Chapter 169: Mei Hua Breaks Through The Nascent Soul Realm, White Lotus and Fierce Protectiveness

Inside the cultivation room, the aura of the Peak Stage Core Formation Realm slowly retracted into Yu Liang’s body.

At the exact same moment, just outside the wooden door of the room, in the yard, Mei Hua slowly opened her eyes too.

A breathtaking, translucent gentle yet unfathomably deep aura spread out from her delicate body before being perfectly concealed. She let out a soft breath, her long eyelashes fluttered as she looked at the closed door.

It was her daily habit to come and check on Yu Liang. Even when he was in seclusion, she would sit right outside his door, meditating quietly. To the outside world, she was the elegant, untouchable manager of Heaven’s Table. But behind closed doors, she was simply a woman deeply in love with her husband.

She always loved the calm, confident smile he gave her, the way his hands felt when he held hers, and the peaceful moments they shared over the time. Checking on him every day, even if just to feel his aura through the door, was her little ritual of love one could say, a way to ensure the man she cherished was safe.

But today, her routine had been completely broken.

When the heavenly phenomenon occurred, the shower of golden lotuses and the ethereal sounds that shook the continent, Mei Hua was sitting right outside his door. What shocked her wasn’t just the grand spectacle in the sky, but the fact that the countless golden lotuses were actively being drawn into Yu Liang’s room like a massive vortex.

’What in the world did he accomplished?!!’ She was totally shocked.

The residual, leaking energy from those divine lotuses had filled the entire courtyard. It was so pure, so rich in principles, that it instantly forced Mei Hua into a profound cultivation state.

The energy was like a divine elixir. The bottlenecks and difficulties she had faced in her cultivation for years were effortlessly dissolved, one after another, like snow meeting a blazing sun. The leaking energy was so overwhelmingly rich that it pushed her directly through her final barrier, allowing her to break through on the spot.

Now, having fully adjusted to her new realm, a sweet, deeply affectionate smile appeared on Mei Hua’s beautiful face.

She reached out, her slender fingers gently tracing the wood of the door. "My husband is truly amazing even Heavens has to cheer for him," she whispered softly, her voice filled with pride and adoration. "Even the leaking breath is enough to push me to a completely new realm. He is always so full of surprises... I can’t wait to see what he looks like when he comes out."

With a gentle chuckle, her figure blurred. She vanished from the spot as if she had never been there at all.

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High above, on the tiled roof of Heaven’s Table.

Mei Hua stood at the very peak, her clothes fluttered in the breeze. Her aura had completely changed. The gentle, warm manager of the restaurant was gone, now in her place stood a majestic, untouchable existence. She had officially stepped into the Nascent Soul realm!

She didn’t turn around, but her clear, cold voice echoed in the air. "White Lotus."

Whishh!

Without a single sound, a figure totally covered in tight, black clothes appeared directly behind her. The person wore a dark mask that covered their entire face, leaving only a pair of cold, dead eyes exposed.

This was White Lotus. She was not an ordinary person. She was a personal slave guard, cultivated from childhood, and assigned to Mei Hua by her family. More importantly, White Lotus’s cultivation was at the terrifying Soul Transformation realm.

In the outside world, a Soul Transformation expert would be a supreme ancestor capable of destroying entire kingdoms or they could be Vice Sect Leader in any Top Tier Sect, yet here, she stood as a loyal shadow behind Mei Hua.

"Congratulations, Young Miss, on breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm," White Lotus said, her voice was muffled but it carried genuine, heartfelt happiness.

She bowed deeply. "To reach the Nascent Soul realm at such a young age... in the entire history of our family’s main branch... No let alone our family even in the history of any sect this was considered completely impossible. You have truly shocked me and rewritten the family’s records. This subordinate is genuinely happy for you."

Mei Hua nodded slightly, accepting the praise gracefully. "Thank you, White Lotus. The heavens were indeed generous today."

But as she spoke, the gentle warmth in her eyes vanished completely, replaced by a chilling coldness.

"However," Mei Hua’s voice dropped. "Such a massive commotion, the golden lotuses, the ethereal sounds will certainly shake the continent and it is bound to attract countless flies. The cultivation world is full of greedy, nosy old monsters."

She turned her head slightly.

"First of all, deploy the family’s hidden guards. Block everything and anything related to phenomenon. Divert the attention of the orthodox sects and the demonic paths. Create a smokescreen in the eastern wilderness if you have to. Make them think the phenomenon originated from an ancient secret realm opening. It might not fool the old monsters but it will be definitely enough for Mid Tier to Small Tier Sect and Families."

Mei Hua paused, her gaze locking onto White Lotus. Her eyes were completely emotionless, like deep, frozen abyss that held no mercy.

"And if anyone... anyone... becomes an ignorant fool and tries to get to the bottom of this, and somehow get to know it’s related to this city and tries to investigate everything including my Daoist partner..."

Mei Hua’s lips parted, and a single word fell from them.

"Kill them all."

Buzz!

The moment those words left her mouth, a terrifying, suffocating killing intent exploded from her body. It wasn’t just the aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it was a pure, unadulterated will to murder, a profound intent to slaughter that transcended the boundaries of cultivation realms.

White Lotus, a veteran killer who had bathed in the blood of thousands and possessed the mighty Soul Transformation realm, actually froze from that aura.

Her dead eyes widened slightly in shock. Her body, which had never flinched even slightly in the face of death, stiffened for a split second. She could feel the unyielding ferocity in her Young Miss’s words.

’She’s not just giving an order,’ White Lotus realized, a chill running down her spine. ’She is dangerously protective of him. Anyone who threatens her Daoist partner’s peace, no matter who they are, no matter what their background... she will tear them apart.’

The killing intent slowly retracted, but the chilling atmosphere remained.

White Lotus quickly bowed her head, hiding the shock in her eyes. "This subordinate understands. No one will get to know anything related to it, if it does happen I’ll attone it with my death."

With a flash, White Lotus vanished from the roof, merging completely into the shadows.

Mei Hua turned back around, looking in the direction of the courtyard.

"Yu Liang," she whispered with a faint smile appearing on her lips. "You gave me a life where I could finally find peace. So let me protect that peace for you in return. You don’t need to worry about the dangers lurking in the dark. As long as I’m here, no one will be allowed to threaten your life. So, Let me be the one who stands between you and the coming storms."