Qin An was stunned when he saw the Zhou Household Head and the steward approaching together. He had never expected this visit to bring out the head of the Zhou Household himself.
He had only asked the steward to come out and meet him. It seemed they must have learned something, prompting the household head to come out.
With that thought, Qin An wasted no words and prepared to explain why he had come.
But before Qin An could speak, the Zhou Household Head spoke first.
"We already know. Please come inside with us, young friend. This isn't the place to talk."
They knew?
Knew what?
Of course, Qin An understood what he meant. They already knew that those people were about to attack the faction to which the Great Qian Kingdom belonged.
Their response suggested there was a way forward. Otherwise, the Zhou Household Head would have refused outright instead of inviting him inside to discuss how to resolve the matter.
After thinking it over, Qin An nodded.
"All right."
Then he followed the Zhou Household Head inside.
How exactly they would resolve this was what they needed to discuss next.
Although he did not know what the Zhou Household Head was thinking, he felt that now he had been invited inside, everything was open to negotiation.
The absence of a refusal meant they could take things a step further.
As he thought this, Qin An followed the Zhou Household Head into a room.
The room looked quite ordinary, though it was furnished with all manner of precious objects that were clearly worth a fortune.
Just as Qin An sat down, the Zhou Household Head gave the steward a meaningful glance.
The steward knew what to do. He first brewed a pot of tea, then poured a cup each