Yu Wenjing

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yu Wenjing (余文婧) 10
Alias(es)	Eldest Princess 33 37
Gender	Female 10
Affiliation	Great Yu Imperial Family 17 37
Occupation/Role	Eldest Princess of Great Yu 33 37
Status	Alive 37
First Appearance	Chapter 9, as an unidentified palace-clad maiden who falls into the Grand Canal 9

Background

Yu Wenjing is washed into the Grand Canal after a pleasure boat is attacked. Lin Changsheng rescues her, gives her food, and learns her name after she regains consciousness. Injured, penniless, and unable to continue traveling, she asks to stay temporarily in his East Street home until her people can retrieve her. 9 10

During her stay, she keeps her origins private and rarely leaves her room. Lin eventually notices that she has an unstable cultivation foundation; she later reveals that a strange force appeared in her dantian when she was seventeen and retaliates whenever she cultivates. 10 11 19

Her pursuers finally reach Pasture City. Yu Wenjing steps forward during the attack on Lin’s home, identifies herself as the target, and attempts to keep him out of the conflict. She uses an emerald hairpin to kill Zhong Ling, a First-Rate Master, before collapsing from exhaustion after the battle. 28

Before leaving with an escort led by Uncle Jin, Yu Wenjing asks Lin to accompany her to Yu Capital and offers him cultivation resources. He declines in order to pursue immortality independently. She gives him a jade pendant and later entrusts him with the Life-Reaping Hairpin. 27 29 30

After returning to Yu Capital, Yu Wenjing is shown in the Eldest Princess’s Residence. She continues to support Lin from afar by sending Black Eagle to deliver him a Cloud-Piercing Bow. 33 37

Appearance

Yu Wenjing is described as a graceful, exceptionally beautiful young woman. She initially wears white clothing and later appears in white palace or court attire. 10 33 37

• Snow-white complexion and delicate features 21
• Long, beautiful hair worn with emerald hairpins 15 28
• Slender, graceful build 21 24
• Often wears plain clothing while living with Lin, despite her imperial background 28

Personality

Yu Wenjing is reserved about her past but deeply grateful to those who show her kindness. Lin’s patience—particularly his refusal to press her for answers—allows her to gradually become comfortable in his home. 10 12 19

She is considerate and hardworking. Though initially unfamiliar with cooking and household work, she persistently learns to cook, mend Lin’s clothes, and care for his daily needs. 10 13 17

She is also courageous and protective. Rather than let Lin be blamed for the assassins pursuing her, she confronts them herself. Afterwards, she feels guilty for drawing him into her danger and promises to compensate him. 28

Abilities & Skills

Concealed Hairpin Technique

Yu Wenjing can wield an emerald hairpin as a lethal concealed weapon.

• Kills the First-Rate Master Zhong Ling when he attempts to strike her with saber aura. 28
• Releases a powerful green blade that cuts down multiple elite attackers during the assault on Lin’s home. 28
• Her hairpin is a protective item whose power diminishes with use. 15
• The Life-Reaping Hairpin she gives Lin contains the power of two Martial Grandmaster Realm strikes and can be activated by infusing it with inner force. 30

Internal Force

Yu Wenjing possesses cultivation, but an unidentified force in her dantian severely disrupts it.

• The force emerged when she was seventeen and attacks her internal organs whenever she circulates her power. 19
• It prevents her from cultivating normally. 19
• Lin’s First-Class Realm inner force is swallowed immediately upon contacting the force. 19
• Medicine temporarily improves her condition, but the force’s source and solution remain unknown. 19

Gifts to Lin Changsheng

• Jade pendant — given as a keepsake before her planned departure. 27
• Life-Reaping Hairpin — bestowed for Lin’s protection after he refuses to travel to Yu Capital with her. 30
• Cloud-Piercing Bow — sent to Lin in Southern Min City through Black Eagle. 37

Relationships

• Lin Changsheng — Rescuer, host, and trusted companion. Yu Wenjing lives in his home while recovering, cares for him in return, and repeatedly expresses gratitude for saving her life. 10 17 21
• Uncle Jin — Escort who arrives with armed retainers to bring Yu Wenjing away from Pasture City. 30
• Black Eagle — Imperial courier whom Yu Wenjing orders to deliver the Cloud-Piercing Bow to Lin. 37
• Yu Xiaochang — Prince Qi, whose faction seeks the Eldest Princess’s death; her survival ruins his plans. 17 32
• Zhong Ling — Assassin who targets Yu Wenjing during the attack at Lin’s home; killed by her hairpin. 28

Notable Quotes

“If you hadn't saved me, I might already be dead.” 17

“Your target is me. He has nothing to do with this. Come at me, all of you!” 28

“Until we meet again.” 30

Trivia

• Yu Wenjing’s first attempt at cooking produces burnt dishes, undercooked rice, and food so salty that she and Lin turn it into rice soup. 10 11
• She later improves enough that Lin says her cooking has surpassed his own. 17
• She is frightened by cockroaches despite her ability to kill a First-Rate Master with a concealed weapon. 14 28