The first granddaughter of the Fox King was born on a bloody night. It was the same night when High God Mo Yuan sacrificed himself to seal the Ghost Lord Qing Cang in the Dong Huang bell. The same night that Bai Qian's obsession with bringing her Master back to life came about. All in all, an ominous night when a red moon shined over the Four Seas and Eight Wildernesses.
However, the birth of a princess was seen as a happy sign by the fox clan. A sign of peaceful and prosperous times to come. Especially encouraging to was the phoenix flower birthmark on the Little Highnesses forehead and her bright red coat, the only in nine-tailed white fox clan.
Seven days after princesses birth immortals came to visit the fox den to witness the naming of the baby fox and give their greetings to the happy family.
When the old phoenix Zhe Yan was handed the baby princess by her proud father - Bai Yi, the second son of the Fox King, Zhe Yan attempted to look into her future. What he saw did not make him smile. Carefully holding the Little Highnesses he said to her parents:
"Being born on an ominous night will affect this child's fate. This little one will have to fight hard to find happiness in this life. I see that she will have to face many challenges to have lasting happiness. Raise her to be worthy to rule lands of Qing Qiu and don't coddle her too much. If you do it will only deepen her suffering later in life."
The princess's mother, Kumiho burst into tears. Her father had a thoughtful look on his face. Bai Zhi, the Fox King then said:
"Give her to me to raise then. Where parents spoil and coddle the children, the grandparents can be more impartial and wise. We have raised five children and know how it is done. "
Bai Yi, the little princess's father still looked thoughtful and concerned.
"I do not doubt your ability, Father, Mother" he addressed his parents "for I myself can attest to your most excellent parenting, however deciding to part with my only child so soon after her birth is not an easy decision to make."
"Let's not be too hasty," Zhe Yan then attempted to backtrack a little, " this child does not have a name still. She is a baby cub and will be so for hundreds of years. The little princess will need a solid education, strong cultivation, deep morals and most importantly the love of all her family to get through her challenges. "
"Then we will give her all of the above," Bai Yi, the little fox's father said firmly. "She will lack nothing and all the foxes in Qing Qiu will do everything to make her succeed."
"Yes, yes, that will be so " nodded the Fox King energetically. "And we will give her a good strong name. Let's call her Feng Jiu - for the phoenix flower birthmark on her forehead and her beautiful nine tails."
The Fox King personally felt that the more tails fox has, the more beautiful the fox is. And nine tails is the epitome of beauty for any spiritual animal. Just like his own, for example.
The Fox Queen smiled gently and took the little princess in her arms, then kissed her on the phoenix flower birthmark: "Welcome to the Fox Clan, my little granddaughter, my precious Bai Feng Jiu."