Hong Jing

**Hong Jing** is a member of the Taoist Hermits of Tianzhu who sequester themselves on Mt. Tianzhushan and pursue the eternal way. Through rigorous training, she became capable of sensing disturbance in Qi manifesting from demons and Elixir.

## Character Directory

### Entry 1

Hong Jing, whose place of birth and courtesy name are unknown, is a member of the Taoist Hermits of Tianzhu who sequester themselves on Mt. Tianzshan and pursue the eternal way. Through rigorous training, she became capable of sensing disturbance in Qi manifesting from demons and Elixir. Typically clad in her traveler's garb, she travels throughout the land gathering knowledge and training under her master's instructions. As such, she is knowledgeable of current events and feudal disputes, and well versed in covert operations. Having a cheerful personality and well composed, she seldom lets most trivial matters move her. While she is skilled at healing wizardry spells, handling weapons is not her specialty, leading her to look up to those who are talented in martial arts.

### Entry 2

Not long after the Yellow Turban uprising, she set out to infiltrate Mt. Dongshan, the Yellow Turbans' base of operations, to learn about the source of the Qi disturbance. She was captured by Zhang Bao during her mission and was to be made a human sacrifice, but was rescued by the protagonist and Zhao Yun. After realizing they had common goals, she accompanied the protagonist on his journey, stumbling upon feudal figures such as Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian along the way. Eventually, the valiant efforts of the protagonist led to the downfall of Zhang Jiao, the Yellow Turban leader, but the truth behind the Qi disturbance was yet to be discovered. Seeing the mysterious Taoist who fled on a dragon as a clue, she invited the protagonist to her village.

### Entry 3

Upon returning to her village with the protagonist, Hong Jing, seeking guidance, found that Aoye suddenly appeared at Mt. Tianzhushan to attack her master, Zuo Ci. With intervention by the protagonist, Zuo Ci was kept safe, and he proceeded to debrief Hong Jing, before inferring that the "Ultimate Elixir" was behind the Qi disturbance. Discerning that tracking down the Elixir would in turn lead them to the Ultimate Elixir, Hong Jing and the protagonist set forth for Luoyang to confront Zhang Rang, a figure that had been the subject of many suspicious rumors. However, Zhang Rang had been assassinated, so his Elixir was lost, and no clues could be gained regarding the mystery of the Elixir.

### Entry 4

Following Zhang Rang's death, it was Dong Zhuo who pulled the strings behind the chaos in Luoyang. In an act to fight his tyranny, the Guandong lords gathered in Luoyang to form the anti-Dong Zhuo coalition. The coalition launched an attack on Dong Zhuo's forces, but was rendered powerless before Lu Bu, whose army stood barring the way into Hulaoguan pass. By virtue of the protagonist's efforts, however, the coalition was narrowly successful in repelling the daunting general. Amid the scuffle, Hong Jing mindlessly gazed at a retreating Lu Bu; she somehow saw the shadow of her long-lost brother in the back of her enemy. Refusing to believe that her dear brother would become Dong Zhuo's lapdog, she took on the alias Diao Chan and infiltrated Lu Bu's legion in hopes of confirming her fears. There, she revealed her true identity to Lu Bu and begged for answers, but he did nothing more than callously push her away. Hong Jing, more determined than ever to uncover Lu Bu's true intentions, swore an oath with the protagonist, who had earned her trust.

### Entry 5

Hong Jing tracked down Lu Bu, who had fled alongside Cao Cao with, naturally, the Elixir. The pursuit finally drove Lu Bu to a dead end and Xiapi. Looking to find answers from Lu Bu, Hong Jing entered the keep along with the protagonist. As they entered the keep's hall, however, she witnessed what once was Lu Bu, transformed into a vile demon by the hand of the black-clad Taoist, Yu Ji. Briefly after the protagonist vanquished him, Lu Bu finally called out to Hong Jing as his sister with a faint smile. He had gone to the lengths of taking the guise of a villain and joining forces with Dong Zhuo and Yu Ji, for the sole intent of protecting his village and sister. The blood he had shed was for no one but his family. Recollecting the mellow memories of her brother, Hong Jing broke down in tears, holding the now bloodied mask in her arms.

### Entry 6

Soon after the death of Lu Bu, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao clashed at Guandu. Yuan Shao led an army of demons to get the upper hand, but with the protagonist of their side and leveraging their bonds of companionship, Cao Cao's army had slowly rallied back. But for Yu Ji, the outcome of the battle was irrelevant. He contrived to incorporate the immense amount of Demonic Qi manifesting in Guandu into Xielong, to concoct the Ultimate Elixir. Hong Jing, together with Zuo Ci, worked to restrain Xielong to aid the protagonist, who finally destroyed Yu Ji and his dystopian delusions once and for all. Once the dust had settled, Hong Jing came to the protagonist once more. With new goals to cleanse the land of the last remains of Demonic Qi, and to grant her late brother's wish for a world without Elixir, she set out for adventure once more with the protagonist.

## Hidden Tomes

Hidden Wizardry Spell Tomes dropped by Hong Jing:

* Hidden Tome "Frozen Shot"
* Hidden Tome "Flashing Icicle"
* Hidden Tome "Grafting Strike"
* Hidden Tome "Rushing Fulmination"