Siyu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhang Siyu
Alias(es)	Siyu (思雨)
Species/Race	Human Daoist cultivator; does not hold deity status 93 199
Gender	Female 68
Affiliation	Dragon-Tiger Mountain, Celestial Master Taoism; formerly employed at Wen Ning’s bathhouse 68 79 250
Occupation/Role	Thirty-seventh-generation direct disciple of Celestial Master Zhang; bath attendant, later chief back scrubber and shop manager 68 80 91
Family	Daughter of Zhang Qingxuan and A Ning 76 77
Status	Alive; leaves the bathhouse to return to Dragon-Tiger Mountain and resume cultivation 250 251
First Appearance	Chapter 68, “The slightly clueless girl from Dragon-Tiger Mountain” 68

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Cultivation substantially improved; realm unspecified	91	Eats a small piece of the Queen Mother’s Peach of Immortality, given by Wen Ning as a reward for running the bathhouse during his absence. No named breakthrough is stated.

Background / History

Siyu was born to Zhang Qingxuan, a Dragon-Tiger Mountain cultivator, and A Ning, the village herbalist who had nursed him after a dangerous fight with a Fox Demon. Her father left the mountain to marry A Ning. During Siyu’s early childhood, her mother taught her nursery rhymes in their courtyard while her father watched from the doorstep 77.

When Siyu was six, her father returned to their devastated home and found A Ning dead. Siyu survived by hiding in a wardrobe. Believing a Weasel Spirit had murdered his wife, Zhang Qingxuan took his daughter back to Dragon-Tiger Mountain and adopted an uncompromising hatred of monsters 77.

The account was later overturned: Weasel Old Man explained that A Ning had sacrificed herself to save Zhang Qingxuan’s life and had made him keep the truth secret. Siyu’s survival, he told her, ensured that her father would not lose himself entirely to revenge 97 98.

Appearance

• Wears her hair in a ponytail and carries her wooden sword in a backpack or canvas bag 74 78.
• Her eyes closely resemble A Ning’s, contributing to Weasel Old Man’s sense that she looks familiar 77 79 97.
• Wears a skirt during her first departure from Black Wind Mountain 74.
• At the bathhouse, adopts a worn peanut-oil advertising apron rather than formal Daoist clothing 80.

Personality

Siyu initially combines pride in her prestigious lineage with pronounced inexperience. She confidently announces her monster-hunting ambitions, yet mistakes ordinary animals for supernatural threats and becomes frightened when Black Wind Mountain’s residents deliberately intimidate her. Even after seeing their peaceful behavior, she suspects Wen Ning has staged an elaborate deception 69 70.

Her compassion eventually outweighs those assumptions. Listening to Carp’s story leads her to question indiscriminate monster-slaying, insist that a monster’s suffering deserves an answer, and help bring a centuries-long wait to an end. She subsequently defends harmless monsters against her father’s judgment, despite punishment and his rejection of her beliefs 71 72 74 76.

At work, Siyu is attentive, practical, and warm toward animals. She remembers customers’ preferences, takes over the shop when Wen Ning travels, cooks meals, and rescues an abandoned cat. She is also outspoken about being neglected: being left asleep in a chair or having her cooking repeatedly passed over prompts sharp complaints 80 91 125 158.

Her enthusiasm can still outrun her judgment. She quickly labels a student’s behavioral changes as possession and later exaggerates Wen Ning’s strength so dramatically that other cultivators attack a flood dragon expecting his support. Her eventual decision to resume cultivation reflects a more deliberate ambition to become capable rather than remain dependent on him 105 139 140 250.

Abilities & Skills

Spiritual Perception

Siyu’s years of Daoist cultivation give her senses sharper than those of an ordinary person 93.

• Tracks concentrated demonic aura to Wen Ning’s alley 68 69.
• Recognizes Carp as nonhuman while noticing that her aura is pure and peaceful 71.
• Detects the yin energy of visiting Underworld officers and warns Wen Ning about their late-night arrival 93.
• Her knowledge is not exhaustive: she cannot explain the harmless yin energy surrounding the healthy child Doudou 153.

Daoist Training

A direct disciple of Dragon-Tiger Mountain, Siyu has studied talismans, scriptures, and sword use, though her early practical competence falls short of her confidence 68 69.

• Says she can draw talismans and recite books from memory; Wen Ning criticizes her crooked talismans and unsteady sword grip 69.
• Claims experience with vengeful spirits, wandering souls, and Earthbound Spirits, but her immediate diagnosis of possession is presented as premature 105.
• Resolves to use her sword to protect both humans and monsters, judging individuals before attacking 74 78.
• Cannot enter the Heavenly Court merely through her lineage; Lu Ming explains that she lacks the required deity status 199.

Bathhouse Management

Siyu develops into a capable attendant and manager rather than remaining the inexperienced observer who first investigated the shop 80 91.

• Prepares bathwater, distributes towels, keeps customers in order, and learns to scrub their backs 79.
• Converts her surveillance notebook into illustrated customer profiles recording preferences and needs 80.
• Runs the bathhouse during Wen Ning’s absences and attracts customers who specifically request her services 80 81 91.
• Handles cleaning, drying customers, stocking bath products, and purchasing supplies 91 172.

Animal Care

• Helps reunite Xiao Bai with the puppy’s mother, Big White 79.
• Rescues an abandoned tabby, bathes it, treats its fleas, and plans to find an adopter 125.
• Helps care for Sparrow Spirit’s children 207.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Wooden sword — Her principal carried weapon. Initially raised against suspected monsters, it later represents her commitment to protection rather than indiscriminate killing 68 70 74.
• Celestial Master Mansion identity token — A palm-sized, jet-black token engraved with Dragon-Tiger Mountain’s exclusive seal. Its lingering investiture authority establishes her lineage before the gathered cultivators at the Canglang River 139.
• Notebook — Begins as a record of suspected demonic activity, including the mistaken identification of Weasel Old Man as a demon king; later becomes a customer-service reference 68 80.
• Peanut-oil apron — A worn apron passed to her by Wen Ning for bathhouse work. She jokes about its contrast with her status as a direct disciple 80.
• Pepper spray — Brought to the flood-dragon confrontation on the theory that the creature might dislike spicy things; no successful use is documented 139 140.

Relationships

• Wen Ning — Employer, guide, and romantic interest. He feeds her after her disastrous first journey, introduces her to peaceful monsters, and helps reunite her family. Her affection becomes explicit, but he deliberately avoids encouraging it because of his identity, obligations, and approaching dangers. He respects her eventual departure and promises to keep her room available 69 70 99 207 250.
• Zhang Qingxuan / Zhang Xuanqing — Father, master, and leader of Dragon-Tiger Mountain. Their conflict centers on his belief that all monsters are evil. After the truth about A Ning emerges, he acknowledges his mistakes; later, he encourages Siyu to cultivate enough to stand independently beside Wen Ning 76 97 99 250.
• A Ning — Mother and an enduring model of compassion. Siyu invokes her protection of vulnerable beings when challenging her father. Their temporary Underworld reunion is followed by A Ning’s reincarnation, which Siyu marks with incense and bows 76 99 103.
• Carp — Friend whose devotion transforms Siyu’s understanding of monsters. Siyu listens without attacking, insists on finding an answer to her long wait, and accompanies her to meet Su Yuanzhi 71 72 73 74.
• Weasel Old Man — Bathhouse regular whom she initially suspects is a demon king. His recognition of her leads into the revelation about A Ning’s death and his role in concealing the truth 68 79 97.
• Xiao Ya — Mountain God who protects Siyu from the residents’ intimidating prank and explains their everyday kindness 70.
• Xiong Batian, Hedgehog Spirit, and Stone Spirit — Initially frightening encounters become concrete examples Siyu uses to defend monsters. Hedgehog Spirit later prefers her back-scrubbing services 70 76 91.
• Big Yellow, Big White, and Xiao Bai — Familiar animal companions. Big Yellow initially doubts her usefulness as a guard but later welcomes her arrival; Siyu readily shows affection toward the dogs and puppy 69 78 79.
• Sparrow Spirit — Customer and teasing confidant. Exposes her private questions about Wen Ning’s romantic history and preferences 80 207.
• Lu Ming — Fellow bathhouse worker and household companion. She regulates his sugary drinks and assigns chores; he tries to understand her departure and later admits he misses her 174 221 223 250 251.
• Tu Shan Qingqing — Fox-spirit visitor whose teasing provokes Siyu’s jealousy. Siyu nevertheless joins Wen Ning in opposing her dangerous Mount Li request 223 224.

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Journey and the Bathhouse Investigation

Siyu descends from Dragon-Tiger Mountain to gain experience, but her journey quickly goes wrong. She mistakes a husky for a chicken-stealing monster and a trapped wild cat for a ghost. Her phone and money are stolen on the train, and her relative’s former home turns out to have been demolished. Too embarrassed to ask for help, she goes three days without food 69.

Tracking demonic aura brings her to Wen Ning’s bathhouse, where she conducts several days of surveillance before he confronts her. Instead of finding a hostile monster stronghold, she discovers customers bathing, drinking tea, and sharing fruit. Wen Ning gives her water and egg noodles, then invites her to Black Wind Mountain 68 69 70.

Carp’s Promise and Rejection of Prejudice

On Black Wind Mountain, Siyu chooses not to draw her sword against Carp and listens to the spirit’s account of waiting for a boy who promised to return. Learning that the wait has lasted at least three hundred years, she argues that Carp deserves an explanation 71 72.

With help from the Land God, the missing man is identified as Su Yuanzhi, an Earthbound Spirit. Siyu brings Carp to him and comforts her after his spirit fades. Before leaving, she vows to protect people regardless of whether they are human or monster 73 74.

Her father punishes her for returning without killing monsters and dismisses her experiences as deception. After kneeling overnight in the Ancestral Hall, she leaves him a letter defending harmless monsters and asks Wen Ning for work and lodging 76 78.

Work, Family Revelations, and Farewell to A Ning

Siyu becomes the bathhouse’s attendant, wins the regulars’ trust, and takes over management during Wen Ning’s travels. Her customer notebook and growing back-scrubbing reputation mark her transition from suspicious outsider to dependable employee 79 80 91.

Her father’s visit leads to the exposure of the concealed circumstances surrounding A Ning’s death. Wen Ning then discovers that A Ning has remained in the Underworld for over twenty years and arranges a family reunion. After fulfilling her wish, A Ning reincarnates; Siyu accepts the farewell through a solemn offering of incense 96 97 98 99 103.

Canglang River Confrontation

Siyu persuades Wen Ning to let her observe the Evil Flood Dragon, agreeing to safety restrictions. At the river, she proves her lineage with her identity token but greatly overstates his abilities 138 139.

The assembled cultivators attack expecting a powerful backer and are swiftly defeated. Siyu’s excitement turns to fear as Wen Ning is also overmatched. His appeal to Wen Zhong brings the Thunder Department, which subdues and destroys the dragon 140 141 142.

Affection and Return to Cultivation

Siyu’s feelings surface through jealousy over Chen Mu, questions about Wen Ning’s romantic preferences, and her reaction to Tu Shan Qingqing. Wen Ning recognizes her interest but chooses distance rather than reciprocating or encouraging it 172 207 223.

She eventually tells her father that Wen Ning’s growing strength makes her feel increasingly left behind in a domestic role. He urges her to return home, cultivate seriously, and gain the ability to stand beside him without needing protection 250.

After a farewell dinner, Siyu leaves before dawn with a brief note. Wen Ning keeps it, and both he and Lu Ming acknowledge missing her as the bathhouse struggles to adjust to her absence 250 251.

Notable Quotes

“I'll tell my master that from now on, my sword will only protect people, not hurt them. Whether that person is human or monster.” 74

“Dad. Not all monsters are evil.” 76

“You can do this, Zhang Siyu.” 250