Jia Huan

Biodata

Power Progression

Official Rank and Recognition

Background / History

The protagonist transmigrates into Jia Huan, whose position as a concubine’s son leaves him suppressed by Madam Wang, mocked by the household’s young women, and estranged from his elder sister Tanchun. His predecessor had also gambled away his money, leaving Caiyun to help him from her own modest allowance 1 4.

Unlike his predecessor, the new Jia Huan resolves to establish himself through martial strength. His reward panel makes the Embroidered Uniform Guard especially attractive: apprehending criminals can strengthen him while earning official merit. He borrows eight hundred taels from Wang Xifeng to purchase a post, despite joining the Guard permanently barring him from the imperial examinations 1 3.

His father demands that he resign, but Jia Huan refuses. He also promises Concubine Zhao that his advancement will eventually earn her an imperial title—a promise fulfilled when the court invests her as a Ninth-Rank Confucian Lady 3 50.

Appearance

• Hair: Black, described flying loose as he rides after his Innate breakthrough 21.
• Bearing: Wang Xifeng notices that his former cringing posture and fearful eyes have been replaced by an upright stance and confidence 1.
• Uniform: Initially wears a black Flying Fish Uniform, later exchanging it for the silver-white uniform of a Hundred-Household Commander 2 34.
• Physical development: Indestructible Vajra Inner Art strengthens his sinews, bones, meridians, and acupoints without visibly changing his appearance 49.

Personality

Jia Huan is ambitious and openly resistant to the hierarchy that previously kept him powerless. He refuses to abandon his career merely to satisfy his father or sister, and he values practical strength over martial-world fame. Becoming a Hundred-Household Commander is initially his central goal; afterward, he pursues still greater authority so that issuing orders can replace handling every case personally 3 6 9 42.

His pursuit of criminals combines genuine outrage with self-interest. He refuses Jia Zhen’s attempt to secure Master Wu’s release because allowing a murdered woman to go without justice would burden his conscience. At the same time, he carefully protects his credit, reserves twenty percent of Wu’s confiscated wealth, and seeks cases offering substantial panel rewards 14 15 33.

He is ruthless toward enemies and quick to retaliate against intimidation. He violently establishes authority over insubordinate guards, tortures suspects, and embraces the Guard’s maxim of repaying injury a hundredfold. Nevertheless, he restrains himself when immediate revenge would destroy his future, explicitly deciding that killing Baoyu and his hostile relatives is not worth becoming a fugitive 6 15 18 43.

With people close to him, he can be generous, protective, and teasing. He repays Wang Xifeng, buys gifts for his maids, shares martial arts with his subordinates, and repeatedly flusters Qingwen through flirtation 4 10 13 20 35.

Abilities & Skills

Criminal-Apprehension Reward Panel

His “golden finger” awards experience and martial arts for participating in the apprehension of sinners 1.

• Rewards increase with his involvement and the severity of the criminals’ sins 1.
• Martial arts can arrive with proficiency already granted; Xingyi Fist’s twelve forms become mastered immediately 2.
• Criminal portraits and assessments appear on the panel, including sin ratings, participation percentages, rewards, and experience totals 3 9 49.
• Killing the Bujie monks before taking them to the Imperial Prison yields only 85% participation despite his handling the battle himself. He concludes that prison formalities affect the reward 9.
• He can transcribe rewarded techniques for others to learn, though he imposes secrecy and sometimes orders the manuscripts destroyed 13 42.

Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms

His principal offensive art is described as possessing extreme hardness and yang force; its power increases with the depth of his internal energy 9 49.

• Regret of the Overbearing Dragon: His first acquired form, used to kill Scarface Fiend 9 21.
• See Dragon in the Field: The third form, deployed against Chief Escort Zhou with two successive currents of palm force 29.
• Maybe Leaping in the Abyss: The ninth form, stops Gao Youjin’s sword at close range and leaves his acupoints blocked and wrist powerless 41.
• Crossing the Great River: The seventh form, breaks three of Gao Youjin’s ribs 41.
• Acquisition: Receives one form, then three, then seven, and finally seven more, completing all eighteen 9 27 34 49.
• Early limitation: At the fourth Postnatal level, his internal qi supports only one strike 9.

Movement Techniques

• Movement techniques sustained by internal qi cease to protect him once his reserves run dry 49.

Indestructible Vajra Inner Art

He receives complete mastery of the art’s first level after dismantling the Water Mirror Theater network 49.

• Greatly strengthens his internal bodily structures and supplies considerable physical strength without circulating inner qi.
• Allows his physique alone to withstand a saber strike from a martial artist at the peak of the Postnatal Realm.
• Provides protection against the vulnerability that remains when exhaustion prevents him from maintaining his movement techniques 49.

Saber, Fist, Palm, and Finger Arts

Investigation and Command

• Connects Liu Strongman’s death to the breached Xinchang Dam through medical evidence, local reports, and Misty Rain Tower intelligence 28.
• Secures signed, fingerprinted confessions and corroborating correspondence before obtaining authorization to arrest Yuan Yong 30 31 33.
• Uses intermediaries and secrecy when a lead involves Prince Zhongshun’s household, ordering Xue Pan not to reveal his involvement 46.
• Assigns dangerous opponents to himself and tells weaker subordinates to avoid unnecessary risks 15 47.

Poetry

• Writes a lyric that Lin Daiyu praises as the work of a master poet, although she initially doubts his authorship 24.
• Recites lines inspired by Li Shangyin that move Daiyu to tears, then asks her to keep his poetic ability private 25.
• Uses poetry during an evening walk with Daiyu, deepening their personal connection 37.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Flying Fish Uniforms — Black during his early service and silver-white after promotion to Hundred-Household Commander. Gold threads mark merit advancement; five threads precede eligibility for Deputy Thousand-Household Commander 34.
• Embroidered Spring Saber — His standard service weapon. His promotion brings a replacement forged entirely from meteoric iron, with a pearl-set hilt and a blade capable of cutting iron 2 34.
• Skyward Boots — Part of his initial Guard equipment; worn when he defeats Gao Youjin 2 41.
• Identification plaques — Establish his official identity. His Hundred-Household appointment includes a plaque granting Case File Archive access 2 34.
• Book of Impermanence — A black booklet issued at Great Banner rank. Its recorded accusations carry sweeping authority over ordinary people, but it is insufficient against those with influential backing 6.
• Misty Rain Tower ranking token — Bears his name and identifies him as a recognized Dragon-Tiger Ranking talent; he displays a gilt command token at the Xinchang branch 13 28.

Relationships

• Concubine Zhao / Lady Zhao — Birth mother. He defends her dignity, shares his gains with her, and fulfills his promise to obtain an imperial title for her 3 10 11 50.
• Jia Zheng — Father. Initially orders him to resign and repeatedly disparages the Guard; later cooperates with his investigation and allocates land for a larger residence 3 31 32 35.
• Madam Wang — Lawful mother. Suppresses him and initially welcomes his loss of examination eligibility, but comes to fear his advancement as a threat to Baoyu 1 3 35.
• Jia Tanchun — Elder full sister. Condemns his career and initially defends Baoyu against him; regrets misjudging him after the Sun Shaozu conspiracy is exposed 3 43.
• Jia Baoyu — Elder brother and rival. Resents his achievements and closeness to the household’s young women, then participates in the plot against him through Sun Shaozu. Jia Huan exposes and beats him 11 36 38 42 43.
• Jia Mu — Grandmother. Praises his accomplishments but favors Baoyu; reluctantly assigns Qingwen to him and remains uncomfortable with his overshadowing the legitimate son 11 43.
• Wang Xifeng — Sister-in-law and early benefactor. Lends him the money for his post, receives valuable jadeite in repayment, and later defends him against claims that he arrested his father 1 10 32.
• Caiyun — Loyal maid who supported his predecessor financially. He rewards her kindness with shopping trips and gifts 4 13.
• Qingwen — Maid obtained from Jia Mu. Their relationship develops through gifts, bickering, jealousy, and flirtation; she fears for him before his duel 11 13 17 20 21.
• Xiangling — Maid transferred to him by Xue Pan. He identifies her as the abducted daughter of the Zhen family and promises to search for her parents and punish the traffickers 17.
• Lin Daiyu — Poetry confidante. Revises her judgment of him after hearing his verse, agrees to keep his talent secret, and defends his character during the misunderstanding involving Jia Zheng 25 32 37.
• Xue Pan — Admirer who repeatedly seeks sworn brotherhood and promotes a marriage to Baochai. Jia Huan refuses his gold and sworn-brother proposal but later uses him as an investigative intermediary 17 36 46.
• Xue Baochai — Proposed marriage partner in Xue Pan’s plans, not an established fiancée. Jia Huan disavows the drunken marriage announcement to protect her reputation; their later private meeting shows growing warmth 36 46.
• Jia Zhen and Jia Rong — Hostile clansmen. Their conflict with him grows from his refusal to release Master Wu and his retaliation against the Eastern Mansion; they later join the Sun Shaozu scheme 14 16 18 38.
• Yan Pu — Friendly Hundred-Household Commander who recognizes his talent, worries about his duel, and warns him about the emperor–Retired Emperor factional divide 4 9 20 45.
• Officer Guo — Official who secures arrest authorization, supports his promotion, and receives his evidence against the theater spy network 33 34 49.
• Fathead Fish, Skinny Monkey, Scholar, Twin Whips, Biaozi, and Drunkard — His original six subordinates. Initially resistant, they become loyal followers whom he trains, protects, and retains through promotion 6 12 13 15 42.
• Gao Youjin / White-Haired Killing Demon — Challenger sent by Sun Shaozu. After Jia Huan defeats him, Gao identifies his sponsor and later brings him the trafficking report 41 42 45.
• Jia Yingchun — Family member whose proposed marriage is used in the conspiracy against him. She thanks him tearfully after learning Sun Shaozu is dead 43.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Guard Service and the Bujie Temple Monks

• Captures the infant-eating monk Yuan Si while off duty, earning his first promotion 4.
• Kills five Bujie Temple monks on Zhongling Street, gaining treasure, public notoriety, and a further promotion 8 9 10.
• His success changes household attitudes toward him and attracts Xue Pan’s interest in making him Baochai’s husband 5 8.

Master Wu and the Eastern Mansion Feud

• Rejects Jia Zhen’s request to release Master Wu, then uncovers murder and collusion with Mang Mountain bandits 14 15.
• Leads the raid on the stronghold, frees captive women, and executes Wu 15.
• Defends his conduct before the household and severs Lai Er’s ankle tendons. Jia Rong’s subsequent accusation against him ends in an apology, while Jia Zhen’s hostility persists 16 18.

Duel with Scarface Fiend and Mother Yaksha

• Publicly challenges the two wanted villains in his personal capacity, refusing warnings from Misty Rain Tower, Yan Pu, Xue Pan, and Qingwen 19 20.
• Defeats them at a secluded temple and has their bodies taken to the Imperial Prison. The victory brings his first Innate breakthrough and official recognition 21 22.

Xinchang Dam Investigation

• Investigates Liu Strongman’s murder amid flooding and follows evidence through the Zhoulong Escort Agency to Su Chongshan 28 30.
• Obtains proof that Right Vice Minister Yuan Yong engineered the dam’s destruction and a grain-price scheme. Questioning Jia Zheng causes a household uproar before the misunderstanding is resolved 30 31 32.
• Executes Yuan Yong under orders that prevent him from implicating others, then kills Su Chongshan. Solving the case earns Jia Huan command of the Celestial Pivot Guard 33 34.

Sun Shaozu’s Conspiracy

• Defeats Gao Youjin publicly outside Rongguo Mansion, demonstrating that his rapid rise rests on genuine martial ability 40 41 42.
• Investigates and kills Sun Shaozu, discovering Baoyu’s involvement in arranging the attack through Yingchun’s proposed marriage 42 43.
• Presents the confession to the family and punishes Baoyu; Jia Zheng later requires Baoyu to apologize 43 45.

Water Mirror Theater Trafficking and Espionage

• Follows Gao Youjin’s report of girls trafficked to the Tatars and traces an emblem through Jiang Yuhan to the Water Mirror Theater 45 46.
• Conducts nighttime surveillance and discovers more than one hundred captive children in a hidden underground chamber 47.
• Exposes a Tatar spy base and its official accomplices, secures arrest authorization, and executes the guilty participants after gathering evidence 49.
• The rewards complete his Dragon-Subduing Palm repertoire and strengthen his body. The following chapter brings his mother’s court title 49 50.

Notable Quotes

“I'm going to make something of myself!” 1

“Cousin, there is a maxim passed around the Embroidered Uniform Guard Office: if someone wrongs me, I repay it a hundredfold. I wholeheartedly agree.” 18

“If I had no ability, how could I have become an Embroidered Uniform Guard Hundred-Household Commander at seventeen?” 41