Dai Wang

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Dai Wang (戴望)
Alias(es)	Brother Dai; Senior Brother Dai
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Qinghe Prefecture Constabulary
Occupation/Role	Head Constable; leader of the Seventh Squad 50 127
Cultivation	Late-stage Condensing Qi Realm 60
Status	Active 170
First Appearance	Chapter 50

Appearance

Dai Wang is a tall, sturdy middle-aged man with a resolute face, broad shoulders, a thick back, large knuckles, and weapon-callused palms. He commonly wears blue martial attire. 50

• Carries the bearing of a veteran weapon user. 50
• Uses a four-foot Water Cold Blade, marked by rippling water patterns and a chilling edge. 60

Personality

Dai Wang is forthright, hospitable, and generous with both advice and practical assistance. He welcomes Mu Yang and Xue She to Qinghe Prefecture with food, drink, and temporary lodging, then repeatedly offers Mu Yang help despite his own position in the Constabulary. 50 51

He respects courage and public-mindedness. Rather than taking offense when Mu Yang refuses his recruitment offer, Dai Wang admires his decision to enter the more dangerous Demon Slayer Bureau to hunt demons. 51 He is also humble enough to acknowledge Mu Yang's overwhelming strength after their spar, accepting defeat without resentment. 60 61

Abilities & Skills

Condensing Qi Cultivation

Dai Wang is a late-stage Condensing Qi Realm martial artist whose specialty lies in blade and leg techniques. 60

• Has practiced supplementary hard-body cultivation to improve his physical strength. 60
• Can channel True Qi through his weapon during combat. 60
• Was considered capable enough to serve as a high-ranking Constabulary squad leader in Qinghe Prefecture. 50 80

Blade Techniques

Dai Wang considers swordsmanship his foremost skill, developed over more than a decade with his Water Cold Blade. 60

• Water Cold Consecutive Slash — a rapid, relentless chain of blade strikes likened to a violent rainstorm. 60
• Uses swift footwork and blade pressure to overwhelm opponents. 60
• His weapon attacks were fully blocked by Mu Yang's Black Gold Four-Edged Mace during their spar. 60

Leg Techniques

Dai Wang employs powerful, high-speed kicks alongside his blade work. 60

• Opened his spar with a swift waist-level kick launched through pure physical strength. 60
• His physical attacks were unable to overcome Mu Yang's body-strengthening foundation. 60

Equipment

• Water Cold Blade — Tier 4 four-foot blade with a cold edge and water-patterned surface; Dai Wang's longtime weapon. 60

Relationships

• Mu Yang — Friend, supporter, and sparring partner. Dai Wang initially tries to recruit him into the Constabulary, later provides demon reports, political advice, and assistance with the Eight Directions Chamber of Commerce. 50 51 59 81 87 88
• Xue She — Junior brother and longtime comrade. They joined the Constabulary in their youth, served in the same squad, and survived life-and-death situations together for over a decade. 50
• Shen Chongyuan — Chief Constable and superior within Qinghe Prefecture's Constabulary. 127 170
• Peng Zhou — Fellow Constabulary squad leader; partnered with Dai Wang during the operation against the Water Transport Gang. 128
• Zhu Yong and Zhou Wu — Vice presidents of the Eight Directions Chamber of Commerce whom Dai Wang brings to Mu Yang to deliver an apology and compensation. 88

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arrival in Qinghe Prefecture

Dai Wang meets Mu Yang through Xue She, his junior brother, and immediately recognizes Mu Yang's strong physique and abundant Qi-Blood. He invites both men to dine and later offers Mu Yang a place in the Prefecture City Constabulary. 50

Mu Yang declines, choosing the Demon Slayer Bureau so that he can continue hunting demons. Dai Wang respects this decision and promises to help Mu Yang with any trouble in Qinghe Prefecture. 51

Spar with Mu Yang

After Mu Yang reaches the Condensing Qi Realm, Dai Wang proposes a spar to help him gain experience against martial artists of the same realm. 59

Dai Wang begins with leg techniques, then draws the Water Cold Blade after Mu Yang easily blocks his attacks and sends him flying with a punch. Despite using his signature swordsmanship, he cannot break Mu Yang's defense. 60 When Mu Yang finally uses one hundred wisps of True Qi through the Extreme Dragon-Subduing Mace, Dai Wang is decisively defeated and admits regret at not recruiting him earlier. 61

Adviser and Local Contact

Dai Wang becomes Mu Yang's primary Constabulary contact in Qinghe Prefecture. He searches the archives for demon reports and directs Mu Yang toward the suspected demon activity at Su Family Manor. 80 81

After Mu Yang kills Su Hai and Bao Ping at the manor, Dai Wang explains the political dangers posed by Bao Tian, Jiang Zhao, and the Eight Directions Chamber of Commerce. 87 He later facilitates the chamber's apology and compensation while allowing Mu Yang to decide how to handle its vice presidents. 88

Water Transport Gang Operation

When Mu Yang returns as a First-Class Demon-Seeking Captain, Dai Wang is astonished by his rapid rise but proudly accepts three Tier 4 pills Mu Yang gives him for the mission. 127

Shen Chongyuan assigns Dai Wang and Peng Zhou to lead the Third and Seventh Squads in surrounding the Water Transport Gang's west warehouse. 128

Six Fan Gate Discussion

After Mu Yang encounters members of the Six Fan Gate, Dai Wang shares what he knows of the organization before Shen Chongyuan explains its imperial origins and its overlapping responsibilities of monitoring officials and slaying demons. 170

Trivia

• Dai Wang owns a four-courtyard residence east of the Prefecture Office, three streets away from the government compound. 80
• He is influential enough within Qinghe Prefecture to offer Mu Yang support in local affairs. 51
• Although he calls Mu Yang “Brother Mu,” Dai Wang initially met him as Xue She’s promising junior acquaintance. 50 59