Main plot
The novel revolves around the tangled romances between three sisters, eldest sister Bai Susu, second sister Huahua, and youngest sister Feifei, and the scholar Wu Ming. The thousand-year-old spirit fox Bai Susu and her younger sisters Huahua and Feifei are on the verge of completing their cultivation and taking human form when they become entangled with the scholar Wu Ming. Wu Ming is actually the incarnation of the Wutong Demon God, who sustains his life by absorbing women’s vital essence. As the three sisters gradually reveal their foxlike traits, they join forces to resist temptation and destroy the lecherous demon.
Key plot points
Obstacles to cultivation: To maintain their progress, the three sisters must avoid becoming emotionally entangled with mortals, but Wu Ming’s arrival damages their cultivation.
Conflicts of desire: Wu Ming and the three sisters share several passionate encounters in temples, homes, and the wilderness, driving the plot forward.
Final confrontation: After discovering Wu Ming’s true identity, the three sisters join forces with a Daoist priest to destroy the Wutong Demon God and return to the proper path of cultivation.
