Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 377 My gift is more precious than all of yours!

Chapter 377: Chapter 377 My gift is more precious than all of yours!

Zhai Tao clearly harbored resentment in his heart for Chen Xuan’s earlier attitude, and immediately attempted to label him with the stigma of disrespecting the Liangjiang Marquis.

The wealthy young men following Zhai Tao were not to be outdone; they all echoed his sentiment, pointing their fingers at Chen Xuan.

Under their influence, the surrounding crowd also began to ridicule Chen Xuan one-sidedly.

"Not even bringing a gift and still having the face to come drink at the full moon celebration, these days, there truly are all kinds of people!"

"Showing up empty-handed to the full moon celebration, who knows what kind of family raised him, he’s far too clueless about the rules!"

Whether or not it was about the rules didn’t matter; everyone had brought a gift, which naturally made them feel entitled to look down on Chen Xuan from their moral high ground.

Seeing Chen Xuan becoming the target of everyone, Ye Congling also took the opportunity to kick him while he was down, "Look at his dress, he came empty-handed; I’m starting to doubt whether he was even invited. He couldn’t be someone who sneaked in just to mooch food and drinks, could he?"

Zhai Tao immediately chimed in, "Congling is right; I suggest we should check his invitation. Maybe he’s just some beggar who slipped in!"

Upon hearing this, everyone showed disdain; they prided themselves as the elite of high society, and the thought of dining with a beggar who lived off scavenging from trash disgusted them.

The commotion amongst the people immediately drew the attention of the Marquis’s staff.

"What exactly is going on here?" A person resembling the Guard Captain asked sternly.

Zhai Tao immediately stepped forward, "You’ve arrived just in time. This kid doesn’t have an invitation and didn’t bring a gift; we suspect he’s an unwelcome intruder! Why don’t you hurry up and take him away?"

The Guard Captain became alert after hearing this.

Recently, they from the Liangjiang Marquis’s residence had been on edge with the Rakshasa Marquis; if any malefactors showed up at the Young Prince’s full moon celebration to cause trouble, he would bear an inescapable responsibility!

"Sir, may I see your invitation?" the Captain asked, his voice carrying a degree of severity.

"Of course, you can!" Chen Xuan promptly took out his own invitation.

Upon a glance that revealed no issues, the Captain finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Sir, my apologies for the offense!"

Zhai Tao and his companions exchanged glances, realizing that this youngster was indeed invited.

Zhai Tao was not ready to give up yet and exclaimed, "Even if he has an invitation, he didn’t bring a gift; isn’t that also disrespectful to the Young Prince?"

The Guard Captain indifferently said, "Giving a gift to the Young Prince is a voluntary act. To give a gift is to respect the Young Prince, to not give is disrespectful; according to what you’re saying, doesn’t it make it seem like the Marquis is exploiting the situation for profit? What position are you trying to put the Marquis in?!"

"This... I... I didn’t mean that at all..." Zhai Tao’s face turned pale with fright, and he was unable to articulate his words properly.

The surrounding crowd also didn’t dare bring up the matter of the gift anymore and promptly shut their mouths.

Chen Xuan was very satisfied with the Guard Captain’s performance.

It seemed that the Liangjiang Marquis trained his troops well on ordinary days.

"Actually, I did bring a gift. I simply disdain to waste words with them," said Chen Xuan.

As he spoke, he took out a small brocaded box from his pocket.

The crowd immediately became interested.

Zhai Tao scoffed disdainfully, "Judging by your outfit, whatever you brought is unlikely to be anything valuable."

The others also joined in the mockery.

Chen Xuan maintained a proud demeanor, "My gift may indeed not be worth much money, yet it is a treasure beyond price! At least much more valuable than all these vulgar gold and silver trinkets that you’ve brought!"

With these words, the crowd felt a surge of discomfort in their hearts.

"You really do have a big mouth. Do you know how much our gifts cost? At least ten million and up!"

"Dressed like that and you dare say your gift is worth more than ours? Shameless!"

"What a showoff, I bet what he brought is just some cheap street stall junk!"

Zhai Tao also showed disdain, "Blowing your own trumpet, aren’t you? Didn’t you claim your gift is a priceless treasure? Then open it up and let’s have a look."

"Yeah, enlighten us. We’d also like to know what on this earth is more precious than our luxury cars, mansions, gold, and jewels! Hahahaha..."

Everyone laughed raucously, full of scorn.

Chen Xuan couldn’t be bothered to argue, "Sorry, my gift is specially prepared for the Young Prince, and I intend to hand it directly to the Marquis myself before opening it!"

The crowd was even more disdainful, "Damn, who do you think you are? A lousy gift and you need to hand it directly to the Marquis?"

"Exactly, the Marquis might not even take a proper look at our luxury cars and mansions, and yet you think your crappy gift is worthy of his attention!"

"Really think you’re bringing something valuable? You’re taking yourself way too seriously!"

Zhai Tao mocked, "Since your item is so valuable, why don’t you hurry up and open it for us to see?"

Chen Xuan shook his head, "As I’ve said, I also want to hand it directly to the Marquis’s hands..."

However, before Chen Xuan could finish, Ye Congling, who had been waiting for a while, suddenly made a move, snatching the brocade box from Chen Xuan’s hands. "I really want to see what good thing you’re gifting!"

Chen Xuan was shocked.

He hadn’t expected that Ye Congling would be so presumptuous, to even dare to snatch the gift he had prepared for the Young Prince!

Before Chen Xuan could stop her, Ye Congling had already opened the brocade box.

In the next moment, when Ye Congling saw the contents of the brocade box, she burst into sneering laughter.

"Hahahaha, are you trying to be funny? Such a broken thing and you have the nerve to give it as a gift?"

Curious, Zhai Tao took over the brocade box for a glance and burst into loud laughter as well.

"Damn, I almost believed you. Is this your so-called gift more valuable than our cars, mansions, gold, and jewels? You must be insulting our intelligence! Hahahaha..."

As he spoke, Zhai Tao lifted the item from the brocade box.

It was a dark object that seemed to be a piece of wood, carved into the image of Guanyin.

Generally, people would expect a figure of Guanyin to be carved from jade or gold, but the one in front of them was made from the cheapest wood, completely lacking in class.

Even those with little knowledge could tell that this was definitely not something valuable.

For a time, everyone burst into laughter.

"What is this crappy thing? It’s not worth a million or even ten million—probably not even worth a thousand!"

"To claim this kind of thing is more precious than our gifts? That’s really shameless!"

"Having the nerve to give such trash to the Young Prince as a gift, you really don’t think much of him!"

Chen Xuan’s expression turned cold; he didn’t care about these people’s opinions, he was just worried about the amulet he had made for Lei Dong!

This amulet was carved from thunderstruck jujube wood, and he had also infused it with some mysterious formations, making it a genuine magic artifact with the power to ward off evil and offer protection!

Too bad these people were blind to its value; they couldn’t see beyond the surface!

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