Li Zhaoting, courtesy name Buyi, is an 18 or 19-year-old youth from Lingnan. He has sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, a refined and elegant air, and wears simple blue cloth robes. He wields a four-foot green bamboo stalk and is supremely skilled in swordsmanship, easily defeating all opponents in the martial arts competition for a bride. He is a time traveler who trained under an eccentric old Daoist after a meridian blockage that enhanced his physical abilities. His cultivation method is the Longevity Scripture, which allows him to cultivate primordial true qi directly. He is calm, confident, and capable of playing the bamboo flute to harmonize with Feng Suzhen’s zither. He wins the competition and marries Feng Suzhen.
