Nangong Lei

Round as a barrel, with eyes bulging like a frog's. He was originally the spoiled youngest son of the Yu family, upstarts of Qiancui Village, but determined to pass himself off as a man of culture, he forcibly changed his name to a double surname and styled himself Young Master Nangong.

He can barely read a handful of characters, yet he is extremely touchy about anyone mentioning it. At the slightest word he dislikes, he flies into a rage and has his servants beat the offender senseless. To flaunt his refinement, he spent a fortune setting up the "Jinglei Elegant Gathering" at his country estate, swindling his way about and luring passing scholars into the trap.

Pity the poor men of letters: once lured in, they can never escape, and are forced to spend whole days enjoying suona recitals, Whisked Tea like mud slurry, and calligraphy and paintings like ghostly scrawls. The slightest complaint earns them a beating, so all they can do is praise everything with tears in their eyes, suffering beyond words.

Translated by AI from the Chinese game text. It is replaced automatically when the official English text ships.