Male protagonist, also known as Erlang of the Wei family. A young general at the northern frontier who fought single-handedly against a hundred men. He was ten years old when Shen Lingyi rescued him seven years ago. Four years ago he gave up the imperial examinations and traveled to the borderlands. He carries a pouch he risked his life to retrieve and is driven by his devotion to his sister-in-law Shen Lingyi, who is his only surviving family and the sole light in his life. He has peach-blossom eyes and a fierce, unruly youthful spirit.
