Meng Hao's Nineteenth Uncle
Meng Hao's Nineteenth Uncle, also called Prince 19, is Fang Xi's father and the direct-bloodline elder entrusted with escorting Meng Hao home to Planet East Victory.
Biography
Escort from Planet South Heaven
Fang Xiufeng introduces Prince 19 as his younger cousin and chooses him to guide Meng Hao across the immense distance to Planet East Victory. Nineteenth Uncle responds with immediate warmth, adjusts an intermediate teleportation portal so Meng Hao's body can withstand the transit, and explains only the clan matters that Fang Xiufeng has authorized him to discuss. The care makes him both guide and guardian, not merely a portal operator. (Chapters 888–889)
Ambush and a year of guilt
When conspirators shatter the portal during transit, Nineteenth Uncle uses his cultivation to tear them out of the collapsing tunnel and keep Meng Hao alive. Nine prepared assassins then separate him from the actual target. Their plan succeeds tactically: he is pinned away from Meng Hao, returns without his nephew, and cannot discover where Meng Hao has gone. For the next year he repeatedly searches and drinks beside a lake, blaming himself for failing Fang Xiufeng's trust. (Chapters 889–894)
Return and defense of the direct line
Seven Fang Clan bell tolls finally announce Meng Hao's arrival. Nineteenth Uncle recognizes him, brings Fang Xi along, introduces the direct-line elders, and replaces guilt with open pride as Meng Hao's Gatebeam and clan performance establish his strength. When Fang Hong's grandfather later tries to execute Meng Hao, Prince 19 stands directly in front of him and threatens to move his entire family to South Heaven if the collateral line harms his charge. He continues watching Meng Hao's rise through the East Ascension Sun competition. (Chapters 895–933)
Appearance and personality
The corpus gives no fixed portrait beyond a powerful Fang Clan elder, but repeatedly emphasizes his expressive warmth. He laughs heartily with family, becomes glum and self-punishing after the failed escort, and is openly delighted by Meng Hao's safe return. His loyalty is decisive rather than diplomatic: when clan politics become lethal, he is willing to abandon Planet East Victory with his household rather than compromise Fang Xiufeng's son. (Chapters 888, 894–896, and 920)
Abilities and cultivation
Void transit and portal adjustment
Nineteenth Uncle understands interplanetary teleportation and can modify a Fang Clan portal to reduce the physical stress on Meng Hao. When the tunnel collapses, he protects Meng Hao with his cultivation and forces an exit into the void. This expertise prevents immediate death, but it cannot neutralize a coordinated ambush whose attackers have already sealed the available escape routes. (Chapters 889–890)
Great Heavenly Void
During the assassination attempt he unleashes Great Heavenly Void to contain multiple experts and keep them from reaching Meng Hao. The technique is suited to battlefield control rather than guaranteed elimination: the conspirators deliberately send enough power to occupy Prince 19 while a separate group pursues the true target. (Chapters 889–891)
Clan authority
As Prince 19 he can mobilize direct-line cultivators, confront a senior collateral elder, and place his whole household behind a political threat. This authority protects Meng Hao within the clan, but it remains contested; the declining direct bloodline cannot simply overrule every opposing branch. (Chapters 896–920)
Relationships
- Meng Hao: His nephew and assigned charge. The failed escort produces lasting guilt, while Meng Hao's return restores his confidence and deepens his protective commitment.
- Fang Xiufeng: His older cousin and the person whose trust defines the escort mission.
- Fang Xi: His son, whom he brings to meet Meng Hao and occasionally disciplines with comic severity.
Items
- Fang Clan teleportation portals: He adjusts and operates the route between South Heaven and East Victory; the portals require preparation and can be sabotaged from outside. (Chapters 888–889)