Xue Pan Seizes Xiangling — Feng Yuan Killed
Role in this event: Protagonist
On the way to the capital Xue Pan seizes the kidnapped Yinglian from buyer Feng Yuan and has Feng beaten to death; he takes her as concubine Xiangling. Magistrate Jia Yucun buries the case—the "guardian charm" of the four great clans opens the theme of unchecked power.
Related chapters: Ch. 4
