"What? How? Why?" Mo Yuan failed to even formulate a question properly and could only ask a few words that came to his head after hearing the Jade Emperor's answer.
Although he could only ask those words in confusion, the Jade Emperor could probably see the need to provide further explanation for his answer.
The Jade Emperor then told a story about how he used to test certain people using a mysterious and rare disease called the "Cotton Disease." He chose people who managed to pique his interest, and it just so happened that Crown Prince Mo Yuan was one of those who managed to pique his interest at the time. That was why Crown Prince Mo Yuan ended up contracting the disease when he was a child.