Du Wenhe

Biodata

History

Receiving Xu Sheng

Du Wenhe received Xu Sheng at Spirit Hall after the attempted medicine-cart hijacking. Before assessing him, he called a physician for Uncle Liang and ordered guards to watch Yu Duo and the cart. He confirmed Xu Sheng’s level-ten Soul Power, examined his Angel-type Martial Soul, introduced him to Shen Zhaolin, and taught him meditation 2.

When Xu Sheng reported Zhou Xiang’s planned robbery, Du Wenhe summoned Shen Zhaolin and helped organize the counteroperation. During the ambush, he supervised guards near South Gully and used vines to restrain Zhou Xiang and obstruct the raiders’ escape. Afterward, he delivered Xu Sheng’s two Gold Soul Coins, registered the field code name White Wings, and supplied field clothes and a half-mask 2 3.

Guiding the First Team

Du Wenhe provided the illustrated Soul Beast guide from which Xu Sheng selected a Golden Feather Falcon for his first Soul Ring. During the hunt, his vines helped trap the falcon, and he subsequently recorded the effects of Xu Sheng’s new Soul Skill 4 5.

Over the following weeks, Xu Sheng accompanied him on medicine-wagon route inspections and learned to recognize Soul Beast traces. When preparing a village awakening circuit, Du Wenhe introduced Lu Song, Ren Yu, and Mo Yifan to Xu Sheng and Ji Juechen. He supervised their cooperation exercise before taking them into the field 6 7.

Liuxi Village Rescue

After conducting awakenings for twenty-two children in Qingxi Village, Du Wenhe learned that fellow deacon Tang Heng had failed to arrive from Liuxi. Reports of strangers recruiting children prompted him to leave Lu Song guarding Qingxi and investigate with the others. Upon locating the captives in an old quarry, he sent a sealed request for reinforcements to the Soto Main Hall 8.

Du Wenhe confronted Dong Chang and used his vines to pull children out of danger while fighting alongside Ji Juechen. He ordered Xu Sheng to evacuate the captives and later urged Ji Juechen to withdraw. Dong Chang wounded his shoulder and broke a loose wooden frame, trapping Du Wenhe’s right leg beneath timber and stone 9 10.

Xu Sheng returned with Lu Song and Ren Yu to free him while Ji Juechen held Dong Chang back. Even while pinned down, Du Wenhe continued using vines to support the defense. Once evacuated, he asked whether all eight children had escaped and whether the awakening equipment had been recovered 10.

Recovery and Departure for Spirit City

Du Wenhe’s right leg was fractured, leaving him bedridden. Nevertheless, he continued preparing the Liuxi awakening records and worried that unfinished work might delay the children. During Xu Sheng’s visit, he lent him his handwritten Soul Beast catalog and acknowledged that Xu Sheng’s return had saved his leg 11.

Once mobile, he visited the team’s courtyard and brought plant specimens for Ren Yu to identify. He later accompanied Xu Sheng’s second Soul Ring hunt, estimated the Gale Eagle’s age, and recorded the resulting flight ability. He submitted Xu Sheng’s updated file and three months of field records through the upper hall to Spirit City 11 12.

Before the team departed for Spirit City, Du Wenhe stopped their carriage to give them dried meat, wrist guards for Xu Sheng and Ji Juechen, and medicinal powder for abrasions 13.

Recruitment and the Joint Hunt

Du Wenhe maintained correspondence with Xu Sheng after the move. His letter about He Zheng—an otherworlder wielding a Clear Sky Hammer who wanted to join Spirit Hall—prompted Xu Sheng’s return to Soto. Du Wenhe then brought them together at the old courtyard 36 37.

He helped process the newcomers’ assessments and registration, consulted fieldwork colleagues, and confirmed their participation in a joint Soul Beast hunt. Before departure, he assessed Song Xiaoqiao’s binding ability to help determine a suitable direction for her second ring 41.

During the hunt, Du Wenhe identified Steel-Bristled Boar traces near the dangerous back slope. When the situation escalated, he helped protect the retreating group and later restrained the defeated Chu Heng with vines. Afterward, he confirmed that a six-hundred-year-old Iron Wire Vine suited Song Xiaoqiao before Shen Zhaolin led the group to secure it 42 44 46 47.

Personality

Du Wenhe is patient with inexperienced Soul Masters and their families. During village awakenings, he reassures nervous children, records those with innate Soul Power, and slowly answers parents’ repeated questions about cultivation and academies. His sense of responsibility persists through injury: while bedridden, he continues working on awakening records and asks after Tang Heng 8 11.

His affection for Xu Sheng and the others often takes the form of practical care and teasing. He notices Ji Juechen’s recurring hand wounds, provides better wrist guards, and asks only that they return to share a meal. When Xu Sheng eagerly asks about He Zheng, Du Wenhe jokes that he expected a question about his injured leg first 13 37.

Abilities & Skills

Vine Control

Du Wenhe controls green vines for restraint, protection, and battlefield support. The passages do not give a formal name for his Martial Soul or either demonstrated Soul Skill 3 9.

• Conceals vines in grass before an ambush and spreads them around escape routes 3.
• Weaves vines between trees to catch a flying Soul Beast 5.
• Pulls children away from attackers and shields allies 9.
• Continues controlling vines with one uninjured hand while trapped beneath rubble 10.
• Uses a vine to catch a carriage shaft when he cannot walk quickly enough to stop it himself 13.
• Limits: Zhou Xiang and Dong Chang can tear or cut through his vines; the restraints buy openings rather than guaranteeing immobilization 3 9.

Martial Soul Awakening and Assessment

Du Wenhe performs awakenings and evaluates newly awakened Soul Masters 2 8.

• Channels Soul Power into six black awakening stones 8.
• Uses a crystal to test Soul Power and records the results 2 8.
• Advises families about further cultivation and where to ask about academies 8.
• Documents Soul Ring attributes, estimated beast age, and newly demonstrated abilities for official files 5 12.

Soul Beast and Plant Knowledge

His handwritten catalog contains firsthand observations and extensive marginal notes beyond those in ordinary illustrated guides 11.

• Identifies Soul Beast traces along transport and hunting routes 6 42.
• Estimates a Gale Eagle’s age from feathers, claw marks, and previously recorded body length 12.
• Matches potential Soul Rings to a recipient’s existing abilities, as with Song Xiaoqiao’s Iron Wire Vine 41 47.
• Teaches plant identification through specimens and illustrations 11.

Instruction and Field Administration

• Teaches Xu Sheng to sense and circulate Soul Power through meditation 2.
• Registers field identities and explains the limitations of disguises 3.
• Organizes awakening routes, equipment escorts, and cooperation exercises 6 7.
• Coordinates registration, training-space requests, and participation in approved hunts 41.

Equipment / Items

• Handwritten Soul Beast catalog — Personally compiled and annotated; lent to Xu Sheng during his recovery 11.
• Awakening equipment — Six black stones and a blue Soul Power crystal used for village ceremonies 8.
• Field-duty badge and seal — Used to establish his authority and authenticate an urgent message to the Soto Main Hall 8.
• Registers and assessment records — Track awakening results, field identities, and Soul Ring development 3 8 12.

Relationships

• Xu Sheng — Student and field subordinate who becomes a close friend. Du Wenhe teaches him cultivation basics and supports his team; Xu Sheng returns to rescue him at the quarry and later keeps him informed by letter 2 10 13 36.
• Shen Zhaolin — Spirit Hall colleague with whom he coordinates ambushes, Soul Ring hunts, and field arrangements 2 3 41.
• Ji Juechen — Registers him as reserve field personnel and fights beside him against Dong Chang. Later gives him wrist guards suited to his repeatedly injured hands 4 9 10 13.
• Tang Heng — Fellow deacon whose disappearance prompts the Liuxi investigation. Du Wenhe asks after his condition during recovery 8 11.
• Ren Yu — Helps free him from the collapsed quarry; afterward, he assists her plant-identification studies 10 11.
• He Zheng — Prospective Spirit Hall recruit whose arrival Du Wenhe reports to Xu Sheng before arranging their meeting 36 37.
• Song Xiaoqiao — Assesses her binding technique and helps select a compatible second Soul Ring 41 47.

Notable Quotes

“Field personnel can use code names, but they must be clearly recorded in the register so we can find them if something happens.” 3

“Don't just thank me. If you have time to come back, sharing a meal with me will do.” 13