"Welcome back, Alliance Leader!"
Outside White Dragon Island's Garrison Manor, the members of the East Sea Alliance Council of Elders and the more important stewards had gathered together, saluting the sky in perfect unison.
Song Changsheng drifted down from the air. Seeing them make such a grand display, he could not help but cast his gaze toward Song Youfu standing in the corner. There was no need to think about it—he must have been the one to leak the news.
He had not intended to alert anyone else. He still had many important matters to attend to, and the only reason he had returned to White Dragon Island was to give Song Youfu a few more instructions.
Now that everyone knew he had returned, it would be somewhat inappropriate for him to leave directly. After all, he was the Alliance Leader chosen by them all; it was hardly proper for him to remain unseen all the time.
"Everyone, there is no need for such formality. You have all worked hard during the time I was away." Song Changsheng greeted them with a smile.
Ever since becoming Alliance Leader, he had hardly involved himself in the alliance's affairs. Having been a hands-off shopkeeper for so long, he truly felt a little guilty when he thought about it.
But the others did not see it that way. An elder from the Liu Clan of Twilight Cloud City spoke with deep emotion, "We have all heard of the Alliance Leader's divine might at the Five Academies Grand Competition. We admire you beyond measure; we only regret that we could not witness it with our own eyes. Upon returning, you immediately ventured alone into the enemy's den without pausing for even a moment. It truly puts us to shame. To have such a dutiful