A warm surge suddenly erupted in Kayson's lower abdomen,
spreading rapidly through his limbs.
His joints crackled softly.
A powerful current stirred inside him, ready to burst forth.
"Ah!"
Kayson leaped into the air
and slammed a palm toward a thin tree in the distance.
Bang!
The tree toppled with one strike.
"Mystic Realm!"
Kayson exclaimed in joy.
The ancient pill really had broken him through to a higher realm. Master Ghost Eye had not been wrong.
His strength had multiplied several times over, and his speed was now ten times that of an ordinary person.
He moved like wind, punched like lightning—
over a hundred strikes in a single second.
At that speed, he could kill an opponent before they even reacted.
Paired with the endlessly circulating Tai Chi Scripture, his stamina and mental recovery were also ten times faster than normal.
Just then, Kayson's phone rang.
He answered, and his mother-in-law Liu Yun's shouting exploded from the speaker:
"Are you dead out there? Don't bother coming home!"
Kayson suddenly remembered—today was Mother-in-Law Day.
It was a fake holiday Liu Yun had made up herself.
She declared May 5th every year Mother-in-Law Day,
and all sons-in-law had to give her gifts.
"Brother! Hurry! This place is dangerous!"
Zhou Mengnan grabbed Kayson and sprinted away.
They didn't stop until they escaped Yunding Mountain. Zhou Mengnan collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.
Kayson frowned in confusion.
"Mengnan, why did you pull me away? What's so weird about Yunding Mountain?"
"Don't ask!"
Zhou Mengnan's face paled with fear as she cut him off.
"You're better off not knowing. Cloud City's waters run deep.
The less you know, the safer you are."
Kayson said: "Today's Mother-in-Law Day. I have to go back. I'll hang out with you later."
"Mother-in-Law Day?!"
Zhou Mengnan burst out laughing.
"Oh my god! Who invented that?
I've heard of Mother's Day, but Mother-in-Law Day? Am I really that out of touch?"
Kayson smiled helplessly.
"My mother-in-law made it up. It's been three years."
Liu Yun was extremely domineering in the Su family—
even creating her own holiday.
Zhou Mengnan asked:
"Hey, big brother… did you fight the Two Tigers alone?"
Kayson nodded. "Yeah. I took them both down. Believe it?"
"Totally!" Zhou Mengnan said cheerfully.
She smacked her lips.
"Big brother, I haven't had a big meal in three years. I'm starving. I wanna eat at the Azure Group restaurant.
But it costs thousands per meal. Can you lend me some money? I'll pay you back when I get rich."
Kayson gave her the only fifty thousand dollars he had on him.
"That's all I have right now. You can have it."
"Wow! Let's go eat together then!" Zhou Mengnan said, thrilled.
Kayson shook his head. "I can't. The Mother-in-Law dinner starts soon, and I have to be there."
He'd planned to pick up a cheap gift at the flea market,
but now he couldn't.
He couldn't refuse Zhou Mengnan when she asked for money—
they were friends, after all.
With empty pockets, Kayson rushed toward the Su residence.
Once he was gone, Zhou Mengnan slowly scattered the fifty thousand dollars on the ground.
A group of young beggars swarmed over and snatched it all up.
They looked up at her: "Are you gonna throw more?"
Zhou Mengnan stared at Kayson's back and murmured softly:
"When you get divorced… I'll marry you."
Kayson reached the house, where Susan kept checking her watch.
When she saw him, she frowned impatiently.
"The dinner's at the Azure Grand Restaurant. I already bought the gift.
A lot of guests will be there. Don't say a word—just stay behind me."
She warned him sharply: "I don't want to be embarrassed because of you again. Got it?"
Kayson nodded quickly. "I understand."
Liu Yun, the host of the day, planned to arrive late
to show off her important status.
But that wasn't enough.
To make an even bigger scene, she rented a luxury car from a motor pool.
Kayson rode his old bicycle as fast as he could to the restaurant.
When he arrived, many guests were already inside—
the Su family, relatives,
Liu Yun's younger sister Aunt Liu, and her daughter Molly Liu.
Sharon Su and Shawn had also arrived early
and were chatting loudly.
Kayson wiped sweat from his forehead. "You're all here already?"
He greeted the relatives one by one.
"Hello, Auntie. This is Molly, right? You've grown up so much—"
But no one reacted.
Auntie waved him away in disgust.
"They let a live-in son-in-law come to the party? How am I supposed to eat? You're lowering my status."
Molly didn't even look up, just kept scrolling on her phone.
She completely ignored Kayson, as if he didn't exist.
After three years, Kayson was used to this treatment.
He was used to being the invisible background.
His entrance felt like a country bumpkin wandering into a noble manor. Everyone stared.
Shawn sneered:
"Kayson, you're an eyesore. Your whole outfit isn't worth a hundred dollars! No taste at all!"
Kayson looked down at his cheap clothes.
"It cost one-twenty! It's super comfortable. I just don't like wearing suits."
His naive tone made everyone burst out laughing.
"Poor Susan! How did she put up with him for three years?!"
"A flower planted straight on a cow dung pile!"
Susan stamped her foot in anger.
She'd told him repeatedly to stay quiet and out of sight, but he just had to open his mouth!
Now everyone was laughing at her again.
While the crowd mocked Kayson's cheap clothes, their eyes turned to Shawn.
Molly ran over, admiring:
"Brother-in-law, your suit must be really expensive!"
Shawn had been waiting for this question.
He flipped his styled hair back and said arrogantly:
"Not too much. Only seven hundred thousand dollars. Custom-made Anderson from Gent Country."
Molly gasped.
"So expensive! I heard Gent Country suits are the most famous in the world—the Gentleman Nation!"
Many young women at the party stared at Shawn,
eyes full of envy.
Shawn soaked up the spotlight,
striking exaggerated poses for the girls to take photos.
Suddenly, Kayson spoke up:
"Shawn, your suit is fake. It's not a real Anderson."
"What?!"
Shawn looked at Kayson like he was an idiot.
"You're a useless live-in son-in-law. Have you ever even worn a suit? Do you know anything about them?"
Kayson said:
"How long did it take from order to delivery for this suit?"
Shawn hesitated, but thought: what does this loser know?
For luxury clothes, he had to exaggerate the time
to show how high-end it was.
"Over three months total," Shawn said.
"Wrong!"