But it was obvious this Centurion was overthinking it—just for a few jars of liquor, the other party really wouldn't stoop to outright robbery.
After all, that would be throwing away their face.
Especially since this fellow was the steward of an entire household, and not just any steward; with the kind of grandfather he had, there was simply no way he'd do something so beneath his status.
It's no exaggeration to say he absolutely would not openly break the rules in front of everyone.
Otherwise, if that kind of reputation stuck to his own name, the loss to him would be enormous.
Precisely because of this, when Steward Lu walked up to the Centurion, he merely reached into his robe and casually pulled out a few ingots of silver, then tossed them over.
