Xie Household

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xie Household (谢家)
Type	Martial lineage / noble household
Location	South of Heaven-Bearing Prefecture City, Central Province, Great Yan Dynasty 1
Affiliation	Central Province martial world; maintains connections to the imperial court, marketplace, and jianghu 1
Occupation/Role	Martial lineage, property holder, and operator of commercial and escort businesses
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

The Xie Household has been rooted in Heaven-Bearing Prefecture for hundreds of years and has practiced the sword path across generations. Its ancestors produced a sword Grandmaster whose reputation once shook Central Province, establishing the family as an illustrious martial lineage. 1

Its prosperity sharply declined after the sudden death of that Grandmaster, whose undelivered core inheritances were lost. Although no longer at its former peak, the household retained extensive mansions, street-facing properties, and commercial holdings throughout Heaven-Bearing Prefecture. 1

Under Household Head Xie Huaijin, the family preserved its remaining foundation through his experience in the imperial court and connections throughout Central Province. By the time of Xie Xuanyuan's sixtieth birthday, it remained a prestigious household that local powers did not readily offend. 1

During the birthday banquet, Black Tiger Stronghold invaded to avenge its destruction thirty years earlier. The household's guards and disciples suffered heavy losses, while its aging strongest elder, Xie Xuanyuan, was pushed to exhaustion defending the residence. Xie Jinghan ultimately killed Wu Hen and saved the household. 3 4

The family then organized an expedition to locate Xie Jinlin, who had been captured by the Blood Slaughter Sect. Xie Jinghan, Xie Yue, and twelve elite clansmen traced the enemy to Black Tiger Mountain, rescued Jinlin and other captives, and destroyed the sect's Blood Pool base. 8 9 11 12 13

The Blood Slaughter Sect later threatened the household's total extermination through a sword duel between Gong Feiyu and Xie Jinghan. Following Gong Feiyu's defeat at Wangjiang Terrace, the Blackfeather Guard withdrew and the immediate threat to the residence was lifted. 21 22 25

Recognizing that the household had relied entirely on Xie Jinghan during the crisis, the family began building an internal martial force. Xie Jinghan established the Xie Household Sword Guards and personally trained their first eight members. 25 26 27

Estate and Holdings

• Xie Residence — The household's main estate in Heaven-Bearing Prefecture, containing banquet halls, reception halls, training grounds, the Armory Pavilion, and Parasol Tree Courtyard. 1 16 27 30
• Commercial properties — The lineage possesses restaurants, wine shops, inns, apothecary halls, escort agencies, and several street-facing properties. 1
• Training grounds — A large bluestone martial field on the western side of the residence, capable of holding several hundred trainees. 27
• Armory Pavilion — Stores thousands of weapons accumulated over generations, primarily Common Iron, refined-iron weapons, and Named Weapons. 30

Organization

Position / Division	Personnel	Responsibilities
Old Master	Xie Xuanyuan	Senior authority of the household; formerly its sole Acquired Grade One expert. 4 7
Household Head	Xie Huaijin	Oversees clan affairs, external relations, resource allocation, and the preservation of the family foundation. 1 26
Restaurants and taverns	Xie Cang	Manages the lineage's dining businesses and their external connections. 8
Inns and relay stations	Xie Heng	Coordinates travel, lodging, reception, intelligence gathering, and supplies. 8
Apothecary affairs	Xie Yan	Manages medicines, pill formulas, healing pills, and antidotes. 8
Escort agency	Xie Yue	Leads martial instructors; handles escorts and possesses extensive jianghu travel experience. 8
Xie Household Sword Guards	Eight selected young descendants	Guard the clan, enforce household rules, resolve internal disputes, undertake external missions, gather resources, and fight enemies. 27

Xie Household Sword Guards

The Sword Guards were founded after the Blood Slaughter Sect crisis to create a dependable backbone force rather than leaving the household reliant on a single expert. Candidates were assessed for pure hearts, solid foundations, resilience, and the ability to endure hardship. 25 26

• Xie Ku — First to awaken during selection; noted for exceptional willpower. 27
• Xie Que — First-batch Sword Guard. 27
• Xie Po — First-batch Sword Guard. 27
• Xie Hai — First-batch Sword Guard. 27
• Xie Bufan — First-batch Sword Guard. 27
• Xie Baimei — Only girl among the first eight; Xie Qianhuan's elder sister. 27
• Xie Qianhuan — Xie Baimei's blood sibling. 27
• Xie Jingming — Xie Jinghan's third younger brother; included at Xie Huaijin's request. 27

Under Xie Jinghan's daily instruction and the household's resources, all eight entered the ninth rank of the Postnatal Realm; Xie Ku advanced furthest, nearing the eighth rank. 29

Equipment and Resources

• Thunderclap Sword — The household's clan-guarding Treasure Weapon and former sword of Xie Zhonghua, the previous generation's sword Grandmaster. Xie Xuanyuan and Xie Huaijin entrusted it to Xie Jinghan after the Black Tiger Stronghold attack. 5
• Twelve Moonlit Nights — A complete set of twelve high-quality swords found in the Armory Pavilion. 30
• Seven-Star Sword Art — A seven-person sword formation manual received by Xie Jinghan from Miao Cunyi; it can contend against opponents of higher cultivation when performed by seven practitioners. 25 26
• Cultivation resources — Following the Sword Guards' establishment, the household committed cultivation methods, pills, weapons, training grounds, and other resources to their development. 26

Relationships

• Xie Xuanyuan — Old Master of the household; led the destruction of Black Tiger Stronghold thirty years before its retaliatory attack. 3
• Xie Huaijin — Current Household Head; stabilized the family's decline and later authorized full resource support for the Sword Guards. 1 26
• Xie Jinghan — Second Young Master and the household's foremost defender; saved the residence from Wu Hen and Gong Feiyu, then created its Sword Guards. 4 25 27
• Xie Jinlin — Eldest legitimate son and originally favored heir; his disappearance prompted the Black Tiger Mountain expedition, after which he was rescued from the Blood Slaughter Sect. 1 8 12
• Madam Shen — Mistress of the household and mother of Xie Jinlin and Xie Jingming. 7
• Madam Yang — Xie Jinghan's birth mother. 7 8
• Wang Clan — Allied with the Xie Household in investigating the Black Tiger Stronghold assassins, though Wang Zhongze initially refused to intervene during the birthday attack. 4 9
• Blood Slaughter Sect — Hostile sect responsible for imprisoning Xie Jinlin and later threatening to exterminate the entire household. 11 22

Story Role / Major Arcs

Sixtieth Birthday and Black Tiger Stronghold Attack

The household hosts Xie Xuanyuan's sixtieth birthday banquet, attended by officials, martial artists, and noble lineages. The celebration becomes a massacre when Wu Hen attacks to avenge Black Tiger Stronghold; Xie Jinghan's intervention prevents the household's destruction. 1 3 4

Search for Xie Jinlin

After determining that Xie Jinlin may still be alive, the household sends Xie Jinghan and an escort party to investigate Black Tiger Mountain. The expedition exposes the Blood Slaughter Sect's hidden base and returns Jinlin to the family alive, though severely injured and missing an arm. 7 8 11 12 13

Blood Slaughter Sect Ultimatum

Gong Feiyu seals off the Xie Residence and forces a life-or-death wager: if Xie Jinghan loses their duel, every member of the Xie Household will be exterminated. Xie Jinghan's victory at Wangjiang Terrace ends the immediate siege. 21 22 25

Sword Guards Reforms

In response to the household's inability to protect itself without Xie Jinghan, he and Xie Huaijin establish a program to develop elite descendants. The first Sword Guards receive personal training, weapons, cultivation methods, and formation instruction. 25 26 27 31