Hou Zhuang

Bai Meizhen's father.

He is tall and wiry in build, if a bit past his prime with thinning grey hair at his temples. His posture was withdrawn, subtly folded inward, with his expression being tired and worn. He had probably been handsome once, but his aristocratic features were worn by wrinkles and a handful fading scars that tugged at the corner of his mouth.

His domain allows others to dismiss him as unimportant.

"for a moment Ling Qi found her eyes sliding past and away from him, leaving her wondering just what she had been doing, why…"