Qin Luoyang understood Jiang Nian's difficulties.
After all, her success or failure determined whether Spirit Spring Mountain could operate normally.
Although the Spirit Water they purchased accounted for only a small portion, without that small portion, every part of Spirit Spring Mountain would fall short.
And Jiang Nian had gone to painstaking lengths to buy that Spirit Water.
Qin Luoyang hesitated, then said, "How about this? In a few days, I'll speak to the person in charge again. Hopefully, he'll leave the people under your name alone, and we'll divide the burden on our side."
Jiang Nian froze at his words. She raised her head to look at Qin Luoyang, unable to understand his thinking for a moment.
What did he mean, divide the burden on their side?
Were they now committed to handing over nine people?
Weren't they going to resist or fight for anything?
People outside were fighting for the interests in their hands.
But she did understand what sort of people Qin Luoyang and Wei Chuan were.
If they had truly accepted their fate, it meant they really had no way to deal with the person in charge.
She paused, then asked curiously, "Will the person in charge listen to your proposal?"
"No." Qin Luoyang shook his head, his expression calm, as though he had thought it through long ago. "He doesn't listen to anyone, and I don't dare presume to know better in front of him. Right now, we can't counter his methods.
"The more we do, the more mistakes we make. Better to leave things as they are for now."
Jiang Nian could not understand how their once-solid power had become fragile because of reports against them.
Qin Luoyang continued, "I understand your difficulties too. The Huo Household already has other ideas now. Presumably, they'll