During the Tian Shun period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a wealthy young man named Li Caijun in Yanzhou Prefecture. Due to his wealthy family background and the love of his parents, Li Caijun has been wearing clothes and eating from a young age, gradually developing a wild and unrestrained personality. At the age of eighteen, Li Caijun became even more promiscuous, indulging in promiscuous behavior and spending his days with a group of friends in the fireworks and willow alleys, enjoying himself. One night, Li Caijun got drunk and walked home under the moonlight. At this moment, by a forest, there was a fox girl who had cultivated her human form, sitting on a bluestone basking in the moonlight.
Li Caijun happened to pass by and took a few more glances, then fell in love with the beauty of the other person. Due to his drunkenness, he secretly approached and grabbed the fox girl’s small hand. Unexpectedly, the fox girl did not resist, instead blinked her eyes, let out a few delicate smiles, and fell into Li Caijun’s arms. Li Caijun was extremely excited and pushed the woman down, saying, “Madam, since we have the chance to meet, why don’t you rely on me tonight. After speaking, the two of them began to work together, shedding their clothes and achieving a colorful event. It was already the fourth shift after the incident, and Li Caijun was about to dress up and leave. However, the woman said sorrowfully, “Young master, will you abandon my family and leave now? If you don’t mind, marry me back home and love me for a long time in the future
Li Caijun didn’t know that the other party was a fox, but he became interested and quickly helped the woman up and brought her home. Li Caijun claimed that the woman was brought here to be his wife, and his family couldn’t resist him, so they got married. Strange to say, since marrying the fox girl, Li Caijun’s temperament has restrained and he no longer goes out to indulge in debauchery. He stays at home day and night with his beloved wife, and they have been together from morning till night, feeling very happy and content. Months have passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Caijun was once in his prime, but his body has gradually become thin and weak, sometimes unable to walk. The family looked worried and invited a doctor to treat him by taking some tonics, but there was no improvement. Li’s father went to Sanqing Temple to invite a Taoist priest to see what the problem was with Li Caijun.
On this day, the Taoist brought his magical artifact to the Li Mansion and saw Li Caijun playing and frolicking with his wife in the room. He immediately recognized that the other party was a fox demon and told Li’s father about it. After hearing this, the Li family was very worried and quickly called on the Taoist to eliminate demons and save their son. Without hesitation, the Taoist ordered someone to prepare the altar, yellow talisman, peach wood sword, and also ordered Li’s father to prepare two large black dogs. After everything was in order, it was already dusk, and Li Caijun and his wife had been cuddling and sleeping in their room.
The Taoist then set up a large formation in the courtyard and recited a spell. At this moment, lying in the bedroom, the fox girl gradually felt itchy all over her body, and fox fur grew on her limbs. In a panic, she had to get up and flee. As soon as they left the door, two big black dogs had been lurking nearby, and when they saw the fox girl, they crazily pounced and bit her. The fox girl was bitten by two black dogs and struggled several times, trying to get injured and escaping from the dog hole into the mountains and forests. Li Caijun woke up to the barking of a dog and went out. The Taoist said to him, “Li Xianggong, your wife has been transformed by a fox demon. Now that she has been driven away by the poor, she will definitely not dare to come back. Please rest assured and live a peaceful life
Unexpectedly, Li Caijun was very angry after listening and used a stick to beat the Taoist, forcefully smashing his altar and driving him away. Afterwards, although Li Caijun knew that his wife was a fox, he was obsessed with the appearance and posture of the fox girl, and instead blamed his parents for driving away his beloved wife. He was so angry that he didn’t eat or drink, and was locked up in his room sulking. My parents are always trying to persuade him, but they still refuse to listen. This time, Li Caijun fell deeply in love with the fox woman, to the point of obsession. Seeing the fox wife being driven away and never coming back, he felt depressed for several days and became increasingly sick.
Li Caijun was sick for half a month in bed and refused to take medicine. He blamed his parents and was determined to send someone out to find his fox wife. His family was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to come to terms with it, so they just followed him and sent many servants out to search for foxes, but there was no way out and they couldn’t find them no matter what. Li’s father didn’t want his son to get along with the fox girl and ruin the family tradition, so he went to the Taoist temple to seek help from a Taoist. In the end, the Taoist agreed to help him and hid in the deep mountains for three days, finding the trail of the fox girl.
The Taoist said to the Fox Maiden, “There are different paths between humans and demons. Li Gongzi values his appearance, not his true love for you. You should have self-awareness, and your cultivation is not easy. If you practice in the mountains, you can also climb the path to immortality in the future!” The Fox Maiden shook her head in disbelief, but the Taoist persuaded her and said, “If you don’t believe, you should personally go and show your true form to Li Gongzi to see if he truly loves you.” After hearing this, the Fox Maiden was moved and agreed to go. That night, Li Caijun lay in bed, silently shedding tears of longing for the fox girl. Suddenly, the door was blown open by the wind, and the fox girl walked in lightly. Li Caijun saw this and cried, “My wife, you have finally come back. I miss you so much for my husband
After speaking, he got up to hug the fox girl, but the fox girl reached out and pushed him away, saying, “Husband, these days the slave family has finally figured out that what you like is only the beauty and posture of the slave family, what you love is my appearance, not really love the slave family!” Li Caijun said, “It’s not true, I love everyone!” The fox girl smiled and said, “The slave family was originally changed by a fox, and their appearance was already ugly. If you don’t believe me, just look carefully.” After that, he revealed his true fox form and emitted a fox like smell. Li Caijun looked scared and unconsciously took a few steps back, then pointed at the fox and said, “You must quickly transform back into a beautiful woman. This strange appearance is terrifying. Isn’t it good to become a beautiful woman?” However, the fox woman refused and said, “My family is already like this. Are you willing to live with me for a long time
Upon hearing this, Li Caijun quickly shook his head. The fox girl felt a wave of sadness and ran to the backyard chicken coop to catch a few live chickens. In front of Li Caijun, she bit the chickens alive and killed them, leaving their feathers covered in blood. Li Caijun looked disgusted and scared, repeatedly trying to drive away the fox. In the end, the fox girl saw through Li Caijun’s nature and shed a tear before leaving. She decided to listen to the Taoist’s advice and practice diligently from then on. The next day, Li Caijun was startled by the fox girl’s true form, but instead recovered from her illness. He became much more energetic and stopped talking about finding his fox wife. He ate a big meal and rested for a few days, returning to his usual state.
Afterwards, his nature did not change, and he ran to Fireworks and Willow Alley, where he continued to indulge in debauchery and debauchery. But several years later, Li Caijun suddenly fell ill with willow blossom disease, which could not be cured no matter how hard he tried, and ultimately died tragically.
