A Champion Scholar Revered By Sages, And You Call Him A Useless Bookworm?

Summary

In a dilapidated courtyard outside Nanxiang Prefecture, a middle-aged man lies dead, causing immense grief for his elderly mother and young daughter, Niu Niu. The family mourns the loss, with the grandmother vowing to find the father in the afterlife. Meanwhile, in the government office, Lin Yi confronts Zhong Fu Zi about the misappropriation of wages for common laborers. Despite Lin Yi's efforts to seek justice, the laborers deny any grievances, seemingly intimidated by the academy's power. Zhong Fu Zi feigns innocence, claiming slander, while the atmosphere thickens with tension as a drumbeat signals a call for attention, leaving Lin Yi anxious for the truth to emerge.

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