Leng Lingling

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Leng Lingling (冷灵灵)
Alias(es)	Fragrant Soft Strawberry Cake (online alias) 27
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Qingtian Hunter's Institute 27
Occupation/Role	Seven-star Hunter Master; Cheng Xiaoyu's Hunter partner and self-styled Senior Sister 27 175
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 27

Background / History

Leng Lingling showed exceptional maturity and an interest in demon hunting from childhood. Her father personally introduced her to low-risk bounty missions and taught her how to become a capable hunter, allowing her to develop into a Hunter Master at a very young age. 138

Before meeting Cheng Xiaoyu in person, Lingling knew him through their online identities. At Qingtian Hunter's Institute, she recognized him as her online friend, declared herself his Senior Sister, and chose him as her Hunter partner. 27 The two subsequently completed numerous commissions together during the summer. 28

Lingling's past involving her father remains a source of emotional trauma. A dark red soul encountered during the Venice plague incident provoked an unusually intense reaction from her; Ye Xinxia had to calm her with Mind Force. Lingling later opened up to Cheng, who promised to help her seek revenge. 137

Appearance

Lingling is a small, graceful girl with a cute face and large, watery eyes. She is later seen traveling with two long ponytails. 27 120

• Large, expressive eyes. 27
• Often carries a backpack or hunter intelligence materials while on assignments. 54 174
• Possesses a seven-star Hunter Master badge despite her young appearance. 175

Personality

Lingling is intelligent, proud, and exceptionally serious about hunter work. She enjoys investigating dangerous mysteries, eagerly studies intelligence reports, and becomes restless when forced into an ordinary school routine instead of joining assignments. 54 123

She can be blunt and imperious when dealing with clients or unreliable companions, but she is deeply loyal to Cheng Xiaoyu. Although initially treating him as a junior partner, she gradually comes to regard him as a dependable older brother and resolves to support him unconditionally after learning the scale of his hidden power. 27 175 188

Her confidence can give way to vulnerability when her father's past is involved. Cheng's reassurance and protection help her regain composure during these moments. 137 138

Abilities & Skills

Hunter Mastery

Lingling is a seven-star Hunter Master with extensive practical experience despite her age. 27 175

• Evaluates bounty intelligence and verifies the reliability of information before acting. 54 187
• Organizes clues, recognizes suspicious details, and develops investigative leads from incomplete evidence. 174 175
• Identified that Mingwu Ancient City's sculptures emitted a protective sacred aura and connected their removal to Carp City's heavenly punishment. 177
• Assisted Cheng in investigating the Sea Monster crisis in Feiniao City and the Drowning Curse. 65 123
• Required local assistance while operating in Egypt, where she was less familiar with available intelligence networks. 187

Mind Element

Lingling possesses Mind Element abilities and used them alongside Cheng Xiaoyu and Ding Yumian to cross the Sha Wang River. 55

• Can participate in Mind Element-based traversal and exploration. 55
• Applies her knowledge of mind-related curses and demonic phenomena to investigations. 123 186

Research and Deduction

Lingling frequently gathers information through computers, scrolls, hunter records, and historical texts. 54 174

• Recognized the Putrefying Evil Eye as an ancient divine-beast organ used as a protective artifact and correctly linked it to the decay surrounding Sunset Temple. 188
• Compiled information on Medusas, including their curse abilities, illusions, and regional activity. 186
• Judged that the women of Rosy Cloud Isle likely had a connection to the “Lightning Rainbow” heavenly punishment, leading the group to infiltrate their expedition. 175

Equipment / Items

• Seven-star Hunter Master badge — proof of her highest-ranked Hunter Master status. 175
• Computer — used to research locations, historical records, and ongoing cases. 174
• Intelligence scrolls and documents — used for bounty research and field investigations. 54 187
• Backpack — carried when preparing for expeditions. 174

Relationships

• Cheng Xiaoyu — Hunter partner and online friend; Lingling initially calls herself his Senior Sister, while he treats her as a younger sister and later becomes her principal source of comfort and protection. 27 120 137 188
• Leng Qing — older sister; Leng Qing shares Lingling's history with Cheng and expresses gratitude for his positive influence on her. 27 138
• Song Qiming / Grandpa Bao — grandfather and Qingtian Hunter's Institute elder. 27
• Lingling's father — unnamed father who trained her through low-risk bounty work and shaped her early development as a hunter; her memories of him are tied to lasting trauma. 138
• Ye Xinxia — ally who used Mind Force to calm Lingling during her emotional reaction to the dark red soul. 137
• Jiang Feng — companion who shows maternal care toward Lingling and accompanies her during periods of exhaustion. 71
• Yu Shishi — investigation companion during the Rosy Cloud Isle and Mingwu Ancient City incidents. 174 175
• Apas — frequent rival; Lingling openly distrusts and argues with the Medusa, particularly over Apas's closeness to Cheng. 190 195

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Qingtian Hunter's Institute — Meets Cheng Xiaoyu in person, reveals their online identities, and becomes his Hunter partner. 27
• Hangcheng Plague Investigation — Joins Cheng in investigating the incident surrounding the Totem Black Serpent and reacts enthusiastically to encountering the Totem Beast. 50
• Zhuoyuan North Point Expedition — Excitedly joins Cheng's expedition to Dunhuang and travels with the group to investigate the Flame Witch and Fire Tribulation Fruit. 54 55
• Feiniao City Investigation — Accompanies Cheng and Leng Qing to uncover the hidden Sea Monster crisis affecting Feiniao City. 65
• Red Archpriest Apprehension — Reunites with Cheng at New York Airport, where he captures Leng Jue, the Red Archpriest. 120
• Venice Plague Incident — Investigates the source of the infectious disease, suffers an emotional episode upon finding the dark red soul, and confides in Cheng afterward. 136 137
• Rosy Cloud Isle and Mingwu Ancient City — Researches Rosy Cloud Isle, deduces its possible role in the heavenly punishment, and helps expose the theft of the ancient protective sculptures. 174 175 177
• Egypt and Medusa's Tears — Accompanies Cheng on a secret mission to Egypt, researches the S-rank Medusa's Tears bounty, identifies the Putrefying Evil Eye, and learns that Cheng commands the Undead Empire. 185 186 188
• Snake-Scorpion Empire — Remains at Cheng's side during his alliance with Apas and the operation to reclaim the Snake-Scorpion Empire. 190 192 195

Notable Quotes

“Junior Apprentice Brother, from now on, I'm your Senior Sister.” 27

“It's a secret just between the two of us!” 185

Trivia

• Lingling's online alias, Fragrant Soft Strawberry Cake, initially led Cheng Xiaoyu to assume that his experienced online hunter friend was an adult woman. 27
• She is notably eager to leave schoolwork behind for hunter assignments. 54 123
• Despite the Totem Black Serpent's enormous size and fearsome appearance, Lingling approached it without fear and touched its scales. 50