Kai Lung’s Golden Hours · Character
Cheng Lin
A recurring presence in Kai Lung's journeys, Cheng Lin belongs to the crowded cast of officials, travellers, and hangers-on who surround the storyteller's path.
supporting
Also known as Lin, Cheng
First appearance: kai lung s golden hours
As a supporting figure in Kai Lung’s Golden Hours, Cheng Lin is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Wang Ho's scribe, secretly ambitious to pass literary exams and marry Hsi Mean; he cleverly manipulates Wang Ho by revealing the robe's malign origin and proposing a solution.
Cheng Lin appears across several of the book's arcs, one of the many named figures whose paths cross Kai Lung's in wood, hall, and court. His role is bound up with the intricate social machinery of obligation and suspicion that the storyteller must navigate. He matters because the tale's comedy and suspense depend on such supporting figures, each with private motives, who turn a simple recital into a contest of wits.
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Character groups
- Central and recurring characters
- Minor and supporting cast
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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friendship · positive
Cheng Lin and Wang Ho are steadfast friends, often collaborating on various schemes. How this plays out →
- Wang Ho
friendship · positive
Cheng Lin and Wang Ho are steadfast friends, often collaborating on various schemes. How this plays out →
- Wang Ho
friendship · positive
Cheng Lin and Wang Ho are steadfast friends, often collaborating on various schemes. How this plays out →
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