My Boyfriend is Gu Mickey.

Zhong Bai Yi's death was kept secret, and things around the Zhong Clan had been silent. The acting patriarch was able to keep things in order, and she had been training a lot during these past two months.

She was already at the peak of the Spirit Realm!

Zhong Xie had heard about her cousin brother having a fiancé. She didn't want to get involved, but her maternal grandfather insisted that she should go as a means of keeping appearances.

If she didn't show up, people would suspect that something was indeed wrong with the Zhong Clan.

All the young masters and mistresses of the elite clans were gathered in the wedding hall to celebrate the marriage between Jiang Yilin and Fu Bei Xin.

"Tsk, so much for a wedding ceremony. It's just a way for the Fu Clan to flex about how powerful they are." Zhong Xie muttered to herself as she took a glass of water.

She had grand ambitions, but at the moment, she had to lay low, and dance to the tune.

Her emerald eyes wondered towards towards the lush green, and disappointment washed on her face, as her thoughts began to wonder.

'Maple-Leaf Stepping Stone hasn't shown himself during these past two months. Could he have been injured after fighting dad?'

She was genuinely worried about Mickey's well-being. At first, she wanted his pharmaceutical knowledge, but as the days prolonged, she started having feelings she never had before.

Tears formed in her eyes. 'I can't believe it. I have fallen in love with a man I don't even know what he looks like, although his height is impressive, and so is his strength… but still…'

She had pictured Maple-Leaf man in various faces, but she still found herself liking him no matter how ugly he turned out to be.

"Mother was right, love is a lethal drug, and it hurts both ways."

"Sounds like someone is jealous."

A voice came from behind the tree Zhong Xie was standing, and she immediately frowned.

The voice continued.

"Jiang Yilin was born a mortal, but look at her now? She is already in the human realm and is a year younger than you, yet you are still in the spirit realm, fufufu…"

Zhong Xie didn't pay any mind to her and started walking away.

"This Bitch, Wei Ying."

This person had caused a lot of trouble for her, even when they were infants. When she got crippled, Wei Ying would send ridicule gifts that showed how her cultivation was improving.

"Tsk, bitch." Wei Ying looked at her rival in disdain.

She wanted nothing more than to tear her apart right now, but she had to put on a fake smile.

"Have you heard the news? Young master Chu Fan has already proposed for my hand in marriage, and I agreed. How good is that?"

Zhong Xie wanted to get some refreshment but had to halt her steps.

'This is not good. If the Wu and Chu clans join forces, then it would be bad for my plan. Alas, I can't do anything to stop it. This bitch only said it to gloat in my face.'

She didn't care at all about whether the marriage went on or not.

"So?"

Seeing Zhong Xie's casual reply, Wei Ying couldn't resist the urge to bite her red hair in rage.

'This bitch, she thinks she has it all. I will embarrass you in front of everyone.'

She maintained her forced smile. "I am just wondering if you have a-"

"I have a boyfriend, but he is mortal." Zhong Xie cut her words short before resuming her journey.

Wei Yong rolled her eyes with mockery.

'Tsk, you just said that to avoid shame. Which idiot would be stupid enough to fall for you, much worse a mortal? You may be pretty, but your character is that of a snake. I wanted to laugh at you for falling for a mortal, but this time I will make the world know that you created a fictional boyfriend.'

"Can you please tell us the name of your boyfriend?!"

Wei Yong's voice was loud and attracted everyone's attention. Even the bride receiving wedding gifts had to halt her movement. She was slightly interested in this cousin-in-law's love life.

'You just had to make it loud, didn't you?' Zhong Xie was enraged inside and was blaming herself for coming up with such a stupid lie.

She only knew one mortal, the one she suspected of being Maple-Leaf Stepping Stone, but for the sake of her pride, she didn't investigate him that much.

'I will just let Wei Yong do the investigation for me. After all, she wants to bring me down. I never thought a day would come when you would be useful to me.'

Zhong Xie showed a pleasant smile that made it hard to read her motives.

"My boyfriend is Gu Mickey."

Before Wei Yong could find faults, ear-piercing screams echoed around the whole outdoor wedding venue.

"Ah! The bride has fainted!"

"Heavens! Was the weather too hot for her?! But it's snowing!"

"No! This is a bad omen! This marriage is bound to fail!"

Zhong Xie didn't care about her cousin-in-law's well-being and used the commotion to get away from Wei Yong. Who knows what she might pull out next?

'Gu Mickey used to live in the same squatter camp as Maple-Leaf Stepping Stone. With his location found, I can finally know the whereabouts of my sweetheart… I can't wait.'

South Beach.

Lord South held onto a 'Life Expansion' grimoire with a worried look on his face that had a few tears.

"Don't die on Grandpa. He will save you. You are the one who made it this far."

Before his red eyes was a pile of flesh that was all humps. Vibrations could be seen on the pile of flesh, and this was the source of Lord South's hope.

'He is the only one who made it this far. I can't afford to lose him. I absolutely can't!'

Lord South put the grimoire at the place where the vibrations were strongest, and a purple light illuminated the dark, eerie cave. In a breath's time, the purple light vanished together with the grimoire.

The 'Life Expansion' grimoire entered into the primeval world, where day and night coexisted together, and most of it was water, with only a small piece of land in the middle, which had a lively maple tree.

The Life Expansion Grimoire was attracted to the tree. Its feeling told it there were about two grimoires there, and it pulled itself there.

However, before it could get close to the maple tree, a surge of yellow Qi assaulted it. It didn't panic; it could somehow feel that this Qi wasn't going to kill it.

The grimoire took the ride and got pulled away from the land.

It was dragged towards the ocean, yet when it was an inch away, it was pushed into a small compartment that was an inch above sea level.

The entrance was small, but the inside was big. The place didn't only have one entrance; it was like a city sewer system.

The Qi that pushed the grimoire sank into the ground, and it could now feel other 'Life Expansion' Grimoires that were at one corner.

Also, it could feel three other grimoires. One was flipping its pages, another was sitting on top of a pile of dead monkeys, and the other was eating olive leaves.

In the outside world, Lord South's expression finally calmed down. The pile of flesh was taking back its humanoid form.