Yanhua (full name: Huo Yanhua, Chinese: 火炎华 “Blazing Flame”), is a spirit wolf and a high school student at Dongzheng Middle School. She is the elder sister of Qiuye the Spirit Dhole.
Origin
Yanhua was once a wild Mongolian wolf (scientific name: Canis lupus chanco, conservation status: vulnerable), she became a spirit animal when she was still a cub. Becoming a spirit animal greatly reduced her animal instincts and drove her closer to humans, which led to her being abandoned by her pack. She then met Qiuye, who had become separated from her pack in a snowstorm. Together, they hunted for preys and begged for food from humans, traveling all the way to Zhenyang County in Gansu Province. The local spirit animal association found them and provided them basic training as spirit animals. Coordinated by the China Spirit Animal Association, they went to Dongguan for schooling. Yanhua joined Chunyu’s class, and they have been close friends ever since.
Yanhua was deeply impressed by the first fire she saw, so she adopted the surname Huo (Fire) and the name Yanhua (Blazing Flame). She identifies her human form’s race as Mongolian, reflecting her species of Mongolian wolf.
Personality
Yanhua is a cheerful and talkative girl who is easy to get along with. She doesn’t take her spirit animal identity too seriously and craves affection, often displaying excessive emotional needs. She often transforms into her animal form and ask for a pat on the head.
Specialties
Yanhua knows what humans like in animals and shamelessly uses it to her advantage. While wandering with Qiuye, Yanhua taught Qiuye how to beg for food from humans
Yanhua is well-suited for social work because she has a thick skin and an outgoing personality that makes her likable. She somehow knows about every spirit animal – not just locally, but also those across the nation and even overseas. The Dongguan Spirit Animal Association has offered her a future position as a new staff member, which she gladly accepts. She is also considering pursuing a degree in psychology or sociology at university.
Life
The local spirit animal association arranges for Yanhua and Qiuye to live together, intending for the older Yanhua to care for Qiuye. However, it turns out that the more mature Qiuye ends up taking care of the unreliable Yanhua instead. They reside in an old apartment owned by the now-defunct Dongguan Diesel Engine Factory in Xuanjiao Community.
Qiuye and Yanhua often help out at the Guancheng Spirit Animal Association headquarters.
Relationships
Qiuye the Spirit Dhole is Yanhua’s younger sister, though they are not blood-related. As cubs, they roamed the wilderness of northwest China together, forming a strong bond in the process. However, their personalities differ greatly. Despite being younger, Qiuye is more mature and thoughtful, often caring for the immature and emotionally needy Yanhua. For Qiuye, it is quite embarrassing to see Yanhua transforming into animal form, begging for attention and being walked like a dog.
Chunyu and Yanhua have been good friends since primary school. Chunyu was unaware of Yanhua’s spirit animal identity until Leiting became a spirit dragon and teamed up with Yanhua’s sister, Qiuye. After that revelation, Yanhua began visiting Leiting more often, transforming into her animal form to beg for pets or to be walked like a dog.
Yanhua has a wide social circle, almost every spirit animal in Dongguan knows about her.
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