Jiang Nannan

Biodata

Background / History

Family and Her Mother’s Illness

Jiang Nannan comes from a commoner household and enters Shrek Academy with innate full soul power. After her initial tuition is paid, she supports herself and sometimes sends money home to her mother 3 8.

When her mother coughs up blood and collapses, Nannan spends nearly all her academy savings on doctors and medicinal ingredients. She goes several days without sleep while caring for her. Doctors identify a rare Black Tortoise Divine Pill as a possible treatment, leaving her dependent on obtaining help from the Xuanming Sect 4.

Following Auntie Li’s recommendation, she visits Huo Yuhao’s “Cures All Illnesses” clinic. Initially mistaking the young doctor for someone assisting a hidden expert, she pleads for him to save her mother. He stabilizes her mother’s failing heart and requests meals and cultivation lessons instead of a medical fee 4.

Teaching Huo Yuhao

Nannan teaches Huo Yuhao Shrek’s Soul Power circulation method in a secluded woodland clearing. Although surprised by his rank-nine cultivation and the apparent mismatch between his Spirit Eyes and medical abilities, she respects his privacy rather than questioning his secrets 5.

Once he has learned the cultivation method, she begins teaching him basic close combat. Their practice develops into an affectionate routine, including shared grilled fish and her habit of patting his head. She also explains Shrek’s entrance requirements when he decides to apply 6 8.

During a friendly wager, she agrees to fight without her Martial Soul or Soul Skills. Huo Yuhao wins by repeatedly disrupting her with mental attacks and touching her shoulder. His first request is that she use his real name, Huo Yuhao, or call him “little brother Yuhao”; he leaves his second request for later 8.

Chen Wen’s Scheme and the Ambush

Chen Wen identifies Nannan as a potential participant in Xu Sanshi’s Martial Soul evolution because of her talent and beauty. He later offers her a Black Tortoise Divine Pill with an implied sexual price. With her mother already improving under Huo Yuhao’s care, Nannan rejects him and slams the door 3 7.

Chen Wen subsequently hires Lu Renjia and other Soul Masters to abduct Nannan and Huo Yuhao. The pair retreat to their woodland clearing and fight back together. Nannan knocks one attacker into a tree with Waist Bow and kills Lu Renjia with an elbow to the throat after Huo Yuhao stuns him 9 10.

When Chen Wen attacks from hiding with poisoned crossbow bolts, Huo Yuhao tackles Nannan out of their path and kills him with a destructive Spirit Shock. She promises to conceal the unusual power she sensed, proposes burning the bodies, and carries the exhausted Huo Yuhao home 10.

Reunion at Shrek

Before Huo Yuhao leaves to seek a Soul Ring, Nannan fills his storage pouches with supplies and asks him to find her when he arrives at Shrek. She and her mother subsequently move to Shrek City 12 28.

They reunite unexpectedly while she is shopping. Nannan accompanies him through academy registration and invites him to stay at her family’s home that night. Although she continues living in the academy dormitory, she visits her mother daily 28 37.

Her feelings become harder to dismiss after she sees Huo Yuhao with Wang Dong. Initially assuming Wang Dong is a girl, she becomes jealous; believing Wang Dong to be a boy eases her reaction but does not completely remove her unease. She later decides to take the initiative by inviting Huo Yuhao shopping 37 39.

Xu Sanshi interrupts their outing and challenges Huo Yuhao over his closeness with her. Nannan immediately shields Huo Yuhao and objects to the confrontation. She watches their eventual duel anxiously and hugs Huo Yuhao in relief after his victory 39 41 42.

Appearance

Nannan’s beauty attracts attention both in her hometown and at Shrek, where she is recognized as the Outer Court’s Number One Beauty 3 39.

• Hair: Long, light-golden hair falling in large, wavy curls 7.
• Eyes: Pale golden-amber almond eyes with slightly downturned outer corners 7.
• Features: Snow-white skin, a small oval face, and pale-pink lips 7.
• Distinguishing trait: A pair of snow-white rabbit ears is described on her head 7.

Personality

Nannan is devoted to her mother and accustomed to taking responsibility for herself. She exhausts her savings seeking treatment, supplies Huo Yuhao with carefully prepared meals, and teaches him patiently in repayment for his help. Her lessons include practical warnings about avoiding stronger opponents rather than relying on direct confrontation 4 5 6.

Her gentleness toward Huo Yuhao has a playful side. She enjoys ruffling his hair, teases him about bribing her to keep his secret, and insists on carrying him when he is too exhausted to walk comfortably 6 8 10.

Despite repeatedly describing him as a little brother, she becomes jealous at the thought of him growing close to another girl. By their shopping outing, she privately regrets not acting on her mother’s advice to pursue him earlier 7 12 37 39.

In danger, she is decisive and willing to use lethal force. She kills Lu Renjia, helps ensure the attackers cannot retaliate, and recognizes that hesitation could leave her and Huo Yuhao as the victims instead 10.

Abilities & Skills

Soft Bone Rabbit

Her Martial Soul is an agility-attack-type Beast Martial Soul suited to close combat 5 6.

• Activates Martial Soul Possession with a flash of pale-golden light 9.
• Uses quick evasive movements, aerial flips, and precise close-range strikes 8 9.
• Pressures the rank-thirty Lu Renjia strongly enough that he resorts to an Explosive Soul Pill 9 10.

First Soul Skill: Waist Bow

Waist Bow allows Nannan to deliver a powerful attack through an arched-body movement and kick 9.

• Launches an attacking Soul Grandmaster backward into a tree, leaving him bleeding 9.

Close-Combat Technique

Nannan can demonstrate and explain fundamental fighting techniques rather than relying solely on Soul Skills 6.

• Teaches thrust punches, stable footing, and redirecting an opponent’s force 6.
• Advises Huo Yuhao to create distance when an enemy’s close-range strength exceeds his own 6.
• Exploits Huo Yuhao’s mental attacks to land a fatal elbow strike against Lu Renjia 10.

Cultivation Instruction

She teaches the ordinary Soul Power cultivation method learned at Shrek Academy 5.

• Draws circulation diagrams and explains key acupoints and energy-flow nodes 5.
• Uses her own Soul Power to guide Huo Yuhao through a complete Orthodox Meridian Circulation 5.

Relationships

• Madam Jiang — Her mother. Nannan supports the household financially and remains closely involved in her care; Madam Jiang encourages her to pursue Huo Yuhao romantically 7 8 37.
• Huo Yuhao — Her mother’s lifesaver, her early pupil, and the focus of her growing romantic interest. They address each other affectionately as older sister and little brother, without being biological siblings 4 8 39.
• Tang Ya — One of her few Outer Court friends. Tang Ya teases her about Huo Yuhao and offers to enlist Bei Bei’s help against Xu Sanshi’s harassment 28 37.
• Xu Sanshi — An unwanted pursuer whose jealousy leads him to challenge Huo Yuhao. Nannan gives him the cold shoulder and objects when he disrupts her outing 37 39.
• Wang Dong — Huo Yuhao’s roommate. Nannan welcomes Wang Dong into her home but feels uneasy about their closeness even after concluding that Wang Dong is a boy 37.
• Chen Wen — An enemy who attempts to exploit her mother’s illness, then arranges an abduction after being rejected 7 9.

Notable Quotes

“You cured Mom, Doctor Huo, and I got into Shrek, so I can help support the family... So you have to keep looking forward, Doctor Huo. With your abilities, you'll definitely succeed!” 6

“Come on, I'll carry you back. Consider it your reward for saving your big sister.” 10