It was early morning in Qingqiu. The birds had already rise and chirping in the distant. The land below was still as peaceful the day before. Thin fog surrounds the hill tops.
In the back distant of Qingqiu, there are mountains touring high with a waterfall leading into a pond.
The clouds near the rising sun are a sunny color. All to all, the morning was simply relaxing.
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In the green forest of Qingqiu, there was a thick plant growth. Branch of trees hang below the main branch.
A man looking to be in his 60s is holding a basket of fruits. He is standing beside a tree where a few roots grew on the tree. And is currently busy...
"This is mine." He said to a chipmunk as he attempt to grab the fruit from it.
The chipmunk despite its size hold firmly onto the fruit. It squeaks out it own protest, and kept tugging at the fruit. The man too find it amusing. A smile on his face as he tug.
"Spring comes after winter." A female voice took both the man and the chipmunk attention.
The man had let go of his grasp on the fruit and turn to look. The chipmunk that had win the fruit finally look too.
"It's the best season in Qingqiu." Bai Qian exclaimed with a joyful smile. Then turn around and ran off into the forest with a chuckle. Her white and silky clothing flutter after her.
The man and the chipmunk stare after her for a few more seconds. The chipmunk climb a step sideway of the branch. Having said anything, the man finally found his voice.
"Auntie, you're awake." He scratch his neck before looking up at the tree branches.
In a split second, he jump into it with leaves following after him. They emmerse his entire body. A monkey sound follow after the man action. In two seconds, a bright orange monkey swing down the branches. He was the man from before as he swing to another tree before landing on the ground. The chipmunk had came down too and the two ran after Bai Qian.
A woman dress in red clothing with her hair up with a hairpin and flowers was picking mushrooms. The chipmunk stop at the edge of a fallen tree to look and rush down.
The woman pick one red mushroom up to have a whiff of it scent. Then look into the forest with a curious smile. She immediately stood up and walk behind a tree. A deer replace her and walked out. Another deer look over from where it stood.
Bai Qian who was unaware of them following behind her, kept on running. She ran past a few trees and jump forward into the air. She reached out both hands and her white clothing covers her entirely. A white fox poke it head from the clothing and landed. The clothing was no more. The nine-tail white fox landed gracefully and turn back around. It place both front paw on a tree root that grow out of the ground. She was Bai Qian animal form.
The fox turn back around and ran through the forest with its paws. The monkey from earlier follow and jump into a branch. A brown wolf appear behind a tree and ran too. Passing a spider web built on the tree. The wolf stop in front of another wolf and the two together give a howl, before they ran.
"Auntie. You need to deal with some business. Hey! Who's going to take me?" A green plant spirit wailed.
The white rabbit that was also there hop off and the spirit was left with the pig. With him on the pig back they follow all the other animals along into the clearing.
Bai Qian continue her run and ignore the spirit cries and yells. As if he's one with the air.
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Three Worlds, Three Lives, One Love (Once Upon a Time)
FantasyBai Qian is a fox deity ruler of the mystical land, Qing Qiu. She was invited to a party at East Sea. There she meets a little boy and a man that claim themselves to be her son and husband. She wants no business with them, but to think they follow...
