Song Qinghui

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Song Qinghui (宋青晖)
Alias(es)	Second Brother; addressed by General Han as “Young General Song” 3 872
Gender	Male 3
Age	Fifteen at his introduction 3
Affiliation	Song family; Heavenly Phoenix Kingdom 3 461 882
Occupation/Role	Military-camp trainee; martial artist; imperial-appointed protector of Song Yaoyao 3 135 882
Family Position	Second son of the Song family; Song Yaoyao’s second elder brother 3 6
Status	Alive and married in the side stories 1027
First Appearance	Chapter 3 3

Background / History

Early Life and Military Training

Song Qinghui loved practicing with spears and staves from childhood. At fifteen, he usually trained at the military camp outside the capital, returning home for the palace banquet 3.

Like his parents and siblings, Qinghui could hear Song Yaoyao’s inner thoughts from her birth. The family consequently knew that she retained memories of a previous life and that her system companion, Guagua, supplied reliable information 6.

Tournament Victory and Ambush

Qinghui won first place in his military camp’s Martial Arts Tournament. When the general offered him a reward, he requested permission to visit home. During that journey, more than twenty masked attackers ambushed him in the woods outside the city 135.

The attackers severed the tendons in his wrists and ankles, broke three ribs, and inflicted numerous external wounds. Their aim was to cripple him rather than kill him. Gate guards later found him dumped outside the city and took him to the Capital Prefect, who recognized him and arranged his return home 134 135.

Guagua identified the tournament runner-up, Lou Shuyu, as the person who commissioned the attack out of jealousy. The assailants belonged to the Nether Abyss Pavilion, whose hidden master was Luo Qihong 135 136 141.

Surgery and Recovery

Director Li Weikang treated Qinghui’s external injuries but could not repair his severed tendons. Song Yaoyao then performed a nine-hour operation in her hidden surgical space, reconnecting the tendons, resetting his ribs, and administering penicillin to prevent infection 134.

Yaoyao expected normal limb function to return within two to three months if Qinghui followed her instructions. He expressed gratitude and agreed to cooperate with treatment; during his convalescence, he read the popular Journey to the West storybook 135 140.

Qinghui was deeply moved when Yaoyao vowed revenge against the Nether Abyss Pavilion. Luo Qihong was subsequently captured by palace experts, who severed his wrist and ankle tendons before imprisoning him 136 147. By Chapter 276, Qinghui was again practicing a sword routine in the family courtyard 276.

Later Family Life

After returning from his travels with Yaoyao, Qinghui received his mother’s praise for protecting her. Madam Song observed that he had become darker and sturdier and promised to have his favorite dishes prepared 909.

His devotion to martial arts later made him resist matchmaking. Rather than attend the meetings Madam Song arranged, he hid at Yaoyao’s Princess’s Residence. After half a year, he met Ren Jinjia while investigating a case; she shared his childhood enthusiasm for spears and staffs 995.

Qinghui was married by Yaoyao’s return from the Cultivation World more than a decade later. He and his wife joined the family reunion, and he questioned Yaoyao about her disappearance and her immortal master 1027 1029.

Personality

Qinghui is fiercely protective of Yaoyao. He objects to suspicious strangers separating her from her companions, worries during her extended absences, and privately considers no man worthy of her as she approaches fourteen 586 740 839. His protectiveness also produces comic friction: at the Heavenly Dance Pavilion, he tries to shield her from the performances despite her insistence on looking around 491.

He is generous toward his sister but occasionally insecure about himself. After a raid, he tells Yaoyao to keep his share of the valuables; later, he envies Liu Zheheng’s ability to attract an admirer and blames his own unattractive disguise for being overlooked 481 521.

His martial enthusiasm can conflict with family expectations. When he brings Gao Yu to the residence partly to learn swordsmanship, his parents punish him for failing to put family first. Although he initially defends the arrangement, he ultimately admits his mistake and promises not to repeat it 957.

Abilities & Skills

Martial Arts

• Trains with spears and staves from childhood and wins his military camp’s Martial Arts Tournament 3 135.
• Practices sword routines and later seeks further swordsmanship instruction 276 957.
• Has experience fighting bandits alongside Liu Zheheng 480.
• Is explicitly described by Yaoyao as a capable martial artist when she requests him as an escort 461.
• Cannot overcome the group of more than twenty masked men who ambush him 135.

Lightness Skill

• Carries Yaoyao down into Bai Jue’s courtyard during surveillance of Qi Yanzhen 546.
• Carries her over a wall to escape Extravagant Delight Manor 800.

Acupoint Techniques

• Throws a pebble accurately enough to unseal He Qiuyue’s mute acupoint, allowing her to expose the fraudulent execution staged in Feiye’s name 508.
• Seals Qi Yanzhen’s acupoints while the latter occupies Bai Jue’s body 563.
• Intercepts Qi Yanzhen when an unexpected release of the sealed acupoints allows him to attempt self-harm 563.

Hearing Song Yaoyao’s Thoughts

• Can hear Yaoyao’s internal conversations with Guagua, a capability shared by the immediate Song family 6.
• Conceals this knowledge from her: after hearing about Qi Yanzhen’s substitution scheme, he pretends to be astonished when she explains it aloud 508.
• Can also see information relayed during missions, including the scene beyond the Poison Miasma Forest 472.

Reconnaissance and Modern Equipment

• Observes military training, identifies a camp’s front and rear gates, and keeps watch while Yaoyao rests 807.
• Receives step-by-step instruction in operating drones 518.
• Drives a Baga Car and takes the Second Prince for a ride 874.
• Cannot operate Yaoyao’s system-rewarded RPG launcher, even after following her instructions 480.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Disguise — Uses an altered face while operating abroad. General Han fails to recognize him until he removes it 872.
• Night gear — Changes into it before the raid on the National Preceptor’s Residence 489.
• Telescope and night-vision equipment — Uses telescopes for military observation and to confirm his grandfather’s arrival 807 865.
• Drone — Requests one from Yaoyao and receives operating instruction; the passage does not establish a distinct personal model 517 518.
• Baga Car — Drives one during the group’s return to Illusion City 874.
• Borrowed warhorse — Rides toward Frost City, then abandons it with the group to avoid identification through its military brand 473.

Relationships

• Song Yaoyao — Younger sister, patient’s surgeon, and frequent mission leader. Qinghui protects her during travel; she saves him from permanent disability and pursues those responsible for his injuries 134 136 461 882.
• Assistant Minister Song — Father. Summons urgent medical help after Qinghui’s injury and trusts Yaoyao to perform the specialized treatment 134.
• Madam Song — Mother. Faints when Qinghui is brought home bloodied, later praises his protection of Yaoyao, and repeatedly presses him to attend matchmaking meetings 133 909 995.
• Song Qingyu — Elder brother. Helps bring the injured Qinghui home and explains how the city authorities found him 133 135.
• Song Qingling — Sister. Reassures their mother that Yaoyao is safe while traveling with Qinghui and Liu Zheheng 740.
• Liu Zheheng — Brother-in-law and trusted traveling partner. Shares reconnaissance and protection duties with Qinghui, though Qinghui briefly envies his romantic appeal 521 807 882.
• Old General Ning — Maternal grandfather. Invites Qinghui to spar after hearing favorable reports of his martial arts; Qinghui modestly asks him to go easy 865.
• Ren Jinjia — Acquaintance met during a case investigation. Like Qinghui, she enjoys spears and staffs; the supplied passage does not explicitly identify her as his later wife 995.
• Lou Shuyu — Tournament rival who hires assassins to cripple him after placing second 135.
• Luo Qihong — Master of the assassin organization that accepts Lou Shuyu’s commission 141 142.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arc / Event	Chapter	Qinghui’s Role
Frontier escort	461	Yaoyao selects him and General Liu instead of the emperor’s larger proposed escort.
Night Central infiltration	472 473	Crosses the Poison Miasma Forest with Yaoyao and Liu, then enters Frost City while concealing the group’s military connections.
Assault on Feiye’s valley	480 481	Guards against counterattacks during Yaoyao’s bombardment and directs her to a room containing medicinal herbs.
National Preceptor’s Residence raid	489 490	Prepares night gear and searches the residence alongside Liu while Yaoyao collects valuables.
Feiye execution fraud	508	Frees the substitute prisoner’s voice with a precisely thrown pebble.
Li Jidong’s escape	513 514	Helps escort Li’s family out of the capital and suggests replacing the carriage to preserve the party’s cover.
Illusion City preparations	517 518 541	Joins planning discussions, learns drone operation, and questions He Xiaohui about her missing husband.
Qi Yanzhen’s possession	545 546 563	Assists surveillance and restrains Qi while protecting Bai Jue’s body from harm.
Suyu City unrest	647 652	Shields Yaoyao from stray blows during a brawl and worries that the absence of an emperor could lead to larger clashes.
Prince Xiao’s military camp	800 807	Helps Yaoyao escape the manor, scouts the camp, and gathers incapacitated guards and officers for her takeover.
Yaoyao’s abduction	839 841	Opposes attempts to isolate her and reaches the nearby residence with her other companions.
Journey home	882 891	Insists on remaining close under the emperor’s protection order and checks on Yaoyao after her lengthy treatment of Duanmu Rui.

Notable Quotes

“Yaoyao, everything your Second Brother has is yours. I don't need it. Keep it yourself.” 481

“Why don't we buy another carriage instead? If we run into the government troops who searched us before, we won't attract their attention.” 514