Li Sui

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Li Sui (李岁) 332
Alias(es)	Black Tai Sui; Sui Sui; later publicly known as Xuan Pin, though Xuan Pin ultimately identifies herself as a separate entity formed after Li Sui's death 332 822 958
Species/Race	Black Tai Sui; identified as a Black Tai Sui Heart Seed 912
Gender	Female; Li Huowang recognizes her as his daughter after her fusion with the female dog Mantou 464
Affiliation	Li Huowang and Bai Lingmiao's household; later the Daliang Celestial Surveillance Division under the identity of Xuan Pin 464 822
Occupation/Role	Li Huowang's symbiote and adopted daughter; later Daliang Celestial Surveillance Director as Xuan Pin 429 822
Status	Deceased; Xuan Pin retains Li Sui's memories but states that Li Sui herself is gone 958 976
First Appearance	Appears as the Black Tai Sui in Chapter 8; named Li Sui in Chapter 332 8 332

Background and History

Black Tai Sui

Li Sui began as the Black Tai Sui associated with Danyangzi and Qingfeng Temple. After Danyangzi's death, Li Huowang consumed a dying Black Tai Sui to suppress his hallucinations; later, he and his companions captured another Black Tai Sui alive so that it could isolate his Illusion 24 236.

Li Huowang initially restrained the creature in his carriage and attempted to educate it by reciting the Three Character Classic and Thousand Character Classic. Its scattered repetitions gradually became clearer, and exposure to crowds improved its ability to imitate voices 314 331 334.

During the Moon Evening festival, Li Huowang made peace with the Black Tai Sui and named it Li Sui, agreeing that they would coexist for mutual benefit 332.

Adoption into Li Huowang's Family

Li Sui's tentacles repeatedly aided Li Huowang in combat, including defending him from Xin Chi and handling weapons such as the Coin Sword 339 410. Li Huowang increasingly treated her as a child, though he remained wary that her growing intelligence could eventually destabilize his own condition 408.

After a Calamity, Li Sui fused with Mantou. She emerged as a skinless, dog-faced creature whose enlarged body was supported by tentacles, retaining both Li Sui's consciousness and aspects of Mantou's instincts and memories 464 481. Li Huowang accepted her without demanding an explanation and declared her to be his and Bai Lingmiao's daughter 464.

Li Sui called Bai Lingmiao “Mother” and later developed separate maternal bonds with Bai Lingmiao and the Second God, whom she called “First Mother” and “Second Mother” 447 481 612.

Growth and Independence

Li Sui attended Oxheart Mountain Private School, eagerly learning literacy and human customs. Bai Lingmiao taught her how to bathe, wear women's clothing, and understand what it meant to be a girl 612.

Wanting to protect Li Huowang, Li Sui discovered that she could become stronger by merging with other creatures. Her first major experiment was possessing a Brown Bear, gaining enough strength to uproot a tree 669 670.

She later learned to travel independently, perform Tree Flower Smashing, draw talismans, and use human bodies as disguises. Her concern for others remained central to her actions: she tried to cheer mourning crowds with Tree Flower Smashing, rescued Chen Zhaodi from a forced marriage, and sought ways to keep Bai Lingmiao safe from the dangers of the White Lotus Sect 628 802 861 973 974.

Separation and Xuan Pin

After being separated from Li Huowang through a rift, Li Sui found herself in Daqi and eventually learned that she had been thrown roughly 180 years into the past 821 912. She sought help from Daqi's Celestial Surveillance Director, Zuoqiu Yong, who initially treated her kindly while exploiting her knowledge of future events 926 927.

Zuoqiu Yong ultimately arranged to capture and refine her. To survive over the following century, Li Sui repeatedly seized bodies and absorbed other beings' memories and abilities 928 930 958.

Li Sui eventually merged with two Directors of the Celestial Surveillance. The resulting entity became Xuan Pin, who retained Li Sui's memories but later told Li Huowang that Li Sui had died in the process and that she herself was not his daughter 958. Li Sui's funeral was subsequently held at Oxheart Village 976.

Appearance

Li Sui has no fixed body. Her form changes according to the bodies and beings she possesses, though black tentacles remain her defining trait.

• Black Tai Sui form — A mass of black tentacles able to emerge from Li Huowang's navel or mouth 331 444.
• Mantou fusion — A tall, bloody dog-faced creature with exposed bones, reverse-jointed limbs, and tentacles packed beneath a damaged raincoat 464.
• Human disguises — Uses possessed female bodies and long skirts to conceal her dog head, limbs, and tentacles; she once impersonated Princess Anping using the princess's head and body 558 628.
• Xuan Pin form — Appears beneath a red Daoist robe with dense tentacles and numerous absorbed human heads; this form is later revealed to be distinct from Li Sui herself 953 958.

Personality

Li Sui is initially simple, curious, and eager for approval. Praise from Li Huowang or Bai Lingmiao makes her visibly happy, while unfamiliar human behavior prompts direct, childlike questions 453 612 669.

Her experiences gradually give her a deeper understanding of anger, fear, death, loneliness, and family. She becomes distressed when separated from Li Huowang, fears his death, and repeatedly seeks strength so she can protect both of her parents 630 669 821.

Despite her monstrous nature, Li Sui is empathetic. She helps vulnerable strangers, worries about Bai Lingmiao's burdens, and attempts to bring happiness to grieving people even when she does not understand why her efforts fail 802 861 973 974.

Abilities & Skills

Body Seizure and Assimilation

Li Sui's Black Tai Sui instincts allow her to enter, control, and merge with other bodies.

• She fused with Mantou, acquiring the dog's instincts, appetite, and physical traits 464 481.
• She can control detached remains, such as animating Princess Anping's head and inhabiting the princess's emptied body 558.
• By merging with a Brown Bear, she gained immense physical strength and durability 670.
• Absorbing beings can grant her their abilities, memories, or intelligence, but repeated assimilation erodes her original identity 930 958.

Tentacle Manifestation

Li Sui can extend dense, barbed tentacles from her own body or Li Huowang's.

• Her tentacles can wield weapons, draw talismans, restrain enemies, and intercept attacks 339 410 503.
• She can merge into Li Huowang's body to enhance his strength and cover him in tentacles 517.
• Her tentacles can temporarily replace Li Huowang's lost limbs, allowing him to continue moving despite severe injuries 604.
• She can control Li Huowang's body when necessary, though this makes their symbiosis potentially dangerous 429 435.

Talisman Arts and Imitation

Li Sui learns quickly through observation and instruction.

• She learned to mimic voices after Li Huowang exposed her to conversations in Yinling City 334.
• Li Huowang taught her from Blind Chen's Talisman Compendium, which she kept embedded within her body 453 469.
• She can draw and activate talismans using turmeric paper and her own blood 860.
• She received an Illusion Art cultivation method after worshipping Ji Zai, allowing her to conceal her Heart Seed identity 975.

Combat

Li Sui is dangerous in close combat even without a borrowed body.

• She can overpower ordinary humans with casual blows and use tentacles to capture prey 630 669.
• She defeated a group of bandits while traveling toward Youdu 911.
• She can fight alongside Li Huowang using the Coin Sword and talismans 503 809.
• Her limitations are pronounced against organized cultivators; Daqi's Celestial Surveillance Division overwhelmed her after neutralizing her talismans 911.

Tree Flower Smashing and Face Threading

• Li Sui learned Tree Flower Smashing after becoming fascinated by the performance in a county town 628.
• She later used face threading as a traveling trade, demonstrating precise removal of facial hair and eyebrow shaping 973.
• She viewed both crafts as ways to connect with and help ordinary people 802 973.

Equipment / Items

• Coin Sword — Carried and used by her tentacles in combat; Li Huowang eventually allowed her to use it when he did not need it 502 503.
• Talisman Compendium — Blind Chen's manual, taught to Li Sui by Li Huowang and stored within her body 453 469.
• Turmeric paper and blood — Materials used for drawing talismans 860.
• Straw raincoat and bamboo hat — Used to conceal her nonhuman appearance before she could pass more convincingly as human 464 467.

Relationships

• Li Huowang — Adoptive father and symbiotic partner. Li Sui calls him “Dad,” aids him in battle, and seeks power primarily to protect him 464 669 919.
• Bai Lingmiao — Adoptive mother. Li Sui calls her “Mother” or “First Mother”; Bai Lingmiao teaches her human customs and treats her as family 447 612.
• Mantou — Dog whose body and instincts merged with Li Sui during a Calamity, permanently changing Li Sui's form and behavior 464 481.
• Second God — Bai Lingmiao's other self, whom Li Sui calls “Second Mother.” They secretly talk and help one another with household tasks 481.
• Zuoqiu Yong — Initially a trusted caretaker whom Li Sui calls “Auntie”; Zuoqiu Yong manipulates her future knowledge and later orders her refinement 926 928.
• Chen Zhaodi — A young woman Li Sui rescues from a forced marriage. Chen Zhaodi accepts Li Sui's true form and chooses to remain with her before being assimilated during an attack 973 974.
• Xuan Pin — Entity created after Li Sui's long-term assimilation and merger with two Celestial Surveillance Directors. Xuan Pin retains Li Sui's memories but insists that Li Sui is dead 958.

Notable Quotes

“I want to help my dad, I want to protect my dad, and I want to help him.” 669

“Dad! I really missed you so much!!” 975

Trivia

• Li Sui had existed for only about a year and a half when she first began actively seeking a way to become stronger 669.
• She likes meat with bones, especially rabbit, and also enjoys eating Li Huowang's scabs 669 560.
• The name “Xuan Pin” was chosen for its literal meaning rather than any hidden significance 822.