Lin Wan'er

Biodata

Background and history

Lin Wan'er was sent by a secret organization to infiltrate the Night Watch. Under the name Lin Yuan, she headed its Abyss Project, which sought the lost Gate of Abyss through repeated explorations of Jiang Cheng’s memories. She concealed and sealed parts of his past to maintain her cover; by one recorded operation, the project had reached its 77th execution 623 642 801.

She also served as Deep Red’s instructor. When she disclosed her undercover role to Jiang Cheng and Fatty, she explained that the Night Watch had continually tested her and that exposure would have endangered others. Her revelations strained Jiang Cheng’s trust in her, but she continued to share intelligence about the Night Watch’s plan and the Old President 801 803 805.

Working with General Chen, Lin Wan'er directed operations against the Night Watch and families cooperating with it. She broke a challenge from several family heads by confronting the Huang Family over its members’ conduct in battle, then arranged for its influence in Tong'an City to be removed. She insisted that identified traitors be executed, arguing that the Night Watch’s intended new order would destroy human civilization 994 997.

Appearance

Lin Wan'er is described as graceful and striking, with a mature presence. During later operations, Wanyan Ning helped her maintain an ordinary-looking disguise 430 885 1141.

• Her eyes and lips are compared to an ink-wash painting 430.
• She is depicted wearing a trench coat over a plain qipao 623.

Personality

Lin Wan'er usually speaks calmly, including when confronted by Madam Nan over her missing husband and by a dangerously corrupted Gong Zhe 444 1147. Her composure supports a calculating approach to command: she gathers intelligence, anticipates political opposition, and makes decisions her allies sometimes find ruthless 994 997 998.

Her reserve does not mean she is indifferent to Jiang Cheng or Deep Red. She praises Jiang Cheng and Fatty after their escape from an enforcer, worries about a prophecy concerning Fatty, and shows concern for Jiang Cheng’s safety 1151 1153.

Abilities and skills

Memory intrusion

Lin Wan'er can enter and alter memories. She uses this ability to explore Jiang Cheng’s past and reinforce a memory lock; during the final confrontation, she pushes it to its limit against the Old President 623 642 1748.

• Memory alteration requires suitable conditions. Failure against the Old President risks backlash or leaving her consciousness trapped in his mental world 1747.
• She taught Jiang Cheng chess and considers entering his memories to overcome a barrier placed by Closed Door Old Man 1741.

Perception and deduction

• Her gaze unsettles Huai Yi when he suspects a mission is a trap, suggesting that she has noticed his thoughts or intentions 607.
• She detects an exceptionally powerful, nearly corrupted disciple approaching her residence 1146.
• In the Old President’s domain, she uses a suspicious food arrangement and a request for goat milk—despite her allergy—to test Teacher Zi Gui 1166.

Operational planning

• She negotiates Gong Zhe’s cooperation in an assault on the Old President’s bus domain 1147 1148.
• She plans to send awakened, formerly frozen high-level disciples into that domain through a one-use spatial gate, requiring someone aboard the bus to mark its landing point 1151 1152.
• After the Candle Bearer escapes, she dispatches search teams and alerts reserve forces 1540.

Relationships

• Jiang Cheng / Zero — A close but difficult bond: she has acted as his instructor and concealed his past, while he remains concerned for her even after learning of her deception 642 803 1362.
• Fatty / No. 10 — Her former student and a Deep Red member; she praises his efforts and worries about a prophecy that he will die at Wu’s hands 803 1151.
• Wu — An uneasy ally. She approved giving him Xia Tan’s door as a gamble for survival and later accepts his plan to attack the Night Watch’s mountain defenses 1541 1539.
• General Chen — Military counterpart who respects her judgment but is initially taken aback by her treatment of suspected traitors 881 997 998.
• Wanyan Ning — A close aide who maintains Lin Wan'er’s disguise and assists her during interrogations 1141 1156.
• Gong Zhe — Agrees to help attack the Old President’s domain after Lin Wan'er promises not to target the Xia Family during the purge 1147 1148.
• Deep Red — She instructs and leads its members, presiding over meetings and coordinating their missions 803 1141 1159.

Major arcs

• The Old President’s bus: Lin Wan'er coordinates the proposed assault on the bus domain. Gong Zhe later leads awakened frozen disciples inside to destabilize it and buy Jiang Cheng time to escape 1151 1152 1537.
• Mount Xie Ming: Jiang Cheng finds her alive but unconscious in a cave where most of her team has died. She is later shown recovering under guard 1360 1362.
• Final confrontation: She joins the force sent against the Old President. After Su An marks him and creates an opening, she strikes his head and attempts to enter his mental world 1720 1748.