Little Wild Grass

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Little Wild Grass (小野草)
Alias(es)	Little Grass 21
Species/Race	Soul-Lost One 18
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Black Cloud Stronghold (captive resident) 16 18
Status	Active; accompanying Jiang Xiaoyu during the effort to kill Steward Wu 48 50
First Appearance	16

Power Progression

Her documented progression is measured through the dungeon's affinity-based “cultivation” system rather than a stated combat realm.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Hostile affinity: -20	17	Her initial attitude toward Jiang Xiaoyu is openly hostile after he takes her in.
Hostile affinity: -50	17	Her affinity drops further when Jiang Xiaoyu asks her to bathe and change clothes; the system notes that she wants to kill him.
Neutral affinity: 0	17	Her hostility disappears after Jiang Xiaoyu changes to a handsome appearance.
First documented threshold: 20	23 24	Her affinity rises after Jiang Xiaoyu confronts her lies and chooses to take her along; reaching 20 triggers a system reward for him.
Second-stage progress: 36	32	Two years of companionship in the game raise her affinity to 36.
Third cultivation stage unlocked: 40	34	She regards Jiang Xiaoyu as a precious friend or perhaps family; the system advances her cultivation progress to its third of five stages.

Background

Little Wild Grass was born a Soul-Lost One, a congenital condition whose sufferers are considered disasters by ordinary people. Her parents stripped her of her name when she left home and sold her to a trafficker, who called her “Little Wild Grass.” 18

She was delivered with two other children to Black Cloud Stronghold, where Soul-Lost Ones were treated as resources by demonic cultivators. Steward Wu assigned her to Leng Aqi as a “sustainer,” requiring someone with sufficient vitality to remain near her and supply her with yang energy. 16 18

Jiang Xiaoyu, Li Muyang's in-game identity, becomes her caretaker. Although she initially presents herself as obedient, her hostile affinity and guarded behavior reveal that she distrusts him and expects harm. 17 18

Appearance

Little Wild Grass is initially a scrawny, filthy child of around ten, dressed in thin hemp rags with tangled hair and a mud-smeared face. After years of care from Jiang Xiaoyu, she grows into a frail but healthier fourteen-year-old girl. 16 47

• Initially wears filthy, thin hemp clothing and has unkempt hair. 16
• Her health bar is initially blood-red, later becoming pale yellow once she no longer considers Jiang Xiaoyu hostile. 16 17
• By age fourteen, she is nearly as tall as Jiang Xiaoyu's chest and wears a stronghold-issued tunic. 47
• She has a long, thin ponytail, fairer skin, and a healthier appearance than when she first arrived. 47
• Constant blood extraction leaves her pale, tired, and chronically frail. 47

Personality

Little Wild Grass is intelligent, cautious, and difficult to read. She can appear timid, obedient, or moved by kindness without genuinely lowering her guard; Jiang Xiaoyu repeatedly finds that seemingly compassionate choices do not improve her affinity. 17 18

She responds unexpectedly well to bluntness and confrontation. When Jiang Xiaoyu calls out her lies and makes clear that they will eventually part ways, her affinity rises rather than falls, and she begins to consider him trustworthy. 23

Over time, she becomes more openly concerned about Jiang Xiaoyu's safety. She warns him about Steward Wu's anger, questions his choices in dangerous situations, and clings to him in fear around Granny Gu. 24 49 48

Abilities & Conditions

Soul-Lost One Physiology

Little Wild Grass is afflicted with Soul-Lost One syndrome, which makes her valuable to Black Cloud Stronghold's demonic cultivators. 18

• Soul-Lost Ones require a nearby sustainer because they continuously drain that person's yang energy. 18
• Those around her avoid her out of fear that their vitality will be drained. 19
• Soul-Lost Ones may lose reason after nightfall, become bloodthirsty, and eventually turn into beast-like monsters. 18
• Their blood can produce a substance useful for artifact refinement and cultivation after they enter a demonic state. 18
• Little Wild Grass is unaware that her condition drains vitality. 19
• She is restrained with a refined-steel neck chain at night as a precaution against her going berserk. 18

Connection to the Dream Entity

A mysterious monster pursues Little Wild Grass through her dreams and is implicated in the deaths that occur whenever Jiang Xiaoyu falls asleep. 19 21

• She describes the creature as having seven arms, two mouths, theatrical clothing, and a stark-white face. 27
• She knows information about the killer pursuing her but initially refuses to reveal it to Jiang Xiaoyu. 21
• Granny Gu recognizes that an evil entity is targeting her and performs a ritual concerning it in the Ancestral Temple. 28 29

Relationships

• Jiang Xiaoyu — Her caretaker and sustainer; initially distrusted, he later becomes a precious friend or family figure to her. 17 34
• Li Muyang — The player controlling Jiang Xiaoyu, who persistently protects and cultivates her through the Deadly Weed dungeon. 14 21
• Steward Wu — The demonic cultivator who assigns her to a sustainer and oversees her exploitation, including regular blood draws. Granny Gu later orders Little Wild Grass and Jiang Xiaoyu to kill him. 16 30 48
• Granny Gu — A feared elder who offers help against the dream entity in exchange for a future favor. Little Wild Grass is visibly frightened of her. 28 48
• Her parents — Abandoned her because of her Soul-Lost One condition, took away her name, and sold her to traffickers. 18
• Dream entity — An unidentified monster that hunts her through dreams and endangers anyone sheltering her. 21 27

Story Role / Major Arcs

Adoption and the Nighttime Death Loop

Little Wild Grass is the heroine and required target of the Deadly Weed cultivation dungeon. Choosing to raise either of the other Soul-Lost children results in immediate failure, making her essential to the route. 14 21

After Jiang Xiaoyu adopts her, he repeatedly dies whenever his character sleeps. He eventually concludes that an unknown killer is targeting Little Wild Grass rather than that she herself is causing the deaths. 18 19 21

Growing Trust

Jiang Xiaoyu fails to gain her trust through conventional kindness, but his direct confrontation of her lies raises her affinity. She subsequently reveals that a monster has been hunting her and begins to regard him as a good person. 23 24 25

The pair remain trapped in Black Cloud Stronghold after repeated escape attempts end with their recapture and Jiang Xiaoyu's execution. During two years of relative peace, he feeds her, teaches her to read and write, and raises her affinity to 40. 30 32 34

Conflict with Steward Wu

After Granny Gu's ritual, Little Wild Grass accompanies Jiang Xiaoyu to the Ancestral Temple, where Granny Gu demands Steward Wu's heart. Refusing the request results in Jiang Xiaoyu's immediate death, forcing them to accept the mission. 47 48

The third cultivation stage centers on their attempt to survive Black Cloud Stronghold's factional struggle and find a way to kill Steward Wu. Little Wild Grass remains at Jiang Xiaoyu's side as he searches the caves and surrounding forest for clues. 48 49 50

Notable Quotes

“Father and Mother said that the moment I stepped out of that house, I no longer had a name.” 18

“Big Brother, why does Granny Gu want to kill Steward Wu?” 48

Trivia

• “Little Wild Grass” is not her birth name; it is the name given to her by the trafficker who sold her. 18
• Her affinity changes dramatically when Jiang Xiaoyu adopts a handsome appearance, suggesting that appearance strongly affects her first impressions. 17
• She can recognize a strange blood scent in the forest as familiar, though its source remains unresolved. 50