Ling Shuang

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ling Shuang (凌霜)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Civilian Investigation Division / Civilian Investigation Team
Occupation/Role	Investigator, intelligence provider, and supernatural-response combatant
Status	Active; assigned to guard the Fengdu Ghost Gate with Chen Gang 76
First Appearance	Chapter 19

Background / History

Ling Shuang first confronts Fang Gang at the crematorium after its surveillance is disrupted. Identifying herself as a member of the Civilian Investigation Division, she links the White Zombie’s Yin Erosion bone claws to the Blood Sacrifice Priest lineage of the Nightmare Holy Cult and warns Fang Gang that the cult will retaliate against him. She gives him an incomplete copy of Vajra Indestructible Divine Art and offers to pass along future intelligence on the cult 19.

After Fang Gang clears the old dormitory building, Ling Shuang compensates him for clearing the crematorium underground with a collector’s-edition copy of Vajra Indestructible Divine Art. She specifically warns him about the Blood Sacrifice Priests’ remote Blood Grudge Curse Kill technique and directs him to an online source for a mental-defense manual 24.

She later carves the Immovable Wisdom King Seal into Fang Gang’s ribs. The seal responds to hostile conditions and attacks throughout the Fengdu crisis 55 58 59. Ling Shuang joins Fang Gang and Skinny Chen at Fengdu Chemical Industrial Park, where she witnesses Fang Gang’s acquisition and use of Hell Furnace 67.

The Hundred Ghost Princess targets Ling Shuang’s bone charm during the assault on Laboratory Zero, attempting to parasitize and seize it. Ling Shuang is briefly immobilized by the attacker’s overwhelming pressure before Fang Gang shields her and destroys the coffin 68. She continues into Laboratory Zero, warns Chen Pangzi that the apparent corpses are a trap, and uses her golden seal against the Hundred Ghost Princess’s attack 69.

Ling Shuang accompanies Fang Gang and Chen Gang to Shu Mountain’s Sword Tomb, using her bone talismans to endure the sword qi and later joining the assault on the prematurely opened Fengdu Ghost Gate 73 74. When Fang Gang leaves for Sapporo to investigate the Snow Woman’s clone, she remains behind with Chen Gang to guard the Ghost Gate, trusting his decision despite the danger 76.

Appearance

Ling Shuang is a tall, slender woman with a composed but distant bearing. Her appearance is consistently associated with dark clothing, restrained styling, and the golden glow of the bone seal at her ribs.

• Long black hair secured with a simple wooden hairpin 19 24
• Clear, cold eyes compared to a deep, still pool 19
• Beautiful but aloof features that keep others at a distance 19
• Usually wears a sharply tailored black trench coat; later appears in combat gear 19 67
• Long, clean-trimmed fingers marked by calluses at the fingertips and thumb base 19
• Bears the golden Immovable Wisdom King Seal bone charm/inscription at her ribs 67 68

Personality

Ling Shuang is calm, analytical, and notably unshaken by Fang Gang’s killing intent or overwhelming strength. When she first meets him, she remains composed while providing precise observations about the crematorium’s surveillance failure, the zombies’ Yin Erosion, and the Blood Sacrifice Priest lineage 19.

She tends to communicate concisely and pragmatically, often delivering intelligence, warnings, or useful items without elaboration. Her dry amusement appears when she gives Fang Gang pirated cultivation manuals, but she takes supernatural threats seriously and repeatedly emphasizes the danger posed by the Nightmare Holy Cult, the Ghost Gate, and the Snow Woman 19 24 67.

Her later actions show loyalty and resolve. Although alarmed by Fang Gang’s rapid growth and concerned by his decision to travel alone to Hokkaido, she accepts responsibility for guarding the Fengdu Ghost Gate rather than abandoning the mission 67 76.

Abilities & Skills

Investigation and Supernatural Intelligence

Ling Shuang possesses detailed knowledge of supernatural organizations, occult techniques, and hostile entities.

• Identified the White Zombie’s Yin Erosion claws as a Blood Sacrifice Priest refining method of the Nightmare Holy Cult 19
• Explained that Blood Sacrifice Priests use life essence and resentful souls to strengthen corpse puppets 19
• Warned Fang Gang about the cult’s Blood Grudge Curse Kill and the importance of mental defense 24
• Uses special surveillance footage and a custom tablet to monitor supernatural incidents 24
• Recognized the dangers of the unstable Fengdu Ghost Gate and its spatial turbulence 74

Immovable Wisdom King Seal

Ling Shuang created the Immovable Wisdom King Seal, a golden bone inscription placed on Fang Gang’s ribs.

• Emits protective golden light and reacts to nearby Yin energy or hostile attacks 55 58 59
• Can form small golden shields, allowing Ling Shuang to withstand Sword Tomb sword qi while following Fang Gang 73
• Was sought by the Hundred Ghost Princess as a valuable object to parasitize and seize 68
• Can be used to intercept hostile forces, including the Hundred Ghost Princess’s assault inside Laboratory Zero 69
• Reacts to disturbances connected to the Fengdu Ghost Gate and Snow Woman’s origin imprint 76

Combat Mobility

Ling Shuang demonstrates swift, phantom-like movement while operating in dangerous supernatural environments.

• Vanishes into the crematorium shadows after meeting Fang Gang 19
• Keeps pace with Fang Gang’s advance into Fengdu Chemical Industrial Park 68
• Pursues Fang Gang toward the Fengdu Ghost Gate while protected by her seal 74

Equipment / Items

• Immovable Wisdom King Seal — golden bone charm/inscription associated with her ribs and Fang Gang’s ribcage 55 67 68
• Specially made tablet — displays surveillance footage of Fang Gang’s actions in the old dormitory building 24
• Incomplete Vajra Indestructible Divine Art — pirated manual given to Fang Gang as a goodwill gift 19
• Collector’s Edition Vajra Indestructible Divine Art — pirated manual given as payment for Fang Gang’s assistance at the crematorium 24
• Combat gear — worn during the Fengdu Chemical Industrial Park operation 67

Relationships

• Fang Gang — Investigator and ally. Ling Shuang supplies him with intelligence, cultivation manuals, and warnings; Fang Gang protects her from the Hundred Ghost Princess and entrusts her with guarding the Fengdu Ghost Gate 19 24 68 76.
• Chen Tao — Connected through the supernatural-response network; Chen Tao is visibly wary of Ling Shuang when she approaches Fang Gang after the old dormitory incident 24.
• Chen Gang / Skinny Chen — Teammate during the Laboratory Zero, Shu Mountain, and Fengdu Ghost Gate operations 68 73 76.
• Nightmare Holy Cult — Adversarial organization whose Blood Sacrifice Priest lineage Ling Shuang investigates and identifies 19 24.
• Hundred Ghost Princess — Enemy that specifically targets Ling Shuang’s Immovable Wisdom King Seal for parasitism 68 69.

Notable Quotes

“We trust him. We’ll guard this place.” 76