the king
Names: the kingold king
First appears in Book 3: Death's End, chapter 49 (The First Tale of Yun Tianming “The New Royal Painter”)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 3: Death's End
- Ch 49Chose Dewdrop over Ice Sand as heir; he was painted by Needle-Eye and vanished from his bed.
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 49Ice Sand's feigned loyalty
At the king's sixtieth birthday, where Dewdrop is named heir, Ice Sand humbly supports her and presents Needle-Eye as the new royal painter.
- Book 3 · Ch 49The night of the portraits
In a bunker, Needle-Eye paints the king, queen and loyal ministers; each disappears from their bed. Ice Sand plans to keep the portraits.