How Did It Come to This?

The price of a single tear was higher than expected.

The blue-robed young master offered the Clearheart Jade that had been passed down through his clan for generations.

Another prodigy took out incense that soothed the mind and body, while someone else called for an attendant, saying they had spirit fruit that could calm the heart.

Even the attendant serving refreshments looked at her with pity.

She had shed only a few tears, yet precious items were already piling up on the table.

‘How did this happen?’

Flustered, Baek Cheong waved both hands.

“I’m really fine. I don’t need the Clearheart Jade or the incense.”

“Miss Baek, are you refusing because you’re worried about us?”

“That’s not what I mean, either.”...