Lu Ying

Xiao Shan - Adopted son (Alive)

Lu Ying, the White Deer that Guards the Night, is the guardian of Xiao Shan and the partner of Xiao Kun. Due to his powers over dreams, he also has control over memories. His horns command all life, and once refined using resentment, controls the dead as well.

## Personality

Perhaps also due to his age, Lu Ying is a mature and patient individual. Xiao Shan once likened Chen Xing's attitude to that of Lu Ying's in that they both acted as though they are going to die tomorrow.

## Appearance

Lu Ying is described as a youth who looked to be about Chen Xing's age with black hair and white robes. Due to the poison of the Devil God's blood, half his body is rotten when Chen Xing and Xiang Shu first met him. When he used the last of his *yao*powers to restore the valley within Mt. Carosha, he appeared as a luminous stag, though then his glowing horns were missing, having been taken by Sima Yue.

## Background

Lu Ying and Xiao Kun both became *yao*s when the Dragon god Zhuyin descended into earth, becoming Mt. Carosha. They received part of his powers and became his tombkeepers, as well as guardians of night and day respectively. As the White Deer that Guards the Night, he is responsible over dreams and nightmares, and consequently has powers over memories as well. This aspect of his power is shown more clearly when he restores Xiang Shu's memory after time was reset, as well by his reincarnation in *Tianbao Fuyao Lu*. He also has powers to command all life through his horns, which are a magic treasure.

## Story

Twelve years before the start of the story, Xiao Kun sensed an unusual change in Karakorum and went there alone. He returned with a child whilst seriously injured, and thus passed the last of his *yao* powers to Xiao Shan. In trying to get rid of the toxin within him, Lu Ying ended up poisoned as well, which turned the dreams he guarded into nightmares and caused half his body to rot. Despite that, he raised Xiao Shan.

### Arc 2: Cangqiong Yilie

As his one last act before his death, he restored the nature around the valley.

## Relationships

### Xiao Kun

Xiao Kun and Lu Ying share deep feelings for each other, the former having his heart's obsession being Lu Ying's wellbeing even after being corrupted by resentment, and the latter feeling that freeing Xiao Kun from the influence of the blood was his life's destiny. Hundreds of years ago, Xiao Kun found the Dinghai Pearl in the White Deer Forest and bit it, gifting it to Lu Ying; Lu Ying kept it because he found it beautiful and exquisite. After time was reset and Chen Xing was able to save Lu Ying and cleared Xiao Kun of his resentment, Lu Ying told Xiao Shan to come over as he's never seen his father's human form. It is also here that Xiao Kun apologized to him for being unable to accompany him in life and in death for this lifetime, and that he will wait for him in their next reincarnation, to which Lu Ying also promises him forever like they've done before their father. Xiao Kun then whispered something to Xiao Shan; it turns out to be his last will, which is for Xiao Shan to take Lu Ying skiing in his stead. In one last flashback, Lu Ying dreams of Xiao Kun turning his head to smile at him, telling him that he is the mountains that will bear witness and that he will wait for him at the end of samsara.

### Xiao Shan

Lu Ying raised Xiao Shan after Xiao Kun's passing, and it was clear that the boy is deeply attached to him.

## Adaptations

In the audio drama, Lu Ying is voiced by . He also gets his own theme song upon his appearance in the New Year extra.

## Gallery

Lu Ying in the audio drama New Year extra