"Xiangxiang, just name whatever you need," the alliance leader said with a smile.

Xia Xiang subconsciously looked at Jiu Wu and found that he was also staring intently at her, so she quickly looked away.

"The position of Alliance Leader," Xia Xiang said directly.

Jiuwu: That's too much! You actually tricked me!

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The Imperial Guards who were close to Xia Xiang stared wide-eyed, while Xiu remained calm and unmoved.

The elders all looked displeased and disapproving at her, while the ministers, disregarding the fact that they were still in front of the alliance leader, began whispering among themselves. Only the newly appointed minister smiled and gave her a thumbs up.

Being the leader of the alliance isn't impossible, but it's too demanding. Xia Xiang's personality isn't really suited to being the leader, and she's still young. Taking on such a heavy responsibility right now is too much for her.

However, if Jiu Wu helps her set up a protective magnetic field, she can just look at documents and annoy these old guys whenever she wants, which would be great.

The alliance leader's furrowed brows relaxed. "Well, it's not that it's impossible..."

"No way!" Old man number one interrupted when he saw that the alliance leader had given in.

Xia Xiang looked at the elder who had spoken with a dangerous gaze, "Elder Gu, I ran into your precious youngest son when I came back. He was so arrogant and domineering, completely unlike when he was a child, when he would cry with just one punch."

"It seems that Elder Gu has done a good job of raising his son. His arrogant and domineering manner is a family trait. But you have completely misled him, because I can now make him cry with one punch."

"What kind of good person are you?!" Elder Gu said angrily. "You have half of your bloodline from that demonized Yehenara family, and you still want to be the leader of the righteous alliance?!"

Xia Xiang sighed: She knew that once her true identity was revealed, she would be out of luck for the position of leader of the alliance.

But wouldn't it be even more dangerous to reveal her true identity after becoming the leader? Anyway, she didn't really want to be the leader, so it doesn't matter.

"Elder Gu, step back!" the Alliance Leader said in a deep voice.

"Alliance Leader, I firmly oppose Xia Lanxingde Xiang taking over as Alliance Leader. Everything else is negotiable, but this is unacceptable," Elder Gu declared.

Jiu Wu glanced at Elder Gu with an ambiguous expression, and was about to say something when Xia Xiang stopped him with a look.

"Sigh, never mind." Xia Xiang lowered her head sadly. "So even if I haven't done anything wrong, I'm still discriminated against. I believed in justice so much, but in the end, they betrayed me."

“Alright, I don’t have to be the leader of the alliance. Then I only have one request: I will have full authority over the Yehenara family,” Xia Xiang said seriously.

"That won't do!" Elder Gu wanted to say something, but the alliance leader glared at him and shut him up.

The alliance leader coughed twice to bring the almost chaotic scene under control. He knew that Xia Xiang didn't really want to be the alliance leader; she was just teasing these old guys.

"Xia Xiang will have full authority over the Yehenara family, and Xia Lanxingde Xiang will serve as the commander of the Iron Guard, responsible for overseeing the four city guards in the east, west, south, and north. He will assume office immediately," the alliance leader stated directly, leaving no room for argument.

Everyone: ? ? ?

Sitting in the row of elders was Hu Yanjue Luo, the current head of the family, who was also Xiu's father and the previous commander of the East City Guard, Hu Yanchi, who remained expressionless.

In fact, he already knew, so when those eyes that were secretly fixed on him saw that he had no reaction, they looked away in disappointment.

Originally, the Iron Guard was led by the East City Guard, with the East City Guard commander being the de facto leader. But now, Xia Xiang has suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and it's unclear what the leader's intentions are.

However, it would be extremely difficult for Xia Xiang to gain real power.

The Iron Guard is filled with members of powerful families. To gain complete control, one must first win their trust through sheer strength. Otherwise, how could they possibly accept her as their leader?

Furthermore, none of these four regimental commanders are simple-minded; they simply don't genuinely respect her.

What's more, she's a minor girl with half Yehenara family blood!

The elders and some ministers weren't worried at all that Xia Xiang wanted to seize real power. They figured she could just let her hold onto it for a while, since she was unlikely to succeed anyway. So they didn't want to offend the alliance leader and took their leave.

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Xia Xiang is satisfied with the current outcome. She is now in a seemingly high position, which not only reflects the alliance leader's love for the Xia family, but also gives her the right to do as she pleases, and the entire Jiuwu faction checks and balances her, or rather, supports her.

As long as she doesn't actually want to destroy the Iron Dimension, she's most comfortable the way she is right now.

She also had the image of being love-struck to shield her from the outside world, preventing those adults from bothering her with their idleness.

However, the person who spread the rumor is despicable, and she must find the source of the rumor.