Liu, Xin Hong

劉信宏

Xin Hong is a childhood friend of Xiang Ying and was known as Number 36 during his training for the Zhuque Corps. He has developed affection for Xiang Ying, which led the trainers to pit Xiang Ying and Xin Hong against each other in a fight to the death for the final exam. Xiang Ying managed to gain the upper hand on Xin Hong and reluctantly killed her only friend, or so she believed. Somehow, he survived and was transferred to the Qinglong Corps, another branch of Zheng Dao Hui. In reality, throughout this period, Xin Hong kept his desire to reunite with Xiang Ying as his driving force to stay alive. After the Qinglong were wiped out by the Xuanwe, Li Jiang Qiang allowed him to live a normal life so that he could watch over Xiang Ying.
Incidentally, Xin Hong was also the assassin who shot Li Qian De through his hotel room window. However, Li Jiang Qiang did not hold him responsible for his brother's death, knowing fully well that he was trained to follow orders and that most soldiers and assassins working under him do not know who their leaders are.