This courtyard was vast and contained a pond, half of which was filled with lotus flowers, while koi and turtles swam in the water.
One corner of the pond also featured a small mountain peak, ten meters high, atop which water trickled out and then cascaded down as a waterfall into the pond.
With mountains, water, and a waterfall, it was indeed a good spot.
Mu Rufeng arrived at the pavilion, "Xiaocui, you may leave. I will sit here alone for a while."
"Yes, Your Highness." Xiaocui bowed and then slowly retreated.
However, she did not go far, simply waiting outside the pavilion.
"Ah!" Mu Rufeng sighed inwardly.
He now knew his identity and some information.
Although he did not understand why the Third Forbidden Land was such an ancient world, it still surprised Mu Rufeng.
The Da Li Dynasty, the most powerful dynasty in the world, unified the nine provinces of the Central Domain.
The Da Li Dynasty was established by martial power, revered martial power, and followed the path of martial arts.
What astonished Mu Rufeng was that their cultivation system was the same as that of the Great Xia Dynasty in the Ancient Dungeon.
However, the martial prowess and flourishing martial culture of the Da Li Dynasty were even greater than those of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Because the Da Li Dynasty possessed beings above the Divine Realm.
This was clearly and distinctly present in the memories he had acquired.
Moreover, there was not just one; in Mu Rufeng’s impression, there were as many as ten existences above the Divine Realm.
As for the Level 9 Divine Realm warriors, they were countless. The current Emperor, also Mu Rufeng’s father in his role as the Ninth Prince, was a peak Divine Realm warrior.
This continent was known to everyone as the Heavenly Dao Continent, comprising five regions: east, south, west, north, and the central region.
The Central Domain was occupied by the Da Li Dynasty, arguably one of the top forces in the world, possessing countless resources and powerful warriors.
And Mu Rufeng, as the Ninth Prince of the Da Li Dynasty, held an extremely prestigious status, being among the noblest in the world.
It had to be said, the first-class identity proof along with his status enhancement, was truly awesome, placing him among the top existences in this subworld.
Moreover, this Ninth Prince, Mu Rufeng, was also exceptionally talented. At the age of 24, he had already reached the Level 7 Refining Acupoints Realm.
However, during a battle with the Demon Clan on the border adjoining the Western Regions, he was ambushed and severely injured.
Though he ultimately escaped back, the fifty thousand elite troops he had cultivated were completely annihilated, with only a few dozen trusted aides escorting him back to the Imperial City.
The Ninth Prince was severely injured. Under the care of the Imperial Doctors and their Miracle Healing, his life was saved, yet he was left with a chronic illness.
More than a month had passed since he returned from the border, but his chronic illness remained difficult to cure.
His strength had even fallen to the level where a regular person could kill him.
As for the source of his persistent chronic illness, the Netherworld Flower Poison, it was the reason he was unable to use his Ghost Power or his own Qi Blood Power.
Considering who might have administered the poison, Mu Rufeng had some guesses based on the memories he had acquired.
"It really is like starting in hell," Mu Rufeng shook his head.
Holding military power truly meant possessing real influence in the court.
It was just unfortunate that his fifty thousand elite troops were destroyed, and those trusted aides who escorted him back were mostly executed by the Crown Prince on the grounds of failing to protect him.
Only ten trusted aides, saved under the identity of the Ninth Prince facilitated by Xiaocui and a eunuch wielding the Ninth Prince’s Token, survived their execution.
From a once-great figure, with fifty million elite troops and exceptional talents, the Ninth Prince had become a useless person poisoned with a strange toxin, incurable chronic illness, and no military power.
This decline was substantial.
And it was unknown exactly how the identity confirmation had turned him into this so-called Ninth Prince, but Mu Rufeng had also seen his own appearance in the mirror.
He had truly come in the flesh, becoming this Ninth Prince.
Whether it was his own weakness, the chronic illness, or the strange poison, all were present without error.
Indeed, rules were always so astonishing.
Every day a eunuch fed him medicine, which was potent, allowing him to recover his body and injuries, but the medicine contained poison.
Furthermore, supplemented by spiritual food that seemed to aid Mu Rufeng’s injury recovery, was in fact also strengthening the poison within him.
He learned from his memories that his condition was indeed improving day by day, but according to the current situation, he would not survive until the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet; the poison would erupt and take his life.
And the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet was due in seven days.
In fact, Mu Rufeng knew that even if he stopped taking the toxic medicine, just the three daily meals of spiritual food would claim his life within five days.
If he didn’t eat the spiritual food, his injuries might become more severe.
"How should I break this situation?" Mu Rufeng furrowed his brows.
This Netherworld Flower Poison was unheard of and unseen in his memories.
Even Xiaocui, loyal to him, did not know about Mu Rufeng’s poisoning, only aware that Mu Rufeng was still recovering from his injuries.
The effeminate man feeding him was not someone who poisoned others, but Liu Ming, who had grown up alongside the Ninth Prince.
He was the most loyal person to him.
As the Ninth Prince, he held a high position and powerful authority and commanded fifty million elite troops. That great battle had resulted in complete annihilation.
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What Mu Rufeng now urgently needed to do was to rid himself of the poison in his body.
If the cheat had not been banned, he could have produced detoxifying food, but now he could only rely on himself.
"Where is the cheat, why isn’t it loading?" Mu Rufeng muttered to himself.
If other methods failed to break the situation, then he would have to depend on the cheat.
"Xiaocui," Mu Rufeng called out.
"Your Highness, would you like to return to your room to rest?" Xiaocui ran over and asked.