Wu Xie

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### Also known as

Naive (天真/Tiān Zhēn),
Young Master Three (小三爷/Xiǎo Sān Yé),
Little Buddha Wu (吴小佛爷/Wú Xiǎo Fó Yé),
Guan Gen (关根/Guān Gēn)

## Relationships

### Relatives

Wu Yiqiong (father)
Unnamed Woman (mother)
Wu Erbai (second uncle)
Wu Sanxing (third uncle)
Wu Laogou (grandfather)

## Appearances

### Other

Wu Xie's Private Notes, Yucun Biji, Wu Xie Extras

**Wu Xie (吴邪)** is the main protagonist in the Chinese novel series *Daomu Biji* and its sequels. The series is told from his perspective.

Wu Xie was born into a family of grave robbers and is the grandson of Changsha Mystic Nine's Wu Laogou. He is the sole heir of the Wu Family and the owner of an antique shop located in Hangzhou.

## Name Origins

Wu Xie's name (吴邪/Wú Xié) is a homonym of the word innocent (无邪/Wú Xié) which literally translated means "without evil." Wu Xie's grandfather chose the name for him in the hopes he would be innocent and clean.

Wu Xie's nickname "Mr. Naïve" or "Tianzhen" is used by Pangzi because he believes the other is naïve but it is also a play on Wu Xie's name. The phrase "pure and innocent" (天真无邪/Tiānzhēn Wúxié) shares a homonym with Wu Xie's name. The first few times Pangzi uses it he calls Wu Xie "Innocent Comrade" (天真无邪同志/Tiānzhēn Wúxié Tóngzhì). Later, Pangzi often calls him Tianzhen Wuxie (天真无邪/Tiānzhēn Wúxié) or just Tianzhen.

Wu Xie's nickname "Young Master Three" or "Little Master Three" (小三爷/Xiǎo Sān Yé) comes from Wu Xie's third uncle Wu Sanxing who is called Master Three (三爷/Sān Yé). People in the grave-robbing industry call Wu Xie this nickname as a sign of respect and because of Wu Sanxing's reputation. Wu Xie's father is not known in the industry, so he is known by grave robbers as being associated with Wu Sanxing and some think of Wu Xie as his successor. Pan Zi regularly used this nickname, and so did Big Kui, Brother Chu, and Xie Yuchen.

Wu Xie's nickname "Little Buddha Wu" (吴小佛爷/Wú Xiǎo Fó Yé) comes from the staff he works with. It came from a mantra Wu Xie had “Amitabha, lay down your butcher’s knife and make money to become a Buddha”. He "liked everyone to be good, earn their own money, and live in harmony" and shied away from cruelty.

The name Guan Gen is an alias Wu Xie used to get into some archaeological projects as a photographer.

## Appearance

Wu Xie is described to be very handsome. He looks like a scholar and not a fighter. At the beginning of the main series, he is skinny but during their adventures over six months, he develops some muscles.

By the time of *Sand Sea*, Wu Xie looked young but had a "weathered and worn look about his brows that was beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Hei Yanjing described the curve of Wu Xie's neck as very feminine. He also has a scar on his neck from having his throat slit. He has seventeen self-inflicted scars on his arm. Each scar represents a time he failed in his plans to stop the Wang Family.

## Personality

In the beginning, Wu Xie was timid and avoided violence whenever possible. Wu Xie learned to judge and understand people by working at his antique shop. He assessed the quality of the objects he bought and sold as well as others. To get the information he wanted, he would often exploit the personality flaws of others. In *Volume 1*, Wu Xie played dumb on two separate occasions to get information from his uncle and Pangzi. He also exploited his uncle's personality flaw to his advantage so that the other would take him grave robbing.

After the events of the Zhang Jialou, Wu Xie had a hard time coping. For several months after, he dreaded talking to Pangzi because it would mean facing memories he would rather forget. By the time of *Tibetan Sea Flower*, Wu Xie was having nightmares from everything that had happened. He no longer did things casually, but did everything efficiently since he felt that once he stopped or caught his breath, "everything would be destroyed."

Wu Xie changes the most during the novel *Sand Sea*. Wang Meng even thought that he "changed a lot compared to a year ago." By this time he was going against the Wang Family without the help of his third uncle or Zhang Qiling.

### Author Evaluation

The author described Wu Xie as an ordinary person, who has weaknesses and hesitates in the face of danger. He is "simple, a little clever, cowardly, and someone who cherishes his life. He’s sensitive and afraid of hurting people around him. He’s an ordinary person who wishes you to live no matter how much he hates you."

As the series progresses, Wu Xie begins to change. The author described him as "a boy as weak as water," but that even "in harsh winter, the most formless water will become solid ice." Wu Xie maintained his conscience during all of the horrible things he went through, but he eventually wore a "sinister mask." Despite this, "he was still Wu Xie at heart. He could have a lot of petty crimes and petty vices under his belt, as well as a lot of minor moral problems, but when it came to making the biggest choice, he would always be the Wu Xie who wished everyone well."

## Skills

* He has a deep knowledge of antiques, puzzles, and ancient writing systems. He can figure out a great deal from one clue.
* His blood was a deterrent to corpse-eating bugs and other evils due to ingesting Qilin Blood Clot from the Seven Star Palace. He spit up the qilin blood clot in *Restart.*
* Wu Xie can read Snake Pheromones and the memories of snakes and others but lost this ability prior to *Sand Sea*.
* He knows how to fight after he was taught by Hei Yanjing.
* He, Pangzi, and Zhang Qiling created a code that uses a series of different knocks.
* He was taught to write in the Slender Gold calligraphy style to imitate Qi Yu's handwriting.

## Trivia

* Wu Xie smoked but had to stop when he became sick during *Restart*. He started the habit again in *Ten Thousand Mountains in the Extreme Night*.
* Wu Xie is a little nearsighted.

## Quotes

* *I always thought that Poker-Face was a good guy because as long as he was around, I felt very safe.* -Wu Xie in *Volume 1*, Chapter 16.
* *No amount of wealth can buy back what I want.* -Wu Xie in *Sand Sea*.

## References

1. ↑ Zang Hai Hua, Chapter 24
2. ↑ Sand Sea, Chapter 177; 沙海4, 第十章
3. ↑ Sand Sea, Chapter 119
4. ↑ 盗墓笔记1，怒海潜沙 第四十六章；盗墓笔记4，蛇沼鬼城(中) 第二十七章
5. ↑ Sand Sea, Chapter 184 ("Little Master Three, you’re basically considered a direct descendant of Master Three.")
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Tibetan Sea Flower, Chapter 22
7. ↑ Sand Sea, Chapter 9
8. ↑ Cavern of the Blood Zombies, Chapter 4
9. ↑ Volume 5, Chapter 3
10. ↑ Sand Sea, Chapter 6
11. ↑ Sand Sea, Chapter 180
12. ↑ Sand Sea, Chapter 116.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Sand Sea, Chapter 82
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Cavern of the Blood Zombies, Chapter 3
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Cavern of the Blood Zombies, Chapter 15
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Tibetan Sea Flower, Chapter 22
17. ↑ Sand Sea, Chapter 5
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Volume 8, Chapter 82
19. ↑ Volume 5, Chapter 9