Lin Yuyan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Yuyan (林语嫣) 13
Alias(es)	Second Miss Lin 13
Species/Race	Human 47
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Lin Family; Demon-Suppression Bureau 13 21
Occupation/Role	Demon-Suppression Guard; member of Xu Ye's patrol group 28 29
First Appearance	Chapter 13

Background

Lin Yuyan is the second daughter of the influential Lin Family of White Cloud County. Before turning eighteen, she had already opened five martial meridians, earning a reputation as one of the county's notable young cultivators. 13

She entered the Demon-Suppression Bureau examination in the same cohort as Xu Ye and Zhao Heng. Her presence immediately raised expectations among the other candidates, who assumed she would contend for first place. 13

Appearance

Lin Yuyan is a beautiful young woman with an ethereal, refined bearing. She first appears in a pale yellow dress. 13

• Pale yellow dress at the Demon-Suppression Bureau examination. 13
• Carries herself with a composed and elegant air. 13
• Her beauty draws attention, though she is accustomed to being watched and generally ignores it. 14

Personality

Lin Yuyan is polite and considerate despite her aristocratic background. When Zhao Heng targets Xu Ye because of his association with her, she apologizes for involving him rather than treating the matter as beneath her notice. 14 15

She is proud and sharp-tongued toward people she dislikes, particularly Zhao Heng and those who demean her. The Mu Family Town innkeeper's comparison of her to Xi'er provokes an unusually open loss of composure. 14 42

As a Demon-Suppression Guard, she becomes increasingly resolute and cooperative. Though frightened by demons beyond her level, she continues the mission, works closely with Xu Ye, and commits fully to their deception of Xi'er. 34 46 49 50

Abilities & Skills

Meridian Opening Cultivation

Lin Yuyan had opened five martial meridians before the age of eighteen. Her examination strike confirmed her as a fifth-level Meridian Opening cultivator. 13 15

• Passed the Demon-Suppression Bureau's strength assessment at the fifth level of Meridian Opening. 15
• Killed seven demons in the Demon Prison examination. 18
• Was badly outmatched by the ninth-level Meridian Opening weasel demon and could not resist Xi'er's Qi-Controlling Realm pressure. 35 48

Demon Combat

Lin Yuyan is an experienced enough fighter to participate in patrol missions and demon-cleansing operations.

• Joined Xu Ye in killing the first-level fox demons inside Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion. 46
• Assisted in investigating the demon murders on Outer City North Street and the fox-demon disturbance in Mu Family Town. 30 42
• Recognized the danger posed by the weasel demon and urgently warned Zhao Heng to flee. 34

Tactical Cooperation

Lin Yuyan can quickly understand and support a combat plan under pressure.

• Coordinated with Xu Ye and Zhao Heng to infiltrate Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion through Zhao Heng's disguise as a nobleman. 45
• Understood Xu Ye's signal that he was feigning control by Xi'er's Soul-Seizing Technique and convincingly played the role of his injured victim. 49 50
• Deliberately made herself cough blood to strengthen the deception. 50

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Demon-Suppression Bureau uniform — issued after passing the examination. 21
• Demon-Slaying Saber — standard weapon issued to new Bureau recruits. 21
• Demon-Subduing Scripture — rank-one cultivation method received upon joining the Bureau. 21

Relationships

• Xu Ye — Teammate and patrol-group leader. She intervenes when Zhao Heng confronts him, apologizes after Zhao Heng drags him into their dispute, and later develops trust in combat operations with him. 14 15 28 49 50
• Zhao Heng — Fellow recruit and persistent admirer whom she openly dislikes. She repeatedly rejects his attempts to approach her and rebukes his excuses after Xu Ye reveals his superior strength. 14 17 36 45
• Du Yuanxiu — Demon-Suppression Bureau superior who oversees her examination and assigns her group’s missions. 15 30 42
• Su Yu — Acquaintance from White Cloud County whom she despises after learning that he altered Bureau intelligence and nearly caused her team’s deaths. 38 56 57
• Xi'er — Fox demon adversary who mocks Lin Yuyan’s appearance and later attempts to have her humiliated after controlling Xu Ye. Lin Yuyan helps deceive Xi'er before the demon’s defeat. 47 49 50

Story Role / Major Arcs

Demon-Suppression Bureau Examination

Lin Yuyan enters the Bureau examination as a celebrated young talent. She tests at the fifth level of Meridian Opening and kills seven demons in the Demon Prison, passing the assessment. Her curiosity toward the previously unknown Xu Ye grows after he reveals comparable displayed cultivation and rejects her offer to team up. 15 16 17 18

After joining the Bureau, she receives the Demon-Subduing Scripture and is placed in a patrol group with Xu Ye and Zhao Heng, with Xu Ye appointed as leader. She supports that decision despite Zhao Heng's objections. 21 28

North Street Demon Case

On the group’s first assignment, Lin Yuyan investigates a demon murder on Outer City North Street. She witnesses the appearance of a ninth-level Meridian Opening weasel demon and attempts to warn Zhao Heng before Xu Ye kills both demons with ease. 30 34 36

Xu Ye's concealed strength leaves her shocked and increasingly curious about his background, especially after discovering that he had supposedly been born with blocked martial meridians. 35 38

Mu Family Town Fox-Demon Mission

Lin Yuyan accompanies Xu Ye and Zhao Heng to Mu Family Town to investigate a reported fox demon. She helps uncover that the threat is a group of fox demons led by Xi'er, whose bewitchment has driven local men to seek her out. 42 45

She fights beside Xu Ye during the assault on Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion, but Xi'er's Qi-Controlling Realm cultivation initially leaves her unable to resist. When Xi'er seemingly controls Xu Ye with the Soul-Seizing Technique, Lin Yuyan follows Xu Ye's covert signal and feigns serious injury, allowing him to deceive Xi'er and turn the battle in their favor. 46 48 49 50

After the survivors thank the group for saving them, Lin Yuyan comes to understand the responsibility of a Demon-Suppression Guard: exterminating demons and protecting ordinary people. 51