Ge Huaiyu

### Martial Arts

Mantra Of The Inner Demons Of The Six Desires - Desires For Touch, Speech, And Hearing
Mantra Of Formlessness
Mantra Of Disguise
Essentials On Disguise
Blood Ray Escape
Energy Condensation By The Three Talents

## Relationships

### Relatives

Xin Mo Sect
• Ge Yi (Father)
• Unnamed Deceased Mother

 Blissful Temple
• Liu Qingmei (Martial Aunt, Lover)

 Xueyi Lou
• Heaven No.5 (Acquaintance)

 Chongling Dao
• Yan Ruyu (Acquaintance)

## Media Appearance

### Manhua Debut

Chapter 87 (Mentioned)
Chapter 89 (Appearance)

Ge Huaiyu, famous as the Thousand-Faced Prince, was the only son of Ge Yi, the deputy patriarch of the Xin Mo Sect. He was killed by Xie Yan.

## Personality and Traits

Ge Huaiyu was a selfish, greedy, and volatile person who abused the disciples of his sect and robbed people of their identities after torturing them to death. He wore the mask of a handsome youth to hide his disfigured face. Ge Yi spoilt him, and both father and son shared the same mistress, Liu Qingmei.

Ge Huaiyu's proficiency in disguise and illusory techniques made him virtually impossible to kill, even for the Xueyi Lou.

## Plot

Ge Huaiyu was the son of Ge Yi, and he grew up in the Xin Mo Sect. During his childhood, Ge Huaiyu's mother died, protecting him from assassination. Ge Huaiyu was disfigured during the assault. Following this misfortune, Ge Yi became overprotective of his son and refused to let him step out of the sect. This caused Ge Huaiyu to become resentful and he developed a cruel personality. Many years later, Ge Huaiyu encountered Yan Ruyu of the Chongling Dao. The duo discovered a secret cave on the outskirts of Yudu city, wherein they found three martial arts engraved on the walls by their deceased creator Kong Kong. Ge Huaiyu claimed the Mantra Of Formlessness and the Mantra Of Disguise, while Yan Ruyu claimed the Five Elements Escape. Afterwards, Ge Huaiyu expunged the techniques off the walls. Although the martial art he acquired was actually a fragment of the Mantra Of Formlessness, Ge Huaiyu received the title of the Thousand-Faced Prince due to his uncanny ability to impersonate anyone and imitate martial arts.

Sometime later, Ge Huaiyu and Yan Ruyu travelled to the kingdom of Xilan near the Han Empire. There, they witnessed Princess Xilan Wei being chased by rebel troops. Ge Huaiyu intended to steal Xilan Wei's identity, so he and Yan Ruyu fought the soldiers. Unfortunately, Xilan Wei was fatally impaled during the ensuing scuffle. The Thousand-Faced Prince approached the dying princess and requested her face. Sensing ill intent from Ge Huaiyu, Xilan Wei acquiesced to his demands on one condition- that he and Yan Ruyu swear the Great Inner Demon Oath to save her mother, Saiya, who was Turanzhe's captive. The princess was the last living scion of the Xilan bloodline, and upon her death, her corpse shrivelled due to a trait unique to her lineage. Blood from the royal bloodline was necessary to access the treasury, but Xilan Wei's death trapped Ge Huaiyu and Yan Ruyu within their Oath, restricting their cultivation progress. Ge Huaiyu and Yan Ruyu did visit the Xilan kingdom, however, the lack of information and the risk of posing as Xilan Wei forced them to abandon the mission and return to the Han Empire. Consequently, Ge Huaiyu was unable to ascend to the Innate Realm.

Sometime later, in the town of Xiyan, Ge Huaiyu ambushed Monk Shenxiu of the Vermilion Bird Temple. He captured Shenxiu and tortured him for a month before killing the monk. Ge Huaiyu recorded details of Shenxiu's true identity as an undercover agent for Xi Sanmei.

Eventually, Ge Yi orders Ge Huaiyu to assist his mistress Liu Qingmei in her ambition to become the High Priestess of the Blissful Temple. Sensing dissent from the interim High Priestess, Bai Suyuan, Ge Huaiyu bribes Bai Suyuan's acquaintance, Heaven No.5, and learns of her conspiracy with the Mo Qing Sect to assassinate Liu Qingmei. Ge Huaiyu reports to Liu Qingmei about Bai Suyuan's plot and the news that the High Priestess has secretly brought the Mo Qing Sect's disciple, Xie Yan. To break the alliance between Bai Suyuan and the Mo Qing Sect, Liu Qingmei orders Ge Huaiyu to capture Xie Yan. The Thousand-Faced Prince employs the Xueyi Lou to lure Xie Yan into an ambush. Unexpectedly, Xie Yan thwarts the assault and uncovers Ge Huaiyu's disguise.

With his entire plan foiled, Ge Huaiyu flees to the woods nearby. Before he can recuperate, the Thousand-Faced Prince is shocked upon being cornered by Xie Yan. Ge Huaiyu fights Xie Yan but retreats after sustaining critical wounds. Xie Yan kills Ge Huaiyu before the latter can return to the Blissful Temple. In the aftermath, Xie Yan steals all identities of Ge Huaiyu. He impersonates Ge Huaiyu to infiltrate the Blissful Temple and successfully assassinates Liu Qingmei. Later, Xie Yan uses Ge Huaiyu's identity to infiltrate the Xin Mo Sect and obtain five branches of the Mantra Of The Inner Demons Of The Six Desires. He eventually gave up Ge Huaiyu's identity after erasing Ge Yi's memories.

## Trivia

* Contrary to his title, the Thousand-Faced Prince, Ge Huaiyu actually held only three notable identities (Monk Shenxiu, a scholar, and Princess Xilan Wei), and after his death, all of them (including his own identity) were acquired by Xie Yan.
* He had planned to impersonate Xie Yan and influence the Xueyi Lou.