Xiao Xiao

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xiao Xiao (蕭笑)
Alias(es)	Dr. Xiao; You Zui Diviner
Gender	Male
Affiliation	First University; You Zui Hunting Team
Occupation/Role	Registered Wizard; Teaching Assistant; diviner; post-graduation official representative of the You Zui Hunting Team 2968 3209
Relationship Status	In a relationship with Sima 3209

Power Progression

Stage	Development	Evidence
Special-recruit freshman	Entered First University as a specially recruited student and was reputedly Jiuyou Academy's top freshman, having achieved a perfect global wizarding entrance-examination score.	40 79
You Zui diviner and Right Assistant	Became You Zui Hunting Team's specialist diviner and was assigned its Right Assistant role, where his divination artifact also provided defensive support.	409 1450
Registered Wizard and Teaching Assistant	Attained Registered Wizard status and served as a Teaching Assistant, including supervising classroom discussion activities.	2730 3209
You Zui representative	After graduation, became the official representative of You Zui, dividing his time between Beta Town and traveling to assess hunting competitions and opportunities for the team.	2968

Background / History

Xiao Xiao was a special recruit at First University. During a class with Sima Yangyun, he caused an uproar by directly asking her age and whether she had a partner; she answered that she did not before fleeing the classroom in embarrassment. 246

Before beginning his studies, Xiao Xiao did not receive a conventional acceptance letter because of his special-recruit status. Other freshmen identified him as Jiuyou Academy's top incoming student and claimed that he had earned a perfect score on the global wizarding college entrance examination, twenty points above the next-ranked candidate. 40 79

As a student, he became a member and diviner of the You Zui Hunting Team. His scholarly interests include divination, potions, magical creatures, sprite advancement, dimensional theory, and magical publishing. Professor Yi later offered to recommend Xiao Xiao's sprite-advancement paper to Alchemy magazine and revealed that Xiao Xiao's father had suggested he graduate early. 2866

Xiao Xiao also assumed substantial administrative work for You Zui, including preparing applications for official-hunting-team status, training grounds, school subsidies, and Alliance rewards, as well as submitting the team's Winter Hunt registration. 1920 2178

By the time of the Dean of Edge Academy's invitation, Xiao Xiao was a Registered Wizard and Teaching Assistant. He declined an informal request to accompany the Dean on a European tour, citing Sima's Associate Professor assessment and the lack of written authorization or a Magic Contract. 3209

After graduating from First University, Xiao Xiao became You Zui's official representative. He remained active in Beta Town while traveling to observe hunting competitions and seek suitable work opportunities for the team. 2968

Personality

Xiao Xiao is composed, analytical, and unusually direct. He can ask socially disruptive questions without hesitation, yet remains calm when confronted with inconvenience, such as being expelled from the library. 246 1890

He is conscientious about procedure and community welfare. He organized a signed request for the school to investigate an abnormal rise in goat-milk consumption, and he challenges improper orders even when they come through the Dean's avatar. 1304 3209

His academic confidence can be paired with provocative ideas: he argues that competition is a principle of Heaven and Earth. Despite this severity, he supports his companions with patient tutoring and practical advice. 1920 2780

Xiao Xiao is meticulous and persistent when investigating unfamiliar matters, whether examining a mysterious card and demon fur or surveying a school notice board before an expedition. 141 957

Though he often appears detached and speaks with dry or cold humor, he is attentive to the safety and emotional circumstances of his companions. He encouraged Jiang Yu to share what she knew about Zheng Qing's past and consistently presses Zheng Qing to consider risks that he would rather avoid. 142 1524 2306

Abilities & Skills

Divination

Xiao Xiao possesses specialist knowledge of divination and is recognized as the You Zui Hunting Team's diviner.

• Discusses divination, déjà vu, and temporal theories with Zheng Qing. 1920
• Understands the danger that a divination involving him may also implicate people connected to him. 2866
• Directs the collection of spiritual insights and handles the team’s small bronze cauldron at a central array eye. 3349
• Conducts practical divinations through turtle shells, crystal balls, yarrow stalks, and other complementary methods. 987 1537
• Used a turtle-shell divination to identify a dangerous dream-related trail and guide You Zui's pursuit. 1465
• Has experience with Spirit Divination and describes its toll as a form of exhaustion distinct from ordinary physical fatigue. 1331
• Employs divinatory analysis in investigations, including examining demon fur and assessing the likely significance of anomalous clues. 141 2044

Magical Research and Scholarship

Xiao Xiao has broad academic knowledge across several magical disciplines.

• Supplies Zheng Qing with detailed material on White Dew for Potion Class homework. 1920
• Provides obscure information on ogres for Magical Creatures Studies. 1920
• Writes a paper on sprite advancement and understands the significance of academic journals. 2780 2866
• Identifies Yan Hua as potentially originating from another dimension. 3480
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of magical flora, including Migu Wood, earning Professor Li's praise and a credit recommendation. 184
• Explains the possible addiction and behavioral sequelae caused by repeated Transformation Spell use. 2121
• Possesses detailed taxonomic knowledge of magical creatures, including Shan Xiao varieties and their distinctions from superficially similar species. 2184

Strategic and Political Analysis

Xiao Xiao applies his analytical approach to hunting strategy, school politics, and public affairs.

• Identifies mistrust between Alpha Academy and Jiuyou Academy as the fundamental cause of a hunting-ground incident rather than the immediate actions of Fence Goblins. 555
• Analyzes inter-academy conflict as a proxy war whose effects may spread through First University. 1024
• Assesses the political implications of the Spellbook Liberation Association's proposal concerning North District Wizards. 2124
• Analyzes the advantages Edge Academy could give North District Wizards and the resulting changes to First University's balance of power. 2430
• Deduces that pressure from a powerful figure likely caused the Daily Horn to publish a report targeting Senior Colmar. 2644

Tactical Magic

Xiao Xiao contributes practical magic to You Zui operations.

• Creates small red hats that render Shan Xiao invisible when worn, allowing the team to deal with a group of the creatures. 2185
• Coordinates spirit-clearing and earth-vein-marking assignments during a spiritual-insight collection mission. 3349
• Uses his turtle-shell artifact for both divination and defensive support in hunting-team formations. 409
• Rides his turtle shell through the air and across water to assist in an attempt to rescue Zheng Qing from the black moon's pull. 1607
• Proposes using Lan Que's sword intent to trace the concealed aura of the Xuanhuang Wood's “death” branch through the underground laws. 3590
• Guided Hermione through a breathing technique and prepared her with a large talisman during the Xuanhuang Small World operation. 3398

Equipment / Items

• Black leather notebook — Xiao Xiao's habitual notebook, used for recording observations, calculations, and research. 47 246
• Turtle shell divination artifact — a divination tool with natural defensive properties that Xiao Xiao can also use for rapid movement. 409 1607
• Crystal ball — used to monitor danger, assess fortune and misfortune, and support divinatory work. 1478 1501
• Bamboo-slip Spellbook — a valuable Mid-Autumn Festival gift from Sima. 1992
• “Jie Bi Nan Shan” talisman — a talisman carrying legendary aura, previously used to withstand the School Guardian Formation's indiscriminate lightning during the encirclement of the Dark Wizard Wotrey. 2870
• Dragon Bone Soul Guiding Incense — supplied to continue gathering scattered spiritual insights. 3349
• Small bronze cauldron — carried by Xiao Xiao to the central array eye during the spiritual-insight operation. 3349

Relationships

• Sima Yangyun / Sima — Xiao Xiao once publicly questioned Sima Yangyun about her age and relationship status; he later openly stated that he liked her, made plans to admire osmanthus flowers with her during Mid-Autumn Festival, and received a bamboo-slip Spellbook from her as a gift. He subsequently refers to Sima as his girlfriend and prioritizes supporting her Associate Professor assessment. 246 254 1987 1992 3209
• Zheng Qing — teammate and close friend; Xiao Xiao advises him on divination, assists with homework, helps conceal Zheng Qing's Black Cat identity when necessary, and coordinates with him in hunting-team operations. 1066 1890 1920 2185
• Professor Yi — senior diviner who previously foresaw Xiao Xiao as an “unexpected gain” and offers to recommend his sprite-advancement paper. 2866
• Jiang Yu — fellow You Zui hunter and collaborator in operations. Xiao Xiao encourages her to share crucial knowledge with the team and assists with her requests during the Xuanhuang Small World cleanup. 1524 3352
• Li Meng — a younger classmate with whom Xiao Xiao has a teasing but protective rapport; he corrects her misconceptions, accompanies her to the Cat Fruit Tree, and helps account for Zheng Qing's Black Cat form. 1066 1361
• Fatty Xin — roommate and teammate; Xiao Xiao acts as an adviser while also criticizing his habitual note-taking and managing his impulsiveness during missions. 1304 2154 3349
• Xu Qingmu — a Jiuyou Academy student with enhanced hearing through a special bloodline. Xu consults Xiao Xiao on Divination Studies and occasionally assists him with small tasks. 2121
• Dean of Edge Academy’s black gemstone cat — the Dean’s avatar unsuccessfully attempts to recruit Xiao Xiao for a European tour; Xiao Xiao rejects the request on procedural grounds. 3209

Story Role / Major Arcs

First University Student

• As a special recruit, Xiao Xiao draws attention through his bold questioning of Sima Yangyun. 246
• He was regarded by fellow freshmen as Jiuyou Academy's first-ranked new student and a perfect-score entrance-examination candidate. 79
• He supports Zheng Qing academically and advises him to plan ahead through divination. 1890 1920
• He proposes opening a coffee shop beside a library, inspired by an old man he once saw. 1782
• He uses his broad knowledge and clear reasoning to investigate school incidents, student disputes, and inter-academy tensions. 555 1024

You Zui Hunting Team

• As You Zui’s diviner, he helps deploy an invisibility-based tactic against Shan Xiao during the Winter Hunt. 2185
• He initially served as the team's Right Assistant, supplying divination and defensive support alongside the Lead Hunter. 409 1450
• He takes a coordinating role in the collection of spiritual insights, assigning teammates to clear spirits and mark earth-vein nodes. 3349
• He manages team registration, official-status applications, training-ground requests, subsidies, and Alliance-reward claims. 1920 2178
• He accompanied You Zui on its Trident Sword Alliance mission in Newcastle, where the team had to operate discreetly among potentially hostile civilians and Dark Wizards. 2306
• After graduation, he acts as You Zui's official representative and searches for competitive and professional opportunities for the team. 2968

Academic and Teaching Career

• Professor Yi supports his sprite-advancement research with an offer of a recommendation to Alchemy magazine; Xiao Xiao also learns that his father favors early graduation. 2866
• He serves as a classroom Teaching Assistant, supervising group discussions because of his wide-ranging knowledge. 2730
• As a Registered Wizard and Teaching Assistant, he refuses the Dean’s unwritten travel request and insists that official business follow proper procedure. 3209

Xuanhuang Small World Operations

• He assists Jiang Yu's cleanup strategy by preserving weak, non-aggressive Spirits for Dongdong's team to manage. 3352
• He helps interpret the colored threads surrounding the Xuanhuang Wood as laws of the world merging with the tree, arguing that the world's risk reflects a path of growth. 3570
• He devises a method to locate the Xuanhuang Wood's concealed “death” branch by following its aura through the underlying laws. 3590

Trivia

• Xiao Xiao is notably uncomfortable with Fatty Xin’s habit of taking notes. 1304
• He declined co-authorship on a sprite-transformation paper. 2780
• He once watched an exchange concerning prohibited magical materials, Dark Sorcery notes, and unauthorized talisman trading with “cold detachment.” 2044
• He is recognizable for his black-rimmed glasses, short stature, watermelon-like hairstyle, and ever-present black notebook. 79 246
• He can prepare magical ointment for injuries, including a remedy that quickly removed the black eyes Zheng Qing had given him. 140
• He was once penalized ten points by a classroom stick figure for improper attire after arriving disheveled with a stack of reference books. 555
• Temporary goat-like traits caused by milk substitute included a goatee, which Xiao Xiao chose to keep until the side effects faded. 1320