Jie An

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Jie An (解安)
Alias(es)	Chef; Cook; Xiao An
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Resurrection Corps, Dragon's Return City 7
Occupation/Role	Head chef, logistics supervisor, accountant, medicinal preparer, and operational support 7 22 35
Status	Active 49
First Appearance	Chapter 7

Background / History

Jie An was already an old hand serving the City Lord before the Resurrection Corps was established. Within the Corps, he handles the cafeteria, logistics, accounts, medicinal ingredients, and equipment-related support. Though outwardly glib and sociable, he initially distrusts Chu Hengkong, regarding the former assassin as a potentially unreliable recruit. 7 14

His father was a renowned medicine master and a friend of Ji Qiufeng. Seeking medicine to heal Ji Qiufeng’s injuries, his father left Dragon’s Return City and returned mortally wounded, entrusting Jie An with the Jingzang Suffering-Erasing Pestle and an incomplete prescription. Jie An believes he failed to inherit his father’s talent, blaming himself for being unable to properly use the relic or complete the medicine. 25

The Silver-Eyed Tome reveals that the final ingredient for the prescription—the “gold” sought by Jie An’s father—lies in the Marsh. Jie An deduces that it is a newly altered medicinal plant, eventually identifying the previously unseen Everlasting Flower amid Light Poison. This allows him to reformulate the Panacea and fulfill his father’s unfinished work. 25 31 34 38

Appearance

Jie An is a scruffy man in his early thirties, usually seen working in chef’s clothes and a dirty baseball cap. 7

• Keeps an Orthodox Herbal Treatise close at hand while working. 7
• Frequently has greasy hands or a disheveled, work-worn appearance from cooking and medicinal preparation. 7 25
• Carries the dark-gold, lotus-handled Jingzang Suffering-Erasing Pestle. 25

Personality

Jie An is friendly, talkative, and prone to exaggeration, especially when describing food or teasing his fellow Corps members. He is nevertheless highly professional in his logistical duties and takes the Corps’ limited resources seriously. 7 22

He is deeply insecure about his perceived lack of talent compared with his father. His self-doubt becomes especially acute when Ji Qiufeng’s condition worsens, but he refuses to remain safely in the rear and insists on contributing to Dragon’s Return City in whatever way he can. 25 38

Despite lacking confidence in combat, Jie An is courageous under pressure. He panics when his comrades are endangered, yet drives into a battlefield to rescue the poisoned Chu Hengkong and continues preparing medicine while under pursuit. 36 37

Abilities & Skills

Cornerstone Ascension

Jie An is an Ascendant on the Cornerstone path, a Point One route based on sharp observation or a special object. Cornerstones can efficiently exploit their surroundings and maximize an item’s power. 31

• Uses analysis and environmental knowledge to reconstruct threats and identify likely enemy methods. 31
• Is regarded as one of the weaker Ascendants in direct combat. 38
• Does not consider himself a capable fighter and is repeatedly described as lacking combat talent. 36 37

Medicine and Pharmacology

Jie An is trained in handling medicinal ingredients and inherited his father’s pharmaceutical legacy, though he considers his aptitude inadequate. 7 25

• Studies medical texts and processes rare ingredients for the Resurrection Corps. 7
• Carries herbs for testing and emergency treatment. 38
• Identifies the Everlasting Flower as the final ingredient needed for a new Panacea. 34 38
• Reforms the Panacea prescription after locating the altered medicinal flower. 38
• Prepares improvised medicine that helps keep Chu Hengkong alive after Heart-Boring Poison. 37 38
• His inherited relic currently permits only one usable prescription due to its forced inheritance across five particles. 25

Logistics and Operational Support

Jie An provides practical support during Corps operations rather than serving as a frontline combatant. 7 35

• Manages Corps pay, bounty calculations, and supply-related accounting. 7 22
• Operates the Blessing Gatling during the Marsh Divine Grace Spray Operation. 35
• Drives an off-road vehicle to extract Chu Hengkong from Adali’s battlefield. 37
• Helps coordinate the Resurrection Corps convoy during the assault on the Maiweia Club. 49

Equipment / Items

• Jingzang Suffering-Erasing Pestle — A Level 5 relic inherited from his father; dark gold, engraved with clouds and wind, with a half-open lotus handle. Jie An cannot wield its full potential. 25
• Medicinal herbs and mortar — Carried for analysis, field testing, and emergency medicine preparation. 37 38
• Blessing Gatling — Used as fire support during the Marsh operation. 35
• Communication crystal — Used to coordinate rescue and siege operations. 49

Relationships

• Chu Hengkong — Initially suspicious of the newcomer’s loyalty, Jie An tests him through an exorcism case. They later become trusted comrades; Jie An rescues Chu while Chu helps him rediscover the path to completing Panacea. 14 25 37 38
• Ji Huaishu — Fellow Resurrection Corps member. Jie An respects her authority but frequently teases and argues with her; she urges him to face danger as an Ascendant rather than dismissing himself as merely support staff. 7 36
• Ji Qiufeng — The City Lord and his father’s friend. Jie An feels responsible for finding a cure for Ji Qiufeng’s condition and is devastated by his worsening illness. 24 25
• Youyou — The Corps doctor and scholar. Youyou relies on Jie An to prepare pills for the Glowing Corpses crisis. 19 31
• Jie An’s father — A renowned medicine master who entrusted his son with the Jingzang Suffering-Erasing Pestle and an incomplete lifesaving prescription before dying. 25

Story Role / Major Arcs

Resurrection Corps Support

Jie An introduces Chu Hengkong to the Corps’ daily life, handles his bounty calculations, and watches the new recruit with caution. He later presses for an exorcism case to determine whether Chu is truly someone the Corps can trust. 7 14 15

Search for the Final Ingredient

Following Ji Qiufeng’s collapse, Jie An reveals his father’s relic and his inability to finish the inherited prescription. The clue revealed through the Silver-Eyed Tome leads him to investigate altered medicinal plants in Jade Marsh. 24 25 31 34

Marsh Divine Grace Spray Operation

Jie An supplies medicine and operates the Blessing Gatling during the operation to cure Glowing Corpses of Light Poison. He remains behind when Ji Huaishu moves to reinforce Chu Hengkong, then is forced to confront the reality that he too has a battlefield. 35 36

Battle Against Adali

Jie An risks his life to rescue the poisoned Chu Hengkong in an off-road vehicle. Though terrified and injured, he continues preparing medicine during Adali’s pursuit and joins the search for the final ingredient immediately after the battle. 37 38

Discovery of the Everlasting Flower

Jie An recognizes the Everlasting Flower as the “gold” his father sought and reformulates Panacea. The breakthrough resolves his personal crisis and fulfills the legacy he believed he had failed. 38

Maiweia Club Siege

Jie An assists the Corps’ coordinated assault on the Maiweia Family, leading the convoy and supporting the rescue operation for captive girls. 49

Notable Quotes

“This is my gold... my medicine!!” 37

“I already thirty-two! My arms are about to fall off!” 38

Trivia

• Jie An can turn a mundane meal into an extravagant-sounding menu description, particularly when calculating how much food a bounty payment can buy. 7
• He keeps newspapers documenting Chu Hengkong’s solved cases in the Resurrection Corps’ “Hall of Honor” cabinet. 14
• Although he calls himself untalented, he is the first to infer that the “gold” in his father’s message may refer to a plant. 31