Yan Kexing

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Yan Kexing spent a long period living as a ferocious beast before entering human society. He wandered among humans, encountered both malicious people and good friends, and eventually lost interest in wider human society. He then became a teacher and devoted himself to research 98.

His long life includes time overseas and an earlier period when he wore his hair long. He tells Shi Wen that his appearance has changed little since the camera was invented 127.

The Abnormal Affairs Bureau helped him when his destructive nature was stronger. He credits that assistance with enabling his present willingness to help and befriend humans. Over the years, the Bureau's people also became a source of companionship, making him feel less alone 123 361.

By the time he meets Shi Wen, Yan Kexing is a prominent S University researcher whose team studies integrated environmental science and has published numerous papers. His academic reputation extends internationally 9 261.

Appearance

• Human form: Exceptionally handsome, with a broad frame, slim waist, long legs, and a height exceeding 1.9 meters 67 262.
• Facial features: A high-bridged nose, finely shaped eyes, and thick, long eyelashes; his voice is deep 32 123.
• Clothing: Often wears shirts, tailored trousers, suits, and coats. His formal clothing and composed bearing give him a refined academic appearance 29 67 105.
• Glasses: Uses non-prescription blue-light glasses for computer work; they are not corrective lenses 9 40.
• Dragon form: Over ten meters long, with scales that appear to emit a faint white glow. He describes this form as much smaller than dragons were in ancient times because spiritual energy is now scarce 540.

Personality

Yan Kexing is reserved, precise, and difficult to fluster. He speaks little but chooses his words well, remains unhurried while cooking over high heat, and generally declines to engage in idle chatter. His expressionless face and sharp gaze can intimidate even his senior disciple, Gong Jiang 9 43 90 107.

Beneath that aloof exterior, he is attentive and softhearted. He anticipates practical problems, such as fish bones endangering the ranch's animals, and quietly watches over Shi Wen during unexpected transformations. His concern is usually expressed through concrete help rather than elaborate reassurance 270 320 527.

As a partner, he values mutual reliance and direct communication. When Shi Wen hesitates to seek help, Yan Kexing explicitly reminds him that they share a life and should bring their difficulties to each other. He also acknowledges that he must communicate better rather than expect Shi Wen to understand him automatically 194 195.

He respects Shi Wen's competence: he trusts his wildlife judgments, follows his lead in the field, and waits to intervene when Shi Wen appears capable of handling a situation himself 88 118 261.

Abilities & Skills

Yinglong Bloodline

Yan Kexing is a descendant of the ancestral Yinglong, whose powers encompassed creation and destruction. His lineage inherited only part of that power—specifically its destructive aspect 123.

• Fierce-beast classification: His inherited power carries an aura of destruction rather than the blessing associated with auspicious beasts 123.
• Former destructive nature: When his power was stronger, both his temperament and physical substance were inclined toward destruction 123.
• Present limitation: Bloodline deterioration and the collapse of the divine beasts' ecosystem severely reduced his ability to use his true form 123.
• Retained power: Despite those restrictions, he still possesses far more energy than Shi Wen during the latter's painful wing-growth stage 373.

Dragon Transformation and Flight

• Transforms into a dragon capable of carrying Shi Wen through the sky 540 541.
• Can return to human form just above the ground and catch his passenger during the descent; he describes the maneuver as instinctive 541 542.
• Withstands the cold of a high-altitude mountain without discomfort 540 542.
• Emits a dragon's cry, but cannot understand every other dragon's calls. He tentatively attributes Ye Xueyan's unfamiliar cry to a dragon dialect 614.
• Transformation becomes easier after sustained consumption of Variant Ingredients, but remains limited 580.

Perception and Bloodline Knowledge

• Residual-energy detection: Detects the power left behind by Dang Changming after a visit and identifies his Dangkang bloodline 478.
• Transformation guidance: Recognizes Shi Wen's beast ears as a temporary Beast Transformation and reassures him when wings emerge 271 370.
• Animal assessment: Identifies a rescued cub as a wolf-dog hybrid and evaluates its potential 119.
• Limits of knowledge: Does not claim to know exactly what a living Qilin looks like; he distinguishes ancient imaginative depictions from an actual transformation 529.

Research and Conservation

• Leads a team working in integrated environmental science and has years of wilderness field-research experience 9 539.
• Identifies wild cistanche, documents the plant, and collects soil for testing 296.
• Advises on creating suitable conditions for cultivated cistanche rather than assuming the ranch's existing environment is an insurmountable obstacle 297.
• Recognizes protected species and their legal status, including the wolverine's first-class national protection 431.
• Participates in planning a municipal project to increase plant diversity through seed sowing 563.

Fieldwork and Emergency Response

• Riding: An accomplished horseman who offers to demonstrate techniques when Shi Wen cannot keep up with Shi Suo's learning 315.
• Marksmanship: Teaches Shi Wen shooting posture and aiming, and successfully shoots difficult, fast-moving hares himself 89 262.
• Rescue work: Ties a secure slipknot during the rescue of a Tibetan wild ass trapped in a swamp 30.
• Firefighting: Helps coordinate plans with the wildfire commander, including the construction of a firebreak 250.
• Flood relief: Works in fast-flowing water placing sandbags and spends two days doing heavy relief labor alongside Shi Wen 459.

Cooking and Food Preparation

• Regularly cooks household meals and prepares food for the ranch's animals 147 192.
• Makes preserves and baked desserts, including apricot jam cake shared with the workers and animals 482.
• Knows enough winemaking to prepare peach wine and selects specialized yeast for it 526.
• Adapts preparation to animal safety, bringing a food processor so fish can be puréed if bones pose a problem 320.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Non-prescription blue-light glasses — Worn while reading papers and working at a computer 9 40 147.
• Firearms — Uses guns during organized hunts and teaches Shi Wen their use; ownership of the weapons is not specified 89 262.
• Shared financial accounts — Gives Shi Wen access to his considerable assets and offers to have the managers add Shi Wen's name 202.
• Wedding ring — Wears a ring matching Shi Wen's during their encounter with Ye Xueyan 614.

Relationships

• Shi Wen — Husband and ranch partner. Their friendship develops through shared fieldwork, personal confidences, and daily life. Yan Kexing reveals his classified bloodline to him, later accepts his proposal, and marries him at the ranch 98 123 598 604.
• Gong Jiang — Student and current senior disciple. Yan Kexing first introduces himself to Shi Wen while thanking him for saving Gong Jiang; Gong Jiang remains easily intimidated by his teacher's stern look 7 90.
• Zhu Ji — Bureau contact with whom he discusses Shi Wen's welfare and development. Yan Kexing insists that additional animal-care responsibilities should come with appropriate funding or equipment 107.
• Xing Mingyue — Collaborator in Shi Wen's medical care. Yan Kexing privately volunteers his blood for Xing Mingyue's team to develop a treatment for Shi Wen's painful wing growth 373.
• Zhou Hongzhong — Works with him on wildlife management and protected-plant investigations, including feral-pig removal and the examination of wild cistanche 89 296.
• Baoye A Sai — Friend whose injured racehorse is brought to the ranch for recovery. Yan Kexing coordinates the arrangement and encourages continued contact 202.
• Cong Zai — Initially frightened of Yan Kexing, but soon becomes affectionate after being gently soothed. Apart from Shi Wen, Yan Kexing is the only person Cong Zai calls to in his particularly sweet manner 57 58 67.
• Ye Xueyan and Xie Xing — Hosts in another world. Yan Kexing agrees to tests investigating possible spacetime overlap, and the four establish friendly ties 614 615.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Meeting Shi Wen

Yan Kexing meets Shi Wen after the latter saves Gong Jiang from a frightened horse. He already knows of Shi Wen, accepts an invitation to the ranch, and becomes a recurring visitor. Shi Wen subsequently discovers his university profile and begins reading his team's papers 7 8 9.

He supports the developing ranch through practical advice and personal connections. He offers a loan, later proposes introducing a local banker and acting as guarantor, and helps connect Shi Wen with a supplier when community alfalfa-seed orders reach 125,800 jin 41 45 152.

Bloodline Disclosure and Romance

Yan Kexing initially confirms only that he is not of human blood, explaining that his specific bloodline has a high security classification. He eventually identifies himself as a Yinglong after Shi Wen deliberately asks whether he is willing to tell him; the confidentiality rules permit disclosure to an insider such as a partner 32 123.

Their growing intimacy includes a forehead kiss, followed later by their first kiss on the lips while sharing a bed. By the New Year, they are living openly as a couple, and their workers wish them a long and happy life together 127 147 168.

Supporting Shi Wen's Transformation

Yan Kexing watches over Shi Wen as beast ears, wings, and a tail appear. When insufficient energy makes the wings' growth painful, he secretly provides blood that Xing Mingyue's team processes into medicine. The treatment completes the wings' growth and allows Shi Wen to retract them 270 373 527.

Their support becomes reciprocal: Shi Wen promises to raise food suitable for divine beasts, and the ranch's Variant Ingredients later help Yan Kexing regain easier access to dragon form 124 580.

Joint Ownership and Marriage

The couple chooses Shijiu United for their jointly owned ranch and breeding brand, combining Shi Wen's surname with Yan Kexing's courtesy name, Mingjiu. Yan Kexing agrees to contribute half the funding and handle the naming paperwork 592.

After transforming into a Qilin, Shi Wen carries Yan Kexing on a moonlit outing and proposes on a mountaintop. Yan Kexing accepts, and Shi Wen ties a strand of hair around his ring finger as a temporary promise of a ring. Their wedding takes place at the ranch on May 1 598 604.

Encounter with Another World

While at sea, Yan Kexing answers another dragon with a cry and meets Ye Xueyan. Their conversation reveals that they appear to be in a different world. Yan Kexing suggests that the presence of two dragons may have breached the barrier between space and time, but this remains an explanation to investigate rather than a demonstrated ability under his control 614.

Ye Xueyan and Xie Xing host the couple, share their research results, and agree to visit Shijiu Ranch in the future 615.

Notable Quotes

“Not really. I just pay a lot of attention to you.” 195

“The people at the Abnormal Affairs Bureau feel like my own kind. Over the long years, they've made me feel less lonely.” 361

“Yes. That's why I'm starting a family.” 604