- Zhang Guifang
Zhang Guifang (Chinese: 张桂芳;
Pinyin : Zhāng Guìfāng) is afictional character featured within the famed ancient Chinese novel "Investiture of the Gods ".Background
Zhang Guifang is the
commander of Green Dragon Pass and serves under Grand Old Master Wen Zhong like an ironsword . In appearance, Zhang wears bulky white royalarmor and wields a large icespear . Due to Zhang's original status, he wields themagical ability "name call"; with this ability, Zhang couldparalyze any individual if he happens to say theirtrue name (such an ability is impossible to use on Superiormen however).Following the
trickery ofChao Lei , Wen Zhong would send Zhang and his vanguardFeng Lin to the Western Foothills on a punitive campaign. Following Zhang's arrival, he would try to convinceJiang Ziya to "see the light" and return to King Zhou. Shortly following this, a major battle would ensue between Zhang and his army. While personally dueling againstHuang Feihu , he would shout the words, "Huang Feihu, get down from your beast!" Thus, Zhang captured Huang and returned to camp.Later on, Nezha would confront Zhang around two days following the previous conflict with Jiang Ziya. Nezha would use his divine renown to easily smash through Zhang's unit of a thousand troops and even destroy Zhang's right arm with a crucial attack. However,
Wang Magus would later heal Zhang's wounds, effectively allowing him to return again in battle. Following the desperate actions ofLi Resounding , Zhang would immediately appear and rescue him from trouble. However, Zhang himself would be forced to flee. At the time of night, Jiang Ziya would send theChao Twins and Heavenly Happiness before Zhang's camp. After declaring his eternal allegiance to King Zhou, Zhang would commitsuicide by impaling himself with his sword.Zhang Guifang was appointed as the
deity of Sangmenxing (丧门星) in the end. ["Fengshen Yanyi " Chapter 99.]Notes
References
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Investiture of the Gods " chapter 36
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