Lou Yu

Biodata

Power Progression

Lou Yu’s development is described through stability, destructive power, and control rather than named cultivation realms or numerical levels.

Background / History

Childhood and family conflict

Lou Yu grew up in the Lou Family, where his father confined his mother, Bai Yan, with the family leadership’s approval. At fourteen, after a year of planning, he helped her escape. They hid outside for two months before being caught; Bai Yan was unharmed, but Lou Yu’s father nearly beat him to death 62 69.

He later insisted that his parents divorce and remained distant from his father. Bai Yan taught him not to isolate himself unnecessarily: even hostile relationships could provide support when both sides retained shared interests. This informed his later willingness to accept assistance from the Lou Family without submitting to its control 62 159.

Military service and the awakening experiment

Lou Yu enlisted as an ordinary soldier without revealing his family background. He initially devoted himself to becoming stronger and defending the base, paying little attention to romance 172.

He later concealed his identity to enter the Shen Family’s awakening experiment and gather evidence to avenge his comrades. Although researchers classified him as a defective subject, he assassinated Fourth Young Master Shen, who had overseen the project. The resulting conflict forced the Shen Family to share its awakening-reagent technology with the other major families 10 159 171.

Bai Yan and influential comrades intervened on his behalf, pressuring the Lou Family to help restrain the Shen Family. Nevertheless, when Lou Yu departed Central Base, most people believed his unstable ability would soon kill him 202.

Refuge at Yong’an Base

Lou Yu brought his surviving teammates to Yong’an Base, governed by his older cousin Lou Quan. In exchange for shelter, he agreed to work for Lou Quan and cooperate with research into the Ability Awakening Reagent. He also hoped that, if he died, Lou Quan would continue sheltering his teammates 6 8 128.

The squad became one of the base’s leading mercenary teams through high-risk missions. Lou Yu also trained recruits, escorted personnel, patrolled the wilderness, and retrieved equipment for the research institute rather than remaining safely inside as a valuable research subject 6 7 15.

Appearance

• Face and build: Sharply defined features, a muscular chest, and defined abdominal muscles; his outstanding looks contribute to his reputation at Yong’an Base 1 7 119.
• Eyes: Black with a purple tint even when his ability is inactive. He explains that the purple may deepen as his power grows 71.
• Chest scar: Bears a scar from the mutant wolf’s attack, which Tao Qiu later recognizes and touches 1 119.

Personality

Lou Yu is widely regarded as steady, gentle, and considerate, but his mild manner does not make him compliant. He patiently answers researchers’ questions while protecting sensitive information, turns away attempts to cultivate influence over him, and refuses gratitude gifts for defending the base because he considers it his duty 7 9 10 62.

His loyalty repeatedly places him in danger. He uses himself as bait to save others, refuses to live comfortably in the wilderness while Yong’an Base faces starvation, and risks a potentially fatal wound to rescue a soldier. He regards protecting humanity as a responsibility rather than a task he can abandon once his own family is safe 3 128 129 167.

Against enemies, he is calculating and vengeful. He deliberately exposes his conflict with the Shen Family to establish grounds for future retaliation and is willing to threaten mutual destruction rather than surrender to experimentation. As an instructor, his severe methods and sharp tongue leave former recruits remembering him as a “gentle devil” 10 56 62.

With Tao Qiu and the children, he becomes playful, openly affectionate, and willing to show vulnerability. He sometimes exaggerates his helplessness to invite their protection, but also genuinely struggles with guilt over his obligations and his inability to provide as much as he wishes. The cubs’ acceptance moves him to tears 155 168 169 170.

Abilities & Skills

Lightning Ability

An artificially awakened elemental power and Lou Yu’s principal means of fighting mutant monsters 8 90.

• Releases destructive lightning capable of instantly killing mutant flying bats and blasting apart a large boulder 62 170.
• Can be controlled precisely enough to inflict severe but nonfatal burns, or deliver a small warning shock through a handshake 158 159.
• Can create an invisible enclosure whose presence is perceptible even to ordinary people 164.
• Has finite reserves and requires recovery after exhaustion. During prolonged invasions, he must conserve it for critical moments 128.

Enhanced Physique and Senses

His awakening improves his endurance and perception beyond those of ordinary humans 8 64.

• Retains enough stamina to lure mutant wolves away after other fighters have exhausted themselves 8.
• Detects faint underground vibrations before burrowing worms emerge 64.
• His ability-associated aura also attracts mutant monsters, which often target him before nearby ordinary humans 64 142.

Self-Healing

Lou Yu possesses unusually strong self-healing, though it does not make him immune to serious injury 64 129.

• Survives a burrowing worm tearing flesh from his thigh deeply enough to expose bone 64.
• Survives a mutated plant piercing his abdomen, aided by emergency treatment and the plant’s lack of poison 129.
• Severe wounds still require hospitalization and extended recovery; injuries can leave scars 119 129 130.

Military and Wilderness Skills

His military background supports his work as a mercenary captain and base defender 6 56.

• Uses firearms and a dagger, although both become unavailable during the opening wolf encounter 1.
• Trains recruits and undertakes escorts, patrols, dangerous missions, and battlefield rescue work 6 128.
• Records changes in mutant populations and territories using reporting methods learned at Central Base 49.
• Uses his attractiveness to mutant monsters as bait, drawing them toward prepared traps; the tactic has both successes and costly failures 64.

Intelligence and Negotiation

Lou Yu combines selective disclosure with practical bargaining to protect his family and Yong’an Base.

• Conceals Tao Qiu’s human form and the circumstances of their first night while cooperating with legitimate research 9 10.
• Offers blood samples and training insights to secure weapons without revealing Tao Qiu’s role in his improvement 128 129.
• Makes Tao Qiu’s grain-and-seed agreement conditional on removing threats to his partner and children 172.
• Works with Lou Quan to dismantle hostile factions and bring the Lou Family’s remaining informants under control 174 212.

Domestic Skills

• Initially a notably poor cook, earning mockery from Lou Quan as a “kitchen killer” 90.
• Learns to make desserts for Tao Qiu; by a later family visit, his cooking has improved to an average standard 135 177.
• Studies hairstyling and gives Second Cub a cat-ear style and Third Cub a princess hairstyle 178.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Gun and dagger — His weapons during the initial mutant-wolf encounter. The gun runs out of ammunition, and he cannot retrieve the dagger from a wolf’s skull 1.
• Vehicle — Used for missions, transporting prey and supplies, and private meetings with Tao Qiu 89 95 121.
• Phones and power banks — Supplies Tao Qiu with phones, including an additional one after learning about the children; photographs and videos help him follow their lives between visits 72 143 170.
• Tao Qiu’s special crops — Strengthen his constitution and support ability use. Later, Tao Qiu’s cabbage also restores stamina during battle 91 128 209.

Relationships

• Tao Qiu / Snow Bird — Lover, partner, and the other parent of their children. Tao Qiu saves him from a mutant wolf and treats him with blood. Lou Yu later openly pursues him, protects his secrets, and refuses to let others exploit his affection for humanity’s benefit 2 72 121 172.
• Eldest Cub — Biological child. Initially regards Lou Yu as competition for Tao Qiu’s attention, but later accepts him as a father and offers to share food and protect him 135 169 195.
• Second Cub — Biological child. Participates in teasing Lou Yu before warmly welcoming him, sharing snacks, riding on his shoulders, and showing him his place at the family table 163 170 177 195.
• Third Cub — Biological child. Initiates the children’s affectionate welcome by kissing his cheek and reminding the others that he deserves kisses as their father too 168 195.
• Lou Quan — Older cousin, Yong’an Base’s commander-in-chief, and an often contentious ally. Their partnership begins as an exchange of shelter for service and research cooperation, but Lou Yu sets firm limits when Lou Quan probes Tao Qiu’s attachment to him 8 121 122.
• Bai Yan — Mother. Lou Yu helps her escape confinement as a teenager; she later intervenes to protect him and threatens to expose the Lou Family’s secrets if his family is endangered 69 202 235.
• Lou Qing — Father and head of the Lou Family. Their relationship is deeply hostile; Lou Qing nearly kills him over Bai Yan’s escape and initially declines to help when he becomes embroiled with the Shen Family 69 159 236.
• John, Liu Qi’an, Huo Lan, and Chen Lin — Trusted squadmates whose loyalty has been forged through shared danger. John serves as vice-captain, and the group protects Lou Yu from outsiders seeking influence or information 3 7 62.
• Zhao Tao — Younger ability user whom Lou Yu advises and secretly supplies with Tao Qiu’s tomatoes. He emphasizes that stronger health supports ability control but cannot replace training 130 135 141 142.
• Lin Wang — Former army friend falsely presented by the Lou Family as an ex-boyfriend. Lou Yu exposes his theft and fabricated relationship, then refuses his pleas for help 172 173.
• Shen Family — Principal enemies following the awakening experiment and Lou Yu’s assassination of Fourth Young Master Shen. Their agents repeatedly attempt to kill or capture him 10 152 159.
• Bai Family — Political enemies who resent his rejection of a marriage alliance and assist the Shen Family’s schemes against him 236.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Wolf Attack and Rescue

After a scheme involving the Shen and Bai families leaves him endangered, Lou Yu draws mutant wolves away to give others a chance to escape. Wounded and unarmed, he is rescued by Snow Bird. Tao Qiu carries him to his nest, treats him with blood, and sleeps with him while he is delirious. His teammates subsequently recover him from the cave 1 2 3 10.

Lou Yu awakens in the hospital with dramatically increased lightning power. He cooperates with the research institute while withholding Tao Qiu’s transformation and the intimate details of his rescue 7 8 9.

Public Revelation and Central Base Pressure

A mutant flying-bat invasion forces Lou Yu to expose his ability to defend Yong’an Base. Public admiration increases, but his survival as a former defective subject makes him valuable research material to Central Base’s families. Lou Quan obtains the Lou Family’s assistance, exchanging research information for political protection 61 62 63.

Later, weapons suppliers demand the secret of his stabilization and rapid growth. Rather than expose Tao Qiu, Lou Yu offers blood and written training insights. During the same defensive season, he suffers a near-fatal abdominal injury while saving a soldier 128 129.

Courtship and Fatherhood

Lou Yu formally asks to pursue Tao Qiu, brings him practical supplies, and shares their first kiss during a later visit. Their relationship develops through meals, gifts, and mutual care while Lou Yu remains unaware of the children for part of their courtship 72 89 106 128.

The cubs initially resent sharing Tao Qiu’s attention. After accepting Lou Yu as their father, they welcome him into the valley and promise to protect him. His lightning demonstration exposes his exaggerated helplessness, prompting apologies and reconciliation on both sides 162 163 168 169 170.

Securing a Home at Yong’an Base

When Lou Quan is taken away, Lou Yu temporarily assumes responsibility for the base. After his cousin’s return, he seeks Tao Qiu’s help with the threatened grain harvest and insists that their family’s safety be secured before the arrangement proceeds 166 167 168 172.

The cousins purge hostile factions, allowing Tao Qiu and the children to visit and eventually move into a new home. When residents speculate that he has become a stepfather, Lou Yu publicly states that all three children are biologically his 174 191 195.

Later Defense and Awakening Research

Lou Yu continues defending the base while helping it expand its ability-user force. With the Lou Family’s informants controlled, Yong’an can employ its previously concealed advantages more freely 209 212 217.

He oversees the second awakening experiment from the underground facility. Seven of one hundred volunteers awaken abilities, and none become defective products. Exhausted afterward, he spends a week recovering with his family before returning to prepare the new users for the spring invasion 219.

Banyan Tree Conspiracy

The Banyan Tree investigates Lou Yu’s history to understand Tao Qiu and the children. After a suspicious presence follows him home, Lou Yu searches the house with Tao Qiu, reports the intrusion, and later guards the children’s school 225 227.

During Tao Qiu’s abduction, the Banyan Tree uses him as a shield. Lou Yu hesitates until Tao Qiu calls for him to strike; his attack wounds the tree, but it escapes with Tao Qiu into the wilderness 244.

Notable Quotes

“Tell them that no one can force me to do something I’m unwilling to do. If they want to push me, I don’t mind taking them down with me again.” 62

“Because I listen to my partner. Whatever my partner says goes.” 107

“If we can’t get rid of the filth in the base, the deal is off.” 172