Occupation: Grave robber.
In ancient times, the word "Qi Ling" in the full name of stuffy oil bottle meant to remove the soul of the deceased. The patriarchs of the Zhang family called it "Zhang Qiling", and the patriarchs of the Zhang family were responsible for burying the deceased in the Gu Lou of the Zhang family.
The mysterious Zhang family has been guarding the Changbai Mountain bronze doors and the ultimate secret for generations. Because the former patriarch died in a family feud, the handover of the patriarch was dated.
Because of ancestral lost souls, Zhang Qiling would forget the past every once in a while, so after he took over as the head of the clan, he could only constantly shuttle through the ancient tombs to find missing clues and memories, and grope for progress in puzzles that lasted for thousands of years.
On August 7, 2005, as the last patriarch of the Zhang family, he lived alone behind Tongmen in Changbai Mountain for ten years.
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Character prototype
The author Nanpai Sanshu is a high school classmate and roommate. His bed number is 370 (homophonic Zhang Qiling), and then he is the deskmate. His uncle said that he was a good friend, seldom noticed him, and understood him very well. 370 is slender and good at learning and exercising. He usually doesn't like to talk, but everyone likes him very much.
When describing 370, his uncle quoted the teacher's evaluation: quiet as a virgin, moving as a rabbit. The author turned this "most important person" into the most important character in the novel, Zhang Qiling, and expressed his feelings for this close friend.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Qiling