Better to Be Shattered Jade Than Intact Tile: Whose Bread Do You Eat? (Part One) [Monthly Tickets Requested]

Luck had come, and nothing could stop it.

That included both good luck and bad luck.

As the commotion outside the tent grew louder, the sky brightened.

After a simple breakfast, Luan Xin personally brought Miao Ne to meet Shen Tang. Since Miao Ne had agreed to enter court service, they might as well strike while the iron was hot and make it official, lest new complications arise. It would also be safer if he stayed by Miao Ne's side to put in a good word for her request for a pardon and appointment.

"Ximin finally decided to come back?"

She had received word of Miao Ne's return in the middle of the night and had been greatly relieved. With the death of Qi Country's former Sovereign, the Southwest Coalition Army had completely fallen apart, and the Southwest Continent had descended into chaos. Miao Ne had means of protecting herself, but she was a scholar, not a warrior. If people ganged up on her and laid a trap, even she could wind up capsized in a gutter.

A journey that should have taken a few days had somehow dragged on for more than two months.

Shen Tang had truly feared something might happen to her.

With the land in chaos, she couldn't even get in touch with her.

Hearing Shen Tang's pointed remarks, Miao Ne guiltily hunched her shoulders. "I'm sorry for making my liege worry. It was my fault."

She had only met Shen Tang's true self a few times, but she had spent plenty of time with her incarnation, Wuyou. She naturally knew that Shen Tang was always more responsive to gentleness than force. Unless it involved a matter of principle, taking a step back first could never hurt.

"In consideration of your many accomplishments, I'll let it