Zheng Wuyou

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zheng Wuyou (郑无忧)
Alias(es)	Zheng You; “Little Zheng”; “Sister Wuyou”; Princess of Hell (in Happy City) 228 329 372
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Nanting Lane survivor group 139 340
Occupation/Role	Dream Experience Officer; veteran beta tester/player 151 177
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1: “Mid-July”

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Shallow Dream layer	151	Forcefully upgraded by the Countdown Nightmare. From this layer onward, reward use is limited to five times per dream unless a Reward Voucher is used. 151

Background / History

Zheng Wuyou witnessed the deadly incident at 83 Shopping Mall, where Uncle Cai’s wife collapsed and her body exploded. The event later connected the survivors drawn into the first Countdown Nightmare. 12

During the Zhu Family Village dream, she emerged as a decisive investigator. She identified the group’s connection to the hairpin, distrusted Zhu Li’s carefully staged mission, split the group to pursue separate leads, recovered the hairpin from the Zhu family graveyard, and helped rescue Hu Yu. 20 26 28

After surviving subsequent dreams, Zheng reunited with Yuan Ling and began working alongside Ben Yu, Miao Laisheng, Wushen, Gu Yunting, and others. Ben Yu’s property at 136 Nanting Lane became a recurring refuge and operational base for the group. 80 137 139

The Countdown Nightmare later forced Zheng into the Shallow Dream layer. She initially concealed her experience by feigning foolishness in the Snow Country scenario, then exposed Bear Nine’s hunter as a disposable pawn operating under contradictory rules. 151 152 165 167 168

In the Snow Country’s beast arena, Zheng used Qi Men Dun Jia and Bagua principles to identify safe routes through the arena. Her knowledge shifted the challengers’ score from a losing position to a 7:3 advantage, and she repeatedly protected Wansi and Fang Yuan from other players’ coercion. 177 179

During the Happy City dream, Zheng entered with the special identity of the “Princess of Hell.” She survived the amusement park’s attractions, uncovered Qi Que’s manipulation of the city, assembled allies including Zhou Xiao Wan and Dou Zhao, and helped bring about Qi Que’s defeat and the dream’s collapse. 228 258 328

After the boundary between dreams and reality began to weaken, Zheng organized survivors at Nanting Lane, investigated the connection between dream NPCs and the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and led operations against threats in the real world. 336 427 443

During the Qingbei University crisis, Zheng was captured and severely injured while trying to obtain information. She escaped using Rose Thorns, a damaged walkie-talkie, and the rescue team’s bird-call signal, then continued coordinating efforts to save Xu Yao and uncover Wen Dian’s final message. 461 482 489 494

Appearance

Zheng Wuyou is over 1.7 meters tall. Her ordinary clothing is generally casual, contrasting sharply with the elaborate identities and outfits assigned to her in dreams. 6 228

• In Happy City, she appears with long, slightly curled silver hair styled with a hime cut. 228
• Her Happy City attire is an amber-colored slit fishtail gown with layered dark-green ruffles and high heels. 228
• She can adopt alternate identities in dreams, including “Zheng You,” and has been mistaken for an NPC or quest-giver because of her composure and unusual conduct. 372 407

Personality

Zheng Wuyou is analytical, confrontational, and highly adaptive. She studies dream rules rather than accepting them at face value, often identifying contradictions between NPC instructions, player assumptions, and environmental clues. 57 167 168

She frequently conceals her true intentions behind sarcasm, exaggerated behavior, or deliberate foolishness. In Snow Country, she acted like a fool to lower the other dreamers’ guard; when the situation demanded it, she immediately resumed control and explained the game’s underlying structure. 152 157 165 168

Although she presents herself as detached and pragmatic, Zheng is fiercely protective of people she accepts as her own. She repeatedly protects Wansi and Fang Yuan, reconciles with Yuan Ling after conflict, supports Zhou Xiao Wan through dangerous dreams, and gives Yuan Ling a plush doll to replace the cherished item she left behind. 11 174 179 148 350

Her methods can be ruthless. She is willing to exploit loopholes, provoke enemies, threaten violent opponents, and sacrifice social approval to keep others alive. However, she does not treat favors and grudges lightly; she openly acknowledges both as debts that must be settled. 167 190 305 402

Abilities & Skills

Dream-Rule Analysis

Zheng excels at recognizing patterns in dream scenarios and translating them into survival strategies.

• Connected the child creator’s painting tools, honey, and colorless world to the threat of being erased. 57 58
• Identified the Incandescent people’s lack of tactile perception and used ropes and mounted enemies’ imbalance against them. 69
• Exposed the contradiction between a hunter’s survival rules and the NPC’s higher authority, leading to the hunter’s death without directly killing him. 167 168
• Solved the beast arena through Qi Men Dun Jia, identifying auspicious and inauspicious gates. 177 179
• Connected dream NPCs to spirits from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. 336

Incandescent

Incandescent is one of Zheng’s reusable physical-object rewards. It manifests through intense white light and weaponry, and she uses it as both an offensive tool and a means of disrupting enemies. 117 167 316

• Defeated the false hunter in Snow Country by using Incandescent against him. 167
• Used an Incandescent-infused key against the Chainsaw Demon. 194
• Used the glowing Incandescent Longsword to pry open a roller-coaster safety bar. 316
• Disabled puppet-like tourists by releasing a burst of light from her sword at their control center. 326
• Reward use is restricted after entering the Shallow Dream layer; she can normally use rewards only five times per dream. 151

Rose of Sin / Rose Thorns

The Rose of Sin allows Zheng to create and control rose thorns. It is among the rewards tied to physical objects and can be reused across dreams. 117

• Forms thorn barriers to delay pursuing threats, including Kapa. 415 489
• Creates thorn cages and altered pathways to isolate enemies. 252
• Restrains opponents and can be used lethally, as when Zheng used the Rose of Sin against the muscle man in Happy City. 233
• Spread beneath a guard’s feet to immobilize him during the Qingbei University rescue. 472

Object Transmutation

Zheng can transform mundane objects into weapons when under pressure.

• Turned a broken wooden stick into a dagger and used it to stop the Chainsaw Demon. 196
• Transformed a snowball into an iron sphere heavy enough to incapacitate a false Sun Wei. 198
• Summoned a dagger through a severed hand while defending herself and the short-haired woman in Houska Castle. 229

Tactical Foresight

Zheng has experienced intrusive visions of failed outcomes. The source is unclear, but she can use the information to avoid repeating the same fatal approach.

• Saw a vision of her group being overwhelmed by puppet-like tourists, leading her to abandon brute force and seek the Puppet Master’s control point. 326
• Suffers physical strain and unease after such visions. 326

Medical Knowledge

Zheng states that she was formerly a medical student and can perform basic emergency treatment.

• Offered to stop Han Xiao’s bleeding with improvised cloth bandages. 247
• Recognized medication from Fang Huai’s Medical Box, including tranexamic acid. 487

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Small dagger — Gifted by Miao Laisheng after Zheng asserted her wish to leave the group’s safe area. 150
• Incandescent — Reusable light-based reward associated with her weaponry. 117 167
• Rose of Sin — Reusable reward that produces Rose Thorns. 117 233
• Immortal Blade — Permanent reward obtained in Happy City after defeating the muscle man. 233 362
• Happy Apartment property deed — Advancement-package reward received upon entering the Shallow Dream layer. 151
• Damaged walkie-talkie — Used to track her allies’ movements and locate the rescue team during the Qingbei University incident. 482

Relationships

• Yuan Ling — Zheng’s old friend and closest emotional anchor. They survive multiple dreams together, argue openly, reconcile quickly, and protect one another in both dreams and reality. 63 148 329 350
• Miao Laisheng — A secretive but trusted ally who understands Zheng’s thinking unusually well. He gives her a dagger, repeatedly protects her, and later appears as Liu Xiaoli within a dream. 20 150 404 415
• You Le — A recurring rival, ally, and fellow beta tester. Their relationship is defined by betrayals, mutual rescues, sarcasm, and unresolved debts; Zheng describes them as both enemies and friends. 71 177 189 190
• Wansi — A young girl Zheng instinctively favors and protects. Wansi becomes increasingly brave under Zheng’s influence and later promises to protect her from anyone calling her a fool. 11 158 179
• Fang Yuan — Wansi’s friend, whom Zheng repeatedly shields during Snow Country and the beast-arena trials. 172 174 177
• Zhou Xiao Wan — Zheng’s partner during the Happy City dream and a trusted teammate afterward. Zhou Xiao Wan recognizes Zheng’s hidden identity yet chooses to support her. 259 268 298 340
• Wushen — A sharp-tongued friend whose concern for Zheng often becomes anger at Zheng’s recklessness. Wushen helps rescue and treat Zheng after her captivity. 447 468 482
• Ben Yu — An ally, art dealer, and Miao Laisheng’s friend. Zheng relies on his insight and art skills, including his copies of the Classic of Mountains and Seas illustrations. 43 57 336
• Wen Dian — A survivor of Zheng’s first dream who later becomes her captor. His guilt over Hu Yu’s death and his final sacrifice leave Zheng with crucial unresolved information. 28 475 489 494
• Qi Que — The ruler of Happy City and Zheng’s principal adversary in that dream. Zheng confronts her directly and helps dismantle her world. 287 328
• Xun Cao — An NPC supervisor connected to Rongrong Farm and Beyond the World. Xun Cao recognizes Zheng by name and claims Zheng’s prior actions created problems requiring repayment. 367 422

Story Role / Major Arcs

Zhu Family Village

Zheng enters the Countdown Nightmare’s first known scenario, investigates the connection between the survivors and 83 Shopping Mall, acquires Zhu Li’s mission, and recovers the hairpin linked to Madam Zhao’s fate. 12 20 28

Sweet Dreams and the Incandescent People

She survives the black-and-white child-created world, identifies its erasure mechanism, confronts the Incandescent people, and develops a deeper reliance on Yuan Ling and Ben Yu’s support. 57 62 69

Snow Country

After entering the Shallow Dream layer, Zheng feigns foolishness, defeats the false hunter, exposes the scenario’s rule hierarchy, navigates the hunting ground, and survives the Happy Beast Arena alongside You Le, Wansi, and Fang Yuan. 151 167 177 189

Happy City

Zheng becomes the Princess of Hell, gathers game coins and rewards through the amusement park’s attractions, forms a partnership with Zhou Xiao Wan and Dou Zhao, and ultimately challenges Qi Que’s control over the dream. 228 259 328

Rongrong Farm and Beyond the World

Assigned to Rongrong Farm’s dehumanizing office system, Zheng works through its phone-based tasks, alternate identities, and employee punishments. She later challenges the patriarch’s authority by exploiting the card game’s rules. 367 368 399 402

Reality Overlap and Qingbei University

As dream rewards begin manifesting in reality, Zheng becomes one of the Nanting Lane group’s key planners. Her attempt to investigate Qingbei University ends in capture, escape, and a costly rescue operation against Kapa and experimental personnel. 427 443 461 482 495

Notable Quotes

“He and I are enemies, and we are also friends.” 190

“I’m stingy and don’t want to explain.” 168

“But we already had full marks. Stop spewing such nonsense in the future.” 402

Trivia

• Zheng is a habitual late sleeper. 14
• She has a low alcohol tolerance and says her face turns red when she drinks. 144
• She dislikes being placed in a passive position. 137
• She openly identifies herself as the “protagonist” of her dreams and claims this lets her “cheat.” 329