“The Chenghuang resembles a fox, with a horn on its back. Riding one grants a lifespan of three thousand years.”, Qing Palace, Compendium of Beasts
Other people transmigrate as humans, but Zhaozhao wakes up one day to find she’s become a fox! Ah, no, not just any fox: she’s a Chenghuang!
A Chenghuang brings good luck and longevity. The sickly young man who finds Zhaozhao is frail and weak, living in a bare-walled house. He’s the poorest person in the entire village.
But little by little, the villagers begin to notice that the sickly young man’s luck has improved. He finds money on the road, fishes up gold from the river, grows strong and healthy, eats with gusto, and even finds himself a beautiful, fair-skinned bride.
