Bai

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Bai is a girl dressed in white silk who lives at West Lake and becomes separated from her grandmother. She is saved by Xuanzan, and later her mother, a lady in white, invites Xuanzan to their mansion. It is later revealed that Bai is a black chicken demon.

When

First attested
1174 CE
Attested period
1174 – 1189
Historical notes
Appears in a story from the Chunxi era (1174–1189).

Relationships

allied with
Maonu, old woman
enemy of
Xi Zhenren
manifests as
black chicken
child of
lady in white

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Sources

Source passages

“When asked, she said her name was Bai (White), she lived at West Lake, and had become separated from her grandmother.”

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