"Ah...! It hurts... it hurts so much I could die."

The Eldest Prince wished he could just die from the pain, sparing himself from this inhuman suffering. Until today, he clearly remembers how the Empress Dowager, who was then Consort De, spoke to him...

"Blame it on your ill fate, being born into the Royal Family. This outcome was only a matter of time."

After saying this, she ordered him to be thrown into the Mass Grave. The Eldest Prince was lucky; he ran into a mother wolf who had just lost her cubs. Instead of eating him, the mother wolf carried him back to a cave and even brought herbs to apply onto his wounds. Day after day, the Eldest Prince lay in the cave for half a year, until the wounds on his limbs finally healed.

But without hands and feet, he was a cripple. Though he survived, the Eldest Prince still wanted to die, but couldn’t. What could he do? One day, while the mother wolf was out foraging, he exerted all his strength to shuffle on the ground for several hours, bleeding from abrasions, until he reached the edge of a cliff, intending to end it all. Just then, the mother wolf returned! She grabbed him with her mouth and pulled him away from the cliff.

The Eldest Prince narrowly escaped death once again.

After this, the mother wolf kept watch over him day and night, leaving him no chance to commit suicide.

One day, bored while lying on the ground by the cave entrance, he saw a snake slithering towards him. Not only was the Eldest Prince unafraid, he had a sudden idea: if snakes can crawl without legs, why couldn’t he?

From that day on, he had the mother wolf catch many snakes, observing how they moved.

Gradually, the Eldest Prince learned how to crawl on the ground without hands and feet. After practicing for over a decade, he developed a formidable Serpentine Technique.

The mother wolf grew old. After giving birth to Xiao Hei a few years ago, she passed away. From then on, the Eldest Prince lived with Xiao Hei in those Deep Mountains and Ancient Forests.

Upon hearing this, Xuexue and Long Rui suddenly realized the Weirdo was the Eldest Prince from the Former Dynasty, and that he had become this way due to the plot of the Empress Dowager of today.

"Eldest Prince, I salute you."

After learning the truth, Long Rui and Xuexue gave him a respectful bow.

The Weirdo replied indifferently, "What Eldest Prince? It’s all bygones; let’s not mention it."

After everyone sat down again, Xuexue curiously asked, "Eldest Prince, your martial arts are so skilled. Last time, you even sneaked into the Imperial Palace and stole the Emperor’s treasure. Why didn’t you take the opportunity to kill the Emperor for revenge?"

The mention of this caused the Weirdo to seethe with anger.

"I wanted to kill that dog Emperor, but he never sleeps in his chambers. I turned the entire Imperial Palace upside down but never saw him; that little brat is very cunning."

"The Emperor doesn’t sleep in his chambers?" Upon hearing this, Xuexue and Long Rui exchanged glances.

The Weirdo was indignant: "No."

Xuexue: "Could the Emperor have gone to spend the night in another concubine’s palace?"

The Weirdo: "No, I heard an old woman say in his chambers that the little brat lives inside, but after searching every corner of his chambers, I still couldn’t find him."

Xuexue and Long Rui exchanged glances again and simultaneously said, "Could there be a hidden room in the Emperor’s chambers?"

The Weirdo: "I’ve thought of that possibility, but I searched everywhere inside and still couldn’t find a switch. The Emperor, always afraid of being plotted against by others, is so cautious even when sleeping. He really lives a difficult life; it seems being the Emperor isn’t easy."

Xuexue laughed, "Eldest Prince, do you know who the current Emperor fears most?"

The Weirdo, having been away from the Capital for over ten years, truly didn’t know whom the current Emperor feared.