Chang Song

Biodata

Power Progression

The documented changes concern sword abilities and personal enhancement rather than named cultivation realms.

Background

Chang Song lives far enough from First High School to commute by bus. Before becoming involved with War of Men, he regularly gets off one stop early to wait near the home of his homeroom teacher, Yang He, then follows her route to school. He regards these brief encounters as the best part of his day while believing a relationship with her is impossible 1 3.

Although enrolled in a top class, he ranks near its bottom and considers himself thoroughly ordinary. Wang Ling—his wealthy, academically exceptional best friend—repeatedly seeks him out despite Chang Song’s attempts to avoid being overshadowed or pushed around 2 9.

Appearance

Chang Song initially describes himself as ordinary-looking. During a confrontation, Wang Han stands a head taller than him 1 33.

• Everyday appearance: Short, undyed hair; wears First High School clothing, including the track pants that later expose his identity to Song Mei 2 37.
• Female form: Long hair, straight brows, long narrow eyes, fair slender hands, a soft voice, and a poised, spirited face. Chang Song considers this form extraordinarily beautiful 4.
• Blind-date disguise: Professional makeup makes him appear approximately twenty-five or twenty-six, with an ordinary face but a steady, refined bearing 14 15.

Personality

Chang Song begins with low self-esteem and a strong reluctance to pursue what he wants. He assumes beautiful women will overlook him, avoids conflict, and treats his own ordinariness as a reason not to approach Yang He. Losing his male form briefly forces him to recognize that he had abandoned his chances without ever trying. After regaining it, he becomes markedly more assertive 1 3 4 5 7.

His gentleness remains a defining trait. He befriends the isolated Gao Jun, helps her become more approachable to classmates, and returns to help Wang Ling despite repeatedly declaring that he wants nothing more to do with her. Threats against Wang Ling provoke an unusually cold and confrontational response 6 12 13 32.

His determination also becomes coercive and deceptive. He forcibly kisses Yang He, uses a false identity to enter her blind date, and prepares a cheating method for the examination that will decide whether she gives him a chance. Although he tells himself that he does not want to date two women, he becomes involved with Yang He while promising to marry Wang Ling 6 8 15 16 26 30 31.

His feelings toward Wang Ling remain contradictory: he resists her advances and describes their relationship as a responsibility, yet protects her fiercely and eventually declares his love during the duel with Wang Han 31 32 41 44.

Abilities & Skills

War of Men Sword Manifestation

Chang Song can summon supernatural longswords after installing War of Men 4 5.

• Initially manifests a red sword, followed by a blue sword after his first weapon breaks 4 5.
• His second sword allows him to return to male form and continue a duel that Wang Ling believed was already over 5.
• Complete defeat can transform an opponent into a woman, as demonstrated against Wang Ling and Wang Han 5 42.
• Swords accumulate damage and may become dangerously fragile. His weapons are nearly destroyed during the fight with Wang Han 40 41.
• The game establishes a combat boundary; leaving it results in automatic defeat 5.

Enhanced Learning and Physical Ability

After drawing his sword, Chang Song notices improvements in strength, mental clarity, memory, and comprehension. He attributes these changes to the game, though the precise mechanism is not explained 6 9 22.

• Memorizes recently taught material much faster than before 9.
• Understands lessons and transfers that understanding to new problems 22.
• Sustains an intensive study schedule before the monthly examination 23 26.
• His academic results are not entirely independent: Yang He previews English questions, and Wang Ling secretly exchanges their mathematics papers 26 27 28.

Combat Tactics

Chang Song compensates for disadvantages through observation, surprise attacks, and use of the duel’s rules 5 40 41 42.

• Uses the combat boundary to prevent Wang Ling from escaping 5.
• Targets Wang Han’s legs rather than continually meeting his stronger sword head-on 40.
• Attempts close-range surprise attacks after his weapons are badly damaged 41.
• Anticipates Wang Han copying his tactics and blocks her final concealed thrust with his own sword 42.
• Remains vulnerable to stronger opponents and enhancement drugs; Wang Ling’s special pill is decisive in his eventual victory 41 42.

Acting and Social Observation

Chang Song can adopt a composed adult persona convincingly enough to deceive Song Mei during a blind date, although Yang He recognizes him 15.

• Studies acting material supplied by Wang Ling before the meeting 15.
• Maintains the invented identity of Zhang Weihe while speaking with Song Mei 15 20.
• Recognizes Gao Jun’s awkward attempts to make friends beneath her cold manner 13 30.
• Defuses his private confrontation with Wang Haizhi by addressing the father’s fears about Wang Ling directly 44.

Cooking

Chang Song prepares breakfast for Yang He, who considers him a very good cook 37.

Equipment / Items

• Smartphone with War of Men — Used to access the game and inspect duel information, including the combat boundary. Chang Song finds that the app cannot be uninstalled 5 6.
• Manifested longswords — His principal supernatural weapons; their destruction and remaining durability determine whether he can continue fighting 4 5 40 41.
• Special-effect drug — Supplied by Wang Ling and consumed during the duel with Wang Han. Described as a once-in-a-lifetime drug with severe side effects 41 42.
• Yang He’s apartment keys — Obtains access to her apartment and later lets himself in using a key 30 35.
• Bracelet gifts — Gives Wang Ling a ten-yuan bracelet, then attempts to replace it with a thousand-yuan jade bracelet. She returns the expensive one and keeps the original 18 19.

Relationships

• Wang Ling — Best friend turned prospective partner. She initially engineers his transformation to marry him; he reverses the duel and transforms her instead. His attempts to reject her gradually give way to protectiveness, affection, and repeated marriage promises 2 4 5 18 42.
• Yang He — Homeroom and English teacher, longtime romantic interest, and later lover. He pursues her despite repeated refusals; their relationship becomes intimate and is eventually discovered by her mother 1 6 9 28 31 37.
• Gao Jun — Classmate, friend, and source of information about the game’s effects. He helps her overcome social isolation; she later condemns his involvement with another woman while he has promised to marry Wang Ling 12 13 30 31.
• Wang Han — Rival who pursues Wang Ling. Chang Song defeats and transforms her, initially leaves her behind, then shelters her after finding her sick and starving. He explicitly refuses a romantic relationship 32 33 42 50.
• Chang Xiande — Father. Suspects Chang Song’s sudden diligence is connected to romantic trouble and worries that he is spending money on someone who does not reciprocate 23.
• Yan Qing — Mother. Teases him about his lack of romantic experience, welcomes Wang Ling, and tells him not to mistreat her 23 24 25.
• Song Mei — Yang He’s mother. Initially approves of his disguised persona, Zhang Weihe, but orders him out after discovering that he is her daughter’s student 15 20 37.
• Wang Haizhi — Wang Ling’s father. Chang Song confronts him privately about their relationship and later carries Wang Ling out after his men attack 44 45.
• Zhang Haiqing — Wang Ling’s fifth stepmother. Welcomes Chang Song warmly when he visits the family estate 44.

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Duel and Reversal

Wang Ling pays Chang Song to accompany him, gets him drunk, and takes him to a deserted lot to install War of Men. She attacks him with a yellow sword and breaks his red one, transforming him into a woman. Wang Ling reveals that marrying him was her intention all along 4.

The duel does not end, however. Chang Song draws a second sword, returns to male form, and defeats Wang Ling, transforming her instead. The experience changes his outlook: rather than continuing to admire Yang He from a distance, he goes to confess to her 5 6.

Pursuit of Yang He

Chang Song’s confession and forced kiss alarm Yang He, who changes her morning routine to avoid him. With Wang Ling’s help, he later appears at one of her arranged blind dates in adult makeup and introduces himself as Zhang Weihe. Song Mei accepts the disguise, creating a situation in which Yang He needs his continued cooperation to deceive her mother 6 7 13 14 15 20.

Their arrangement leads to a meal and movie, followed by an examination challenge tied to his pursuit of her. Chang Song studies intensely, aided by his enhanced comprehension and Wang Ling’s tutoring. His eventual result is compromised by advance English questions from Yang He and Wang Ling’s secret mathematics-paper exchange 21 22 25 26 27 28.

Yang He nevertheless honors her promise and initiates a kiss at her apartment. Their relationship becomes intimate, and Chang Song speaks of marrying her after their teacher–student relationship ends. Song Mei later discovers them together after recognizing his school track pants 28 29 31 37.

Growing Attachment to Wang Ling

Chang Song repeatedly plans to end his involvement with Wang Ling but struggles to hurt her. Learning that her bold romantic behavior conceals nervousness changes how he understands her, while her attachment to his inexpensive bracelet undermines his attempts to push her away with money 18 19.

His conflicting commitments surface when he tells Gao Jun that he has promised to marry Wang Ling but has also become involved with another woman. Wang Ling appears at the doorway while Gao Jun is comforting him and runs away in tears. Chang Song subsequently becomes more openly protective of her 31 32.

Rivalry with Wang Han

After learning that Wang Han is pursuing Wang Ling, Chang Song confronts him publicly. A basketball challenge, with transformation as the agreed penalty, fails to settle the dispute when Wang Han refuses to accept Chang Song’s claimed victory 32 33.

Their later sword duel nearly ends in Chang Song’s defeat. Wang Han’s superior physique, stronger weapon, and pills overwhelm his tactics. Chang Song declares his love for Wang Ling before an apparent finishing blow; she intervenes and secretly gives him the drug that enables him to turn the fight around 40 41 42.

Afterward, Wang Ling admits that she arranged the competition and prepared the medicine to bind him to a marriage promise. Chang Song comforts her and assures her that he will marry her 42.

Wang Family Estate and Hospitalization

At Wang Ling’s family estate, Chang Song privately tells Wang Haizhi that he knows she used to be a man and feels responsible for protecting her as his former best friend. His claim that he does not like her contrasts with his earlier declaration during the duel 41 44.

That night, Wang Haizhi’s men attack him with steel pipes. Wang Ling shields him and is injured, prompting Chang Song to carry her out and confront her father. He later visits her in hospital, reassures her about possible scarring, and struggles to conceal how deeply he cares 45 47 48.

Sheltering Wang Han

Days after the duel, Chang Song finds Wang Han still hiding near the plaza, sick, hungry, and unable to cope with her changed identity. He carries her away and brings her to the home he shares with Wang Ling, where she receives clean clothes, food, and fever medicine 49 50.

Despite taking responsibility for her immediate care, he refuses her plea to remain in her room and makes clear that no romantic relationship is possible 50.

Notable Quotes

“You don’t get to decide whether I deserve to be a man! If you think you deserve to be one, then draw your sword and fight me! You underhanded coward!” 5

“To achieve my goal, there’s nothing I won’t use! I will never admit defeat!” 40