Luo Hongyun

Biodata

Background / History

Luo Hongyun was an elite soldier who developed severe combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder after retiring from the military. He resisted returning to combat-related work but could not adjust to ordinary employment or city life. After failing at several jobs, he became despondent and spent his days drinking, supported only by a small allowance 40 46.

He lived alone in a cramped, neglected apartment filled with liquor bottles, dirty dishes, discarded clothes, and battered furniture. Despite this decline, his military exercise habits remained intact: he left home at precisely 6:30 each morning to train 41 45 46.

Appearance

• Build: Burly and heavily muscular, with thick arms and a bear-like physique; he stands nearly a head taller than Xia Xu 45 48.
• Face and complexion: Square-faced, with bronze, almost dark skin 42 45.
• Clothing: Wears camouflage when Xia Xu first encounters him 39.
• Initial condition: Unshaven and smelling strongly of alcohol before Louise’s arrival 45.
• After meeting Louise: Showers, changes into clean clothes, and shaves, making him appear several years younger 46.

Personality

Luo Hongyun initially appears cold, terse, and difficult to approach. He repeatedly rejects Xia Xu’s requests and eventually threatens to call the police rather than resorting to violence against an ordinary teenager. His reluctance to fight reflects his desire to leave combat behind, not a fear of danger 40 41 47.

His concern for others shows through his reserved manner. Even before agreeing to teach Xia Xu, he warns him against overexertion and stops him when further exercise would become harmful. Xia Xu’s determination earns his respect, while compliments about his fighting ability produce small increases in affection 40 41 42.

Louise brings out a much gentler side. Initially unsure how to touch or embrace her, he soon becomes openly affectionate and smiles readily in her company. His wish to provide for her is tempered by his refusal to accept work that could leave her without a father 45 46 47.

As an instructor, he is stern and demanding. He uses military-style commands, repeated corrections, and comparisons with Louise to motivate Xia Xu, though he is ultimately satisfied with Xia Xu’s progress 48.

Abilities & Skills

Combat Talents

Xia Xu’s attribute panel records exceptional combat potential 39.

• Life tier 2: He is the first person Xia Xu has seen above life tier 1. No increase in Luo Hongyun’s tier is documented in these chapters 39.
• Basis of strength: Luo attributes combat ability to honest training and proper nutrition, rejecting the idea of secret cultivation methods or miraculous elixirs 47.
• Unverified assessment: Xia Xu suspects that Luo has never lost in close combat and may be virtually invincible locally; this is Xia Xu’s inference, not a confirmed battle record 47.
• Unknown threats: Luo has not personally encountered unusual creatures. His knowledge of extraordinary incidents in war-torn regions comes from unsubstantiated rumors 47.

Physical Conditioning

• Runs fifty laps around the residential complex—estimated by Xia Xu at well over ten kilometers—without becoming flushed or visibly winded 42.
• Follows the run with high-intensity push-ups and other bodyweight exercises 42.
• Maintains a morning workout from approximately 6:30 to 8:00, treating exertion that exhausts Xia Xu as light conditioning 42.

Combat Instruction

Luo tailors Xia Xu’s training to immediate survival rather than prioritizing offensive mastery 48.

• Core techniques: Basic combat movements, power generation, evasion, blocking, and minimizing injuries 48.
• Escape skills: Running away, scaling walls, and crawling through openings 48.
• Conditioning: Morning and evening fitness sessions 48.
• School-day schedule: Morning exercise and evening fitness/evasion drills during the week; instruction in different fighting styles on weekends 48.
• Teaching method: Close observation, repeated corrections, and pressure intended to build determination 48.

Fear and Reaction Training

Luo uses controlled attacks to train reactions, danger awareness, immediate judgment, and resistance to freezing under threat 48.

• Can stop a powerful punch only centimeters from Xia Xu’s face 48.
• Produces overwhelming psychological pressure when attacking seriously, far beyond that of a routine demonstration 48 49.
• Conducts more than a week of drills without physically touching Xia Xu 49.
• Helps Xia Xu remain composed when an ordinary person punches toward his eyes, though this does not guarantee that Xia Xu can dodge 49.

Languages

• Speaks fluent, precisely pronounced Russian, which he uses when asking Louise about her mother 45.

Relationships

• Louise — His young daughter. Luo initially assumes she is a lost child, but her account of her mother and Xia Xu’s encouragement lead him to accept her. He becomes deeply affectionate and begins reconsidering his living conditions and income 45 46.
• Xia Xu — Neighbor, employer, and combat student. Xia initially seeks to hire him as a bodyguard, then earns his trust through exercise, consideration for his safety, and help welcoming Louise. Luo accepts employment as his instructor for ten thousand a month, without becoming an unconditional bodyguard 40 42 45 47 48.
• Olivia — Louise’s mother, who tells Louise that Luo is her father and leaves her with him. Luo first asks whether her mother is “Canary”; the passages do not explicitly establish whether Canary is Olivia’s alias 45.

Affection Toward Xia Xu

The attribute panel uses “favorability,” “affection,” and “affinity” for the displayed relationship score.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xia Xu’s Recruitment Attempts

Xia Xu discovers Luo’s attributes while leaving the amusement park and immediately sees him as a possible defense against the danger associated with Hunter. Luo refuses the bodyguard offer, ignores Xia’s persistence, and shuts his apartment door in his face 39 40.

Xia then joins his morning workouts and rents the entire neighboring building. This keeps other tenants away from potential attacks while leaving Luo free to decide whether to help. Although Luo insists he will not intervene, Xia’s consideration increases his affection 41 42 43.

Louise’s Arrival

Louise appears at Luo’s doorstep and calls him Daddy. After their reunion, Xia helps clean Luo’s apartment and points out that his allowance and current home are insufficient for raising a child. Luo remains unwilling to accept dangerous work but agrees to become Xia’s combat instructor 45 46 47 48.

Instructor and Potential Protector

Luo trains both Xia Xu and Louise, with Louise learning techniques far more quickly. His instruction gives Xia practical survival skills and, through intimidating but controlled attacks, helps him withstand fear 48 49.

Revealed *Night Owl* Fate

The fate synopsis revealed through Louise describes future plot developments, not events already shown occurring:

• Raising Louise gives Luo renewed purpose, motivates him to find steady work, and gradually eases his PTSD 46.
• During a morning workout, kidnappers force open his apartment and take Louise from her bed 46.
• He returns to discover her missing, sees a black sedan escaping, and is driven back into action 46.

Notable Quotes

“Sorry, but precisely because I have Louise, I can't take on dangerous work.” 47

“If you want to learn combat, put those unrealistic fantasies out of your mind. There's only honest training and proper nutrition.” 47

“This is a hurdle you have to overcome. Otherwise, no matter how good your dodging and blocking techniques are, what use are they if you can't use them?” 48