Mei Shuangfeng

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Mei Shuangfeng (梅霜风)
Alias(es)	Hall Master Mei; Face-Ripping Demon 179
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Mei Martial Hall; Plum Academy; formerly the Plum Mountain Lineage of the Jade Parasol Sect 7 271 392
Occupation/Role	Martial hall master, martial-arts instructor, alchemist
Children	Jiang Qinghong, her eldest daughter; Jiang Luoyun, her deceased son 351 392
Status	Active 271 351
First Appearance	Chapter 7

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dark Force Realm	179	Before her breakthrough, she was already one of Longcloud County's most renowned Dark Force experts, having established Plum Academy through her ruthless claw techniques 179.
Force Transformation Realm	179	Prepared to make her breakthrough with the Golden Eagle Soaring Art and a Five-Element Qi Refining Pill; later revealed that she had entered Force Transformation in secret when she intervened against Duan Xiao 139 179.

Background / History

Mei Shuangfeng is the master of Mei Martial Hall in Longcloud County. Though she bears an evil reputation, intelligence concerning her describes her as retaining the spirit of the righteous path. Her hall competed fiercely with Through-the-Back Martial Hall for disciples after Jiang Qinghong lost an arena match to Zhao Honggang, damaging the hall's prestige. Mei sought Treasure Fish to help Jiang Qinghong break through and restore that standing 7.

Shen Xiuhan approached her with a captured Silver-backed Treasure Fish while seeking protection from Ma Xianyang. Mei initially treated his claim with suspicion and made clear that deception would be met with a fate worse than death, but she accompanied him to verify the fish and accepted him as a disciple after confirming it was genuine 12 13.

She valued the fish at approximately twenty taels of patterned silver and refused to treat it simply as an apprenticeship gift. Instead, she deducted eight taels for six months of outer-courtyard tuition, paid Shen three taels immediately, and later settled the remaining nine taels. Although he was seventeen and relatively late to begin martial training, she gave him an opportunity to prove his potential 13 18.

Her martial inheritance traces back to the Plum Mountain Lineage of the Jade Parasol Sect in Guangwu Prefecture. The lineage had abandoned Yue for Qi and participated in the campaign that turned Yue's Holy Frontier Prefecture into Qi's Guangwu Prefecture. Mei eventually fell out with the Jade Parasol Sect and withdrew to Longcloud County, where the limitations of her incomplete inheritance stalled her martial path for many years 117 271.

Later accounts connect that estrangement to Jiang Luoyun's death while carrying out a sect assignment. Plum Mountain Lord Mei Shuangning acknowledged that the lineage had failed both to protect him and to give Mei Shuangfeng a proper explanation. According to Elder Mei Lan, Mei Shuangning damaged her cultivation foundation and severely shortened her lifespan by confronting Hatred while seeking justice for Mei Shuangfeng. Mei nevertheless departed without saying farewell, leaving unresolved resentment within Plum Mountain 392.

Mei originally settled in Longcloud County with the intention of living out her remaining days in seclusion and withdrawing from the disputes of the martial world. Her own breakthrough and Shen Xiuhan's subsequent achievements renewed her sense of purpose 351.

After receiving Shen Xiuhan's Golden Eagle Soaring Art, she recognized that its principles shared an origin with her own lineage while being vastly more profound; she later used it as the basis for her attempt to enter Force Transformation 117 139 271.

After secretly achieving Force Transformation, Mei intervened when Duan Xiao attacked Shen Xiuhan. Rejecting Duan's proposed non-aggression arrangement, she fought him to the death with Face-Ripper and the Heavenly Mystic Eagle Force, ultimately killing him with Shen Xiuhan's assistance 179 180.

Mei later expanded Mei Martial Hall into a larger four-courtyard compound, attracting disciples from Longcloud and neighboring counties. By Shen Xiuhan's return, the inner courtyard had eight disciples, including Luo Feng 348 350.

Mei maintained correspondence with Jiang Qinghong after her daughter returned to Plum Mountain. In one reply, she mentioned Shen Xiuhan's entry into the Star-Picking Sect but withheld the extent of his advancement, telling Jiang to cultivate peacefully, keep her pills for herself, and not worry about him. Jiang later understood this restraint as an effort to avoid disturbing her cultivation 387 388.

Appearance

Mei Shuangfeng is a beautiful woman in her thirties whose dignified, refined appearance contrasts sharply with the cold killing intent in her phoenix eyes 12.

• Often wears moon-white robes with black gauze, or fitted black martial attire 12 179.
• Keeps her long hair pinned with a jade hairpin, with loose strands falling over her shoulders 12 179.
• Has long, callused fingers that curl like iron eagle claws 12.
• Bears several old, savage scars across her shoulders 271.
• Her presence is associated with a fierce, oppressive murderous aura despite her elegant bearing 12.

Personality

Mei is severe, wary, and uncompromising toward threats. She distrusts empty claims, demands proof before acting, and holds a lasting hatred for belated apologies and attempted compromises 13 179.

As a teacher, she is patient with fundamentals but ruthless about the realities of combat. She warns disciples against impatience and arrogance, teaches that martial techniques must target an opponent's weaknesses, and insists that a real fight is not bound by arena rules 18 25.

Beneath her cold exterior, Mei is deeply protective of her disciples. She supplies Shen Xiuhan with pills and manuals, supports his future plans without prying into opportunities he chooses not to explain, and moves decisively to protect both him and his family when danger approaches 116 123 179 271. Shen Xiuhan's fondness for fish, sweets, and martial cultivation also stirs memories of her deceased son, Jiang Luoyun 16 52 351.

The loss of Jiang Luoyun continues to shape Mei's protectiveness toward Shen Xiuhan. Although normally guarded about her past, she eventually shared the circumstances of her son's death with Shen and warned him about the danger posed by his killer, Nie Chen 351.

Mei is determined to resume her martial progress after receiving a path forward through the Golden Eagle Soaring Art. She considers her old grudges and present enemies reason enough never to slacken in cultivation 271.

Her severity does not prevent fair dealing. She paid Shen the full agreed value of his first Treasure Fish after deducting tuition, and later compensated him with pills when his rapid advancement made the customary medicinal bath unnecessary 13 18 77.

She also combines compassion with political caution. When Madam Shi's son was kidnapped, Mei organized a search and undertook a discreet investigation, but warned Shen not to confront the powerful Bai Family without evidence 78.

Abilities & Skills

Force Transformation Cultivation

Mei secretly entered the Force Transformation Realm after studying the Golden Eagle Soaring Art and preparing for her breakthrough with a Five-Element Qi Refining Pill 139 179.

• Possesses condensed true qi capable of matching Duan Xiao's despite his longer time in the realm 180.
• Was counted among Longcloud County's most formidable Dark Force experts even before her breakthrough 179.
• Uses her cultivation to protect Plum Academy and confront enemies directly 179 180.
• Continues to cultivate diligently after her breakthrough, intending to advance further through the path opened by the Golden Eagle Soaring Art 271.

Mystic Eagle Martial Arts

Mei teaches and practices the Mei lineage's eagle-themed martial arts, emphasizing precision, lethal targeting, and close-quarters brutality 18 25.

• Mystic Eagle Stance — A foundational stance art used to guide qi and blood through the meridians and establish martial foundations 18.
• Heavenly Mystic Eagle Force — A thirty-six-form killing art paired with hidden-force breathing methods 25.
• Targets joints, tendons, throat, heart, and other fatal weaknesses rather than relying on direct clashes 25 180.
• Demonstrated techniques including Stone-Splitting Tendon-Severing and Mystic Eagle Soul-Seizing against Xu Chuan 25.
• Received the Heavenly Eagle Wind-Twisting Hand, an exceptionally profound claw art derived from the same source as the Golden Eagle Soaring Art 185.

Lightness and Movement

Mei demonstrated exceptional lightness skills before revealing her Force Transformation breakthrough.

• Secretly followed Shen Xiuhan outside the city and appeared behind him in the reed marsh without leaving footprints in the snow 13.
• Departed with the Treasure Fish by gliding across the snow with swallow-like agility 13.
• Leapt several zhang into the air like a hunting eagle while demonstrating the Mystic Eagle Stance 18.

Alchemy and Medicine

Mei is knowledgeable in Treasure Fish, Treasure Beasts, pill refinement, and medicinal materials 38 77.

• Identified Shen Xiuhan's Azure Awl Chicken as a mature second-tier Treasure Beast and estimated its value in Jadeblood Pills 38.
• Refined Tendon-Transforming Pills from the Inkbone Black Carp Shen Xiuhan provided 116.
• Recognized Jadeheart Lotus Root as an ingredient suitable for pills that regenerate tendons and temper bones 77.
• Recognized Deerhorn Silver Carp antler as a rare auxiliary material capable of harmonizing medicinal properties, improving pill yield, and increasing potency 77.
• Used a unique treatment method to save Shen Hui after his arena injuries 123.
• Supplies medicinal paste and fairly priced treasure pills to support her disciples' cultivation 17.
• Explained that Treasure Fish and Treasure Beasts are ranked by their qi and blood, and that third-rank treasures are needed to refine pills capable of assisting a Dark Force Perfected martial artist's breakthrough 38.
• Agreed to refine Jadeblood Pills from the Azure Awl Chicken and cultivation pills from Shen's Jadeheart Lotus Root 38 77.

Instruction and Mentorship

Mei personally teaches promising disciples and tailors support to their cultivation needs.

• Promoted Shen Xiuhan to the inner courtyard immediately after he entered Blood Tempering and brought the Mystic Eagle Stance to Minor Accomplishment 24.
• Passed on the academy's Sky-Eagle Black-Tortoise Stance and supplied Shen with fifteen Tendon-Transforming Pills 116.
• Warns disciples to continue foundational training even after gaining advanced techniques 25.
• Personally taught Shen Xiuhan the foundational Mystic Eagle Stance during his earliest days in the outer courtyard 18.
• Continued overseeing the instruction of a growing inner courtyard after Mei Martial Hall's expansion 348 350.
• Examines disciples' qi, blood, bones, and meridians to assess their cultivation, confirming Shen's tempered spine and later the opening of his Chong and Dai Meridians 76 116.
• Provides inner-courtyard disciples with breakthrough notes and a secret medicinal bath; gave Shen two Mysterious Baleful Tendon-Bone Pills of equivalent value after he advanced before needing the bath 77.
• Helps disciples consider opportunities beyond the academy, including military service and entry into larger sects, while respecting Shen's dislike of military discipline 77 116 117.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Face-Ripper — Mei's famed high-grade claw gauntlet, forged with spirit ore by a prefectural-city artifact refiner. Its barbed knuckles enhance her close-range claw arts 95 180.
• Heart-Rippers — A pair of eagle-hook-shaped spirit-blank claw weapons gifted by Shen Xiuhan. Their savage design is particularly suited to Mei's close-quarters claw style 305 351.
• Golden Eagle Soaring Art — A superior cultivation method given to her by Shen Xiuhan; its principles connect to the Plum Mountain Lineage and can lead toward Astral Force 117 139.
• Heavenly Eagle Wind-Twisting Hand — A claw-art manual Shen Xiuhan gave Mei after his departure from Longcloud County 185.
• Ice Serpent Triple-Fold Body — A Furious Sea Sect movement technique received from Shen Xiuhan 185.
• Cold Marrow Bone-Tempering Manual — A body-tempering method of the Furious Sea Sect's Pei Family received from Shen Xiuhan 185.
• Five-Element Qi Refining Pill — A pill lent by Ji Shuying to support Mei's attempt at Force Transformation 139.
• Storage Pouch and Precious Herbs — Shen Xiuhan left a storage pouch containing valuable herbs and the Heart-Rippers for Mei after their reunion 351.

Relationships

• Shen Xiuhan — Personal disciple. Mei accepted him after he provided a Silver-backed Treasure Fish, trained him in the Mei lineage, and later protected him from Duan Xiao 13 25 179. She regards him with maternal affection, while Shen reciprocates through his concern for her safety, gifts of cultivation resources, and the spirit-blank Heart-Rippers 351.
• Jiang Qinghong — Mei's eldest daughter, personal disciple, and eldest senior disciple of the hall. Mei sought Treasure Fish to help Jiang break through after her arena defeat; Jiang addresses Mei as “Mother” 7 52 392. Mei encouraged her return to Plum Mountain despite their estrangement from the sect, believing she could endure the difficulties and find a path forward 117. She later withheld the full extent of Shen's progress in correspondence to avoid unsettling Jiang's cultivation 387 388.
• Xu Chuan — Second inner-court disciple. Mei entrusted him with guiding Shen Xiuhan and used him to demonstrate the dangers of Heavenly Mystic Eagle Force 16 25.
• Ji Shuying — Head of the Ji Family and Mei's intimate companion. Ji provided Mei the Five-Element Qi Refining Pill and supports her advancement 123 139 271.
• Jiang Luoyun — Mei's deceased son. Shen Xiuhan's determination, love of fish dishes, and fondness for sweets remind Mei of him 16 52. Jiang Luoyun was killed by Nie Chen of the Baleful Yin Sect 351. He died while undertaking a sect assignment, and Plum Mountain's failure to protect him or properly explain his death contributed to Mei's departure 392.
• Nie Chen — Enemy from the Baleful Yin Sect who killed Mei's son, Jiang Luoyun. Having reached Force Transformation, he is a potential threat to Shen Xiuhan as well 351.
• Duan Xiao — Enemy and Dock Master of Sunken Sword Dock. Mei refused his attempt to negotiate after he attacked Shen Xiuhan and killed him in battle 179 180.
• Luo Feng — Disciple entrusted with carrying out Mei's orders to close the martial hall and relocate Shen Xiuhan's family during the blessed-land crisis 271. He is among the eight inner-courtyard disciples under Mei following the hall's expansion 350.
• Shen Momo — Shen Xiuhan's younger sister, who calls Mei “Auntie Mei.” Mei keeps her informed of Shen Xiuhan's achievements and shelters her during the blessed-land crisis 220 271.
• Mei Shuangning — Mountain Lord of Plum Mountain and its sole Astral Force expert. She acknowledges that Plum Mountain owes Mei and her daughter for the handling of Jiang Luoyun's death and defends Mei's right to resent the sect. According to Mei Lan, her effort to obtain justice for Mei caused lasting damage to her foundation and lifespan 392.
• Mei Lan — Elder overseeing Plum Mountain's daily affairs. She resents Mei for leaving without farewell and believes her departure allowed rumors that the lineage mistreated disciples to spread. This resentment also affects her attitude toward Jiang Qinghong 392.
• Zuo Guangshu, Ding Ning, and Wang Lin — Former personal disciples who left the academy for larger opportunities. Zuo entered Azure Radiance Manor, while Ding Ning and Wang Lin joined the Dragon Cavalry Army; Mei welcomed them back and introduced them to Shen Xiuhan 114 116 117.
• Ding Qing — Senior disciple who supervises the outer courtyard and assists Mei with urgent matters, including the search for Madam Shi's kidnapped son 76 78.
• Madam Shi — Member of the martial hall's kitchen staff. Mei sent disciples and runners to search for her kidnapped son and investigated the suspected perpetrators discreetly 78.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rivalry with Through-the-Back Martial Hall

Mei's competition with Through-the-Back Martial Hall drives her search for Treasure Fish. Shen Xiuhan exploits this need to seek her protection from Ma Xianyang, creating the master-disciple connection that changes his path 7 12 13.

Shen Xiuhan's Martial Foundation

Mei oversees Shen Xiuhan's earliest training, personally teaching the Mystic Eagle Stance and later the Heavenly Mystic Eagle Force. She recognizes his unusual comprehension while repeatedly cautioning him against treating martial arts as mere forms 18 23 25.

Support for Shen Xiuhan's Growth

As Shen rapidly advances, Mei provides cultivation resources, practical advice, and increasingly advanced academy inheritances. She also respects the limits of his privacy after recognizing the exceptional quality of the arts he gives her 45 77 116 123.

When Shen reports killing Qu Bushi after a rushed Bone Tempering breakthrough, Mei accepts that he has private methods and assures him of protection against Sunken Sword Dock's retaliation 76. She later recognizes that Plum Academy can no longer fully support his ambitions and urges him to seek opportunities with larger powers 117.

Investigation of the Child Kidnappings

After Madam Shi's son disappears, Mei dispatches Ding Qing and other searchers. Shen tells her about Bai Fufeng's earlier attempt to seize Momo and raises his suspicions of the Bai Family. Mei cautions him against acting without proof and investigates quietly; she later reports that activity at West Market Wharf has ceased, suggesting the suspects have abandoned that location 78 116.

Force Transformation and Duan Xiao's Death

Mei's breakthrough transforms her into a Force Transformation expert. When Duan Xiao attacks Shen Xiuhan, she openly rejects the local powers' old rules, defeats Duan in a lethal battle, and secures Plum Academy's standing 179 180.

Blessed Grotto-Heaven Crisis

When Shen Xiuhan warns her that the blessed land is perilous, Mei closes the martial hall, sends local disciples home, shelters out-of-town disciples, and orders Shen Xiuhan's family brought under the hall's protection 271.

Expansion of Mei Martial Hall

Mei's victory over Duan Xiao and Shen Xiuhan's rising renown greatly increase the hall's influence. Mei Martial Hall expands into a four-courtyard compound, with a dedicated first-courtyard training ground and a growing body of inner-courtyard disciples 348 350.

Heart-Rippers and Mei's Past

Following Shen Xiuhan's return from the Fishing Sea Blessed Land, Mei rejoices in his growth and regards accepting him as the greatest fulfillment of her life. She reveals that Nie Chen killed her son Jiang Luoyun, warns Shen of Nie Chen's danger, and receives Shen's gifts of precious herbs and the spirit-blank Heart-Rippers 351.

Legacy and Estrangement from Plum Mountain

Mei's departure remains a source of conflict within her former lineage. When Jiang Qinghong brings Shen Xiuhan and Zuo Muxian to warn Mei Shuangning of a demonic conspiracy, Mei Lan condemns Mei Shuangfeng's past conduct and transfers that resentment onto Jiang. Mei Shuangning instead accepts responsibility for the lineage's failures surrounding Jiang Luoyun's death, stating that Mei was entitled to harbor resentment 392.

Mei's continuing concern for Jiang's cultivation is also revealed through her letters. By omitting the full extent of Shen's rise, she seeks to protect her daughter's composure, though Jiang eventually learns the truth while watching Shen fight Shi Jingxuan 387 388.

Notable Quotes

“Martial techniques are about having a black heart and ruthless hands!” 25

“The rules set by Luo Changming and Wang Zhidao... What do they have to do with me?” 179

“What I hate most in my life is an apology after the fact!” 179

“To take such a fine disciple, this life of mine has not been lived in vain!” 350

Trivia

• Mei makes malt-sugar sweets herself and keeps sugar cubes in her hall 45 52.
• Her martial reputation was established before her Force Transformation breakthrough through her ruthless claw techniques and the weapon Face-Ripper 95 179.
• Her victory over Duan Xiao caused her reputation to surge and attracted aspiring disciples to her hall 183.
• Shen Xiuhan still praises Mei's homemade rock candy as having “the old taste” before departing Longcloud County again 360.
• The forging of Face-Ripper cost several hundred taels of silver and a piece of spirit ore; its fearsome reputation helped Mei establish her academy as an outsider in Longcloud County 95.
• After discovering Shen's parting gifts, Mei decided to make sweets for him to take on his journey 351.