"You have a map of Si State?"
Yang An turned to look at the woman.
"I do! But it's at my home. This junior begs you, Elder, to escort me home. I will present you with the map of Si State then. Please, Elder, save me."
The woman seemed to have summoned all her courage to speak, her words no longer fumbling.
The map wasn't on her person. The killing intent that had just risen in Yang An's heart immediately vanished.
If she had possessed the map and tried to use it to threaten him, he wouldn't have minded killing her for her belongings.
There are two ways to ask for help: a transaction or a threat.
The woman's subsequent tone was polite, even pleading. She had clearly chosen the first option.
But Yang An didn't trust her.
"It's just a map. Why should I go to the trouble of taking you home? As long as I can find someone else, I can get a map from them."
That was just one reason.
