Oh, my dear, is your gigantic lollipop going to enter my body?

Alexander sat atop a large boulder, surveying the line of people before him with a contented smile. 

"That's more like it! You're all the cream of the crop from around the globe. Don't be so formal—sit, sit! Consider yourself among friends; I'm not going to do anything to you." 

As he spoke, he casually slapped a stack of fire spirit talismans beside him.

The crowd couldn't help but shudder and cautiously took their seats on the ground, obedient as grade-schoolers during roll call. 

Alexander turned to Lanxi with a grin, "You see? Much better, isn't it?"

Swallowing hard, Lanxi muttered, "Yes...it is better."

Soon enough, thanks to Lanxi's clarifications, the crowd finally understood—this had all been a misunderstanding. 

Allies, they were all allies!

Elder Taoist Tiansi gazed at Lanxi and lamented, "Lanxi, you've truly put us through the wringer!"