Kong Xiuqiang (クン・シュウチャン, Kun Shūchan; Chinese: 孔秀強, Pinyin: Kǒng Xiùqiáng) is the estranged father of Xianglian and Chai Xianghua and former resident of the Ling-Sheng Su temple. During his days as a monk (when he was aged 20), he fell in love with a woman named Xiangfei and fathered two daughters with her. When their relationship was discovered, the monks took Xiangfei's daughter and she was forced to leave the temple.