And the facts were indeed as the Elder of the Military Clan had anticipated: after Tian Hu sought out Zhu Jia, Zhu Jia showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever, and even breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, he was not the Heroic Chief of the Agricultural School. Even though he had been ordered by the Heroic Chief to go to the Northern Ye Royal City for negotiations, he would still have to face head-of-house figures of patriarchal caliber, which would put him at a disadvantage during the talks.
With Tian Hu—their handpicked, figurehead Heroic Chief—present, Zhu Jia felt much more confident about going toe-to-toe with bigwigs like An Qisheng and Jing Ke, and pushing for as much as possible.
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