Zhao Ling'er

Zhao Ling'er is the daughter of the king of the Black Miao and the chief priestess of the White Miao, and the sole heir to the throne of the Miao kingdom. She is also a descendant of the goddess Nüwa through her mother, thus she is half-human and half-serpent.

She is destined to be the guardian of her land because she possesses the divine powers of her ancestor. Her father, who was deceived by the evil Leader of the Moon Worshipping Cult, believed that her mother was responsible for a drought that plagued the kingdom, so he imprisoned her mother. Zhao was forced into exile and was raised by a loyal servant, Granny Jiang, who is also a half-serpent. They lived in a seclusion on an island in the Eastern Sea which is shielded from mortal eyes by a magic charm.

Description

• Host : Zhao Ling'er
• Chinese name : 趙靈兒
• Gender : Female
• Status : Descendant of the goddess Nüwa
• Series : Chinese Paladin
• No. of episodes : 34 (Taiwan), 38 (China)
• Potrayer : Liu Yifei

Zhao meets Li Xiaoyao for the first time when he travels to the island to seek a cure for his aunt. He accidentally peeps at her while she is bathing in a pool and then tries to trick her to help him. Granny Jiang arrives before Li is able to leave and threatens to devour him if he does not marry Zhao and remain on the island forever, but Zhao helps Li escape later. Li loses memory of his encounter on the island because earlier on he was tricked into consuming a memory-erasing drug by the three Miao warriors.

Unknowingly, Li's arrival on the island had broken the protective charm and revealed the location of the island. The three Miao warriors, who serve the Leader of the Moon Worshipping Cult, infiltrate the island, murder Granny Jiang, and kidnap Zhao and bring her back to Li's inn. While exploring the inn at night, Li chances upon Zhao and saves her even though he does not recognise her.

Zhao feels despair when Li does not remember her, but they still travel together to find her mother in southwestern China. While passing by Suzhou, Li unexpectedly defeats Lin Yueru in a martial arts contest and wins her hand-in-marriage. On the wedding night, a giant serpent is sighted and Zhao disappears under mysterious circumstances. Believing that Zhao has been captured by a monster, Li and Lin set off to rescue her and eventually find her in a rural village.

Later on, Zhao is taken away by Black Miao warriors, who are in turn ambushed by White Miao forces. A battle breaks out between the Black and White Miao and many of them are killed. The leader of the Mount Shu Sect passes by and mistakenly believes that Zhao is responsible for the killings, so he imprisons her in the Demon Prison Tower. Li and Lin eventually rescue her and learn about her true identity.

They fight their way out of the tower by destroying its foundations, causing the structure to implode. Lin is mortally wounded while they are escaping from the collapsing tower. After being saved by a herbal medicine guru, Zhao gives birth to Li's daughter. She recovers her mother's magical staff with the help of A'nu and assumes the role of the guardian of her kingdom.

Zhao joins Li and A'nu in the battle against the Leader of the Moon Worshipping Cult. Even though they defeat the villain eventually, Zhao sacrificed herself to destroy the Water Demon Beast summoned by him and perished in the battle.

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