Xu Yin

Biodata

Background / History

Xu Yin married Jiang Hai, the Jiang Family’s Second Master, sixteen years before Su Chen’s arrival in Clear River City. They had a daughter, Jiang Tingyi, the following year. Jiang Hai was a major pillar of the family until he disappeared during a Lineage mission six years later; his fate remains unknown. Xu Yin retained the title of Second Madam, but her household became vulnerable to gossip and internal pressure after his disappearance. 3

She is one of Su Chen’s few relatives to treat him with genuine affection. When he leaves the Orthodox Unity Sect, she accepts his explanation that he departed voluntarily, offers him a room in the Jiang residence, and agrees to keep his situation secret from his parents. 4

Xu Yin gives Su Chen nearly all of her personal savings—ten thousand taels—to support his cultivation. The gift mirrors the help she gave him in his previous life and motivates him to ensure that she does not suffer the same tragic future. 5

Personality

Xu Yin is gentle, patient, and habitually restrained in family disputes. She repeatedly stops Jiang Tingyi from openly confronting Jiang Shan and Jiang He, believing adult grievances should not be placed on her daughter. 16

Her restraint has clear limits where her family is concerned. She refuses to let Su Chen be humiliated as an outsider at the clan assembly, challenges the unequal reduction of her branch’s Lesser Origin Pills, and openly condemns Jiang Shan and Jiang He when they try to force Tingyi into marriage with Wang Sheng. 16 17 23

She places deep trust in Su Chen. Xu Yin immediately takes the Hundred-Year Supreme-Yang Pill he gives her, later believes his warning that Tingyi’s Skyreach Academy admission is being targeted, and works with him to prevent Tingyi from being poisoned. 38 48 49

Health

Xu Yin suffers from a persistent cold poison, initially described as an old injury that causes recurrent coughing and would eventually threaten her life if untreated. 28

Su Chen refines a twelve-star Hundred-Year Supreme-Yang Pill specifically to remove the poison. Xu Yin takes the pill without hesitation; afterward, her symptoms cease and she reports renewed vitality. 34 38 47

Equipment / Items

• Vast Sea Sword — A broad, high-quality refined-steel sword formerly used by Jiang Hai. Xu Yin gives it to Su Chen for protection during his training in the Rising Sun Mountains. 38
• Ten thousand taels — Nearly all of her private savings, given to Su Chen to fund his cultivation after he comes to live with her. 5

Relationships

• Su Chen — Her nephew. Xu Yin shelters him after his departure from the Orthodox Unity Sect, finances his cultivation, and comes to rely on his judgment and protection. 4 5 23
• Jiang Hai — Her missing husband and the Jiang Family’s former Second Master. His disappearance left Xu Yin and Tingyi politically exposed within the family. 3 16
• Jiang Tingyi — Her daughter. Xu Yin fiercely protects Tingyi’s cultivation resources, arranged-marriage freedom, and Skyreach Academy admission slot. 17 23 48
• Jiang Shan — Her brother-in-law and acting Jiang Family authority. He supports depriving the second branch of resources and attempts to arrange Tingyi’s marriage to Wang Sheng. 17 23
• Jiang He — Her brother-in-law and a leading antagonist within the Jiang Family. He publicly humiliates Xu Yin’s household and advocates reducing its cultivation resources. 16 17
• Jiang Feng — Her brother-in-law. He quietly supports Xu Yin during the clan assembly by surrendering his seat to Su Chen. 17

Story Role / Major Arcs

Shelter for Su Chen

Xu Yin provides Su Chen with refuge at the Jiang Family estate after his break with the Orthodox Unity Sect. Her compassion, financial support, and willingness to keep his circumstances confidential establish the foundation of his new life in Clear River City. 3 4 5

Jiang Family Clan Assembly

At the clan assembly, Xu Yin resists attempts by Jiang Shan and Jiang He to exclude Su Chen and strip the second branch of Lesser Origin Pills. After Jiang Tingyi loses a rigged martial contest, Xu Yin fears for her daughter’s future until Su Chen wins compensation from the opposing branches. 16 17 19 22

Wang Sheng Marriage Arrangement

Xu Yin is horrified when Jiang Shan and Jiang He arrange Tingyi’s marriage to Wang Sheng, whose violent reputation makes the match dangerous. Though unable to challenge their acting authority directly, she supports Su Chen as he uses false information about the Family Head’s Seal to force the engagement’s cancellation. 23 24 25

Recovery and Protection of Tingyi

After Su Chen cures her cold poison, Xu Yin becomes an active partner in protecting Tingyi from further family schemes. Learning that Jiang Shan plans to poison Tingyi and transfer her Skyreach Academy admission slot to Jiang Yuewu, Xu Yin takes personal control of Tingyi’s meals and agrees to expose the plot publicly. 38 47 48 49

Notable Quotes

“Whoever wants to sit at that table can sit there. Little Chen will not!” 16

“If Tingyi marries, does that mean she is no longer part of the Jiang Family?” 17