Rou Jin

Rou Jin is the main protagonist of Beware of Chicken. A transmigrator from 21st century Canada who takes over the life of a young cultivator from the Cloudy Sword Sect, named Jin Rou, after his death. The story begins when he decides to leave the sect to become a farmer, as far away from the world of cultivators as possible. He lives in Fa Ram and is married to Hong Meiling.

### Appearance

* Rou Jin has been described as a very tall man, over 6’2 in height, with a stocky build and tanned skin which speaks of a lifetime of heavy labour. His face is heavily freckled around his cheeks, with green eyes and thick eyebrows. His brown hair is cropped short and messy looking.
* "The thick eyebrows, the light dusting of freckles on his cheeks," (volume 1, chapter 53)
* Jin Rou had always been the odd one out. Poor. Low Class. His fellows sometimes said he was barely a cultivator. His tanned skin and freckles had spoken of a lifetime of heavy labour, without the higher realms to prevent them. / He always had an energy about him, however. Always doing something. Filled with fire and a drive that saw him picking up every task he could, and doing the ones forced on him without complaint. / The man before him was calm. Steady. His eyes met Lu Ri’s without fear, as his stride took him towards the table. / Jin Rou had always been tall, yet he had, in his absence, grown even taller. His frame had always been unfortunate for a cultivator. Too much bulk, instead of lithe and deadly grace. That feature had only increased, his frame filling out with thick slabs of working muscle. His freckles had multiplied and a dark tan deepened the tone of his skin. (Volume 2 Chapter 76, Part 1)

### Background

Not many details are known about Rou Jin’s life before transmigrating, which he refers to as the Before, beyond the facts that he was originally from Canada, he had a good relationship with his family and he has had experience working in a farm. Remembering his old life causes him such discomfort that he prefers to avoid thinking about it altogether.

The original Jin Rou was an orphan and street urchin from Crimson Crucible City. At the age of 12, he was taken in by a vagrant old man living in the slums, named Shen Yu, who taught him how to write, as well as the mystical art of cultivation. At some indeterminate point in time, his master and adoptive grandfather abandoned him, not before telling him to seek out the Cloudy Sword Sect.

When he finally reached the sect, he was labelled as a mediocre talent, and was relegated to performing petty tasks around the sect, like watering spiritual herbs.

### Character Arcs & Themes

* The hardest problems aren't ones that power can solve, they're universal, internal, and interpersonal.
* Hermit -> fully engaged in a community as well as a family man and teacher to his disciples (Volume 1)
* Unsure of how to help those who look up to him -> Comfortable in leading his disciples
* Scared and distrustful of cultivators -> accepting that he has to engage in it and that cultivators are as varied and potentially good as mortals

### Also Known As

* Jin Rou (Originally known as Jin Rou, his name is reversed part way through Volume 1 to obfuscate his trail from potential enemies from the Cloudy Sword Sect.)
* Great Master
* Brother Jin

### Abilities

* Qi Infusion
* [Break Rocks]
* Wastewater Engineering (Volume 4 Chapter 3)

### Realm Progression

* Initiates Realm 5th Stage - Volume 1 Chapter 1

* Imperial Realm - Volume 3 Chapter 9 “Five talismans that would help him escape certain death. Talismans that would negate a blow from a cultivator in the earth realm. Even a cultivator in the sky real could be foiled by all five” - Volume 3 Chapter 49 - “All five of Lu Ban’s treasures activated. Treasures that could each survive a blow from the power of one in the earth realm. There was a sound like breaking glass as all the talismans attempted to save Lu Ban. Attempted”