Xuzhu

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Xuzhu (zh-tsp|t=虛竹|s=虚竹|p=xū zhú) is a fictional character in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", a wuxia novel written by Jinyong.

Xu Zhu is a Shaolin monk. By accident, he solved the "Unsolvable Weiqi Game" (with help) and inherited the power of the Xiaoyao Sect Grandmaster in order to defeat Ding Chunqiu (丁春秋), a traitor and a murderer. His powers were further augmented when he came into contact with the Tian Shan Tong Lao.

He became sworn brothers with Duan Yu and Qiao Feng.

Later, he was found to be the captured son of Ye Er Niang and the abbot of the Shaolin temple, who was also the "Leading Brother" (带头大哥),having attacked Qiao Feng's biological parents and also killed his mother. Xu Zhu, for learning the martial arts of another sect and violating the monk's protocol multiple times, was expelled from the Shaolin Temple, much to his sadness. He did, however, found romance with the Princess of Xi Xia.