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Qin An still believes in Hu Tao's professionalism, but what if there is a mistake?

Walnut still shook her head. She smiled and said, "Of course not. I'm just reminding you. Besides, this doesn't necessarily happen... For example, when you're walking and see an intersection, if you take another road, you might not encounter danger."

"...You also asked me to prepare for my funeral."

After hearing what Hu Tao said, Qin An felt relieved. He finally understood what this guy meant.

"Hehe, I'm also trying to promote the performance of the Wangsheng Hall!"

Qin An rolled his eyes at her.

Then he noticed that Shen He's expression was a little strange. She had been looking at him, and there was a hint of worry in her eyes.

"what happened?"

Shen He didn't say anything else, but said very seriously: "I will protect you."

Qin An: ...

"You don't have to worry so much. Kurumi just said that danger may not happen. Maybe you just saw it wrong."

Although Qin An believed in these things, he was more confident in his own plan.

Not to mention that his own abilities have also improved a lot, and what is happening in Liyue right now is all within the plan, there will be no mistakes at all!

Then how could I be in danger?

Shen He's eyes were still firm. Qin An didn't try to persuade her much when he saw her like this. He planned to comfort her later.

After the dock workers finished their busy morning work, Qin An took the two girls to the warehouse.

"Hey! Qin An!"

Finally, I heard a familiar voice on the road.

Qin An looked up and found that it was the young master of the Fatui.

Why is it him?

Qin An felt very confused. Although there was a secret cooperative relationship between the two organizations, Zhongli was the person in charge.

Especially the assassination operation, the cooperation with the Fatui is very important and cannot be separated from the Fatui personnel.

As the executive officer of the Fatui, did you take the initiative to contact me because of some unexpected situation?

Qin An was a little worried about this.

"Hu Tao, take Shen He to the dock and wait for me. I'm going to meet a friend and will be back soon."

Hu Tao seemed very lively. She was chatting with Shen He and she seemed very curious about Shen He.

When he heard Qin An's words, he immediately agreed.

But Shen He looked at Qin An. She didn’t want to be separated from Qin An.

"Be good, I'll come find you guys when I go see someone, don't worry about me."

I don’t know what happened, but seeing Shen He’s dazed look, Qin An subconsciously used a coaxing tone when he spoke.

Shen He didn't care about Qin An's tone and just nodded.

She is a bit obedient.

Hu Tao saw Qin An coaxing Shen He and blinked with some curiosity.

Chapter 101: Invitation from the Queen of Winter

Going up to the second floor of the teahouse, Qin An found the young master drinking tea there.

It seems like the waiting time will be quite long. When did he develop the habit of drinking tea?

Qin An thought that it might be because the other party had discussed with Zhongli too much, and subconsciously he was infected with the habit of drinking tea.

Then Qin An sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and took a sip.

When drinking tea, he doesn't deliberately pursue good or bad, what matters most is the feeling and atmosphere.

"Didn't we say that Zhongli should be in charge of our cooperation? Why did you suddenly find me today?"

After drinking the tea, Qin An immediately asked the question in his mind.

Tartaglia was also looking at Qin An. To be honest, his mind was full of questions.

According to the original plan, he and Zhongli were to work out the subsequent plan for causing trouble, which would not be a difficult task due to the layout map provided by the other party.

After the chaos occurs, Tartaglia has follow-up plans.

His ultimate goal is the Heart of God.

This is also what the Queen of Winter needs!

If I can get it, Her Majesty the Queen will definitely be very happy!

But something happened recently that left Tartaglia puzzled.

The usually cold Queen of Winter suddenly gave the order.

And her purpose was very clear. She tried every means to invite Qin An to come to Dong Country once. She had something very "important" to say to Qin An in person.

Tartaglia couldn't understand how important the matter was that the usually cold Queen of Winter would specifically mention Qin An's name.

Tartaglia knew very well that Qin An had absolutely no contact with the Kingdom of Winter before.

It's just a cooperative goal of the Fatui.

There were thousands of such cooperation targets in the past! Not to mention the Queen of Winter, even Tartaglia herself couldn't remember them all.

After coming into contact with Qin An, Datalia admitted that the other party did have different advantages and was a rare talent.

But the Kingdom of Zhidong is not short of talents, right?

Every one of the Fatui's executive officers is a genius!

I haven't seen the Queen of Winter take it so seriously either.

"It's something else."

Tartaglia had no intention of wasting time, he went straight to the point and said: "The great Queen of Winter wants to invite Mr. Qin An to visit the Kingdom of Winter to discuss more important follow-up plans."

"what?"

Qin An had already prepared himself mentally, thinking about how to deal with the bad news brought by the young master.

He felt that the young master suddenly came to him because something went wrong in some link of the plan, so he came directly to him.

The result was... such a trivial matter? !

Yes, in Qin An’s opinion, the young master’s invitation was a very small matter, but what puzzled him was why the Queen of Zhidong would invite him to the Zhidong Kingdom?

It is very troublesome to travel back and forth as it is so far away from Dong Country.

Qin An also knew that the identity of the Queen of Winter was very special. She was a surviving god from ancient times, just like the King of Rock.

It’s just that their attitudes are different, which has led to Liyue and Winter Kingdom becoming two completely opposite things now.

Qin An thought about it carefully. He had never had any contact with the Queen of Winter, right? Oh, right! The last time Ningguang gave him a gift, he gave it to the Queen of Winter as a favor.

But isn’t this kind of gift generally used to show respect?

The Winter Queen is of such a noble status, shouldn't this kind of gift be very common?

I didn't expect you to be so polite?

Maybe it's their custom? After receiving a gift, they have to invite the guest to visit?

Qin An thought of a reason.

So he refused and said, "Zhidong Country is too far away, and it would be too troublesome to go back and forth... Besides, our plan is at a critical moment, and I can't leave."

Tartaglia actually understood Qin An's words. The Immortal Ceremony was about to be held, and Qin An was the person in charge of the Liyue Workers' Mutual Aid. If he left at this critical moment, how should the subsequent cooperation plan be carried out?

This is very important.

Her Majesty Queen Winter was not unaware of the actions of the Fatui, so she naturally understood Qin An's role.

But why did Her Majesty the Queen invite Qin An even though she knew about this?

Tartaglia couldn't figure it out, and in the end she could only conclude that Her Majesty the Queen of Winter had other arrangements.

"I understand. I will tell Her Majesty the Queen." Dadalia did not persuade Qin An any further because he knew that no matter how much he tried, he would not be able to persuade him at this time.

Unless his hands are tied... So far, Her Majesty the Queen has not issued such an order for the sake of the overall situation.

Moreover, this plan is difficult to implement.

The Seven Stars of Liyue are not so easy to deal with, and the power of the Fatui is not enough to confront the Seven Stars of Liyue head-on in Liyue.

Besides, Qin An himself is not a weak person.

"……That's it?"

After Qin An finished drinking the tea, he found that the young master nodded directly, with a surprised expression on his face.

Didn’t the other party come here early in the morning just to wait for me?

I didn't expect that after all this effort, you were just asked to say one sentence?

Qin An thought the other party would give more advice.

"Yeah." In order to ease his embarrassment, Tartaglia could only drink more tea.

He had no choice. This was an order specifically issued by the Queen of Winter. Even though he didn't understand it, he had to execute it, right?

All I can do is report what happened today truthfully.

Of course, I have to say that no matter how I persuaded Qin An, he just wouldn't give in... As for what happens next, we'll have to wait for the Queen's instructions.

Qin An left the teahouse in confusion.

It didn't waste much time at all.

He would sit down to drink tea and ask questions, the young master would answer and then ask back, and he would refuse again.

It only takes a cup of tea!

It was this contrast that made Qin An feel confused.

At the same time, he muttered to himself that he didn't know what was wrong with the Queen of Winter and that she suddenly did this.