Zheng Yuan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Zheng Yuan and her brother Zheng Ze encounter Chu Sheng in their family’s Huangfeng Secret Realm. After he saves them and spares the Zheng siblings, the Zheng Family assigns her to pilot his Spirit Boat. She travels with him despite knowing little about his origins 368 397 462.

On Qingmang Star, she supplies Chu Sheng with information about local sects and unusual beasts. At Green Wood Valley, she congratulates him on becoming a Guest Elder and insists that his rescue of her family proves he is a good person, regardless of his other actions 375 415.

When Zheng Yuan rushes to help the injured Shen Yuheng outside a secret realm, Lei Jitian attacks her for her association with Chu Sheng and later uses her life to threaten him. Chu Sheng has Xie Wuji heal her physical injuries, though her cultivation remains crippled. She subsequently leaves Qingmang Star aboard the Blazing Sun with Chu Sheng 462 463 466 468.

Zheng Yuan continues accompanying Chu Sheng through the Star Alliance and helps him pursue information about Chen Tingyu. After a later danger nearly costs her life, Chu Sheng refuses to let her continue following him. He has Linglong erase her memories of him, restores and raises her cultivation, and sends her back to her family on Qingmang Star 637 752.

Appearance

Zheng Yuan is described as ordinary-looking. Her clothing changes with the occasion 475.

• Wears a light green dress while attending to Chu Sheng at Green Wood Valley 415.
• Appears in a goose-yellow short shirt while visiting other women and eating melon seeds 563.
• Wears a red dress at the Zheng residence during preparations for her wedding 845.

Personality

Zheng Yuan is gentle and quick to trust people who treat her warmly, but she becomes guarded when questioned about Chu Sheng’s origins. She is frightened by powerful adversaries yet still goes to Shen Yuheng’s aid and speaks in Chu Sheng’s defense before Lei Jitian 462 483.

She consistently interprets Chu Sheng’s harsh actions in his favor. Shen Yuheng challenges that judgment, but Zheng Yuan maintains that he has more important concerns than showing care openly 415 468. She also shows concern for civilians, even while accepting Chu Sheng’s actions at Great Capital 508.

Abilities & Skills

Spirit Boat piloting

• Pilots a Spirit Boat for Chu Sheng at the Zheng Family’s arrangement 397 462.
• Accompanies him aboard the Blazing Sun after leaving Qingmang Star 468 508.

Knowledge of Qingmang Star

• Names unusual beasts and tells Chu Sheng about Green Wood Valley’s secluded guardian divine beast, while making clear that she does not know whether it qualifies as the ancient oddity he seeks 375.

Relationships

• Chu Sheng — Saves Zheng Yuan and her family; she becomes his pilot and a steadfast defender of his character. He later sends her home after erasing her memories of him 397 415 752.
• Zheng Ze — Her brother; the two survive their encounter with Chu Sheng in the Huangfeng Secret Realm 368 462.
• Zheng Yue — Her brother, with whom she has a good relationship. She becomes anxious when he confronts Chu Sheng 369.
• Shen Yuheng — A close friend who becomes her sworn sister. Zheng Yuan rushes to help her after Lei Jitian’s attack; Shen later worries about Zheng Yuan traveling with Chu Sheng 462 468 845.
• Qi Qingyao — A friend whose Qi Family maintains good relations with the Zheng Family 375 376.
• Lei Jitian — Attacks and gravely injures her, then holds her hostage to pressure Chu Sheng 462 463.

Notable Quotes

“Senior saved me and saved the Zheng Family. No matter what you've done, you're a good person in my eyes.” 415

“Senior Chu is a good person, he's just not good at expressing himself and his actions can be a bit extreme, which easily leads to misunderstandings.” 462

Trivia

• Lu Qingping mistakes Zheng Yuan’s apparently ordinary mortal aura for exceptionally thorough concealment and orders an investigation into her background and cultivation 475.
• At her wedding preparations, Zheng Yuan says a Mysterious Illumination Stone used to distinguish good from evil exploded when she touched it; she does not know what to make of the result 845.