"Hello, Uncle." Although Xia Xiang didn't know who he was or why he was there, she still greeted him politely, adhering to the principle that it's never wrong to be courteous.

Who knew, the other party suddenly seemed angry, even gritting their teeth? Xia Xiang was at a loss.

"How is Grandpa?"

"Xia Xiang! Say it again!" Jiu Lai was very angry. This guy was as unlovable as ever!

Xia Xiang: Oh no, that voice sounds familiar... I didn't hear it clearly outside the car, but isn't that Jiu Lai's voice?

"Moxibustion...moxibustion?" Xia Xiang called out tentatively.

"Hmph!" Jiu Lai turned her head away, not wanting to acknowledge her.

"Have you mastered disguise techniques so well? It's so realistic! Your beard looks so real." Xia Xiang moved closer to him, tugging at his gray beard.

"It feels just like pulling my grandpa's beard, it's so realistic!"

"What are you doing! This is real! A real beard!" Jiu Lai pushed her while turning his head to the other side, trying to salvage his beard.

"What have you been through? You look so mature?" Xia Xiang looked at him and started to imagine what was going on.

As the alliance leader's health deteriorates, the two brothers can only support each other, engaging in a battle of wits and courage with the powerful clans, pushing themselves to the limit. Internally, they need to maintain the crumbling Ironclad Alliance, while externally they must resist the menacing demonic beings...

Waaah~ I was so touched, but unfortunately I couldn't help at all.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Jiu Lai looked at Xia Xiang, who was hugging her arm and sobbing but not shedding a single tear, and was speechless.

"I'm just overusing my powers, not dying. There's no need to fake cry so early."

Xia Xiang looked at Jiu Lai with loving eyes, "Jiu Lai, you've worked hard."

"Hey! That's enough!" Jiu Lai shook the goosebumps off his body.

The car soon stopped in front of the villa where the leader of the alliance worked.

"I won't go in. Remember to come back for dinner with my dad later. There are lots of your favorite dishes." Jiu Lai pushed Xia Xiang out of the car and told the driver to drive away quickly.

Xia Xiang rolled her eyes at the departing car, went through security again downstairs, and then entered the villa. Walking through the front garden and down the familiar corridor, she arrived at the Alliance Leader's study.

Before anyone even entered, they heard a hoarse cough, and Xia Xiang's eyes welled up with tears.

"Xiangxiang, come in quickly." The leader put down his pen, his eyes filled with affection as he smiled at her. "Was it troublesome to walk in all this way?"

"You know Uncle has never liked the environment of the 95 Virtual Guesthouse. It's too bright and hurts your eyes, plus it's a waste of your superpowers, so he just keeps working from home. That's why Xiangxiang has to go through so many security checks to get in. Actually, you could sneak in like last time~"

"Uncle, please don't say that. Your safety is of utmost importance in the Iron Dimension. I don't find it troublesome at all," Xia Xiang replied with a smile. "By the way, how have you been lately?"

"Of course it's great! Thanks to the medicinal herbs that Xiangxiang personally picked, I feel incredibly light now," the Alliance Leader said with a smile.

Xia Xiang's eyes widened with delight, "It's good that it works."

So I decided to go to the ancient tomb hospital when I got back and deliver another batch of medicinal herbs to my aunt.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and a voice with a heavy nasal tone.

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"Father" Jiu Wu knocks on the door again.

Xia Xiang suddenly felt a little flustered: Wasn't this guy supposed to be out? Xia Xiang subconsciously looked at the alliance leader and met his gaze.

slip!!!

"Uncle Alliance Leader, my mom is calling me home for dinner, so I won't bother you any longer. I'll come see you again when I have time." Xia Xiang finished speaking quickly and was about to leave from the other side, but she was still called back.

"Xiangxiang, your brother Jiuwu must have come to invite us back for dinner." The Alliance Leader smiled knowingly. "I wonder if Xiangxiang would still be willing to have a meal with this old man?"

Xia Xiang could only accept walking to the leader's side, saying, "You flatter me. It's my honor to have dinner with you."

"Hey, you've grown up, and your conversations are getting more and more distant." The leader tapped Xia Xiang's nose disapprovingly.

Xia Xiang supported the alliance leader and said with a helpless smile, "I don't want to become that boring adult either, but I absolutely don't mean to be distant from you. I'm just telling the truth."

"What a clever little fellow!" The alliance leader laughed with satisfaction.

The door opened from the outside, and the two immediately saw Jiu Wu looking extremely serious. Xia Xiang's expression remained unchanged, but she felt the urge to back down. However, she was supporting the leader of the alliance and could not back down.

Jiu Wu didn't show any change in expression when he saw Xia Xiang; he simply took out a tissue and started blowing his nose in a very serious manner!

He came here to ambush her, and for the sake of this old geezer, she wouldn't run so fast.

Xia Xiang: ? ? ?

What is he doing?

Xia Xiang calmly looked away from him, trying her best to maintain a calm expression, even though she didn't know what she was panicking about.

"Xiao Wu, you've caught a cold?" the Alliance Leader asked with some concern.

He hadn't been this shocked in years. It's no exaggeration to say that no one in his family had ever caught a cold before, but Jiu Wu's actions were truly historic.

"Don't overwork yourself, take some rest."

Since Xia Xiang left, Jiu Wu has remained largely the same as before, but he fills his days with activities, either cultivating or dealing with other matters, seemingly even busier than Xia Xiang.

Xia Xiang felt she should say something, so she said, "Brother Jiu Wu, take care of yourself."

Jiu Wu glanced at her, said nothing, but spoke to the Alliance Leader with a heavy nasal tone, "I know, Father. It's just that I encountered a troublesome brat yesterday, but I should be able to deal with him soon."

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