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Cao Zhong (曹忠) is a Centurion (百户, Baihu) of the Jinyiwei and one of two named boss encounters in the combat-focused public build of A Whisper of Fall: Jinyiwei shown in July 2026.

Role in the Demo

Cao Zhong is the first of the demo's two named opponents, positioned as a sparring bout against a fellow officer rather than as a hostile pursuit. He is fought before Deng Yang, and the encounter serves to introduce the parry, guard-break, and posture mechanics that the later fight then tests under pressure.

The build offered three difficulty tiers, so the same encounter scales across beginner, intermediate, and advanced settings. Because that build excluded story and exploration, no narrative context for Cao Zhong has been shown: his relationship to the protagonist and to the wider case has not been described in any public material.

Rank

A Centurion (百户) sits below a Thousand-Man Commander (千户) in the Jinyiwei hierarchy. Historically the title denoted an officer responsible for roughly a hundred men. Deng Yang, the demo's second and harder opponent, holds the senior of the two ranks, which lines up with the order the two fights are presented in.

Status

Only the name, rank, and demo placement have been confirmed. No moveset breakdown, stat line, appearance description, or story role has been published, and none should be assumed from the historical office alone.