Chun Yan

**Chun Yan** was the caretaker and bodyguard of Qin Shi Huang.

## Appearance

Chun Yan is a voluptuous woman with large breasts and slightly wide hips. She has a scar on her left shoulder and another one in her forehead (which is usually covered by her bangs), alongside a small mole under her left eye. She is a rather tall woman, being just as tall as most men.

Her outfit mostly consists of a very revealing Chinese dress that draws attention to her breasts and legs. She also wears a pair of earrings, black shoes, black thigh high socks and metal knee pads. She has dark hair and light eyes, her long hair is tied into a ponytail by a piece of cloth.

## Personality

The adoptive mother and bodyguard of Qin Shi Huang, Chun Yan was slightly abrasive at first, but she still couldn't conceal her rage seeing how the people of Zhao treated Ying Zheng.

Since her first son, Chun Ou died at the hands of the Qin Army, she considered to harm or even kill Ying Zheng as revenge before she grew to care for him. Being a mother, Chun Yan would fight to the death to protect a child, even if the child isn't technically hers.

## Plot

### Past

Not much is known of Chun Yan’s past. However, before she became the bodyguard of Qin Shi Huang, she had Chun Ou who was around the same age as him. Unfortunately, he was buried alive with the captured zhao soldiers at Changping in 260 BC. Putting her in a highly depressive state and ending up hating Zichu's family. Although Chun Yan is quite a skilled martial artist, it is unknown how she learned her skills.

Chun Yan started to hate living and cursed Qin. When she heard there was an opening to be Ying Zheng’s nanny, Chun Yan really wanted to see what kind of expression Ying Zheng would have on his face. If she didn’t like it, she would’ve given him a piece of her mind.

Years later, a young Ying Zheng entered the courtyard of his mansion, and was surprised to see a woman blowing a pinwheel. She asked if he was Ying Zheng and after the boy confirmed he was, Chun Yan surprised at his young age. Ying Zheng asked who she was and the woman introduces herself as Chun Yan, his new live-in caretaker and bodyguard. Leering over him, Chun Yan asserted that means she could do whatever she wanted to him but Ying Zheng simply smiled and bowed, saying it was a pleasure to meet her.

Chun Yan asked the boy to show her around after noting his odd politeness. When they entered the mansion, Chun Yan laughed about the sorry state it was in and guessed that it suited a reject from the Qin family like Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng, while keeping his eyes closed, asked Chun Yan if she'd like some water. Chun Yan suddenly questioned if Ying Zheng was really seven. Ying Zheng asked if there was anything strange about him and Chun Yan asserted she doesn't like him. She pointed out that a kid his age would normally be crying or throwing a fit yet all Ying Zheng had been doing was smiling, which was giving Chun Yan the creeps. Ying Zheng apologized before doing a pose and asking if he looked better.

Chun Yan wondered if he was mocking her to which he nervously said no. Chun Yan disregarded it and opened a window, telling Ying Zheng that they were going to be cleaning his mansion. Later that day, Chun Yan and Ying Zheng went to a market and after Chun Yan buys something, she noticed how Ying Zheng was looking at a mantou stall. She encouraged him to tell her if he wanted it before going to the stall and requesting two mantou as well as some grilled meat. The owner picked up a mantou with chopsticks and complimented Chun Yan's beauty before noticing Ying Zheng behind her.

With a scowl, the owner dropped the mantou on the floor and tells Ying Zheng to take it. Grabbing the owner by his collar, Chun Yan questioned what he was doing, only to witness Ying Zheng thank the owner, pick the mantou off of the ground, dust the dirt off and eat it. The people around realised who he was and talk about how they lost their loved ones at the Battle of Changping, blaming it all on Ying Zheng and wishing they could kill him. Ying Zheng opened his eyes and feels pain from their glares. That night, after Ying Zheng finished eating, he tried to go lie down early and bowed, causing Chun Yan to briefly see a small mark on Ying Zheng's chest. Chun Yan ordered him to wait and pulled Ying Zheng's shirt off, revealing multiple scars around his body. Chun Yan questioned if the people did this but Ying Zheng revealed to her that scars appear on his body whenever he saw someone get injured feel hatred towards him. This was what is known as Mirror Touch Synesthesia. In Ying Zheng's case, every time he saw someone else get injured, that injury would appear on his body. Furthermore, as a result of him being exposed to the Zhao people's hatred for his entire life, Ying Zheng surpassed human limits and developed a horrible condition in which the hatred towards him also became pain.

Putting his shirt back on, Ying Zheng assured Chun Yan that it would be alright as the pain was little and his wounds would heal with time, only to sway forward. Chun Yan caught him and pointed out how it's not just "a little pain" as Ying Zheng could barely stand. When she questioned why he was hiding this, Ying Zheng asserted that the pain he felt from the Zhao people's hatred was his punishment. Ying Zheng had instinctively learned how to smile at the age of seven as a way to slightly allay the hatred towards him. It was a pitiful armor that Ying Zheng wore in the hopes that the people would one day forgive him.

Chun Yan questioned how he could keep smiling like that, why he didn't get angry and why he didn't hate them. Falling to her knees, Chun Yan assured Ying Zheng that the Battle of Changping was absolutely not his fault. She said it wasn't right for Ying Zheng to get hurt like this and she yelled at him to stop holding himself back. If he wanted to cry, he should cry. If he felt mad, he should let it all out. Chun Yan instructed him to stop killing himself inside and to stop lying about how he felt. Still painfully smiling, Ying Zheng said he cannot get angry as he was a cursed child. Hugging him, Chun Yan assured Ying Zheng that he hadn't done anything wrong at all and he didn't deserve to be punished for what his parents did. Crying, Chun Yan calld Ying Zheng a kind person who could understand the pain of others and his wounds were proof of that: they were not a curse. As the boy began tearing up, Chun Yan told him that he could live life however he wanted. Ying Zheng began bawling and as Chun Yan encouraged him to let it all out, Ying Zheng revealed how he, in truth, hated everyone as they all blamed him for something he had no part in. That day, for the first time in his life, Ying Zheng let his true feelings show.

The next morning, Ying Zheng awoke and visited Chun Yan in the kitchen. She noted that he must've slept like a baby, before handing him a blindfold, in hopes that his pain would be lessened. After hearing Chun Yan made it herself, Ying Zheng put the blindfold on and exclaimed “Hăo!”, promising to take care of it. Smiling, Chun Yan admitted that she liked the word “Hăo”. From then on, Chun Yan became the only person Ying Zheng could be around and not feel any pain. Every day he spent with Chun Yan, Ying Zheng was able to smile, have fun from the bottom of his heart and became more and more cheerful.

However, 2 years later, King Zhaoxiang and his son, Xiaowen, passed away. And so, in 250BC, the man who had abandoned Ying Zheng, Zichu, ascended to the throne. Thus, Ying Zheng unexpectedly became the crown prince, the first in line to the throne, and was permitted to return to Qin. Outside the mansion, Chun Yan and Ying Zheng were picked up by soldiers from Qin. On the way, a soldier driving the carriage pointed out to Ying Zheng that once they were past the cliff, they’d be at the borders of Qin. As Chun Yan blew her pinwheel, Ying Zheng wondered if that was where they'd say goodbye. Chun Yan said her job would only last until the border before admitting to Ying Zheng that the 2 years she spent with him were really fun. Ying Zheng asked Chun Yan to come with him into Qin but Chun Yan pointed out that she was a citizen of Zhao and patted his back, telling him to lose the gloomy face as he was now the Prince of Qin. Suddenly, Chun Yan noticed an arrow flying at them and covered Ying Zheng, causing the arrow to pierce the back of the driver. This led to the carriage falling over. Four armored men arrived on horses and as the soldiers point out to them that this was the carriage of the Prince of Qin, one of the armored men shot all the soldiers down. As they all surrounded it, Chun Yan and Ying Zheng crawled out of the fallen carriage. Looking at them, Chun Yan recalled how Ying Zheng was a guest of the King of Zhao since he was a hostage. But now that he wasn’t, it seemed those men from Zhao had come to take out their anger at him.

Realising this was his fault, looking at the dead soldiers, Ying Zheng took off his blindfold. Picking up a sword, he stoof in front of Chun Yan and tried to fight. Chun Yan commended him before kneeing his stomach. As Ying Zheng lies on the ground, Chun Yan stood to defend him, claiming this was her job. One Zhao soldier decided to kill Chun Yan first and swung his sword. Chun Yan ducked before kicking his face. A second Zhao soldier grazed a part of Chun Yan’s back and attempted to stab her, only for Chun Yan to duck and kick at the soldier’s legs. As he lost balance, Chun Yan elbowed the man’s face. Suddenly, a third Zhao soldier stabbed her in the back, calling her “Qin scum”.

Asserting she was a Zhao, Chun Yan turned around with the sword still in her back and struck the man’s face. the final Zhao soldier appeared behind the other's falling body and slashed Chun Yan across the chest, causing her to fall down. The soldier then approached Ying Zheng and lifted his sword up to kill him, only for Chun Yan to grab his head from behind. Telling him to stay away from her child, Chun Yan proceeded to snap the soldier’s neck. Afterwards, Chun Yan fell down again and Ying Zheng cradled her, begging her to stay with him. Chun Yan apologised, Ying Zheng questioning why she did this for him. Chun Yan confessed she’d been hiding something and revealed to Ying Zheng that she had a son that would’ve been his age. He was named Chun Ou and he was buried alongside the Zhao soldiers at the Battle of Changping.

She explained the circumstances of her meeting Ying Zheng. Just like the rest of Zhao, she tried finding a way to vent her anger but after meeting Ying Zheng, Chun Yan stopped caring about that. She guessed that if a kid like Ying Zheng, who understood the pain of others, became king, then maybe he could change the world like he changed her.

She encouraged Ying Zheng to walk the path he believed in and become the greatest king of all. Crying, Ying Zheng promised to become the greatest king so in exchange, Chun Yan shouldn't die. After telling him to bawl his eyes out if he was sad, Chun Yan began seeing Ying Zheng as Chun Ou. Caressing his cheek, Chun Yan asked to see Chun Ou's face and Ying Zheng squeezed her hand, calling her “Māma”. Chun Yan responded with “Hăo” before dying.

### Seventh Round

She appears alongside with her Chun Ou, supporting her adopted son Qin Shi Huang as he faces Hades in the Seventh Round of Ragnarok. She could be seen at numerous parts of the round, supporting the former Ying Zheng fervently. She was seen worried for him and crying when he lost his arm, concerned that he would die against the King of the Netherworld. When Qin Shi Huang eventually won, she initially bowed for Hades, before celebrating the human's victory.

## Abilities

**Immense Strength**: Chun Yan is quite strong, being capable of breaking a man's neck with just her bare hands. She can also knock out most men with just one attack.

**Immense Speed ​​& Reflexes**: Chun Yan possesses great speed and reflexes, she is capable of dodging arrows and fighting multiple people at the same time, while dodging some of their attacks and counter attacking.

**Immense Endurance**: Chun Yan is quite tough, she can move and fight even after being impaled by a sword and being cut multiple times.

**Martial Arts Expert**: Chun Yan is a very skilled martial artist, she can kill multiple armed warriors just by striking and kicking them. She is skilled enough to become Qin Shi Huang's bodyguard and teach him martial arts. Her fighting style can be seen in Qin Shi Huang's martial art, Chi You.

### Supernatural Abilities

**Golden Age**: As a human soul in the afterlife, Chun Yan posses the appearance and skills that she had during her Golden Age, the age in which she was at her peak.