Bulu Du

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Bulu Du (布噜嘟)
Alias(es)	Chang Xiaowen (Han name) 12
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Tartar tribe; allied with Old Zhai's Dragon Gate Inn operation 10 13
Occupation/Role	Leader of a Tartar warrior band; seeker of the Taibai Upper Kingdom treasure 10 15
Status	Alive; last seen trying unsuccessfully to stop Zu Hao from leaving after the imperial-treasury raid 20
First Appearance	Chapter 10: “Bulu Du”

Background / History

Bulu Du led a band of Tartar warriors to Dragon Gate Inn in pursuit of the Taibai Upper Kingdom's buried imperial treasure. Her group was secretly allied with innkeeper Old Zhai, and she possessed the map needed to navigate the ancient palace when the once-in-sixty-years Black Sandstorm exposed it. 10 13 15

She was immediately captivated by Zu Hao upon seeing him enter the inn. After inviting him to drink, she secretly drugged his wine and carried his apparently unconscious body to her room; Zu Hao had only feigned being affected. 11 After their encounter, Bulu Du gave him her Han name, Chang Xiaowen, and invited him to join the treasure hunt. 12

During the conflict at Dragon Gate Inn, Bulu Du exposed the West Depot's attempt to poison her people. She later fought Tan Luzi but was overwhelmed by his swordsmanship until Zu Hao subtly redirected Zhao Tong's arrows into Tan Luzi, killing him. 13 14 Most of her warriors, including Ha Gang, died in the ensuing melee, leaving her grieving and resentful that Zu Hao had not used his firearm sooner. She apologized after he explained that he had exhausted his limited ammunition to save her. 15

Bulu Du survived the Black Sandstorm with Zu Hao, Gu Shaotang, and Feng Lidao by sheltering underground. She entered the unearthed imperial palace with Zu Hao and later helped him collect its gold after Yu Huatian and the others were killed. 18 20 Zu Hao gave her a share of the treasure but refused to travel with her; she attempted to keep him from leaving, only for him to depart through dimensional transit. 20

Appearance

Bulu Du is a wheat-skinned Tartar woman with strongly defined features and an exotic, untamed charm. Her bearing is bold and direct, fitting her role as a warrior-band leader. 10

• Wild, penetrating gaze and a conspicuously fearless demeanor. 10 11
• Healthy wheat-colored skin, firm waist, and clearly defined abdominal muscles. 10 12
• Wore Tartar clothing and carried leather pouches and unusual small jars at her waist. 10
• Fought barefoot using metal ring blades mounted around her wrists. 14

Personality

Bulu Du is fiercely assertive and acts openly on her desires. Her attraction to Zu Hao is immediate and undisguised; she drugs him, carries him away herself, and later insists that he accompany her back to the grasslands. 11 12

She is also cunning and pragmatic. As an expert in poisons, she recognized and overturned the West Depot's poisoning scheme, allowing their own agent Lü Bu to ingest the poisoned wine instead. 13 Her boldness does not make her indifferent to her followers: after the melee, she grieves for the warriors she lost. 15

Following her time with Zu Hao, her confidence increasingly mixes with dependence and awe. His intervention to save her life, followed by his ruthless defeat of Yu Huatian, deepens both her infatuation and fear of him. 15 19 20

Abilities & Skills

Poison Expertise

Bulu Du is knowledgeable enough about poisons to anticipate the West Depot's scheme against the Tartar group and arrange a reversal of the poisoned wine. 13

• Identified the poisoning attempt before her side drank the tainted wine. 13
• Used Old Zhai's cooperation to switch the wine and turn the plot back on the West Depot. 13
• Carries small jars and leather pouches consistent with her use of poisons. 10

Ring-Blade Combat

Bulu Du uses paired metal ring blades in close-quarters combat. 14

• Can block and slash with the wrist-mounted blades at close range. 14
• Can throw the blades as ranged weapons. 14
• Her agility and footwork allowed her to maneuver rapidly against Tan Luzi. 14
• Tan Luzi's superior swordsmanship drove her into danger before Zu Hao intervened. 14

Equipment / Items

• Metal ring blades — Wrist-mounted weapons used for blocking, slashing, and throwing. 14
• Leather pouches and small jars — Carried at her waist; associated with her poison expertise. 10 13
• Taibai Upper Kingdom palace map — Aged map used to identify the route to the buried imperial palace and its treasure. 15
• Imperial-treasury gold — Collected alongside Zu Hao after the palace battle. 20

Relationships

• Zu Hao — Initially attracted to him at first sight; later becomes his treasure-hunting companion and develops intense dependence on him. He repeatedly saves her, but ultimately leaves her behind when he transits to another world. 10 12 14 15 19 20
• Ha Gang — Her guard and translator. He relayed her invitation to Zu Hao and died with the other Tartar warriors during the Dragon Gate Inn melee. 11 15
• Old Zhai — Co-conspirator at Dragon Gate Inn; their alliance supported the Tartar group's treasure search and the counter to the West Depot's poison plot. 10 13
• Tan Luzi — West Depot opponent whom she fought directly; he nearly defeated her before dying to arrows redirected by Zu Hao. 14
• Gu Shaotang and Feng Lidao — Temporary allies during the Black Sandstorm and treasure expedition. 15 18

Story Role / Major Arcs

Dragon Gate Inn and Treasure Hunt

• Leads the Tartar faction at Dragon Gate Inn while seeking the Taibai Upper Kingdom treasure. 10 15
• Draws Zu Hao into her faction after inviting him to drink and revealing the treasure's existence. 11 12
• Counters the West Depot's poisoning scheme and participates in the inn melee. 13 14
• Survives the Black Sandstorm, enters the buried palace, and helps secure the treasury gold. 18 20

Separation from Zu Hao

• Receives enough gold to live in comfort after the treasury raid, but rejects the idea of parting from Zu Hao. 20
• Is left behind when Zu Hao uses dimensional transit to depart for another world. 20

Trivia

• Bulu Du speaks both Tartar and Chinese, initially using Tartar around Zu Hao despite his ability to understand it. 11 12
• Her Han name, Chang Xiaowen, is only revealed after she and Zu Hao become intimate. 12
• She is one of the few members of the Tartar treasure-seeking party to survive the Dragon Gate Inn conflict and Black Sandstorm. 15 18