Wei Yan

Biodata

Background

In her previous life, Wei Yan loved Nan Xunran and spent a century building the Following Wind Cavalry from Wei Clan disciples and orphans she had raised. He used the army to destroy several major clans, then slaughtered the Wei Clan and killed masters she revered 124.

After her rebirth, Wei Yan investigated Nan Xunran and found him markedly different from the man she remembered. She had recently been brought back from the Lower Realm and, within a month, replaced the Wei Clan’s young master and wiped out the branch supporting him 123 124.

Appearance

Wei Yan has an exquisite face and a graceful figure 151 218.

• Her eyes are described as clear as autumn water, and she has long lashes 124 151.
• She wears dresses or skirts, including formal attire for her succession ceremony 125 230.

Personality

Wei Yan is devoted to Nan Xunran despite his treatment of her in their previous life. His changed demeanor encourages her to pursue him again; she becomes flustered around him and takes pleasure in small signs of acceptance 124 125 156.

Away from him, she is calculating and ruthless. She uses her memories to anticipate threats, executes opponents without hesitation, and orders entire clans destroyed to prevent future retaliation 151 221 232.

Abilities & Skills

Memories of a Previous Life

Wei Yan retains knowledge of people and events from before her rebirth, though changes in the present can make her memories unreliable 124 217.

• She targeted Shen Tan to prevent Nan Shuang’s death and stopped Nan Shuang from approaching him when he was near death, remembering that he had killed her in the previous life 151 154.
• She knew where a Lower Realm supreme treasure would appear and that it had chosen Xiao Xueyin in the previous life, but did not know exactly how Nan Xunran had ultimately obtained it 214.

Combat and Spiritual Power

Wei Yan fights with blades and can manipulate spiritual power 125 220 224.

• She killed a challenger at her succession ceremony before he could react 125.
• She used spiritual threads to bind Xiao Xueyin and stopped her bleeding with spiritual power 224.
• She intercepted the fleeing Xiao Family patriarch and killed him with her sword 233.

Following Wind Cavalry

Wei Yan created the Following Wind Cavalry and commands its guards as deputy master. She pledged the force to Nan Xunran and continued recruiting powerful members after giving him control 156 157 220.

• A Wei Clan secret technique sealed the cavalry members’ life souls in a token. Wei Yan said only Nan Xunran could open it; as its creator, she could touch it but not open it 156.
• The guards swiftly wiped out the Qin Clan and later used a formation to imprison and destroy Xiao Family members’ souls 156 233.

Equipment and Items

• Sword — Used to kill Wei Xuan and the Xiao Family patriarch. Onlookers identified it as a Supreme Artifact capable of annihilating souls 222 233.
• Short blade — Cut Wei Xuan’s cheek before she ordered his capture 220.
• Bone umbrella — Forged from the bones of a thousand experts; it could freeze nearby enemies and turn its ribs into blades. Wei Yan gave it to Nan Xunran 128.
• Following Wind Cavalry soul token — Held the cavalry members’ life souls. Wei Yan transferred it to Nan Xunran 156.
• White jade bottle — Given to Nan Xunran to regulate his spiritual power 213.

Relationships

• Nan Xunran — The object of her devotion and the intended master of the Following Wind Cavalry. She claimed to have been his fiancée in their previous life, though the system disputed the claim; he refused to let their past determine their present relationship 124 126 156.
• Nan Shuang — Nan Xunran’s cousin. Wei Yan sought to save her from Shen Tan to make a favorable impression on Xunran; Nan Shuang later declared that the Wei Clan could not be allowed to remain 151 156.
• Shen Tan — A target Wei Yan considered an obstacle to Nan Xunran. She surrounded the Qin Clan to find him 152 153.
• Wei Xuan — A regressor whose hostility toward Nan Xunran drew Wei Yan’s attention. She had him seized, blinded him, and killed him when he offered information about the supreme treasure 219 221 222.
• Xiao Xueyin — The supreme treasure’s chosen master in the previous life. Wei Yan brought her to its expected location and restrained her as they waited for it to appear 214 224.
• Jue — The supreme treasure in a child’s form. After learning that Jue called Nan Xunran “father,” Wei Yan secretly tried to persuade Jue to call her “mother” 230 231.

Story Role

Succession and Reunion

Wei Yan invited Nan Xunran to her succession ceremony and privately tested whether he remembered the Following Wind Cavalry. His puzzled response convinced her he had not been reborn. During the ceremony, she killed a surviving descendant of the branch that had supported her predecessor 123 124 125.

She later confessed that she had been reborn and asked whether she could become Nan Xunran’s fiancée. He believed her story but declined to treat their supposed past engagement as binding. Wei Yan resolved to pursue him and form the cavalry again 126.

The Qin Clan

Remembering Shen Tan’s role in Nan Shuang’s death, Wei Yan surrounded the Qin Clan and demanded that he be brought to her. After Shen Tan was struck down, she stopped Nan Shuang from approaching him, fearing a repeat of the previous life 151 152 154.

Wei Yan then attacked Qin Xizhi, ordered her guards to kill the Qin Clan, and presented Nan Xunran with the soul token controlling the Following Wind Cavalry 155 156.

The Lower Realm Treasure

Wei Yan told Nan Xunran about a supreme treasure due to appear in the Lower Realm and accompanied him to seek it. At the Xiao Family, she captured Wei Xuan after noticing his hostility toward Nan Xunran, blinded him, and killed him despite his offer to lead her to the treasure 214 220 221 222.

She brought Xiao Xueyin to the wilderness to draw out the treasure. The treasure appeared as a ball of thread and chose Nan Xunran over Xiao Xueyin; Wei Yan remained behind when they passed through its door 224 226.

After Nan Xunran returned with the treasure, Jue, Wei Yan went back to the Xiao Family and ordered its destruction to prevent any future revenge. She personally killed the patriarch while the Following Wind Guards destroyed the family’s souls 230 231 232 233.