Chapter 183: She’s "Just" a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator, Terrifying Imagination and The 752x Multiplier

Inside the elegantly decorated private office on the highest floor, the atmosphere was a complete hundred and eighty degree turn from the tense situation downstairs.

Yu Liang sat comfortably at the head of the desk, pouring a cup of steaming, fragrant spiritual tea. Beside him sat Mei Hua, her beautiful face carrying a gentle and elegant smile, looking every bit the perfect, untouchable fairy.

Sitting opposite them was Elder Qian. The plump, middle aged man was currently sitting with his back straighter than a steel rod, his hands rested respectfully on his knees, not daring to even lean back in his chair. He took a small, careful sip of the tea, his squinty eyes darted nervously between Yu Liang and the breathtakingly beautiful Mei Hua.

Finally, unable to hold back his curiosity, Elder Qian put down his teacup. He rubbed his hands together, putting on his most flattering, sycophantic smile.

"Young Master Yu," Elder Qian chuckled softly. "This old man has traveled the four seas and visited the eight deserts, but I have never seen a woman with such a transcendent, otherworldly aura. May I ask, who is this fairy sitting beside you? She must be from a truly illustrious and hidden ancient clan to match your peerless elegance and bearing!"

Yu Liang deliberately invited Elder Qian up to the private office for a very specific reason. He knew exactly how the cultivation world worked. If Elder Qian had just stayed downstairs, the onlookers would see a high ranking sect elder groveling and flattering a Young Master but his wife was left standing in the background and if such situation does appear in the future like that just happened with Zhao Family, this will help his wife immensely.

To maintain the image of a "supreme, hidden young master," he needed to properly introduce his wife and establish his terrifying "family background" in Elder Qian’s mind and he knows the right way to do that.

Hearing the question, Yu Liang set his teacup down and smiled gently. He reached out and held Mei Hua’s soft hand.

"Elder Qian, let me introduce you," Yu Liang said. "This is Mei Hua and She is my wife."

’Wife?!’

Elder Qian’s heart skipped a beat, and his sycophantic smile instantly froze on his face.

He was completely stuck.

His brain began to spin at an unprecedented speed on. ’A wife? Of course he has a wife! A man with such a terrifying, unfathomable background, a man who makes me, an elder, act like a loyal servant, must definitely have a wife from an equally terrifying, hidden ancient clan! Looking at her, they are definitely a perfect match!’

But then, a problem arose. Elder Qian coughed awkwardly, his eyes blinked rapidly. "Ah... Young Master, please don’t laugh at this old man’s ignorance. I have been in the Jade City for decades, but I... I have truly never heard of the young miss’s name, nor have I heard of the esteemed Mei family’s reputation in the inner city. Could it be that the young miss’s family resides in a more remote place?"

A glint passed through Yu Liang’s eyes, he was waiting exactly for this moment, he took a slow sip of his tea, his expression completely nonchalant. He waved his hand dismissively.

"Oh, my wife is just the type who keeps a low profile," Yu Liang said casually with a relaxed tone as if he were talking about the weather. "She doesn’t like to flaunt her status or involve herself in worldly affairs. Besides, she is just a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator after all. There’s no need to make a big deal out of it."

’J-Just... a Nascent Soul cultivator?!’

Inside Elder Qian’s mind, a massive explosion instantly went off! His soul nearly flew out of his skull!

’JUST a Nascent Soul Realm?!Are you out of your mind, Young Master?!’ Elder Qian practically screamed internally, his face twitched violently which he tried to control. ’In this entire Jade City, No, our Cloudwater Sect Master is only at the Soul Formation Realm! And a Nascent Soul is like supreme ancestor even in my family! A Nascent Soul can sit in the Highest Elders hall and enjoy the worship of millions! And you call her ’just’ a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator?! You say it like she’s a mere Foundation Establishment Realm brat!’

But the true horror was just beginning. Elder Qian’s imagination, fueled by his own fear and Yu Liang’s casual words, instantly began to spiral into a terrifying abyss.

’Wait... if his wife is ’just’ a Nascent Soul, and she is considered ’low profile’ and not worth flaunting... then what about her hidden protectors?! If a Nascent Soul Realm is just the wife, her personal guards must be at the Soul Formation realm, or... or even higher!!!’

’And then what about her parents?! If the daughter is a Nascent Soul Realm, the parents must be at Dao Palace Realm or even at unbelievable height of D-D-Divine Lord Realm old monsters!’

’What about her elders? Her grandparents?! What on earth is this Young Master’s family?! Are they the rulers of the entire continent?! No... they must be the hidden rulers of the entire cultivation world! The heavenly phenomena, the golden lotuses... Is it also his doing?? Then it all makes sense now! He is the true heir of a supreme clan!’

The more Elder Qian thought about it, the more his scalp went numb. A thick layer of cold sweat instantly soaked his elder robes. He looked at Yu Liang not just with respect, but with a deep, soul shaking terror.

The "hammer" had hit the spot perfectly. Elder Qian was now 100% convinced that Yu Liang was a dragon hiding in the shallow waters, and he, Elder Qian, was just a lucky shrimp who had managed to lick the dragon’s scales.

Seeing that Elder Qian’s eyes were glazed over with extreme fear and awe, Yu Liang knew the act was a complete success.

"Elder Qian," Yu Liang said, his voice bringing the terrified elder back to reality. "Today, you rushed over here and helped me clean up this messy farce. I appreciate your ’contribution’."

Yu Liang waved his hand, and a plain spatial ring appeared on the desk.

"I don’t have the any resources or pills on me right now," Yu Liang said generously. "So, I will just give you some spiritual stones as a small gift. Take it."

Elder Qian’s eyes locked onto the spatial ring. His body reacted before his brain could. He instantly put on a face of extreme refusal, waving his hands frantically.

"No, no, no! Young Master, this is absolutely inappropriate!" Elder Qian shouted, his face filled with ’righteous’ refusal. "Helping the Young Master is this old man’s bounden duty! How can I possibly accept a gift? If the sect finds out, I will be punished! No, I cannot take it..."

Even as he was shouting "no", his body was incredibly honest. His right hand had already smoothly slid across the desk, snatched the spatial ring, and instantly slipped it deep into his wide sleeve, securing it tightly in his grip.

Yu Liang chuckled, pretending not to notice the elder’s blatant hypocrisy. "Keep it. It’s just a little pocket change for me anyways."

Elder Qian coughed dryly, finally dropping the act. He secretly released a thread of his divine sense into the spatial ring to see how much ’pocket change’ it was.

’Boom!’

The moment his divine sense entered the ring, Elder Qian’s soul violently trembled, and he nearly choked on his own saliva.

’Two... Two Trillion Mid Grade Spiritual Stones?!’

Elder Qian’s eyes widen as if they will pop out of their sockets. His heart was hammering against his ribs like a war drum. ’Two Trillion?! Are you kidding me?! The 60% of the Zhao family’s assets we just signed over downstairs... if we liquidated all their mines, auction houses, and pill workshops, it wouldn’t even reach one trillion in liquid cash! This ’small gift’ is worth more than the entire compensation! What kind of terrifying wealth is this?!’

He quickly retracted his divine sense, his hands trembled slightly as he bowed so low this time that his forehead almost touched the desk. "This old man... thanks the Young Master for his generous grace! I will serve the Young Master with my life!"

At that exact moment, crisp mechanical notifications exploded in Yu Liang’s mind, bringing a deeply satisfied smile to his face.

[ Ding! Host has spent 2,000,000,000,000 Mid Grade Spiritual Stones ]

[ Multiplier Triggered: 752x ]

[ Host Receives 1,504,000,000,000,000 Mid Grade Spiritual Stones ]