Fang Siming

Fāng Sīmíng

Fang Siming (方思明) is the master of Wan Sheng Pavillion (万圣阁), the adopted son of Zhu Wengui (朱文圭). He had been born with a physical difference that made him an intersex. He had once disguised as disciples in various sects to learn their arts.

He meets the player in Jiangnan through the main story quests. He is usually indifferent upon meeting, but if he is treated with kindness, he repays the kindness with protection.

His adopted father nicknames him Ming'er (明儿). According to his page on the game's online social media board, Fang Siming's birthday is on April 13th and his home is in Jiangnan.

Fang Siming is the most popular villain in the game.

## Appearance and Personality

Fang Siming is a tall person dressed in clothes of black, white, and gold. He has stunning, long, white hair and cream-colored tassel earrings. He is eye-catching and beautiful with lean, golden eyes and red, thin lips. On his face, he wears a gold half-mask and a golden diamond on the center of his forehead. On both his hands, he has long, slim black claws, almost resembling the skeleton of hands.

When he is not fighting, he wears a long black cloak accompanied with a hood over one half of his face. On his torso, a bone-like material can be seen wrapping around the left half of his body.

When he is fighting, he loses the cloak and his tall figure is of white and black robes. He has five golden skulls floating around him.

* Backstory
* Dialogue
* Misc.
* Gallery
In the year that famine spread in Zhongyuan, Zhu Wengui, alias Zhu xiansheng, spent his time outside of Luoyang to aid victims by handing out congees and medicines. He encountered a malnourished couple who, with two children on the verge of death, wanted to sell their intersex child to the trader for some food to feed their eldest son, since in this day and age, they can excuse this cause of action with survival.

Their smallest son was sickly and malnourished but wept with vigor as if he had—although less than one-year-old—understood his fate.

Zhu Wengui had a similar past of being abandoned as the smallest son. He was moved, thus he gave the couple some money and their swaddling clothes back. The child was then named Fang Siming as his foster-son. The surname, due to Fang Ning rescuing Zhu Wengui, is taken from Fang Ning as gratitude.

When the young Fang Siming displayed a considerable feat at martial arts, Zhu Wengui disguised him and sent him to various sects to let him learn. Once he had learnt everything, he would take medicines to fake his death. Perhaps only Fang Siming knew which sect he had been to.

Since young, Zhu Wengui has used Fang Siming as a tool. The training and teaching Fang Siming received had a goal. He became skilled in martial arts, learned to play the qin, studied medicines, became well-versed about arts, and gain experience on how to seduce and please men and women.

His father had the bearing of a gentleman but Fang Siming knew he was merely a devil in human skin. Zhu Wengui’s mood was irritable. Sometimes if Fang Siming couldn’t learn as quickly as he could, he would be furiously beaten by Zhu Wengui. Later, Zhu Wengui would regret what he had done and he would treated Fang Siming's wounds and deceive him with warm words.

This caused Fang Siming to have a twisted mentality: he would hate his foster father but he would be mostly dependant on him. His foster father gave him a home after all. Compared to being alone in this world—no matter if it is a miserable and heartless charity or a leftover meal and a tattered shelter—it was better to have something rather than nothing.

He did not experience normal affection. But did it matter? He was grateful and revered Zhu Wengui. Greed and lust did not weigh more important than Zhu Wengui in Fang Siming's heart. He was living for his father. This was Fang Siming’s purest “love” for him.

## Notes:

1. ↑ Zhu xiansheng (竹先生) - Similar pronunciation of his surname, Zhu (朱). Xiansheng meaning Mr
* Bio
* VLines
* MLines
* Letters

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【壹】

这里的人心，都是黑色的。没有亮光，没有灯火，恍惚间我仿佛回到了万圣阁一一样的黑暗，一样的冰冷。

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【贰】

这不是我第一次踏上风雷岛，也不会是最后一次。那个男人离开后，这里失去了控制，即使有柳念照看，也是应接不暇。毕竟无双公子，这世上只有一个。

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【参】

我想起之前在这里受到的酷刑。和万圣阁比起来，只能说是不入流的手段。如今换了个人执掌这里，那些阴狠的规矩也都被废弃了。如果不是他报仇时的凌厉，我恍惚还以为义父养出了一个大善人。

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【肆】

《天海瑶光》到底有什么魔力，能让义父如此心心念念，二十年年过去都无法忘记？如果能将它找回献给义父…

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These are the letters that you receive from Fang Siming as you grow your friendliness with him. (This section is incomplete)

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Letter 1

哼。无趣之人。

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Letter 2

<这封信上的字体凤泊鸾漂，力透纸背，看上去作者应该是个心性坚定的人。>你是？是帮顾望春送信的那位？

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Letter 3

不要再送东西来，我并不缺这些身外之物。这些东西你且拿去，不要再来打扰我。

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Letter 4

江南的一趟浑水，也就只有你这样的小蠢货会去傻乎乎卷入其中了，哼。

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Letter 5

听闻你甫入江湖便有人以命换命，难怪你也会帮助二丫和绿萝这样的可怜人。这世上没有无缘无故的爱，你到底所求为何呢？

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Letter 6

你跟我说什么，律法之下，人人平等？有意思，没想到你居然抱有这样惊世骇俗的观点。阿呵，天真。你可知道，世上有多少有权决定他人生死之人，若你没有力量，迟早沦为他人刀俎之上的鱼肉。

* Fang Siming, along with many other members of the game, has been featured in the First Anniversary Carnival Live Record playlist on the official Bilibili.

* In the wake of the second year anniversary, Netease promoted the game and collaborated with LexBurner for a vlog of the official cosplay of the characters. The cosplay of Fang Siming and Jiang Shu from the live performance was shown in the video.

* Fang Siming's voice actor has been a guest speaker on Netease's official Bilibili.
* Fang Siming is one of the many characters that appear in the 美食联动宣传曲，开饭啦！PV. In one of the scenes, he's shown fighting with Chu Qingya over a chicken leg.
* Fang Siming has his own character song, 《恕我》, which released May 5th, 2021.

## Merchandise

Fang Siming has a figurine that players are able to purchase at the price of ¥648 which comes with a Fang Siming frame.

Fang Siming, along with other famous NPCs within the game, is featured kissy chibi figures in the "Bobo Jianghu" Blind Box {“啵啵江湖”盲盒“} sale that opened during the 2020 Chinese Valentine's day, available for players to purchase at ¥58. Fang Siming has two figures in this product: His normal outfit and an outfit of him in red.

Fang Siming, along with other famous NPCs within the game, has one of his wallpapers featured in the puzzle merchandise "Spell Out the Dream" (“陪你拼凑专属的江湖梦“) which is available for players to purchase for ¥35.

Netease has released Chu Qingya, Fang Siming, Cai Jucheng, and Liang Mama page clips in the Sheng Dan Jianghu Zhi Yue merch, which sells for 12¥ for one.

Fang Siming is one of the many NPCs that Netease has made an acrylic standee for in their modern day Yimeng Jianghu Character Stands, which sells for 30¥

Fang Siming, along with Chu Qingya, Liang Mama, and Cai Jucheng, is featured in the 一梦江湖Q版卡套, complete with lanyards. These are listed for 35¥ for one.

Netease has released a Fang Siming plush toy that sells for 135¥. His clothes are removeable.

In collaboration with the company Hanajirushi (花印), Fang Siming is featured on a limited time(?) face cleaning product, which is available on Taobao for 69¥

## Notes

1. ↑ https://www.bilibili.com/s/video/BV1aK4y1G79c
2. ↑ https://clx-mg.gift.163.com/cgi/goods?goods\_type=fsmsb001
3. ↑ https://clx-mg.gift.163.com/cgi/goods?goods\_type=ymjhjmmhded10000
4. ↑ https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/SXq7TKG0ZKyIrkVEy8Ml6Q
5. ↑ https://clx-mg.gift.163.com/cgi/goods?goods\_type=pt10000
6. ↑ https://clx-mg.gift.163.com/cgi/goods?goods\_type=ykljz1000
7. ↑ https://clx-mg.gift.163.com/cgi/goods?goods\_type=rwlp001
8. ↑ https://clx-mg.gift.163.com/cgi/goods?goods\_type=ymjhkt1000
9. ↑ https://clx-mg.gift.163.com/cgi/goods?goods\_type=fxmhzww
10. ↑ https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.97.25ce72b6Fkx4mQ&id=650474768660&ns=1&abbucket=4#detail
Fang Siming in the PV of his character song