Su Yan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Su Yan (苏岩)
Alias(es)	Rock; Boss Su 20 22 47
Species/Race	Human; a reborn individual 1 2
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Class Two, Year One; later class monitor 44
Occupation/Role	High-school student; cultivator and cave-abode caretaker; vegetable and fruit business owner 3 11 24
Status	Alive 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “Back Here” 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Initial cultivation transformation (unnamed)	3	Cultivation expels large amounts of bodily impurities over three days, leaving him lighter and granting dramatically heightened sight and hearing.
Continued physical enhancement (unnamed)	4	After travelling and gathering spiritual life for the cave abode, he grows nearly three centimeters, becomes stronger, and develops noticeably improved proportions and appearance.

Background / History

Su Yan returns to the past after a successful rebirth, carrying memories of his previous life and a red coin-shaped chest mark bearing the character “Venerable.” His parents’ departure had left him quiet and withdrawn; in this life, their divorce and remarriages leave him living alone with little contact from either of them 1 2 23.

The mark grants him access to a cave abode occupied by a mysterious voice associated with the Red Mist. In exchange for another chance at life, Su Yan agrees to restore the abode’s spiritual energy until it can disperse the Red Mist. He gathers seeds, plants, insects, and animals for the Spiritual Spring to nurture, but refuses the voice’s proposal that he bring children into the space 2 3.

Before beginning high school, Su Yan travels through natural regions such as Zhangjiajie and Shennongjia, relocating spiritually promising plants and animals into the cave abode. The growing forest strengthens the space’s spiritual energy and weakens the Red Mist 3 4.

Appearance

Cultivation changes Su Yan from an already noticeable teenager into a tall, strikingly handsome boy. His classmates frequently focus on his looks, while his changing physique also allows him to present himself convincingly as an older businessman when needed 4 21 37.

• Around 1.78 meters tall after growing nearly three centimeters during his forest travels; he expects to reach about 1.85 meters 4.
• Wheat-colored complexion, with notably improved hair and smooth nails 4.
• Long limbs, strong build, and proportions Su Yan considers close to a “golden ratio” 4.
• Uses glasses to reduce the discomfort caused by his heightened ability to perceive dirt and bacteria 3.
• Dresses in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses when meeting business partners under a more mature identity 21.

Personality

Su Yan is detached, practical, and intensely self-reliant. Having experienced abandonment and a previous life, he is wary of shallow attention, reluctant to depend on others, and determined to build money, security, and freedom through his own efforts 4 23 24.

Despite his cold manner, he has a firm moral boundary. He rejects abducting children for cultivation, protects Chen Yan from class bullying, and repeatedly helps people through concrete actions rather than sentimental speeches 3 6 10.

He is also secretive and opportunistic. Su Yan hides the cave abode, invents explanations for his produce, presents himself as older during business meetings, and sometimes lies to teachers or classmates to protect his affairs 9 16 21. Around trusted companions—especially Aunt Xu, Lin Qiang, and War God—he is more playful, teasing, and openly affectionate 11 22 46.

Abilities & Skills

Cave Abode Access

Su Yan enters a private cave abode through the mark on his chest. The space contains a waterfall, living areas, farmland, forests, and distinct environments for its inhabitants 1 3 18.

• Can relocate plants, insects, animals, and objects into the space after physically touching them 4.
• Uses the space to hide objects, including food that would otherwise be found during a classroom search 15 16.
• Lives much of his daily life inside the abode, where he sleeps, cooks, bathes, and rests 5.
• Cannot simply capture wildlife at range; physical contact is required, making larger animals difficult to collect 4.

Spiritual Spring and Cultivation

The Spiritual Spring supplies spiritual energy to the cave abode’s plants and animals, allowing them to grow, reproduce, and gradually become spiritual beings. Su Yan cultivates under the mysterious voice’s guidance 3.

• His initial cultivation cleanses his body and greatly sharpens his senses 3.
• His enhanced vision allows him to perceive bacteria and dirt, causing enough distress that he purchases filtering glasses 3.
• Spiritual produce and spring water can improve physical condition; Su Yan secretly adds spring water to Chen Yan’s cup to strengthen her weak body 10.
• His health and memory improve enough that he can memorize material after only two or three readings 18.

Academic and Programming Ability

Su Yan retains knowledge from his previous life, giving him a major advantage in school and technology.

• Solves difficult mathematics problems effortlessly and becomes the class mathematics representative 5 6.
• Ranks first in his class and the entire first-year cohort, earning a 1,000-yuan scholarship 32.
• Writes game-programming code from memory and aims to create games in the less-developed internet environment of the past 5 6.
• Uses his knowledge to adapt quickly to online communities, websites, and game development 6.

Combat and Tactical Judgment

Su Yan is physically capable and unusually controlled under pressure.

• Defeats three attacking delinquents before deliberately allowing their leader to strike him, ensuring police recognize him as the victim of the attempted robbery 33.
• While injured and surrounded by older athletic students, incapacitates Wan Xing with two kicks and deters the larger group from escalating the school fight 40.
• Prioritizes evidence, discipline, and avoiding unnecessary retaliation over revenge 32 42.

Business Management

Su Yan turns cave-grown produce into legitimate income while protecting the source of his goods.

• Builds a vegetable stall around exceptional, full-weight produce and hires Aunt Xu for a fair monthly wage 11.
• Expands from market sales into daily supply arrangements with Wisteria Flower Restaurant at seasonal wholesale prices 22.
• Plans and funds a fruit shop while using Aunt Xu’s identity for licensing because he is under eighteen 24.
• Controls the spiritual content of goods sold, offering lower-energy produce while preserving its taste and chemical-free quality 35.

Equipment / Resources

• Red “Venerable” chest mark — the mark through which Su Yan enters the cave abode 1.
• Cellphone — purchased immediately after rebirth; used for business, online contacts, and emergency quick-dial numbers 2 32.
• Glasses — used to lessen the strain of his enhanced vision 3.
• Cave-grown produce — unusually large, fresh fruit and vegetables containing trace spiritual energy 7.
• War God — his Tibetan Mastiff companion, raised in a specially prepared snowy region of the cave abode 18 22.

Relationships

• Mysterious voice / Red Mist entity — guide, cave-abode owner, and demanding beneficiary of Su Yan’s promise to restore spiritual energy. Their exchanges are often hostile or teasing, but Su Yan acknowledges that it gave him another life 2 3 25.
• Chen Yan — former deskmate and someone Su Yan feels indebted to because of an event in his previous life. He publicly chooses her as his deskmate, protects her from bullying, improves her health in secret, and supports her appointment as Youth League secretary 6 10 34 44.
• Aunt Xu — trusted employee, business partner, and maternal figure. Su Yan hires her to run his vegetable stall, rewards her honesty, and later relies on her to establish the fruit shop 11 12 24.
• Lin Qiang — close friend and later vice class monitor. Su Yan treats him to KFC, employs him at the fruit shop, supports him after he loses class funds, and works with him in class leadership 22 26 33 44.
• Liang Kui — initially an antagonistic classmate whose rivalry with Su Yan begins over petty disputes and reporting each other. They gradually become friendlier as deskmates, trading tomatoes and KFC while working together in class duties 14 18 45 46.
• Zhang Wei — owner of Wisteria Flower Restaurant and Su Yan’s produce customer. Their business negotiations become a genuine friendship built on mutual respect 20 22 24.
• Wan Fang — classmate who openly pursues Su Yan. He politely refuses to encourage her romantic interest, but her brother Wan Xing later attacks him over the rejection 9 23 40.
• Chen Wanwan — former vice class monitor and Liang Kui’s girlfriend. She often resents Su Yan, particularly after he becomes class monitor, but still calls for help and assists him after Wan Xing’s assault 41 44 48.
• War God — Su Yan’s loyal Tibetan Mastiff and emotional companion. The dog guards him while he sleeps and visibly improves Su Yan’s mood 18 22.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rebirth and Cave-Abode Stewardship

Su Yan begins his second life by entering the cave abode and accepting the task of dispersing the Red Mist through spiritual cultivation. He gathers living things for the space, begins cultivation, and develops the supernatural resources that underpin his later independence 1 2 3 4.

High School and Chen Yan’s Protection

At Lihua District No. 1 High School, Su Yan’s past-life knowledge makes academics easy, but he remains socially distant. Seeing Chen Yan suffer the same isolation and bullying he remembers from his previous life, he moves her desk beside his and chooses her as his deskmate 4 5 6.

Produce Business and Independence

Su Yan begins selling cave-grown vegetables at a market, then hires Aunt Xu and develops the stall into a successful business. He secures Wisteria Flower Restaurant as a wholesale customer, establishes a fruit shop, and uses the income to pursue his larger goal of acquiring jade for the cave abode 7 11 22 24.

Winter Break and Changing Relationships

During winter vacation, Su Yan earns money with Lin Qiang and recruits Chen Yan for paid work, helping her gain practical confidence. His continued support, combined with Aunt Xu’s care, contributes to Chen Yan’s visible transformation and eventual recognition at school 33 34 35 44 45.

Assault and Class Leadership

Wan Xing lures Su Yan into a stairwell ambush over Wan Fang’s rejected confession. Although injured, Su Yan defeats Wan Xing and prevents the broader confrontation from escalating. He later becomes class monitor, while Chen Yan is appointed Youth League secretary 39 40 42 44.

Dormitory Conflict

As class monitor, Su Yan delegates Liang Kui’s dormitory-hygiene complaints by making him the dorm leader. His leadership and growing friendship with Liang Kui contrast with Chen Wanwan’s increasingly open resentment toward him 48 50.

Notable Quotes

“I didn't get reincarnated to become a child trafficker.” 3

“I believe in you!” 44

“You want to make Su Yan, the undefeated lone hero, famous?” 40

Trivia

• His online handle, Rock, is a direct rendering of “Yan” in his name 45 47.
• Su Yan uses emergency numbers such as 110, 120, and 119 as phone quick-dials, a precaution learned during his previous life 32.
• He initially calls his Tibetan Mastiff Little War God, but the dog grows large enough that Su Yan later considers him Big War God 18 22.