Bai Qingqing

Bai Qingqing is one of the main characters of *Beauty and the Beasts* and the female lead.

## Background

Bai Qingqing was born in the human world, more specifically in China, where she was a high school student. One day, she is mysteriously teleported to the Beastman world, where she is saved by the Leopard Beastman Parker from a pack of ferocious wolves.

## Appearance

Bai Qingqing is a model-esque young human female of average height. She is slender yet well-endowed, with pale skin, long silky brown hair usually worn loose with large brown eyes. She is considered very beautiful by the Beastman standards, so much so that several males fell in love with her simply because of her appearance and even competed against other males for her hand. When she first arrived to the Beastman world she wore a short grey dress with long white socks and carried a red coat and panties in her red handbag. Though later on Parker makes her a black and white crop top and skirt to fit in with his village, this is later replaced by an outfit Curtis creates for her: a red top and long skirt made from the snake skin he'd shed. During the winter season she is seen wearing a light blue and white fur trimmed dress and cape with boots and socks.

## Personality

Bai Qingqing possesses a stereotypically 'girly' personality, detesting any type of fighting or hunting and enjoying hobbies such as cooking, fashion, and homesteading. She is kind, warm, gentle, innocent, naïve, friendly and accepting of the males courteous and protective nature towards her. She's intelligent, being able to replicate human inventions such as a basket trap for fishing and out-maneuver the ape king's schemes, but her lack of common sense means she often gets into troublesome situations and creates misunderstandings. She was described by Alva as docile. Qingqing is initially very modest, striking out at Parker and Curtis whenever they touched her inappropriately, but after growing closer with them she grew more comfortable with their displays of physical affection.

## Synopsis

16 year old Bai Qingqing finds herself in a alternate world being chased by a pack of wolves, fearing for her life. A Leopard spotting her in danger jumped to her rescue, killing the wolves, before transforming into a human and introducing himself as Parker. Bai Qingqing also exchanges her name. Due to her beauty, Parker quickly becomes infatuated with her and dreams of possessing her, he tells her to cover her face with mud, to take away the attention of other males. Parker lets Qingqing ride his back, as he courteously takes her to his village.

## Relationships

### Parker

The first Beastman Qingqing met when she arrived into the Beastman world, Parker rescued her from a pack of wolves before taking her back to his village. Parker fell in love with Qingqing at first sight and was adamant she be his mate, claiming that she was his because he found her first. Holding a strong urge to monopolize her, he used various tactics to hide her beauty from the other males, initially threatening to maim her face before compromising and having her cover her face with mud (which Qingqing later changes to drawn-on freckles). Additionally, he refused to let her bathe in rivers. Parker was eager to mate with Qingqing, but she put him off until she felt ready to become his wife, being a steadfast monogamist at the time. She later accepted his spousal mark, making him her second mate after Curtis. Parker is very possessive of Qingqing as well as extremely affectionate and loyal, oftentimes acting comically more like a puppy than a big cat. It is also notable that Qingqing originally saw Parker as a little brother figure (mostly due to his immature nature), however decided to later become his wife officially.

### Curtis

A feral snake beastman that Qingqing met when she (unknowingly) accepted his shed skin, thereby accepting him as her mate. He then stole her away when the Leopard Village tried to kill him, beating Parker to a pulp before leaving. During said abduction, Qingqing was surprised to learn that, not only was he far more caring than his venomous first impression suggested, cooking for her despite being vulnerable to fire and using his beast form as a bed for her during the night, he was also exceptionally skilled at sewing and, unlike Parker, willing to get her rice. He only returned Qingqing when Muir threatened (and attempted) to kill her, claiming that she would be better off dead than the mate of a feral beastmen (this, of course, was a bluff - a slightly Machiavellian tactic that Muir used in order to trick Curtis). Before doing so, however, he marked her in hopes that she wouldn't forget him, making him Qingqing's first mate. Initially, Qingqing had a phobia of snakes, but she appears to overcome it as they grow closer, even giving birth to a clutch of snake eggs later on. While Curtis was shedding his skin at Beast City, a period of several hours in which he was at his most vulnerable, he feared she would leave him for being weak, but she instead comforted him throughout the process. Curtis is the strongest of Qingqing's mates, possessing four (later five) stripes.

### Winston

The prince and later King of the Tiger Clan. Despite his colder nature compared to other males, he repays Qingqing's kindness by guarding her whilst Parker is injured and Curtis is gone hunting. He is very cooperative and helpful to Qingqing, housing her in his domain after she fled her home in Beast City and listening to her ideas. Winston loves Qingqing, however does not advance on her and also doesn't show his feelings as openly as Parker or Curtis. Winston's feelings for Qingqing later become very intense, so much so that, after being poisoned by the Scorpian Beastman King, he hallucinates about Bai in intimate detail. Disoriented, he ends up forcing himself on Qingqing, who he believed to be part of a fever-induced wet dream, and claims her with a mating mark. Winston apologises afterwards, confessing that he was hallucinating due to being poisoned, Qingqing says he can make up for his mistake by staying with her forever. After convincing Parker and Curtis, Winston then became Qingqing's third husband.

### Harvey

A doctor at Camel Hump, Parker's Village. He healed Qingqing shortly after she arrived at Parker's village and acknowledged her stunning beauty, fondling her foot that he proclaimed to be exceptionally beautiful. He solves all the medical issues of the Leopard Beastmen in his village, including Parker and Qingqing. He also develops romantic feelings for Qingqing, much to the annoyance of Parker and Curtis.

### Tony

This Bear beastman took an interest in Qingqing, saying that petite women like her were his type. This made Parker pick him up and throw him a long distance. Tony also later also brought Qingqing some honey glazed meat in hopes of enticing her, this caused him to get beaten up by Parker and Curtis. This made him to cry and run away. He considers Qingqing a cute female and her males ferocious. He is later seen alongside a female Fox Beastman, one that previously rejected Winston as her mate.

### Shuu

A powerful wolf beastman and the Prince of the Wolf Clan who had a romantic interest in Qingqing. He was fatally wounded as a result of protecting her from Rosa, his last words stating that he died for Qingqing.

### Alva

Son of the Peacock Clan's patriarch, he initially treated Qingqing disrespectfully when she arrived at the Peacock clan due to her status as an outsider as well as her blemished complexion (Qingqing had covered her face with purple spots). He forced her to peel nuts and to hand over her cooked meals to his prospective mate, Bella, several times during her residence at the Peacock clan despite Qinqing being heavily pregnant at the time. He however becomes enamoured with Qingqing when her true face is revealed after she falls in the river, going so far as to leave his intended partner, Bella, in exchange to be Qingqing's mate. However, Qingqing turns him down due to his previous abuse and his obsession with beauty.

### Muir

A powerful Eagle Beastman called upon by Parker to rescue Qingqing several times. He later develops feelings for Qingqing and desires to be with her, undeterred by the fact that she is adamant on not taking anymore than two mates. He even tried to kill Curtis to get her, attempting to burn him in a wildfire after learning that fire was his weakness. After at first secretly then openly saving her and her female child from the scorpian tribe, Muir becomes QingQings mate by puncturing one of his feathers into her heart. (This a feral beast method he learned while living with the scorpian tribe).

### The Ape King

He was initially warm to Qingqing for the first few times they met, inviting her along with the other females to take Nectar and Rice home, when he was distributing them. He also remarked on Qingqing's fertility and told her she should take more mates because of her great beauty and fertility. Once Qingqing unveils his plans to kill her, he acknowledges her wisdom and insight, and openly shows his true colours, he uses several tactics to try and wipe out her existence, as he wants to rid Beast City of Parker and Curtis, two powerful Beastmen. The Ape King, also seeks out to become the ruler of Beast City.

### Eve

A female Leopard Beastman who is part of Parker's village. Unlike most females who treat Qingqing with jealousy and contempt, Eve treats Qingqing fairly and kindly. The two converse in their free time and appear to be good acquaintances, if not friends. Early in the story, Eve decided to turn her back on Eudora because of her earlier rudeness to Qingqing.

### Eudora

She was considered the prettiest female in Parker's Leopard village prior to Qingqing's arrival. On the arrival of Qingqing she was mean to her, calling her dirty and saying that she was likely abandoned due to her lack of a beast mark. Eudora is later seen being pampered by a large group of males. She also asked Parker to mate with her and when he turned her down, became angry before continuing to verbally attack Qingqing, saying she need more than a good body to get a mate (implying she was an ugly slut). Eudora seems to be a very arrogant alpha female in Parker's village and may view Qingqing with jealousy. When the Leopard Clan moved to live with the Tiger Clan, she also remarked how it was unfair that Qingqing could go up the staircase of the Tiger King's home, making a fuss over something so simple. Because of her unfair treatment to Qingqing, Eve decides to turn her back on her and support Qingqing instead.

### Rosa

Daughter of the Tiger Clan's previous King before Winston, Rosa is considered a rare beauty amongst the Beastmen. She sought to be with the Leopard Prince, Parker, and made up a lie that he forced himself upon her and took off her top. After Parker arrived to his father's domain with Qingqing, she rode in on a tiger to ask to be his mate again, however Parker turned her down. Rosa called Qingqing hideous because of the spots on her face. Rosa later sees and acknowledges Qingqing's true beauty and decides to bully her out of jealousy, as Winston, whom she was interested in taking as a mate also chose to Qingqing over her. She also tried to kill Parker for his rejection and kill Qingqing, her rival, using the excuse that Curtis, who was living with Qingqing, killed Rosa's own wolf cubs and ate one of them when they were sent out by their mother to "sort out" Qingqing. She is later imprisoned by the Ape King, has her tongue cut out, and is sent to an impoverished village. It is later shown that she caused the death of many Wolf Beastmen when sent them out, ordering them to murder Qingqing. Rosa was also seen on her knees with a bloody mouth, beside the Ape King, as Qingqing unveiled the Ape King plans to kill her.

### Qin

She ventures out of the Ape King's home to meet Qingqing to ask her to forgive the Ape King, who responds that this will only happen if Shuu is revived, Qin replies that she is asking for too much, she then sees Winston's attraction to QingQing and storms off , her having sought after Winston as a mate. Qin later goes back to her original home, and demands her clan to kill Bai Qingqing, out of vengeance and Curtis for his past unkind treatment towards her. The two however save themselves returning to the land.

### Bluepool

One of Bai Qingqing's many male admirers and suitors. After giving birth to her Leopard Cubs, Bluepool spotted Bai Qingqing on the sandy shores near his home and mistaking her for Qin in cased her as well as her new-born children in special bubbles before taking them down to his clan underwater. Bluepool tried to seduce Bai Qingqing, not listening to her side of the story, as she stated she was not his clan's long lost mermaid Qin, even after realizing she is not Qin, he is still pretty enthusiastic on mating with her, to produce children to continue the vulnerable Merfolk clan. When the real Qin returns to her clan, he chooses to side with Bai Qingqing over her, escorting her and her mate Curtis to the land, away from his clan who wanted to kill Bai Qingqing and Curtis. He then lives with Bai Qingqing and her family, joining them on their adventures. Bluepool still smitten by her, constantly askes her to take him as a mate several times, but Qingqing refuses to, rejecting the Merman as a spouse outright, seeing him only as a friend. The two regularly spend time with each other and help one another.

### Jasmine

When Bai Qingqing and her family leave the Merfolk clan that abducted her, the group find a Tiger Beastman Village, home to Becky, a girl who they rescued from a group of abusive male Beastmen. Bai Qingqing and her family decide to settle in their village. Jasmine gives Bai Qingqing a tour of her village and the two become friends. Jasmine in fact becomes the closest female friend of Bai Qingqing. The two regularly speak to and help each other.

## Trivia

* Qingqing is mentioned to be Chinese and one quarter Russian in the Manhwa's intro.
* The treatment of women in the Beastman world took Qingqing by surprise, and she finds that male Beastmen are much nicer than some male humans.
* Upon first encountering Parker, Bai claimed to be from the ape clan when he asked, due to Apes being closely related to humans. The Ape King later referred to her as monster, after realizing she was no member of the ape clan and had arrived from another world, even showing a group of Beastman a visual of her world, he also told them that Bai was the cause of natural disasters and would cause a volcanic eruption in the Beastman world simply by her presence. This would lead to many Beastman attempting to assassinate her, because of The Ape King's lies.
* Since she fell into the beast world before graduating, Qingqing only has a middle-school level education.