Cheng Qian Shan

**Cheng Qian Shan** is one of the minor characters in *Immortal Swordsman In The Reverse World*.

Qian Shan is Head of the Dark Guard and long time loyal servant to the Empress.

## Background

As a child, Qian Shan had served the young future Empress staying by her side and hates how a young Yang Yang would always pick on the future Empress just because he's destined to marry her.

In her adulthood after the Empress succeeds the throne, Qian Shan is still loyal to the her majesty to this day. She later would be the Dark Guard's Head.

## Appearance

* Qian Shan as a child.
1/1Qian Shan has long medium dark hair and eyes. She wears a pearl necklace on the back of her head, a black and gray long sleeve like robe, and black high heel shoes.

As a child, Qian Shan had wore a white short sleeve polo shirt, blue skirt, white half long socks, and brown shoes.

## Personality

So far, Qian Shan is shown to being calm when given orders by the Empress.

## Synopsis

Qian Shan appears in the Imperial Palace after the Empress had summoned the Head of the Xiao Family, Xiao Qing to ask a certain matter which if it's true that lightning knocked down a building in her house. Xiao Qing says that it's all rumors. The Empress believes her and dismisses Xiao Qing. The Empress speaks to Qian Shan saying that Xiao Qing is lying as she knows that the lightning is not ordinary. Qian Shan is ordered to investigate if the Xiao family is betraying her majesty.

During the night in an ally way, Qian Shan appears to Han Shuang who tested out Chu Qing's powers and learns he's in the Transformation Realm.

The next day in the Empress' office, Qian Shan informs her that the lightning incident at the Xiao house was not from a woman, but from a man, Chu Qing who's at the age of twenty and knowing about his strength. The Empress finds this interesting and says that Gong Nian's application for a man to attend the Material Arts Tournament has been approved.

When Li Le and a Mask Woman tried to assassinate Qing at the hospital but failed in the mater to escape revealing they're from Xuan Nu Palace, Qian Shan reports to the Empress that they failed to catch Le.

On the day in the final stage of the Material Arts Competition after the morning matches were over, in the Empress' lounge, Qian Shan is summoned right after Wu Su is ordered to get the Gentlemen's League's movements in three days. The Empress says that Qing is not a member of the male league, but invited him to join. The Empress states there must be something else besides the league's secret realm of male cultivation. Qian Shan is ordered to keep an eye on Qing.

Three days later at the Suburdan Royal Hunting Grounds, Qian Shan along with other Material Artists participate in a hunting conference which is hosted by the Empress to catch the Spirit Beast Fei Lian. Soon, she and Shuang hear a firework formed in a Peony by the Empress that she is in danger.

In the royal palace at the Empress' side, Qian Shan can see that the Empress's hair has turn gray noting that the Empress has given Qing the blood of the true dragon to save his life. The Empress says that since her daughter's death, the dragon was cut off and what's on her will fade away with her death and it's better to save someone's life than to waste it. Qian Shan knows that the Empress' body will weaken. The Empress says that the Empire is not hers alone and that people will sacrifice for it. Qian Shan gets on her knees and blames her and her guards for not rescuing the Empress in time and prepare to cut of her hand as punishment, but was stopped by the Empress saying she believes in her and not being the Dark Guard's fault. The Empress wants Qian Shan to investigate the matter with the assassination plot.

At night, Qian Shan goes to the roof, finds Qing, and approaches him. She gives him a gold token having the label "DARK" on it saying he's officially joined the Dark Guard and wants him to come to the east building next day. In mind, Qian Shan states how the Empress trusts him to a degree and having the power of the true dragon blood in him.

The next day, Qian Shan is at the Dark Guard's base which is next to the Royal Palace and sees that Qing came. She takes him to the Information Vault to sigh the agreement to which he does knowing he'll be hunted throughout the Empire and not reveal any secrets. Qian Shan asks to why he wants to join Dark Guard. Qing says to investigate the Xuan Nu Place because the Law Enforcement Elder almost killed him and took someone away from him and wants revenge on that elder. Qian Shan asks where he met the Xuan Nu Palace. Qing says it was at the Yunjiang River looking for the dragon and got involved when they were hunting the remnant of Quan Xuan. She tells Qing that Xuan helped the Empress build the Gentlemen's League, but when he found out she's in love with another man and not marry him, he betrayed her and ended up being hunted by both the Empire and Xuan Nu Palace. Qian Shan takes him to the Information Room 01 which holds the info of the Xuan Nu Palace is stored. She begins to tell him about the origins of the Xuan Nu Palace and how the Empress and the Palace Master are sisters. When the Xuan Nu Palace started a rebellion against the Empress, they were excluded from the center of power. Qing learns in the past how the Empire changed after the Empress returned victorious after defeating a neighborhood country to confront a traitor known as Bai Yi. The Empress along with Qian Shan, Ji Min, Gong Nian, and Xiao Qing managed to slain the Yi, bit were to late to save the Emperor. Back in the present, Qian Shan explains that for three years after the incident, they managed to make the Xuan Nu Palace flee, but doesn't know where the exact location is over the years. Qing says if she give him all the information about the palace, he will check it out, but Qian Shan says someone is in charge of that matter and that he has more important tasks.

The next day, Qian Shan reports to the Empress that Qing is really married and the his wife may be from Xuan Nu Palace. She shows the Empress a photo of the person stating her name being Meng Zui and that Qing is going to look for her. The Empress thinks that Zui looks familiar and decides to let Qing check out the palace believing he will bring her unexpected results. Qian Shan will let Qing enter the investigation team of the palace next day. The Empress bring up about how Min attaches great importance to Lian and back then, in order to win over the Ministry of Finance, she forced min to marry the minister's son, which caused her to misunderstand love, and the Empress owed her.

In the 4th Floor Data Area of the Dark Guard hideout, Qian Shan meets with Qing to have him investigate the Xuan Nu Palace again. The Palace is located in the East China Sea. Qian Shan explains that those who enter and exit the island will have all five senses temporary close by a secret technique and come out with a secret channel and only the Palace Master and Gatekeeper know the entrance and exit. She also tells him that a strange that happened recently in Xiu Shui Island near the Capital saying one night, a woman who was drunk was walking home and disappeared and the next day, she appeared on a white sand beach far from home and believes it has something to do with the Xuan Nu Palace. Qing will check thing out. Qian Shan wants to make sure that Qing will not reveal his identity to anyone to whatever information is for the Dark Guard. Qing asks her of what happened to Han Shuang to which Qian Shan says she came back after awhile.

In her office, Qian Shan gets a butterfly message from Han Yu who's with the Xuan Nu Palace with news saying she suspects the concubine is still in the world, but no evidence has been found and to not tell the Empress and also asks to take care of her sister. Qian Shan states Yu always being cautious and 80% of the princess is still alive and the Empress has a successes. She turns to Shuang who's depressed stating how her sister brought good new and asks if Shuang blames herself and want to make amends. Shuang admits her identity was exposed that the Empress almost died and wonders why she didn't kill her if it's because of her sister. Qian Shan confirms it's not because of Yu, but because of Qing and after Qing appeared, the Empress seemed to slowly change back to her original self and reminds Shuang about her task to protect Qing to which Shuang accepts.

About thirteen days later, Qian Shan is with the Empress saying how Qing is now in control of the Hunters in Dongcheng, but states how An Nan controls Xicheng in a short amount of time. Qian Shan believes the Xuan Nu Palace is with Nan. The Empress assumes that the Palace Master is planning to return, but it won't be easy. The Empress gives Qian Shan a token to give to Qing which is a peony order to mobilize the military department. The Empress states the mater Lian to be investigate as soon as possible and there'll be clues to Qing at the same time. Qian Shan agrees and leaves the office.

Three days later, Qian Shan attends the Empress birthday in the palace. She notices An An is approaching the Empress with cover tray. The Empress tries to make An An go back to recover, but An An refuses stating she's healthy and the time has come for the lies to stop calling the Empress her aunt which surprises everyone. An An reveals the truth that her real name is Di Xi and being the daughter of the three kings and the three kings rebelled and lived to this day only because of the Empress's mercy. Xi pulls out a dagger and Qian Shan goes to the Empress's side believing Xi came to kill the Empress. Xi knew she was powerless when she couldn't save her uncle and cousin from her mother, but today she asks for relief and wants her aunt to let go and start a new life. Xi grips the dagger tight causing her hands to bleed, but soon blood comes out from her eyes and mouth and collapse. Qing runs to Xi to discover the knife has poison on it and Qian Shan confirms it's the green snake lotus. The Empress states to Xi in anger that she thinks she can be freed by dying and will arrest everyone who's related to her now and kill them. Qing says right now Xi needs to be saved. Xiao Qing can't save her, but Qing says he can save her and goes to the recovery room.

In the recovery room, Qing successfully gets all the poison out of Xi and reports to the Empress and Qian Shan that Xi needs rest. General Min comes to them saying the Dragon Raptor has been stolen. The Empress orders Qian Shan to find the thief by not letting anyone out of the palace.

At the ballroom where Qing, Xiao Chu Xue and Xiao Qing are waiting, Qian Shan, the Empress, and Min arrive with the real Chu Xue surrounding the thief who is in Chu Xue's form. The fake Chu Xue makes a run for it. Qian Shan and Min fire at her, but Qing interferes by protecting and catching up to her with incredible speed. The fake Chu Xue tries to attack Qing, but no use as he pulls off the ring from her finger and out of it comes the dragon raptor. The women try to capture fake Chu Xue and Qing, but before they can the blood dragon and the dragon QI emerge out of fake Chu Xue and Qing being synced. The Empress orders the women to stop and orders Qing to bring fake Chu Xue with him knowing she has her own mind to believe them. Qian Shan accompanies the three to the bedroom where the dragon raptor is returned by Qing while the Empress tells them about the real dragon raptor. The fake Chu Xue is revealed to be Meng Zui who happens to be Qing's wife and the Empress's daughter and Qian Shan reveals Zui's real name to be Di Si and is happy for both the Empress and Si being reunited. Qian Shan is ordered to announce the world of Si's return.

Qian Shan goes on top of the Astronomical Observatory to meet with Sima Lan and her daughter Sima Xu. Lan states in three days later will be an auspicious day. The canonization ceremony of the concubine is very heavy and to make all preparations especially security.

Two days later, Qian Shan is in the Empress's office with Min, Nian, Di Si, and Qing. By the Empress's orders, Qian Shan, Nian, and Min are to have their armies to be prepared for the attack of the Xuan Nu Palace, and the canonization ceremony will not leak a single piece of paper. Qian Shan and the dark guard are to closely surrounding Si.

Three days later, Qian Shan appears in the Altar during the Canonization Ceremony for the forty-eighth princess of the empire for Si's return. Soon, elders and warriors of the Xuan Nu Palace arrive and begin their assault. She, the Empress, and Qing soon noticed that Si has been poison revealing the forth elder, Shi Lan is around and Qian Shan is ordered to go find her. Qian Shan finds and captures Shi Lan bring her to the Empress and Qing wanting her to detoxify the poison, but Lan can't figure it out as the four-color gu poison is specially tailored for the target and the higher the target's cultivation level, the deeper the poisoning and no matter what method is used, the poison cannot be detected. Qian Shan puts Lan in the Dark Guard prison.

In the Dark Guard prison in the underground seventh floor, Qian Shan lets Qing visit Lan wanting answers how to cure the poison in Si's body. Lan explains to Qing about her hometown, the holy relics of Li Ye Village are egg cups. It is a treasure for practicing Gu, and it is also an artifact for refining medicine. Qing doesn't believe her. Lan sees that he doesn't know the complicated relationship between Li Ye Village and the Empire. Qian Shan comes telling Qing she's not lying saying the village and the Empire are allies. Everyone in the village is good at making poison and to why the Empire is stronger thanks to their help. To show loyalty to the Empire, the village give the best young master to the Empire once every fifty years and the poison master was named Gu Heng. Lan states to be the fifty-eighth Gu Heng and was poisoned by the poison master when she entered the competition. In the end she will still die after leaving the village and being tired of this boring fate and the fifty years is coming soon with the new Gu Heng arriving and she will be the one to die.

A month later, Qian Shan informs the Empress that Qing is in danger as he faces Xuan Nu Palace's first elder, Yue Hong, and needs her help which the Empress allows as she'll stay with Si along with the gu master Ling Ruo Chan who is healing Si. Qian Shan goes to the where house that Qing is in, but only finds Hong's dead body and that someone else has rescued him.

The next morning Qian Shan and the Empress go to the Xiao house after hearing about Qing's injures confronting Xiao Qing. The Empress states there is something strange about what's happened. First, Qing was called away, Qian Shan left to save Qing, and Si woke up like a different person believing something is not right. Xiao Chu Xue confronts the women telling them that Qing's injuries are healed, but his spiritual powers are gone and he's like an ordinary person. The Empress notices that Si and Ruo Chan are too close to each other and orders Qian Shan to monitor their movements and to lead a team of secret guards to protect Qing to make sure something like this doesn't happen again.

Some days after in the Empress's office, Qian Shan informs Qing, Si, and Ruo Chan who's now join forces with them after Li Ye Village is completely wiped out by Xuan Nu Palace knows the location of them sending an advance team to explore it.

### Empire Versus Xuan Nu Palace Arc

At the palace when Qing returns, Qian Shan, Qing, Si, and the Empress reveal the white butterfly is the power distribution map of Xuan Nu Palace. They get a call from Gong Nian saying Jing Men was attacked by Xuan Nu Palace, and the whole city was bombed. The local military department and the defense army both lost contact and Qing's parents are also missing. This startles Qing and contacts Xing Lie through video and is relieved that his parents and sister are safe with Lie in her underground dugout. Lie asks Qing to get the King of Supervision and General to mobilize the nearest military envoy and military support and the Empress orders Nian to get her army and Ji Min around Jing Men to support immediately. The signals were soon cut off. Qing decides he wants to go back to Jing Men as he's worried about his family and Si decides to go with him as she's worried about her people from Drunken Dream.

Two days later, Qian Shan is seen with Nian, Min, and Su in the Empress's office. The women inform the Empress that Si and Qing's signals were lost when the two arrived in Jing Men. Shan says not only Jing Men, but Yunjiang and Yunshan have disappeared and the rescue teams they sent were intercepted. The Empress orders to send reinforcements sending all their hiders and enchantresses to Jing Men. Su says they've sent enough reinforcements to Tian Jin not only that as Su pulls out a map showing the Xuan Nu Palace has caused riots in many places knowing it's a warrior war. They need to appease the emotions pf the civilians as soon as possible and activate the wartime state and let the civilians retreat into the demilitarized zone. Su states Si and Qing to be both extraordinary and also that Xing Lie is the most powerful hidden teacher in the Empire. The Empress agrees with Su and starts the third plan. The Empress orders Min and Nian to ask the local army and military department to give priority to escorting civilians into the demilitarized and hold a press conference to announce the Empire's entry into a state of war.

Some days after at the Royal Palace, Qian Shan and Lie are approached by Qing and Chen Hua Hua. Qing asks Lie if she can tell him the principle of the invisibility technique and wants to study the method of cracking it. Qian Shan mentions that Lie's master is Xi Ning's mother, but when both Ning and her mother decided to rebel, Lie was restrained and later Lie broke through the restriction with her own will causing the restriction to be loosen and can be used, but is not possible to teach it, otherwise the Empire would not have only one hidden master. Qing is told about invisibility which is a low-level version of invisibility which can only be used by oneself and they've been working on breakthroughs from invisibility to invisibility with little success. Qing asks to be teach invisibility and Qian Shan decides to let Shuang teach him who's been in the room all this time being invisible.

## Strength

Qian Shan's powers are unknown, but is stated to be an Expert in the Imperial Capital.

## Weapon

### Knife

Qian Shan can summon a knife if she has to.