Chapter 1449: Hong Yi Mage

“Heh heh… you really don’t know anything?” The woman in black let out two more cold laughs. “That makes you even more pitiful… Too bad, no matter how pitiful you are I won’t sympathize with you. Because of the damage Lin Feng has done to my Sky Slaughter Organization, even killing every last one of his friends and relatives wouldn’t be enough to pay it back!”

Hearing the woman’s icy voice, a trace of bleakness flashed through Wu Mei’s heart. She parted her lips and spoke in a low, heavy tone, “My relationship with Lin Feng isn’t as close as you think. To him, I’m just a passerby in his life. I’m not important to him at all. You must have grabbed the wrong person!”

“Heh heh… grabbed the wrong person? You really know how to joke…” The woman in black spoke in a mocking tone. “Wu Mei, Officer Wu, did you think the Sky Slaughter Organization’s intelligence network was fake? We’ve dug up every last detail about what you are to Lin Feng. You may not be important to Lin Feng, but that child in your belly—are you going to tell me it isn’t Lin Feng’s seed?!”

At these words, Wu Mei’s eyes suddenly went wide. She stared fixedly at the woman in black and didn’t dare say another word…

“Hmph! You think you can lie to me?” The woman in black snorted coldly and again said something that shocked Wu Mei to the core. “You’re not important to Lin Feng, yet he lets you live in his own place? And I’ll tell you something else: I’ve known all along that you left your phone in that car. But I dragged you out here precisely to lure Lin Feng over. What you did actually helped me a great deal, so I didn’t stop you… If I didn’t tell you, you’d probably still think your little trick was very clever, wouldn’t you? Stupid woman who thinks she’s smart!”

Wu Mei stared with bulging eyes, looking at the woman in black in utter terror. In that moment, Wu Mei almost felt an urge to break down and run… She never imagined this mysterious woman not only had completely figured out her relationship with Lin Feng, but had also used her attempt to call for help to draw Lin Feng here… Looks like the other side has long since prepared to ambush Lin Feng in this temple?! What should she do… Wu Mei turned and glanced at a cliff not far down the mountain road, pain flashing across her face. If she weren’t carrying Lin Feng’s child in her belly, she really would want to jump straight off that cliff, just so she wouldn’t drag Lin Feng down!

“You want to die?” The woman in black’s reactions were razor sharp. With just one look at Wu Mei’s movement, she guessed what Wu Mei was thinking. Then she spoke again in that uniquely cold voice of hers: “Then go die… Lin Feng’s already on his way. You’ve lost your value. Killing yourself will save me the trouble!”

Hearing that, Wu Mei instead calmed down. She clenched her teeth, silently making up her mind. Since Lin Feng had received the message, he would definitely come to save her. She had to stay alive and watch how things played out—maybe Lin Feng would need her help for something! Even if she died, she had to die in a way that meant something!

“Heh heh… Hear that your man’s coming to save you and now you can’t bear to die? You really are a fickle woman…” The woman in black sneered a few more times at Wu Mei.

Wu Mei had already resolved to stay alive and bide her time to help Lin Feng, so she simply acted as if she hadn’t heard the woman’s taunts…

Just as Wu Mei and the woman in black drew close to Jiming Temple, a figure in monk robe suddenly walked out of the darkness. A slightly aged voice asked calmly:

“Two female benefactors, coming to my Jiming Temple at such an hour—may I ask what business brings you here?”

Following the voice, Wu Mei looked over and saw the speaker was an old monk, his beard, hair, and brows all white!

This monk must be from Jiming Temple! A flicker of excitement flashed through Wu Mei’s heart. Instinctively she wanted to ask the monk for help. But that thought only flickered for an instant before Wu Mei immediately vetoed that dangerous idea… The reason Wu Mei had been acting so obedient was that this woman in black was not only highly skilled, but more importantly, under that loose cloak of hers, she had a German‑made MP5 submachine gun hidden!

As someone who hadn’t cultivated Inner Strength, Wu Mei clearly feared that submachine gun far more than she dreaded any master from the martial arts world.

So Wu Mei quickly adjusted. She looked at the old monk with firm eyes and said seriously, “Master, please don’t meddle in our affairs. The winter night is cold and damp, the wind is harsh and the sky is dark. Please, Master, go back to your room and rest at once…”

Compared to Wu Mei’s reaction, the woman in black who had dragged her to Jiming Temple showed far more wariness toward the suddenly appearing old monk. “Old monk, when did you get here? How did I not notice you?”

The woman in black’s voice held a hint of tension. Her pitch‑black eyes, full of vigilance, locked tightly onto the old monk. Under her cloak, the hand gripping the German MP5 had already quietly aimed at the elderly monk opposite her.

“Sigh, such a fine lady, yet you choose to be a thief!” The old monk seemed to clearly sense the woman’s movements. His originally kind, benevolent face turned toward her, and then his right hand casually extended a little in her direction. His fingers gently flicked without any visible force. Two distinct whooshing sounds cut through the air, two pale streaks of light flashed, and Wu Mei saw the mysterious woman in black she had feared so much suddenly go stiff in mid‑step like a marionette whose strings had been cut, her whole body frozen in place, utterly unable to move!

“Wh… what’s happening?!” Wu Mei was completely stunned. She had never imagined that this imposing woman in black would be taken down just like that by a suddenly appearing old monk. What she also hadn’t expected was that the method this old monk used was so bizarre—more incredible than the One Yang Finger in those wuxia TV dramas…

“Amitabha! Forgive my offense!” After pinning the woman in black with a single finger, the old monk chanted an apology, then walked directly over to her side, reached into her cloak, and pulled out the German‑made MP5 submachine gun.

Seeing the old monk had already taken the gun from the woman’s hands, Wu Mei finally, belatedly, reacted. This mysterious old monk had just saved her, just like that?!

The old monk deftly removed the MP5’s magazine, then gave Wu Mei a gentle smile and said mildly, “Young lady, you’ve been frightened. This humble monk’s Dharma name is Hong Yi. I am the abbot of Jiming Temple. I happened to overhear your conversation and learned, Miss Wu Mei, that you are Lin Feng’s beloved confidante. Some time ago this humble monk had the karmic fortune of meeting Benefactor Lin Feng. Though our acquaintance wasn’t deep, Benefactor Lin Feng did a great favor for my Jiming Temple. Since fate has brought us together tonight, this humble monk naturally must lend a hand.”