"Do you think I'd agree?" The alliance leader listened to Xia Xiang's plan with a dark face, feeling his blood surging uncontrollably. "Xia Xiang! You're going to drive me crazy!"

"How come I didn't know you were such a love-struck fool? Don't you know that feeling sorry for a man will bring you bad luck for life! It's not worth taking such a big risk for that brat."

"Don't be angry," Xia Xiang comforted. "I have my own purpose, it's not for anyone else. But I'm a little worried he'll interfere, so we need to keep this plan a secret."

So she revealed all her secrets, saying that the leader, like her grandfather, was a trustworthy person.

Moreover, she wanted to steal the Demon Suppression Trilogy, turn Lanling King against him, or simply eliminate that old demon.

"I think you're deliberately trying to anger me to death so you can inherit the position of alliance leader!" The alliance leader couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood.

"Hey, how did you know I've been eyeing the position of alliance leader for a long time?" Xia Xiang said casually.

Alliance Leader: "...Don't even think about it. If it were such a good job, would that brat even get it?"

Xia Xiang: I only felt sorry for him for a second, that's all.

“Since you’re going, take the South City Guard Captain with you. I’ll feel more at ease with him there,” the Alliance Leader said after a moment of contemplation. “Find an opportunity to rescue him from prison.”

"What did he do that landed him in jail?" Xia Xiang asked, puzzled.

"He's one of those two people you brought back from the forest, the one who went undercover, but you accidentally caught him," the leader said with a sigh.

"Um, I can't help feeling uneasy," Xia Xiang complained. "He was caught so easily, is it really okay for him to be an undercover agent?"

Alliance Leader: "This was an accident. Who knew we'd run into you? He accepted 200,000 from that kid from the Huyan family and sold him intelligence. Who knew you'd go?"

"What? What?" Xia Xiang's eyes lit up. "You can earn extra money while undercover? Double pay is one thing, but you can earn extra?!"

"Why do you seem a little envious?" the alliance leader asked, puzzled.

"No, I just think he works so hard, he deserves all of this," Xia Xiang said seriously.

"Xiangxiang, please don't act rashly. Your safety should be the top priority." The alliance leader earnestly advised. "Don't worry about the Xia Lanxingde family. I will do my best to appease them."

Xia Xiang nodded, then frowned and said, "Wouldn't it be like throwing a lamb to the slaughter if I went back now? It's too dangerous."

"Why not just have him kidnap you and defect in public? You're going anyway, and it would be a great service to the Yehenara family," the alliance leader explained. "The bigger the commotion, the safer you and he will be."

——

Before Jiu Wu even reached the territory of the Yehenara family, he received a message from the alliance leader, strictly ordering him not to pursue them. He initially didn't want to pay attention, but the alliance leader said it was Xia Xiang's order, so he ultimately didn't go in.

The fact that they didn't kill Xia Xiang on the spot, despite their desperate attempts to take her away, means they didn't actually want her dead.

He'd go back and see what they were up to before heading to Yehenara's house. He just hoped these lunatics wouldn't go too far; if his little fatty died, nobody would survive!

—Yehenara Family—

"Isn't it impolite to shine a bright light directly into my eyes?" Xia Xiang said, suppressing the dryness and pain in her throat, directly criticizing the person who came to lift her eyelids.

"Miss, I'm a doctor," the male voice explained.

"I'm awake, I want some water." Xia Xiang slightly turned her head to avoid the flashlight beam.

"Who are you?!" Xia Xiang wanted to drink a few more sips, but the doctor snatched the cup away, leaving her with deep resentment.

"I already told you, I'm a doctor," the doctor explained, sounding aggrieved. "Just moisten your throat, don't drink so much."

"Where are you a doctor from?" Xia Xiang asked.

"The chief physician of the Yehenara family," the doctor said proudly.

"The Yehenara family? Whose family is that?" Xia Xiang asked in confusion. "Why am I here? Who am I?"

Then he looked behind the doctor, pointed, and asked, "Who is he?"

The doctor turned around and saw that it was Yehenara Xiongba. He immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Sect Leader."

"Xiao Ying, it's me, Grandpa. Do you remember me?" Yehenara Xiong Ba waved for the doctor to leave and sat down by the bedside, speaking kindly.

"I'm your grandfather!" Xia Xiang glared at him and said very rudely, "I don't know you at all!"

Yehenara Xiong Ba took a deep breath and patiently explained, "You have amnesia, of course you don't remember."

Since he was born, apart from that brat from the Jiu Da Chang Lao family, no one has dared to treat him like this! His own flesh and blood! His own flesh and blood! He's still useful! He's still useful!

Ah! That unfilial son! It's all that unfilial son's fault!

The kind-looking old man and the willful young girl glared at each other angrily, neither willing to give in, until finally the old man gave in.

"Stop making a scene," the old man said, frowning. "Your body hasn't recovered yet. If your injuries worsen, I won't take care of you."

He, Yehenara Xiongba, had never been so humble in his life! But this little granddaughter wasn't quite right in the head right now, so it was best not to argue with her.

"None of your business," Xia Xiang turned her head away, not wanting to see him.

Yehenara Xiong Ba got up to leave, but before he even stepped out the door, he heard Xia Xiang mutter a complaint.

"Grandpa? If he were really my biological grandfather, how could I have gotten hurt? It seems he was adopted."

Yehenara Xiong Ba: .....

"You ran out on your own and got injured by Jiu Da Chang Lao Wu from the righteous path!" Yehenara Xiong Ba said angrily. "I've always told you not to provoke him. I can only manage a draw with him. What am I supposed to say to you!"

"The righteous path?" Xia Xiang was speechless. "So we're the bad guys after all? I want to die."

What she was really thinking was that the old man was shameless; he could lie without even a slight change in expression. Otherwise, his noisy machine would have been of no use to her at all. She hadn't lost her memory at all, and she might have believed his nonsense.

"What's so great about the righteous path!" Yehenara Xiong Ba said with exasperation, "You're just like your good-for-nothing father! Too naive!"

"Where's my dad? Why hasn't he come to see me? Could I really be an adopted child? I'm injured like this, and he hasn't even come to see me," Xia Xiang asked.

“You’re my biological child. Your dad chased after your mom and I couldn’t find him either.” Yehenara Xiong Ba’s forehead was covered in black lines. “You don’t need to doubt it. It’s only because you’re my biological child that I’ve held back from strangling you!”

"Thank you so much," Xia Xiang said, her stomach rumbling. "Your biological daughter? You don't even feed her?"

"What did you eat while you were unconscious?!" Yehenara Xiongba asked.

"I was unconscious, and you're asking me that?" Xia Xiang retorted defiantly.

Yehenara Xiongba was so angry he laughed. He turned around and went out to give orders, "Heping, take good care of the young lady. There can be no mistakes. Anyone who disobeys will be put to death."

"Yes," he replied respectfully, bowing deeply.