Han Ruoruo

Biodata

Appearance

• Wears gold-rimmed glasses, which she removes after parting with Yu Tianqing 35.
• Has a long, elegant neck and a graceful bearing; her skirt sways with her movements 35.
• Presents herself as an innocent, slightly bewildered senior, an impression reinforced by her apparent nervousness and blushing 34 35.

Personality

Han Ruoruo enjoys directing romantic encounters while appearing to be the vulnerable party. During her library meeting with Yu Tianqing, she acts embarrassed and helpless so convincingly that he believes he would have missed the performance without prior knowledge of her strength 35.

She prefers a prospective lover who does not immediately lose his composure under teasing. Yu Tianqing’s refusal to exploit her apparent vulnerability appeals to her: she wants to cultivate a relationship herself and values the process of courtship. Learning that he already dates Ling Luochen does not dissuade her from seeking further contact 35.

Abilities & Skills

Control Specialization

• Identified as the Inner Court’s number-one control specialist 34 35.
• Yu Tianqing estimates that she should already have reached the Soul Emperor realm; the passage does not confirm her exact rank 34.
• Keeps her martial soul poised within her sleeve during their exchange, then withdraws it when he asks only for help locating books. Its name and abilities are not revealed 35.

Acting and Romantic Misdirection

• Uses trembling, denial, pleading, and a seemingly defenseless manner to encourage Yu Tianqing to take the initiative 35.
• Conceals her confidence beneath an apparently flustered response to his teasing 34 35.

Equipment / Items

• Gold-rimmed glasses — Worn during her library encounter with Yu Tianqing 35.
• One Hundred Years of Lone Bamboo, also called Hundred-Year Lone Bamboo — A romance about Yu Xiaogang and a ten-year solitary bamboo that cultivates into a god to be with him. Yu Tianqing accuses it of slandering an academy ancestor and confiscates her copy 34 35.

Relationships

• Yu Tianqing — Junior student and romantic interest. She guides him to Soul Tool references, then accepts a teaching position that will give her further opportunities to interact with him 34 35.
• Zhang Lexuan — Best friend, neighbor, and fellow student from the same intake. Lexuan invites her to become a teaching assistant but questions her motives when she accepts after asking about Yu Tianqing 34 35.
• Ling Luochen — Junior acquaintance and Yu Tianqing’s girlfriend. Han Ruoruo is surprised to learn that Luochen has already begun dating him 35.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Inner Court Library Encounter

Han Ruoruo meets Yu Tianqing after bumping into him and falling in the Inner Court library. He helps her up and retrieves her romance novel. When he questions her about it, she hides the book and denies having it; he responds by backing her against a bookshelf and teasing her about exposing her reading material 34.

She asks him to keep the book secret and offers to accommodate a reasonable request. Rather than pursue her apparent invitation, he asks her to locate books for Level 6 Soul Engineers and keeps the novel. His restraint strengthens her interest in him 35.

Teaching-Assistant Appointment

Afterward, Han Ruoruo visits Zhang Lexuan and asks about Yu Tianqing. She learns that he is Mu En’s final disciple, possesses twin mutated Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial souls, has reached rank seventy, and is dating Ling Luochen 35.

She then accepts Lexuan’s earlier teaching-assistant invitation, declaring that she wants to contribute to the academy. Lexuan suspects a personal motive and presses her for an explanation 35.

Notable Quotes

“The most important thing about dating was enjoying the process.” 35

“Lexuan, it’s purely to impart knowledge and teach junior brother everything I know, holding nothing back!” 35