Bai Jinxiao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Bai Jinxiao (白今宵)
Species/Race	Rabbit Spirit
Gender	Male
Occupation/Role	Former mountain shepherd; later an overseas power holder
Status	Alive; publicly believed dead for nearly twenty years after a staged truck accident 1 45 48
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Bai Jinxiao was born into extreme poverty in a mountain village, where he herded cattle and sheep as a child. A city businessman sponsored his education, enabling him to attend university and move to the city. His exceptional appearance and seemingly pure temperament rapidly made him a celebrated figure; his sponsor even kept him nearby as a living advertisement and considered marrying him to his youngest daughter 1.

During roughly a year and a half in the city, Bai became involved with more than twenty women. His apparent death exposed these relationships publicly, including his affair with Li Zhikong’s mother, then Mrs. Qin. Her pregnancy led to the collapse of the Qin marriage, while Li Zhikong was rejected as Mr. Qin’s non-biological son 2.

Bai was believed to have died before his twentieth birthday after being struck by a truck. In reality, a wealthy overseas returnee who had become obsessed with him staged the death by dressing a lookalike student in Bai’s clothes and arranging the fatal collision. Bai was abducted and smuggled to the United States, where he was held captive as a possession for years 45 47 48.

After his first captor was killed, Bai passed into the control of another powerful man. Given limited freedom, he educated himself, built alliances, manipulated factional conflicts, and ultimately arranged the deaths of his owner and the owner’s heirs. He emerged as the dominant figure in their power structure 48.

Once he had secured his position abroad, Bai contacted Li Zhikong. He verified his identity over video call, explained his survival, and began advising his son on Rabbit Spirit cultivation and the dangers Bai had learned through experience 46 48 49.

Appearance

In youth, Bai was described as extraordinarily beautiful: a white shirt and jeans gave him the image of a refined “jade tree,” while his smile and apparently untouched temperament made him seem difficult to approach or profane 1.

In his present-day video call with Li Zhikong, Bai strongly resembles what Li might look like twenty years later, but projects a far more intimidating presence 46.

• Expensive black suit and slicked-back hair 46
• Dark, deep-set eyes and a formidable demeanor 46
• Keeps a Tang saber visible behind him 46
• His appearance and charm closely resemble Li Zhikong’s 31 46

Personality

As a young man, Bai was naïve about the dangers surrounding him despite his extensive relationships. He did not initially understand that men could desire him and mistook his eventual abductor for a kind friend 47.

His captivity forced him into becoming calculating, ruthless, and resourceful. He learned to survive through political manipulation, strategic alliances, and violence rather than relying solely on the Rabbit Spirit traits that had shaped his earlier life 48.

Bai remains candid and teasing when discussing Rabbit Spirit biology, often embarrassing Li Zhikong with blunt questions. Beneath this humor, he regrets the harm his past caused Li and Li’s mother, and wants to spare his son from repeating his mistakes 48 49.

Abilities & Skills

Rabbit Spirit Bloodline

Bai possesses the Rabbit Spirit bloodline, whose inherited instincts center on attraction, dual cultivation, and concealing supernatural traits within human society.

• Rabbit Spirits can use spiritual energy to locate people with whom they have practiced dual cultivation; Bai used this advantage to locate Li Zhikong’s long-lost mother 49.
• Rabbit Spirit descendants can cause ordinary couples around them to become more likely to conceive, while Rabbit Spirits themselves may struggle to produce heirs 49.
• The bloodline can produce a false-pregnancy response in male Rabbit Spirits, including cravings, nausea, abdominal swelling, and involuntary maternal instincts 48.
• Bai considers frequent dual cultivation necessary during early transformation, but warns that indiscriminate partners can create long-term problems 49.

Dual Cultivation Knowledge

Bai’s own difficult experience gives him extensive practical knowledge of Rabbit Spirit cultivation.

• He warns that absorbing energy from too many incompatible partners can create impure energy and harmful Dantoxin 49.
• He identifies a suitable Furnace Cauldron and a Spirit-Gathering Array as the ideal foundation for a Rabbit Spirit’s early cultivation 49.
• He seeks to arrange a reliable cultivation partner for Li Zhikong so his son will not suffer the instability and desperation Bai endured 49.

Political Manipulation and Survival

Bai rose from captivity to leadership through long-term planning and ruthless action.

• Secretly educated himself while under the control of powerful captors 48.
• Formed alliances and stirred conflicts among rival factions 48.
• Arranged the deaths of his owner and the owner’s heirs before taking control himself 48.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Tang saber — visible in Bai’s possession during his video call with Li Zhikong 46.

Relationships

• Li Zhikong — biological son. Bai’s apparent death and past scandals shaped Li’s childhood, but Bai later reconnects with him to offer guidance, protection, and cultivation advice 2 46 48 49.
• Li Zhikong’s mother — former lover and mother of Bai’s only known child. Bai later locates her in the United States and asks Li not to judge her too harshly 49.
• Qin Mobei — Li Zhikong’s maternal half-brother. Bai’s affair with their mother contributed to the Qin family scandal that initially made Qin resent Li 2 3.
• Lu Mingyu — Lu Yuan’s father, who was attracted to Bai in the past and contemplated imprisoning him 31 38.
• Ms. Wang — Lu Yuan’s mother, who privately admired Bai in her youth but never acted on her feelings 31.
• Unnamed overseas returnee — former acquaintance and captor who staged Bai’s death, abducted him, and brought him to the United States 47 48.
• Unnamed second owner — powerful captor whom Bai eventually had killed after building his own network of allies 48.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Legacy of the “Dead” Father

Bai’s alleged death and notorious romantic history initially define him as the source of Li Zhikong’s inherited troubles. The exposure of his affairs destroys the Qin family and leaves Li to bear the stigma of Bai’s actions 1 2.

Return and Identity Verification

After Li begins relying on dual cultivation, Bai contacts him from the United States and reveals that he survived. Li refuses to trust him immediately, testing him with personal details from his mother’s diary before accepting that Bai is genuine 45 46.

Revelation of Captivity and Rise to Power

Bai recounts how his death was faked, how he endured captivity in the United States, and how he became a powerful leader through manipulation and violence 47 48.

Guidance for Li Zhikong

Bai explains the dangers of careless dual cultivation, including Dantoxin and unstable foundations. He arranges for Li to visit the United States through Li’s mother, intending to help him find a better path than Bai had 48 49.

Trivia

• Bai was publicly believed to have died before reaching his twentieth birthday 1.
• More than twenty women were identified as his surviving partners after his supposed death 2.
• His false-pregnancy experience was one of the events that pushed him from fearful captivity into ruthless self-preservation 48.
• Bai regards Li Zhikong as likely to be his only heir 49.