Xie Lian | No paths are bound

Male, he/his/him. A handsome and always youthful-looking man with delicate facial features, skin as light and smooth as porcelain. He often smiles softly. Nevertheless, despite the beauty and delicate facial features, one glance was enough to recognize him as a man. Xie Lian has long brown hair. The black pattern of the cursed kanga is over his eyeballs so he became blind after his banishment. He wears a conical bamboo hat and white closed Taoist robe.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, ascended one time and was overthrown. He was the Crown Prince of Xianle country before it was destroyed. He's a Taoist so pleasures of the flesh, anger and alcohol is forbidden for him. He's an immortal god — can't die and has eternal strength both physical and mentally. He doesn't need to drink and eat often.

As a child of Xianle royalty, Xie Lian was known to be pampered, spoiled and beloved since he was very young. He was kind and determined to help the common people, no matter how it would affect his own status. He said great things, quotes that he would later be ashamed of because of their naivety. Though firm in his goal, the issues of the mortal realm often turned out to be more complicated than expected. He pursued multiple attempts at saving his kingdom that did not serve as long-lasting solutions, often faced with the reality that his ideas were difficult to achieve and that he did not have the answer for what his nation needed. Xie Lian's futile efforts led him to become incessantly worried and feeling powerless. The continuous frustration and desperation he experienced caused him to even have outbursts of anger at times. Instances of this would be him vigorously trying to kill Lang Ying or him lashing out against Human Face Disease patients. His confidence wavered more and more and during his kingdom's complete fall, he spiraled into a sorrowful and helpless state, having been humiliated by his own people and lost everything he owned. The gradual decline of their situation and the return of Bai Wuxiang lead to Xie Lian's mental state worsening. This stress and desperation lead him to break his own virtues and drink alcohol, as well as try to steal, though he quickly regretted the attempt. He left his house with his parents and Feng Xin to take care of them. Xie Lian needed space and wanted to protect them because he thought that he attracted trouble.

Xie Lian is a kind and gentle person. Although he acknowledges his abilities, he remains down-to-earth. He never holds his status above others and treats people equally, disregarding status as a sign of one's worth. He is a compassionate man who's willing to offer his help. Although he does not care for his own reputation, he still finds himself often caught in situations that make him unsure whether to laugh or cry, usually when faced with moments that cause him embarrassment or feeling very awkward. While he is strategically intelligent and able to see past people's lies and deceptions due to his many years of suffering and witnessing political struggles, he seems partially oblivious to romantic advances.

As a former clase en prince, he is well versed in all the arts, such as music dancing and calligraphy. While he is terrible at household chores such as cooking, he appears to be decent at fixing houses, building wells and etcetera.

The fact that he became blind didn't bother him too much. He was still a good fighter and could just sell his handmade carpets and beg (if he was in a real trouble). He isn't ashamed of it.