Baiheng

Biodata

Background / History

Baiheng was already Jingliu’s best friend when she met Xianyu. Finding him about to leave a reservation-only tavern, she invited him to share their table. They exchanged contact information and arranged further drinking sessions, gradually becoming a familiar trio. Baiheng and Xianyu usually carried the conversation, while Jingliu listened and occasionally smiled 2.

Despite earning money quickly, Baiheng repeatedly wrecks Starskiffs and exhausts her income paying for the accidents. She relies on loans to cover her debts and takes spare-time jobs across the Luofu, including helping at a friend’s barbecue restaurant. Jingliu also provides her with financial support 42 44.

Appearance

Baiheng is a white-haired Foxian with expressive fox ears and a large, fluffy, snow-white tail 3 4.

• Ears: Tremble when she laughs, twitch at approaching footsteps, and flatten sideways when she is startled, uneasy, or dejected 4 8 45 48.
• Tail: Its fur puffs up when she is startled; she offers it to Jingliu as an exceptional gesture of comfort 45 49.

Personality

Baiheng is exuberant, free-spirited, and persistently sociable. Xianyu describes her as both a “social butterfly” and a “social terror”: she readily draws reluctant friends into meals and conversation. Nevertheless, Dan Feng notes that she maintains boundaries with acquaintances and does not ordinarily bring strangers into the five friends’ gatherings 2 4 5.

She loves gossip and eagerly plays matchmaker, but her enthusiasm can outpace her awareness. She mocks the idea of giving someone dead Abominations of Abundance without realizing Jingliu has done exactly that, then repeatedly recommends other women to Xianyu without recognizing Jingliu’s feelings 4 5 8 45.

Once she understands the situation, Baiheng becomes deeply remorseful and protective. She respects Jingliu’s reluctance to confide in her, later offers her cherished tail for comfort, and retracts her earlier comments about age and seniority. Her support remains impulsive enough that she jokingly proposes tying Xianyu up if he refuses Jingliu 47 48 49.

Abilities & Skills

Starskiff Piloting

Baiheng is a well-traveled pilot who transports Jingliu by Starskiff 9 42.

• Her piloting is notoriously accident-prone; even she may not know how many Starskiffs she has wrecked 42.
• One crash on the way to meet Xianyu leaves both women unharmed, but requires the Sky-Faring Commission to resolve the incident 42.
• Her accumulated accident expenses are a major source of debt 42 44.

Social Connections

Baiheng’s extensive circle of friends helps her find work and arrange favors 44.

• She offers Xianyu a buy-one-get-one-free drink deal through a shop owner she knows 44.
• She readily agrees to help Jing Yuan escape an unwanted dinner obligation by making an urgent phone call 44.
• She improvises a claim that Jingliu is Xianyu’s girlfriend to defuse an awkward confrontation at the barbecue restaurant 47.

Keen Hearing

Baiheng’s Foxian hearing allows her to notice people approaching before they reach her 44 45.

• She hears Xianyu arriving at the barbecue restaurant and goes to greet him 44.
• She detects Jingliu’s approach while sharing drinks with Xianyu 45.

Practical Limitations

• Cooking: She cannot cook when the group proposes preparing Xianyu a meal. During their attempt, she works on vegetables but is uncertain how to prepare the fish 48 50.
• Alcohol: She enjoys drinking despite having lower tolerance than Jingliu, who usually takes her home. A single glass of the restaurant’s strong berry wine makes her collapse 9 10.

Equipment / Items

• Starskiff — Used for travel and transporting friends; repeated crashes make it both her signature vehicle and a financial liability 10 42.
• Jade Abacus — Used for messaging, group chats, and coordinating favors with her friends 4 44 47.

Relationships

• Jingliu — Her best friend. Jingliu regularly takes her home after drinking and helps support her financially. Baiheng becomes an active supporter of Jingliu’s pursuit of Xianyu once she learns about it 2 10 42 48 49.
• Xianyu — Drinking companion whom she introduces to Jingliu. He treats her to food and drinks and calmly looks after both women following a Starskiff accident 2 42 47.
• Bai Zhu — Childhood friend and restaurant owner. They fought as children, sometimes pulling each other’s tail fur; Baiheng later enthusiastically tries to pair her with Xianyu 4 8 9.
• Jing Yuan — Close friend and fellow enthusiastic matchmaker. He trusts her to help him avoid being a third wheel, but fails to ensure she knows about Jingliu’s feelings 8 9 44 47.
• Dan Feng — Member of her close friend group and host of their romance-planning gathering. Baiheng challenges his copied advice and teases his reliance on attendants 48 49.
• Yingxing — Friend with whom she bickers. He finally tells her that Jingliu likes Xianyu, prompting her to reconsider her earlier matchmaking 47 48.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Hot Pot Gathering

• Baiheng and Jing Yuan persuade Xianyu to join Jingliu, Dan Feng, and Yingxing for dinner. Her story about a Cloud Knight’s disastrous Abomination gift unknowingly embarrasses Jingliu 4 5.
• After learning that Bai Zhu likes Xianyu, she offers to play matchmaker. Xianyu rejects the suggestion and also refuses her request for an off-duty fortune reading 8 9.
• Baiheng passes out from berry wine. Dan Feng takes her away with Yingxing and Jing Yuan, leaving Xianyu to escort Jingliu home 9 10.

Discovering Jingliu’s Feelings

• At the barbecue restaurant, Baiheng discovers that Jingliu and Xianyu have begun meeting without her. Her initial feeling of exclusion quickly gives way to happiness that her less-sociable friends are getting along 45.
• Still unaware of Jingliu’s interest, she approaches Xianyu for the restaurant owner. He refuses to share his contact details, and Baiheng later pretends that Jingliu is his girlfriend to prevent further accusations against him 45 47.
• That night, she questions the others about Jingliu’s behavior. Yingxing reveals the truth, leaving Baiheng ashamed of her repeated attempts to match Xianyu with other women 47.

The Meal Plan

• Baiheng criticizes the others’ copied romance guide and proposes that Jingliu make Xianyu a meal instead. Only after agreeing do they realize that none of them knows how to cook 48.
• She privately reassures Jingliu and offers her tail to pet before returning to the group’s preparations 49.
• After their cooking fails, Baiheng orders hot pot delivery. The group sends Xianyu a portion prepared with ginseng water, then eats together and falls unconscious. Xianyu also collapses after eating his portion and is told he has been poisoned 50.

Notable Quotes

“Drinks are drinks, and snacks are snacks!” 9

“H-here, you can pet my tail. Please don't be sad, okay?” 49