Louise

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Louise
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Age	35 90
Martial Soul	Gold Coin (metal attribute) 90
Soul Power	Level 20; awaiting her second soul ring 95 96
Affiliation	Henry's family; Lan Tian's fief; Blue Medicine Hall
Occupation/Role	Lan Tian's first patient; business partner, confidante, and concubine; manager of Blue Medicine Hall
First Appearance	2

Power Progression

Stage	Soul Power / Rank	Advancement	Notes
Ordinary person	0 innate Soul Power	—	Possessed the metal-attribute Gold Coin Martial Soul but could not cultivate before its awakening 90
Soul Master	Level 10	Consumed Money Grass	The celestial herb awakened acquired Soul Power, allowing her to become a soul master 91
One-ring Soul Master	Level 17	Obtained first soul ring from a roughly 500-year Gold-Veined Toad	Personally killed the Gold-Veined Toad and absorbed its yellow soul ring, gaining Wealth Fortune Sense 92
Soul Power Level 20	Level 20	Cultivated through Blue Medicine Hall's successful trade and profits	Her Soul Power stabilized at level 20 after half a year; she and Lan Tian planned to seek her second soul ring 95 96

Background / History

Louise rushed into the newly opened Lan Tian Medical Hall after a wild boar attack left her with broken ribs, internal injuries, and bleeding. Lan Tian treated her with Endless Life, fully healing her within an hour; she became the clinic's first paying customer, paying one Gold Soul Coin 2.

After learning that Lan Tian was a one-ring Soul Master with a hundred-year first soul ring, Louise introduced herself and asked to befriend him. She subsequently gave him her gold library card, granting free access to Nuoding Library, and appears to have helped spread word of his medical practice among wealthy acquaintances 2 3.

When Connor, a wealthy merchant and her father's longtime friend, was critically wounded by a Hedgehog Soul Beast, Louise brought him directly to Lan Tian. She guarded the clinic door during Connor's surgery, then reported his successful recovery to her father 4 5. She later invited Lan Tian to a banquet at her family estate, where Henry and Connor formally thanked him for saving both Connor and Louise 6 7.

Louise continued serving as an important local connection for Lan Tian. She introduced him to Grant's soul-hunting team, securing him a one-day physician position worth ten Gold Soul Coins 9 10. After Lan Tian's expedition into the middle layer of Soul Hunting Forest became known, she relayed Grant's offer to accompany him on future trips 16.

During the city guards' medical emergency, Louise voluntarily joined Lan Tian at the clinic. Though initially startled by the scene, she quickly learned to pass sterilized scalpels, threaded needles, and other tools; her assistance more than doubled Lan Tian's efficiency 17. She also helped clean the clinic afterward and later discussed the practical advantages of Lan Tian's appointment as Nuoding City's Chief Physician 18 19.

Over the following years, Louise remained a regular presence in Lan Tian's life, delivering food, assisting with errands, and keeping informed on the clinic and local trade. She was among the first to notice the Nine Heart Begonia growing in his courtyard and expressed concern for the rare plant's condition 36.

At age thirty-three, Louise confessed that she had rejected several prospective suitors because she loved Lan Tian. Lan Tian agreed to their future together, intending to obtain his third soul ring and a baronial title before formally approaching Henry about marriage 38. After Lan Tian received his fief, he instead invited Louise to become his business partner in the cultivation and sale of medicinal herbs, a role she accepted enthusiastically 51.

Louise became central to the fief's herb enterprise. She inspected the first harvest, marketed its exceptionally potent herbs, identified demand throughout Nuoding City and other major cities, and advised Lan Tian to expand production while concealing his role as the grower 53 77. She later helped negotiate the hundred-year lease of five thousand mu of wasteland and drafted the wage and bonus structure for the expanded workforce 78 79.

After revealing that her inherited Gold Coin Martial Soul had left her with zero innate Soul Power, Louise accepted Lan Tian's offer of Money Grass, which could awaken acquired Soul Power in metal-attribute martial souls. She agreed to become Lan Tian's concubine and keep the herb's effect secret, then consumed it under his guidance and awakened at level ten 90 91.

Lan Tian accompanied Louise into Soul Hunting Forest for her first soul ring. She killed a roughly five-hundred-year Gold-Veined Toad with a dagger and absorbed its ring, reaching level seventeen and gaining Wealth Fortune Sense 92. She subsequently proposed establishing a shop in Nuoding City to manage business openly while cultivating; together, they founded Blue Medicine Hall, with Louise acting as its manager and shopkeeper 93 94.

Appearance

Louise is a young woman with long hair, fair skin, and an affluent appearance.

• Wears gold and silver jewelry and expensive clothing 2.
• Was later seen in a pale blue dress 19.
• Carries herself with the ease and resources of a wealthy Nuoding City family 2 7.
• Her family owns an orchard that produces fresh autumn pears 16.
• By her early thirties, she had grown into a graceful and poised beauty, with crescent eyes, an elegant nose, naturally rosy lips, and fair skin 38.
• Often dresses practically for business or travel, including light-purple riding clothes and fitted dark clothing for soul-hunting 51 77 92.
• Has worn a goose-yellow dress, lotus-root-colored dress, and other refined outfits while visiting Lan Tian 38 90.

Personality

Louise is grateful, socially perceptive, and proactive. After being healed, she immediately recognized the significance of Lan Tian's hundred-year soul ring and approached him respectfully as a potential friend and professional contact 2.

She consistently supports Lan Tian through practical action: providing library access, recommending wealthy patients, arranging work, bringing food and gifts, and sharing local information 3 9 16 19. Her knowledge of Nuoding City's affairs is notably current; she learns about developments through her father and his connections, then explains their implications to Lan Tian 16 19.

Although inexperienced medically, Louise remains composed under pressure. During the city guards' emergency, she overcame her initial shock and followed Lan Tian's instructions quickly enough to become an effective surgical assistant 17.

Louise is also patient and emotionally direct. She supported Lan Tian for years before openly confessing her feelings when pressure from her family to marry became impossible to ignore 38. Her decision to consume the Money Grass further demonstrated her resolve: she understood the danger posed by its secret, yet chose to trust Lan Tian and accept the risks of becoming a soul master 91.

As a merchant, Louise is shrewd, organized, and forward-looking. She recognizes market demand, protects sensitive business information, proposes practical expansion plans, and develops detailed management arrangements for large projects 77 79. Her business aptitude also appears closely tied to the nature of her Gold Coin Martial Soul 95.

Skills

Social Connections and Information

Louise uses her family and local network to assist Lan Tian.

• Provided a gold card for free entry to Nuoding Library 3.
• Recommended Lan Tian's clinic to wealthy friends and brought them as patients 3.
• Arranged Lan Tian's introduction to Grant's soul-hunting team 9 10.
• Relayed Grant's concern and offer of support after Lan Tian's solo forest expedition 16.
• Learned of Lan Tian's Chief Physician appointment through her father's encounter with Renn 19.
• Maintains connections with medicinal-herb markets in Nuoding City, Heaven Dou City, Suotuo City, and western cities 77.
• Helped Lan Tian negotiate with City Lord Alfred regarding the lease of five thousand mu of wasteland 78.

Business Management

Louise is an experienced merchant and Lan Tian's principal business partner.

• Marketed the fief's medicinal herbs, whose quality and effectiveness created demand among major medicine merchants 77.
• Advised concealing Lan Tian's identity as the herb grower to avoid attracting unnecessary attention 77.
• Created a detailed wage, supervisory, and bonus plan for more than seven hundred workers during the fief's expansion 79.
• Proposed and manages Blue Medicine Hall, which sells herbs and pills while acquiring valuable materials from hunters and gatherers 93 94.
• Oversees Blue Medicine Hall's arrangements for local merchants and the distribution of Lan Tian's herb products 95.
• Her cultivation appears to be fueled by successful trade and accumulated profits rather than ordinary meditation alone 95.

Medical Assistance

Louise can assist Lan Tian during urgent treatment.

• Passed sterilized scalpels and prepared threaded needles on command 17.
• Her quick reactions and sharp mind increased Lan Tian's surgical efficiency by more than double 17.
• Helped clean Lan Tian Medical Hall after the city guard surgeries 18.
• Her technique is described as clumsy, indicating that she is not a trained physician 17.

Soul Master Abilities

Louise awakened acquired Soul Power through Money Grass, allowing her previously unusable Gold Coin Martial Soul to cultivate 91.

• Gold Coin Martial Soul — An inherited metal-attribute martial soul resembling a pale-gold Gold Soul Coin. Before awakening, it granted her zero innate Soul Power and could only be summoned without practical combat use 90.
• First Soul Ring — A roughly five-hundred-year yellow soul ring obtained from a Gold-Veined Toad 92.
• Wealth Fortune Sense — A permanently active passive soul skill that senses valuable items nearby, including herbs, coins, weapons, and materials. It can also distinguish benevolent and malicious auras 92 94.
• Dagger Use — Killed the Gold-Veined Toad by silently approaching and striking the back of its head with a dagger 92.

Relationships

• Lan Tian — First patient and later a close friend, supporter, business partner, and occasional surgical assistant. Louise loved Lan Tian for years before confessing to him, later became his concubine, and entrusted him with the secret of her acquired Soul Power 2 3 17 38 91. They jointly operate the fief's herb business and Blue Medicine Hall 51 94.
• Henry — Her father, a wealthy Nuoding City resident who hosted a banquet to thank Lan Tian for saving Louise and Connor 6 7. His trading firm later hosted Lan Tian's meeting with Nuoding City's herb merchants 94.
• Connor — Her father's longtime friend. Louise brought the critically injured merchant to Lan Tian and guarded the clinic while he underwent surgery 4 5.
• Grant — Her friend and a Nuoding City guard veteran. She connected him with Lan Tian when his soul-hunting team needed a physician 9 10.
• Renn — A city guard captain known to Louise through her father's local connections 19.
• Old Ke — A fief manager with whom Louise coordinates the herb harvests, labor arrangements, and expansion of Lan Tian's land 54 79.
• Xiao Li — Lan Tian's cat-girl subordinate. Louise accepted Xiao Li's presence at the fief, encouraged her training, and is addressed by her as “Sister” 90 96.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Lan Tian Medical Hall opening — Arrives as Lan Tian's first patient after a wild boar attack and becomes the first person healed at his clinic 2.
• Clinic growth — Gives Lan Tian access to Nuoding Library and helps bring wealthy customers to the clinic 3.
• Connor's surgery and Henry's banquet — Brings Connor for emergency treatment, guards the clinic, and invites Lan Tian to her father's gratitude banquet 4 6 7.
• Soul-hunting team commission — Recruits Lan Tian as physician for Grant's team, leading to his paid expedition into Soul Hunting Forest 9 10.
• City guard emergency — Assists Lan Tian through a day of surgeries for wounded guards, helping establish the reputation that results in his Chief Physician appointment 17 18 19.
• Nine Heart Begonia and courtship — Continues visiting Lan Tian over the following years, notices the Nine Heart Begonia, and eventually confesses her long-held love for him 36 38.
• Fief herb business — Becomes Lan Tian's business partner, manages the sale of the fief's herbs, and drives the expansion of its cultivation land and workforce 51 53 77 79.
• Acquired Soul Power — Reveals her Gold Coin Martial Soul and zero innate Soul Power, then consumes Money Grass to awaken as a level-ten soul master after becoming Lan Tian's concubine and confidante 90 91.
• First soul ring — Hunts and absorbs a Gold-Veined Toad's approximately five-hundred-year soul ring, gaining Wealth Fortune Sense and reaching level seventeen 92.
• Blue Medicine Hall — Proposes the new shop, becomes its manager, and uses its trade and acquisition business to cultivate her Gold Coin Martial Soul 93 94 95.

Trivia

• Louise was surprised that Lan Tian's first soul ring was a yellow hundred-year ring, having mostly seen white ten-year first rings in Nuoding City 2.
• She brought Lan Tian fresh pears from her family's orchard after hearing rumors of his encounter with a hundred-year soul beast 16.
• She has repeatedly brought Lan Tian food, including drinks and meals, in addition to helping his clinic professionally 3 19.
• Louise rejected proposals from merchants' managers, landowners, and even a minor Heaven Dou City noble because she already loved Lan Tian 38.
• Her Gold Coin Martial Soul resembles an unmarked pale-gold Gold Soul Coin 90.
• After awakening Wealth Fortune Sense, she could perceive even small valuables, such as a copper coin beneath a roadside stone 93.