Pan Yinhu's Lore

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JU FUFU
pointing at the bowl full of broccoli and questioning if it was on purpose, or an accident
"'It's intentional, all for senior's balanced nutrition!' — That was the loudest I've ever heard junior Pan speak, aside from when he's haggling."

YIXUAN
"Yinhu's always super energetic, just a bit stubborn sometimes. Once he thought he'd found a bird's nest delicacy, and it took Fufu an hour to convince him it was just water dripping from the Qingming's bird beak while it was dozing off."

YE SHIYUAN
"When your qi is full, you don't think about food. If your belly's always stuffed with flavors, ain't your path to cultivation like climbing a ladder with a millstone? It's a heavy burder, I tell ya."

A COMPLAINT FROM A NEW MANAGER
of the Waifei Peninsula who was running various promotional events
"Even if I give him garlic for free, I'll still lose a scallion. Since I can't convince this master to dial back his negotiation powers, I just hope he won't post his strategies on the public forums!"

Official Introduction

"Even plants know to feed from the soil and drink dew — there's no way we can practice on an empty stomach!"
Pan Yinhu

"Fiber clears the murky air, protein guards the primal spirit."
"Being picky with your food will mess up your breathing and make your training twice as hard for half the results."
"I've learned a new technique that can help reduce the ingredients' nutrient loss when cooking. Skip the takeout and come help me test these dishes!"
—Agent Record

Profile

Pan Yinhu was the most junior disciple of Yunkui Summit, and serves as its resident chef. He is particularly proud of his cooking, and works hard to make sure the food he makes is the best it can be for his fellow disciplies, actively discouraging them from ordering takeout so that he can feed them instead. He is also the manager of Yunkui Summit's funds. Due to his upbringing where he had to scrape by just to eat, he is well versed in bargain hunting, keeping tabs on local businesses and having numerous technique for acquiring the best bargains at any given time.

There have been times though when this has led to dissatisfaction among the other members of Yunkui Summit, as his propensity for cheap deals leads him to skimp on more pricey ingredients, favouring vegetables over meat despite Ju Fufu's preferences.^[1]

Upon the arrival of of Phaethon to Yunkui Summit, Yinhu was eager to take them under his wing, as this was his first time having juniors of his own. As such he often dotes over them, providing them with extra food so they don't have to spend their own activity funds.

History

Pan Yinhu had no kin to rely on during his youth due to the scarcity of panda Thirens across New Eridu, and had to scrape by on odd jobs he could find. He often suffered starvation during this period of his life, but eventually he found out his Ether aptitude was decent enough, and his raw physical strength sufficient enough to survive as a Hollow Raider.^[2]

To ensure no one stole what he claimed from the Hollows, Yinhu was willing to fight anything that would get in his way, be they ethereals, gangs or other Hollow raiders. This continued until he had a chance encounter with Yixuan inside of a Hollow. Yixuan was merely lost at the time and wanted to ask for directions, but Yinhu had just recovered an item related to porcelume that he knew would be worth a fortune. Interpreting Yixuan's intent as wanting to steal this item, he immediately fought her, only to be summarily defeated. Exhausted from the fight, and overcome by hunger, he passed out.

When Pan Yinhu awoke, he found that Yixuan had taken him out of the Hollow, saving his life. She informed him that long-term exposure to Ether was making him struggle with his inner demons, and taught him a training regime to manage his violence and aggression. The effects were immediate, but with hunger still gnawing at him, he asked her if she had any food. Yixuan informed him that Yunkui Summit offers three meals a day. This, combined with the desire to keep hold of the technique she had taught him that had given him peace of mind, Yinhu joined Yunkui Summit. It was only upon joining however that he learned that "three meals a day" meant "funds for three meals a day", and also that there were no cooks working among the mystics. This led to Yinhu learning to cook himself, becoming the primary chef of Yunkui Summit.

When he joined, Ju Fufu was already training, making her his immediate senior, but Ye Shiyuan and Ye Shunguang arrived to join at the exact same time that he did. Yixuan, rather than deal with any real hastle, decided to pull lots to see who would be the most senior and junior among her three new disciples. Yinhu was the second lot pulled, making him junior to Shiyuan and senior to Shunguang.

Agent Trust

Requirements
Obtain the Agent Complete the "Anby's Problem" commission Complete Phaethon's Story "Where Clouds Embrace the Dawn"
Trust Rank	Rewards
Familiar	Unlocks DMs from the Agent Agent can be found around the neighborhood	—
Friendly	Agent can be found in more locations Complete the promotion event to receive the below rewards Complete the videotape request to invite Agent to become a video store promoter Enable Quality Time function	Polychrome 20 Advanced Physical Chip 3 Denny 5,000
Close	Unlock Agent-exclusive Resonium Complete the promotion event to receive the below rewards	Polychrome 30 (Affinity) A Soup to Bring Everyone Together 1 Denny 10,000
Trusted	Unlock Agent Live Wallpaper Complete the promotion event to receive the below rewards	Polychrome 30 Dynamic Wallpaper: Pan Yinhu 1 Denny 15,000

Impressions

As the manager of Suibian Temple's funds, he makes sure not a single Denny goes to waste!
As Suibian Temple's head chef, he ensures every piece of char siu conquers his companions' taste buds!
As Suibian Temple's newest senior, he's obliged to support his juniors' suggestions without question!

Agent Intel

Agent Details

Pan Yinhu, disciple of Yunkui Summit, serves as both the head chef and financial manager of Suibian Temple. He's proficient in martial arts, and an expert in pressure-point techniques.
As the one managing Suibian Temple's money, he's a master at keeping costs down and can bargain a 5,000 Denny piece of meat down to 500. If he can make something at home, he refuses to purchase it at a store, and no matter which big supermarket or shop you name, he's got a coupon for it tucked in his pocket.
Thanks to him, the members of Suibian Temple enjoy delicious yet budget-friendly meals every day. As the head of the kitchen, he demands precise flavor profiles and pays keen attention to his friends' opinions.
What's more, given his years of frugality, it's safe to assume that both the group's treasury and his secret piggy bank have ballooned to jaw-dropping levels.

Agent Intel 1

Trust Rank: Close

Being a Panda Thiren, an exceedingly rare sight in New Eridu, Pan Yinhu has scraped by on his own since he was a child. Only someone who's truly known starvation understands its terror, and to fill his belly he sampled every trade he could find. In the end, his remarkable Ether aptitude led him to become a Hollow Raider.
As a Hollow Raider, he had a chance encounter with Yixuan. Following a harsh beating and a sudden spiritual awakening, he opted to become a disciple of Yunkui Summit, where he now practices the mystic arts to cleanse his then-increasingly violent nature.
Because he joined the sect later than most, he actually has very few junior disciples — and you, Master, are one of them. As your senior, he shows his care by cooking special dishes just for you and constantly sneaking store coupons into your pockets.

Cooperation Notes

	Belle
	Every time we're about to order takeout, Senior Yinhu immediately pipes up to stop us, saying takeout isn't good for you, then offers to whip up whatever we want in the kitchen... We haven't ordered takeout in months!
	Wise
	His cooking really can't be beat, except for the fact he occasionally holds back on the meat... I really want to learn some of his recipes.

Video Store Promotion

Promoter	Unlock Requirement	Daily Bonus	Promotion Style	Promotion Comment
Pan Yinhu Pan Yinhu	We Need You We Need You	Basic Physical Chip Basic Physical Chip x2	Biggest Bang for the Buck "Want to know what happens next? Rent this tape and find out at home! By the way, getting an annual membership card is way more cost-effective than individual rentals. Let me do the math for you..." With just the right pitch to hook the customer's curiosity, and killer promo strategies to seal the deal, the Money Saving Master's unbeatable spiel is hard for anyone to resist.	Just leave it to your senior! I happen to know my way around business. And we're gonna make bank on both Denny AND the hype!

Commissions and Events

Events

Hearsay Commissions

As Time Passes: A Decade of Suibian Temple
- Departing Bird, Returning Clouds
- Wishful Aspirations, Future Prospects

Trust Events

Ju Fufu
- Failume Heights, Within Suibian Temple, 6AM - 6PM

Character Mentions

Dialogue

Ye Shunguang

Trivia

Pan Yinhu's martial art style takes inspiration from Dim Mak, also known as "Touch of Death" a technique that targets pressure points and meridians to incapacitate an opponent, and Ba Ji Quan (Chinese: 八極拳 "The Eight-Polar Boxing"), a martial art originating from China famed for its close-range power and usage of eight parts of the body to strike the opponent, notably the elbows and shoulders.
- Pan Yinhu's EX Special Attack: Mountainous Pulse Strike is based on Tie Shan Kao (Chinese: 貼山靠 or 鐵山靠), a technique in bajiquan that uses the side of and back of the body to attack an opponent.

Etymology

潘引壶 Pān Yǐnhú is a name that observes Chinese name structure of monosyllabic surname + bysillabic name. His surname, 潘 Pān, originally meant "water in which rice has been rinsed", but nowadays is mainly just a surname; His given name, 引壶 Yǐnhú, could be translated as "(he who) brings the jug", from 引 yǐn, "to extend, to draw out, to guide, to fetch or bring" and 壶 hú, "pot, flask, a vessel for liquids".
引壶 Yǐnhú may also be a reference to the quote 引壶觞以自酌 yǐn hú shāng yĭ zì zhuó, "I bring the bottle and cup to drink some wine by myself", which is taken from 归去来兮辞 Guīqù Lái Xī Cí, a fu (Chinese: 赋; lit: prose poem) by Chinese poet Tao Yuanming.

HoYoverse Shared VA

Pan Yinhu shares the same Japanese voice actor, Takeuchi Ryōta (竹内良太), with Surtalogi in Genshin Impact.

References

↑ Trust Event Commission: Personalized Extra Meal!
↑ Trust Event Commission: Once Upon a Time in Yunkui

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