The Golden Throne

Chapter 3 - 5 Years

The next five years passed by uneventfully. Liu Feng, laid low. Despite being a genius he tried his best not to stand out. He did go to the library in the castle occasionally, but he did so discreetly when no one saw him. He didn't want this life to be like the last one, with everyone alienating him. But, he still couldn't let go of his innate curiosity of the new world, hence the library trips.

Today, Liu Feng was reading a book on his most favorite topic, Magic. He understood very little about it, but he read what he could. It was the most foreign to him in this world and he had to master it. The book was all about the basics on what magic was and how it was graded.

"Huh! So there are Nine Tiers of Mages. And each tier is called a circle? Where do I find a book that actually tells me how to control magic instead of telling me how it works?", he thought to himself.

Liu Feng looked outside the room and seeing no one outside, he slowly crept out to the hallways. He tiptoed to the library and went to the magic section.

"Magic History… NO. It Looks so boring. Oooh what about the greatest mages of all time?", he spoke out, bored by the topics that he was perusing.

As Liu Feng was browsing through the books, all of a sudden, a voice thundered behind him..

"Son! What are you doing here? Very interested in magic are you", Liu Man laughed.

"If you were that interested, you could just ask me, I could have arranged the Court Mage to instruct you occasionally."

A chill went through Liu Feng's spine.

"How could I not hear him?", he thought to himself.

But pondering on the offer Liu Man gave out, Liu Feng beamed.

"Thank you so much father, I will definitely impress you."

"Ohoho, I am looking forward to it, but you are still a child, don't push yourself too hard."

"Of course Father."

Liu Feng left for his room when he looked out the castle window. He saw the bustling streets and the thriving marketplace. He looked at his father, still behind him, and asked,

"Father, before that, can I go see what's in the marketplace? I promise that I will behave…"

"No son, it is not safe for a king or a prince to go to the market like that. You will need protection, and it will cause a commotion in the market."

"But what if no one knows who I am? I will just take Sir Jamie with me, and no one will notice us if we are in civilian clothing."

Liu Man stopped, and looked at his son.

"What happened Father?"

"Nothing, it's just, you don't speak like a five year old."

Liu Feng subconsciously put his hand over his mouth and his head went blank.

Liu Man laughed, "Ugghhh, what am I thinking? Fine you can go; take Sir Jamie though."

"Thank You father!", Liu Feng said enthusiastically while making a note never to make the same mistake again.