Ye Lingling

Biodata

Background / History

Family and Meeting Xiao Xuan

Ye Lingling is the daughter of Ye Nishang and the inheritor of the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul. Her family is an upper-level power in Heaven Dou City, though below the Upper Three Sects. Its lineage passes to a single heir each generation and possesses exceptional healing abilities, but no offensive or defensive abilities; the family therefore recruits powerful attack-type Soul Masters as retainers 32 33.

She first encounters Xiao Xuan during a bandit attack on her family’s carriage. When the robber chief attacks him, she cries out a warning, then watches in shock as he kills the Soul Ancestor without using a Soul Ring. Afterward, she and her mother travel with him to Heaven Dou City 31 32.

Helping Xiao Xuan Enroll

Upon learning that Xiao Xuan intends to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Ye Lingling offers to guide him through admission and introduce him to the First Team. She is delighted when he addresses her as his senior and readily takes responsibility for helping him settle in 32.

At the academy, her presence allows Xiao Xuan to pass the guards without obstruction and makes his special-admission registration much smoother. She then introduces him to her closest friend, Dugu Yan. Over lunch, she recounts his actions against the bandits, prompting Dugu Yan’s interest in testing his spear 33.

Assisting Dugu Yan’s Treatment

Ye Lingling watches Xiao Xuan and Dugu Yan’s spar while preparing to heal either participant. After his Blue Jade Bamboo purifies Dugu Yan’s poison, she recognizes its life energy and asks whether it can also heal 34.

Receiving that energy causes her Nine Heart Begonia to respond with intense resonance and deference. When Dugu Yan reveals that it has dissolved a trace of her accumulated serpent poison, Ye Lingling realizes that Xiao Xuan may be able to cure a condition her family’s healing could not eradicate. She suggests moving their discussion to Dugu Yan’s private residence 35.

During the subsequent thousand-year Whale Rubber treatment, Ye Lingling uses her Martial Soul to repair damage to Dugu Yan’s meridians. Her support eases the pain and helps Dugu Yan regain control of the medicinal energy as her body transforms 36.

Supporting Xiao Xuan at the Academy

Ye Lingling asks about Xiao Xuan’s arena schedule and attends his attempt at twenty consecutive victories with Dugu Yan. Initially anxious about his decision to fight two Soul Elders at once, she celebrates his victory and later his defeat of the Shi brothers. When he joins the Heaven Dou Royal Team, she and Dugu Yan are the first to applaud 46 47 48 49 50.

After Xiao Xuan returns from another journey, Ye Lingling notices that his presence has grown stronger. Rather than focusing only on his improved Martial Soul, she asks whether the trip was dangerous. Their planned dinner is postponed when a messenger summons him to the Crown Prince’s residence 72.

Appearance

• Build and complexion: Light, slender figure with pale, jade-like skin 32.
• Hair: Long black hair falling over her shoulders 32 46.
• Facial features: An oval face, clear phoenix eyes, a delicately upturned nose, and crimson lips 32.
• Clothing: Initially wears a simple, close-fitting black dress; later appears in an elegant black-and-white long dress 32 46.
• Bearing: Usually cool, composed, and aloof, with restrained expressions 32 72.

Personality

Ye Lingling’s reserved appearance conceals a warmer, more playful side. Dugu Yan describes her as gentle in manner but inwardly aloof and proud, connecting this temperament to the Nine Heart Begonia lineage’s early familiarity with life and death. Her mother regards her lively initiative toward Xiao Xuan as unusual 33.

She expresses care through practical help and close observation: arranging Xiao Xuan’s admission, remaining ready to heal during a spar, and noticing the possible danger behind his new strength. Among friends, she also teases Dugu Yan, laughs at her embarrassment, and openly celebrates Xiao Xuan’s successes 33 34 36 46 48 72.

Abilities & Skills

Nine Heart Begonia

Ye Lingling’s Martial Soul manifests as an exquisite pink-and-white begonia in her palms and releases healing vitality 36.

• Meridian repair: Its soothing white light repairs tears in Dugu Yan’s meridians during Whale Rubber absorption 36.
• Treatment support: Reduces pain and stabilizes Dugu Yan sufficiently for her to control the surging medicinal energy 36.
• Combat limitation: The Nine Heart Begonia lineage has no offensive or defensive abilities of its own 32.
• Poison-treatment limitation: The family’s healing is not sufficient to eradicate every poison. Ye Nishang previously failed to remove the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison embedded in Dugu Bo’s bones 35.

Sensitivity to Life Energy

Her healing-type Martial Soul makes her especially sensitive to life energy, allowing her to identify the healing quality of Xiao Xuan’s Blue Jade Bamboo 34.

• Martial Soul resonance: His life energy causes her Nine Heart Begonia to unfurl without being summoned and display instinctive submission and awe 35.
• Perception: She detects a change in Xiao Xuan’s presence after his journey and correctly observes that he has become stronger 72.

Relationships

• Ye Nishang — Mother and head of the Nine Heart Begonia Family. She approves of Lingling’s initiative in helping Xiao Xuan 32 33.
• Dugu Yan — Closest friend and teammate. They spend time together daily, and Lingling occasionally stays at her residence to chat. She assists with Dugu Yan’s treatment and is genuinely delighted by the prospect of curing her poison 33 35 36.
• Xiao Xuan — Junior schoolmate, friend, and later teammate. She helps him enroll, introduces him to Dugu Yan, supports his arena matches, and shows concern for his safety 32 33 46 50 72.
• Yu Tianheng — Team captain. She addresses him politely and accompanies the group to the Great Soul Arena, where she supports Xiao Xuan despite Yu Tianheng’s predictions of defeat 46 47 48.

Notable Quotes

“You've already called me senior, so as your senior, looking after my junior is only part of the job!” 32

“Because your Martial Soul has changed so much. … You must have been through quite a lot.” 72