Zhao Heng

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhao Heng (赵恒)
Alias(es)	Young Master Zhao Heng
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Demon-Suppression Bureau; Black-Robed Demon-Suppression Guard
Occupation/Role	Demon-Suppression Guard; member of Xu Ye and Lin Yuyan's patrol group
Status	Alive
First Appearance	14

Background / History

Zhao Heng is the son of White Cloud County assistant magistrate Zhao Xu'an. Before entering the Demon-Suppression Bureau, he was already known as a talented young cultivator and carried himself with the confidence of his family background and sixth-level Meridian Opening cultivation 14 15.

He took part in the Demon-Suppression Bureau's recruitment assessment alongside Xu Ye and Lin Yuyan. He initially expected to place first after killing twelve demons in the Demon Prison, but Xu Ye's verified total of 120 demons displaced him and intensified his resentment 18 19 20. Zhao nevertheless passed the assessment and became a Black-Robed Demon-Suppression Guard 20 21.

Appearance

Zhao Heng is a young man who presents himself with deliberate refinement and distance.

• Wore a long purple robe at the Demon-Suppression Bureau assessment 14.
• Has an aloof expression that makes him seem detached from ordinary people 14.
• Later wears the Bureau's black robes and carries a Demon-Slaying Saber as a Black-Robed Guard 21.
• Disguised himself as a young nobleman during the operation at Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion 45.

Personality

Zhao Heng is proud, competitive, and highly conscious of status. He enjoys public admiration and repeatedly tries to establish himself as superior to Xu Ye, especially in front of Lin Yuyan 15 17 19. His pride makes him dismiss warnings, challenge stronger opponents, and react poorly when his achievements are eclipsed 29 34.

His experiences with Xu Ye gradually force him to confront his own limitations. After being badly injured by the old weasel demon and learning that Xu Ye had concealed ninth-level Meridian Opening cultivation, he becomes deeply discouraged by the widening difference between them 34 36. He remains volatile, but he also shows genuine anger when false intelligence endangers his team and personally attacks Su Yu after the deception is exposed 55 57.

Abilities & Skills

Meridian Opening Cultivation

Zhao Heng tested at the sixth level of Meridian Opening during the Bureau assessment, placing him above Lin Yuyan at the time 15.

• Killed twelve imprisoned demons during the Demon Prison examination 18.
• Was unable to quickly defeat a fifth-level Meridian Opening wolf demon during that same examination 18.
• Was overwhelmed and severely injured by a ninth-level Meridian Opening old weasel demon 34.
• Remains far behind Xu Ye after Xu Ye reveals ninth-level Meridian Opening cultivation and later enters Qi Manipulation 36 52.

Saber Combat

Zhao Heng wields a Demon-Slaying Saber and can channel spiritual power into its blade 33.

• Defeated and restrained a fourth-level Meridian Opening weasel demon during the North Street mission 33.
• Fought a fifth-level wolf demon to a standstill in the Demon Prison, exposing a gap between his displayed cultivation and practical combat ability 18.
• Lost decisively to Xu Ye when contesting leadership of their group 29.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Demon-Slaying Saber — Standard-issue saber carried as a Demon-Suppression Guard; used with spiritual power in combat 21 33.
• Black-Robed Demon-Suppression Guard uniform — Received after passing the Bureau assessment 21.
• Demon-Suppression Bureau token — Issued to new Demon Guards alongside their uniform and saber 20.

Relationships

• Xu Ye — Rival and patrol-group leader. Zhao repeatedly competes with him, challenges his authority, and struggles to accept his overwhelming strength; Xu Ye still warns and checks on him when he is endangered 15 29 34 36.
• Lin Yuyan — Fellow guard whose approval Zhao seeks. He tells her that she is the only one in his heart, but she immediately cuts him off 15 45.
• Du Yuanxiu — Superior within the Demon-Suppression Bureau. Du settles Zhao's leadership dispute with Xu Ye and intervenes when Zhao's anger threatens to beat Su Yu to death 29 57.
• Xi'er — Fox demon who bewitched Zhao during the Mu Family Town operation and stripped him while he was under her control 46 47 53.
• Su Yu — Enemy responsible for tampering with intelligence that nearly led Zhao's team to their deaths; Zhao brutally beats him after the truth emerges 57.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Demon-Suppression Bureau Assessment

Zhao Heng arrives as a celebrated candidate and immediately clashes with Xu Ye after trying to make him move aside 14. He displays sixth-level Meridian Opening cultivation, kills twelve demons in the second test, and expects first place before Xu Ye's 120 kills are confirmed 15 18 20.

Patrol Group Leadership Dispute

After joining the Bureau, Zhao objects to Xu Ye being appointed leader of the group formed with Lin Yuyan. He challenges Xu Ye for command and is swiftly defeated, leaving Xu Ye in charge of their North Street patrol 28 29.

Weasel Demon Incident

Zhao defeats the weaker Yellow Second and prematurely claims the mission's greatest merit. He ignores Xu Ye and Lin Yuyan's warnings about the stronger demon behind him, then suffers severe injuries when Yellow Second's ninth-level father attacks 33 34. He witnesses Xu Ye kill the old weasel in a single strike and realizes that Xu Ye had been concealing his true cultivation 35 36.

Mu Family Town Fox Demon Operation

Zhao poses as a nobleman to infiltrate Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion and is immediately selected by Xi'er 45 46. Xi'er bewitches him, leaving him unable to assist Xu Ye and Lin Yuyan; Xu Ye knocks him unconscious when he attacks under her control 47. After learning that Xi'er stripped him while he was bewitched, Zhao becomes distraught over his perceived loss of purity 52 53.

Intelligence Tampering Investigation

Zhao joins Xu Ye and Lin Yuyan in demanding an investigation into the false intelligence that sent them against a Qi Manipulation fox demon 52 55. When Su Yu is identified as the official who altered the report, Zhao assaults him in rage, blaming him for the danger and humiliation he endured 57.

Notable Quotes

“You'd better be stronger than me!” 15

“Why is it me again?” 45

“I'm no longer pure!” 53

Trivia

• Zhao Heng's assessment score of twelve demon kills was considered extraordinary until Xu Ye produced evidence of 120 kills 18 19.
• He believes a man’s dignity was grievously harmed by Xi'er stripping him, despite Xu Ye's insistence that he was still “pure” 53.
• His father’s status allows him access to expensive spiritual pills and medicines, enabling him to recover rapidly from the old weasel demon's attack 38.