"Mn." Nie Huaisang's counsellor, and the former right-hand man to Nie Mingjue. "Meng Yao and Nie Mingjue had met on the battlefield at Hejian. Nie Mingjue defended Meng Yao against his detractors and took him in as advisor to the Nie clan. Xiongzhang visited Hejian and they became close as well. Later, at Langya, Nie Mingjue witnessed Meng Yao killing a Lanling Jin commander using Qishan Wen techniques. After his dismissal by Nie Mingjue, Meng Yao became a spy. He infiltrated Nightless City, the seat of the Wen clan, and passed intelligence to my brother, who passed it to Nie Mingjue."