Fu Nanshan

Biodata

Background / History

Monastic Life and Return Home

Fu Nanshan shaved his head and became a monk at Holy Mountain Hanshan Temple, where he held the title of Buddha’s Son. He rarely contacted his family, making his announcement that he would return on the fifteenth surprising enough for his father to joke that someone had possessed him 12.

Like his brothers, he had been independent since childhood. Their sister, Fu Qinghuan, had been their strongest bond when they were young; as they grew up and pursued separate lives, their visits home and contact with one another became infrequent 29.

A divination prompted Fu Nanshan to return home after he sensed that there was something he needed to do. Old Master Fu and Qin Yan met him at the airport. At the residence, he immediately recognized that Qin Yan’s apparently harmless puppy, Jinbao, was a powerful anomaly 27 28.

Investigating Qin Yan’s Companions

Fu Nanshan examined Jinbao and Fubao with a blood-assisted ritual. He saw Jinbao’s two-headed true form, detected both Weird Qi and spiritual energy in Fubao, and discovered Qin Yan’s exceptionally rich life aura. Despite the anomalies living in the house, he found no signs of contamination in his relatives 28.

When Jinbao attacked a group of animal abusers, Fu Nanshan intervened to prevent it from killing them. He argued that further killings would bring repercussions upon innocent cats and dogs, endured an attack from Jinbao, and promised that the perpetrators would be punished. He then arranged for the rescued animals to reach the Fu residence and reported the S-rank entity 30.

After the perpetrators were arrested, Fu Nanshan brought Jinbao the investigation documents. Their discussion stalled because Jinbao refused to read them, so he enlisted Fu Yunting to explain the findings 31 32.

Jinbao subsequently brought home a B-class Dreamweaving Butterfly. Fu Nanshan explained its dangers to Qin Yan but ultimately allowed it to remain with her. He informed Bureau director Xiao Zhen about her companions, and the two later agreed to keep Qin Yan’s connection to the Hellhound secret for her protection 33 35.

Blood Wedding Dress Incident

Fu Nanshan rushed to Qin Yan after sensing the Weird Qi produced during Jinbao’s fight with the Blood Wedding Dress. He comforted her and later claimed responsibility for subduing the anomaly when they were questioned by the Special Administration Bureau 39.

The Bureau assigned him to perform final rites for Zhou Lin, the woman the dress had controlled. Her contamination was irreversible. At her request, he purified the contaminating energy, knowing that the process would also end her life; Qin Yan comforted her with candy before she died 39 40.

When Qin Yan later remained asleep for three days, Fu Nanshan recognized that she was trapped in a nightmare but could not immediately free her. He contacted his master at Hanshan Temple with the intention of borrowing the Illuminating Lamp. Meimei ultimately rescued her 42.

Extended Stay with the Family

Fu Nanshan originally intended only a short visit. His affection for Qin Yan, together with the need to monitor the S-rank Hellhound, led him to remain home longer than ever before 36.

During his stay, he helped Qin Yan bathe rescued animals, accompanied her to Fu Yunting’s company, planted spirit-fruit seeds with her, and looked after her at home. He also caught the Golden-Winged Bee Queen when it chased Meimei around Qin Yan’s room 34 36 47 49.

Appearance

Fu Nanshan is exceptionally handsome, with fair skin, a slim build, and a cool, ethereal bearing. He is approximately as tall as Fu Yunting but looks leaner. His voice is clear and cool, repeatedly compared to snow 27.

• Shaved head: A visible mark of his monastic life, often covered by a baseball cap outdoors 27 36.
• White clothing: Prefers loose white outfits, including tracksuits and training clothes 27 46.
• Prayer beads: Wears or carries a string of beads, first seen hanging from his left wrist 27.
• Golden eyes: His eyes flash or turn gold during certain supernatural techniques 28 30.

Personality

Fu Nanshan is reserved and economical with words. He dislikes using his phone rather than being unfamiliar with it, and his brief replies frequently frustrate his relatives and Xiao Zhen. When faced with prolonged nagging or unwanted attention, he empties his mind and silently recites sutras instead of listening 13 35 36.

His detached manner conceals considerable tenderness toward Qin Yan. He patiently explains supernatural dangers to her, grants almost every request she makes, and takes quiet pleasure in being the uncle she chooses to stay with. His care extends to ordinary details, such as covering her stomach with a blanket while she sleeps and drying and combing her hair 33 36 40 48 50.

He does not regard humans as inherently nobler than animals. His intervention against Jinbao was motivated by the consequences for innocent animals and nearby people, not sympathy for the abusers; afterward, he knocked the remaining perpetrators unconscious himself. He also patiently washes the rescued animals without recoiling from their dirt or poor condition 30 34.

Abilities & Skills

Supernatural Perception

Fu Nanshan can sense Weird Qi and use a ritual to perceive forms and energies hidden beneath ordinary appearances 28 39.

• Bites his right index finger, marks his brow with blood, and murmurs an incantation while holding prayer beads.
• Reveals Jinbao’s two-headed, mist-like true form.
• Distinguishes Weird Qi, spiritual energy, and Qin Yan’s abundant life energy.
• Becomes visibly paler after the examination 28.

Buddhist Barriers and Restraints

His martial power manifests as golden Sanskrit characters, protective light, and supernatural restraints 30 33.

• Golden barrier: Blocks Jinbao’s claws with a barrier formed from golden runes.
• Golden Bell: Produces a bell-shaped defense of Sanskrit script against Jinbao’s black mist.
• Containment cage: Confines the Dreamweaving Butterfly in a small golden cage 30 33.

Limits:

• He estimates that he has some chance of defeating an A-rank Anomaly but explicitly cannot defeat S-rank Jinbao 31.
• Blocking Jinbao’s attack causes him to bleed from the mouth 30.
• The butterfly is comparatively easy to capture because its physical attacks are weak; its main danger lies in its scales 33.

Purification and Calming

Fu Nanshan uses his voice, prayer beads, and sutra chanting to calm a contaminated person and purify Anomaly energy 40.

• Restores enough of Zhou Lin’s lucidity for her to communicate her wishes.
• Envelops her in glowing golden Sanskrit characters.
• Cannot save her from irreversible contamination: the purification ends her life along with removing the contaminating energy 40.

Divination and Spiritual Knowledge

Fu Nanshan practices divination and is familiar with anomalies, contamination, and spiritually charged objects 20 28 33 44.

• A divination directs him to return home 28.
• Recognizes the Dreamweaving Butterfly and explains its dream-based killing method 33.
• Identifies Meimei’s fruit as spirit fruit after eating one piece 44.
• Recognizes Qin Yan’s prolonged sleep as a nightmare, although he cannot immediately resolve it 42.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Prayer beads — Used during supernatural examinations, carried in combat, and turned while calming Zhou Lin 28 30 40.
• Jade pendant — A gift to Qin Yan that weakens the red mist attacking her in her sleep, though it does not completely prevent the nightmare 41.
• Unidentified white root — Gives Qin Yan a jade-white, stone-like root to plant. He does not know its identity but considers it important; Qin Yan senses life within it 28.
• Baseball cap — Frequently worn when leaving the residence 27 36.

Relationships

• Qin Yan — His niece. Her affection draws out his patient, protective side, and she trusts him enough to seek comfort in his arms. She also tends his injured finger and stands up for him when she thinks Xiao Zhen is bullying him 28 35 39.
• Fu Yunting — His eldest brother. Fu Yunting consults him about supernatural threats, while Fu Nanshan turns to him when explaining the abusers’ case to Jinbao becomes too troublesome 20 31 32.
• Old Master Fu / Fu Rong — His father. Regularly complains about his silence, white clothes, shaved head, and refusal to marry; Fu Nanshan often tunes out the lectures by reciting sutras 12 27 36.
• Fu Qinghuan — His sister and Qin Yan’s mother. She was the strongest bond between the Fu brothers during their childhood 29.
• Jinbao — Qin Yan’s S-rank Hellhound companion. Fu Nanshan cannot defeat it, but negotiates with it and helps monitor its presence in the family home 30 31 36.
• Xiao Zhen — Director of the Special Administration Bureau. Their families have been close for generations; despite frequent exasperation over Fu Nanshan’s reticence, they cooperate to protect Qin Yan’s secret 33 34 35.
• Master at Hanshan Temple — His unnamed teacher, whom he contacts while seeking the Illuminating Lamp to help Qin Yan 42.

Trivia

• Hanshan Temple attracted many visitors specifically because they wanted to see him. He found the attention noisy rather than flattering 36.
• He ignores Xiao Zhen’s repeated messages about Jinbao but promptly accepts a transfer of 10,000 yuan before replying, “Believe it or not. Your choice” 34.
• Despite his apparently otherworldly demeanor, he eats every snack Qin Yan offers him until he finally tells her he is full 48.
• He refuses Meimei and Jinbao ice cream after checking an online warning about hamsters and dogs. Meimei objects that it is a Treasure-Seeking Mouse from the Cultivation Realm, not a hamster 47.