Ye Jinghong

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ye Jinghong (叶惊鸿)
Alias(es)	Cang Hua / Hua Hua; Widow Xie 527 597
Species/Race	Silicon-based lifeform, according to A Tai's assessment 1126
Gender	Female
Affiliation	One of the Second Tier in her original world's hierarchy; later works with forces opposing the Administration Bureau 524 908
Occupation/Role	Jiang Xiaobai's designated fiancée and rival; strategist and combatant 523 527
Status	Active 2025
First Appearance	Chapter 519 519

Background

Ye Jinghong comes from a world governed by a nine-tier hierarchy of strength. She and Jiang Xiaobai belong to the Second Tier, which is limited to nine members; three are eventually expected to become leaders. Their engagement was arranged by their group, making them both rivals and politically useful partners. 523 524 527

Her stated ambition is to become a god in both worlds and overturn the existing three-leader order. Old Jiang considers Jiang's support essential to that goal, while also fearing the scale of her ambition. 524

Ye Jinghong reached Jiang's world around the same time as him and remained there through his many reincarnation cycles. During this period, she operated through changing identities and appearances; Cang Hua is one such incarnation. 527

Appearance

Ye Jinghong does not maintain a fixed public appearance. She states that she changes her name whenever she changes her appearance, and A Tai identifies her as capable of altering both her form and aura. 527 1126

• Appeared in Great Yan City as a girl in a white dress. 644
• Used the identity Cang Hua while approaching Jiang over Fatty's kidnapping. 527
• Operated as Widow Xie while fighting the Administration Bureau's Eleventh Squad. 597
• Can alter her aura along with her physical form. 1126

Personality

Ye Jinghong is forceful, ambitious, and highly competitive. She is willing to violate agreements and challenge established authorities in pursuit of becoming a god, yet she also recognizes that open power alone is insufficient without allies and planning. 519 524

Despite her impulsiveness, she is perceptive and strategically minded. She notices environmental inconsistencies, questions the reality of apparent NPCs, anticipates enemy decisions, and develops tactical misdirection when direct confrontation would be dangerous. 1048 1574 1580 1587

She is openly possessive and jealous regarding Jiang's relationships with Xu Qiuyan, Bingbing, and Qianqian, but repeatedly chooses to protect Jiang and his allies. Her concern becomes especially apparent when he faces danger alone or considers sacrificing himself. 700 723 843 1028

Abilities & Skills

Silicon-Based Physiology and Shapeshifting

A Tai identifies Ye Jinghong as a silicon-based lifeform rather than a carbon-based human. He states that she can reshape her appearance and aura, and that even extreme physical destruction would not permanently prevent her body from reassembling. 1126

• Adopts distinct identities and appearances, including Cang Hua and Widow Xie. 527 597
• Can alter her aura to support concealment and infiltration. 1126
• Her unusual physiology makes ordinary methods of harm ineffective, according to A Tai. 1126

Combat

Ye Jinghong is an exceptionally capable close-range fighter who regularly protects Jiang during ambushes, prison escapes, and encounters with supernatural entities. 791 831 875

• Knocked down a much larger prisoner with a direct charge, though she could not seriously injure him. 791
• Fought three Kunlun Prison guards at once while maintaining a clear advantage. 875
• Uses a halberd in battle and threatens enemies at close range with it. 874 875
• Remained willing to fight despite temporary blindness in Kunlun Prison. 831
• Used a smoke-producing item to distract Black and White Impermanence and escape with Jiang. 833

Enhanced Perception

Ye Jinghong demonstrates unusually sharp situational awareness, particularly in combat and unstable environments.

• Identified roughly twelve gunmen and their positions from the pattern of gunfire. 791
• Learned a bat-like radar technique while navigating a prison environment without sight. 829
• Detected that the height of roadside grass had changed in a shifting environment. 1587
• Identified repeated “He” residents as copied NPCs by comparing their identical lives and behavior. 1580

Heart Core Host

The Heart Core manifests as a white snake and entered Ye Jinghong's body after being found in an underground laboratory. The system confirmed that she had acquired it, but warned that mastering it would be difficult and beyond its ability to teach. 811

• Acquired the Heart Core when it entered her body voluntarily. 811
• Its full capabilities and Ye Jinghong's degree of control remain unresolved. 811
• Her presence places her near conflicts involving the Heart Core, Yanxu, and modified black-robed figures. 801 810

Strategy and Deception

Ye Jinghong frequently directs group tactics instead of relying solely on combat strength.

• Proposed using Jiang Xiaohui as a decoy to delay six-winged angels and create time to locate them. 1048
• Coordinated stealth communication and rescue preparations while disguised as Xiao Die. 1201
• Identified the strategic value of revealing another space-time's coordinates during negotiations. 1736
• Questioned apparent allies and suspected mental manipulation before others recognized the threat. 1564 1822

Equipment

• Halberd — Her primary visible melee weapon during battles in Kunlun Prison and the Underworld. 874 875
• Ghost-distracting smoke item — Used to incapacitate or distract Black and White Impermanence long enough for an escape. 833

Relationships

• Jiang Xiaobai — Her arranged fiancé and principal rival in their original world. Their alliance develops through repeated rescues, shared investigations, and mutual protection, though her ambition and jealousy regularly cause tension. 523 527 704 1028
• Old Jiang — A knowledgeable associate who explains Ye Jinghong's position in the hierarchy and fears that her ambition may become uncontrollable. 524 527
• Xu Qiuyan — A frequent romantic and ideological rival. Ye Jinghong openly admits that she dislikes Xu Qiuyan, though both cooperate when circumstances demand it. 700 1501
• Ying Gou — A trusted ally of Jiang's whom Ye Jinghong fights beside and critically evaluates when she suspects he is being manipulated. 723 1564
• Jiang Xiaohui — A younger ally who is notably responsive to Ye Jinghong's authority; she uses him in defensive plans but insists he not be needlessly endangered. 1048 1708
• Jia Qi — A humanoid laboratory subject whom Ye Jinghong releases after sensing a connection with him; he asks to follow her. 811
• Ye Jinghong's mother — Her mother orders the Teacher to capture or kill Ye Jinghong and her companions, exposing the hostility behind their family conflict. 1233

Story Role / Major Arcs

No-Man's-Land Intrusion and Cang Hua

Ye Jinghong enters no-man's-land with two Tribunal members in violation of an agreement, declares her desire to become the world's god, and confronts Jiang directly. She later approaches him as Cang Hua, offers cooperation during Fatty's kidnapping, and insists on joining the rescue at Yangming Shrine. 519 527

Resistance Against the Administration Bureau

After reappearing as the director of a mysterious department, Ye Jinghong shares Jiang's opposition to the Administration Bureau. She later becomes one of its most wanted criminals while working with others in Qianzhou to resist it. 615 908

Great Yan City and Yanxu

In Great Yan City, Ye Jinghong reveals her identity to Jiang in person after communicating with him as a guide. She encourages finding allies against Yanxu's comfortable but controlling system, then acquires the Heart Core within an underground laboratory. 644 648 811

Prison and Underworld Campaigns

Ye Jinghong repeatedly serves as Jiang's frontline protector through prison escapes, Kunlun Prison, Fengdu-related conflicts, and the search for Little Nian Bai. She remains beside him despite blindness, hostile guards, black-robed figures, and shifting illusions. 791 831 833 875

Conflict with Her Mother's Organization

Ye Jinghong's mother attempts to have her and Jiang's group captured or killed. Ye Jinghong rejects the Teacher's feelings, wounds him severely, and faces the threat of Jia Jia Tian Yi, an A-grade assassin capable of blending into any environment. 1233 1234

Memory Anomalies and Later Negotiations

Unlike Jiang Xiaohui, Ye Jinghong retains memories of Xiao Jingfeng after the Doctor's attempted erasure. She later uses information about a passage to another space-time to pressure representatives of twenty thousand displaced people during negotiations. 1706 1736

Phantom Sea and Multidimensional Conflict

The Doctor claims that Ye Jinghong's past life was connected to the Great Barren Human Race and that she knows the location of fragments lost in the Phantom Sea. In a multidimensional trap, she joins Qianqian and Xu Qiuyan in attacking the Faceless Person after he captures Jiang. 1996 2025

Notable Quotes

“Your era ended thousands of years ago. Although I don't know how you are still alive, this world today does not allow you to stir up trouble anymore.” 1311

“If you have the ability to kill me, then do it. But if you don't, then I apologize, I won't let you, won't let your Wangliang clan off so easily.” 1536

Trivia

• Ye Jinghong once encountered a weathered grave marked “Tomb of Ye Jinghong,” with Jiang Xiaobai named as the person who erected it. 847
• She claims names are merely designations and changes them whenever she changes her appearance. 527
• She retains memories of Xiao Jingfeng despite a memory alteration that erased those memories from Jiang Xiaohui. 1706