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In Hongyue's capital, within a hall that served as an office for the Department of Rites and Rituals, Tang—now Tang Zhengqi—was seated before a table and reading an edict of appointment. His brows furrowed.
An official beside him said, "Don't be upset, Sir Tang. Although you were awarded the most merit for this mission, you're still an outsider, after all."
"How am I an outsider? I brought that old geezer's head back to Hongyue! Even if I'm not appointed as the Minister of Rites, I should at least be a secretary or assistant minister or something of that sort! All my effort went to waste!" Tang fumed.
"They said that you were simply lucky to get the position you did. The previous Minister of Rites became a zombie and was killed, so..." the official trailed off.
"And so what if I was lucky? Doesn't my merit count for anything? I was going to be promoted to Right Assistant Minister of Rites, but the promotion was delayed because of the excursion to the black coffin hidden realm. I earned great merit there—but instead of being promoted further, I even lost my slated promotion! Isn't that unfair?!"
"Her Majesty herself...
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