Pei Yanchuan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Pei Yanchuan (裴言川)
Alias(es)	Xiao Pei, Pei Xiaohu, Huzi, Pei Huzi 31 116 131 136
Species/Race	Human; gains the ability to transform into a wolf 9 117
Gender	Male
Age	18 during the survival games and college entrance examinations; three years younger than Ye Chu 4 76 131
Affiliation	Player group 12789; formerly the Pei Family of Jing City; later Peking University 57 114 117 136
Occupation/Role	High-school senior, survival-game player, and former crime-family heir; later a university student 17 117 136
Player Number	No. 8 in the initial Werewolf game; badge One in Amnesia Maze 6 101
Partner	Ye Chu 89 91
Status	Alive; returns to reality and enrolls at Peking University 130 131 136

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Full wolf transformation	9 10	A system bug transforms him into a large black wolf. The system subsequently allows him to retain the ability in future instances as compensation. Initially, transforming leaves him with little awareness or control.
Partial wolf transformation	85	After privately experimenting with his ability, he can transform a hand into a furry wolf paw without changing his entire body. He demonstrates this when Ye Chu asks to borrow his claws.

Background / History

Childhood in the Pei Family

Pei Yanchuan grew up in Jing City’s most powerful crime family. His father controlled businesses on both sides of the law, had multiple children, and enforced a household doctrine that anyone without value could be killed. He killed Pei’s mother when Pei was four. The family trained its children to fight, use weapons, and wield influence 114.

At ten, Pei escaped after an older opponent severely beat him, but collapsed from his injuries. Thirteen-year-old Ye Chu found him and secretly sheltered him in a deserted hut. When Pei refused to go to a hospital, Ye Chu treated his wounds himself, then returned with food, medicine, a strawberry lollipop, and a borrowed novel. The boys never exchanged names 114 115.

Pei eventually agreed to return with a family enforcer, insisting that Ye Chu must not be harmed. The family arranged to erase Ye Chu’s memories of their three days together with an injection. Instead of punishing Pei, his father had his injuries treated 115 117.

Winning His Freedom

After returning, Pei trained obsessively in fighting and shooting, building the strength he needed to leave. Memories of Ye Chu helped him retain a sense of humanity. He rejected religious salvation, believing that Ye Chu—not a god—had rescued him 115.

At fifteen, he defeated a larger, older man in the fighting ring and gained his father’s approval, along with access to internal information and resources. At seventeen, he held a knife to his father’s throat and demanded his freedom. He also threatened to expose enough information to bring down the family 115 116.

His father allowed him to leave, but deliberately unsettled him with suggestions about what had happened to his childhood rescuer. Pei spent years searching for that boy despite no longer remembering his name or appearance. His encounter with Ye Chu in the survival game revived his feelings: what Ye Chu understood as their first meeting was, for Pei, a long-awaited reunion 116.

Appearance

Pei has sharp, striking features that can make him look fierce when concentrating, contrasted by large, round eyes frequently likened to a puppy’s. His usual hairstyle and accessories give him a rebellious appearance 76 116.

• Hair: A wolf cut with dyed highlights, including a conspicuous red streak. Ye Chu trims it when it becomes overgrown 17 66.
• Smile: A small pointed canine gives his grin a cocky or mischievous edge 5 66.
• Height: Taller than Ye Chu, described as approximately half a head taller when they hide together 58.
• Accessories: Wears an iron necklace 116.
• Marks: Has callused fingertips and scars on his back, which Ye Chu notices before learning about his childhood 117.
• Wolf form: A large black wolf; his eyes turn red as his awareness deteriorates during the hospital escape 9 14.

Personality

Pei combines a cheerful, teasing manner with considerable nerve and a willingness to use violence. In the first Werewolf game, he openly argues that preserving intelligent players gives the survivors a better chance in later instances. Even when confronted by hostile players, he remains outwardly relaxed and smiling 7 8.

He is defiant toward threats and authority, often treating danger as something to challenge rather than avoid. After suffering serious injuries in a fight, he insists that making the enemy suffer more still counts as victory. This confidence repeatedly draws reprimands from his more cautious companions 31 32 33.

Around Ye Chu, his behavior becomes markedly softer. He seeks reassurance, exaggerates injuries to receive attention, and readily becomes flustered by sincere affection. His playful vulnerability can be deliberate, although a system-induced wolf “sensitive phase” also causes genuine insecurity and tears 32 33 46 57 60.

Despite his ruthless upbringing, Pei protects people who cannot defend themselves. He stands against armed rebels to shield Person-Eater women and children, and later helps a wounded Qi Yu even while suffering from amnesia. He ultimately values an ordinary life with Ye Chu more than inheriting the Pei Family’s power 62 63 104 117.

Abilities & Skills

Wolf Transformation

• Transforms into a large black wolf, providing the strength and mobility to carry Ye Chu through monster-filled streets 9 14.
• Fights alongside Wu You in wolf form; together they overpower the school’s PE Teacher 33 34.
• Later develops selective transformation, producing a wolf paw while otherwise remaining human 85.
• Initially retains only limited awareness. During Illusion Paradox, he loses rational control, howls loudly enough to attract monsters, and pins Ye Chu down after reaching the hospital 10 14.
• Remembers his actions after returning to human form and worries that Ye Chu will blame him 15.
• Experiences emotional instability and insecurity during a wolf “sensitive phase,” which the system attributes to a lingering bug. The phase has ended by the time Ye Chu catches him pretending otherwise 57 60.
• Receives a temporary exemption from skill side effects in Ghost Opera Singer through the group’s agreement with the system 78.

Combat and Firearms

• Trained extensively in hand-to-hand combat and shooting within the Pei Family 114 115.
• Defeated a larger adult opponent at fifteen and threatened his father at knifepoint at seventeen 115.
• Knows how to handle firearms despite openly disliking guns; proposes obtaining weapons by raiding the Person-Eaters’ armory 61 114.
• Can fight supernatural opponents without transforming, including confronting the Dormitory Warden and using a scalpel against a female ghost 21 31 32.
• His physical conditioning makes university military training relatively easy, though he tells Ye Chu that he is exhausted to receive affection 136.

Academic Ability

Achievement	Details
Breaking an illusion	Recognizes that an exam paper marked 137 cannot be his because he considers the questions too easy for that score. The contradiction wakes him from the illusion 13.
Classical literature	Flawlessly recites Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng, avoiding punishment during the school’s appearance inspection 31.
School-instance examination	Ranks first with 721/750 and helps Su Fengzi during the exam 37.
School credits	Receives 20 credits for his exam performance, giving him the highest credit total in the school and enough to qualify for Class Monitor at the next rotation 39.
College entrance examination	Places among the top ten in his province, receives competing recruitment offers from Tsinghua and Peking University, and chooses Peking University 131.

Improvisation and Rule Exploitation

• Talks his way out of being late by claiming the time is “six eighty-nine,” an answer the teacher accepts 31.
• Turns a compulsory praise essay into absurd mockery to resist its brainwashing effect. This requires concentration: when distracted, his writing changes into sincere praise until Su Fengzi alerts him 37 38.
• Remains unaffected by the Laboratory Building illusion that traps his companions and punches Su Fengzi awake. He attributes his escape to luck; no permanent immunity is established 43.
• Redirects onlookers toward the Town Chief’s feast, creating an opening for Ye Chu to incapacitate the guards and rescue Su Fengzi 91.

First Aid

• Neatly bandages Ye Chu’s wrist before their journey to the hospital 14.
• While amnesiac, treats Qi Yu’s wounds with strips of torn clothing and shares food with him 104.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Scalpel — Finds it in the hospital and gives it to Ye Chu as a gift; later borrows it to draw a female ghost away 20 21.
• Bandages — Carries a roll during Illusion Paradox and uses it to wrap both his own wrist and Ye Chu’s 14.
• Iron necklace — Part of his usual appearance; hides it during the school’s inspection to reduce his rule violations 31 116.
• Phone from Wen Yan — Given to him so he can keep in touch with Shou Shou 52.
• Three-story villa — Purchases it outright after returning to reality, giving the friends a shared gathering place resembling the Rest House 131.

Relationships

• Ye Chu — Childhood rescuer and eventual boyfriend. Pei’s devotion precedes Ye Chu’s knowledge of their shared past. He rescues Ye Chu from Qi Yu’s house, persistently courts him, and becomes his partner during Ghost Opera Singer. Their relationship continues after returning to reality 54 84 89 117 130.
• Wu You — Close teammate, fellow wolf-transformer, and frequent partner in mischief. They attack the PE Teacher together, bicker openly, and cooperate during the confrontation at the end of Run for Time 23 33 63.
• Su Fengzi — Friend and teasing rival. Pei helps him academically and wakes him from an illusion; Su recognizes Pei’s feelings and encourages Ye Chu to consider dating him 37 43 76.
• Lu Rui — Protective teammate who disciplines his recklessness. He immediately obeys her command to release Ye Chu while transformed, and she later helps him recover buried memories 9 33 114.
• Ye Mo — Ye Chu’s protective older brother. Their first maze encounter is awkward because Pei flirts with Ye Chu while amnesiac; after recovering his memories, Pei anxiously tries to improve the impression he made 101 113 116.
• Qi Yu — The Person-Eater from whom Pei rescues Ye Chu, and later an uneasy ally in Amnesia Maze. Pei treats his wounds without remembering him and eventually helps bring him together with Ye Mo 54 104 113 117.
• Wen Yan and Shou Shou — Person-Eaters who show him kindness during Run for Time. Wen Yan gives him a phone, Shou Shou becomes attached to him, and Pei later protects them from armed rebels 52 62.
• Xiao Chuan — A child who strongly resembles a younger Pei. They immediately quarrel over their resemblance and compete for Ye Chu’s attention; Pei nevertheless promises that he will keep Ye Chu safe 55 62.
• Father — Abusive head of the Pei Family. Pei wins his freedom by threatening his life and the family’s secrets, rejecting the inheritance his father values 114 115 116.
• Mother — Killed by Pei’s father when Pei was four 114.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arc	Pei Yanchuan’s Role
When Darkness Falls, Close Your Eyes	Reveals himself as a werewolf and offers to eliminate whichever faction Ye Chu does not belong to. His cooperation with Ye Chu helps end the game while minimizing deaths 7 8.
Illusion Paradox	Uses his wolf form to carry Ye Chu to the hospital, helps investigate its deaths, and risks injury drawing a ghost away from him 14 20 21 22.
Rules of the Strange Tales	Tests the monsters’ strength, excels in the examinations, resists a dangerous essay assignment, and helps free teammates from the Laboratory Building’s illusions 31 33 37 38 43.
Run for Time	Rescues Ye Chu, proposes an uprising, and contributes firearms expertise. When the rebels begin persecuting Person-Eaters indiscriminately, he instead protects civilians and stands with his companions against both factions 54 60 61 62 63.
Murder Mystery Game	Plays a hundred-year-old catnip spirit employed as Huang He’s secretary and formerly involved with Ye Chu. The character’s lack of education, financial dependence, and dealings with Huang He belong to the script, not Pei’s real biography 68 70 71.
Ghost Opera Singer	Pursues Ye Chu openly, becomes his boyfriend, demonstrates partial transformation, and helps rescue Su Fengzi from a forced marriage 84 85 89 91.
Amnesia Maze	Cooperates with other players while memoryless, aids Qi Yu, and recovers both his relationship memories and his traumatic childhood. He finally tells Ye Chu about their first encounter 101 104 113 114 117.
No One Survives	Watches Ye Chu’s ordeal after leaving the instance and urgently confronts the system when Ye Chu returns but fails to wake 128.
Return to Reality	Recovers his memories after his first entrance-exam session but remains focused until the exams finish. Reunites with the group outside his school, chooses Peking University, and continues dating Ye Chu 130 131 136.

Notable Quotes

“If you're a special role, I'll wipe out the Villagers. If you're a Villager, I'll wipe out the special roles.” 7

“If losses are inevitable, making the enemy lose even more is a victory!” 31

“Star, choose me.” 84

“That's why I left my family. I want to be an ordinary person and stay by your side.” 117

Trivia

• Loves rock music and calls “Free Flying” his introduction to rap. Singing it with the music teacher for an entire class leaves him hoarse 5 41.
• His attempt to make noodles for Ye Chu causes a smoky kitchen mishap, followed by a sign barring “Pei Xiaohu” and dogs from the kitchen 47.
• Has a poor sense of direction: when asked for his location during Run for Time, he can only report that he is under a bridge 50.
• Twice produces exactly the dice result Su Fengzi requests—first a six in aeroplane chess, then a three in Monopoly 60 64.
• By university, he is so accustomed to being called “Xiao Pei” or “Huzi” that hearing his roommate use “Yanchuan” briefly catches him off guard 136.