Wei Zhongxian
In the meantime, the Taichang Emperor dies after consuming the mysterious Red Pills and is succeeded by his young and naïve son, the Tianqi Emperor. The eunuch Wei Zhongxian and the emperor's wet nurse Madam Ke seize the opportunity to deceive the new emperor and usurp state power. Wei Zhongxian forms his own political clique and starts persecuting his opponents and those loyal to the emperor in order to consolidate power. Lian Nichang, Zhuo Yihang and Yue Mingke side with the loyalists and oppose Wei Zhongxian, playing key roles in disrupting Wei's evil plans in their respective adventures until Wei meets his downfall when the Chongzhen Emperor comes to the throne. At one point, Yue Mingke is devastated after his lover, Tie Shanhu, dies tragically at the hands of Wei Zhongxian's henchmen. He becomes disillusioned with human society and becomes a Buddhist monk, renaming himself "Reverend Huiming". He settles in the Mount Heaven region and spends his time training in martial arts and meditating.