Chapter 538: Chapter 538: Preparing for the Next Escape (2)
The originally imposing young man suddenly turned into a whimpering big dog about to be abandoned.
Raina North couldn’t handle this sight, glaring fiercely at Jonah Rivers, then looking at the young man who seemed ready to cry in the street if she dared to nod. Raina felt quite helpless.
Yet, she couldn’t guarantee she’d never leave.
Her child was still in Veridia.
So, Raina’s face turned stern, letting out a cold laugh: "An impostor, hmm?"
Lune immediately lowered his head, akin to a child who had done something wrong, murmuring: "I didn’t expect Orion would return. Orion, I’m sorry."
Seeing the young man, whom she could never bear to rebuke in front of others, puffed up and formidable, Raina adopted an aggressive stance, saying coldly: "If there’s a next time, I’ll drag you over and give you a beating."
Lune looked at Raina eagerly: "Orion, you don’t have to wait for next time; you can hit me now."
Raina: "..."
Seeing Lune’s eager and hopeful gaze, Raina felt a headache coming on. When did this kid become a masochist?
Just then, an elder hurried over, bent over, and cautiously said: "Alliance Hierarch, it’s truly wonderful that you’re back. Earlier, it was my oversight that I failed to recognize you. Please punish me."
Raina glanced at him coldly; "Don’t bother taking the profits from the next three years in Suroc for your Heaven’s Equal Hall."
The elder wore a look of doom on his face, but inside, he was relieved.
While the next three years’ profits were considerable, it was just a bit of a tight spot financially, not devastating. If Raina really held onto the incident of him attacking the Alliance Hierarch, it would have cost him deeply.
Members of The Celestial Alliance gathered around, and seeing this, the elder quickly voiced his admiration: "It’s wonderful that you can return, Alliance Hierarch. Welcome back."
Lune remained silent, his eyes fixed eagerly on Raina, as if fearing she might disappear.
Raina felt quite helpless, unable to resist raising her hand to pat Lune’s head like a dog.
The other members were not outdone, shouting loudly: "Welcome, Alliance Hierarch!"
The unified sound was deafening.
The onlookers were completely dumbfounded, initially thinking they would witness the downfall of The Willows, an extra topic for gossip, yet unexpectedly witnessed the return of Orion Rivers of The Celestial Alliance.
"Hasn’t Orion Rivers disappeared? How did he suddenly come back?"
"I suppose he had his fill of roaming outside."
"Then aren’t we in trouble? Everyone knows Orion Rivers is a lustful demon, not only maintaining three thousand beauties but countless pretty faces too. Anyone with a bit of allure, whether male or female, will be plagued by him."
"Quick, shut up! If The Celestial Alliance hears this, prepare for your whole family to join the journey! If you’re done with your life, don’t drag me along."
Though everyone feared The Celestial Alliance deeply, the crowd’s discussions didn’t cease; Orion Rivers’s return was truly shocking.
Frankly, people hadn’t seen Orion Rivers for so many years, and many genuinely thought he had perished in some corner.
But their shock was nothing compared to The Willows Family.
Originally thinking they were dead for sure today, they never expected to be saved by the guest invited to their home.
More terrifying was that this young man, who dined, laughed, and helped take care of White, even took the initiative to tidy up around the house, was truly the mythical Orion Rivers, The Celestial Alliance Leader rumored to wipe out entire families with a snap.
This was simply too surreal...