"Fortune relies upon misfortune, and misfortune hides within fortune; the two are inseparable."
Who said being sent south was necessarily a bad thing? As Zhao Yan thought it over, his mind grew clearer and brighter. He stopped feeling dejected or wallowing in self-pity. He had been narrow-minded today, but realizing it early on meant it wasn't a major problem.
One only discovers what a path holds by venturing down it. Perhaps this was a stepping stone in his life—a chance to leap forward and soar to great heights; perhaps this was how he would finally turn his life around.
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