Nalan Family

Biodata

Background / History

The Nalan Family is a prominent military household of Jia Ma Holy City. Its patriarch, Nalan Jie, serves as Marshal Lionheart of the Jia Ma Empire, a position described as subordinate only to the emperor. Despite its standing, the family has few descendants; Nalan Chaoge is its sole male heir and is expected to inherit the marshalship. 4

Nalan Jie was a life-and-death friend of Xiao Lin of the Xiao Family. Their friendship resulted in the pre-birth engagement between Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan. After Xiao Lin's death, however, the Xiao Family ceased visiting the Nalans; neither Xiao Zhan nor Xiao Yan had come to the family estate. Nalan Jie nevertheless insists on honoring his promise and maintaining the engagement. 3 4

When Nalan Chaoge could not cultivate, Nalan Jie personally obtained a Fifth-order Fiery Poison Seal Python and used its blood to bathe him, opening his Qi Sea. The effort ultimately allows Chaoge to begin cultivating after his two-year coma. 1 3

Following Chaoge's sudden rise, Nalan Jie identifies him as the family's future pillar and publicly backs him despite the political fallout from Mu Lu's death. The family stages Chaoge's punishment in its training grounds to placate observers while protecting him from being surrendered to the Mu Family. 3 12 13

Organization and Resources

• Leadership: Nalan Jie is the family's patriarch and a Dou Wang-level expert. 12
• Heir: Nalan Chaoge is the sole male descendant and anticipated future marshal. 4
• Other core members:
  • Nalan Yanran is Chaoge's elder sister, a Misty Cloud Sect disciple and renowned cultivation genius. 5 15
  • Chaoge's parents are stationed in the military camp for most of the year. 4
• Retainers and disciples: The family collectively raises children of its servants as disciples and future combat strength; they are expected to serve the Nalan house and its young master. 3
• Military personnel: Chaoge is escorted by four Da Dou Shi guards when leaving the estate. 7
• Facilities: Family members receive resources through the Collection Pavilion, Weapon Pavilion, and Sutra Pavilion according to their waist-token rank. 5
• Alchemy: The family possesses only one Grade 4 Alchemist, making outside alchemist connections strategically valuable. 5
• Cards and privileges: Green cards provide 200 gold coins and ten First-grade Medicinal Herbs daily; a Dou Zhe may enter the Sutra Pavilion and receive a Low-grade Na Ring. Nalan Jie's Five-patterned Purple Gold Card can mobilize all family resources. 5 6

Political Position

The Nalan Family's influence rests on Nalan Jie's military authority and its ties to the Jia Ma Imperial Family. Nalan Chaoge's apparent engagement to Grand Princess Yaoye would further bind the house to the imperial line. 12 13

Mu Lu's death destabilizes the balance among the major Holy City powers. The Imperial Family transfers command of the 100,000-strong Silver Armored Army and Ghost Suppressing Pass from Nalan Su to the Mu Family, while the Nalan Family retains its newly revealed prodigy, Chaoge. 12 13

The family’s position is also vulnerable to retaliation from the Mu Family, which accepts compensation but continues to regard Chaoge as a target for future revenge. 12 19

Notable Members

• Nalan Jie — Patriarch, Dou Wang, Marshal Lionheart, and Chaoge's grandfather. He prioritizes family protection, honors his vow to Xiao Lin, and supplies Chaoge with resources and inherited techniques. 3 16 19
• Nalan Chaoge — Young master and sole male heir. His rapid cultivation recovery turns him from the family's perceived weak point into its principal rising talent. 3 15 18
• Nalan Yanran — Chaoge's elder sister, a celebrated genius of the Misty Cloud Sect and Xiao Yan's betrothed. 3 5
• Nalan Su — Associated with command of the Silver Armored Army before that command is transferred to the Mu Family. 12
• Elder Mu — An elder who trains and evaluates the family's disciples; he observes Chaoge's spar with Cheng Zhou and later recognizes Chaoge's determination. 17 20
• Cheng Zhou — A Three-star Dou Zhe and leading family disciple who becomes loyal to Chaoge after their spar. 14 18
• Guo'er — Chaoge's personal maid and devoted attendant. 3 15

Relationships

• Jia Ma Imperial Family — Political ally and balancing power; Yaoye's proposed marriage to Chaoge would link the two houses directly. 11 13
• Mu Family — Rival great family. Chaoge's killing of Mu Lu creates an ongoing blood feud despite compensation and public punishment. 8 11 12
• Mite'er Family — Influential commercial house that becomes involved after Ya Fei witnesses Chaoge and Mu Lu's Life-and-Death Pact; Ya Fei seeks Chaoge's friendship for her family's interests. 11 13
• Xiao Family — Bound by Nalan Jie's old vow and Yanran's engagement to Xiao Yan. Relations deteriorated after Xiao Lin's death and the Xiao Family's prolonged absence from the Nalan estate. 3 4
• Misty Cloud Sect — Connected through Nalan Yanran, who joined the sect as a child. 4 5

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Chaoge's recovery: The family mobilizes around Nalan Chaoge after his failed suicide attempt and two-year coma; Nalan Jie's use of Fiery Poison Seal Python blood enables him to cultivate. 1 3
• Engagement dispute: Nalan Jie refuses Chaoge's arguments for ending Yanran's engagement to Xiao Yan, revealing the weight he places on his promise to Xiao Lin. 3 4
• Mu Lu incident: Chaoge's duel and killing of Mu Lu transform the family from a target of ridicule into a political concern for the Holy City's other powers. 9 10 11
• Political settlement: The family protects Chaoge through compensation and staged discipline while Yaoye and Ya Fei intervene to contain the consequences. 12 13
• Nalan Jie's departure: Before leaving for the troubled border, Nalan Jie entrusts Chaoge with Raging Lion's Wrath and a whip forged from the Fiery Poison Seal Python's tendon. 19

Trivia

• The family has notably few descendants despite its status, making Chaoge's survival and growth especially important. 4
• Nalan Jie's signature technique, the Mid-level Xuan-tier Raging Lion's Wrath, was also passed to the Xiao Family because of his friendship with Xiao Lin. 19
• Nalan Chaoge's green resource card grants no special treatment despite his status as young master. 6