Xiao Yuanshan

Biodata

Background / History

Xiao Yuanshan returned from a journey to the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital severely wounded after his convoy encountered a 23,000-year Gale Wolf King. Xu Qianqian's father fought the beast to save the convoy but died of his injuries before reaching Notting City. Owing both guilt and a life-saving debt, Xiao Yuanshan promised to raise Xu Qianqian as his own daughter. 2 3

He formally accepted Xu Qianqian into the City Lord's Manor and pledged that no one in Notting City would bully her. Although initially unsettled by her unusual martial soul and lack of soul power, he recognized that the blank book was not an ordinary useless martial soul after witnessing its effects. 2

When Xiao Chenyu objected to Xu Qianqian's status as the Manor's eldest child, Xiao Yuanshan oversaw their private duel. He prepared to intervene with his martial soul, but Xu Qianqian defeated Chenyu using her domain. Afterward, Xiao Yuanshan accepted her request to attend Notting Academy and sought out Yu Xiaogang as a possible guide for her cultivation. 4

He supported both Xu Qianqian and Xiao Chenyu's development, accompanying them into the Soul Beast Forest for Chenyu's first soul ring. He trusted Xu Qianqian's ability to sense and appraise soul beasts, and allowed her to absorb the head soul bone dropped by the Two-Tailed Gecko. 8 9 10

After Tang Hao forcibly took Xu Qianqian to the Soul Beast Forest, Xiao Yuanshan worried that the powerful masked man might endanger not only her but the entire Xiao Family. He and the academy principal investigated Tang San's connection to the incident involving the murdered Notting Academy students, but the matter was suppressed out of fear of Tang Hao's strength. 11 18

Tang Hao later attacked the City Lord's Manor, accusing Xiao Yuanshan of investigating his identity. Xiao Yuanshan faced him with only three soul rings before Tang Hao killed him and destroyed the Manor. 21

Appearance

Xiao Yuanshan is a square-faced middle-aged man. Following the Gale Wolf King's attack, he appeared haggard and heavily injured, with bandages around his arm and forehead, loose clothing padded by bandages, and a strong medicinal scent. 1 2

• Square-faced. 1
• Was extensively bandaged after the convoy's encounter with the Gale Wolf King. 1 2
• Possessed sharp beast-like senses due to his wolf martial soul. 4

Personality

Xiao Yuanshan is conscientious and deeply affected by Xu Qianqian's father's sacrifice. He adopts Xu Qianqian out of gratitude and responsibility, prioritizing her safety and future despite her unusual circumstances. 2

He is practical about the dangers faced by unaffiliated soul masters, warning his children that temporary hunting parties around Soul Beast Forests cannot be fully trusted and that major sect disciples begin with advantages ordinary soul masters lack. 8

Although he privately considered Xu Qianqian's potential value and the possible significance of her deceased father, he instructed Notting Academy not to investigate her and to give her as much freedom as possible. 5

Abilities & Skills

Wolf Martial Soul

Xiao Yuanshan possesses a wolf-type beast martial soul, which grants him heightened beast-like senses. 4

• His martial soul has three soul rings: one white and two yellow. 4 21
• He was an ordinary Soul Elder. 9
• He could fend off a 1,700-year wind-attributed Two-Tailed Gecko, though its attack left his arms numb and he judged the situation dangerous because he also had to protect Xu Qianqian and Xiao Chenyu. 9
• He prepared to intervene during Xu Qianqian and Xiao Chenyu's duel, but Xu Qianqian ended the fight before he acted. 4

Relationships

• Xu Qianqian — Adoptive daughter. Her father died saving Xiao Yuanshan's convoy, leading him to promise that he would raise her as his own. He protected her, funded her enrollment at Notting Academy, and trusted her abilities. 2 4 9
• Xiao Chenyu — Biological son. Xiao Yuanshan attempted to manage Chenyu's early hostility toward Xu Qianqian and later supported his effort to obtain a stronger first soul ring. 3 4 7
• Xu Qianqian's father — Benefactor whose sacrifice against the Gale Wolf King saved Xiao Yuanshan and likely the entire convoy. 2
• Xiao Li — Younger brother and principal of Notting Academy. Xiao Yuanshan sent him a letter of introduction requesting that Xu Qianqian receive freedom and not be investigated. 5
• Tang Hao — Killer. Tang Hao destroyed the City Lord's Manor and murdered Xiao Yuanshan for investigating his identity. 21
• Unnamed wife — Wife and Xiao Chenyu's mother; she was also killed during Tang Hao's attack on the Xiao Family. 21

Trivia

• Xiao Yuanshan's wolf martial soul allowed him to recognize the Wolf King phantom that terrified Xiao Chenyu during Xu Qianqian's domain. He suspected it resembled the Gale Wolf King involved in Xu Qianqian's father's death. 4
• He was the source of the nickname “Yu'er” for Xiao Chenyu. 8