Huai Yi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Huai Yi
Species/Race	Human Disciple; later the supernatural Manor Lord of Dakeluosa Manor 986 987
Gender	Male 455
Affiliation	Night Watch incident-handler network; later captain of the Execution Department's First Action Team 540 1754
Occupation/Role	Supernatural-incident investigator and handler; bearer of a Door and the Kirin Arm 524 507
Status	Retains his consciousness as Dakeluosa Manor's master after being killed by Halson; cannot return to the ordinary world 985 986 987
First Appearance	Chapter 455

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Disciple / Kirin Arm bearer	501 507	Possesses a forbidden power tied to a Door. His left arm can swell and become covered in pale-red scales, but repeated use makes his soul “thinner.” Wu's awakening suppresses the power completely.
Manor Lord of Dakeluosa Manor	986 987	After Halson kills him, crows enter his body and preserve his consciousness through the Manor's inheritance. He gains dominion over the estate, its vengeful spirits, and its connection to the bus world.

Background

Huai Yi lives alone in his parents' former apartment and uses a high-end laptop to accept supernatural-incident commissions through a Night Watch-linked website. The network provides case information and compensation to Disciples while monitoring their condition as potential supernatural risks 524 540.

He approaches ghosts as threats that cannot be overcome directly, insisting that survivors can only outsmart them. His familiarity with Nightmare, investigative methods, and hidden abilities leads Jiang Cheng to conclude that Huai Yi is far more experienced than he initially admits 455 485.

Personality

Huai Yi is alert, calculating, and strongly self-preserving. He notices behavioral inconsistencies quickly, such as pursuing footsteps that fail to stop or hide upon hearing his group approach, and he is willing to use leverage to avoid being abandoned in dangerous situations 478 516.

His outward bravado often collapses into panic when confronted with ghosts or superior powers. He is particularly intimidated by Wu, whose presence can suppress the Kirin Arm, yet he remains capable of acting under pressure and improvising practical responses 507 567 916.

Despite his opportunism, Huai Yi values capable companions and grows into a loyal ally. He risks himself to help Lin Wan'er, fights Halson without regard for the cost to his own Door, and ultimately sacrifices himself to save Jiang Cheng and Fatty 500 984 985.

Abilities & Skills

Kirin Arm

Huai Yi can manifest the Kirin Arm by enlarging his left arm and covering it in pale-red scales.

• Delivers immense physical force against supernatural threats 507 517.
• Is connected to the Door within him and a summoned helper 517.
• Its use carries a severe spiritual cost: Huai Yi feels his soul become thinner whenever he draws on the forbidden power 501.
• The entity within the power fears Wu; the arm and scales recede when Wu awakens 507.

Dakeluosa Manor Authority

As Manor Lord, Huai Yi's consciousness extends throughout Dakeluosa Manor.

• Can observe and relocate his perspective anywhere within the estate 987.
• Commands the Manor's vengeful spirits and can awaken its preserved corpses 987.
• Intends to close the connection between the Manor's world and the bus, preventing further arrivals 987.
• Remains unable to return to the ordinary world despite retaining his mind and identity 986 987.

Investigation and Survival

Huai Yi is an experienced investigator with sharp senses and a practical grasp of supernatural cases.

• Identifies dangerous behavioral anomalies, including footsteps that pursue his group without exercising normal caution 478.
• Obtains confidential adoption records and connects Zhao Ru's history to the former hospital director Zhang Zhaowei 483.
• Understands the Night Watch's supernatural-event and threat-level classification system 540 541.
• Uses coded phone messages with Jiang Cheng to verify that the sender is genuine 508 879.

Equipment / Items

• Night Watch website account and laptop — Used to review case data and accept supernatural-incident commissions 524 540.
• Personal phone — Used for coded communication with Jiang Cheng and for remote information gathering 508 879.
• Kirin Arm — His primary supernatural combat ability rather than a physical weapon 507.

Relationships

• Jiang Cheng — Initially competes with and distrusts him over clues, but becomes a close partner who repeatedly protects and works with him. Huai Yi later entrusts himself to Jiang Cheng's plan and calls him “Brother Jiang” 506 541 985 987.
• Fatty — A close friend and fellow survivor. Fatty is devastated by Huai Yi's death, embraces him upon his revival, and promises to return for him after defeating the bus 985 986 987.
• Wu — Huai Yi initially fears Wu and once advises Jiang Cheng to abandon him. After Wu helps preserve his consciousness through the Manor inheritance, Huai Yi apologizes and acknowledges his mistake 916 987.
• Lin Wan'er — Regards her as an unusually capable survivor whose reasoning can match his own. He attempts to pull her away from danger in Ward 906 because he considers her survival valuable 500 501.
• Wang Qi — Fellow bus survivor and captive. They are bound together in Blissful Tower before Wu frees them; Wang Qi frequently punctures Huai Yi's exaggerated accounts of his own bravery 1511 1524.
• Ghost Bride / River Goddess — Huai Yi calls her Jiang Cheng's “sister-in-law” and later serves as one of her informants during the Execution Department conflict 1162 1754.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Huaren Hospital Incident

Huai Yi joins the hospital survivors as one of their most experienced members, providing investigative leads and warning the group that the situation is more complicated than it appears. A ghost later impersonates him, using his appearance and fabricated wounds to lure Wei Wei away 492 493.

The real Huai Yi is badly injured while trying to save Lin Wan'er after learning she was deceived by the impostor. He continues investigating Zhang Zhaowei and Xiang Nan despite the danger 492 497.

Partnership with Jiang Cheng

After the hospital incident, Huai Yi introduces Jiang Cheng to the Night Watch incident website. Though reluctant to take more dangerous jobs, he accepts Jiang Cheng's help and begins working alongside him, Fatty, and Lin Wan'er on higher-level cases 524 540 541.

His knowledge of case classifications, informants, and incident history becomes a recurring asset to the group, even as he remains wary of Deep Red's more powerful members 552 553 607.

Dakeluosa Manor

During the bus-world conflict with Halson, Huai Yi uses his Door at full cost to attack, but Halson severs his connection to the entity and kills him. His final act is revealed to have been a sacrifice meant to save Jiang Cheng and Fatty 984 985.

Wu identifies a way for Huai Yi's consciousness to survive: he inherits Dakeluosa Manor from Halson. Revived by a swarm of crows, Huai Yi becomes the Manor Lord and remains behind to control its spirits while Jiang Cheng and Fatty continue their fight against the bus 986 987.

Later Activities

Huai Yi later reunites with Jiang Cheng and Fatty in the bus world, assists during conflicts involving the Guild Leader, and is rescued alongside Wang Qi from Blissful Tower 1161 1511 1524.

He eventually becomes captain of the Execution Department's First Action Team, while Wu serves as the department's special consultant under Jiang Cheng 1754.

Notable Quotes

“Perhaps, but I don't know. All I know is that in this world, ghosts are an insurmountable existence. We can only outsmart them.” 455

“It's no big deal. Being alive is good enough.” 987