Cao Weining

Cao Weining (曹蔚宁) is a character from the Qing Feng Sword Sect (清风剑派). His master is Mo Huaiyang.

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Appearance
He is described to be a young man wearing dark blue clothes, and carries a jade xiao (箫) by his hip.

His clothes doesn’t stand out at first glance, but when one took a closer look, the materials are incredibly exquisite. The xiao is also finely crafted, and must have cost a fortune. He surely must be of the most distinguished nobility.

He has a doe-eyed look, and Zhou Zishu states that someone well-versed in dissipated behaviors would never have that.

Zishu further states that he is a type of people who lives their life in such normality, that it will only cause headaches for them to be forced to think outside of the box.

Personality
Cao Weining has a kind, loving and easy-going personality. He often tries to impress Gu Xiang with misquoted literary works, such as his quote of "The immortals welcome Madam Xiang crowding around her like clouds in the sky (Jie Ge - Madam Xiang by Qu Yuan) like flying snow in the wind (Ode to the Goddess of Luo River by Cao Zhi)" from episode 7 of the web-series.

When he first met Gu Xiang, he was so nervous and shy that he kept tripping over his own words. He is devoted to Gu Xiang from almost the first minute they meet, and is willing to sacrifice everything to make her happy, even going as far as leaving his own sect to elope with her.

He remains faithful to Gu Xiang until the very end and is eventually killed on his wedding day by his former master Mo Huaiyang in episode 35.

Plot
He is a closed-door disciple from his Sect, and it was his first time experiencing life in Jianghu.

He got separated from his Uncle-Master and unknowingly ran into a thief, which was why he was in this embarrassing situation. He was well and truly clueless about what to do until Zhou Zishu’s rescue. Consequently, he deemed Zishu to be such a righteous individual, even his sickly face didn’t seem that grotesque at all to him.

His Uncle-Master and him are attending the gathering in Dong Ting, but a few days ago something awful happened back at the Zhao’s Holdings. His Uncle and Sir Zhao knew each other way back, so the former told him to go to Dong Ting first to apologize to Sir Gao Chong for being late