Beware of Chicken: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel characters

Also known as Jin Jue

Appears from the start

An outsider consciousness awakens in the dying body of Jin Jue, a former outer disciple of the Cloudy Sword Sect. Calling himself Jin, he abandons revenge and sect ambition to establish a farm near Verdant Hill.

Appears from the start

A senior disciple of the Cloudy Sword Sect who handles Jin Jue's departure. He recognizes the departing disciple's diligence by returning the fee charged for leaving.

Appears from the start

Jin's young rooster and steady companion during the earliest work of establishing the farm. Jin feeds him and the other chickens spirit herbs.

Also known as Big D

First appears in chapter 2

The awakened rooster previously known as Big D. He regards Jin as his master, imitates Jin's training, and assumes personal responsibility for defending Fa Ram.

First appears in chapter 3

An unusually persistent fox that preys upon the chickens at Fa Ram and repeatedly tests the farm's defenses.

Also known as Meimei

First appears in chapter 4

Hong Yaowu's healer and the village chief's daughter. She can sense chi by scent, distrusts cultivators who abuse ordinary people, and witnesses Jin dispatch the feared Reaper Wolf.

First appears in chapter 4

Meiling's close friend, preparing for her marriage to Ting Feng. Jin gives her a fox pelt as a wedding gift when he visits Hong Yaowu.

First appears in chapter 4

Meihua's intended husband, whom she is soon to marry.

Also known as Wicked Blade

First appears in chapter 4

An ancient predator feared near Hong Yaowu and reputed to be capable of killing cultivators.

First appears in chapter 5

Meiling's father and the chief of Hong Yaowu. He travels with the village caravan and holds responsibility for his family and community.

First appears in chapter 5

One of the Song brothers, a caravan companion and a close friend of Meiling's family.

First appears in chapter 5

One of the Song brothers, a caravan companion and a close friend of Meiling's family.

First appears in chapter 6

A man claiming to be a young master of the Shrouded Mountain Sect. He demands Meihua, attacks when opposed, and is taken to the Verdant Hill jail after Jin defeats him and his companions.

First appears in chapter 7

A young boar given to Jin by Ting Feng alongside Pi Pa as thanks for protecting Meihua.

First appears in chapter 7

A young sow given to Jin by Ting Feng alongside Chun Ke as thanks for protecting Meihua.

First appears in chapter 8

A Shrouded Mountain Sect elder and uncle of the real Zhang Li. He comes to Verdant Hill to retrieve the jailed claimant and exposes that the man's identity is false.

Also known as false Zhang Li

First appears in chapter 8

The infiltrator who appeared earlier as Zhang Li. He murdered the real young master and maintains the stolen identity through a consuming disguise technique.

First appears in chapter 11

Leader and spokesman of a starving Blackfur group that enters Fa Ram. Presenting his clan as refugees, he is admitted as Bi De's guest and placed under the rooster's protection.

First appears in chapter 15

An orange kitten given to Jin in Verdant Hill after he helps return a misplaced goat. She is not yet named when she first joins him.

First appears in chapter 16

The name Jin gives to the orange kitten he recently received in Verdant Hill.

First appears in chapter 17

A small female Blackfur saved by Bi De. She serves him at Fa Ram but is disturbed by Chow Ji's treatment of her clan.

First appears in chapter 20

A small rat disciple at Fa Ram who helps break down the physical impurities left in Bi De by Chow Ji's corruption.

First appears in chapter 21

The dormant spirit within the land of Fa Ram. It accepts chi offered by Bi De before settling into its winter sleep.

First appears in chapter 22

Meihua's husband and Jin's discreet contact in Verdant Hill. He protects Jin's identity and generosity from unwanted public attention.

First appears in chapter 22

An adviser to Verdant Hill's Lord Magistrate. He recommends handling Jin discreetly and helping locate a recording crystal for him.

First appears in chapter 22

Verdant Hill's chief official. Concerned by Jin's strength and the town's rice transaction with him, he favors a discreet and respectful relationship.

First appears in chapter 26

An Initiate who leads the fleeing Whirling Demon Sword gang. After discovering Fa Ram nearby, he selects the household as the gang's next target.

First appears in chapter 30

A Verdant Blade Sect cultivator pursuing Sun Ken after a campaign against his gang. Critically wounded and contaminated while following the trail, she reaches Fa Ram in need of immediate aid.

First appears in chapter 34

A sentient carp who reveals himself while seeking food, stealing bait and snapping fishing lines during an outing at Fa Ram.

First appears in chapter 38

A hostile cultivator at Shrouded Mountain whose punishment still confines him within fifty li. Despite the restriction, he has advanced and intends eventually to find and kill Jin.

First appears in chapter 44

A lost creature from the northern wastes reported near Hong Yaowu. The Song brothers' mother identifies its kind and orders that it not be hunted.