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Character Name/Alias: Zhou Zishu
Character age: 30
Canon: Word of Honor
Canon point: Episode 31

History: Wiki page
'The former leader of The Window of Heaven and the former master of the Four Seasons Manor. Zhang Chengling's master, Qin Huaizhang's disciple.

He wants freedom to be able to wander around the world. When he became the master of the Four Seasons Manor after his master's death, he was only sixteen years old and did not have the capacity to lead the Four Seasons Manor. To protect them, he took eighty-one sect members with him to form Tian Chuang, The Window of Heaven under his royal cousin Helian Yi, the Crown Prince of Jin. While serving as the leader of Tian Chuang, he helped Helian Yi rise to power by assassinating key figures and concocting schemes and conspiracies to bring down his political rivals. One memorable scheme results in the deaths of many innocent people, including a little girl he and his friends were acquainted with. After the deaths of the rest of the eighty-one members, he becomes disillusioned and wants to regain his freedom, so he chooses to leave The Window of Heaven by using the technique of Seven Orifices and Three Autumns Nails on himself, leaving him with three years left to live. Taking on the alias of Zhou Xu, he meets Wen Kexing.' [taken from this wiki page]

But as neither are complete, here are major points for the rest of his role through the series:

Meeting Wen Kexing and Zhang Chengling changed Zishu's plans for the rest of his life, though he did his best to avoid it. Because of them, he was drawn into the conflict Kexing caused to gather the pieces of the Glazed Armor and destroy the Five Lakes Alliance in revenge. He started training Chengling, if reluctantly as he only planned to stay alive for a few years and only wanted to enjoy what time he had left.

Getting closer and closer to Kexing showed him a life he'd wanted, but never had, and he accepted the other's decision that they were Fated, or soulmates, and no matter what disagreements, fights, or conflicts that separated them, they always found their way back to the other's side.

Kexing found out Zishu was going to die, and as this was unacceptable, he started hunting for a cure for his 'illness'. This brought them into contact with Ye Baiyi, an immortal martial arts master who knew many techniques. Ye Baiyi agreed to find a way to save Zishu, and left.

Zishu brought Kexing and Chengling back to his home, the Four Seasons Manor, to rebuild and live out the rest of his life (his plan, at least) while they waited for Yi Baiyi to return with the cure. This cure ended up being in the form of old friends of Zishu's, Jing Beiyuan and Wu Xi. But before they could come and administer it, the Manor was attacked and Zishu was captured and taken back to the Window of Heaven. He managed to wound Prince Jin in such a way he'd live, but would have to stay in bed for the rest of his life or die.

Zishu was rescued by juniors still loyal to him. As the Four Seasons Manor was burned to the ground, Zishu was brought to an inn owned by Beiyuan and the cure was finally administered. Through various trickery though, Kexing faked his death unbeknownst to Zishu, which resulted in Zishu expelling the seven nails prematurely so he could be at full strength and avenge Kexing before dying.

Kexing revealed himself to be alive, finished up his revenge. Ghost Valley was attacked and the majority of the sect were killed despite Kexing and Zishu's best efforts. What Zishu did was revealed while Kexing was unconscious, and Zishu went off to the location of the World's Armory to keep the Window of Heaven from gaining access to the knowledge held there. Kexing found out in time to open the door and get the two of them inside before the avalanche wiped out the armies outside.

Zishu and Kexing looked through the Armory and discovered it was actually a depository of knowledge for farming, though it also held some martial arts secrets, one of which would save Zishu's life. They found this secret and performed the ritual together - though Kexing again held knowledge Zishu didn't, which would have ended with Kexing's death for the sake of maintaining Zishu's. Zishu woke in time and managed to come up with a way for them to share their life force, leaving them both immortal but needing to live in a cold climate and eat only snow and ice.
Appearance: Linky
Personality: Zishu is known to be ruthless in achieving his goals as well as calculating. Even those who follow him loyally, he expects only the best. He is a harsh task-master and teacher, but expects the same excellence of himself. He will even unflinchingly take on pain if it’s what he’s demanded of his followers. In order to leave the Window of Heaven, he designed and implemented the Torment of Seven Nails. When he chose to leave, he took them on himself. He takes advantage of any situation, generally able to get anyone to talk to him with just a few words and giving the impression of being close friends.

He tends to show a tougher love than many, more likely to be a strict taskmaster and expect the best from anyone he teaches or leads. If someone falls down, he tells them to either get back up and keep going, or leave and never come back. Even with his soulmate, Wen Kexing, he expects Kexing to do the best he can. He tends to be right about judging how far he can push someone before they can’t keep going.

He is a very private person, preferring to keep his feelings to himself. Any pain can be faced, any torment he accepts onto himself. If it's not something he's willing to do to himself, he won't ask it of anyone else. He offers no information unless pressed, or side-steps the questions if not outright ignore them. He’ll willfully take on a disguise and give that information before revealing anything of himself.

As private and cold as he tends to be, once he lets someone in enough to relax a little, he can be outright playful (if in a somewhat odd way). He shows this side of him by teasing, and he will play tricks on them, bully, and pinch. Growing up he was a kind, playful boy and young man, but when he had to take on the role of Sect Leader of the Four Seasons Manor, he had to grow up fast. He gives the appearance of caring very little (including about himself or money) but if someone is stubborn enough to keep after him, he has trouble holding himself away from them.

However he is also very protective, even jealous, of those he’s chosen to let in far enough (Kexing, Chengling, Wu Xi, and Beiyuan to name a few still alive at his canon point) he will do anything it takes to keep them safe, even if they don’t agree with his methods or even that it’s even needed. He’d rather face a danger alone, even if that danger means a likely death for himself, than put his precious people in danger. This also extends to him not valuing his own life (also shown in him punishing himself with the Seven Nails) and didn’t want to put Beiyuan and Wu Xi in danger by going to them for healing.

He is relearning how to appreciate and value his own life, thanks to meeting Wen Kexing and it was clear they were soulmates – he expressed how nice it would be to stand side by side with one’s soulmate.


What did they do to end up here?: Assassin by trade - murdered, lied, manipulated and deceived those under his care to further his 'handler's' goal. Can add arson, poisoning, war crimes too! And the heavy drinking, self mutilation and suicidal decision.

Powers / Abilities:

• Master martial artist


• Master at disguise: he can disguise himself to the point it's difficult to know when he's in a disguise (this is a sect secret taught to very few outside the Four Seasons Manor)


• Medicinal skills: Not a master healer, but knowledgeable enough with poisons and venoms to know what can help heal both with herbs


• As part of his sect's form, he can move without leaving any traces


• Exceptional hearing


• Master of the Six Combined Sects, which makes him essentially immortal

Inventory:

• 'Baiyi' - is a whip sword that is flexible enough he keeps it wrapped around his waist unless he's actively using it


• Wine jug


• Small bag of medicinal herbs and incense sticks including 'drunk like a dream' - this scent can make someone sleep peacefully, while in other forms can be potent enough to cause hallucinations

Samples: TDM and a post from another game