Lei Qian
The Iron Fist Sect Leader of the Kongtong Sect, who calls himself "this humble one". Warm-hearted and hearty, his disciples all call him Brother Lei.
With nothing to do, he loves to tell ghost stories to frighten the young disciples, and so every member of the Iron Fist Gate believes there really are ghosts and demons in this world, none more so than .
Yu Zhu
- He has a back-scratching voucher that Yu Zhu gave the former Sect Leader years ago.
- Though a big, rough fellow, he is upright and dotes on Yu Zhu, certain that Xiao Zhu will sooner or later be beaten to death in Kongtong by the Irritable former Sect Leader, so he turns a blind eye when Xiao Zhu tries to run home.
- He lied to Yu Zhu's family that Xiao Zhu died in battle at the siege of Jiangling, gave Father Yu thirty taels of silver to buy out Xiao Zhu's life, and wrote to the Earth Guardian Tong Dachong in Jiangling to "kill one person", expelling Xiao Zhu from the Iron Fist Gate in the hope that she would not return to Kongtong to suffer.
- Hearing that Father Yu had sold Yu Zhu's younger sister Yu Baohua, he at once spent fifteen taels of silver to buy the girl and take her as a Direct Disciple of the Iron Fist Gate, to put the neighbors off the scent.
- He is angry that ran back to Kongtong for her family's sake and suffered for it.
Notes
- Author of Notes on Eighteen Exotic Weapon Forging Methods.
- He holds the title of Iron Fist Sect Leader but does the work of a village headman; his days are spent on little more than keeping the neighbors on good terms and making a living. Whether he counts as one of the people of the Wulin is hard to say.
- He sees Nangong Qian as a fat sheep, and has specially instructed the Iron Fist Gate's people to fleece him thoroughly should they meet.
- He has known Fire Dragon Immortal Monarch and Soul-Hooking Elder for a very long time; before they fell out, the three of them got into no end of trouble together. Ever since Tong Dachong was old enough to understand, he has seen him and Fire Dragon Immortal Monarch brawling.