Fate's Attendant

Hong Fei was a soldier until betrayal destroyed his future. Now broken and discarded, he wants nothing more than a quiet life, useful work, and no more causes worth dying for. But when he finds a card deck on a stranger's corpse, his life becomes entangled with forces beyond his understanding. The deck's rules are described in an unknown language, its powers dangerous. His only guide is an unlikely ally: a giant badger named Auntie Ling. Desperate to survive, Hong Fei enters service with the disgraced Yu family. They're exiles, marked by signs of fate twisted by unseen hands. And where fate is distorted, an Attendant is meant to intervene. Healing his body is only the first step. To restore his cultivation and protect the family, Hong Fei must rely on skills he'd hoped to leave behind: stealth, sabotage, and the violence learned on faraway battlefields. Political intrigue and hidden enemies surround him, and powerful forces would rather see the family erased than redeemed. Fate's Attendant features a veteran protagonist, as well as a measured rise in power where cunning matters as much as strength. It is xianxia inspired with LitRPG, deckbuilding, and summoning elements. Chapters publish three times per week. The covers are illustrated by Alejandro Colucci. Fate's Attendant is available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible. Fate's Attendant 2: Hidden Blade is available for pre-order on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. Coming soon to Audible. The chapters you see here are from the third book.