Song Shiyue's master, a disheveled old man in wrinkled Taoist robes with messy hair and sleepy eyes. He is not a true Taoist priest but uses that guise to conceal his true identity, which is far from simple. He is skilled in medicine and martial arts, has been raising Song Shiyue for fifteen years, and is now eager for her to marry because he intends to leave her. He acts suspiciously and is anxious about something he is hiding.