The Rejected Genius Son-In-Law Of The King's Mansion

The Bet

In The Chao Mansion, a group of three sat in a meeting. The head of the Chao family sat in stunned silence, his eyes wide with disbelief. "It's impossible, absolutely impossible," he muttered, shaking his head.

"Lucien Feng is notorious for being worthless. Does the King's Mansion have no regard for their reputation?" Drew Pin Yin turned to Master Zhang, his brow furrowed with concern. "Did Lord King mention who the groom is when he suddenly sent out wedding invitations today?"

The head of the Zhang family shook his head, his expression grim. "No, but it absolutely cannot be Lucien Feng. Even if the sun rose from the west, it wouldn't be possible."

Drew Pin Yin's eyes narrowed. "I've received an invitation to the wedding tonight. I'll go and see for myself if the King's Mansion son-in-law is truly Lucien Feng. We better prepare in advance." He stood up, determination etched on his face.

"I'll also go, though I don't have an invitation. The Mystical Turtle City King surely won't turn away guests and lose face." Mr Zhang said, standing up.

Meanwhile, inside the King's Mansion, the atmosphere was electric. Renowned high-ranking officials of Mystical Turtle City had gathered to witness the ceremony, including Emma Zhang and Damien Lee.

With the arrival of the King and his wife, the master of ceremonies loudly announced, "The groom has arrived!"

A large red sedan was carried in, and the groom, wearing a mask, slowly stepped out from it.

As he raised his hand, the expressions of Mr. Zhang and others changed dramatically.

This familiar figure, they were almost certain, was Lucien Feng. As Lucien Feng stepped towards Princess Jasmine Yuan, it signified that from this moment on, he would ascend to a new level.

And when Princess Jasmine Yuan appeared, her silver dress perfectly accentuated her stunning figure.

The master of ceremonies continued to shout, "The auspicious moment has arrived! Tonight, heaven and earth will honor the heavenly couple, whose union will last forever! " The couple bowed to each other, "Wishing you a heart that beats as one forever." The announcer concluded.

After the solemn yet brief ceremony, they were about to be led to the bridal chamber. But suddenly, loud laughter interrupted the proceedings…

“Hahaha, oh my goodness, what is going on here?”

The person responsible for the disruption was none other than the city lord of Mystical Turtle City, Luween.

Unlike Drew Pin Yin, leader of the Iron Fist Guild, who was the self proclaimed lord of Mystical Dragon City, Luween was appointed by the Governor of the Northern Province as the Lord of the Mystical turtle city, and the king Jean couldn't do much about it even though it was the capital city of his kingdom.

Because of this Lusween trode forward confidently, a mischievous glint in his eye. "My King, although tradition dictates that the groom reveals his face in the bridal chamber," Luween said, his voice booming through the hall, "I am curious to see what kind of exceptional man is worthy of Princess Jasmine Yuan. Could you satisfy my curiosity?"

The King's expression turned stern, and he was about to refuse, but before he could respond, another uninvited guest arrived.

This person was the leader of the noble family, General Julen, known for pacifying the Western province. "Mystical Turtle City King lacks hospitality," General Julen declared, his voice firm and authoritative.

"You didn't inform me of my niece's wedding! If I wasn't in Mystical Turtle City on official business. Would I have missed it? What kind of young talent is worthy of my niece Jasmine? Reveal your face and let us see."

The guests surrounding the couple began to chant for the unveiling, their voices growing louder and more insistent. Lucien Feng and Princess Jasmine Yuan exchanged a glance, and then nodded in unison.

With Glory, Lucien Feng removed his mask, revealing his extraordinary face. The room fell silent, with gasps of astonishment echoing through the hall.

Drew Pin Yin's eyes widened, and a chill ran down his spine. But the most shocked reactions came from Mr. Zhang and Damien Lee. "Who is Lucien Feng to get such an honor?" Damien Lee exclaimed, his voice mixed with hatred.

"How could the high-standing Mystical Turtle City King ever choose a wasteful fool as a son-in-law?" Damien Lee's words were filled with jealousy, and he burst into laughter, the sound mocking and derisive.

"The Princess Jasmine Yuan whom even I dared not dream of being with is actually marrying Lucien Feng, this worthless man?" Drew PinYin thought to himself, still shocked.

Jimmy Xiong, another guest in the king's mansion, eagerly joined in, seeking to gain favor and attention. "He's not just low in intelligence," Jimmy sneered. "He's a complete imbecile. At one point we were classmates.

He was the oldest in our nursery class, tripling our ages, but we all outperformed him. All he was good at was eating fluid off his nose."

Lucien Feng raised an eyebrow, his expression calm and collected. "Jimmy Xiong, you say I'm an imbecile, but do you have any evidence?"

Jimmy Xiong scoffed, pulling out a piece of paper and brush. "Ah, you've been studying for twenty years and still can't recognize a thousand characters. Isn't that evidence enough? Here, I'll write a few characters. If you recognize them, I won't call you an imbecile. If you don't, then you are. How about that?"

“Very well,” Lucien said, with a courageous smile.

He commanded someone to bring over brush, ink, paper, and ink stone, and with a broad stroke, and hand it over to Jimmy.

Jimmy happily down three of the hardest characters which gave him a hard time to master. Then, he looked at Lucien Feng with contempt. "If you can recognize these, then you're not an imbecile," he taunted.

The characters seemed obscure, and everyone around expected Lucien Feng to embarrass himself. However, Lucien Feng didn't flinch. Despite not recognizing the characters at first glance, he had an ace up his sleeve – an ability that traveled through time with him, containing dictionaries of all sorts.

Lucien Feng followed the annotations of his x-ray vision and read out the characters word by word, even mentioning the origin of each character.

The crowd watched in awe as he spoke with confidence and precision. When he finished, Jimmy's face turned red with disbelief. "This Lucien Feng is clearly an idiot," he muttered to himself. " But how does he know so much?"

Lucien Feng turned to Lord Chang, who was their teacher. "Lord Chang, you were learned and skilled in both letters and arms, and also I and Jimmy's teacher. Did I read those three characters correctly?"

Lord Chang was silent for a moment, his eyes closed as if verifying the information.

However, he was thinking of how to deny Lucien's claims because Jimmy is still his favorite student.

Finally, he opened his eyes and nodded. "You did," he said, his voice firm. The crowd gasped in astonishment. How was this possible? The room fell silent, with all eyes on Lucien Feng, the man who had just defied expectations in the most unexpected way.

“But it could still be a coincidence,” Lord Chan tried to defend his favorite student.

“Hahaha, I knew it. It was just a coincidence. You don't know anything.”

Lucien Feng remained calm. “ If you say so, then make sure you recognize the next characters I'll write down.”

Then he wrote down several dozen characters on the paper. Jimmy Xiong's eyes almost crossed looking at all those characters, but fortunately he recognized a few.

“Go ahead and read them.” Lucien demanded calmly.

Jimmy, Looking at the few characters he knew, read them out. "I am an idiot," as soon as he finished, he realized he had fallen into Lucien Feng's trap, and the guests burst into laughter.

Even Princess Jasmine Yuan smiled lightly as Jimmy Xiong made a fool of himself.

His teacher, Lord Chan, stood up, not pleased that his favorite student was being outsmarted by an intellectually disabled person. This would be bad for his reputation as people might think he didn't educate Jimmy well.

"It seems Young Master Lucien is quite proficient in obscure characters. I have an ancient steel text here. I wonder if Master Lucien could enlighten me." He said in a calm, yet mocking tone, knowing that this time, Lucien would be put to shame for sure.

Everyone's spirits were immediately lifted. The student had been embarrassed, and now the teacher was stepping in, they now had a little hope of Lucien's downfall.

However, Lucien Feng was fearless. “Since Lord Chan wants to test me, I'll give it a try," He accepted.