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
Relationship Status	In a relationship with Sima 3209

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Equipment / Items

• 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; later, he refers to Sima as his girlfriend and prioritizes supporting her Associate Professor assessment. 246 3209
• Zheng Qing — teammate and close friend; Xiao Xiao advises him on divination, assists with homework, and coordinates with him in hunting-team operations. 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
• Xin Fatty — 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
• 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 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

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 takes a coordinating role in the collection of spiritual insights, assigning teammates to clear spirits and mark earth-vein nodes. 3349

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
• As a Registered Wizard and Teaching Assistant, he refuses the Dean’s unwritten travel request and insists that official business follow proper procedure. 3209

Trivia

• Xiao Xiao is notably uncomfortable with Xin Fatty’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