Liu Wangzhou

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Liu Wangzhou (刘望舟)
Alias(es)	Liu Sansheng (“Three Self-Examinations”); Liu Sandao (“Three Strikes to Victory”) 16
Gender	Male
Affiliation	East City Liu Household; formerly the Blood-Boiling Army 40 43
Occupation/Role	Martial artist; head of the East City Liu Household; Liu Yunche’s father and saber instructor
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Liu Wangzhou is the father of Liu Yunche and husband of Madam Liu. When Yunche is critically poisoned, Wangzhou urgently seeks Doctor Yun’s diagnosis and treatment, remaining beside his wife to comfort her through their son’s condition 1.

He is part of the East City branch of the Liu family, a branch that split from the main Liu Household decades earlier despite sharing a common ancestor. The two sides largely ceased contact after the separation, though the East City branch retained connections within the Prefecture City’s military 43.

More than twenty years before the main story, Wangzhou joined the Blood-Boiling Army under his father’s arrangements, where he met Lu Yuanhai, later known as Elder Lu. Their military friendship endures into the present 40.

His martial-world reputation was concealed from Liu Yunche until Elder Lu revealed his aliases: Liu Sansheng and Liu Sandao. Li Qinwu considers the former name sufficiently notorious to warn his son to be wary of Liu Yunche because of Wangzhou’s cunning 16.

Appearance

Liu Wangzhou is a middle-aged martial artist with sword-like brows, a calm expression, and a bearing shaped by long practice and responsibility. He commonly wears refined robes at home but changes into fitted martial attire when training or fighting 4 7.

• Carries himself with restrained steadiness rather than overt aggression 4.
• Uses a saber in training and during departures for dangerous campaigns 4 63.
• Can alter his appearance completely through Skin-Swapping Disguise 62.

Personality

Wangzhou is attentive and protective toward his family. He carefully supervises Liu Yunche’s early training, arranges medicinal food and secure meals after the poisoning incident, and provides martial resources without demanding that his son reveal the source of his unusual progress 5 40 91.

He values caution, patience, and concealment. He praises Yunche for investigating the poisoning matter without acting rashly, advises him to hide his strength in an increasingly chaotic world, and takes responsibility for retaliating against the Zheng Clan himself 13 40.

Beneath his composed manner is a decisive and ruthless martial temperament. He tells Yunche that the martial path is one of slaughter and hopes his son can kill decisively; when discussing those behind Yunche’s poisoning, he vows to “chop off the hand they used” 40.

Abilities & Skills

Saber Arts

Wangzhou is a highly accomplished saber practitioner from a household renowned for its saber arts. His hidden martial-world identity, Liu Sandao, is associated with profound blade attainment 3 16 88.

• Demonstrates the Gale Swift Saber’s principles of using the waist and abdomen to guide force and the wrist to control it 4.
• Can split falling leaves with a saber and perform a clean, soundless draw 4.
• Evaluates Liu Yunche’s saber art precisely, identifying the difference between forceful speed and the technique’s true silent swiftness 7.
• Fights the Poison King as Liu Sandao, though he is injured and forced to retreat 110.

Martial Instruction

Wangzhou is a patient but exacting teacher who personally establishes Liu Yunche’s martial foundation.

• Teaches the Gale Swift Saber, beginning with saber drawing, balance, breathing, and force transmission 4.
• Teaches the Nurturing Origin Stance because it suits Yunche’s initially weak body; requires him to complete nine rounds daily 5.
• Provides cultivation resources including Blood Rice Porridge and Nourishing Origin Soup to support training recovery 5.
• Gives Yunche the Thunderclap Saber Art and Eight Steps Chasing Cicada after approving his judgment and academy plans 13.
• Teaches the Dragon-Imprisoning Stance—Skin Locking Method, explaining its three layers and the risks of tendon, bone, and internal injury 42 43.

Skin Demon King

Wangzhou possesses the rare Jade Skin-related capability known as the Skin Demon King, described as having undying and terror-inducing properties 62.

• Explains that Jade Skin requires rare medicines and a perfected Skin-Locking Method 62.
• Demonstrates Skin-Swapping Disguise by removing his facial skin and replacing it with a completely different face 62.
• Warns Liu Yunche not to sacrifice excessive cultivation time in pursuit of Jade Skin 62.

Strategic Judgment

Wangzhou has strong situational awareness and political instincts.

• Recognizes signs of disorder from the growth of mountain bandits and urges mutual support between his household and Shi Xiuyan’s martial hall 7.
• Arranges for the Tendon Forging expert Wei Cong to accompany Yunche outside the household 7.
• Investigates the poisoning of Yunche and identifies the Zheng Clan as the responsible party 40.
• Conceals or withholds information when necessary, including his awareness of Yunche’s hidden cultivation progress 40 42.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Goose-Feather Saber — enshrined ancestral saber containing Liu Yunche’s grandfather’s saber intent; Wangzhou permits Yunche to keep it in Cloud Perch Courtyard for study 3 4.
• Gale Swift Saber manual — saber manual Wangzhou gives Yunche as his first formal saber art 4.
• Concealed Edge — low-grade Martial Treasure saber commissioned from the Zhou Family Smithy and gifted to Yunche upon his Copper Skin breakthrough 8.
• Thunderclap Saber Art handbook — bestowed on Yunche alongside Eight Steps Chasing Cicada 13.
• Eight Steps Chasing Cicada — movement technique Wangzhou gives Yunche to broaden his combat methods 13.
• Dragon-and-phoenix jade pendants and a chipped crimson axe — items Wangzhou obtains after the bandit campaign and gives Yunche because they appear useful to his secret art 91.

Relationships

• Liu Yunche — son and martial disciple. Wangzhou supports his decision to enter the martial path, trains him personally, and quietly accepts that Yunche has secrets he does not fully understand 3 4 40.
• Madam Liu — wife. They jointly care for Yunche following his poisoning; she worries over Wangzhou when he joins the bandit-suppression campaign 1 63.
• Liu Yunche’s grandfather — Wangzhou’s father and original owner of the Goose-Feather Saber. The grandfather obtained the Dragon-Imprisoning Stance from the army 3 5.
• Lu Yuanhai / Elder Lu — old comrade from the Blood-Boiling Army and close friend. Wangzhou uses this connection to arrange Yunche’s transfer to the Martial Academy 14 40.
• Shi Xiuyan — trusted ally and fellow father figure to the younger generation. They share intelligence on bandit activity and pool cultivation resources for Yunche and Shi Qingyue 7 91.
• Shi Qingyue — Yunche’s childhood companion. Wangzhou encourages his cultivation and supports his participation in the Hidden Dragon Gathering 91.
• Wei Cong — resident Tendon Forging expert assigned by Wangzhou to protect Yunche during travel 7.
• Liu Zhiming — head of the main Liu Household and blood relative through the branch split; the two recognize their kinship but avoid publicly exposing it 43 88.
• Poison King — adversary who injures Wangzhou while Wangzhou acts as Liu Sandao 110.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Liu Yunche’s Recovery and Martial Foundation

Wangzhou helps oversee Yunche’s recovery from poisoning, then accepts his son’s determination to cultivate. He provides the Gale Swift Saber manual, teaches the saber art and Nurturing Origin Stance, and uses medicinal resources to help Yunche break through to Copper Skin 1 4 5 8.

Rising Disorder in Verdant Grain County

After Shi Xiuyan reports a growing mountain-bandit force, Wangzhou begins preparing for instability. He assigns Wei Cong as Yunche’s protector and supports his transfer to Green Grain Martial Academy and participation in the hunt outside the city 7 13.

Zheng Clan Retaliation

Wangzhou investigates Yunche’s poisoning and concludes that the Zheng Clan was responsible. He instructs Yunche to focus on cultivation while he handles the enemy, later denying direct responsibility for Zheng Shen’s death while displaying concealed killing intent 40 41.

Dragon-Imprisoning Stance Training

After Yunche’s Nurturing Origin Stance reaches perfection, Wangzhou reveals that he has known of this advancement and begins teaching him the dangerous Dragon-Imprisoning Stance—Skin-Locking Method 40 42 43.

Jade Skin and Flesh Tempering

Wangzhou explains the path to Jade Skin and demonstrates the Skin Demon King’s Skin-Swapping Disguise. Once Yunche achieves Jade Skin, he personally tests its stability and supports Yunche through his Flesh Tempering breakthrough 62 93 94.

Bandit Suppression and Later Conflict

Despite concerns about his prior poisoning, Wangzhou joins the campaign against Blackwind Stronghold alongside the county’s Bone Tempering martial artists. Later, acting as Liu Sandao, he confronts the Poison King and retreats after being injured 63 110.

Trivia

• Liu Wangzhou calls martial arts stances the foundation of cultivation, while combat arts are the means by which martial artists protect themselves 91.
• He believes a superior-grade stance is the minimum requirement for becoming a Qi-Blood Realm martial artist before age fifty 91.
• His names Liu Sansheng and Liu Sandao respectively evoke self-examination and ending fights in three strikes 16.