A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
Ally, a defining figure in Han Li's journeyA high-ranking disciple of the Yan Yue Sect, Nan Gong Wan crosses paths with Han Li during the Blood Forbidden Ground trial. Far more powerful than him at the time, she nevertheless becomes his Dao companion and the great love of his life.
Personality
Proud, dignified and imperially calm, Nan Gong Wan commands respect. Beneath this reserve lies a loyal woman deeply attached to Han Li, ready to wait for him as long as it takes.
Powers & abilities
An accomplished cultivator of the Yan Yue Sect, she masters her school's refined techniques. When she meets Han Li she far surpasses him, which makes their relationship all the more unusual.
History
Their meeting during the Blood Forbidden Ground trial creates an unexpected bond. The long separations imposed by cultivation test their relationship, but Han Li never forgets her and eventually becomes her Dao companion.
Relationships
Han Li is her Dao companion. She remains attached to the Yan Yue Sect and its elders.
Key moments
- Meeting Han Li during the Blood Forbidden Ground trial.
- Their reunion after decades apart.
- The moment she officially becomes his Dao companion.
In the adaptations
The donghua gives her remarkable elegance and gravity. The novel details the long years of their relationship more fully.
Did you know?
- She is one of Wang Yu's readers' favourite heroines.
- Her relationship with Han Li is often cited as an example of slow, faithful romance in xianxia.
Our take
Nan Gong Wan gives Han Li's solitary path its only real emotional anchor. Their patient, understated story resembles the novel as a whole.
— Spidermas, for Donghua Fan