingdom, even after suppressing her strength below that of a supreme master. The palace was indeed extraordinary. This made her realize more things.
Seeing that the woman had retreated out of the court, one of the ambassadors from the Qi Kingdom immediately stood up and asked, "What's going on?"
The woman looked at the leader of the ambassadors. The blue-robed ambassador immediately said, "We have lost this round."
"How could it be so easy …" Before the ambassador who had spoken first had time to refute, the blue-robed ambassador waved his hand and said, "That's enough. What's the point of continuing?"
He looked at the young man beside him. Before he could speak, the young man shook his head and said, "No, I'm no match for her. It's useless. We will lose the third round sooner or later. It's better for you to admit defeat …"
"You …" Apart from the blue-robed ambassador, the other ambassadors from the Qi Kingdom all looked furious. Was this the Third Prince's arrangement?
They all looked towards the blue-robed envoy in charge. Could he be lying to them?
The blue-robed ambassador's expression changed. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, we admit defeat!"
…
…
The fact that the Eldest Princess had defeated the woman from the Qi Kingdom had shocked all the officials. The Eldest Princess, who was a woman, was not at all inferior to a man. This had greatly increased the prestige of the imperial family. What was even more unexpected was that no one from the Qi Kingdom had dared to challenge the Eldest Princess. In the end, the ambassador from the Qi Kingdom had no choice but to admit defeat and leave the court in a hurry. At this point, the two rounds of civil and military competition started by the people from the Qi Kingdom had ended with the Jing Kingdom's absolute victory.
The Emperor was extremely pleased and ordered a banquet on the spot. The officials from the Jing Kingdom toasted each other in the square in front of the Legislative Hall. Everyone was smiling.
Meanwhile, the ambassador from the Qi Kingdom, who had returned to his residence, was feeling the complete opposite.
"Her Ladyship …" The blue-robed man looked at the young woman with a troubled look on his face.
"What happened just now? You were clearly able to defeat the Princess …" Just then, an ambassador pushed the door open with a furious look on his face. He pointed at the woman and said, "Could it be that the Jing Kingdom had promised you some sort of benefit … Urgh!"
Before he could finish speaking, the young man behind the woman grabbed his throat. The ambassador's face turned red and his expression turned from anger to terror.
"Noisy!"
A hint of disdain appeared on the young man's face. He exerted a little force and the head of the Qi Kingdom ambassador tilted to the side. He no longer breathed any more.
"How dare you act so presumptuously in front of Her Ladyship!" The young man scoffed icily and casually tossed the ambassador's body onto the ground.
The blue-robed ambassador's expression changed. His lips parted but no sound came out in the end.
An hour later, countless armored guards suddenly filed out of the Office of the Grand Herald. The ambassadors who had just returned were stopped at the door and were confused …
Soon, they received a piece of shocking news. A certain ambassador from the Qi Kingdom had died in the Office of the Grand Herald …
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