As soon as the words left his mouth, Xu Nan suddenly realized that the female voice from earlier had not belonged to Qin Lele at all!
Lu Honghong leaned closer with great interest, sizing Xu Nan up from head to toe.
Being stared at like that by the Thousand Rays Society's big sister, even someone as thick-skinned as Xu Nan felt a little uncomfortable.
Xu Nan was not surprised by Red Jie's appearance. Qin Lele had said earlier that she had become separated from the Thousand Rays Society's main force. Finding one of her own people at Silver Lake now actually put him at ease.
That was the advantage of having an organization. At least so far, the Thousand Rays Society had been fairly reliable.
"I thought you were leading a team to spread advanced experience and demonstrate the grandeur of a great nation?"
"How did you end up here fishing in troubled waters?"
Lu Honghong asked.
She had followed the magical mark on Qin Lele all the way here. She had not expected to miss their Temple Raider, only to run into Xu Nan instead.
Xu Nan briefly recounted what had happened to him.
Naturally, he skipped over the part involving Lannis and Susie. He simply claimed that he had accidentally entered the Great Secret Realm and happened to run into Qin Lele, blah blah blah.
"As long as Lele is alright..."
Lu Honghong let out a breath of relief. She had personally brought Qin Lele here. They had gotten separated in Lannis's temple, and if anything had truly happened to her, Lu Honghong would certainly have blamed herself.
"We can discuss the full report after we return. Take Qin Lele, and let's leave this place first."
Her tone turned grave. Though she did not look around nervously, she