A scholar from Baling County, born into poverty with several brothers who supported his studies. He was once classmates with Qin Yan but falsely accused him of cheating out of jealousy. He seduced a hunter's daughter (implied to be Lu He) into a secret relationship without formal matchmaking, and already has a child bride raised by the Xiao family. In the novel, he later passed the provincial exam and had the hunter girl's family arrested and tortured to death.
