Wu Jiong

Biodata

Background / History

Wu Jiong grew up playing with Min Dang and other older companions. A childhood fall from a tree while playing with De Jiang and the others left a lasting scar on his leg 144 473.

For dozens of generations, the Riverside Tribe had chosen chiefs from a line of feline beastmen associated with De Jiang’s family. Wu Jiong broke that succession when, while still a youth, he overwhelmingly defeated every fighter in the tribe and was unanimously chosen as chief. After his accession, the elders took him to visit neighboring tribes 39 292.

Wu Jiong brought the newly arrived Jian Mo back to the tribe on his wolf-form back. He housed and questioned him while nursing him through a prolonged illness, repeatedly bringing him broth. Unable to explain his origins clearly, Jian Mo was eventually accepted as a wandering sub-beastman 3 4.

Although initially wary of the stranger, Wu Jiong supported Jian Mo’s first attempts to practice medicine. When the tribe brought Hong Qiu for treatment, he reassured Jian Mo that failure to cure him would be acceptable. He later helped make the instruments used in Jian Mo’s medical work 5 6 33.

Appearance

Wu Jiong has a tall, powerful human form and an enormous white-wolf beast form 28 37.

• Human build: Exceptionally tall and broad, with compact, powerful muscles, a narrow waist, and long legs 106 422 502.
• Face: High brows, deep-set eyes, thick eyelashes, and a stern expression. His slightly elongated canines contribute to his fierce appearance 129 432.
• Wolf form: Snow-white fur, thick fluffy ears, a sturdy muzzle, narrow eyes, and enormous fangs 4 14 39.
• Fur and warmth: His long fur is warm and carries a faint scent of grass and trees. Jian Mo frequently sleeps against or on top of him 4 117 161.
• Distinguishing mark: An old scar on his leg from his childhood fall. Shaving that area also leaves the corresponding patch of his wolf leg bare 473.

Personality

Wu Jiong is calm, restrained, and sparing with words. Jian Mo observes that he rarely loses his temper, even though the tribe’s children and young people find him intimidating. His composure also steadies others during emergencies: when most of the tribe’s cubs go missing, he begins by organizing a headcount rather than panicking 122 256 305.

He is considerate in practical, often understated ways. After Jian Mo moves in, he gives up the upstairs sleeping area and sleeps downstairs. He shares cooking, cleaning, weaving, and sewing without treating household work as belonging to either beastmen or sub-beastmen. When Jian Mo becomes busy teaching, Wu Jiong takes on more housework and care of their Flying-Winged Beasts 24 196 501.

His reserve conceals strong affection and occasional jealousy. He becomes uneasy when Jian Mo gives particular attention to a little white wolf, a rescued snow leopard cub, or a former admirer. More seriously, he fears that Jian Mo may someday return to his original world without him 105 350 464 497.

Despite his strength, Wu Jiong is praised for fairness rather than arrogance. His approach to the children emphasizes consequences: he explains how making unwilling friends carry them could lead to resentment, fighting, and eventually serious injury 423 435.

Abilities & Skills

Beast Transformation

Wu Jiong can transform between his human body and a giant white wolf 3 28.

• Transport: Carries Jian Mo across difficult terrain and can run while bearing Jian Mo and three sedated Pack-Pack Beasts without much strain 230.
• Speed: His downhill strides cover six or seven meters at a time 444.
• Heavy labor: Uses his wolf form to pound roots and shake produce from trees 28 326.
• Cold-weather shelter: Sleeps in beast form through winter and provides warmth for Jian Mo during travel 56 117.

Combat

Qing Kuo describes Wu Jiong as a born warrior and one of the strongest fighters among the neighboring tribes 39.

• Arena record: Defeats eight beastmen without a loss during the Hunting Gathering; afterward, he reports finishing first in the competition 39 41.
• Fighting style: Combines speed, evasive movement, kicks, and powerful bites to overcome larger or heavily armored opponents 39 179.
• Group hunting: Directs other beastmen to divide a herd into smaller groups before surrounding and attacking them 430.
• Limits: Repeatedly biting through prey leaves his teeth sore and slightly loose, requiring several days of care 432.

Tracking and Field Knowledge

Wu Jiong combines a keen sense of smell with extensive knowledge of local animals, plants, and terrain 70 262.

• Searches beneath snow for Snow Pearl Fruit and follows the scent of cooked food to locate Jiujiu 101 213.
• Identifies Kunzhi Tree sap in an ointment by smell 221.
• Detects an infected wound on an unfamiliar Flying-Winged Beast and notices instability in its flight 299.
• Infers where Jiujiu has traveled from a few blades of mountain grass 367.
• Uses crushed plant juices to mask his and Jian Mo’s scent while approaching a cave 298.
• Tracking limit: Cannot locate Jiujiu after a flight that leaves little scent behind 70.

Crafting and Household Skills

Wu Jiong makes and repairs tools while sharing everyday production work with Jian Mo 33 86 196.

• Helps produce fishbone needles, wooden tweezers, shell scalpels, and other medical instruments 33.
• Repairs Jian Mo’s instruments before journeys and replaces worn stone hoes 86 115.
• Fits and secures the hardwood handle of a newly made metal knife 125.
• Weaves and sews with greater patience and skill than Jian Mo 196.
• Catches Ambus Fish efficiently and prepares them in a stew with cured pork 224.

Leadership and Diplomacy

Wu Jiong represents the Riverside Tribe in contests, trade, and negotiations with neighboring chiefs 39 115 464.

• Calls a vote on the risky great-plains hunt, then coordinates participation and departure with the Mengshui Tribe 233.
• Negotiates building-material exchanges and arranges for quantities to be recorded before settling accounts 350.
• Redirects hunting and gathering labor toward protecting vegetable fields during severe wind 383.
• Helps host arena matches and checks fighters for injuries before competition continues 471.
• Recruits visitors with specialized knowledge to teach the cubs, including trap-making, bird identification, and wrestling 500.

Spirit Body — Modern-World Side Story

In the modern-world side story, a little white wolf appears as Wu Jiong’s spirit body 519.

• Can emerge from his body as white light and take the shape of a small wolf 519.
• Can grow to the size of his usual giant-wolf form and carry both men 520.
• Unlike Wu Jiong’s normally restrained wolf form, it enthusiastically wags its tail and sticks out its tongue 520.
• World-specific limitation: Wu Jiong cannot transform his own body into a wolf in that setting 520.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Shell knife and hunting rope — Early hunting equipment; he also uses a sharpened shell knife to prepare food 4.
• Carrying basket — Holds personal supplies, medical equipment, and trade goods. As chief, he carries a heavier load than the other travelers on the Jintuo journey 115.
• Axe — Uses it to split large animal bones for their marrow 240.
• Inherited tribal map — Consults it to identify the Upper Meng Tribe and its reputation toward visitors 396.
• Copper-alloy dagger — Personally trades for this metal dagger, complete with a wooden sheath, as a gift for Jian Mo 106.
• Metal-and-glass flower wreath — Commissions a wreath with colored glass flowers for his confession, choosing materials that will never wither 129 130.

Relationships

• Jian Mo — Initially a stranger under his care, later his partner. Wu Jiong says his feelings began on the day Jian Mo treated Hong Qiu with gua sha. He supports Jian Mo’s medical practice, comforts his homesickness, and promises a shared future with him 130 160 464 506.
• Jiujiu — Their Flying-Winged Beast and a member of their family. Wu Jiong helps arrange its rescue and training, searches for it when it disappears, and attacks the white bear that injured it over candy 15 25 70 179 305.
• Ying’ao — Their second Flying-Winged Beast. Wu Jiong recognizes its infected injury before it joins the household; Ying’ao later brings him fruit, and Wu Jiong helps care for it 299 300 302 501.
• Qing Kuo — A trusted tribesperson who praises his fighting ability, supplies practical help, and looks after the household’s animals during absences 25 39 230.
• Min Dang — An older, brother-like childhood companion. Wu Jiong brings supplies after Min Dang’s partner has an accident 144.
• Ran Wu — A frail youth whom Wu Jiong brings to the Riverside Tribe for recuperation, arranging accommodation and informing the tribe beforehand 144 145.
• Ban Ming — A younger tribesman whom Wu Jiong supervises bluntly. He allows Ban Ming to try riding the Flying-Winged Beast but later refuses to entrust Jian Mo to his flying alone 26 116.
• Yun Long — A fellow chief and trading counterpart whose former feelings for Jian Mo make Wu Jiong watchful 350.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Historical Legacy

• In the beastmen’s modern world, a public sculpture commemorates Doctor Jian Mo and Chief Wu Jiong, although its likenesses do not match their memories 517.
• Historical records describe their former territory becoming the Riverside Tribe’s center and later developing into the Riverside City-State 517.
• Modern writers have adapted their deeds into romance novels 517.

Notable Quotes

“I’m the chief. I have to fight.” 39

“Flower wreaths are usually made in spring, but I didn’t want to wait that long. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally decided to make one that would never wither.” 130

“We worked so hard to stockpile supplies precisely so we could afford to waste them at a time like this.” 440

“So we work perfectly together. We’re a match made in heaven.” 506