Xiao Yu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Xiao Yu narrowly survives an accident and acquires memories of immortal cultivation. These memories make him the sole member of the Heavenly Mechanism Gate’s seventieth generation and give him mastery of the Heavenly Mechanism Canon, an art capable of reading and overturning predestined fate 1.

His initial street-stall fortune-telling business struggles because most people regard it as a scam. He spends his remaining money on a computer and internet connection, turning to livestreaming as a way to find clients, earn living expenses, and advance his cultivation 1.

His first broadcasts gradually attract a loyal audience through accurate readings and successful interventions. Income from talismans later enables him to rent a storefront and move out of his cramped shared apartment. He hires Yuan Yu and Su Yunyi, who become his household staff and business assistants 24 25 34 40.

Appearance

• Wears inexpensive street-stall clothing even after becoming wealthy; at Night Banquet, diners mistake him for a pretty boy supported by the two well-dressed women accompanying him 47.
• Buys more than 500,000 yuan worth of luxury clothing and accessories, but finds the experience dull and returns to his usual cheap clothes 49.

Personality

Xiao Yu takes the consequences of his readings seriously. He refuses to reveal a murderer’s identity to Jin Hong while the latter is distraught, both to prevent heavenly punishment and to stop him from acting recklessly. He also reserves talismans for emergencies, offers lifesaving help without charge, and donates 200,000 yuan to Cao Xiaoya following her reunion with her family 15 23 38.

He is generally patient with disbelief, recognizing that skepticism about fortune-telling is normal. Rather than abandon He Yi to a disastrous future, he proves his predictions and encourages genuine behavioral change. He is less accommodating toward persistent harassment, exposing Liu Xing’s and Zhao Jun’s private misconduct when they confront him 8 11 49.

Despite his rapid success, he enjoys comfort and time off more than constant work. He tolerates much of his viewers’ teasing, avoids unnecessary arguments, and uses an already-lifted ban as an excuse to take a week-long break 23 47 48 49.

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Mechanism Canon

The Heavenly Mechanism Canon combines divination with cultivation through changing fate and seizing heavenly fortune 1.

• Past and future readings: Reveals personal histories, relationships, health conditions, career prospects, and impending dangers 1 3 20 22 28.
• Immediate predictions: Correctly predicts a lost transit card, a basketball striking a window, and repeated coin-toss results to convince He Yi 8.
• Hidden information: Recites Xia Mo’s privately written message exactly 30.
• Remote investigation: Uses video calls, photographs, and connections between people to identify criminals and locate missing persons 15 26 36.
• Spiritual perception: Recognizes genuine talisman materials by their spiritual-energy fluctuations 18.

Fate Alteration and Cultivation

Xiao Yu can change a future through practical guidance or directly overturn a predetermined outcome 8 13.

• Persuades He Yi to abandon harmful friendships and reform his values, rather than merely avoid the immediate circumstances that would kill his grandparents 8.
• Overturns Qi Zihong and Pang Juan’s lifelong childlessness, telling them they will conceive that night and receiving an enormous surge of Fateforce 13.
• Gains merit from beneficial interventions, including helping victims and assisting criminal investigations 1 20 33.
• Avoids the usual Heavenly Dao warning when changing the couple’s fate because spiritual energy is depleted in the Dharma-Ending Age 13.

Reading Rules and Limitations

• A transaction redirects backlash: Completing a transaction transfers the consequences of revealing heavenly secrets to Xiao Yu, who offsets them with merit. A free gift can serve this purpose just as well as a paid Rocket 6.
• Normally one reading per person per day: He warns that a second reading leaves the client responsible for the resulting bad luck 3 15.
• Payment must complete the reading transaction: He attributes Lin Hao’s kidnapping and five-million-yuan ransom to divine punishment after Lin avoids the 500-yuan reading fee, despite having sent much larger gifts 44.
• Visual interference: Makeup complicates remote readings at his early cultivation level and requires additional power 1.
• Indirect readings are incomplete: At the fourth level of Qi Refining, he struggles to trace a child abducted twenty years earlier through her father alone. A photograph of the trafficker provides a more effective intermediary 32 33 36.
• Altered futures are uncertain: Before a proposed change takes effect, he can see the original fate but cannot guarantee how the changed outcome will unfold 28.
• His own future remains obscure: He cannot see himself in anyone else’s future and does not understand why 36.
• No drawing skill: Although he can divine a fugitive’s appearance, he cannot draw it or describe it clearly without assistance from a police sketch artist 26.

Talisman Crafting

Xiao Yu inscribes immortal spells onto genuine talisman paper, storing them in a form ordinary people can use. His inherited cultivation memories guide his first attempts, but crafting consumes spiritual power and initially produces imperfect pieces 18.

• Begins with Heart-Clearing and Evil-Repelling Talismans after reaching the third layer of Qi Refining 10.
• Rejects factory-made paper and unsuitable supplies that cannot support genuine spells 10 18.
• Secures two suppliers providing a combined 130 sheets per month 49.
• Later prioritizes Heart-Clearing Talismans because Protective Jade can replace Evil-Repelling Talismans for many protective purposes 49.

Protective Jade Crafting

Xiao Yu turns jade into simple defensive magical artifacts. Jade quality determines the strength of the stored protection 35 39.

• Creates personalized pieces for Su Yunyi and Yuan Yu, forming their names inside the jade without visible carving marks 44.
• Plans to use his earnings to acquire better jade, make Spirit Stones, and establish array formations; these remain intended developments in the supplied chapters 44.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Computer and internet connection — His original investment for livestreaming; purchasing them empties his wallet 1.
• Talisman-making supplies — Genuine Yellow Talismans, cinnabar, brushes, and ink 18.
• Heart-Clearing Talismans — Dispel evil, ward off illness, calm the mind, improve concentration, and aid sleep. Their disease-suppressing effects are slow at his low cultivation level; he still urges clients to seek medical treatment 22.
  • Perfect-quality talismans sell for 100,000 yuan, provide protection for two years, and lose their effects after three years 23.
  • He keeps two available for emergencies and gives lifesaving assistance without charge 23.
• Evil-Repelling Talismans — Protective charms sold for 100,000 yuan. One saves Yuan Yu from an attack, but Xiao Yu warns that saving a life does not guarantee freedom from injury or disability 23 28.
• Protective Jade — Defensive alternatives to Evil-Repelling Talismans, produced in multiple quality grades 39 49.

Relationships

• Tang Xiaoxiao — His first livestream client and an early supporter. He helps her escape a lonely future, accepts a free gift when she cannot afford payment, and later exposes her dishonest blind date 1 6 49.
• Zhao Yan / Lady Purple / Lord Purple — Wealthy donor and owner of Beauty Like Jade Cosmetics Company. She initially challenges him, then supports him and openly pursues him romantically; he says he cannot see himself in her future 3 20 36.
• Qi Zihong and Pang Juan — Clients and major supporters whose childless fate he overturns. He names their future daughter Qi Yunlin; Qi Zihong also helps him obtain genuine talisman paper 13 20 35 49.
• Liu Shan / Yi Shuihan — Police officer who moves from skepticism to investigative cooperation. She helps develop the Cao Xiaoya case, while Xiao Yu supplies intelligence and high-grade Protective Jade for her dangerous operation 8 33 39.
• Yuan Yu — Former housemate whom he protects with an Evil-Repelling Talisman. She becomes his live-in maid, assistant, and fan-group moderator, handling customer communication and orders 28 34 40 44.
• Su Yunyi — His storefront and apartment landlady, later also his maid and assistant. She handles packaging, receives personalized Protective Jade, and develops an interest in him without an established romance 25 34 40 44 48.
• Xia Mo — Established streamer whose challenge greatly expands his audience. He exposes her cheating boyfriend, advises her about relationships, and arranges an in-person joint livestream 30 32 41 50.
• Jin Hong — Martial arts instructor seeking answers about his murdered longtime crush. Xiao Yu delays dangerous revelations, guides his pursuit of Chang Ningming, and later offers help with his love life 14 15 26 45 50.
• Cao Yuan and Cao Xiaoya — Father and daughter reunited through his divination and police assistance after twenty years apart. Xiao Yu also contributes money toward Xiaoya’s children 37 38.
• Wei Zhuo — Owner of the Yanjing streaming company. His company reverses Xiao Yu’s mistaken ban and offers improved terms; he later supports collaboration with Xia Mo 24 29 35.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notable Quotes

“You don't care, but I do. If I know it'll harm you, there's no way I'll tell you.” 15

“As long as it's to save a life or handle an emergency, it'll be free.” 23

“What immortal? These are just some simple Taoist arts. Fortune-telling, talismans, jade—they're all part of Taoist arts.” 44