Chu He

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chu He (楚河)
Alias(es)	Dragon King; Dragon King of the Western Underworld; former Zhou Family live-in son-in-law 294 300 337
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Founder and leader of Xianlong; commander of Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise 272 294
Occupation/Role	Dragon King; martial artist; overseas organization leader
Status	Deceased — killed by Su Lin during their final battle 391
First Appearance	272

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Martial Celestial	391	Broke through after intensive training intended to close the gap with Su Lin. Despite the breakthrough, Su Lin defeated and killed him in under three minutes.

Background / History

Chu He founded and led Xianlong in the Western underground world, where his four principal subordinates were Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. Before his death, Chu He's grandfather ordered him to honor an agreement with Old Master Zhou: marry into the Zhou Family, conceal his identity and past, and endure the arrangement for three years. Chu He returned to China, delegated Xianlong's affairs, and imposed strict secrecy on his subordinates. 272

During the three-year marriage, the Zhou Family treated him as an incapable live-in son-in-law and frequently humiliated him. Zhou Lanmeng maintained a separate room and did not welcome the marriage, but she did not join the family's open mockery and at times defended him. Chu He nevertheless came to value the quiet life with her, seeing it as a rare respite from conflict and assassination; when the concealment period ended, he repeatedly postponed returning to Xianlong. 275

His rivalry with Su Lin began when Su Lin publicly challenged his status as Zhou Lanmeng's husband. Chu He responded with hostility, ordered surveillance on Su Lin, and escalated from intimidation to attempted murder after his marriage began collapsing. 278 282 292

Personality

Chu He is initially defined by duty and restraint. He accepted his grandfather's demand to hide his identity for three years despite the damage it did to his reputation, and he preferred the domestic calm of the Zhou residence to returning to Xianlong's violent affairs. 272 275

His patience is closely tied to pride. Public ridicule, rejection, and perceived disrespect repeatedly provoke him into rash actions: he refuses Zhou Lanmeng's divorce, lashes out after being slapped by Lin Xiaowan, and treats Su Lin's success as a personal affront. 289 294 301

After Azure Dragon's death and the collapse of his proposed alliance with the Liu Family, Chu He becomes increasingly possessive and vindictive. He attempts to claim Liu Shiwen despite her refusal, threatens those who reject him, and is willing to endanger Su Lin's associates and families to pursue revenge. Even Vermilion Bird becomes wary of his increasingly ruthless behavior. 345 356 357 372

Abilities & Skills

Martial Arts and Aura

Chu He is a high-level martial artist whose presence and speed greatly exceed ordinary fighters.

• Caught Liu Shiwen's punch with ease and dismissed her techniques as ineffective against him. 288
• Projected enough pressure to freeze Lin Xiaowan in place before Su Lin dispersed it. 289
• Resisted Su Lin's released aura long enough to remain standing, though the subordinates behind him were forced to kneel. 346
• Reached the Martial Celestial realm through training, but remained decisively inferior to Su Lin. 391

Xianlong Command

As Xianlong's founder and Dragon King, Chu He commands a network with overseas reach and four elite generals.

• Delegated Xianlong's operations to Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise during his three-year concealment. 272
• Used Azure Dragon for surveillance, intelligence gathering, and an attempted operation against Su Lin. 282 292
• Leveraged his claimed access to European and African markets while proposing an alliance with the Liu Family. 337
• Coerced Rost and the European World Hunter School into assisting his campaign against Su Lin and Liu Shiwen. 356 357

Planning and Coercion

Chu He employs surveillance, intimidation, hostage-taking, and hired killers rather than relying solely on direct combat.

• Ordered his men to follow Su Lin and Lin Xiaowan; the pursuit was exposed after Su Lin captured one of the operatives. 283
• Planned to use Liu Shiwen and later Lin Xiaowan as leverage against Su Lin. 346 376
• Arranged for assassins to infiltrate Didu and disrupt Lin Baoshan's birthday banquet. 376 381
• His schemes repeatedly fail because he underestimates Su Lin's strength, allies, and ability to turn the situation against him. 299 346 387

Relationships

• Chu He's grandfather — Ordered Chu He to marry into the Zhou Family and conceal his identity for three years before dying. 272
• Zhou Lanmeng — Former wife. Their arranged marriage remained emotionally distant; her decision to divorce him followed his conduct toward Lin Xiaowan and Liu Shiwen, as well as her loss of trust in him. 275 288 300
• Azure Dragon — One of Chu He's four great generals and a trusted subordinate whom Chu He regarded as a brother. Azure Dragon was killed by Su Lin, intensifying Chu He's desire for revenge. 272 299 309
• Vermilion Bird (Zhu Que) — Loyal general and confidante. She carries out his orders but becomes concerned by his increasingly violent obsession with revenge. 336 357 372
• Su Lin — Principal rival and eventual killer. Chu He blames Su Lin for his divorce, humiliation, Azure Dragon's death, and Liu Shiwen's rejection. 290 309 391
• Liu Shiwen — Target of Chu He's proposed marriage alliance and later attempted abduction. She repeatedly rejects him and does not reciprocate his claimed affection. 338 344 346
• Liu Tiannan — Liu Family patriarch. Chu He sought a marriage-and-business alliance through Liu Shiwen, but Liu Tiannan rejected the proposal after considering his daughter's wishes. 337 355
• Rost — Contact connected to the European World Hunter School. Chu He threatens him into cooperating against Su Lin and the Liu Family. 356 357

Story Role / Major Arcs

Zhou Family Marriage and Divorce

• Returns to China to fulfill his grandfather's arrangement with the Zhou Family and hides his identity as the Dragon King for three years. 272
• Tries to preserve his marriage to Zhou Lanmeng after Su Lin exposes his behavior at a bar, but Zhou Lanmeng insists on divorce. 288 290
• Attempts to prove he is the Dragon King through Azure Dragon, unaware that Azure Dragon has already been killed. When no proof arrives, Chu He signs the divorce agreement and is expelled from the Zhou residence. 295 299 300 301

Conflict with Su Lin

• Investigates and surveils Su Lin after their first confrontation, then orders Azure Dragon to eliminate Su Lin and seize his businesses. 282 292
• Blames Su Lin for Azure Dragon's death and begins targeting Su Lin's companions in Didu. 309
• Is humiliated when Su Lin's aura forces his men to kneel during an attempt to take Liu Shiwen away. 346

Liu Family Marriage Proposal

• Approaches Liu Tiannan with an offer of overseas cooperation and proposes marriage to Liu Shiwen, publicly presenting his motives as love. 337 338
• Declares Liu Shiwen his fiancée without her consent and refuses to accept her rejection. 344 345
• Liu Tiannan ultimately cancels the proposed arrangement because Liu Shiwen does not want the marriage; Chu He is thrown out of the Liu residence and vows revenge. 355 356

Assassination Plot and Death

• Recruits outside assassins through the World Hunter School and plans to use Lin Baoshan's birthday banquet to discredit and trap Su Lin. 376 381
• Has his agents create chaos, kidnaps Zhou Lanmeng, and takes Lin Xiaowan hostage to force Su Lin into a private negotiation. The plot collapses when an assassin he hired aids Su Lin instead. 381 385 387
• Trains until he reaches Martial Celestial, then confronts Su Lin in a final attempt to seize control of Didu. Su Lin kills him in less than three minutes. 391
• Following his death, Su Corporation annexes Chu He's businesses, including overseas assets. 396

Notable Quotes

“I just like that you don't like me. How about you try to like me?” 345

“Use all resources, kill him for me!!” 372