Chapter 650 Victory (Bonus Chapter)

After Nangong Lin was trampled by the horse's hooves, Mu Chuan quickly tightened the reins in his hands.

He didn't reach his maximum speed; by tightening the reins, he managed to veer off course and speed past Nangong Lin.

His horse finally stopped after galloping for more than ten steps.

His situation with the students of Qingyue Academy was like this: Gu Jiao went to steal the ball from Nangong Lin, and he chased after her closely, wanting to attack Nangong Lin from both sides with Gu Jiao.

To prevent him from doing so, the student from Qingyue Academy suddenly accelerated, trying to block his path with his horse.

Who would have thought this would happen?

After Nangong Lin's piercing scream, the entire arena fell silent.

The referee, Master Fu, rushed over. He knelt down and looked at Nangong Lin, whose face was contorted with pain. He was shocked and exclaimed, "Nangong Lin, how are you?!"

What else can Nangong Lin do?

He was in excruciating pain, okay?

He was a martial artist and had suffered his share of physical pain since childhood, but nothing this bad. His entire chest cavity seemed to be caved in, and his thigh bone was broken...

Every breath he took felt like a knife stabbing into his lungs.

Nangong Lin's bodyguards were also stunned.

He swore to God that he was targeting that kid from Tianqiong Academy, and he never intended to harm his own young master!

Gu Jiao's horse also stopped. She rode over slowly and looked down at the seriously injured Nangong Lin: "Hmm, you're injured. Can you still compete?"

Listen to this gloating tone!

Despite enduring excruciating pain, Nangong Lin glared fiercely at Gu Jiao with bloodshot eyes and said to the referee, "It was him! He's the one who ruined me!"

The referee suddenly looked at Gu Jiao.

Upon hearing this, the audience members all turned to look at the new student from Sky Dome Academy.

Mu Chuan retorted, "Hey! Nangong Lin! You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want! How did the people from Tianqiong Academy harm you? You clearly fell down on your own! And it was your own people from the academy who trampled on you! What does it have to do with us?"

The student who had trampled on Nangong Lin was bewildered: "I...I didn't mean to..."

Nangong Lin knew, of course, that he didn't do it on purpose, but this Xiao Liulang definitely did!

Nangong Lin gritted his teeth and said, "Why did you suddenly bend down to steal the ball?"

They don't rob him early or late, but they follow him all the way. They rob him whenever he tries to scheme against them. Who dares to say there's nothing fishy going on?

Gu Jiao said matter-of-factly, "If you slow down, of course I have to steal the ball."

Everyone paused, realizing that Nangong Lin had indeed suddenly slowed down. Why not try to take advantage of him when he was slowing down? Were they supposed to wait until he accelerated before trying to seize him? Were they out of their minds?

The Sky Dome Academy is operating perfectly fine!

"You...you..." Nangong Lin vomited a mouthful of blood, whether from injury or anger, it was unclear.

Why did Nangong Lin slow down? Wasn't it to make it easier for his secret guards to ambush Gu Jiao?

It would be impossible for him not to understand at this point. He wondered how this kid could be so easily hooked. Wherever he was led, he would go, never trying to steal the ball, even though the kid in front of him was stealing the ball quite quickly.

He thought it was because of his superior skills that the kid couldn't steal it...

Looking at it now, it's clear that the kid did it on purpose.

He realized that he was being plotted against, so he pretended to fall into the trap and deliberately revealed a weakness, but at the crucial moment, he was the one who got tricked.

But he couldn't say any of these things.

If he wants to prove that this kid is plotting against him, he has to admit that he himself is planning to plot against this kid.

Cheating would disqualify him from ever playing again and make him a laughingstock in the capital. He couldn't bear the shame.

So he had no choice but to swallow his pride and bear it.

After Nangong Lin spat out another mouthful of blood, his consciousness began to blur, and his breathing became difficult and rapid.

Can Gu Jiao cure him?

The answer is yes, but why does she want treatment?

Should she heal him and then wait for him to come and kill her?

If she hadn't dodged just now, she would be the one with broken bones and a pneumothorax right now.

Mu Qingchen rode up to Gu Jiao's side and whispered, "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing," Gu Jiao said.

Mu Qingchen glanced at Nangong Lin, who was being carried away, and said to Gu Jiao, "Focus on the competition and don't overthink it."

"Mm." Gu Jiao nodded.

After Nangong Lin was carried off the field, the teammate who had trampled on him also lost his composure and could no longer continue the match. He was replaced by the teacher from Qingyue Academy.

With such a major incident, the students of Tianqiong Academy should logically be affected to some extent.

However, it didn't happen.

They're all pretty shameless.

The seventh quarter ended with Tianqiong Academy taking another flag, bringing the score to 20-17, with Qingyue Academy at 17.

In the final quarter, Xu Ping came on.

He needs to score three goals to tie the score. If there is only one Xiao Liulang or only one Mu Qingchen, he can try. But with both of them together, it is honestly a bit difficult.

That kid named Xiao Liulang is so damn annoying!

If he uses his ultimate move, he's afraid the kid will steal it; if he doesn't, he's afraid he'll lose the match.

Xu Ping had never played such a tough match before.

In the end, Xu Ping decided to go all out.

Then a bizarre scene unfolded: the four players from Tianqiong Academy not only didn't try to steal the ball, but also fed it to Xu Ping.

"Your shot wasn't good; Xu Ping almost missed it," Mu Chuan said to the Qingyue Academy student beside him after feeding Xu Ping a ball.

The students of Qingyue Academy were all captivated.

No, what kind of operation is this?

The students at Tianqiong Academy looked at Gu Jiao like this: Anyway, they were three flags ahead, so there was no rush. They could learn at their own pace, and it didn't matter if she lost points.

Xu Ping almost had a heart attack from anger!

What's it like to have your opponents collectively shameless?

As expected, only Xu Ping could defeat him. Gu Jiao played exceptionally well, combining her strengths with Mu Qingchen using Xu's style of play, and ultimately won the match with a score of 23 to 20.

This may not have been the most tactically perfect match, nor the most difficult one, but it was definitely the one that generated the most buzz.

Young Master Qingchen's stunning good looks ignited the entire audience.

A freshman at Sky Dome Academy steals a master's skills, and a royal polo player collapses. Is this a distortion of human nature or a decline in morality?

Young Master Nangong fell from his horse and was seriously injured. His fate is unknown and his future is uncertain.

Despite the many memorable moments that followed, the crowd didn't seem as excited as they had imagined.

Is Sky Dome Academy toxic?

After seeing their shameless playing style, other people's playing styles seem a bit... too serious.

Something's not right, something's not right with them!

"Fourth brother, congratulations on advancing to the next round of the competition."

In the pavilion where the polo players rested, Su Hao arrived at the room of the Sky Dome Academy and congratulated Mu Qingchen with a smile.

Mu Chuan raised an eyebrow and said, "What's there to congratulate us on? Let's congratulate us after we get first place!"

"So, Fourth Brother's goal was to win first place." Su Hao smiled and said to Mu Qingchen, "Then I congratulate Fourth Brother in advance on winning first place. Father will be very happy for Fourth Brother if he knows. Fourth Brother once said that he would never play polo again, and Father was saddened by this for a long time."

"Why don't you play polo anymore?" Gu Jiao asked.

Su Hao turned to look at Gu Jiao and said in a gentle tone, "My fourth brother once lost to someone and then swore never to play polo again."

“I didn’t ask you,” Gu Jiao said to Su Hao.

Su Hao was taken aback.

Mu Chuan said impatiently, "Your Nangong Lin from your academy is injured so badly, how come you still have time to wander around here? Don't you need to show concern for your fellow students?"

Yuan Xiao didn't argue with Su Hao; he simply opened the door very politely.

Su Hao: "..."

After the first day of competition, when it was time to announce the list of those who advanced, each of the polo players from each academy had to ride a horse around the field.

When the name of Tianqiong Academy was mentioned, Mu Qingchen, Yuan Xiao, Mu Chuan, and Gu Jiao rode their horses and slowly entered the arena through the passage.

All eyes were on them.

Admittedly, Mu Qingchen still receives the most attention, but Gu Jiao has jumped above Yuan Xiao and the eldest son of the Mu family, gaining the second-highest attention after Mu Qingchen.

Xiao Heng's gaze fell on Gu Jiao, and Gu Jiao also looked over at Xiao Heng.

Their eyes met in mid-air, then quickly looked away.

To outsiders, Xiao Heng was looking at the people from Tianqiong Academy, while Gu Jiao was looking at the audience on the stage.

Gu Jiao quickly looked away, while Xiao Heng lowered his eyes, picked up the tea on the table, and took a sip.

"That freshman from Sky Dome Academy seemed to be looking this way just now? Was he looking at us?"

A female student in the pavilion asked.

"Really?" Another female student looked at Gu Jiao. "I didn't see it."

"Yes, I took a look."

"Just browsing out of curiosity, right?"

"So, he didn't even fancy the most beautiful girl in our academy?"

"Finally, a man isn't interested in her anymore!"

The three of them chuckled softly.

Xiao Heng silently sipped her tea. Little did you know how much restraint and longing were contained in that one glance from her?

...

On the other side, Xiao Jingkong bid farewell to Dean Cen of Tianqiong Academy, and also said goodbye to his newly acquainted "friends" Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan.

Xiao Jingkong could wait for Gu Jiao to come over and "get to know" her, but even he understood that he and Gu Jiao could not openly interact.

Talking to Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun was already the limit of what could be done openly.

"Uncle Dean, I'm leaving now. I'll come visit you again during the next competition!"

Dean Cen smiled and patted the child's head: "Okay, you'll definitely come next time."

Holding the large empty bowl that had once held fruit, Xiao Jingkong suppressed his intense longing for Gu Jiao and walked away with great strength.

Dean Cen led Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan away from the stands to the entrance of Lingbo Academy to meet Gu Jiao and the others.

"You won't always be this lucky!"

He is a polo player at the Five Mountains Academy.

He was shouting at Gu Jiao, Mu Qingchen, and a few others.

Mu Chuan crossed his arms and chuckled, "I don't know if we're lucky or not, but your Five Mountains Academy seems to be quite unlucky, getting eliminated in the first round!"

Yuan Xiaoshen added, "The Five Mountains Academy doesn't rely on luck, it relies on strength."

They lost because of their own abilities.

These are all incredibly honest and painful truths.

The people from Wuyue Academy were so angry they nearly fell over, and they stormed off, fuming.

"Take care!" Mu Chuan waved with a smile. "Hey, I've finally got my revenge! I used to be bullied so badly by these bastards. It's a pity I didn't get to face them today, otherwise I would have definitely beaten them to a pulp!"

Mu Qingchen glanced at him speechlessly, then asked Gu Jiao, "Carriage or horseback?"

"horse riding."

It was very stuffy inside the carriage.

The group mounted their horses, and after Gu Yan and Dean Cen and the others boarded the carriage, they left Lingbo Academy together.

"Are you alright?" Gu Jiao asked Gu Yan.

Gu Yan leaned against the car window and nodded to Gu Jiao, who was riding a horse beside him: "Yes, it looks good. I'll come again next time."

Gu Jiao twirled the reins in her hand: "Okay."

Meanwhile, Master Jing also got into his carriage and came out.

He had a real treat for his eyes today, enjoying the game immensely, and even more so with a beautiful young woman watching it with him next door.

Listening to the three female students chatting and laughing, he felt like he had become more than ten years younger.

This is life!

"It's so hot." Master Jing pushed open the car window and lifted the curtain in front of him.

He and his elder brother are both men, so there's no need to worry about being seen by others.

It was so hot that he moved a small stool to the door of the carriage and sat down, fanning himself with a folding fan.

Just then, Dean Cen and his entourage came towards them.

Dean Cen and Mu Qingchen recognized the Duke's carriage. Dean Cen stopped the convoy and bowed to the two people in the carriage, saying, "Duke, Second Master Jing."

Mu Qingchen also greeted them.

Master Jing was feeling very hot, so he waved his hand dismissively and exchanged a few pleasantries with the two men.

Behind him, the Duke's hand trembled again, but unfortunately, he didn't see it.

"Well, if there's nothing else, we'll be going now," Dean Cen said.

"Farewell," said Master Jing with a smile.

Dean Cen glanced at Gu Jiao beside him and said, "Let's go."

The group passed by the Duke's carriage.

To everyone's surprise, the Duke in his wheelchair suddenly had a bulging vein on his forehead, and with some unknown strength, he suddenly slammed into Master Jing with a thud.

"ah!"

Caught off guard, Second Master Jing was thrown out of the carriage and rolled on the ground with a clatter, coincidentally landing right in front of Gu Jiao's horse.

Master Jing, who had fallen flat on his face, was speechless.

Brother, do you really have to do this to your own brother?

Gu Jiao looked strangely at Master Jing on the ground, then at the Duke who had fallen from his wheelchair.

Suddenly, the Duke, who was lying motionless inside the carriage, twisted his mouth and squinted.

It's as if it's saying, "I fell! Oh no!"

The rules for playing polo mentioned in the text are based on modern polo rules, but are not exactly the same and have been modified in some ways. Please do not take them too seriously.

(End of this chapter)