Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Family and Escape to Shrek Academy

Zhu Zhuqing grew up under her older sister Zhu Zhuyun’s care. Zhuyun taught her to walk, trained with her, comforted her at night, and saved food for her. Their relationship deteriorated after Zhu Zhuqing became Dai Mubai’s fiancée 120.

After Zhuyun revealed that Dai Mubai was at Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing left to find him. Pursuers repeatedly threatened her life along the journey, but she escaped and reached the academy. She initially believed that luck had kept her alive 120.

Shrek Academy and Meeting Jiang Lan

Zhu Zhuqing first sees Jiang Lan during a restaurant stop on Shrek’s journey to the Star Dou Great Forest. Although she maintains an icy expression, she privately envies Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong for being able to pinch his cheeks 50.

During Shrek’s friendly match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy, she attempts a surprise attack on Ye Lingling. Ye Lingling evades her claws and counters with a strike that disrupts the Soul Power circulation in her right arm. Shrek ultimately loses the match 76.

When Jiang Lan later approaches her alone, Zhu Zhuqing abandons her usual reserve, hugs him tightly, and repeatedly kisses his face. Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong interrupt, leaving her frozen with embarrassment. She subsequently becomes more comfortable showing him affection, though Rongrong’s teasing still makes her blush 78 83.

Life at Honey Snow Ice City

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong intervene when Xue Beng harasses a distraught Xiao Wu. Zhu Zhuqing slaps the prince and takes a defensive position in front of her friends when his guards surround them. Jiang Lan arrives and defeats Xue Beng 92 93.

She later chooses to stay at Jiang Lan’s residence alongside Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong. Her concern for him appears in small acts of care, including adding hot water to his bath so that he will not catch cold 95.

In Shrek’s tournament match against Skywater Academy, she and Dai Mubai immediately use the Hell White Tiger against Jiang Lan. He breaks their fusion, inflicting backlash on both users. Zhu Zhuqing nevertheless attacks again after the other Shrek fighters have fallen; Jiang Lan stops his fist short of her face and asks her to surrender 106 107.

Unwilling to entrust her future to Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing asks through Ning Rongrong to study under Jiang Lan. She wants enough strength to escape her family’s marriage arrangement. Jiang Lan accepts her and begins correcting her movement fundamentals 113.

Reconciliation with Zhu Zhuyun

An encounter with Zhu Zhuyun in Spirit City leaves Zhu Zhuqing distressed by her sister’s humiliation and threats. Jiang Lan encourages her to reconsider the pursuit she survived: several attackers had opportunities to kill her but deliberately stopped short. Zhu Zhuqing concludes that Zhuyun had ordered them to spare her and had been trying to help her escape the Star Luo imperial family’s cruel rules 120.

Recognizing her sister’s protection, Zhu Zhuqing releases her longstanding resentment and renews her determination to change her fate. The sisters later reconcile during a visit to Heaven Dou City, where Zhu Zhuqing defeats Zhuyun in a spar 120 151.

Zhu Zhuyun subsequently hears that the imperial family and Zhu Family have dissolved Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement to Dai Mubai. However, later chapters again describe Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai as engaged; the supplied account does not explain this discrepancy 151 215 216.

Later Appearances

After Jiang Lan returns from years of travel, Zhu Zhuqing immediately embraces him and competes with Ning Rongrong for time holding him. Her enthusiasm briefly leaves Zhu Zhuyun feeling overlooked during their own reunion 192.

Jiang Lan later tricks her into visiting Dai Mubai by claiming that he requested a meeting. She discovers his feminine transformation, passes along Jiang Lan’s invitation for milk tea, and remarks that Dai Mubai is easier on the eyes in his new appearance. Back at Honey Snow Ice City, she confirms that his Soul Power has grown stronger and discusses a possible tournament encounter with Jiang Lan 215 216.

Appearance

• Hair and eyes: Long black hair and black eyes; her feline eyes glow eerie green during Martial Soul Possession 76 78.
• Features: Fair skin, a striking face, a curvaceous build, and a typically cold expression 78.
• Training attire: A neat black training outfit with her hair tied into a high ponytail 113.
• Weapon: Later carries a sheathed shortsword at her waist 215.

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing is reserved and usually speaks little. Even asking to become Jiang Lan’s student requires Ning Rongrong’s help, and she spends hours alone in the courtyard after her tournament defeat. Her quiet manner conceals a strong determination to gain control over her own future: she prefers developing her own strength to depending on an unreliable fiancé 113.

Her affection for Jiang Lan sharply contrasts with her public composure. She initially hides her desire to hug him, becomes embarrassed when others discover it, and later grows openly possessive of opportunities to hold him 50 78 83 192.

She is also protective of her friends. She places herself between Xiao Wu and Xue Beng, prepares to resist his guards, and later explains that Xiao Wu needs time to confront her past with Tang San rather than being pressured to return 92 141.

Abilities & Skills

Hell Spirit Cat

Her Martial Soul, also rendered as Nether Civet, supports an agility-attack fighting style centered on speed and claws 76 113.

• Uses concealment and timing to approach distracted opponents from the edge of a battlefield 76.
• Martial Soul Possession produces feline eyes and a burst of speed; she directs a precise claw attack at Ye Lingling’s neck 76.
• Her early technique relies too heavily on the enhancement from possession, while her footwork lacks structure 113.
• Ye Lingling demonstrates a weakness in this approach by evading her attack and disrupting her arm’s Soul Power circulation 76.

Hell White Tiger

A Martial Soul Fusion Skill performed with Dai Mubai 106.

• Creates a translucent white tiger with black stripes and purple, double-pupiled eyes, approximately eight meters long and two meters tall 106.
• Shrek deploys it at the beginning of the Skywater match to try to eliminate Jiang Lan before fighting his teammates 106.
• Jiang Lan repels it with a punch and shatters it with heat vision 107.
• Forced separation causes considerable backlash, leaving Zhu Zhuqing pale and bleeding at the mouth 107.

Jiang Lan’s Movement Training

Jiang Lan teaches her a movement technique to strengthen the foundations of her agility-based combat 113.

• Requires her to rise half an hour early and practice before breakfast 113.
• Builds on her willingness to study broadly and endure hardship rather than rely solely on her Martial Soul 113.
• Her subsequent improvement allows her to defeat Zhu Zhuyun in a spar 151.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Shortsword — Given to her by Jiang Lan for self-defense. She keeps it constantly at her side and is later shown carefully cleaning it beneath the courtyard’s old locust tree 114 215.

Relationships

• Jiang Lan — Teacher and close companion. He trains her, helps her understand Zhu Zhuyun’s hidden protection, and declares that he will involve himself in her affairs despite warnings. She frequently hugs him and waits up when worried about his safety 113 120 124 192.
• Zhu Zhuyun — Older sister and former perceived enemy. Zhu Zhuqing learns that her sister secretly protected her escape; they later reconcile and retain a competitive interest in each other’s strength 120 151 152.
• Ning Rongrong — Close friend who arranges her training with Jiang Lan and supports her during her reconciliation with Zhuyun. They also compete playfully for Jiang Lan’s attention 113 120 192.
• Xiao Wu — Shrek teammate and friend. Zhu Zhuqing defends her against Xue Beng and respects her need for time away after leaving Tang San 75 92 141.
• Dai Mubai — Arranged fiancé and Hell White Tiger fusion partner. Zhu Zhuqing seeks independence from their marriage arrangement; by their later meeting, they have lived apart for years and their feelings have faded. The engagement’s status is inconsistently described 106 113 151 215.
• Ye Lingling — Opponent who decisively counters her ambush during the academy spar 76.

Notable Quotes

“As long as I can become stronger, I can endure any hardship.” 113

“You're much easier on the eyes like this than you used to be.”
— To Dai Mubai after seeing his changed appearance 216