Core of the Sage.

Summary

Du Yu faces Lin Ru Hai, who offers three apologies regarding their families' past connections and his misjudgment of Du Yu's talents. Lin Ru Hai reveals that he sent his daughter Xing He back to her hometown, Jinling, which shocks Du Yu. The conversation unveils the Jia family's influential status and their intentions to engage Xing He with their sickly grandson, Jia Yu, which is decreed by the Empress Dowager. As Du Yu rushes to the riverbank to confront the situation, he sees Xing He being taken away by Jia Lian, who mocks him, asserting that the engagement is fate. Du Yu's desperate attempt to reach Xing He is thwarted, and the reality of their separation sinks in.

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