#baobei

In the Streets of Ba Sing Se

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The novel’s title is 宝贝 (BaoBei), which can mean treasure/darling/baby. The protagonist's name is XiaoBao, and he has a pet monkey named XiaoBei. (XiaoBao is a precious baby 💖)

The plot is that XiaoBao was born with defects, making his father, a renowned martial arts expert, hate him. Later, his mother also left for some reason, but rumors say she eloped with someone. And after she left, XiaoBao seems to have incurred some kind of curse/disease that subjects him to extreme pain every first and fifteenth of the month. Black spots also started breaking out on his face, making him look ugly. All these combined makes the father hate XiaBao even more.

So XiaoBao grew up avoiding his father and being raised by servants. He doesn’t even live in the main house but in a small broken house/shed outside. The house also seems to be haunted because every half month he’d hear a “ghost” screaming from under his bed. Not wanting to further worry the servants who take care of him, he doesn’t tell anyone about this.

Then one day, his father tells him to leave and fend for himself.

But on the night before leaving, XiaoBao hears the ghost's cries from under his bed again. Seeing that the talismans he bought didn't work, he wants to try talking to the ghost. But while groping under his bed to reach the ghost, he instead discovers a secret passage... that leads to a torture chamber.

And now I am invested.

My, my....

Warmkit became an apprentice, Warmpaw got Fallingghost as their mentor

Laurelpaw became a warrior, Laurelfern, their mentor Weaselfur influenced them to likely avoid violence and chose the suffix fern

Baobei has died of redcough, he now is in starclan and often goes to see his mate Antivy who is in an afterlife called 'The skies of clouds'

Realistically, NMJ is way too picky to invite everyone to have a turn - and it would make the whole 'getting married to someone you're not related to' thing down the line a little more difficult, not to mention the awkwardness of figuring out the question of Who Is The Sect Heir for LXC and JC. So by virtue of not actually being the proper heir, JGY would very likely in fact get second father dibs and then be extremely happy about it. Qi deviation or no qi deviation!

Lin Tao has only ever been half-decent at sharing his life with others, but for Baobei, he thinks he could make an exception.

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Got his eyebrows done (*＾▽＾)／ 

(also, the song is SO catchy)