Meiling works as the gatekeeper and gardener of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Her danmaku and her flight likely involve projecting her qi outward to attack foes or propel herself in a manner seen in martial arts folklore and in contemporary Japanese manga. Meiling is able to manipulate her life-breath, or qi. While not particularly strong as a youkai, she is described as being well-rounded, with no particular weak point when fighting humans this is likely why she was hired to watch the gate of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Meiling's mastery of t'ai chi ch'uan is her main ability in combat, but other than that, she has no youkai-like ability. The script also reveals that she seems to spend a lot of time reading manga written by the tengu. Many of her lines in Touhou Hisoutensoku express a boastful, somewhat stereotypical patriotism for China: "You're all not there yet! You're all children compared to 4000 years of history!" She also compares Yuyuko Saigyouji to a Jiang Shi and notes that Tenshi Hinanawi and the Celestials have read Chinese classics. She will also sometimes have conversations with bypassers. She is not outwardly aggressive towards humans, except those who attempt to trespass on the grounds of Scarlet Devil Manor, though it seems the only humans who trespass are powerful enough to defeat her in the first place. Meiling is very laid-back, which sometimes gets her into trouble, and is known to sleep on the job.(Although she does her job when needed.) She regularly receives challengers and is a worthy opponent of the strong. Meiling is a proud Chinese-style martial arts master and a youkai. Later she became a playable character in Immaterial and Missing Power, one of Stage 5's targets in Shoot the Bullet, and one of the three protagonists of Touhou Hisoutensoku. Meiling first appeared as the Stage 3 boss and midboss of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. 4.1 Residents of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.She is known for her mastery of the martial arts, part of which can be seen in her movement which is based on Bajiquan, such as Shin-Kyaku and Tetsuzanko. She's the gatekeeper of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Hong Meiling ( 紅 美鈴, Hon Meirin) is a youkai, though it isn't currently known which specific category she actually belongs to.
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