Xiao Wu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Xiao Wu grew up in the Star Dou Great Forest with her mother, Ah Rou, and the Soul Beasts Da Ming and Er Ming. She believed Bibi Dong had killed her mother and entered the human world to cultivate so that she could eventually take revenge 30 41 44.

After taking human form, she reached Nuoding City penniless and enrolled at Nuoding Academy. Assigned to Dorm Seven, she challenged Tang San and became the dormitory’s boss. During a holiday in Holy Soul Village, Tang San accepted her as his younger sister. They remained close for six years, although her attachment left little room for independent friendships 21 30.

Appearance

• Human form: Introduced as a cute, twelve-year-old girl 20.
• Signature hairstyle: A long scorpion braid, immediately recognizable to Chu Xuan 20.
• Build: Her long legs are particularly noticeable to Chu Xuan 45.
• Original form: The Wheel of Time shows her as a Soft Bone Rabbit as large as a hill before her transformation 21.

Personality

Xiao Wu is outgoing, curious, and playful. She readily offers Chu Xuan a tour of Nuoding Academy, enjoys exploring unfamiliar cities, and takes an eager interest in the drama surrounding Dai Mubai’s infidelity. After her mother’s resurrection, her earlier gloom gives way to a consistently cheerful mood 21 46 47.

Her loyalty to her family tempers her impulsiveness. After discovering Tang San’s plans, she initially chooses to remain beside him rather than risk provoking an attack on Da Ming and Er Ming. She also recognizes that Tang Hao is far beyond her ability to confront directly 22 30.

She reacts strongly to the mistreatment of other women. She wants to help Zhu Zhuqing escape her predicament and attacks Ma Hongjun when she sees him grabbing Cuihua. In romance, however, she becomes noticeably shy: Ah Rou’s encouragement leaves her awake all night, and her eventual acceptance of Chu Xuan is quietly expressed 45 47 57.

Abilities & Skills

Soul Master Cultivation

Xiao Wu possesses a rabbit Martial Soul and reaches level 34 with three Soul Rings by Shrek Academy’s recruitment 52.

• Demonstrates exceptional talent even before receiving Chu Xuan’s guidance, reaching level 29 without Yu Xiaogang’s instruction 25.
• Benefits from Chu Xuan’s training during their stay in the forest 47.
• As a transformed Soul Beast, needs contact with humans to cultivate efficiently; a prolonged return to the forest could greatly slow or halt her progress 30.

Unarmed Combat

Xiao Wu is willing to engage opponents directly, attacking Ma Hongjun with punches when he restrains Cuihua 57.

• Chu Xuan assigns her to attack Zhao Wuji from the right during their proposed entrance-test formation 54.
• Her confrontation with Ma Hongjun is interrupted when Chu Xuan calls her back; she does not finish the fight herself 57.

Knowledge of the Star Dou Great Forest

Having lived in the forest for many years, Xiao Wu serves as Chu Xuan’s guide to its geography and inhabitants 41.

• Explains the outer, mixed, and core regions and the typical cultivation ages of their Soul Beasts.
• Knows the Lake of Life as her home and identifies its deeper reaches as somewhere she should not casually enter 41.

Knowledge of a Revealed Future

Chu Xuan allows Xiao Wu to view her past and future through the Wheel of Time. She uses this information to reassess Tang San, protect her family, and plan her education 21 22 30.

• Asks for the artifact’s help in warning Da Ming and Er Ming 41 42.
• Later requests further viewings to learn about Shrek Academy 46.
• The Wheel of Time belongs to Chu Xuan; Xiao Wu does not possess an independent ability to see the future 21.

Equipment / Items

• Ah Rou’s comb — A keepsake carrying traces of her mother. Xiao Wu gives it to Chu Xuan, who uses it with a Resurrection Card to restore Ah Rou to life 43.

Relationships

• Chu Xuan — Benefactor, cultivation mentor, and romantic partner. He exposes Tang San’s plans, protects her from being hunted, and resurrects her mother. With Ah Rou’s encouragement, they acknowledge their feelings and begin openly holding hands 21 29 43 45 47.
• Ah Rou — Mother. Their reunion resolves Xiao Wu’s grief and reveals the truth behind Ah Rou’s sacrifice. Ah Rou supports her daughter’s relationship with Chu Xuan 43 44 45.
• Tang San — Former sworn elder brother, later an enemy. Their bond is familial rather than romantic when Chu Xuan intervenes. Learning that Tang San intends to obtain her Soul Ring and Soul Bone destroys her trust in him 21 22.
• Tang Hao — Tang San’s father and a participant in the scheme against her. Xiao Wu fears that abruptly leaving Tang San could endanger her forest family 21 22.
• Da Ming and Er Ming — Long-standing companions whom she considers family. Both are protective of her and initially hostile toward Chu Xuan; she rebukes them for mistreating her guest 31 42.
• Bibi Dong — Initially the target of Xiao Wu’s revenge. Ah Rou later explains that she voluntarily sacrificed herself to Bibi Dong in exchange for her daughter’s safety, overturning Xiao Wu’s understanding of her mother’s death 22 44.
• Zhu Zhuqing — A hoped-for friend whom Xiao Wu first knows through the Wheel of Time. She offers sympathy during Zhu Zhuqing’s crisis over Dai Mubai, and the two later share a room while traveling with Chu Xuan 30 47 48 50.
• Ning Rongrong — Another potential friend Xiao Wu anticipates meeting at Shrek. They become fellow applicants, and Xiao Wu teases her for staring at Chu Xuan 30 54.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Discovering Tang San’s Scheme

Xiao Wu meets Chu Xuan while he is visiting Nuoding Academy and takes him to her favorite lakeside pavilion. There, the Wheel of Time first verifies its power by reproducing her past, then shows her a future in which Tang San and Tang Hao engineer circumstances that lead to her sacrifice. It also reveals Tang San’s otherworldly origins and his prior knowledge of her Soul Beast identity 20 21.

The visions extend to Da Ming and Er Ming becoming Tang San’s Soul Rings and Soul Bones. Xiao Wu chooses resistance but initially stays near Tang San to observe him and avoid exposing her family to retaliation. Tang San subsequently notices her growing distance 22 27.

These sacrifices are events shown in the Wheel of Time’s future visions, not events Xiao Wu has undergone in the current storyline 21 22 43.

Choosing an Independent Future

Spirit Hall captures Tang San before Xiao Wu can decide how to take revenge. While imprisoned, he attempts to trade her identity for his life, but Chu Xuan rejects the offer and forbids anyone from harming her 29 30.

Given the choice between returning to the forest and attending Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu chooses Shrek. She wants to maintain her cultivation and make genuine friends, particularly Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. She also invites Chu Xuan to accompany her home so they can warn Da Ming and Er Ming 30 31.

Returning Home and Reuniting with Ah Rou

After returning to Nuoding City, Chu Xuan accompanies Xiao Wu to the Star Dou Great Forest—the first time she has brought a human companion home. They show Da Ming and Er Ming the future visions, securing their resolve to avoid Tang San’s scheme 40 41 42 43.

Chu Xuan then resurrects Ah Rou using her comb. Ah Rou explains that a powerful Soul Beast had mortally wounded her while she searched for her husband. Her subsequent sacrifice to Bibi Dong was voluntary, and the apparent killing was an act intended to frighten Xiao Wu away from human society 43 44.

During their stay, Ah Rou encourages Xiao Wu and Chu Xuan to pursue their mutual attraction. Their relationship becomes established before they depart for Suotuo City 45.

Suotuo City and Shrek Academy

In Suotuo City, Xiao Wu accompanies Chu Xuan as they follow Zhu Zhuqing and discover Dai Mubai’s behavior. She introduces herself to Zhu Zhuqing and remains with the group as Zhu Zhuqing chooses to follow Chu Xuan 46 47 48 50.

At Shrek’s entrance assessment, Xiao Wu impresses Li Yusong with her age and level 34 cultivation. During Chu Xuan’s confrontation with Zhao Wuji, she remains calm because she already knows his Soul Skills from their time in the forest 52 55.

While exploring the academy, she intervenes against Ma Hongjun’s harassment of Cuihua. Chu Xuan takes over the confrontation, and Xiao Wu later joins Ning Rongrong in condemning Ma Hongjun after his offenses are exposed 57 59.

Notable Quotes

“Thank you. I know what to choose.” 22

“Whether it’s a pleasant surprise or a fright, I’m going.” 30

“My name is Xiao Wu, the Wu from ‘dance.’ You seem to be in trouble?” 48