Shenhe

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Shenhe (申鹤)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Cloud Retainer's disciple; Liyue Adepti; Muxue Ice City
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, adeptal disciple, and manager of Mu Yang's businesses
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 166

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Cryo wielder	166 167	At six years old, Shenhe survived for days while confronting an Archon Remnant; she had already obtained a Cryo Vision and displayed exceptional killing intent.
Cloud Retainer's disciple	167	Formally entered the immortal path after combing her hair three times with Cloud Retainer's jade comb. Her hair turned completely white during the rite.
Broad adeptal training	167	Rapidly learned swordsmanship, mechanisms, talismans, divination, and techniques from multiple Liyue Adepti; Mu Yang additionally taught her swordsmanship, tea ceremony, and Cryo Vision use.
Red Rope Binding Soul	169	The Adepti bound her violent instincts and berserker state with the Red Rope Binding Soul ritual. The restraint also suppressed her emotions and desires, allowing her to focus more intensely on cultivation.
Accomplished cultivator	169 170	Became proficient with multiple weapon types, adapted Mu Yang's sword techniques to them, and developed the ability to sense faint intruding auras around Mount Hulao.
Unbound Cryo release	240	Temporarily removed her red rope and combined her Vision with Immortal Talismans to freeze the near-shore sea and an incoming tsunami.

Background / History

Shenhe was born into a peaceful family in a village on Mt. Tianheng. Her mother died from illness when Shenhe was five, leaving her father consumed by grief. Seeking to revive his wife through the forbidden Life Borrowing ritual, he offered Shenhe as a sacrifice to a demon formed from Archon Remnants. Shenhe survived in the cave for several days with her mother's dagger before Cloud Retainer found her; her father later took his own life in remorse. 168 235

At six, Shenhe's survival and innate ferocity drew the attention of the Liyue Adepti. Moon Carver divined that she bore the fate of “Solitary Star and Calamity,” foretelling separation from loved ones and a life of hardship. Shenhe chose to remain on Mount Aocang and became Cloud Retainer's disciple rather than return to the mortal world. 167

Her talent for adeptal arts was extraordinary, but her escalating killing intent eventually endangered both herself and others. With Shenhe's consent, the Adepti performed the Red Rope Binding Soul ritual. The red rope restrained her bloodlust, but gradually dulled her emotions and connection to ordinary human desires. 168 169

Mu Yang became one of Shenhe's principal teachers and the Adept who most understood her. He supported her training, taught her practical skills such as cooking and tea ceremony, protected her when she revisited her abandoned home, and encouraged her to face rather than flee from her past. 166 167 169

After years of cultivation, Shenhe began entering Liyue Harbor at Mu Yang and Cloud Retainer's urging. Her work delivering Immortal Talismans for the Jade Chamber reconstruction, fighting alongside Lumine, and meeting ordinary people convinced her that she wanted to remain in the city. 236 237 242

Appearance

Shenhe's hair was originally black. During her formal apprenticeship ceremony, it changed through black-and-white frost patterns before becoming white as snow. 167

• Snow-white hair.
• A Cryo Vision.
• Red ropes binding her fate and suppressing her killing intent.
• An otherworldly bearing that often causes strangers to mistake her for an Immortal. 229 235

Personality

Shenhe was initially quiet, wary, and detached after the trauma of her childhood. The Red Rope Binding Soul deepened this distance, leaving praise and admiration difficult for her to accept; she associated being treated as an “Immortal” with being kept apart from other people. 169 229

Her thinking can be intensely literal. When faced with a competition for the Jade Chamber, her proposed strategy was to eliminate every competitor so her group would place first. She also imposed an ascetic diet of medicinal herbs on herself because she feared worldly delicacies would hinder her cultivation. 226

Despite her restraint, Shenhe is devoted to the people she accepts as her own. Her friendships with Lumine and Paimon, along with her desire to use her strength to protect others, gradually helped her reconnect with her emotions and choose life in Liyue Harbor. 231 235 242

Abilities & Skills

Cryo Vision and Frost Arts

Shenhe possesses a Cryo Vision and uses Cryo in conjunction with her adeptal training.

• Froze the near-shore sea and an incoming tsunami with her Vision and Immortal Talismans. 240
• Can form ice beneath her feet while moving across water. 240
• Her Cryo aptitude was recognized from childhood, when she had already gained a Vision after surviving the Archon Remnant. 167

Adeptal Arts

Shenhe learned techniques from multiple Liyue Adepti and has unusually fast comprehension.

• Learned mechanisms, talismans, divination, and swordsmanship. 167
• Prepared and delivered Immortal Talismans to Ningguang for the Jade Chamber project. 236
• Uses talismans for movement and combat support. 240
• Can sense faint auras entering Mount Hulao while meditating in Mu Yang's Trace-less internal-energy technique. 170

Weapon Mastery

Shenhe trained under Mu Yang and the Adepti in a broad range of martial disciplines.

• Is proficient with all weapon types used in Liyue. 169 230
• Can adapt Mu Yang's sword techniques to different weapons. 169
• Uses controlled displays of strength to drive trespassers from adeptal territory without killing them. 170

Physical Strength

Shenhe possesses immense natural strength.

• Effortlessly lifted and carried the Vermillion Floating Life Stone when the rest of the group could not move it. 228
• Is strong enough that a direct punch would be fatal to an ordinary person, so she deliberately restrains herself when confronting intruders. 170

Red Rope Binding Soul

The red ropes are both Shenhe's protection and her burden.

• Suppress her innate bloodlust, killing intent, and berserker state. 169 230
• Dull her seven emotions and six desires over time. 168 169
• Can be removed temporarily, releasing the wildness and power that the binding normally restrains. 240

Equipment / Items

• Cryo Vision — Shenhe's source of Cryo elemental power. 167
• Red Rope Binding Soul — Adeptal binding that restrains her violent impulses at the cost of emotional suppression. 169
• Jade Comb — An immortal-stone comb given by Cloud Retainer as the symbol of Shenhe's apprenticeship. 167
• Immortal Talismans — Talismans Shenhe can prepare and use in support of combat and movement. 236 240

Relationships

• Cloud Retainer — Shenhe's primary master and adoptive guardian. Cloud Retainer rescued her from the Archon Remnant, accepted her as a disciple, and later encouraged her growth in Liyue Harbor. 166 167 242
• Mu Yang — One of Shenhe's masters. He taught her swordsmanship, Cryo use, tea ceremony, and cooking; his patience and understanding make him one of the people closest to her. 166 167 169
• Lumine — Friend and guide in Shenhe's return to human society. Lumine helped her adapt to managing Muxue Ice City and fought alongside her against Bache. 231 240 259
• Paimon — Shenhe's friend. Paimon's openness helped Shenhe realize that Lumine and Paimon treated her as a person rather than a distant Immortal. 231 237
• Ganyu — Shenhe's senior sister under Cloud Retainer. They reunite in Liyue Harbor after Shenhe begins her new life in the city. 242 580
• Moon Carver — The Adept who divined Shenhe's “Solitary Star and Calamity” fate and participated in the Red Rope Binding Soul ritual. 167 169
• Yun Jin — Revised The Goddess's Farewell to the World after learning the truth of Shenhe's childhood, respecting Shenhe's feelings and history. 235
• Ming Jun — A man from Shenhe's former village who regrets failing to stop her father's ritual. Shenhe ultimately responds to his apology with indifference rather than hatred. 235

Story Role / Major Arcs

Childhood and Apprenticeship

Shenhe survives her father's sacrifice ritual, is rescued by Cloud Retainer, and chooses the immortal path despite Moon Carver's dire divination. Her early years focus on mastering adeptal arts while struggling against the violent instincts tied to her fate. 166 167 168

Red Rope Binding and Return to Her Village

After her berserker state worsens, Shenhe accepts the Red Rope Binding Soul ritual. Years later, she secretly returns to her abandoned home, finds mementos left by her mother, and begins to confront the emotions she had tried to leave behind. 169

Jade Chamber Reconstruction

Shenhe enters Liyue Harbor to deliver Immortal Talismans and assist with the Jade Chamber reconstruction. Her overwhelming strength and unusual approach to competition draw attention, while her time with Lumine and Paimon helps her form her first close friendships outside the Adepti. 226 228 231

“The Goddess's Farewell to the World”

Shenhe learns that the opera's legendary “Goddess” is based on her own childhood ordeal. With Yun Jin and her friends understanding the real circumstances, Shenhe decides that she wants to use her power to protect others rather than remain isolated by her past. 234 235

Defender of Liyue Harbor

During Bache's attack, Shenhe removes her red rope and uses her full Cryo power to freeze the sea and halt the tsunami, enabling Lumine's counterattack. 240

Life at Muxue Ice City

Shenhe accepts Mu Yang's entrustment to manage his business and adapts quickly to her responsibilities. After Mu Yang's disappearance, she continues running Muxue Ice City and handling his numerous assets while privately grieving for him. 242 576 580 592

Notable Quotes

“I want to stay in Liyue Harbor, Master.” 237

“So, I also hope that one day I can step forward and protect others, just like in the opera.” 235

Trivia

• Shenhe can recognize Cloud Retainer by voice regardless of the form she takes, having lived with her for more than a decade. 580
• She once regarded eating medicinal herbs as a form of cultivation and avoided indulging in delicious food. 226
• Her first proposed competition strategy in Liyue Harbor was to eliminate all competitors. 226
• Shenhe initially struggled to respond to praise because it reminded her of the distance people placed between themselves and someone they considered an Immortal. 229