Xia Xiang hadn't even come downstairs when she heard that Jiu Lai was coming. She thought, "How could that be? Shouldn't he be busy as a bee right now?"
So she walked downstairs with a puzzled look on her face and saw Jiu Lai standing seriously in their living room. When he saw her, he immediately gritted his teeth.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Alliance Leader decrees: The Xialanxingde family has made outstanding contributions in the recent campaign against the Yehenara family. Therefore, the Xialanxingde family and Ye Siren are hereby invited to attend the general meeting of the Iron Union Alliance on the 15th of this month. Their merits will be discussed and rewards will be bestowed upon them at the meeting. So be it!"
After Jiu Lai finished reading, he still couldn't help but glare at Xia Xiang.
Xia Xiang: You're being ridiculous!
"Thank you for your great favor, Alliance Leader! Long live the Alliance Leader!" Xia Liu gave an exaggerated bow.
"Alright, Grandpa Xia Liu, stop playing around." Jiu Lai quickly helped his old friend up and handed him a box.
"Here, these are all kinds of medals. There are too many names to read them all, but they're basically get-out-of-jail-free cards," Jiu Lai said casually, stroking his beard.
"If your Xia Lanxingde family wants to usurp the throne, I can spare your lives. Of course, if you succeed in usurping the throne, then there's no need to say anything more."
The Xia family members all looked at Xia Xiang in tacit agreement, and Rex also looked at Xia Xiang with a big smile.
"No, I didn't, it wasn't me." Xia Xiang hurriedly waved her hands, suddenly feeling a little guilty, avoiding the gazes of everyone looking at her.
"You, summoned by the Alliance Leader, immediately!" Jiu Lai bypassed the crowd, walked directly to Xia Xiang, grabbed her wrist, and teleported away from the Xia family.
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"Jiu Lai, what are you angry about!" Xia Xiang looked at the sulking Jiu Lai after getting into the car.
"You're a year younger than me; kids shouldn't be dating," Jiu Lai said bluntly.
Influenced by his older brother, he had assumed that his brother and Xia Xiang would be together, but he didn't know that Xia Xiang was so love-struck.
She's still just a child, yet she took such a huge risk this time.
"I'm not in a relationship," Xia Xiang said speechlessly, "and why should I listen to you!"
"You and my brother weren't dating!" Jiu Lai finally snapped. "Then why did you risk your life for him, going to the Yehenara family..."
"Stop!" Xia Xiang manually muted his microphone. "When did I ever do this for him?! Where did you get this rumor from?!"
"Everyone's talking about it now," Jiu Lai said.
"In order for him to smoothly take over the position of leader and gain control of the Iron Union Alliance more quickly, you made him handle the problem of spies in the Imperial Guard and various families with full authority this time, and even brought down his grandfather's family, giving him a political achievement."
"Now everyone's saying that you're crazy about my brother."
"Who started this rumor?!" Xia Xiang said angrily.
She's really angry! This rumor is aimed at her! Using such a scandalous affair to overshadow her great achievements is absolutely smearing her reputation!
Xia Xiang was so angry she couldn't speak for a long time. She asked irritably, "If the Alliance Leader asked you to handle these matters, would it mean I'm being too devoted to you and my life is short?!"
"I did it for the Iron Dimension, for justice! I, Xia Xiang, have always taken it upon myself to eliminate demons and uphold justice."
"How could such a ridiculous rumor spread that I was in love with Jiu Wu? It's infuriating! It feels like all my great achievements are tainted with a love-struck mentality! Who is it anyway?!"
"Really?" Jiu Lai suddenly realized.
"Of course it's true!" Xia Xiang rolled her eyes at him, still a little angry.
“Jiu Lai, rumors stop with the wise. Since even you heard it, it shows how unscrupulous the people spreading these rumors are.” Xia Xiang said, patting Jiu Lai’s shoulder with a serious expression.
“Look, they attributed all of your brother’s achievements to me, which is basically saying that he’s a freeloader.”
"The person behind this is truly despicable," Xia Xiang analyzed, looking at Jiu Lai.
"Of course I know, I'm already looking into it, but that doesn't contradict telling you to wake up and not be love-struck," Jiu Lai said proudly.
——
After undergoing a more stringent security check than ever before, Xia Xiang and Jiu Lai finally entered Jiu Da Chang Lao's house and went directly to the leader's bedroom.
The leader of the alliance was lying on the bed in good spirits, while Jiu Wu sat on the edge of the bed reporting something to him. The commanders of the Imperial Guard, the elders, and the other trusted ministers were all sitting neatly on the stools placed on both sides of the bed.
"Xiangxiang, come here quickly." The alliance leader happily beckoned to her, "Sit here."
Xia Xiang hesitated. They were clearly having a meeting, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to join in rashly.
“There’s nothing wrong with that. They’re all uncles, elders, and brothers you know,” the leader said. “Besides, we’ve already said what we needed to say. Now it’s your turn, so of course you should be there.”
"Me?" Xia Xiang had already sat down by the bed. She was a little surprised to hear this and pointed to herself.
"Of course, Xiangxiang has made such a great contribution, she certainly deserves a proper reward," the alliance leader said with a smile.
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