Lu Jingheng

Biodata

History

Stranded in Howling Wind Canyon

Lu Jingheng introduced himself as a data clerk from the Star Rail Research Institute, a high-level Longxia institution studying Blood-Erosion Clouds, the vampire virus, and otherworldly energy. According to his account, vampires scattered his exploration team a week before his rescue, and falling rocks broke his leg. His team had been investigating the canyon’s abnormal energy readings 47 48.

After killing Earl Shadowwing, Luo Li detected faint human life signs beneath rubble and found Lu Jingheng severely injured. Unable to walk and lacking strength in his right arm, Lu Jingheng asked to be taken to safety. Luo Li bandaged and splinted his leg, then carried him toward the canyon’s outskirts on the condition that he follow instructions 47.

Overnight Shelter and Rescue

Lu Jingheng helped identify unsafe terrain and correctly warned that darkness was approaching. Forced to shelter beneath a large rock, the pair found that neither Luo Li’s guild communicator nor his phone could obtain a signal. Lu Jingheng suggested that interference-producing minerals and remnants of Earl Shadowwing’s domain were contributing to the communications failure 47 48.

During the night, he disclosed his team’s suspicion that a small, unstable spatial rift existed deeper in the canyon, while stressing that its existence, stability, and danger level remained unconfirmed. His leg became increasingly swollen and painful, requiring Luo Li to clean and rebandage it 48.

The following day, Luo Li reached guild command through a brief signal and requested rescue. To make his defeat of an A-rank vampire sound more plausible, he credited Lu Jingheng with providing crucial environmental support during the fight. Lu Jingheng refused the credit, explaining that he had contributed nothing substantial to the combat and would tell the guild the truth 49.

Hospital Recovery

The guild rescue team met them outside the canyon and transported them to Jiangcheng Central Hospital. Later, wearing hospital clothes and using a wheelchair, Lu Jingheng visited Luo Li with his fractured leg in a proper cast. He confirmed that he had credited Luo Li alone with killing Earl Shadowwing and had reported the possible spatial rift to the guild 50.

As thanks for saving his life, he gave Luo Li an antique-looking wooden peace pendant said to have come from a family elder. Luo Li accepted it but remained uncertain whether the gift was simply gratitude or served another purpose 50.

Appearance

Lu Jingheng is handsome, with a composed, scholarly bearing that remains noticeable even when he is badly injured 47.

• Eyes: Exceptionally clear, with a calm, rational quality beneath his initial confusion and pain 47.
• Initial clothing: A dark blue uniform torn in several places, exposing multiple wounds 47.
• Initial injuries: A visibly twisted, fractured left leg, weak life signs, and little strength in his right arm 47.
• After rescue: Clean hospital clothes, a cast on his leg, and a wheelchair; some color has returned to his face 50.

Personality

Lu Jingheng presents himself as courteous, restrained, and resilient. He maintains his dignity while asking for help, endures painful first aid without crying out, and tries to minimize the burden of being carried. His conversation is generally practical: he warns of hazards, asks whether Luo Li needs rest, and avoids directly probing the nature of Luo Li’s storage ability 47 48.

His refusal to accept credit for Earl Shadowwing’s death appears unusually indifferent to personal gain, especially because such credit brings resources and status. However, Luo Li finds his nearly faultless conduct suspicious: his composure and apparent innocence seem difficult to reconcile with a week of desperate survival. The narrative leaves his sincerity unresolved 47 49.

Abilities & Skills

Environmental Observation

Lu Jingheng attributes his observational habits to his work as a data clerk 47.

• Notices unstable ground, hidden fissures, and hazardous rocks, helping Luo Li choose safer routes 47 49.
• Observes and remembers rock textures and vegetation patterns 47.
• Roughly estimates time and possible weather changes from the color and movement of Blood-Erosion Clouds 47.

Scientific and Technical Knowledge

His explanations cover the canyon’s energy anomalies and spatial technology 48.

• Offers possible geological and vampire-related causes for signal interference 48.
• Provides intelligence about the suspected spatial rift without presenting it as confirmed 48.
• Says his expedition carried small-capacity, unstable Space Folding equipment 48.
• Claims level-three clearance and mentions reported spatial-research breakthroughs at the Star Torch laboratory under the Supreme Council 48.

Items

• Wooden peace pendant — An antique-looking pendant given to Luo Li after their rescue. Lu Jingheng says a family elder gave it to him and that it can calm the mind, attract good fortune, and ward off misfortune. Its properties are not demonstrated; Luo Li finds it warm and smooth, apparently ordinary wood 50.

Relationships

• Luo Li — Rescuer and benefactor. Lu Jingheng assists his evacuation through environmental observations, promises repayment, refuses undeserved combat credit, and later gives him the peace pendant. Luo Li increasingly appreciates his help but never fully trusts his identity or intentions 47 48 49 50.
• Third Exploration Team — His stated expedition colleagues. He expresses concern about their fate after becoming separated from them 47.

Unresolved Questions

• Identity and motives: Luo Li questions whether Lu Jingheng is merely an unlucky researcher or someone with another agenda. The system’s tentative assessment reads: “extremely low threat? Unknown objective? Value undetermined?” 49.
• Purpose of the pendant: Lu Jingheng appears relieved when Luo Li accepts it, but no hidden function or ulterior purpose is confirmed 50.