A Piao

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

A Piao has lost her memories and does not know who she was before awakening. She recalls a scene in the Star Sea involving a black-haired girl, followed by an image of herself suspended upside down above the Skysea. A sound string from the Tacet Mark on her hand descended toward the land where she later awoke. She initially dismissed this experience as a dream; Yangyang identifies its geographical clues with Yunling Valley and the Norfall Barrens 8 17.

Seeing Jué’s statue in Yunling Valley restores fragments of a memory involving the Sentinel. Jinhsi later recognizes the events A Piao describes as experiences belonging to Jué, making the fragments likely genuine 4 37.

Jinhsi connects A Piao to historical accounts of a woman who absorbed Remnants into her body, saved Huanglong during the Threnodian War, and appeared in records of Jinzhou’s founding. This is a possibility supported by Jué’s guidance, not a confirmed identity. A Piao questions how she could be that person when even Resonators have no known precedent for retaining an unchanged appearance for nearly a century 37.

A photograph of the Black Shores’ flower token prompts another memory: A Piao sees herself wearing a Black Flower. The image suggests a past connection to the organization, but does not establish her former position or membership 46.

Appearance

• Tacet Mark: Located on the back of her hand 3 5.
• Resonance manifestation: While tracing the Leaf token’s frequency, Tacet Mark-shaped patterns appear in her pupils and glow gold 27.

Personality

Amnesia initially leaves A Piao uncertain and uneasy in an unfamiliar world. She admits that she does not know what to do and worries about being manipulated by people who understand her past better than she does. Lu Li becomes especially important to her because, as an outsider to the world, he has no prior knowledge of her identity 8 31.

Despite that uncertainty, she is observant, analytical, and willing to reconsider her conclusions. She recognizes the Magistrate’s layered clues as a screening process, questions Scar’s presentation of Qichi Village’s history, and solves mechanisms that Lu Li largely leaves to her 16 31 42. She also states that all people are equal and calls the wounded Midnight Rangers heroes 24 32.

With Lu Li, she is affectionate, teasing, and possessive. She offers to protect him, enjoys being carried by him, and comforts him after battle. His pursuit of other women provokes sharper reactions: she confronts him over Jianxin and physically restrains him after seeing him hold hands with Chixia 17 26 37 40 43.

Abilities & Skills

Spectro Resonance

A Piao uses Spectro energy alongside sword attacks. At Qichi Village, she releases a golden sphere that envelops the surrounding Remnants and briefly stops time before eliminating them 28.

• Cuts down enemies with Spectro-enhanced combat 28.
• Uses a large-area attack against groups of Remnants 28.
• Her bond with Lu Li grants him Echoing Sonata, a delayed Spectro explosion; the system reward is not an advancement awarded to A Piao 31 32.

Bodily Echo Absorption

A Piao can take Echoes directly into her body, bypassing ordinary Terminal absorption. Bai Zhi notes that this phenomenon has historical precedent 3.

• Absorbs Crownless despite being unable to collect its Echo with her level-zero gourd 3.
• According to Jinhsi, can absorb Threnodian Remnants and share their feelings; Crownless possesses Threnodian power associated with warfare 37.
• A childlike voice calling for “food” emerges through her Tacet Mark. She suspects that something is inside her body, but its identity remains unresolved 26 27.

Frequency Sensing and Visions

A Piao can detect unusual frequencies and use them to follow clues 27.

• Traces the Leaf token’s Remnant frequency southwest toward Qichi Village 27.
• Produces an ethereal frequency around her extended hand that visibly distorts the surrounding space 27.
• Shares a battlefield vision with Lu Li, seeing Jiyan, the Midnight Rangers, and a woman in red controlling Remnants 27.
• Experiences pain and loss of consciousness during the vision; the cause is not established 26 27.

“Vessel of Sound”

Lu Li’s system identifies Rover as a progression-type character and a “vessel of sound” capable of absorbing all sounds 32.

• Can acquire new resonance attributes when the appropriate time arrives 32.
• Her future attributes can also provide corresponding skills to Lu Li through his system 32.
• No additional attribute acquisition is documented in the supplied chapters.

Swordsmanship and Tactical Cooperation

A Piao fights effectively with a sword and coordinates closely with Lu Li 2 33 34.

• Lands the finishing blow on Crownless after fighting alongside Yangyang with support from You Tan 2.
• Eliminates illusory Fractsidus followers while Lu Li gathers and attacks them 33.
• Exploits openings against Scar while Lu Li and his Echoes keep him under pressure 34.

Investigation and Mechanism Solving

A Piao handles much of the group’s detailed clue analysis 16 37 42.

• Identifies the Magistrate’s tokens as a controlled route to information rather than unrelated riddles 16.
• Uses the Sundial’s time, direction, and shadow to locate Jinhsi’s rooftop meeting 37.
• Solves the Gong Tone Platform’s musical mechanisms, aligns the Dragon Bell, and gathers the Tone Vessels needed to reach the Huanglan Compendium 42.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sword — Used against Remnants and Scar’s illusory followers, and to strike the Dragon Bell 21 33 42.
• Pangu Terminal / gourd — Stores Echoes, registers Beacon access, and connects to the Huanglan Compendium database. An archive search finds no useful older record matching its number 5 14 42.
• Magistrate’s tokens and Pass — Provide clues and access for her investigation 10 17 37.

• Black Flower photograph — Given to her by Jinhsi as a lead to the Black Shores; triggers an image of herself wearing the token 46.

Relationships

• Lu Li — Closest confidant and romantic interest. She tells him he is the only person she can trust at that point; his promise to stand beside her raises Rover’s system-tracked intimacy to 80. Their affection is mutual, though no formal relationship is established 31 32 40.
• Yangyang — Friend, combat partner, and guide. Helps investigate her memories and tokens, accompanies her outside Jinzhou, and breaks Scar’s illusion 4 17 34.
• Chixia — Friend who welcomes her to Jinzhou and promises her a meal at Panhua Restaurant. Their friendship becomes complicated by their shared interest in Lu Li 4 16 40.
• Bai Zhi — Researcher who examines her health and assists with the token investigation 3 16.
• Jinhsi — Offers information about her possible historical identity and assistance recovering her past without making that help conditional on serving Jinzhou 37.
• Sanhua — Protects A Piao on Jinhsi’s orders and shields her when Scar produces a card after his capture 35 45.
• Jué — Sentinel connected to her returning memories. Guides Jinhsi regarding A Piao and directs the awakened one toward Jiyan in the Norfall Barrens 37 45.
• Scar — Fractsidus recruiter and adversary. Claims she is a “Black Sheep” who belongs in the organization’s new world; she instead fights him and helps bring about his capture 31 34 44 45.
• Jianxin — Temporary traveling companion during the search for Zhiyuan. Jianxin’s confession to Lu Li prompts A Piao’s jealous confrontation 19 26.
• Black Shores — Organization interested in her identity and potentially linked to her past; her Black Flower memory remains the clearest personal clue 45 46.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arrival and the Magistrate’s Clues

After helping defeat Crownless, A Piao absorbs its Echo through her body and travels toward Jinzhou with her companions. There, she meets Sanhua, receives the Magistrate’s tokens, and begins investigating her identity. Neither Sanhua’s recollections nor the Terminal archive provides a direct answer, although Bai Zhi confirms that she is healthy 2 3 4 10 14 16.

Journey to Fubo Camp

A Piao follows the remaining clues outside the city with Lu Li and Yangyang, joining Jianxin’s search for Zhiyuan. She helps escort captured Exiles to the Midnight Rangers and receives wounded soldiers at camp. She and Lu Li conclude that the Mangosteen clue is directing them toward Jiyan 19 21 24 26.

The voice within her Tacet Mark interrupts their investigation, drawing both her and Lu Li into a battlefield vision. After awakening, she traces the Leaf’s frequency to Qichi Village 26 27.

Qichi Village and Scar

At Qichi Village, Scar separates Yangyang from the group and tries to influence A Piao through a story about sheep, shepherds, and rebellion. A Piao and Lu Li investigate the villagers’ writings, question his framing, and fight him inside his illusion. Yangyang breaks the illusion, and a mysterious woman in red takes Scar away 30 31 32 33 34.

Jinhsi’s Disclosure and Scar’s Capture

A Piao solves the Sundial’s hidden arrangement and meets Jinhsi on the Frontier rooftop. Jinhsi reveals Jué’s captivity, the impending Threnodian awakening, and the historical hero who may be connected to A Piao 37.

A Piao subsequently reaches the Huanglan Compendium with Lu Li. Scar follows them inside, where the planned operation leads to his capture. She questions him about the Fractsidus’s determination to awaken the Threnodians, while he continues insisting that she will eventually join them 42 43 44 45.

Black Shores Investigation

Jinhsi provides the Black Flower photograph, triggering A Piao’s memory of wearing the token. After Lu Li fails to contact Encore, the group seeks botanical help identifying the flower. Their search takes them to Pinting Mountain, where A Piao introduces herself to Verina 46 48 49.

Notable Quotes

“You're the only person I can trust right now.” 31

“All people are equal, with no distinction of rank.” 32

“They're all heroes.” — On the wounded Midnight Rangers 24

“Don't worry. I'll protect you.” — To Lu Li before traveling toward the front line 17