Xingqiu/Lore

==Personality==
To most people, Xingqiu appears to be a polite young man who takes his studies seriously, but he also has a more mischievous side to him. In the presence of close friends and family, he is gregarious and chatty, but shows more restraint than his elder brother. Unlike his older sibling, who is completely devoted to the guild's success, Xingqiu is more reluctant to do so, putting him at odds with his family.
He is good friends with Hu Tao and Chongyun, though he pranks the latter consistently. He is an avid reader and spends most of his time looking for rare books at Wanwen Bookhouse when he is not preoccupied with his duties, writing his own books from time to time, with "A Legend of Sword" being one of his books. While it did not garner the popularity he wished for in Liyue, he is unexpectedly popular in Inazuma and Fontaine after an Inazuman merchant took the book back home with them; however, Xingqiu was initially unaware of its popularity in Inazuma.
Being the second son of the Feiyun Commerce Guild, Xingqiu is extremely wealthy and possesses a significant amount of influence, although he only resorts to using the guild as backup if the situation cannot be handled otherwise. Wishing to become a real life embodiment of the heroes he reads in stories, Xingqiu has a strong sense of justice and was able to revitalize the Guhua Clan despite being one of its younger members. He despises those who resort to underhanded methods or badmouth chivalrous heroes. Despite his carefree personality, he is also intelligent, capable of rectifying problems in his own unique way and has done so in a manner that people simply give up arguing against him if he gets himself in trouble. He claims that when his older brother takes over, he would have to do all the work for him; likewise, Yanfei has a positive view on him, as she was impressed by how he was able to keep up with her train of thought compared to the rest of his family.
==Appearance==
Xingqiu uses the medium male model. He has golden-amber eyes, a light skin tone, and dark navy blue hair with asymmetrical bangs.
==Official Introduction==
Second son of the Feiyun Commerce Guild, Xingqiu has had a reputation for being studious and polite ever since he was a young child. Parents in Liyue Harbor would speak adoringly of him, all secretly hoping that their own children would show as much promise as Xingqiu.
But even at a young age, mild-mannered Xingqiu had a wilder side too. Unbeknownst to his father and elder brother, he would sit for hours in the classroom reading fiction, having hollowed out used textbooks and snuck martial arts novels inside. After classes, he'd go out exploring and looking for all sorts of little ways to cause mischief.
Sometimes, his antics would even end up embroiling the Feiyun Commerce Guild in controversy. Luckily for Xingqiu, he always managed avoid blame by hiding behind an insurmountable wall of eloquent filibustering. Since no-one had quite what it took to beat him in an argument, eventually people simply learned to put up with his eccentricities.
An avid reader, Xingqiu's lifelong dream is to be the real-life embodiment of the chivalrous heroes from the pages of his books. For Xingqiu, chivalry is more than a standard of conduct — it's a mindset. The most chivalrous of all are not deterred by setbacks, nor do they stop to indulge their sense of satisfaction when things turn out as hoped. Instead, their minds are focused at all times on seizing the next opportunity to advance the cause of compassion and justice.
Despite his young age, Xingqiu has already mastered the chivalric code and cultivated the eccentric mindset that comes along with it. This gave him a knack for the style of martial arts practiced by the Guhua Clan, and he gained some renown for effectively starting a Guhua renaissance. However, eager devotees who flock to the Guhua Clan's gates in search of the master himself may be disappointed to hear the gatekeeper's awkward response: "The master is off in the mountains taking some time to himself right now... Maybe try again another day."
==Character Stories==
==Namecard==
==Constellation==
==Quests and Events==
==Character Trials==
==Character Mentions==
==Mail==
==Trivia==
* Xingqiu's handwriting is extremely messy to the point that most people have difficulty understanding it:
** The Guhua head had to lock up his verse on the "Martial Principles" because he did not want anyone else to see the dreadful writing.
** When Xingqiu hands a note to the Traveler to bring to the Feiyun Commerce Guild, Paimon notes that she can't understand it while the Traveler believes it to be from an ancient script or a secret text requiring a cipher.
** The Yae Publishing House considers his signature to be quite the "tortured thing" to the point that without careful observation, it could be mistaken for part of the pattern on the box set's lid.
** The Stone Gate Bulletin Board has a message from Xingqiu, which the Traveler can no longer decipher after a few words.
** On the Qingce Village Bulletin Board, one message mentions an "urbane swordsman" bringing more books to the village, with extremely messy notes scribbled inside. Granny Ruoxin interprets them as exorcist symbols.
** Xingqiu left an anonymous message on the Feiyun Slope Bulletin Board. The reply to it was likely written by Xu.
* Xingqiu is the secret author of the novel A Legend of Sword.
** The novel is a big hit in Inazuma and has also gained traction in Fontaine.
** Albedo provides illustrations for the book under the pen name Calx.
* Xingqiu shares actresses with other characters across the various voiceover languages:
** His English voice actress, Cristina Vee Valenzuela, also voices Bennett.
** His Korean voice actress, Gwak Gyu-mi (), also voices Ningguang.
** His Chinese voice actress, Tang Yajing (), also voices Beidou.
* Xingqiu is the first playable character to appear in a non-event World Quest (Yae Publishing House's Invitation).
* Xingqiu is seen wielding the Silver Sword in his wish art.
* Xingqiu is known by these aliases or titles:
** Guhua Geek (by Paimon)
** Zhenyu
** Hong'yu (in Zero Hour Invokation)
===NPCs Mentions===
* Xu reveals that Xingqiu is in charge of Feiyun Commerce Guild's silk trade (which possibly also alludes to his ascension material) - however Xingqiu often disappears from his duties which causes Xu to worry.
* Gaiman indirectly mentions him while speaking about A Legend of Sword.
* Musheng reveals that Xingqiu once saved his life from bandits.
* Sun Yu and Little Que'er are his senior disciples within the Guhua Clan, though he exceeded them at a much younger age. Sun Yu mentions him in his dialogue.
* During the Fleeting Colors in Flight event, Little Zuo calls Chongyun and Xingqiu as weirdos who always go to Qingce Village discussing "evil spirits" and assumes that they are writing a story.
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===Etymology===
* Xingqiu's name comprises the Chinese characters , meaning "to travel, to drift," and , which means "autumn." Read together, Xingqiu's name can be parsed as "the gentle progression of autumn."
* Xingqiu published A Legend of Sword under the penname . Prior to Version 2.2, this penname was instead , as mentioned by Gaiman. This later proved to be an inconsistency during the release of the in Version 2.0. As of Version 2.2, all instances of the name "Chenqiu" were corrected to "Zhenyu."
* During the Event Duel! The Summoners' Summit! Xingqiu competes under the name .
* His title is a reference to a poem by the Tang Dynasty poet that reads, .
==Other Languages==
===Character Title: Juvenile Galant===
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