Ruan Xiyan left the banquet and seemed to be wandering around the palace casually, but in reality, she had her own purpose.
Although Yunjin Kingdom is a small country and not as powerful as some empires, the royal family that rules the country still has some foundation and ability.
Ruan Xiyan sensed that there were quite a few powerful individuals hiding in the shadows.
Her "Frostfall" technique can conceal her true strength.
So to outsiders, she was just someone who had wandered into this place and gotten lost, and they wouldn't be overly wary of her.
She followed the unusual fluctuations of power she sensed.
The people of Huanyan Pavilion discovered that there was also a person with a missing heart meridian in the former royal family of Yunjin Kingdom.
I wonder what became of the person with the missing heart meridian?
Perhaps we can find some useful information about the lack of a heart meridian from him.
However, since it involved royal secrets, the information available was limited, so she had no choice but to come to the palace herself to investigate.
A slight sound came from behind her. Ruan Xiyan's eyes sharpened, but she put on a harmless expression.
"The royal forbidden area is just ahead, it's very dangerous. Miss Ruan, you'd better stay away from here."
Ruan Xiyan turned around, and a man in a wheelchair came into view.
The man was dressed in a brocade robe, with handsome features and a resolute demeanor, but unfortunately, he could not stand on his own two legs and dangled there helplessly.
"Greetings, Prince Xuan."
Hearing Ruan Xiyan accurately identify him, He Mingxuan was somewhat surprised, "You know me?"
“As the God of War of Yunjin Kingdom, Prince Xuan is invincible, which is naturally known to everyone,” Ruan Xiyan replied.
Since she was already here, she had already thoroughly investigated the situation of the noble families and royal family of Yunjin Kingdom and imprinted it in her mind.
Prince Xuan was adopted by the late emperor, and is the only prince of a different surname. He is also the younger brother of the current emperor.
He held military power and guarded the peace of the Yunjin Kingdom's borders, but he was seriously wounded on the battlefield a few years ago and lost both legs.
Now he has been summoned back to the capital by the emperor and has become a leisurely prince.
He Mingxuan smiled and said, "Those are all in the past. There is no longer any God of War. Now I am just a lame prince."
“Miss Ruan, the piece you played at the palace banquet just now was very beautiful, so there’s no need to pay attention to those gossiping, and there’s no need to get angry.”
"The more you argue with them, the more they will take advantage of you," He Mingxuan comforted him.
He had experienced those strange looks and gossip, and knew how unpleasant that feeling was.
Moreover, she was sent to the mountains by her relatives when she was young, and no one cared about her, so her life must have been difficult.
In addition, since they were both people with physical disabilities and had similar experiences, he couldn't help but speak up to comfort the young girl.
Ruan Xiyan remained calm, thinking, "They're just ignorant people with shallow knowledge. What's there to be angry about?"
"They are like frogs in a well, living in the small world of Yunjin Kingdom. They are unaware of the vastness of the outside world, where one can roam freely. Instead of listening to some rumors here and gossiping about others."
He Mingxuan was stunned for a moment, not expecting her to say such a thing.
He then burst into laughter, "Miss Ruan is the one with great ambitions, a clear mind, and a forthright personality. It was I who went to all this trouble."
"I hit it off with Miss Ruan at first sight. Why don't we go over there and have a chat?"
Ruan Xiyan smiled and said, "Okay."
The pavilion in the middle of the lake is surrounded by the lake on all sides, with an elegant pavilion standing in the center.
He Mingxuan poured Ruan Xiyan a cup of tea. "Please."
While sipping her tea, Ruan Xiyan inquired about the situation. "Your Highness, this is my first time in the palace. I got lost just now. Your Highness suddenly called me over, but where have I wandered into?"
"If you go any further, you might accidentally enter a forbidden area."
"Forbidden area? Why would there be a forbidden area in the palace?"
“That place was originally nothing special. It was once the residence of the legendary Emperor Xiao. Since the Emperor passed away, strange things have often happened there.”
"Many princes and princesses have lost their lives here. His Majesty ordered an investigation, but to no avail. He had no choice but to seal the place off as a forbidden area, forbidding anyone from entering again."
Ruan Xiyan nodded knowingly; it seemed there was something strange about that forbidden area.
To successfully enter that forbidden area and explore its secrets, we need to stir things up; that's what makes things more interesting.
“Prince Xuan, how about we make a deal?” Ruan Xiyan tapped her fingertips lightly on the table.
"What kind of deal?" He Mingxuan asked curiously.
The young girl was quite bold, despite her young age, and immediately offered to make a deal with a prince.
"I can help you heal your legs."
He Mingxuan's hand, which was holding the teacup, trembled. He looked sharply at Ruan Xiyan across from him, his eyes fixed on her. "Are you serious? You have a way to heal my leg?"
"Yes, I know a little about alchemy."
"You're an alchemist!" He Mingxuan exclaimed in surprise.
He knew that the art of alchemy was profound and mysterious, and that anyone who could become an alchemist had pondered it for many years.
This was the first time he had ever seen an alchemist this young.
After calming down, He Mingxuan asked, "What does Miss Ruan want, or rather, what do I have to give Miss Ruan?"
He wasn't sure if the young girl who claimed to be an alchemist could really cure his legs, or if she was just joking and trying to fool him.
But he had no other choice; he wanted to take a gamble.
Even if he loses the bet, he won't regret it.
"I just wanted to ask Prince Xuan for some information."
"What news? If I knew, I would definitely tell you."
"Has anyone in the royal family ever had a heart condition?" Ruan Xiyan asked slowly.
"So this is what you wanted to ask, young lady. As everyone knows, the ancestor of the Yun Jin Kingdom, Emperor Xiao, was unparalleled in wisdom and strategy. Although he was born with a weak body, he ended the chaos in the Yun Jin Kingdom back then."
"The reason he was physically weak was because of his heart meridian failure. In order to conceal this weakness, all the palace maids and guards who knew about it were silenced."
"Therefore, very few people know about this. I only heard about it by chance from the late emperor. That ancestor Xiao Huang had a heart meridian deficiency, and despite taking medicine for many years, he still passed away in the end."
After listening to him finish speaking, Ruan Xiyan took out a bottle of pills and handed it to him.
"Your legs are unable to move easily, which is probably not due to external injury, but rather poisoning."
"You know that?" He Mingxuan's eyes widened.
As expected of an alchemist, he could tell the location of his illness with just one glance.
Outsiders only knew that he was wounded on the battlefield, but they did not know that he was ambushed.
The external injuries he sustained on the battlefield had long since healed; what truly prevented him from standing was the deadly poison.
If it weren't for his physician's timely intervention to force the toxins into his legs, he might already be dead.
He Mingxuan took the medicine bottle, opened it, and saw that there were three pills inside.
"This is... a detoxifying pill!"
He had previously secretly sought out alchemists and spent a fortune to buy antidote pills, but unfortunately, the antidote pills had little effect on the deadly poison in his body.
The Detoxification Pill is even more precious than the Grade One Detoxification Pill he found earlier; it is a rare Grade Three pill.
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