Pei Xianjue

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Pei Xianjue (裴仙珏)
Alias(es)	Xiao Yu
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Yuquan City Supervision Bureau branch; Quarantine Zone
Occupation/Role	Deputy Captain of the Yuquan branch; later Quarantine Zone commander-in-chief and temporary General
Card	Golden Crow
First Appearance	Contacts Feng Ling through a drone at Sanqing Mountain 76; meets her in person in Chapter 77 77

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
B-rank Card holder	86	Liang Zhou identifies Pei Xianjue as B-rank while revealing that he has secretly reached A-rank. 86
Golden Crow Second Form	706–708	After digesting a Card given by Feng Ling, she gains a fiery-winged Second Form capable of flight. Though initially unable to control it, she uses it to incinerate the Labyrinth Boss Chaos. 706 707 708

Background

Pei Xianjue was born into the wealthy Pei Clan Group. Despite possessing property and shares, she was excluded from the family’s management tier while male relatives received opportunities within the business. Her father once entrusted her with a small company as a test; it collapsed within six months. She later considered establishing a fashion brand and developed an interest in clothing design. 184

Her appointment as a Deputy Captain was arranged by her father, and her combat skills and marksmanship were taught intensively shortly before she entered the Supervision Bureau. She is conscious that other Inspectors view people admitted through such channels as investment-attracting “mascots.” 119

Before the Sanqing Mountain operation, Pei had employed Liang Zhou and Bao Changzhi as bodyguards for seven years. She used family resources to secure Cards for them, believing that she was responsible for the risks created when Liang Zhou was induced to digest additional Cards. 86 87 90

Appearance

Pei Xianjue is a young woman with round, spirited cat-like eyes, bangs, a round face tapering into a slightly pointed chin, and hair pinned into a coil with a jade hairpin. 77

• Wears carefully styled Mandarin-inspired clothing, including a sleeveless stand-collar vest and wide-leg pants resembling a long skirt. 77
• Carries two curved blades with gold-wire-wrapped scabbards and hilts inlaid with jade. 77
• Uses specially developed fireproof clothing to reduce the wardrobe damage caused by her Golden Crow flames. 134
• In her Second Form, her body is engulfed in flame and sprouts a pair of fiery wings. 707

Personality

Pei Xianjue is ambitious, image-conscious, and determined to prove that she can achieve something independently of her family. She aspires to become a world-renowned Hunter known as the “Flame Queen,” and she openly pursues fame, influence, and professional advancement. 120 130

She carefully cultivates a heroic public image, frequently records “last testament” footage during dangerous missions, and understands how media attention can be turned into political and commercial capital. 80 102 130 However, this concern with public perception also leaves her vulnerable to online criticism, especially when her mother’s comments are interpreted as an attack on Feng Ling. 276 277

Despite her vanity and political calculation, Pei is sentimental toward people she considers her own. She risks herself to find Liang Zhou after his betrayal, protects Huangfu Miaomiao’s secret identity, and personally looks after Miaomiao after her rescue. 89 90 589 Her fear of death and awareness of her comparatively weak combat foundation often make her hesitate, but she repeatedly chooses to continue when responsibility demands it. 119 650

Abilities & Skills

Golden Crow

Pei Xianjue’s Golden Crow Card grants her powerful fire-based abilities.

• Channels flames through her curved blades, allowing her to burn enemies at close range. 98
• Can ignite her entire body in a Golden Crow-like transformation. 98
• Her flames are particularly effective against Liang Zhou’s fur-covered Giant Wolf form. 98
• Can burn corpses, destroy contaminated plant matter, and incinerate smaller Life Seeds. 90 117 695
• Uses fire to ignite the Prophet’s Remains, whose light weakens Chaos and creates protection against its mist. 670 672
• Her fire relies on a vaporized substance secreted from her pores; without environmental fuel, sustained full-power burning for over twenty minutes risks her life. 108

Fiery-winged Second Form

Pei Xianjue’s Second Form retains a humanoid body while generating flaming wings.

• Enables aerial movement and attacks against airborne targets. 706 707
• Initially difficult to control; Pei struggles to direct her flight under combat pressure. 707
• Becomes significantly more destructive when Feng Ling throws burning Prophet’s Remains toward her, effectively adding fuel to her flames. 707
• Delivers the killing blow to Chaos, clearing the Labyrinth’s mist. 708

Blade Dancer Mobility

Pei can briefly ignore difficult terrain through a movement skill associated with the Blade Dancer.

• Can descend steep surfaces without a rope. 683
• Uses agile footing to traverse terrain that would impede ordinary personnel. 683

Command and Tactical Planning

Pei is an increasingly capable field commander, particularly when coordinating teams with varied Card attributes.

• Organizes Light-element users into rotating groups to manage energy expenditure and counter Chaos’s fog. 665 670
• Identifies that Chaos avoids the Prophet’s Remains and uses their light as a defensive safe zone. 672
• Orders tactical retreats when continuing an engagement would overextend the team. 667
• Oversees the Iron Curtain Project’s construction, personnel allocation, and emergency response measures within the Quarantine Zone. 599 650

Equipment

• Dual curved blades — Her signature weapons; custom-made, gold-wrapped, and jade-inlaid. 77
• Hunter phone and collar camera — Used for communication, recording operations, and documenting her “last testament” messages. 80 98
• Fireproof clothing — Specialized clothing developed to withstand, though not indefinitely resist, her Golden Crow flames. 134 708
• Firearms and heavy weapons — Coordinates the use of guns, grenades, grenade launchers, and armed vehicles during Quarantine Zone operations. 650 709

Relationships

• Feng Ling — Ally, fellow Maze-clearer, and the person Pei most wants to befriend. They first cooperate in the Sanqing Mountain Labyrinth; Feng Ling later gives Pei a Card that enables her Second Form. Pei also provides Feng Ling with intelligence and a map to a Labyrinth Divine Statue. 77 119 706 682
• Bao Changzhi (Baozi) — Longtime bodyguard and trusted subordinate of seven years. His Kichijoten Card helps regulate emotions and resist mental interference; he later serves as Logistics Director in the Quarantine Zone. 77 87 585
• Liang Zhou (Liang Haohan) — Former bodyguard whose secret Card digestion, ambition, and corruption destroy their relationship. Pei kills him after he attacks her and transforms into the Giant Wolf. 86 97 98
• Huangfu Miaomiao — Close companion and junior ally. Pei hides Miaomiao from the public, arranges her recovery and disguise, and repeatedly places Miaomiao’s safety above operational convenience. 588 592 651
• Li Qing — Maze ally and Diviner. He saves Pei after she is injured by the Queen Mother of the West, while Pei later coordinates with him during Labyrinth operations. 77 117 128
• Pei Xianjue’s father — Chairman of the Pei Clan Group and the source of much of her institutional support. Their relationship is outwardly harmonious but shaped by Pei’s reliance on his resources and influence. 277
• Pei Xianjue’s mother — Publicly promotes Pei’s heroic image, but her online comments regarding Feng Ling trigger a major backlash against Pei. 130 268 276

Story Role / Major Arcs

Sanqing Mountain Labyrinth

Pei arrives at Sanqing Mountain as the Yuquan branch’s Deputy Captain and forms the “Sanqing Mountain Labyrinth Suicide Squad” with Feng Ling, Li Qing, Huangfu Miaomiao, Liang Zhou, and Baozi. 77 During the operation, Liang Zhou’s rapidly increasing Corruption Value and ambition lead him to defy her authority. 86 87

Although Pei initially leaves the Maze with Feng Ling to avoid Liang Zhou, she chooses to search for him out of responsibility. When his hallucinations and resentment culminate in an attack on her, she kills him with Golden Crow flames. 89 90 97 98 She continues the operation, helps burn the roots sustaining the Queen Mother of the West’s fruit tree, and exits the Maze as one of the publicly celebrated leaders of humanity’s first breach. 117 130

Public Hero and Hunter Advocate

After Sanqing Mountain, Pei becomes a national trending topic and gains a large following as a wealthy heiress who entered the battle against Xenomorphs. The Pei Clan Group actively supports this public image. 130

She recruits new bodyguards with greater attention to temperament and Card influence after Liang Zhou’s betrayal. 144 She also publicly criticizes Hunter Star International’s practice of prioritizing male Hunters, arguing for women’s opportunities in the Hunter Alliance. 184 185

Quarantine Zone Command

Pei accepts an assignment to establish a Quarantine Zone in the southwest, viewing it as a chance to build her own reputation and authority. 345 354 As commander, she manages construction, refugee policy, security crises, medical incidents, propaganda, and the development of the Iron Curtain Plan. 599 602 633 650

The completed Iron Curtain Array uses electronic eyes, heat-seeking weapons, aerial defenses, and real-time pollution monitoring to defend the Quarantine Zone. Its success earns Pei a seat at the Ring Conference. 599 716

Chaos Labyrinth

Pei leads a large team into Chaos’s fog-covered Labyrinth alongside Huangfu Miaomiao. She directs the discovery of the Twelve Prophets’ statues, the lighting of the Radiant Altar, and the formation of combat groups against Chaos. 665 669 670

After the first battle leaves her nearly incapacitated by Weakness, she adapts her strategy around the Prophet’s Remains and the team’s Light-element Cards. 671 672 679 In the final battle, she uses her fiery-winged Second Form to intercept and burn Chaos to death. 707 708

Notable Quotes

“I'M NOT YOUR MOTHER!!!” 98

“I’m not your mother. I have no obligation to understand you.” 98

“We’re all friends. Of course, I’d help if I could.” 682