Qi Zhu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Qi Zhu (七竹)
Species/Race	Half-Demon
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Demon Slayer Division
Occupation/Role	Demon Slayer Envoy; daughter of Chief Envoy Ye Tian
Status	Active
First Appearance	5

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Fourth-Rank Martial Artist	47	Fang Mu removes the accumulated Demonic Energy suppressing her cultivation, allowing her to break through.

Background / History

Qi Zhu was raised by Ye Tian, the Chief Envoy of Qingzhu County. She never met her mother; Ye Tian told her that her mother was gone, but regularly brought Qi Zhu to worship at the Sacrificial God Hall. As she grew older, Qi Zhu noticed her resemblance to the hall's divine statue and began to suspect a connection between her origins and the Sacrificial God. 22 23

Her mother is an elemental spirit and Qi Zhu is consequently a Half-Demon. Ye Tian sealed her cultivation for years out of fear that a rapid breakthrough would activate her Half-Demon bloodline, while searching for a way to resolve the Demonic Energy in her body. Her mixed lineage also means that she may not have a long life. 30 49

Fang Mu's investigation discovers a woman resembling both Qi Zhu and the Sacrificial God's statue lying unconscious in an ice coffin, with roots extending from her body into the ground. He believes this woman is Qi Zhu's mother and the true body of Qingzhu City's Sacrificial God. 30

Appearance

Qi Zhu is a young woman with a delicate appearance. Her likeness closely resembles the beautiful female Sacrificial God depicted in Qingzhu City's Green Bamboo Hall. 23 30

• Often described as beautiful or delicate. 24 26
• Resembles the Green Bamboo Hall's green-robed divine statue by roughly seventy to eighty percent. 23
• Carries a long whip at her waist. 24

Personality

Qi Zhu is impulsive, proud, and quick-tempered. She initially treats Fang Mu with entitlement, searches him without cause, takes his Nether Pearl, and repeatedly lashes out when he ignores or rebuffs her. Her attempts to kick or antagonize him frequently backfire. 5 8 22

Behind this abrasive behavior, she is protective and emotionally vulnerable. She worries about Fang Mu during dangerous missions, guards Fang Jing from hostile men, warns Fang Mu about poisoned food, and seeks his aid when threatened with an unwanted marriage. 16 24 25 47

She can also be reckless: after suspecting Jiang Tao's pastries are poisoned, she eats one herself to test them and is incapacitated. 25 26

Abilities & Skills

Martial Arts

Qi Zhu is a capable Demon Slayer Envoy who can defend herself in combat.

• Uses a long whip effectively; she defeats several attacking thugs in Qingliu Town with successive strikes. 24
• Fought alongside the Demon Slayer Division during the Corpse Cave operation, though she was left vulnerable when the skeletal monster killed the other envoys. 20
• Reached the Fourth-Rank Martial Artist realm after the Demonic Energy suppressing her cultivation was drawn out. 47

Demonic Scripture

Fang Mu teaches Qi Zhu the Demonic Scripture after determining that it is particularly suited to her condition. The technique can refine Demonic Energy for one's own use. 47 48

• Her body continues to produce traces of Demonic Energy even after Fang Mu and Xixi remove the accumulated energy from her dantian. 47
• The scripture is intended to help her manage and refine this Demonic Energy rather than merely suppress it. 47 48

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Long whip — carried at her waist and used against the Qingliu Town thugs. 24
• Long sword — used while attempting to defend herself from the skeletal monster in Corpse Cave. 20

Relationships

• Fang Mu — Initially hostile toward him, but later relies on him to investigate her origins, remove her Demonic Energy, and help her escape an unwanted marriage. Fang Mu considers her a friend rather than a romantic partner. 5 22 47 49
• Ye Tian — Her father and Qingzhu County's Chief Envoy. He sealed her cultivation to restrain her Half-Demon bloodline and initially forced her engagement to Tu Lang. 30 47 49
• Qi Zhu's mother / Sacrificial God — An elemental spirit believed to be the unconscious woman in the ice coffin and the true form of Qingzhu City's Sacrificial God. 30 49
• Wen Xuan — Fellow Demon Slayer and companion. Qi Zhu protects him after he is poisoned by a snake demon. 40
• Fang Jing — Fang Mu's sister. Qi Zhu becomes protective of her, shields her from thugs, and is entrusted with looking after her during the return from Qingliu Town. 24 28
• Tu Qing — A fellow Demon Slayer who pursues and indulges her, though she rejects his attempts to control situations around her. 8 9
• Tu Lang — Tu Shan's adopted son and her unwanted fiancé. Qi Zhu flees to Fang Mu after Ye Tian agrees to the marriage arrangement. 47 48

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early conflict with Fang Mu

Qi Zhu first antagonizes Fang Mu by searching him and taking a Nether Pearl after his Rat Demon hunt. She continues to quarrel with him during the fox-demon operation, injuring herself when she tries to kick him. 5 8

During Hu Mei'er's capture, Qi Zhu scolds Fang Mu for hesitating to kill the fox demon, though she also shows concern for him amid Tu Qing's hostility. 9

Corpse Cave incident

Qi Zhu joins the demon-hunting party in Burial Ground Forest and remains behind to clear the blood pool after the Corpse King escapes. When a skeletal monster massacres the other envoys, Fang Mu intervenes to save her; she is subsequently found unconscious among the survivors. 19 20 21

Search for her origins

Using the evidence left from rescuing her in Corpse Cave, Qi Zhu blackmails Fang Mu into investigating her missing mother. She explains her connection to the Sacrificial God Hall, prompting Fang Mu to investigate the divine statue and later the concealed ice-coffin chamber. 22 23 30

Qingliu Town expedition

Qi Zhu insists on accompanying Fang Mu's group to Qingliu Town. She protects Fang Jing from thugs, distrusts Jiang Tao's hospitality, and is poisoned after testing the suspect pastries herself. 24 25 26

Following the incident, Fang Mu asks her to claim responsibility for Sun Hou's death and entrusts Fang Jing's protection to her. This begins a shift from resentment to greater trust between them. 28

Snake-demon crisis

Qi Zhu accompanies Wen Xuan during the temple crisis and helps protect him after he is poisoned. She remains worried about Fang Mu when he chooses to confront the snake demons alone and later helps defend him against Tu Shan's accusations concerning Tu Qing's death. 40 41 43

Half-Demon revelation

When Ye Tian attempts to marry her to Tu Lang, Qi Zhu seeks refuge with Fang Mu. He identifies and removes the Demonic Energy suppressing her cultivation, enabling her breakthrough to the Fourth-Rank Martial Artist realm, then teaches her the Demonic Scripture to manage the remaining energy. 47 48

Ye Tian later confirms her Half-Demon lineage to Fang Mu and asks him to help Qi Zhu as a friend. 49