▁self - def ence . ▁Despite ▁his ▁super b ▁combat ▁skills ▁and ▁impress ive ▁q ing g ong , ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁definit ive ▁tra its ▁is ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁never ▁killed ▁a ▁person ▁in ▁his ▁whole ▁life ▁– ▁not ▁even ▁an ▁enemy . ▁Usually , ▁he ▁re lies ▁on ▁his ▁wit , ▁experience ▁and ▁calm ▁to ▁solve ▁myster ies ▁and ▁overcome ▁enemies ▁who ▁are ▁far ▁more ▁powerful ▁than ▁him . ▁The ▁identity ▁of ▁his ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁master ▁is ▁unknown , ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁well - in formed ▁Sh u im u ▁Y in ji ▁( 水 母 <0xE9> <0x99> <0xB0> <0xE5> <0xA7> <0xAC> ) ▁could ▁only ▁dedu ce ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁of ▁Ye ▁Di ▁( 夜 帝 ), ▁a ▁character ▁from ▁Da qi ▁Y ing x ion g ▁Z hu an ▁( 大 <0xE6> <0x97> <0x97> 英 雄 <0xE5> <0x82> <0xB3> ), ▁another ▁of ▁Gu ▁Long ' s ▁nov els . ▁ ▁Although ▁his ▁age ▁is ▁not ▁mentioned ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁nov els , ▁Ch u ▁Li ux i ang ▁is ▁probably ▁around ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁nov els ▁take ▁place . ▁In ▁Bian fu ▁Ch uan qi , ▁his ▁child hood ▁friend , ▁Hu ▁T ie h ua ▁( <0xE8> <0x83> <0xA1> <0xE9> <0x90> <0xB5> 花 ), ▁is ▁ 3 3 ▁years ▁old . ▁Ch u ▁Li ux i ang ▁is ▁pres umably ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁age ▁as ▁Hu ▁T ie h ua ▁since ▁they ▁grew ▁up ▁together .