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Forget her Not

**Forget her Not** is the thirty-eighth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian experiences another series of dream-memories, this time focusing on Wende, Shimin's previous partner. She sees gentle scenes between them, their training together, and their first battle against the Hunduns, which resulted in Wende's death. Zetian wakes up sobbing. Shimin comforts her. He expresses his guilt over Wende's death and how he continued to head into battle even after, knowing that any girl paired with him would die. Zetian assures him that those deaths were not his fault: he was never given an actual choice to go into battle and the strategists are the ones who kept sending those girls to him. Zetian suddenly has an idea. If she and Shimin manage to liberate Zhou province, they'll gain quite a bit of influence in the army. With that influence, they could start to make changes to the pilot system so that girls are no longer paired with male pilots far exceeding their spirit pressure. Shimin is supportive of the idea, but points out that girls naturally have lower spirit pressures than boys. Zetian questions if that's really true. She wonders if maybe the Chrysalises themselves are rigged in favor of the boys. After all, Wende was supposed have an equal spirit pressure to Shimin, but she still ended up dying. Zetian wants to investigate into this. Shimin tells her that knowledge like that would be highly classified, probably limited to just the strategists. Besides, they would never admit something like that if asked. Zetian starts forming a plan to *make* a strategist tell her. And not just any strategist, but the one who's caused them both so much pain: An Lushan.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Li Shimin
* Wende (in a dream/memory)
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* An Lushan
* Gao Qiu
* Gao Yizhi
* Sima Yi

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Chang'an
* Great Wall
* Huaxia

### Terms

* Balanced Match
* Chrysalis
* Hundun
* One True Match
* Pilot
* Spirit pressure
* Yin and Yang
Labels/Soda/Coca Cola

This subpage shows all the **Coca Cola labels** in the collection and serves the purpose of being embedded into the soda labels page which itself is embedded into the main labels page.

Currently there are a total of **85** different Coca Cola labels in the collection from Brazil (1), the Czech Republic / Slovakia (3), Germany (5), Hungary (15), Iceland (2), Malta (1), Poland (1), Romania (42), Russia (13), Tunisia (1) and the United States of America (1).

* Africa
* Americas
* Europe

* 🇹🇳

## Tunisia

* 🇧🇷
* 🇺🇸

## United States of America

* 🇨🇿/🇸🇰
* 🇩🇪
* 🇭🇺
* 🇮🇸
* 🇲🇹
* 🇵🇱
* 🇷🇴
* 🇷🇺
Crown caps/Others

This subpage shows all the **other crown caps** (apéritif, cider, rum, vodka, wine, blank) in the collection and serves the purpose of being embedded into the main crown caps page.

Currently there are a total of **71** different apéritif (1), cider (31), cocktail (11), vodka (1), wine (1), custom (1) and blank (25) crown caps in the collection.

## Other crown caps

* 🍸 Apéritif
* 🥂 Cider
* 🍹 Cocktail
* 🥔 Vodka
* 🍷 Wine
* 🖌️ Custom
* ⚪ Blank

### Custom crown caps

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Let's Dance

**Let's Dance** is the sixth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian panics when she realizes she is required to go into battle and probably won't survive. She struggles to get away, but Yang Guang restrains her by tying her hands behind her back and taping her mouth closed. He carries her into the cockpit of the Nine-Tailed Fox and forces her into the spirit armor in the yin seat. The needles in the armor pierce her spine.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Wu Zetian
* Yang Guang

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Terms

* Hundun
* Pilot
* Qi
* Spirit armor
* Yin and Yang

## Trivia

* First appearance of the Nine-Tailed Fox in its Dormant Form.
The Supposed Pinnacle of Female Existence

**The Supposed Pinnacle of Female Existence** is the fifteenth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian and Li Shimin are on a train headed to the Tiger Cage training camp, accompanied by Sima Yi who will be serving as their coach. They are to make their media debut as a pair in order to quell the rumors of Zetian being a malevolent fox spirit. Sima Yi tells Zetian to keep Li Shimin in line, but she protests that she has no chance of controlling him. Sima Yi says that Li Shimin is soft to "his girl" and mentions that he had a previous partner. Zetian is shocked to hear this, as "partner" is a term reserved for a Balanced Match. Before Sima Yi can say anything more, Li Shimin shouts for him to stop talking, then tells Zetian that his partner is dead. Zetian is left unsettled by Li Shimin's moment of rage, reminding her of his potential for violence. She is determined to kill him the next time they are in battle.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Li Shimin
* Sima Yi
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* Li Shimin's previous partner
* Qin Zheng
* Yang Guang
* Zhuge Liang

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Nine-Tailed Fox
* Vermilion Bird
* Yellow Dragon

### Places

* Great Wall
* Huaxia
* Hundun wilds
* Sanguo province
* Tang Mountains
* Tang province
* Tiger Cage training camp
* Yin-Yang Realm

### Terms

* Balanced Match
* Central Command Committee
* Chrysalis
* Concubine-pilot
* Han
* Human Liberation Army
* Hundun
* Pilot
* Qi
* Rongdi
* Spirit armor
* Spirit metal
* Spirit pressure
With a Bang

**With a Bang** is the twenty-seventh chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian and Li Shimin are escorted to the Vermilion Bird by the army soldiers. Sima Yi is held back from following them, but he shouts advice that they can still rapid-charge the Bird by absorbing qi from other Chrysalises. Zetian doubts that will work, as there are no other pilots willing to share qi with them. She decides to flee and starts to flap the wings of her spirit armor, but a gunshot rings out and pain erupts in her back. The soldiers begin shouting at each other. Li Shimin screams Zetian's name and cradles her as her consciousness fades in and out. The soldiers keep forcing them onward towards the Bird. Li Shimin does his best to keep her awake, telling her to hold on until they link to the Bird, where she won't feel the pain anymore. He uses his Fire qi to keep her warm. She tells him not to waste it but he says it doesn't matter anymore. Zetian asks why he's always so nice to her when she's been so mean to him. He says he's been praying for something to change and she's the miracle he's been waiting for. He can't bear the though of losing her. Zetian tells him that she doesn't actually hate him, he just confuses her. As they board the elevator for the docking platform, Zetian feels a jolt of fear at the look of resignation on Shimin's face. She pulls herself up and kisses him. Zetian tells him to fight, no matter how much it hurts, because this is not how they deserve to die. They enter the Vermilion Bird at gunpoint and get into the pilot seats. Two soldiers enter with them, guns ready to force them into battle.

## Character List

### Appearing

* An Lushan
* Li Shimin
* Sima Yi
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* Chairman Kong
* Ma Xiuying

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Great Wall
* Zhen'guan watchtower

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* The Council of Sages
* Qi
* Spirit armor
* Yin and Yang

## Trivia

* Zetian kisses Shimin for the first time.
* Up until this point, Zetian has only ever referred to Li Shimin by his full name. In this chapter, just before kissing him, she first calls him "Li Shimin" but then switches to "Shimin". She refers to him solely by his given name for the rest of the book.
Sky Dog

The **Sky Dog** is an Earl-class Earth-type Chrysalis piloted by Wang Shicong.

## Description

The Sky Dog is only mentioned and does not make an appearance, but it can be assumed that it takes the form of a canine based on its name and how Wang Shicong's spirit armor crown features dog ears. As an Earth-type Chrysalis it would be made of yellow spirit metal.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Sixteen: The Crownless King, the Heartless Queen. Penguin Teen.
Wang Shicong

**Wang Shicong** is the Earl-class pilot of the Sky Dog.

## Description

Wang Shicong wears Earth-type spirit armor stretched as a thin golden mesh over his pilot coat. His gauntlets and diamond-shaped breastplate are solid. His crown has dog ears.

## Abilities

Wang Shicong's dominant qi is Water. He can lower temperatures by channeling his qi.

Wang Shicong's physical strength is enhanced by wearing his Earth-type spirit armor. He could potentially break bones and rupture organs with a single blow.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Sixteen: The Crownless King, the Heartless Queen. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Seventeen: Utterly Relatable. Penguin Teen.
Utterly Relatable

**Utterly Relatable** is the seventeenth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

The fight between Li Shimin and Wang Shicong draws the attention of the rest of the pilots, who all turn to watch. One of them steps in to help Wang Shicong, but Li Shimin manages to dodge both of their attacks while still delivering plenty of his own. Zetian, watching the fight, finds his bloodlust utterly relatable. Li Shimin quickly dispatches Wang Shicong, but Zetian notices the second pilot charging a qi blast. She flings her lunch tray at him, causing the blast to miss and hit the wall instead. Li Shimin grabs the pilot and smashes his head into the table repeatedly. When the spectators start cheering for him, he becomes visibly uncomfortable and stops. He thanks Zetian for helping him, asks if she's okay, then apologizes as his actions have probably made things more difficult for them. Zetian reassures him that things weren't going to go well for them anyway, so they might as well fight back rather than let people harass them. Li Shimin gives her a small smile and Zetian becomes flustered. The soldiers suddenly fire a warning shot into the air to disperse the crowd, then rush over to restrain Li Shimin. He warns Zetian that something doesn't feel right about the situation. The soldiers force a muzzle onto him, causing him to panic, so they inject him with something that causes him to go limp. They drag him out of the room as Zetian watches, shaking uncontrollably.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Li Shimin
* Wang Shicong
* Wu Zetian

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Terms

* Pilot
* Qi
* Spirit armor
A Butterfly that Better not be my Dead Sister

**A Butterfly that Better not be my Dead Sister** is the first chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Wu Zetian sits in the forest with her friend Gao Yizhi, having her unibrow plucked in preparation for becoming a concubine-pilot. She tells Yizhi of her plans, shocking him, but Zetian is determined. She is enlisting for one reason only: to kill Yang Guang, the man who murdered her sister.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Gao Yizhi
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* Wu Ruyi
* Yang Guang
* Yizhi's father

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Huaxia
* Zetian's Village

### Terms

* Balanced Match
* Chrysalis
* Concubine-pilot
* The Gods
* Hundun
* Pilot
* Qi
* Yin and Yang
* Yin-Yang Butterfly

## Trivia

* First appearance of Wu Zetian and Gao Yizhi.
My Polar Star

**My Polar Star** is the nineteenth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian cries into Yizhi's arms, overwhelmed by the unexpected attack. She realizes that everything from the soup spilling on Sima Yi to the pilots provoking Li Shimin into a fight was planned in order to give Xing Tian the opportunity to murder her. Yizhi explains how he saw Zetian step out of the Nine-Tailed Fox alive and knew that he had to come and help her in any way he could. He also apologizes for showing up to her house that morning two weeks ago. Zetian realizes that Yizhi truly is in love with her and begins crying once more. After a while, Yizhi fills her in on how the public has been reacting to her. They mostly believe that she's either possessed by a fox spirit or that she isn't human at all. Yizhi asks her what Li Shimin is like. When she shows him all the flasks of alcohol in the room, he becomes determined to make Li Shimin quit drinking. Yizhi admits that he spent the past week researching Li Shimin's life and expresses his admiration for his intelligence and art skills. Yizhi says that he wants to try and befriend him so that he has an excuse to stick around and help them out. Zetian reluctantly agrees.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Gao Yizhi
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* Li Shimin
* Qin Zheng
* Sima Yi
* Wei Zheng
* Xing Tian
* Yang Guang
* Yuchi Jingde

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Huaxia
* Longxi Phoenix High School
* Tang province

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* The Council of Sages
* Human Liberation Army
* Iron Widow
* Pilot
* Rongdi
Sima Yi

**Sima Yi** is a Senior Strategist in the Human Liberation Army.

## Description

Sima Yi stands slightly shorter than his colleague Zhuge Liang. He wears a scholar's blue-gray robes with crisp, wide sleeves, along with a tall boxy scholar hat made of gauze stiffened with black paint.

Sima Yi has a suite on the sixteenth floor of the Kaihuang watchtower, three floors above the suite shared by Wu Zetian, Li Shimin, and Gao Yizhi.

## History

Sima Yi was Li Shimin's first coach after plucking him from the death row labor camp. When he left this position, he created a detailed training plan for Shimin that he left with the Sui-Tang strategists.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Nine: Strongest of them All. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-One: Not Weird at All. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Fifteen: The Supposed Pinnacle of Female Existence. Penguin Teen.
4. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-Two: Mess. Penguin Teen.
The Lies Boys Tell

**The Lies Boys Tell** is the fourteenth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

When they reach Li Shimin's room, he quickly promises Zetian that he has no intention of harming her. He offers her a spare jumpsuit to replace her torn concubine robes and insists that she take the bed and he’ll sleep on the floor. The two of them talk for a while until the lights go out. They both lie down to sleep, but Zetian panics when she imagines Li Shimin creeping closer in the dark. She verbally lashes out at him, accusing him of putting on an act in order to have sex with her, the same way Yang Guang did. Li Shimin is deeply disgusted by rapists and explains how he murdered his brothers for raping a girl that he knew. His father walked in on the scene, so he ended up killing his father in self-defense. Zetian is still convinced that he’s lying to her and tells him that because the soldiers always force him into the Vermilion Bird at gunpoint, he should’ve just let the soldiers kill him instead of entering the cockpit and getting all the previous girls killed. Zetian expects him to get angry and hit her, but he does not retaliate.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Li Shimin
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* Gao Yizhi
* Li Yuanji
* Qin Zheng
* Shimin's father
* Shimin's mother
* Shimin's older brother
* Yang Guang

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Chang'an
* Huaxia

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* Four Classics
* Han
* Hundun
* Pilot
* Qi
* Rongdi
* Spirit pressure
Labels/Water

This subpage shows all the **water labels** in the collection and serves the purpose of being embedded into the main labels page.

Currently there are a total of **173** different water labels in the collection from the Czech Republic (1), Germany (1), Hungary (17), Italy (6), Poland (5), Romania (140), Spain (2) and Switzerland (1).

## Water labels

* 🇨🇿
* 🇩🇪
* 🇭🇺
* 🇮🇹
* 🇵🇱
* 🇷🇴
* 🇪🇸
* 🇨🇭
Yang Jian

**Yang Jian** is a Prince-General in the Human Liberation Army and the co-pilot of the White Tiger. He is in a Balanced Match with Dugu Qieluo.

## References

1. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part III: Way of the Snake. Chapter Thirty-One: Bad Examples for the Children. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-Three: Utter and Mutual Misery. Penguin Teen.
Iron Demon

**Iron Demon** is the tenth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian spends the next two weeks in a dark cell. Eventually the Hundun alarms go off again and she is escorted at gunpoint to the Vermilion Bird. Soon after, Li Shimin is also escorted to the Bird—muzzled, collared, and with his hands chained behind his back. Zetian is briefly intimidated by his appearance but becomes amused when he avoids making eye contact with her. The soldiers guide them both into the cockpit and place them in the yin and yang seats. Zetian attempts to convince Li Shimin to let her take control of the Bird, but the spirit armor's needles pierce her spine before she can get a response.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Li Shimin
* Wu Ruyi (in a dream)
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* Gao Yizhi
* Yang Guang
* Yizhi's father
* Zetian's grandfather

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Headless Warrior
* Nine-Tailed Fox
* Vermilion Bird

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* The Council of Sages
* Han
* Hundun
* Iron Princess
* Iron Widow
* Pilot
* Qi
* Rongdi
* Spirit armor
* Spirit metal
* Spirit pressure
* Yin and Yang

## Trivia

* First appearance of the Vermilion Bird in its Dormant Form.
* First appearance of Li Shimin.
Gao Qiu

**Gao Qiu** is the head of Gao Enterprises and the richest man in Huaxia. He is the father of Yizhi.

## Description

Gao Qiu resembles an older version of his son Yizhi. He has a slender face with a salt-and-pepper beard. His eyes hold a feline beauty and his mouth dimples one cheek when he grins.

Gao Qiu wears designer black robes that gleam with a leather shine. The bronze headpiece over his topknot is almost as tall as his head.

## History

Gao Qiu had sex with one of his maidservants. She became pregnant and later gave birth to Yizhi. Sometime after that, Gao Qiu ordered Yizhi's mother to be flogged to death for not smiling with enough enthusiasm at a banquet he held for the Sages.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part III: Way of the Snake. Chapter Thirty: The Deal. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part III: Way of the Snake. Chapter Twenty-Nine: City of Everlasting Peace. Penguin Teen.
Coasters/Soda/Other Coca Cola products

This subpage shows all the **other Coca Cola product coasters** in the collection and serves the purpose of being embedded into the soda coasters page which itself is embedded into the main coasters page.

Currently there are a total of **24** different Cappy (3), Fanta (3), Schweppes (17) and Sprite (1) in the collection.

* 🟡 Cappy
* 🟠 Fanta
* 🔵 Schweppes
* 🟢 Sprite

## Cappy coasters

❗️ **NOTE**: Coasters with identical front and backsides appear centered between the respective columns.

Portocale {Orange}
Portocale {Orange}
Portocale {Orange}

## Fanta coasters

❗️ **NOTE**: Coasters with identical front and backsides appear centered between the respective columns.

Căpșuni și Kiwi {Strawberry & Kiwi}
Pomeranč {Orange}
Naranja {Orange}
Office Lady

**Office Lady** is a Mii from the 3DS game Pliotwings Resort.

## Description

The Office Lady originally appeared as the main character of the 3DS launch title Pilotwings Resort. She hasn't appeared in any game since. She can be found in the misc.res file, though that file is in a format currently unknown, making extracting her full Mii data file impossible without memory dumping.

She was originally made on a 3DS (3), she has no birthday set, her Mii name in her Mii data file is SAMPLE\_00, has Copying turned on, and Sharing turned off.

Her console ID is **X1-F8-9F-7E-90-GG-10-IK**. her Mii ID is **20-U6-MC-11**, and her MAC is **78-A5-A1-35-EE-7E**.

Her Mii ID tells us she was created on January 2nd 2011, 04:11:05 AM.

Her height value is set to 94, and her weight value is set to 88.

She is set to be placed on the 1st page, 3rd row, 2nd column in the 3DS Mii Maker.

She is Italian according to her data files.

Her Mii data file contains unused data. Specifically, her mouth color is set to the 3rd option. Additionally, the uniform she wears in-game does not ever show her favorite color. In fact, it may even be misleading to what her favorite color is. While the uniform is colored blue, her favorite color is purple.

The Office Lady has never been given an official name, neither in-game nor in official media. Unfortunately, her Mii data file does not reveal an actual name for her, either, as her Mii name is simply SAMPLE\_00. However, internal filenames give her the name "OfficeLady", so this was the name chosen to represent her on the Mii Library.

It's very likely that the Office Lady is a receptionist, as the building she is normally seen in is called the Office (along with her filename calling her "OfficeLady"), and her in-game uniform resembles that of a receptionist. However, due to how little official information there is about her, it's not certain.

## Gallery

**Office Lady's** Official QR Code (as SAMPLE\_OO)**Office Lady's** Official Face Image.**Office Lady's** Official Full Body.
Xing Tian

**Xing Tian** is the pilot of the Headless Warrior.

## Description

Xing Tian wears golden Earth-type spirit armor. His crown juts up at the sides in the shape of axes. It's double-banded because he is not in a Balanced Match.

## Activities

During Yang Guang's battle with a Prince-class Hundun, he calls for Xing Tian to cover for him while he morphs into the Ascended Form of his Chrysalis.

## Abilities

Xing Tian's dominant qi is Earth. Because the Chrysalis he pilots is also an Earth-type and he is not in a Balanced Match, it is unlikely he has ever been able to transform the Headless Warrior to a higher form.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Prologue. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Nine: Strongest of them All. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Strongest Shape. Penguin Teen.
Up the Sword Mountain, Down the Fire Sea

**Up the Sword Mountain, Down the Fire Sea** is the eleventh chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian finds herself in Li Shimin’s mind realm: a mountain of swords in a sea of fire. She conjures up the Vermilion Bird’s spirit armor and uses its wings to fly up above the mountain. A flock of birds attack her, screaming with human voices. Zetian sees flashes of Li Shimin’s memories which are full of violence and pain. She flies up to a floating island where she finds a version of Li Shimin. She shoves him over the edge and the mind realm is consumed by fire. Zetian appears face-to-face with Li Shimin in the yin-yang realm and attempts to stab him, but he puts up a much better fight than Yang Guang did. The two of them grapple as Zetian tries to seize control of the Bird, but Li Shimin’s mind is too strong and she only achieves partial control. Power builds up in the Bird, but not in the way that Chrysalises usually transform.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Li Shimin
* Wu Zetian

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Nine-Tailed Fox
* Vermilion Bird

### Places

* Mind Realm
* Yin-Yang Realm

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* Hundun
* Qi
* Spirit armor

## Trivia

* First appearance of the Vermilion Bird in its Standard Form.
Fatal Mistake

**Fatal Mistake** is the fifth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Yang Guang is impressed by Zetian's attitude and spirit pressure, and chooses her to be his companion for the night. He carries her to his room in one of the watchtowers along the Great Wall. They talk for a while and Zetian begins to doubt whether Yang Guang actually killed her sister. Looking in the mirror, Zetian sees her resemblance to her big sister and strengthens her resolve. She kisses Yang Guang to get him to drop his guard. He carries her to bed and Zetian's resolve wavers once more, but before anything further can happen, alarms start to go off. Hunduns are attacking.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Auntie Dou
* Wu Zetian
* Xiao Shufei
* Yang Guang

### Mentioned

* Chiyou
* Gao Yizhi
* Leizu
* Li Shimin
* Qin Zheng
* Wu Ruyi
* Yellow Sovereign
* Yizhi's father

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Nine-Tailed Fox
* Yellow Dragon

### Places

* Central Plains
* Great Wall
* Huaxia
* Hundun wilds
* Kunlun Mountains
* Mount Zhurong
* Sui province
* Sui-Tang frontier
* Tang province
* Zhou province

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* Flowerpox
* Hundun
* Iron Prince
* Match Crowning
* Pilot
* Qi
* Rongdi
* Spirit armor
* Spirit metal
* Spirit pressure
* Yin and Yang
Huaxia's Best Hope

**Huaxia's Best Hope** is the thirteenth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian and Li Shimin are brought before the strategists to discuss the battle. As soon his muzzle is removed, a soldier hands Li Shimin a flask of alcohol which he starts drinking immediately. Zetian has flashbacks to her grandfather’s drunken rage. Chief Strategist Zhuge Liang tells Zetian and Li Shimin that they both may have a rare type of hyper-adaptive spirit that allowed them to match each other’s spirit pressure no matter how high it spiked, and their spirit pressures hit eighteen thousand at the highest point. Both Zetian and Li Shimin are stunned to hear this. Chief Strategist Zhuge says that if they achieve a stable bond, they might be powerful enough to liberate the Zhou province from the Hunduns occupying it. To improve their bond, Zetian will be sharing Li Shimin’s room from now on. Zetian looks to Li Shimin, who is still drinking, and worries that he might become violent with her.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Li Shimin
* Sima Yi
* Wu Zetian
* Zhuge Liang

### Mentioned

* An Lushan
* Qin Zheng
* Wu Ruyi
* Yang Guang
* Zetian's father
* Zetian's grandfather
* Zetian's grandmother
* Zetian's mother

## Places and Term Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Nine-Tailed Fox
* Vermilion Bird

### Places

* Great Wall
* Huaxia
* Kunlun Mountains
* Yin-Yang Realm
* Zhou province

### Terms

* Balanced Match
* Chrysalis
* The Council of Sages
* Han
* Hundun
* Pilot
* Qi
* Spirit metal
* Spirit pressure
City of Everlasting Peace

**City of Everlasting Peace** is the twenty-ninth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian wakes from a series of strange and painful dreams. She's in the medical bay of the Kaihuang watchtower. Yizhi and Shimin are asleep on stools next to her bed, leaning on each other and holding hands with their fingers intertwined. They wake up when they hear her and Yizhi immediately jumps up to check on her. Staring at Shimin, Zetian realizes that her dreams were actually his memories that were transferred through their battle link. The boys explain what happened after she passed out. Gao Qiu is very pleased with the results of their fight and has invited them to Chang'an to discuss a media deal with him. The three of them travel there via private hovercraft and soon arrive at the Gao estate. Gao Qiu greets them in front of a crowd of partygoers. He invites Zetian and Shimin inside for a meeting. Yizhi silently warns them to be careful of his father.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Gao Qiu
* Gao Yizhi
* Li Shimin
* Wende (in a dream/memory)
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* An Lushan
* Chairman Kong
* Sima Yi
* Xing Tian

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Headless Warrior
* Vermilion Bird

### Places

* Chang'an
* Gao estate
* Great Wall
* Han province
* Huaxia
* Jin province
* Kaihuang watchtower
* Palace of Sages
* Sui province
* Sui-Tang frontier
* Tang province
* Wei River

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* The Council of Sages
* The Gods
* Huaxia
* Hundun
* Iron Widow
* Pilot
* Qi
* Spirit armor
* Spirit metal
* Spirit pressure
* Yin and Yang
Mess

**Mess** is the twenty-second chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Yizhi and Zetian enter Li Shimin's room to find him collapsed on the floor and hallucinating. He mistakes Yizhi as his dead partner, Wende. Yizhi leaves to get Sima Yi and the doctors. Li Shimin is taken to the medical bay and given an injection to calm his withdrawal symptoms. Yizhi stays by his side, holding his trembling hand. The doctors say that Li Shimin's primordial qi and liver have been severely damaged. Yizhi explains to Zetian that death row inmates have half their liver and one of their kidneys removed to be used as transplants. Yizhi could buy him replacement organs, but the army wouldn't agree to the procedure due to the long recovery time. The Hundun alarms start going off but Sima Yi reassures them that they aren't on active duty so they aren't required to respond to it. Zetian looks out the window to see the White Tiger racing off to battle. She turns to get Yizhi's attention, but he's wiping the blood from Li Shimin's mouth and speaking quietly to him. Zetian feels strangely left out. The Hundun alarms fall silent. Sima Yi pulls up a livestream and he and Zetian watch as the White Tiger quickly shifts into Heroic Form. She asks how the White Tiger's pilots work so well together, and he pointedly explains that they know they're supposed to be a team. They don't fight each other for control, they do the parts they're each good at, and they trust each other. Outside the room, the sound of many boots echoes in the hall and the voices of soldiers shout. The door bursts open and An Lushan, Chief Strategist of the Sui-Tang frontier, walks in. He orders Li Shimin to head into battle *now*.

## Character List

### Appearing

* An Lushan
* Gao Yizhi
* Li Shimin
* Sima Yi
* Wu Zetian

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Vermilion Bird
* White Tiger

### Places

* Kaihuang watchtower
* Sui-Tang frontier
* Zhou province

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* Human Liberation Army
* Hundun
* Qi

## Trivia

* First appearance of the White Tiger in its Standard Form and Heroic Form.
* First appearance of An Lushan.
Coasters/Beer/Belgium

This subpage shows all the **beer coasters from Belgium** in the collection and serves the purpose of being embedded into the *Belgium section* of the beer coasters page which itself is embedded into the main coasters page.

## Beer coasters from Belgium

❗️ **NOTE**: Coasters with identical front and backsides appear centered between the respective columns.
Huaxia

**Huaxia** is a prominent, organized nation of humanity. It is governed by a council of scholar-bureaucrats known as the Sages.

## History

Huaxia was unified over two centuries before Wu Zetian's enlistment as a concubine-pilot. The political unification of the Central Tribes was largely due to the might of Qin Zheng, the only Emperor-class pilot not to be a legendary figure. However, a power vacuum arose after his death from flowerpox, leading to the fall of the Zhou province. The people were finally convinced that it was a terrible tradition for pilots to continue in their capacity as warrior-kings, and they were thus reduced to celebrities who had no political role.

## Demographics

Huaxia has a population of more than thirty million people. Over six million live in the capital city of Chang'an.

The majority ethnic group is the Han people. Significant minorities include the various Rongdi tribes.

## Territory

At the very east of Huaxia is an ocean filled with Hunduns.

### Provinces

* Han province
* Jin province
* Ming province
* Qing province
* Sanguo province
* Sui province
* Tang province
* Zhou province (formerly)

## Trivia

* All of the provinces of Huaxia are named for real-world Chinese dynasties.
* Paper is not commonly used for writing in Huaxia due to the need to preserve the forests in the territory.

## References

1. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Nine: Strongest of them All. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Five: Fatal Mistake. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part III: Way of the Snake. Chapter Twenty-Nine: City of Everlasting Peace. Penguin Teen.
4. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-Six: Despite all That. Penguin Teen.
5. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Nineteen: My Polar Star. Penguin Teen.
Infinite

**Infinite** is the thirty-seventh chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

After the banquet ends, Zetian and Shimin are escorted to one of the hotel's penthouse suites. Zetian bathes first, then waits in the sitting room for Shimin. When he's finished, Zetian asks him to carry her to the bedroom, pretending that she couldn't make it that far due to her injuries. He agrees and carries her to the bed, laying her down gently. Then he turns to leave, offering to sleep on the couch. Zetian insists that they share the bed. Shimin asks what she's doing and she simply replies that she's seducing him. Shimin protests that she has Yizhi. Zetian acknowledges that she does and asks if that bothers him. He says no, Yizhi is perfect for her. Then he lists off several of Yizhi's good qualities, including some physical ones. Zetian silently wonders if Shimin might be attracted to Yizhi as well. Shimin says that Zetian shouldn't cheat on Yizhi, but she assures him that she and Yizhi have talked about this and he's okay with whatever she decides to do with Shimin. Shimin just stares at her for a moment. Zetian starts to become unsure but then Shimin steps closer. He kneels down to her eye level and asks if this is what she really wants. She confirms that it is. Shimin's expression softens and he gently kissses her. Zetian pulls him into bed with her.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Li Shimin
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* Gao Yizhi
* Sima Yi
* Yang Guang

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Chang'an
* Huaxia
* Zetian's Village

### Terms

* Balanced Match
* Iron Widow
* Pilot
* Qi

## Trivia

* Zetian and Shimin have sex for the first time.
Like Water Hurled Out the Door

**Like Water Hurled Out the Door** is the second chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian returns to her village. She recalls the process of footbinding she went through at the age of five, which has left her crippled and unable to walk properly. She overhears a group of men watching a livestream of a Hundun-Chrysalis battle on a tablet and briefly imagines piloting a Chrysalis herself. When she makes it back home, her male relatives are watching the same livestream. Zetian's father sees her dirty clothes and assumes she was fooling around with a boy. Zetian barricades herself in the bedroom to avoid the argument that is brewing. Her mother brings her dinner later, but when she praises Zetian for signing up to be a concubine-pilot, they end up arguing as well.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Wu Dalang
* Wu Zetian
* Zetian's grandfather
* Zetian's grandmother
* Zetian's father
* Zetian's mother

### Mentioned

* Gao Yizhi
* Li Shimin
* Wu Ruyi
* Yang Guang

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Great Wall
* Huaxia
* Zetian's Village
* Zhou province

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* Concubine-pilot
* Hundun
* Iron Noble
* Iron Princess
* Pilot
* Qi
* Rongdi
* Spirit metal
* Spirit pressure

## Trivia

* First appearance of Zetian's mother, grandmother, grandfather, father, and brother (Wu Dalang).
* This chapter takes its title directly from the narration: "There’s a saying in Huaxia: a daughter married off is like water hurled out the door."
Ten Thousand Reasons

**Ten Thousand Reasons** is the twentieth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Li Shimin is returned to his cell after his day in solitary, desperately craving a drink. He becomes enraged when he sees the bruises on Zetian's face and neck, but Sima Yi quickly explains what happened and how Yizhi defended her. Li Shimin awkwardly thanks Yizhi, who blushes. Zetian wonders if Yizhi is attracted to him. Yizhi offers to help him detox from the alcohol but Li Shimin just starts to walk away. Yizhi tries to convince him and for a moment it seems like Li Shimin might say yes, but he continues avoiding the conversation. Yizhi refuses to back down and tells him he's not being fair to Zetian. After a long silence, Li Shimin agrees to the plan.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Gao Yizhi
* Li Shimin
* Sima Yi
* Wu Zetian

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Zetian's Village
* Zhou province

### Terms

* Balanced Match
* The Council of Sages
* Pilot
* Spirit pressure
Spirit pressure

**Spirit pressure** is a measure of a person's mental power and the level of force they can use to channel their qi. The average human spirit pressure is eighty-four. The highest recorded spirit pressure is eighteen thousand, tied between Wu Zetian and Li Shimin.

## List of Known Spirit Pressures

* Human average: 84
* Xiao Shufei: 118
* Minimum required to activate a Chrysalis: 500
* Minimum required for Iron Noble rank: 2000
* Wang Shicong: at least 2000
* Ma Xiuying: 5100
* Zhu Yuanzhang: 5800
* Yang Guang: over 6000
* Wu Zetian and Li Shimin: 18,000
* Qin Zheng: immeasurable

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Four: Ready to Serve. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Two: Like Water Hurled Out the Door. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Thirteen: Huaxia's Best Hope. Penguin Teen.
4. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Sixteen: The Crownless King, the Heartless Queen. Penguin Teen.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part III: Way of the Snake. Chapter Thirty-Four: Ever-Growing hit List. Penguin Teen.
6. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Five: Fatal Mistake. Penguin Teen.
The Crown

**The Crown** is the thirty-sixth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

The day of Zetian and Shimin's Match Crowning has arrived. Gao Qiu agreed to fly Zetian's family into Chang'an, and her mother happily helps her prepare for the ceremony. Chief Strategist Zhuge Liang gives the opening speech and awards Shimin with the King of Pilots title that he was deprived of over the last two years. Yizhi brings out the crown, a simple double circlet of red spirit metal with some feathers on it. Shimin transforms it with his qi, morphing it into a twisting flame pattern with crimson spikes and two pairs of wings. Chief Strategist Zhuge places the crown on Shimin's head. Zetian is given her cue and walks out on stage. Shimin takes the top circlet from his own crown and bestows it upon Zetian. Looking out over the audience, Zetian spots An Lushan in the crowd. She is furious to see him, but she's also impressed that Gao Qiu managed to get their most pressing enemy to attend their party. But she can't focus on that now: they have a counterattack to plan.

## Character List

### Appearing

* An Lushan
* Dugu Qieluo
* Gao Qiu
* Gao Yizhi
* Li Shimin
* Sima Yi
* Wu Zetian
* Yang Jian
* Zetian's mother
* Zhuge Liang

### Mentioned

* Ma Xiuying
* Qin Zheng
* Yang Guang
* Zetian's grandmother

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Chang'an
* Golden Lotus
* Great Wall
* Huaxia
* Sui-Tang frontier
* Zhou province

### Terms

* Balanced Match
* Central Command
* Chrysalis
* Human Liberation Army
* Hundun
* Match Crowning
* Pilot
* Qi
* Spirit armor
* Spirit metal
Flowerpox

**Flowerpox** is a disease that spread through the population of Huaxia approximately two centuries before the start of *Iron Widow*. Qin Zheng was famously infected with flowerpox, and his subsequent disappearance led to a power vacuum that resulted in the fall of the Zhou province under the Hundun assault. A vaccine has since been developed to protect against flowerpox, although there is always the risk of a new strain that is not affected by the vaccine.

## References

1. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part I: Way of the Fox. Chapter Five: Fatal Mistake. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part IV: Way of the Dragon. Chapter Forty: Scourge of the Universe. Penguin Teen.
Despite their Best Efforts

**Despite their Best Efforts** is the thirty-second chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Gao Qiu is ecstatic about the Match Crowning idea and Sima Yi agrees to arrange it. Zetian waits for Yizhi in his room. When he enters, she kisses him. Yizhi admits that he once dreamed that they lived in a quiet cabin in the mountains, and he got to come home to Zetian every night and wake up to her every day. But he's know that's just a fantasy. Zetian says that she can't promise Yizhi anything; she and Shimin are partners, after all. She asks Yizhi if it hurts to see the two of them together. He admits that it did hurt at first, but then he realized that there's no reason to be jealous. Love isn't a scarce resource to battle over and Zetian is not a thing to be kept or taken. He has no reason to resent Shimin, because Zetian's compatibility with Shimin has nothing to do with her compatibility with Yizhi. Zetian ponders this for a moment and silently agrees. Yizhi helps Zetian climb into bed where they continue kissing. After a lifetime of people trying to shame her and control her body, Zetian is ready to do what she wants with a boy she chose for herself.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Gao Yizhi
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* Chiyou
* Gao Qiu
* Gonggong
* Li Shimin
* Nüwa
* Old Wang
* Sima Yi
* Wu Ruyi
* Zetian's father
* Zetian's mother
* Zhurong

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Chang'an
* Gao estate
* Great Wall
* Heavenly Court

### Terms

* Central Command
* Chrysalis
* Concubine-pilot
* The Gods
* Hundun
* Match Crowning
* Pilot
* Spirit metal

## Trivia

* Zetian and Yizhi have sex for the first time.
The Deal

**The Deal** is the thirtieth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian and Shimin have their meeting with Gao Qiu. He proposes that they cultivate their negative reputations with Shimin as "the baddest of bad boys" and Zetian embracing the fox spirit rumors as "the femme fatale". Shimin lets Zetian make the decision, as he is having trouble thinking clearly due to the presence of alcohol. Zetian agrees to the proposal and they sign the contract. Gao Qiu wants to celebrate with a drink and the maidservant begins pouring the alcohol. Zetian attempts to make an excuse so that Shimin doesn't have to drink but as soon as the smell of alcohol hits him he loses his will to resist. As they raise their drinks to toast, Zetian bumps into him, causing him to spill his drink. She pretends it was the pain from her wounds and says it's an omen from the universe. She offers to drink for them both, and proceeds to do so. Gao Qiu dismisses Shimin from the room and he leaves. Now that it's just the two of them, Gao Qiu accuses Zetian of manipulating both Shimin and Yizhi. He reveals that he knew all along about Yizhi and Zetian's meeting in the mountains. Zetian tries to defend herself by saying that she's still a virgin, but that just makes Gao Qiu angrier. He insists that he needs to be able to trust Zetian, so he orders her to strip off all her clothes and read the contract on camera, naked. Zetian is horrified at first, but soon realizes this is all his attempt to control her. To make her feel ashamed of her own body. She makes the decision that from here on out she will no longer feel shame or humiliation. But she also decides that as soon as she and Shimin take back Zhou and return victorious, she will return here and kill Gao Qiu herself. Zetian begins taking off her clothes.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Gao Qiu
* Li Shimin
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* An Lushan
* Gao Yizhi
* Yang Guang

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Places

* Chang'an
* Gao estate
* Great Wall
* Huaxia
* Sui-Tang frontier
* Zhou province

### Terms

* Central Command
* The Council of Sages
* Human Liberation Army
* Pilot
* Qi
* Spirit armor
Some Other Girl I would Never Want to Be

**Some Other Girl I would Never Want to Be** is the eighteenth chapter of *Iron Widow*.

## Synopsis

Zetian is escorted back to the cell alone, as Li Shimin will be spending the next day in solitary confinement. She spends some time cleaning herself up in the lavatory, but then she hears someone pounding at the door. They don't respond when she speaks to them and she can't open the door anyway; it's locked from the outside. Suddenly the door bursts open and a hooded man rushes in. He grabs Zetian and forces a bag over her head. She fights back but he smashes her face into the wall, stomps on her foot, flings her onto the bed, and begins strangling her. He hisses that he's getting revenge for Yang Guang and Zetian realizes the man is Xing Tian, pilot of the Headless Warrior. Another voice yells for the man to get away and Xing Tian is pulled off of her. Zetian scrambles off the bed as a brawl erupts between the two men. She rips the bag off her head in time to see Xing Tian fleeing out the door, as Yizhi stands panting in the middle of the room.

## Character List

### Appearing

* Gao Yizhi
* Sima Yi
* Xing Tian
* Wu Zetian

### Mentioned

* Li Shimin
* Wende
* Yang Guang

## Places and Terms Mentioned

### Chrysalises

* Headless Warrior
* Vermilion Bird

### Terms

* Chrysalis
* Concubine-pilot
* Hundun
* Qi
Pilot

A **pilot** is a teenager or young adult who uses their qi to control a Chrysalis. Pilots operate in male-female pairs, usually with the male pilot having a stronger spirit pressure and therefore more control over the Chrysalis. Most female pilots are known as concubine-pilots and have a very high mortality rate. A pilot pair with similar levels of spirit pressure is known as a Balanced Match.

Pilots have a standardized uniform consisting of a skintight conduction suit underneath a long, sleeveless coat which is drawn in by a wide belt. The male outfit is white with black accents, while the female outfit is black with white accents. Women may only wear a pilot uniform if they are part of a Balanced Match.

When pilots face off against Hunduns in combat, they score battle points. They are publicly ranked by these points, and the top scorer is titled King of Pilots and receives a large cash prize for their family.

There is a little-known process called tributing where pilots are deliberately pushed into battle in subpar circumstances as a means of sacrificing them to the Hunduns. This is often done to pilots who are too difficult to control or who are getting too old. At the age of twenty-five the brain stops developing, and stops being malleable enough to command a Chrysalis well. Most pilots never make it past twenty-five, and few make it past twenty.

## References

1. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Fifteen: The Supposed Pinnacle of Female Existence. Penguin Teen.
2. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Sixteen: The Crownless King, the Heartless Queen. Penguin Teen.
3. ↑ Zhao, Xiran Jay (author). (September 21, 2021). *Iron Widow*. Part II: Way of the Bird. Chapter Twenty-Three: Utter and Mutual Misery. Penguin Teen.