Tian Yan

"The war today will decide... if we Agricultrists will live or die!"

- Tian Yan after revealing herself as Jing Ni

Tian Yan is a major antagonist of The Legend of Qin animated series. She is a supporting character and the final antagonist in the fifth season, and will be a major antagonist in its upcoming sixth season. She is the adoptive daughter of Tian Meng, the Master of Lieshan Tang and the current Top Hero of Agricultrists/Peasant School, and was initially served as a supporting ally of the Anti-Qin Alliance.

However, she is secretly revealed to be Jing Ni (惊鲵), a skilled sword-wielding killer who works for Net Trap and subsquently the Empire of Qin all along. Her true nature as the spy is not revealed until the very last moment of Season 5. She is also the true mastermind behind the murder of her adoptive father, and the previous Jing Ni is her own mother.

She is voiced by Chen Yiwen. While disguising as a male soldier in Qin's army, she is voiced by Liu Yijia.

Trivia

 * Tian Yan is a character exclusive to the animated series and is not originated from the novel series.
 * The name of Tian Mi (田蜜) and Tian Yan (田言) are both derived from Chinese idiom "甜言蜜语", figuratively meaning flattering, which forshadowing their status as traitors. Tian Mi's name also shares the same pronounciation with the word "甜蜜" which means sweetness.
 * Tian Yan's costume switch into her Jing Ni outfit once revealing her true nature is one of the most memorable and fan-favorite scenes in the entire series.
 * Tian Yan is a foil to her rival Tian Mi. While both of them are working for Zhao Gao as spies within the agriculrists, Tian Mi only tries to use her alliance as a step for her own glory and acts dramatic and flitarious. Tian Yan, on the other hand, acts more composed and more focused upon vengence, while taking her work under Net Trap and subsquently Qin Empire more seriously.