Chapter 549 - 549: I'm Here to Deliver a Message for Mr. Long

"You're saying I'm not worthy?"

Miss Feng's face turned livid. She never imagined Jiang Xinghai would humiliate her like this!

"Don't you dare pull rank on me. You're just an old hag. Who'd even be interested in you?"

Jiang Xinghai, however, looked completely unfazed, his gaze fixed provocatively on Miss Feng.

'I need to figure out how to save Zhu Yan and disarm that explosive device as fast as possible,' he calculated internally.

"Is that so? Am I just an old hag in your eyes?"

Miss Feng's eyes turned cold. She took a sudden step forward with one long leg, showing off her still-alluring figure.

That one step sent a ripple-like shockwave across the ground, surging directly toward Jiang Xinghai.

"Hmph!"

Jiang Xinghai snorted coldly and immediately took a step forward as well.

With his step, True Qi surged, forcefully blasting Miss Feng away.

"You!" Miss Feng cried out, apparently not expecting Jiang Xinghai to be able to counter her attack head-on.

In that same instant, in the blink of an eye, Jiang Xinghai had swept Zhu Yan into his arms.

Zhu Yan was stunned. As she felt his strong arms wrap around her, an indescribable emotion welled up in her heart.

BOOM!

However, at that very moment, Miss Feng pressed the remote control in her hand.

The explosive device strapped to Zhu Yan's abdomen erupted in a dazzling fireball, accompanied by a deafening roar.

The entire area shook violently as the force of the blast sent Jiang Xinghai and Zhu Yan flying into the distance.

"How? How are you two unharmed?!"

Miss Feng had already gotten to her feet and was rushing over.

The explosive she had strapped to Zhu Yan's abdomen should have been powerful enough to blast a five-meter-wide crater.

Yet, now, Zhu Yan's blouse was merely in tatters; her body was completely unscathed.

And Jiang Xinghai, with only a cold expression on his face, also appeared to have suffered no substantial harm.

"Miss Feng, have you forgotten that those at the Creation Realm and above can ignore ordinary Hot Weapons?"

"Even if this explosive device was on the larger side, it's still nothing to someone in the Celestial Destiny Realm. You made such a foolish mistake. You've only brought this humiliation upon yourself," Jiang Xinghai said, supporting the still-shaken Zhu Yan.

"I was careless!"

Miss Feng realized Jiang Xinghai's explanation was perfectly reasonable, and a cold sweat broke out on her brow.

'To think I'd actually make such a rookie mistake!'

"Zhu Yan, sit down and rest for a moment. I'll deal with her."

At that, Jiang Xinghai let go of Zhu Yan and walked toward Miss Feng.

A moment ago, he had only remembered at the critical juncture and frantically poured out his True Qi to envelop both himself and Zhu Yan.

Their bodies hadn't been harmed by the explosive weapon.

But their clothes had been shredded by the aftershock, with some parts even turning to dust.

Jiang Xinghai was one thing; as a man, his bared, muscular chest and eight-pack abs only made him look masculine and powerful.

But for Zhu Yan, it was rather awkward.

Her blouse had been shredded into strips of cloth, fully revealing her devilishly perfect curves in the slight breeze.

Had Jiang Xinghai not needed to deal with Miss Feng so quickly, his gaze likely would have lingered on Zhu Yan's body.

"Be careful!"

Zhu Yan, completely ignoring her own indecent appearance, couldn't help but grab Jiang Xinghai's hand.

The fact that this man had come for her was enough to make her feel a fondness for him.

"Don't worry. This crater is for her."

Jiang Xinghai just smiled faintly, turning to face Miss Feng, who stood rooted to the spot as her aura grew increasingly powerful.

"Alright, I admit it. I'm an old hag."

It was unclear what Miss Feng was plotting. She suddenly acted out of character, putting on a fawning, coquettish display. "And an old hag like me isn't worthy of your favor. Why don't we talk about the real reason I came looking for you?"

"..."

Miss Feng's response left both Jiang Xinghai and Zhu Yan speechless.

How could the woman who was so aggressive just a moment ago change so drastically in an instant?

"Don't be fooled by her act!" Zhu Yan shot to her feet and moved to Jiang Xinghai's side again.

"I, for one, am quite interested in this change of hers."

Jiang Xinghai reached out and gently patted Zhu Yan's shoulder before turning his gaze back to Miss Feng.

"Actually, I'm here to deliver a message from Mr. Long."

"Just now, I was only testing your abilities. Fortunately, you passed. So now I can tell you my purpose for coming here," Miss Feng said with a dead-serious expression that didn't seem feigned.

A cold glint appeared in Jiang Xinghai's eyes. "Mr. Long?"

"That's right."

Miss Feng nodded in acknowledgment.

In truth, her act of submission just now was simply one of the two plans she had prepared before coming.

Subduing Jiang Xinghai would have been the best outcome.

Failing that, she was to feign submission and deliver Mr. Long's message.

She had sensed a power from Jiang Xinghai that was even greater than her own. If they continued to fight, she would undoubtedly die!

"To deliver a message from Mr. Long, he could have sent anyone. Why trouble the famous Miss Feng?" Jiang Xinghai asked, closing in on her step by step.