After the burdock bracelet was put on Ye Chen's wrist.

Ye Chen grunted.

After all, cockleburs have thorns, and you will feel pain when they prick your skin.

Xu Qingzhi felt sorry for her child and couldn't bear to let him suffer like this.

Ye Chen gritted his teeth.

He smiled and comforted her.

"Mother, it's alright!"

"I can definitely overcome myself!"

After Ye Chen said that.

Xu Qingzhi felt even more sorry for Ye Chen.

She was secretly shedding tears.

Ye Qianqian looked at Xu Qingzhi with a pained expression.

[Alas, Aunt Xu is heartbroken, and I am heartbroken too!]

I really hope this matter can end soon, and that Brother Ye Chen can go back to how he was before. That would be so wonderful.

The football match is about to start, and Brother Ye Chen is going to play too. I'm worried that he might lose his temper during the match and do something to hurt Brother Ye Mu! What should we do then?

[I'll see if I can use my magic to restrain Brother Ye Chen then!]

Sai Zhuo could also see through Ye Qianqian's thoughts.

"Qianqian, don't think too much about it. Your brother is such a good young man! He will definitely be able to get through this!"

Ye Qianqian nodded.

"I hope so too!"

Ye Chen went to sleep that night.

Suddenly, I felt like my hands were about to slip out of my control.

Ye Chen immediately placed his right hand on the burdock.

And then I squeezed it hard.

A piercing pain immediately followed.

Ye Chen groaned softly.

"I won't let you control me!"

"I will never let you force me to do anything that would harm my family!"

Qin Niang, residing in the celestial realm, was unaware of all of this.

Lao Jun showed Qin Niang what was happening in the mortal world.

"Kotono, I want you to see with your own eyes how your plan will fail!"

Qin Niang sneered.

"Old man, you don't really think that mortal can suppress my soul, do you? Even if it's just one soul, it's still much stronger than a mortal! I refuse to believe that a mortal can defeat a god!"

"Old man, I know you're definitely planning to cheat and help them!"

"But let me tell you, you're going to miscalculate this time!"

"If you forcibly extract my soul from Ye Chen's body, then Ye Chen will definitely die!"

"Unless his willpower can truly suppress it, my soul will not leave!"

Lao Jun said calmly.

"Is that so? Then let me show you just how strong Ye Chen's willpower is!"

Qin Niang quickly noticed that Ye Chen's right hand was covered in blood!

"What did he do?!"

Qin Niang was startled by this scene.

"He actually chose to harm himself like this in order to prevent his mind from being controlled!"

"This kid actually put himself in such a ruthless position!"

Lao Jun's expression was very calm.

"Ye Chen will surely amount to something great in the future!"

Qin Niang squinted her eyes.

Even so, it can only have a temporary effect; there will always be a time when he can't suppress it anymore!

"When that time comes, I'll make him the first one to kill Ye Qianqian!"

"When his hands are stained with blood, he will fully awaken! My soul will also depart. I have fulfilled my wish, so why should I linger on Ye Chen's body!"

"You really are still cruel!" Laozi said, frowning.

"In your eyes, there is never kindness, only conspiracy."

Qinniang is completely oblivious to the danger!

"Yes! It's a conspiracy, so what?! At worst, you'll be confined to a wall for a thousand years, and your soul will be scattered!"

"I don't care anymore! As long as Ye Qianqian dies, I'll accept being tormented in hell for a thousand years."

After Ye Chen suppressed Qin Niang's soul.

Then he lay down.

The next day was the Cuju (ancient Chinese football) match.

Ye Ling felt extremely distressed when she saw Ye Chen's hand still bleeding.

"Chen'er, you don't need to play. After you recover, your father will organize another Cuju (ancient Chinese football) competition for you."

Ye Chen shook his head.

"Father, He Zhuo and Ba Zhuo have both taken to the field. If only my elder brother goes, won't people say behind my back that I'm a coward? Father, don't worry, I will definitely suppress Qin Niang's spirit and cooperate well with my elder brother on the field!"

Ye Ling nodded.

He patted Ye Chen on the shoulder.

"Good child! Your father believes you can overcome yourself!"

The competition was divided into two teams.

Ye Qianqian was assigned to Ye Mu's group.

Zi Changzai was assigned to He Zhuo's group.

This is based on a lottery system.

Zi Changzai never expected that she would be assigned to He Zhuo's team.

"Why wasn't I assigned to the princes' group!" Zi Changyi exclaimed dejectedly.

"I was hoping to cooperate with the princes and make a good impression on them! But I ended up being assigned to the enemy group!"

"However, this may not necessarily be a bad thing. I can deliberately kick our group's football towards the princes' group!"

"At that time, I'll be considered a divine assist, and the Emperor will definitely praise me!"

Sai Zhuo heard Zi Changzai muttering.

He said it to her on purpose.

"Zi Changzai, you're a member of our Flying Birds team now, so don't you dare cheat! Don't try to deliberately kick the ball towards Ye Qianqian!"

Zi Changzai immediately flattered him.

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