Chapter 45: Have You No Shame At All!

The other party still remembered Zhao Wuyan’s instructions and casually raised his arm.

The polo mallet in his hand swung with a whistling sound as he fixed his gaze on Lin Zhaozhao’s right hand.

At that position, a single strike would hit the mark perfectly. Forget about continuing the game—he would likely suffer lasting damage, struggling even to lift a pen to write in the future!

The distance between the two narrowed steadily.

At that moment, Lin Zhaozhao lifted her eyes, half-squinting with a dangerously sharp expression.

The other man was taken aback, feeling a jolt in his heart.

Then he shook his head, thinking he must be crazy—she was just a little girl!

She wasn’t even as tall as his legs! She might look fierce, but could she really knock him out with one punch?

So, as they brushed past each other, he raised his mallet and said, “Miss Lin, don’t blame me, I’m only following orders—”

“Bang!”

Before he could finish, Lin Zhaozhao’s raised mallet struck his with force.

The two mallets collided, and Lin Zhaozhao cleverly used his strength against him.

His raw power reverberated painfully back into his own hand.

He screamed sharply on the spot, dropping his mallet to the ground.

“Following orders? Whose orders?” Lin Zhaozhao’s voice was calm as a lotus, but now that he had attacked her junior, and even dared to hit her, she would not let it pass.

“Better protect your own life first!”

Two black horses passed by each other in a blur.

Zhao Ruyan was lurking menacingly right in front of Lin Zhaozhao’s intended shot.

Her five teammates were all blocked by others.

If Lin Zhaozhao passed the ball, there was a chance it would be intercepted.

Zhao Ruyan knew well that Lin Zhaozhao was skilled in polo; in such a situation, the safest move would be to shoot the ball herself.

Lin Zhaozhao tightened her grip on the reins.

The black horse, initially charging forward, was pulled to a halt, snorting sharply like a warrior ready to charge.

Lin Zhaozhao raised her arm.

Would she shoot directly?

Pass to someone else?

Or was it just a feint?

Zhao Ruyan’s mind raced, but the polo field was like a battlefield, leaving her only a moment to react.

—Lin Zhaozhao was probably going to shoot directly.

After all, her previous attempts had all been direct shots; she likely had no intention of any fancy tricks.

With this judgment made, Zhao Ruyan grasped her mallet and leapt onto her mount, preparing to intercept the flying ball.

But the next moment, Lin Zhaozhao’s mallet suddenly paused.

Instead of a forceful forward strike, it stopped right in front of the ball.

She wasn’t pushing it forward—she was passing it to Wang Rong!

Zhao Ruyan’s reaction was lightning-fast as she urged her horse toward Wang Rong.

Unfortunately, what Lin Zhaozhao did next wiped the smile off her face.

The ball, previously pushed halfway forward, was suddenly pulled back by Lin Zhaozhao’s mallet.

Then she launched it sharply upward.

Zhao Ruyan turned around to block it.

But it was too late.

At the very moment she extended her mallet, the ball had already soared through the goal.

The first half ended quickly with the referee striking the gong.

If Lin Zhaozhao had won the first half with ease, the second half was no different.

Even Lin Yuanzhi sighed in admiration, “My daughter may be a little beautiful and sensible, but her polo skills are truly exceptional!”

Emperor Hui and others were speechless.

Normally, praise involves first downplaying before uplifting, but how could he be so straightforward?

Still, it was Lin Zhaozhao’s skill that left even the emperor blinking in surprise.

With the ball in her hands, it seemed to have automatic tracking—no one could snatch it away.

With a simple lift of her arm, she could read her opponents’ minds, spinning them around, and accurately shoot the ball through the goal.

Zhao Ruyan’s confident attempts to intercept were all outwitted by Lin Zhaozhao’s dazzling maneuvers.

Both the Bai family and Lin Qingci were dumbfounded.

Lin Zhaozhao’s play was blindingly brilliant!

“Unbelievable! This is just insane!”

A noble son from a prominent family wiped sweat from Zhao Wuyan’s brow and said, “Good thing Lin Zhaozhao has a kind heart—she knocked him off his horse early on and utterly crushed Zhao Ruyan. If she were playing Zhao Wuyan...

I can’t even imagine—a man losing to a woman would be such a disgrace!”

“Before, we thought Lin Zhaozhao’s moves were ruthless—knocking horses down and even openly challenging the young marquis of the Zhen Guo Duke’s estate. Now I realize, Miss Lin is truly a bodhisattva reincarnate!”

Zhao Wuyan was speechless.

You lot just called her a bumpkin, and now you change your tune so fast!

Where’s your shame?

But it couldn’t be helped—on the polo field, being inexperienced was a cardinal sin!

Every young man here loved polo. If someone played well, they naturally respected her and listened to Lin Zhaozhao.

Especially in this second match, Zhao Ruyan’s team hadn’t scored a single goal.

It was humiliating—utterly humiliating!

The ball was lobbed again toward Lin Zhaozhao as the referee prepared to strike the gong to end the match.

Zhao Ruyan shouted urgently, “Block her! Take the ball away!”

By now, she no longer aimed to win, but at least wanted to make the score respectable—get a goal!

All six players rushed at Lin Zhaozhao.

Lin Qingci was anxious, gripping her heart, “Why are you all standing there? Protect my sister! Don’t let her get beaten up!”

It wasn’t that they weren’t trying to protect her!

The problem was that, despite being surrounded, Lin Zhaozhao headed straight for the opponent’s goal.

Just when everyone thought she would repeat her earlier move of shooting with her back to the goal, she did the unexpected—

She shot a three-pointer directly at their goal.

Then she dismounted with a smile and said,

“Polo is about sportsmanship first, competition second. This three-pointer is a gift from the Qingyuan Marquis’s estate.”

No matter if the referee struck the gong or not,

She calmly walked off the field, wiping sweat with a handkerchief.

Wasn’t this blatant provocation?

It was like openly telling them—

Yes, there are still a few seconds before the gong sounds, but I am getting off now. I don’t care if you keep playing.

Because I am confident beyond doubt—you can rush and score all you want, but you will never surpass the score!

This confidence was like a sharp slap to their faces.

Zhao Ruyan, after all, was the legitimate daughter of the Zhen Guo Duke’s estate!

She couldn’t really shamelessly try to score while Lin Zhaozhao was off the field!

Fuming, she threw down her mallet and stormed off the field, shouting at Zhao Wuyan,

“What’s the point of playing polo like this? Why are you still standing here watching? Go back to the estate and get treated!”