The fatty was elated. He ran over to the pond, his eyes darting left and right in excitement. He looked as happy as a child.

Zu An heard many people refer to the crown prince as ‘unsophisticated’. Back then, he always assumed that they were too embarrassed to call him an idiot, which was why they used a different word.

Now though, it was clear that the crown prince was indeed simple and unsophisticated.

If he had been born into any other ordinary clan, he might have been left to enjoy life as a wealthy heir. As part of the royal family, however, he was destined for a terrible end. He recalled the fate of an emperor from the Western Jin Dynasty, who was similar to this crown prince in front of him. In the end, the entire country rose up in rebellion.

Ordinarily, the most powerful cultivator in the world would be crowned emperor. The current emperor should have been well aware...