Folklore / Strange tales / Nonhuman / Coercive possession
At seventeen, Baoshan was sold by her drunken father to a neighboring village, where she became a temple servant devoted to the Fox God.
The ruined temple was desolate, but she could endure it. Then one night, a villager crept into her room and started tearing at her clothes.
In her fury and panic, Baoshan accidentally killed him, but disposing of the body and blood proved difficult.
With nowhere else to turn, she threw herself before the god’s throne and knocked her head against the ground again and again.
The candles in the hall suddenly went out. Amid swirling green smoke, a hazy figure slowly appeared.
The man wore a white robe and stood tall and graceful, like an immortal banished from heaven.
“I can grant you my protection,” he said with a smile. “But you must live in this temple forever, never marry, and serve me as my slave.”
With the Fox God’s power, Baoshan remade her face and figure and went around amassing wealth. She even dealt with her good-for-nothing father.
She became a beautiful, wealthy woman, but still had to sleep in the ruined temple every night and serve that damned old fox.
The fox had cultivated a human form, but still went into heat.
Gradually, his musky fox scent grew stronger. He would unconsciously draw close to Baoshan, sniffing at her with the tip of his nose and winding his tail around her.
Then, one spring night, after rubbing against her, the fox left his scent mark on Baoshan...
Baoshan was terrified at the thought of mating with a fox.
She was going mad.
So she lured a Taoist master to the temple and used heavenly fire to burn the Fox God’s temple to the ground, even sinking the statue in a pond.
Baoshan escaped amid the chaos, and the Fox God vanished without a trace.
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Three years later, Baoshan’s life was sweet and easy, everything going her way. She was about to become a bride.
On her wedding night, the red candles flickered, reflecting on her handsome groom’s face.
After the candles went out, Baoshan shyly closed her eyes, but caught a whiff of something sweet and rank.
Through her wedding clothes, a chill unlike anything living began to creep from her fingertips, spreading bit by bit through her body.
Her whole body stiffened. She abruptly opened her eyes:
The man leaning over her had the same figure as before, but his head had turned into a fox’s, staring straight at her.
“Shanniang, how did you promise me back then...?”
As he spoke, his joints cracked all over. Snow-white fur burst through his skin, transforming him into a gigantic fox. His narrow eyes curved, and his breath carried a heavy scent of blood.
“Your husband is dead. I’m here to take his place in bed.”
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1. Kink-focused story. The male lead is sexually inexperienced, and even a five-hundred-year-old fox must be pure.
2. Dark tone, occult setting, with some mildly bizarre elements such as nonhumans and an animal world.
The blurb was finalized on December 30, 2025. I have evidence, including screenshots of chat logs.
Theme: Are kings and nobles born to rule?
