Tang Ling'er

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang Ling’er (唐灵儿)
Species/Race	Human cultivator 67 86
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Mount Qingcheng; Jinling University, Archaeology Department; Hidden Dragon Manor 22 39 394 402
Occupation/Role	University freshman; practitioner of sword arts, ghost sealing, and soul summoning 22 39 83 121
Family	Tang Chen—grandfather; Tang Shaojie—father; Luo Qingyao—mother; Jiang Ruoyi—older cousin 102 381 392 394
Partner	Li Yichen 383 401
Companion	Mantou, a Snow Fox Rabbit spirit beast 32
Status	Alive; chooses to remain with Li Yichen at Hidden Dragon Manor 402
First Appearance	Chapter 22, “The Spirit-Sealing Register” 22

Background / History

Tang Ling’er grew up on Mount Qingcheng, where her grandfather, Tang Chen, and his disciples indulged her. Tang Chen taught her about cultivation from childhood and eventually entrusted her with the Yao Light Sword after she repeatedly asked for it 32 67 76 383.

Her father, Tang Shaojie, disappeared, and her mother, Luo Qingyao, remained unconscious for ten years afterward. Tang Chen spent more than a decade gathering the ingredients needed to awaken Qingyao, leaving Ling’er to grow up without her mother’s participation in her childhood 130 381 382 394.

Seeking a change of scenery, Ling’er decided to attend Jinling University. To distract her grandfather from objecting, she falsely accused her senior brothers of watching her bathe. Tang Chen believed her and broke their legs. Senior Brother Huang escaped punishment because he had been away buying supplies, then received the unwelcome assignment of guarding her at university 22 39.

Appearance

Tang Ling’er has a petite build, large, clear eyes, and a lively, youthful appearance. Her oversized sword case creates a striking contrast with her small stature 31 42.

• Clothing: Appears in green during freshman registration and blue when arriving for military training 30 39.
• Sword case: Carries a long, heavy wooden case, described as black and nearly as tall as she is 31 39.
• Waist pouch: Wears a deerskin pouch used to carry Mantou and the Spirit-Sealing Register 30 32 121.
• Family resemblance: Closely resembles Luo Qingyao in features, height, and figure. After Qingyao’s recovery, the two look young enough to pass for sisters 382 391 392.
• Campus recognition: Named among Jinling University’s new Top Ten Campus Beauties 42.

Personality

Ling’er is outspoken, mischievous, and quick-tempered. She rejects Han Wenqi’s authority, mocks Song Yi’s accusations, and threatens Senior Brother Huang with a fabricated assault allegation to make him leave her alone. Her deceptions can have serious consequences: she also allows her senior brothers to take the blame for medicinal herbs she secretly fed to Mantou 31 32 39 381.

Her fierceness extends to protecting people and creatures she loves. She shields Mantou from the Student Union, faces armed police for Li Yichen, and immediately interrupts her reunion with him when she hears her mother fighting outside. She also becomes furious upon learning that Duan Mingyu murdered Zhou Yixuan 31 98 102 400.

Despite her confidence, she is vulnerable to loneliness and romantic insecurity. Li Yichen’s absence leaves her drinking alone on Fengxiang Peak, and jealousy repeatedly drives her to confront perceived rivals. She nevertheless distinguishes other relationships from dishonesty: before returning to Mount Qingcheng, she tells Li that being lied to frightens her more than his involvement with other women 52 132 392 401.

Her affection for animals is genuine but sometimes misguided. She secretly added powerful medicinal herbs to ordinary pets’ food, believing the herbs would strengthen them; Li Yichen recognized that ordinary animals could not withstand their potency 114.

Abilities & Skills

Swordsmanship and Sword Control

Ling’er combines close-range swordplay with remotely directed attacks and sword energy 43 121.

• Performs a sword dance before challenging Li Yichen to a high-speed aerial duel 43.
• Releases sword energy strong enough to drive Senior Brother Huang back when he attempts to intervene 43.
• Uses the Heaven and Earth, Boundless Universe Sword Technique to direct her sword toward Xia, changing its course through hand seals 121.
• Cuts the red threads connecting Li Yichen and Ouyang Xuanxuan during their exchange at military training 42.
• Cannot overcome Li Yichen’s Netherworld Veil, which traps her flying sword 121.

Sword Flight

Ling’er flies by forming sword seals and riding the Yao Light Sword 79 132 383.

• Uses sword flight for travel, pursuit, and entering her dormitory through an open window 55 112 132.
• Explains that her flight relies chiefly on the sword’s own power rather than her cultivation 79.
• Gives its maximum carrying capacity as 75 kilograms, preventing her from carrying Su Xiaoxiao during their escape 79.

Ghost Sealing

Ling’er uses the Spirit-Sealing Register to capture and contain ghosts 22 121.

• Captures fleeing ghosts on Mount Qingcheng 22.
• Activates the register with an incantation, producing descending golden light intended to seal Xia 121.
• The register’s contents can escape if its scroll is damaged, as happens when Mantou tears it open 52.

Golden-Light Spells

Her incantations and hand seals can produce protective, restraining, and offensive golden light 55 66.

• Breaks free of the Dream Demon’s hold and destroys it after Li Yichen attempts to sacrifice himself for her 55.
• Immobilizes the corrupted Mantou in midair with the command “Heaven as the lock, earth as the prison” 66.

Soul-Summoning Technique

Ling’er describes soul summoning as her specialty 83.

• Requires a medium belonging to the target, such as hair or worn clothing 83.
• Cannot summon Li Xiucheng for the treasure search because Li Yichen has no suitable personal item 83.

Physical Strength

Her small stature conceals considerable strength 31 41.

• Carries a wooden sword case heavy enough to make the ground tremble slightly when set down 31.
• Swings the case through a wide arc, generating a gust that stops Student Union members from advancing 31.
• The case’s weight surprises Su Xiaoxiao when she offers to carry it 41.

Cultivation Knowledge and Perception

Tang Chen’s instruction gives Ling’er familiarity with cultivation, supernatural threats, and magical treasures 67.

• Identifies lightning tribulation and warns that nearby bystanders would increase its danger 63.
• Recognizes the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect’s Dreamlike Blood Butterflies and their mind-controlling effects 76.
• Recognizes the supposedly lost Round Light Technique and asks Li Yichen to teach it to her; he agrees, but her mastery is not shown 99.
• Detects a spiritual-energy-like scent on Li Yichen and later notices perfume and Ouyang Xuanxuan’s scent on him 32 98 131.
• Can keep rain from touching her body, but cannot yet use the divine sense required to read the Peace Essentials jade slip 67 86.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Yao Light Sword — A sword given to her by Tang Chen and identified as one of the Seven-Star Demon-Subduing Swords. During the Dream Demon incident, it leaves its case to assist Li Yichen; its starlight damages the entity without harming the red threads linking it to Ling’er 54 76 383.
• Black wooden sword case — Holds her sword and doubles as an improvised weapon 31 54.
• Spirit-Sealing Register — Stores captured ghosts. Mantou’s accidental release of its contents leads to both Ling’er’s possession and Mantou’s later corruption 22 52 65.
• Deerskin pouch — Carries Mantou and the register 30 32 121.
• Youth-Restoring Pearl necklace — A gift from Li Yichen that preserves youth when worn against the skin. Set in a platinum chain, it becomes a declared love token and supplies powder for Luo Qingyao’s medicine 71 131 381.
• Space Ring — Made and presented by Li Yichen. Ling’er initially dismisses its appearance before learning what it is 97 98 402.
• Spirit-stone bracelet — A colorful bracelet with spirit-stone charms, given to her at Hidden Dragon Manor 394.

Relationships

• Li Yichen — Boyfriend, whom she also calls her husband. Their teasing acquaintance develops through combat, rescue, and mutual affection. She eventually accepts his other girlfriends after demanding recognition and fair treatment; no wedding is documented 43 55 132 392 401 402.
• Tang Chen / Old Man Tang — Protective grandfather and cultivation teacher; Sect Master of Mount Qingcheng. She exploits his indulgence but remains devoted to him and helps prepare her mother’s treatment 22 67 130 381 383.
• Luo Qingyao — Mother, also known as “Demoness Qingyao.” Their reunion mixes affection with exasperation, and Qingyao enthusiastically accompanies her daughter to find Li Yichen 382 383.
• Tang Shaojie — Missing father. His disappearance precedes Luo Qingyao’s ten-year unconsciousness 130 394.
• Mantou — Cherished Snow Fox Rabbit. Though Ling’er often scolds it, Mantou fights to protect her and seeks Li Yichen’s help when she is possessed 30 32 52.
• Senior Brother Huang — Fellow Qingcheng disciple and assigned bodyguard. She forces him to keep his distance; by wilderness training, he has been sent back to Mount Qingcheng 39 73.
• Ouyang Xuanxuan — Romantic rival and frequent companion. They compete over Li Yichen but also tease him together, search for him, and investigate the Heavenly Treasury 64 73 82 83.
• Jiang Ruoyi — Older cousin and later one of Li Yichen’s girlfriends. Ling’er welcomes her as a sister after the manor confrontation 102 402.
• Mo Yurou — Another girlfriend of Li Yichen. Their initial confrontation ends with Ling’er welcoming her into a sisterly relationship 401 402.
• Fang Enmeng — Initially mistaken for Li Yichen’s lover. Ling’er warms to her after Li calls Fang his sister and Fang addresses Ling’er as her sister-in-law 392.
• Xia — Ghost whom Ling’er attempts to subdue. Li Yichen’s decision to protect and release Xia causes a quarrel between them 121.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Campus Arrival and Aerial Duel

• Mantou’s attachment to Li Yichen brings Ling’er into contact with him during freshman registration. Han Wenqi’s attempt to exploit the dispute escalates into a confrontation, with Ling’er protecting Mantou and Li secretly incapacitating Han 30 31 32.
• During military training, jealousy over Li’s attention to Ouyang Xuanxuan prompts Ling’er to challenge him. Their duel becomes synchronized and playful, ending in an embrace before Su Xiaoxiao interrupts 39 42 43.

Dream Demon Possession and Mantou’s Corruption

• After drinking herself unconscious on Fengxiang Peak, Ling’er is possessed by the Dream Demon released from her register. Li enters her dream to rescue her, but she ultimately breaks free and destroys the demon herself 52 54 55.
• She lends Li the Yao Light Sword for his lightning tribulation. Later, Mantou’s evolution becomes entangled with the resentment of swallowed ghosts; Ling’er restrains it while Li uses his white flame to save it 63 65 66 67.

Wilderness Training and the Heavenly Treasury

• Ling’er recognizes the mind-controlling blood butterflies attacking the camp and uses her sword to defend herself. Her sword’s carrying limit shapes the group’s escape arrangements 76 79.
• She joins Li and Ouyang in the treasure search, explaining soul summoning’s limitations and the importance of the Peace Essentials. She cannot read the resulting jade slip without divine sense 83 86.

Li Yichen’s Arrest and the Search for a Cure

• When armed police take Li away, Ling’er confronts them and then calls Tang Chen for help. Her false claim that she is pregnant persuades him to intervene, but leaves her worried about his eventual reaction to Li 102 104 118.
• After the dispute over Xia, Ling’er disappears while she and Tang Chen seek medicine for Qingyao. Li supplies the Waters of the River of Forgetfulness, and Ling’er’s pearl provides the second missing ingredient. She leaves with her grandfather to help her mother 121 130 131 132.

Luo Qingyao’s Awakening

• At Mount Qingcheng, Ling’er conceals that she fed the earlier medicinal supplies to Mantou. Once replacement herbs are gathered, she helps prepare the medicine and personally feeds it to her mother 381 382.
• Qingyao awakens and reunites with her daughter. After hearing about Li Yichen and possible romantic rivals, she accompanies Ling’er back to Jinling University on flying swords 382 383.

Return to Hidden Dragon Manor

• Ling’er reunites affectionately with Li, mistakes Fang Enmeng for a rival, and introduces Qingyao as her mother. Li then welcomes her to Hidden Dragon Manor, where he has reserved a hillside villa and prepared a spirit-stone bracelet 391 392 393 394.
• A fight involving Qingyao exposes Li’s additional relationships. Ling’er demands that he choose, but ultimately stays after he promises fair treatment. She welcomes Mo Yurou and Jiang Ruoyi as sisters 400 401 402.

Notable Quotes

“I’m not afraid of you having other women. I’m just afraid of you lying to me...” 132

“I want to stay with my husband.” 392

“We’re all sisters from now on, so make yourselves at home.” 402

Trivia

• Ling’er speaks with a distinctive Sichuan accent 31.
• “I’m counting to three” is a recurring ultimatum, used against both Han Wenqi and the women blocking her path at Hidden Dragon Manor 31 401.
• Her sword’s English name varies across the supplied passages: Yao Light, Shaking Light, Flowing Light, and Jade Light all appear in connection with her sword 54 76 79 112 380.