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Chao He ​

Chao He
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"What's with the attitude? I'm an inner disciple now. From today on, call me Tang He."

He was the Eldest Disciple of the Lingnan Sect, and later joined the Tang Clan of Guangzhou. If Zhao Huo is ugly in the face, Chao He is ugly in face and heart alike, beyond saving.

Who is Chao He? His Jianghu nickname is "Filthy Scum." He doesn't cheat the clever, only the kind-hearted. He couldn't care less that his deeds cheapen the last shred of goodness left in the world and make good people stop trusting others. He enjoys himself, all meek and obedient on the surface, while in his heart he hopes kind-hearted fools like you die early, and while he's at it, hopes you never find peace in the next life.

He wears the same hairstyle as Zhao Huo, just with a slightly more prominent chin, and impersonates him to swindle and cheat, until he is caught and brought to the Tang Clan of Shu to answer for it. Who would have thought that this smooth operator would talk into being his godmother, and not only live but join the Tang Clan.

After joining, he is still up to his old tricks, and what's more, not once has he ever thought he was in the wrong.

You should never have let him off from the very start.

How Zhao Huo and Chao He Differ ​

  • His features are in fact quite different from Zhao Huo's. He simply counts on people not daring to stare too closely, deliberately imitates his clothes and hairstyle, and calls himself "I, Zhao Huo" and "I, the Tang Clan Ugly Hero," and so fools those who don't know him well.
  • Chao He has not bathed for days, and gives off a strong, cloying body odor, while Zhao Huo always has a faint medicinal scent about him.

Chao He's Backing ​

  • Because the Tang Clan owed Tang Xiaolou from the past, and the childless Tang Xiaolou took Chao He as her godson, the Sect Leader softens his handling out of old ties and takes Chao He into the Tang Clan.
  • Since the Tang Clan forbids infighting and private punishment, Tang Clan Disciples cannot go after Chao He directly.
  • Chao He takes his godmother as a get-out-of-death-free token, and his evil deeds have not shrunk in the least.

Chao He's Evil Deeds ​

  • Impersonating Zhao Huo, selling fake medicine in Guangzhou, and calling himself the Tang Clan Sect Leader.
  • Stirring up trouble between the Beggar Sect and the Songshan Sect, and trying to pin the blame on Zhao Huo.
    • He is later caught by , but because of his , takes the punishment in his place.
  • Doing Alchemy without following 's instructions, causing an explosion.
  • Stealing the firewood Zhao Huo gathered and passing it off as his own Contribution.
  • Riding his Martial Aunt's horse and trampling a Beggar Sect dog to death.
  • Pretending to treat everyone to a meal, then saying afterward that he forgot his money.
  • Using Five-Colored Mud on to cause his dispersal of inner strength.
  • Molesting a female Tang Clan disciple.
  • Trying to impersonate Zhao Huo after dark and molest Yu Zhu.
  • At the Wulin Assembly, joining Shi Ming in spreading the rumor that is the Dharma King of the Asura Path and that the Tang Clan is the Asura Path.

Zhao Huo's Companions Strike Back ​

  • The firewood theft: extorted for 5,000 Silver Taels by a high-affinity , 2,000 of which is given to Zhao Huo.
  • The molestation of Yu Zhu: Yu Xiaomei sends him tumbling down the slope with a Flying Kick.
    • Yu Zhu was already set to fight at that moment; Yu Xiaomei purely meant to Attack Zhao Huo and got the wrong target in the dark.
    • If Xiaomei hadn't barged in, Chao He would have died.
  • The Wulin Assembly rumor: to every villain his own villain.
  • The Nangong Shen call to surrender: when a high-affinity Nangong Shen urges surrender, Chao He taunts the Tang Clan at his side, and Nangong Shen is so angry that he pauses the surrender talks to beat Chao He soundly.

Chao He's Endings ​

  • Tang Clan destroyed: he lives it up in a brothel with the money he swindled from .
  • Western Wulin victory ending: Chao He impersonates Zhao Huo again, is caught by Wulin Alliance members nursing a grudge, and is tortured for forty-nine days until he dies.
  • To Every Villain His Own Villain [Achievement Story]: if you bring Ye Yunshang to the Wulin Assembly,
    Chao He falls victim to Ye Yunshang's scheme and is set upon by the assembled heroes, and finally Shi Ming cuts open his belly and kills him.
  • Ending 63: Ugly Immortal: when Zhao Huo is honored by the Kongtong Sect as the Ugly Immortal, Chao He impersonates Zhao Huo again to swindle and cheat.
    Shu Rong steps in, mistakes him for Zhao Huo, and drags him back, where his limbs, eyes, and tongue are removed and he is kept in a sand jar and tormented for months until he dies.

The Design Prototype for Chao He ​

  • Based on the Bird Bear fan page and numerous interviews, both explicit and implied, it is surmised that the character Chao He has two prototypes:[1]
    • A traitorous "former" original Bird Bear "third" member, in charge of community management, who secretly got up to no good.[2][3]
    • The fake-official Legend of Mortal incident, which writer Bear said he would write into the script.[4][5][6]
  • Writer Bear merged the two into Chao He.

Notes ​

  • The name is pronounced "cháo huò." His surname was originally something else, but Lingnan Sect disciples all change their own names or use other people's names to escape blame;
    Chao He himself picked this name specifically because it sounds like Zhao Huo, so that when he was caught he could say the two characters were "Chao He."[7]
  • Depending on the circumstances, he may be brought in by the Beggar Sect / Cang Gang / Song Bei.
  • wanted to poison him to death at first sight; set side by side, Zhao Huo suddenly looks better than ever.
  • Chao He feigns madness and pitifulness without any bottom line, utterly insignificant. Everyone refuses to let Zhao Huo off because Zhao Huo is ugly and won't accept his lot. They look down on him on one hand, and on the other fear he will turn his life around and make a name for himself; they can't stand to see him do well, so they seize any chance to knock him down and keep him from amounting to anything, lest other weaklings follow suit.[8]

  1. Bahamut - RE: [Question] Why did Chao He betray the Tang Clan? ↩︎

  2. Facebook - Major Statement: the fake-official incident ↩︎

  3. Bahamut - That was an image maliciously made and hidden by the traitorous editor ↩︎

  4. Bahamut - Screenshot of the fake-official Legend of Mortal incident ↩︎

  5. Facebook - I'm rather curious, is what's said in the picture true? ↩︎

  6. Bahamut - The person replying in this picture is not original Bird Bear ↩︎

  7. Facebook - Legend of Mortal (Unofficial) 2025/10/31 ↩︎

  8. PTT C Chat - Re: [Legend of Mortal] How do you explain that Chao He doesn't face appearance discrimination? ↩︎

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