Xiao Yuan

Biodata

Power Progression

Appearance

• Build and features: Tall and slender, with fair skin, dark wavy hair, scarlet lips, and two dimples 134 154 176 527.
• Command attire: Wears a scarlet robe and pins her hair up with a wooden hairpin when taking control of Chun Prefecture’s forces 176.
• Other clothing: Appears in a white fur overcoat during Kui Xing’s interrogation and frequently wears high heels 350 437 528.
• Phoenix manifestation: Her hair becomes red waves, flames gather beneath her feet, and scarlet fire surrounds her body 437 438.

Personality

Xiao Yuan deliberately shifts between flirtatious playfulness and intimidating authority. Around Little White Tiger, she teases, bargains, and presents herself as his dependent partner; when he disappears, she immediately takes command as an experienced underworld boss. Her helpless-woman persona conceals both personal strength and administrative ability 134 154 176.

She is pragmatic about personnel and political advantage. She supports promoting Broken Shoe despite his brutality because he has repeatedly risked his life for the group, arguing that advancement must reward contributions rather than personal connections. She also restrains her anger when detaining Ma Fangshan would expose Chun Prefecture to another enemy during the Korean siege 383 525.

Her ruthlessness extends well beyond threats. She orders torture and mass killings of enemy agents, coerces Shu Dong through his family’s survival, and orders an infiltrator to provoke a clash and kill Dragon Kingdom miners to justify retaliation. Her protection of Chun Prefecture does not prevent her from sacrificing outsiders to its interests 203 268 410.

Her affection for Little White Tiger and the people under her care is equally explicit. She remains behind to protect an evacuated city, treats its fighters as family, and refuses escape when the surviving Lei Zis face annihilation. Privately, however, she admits her fear of death, of being forgotten, and of losing the chance to grow old with Little White Tiger 526 634 910.

Abilities & Skills

Phoenix Special Ability

Xiao Yuan manifests a blazing Phoenix and uses fire directly in combat 437 527.

• Flame attacks: Ignites Pugu’s arm and prevents him from breaking free despite his Fifth-Awakening cultivation 527.
• Aerial movement: Rises into the air with flames beneath her feet 437.
• Defensive confrontation: Shields her exhausted companions while covered in scarlet flames 438.
• Limits: At Sixth Awakening Peak, she cannot withstand the Eight-Awakening Saint Master without suffering severe injuries 526 528 529.

Fire Phoenix Bloodline and Nirvana

Her Phoenix shares an origin and lineage with the Four Great Demon Ancestors. Er Niu identifies their blood as the means to evolve it into a true Fire Phoenix and enable rebirth through fire 532.

• Life preservation: Silver-Patterned Tiger’s blood restores her vital signs and surrounds her in a Fire Phoenix egg 532.
• Evolution requirements: Blood from all Four Great Demon Ancestors is required; the awakening also needs the purest fire of the rising sun 532 634.
• Potential: Er Niu describes the Fire Phoenix as the ruler of all birds and says successful rebirth would give her potential comparable to Little White Tiger and Old Ninth 532.
• Danger: Her soul must awaken and merge with the Phoenix spirit before it dissipates. The Nirvana flames can burn souls to nothing 634 635.

Administration and Command

Xiao Yuan manages the group’s operations and Chun Prefecture’s civilian affairs. Her authority rests on the fighters’ respect, not merely her relationship with Little White Tiger 154 526 634.

• Independent mobilization: Alongside Old Ninth, she can summon every Lei Zi in the city without Little White Tiger’s approval 634.
• Institutional reform: Proposes a clear promotion system and a Bronze Badge for Broken Shoe to demonstrate that outsiders can advance through service 383.
• Civil administration: Handles everyday city matters, assists residents, and oversees rebuilding contracts 526 769.
• Crisis leadership: Organizes evacuation, fallback positions, demolition contingencies, and coordinated ambushes during the Korean invasion 525 526.

Intelligence and Infiltration

She builds long-term intelligence networks through coerced operatives, beneficiaries, and apparently independent businesses 203 736.

• Shu Dong: Sends him back to Kou Island under threat of his family’s destruction; his intelligence later exposes divisions within the Ruan Family 203 284.
• Old Tian: Rescues his children from creditors and funds his hotel in Shen Prefecture. His lack of prior ties to Chun Prefecture allows him to pass Ma Family scrutiny 736.
• Precision targeting: Uses sleeper agents and territorial records to direct attacks against Ma Family strongholds and allied factions 752 754.
• Counterintelligence: Identifies a probable borderlands connection between attacks on Sikong Jian and Mr. Li, then orders restrictions on travel and a purge of rival spies 510.

Negotiation and Tactical Planning

Xiao Yuan combines bargaining, deception, and analysis of an opponent’s dependencies 218 389 437.

• Commercial intelligence: Uses Happy Powder delivery schedules to narrow down the location of Young Master He’s warehouse 218.
• Political leverage: Secures Gu Xiao Xi’s promise of unconditional support from the Gu Family’s Third Branch by offering a path to marriage with White Mouse 389.
• Battlefield analysis: Recognizes that killing the troops sustaining Kuer’s ability will weaken him and pushes Hungry Ghost to devour them 437.
• Hostage bargaining: Trades Congress members for allied withdrawals, then uses the Shadow Group Prescription to seek an additional guarantee of safe passage 886 887.

History

Joining Little White Tiger

Xiao Yuan initially approaches Little White Tiger with an offer to cooperate over ruins containing divine abilities and unique techniques. She claims to know the exact time of their reappearance and warns that several major families are already competing for them 134.

She subsequently spends three months in Chun Prefecture, partly to learn the Sunlit Nine Forms and partly to help manage Little White Tiger’s group. Despite his and Old Ninth’s early resistance, she issues orders as their “Sister-in-law” and keeps operations running smoothly 154.

During the confrontation with Shu Dong and Ming King, she publicly claims Little White Tiger as her man, and Old Pestilence kills Shu Dong’s bodyguard. By offending both men, she jeopardizes her old Ice Prefecture power base and pressures Little White Tiger to accept her into his organization. She asks for a stake but keeps her ultimate motive secret 154.

Taking Command and Expanding the Group

After Little White Tiger is captured and Old Ninth is wounded, Xiao Yuan assumes command. She orders Bone to stabilize Black Mountain Town, summons the Lei Zis and Overlord Stronghold, and marches on the Police Bureau. Her forces destroy Zhou Ming’s helicopter; she confronts him on the roof and subsequently orders him thrown down 176 177.

She also persuades Mr. Li to help rescue Little White Tiger, learning that Farbridge Group’s laboratory operates aboard a ship that remains at sea year-round. After the rescue, she presses for growth beyond Chun Prefecture and places herself, Old Sick, and Old Pestilence under Little White Tiger’s command 178 201 202.

Her expanding operations include coercing Shu Dong into overseas service and negotiating exclusive Northeast distribution rights for Happy Powder at 550 per tube. The latter deal conceals a plan to locate and destroy Young Master He’s stock; she also proposes robbing shipments and demanding compensation for the failed deliveries 203 218.

Fei Island and Her Family’s Identity

On Fei Island, Xiao Yuan orders an infiltrator to provoke violence at the mines and kill Dragon Kingdom miners, intending their deaths to justify Chun Prefecture’s intervention 268.

Following the Old Man’s death, she arrives with Sickness and Pestilence, treats Third Uncle, rebukes Old Ninth for lowering his head, and declares that Chun Prefecture will confront the Three Families the next day 290.

Although Ruan Lie thanks her for helping him gain power, she privately instructs Shu Dong to overthrow him with the Bai Family and offers to make Shu Dong King of Fei Island. Before departing, she and Little White Tiger also arrange Third Uncle’s schooling and promise to preserve Black Mountain Town for his future leadership 321.

Her connection to the Southwest King becomes known during the conflict. She later introduces Sikong Jian as her biological older brother and reveals that her real name is Sikong Yuan 301 313 322.

Building Chun Prefecture’s Power

Xiao Yuan identifies Lu’s Small World as a potential training ground capable of rapidly strengthening Chun Prefecture. Three years after the Death Caverns journey, she turns toward formalizing the organization’s promotion system 374 383.

She secures Gu Family support through Gu Xiao Xi and White Mouse, then leads retaliation against Kou Island’s Fox Group. After interrogators obtain a list of one hundred agents, she orders their deaths within five days and plans to send their heads to the Emperor 389 410.

During the fight against Kuer, she refuses to abandon Little White Tiger, fully reveals her Phoenix ability, and directs Hungry Ghost against the soldiers powering their opponent. Later, at Sunshine Beach, she remains beside Little White Tiger as the God-Slaying Cannon approaches 437 449.

Korean Siege and the Nirvana Attempt

When reports of Little White Tiger’s death threaten Chun Prefecture’s stability, Xiao Yuan recalls its enforcers and seeks Overlord’s support. Attacks on Sikong Jian and Mr. Li lead her to suspect a coordinated threat against the Dragon Kingdom’s borderlands 508 510.

Facing the Korean invasion and Ma Family opportunism, she refuses to surrender the city. She sends her fighters to ambush the Korean army, evacuates civilians, and remains behind to draw the Saint Master away from his headquarters. White Mouse receives orders to destroy the city and retreat to Overlord Stronghold if she cannot hold it 523 525 526.

The defense leaves her critically injured. Civilians return with explosives to resist the attackers, and the awakened youth identified as Little White Tiger’s younger brother intervenes. Little White Tiger reaches Xiao Yuan before she loses consciousness 529 530.

Silver-Patterned Tiger’s blood stabilizes her within a Fire Phoenix egg. After the Turtle Ancestor supplies his blood, Chun Prefecture gathers to awaken her. The attempt produces a vast fire tornado, but her soul remains asleep; Old Sick and Old Pestilence enter the flames to plead with her, while Old Ninth pours qi into the fading Phoenix spirit 532 632 634 635.

She is active again by the Demon Ancestors’ congratulatory gathering, where she receives a Nine-Awakenings Demon Ancestor divine ability and the Turtle Ancestor offers to adopt her. The supplied passages do not specify her resulting cultivation rank 639.

Later Campaigns and the Federation

Xiao Yuan supports Little White Tiger during the confrontation with the Security Department at Divine Mountain. When prolonged efforts to reach their missing brothers exhaust Chun Prefecture’s men, she challenges him to consider the companions still beside him and the residents depending on them 668 690.

She later brings reinforcements to Prison Island, helps crush the Second Island Master’s forces, wounds Tong Fei, and permits Yang Pan to leave. Her intelligence network subsequently enables the destruction of Ma Family strongholds in Shen Prefecture 724 752 754.

With Little White Tiger and Old Ninth imprisoned, Chun Prefecture continues to prosper under her leadership. She oversees reconstruction and prepares a small expedition into the No-Man’s Zone after learning that the Greenwood Ancestors’ legacy has surfaced 769.

When Adam demands Yu Leer’s return, Xiao Yuan refuses. After awakening as Eve, Yu Leer attacks her but stops short of killing her, unable to overcome her affection for her friend 811.

In the Federation’s capital, Xiao Yuan uses captured Congress members to negotiate the withdrawal of Overlord Stronghold and Black Mountain Town, agreeing to remain behind. She then offers Yang Pan the stolen Shadow Group formula in exchange for help guaranteeing their safe return 886 887.

Surrounded with fewer than a thousand surviving Lei Zis, she refuses offers of escape and prepares to die beside them. Little White Tiger and Old Ninth arrive during Qiao’s attack: Old Ninth shields the fighters while Little White Tiger takes Xiao Yuan into his arms 910 911.

At her latest documented appearance, she hands Yang Pan the promised Prescription USB drive and supports sparing Tian Bo because he may still be useful to the Dragon Kingdom 920.

Relationships

• Little White Tiger — Romantic partner and leader whose ambitions she helps realize. She entrusts him with her life and resources, repeatedly protects his followers, and refuses to leave him in battle 202 437 526 887.
• Sikong Jian — Biological older brother and Southwest King. He openly protects Little White Tiger as his brother-in-law 313 322.
• Old Ninth — Fellow leader who accepts her emergency command and deeply respects her abilities. During her Nirvana attempt, he sustains the fading Phoenix spirit with his own qi 176 634 635.
• Old Sick and Old Pestilence — Long-serving Yuan Guards. Both enter the Nirvana flames and pledge to follow her into death if she cannot awaken 635.
• Third Uncle — Younger dependent whom she helped raise. She arranges his education, and he regards her as one of the people he treasures most 321 634.
• Fang Mu — Trusted subordinate whose worth she recognizes. He credits her with giving him authority and trust, and calls her Chun Prefecture’s true Helmsman 634.
• Shu Dong — Coerced operative who becomes a political asset. She threatens his family to secure his cooperation, then offers him rule over Fei Island 203 321.
• Yu Leer / Eve — Friend whom she refuses to surrender to Eden. Even after recovering her memories as Eve, Yu Leer cannot bring herself to kill Xiao Yuan 811.
• Yang Pan — Negotiating counterpart who helps facilitate her withdrawal arrangements in exchange for the Shadow Group Prescription 887 920.
• Turtle Ancestor — Essential contributor to her recovery and later protector. He gives her a divine ability and offers to become her adoptive father; acceptance of that offer is not shown in the supplied passage 639 810.

Equipment & Items

• Transformed-blood syringe — Used to threaten Kui Xing into revealing the secrets of a film containing experimental evidence and a possible treasure map 350.
• High heels — Used as an improvised weapon against Pugu; her stiletto pierces his cheek 528.
• Demon Ancestor divine ability — Receives an unnamed Nine-Awakenings divine ability from the Turtle Ancestor 639.
• Shadow Group Prescription USB drive — Holds the formula promised to Yang Pan and personally delivers it to him 887 920.

Notable Quotes

“I'm not leaving. You're my man. If you die, I die. You live and die with your brothers, and I'll follow you in life and death.” 437

“A lack of restraint in small matters ruins great plans.” 525

“My man will descend from the sky with Old Ninth, crush the Alien Races' spine beneath his feet, and take me home.” 886