Guardian Star, Xu Ning, nickname "Gold Lancer"

Xu Ning is a man six chi tall, with a fair face, a thin dark beard and a wide waist. He used to be the martial arts instructor of the Gold Lancers Unit in the Song Empire's Imperial Army, and he is nicknamed "Gold Lancer" for his skill in using the hooked lance and for his prowess in combat skills. Xu Ning is one of the Eight Tiger Cub Vanguard Generals of the Liangshan cavalry. Later, during the campaign against the rebel leader Fang La, he is hit by a poisoned arrow in the neck and dies from poisoning later.