Yu Xiaohe

Biodata

Background / History

Yu Xiaohe enters B0021 under a roleplaying condition that prevents the players from realizing they are in a Dungeon Instance. Her assigned character is an obscure actress described as “introverted and insecure.” Li Qing immediately questions that description after she snaps at him for interrupting her mobile game, then becomes bashful upon seeing him 23 27.

Within the dungeon’s backstory, she was formerly Qin Lian, a middle-school classmate of Gong Yao. After her parents divorced, she changed her name to Yu Xiaohe. The character had suffered bullying over her weight, with the school-age version of Gong Yao identified as its leader, and later entered the entertainment industry with a changed appearance and an intention to take revenge 31 33.

The dungeon attempts to impose that hatred on the player, but Yu Xiaohe cannot reconcile it with the considerate Gong Yao she encounters on set. Li Qing recognizes this as a conflict between her own will and her assigned character rather than a straightforward change of heart about her past 31 34.

Appearance

Yu Xiaohe is introduced as a young woman. Her most distinctive documented look is the white-dressed female ghost she portrays in the production 23 30 35.

• White dress: Worn during the rooftop sequence and subsequent ghost scenes 26 30.
• Bloodstained costume: Used when her character appears to haunt Gong Yao 30 35.
• Loose, long hair and an expressionless face: Give her an appearance resembling a genuine departed spirit during filming 35.

Personality

Yu Xiaohe is easily frightened and struggles under suspicion. She abandons a rooftop stunt when her legs give out, becomes rigid when security footage is mentioned after the elevator incident, and visibly betrays guilt when Li Qing notices her secretly photographing Gong Yao and An Ya 26 32 38.

Her reluctance to harm others coexists with compliance under pressure. She questions Meng Tian’s attempt to exploit Bai Cha’s jealousy but obeys after Meng Tian reminds her of past assistance. Li Qing initially considers her conventionally good without the dungeon’s influence; later, he judges that her decision to abandon revenge also reflects a desire to avoid acting, agonizing, or hating 35 36 41.

After the fire, Yu Xiaohe acknowledges that she has used the cruelty of the Death Instance world to excuse actions she disliked. Rather than declare herself innocent, she admits that she may become someone she hates and resolves to preserve her kindness for as long as she can, taking Gong Yao as an example 45.

Abilities & Skills

Butterfly Wings Flight

Yu Xiaohe uses wearable Butterfly Wings to fly outside the burning building during the rescue 45.

• Descends to a lower floor to help reopen the fire-suppression valves 45.
• Flies back to the banquet hall and later departs through the same opening 45.
• Remains afraid of heights: she hesitates at the edge and flies cautiously 45.

Acting

Despite her obscure status within the assigned role, Yu Xiaohe performs confession, death-related, and haunting scenes in the horror film 23 26 30 37.

• Plays both the living Yu Xiaohe and the female ghost associated with that character’s death 26 30.
• Continues filming after the production resumes, alongside the other surviving actors 41.
• Requires a stunt double for the rooftop fall because of fear 26.

Intended Vengeful Ghost Role

Li Qing identifies Yu Xiaohe as the dungeon’s intended final boss, but she does not undergo a documented transformation into that boss 26 33.

• The King of Hell says her unusual Eight Characters could allow her to become the world’s only Vengeful Ghost if she died 26.
• According to him, a Vengeful Ghost could kill the living, unlike his own ability to collect only the souls of the dead 26.
• His three attempts to possess her during the Table-Turning Immortal scene fail; the passages do not establish an innate immunity or explain the failures 25.

Equipment / Items

• Butterfly Wings — Wearable flight equipment used to reach the fire-control valves and escape the building 45.
• Throwable bomb — Readied and aimed at a window on her destination floor during the fire rescue; its detonation is not shown in the provided passage 45.
• Mobile phone — Used for gaming and for taking photographs under Meng Tian’s direction 23 27 38.

Relationships

• Li Qing — Confidant and protector of her freedom to choose. He conceals her involvement in the elevator incident, refuses to expose her old photographs, and poses as her secret admirer to integrate himself into the dungeon’s story. She later thanks him for helping her reconsider kindness 31 32 33 41 45.
• Gong Yao — The chief target of her assigned revenge, but also someone whose present kindness she cannot hate. She ultimately chooses not to act against him and hopes to prove herself to him after the fire 31 41 45.
• Meng Tian — Benefactor turned coercive influence. Meng Tian cites having helped her after an older man deceived her and having secured her supporting role, then pressures her to gather photographs that will provoke Bai Cha against An Ya 36 38.
• An Ya — Another person who uses her in the conflict surrounding Gong Yao. At the wrap party, An Ya acknowledges exploiting both Yu Xiaohe and Bai Cha 43.
• Bai Cha — Yu Xiaohe objects to dragging him into Meng Tian’s feud and later worries that his absence could endanger the cast. She confronts him when he threatens to ruin everyone 36 42 43.
• Nine Luminaries — A player mutual-aid organization she admires and asks how to join; no membership is established 45.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Surviving the Intended Death

• During the Table-Turning Immortal scene, Yu Xiaohe throws the plate to the floor after receiving a negative answer about her confession. The King of Hell unsuccessfully attempts to possess her three times 25.
• Her fear prevents her from performing the rooftop fall. The stunt double takes her place and dies when the safety cushion fails 26.
• The King of Hell reveals that Yu Xiaohe was his intended target, prompting Li Qing to suspect that her survival has disrupted the dungeon’s boss scenario 26.

The Elevator Incident and Revenge

• Li Qing finds her leaving the control room while Gong Yao’s elevator is plunging. He confronts her about Qin Lian’s past, and she admits that an internal voice urges her to remember the bullying 30 31.
• Li Qing provides a cover story and signals that the surveillance system will be broken; Gong Yao subsequently confirms that no usable footage remains 31 32.
• Yu Xiaohe later reports feeling unlike herself in the control room and having hazy memories of the incident. Li Qing attributes this to the assigned persona overriding her insufficiently strong resistance 34.

Meng Tian’s Death and Abandoning Revenge

• While portraying the ghost opposite Meng Tian’s bathtub, Yu Xiaohe frightens her into a fall that pulls a live power cord into the water. Yu Xiaohe is deeply shaken by witnessing the electrocution at close range 38 39.
• She leaves after filming is suspended, with her assistant arranging a therapist appointment. Li Qing’s administrator-generated warnings subsequently force the cast to return 39 40.
• On returning, she tells Li Qing that she cannot act against Gong Yao and will not remind him of their assigned past 41.
• At the wrap party, she admits taking photographs under Meng Tian’s threats as the cast’s manipulation of one another comes to light 43.

Fire Rescue and Final Choice

• Yu Xiaohe volunteers to help restore the disabled fire-suppression system despite being only C-Rank. She and Tao Lele reach control valves while Li Qing repairs the system 45.
• After the rescue, she acknowledges her involvement in Meng Tian’s death and decides to keep trying to be kind rather than excuse her actions as necessary for survival 45.
• With her results due to be calculated in one minute, she leaves to find Gong Yao and prove herself to him 45.

Notable Quotes

“I... I may only be a C-Rank player, but I can still be useful...” 45

“Maybe we'll all become the kind of people we hate. Or maybe that's simply my true nature, and I don't want to admit it. But I've made my decision!” 45

“Before that day comes, I want to hold on a little longer, just like Gong Yao!” 45

Trivia

• Her automatically activated livestream initially resembles a gaming stream more than a death-game broadcast, with viewers anxiously criticizing her poor play 27.
• At the completed film’s screening, she admits that she was frightened by the ghost she herself played 43.