Zhao Xia

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhao Xia (赵夏)
Alias(es)	Young Gang Leader; Sixth Master of the Wild Wolf Gang 36 40
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Wild Wolf Gang; aligned with the Sun Moon Divine Cult through Zhang Yu's command 38 42
Occupation/Role	Leader of the Wild Wolf Gang
Status	Alive 50
First Appearance	Chapter 36

Background / History

Zhao Xia is the daughter of Zhao Laodao, the former leader of the Wild Wolf Gang. Her mother was a woman from the grasslands who died giving birth to her. Raised in the jianghu alongside her father, Zhao Xia grew up fighting for the gang as it established itself in Pingyang City against the Dragon Scale Association. 36

After the Dragon Scale Association's surprise attack, Zhao Laodao and the gang's five masters were killed, leaving Zhao Xia to lead roughly forty surviving members from the Martial Saint Temple on Wolf Head Mountain. She initially believed her father had died fighting after being gravely wounded by a Mount Song Sect swordsman and then finished by Lin Kun. 36

Zhao Huaien, Zhao Laodao's adopted son and the gang's strategist, later revealed that he had betrayed the gang to the Dragon Scale Association. He had drugged Zhao Laodao and the masters with Five Fragrance Muscle Softening Powder before the assault, rendering them unable to fight. Huaien repeated the scheme at the Martial Saint Temple, poisoning Zhao Xia and the remaining gang members. 37

Zhang Yu, the Sun Moon Divine Cult's newly appointed envoy to Pingyang, intervened before Huaien could hand Zhao Xia to Lin Kun. After Zhang Yu subdued Huaien and distributed the antidote, Zhao Xia personally executed the traitor with her Xuanhua axe. 38

Appearance

Zhao Xia is a tall, imposing young woman with distinct grassland ancestry. At twenty-two, she stands over 1.8 meters tall and has an athletic, voluptuous build. 36 49

• High nose and deep-set eyes. 37
• Fair skin and a blend of purity and allure in her features. 37
• Often carries her large Xuanhua axe, which reinforces her commanding presence. 36

Personality

Zhao Xia is ambitious and resolute, determined to avenge her father and rebuild the Wild Wolf Gang despite its near-destruction. She sees the gang's surviving members as a force that can recover rather than a remnant waiting to die. 36

She is practical in leadership, weighing Zhao Huaien's advice about gathering survivors against the danger of walking into a Dragon Scale Association trap. However, Huaien's long-standing deception exposes her willingness to trust those she considers family. 36 37

Though she projects confidence before her subordinates, Zhao Xia carries intense personal pressure after losing her father, the gang's masters, and much of its membership. Zhang Yu's arrival gives her a trusted outlet for that burden. 39

Abilities & Skills

Axe Techniques

Zhao Xia wields a heavy Xuanhua axe with strength and aggression suited to group combat.

• Her axe techniques combine offense and defense and are especially effective in chaotic melees or battlefield-style fighting. 40
• Killed two cooperating Dragon Scale Association swordsmen in roughly ten exchanges while driven by fury. 40
• Joined Zhang Yu against Peng Canghu, though the latter's internal force injured her weapon hand and forced her back. 43
• Her style is less advantageous against high-level opponents in a one-on-one duel. 40

Endurance

Zhao Xia is physically resilient and able to persist through harsh conditions.

• Kept pace with Zhang Yu across twenty miles of deep snow despite lacking specialized lightness-skill training. 39
• Recovered quickly from Five Fragrance Muscle Softening Powder because she had consumed little of it and possessed internal energy. 38

Leadership

• Held the remaining Wild Wolf Gang together after its leadership was wiped out. 36
• Ordered the rescue of wounded, stranded gang members despite the risk to morale and manpower. 36
• Supported Zhang Yu's divide-and-conquer strategy after learning he had planned and executed it. 42

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Xuanhua Great Axe — Her primary weapon, also called a Daylily-shaped long-handled axe; it weighs roughly fifty to sixty jin and was given to her by Zhao Laodao when she came of age. 36
• Fire tongs — Used to cripple Song Chang after Zhang Yu spared his life. 47

Relationships

• Zhao Laodao — Father and former Wild Wolf Gang leader. His death and the destruction of his gang drive Zhao Xia's campaign for revenge. 36 37
• Zhao Huaien — Adoptive son of Zhao Laodao and Zhao Xia's sworn brother in name. He betrayed the gang, poisoned her, and attempted to deliver her to Lin Kun; Zhao Xia executed him. 37 38
• Liu Dachui — The gang's loyal Sixth Master, known as “Iron Head Wolf.” He respects Zhao Xia as Young Gang Leader and reunites with her after escaping the Dragon Scale Association's trap. 36 41
• Zhang Yu — Sun Moon Divine Cult envoy and acting commander of the Wild Wolf Gang's campaign. He rescues Zhao Xia from Zhao Huaien, assists her against the Dragon Scale Association, and earns her trust and admiration. 38 42 46 49
• Lin Kun — Leader of the Dragon Scale Association and Zhao Xia's principal enemy. He was responsible for Zhao Laodao's death and seeks to capture Zhao Xia to humiliate her father’s memory. 36 44
• Peng Canghu — Dragon Scale Association vice president who attempts to capture Zhao Xia as a merit for Lin Kun. 43

Story Role / Major Arcs

Fall of the Wild Wolf Gang

Following the Dragon Scale Association's assault, Zhao Xia assumes leadership of the surviving gang members at the Martial Saint Temple. She plans to gather scattered brothers, seek Sun Moon Divine Cult support, and restore the gang's strength. 36

Zhao Huaien's Betrayal

Huaien poisons the Martial Saint Temple's defenders and reveals his alliance with the Dragon Scale Association. Zhang Yu arrives in time to stop him; after recovering, Zhao Xia beheads Huaien herself. 37 38

Black Pine Forest Rescue

Zhao Xia accompanies Zhang Yu to Black Pine Forest to save gang members lured into an ambush. She fights Dragon Scale Association disciples, but Zhang Yu cautions her not to let vengeance control her judgment. 39 40

Counterattack Against the Dragon Scale Association

Reunited with Liu Dachui and the surviving fighters, Zhao Xia commits the Wild Wolf Gang to Zhang Yu's leadership. She joins the battle against Peng Canghu and carries Zhang Yu to safety after he is injured. 41 43

Search for a New Base

After retreating from Pingyang City's immediate sphere of influence, Zhao Xia supports Zhang Yu's plan to seize Black Wind Stockade on Cloud Mist Mountain as a defensible winter base with access to tea gardens and medicinal gardens. 46 49

Notable Quotes

“We still have forty brothers now, so it won't take ten years.” 36

“Traitor!” 37

“This subordinate obeys your command.” 39