- "Why? Why would you do so much to help me?"
- ―Shiling to Ryo
Shiling Lin (Hànzì: 林詩鈴, Pinyin: Lín Shīlíng, On'yomi: Rin Shirin) is a character in Shenmue III. She is a shrine maiden of the Liu Jiao Shrine in Niaowu, Guilin.
She also appears on the Liu Jiao Shrine Shop Card.
Background[]
Shiling is the only daughter of a family who have served at the temple across generations. Her parents are busily looking for a suitable husband for her, but she is not enthusiastic about this as she is still young. Recently she has started to think about leaving Niaowu, and increasingly gazes dreamily at the boats going to-and-fro on the Li River.
Shenmue III[]
Shiling's shrine was recently vandalized by the Red Snakes. When she finds Ryo Hazuki lurking around the area, she immediately assumes he is part of the Red Snakes and physically assaults him with a broom. When Ryo is given the opportunity to defend himself and he explains that he's searching for the Red Snakes, she believes him and apologizes for the misunderstanding, and for not giving him the benefit of the doubt.
Shiling can later help assist Ryo with missions in Niaowu. In one, Ryo can get her a scripture. In return, she gives him a Liu Jiao Shrine Phonecard.
In the finale of the game, Shiling goes with Ryo and the group to The Old Castle by boat, and she helps ward off the Chi You Men.
Etymology[]
- Shiling means "poem/poetry/poesy, verse" (詩) (shi) and "bell/small bell, boll, bud" (鈴) (ling).
- Lin means "forest, wood, jungle" (林).
Trivia[]
- Strangely enough, despite being Chinese, Shiling wears the traditional dress of a Japanese miko (巫女) of Shinto temples.
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