"Trouble? Hardly!" Luo Chen shook his head, unconcerned.0

"This matter wasn’t your fault to begin with. The Huo family acted improperly. Those attending the auction have every right to comment.0

"You two weren’t the only ones speaking up, after all. On the contrary, for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to lash out at juniors like that, it was truly..."0

Huo Hu. Luo Chen silently repeated the name, his eyes reflecting a trace of contemplation.0

If he wasn’t mistaken, that must be the so-called genius of the Huo family, the one they sent to the Flame Alliance for training. He is not even in his fifties, yet he has already stepped into Foundation Establishment Realm.0

With the two Nascent Soul sects now at war, the Flame Alliance, being a vassal of the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect, had naturally been drawn into the conflict. And yet instead of using the war to prove himself, Huo Hu had returned to Taishan Market under the pretense of handling family affairs. It was said his cultivation realm wasn’t even fully stabilized.2

Though it's hard to say if he was merely cowardly or had mastered the art of survival through cautious retreat, judging from his earlier arrogance toward the weak, he was probably just a coward.0

Glancing at the two who had apologized, Luo Chen sighed. "Still, when traveling outside, one must be careful with words and conduct.0

"Treat this as a lesson. Don’t make the same mistake again.0

"You may rise."0

Qu Lingjun nodded repeatedly. Though he hadn’t been targeted earlier, that was only because he had stood near Luo Chen. The killing intent Huo Hu had aimed at Su Xiaolin had been far from subtle.0

Su Xiaolin stood up, and some of the arrogance...0