Synopsis

The chapter opens with bystanders observing a powerful man making a dramatic entrance, later revealed to be the young head of the Sy Peng Clan. He has a heated exchange with local guards demanding proper identification, while an observer, a young girl from a rival clan, is thrown into turmoil by his changed demeanor and the presence of an unknown girl by his side. She internally battles her expectations of him, conflicted between her arranged marriage and rumored reputation.