"Mmm," the alliance leader nodded, "Let's go."

Xia Xiang didn't seem to care that Jiu Wu was ignoring her. She just lowered her eyes and got lost in her own thoughts, completely oblivious to the gazes of the other two people.

She thought that she should avoid coming here unless absolutely necessary. If she missed Uncle Alliance Leader and Jiu Lai, she would sneak over when Jiu Wu wasn't around.

Xia Xiang helped the leader of the alliance, with Jiu Wu following beside them, and the three of them strolled back to their residence.

During that time, they just talked about working in the Iron Dimension, which was quite boring.

When the group took their seats, the huge table was already laden with all sorts of delicacies. Apart from the customary dishes, the rest were basically Xia Xiang's favorites.

The leader naturally sat at the head of the table, and then pulled Xia Xiang to sit next to him. However, Xia Xiang hesitated when she looked at the five sets of bowls and chopsticks on the round table. No matter how you looked at it, she was the youngest. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for her to sit next to the leader?

However, since the leader insisted, Xia Xiang sat down.

The leader of the alliance was next to Jiu Lai on the other side, and Xia Xiang was next to Jiu Wu on the other side.

Although there was enough room for another person to sit between the two seats, Xia Xiang was still a little nervous and subconsciously leaned towards the leader's side.

Jiuwu: (ー`′ー) Is he cursed? Why are you keeping your distance from him?

Xia Xiang noticed that there was an empty seat next to Jiu Wu, and an ominous premonition immediately welled up in her heart.

"Huyan Jue Luo Qing greets the Alliance Leader," Huyan Qing said as he entered and bowed.

Xia Xiang took a deep breath, her expression unchanged, but her heart was already starting to ache. It wasn't because of Hu Yanqing, but because she felt that she was acting strangely.

"Sister Qingqing, it's been a long time." Xia Xiang greeted her with a smile, while also keeping a little distance from Jiu Wu.

She felt a little out of place here, and now she actually felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.

"Qing girl, please sit down," the alliance leader said with a smile.

Hu Yanqing paused for a moment when he saw the seat next to Jiu Wu, then took another deep look at Xia Xiang before reluctantly sitting down.

Hu Yanqing: My damn boss is trying to harm me! Waaaaah—

Xia Xiang: What does she mean by looking at me? I don't understand.

At this moment, she inevitably thought of her childhood, when she and Jiu Wu gradually became a bickering couple after she turned three.

When Jiu Wu angered her, she would hug her Uncle Alliance Leader and cry her heart out. Uncle Alliance Leader would then jokingly coax her by saying he would find her a different "childhood husband".

The title of "child foster husband" was, of course, self-proclaimed by the young and ignorant Jiuwu. When he took her around the clan school, his older brothers would laugh at him, calling him a child foster husband who was taking care of a baby.

He was quite happy and continued to carry her around everywhere.

Her strange attitude towards Jiu Wu is most likely because she's thinking about this seemingly joking past, which is utterly ridiculous compared to his actual engagement.

Master and Uncle, the leader of the alliance, had mentioned his engagement before, so they probably thought she was the only one who took those jokes seriously.

However, they were worrying for nothing. She was not the Xia Xiang of six years ago. No matter how much she liked someone, she would not let him be more important than her own dignity and face.

The leader of the alliance said she had become distant, and he wasn't wrong; she couldn't be like she was before.

"Xiangxiang, you and Qing'er really didn't get along when you were little. When you fought, no one could stop you." The old man was getting old and wanted to reminisce about the past, which made the younger generation extremely embarrassed.

However, he also hopes that the younger generation can get along well, so that the Iron Dimension can have a bright future.

Especially for Xiangxiang, if Jiuwu insists on being with her, it is even more necessary to maintain the relationship that should be maintained.

"I'm young, and I'm so grateful that Sister Qingqing is so accommodating to me," Xia Xiang said sincerely.