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Liu Yong

Heavenly marquis and later parole captainexact cultivation realm not suppliedArch-Emperor Dynasty

Liu Yong is a politically vocal heavenly marquis who denounces “Bai Hao” in the Wildlands, avoids retaliation by leaving for the Great Wall, and later becomes Bai Xiaochun's reluctant parole captain in the Saint-Emperor Dynasty. (Chapters 804–1068)

Biography

Accusations, Flight, and Parole Duty

Liu Yong joins an aristocratic effort to condemn Bai Xiaochun after the killing of Zhou Wudao. As other nobles remain guarded, Liu grows more confident and publicly lists more than one hundred alleged crimes, then rejects Bai's offer of soul medicine as inadequate. Bai's demonstration of earthly flame conjuring ruins the attack, and Liu refuses to accept the result. Correctly expecting revenge, he makes the decisive choice to leave Arch-Emperor City and enlist at the Great Wall before Bai can reach him. He survives the later upheavals and reappears at the Saint-Emperor's court, where his past warnings about Bai's conduct prove prescient. He submits a formal request to stop Bai from fishing for dragonfish, and after further trouble the emperor appoints Liu as Bai's parole captain. The office places him in the uncomfortable position of watching the same man he once prosecuted, and Bai responds by blaming him for an alleged attempt to steal treasure. (Chapters 804–810, 845–848, and 1055–1068)

Appearance and personality

The corpus supplies no physical description for Liu Yong. He is outgoing, rhetorically forceful, and increasingly bold when he believes an audience supports him. He is also crafty and decisive enough to anticipate retaliation and remove himself to the front lines. In the Saint-Emperor Dynasty he proceeds through formal petitions rather than direct force, though his caution does not keep him out of Bai's schemes. (Chapters 804–810 and 1055–1068)

Abilities and cultivation

Liu Yong is a heavenly marquis whose cultivation is described as roughly comparable to Zhou Wudao's, placing him around the middle of the marquises by strength. No realm, named technique, weapon, or personal combat feat is supplied. His clearest demonstrated abilities are political: assembling accusations, reading risk, filing memorials, and operating within two imperial courts. (Chapters 804–810 and 1060–1068)

Relationships

  • Bai Xiaochun: Liu tries to secure punishment for him, escapes before retaliation, warns the Saint-Emperor about his behavior, and is ultimately ordered to supervise him as parole captain.
  • Grand Heavenmaster: Liu presents his accusations in the Grand Heavenmaster's hall but fails to anticipate that Bai's necromancy will change the political calculation.
  • Saint-Emperor: Liu petitions him to restrain Bai's fishing and receives the parole-captain appointment when the emperor decides supervision is necessary.