Hua Jianying (simplified: 花剑影, traditional: 花劍影, pinyin: Huā Jiànyǐng, jyutping: faa1 gim3 jing2) the Meteor Chasing the Moon is the third of the Four Xias of Taiyue. Fair-skinned and of middle height, he would be handsome but for his protruding teeth and sunken nose. He fights with a pair of meteor hammers.
Biography
When Zhou Weixin breaks away from the four, Hua sends a meteor hammer after him, and Zhou knocks it back with his whip. After the escorts drive the four off, Hua binds Xiaoyaozi’s wounded shoulder and blames Chang Changfeng for insisting on the attack. A pellet from Ren Feiyan’s slingshot knocks out one of his front teeth, and he guesses that Lin Yulong is pursuing her with ill intent.1
Nursing his broken tooth, he picks a quarrel with the singing scholar, Yuan Guannan, and rummages through his baskets for valuables, finding only old books.2 He shares in the brothers’ capture of Zhuo Tianxiong with a fishing net.3
Martial arts abilities
Zhou Weixin judges his meteor hammer technique unremarkable and his neili average.1