Tang Kang

A Tang Clan disciple, originally surnamed Pi, who joined later than Zhao Huo. When Zhao Huo ran away, he changed his surname to Tang along with Tang Yuqing and Tang Yating, and took the as his Master.

After the first Segment Exam, he chats with Zhao Huo in the Disciples' Quarters, and he cannot stand the disciples who give Zhao Huo trouble. He once bragged to the Junior Sister he was courting that he was a match for the , and during the beating of Chao He he acted against Zhao Huo on his girlfriend's word; if Zhao Huo wins, it leads to a battle between the male and female disciples, and the two break up, each taking their leave in turn.

When Chao He joins the Tang Clan, he explains Tang Xiaolou's past to Zhao Huo and predicts the Sect Leader will agree to let Chao He in. Chao He blows up the Alchemy Room, and he is caught in the blast; Zhao Huo helps him go wash his eyes. He is also a victim in the Ghost Hand incident, and seeing Zhao Huo go off to catch the ghost, he feels he would lose face, so he joins the ghost hunt too.

At the Junior Martial Sister's wedding, he chats with Zhao Huo about the custom of wearing hairpins, and mentions that back in the day his father brought gifts to his mother's house to propose and carried off two wives in one go. On the Junior Martial Sister's bond route, he is one of those who beat Zhao Huo soundly for guarding the stores and stealing from them. After Yunshang falls into the valley, he searches for together with Ye Yunzhou; though he thinks Zhao Huo and Yunshang are unlikely to survive, he cannot bear to see Ye Yunzhou waste away, so he treats it as Qinggong practice and keeps him company until he is satisfied with the search. He also worries that Duan Zhixiu will force the Tang Clan Small Sword into marriage.

While the Wulin Assembly is staying at Jinxiang Palace, he had been calling his fellow disciples brothers, but then he grows jealous over Miss Xu of Jinxiang Palace and gives her spending money. After Zhao Huo goes to help Jinxiang Palace, Tang Kang is the ranking man on the Tang Clan side, and he declares that he is going to help Jinxiang Palace and the rest can do as they please. Sheltering from the rain at the Ruined Temple on the way home, he mentions that he had only just joined back at the Battle of Jiangling, and that he long ago regretted wading into this muddy Jianghu.

At the Western Wulin Assembly, Ye Yunshang calls him along to set traps; "Whoever" is a nickname Yunshang made up for him on her own. He calls himself and his fellows the "New Ten Elites of the Tang Clan" and asks to be assigned to guard the Acting Sect Leader.