Desiring the Lightning Phantom Body, and What Came After

Han Chi's expression changed slightly when he heard this.

"This is my father, Han Chi, the head of the Han Family, and this is my younger sister, Han Xue," Han Yue said, introducing them to Qin Chen.

"Hello." Hearing her older sister speak, Han Xue hurriedly came back to her senses. She bent slightly at the waist and spoke softly.

A rare, courteous smile appeared on her usually aloof face.

Qin Chen and the others greeted her politely in return.

"I see... Thank you for this, Elder Qin!" After hearing Han Tian's account, Han Chi's expression shifted several times. At last, he drew a deep breath and cupped his hands toward Qin Chen.

He had carefully sized up Qin Chen's group and discovered, to his astonishment, that even with one foot in the Dou Zong realm, he could not discern the depths of any of them.

The old man among them was especially baffling. He stood there in plain sight, yet Han Chi's spiritual senses detected nothing at all, as though the man were merely a pocket of air.

What level of power was that?

"No need for ceremony, Patriarch Han." Qin Chen looked at Han Yue and smiled. "I was only doing someone a favor."

Han Chi glanced at Zi Yan and the others behind Qin Chen. After a moment's hesitation, he abandoned the idea of trying to ingratiate himself.

He paused, then chose his words carefully. "Elder Qin, thank you for your kindness. It's just that... the Hong Family's ancestor, Hong Tianxiao, is a Five-Star Dou Zong. You killed Hong Chen, and that old fellow certainly won't let this rest. Besides, the Hong Family and the Wind Lightning Pavilion..."

He left the sentence unfinished, but his worry was plain to see.

"Patriarch Han needn't worry. Forget the Hong