Saihu

Biodata

Background / History

Saihu was raised by Ye Wuju before Ye Huan returned to live in the village. After returning, Ye Huan began giving him Spirit Spring Water. Alongside Ye Huan’s practice of the Beast Taming Art, this made their exchanges increasingly understandable, although neither could fully understand the other 1 3 43.

During a mountain outing, Saihu helped Ye Huan communicate with a gray-white wolf seeking help for its trapped cub. He conveyed the father’s requests and accompanied Ye Huan to the injured animal, later named Xiaobai. His interpretation also helped Ye Huan understand that the father wanted him to take the cub home for treatment 2.

After the torrential rain, Saihu accompanied Ye Huan and Disco into the mountains. He and Disco evaded an enormous wild boar by circling a pool, after which Ye Huan intervened and obtained valuable leaves as compensation. Saihu subsequently stood guard while Ye Huan excavated a wild ginseng plant estimated by Ye Wuju to be about 780 years old 27 28.

When Ye Huan began staying in his mountain cabin, he left Saihu to guard the house. He also recognized that Saihu remained his grandfather’s dog despite obeying him, and wanted to raise one of Saihu’s puppies himself rather than take Saihu away from Ye Wuju 43.

Appearance

• Ye Huan describes Saihu as powerful and imposing when imagining what his puppies with the gentler Little Flower might be like 43.
• His expressions frequently appear almost human, particularly when he gives Ye Huan skeptical or contemptuous looks 1 2.

Personality

Saihu is energetic and independent outdoors, often running ahead before Ye Huan is ready. In the mountains, he becomes exuberant enough to cover himself in mud. He also regularly answers Ye Huan’s boasting and teasing with sidelong looks, dismissive reactions, and barking that Ye Huan interprets as sarcastic replies 1 2 31.

Although eager for meat and generous portions, Saihu willingly gives his food to Little Flower. His devotion includes bringing her along for meals and escorting her home before rejoining Ye Huan. He is also gentle around children: Little Tangyuan trusts him not to bite, while he stands quietly beside Jingjing 2 3 4 8 16 30.

Abilities & Skills

Communication

Ye Huan can roughly interpret Saihu’s barking through the Beast Taming Art; communication becomes easier after Saihu drinks Spirit Spring Water 1 3.

• Understanding instructions: Carries out requests to fetch people, deliver messages, and guard the house 3 43.
• Interpreting another animal: Exchanges calls with Xiaobai’s father and conveys the wolf’s intentions to Ye Huan 2.
• Limit: Their exchanges communicate general meaning rather than complete mutual understanding; Saihu’s interpreted replies are not ordinary human speech 3.

Hunting and Guarding

• Retrieving game: Collects a pheasant shot by Ye Huan and drops it at his feet 2.
• Warning of danger: Arches his body and growls when the gray-white wolf approaches, then watches their surroundings while following it 2.
• Standing watch: Guards Ye Huan during ginseng excavation and continues guarding when Ye Huan briefly enters the Spring Water Space 28.
• House protection: Is entrusted with guarding the home while Ye Huan goes to the mountain cabin 43.

Speed and Agility

• Keeps pace with Xiaobai while running through the forest 9.
• Evades the huge wild boar alongside Disco by circling the pool faster than it can turn and pursue them 27.
• Limits: Cannot catch pheasants once they fly away. Ye Huan judges that Saihu and Disco would be no match for the enormous boar in a direct fight; both also fall behind Ye Huan when he runs at full speed after reaching level five 2 27.

Relationships

• Ye Wuju — Saihu’s original owner and the person who raised him. Ye Huan deliberately allows Saihu to remain with his grandfather 43 46.
• Ye Huan — His young master and frequent mountain companion. Their relationship combines practical teamwork with constant teasing 1 2 28.
• Little Flower — His mate, a black-and-white dog belonging to Little Tangyuan. She is pregnant with their puppies and nearly due by Chapter 43; Ye Huan promises to take the puppies her household cannot keep 3 4 5 43.
• Little Tangyuan — A child who visits specifically to play with Saihu and considers him safe to pet 3.
• Jingjing — Familiar with Saihu through Ye Wuju’s home; she praises his good behavior, and he remains still beside her 16.
• Xiaobai — A regular companion on village walks, fishing trips, and mountain outings following the cub’s rescue 9 10 12.
• Disco — Xiaobai’s wild wolf father. Saihu first helps communicate his appeal for aid and later accompanies him during the wild-boar encounter 2 27.

Trivia

• Saihu has entered Ye Huan’s Spring Water Space. He recognizes where stored objects disappear to, but considers the space too small for a satisfying run 9.
• He joins Ye Huan, Jingjing, Mimi, and Xiaobai during the livestream showcasing the woodland cabin and proposed treehouse site 50.