Su Yan is a gifted disciple of the Lingxiao Pavilion. Reserved and distant at first, she crosses paths with Yang Kai at the start of his rise.
Personality
Calm and quiet, Su Yan hides her sensitivity behind a cold exterior. She is loyal and never goes back on her word.
Powers & abilities
Talented at cultivation, she inherits with Yang Kai a mysterious technique that binds them and makes them progress together.
History
At first just a fellow disciple, she becomes one of Yang Kai's closest allies, and in the novel one of the women in his life.
Relationships
Her bond with Yang Kai is at the heart of her story. She also has complicated relationships with the sect's other disciples.
Key moments
- Meeting Yang Kai at the Lingxiao Pavilion.
- Discovering the technique they share.
- Her reunion with Yang Kai after a long separation, in the novel.
In the adaptations
The donghua gives her an important place from the first season, in line with the novel.
Did you know?
- She is one of the novel's first major female characters.
- Her surname, Su, is shared by many xuanhuan heroines.
Our take
A quiet character, but her relationship with Yang Kai brings some gentleness to a very martial story.
— Spidermas, for Donghua Fan