The Twin Peerless Scions characters

Characters from Gu Long’s <em>The Twin Peerless Scions</em> (绝代双骄), one of the author’s most beloved works.

Protagonists

Xiao Yuer 小鱼儿 — “Little Fish,” one of the twin protagonists; raised by the Ten Great Evils in Evil Valley; clever trickster and master of disguise
Hua Wuque 花无缺 — the other twin protagonist; raised in Shifted Flowers Palace (移花宫); master of “Transferring Flowers and Jade” (移花接玉) technique

Tie Xinlan 铁心兰 — “Iron Heart Orchid,” love interest of both twins; daughter of “Mad Lion” Tie Zhan
Su Ying 苏樱 — first female lead; adopted daughter of Wei Wuya; brilliant physician and mechanic; falls in love with Xiao Yuer

Yao Yue 邀月 — Grand Palace Master of Shifted Flowers Palace; primary antagonist; orchestrates the twins’ separation and planned mutual destruction
Lian Xing 怜星 — Second Palace Master of Shifted Flowers Palace; Yao Yue’s younger sister; more compassionate but complicit in the plan
Jiang Biehe 江别鹤 — “Jiangnan Hero,” scheming villain; formerly Jiang Feng’s servant Jiang Qin
Jiang Yulang 江玉郎 — Jiang Biehe’s son; pale, effete villain who manipulates others

Five raised Xiao Yuer in Evil Valley:

Du Sha 杜杀 — “Blood Hand,” highest martial arts among the Ten; raised Xiao Yuer to be a cold-blooded killer
Li Dazui 李大嘴 — “Doesn’t Eat Heads,” cannibal who eats humans (except heads); Tie Pinggu’s biological father
Tu Jiaojiao 屠娇娇 — “Neither Male Nor Female,” master of disguise and deception; teaches Xiao Yuer most tricks
Yin Jiuyou 阴九幽 — “Half Human Half Ghost,” expert at ghost impersonation; extreme qinggong
Haha’er 哈哈儿 — “Laughing Buddha,” fat monk who kills while laughing; Tu Jiaojiao’s secret lover

Other Ten Great Evils:

Tie Zhan 铁战 — “Mad Lion,” Tie Xinlan’s father; fights recklessly until he passes out
Xuan Yuan Sangguang 轩辕三光 — “Evil Gambler,” compulsive gambler who bets everything including his eye
Xiao Mimi 萧咪咪 — “Kills Without Repaying Life,” beautiful woman who collects male harem; drowns in underground palace
Ouyang Ding & Ouyang Dang 欧阳丁、欧阳当 — twin brothers who pretend to be one person; “Never Lose, Always Gain”
Bai Kaixin 白开心 — “Harms Others Without Benefiting Self,” petty troublemaker

Hua Yunu 花月奴 — palace maid who falls in love with Jiang Feng; mother of the twins; killed by Yao Yue
He Lu 荷露 — palace maid
Tie Pinggu 铁萍姑 — palace traitor; Li Dazui’s biological daughter; helps Xiao Yuer escape

Wan Chunliu 万春流 — “Divine Physician,” hides in Evil Valley after accidentally killing 98 people; saves Yan Nantian; creates fake death medicine for Xiao Yuer

Murong Jiu 慕容九 — “Ninth Sister Murong,” most beautiful and calculating of the nine sisters; practices fossil martial arts; loses memory; falls for Black Spider
Zhang Jing 张菁 — “Little Fairy,” beautiful whip wielder; chases Yan Nantian’s treasure; eventually marries Gu Renyu
Gu Renyu 顾人玉 — “Jade-Faced Divine Fist,” large but shy; marries Zhang Jing
Black Spider 黑蜘蛛 — master of qinggong, uses spider silk; saves Murong Jiu; marries her

Notorious bandit group named after Chinese zodiac:

Wei Wuya 魏无牙 — “Rat,” actual leader; Su Ying’s adoptive father
Huang Niu 黄牛 — “Ox,” killed by Xiao Yuer’s poison
Bai Shanjun 白山君 — “Tiger,” Ma Yiyun’s husband
Hu Yaoshi 胡药师 — “Rabbit,” marries Tie Pinggu
Bi She Shenjun 碧蛇神君 — “Snake,” most cunning and treacherous
Ma Yiyun 马亦云 — “Horse,” Bai Shanjun’s wife, later marries Bai Kaixin; orchestrates Ten Great Evils’ downfall
Bai Yang 白羊 — “Goat,” killed by Xiao Yuer’s poison
Xian Guo Shenjun 献果神君 — “Monkey,” blinded by Yan Nantian

Yan Nantian 燕南天 — “Number One Divine Sword in the World,” Jiang Feng’s sworn brother; raises one of the twins; paralyzed by Ten Great Evils; saved by Wan Chunliu
Jiang Feng 江枫 — “Jade Lad,” “Most Beautiful Man in the World,” the twins’ father; killed by Yao Yue after fleeing with Hua Yunu
Lu Zhongyuan 路仲远 — “Southern Heaven Hero,” impersonates Yan Nantian; killed by Jiang Yulang

Evil Valley 恶人谷 — refuge for the world’s worst criminals, located in Kunlun Mountains
Shifted Flowers Palace 移花宫 — mysterious sect in Xiuyu Valley, all female martial artists
Murong Family 慕容世家 — most powerful force in Jiangnan, nine sisters known as “Nine Beauties of the Human World”
Twelve Zodiac Thieves 十二星相 — notorious bandit group named after Chinese zodiac animals