Jiang Jiang

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Jiang Jiang (姜姜)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Hua'an County Guard; later travels toward the borderlands with General Yang's party 23 141
Occupation / Role	County Guard and commander of a Reserve County Guard pursuit operation 23
First Appearance	Chapter 23

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Eighth-Rank Peak; Jade Bone	30	At age twenty-three, she is stated to be at the peak of Eighth Rank and to have forged Jade Bone. Her blood qi can make Zhou Ming's disguised hand tremble, though his own blood qi proves stronger. 30
Additional Jade Bone tempering	41	After Zhou Ming clears her Turbid Qi with spiritual essence, she perfects a second Eighth-Rank Bone Tempering technique in half a day and tempers another twenty-three Jade Bones. 41

Background / History

Jiang Jiang serves in the Hua'an County Guard but openly despises its corrupt members. When Commander Guan Zhou assigns her and Chen Hao to pursue the killer of several County Guards, she initially argues that the dead guards were scum and demands that Guan Zhou purge the Guard's own “vermin.” She nevertheless accepts the assignment and directs Reserve County Guards to locate the suspects. 23

During the pursuit, Jiang Jiang and Chen Hao track Zhou Ming to a riverside. Although his Blood Qi AK-47 gives her an immediate sense of fatal danger, she remains curious rather than retreating. After learning that he killed corrupt guards, she insists that this does not prevent her from becoming his friend; she and Chen Hao later offer him the Martial Examination as a possible route out of Sky Patrol's pursuit. 26 27

When Zhou Ming returns to Hua'an County under the altered identity of Zhou Yuxi, Jiang Jiang immediately suspects him. She repeatedly tries to verify his face by touch and eventually provides a Seventh-Rank cultivation technique as the price of allowing Lu Hao to examine him. Witnessing Zhou Yuxi break through in a single breath changes her attitude, and she apologizes for her earlier hostility. 30 31

She accompanies Zhou Yuxi to Qing Prefecture City with Lu Hao, Li Mu, and other County Guard companions. Her certainty that Zhou Yuxi is Zhou Ming becomes emotionally painful; while drunk, she confronts him about refusing to acknowledge his identity. Zhou Ming later confirms the truth to her by voice transmission. 32 34 36

After Zhou Ming uses spirits to remove her Turbid Qi, Jiang Jiang's innate talent and constitution change dramatically. She becomes intensely focused on cultivation, then openly kisses Zhou Ming after demonstrating her accelerated Bone Tempering progress. 40 41

Jiang Jiang eventually learns of Zhou Ming's relationship with Wen Ruoxi. Though briefly affected by the meeting, she accepts the situation with an open smile and chooses to depart for the borderlands with General Yang's group. 39 140 141

Appearance

Jiang Jiang is described with willow brows, lively eyes, and a slender build. She is often dressed as a martial artist; when Zhou Ming meets her again in Hua'an County, she wears brocade robes and carries weapons at her waist. Wen Ruoxi later remarks that she has the bearing of a heroic swordswoman. 23 30 140

• Willow brows and expressive, lively eyes. 23 27
• Wears brocade robes while traveling in Hua'an County. 30
• Presents herself with the dashing bearing of a martial heroine. 140

Personality

Jiang Jiang is playful, bold, and difficult to intimidate. Even while pursuing Zhou Ming as a wanted man, she treats the encounter as an opportunity to make a new friend. Her teasing habit includes calling him “good little brother” and trying to force him to address her as Sister Jiang Jiang. 26 27

Her irreverence does not mean she lacks principles. She is disgusted by County Guard corruption, treats Sister-in-law Wang and her daughter warmly, and distinguishes between the institution's abusive guards and people such as herself who still try to uphold its purpose. 23

She is stubborn about her feelings and refuses to deny them merely because Zhou Ming may not return them. Once she decides that she likes him, she considers his response his own business. 36

Abilities & Skills

Eighth-Rank Martial Cultivation

Jiang Jiang is an Eighth-Rank Peak Martial Artist with Jade Bone. She confidently claims that, even while suppressing herself to Ninth-Grade Jade Skin, she could defeat an Eighth-Rank opponent with Silver Skin and Iron Bone. 23 30

• Her blood qi is strong enough to make Zhou Ming's disguised body react when she tries to inspect him. 30
• She senses a fatal threat when Zhou Ming aims his Blood Qi AK-47 at her. 26
• Her cultivation had reached the Eighth-Rank pinnacle before she began Meridian Opening. 41

Purified Constitution

After absorbing spirits gathered by Zhou Ming, Jiang Jiang has her Turbid Qi removed and undergoes a major improvement in aptitude and innate constitution. 40 41

• Perfected a second Eighth-Rank Bone Tempering technique in half a day. 41
• Tempered twenty-three additional Jade Bones through that technique. 41
• Her efficiency at converting blood qi doubles after eating. 41
• Food also intensifies Turbid Qi erosion; Zhou Ming warns that she must rely on spiritual essence to preserve her aptitude. 43

Relationships

• Zhou Ming — Initially his pursuer, then his self-declared friend and eventual love interest. She discovers that Zhou Yuxi is Zhou Ming, kisses him after her constitution changes, and later accepts his relationship with Wen Ruoxi. 26 36 41 140
• Li Mu — Her close friend and sisterly confidante. Li Mu protects and teases Jiang Jiang over her feelings for Zhou Ming; the two later depart together for the borderlands. 32 36 141
• Chen Hao — County Guard partner during the investigation into Zhou Ming. He is more cautious than Jiang Jiang and worries about the danger she courts. 23 26 27
• Lu Hao — Her brother-in-law and traveling companion, who often mediates between Jiang Jiang and the rest of their group. 31 32
• Wen Ruoxi — Zhou Ming's partner. Jiang Jiang meets her before leaving for the borderlands and responds to their relationship with outward openness. 140
• Sister-in-law Wang and her daughter — Jiang Jiang regularly buys flatbreads from them and promises to spend more time with the shy girl. Sister-in-law Wang considers Jiang Jiang one of the good County Guards. 23

Notable Quotes

“That kind of scum is dead, so he's dead. Do we really need to hunt down the killer?” 23

“That still doesn't affect me, Jiang Jiang, making friends.” 26

“If I like him, I like him. Whether he likes me is his business.” 36