Chapter 1366: Banquet Mystery (16)_2

Katy's tone was very gentle, which only confused Wanda more. At this point, Jarvis interjected, "Just say what you have to, Wanda and Pietro never lived with their father, let alone know their stories."

Scott sighed, looked around, and said, "Alright, looks like it falls to me to tell it. It goes like this, one day a long time ago, Professor Charles announced to us that his mental health wasn't the best, he kept having illusions."

"We were really scared at that time." Logan took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice, "If there is a problem with Professor X's mental condition, not just ordinary people, but also all mutants, will be done for."

Jean Grey patted his arm and continued, "Logan is a bit too harsh, but the situation was more or less true. But at that time, no one on Earth could cure Professor X's mental illness. We were worried, but also helpless."

"Then, on a thunderstorm night, we suddenly heard a noise from the professor's office. We were worried that the professor might be having an episode, so we rushed over."

Their narration had made Wanda curious. She wide-eyed at them and asked curiosly, "Then what? What did you see?"

"A woman." Jean Grey blinked and said, "A completely drenched, very disheveled woman lying on the floor in front of the professor."

"Plus a head of colorful feathers, looking like a spread-out peacock, but after being drenched in the rain, it inevitably looked like a drowned rat." Logan said bluntly.

Wanda's mouth fell open. Her eyes started to brighten up. Jean Grey couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes, that was the Crown Princess of the Shi'a Empire at that time, the future Queen of the Shi'a Empire, Lilandra."

"Lilandra seemed to possess a kind of psychic magic. She used this psychic magic to establish a psychic connection with Professor X from thousands of miles away."

"Coincidentally, at that time, Princess Lilandra encountered some troubles. Professor X helped and guided her continuously. This led to them developing cross-species love."

With her curiosity piqued, Wanda could not help but ask, "Then what happened?"

"The story is a bit cliche." Katy giggled and said, "Professor X saved the damsel in distress, led the mutants back to Lilandra's mother planet, Ferocious Feather Star, defeated the then Mad King Deccan, and saved the entire Shi'a Empire."

"Then they held a grand wedding on the Ferocious Feather Star. The wedding lasted for more than 20 days. They toured the entire Shi'a Empire. It was the grandest ceremony in the Shi'a Empire in nearly a hundred years."

"Wow!" Wanda exclaimed. Her surprise was not feigned at all. Miss Witch said dazedly, "They actually got married? And they held such a grand wedding?"

"Of course, no matter what, this is definitely the most spectacular romance in Professor Charles' life. It spanned across endless space, defied the limitations of race, from getting acquainted to falling in love to getting married, each process was so passionate and sensational."

"Oh my God!" Wanda exclaimed sincerely. She never expected that Professor Charles, who seemed to be detached from earthly desires, almost like an old monk, would have such a romantic past.

As if recalling something, she turned to Jean Grey and asked, "Then why did the professor return to Earth in the end?"

Jean Grey wore an embarrassed expression on her face. Just when it was turning awkward, Scott attracted Wanda's attention by saying, "The Dark Phoenix went berserk. She destroyed a galaxy on the edge of the Shi'a Empire, turning it into scorched earth."

"At that time, Queen Lilandra wanted to execute the Phoenix, but Professor Charles strongly disagreed. They had a dispute, Professor Charles felt dejected and returned to Earth alone."

Wanda's gaze fixated on Jean Grey's face. Though Scott never mentioned Jean's name, Wanda understood that this was probably another tragedy that had occurred with the Phoenix.

The atmosphere began to darken. At this point, Logan interjected, "Alright, let's not talk about old stories anymore. We should focus on the present. Now, it's a good opportunity to heal Professor Charles' heartache, we can't miss it."

"What do you mean?" Wanda asked.

"Queen Lilandra of the Shi'a Empire will also be attending the wedding of the King of Asgard. It is the reason the professor is rushing to the banquet. If things go as should be, they should rekindle their old affection. However, the issue now is that there is an encumbrance sticking to Professor X's back, which is your father, Magneto."

"What does this have to do with Magneto?" Wanda still couldn't quite comprehend.

"Can't you see? Magneto doesn't want Charles and Lilandra to reconcile at all! He wants to separate them, he wants to meddle with Professor Charles's love life because of his damn desire for control."

Wanda was momentarily dazed, but then covered her face with her hand. Well, it did sound like something Magneto would do.

Magneto is a lunatic, or rather, lunacy has become his normal state. He is very accustomed to, and proud of it. The concrete manifestation of it is, the closer someone is to him, the more he wants to control them, to live according to his ideas.