List of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Characters - Carefree Sect and Associates

Carefree Sect and Associates

  • Wuyazi (traditional Chinese: 無涯子; simplified Chinese: 无涯子; Mandarin Pinyin: Wúyázǐ; Jyutping: Mou4-ngaai4-zi2) is the leader of the Carefree Sect (逍遙派). He was ambushed and thrown off a cliff by Li Qiushui and Ding Chunqiu after he discovered their affair. He has incredible inner energy but is unable to take revenge on Ding as he was crippled by the fall. Before dying, he transfers his 70 years worth of inner energy to Xuzhu and names the latter his successor. He gives Xuzhu a painting of a woman who looks like Wang Yuyan and tells Xuzhu to look for her. He also mentions that the woman in the painting is his true love, who is actually Li Qiushui's younger sister.
  • Tianshan Tonglao (Chinese: 天山童姥; Mandarin Pinyin: Tiānshān Tónglǎo; Jyutping: Tin1-saan1 Tung4-lou5; literally "Child Old Woman of Mount Heaven") is Wuyazi's senior and the ruler of Lingjiu Palace (靈鷲宮) on Mount Heaven. She mastered a powerful skill that increased her powers but one of its side effects is that she will maintain her present body size regardless of age. She is already in her late 90s when the events of the novel take place, but since she started practising the skill in her childhood, her body is that of a child's, hence her name. She is renowned for being a fearsome leader, and many martial artists have been poisoned by her and forced to carry out her orders. If they fail to obey, no antidote is given and they die. When she is in a weakened state, Xuzhu saves her from a mob of angry martial artists who do not realise who she is and want to kill her. She likes Xuzhu and teaches him martial arts. After Xuzhu gives her the Carefree Sect's ring, which belongs only to the leader, she decides that he will be her successor. However, Xuzhu is unwilling because he sees himself as a Shaolin monk. In order to force Xuzhu to break the Buddhist code of conduct so that he can no longer be a monk, she captures Princess Yinchuan, gives her an aphrodisiac, and puts her on Xuzhu's bed. Xuzhu makes love with the princess and eventually accepts Tianshan Tonglao's tutelage in martial arts. Tianshan Tonglao dies from exhaustion after her final fight with Li Qiushui.
  • Li Qiushui (Chinese: 李秋水; Mandarin Pinyin: Lǐ Qīushuǐ; Jyutping: Lei5 Cau1-seoi2) is Wuyazi's junior and the love rival of Tianshan Tonglao. Her younger sister, who is identical to her in appearance, is actually Wuyazi's true love. She had an affair with Ding Chunqiu when Wuyazi neglected her and conceived a daughter, Li Qingluo. She later married a prince of Western Xia and became a princess consort. She dies together with Tianshan Tonglao after both of them realise that Wuyazi loves neither of them.
  • Su Xinghe (traditional Chinese: 蘇星河; simplified Chinese: 苏星河; Mandarin Pinyin: Sū Xīnghé; Jyutping: Sou1 Sing1-ho4), nicknamed "Deaf Mute Old Man" (traditional Chinese: 聾啞老人; simplified Chinese: 聋哑老人; Mandarin Pinyin: Lóngyǎ Lǎorén; Jyutping: Lung4-aa2 Lou5-jan4) and "Intelligent Gentleman" (traditional Chinese: 聰辯先生; simplified Chinese: 聪辩先生; Mandarin Pinyin: Cōngbiàn Xiānshēng; Jyutping: Cung1-bin6 Sin1-sang1), is Wuyazi's eldest disciple. He indulged in various types of arts and neglected his martial arts practice. He saved Wuyazi after the latter was thrown off a cliff by Ding Chunqiu. He pretended to be mute and deaf and founded the Deaf Mute Sect later and accepted the "Eight Friends of Hangu" as his students. He dies after being poisoned by Ding Chunqiu.
  • Ding Chunqiu (Chinese: 丁春秋; Mandarin Pinyin: Dīng Chūnqīu; Jyutping: Ding1 Ceon1-cau1), nicknamed "Old Freak of Xingxiu" (Chinese: 星宿老怪; Mandarin Pinyin: Xīngxìu Lǎoguài; Jyutping: Sing1-sau3 Lou5-gwaai3), is Wuyazi's former apprentice. He attempted to murder his master by ambushing the latter and throwing him off a cliff. He later founded the Xingxiu Sect (星宿派), which specialises in toxicology and poison-based martial arts. He is defeated by Xuzhu and implanted with the "Life and Death Talisman" (生死符). He is eventually imprisoned in Shaolin and given an antidote to temporarily ease his agony if he behaves well.
  • The Four Servants of Lingjiu Palace are the four personal attendants of the palace's ruler. They served Tianshan Tonglao and later Xuzhu. They are named after flowers, and the four flowers are, incidentally, the four mahjong flower tiles in the flower tile group. The four are:
    • Plum Sword (traditional Chinese: 梅劍; simplified Chinese: 梅剑; Mandarin Pinyin: Méi Jiàn; Jyutping: Mui4 Gim3)
    • Orchid Sword (traditional Chinese: 蘭劍; simplified Chinese: 兰剑; Mandarin Pinyin: Lán Jiàn; Jyutping: Laan4 Gim3)
    • Chrysanthemum Sword (traditional Chinese: 菊劍; simplified Chinese: 菊剑; Mandarin Pinyin: Jú Jiàn; Jyutping: Guk1 Gim3)
    • Bamboo Sword (traditional Chinese: 竹劍; simplified Chinese: 竹剑; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhú Jiàn; Jyutping: Zuk1 Gim3)
  • The "Eight Friends of Hangu" (Chinese: 函谷八友; Mandarin Pinyin: Hángǔ Bā Yǒu; Jyutping: Haam4-guk1 Baat3-jau5) are Su Xinghe's students. They live near Hangu Pass. They are:
    • Kang Guangling (traditional Chinese: 康廣陵; simplified Chinese: 康广陵; Mandarin Pinyin: Kāng Guǎnglíng; Jyutping: Hong1 Gwong2-ling4), nicknamed "Zither Craze" (traditional Chinese: 琴癲; simplified Chinese: 琴癫; Mandarin Pinyin: Qín Diān; Jyutping: Kam4 Din1).
    • Fan Bailing (traditional Chinese: 范百齡; simplified Chinese: 范百龄; Mandarin Pinyin: Fàn Bǎilíng; Jyutping: Faan6 Baak3-ling4), nicknamed "Chess Devil" (Chinese: 棋魔; Mandarin Pinyin: Qí Mó; Jyutping: Kei4 Mo1).
    • Gou Du (traditional Chinese: 苟讀; simplified Chinese: 苟读; Mandarin Pinyin: Gǒu Dú; Jyutping: Gau2 Duk6), nicknamed "Bookworm" (traditional Chinese: 书獃; simplified Chinese: 书呆; Mandarin Pinyin: Shū Dāi; Jyutping: Syu1 Daai1).
    • Wu Lingjun (traditional Chinese: 吳領軍; simplified Chinese: 吴领军; Mandarin Pinyin: Wú Lǐngjūn; Jyutping: Ng4 Ling5-gwan1), nicknamed "Painting Enthusiast" (traditional Chinese: 畫狂; simplified Chinese: 画狂; Mandarin Pinyin: Huà Kuáng; Jyutping: Waak6 Kwong4).
    • Xue Muhua (traditional Chinese: 薛慕華; simplified Chinese: 薛慕华; Mandarin Pinyin: Xuē Mùhuá; Jyutping: Sit3 Mou6-waa4), nicknamed "Divine Physician" (traditional Chinese: 神醫; simplified Chinese: 神医; Mandarin Pinyin: Shén Yī; Jyutping: San4 Ji1).
    • Feng A'san (traditional Chinese: 馮阿三; simplified Chinese: 冯阿三; Mandarin Pinyin: Féng Ā'sān; Jyutping: Fung4 Aa3-saam1), nicknamed "Marvelous Craftsman" (Chinese: 巧匠; Mandarin Pinyin: Qiǎo Jiàng; Jyutping: Kiu2 Zoeng6).
    • Shi Qingfeng (traditional Chinese: 石清風; simplified Chinese: 石清风; Mandarin Pinyin: Shí Qīngfēng; Jyutping: Sek6 Cing1-fung1), nicknamed "Flower Zealot" (traditional Chinese: 花癡; simplified Chinese: 花痴; Mandarin Pinyin: Huā Chī; Jyutping: Faa1 Ci1).
    • Li Kuilei (Chinese: 李傀儡; Mandarin Pinyin: Lǐ Kuílěi; Jyutping: Lei5 Faai3-leoi5), nicknamed "Opera Fan" (traditional Chinese: 戲迷; simplified Chinese: 戏迷; Mandarin Pinyin: Xì Mí; Jyutping: Hei3 Mai4).

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