I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 648 - 247: The Empress’s Baby’s Ball Skills! The Crown Prince Asks Me to Be a Teacher?

"A soccer game?"

The Empress slightly furrowed her brows.

This little thief is up to something again?

Fan Sijin also stared at Chen Mo with displeasure, and said in a deep voice, "The Crown Prince is here to learn, not to have fun. If indulged at will, it could lead to loss of decorum and invite criticism. Mr. Chen, please be cautious!"

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow and said, "Playing a bit of soccer is considered indulging at will? Isn’t that rule too strict?"

"Fan Sigui, just play for a little while~"

"I promise to study well later, okay..."

The Crown Prince tugged at Fan Sijin’s sleeve, looking up with a hopeful face.

"But..."

Fan Sijin was about to speak but heard the Empress say casually, "An overdrawn bow is prone to break, a slack string is hard to tighten, and learning should be about balancing work and rest... The Crown Prince rarely visits, so let him relax for now."

Seeing the Empress had spoken, Fan Sijin naturally dared not say more and bowed her head, saying, "All depends on His Highness’s arrangements."

"Hooray!"

The Crown Prince, pulling Fan Sijin along, excitedly ran towards the palace gates.

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Bang—

The soccer ball drew an arc in the air over the horse ground, laughter echoing in the air.

This place was in the inner courtyard of the Imperial Palace, a site for Imperial Family members to train in horseback archery, extremely spacious and perfect for soccer.

When the Empress and Chen Mo arrived at the horse ground, the Crown Prince and Fan Sijin were already playing energetically.

"I didn’t expect the soccer game you mentioned to really be soccer. I thought..."

The Empress hesitated.

Chen Mo blinked and asked, "What did the Crown Prince think?"

The Empress blushed slightly, turned her head, and said, "I thought that you hadn’t played enough at Xuanqing Pool earlier..."

"..."

Seeing her embarrassed expression, Chen Mo’s heart almost skipped a beat.

What the Crown Prince thought was too skewed...

Yet even so, still willing to cooperate?

Empress baby is still as cute as ever!

Chen Mo steadied his mind and shook his head, saying, "What the Crown Prince mentioned can only be played privately, even if I’m unreliable, I wouldn’t do such things in front of others."

"Humph, at least you have some sense," the Empress scrunched her nose, then curiously asked, "So what’s your plan?"

"Actually, it’s nothing much."

Chen Mo looked into the distance at the Crown Prince playing soccer, pondering, "I have a hypothesis in mind, but can’t verify it yet, I just want an opportunity to observe carefully."

The Empress’s expression also turned serious.

This person might be frivolous usually, but he never muddles over serious matters. Since he does it this way, there must be a reason.

"Mother Empress, Chen Mo, come and play!"

The Crown Prince, seeing them from afar, waved his arms joyfully.

"Coming."

Chen Mo replied, reached out his hand, and said, "Please, Crown Prince."

"Hmm."

The Empress had already changed into casual attire, wearing a red high-waisted long dress.

For ease of movement, she slightly raised the hem of the dress, tying it with a ribbon around the waist, revealing a section of alabaster calf resembling lotus roots.

After a slight stretch, she and Chen Mo entered the soccer field together.

Soccer is a popular sport in Great Yuan because the craft of making soccer balls is very mature as well.

The ball surface is sewn from twelve pieces of specially treated green cowhide, nearly spherical, and filled with the bladder of some alien beast, with excellent elasticity after air is pumped in, capable of withstanding great impact.

Even compared to industrial products from previous lives, the difference isn’t significant.

Chen Mo simply set some rules.

Four people divided into two teams, using the fodder rooms on both sides of the horse ground as goals, kicking the ball into one counts as a score, and the team first to score five wins directly.

Soon, the match officially started.

Initially, Chen Mo was just teaming up with the Empress to make up numbers, but unexpectedly, her soccer skills were quite good.

Her wide sleeves fluttered, her posture agile, long legs strode gracefully, moving the ball as if glued to her phoenix shoes.

Her buxom contours fluctuated unpredictably while running, making him unsure which ball to focus on...

The Crown Prince was playing earnestly, sprinting with small short legs on the field.

Not only was his speed fast, but every kick was powerful, easily sending the ball tens of zhàng away, totally not typical of a six-year-old child’s strength.

As for Fan Sijin...

The wind seemed to whirl under her feet, floating around the Crown Prince, clearly slacking off.

In Chen Mo’s eyes flickered purple-gold brilliance, carefully observing every move of the Crown Prince.

Under the effect of the Golden Eyes of Truth, the Crown Prince’s actions seemed almost slow-motion, breathing, expression, blood pumping, muscle contraction and relaxation... all were vividly clear.

"From the activity state, one can tell the Crown Prince’s constitution and root bone are extraordinarily strong."

"But yet there is no sign of True Yuan operation, seemingly not deliberately hidden..."

Everything has two sides.

Aside from a ’curse,’ the Imperial Family’s bloodline also carries a ’gift.’

As previously mentioned by the Empress, every Imperial Family member has exceptional talent, some with a superb constitution, others with remarkable perception...it’s said Emperor Wu Lie has the Innate Martial Body, promoting to the Ultimate Venerable within mere decades, his talent frighteningly powerful!

Only his bloom period was too short, otherwise, the Jiu Zhou wouldn’t have the Three Saints in power today.

The problem now is...

The Crown Prince possesses such excellent talent, yet only refines his physique, without pursuing any cultivation technique?

As the heir to the throne, this is somewhat unreasonable, isn’t it?

Chen Mo’s mind fluctuated, silently pondering.

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Bam!

The Empress kicked the soccer ball into the big goal.

Fine beads of sweat adorned her fair forehead, and her rosy lips slightly curled.

To be honest, occasionally exercising the body lightens the mood considerably.