The Rise of the Son-in-law: Recasting the Glory of Alchemy

Chapter 0004

Edward was shot.

"Damn..."

He staggered forward a few more steps and finally fell on the main street.

At that moment, a stretch Lincoln with a imperial capital license plate came to a steady stop in front of Edward.

The window rolled down slowly, revealing a black-haired girl with delicate features and noble temperament, frowning as she looked at Edward lying on the ground.

"Miss, this man has been shot, there’s danger nearby!" The driver reminded.

After pondering for a few seconds, Jessica waved her hand and instructed her bodyguards beside her, "Take him in!"

"Yes, Miss!"

Several bodyguards quickly got out of the car and carried Edward inside.

Watching the man before her who seemed fragile, Jessica's brows furrowed even tighter.

Upon entering New Angelia City, she felt the crystal necklace given to her by her grandfather getting hotter and hotter in her chest, especially when near this unconscious man.

"Jessica, remember it during your visit to New Angelia! Family business comes second, your top priority is to find a person!" Jessica sighed slightly, recalling her grandfather's instructions in her mind.

"Grandpa, who is he? What's his name?"

"I don't know either, but he will be your future husband!"

"My fiancé? Can't I freely love?"

"I'm sorry, Jessica. When you were born, I had already arranged this marriage with the Morgan family's benefactor."

"But Grandpa, with no useful information, how do I find him?"

"The crystal necklace you've worn since childhood is the engagement token. Your fiancé also has a matching one. When you meet, it will reveal the answer to you."

Recalling her grandfather's words, Jessica looked curiously at Edward.

Fortunately, upon arriving in New Angelia City, she found a man who seemed to be her fiancé.

Unfortunately, this man, who might be her fiancé, was on the verge of death.

"Hurry to the hospital! Also, inform the doctors to prepare for emergency rescue!" Holding the scorching crystal stone through her clothes, Jessica looked at Edward with some concern and said.

"Hope you can survive..."

However, Jessica didn't notice that the crystal necklace Susan despised in Edward's pocket suddenly lit up as if triggered, emitting a bright light. It then transformed into a huge energy that rapidly entered his body.

In his unconscious state, Edward seemed to have a dream in a vast darkness.

Suddenly, a point of light appeared in the darkness, growing into a dazzling star.

The night turned into bright day.

Rubbing his eyes and adjusting to the extreme brightness, Edward saw a man floating in front of him, gazing at him softly.

Tall and majestic, resembling a god, making him want to bow down in worship.

"Where... where am I? Who...who are you?" Edward asked uneasily.

"My son, I am your father, and we finally meet!" The man said kindly.

With a wave of his hand, Edward's body flew towards him uncontrollably.

Hearing this, Edward's heart felt like it had been pricked by a needle!

Although he had never seen this man before, Edward inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity.

From his young age, he had been mocked for not having a dad, considered as a fatherless bastard.

Even his mother never told him his father's name.

He longed for paternal love but also resented his father!

When this god-like man claimed to be his father, Edward was totally at a loss.

"Da...Dad, where are you? I mis... Mom misses you very much..." Edward said nervously.

"My son, I am no longer on Earth! It is merely a spirit I left in the Philosopher's Stone. When you and your fiancée meet, and the two Philosopher's Stones meet, you will get my supreme inheritance!"

"If you are a waste, your fiancée's family will provide you with a rich life!"

"If you are a genius, able to comprehend great alchemy, then on this planet, nothing can stand in your way!"

"My son, I am looking forward to meeting you!"

"Remember your father's name, I am Nicholas Flamel, the greatest alchemist in universe!"

After saying these words, the light in front of him gradually began to dissipate.

Edward shouted wildly as if he had gone mad, "Dad, don't go! Mom is still waiting for you! Don't leave..."

But no matter how Edward called out, he couldn't stop the spirit from disappearing.

Kneeling in the darkness, he was overwhelmed with pain.

Suddenly, massive memories flooded into Edward's mind.

[Equivalent exchange - the unchanging principle of alchemy!]

[Earth, water, wind, fire - the four basic elements that make up the natural world! And the mysterious fifth element, intervening between matter and spirit - ether!]

[Master the basic rules of alchemy and control the conversion of the five elements, and you will be a god in this world!]

[... ...]

In this dim space, Edward entered a state of meditation, greedily absorbing the knowledge of alchemy, feeling no passage of time.

As if hundreds of years had passed, Edward opened his eyes, a dazzling light flashing through them, causing this spiritual space to begin collapsing.

When Edward in the real world woke up, he found himself lying on a luxurious bed, the room adorned in extreme extravagance.

And by his bedside sat a peerless beauty.