The gigantic explosion startled everyone on the Treasure Ship. Leaders from various gangs, including the Qingzi Sect, stepped out onto the deck in surprise. Watching the billowing flames and black smoke spewing from the bombed room on the ship's side, they were terrified.

Under the cover of night, in a corner unseen by anyone on board, a small escape speedboat quietly departed from the Treasure Ship.

Sitting in the speedboat, Ling Yun silently looked back at the Treasure Ship and said in a detached tone, "Lin Feng, just you wait. I will definitely succeed in killing you again!"

"Boss, why didn't Wei Qian and Fang Gang retreat with us?" The handsome young man steering the speedboat beside Ling Yun glanced back at the Treasure Ship, a somewhat strange expression on his face as he asked.

If Lin Feng were here, he would certainly recognize this young man steering the boat. He was the 'waiter' who had delivered the poisoned seafood rice to him.

"The enemy is too strong. Wei Qian and Fang Gang covered my escape; they were already killed by them," Ling Yun said in an extremely cold tone.

In fact, Ling Yun knew that Xue Qingyi always carried an antidote for the Linglong Needle. If Wei Qian and Fang Gang had fallen into the hands of Xue Qingyi and the others, they might have survived. But after being bombed at close range by a high-powered C4 explosive, they were definitely doomed.

Was the opponent really that strong? The color drained from the young helmsman's face. He felt a surge of relief, thankful that he hadn't joined the Boss to confront them; otherwise, he would surely have ended up worse off than Wei Qian and Fang Gang.

On the Treasure Ship, Long Shaotian was fuming. During the day, Zheng Shuizhou of the Sky Wolf Gang had been assassinated, and now, at night, a bomb had exploded on the ship. Who the hell was causing all this trouble? Moreover, Bai Yuanshan, the boss of the Hong Sect, was now on board, and Lin Feng certainly wouldn't want to lose face in front of him.

"Send someone to find out what exactly happened?!" Long Shaotian, his expression one of extreme displeasure, commanded his subordinates in a deep voice to investigate the incident.

Ling Yun's escape had been quite hasty; he had only detonated a small bomb he was carrying. The fire brigade on the Treasure Ship quickly brought the fire in the room under control. They also found two unrecognizable bodies and the remnants of two micro submachine guns.

After seeing these two bodies and the submachine gun parts, Long Shaotian's face finally darkened completely. The seriousness of the situation had far exceeded his expectations.

When the crew found several extremely powerful C4 explosives in another room, Long Shaotian knew that this sea voyage was likely to end prematurely.

Amidst the fearful gazes of the gang leaders, Long Shaotian helplessly instructed one of his men, "Have Captain Mark steer the ship back!"

To avoid suspicion, Lin Feng, Zhou Yang, and Xue Qingyi, who had been blasted into the sea by the explosion, didn't call for help. Instead, under the cover of darkness, they slowly climbed up the ship's side. It took them a good ten minutes, but the three, soaked to the bone, finally made it back onto the ship.

In the explosion, Zhou Yang had suffered quite a few burns. Although not too severe, he looked quite wretched.

However, the most wretched was Lin Feng. He had used his body to shield Xue Qingyi from most of the explosive blast. Now his clothes were like rags, not a single piece intact. His back was severely burned, and several tufts of hair on the back of his head had been singed off.

In contrast, Xue Qingyi, the one with the weakest Inner Strength cultivation, seemed uninjured. Her clothes were merely soaked by the seawater, clinging tightly to her body and revealing her voluptuous figure, looking extremely seductive.

"Lin Feng... thank... thank you!" Zhou Yang, after catching his breath, struggled to express his gratitude to Lin Feng. If it weren't for Lin Feng's quick reactions, he and Xue Qingyi would likely have perished in the flames. Although Zhou Yang still had doubts about Lin Feng being the White Wolf King, there was no question that Lin Feng had saved his life.

As an honorable and forthright man, Zhou Yang had no trouble expressing his gratitude.

"It's what I should do." Lin Feng shook his head with a slight smile. The movement, however, pulled at the burned skin on his back, causing him to hiss in pain.

As team captain, wasn't it his duty to look after his team members? Lin Feng was long accustomed to such situations. Countless times, these unruly young ones had caused trouble, and he was always the one to clean up their messes. This one more time didn't make a difference.

Zhou Yang understood Lin Feng's implication. He pursed his lips, glanced at Xue Qingyi, and looked as if he wanted to say something but then stopped. In the end, Zhou Yang didn't press Lin Feng to confirm his identity as team captain, instead acting as though he had forgotten about it.

"It's a shame. That was such a good opportunity, but that brat Ling Yun still managed to escape!" Zhou Yang lifted his head, looking in the direction Ling Yun had fled, casually changing the subject.

"He will come back," Lin Feng said faintly, also gazing in the direction Ling Yun had departed. In this world, no one understood Ling Yun's character better than he did.

"Lin Feng, let's go back to my room, and I can apply some medicine to your back," Xue Qingyi said, her brow furrowed in concern as she looked at the burned and reddened skin on Lin Feng's back.

When Zhou Yang heard Xue Qingyi, his brow furrowed slightly. He looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, after another glance at Lin Feng, he decided against speaking and left ahead of them.

Lin Feng stared at Xue Qingyi and nodded.

After the explosion, the ship's crew and passengers all appeared quite flustered. Everyone had retreated to their cabins, not daring to wander outside. Thus, Lin Feng and Xue Qingyi encountered no one on their way back to her room, returning smoothly.

"First, take off your wet clothes and rinse with some cold water," Xue Qingyi instructed him in a low voice, taking a large bathrobe from her wardrobe and handing it to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng glanced at Xue Qingyi's drenched form and casually asked, "Don't you want to change your clothes first?"

"Your injuries are worse. Go ahead and rinse off in the bathroom. I'll just change out here," Xue Qingyi replied, her face slightly flushed as she spoke in a low voice.

Change in the room? Ahem... What if Xue Qingyi is still changing when I inadvertently open the door? Wouldn't I see everything? This young woman really trusts me! Lin Feng thought, feeling a bit awkward. He took the bathrobe Xue Qingyi handed him and went into the bathroom, starting to rinse the burned skin on his back with cold water.

The cool water streamed over his stinging skin. The initial coolness gradually gave way to intensified pain, making Lin Feng wince. Burns are one of the most agonizing types of injuries. Unlike ordinary abrasions, the unceasing pain is incredibly hard to endure. Even Lin Feng, with his third-level Inner Strength cultivation, couldn't help but frown, letting the cool water flow over his injured skin, daring not to move carelessly.

CRACK!

After more than ten minutes, the bathroom door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

Lin Feng looked up to see Xue Qingyi, already changed into a nightgown, her slender, fair hand holding a small box of medicinal ointment.

"I... I saw you hadn't come out for so long, and there was no sound from inside, so I thought you might have fainted." Xue Qingyi hadn't expected Lin Feng not to have locked the door. She had twisted the handle, and the door opened easily, and she was abruptly faced with the sight of a stark naked Lin Feng, which couldn't help but make her flustered.

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