The Shang King and the Fox

The Fox and the Shang King

Synopsis

At the end of a dynasty, fate brings two souls together. Human and demon may walk different paths, yet their love shakes the land.

In the final years of King Wu Yi of Shang, royal power was waning and the feudal lords were growing estranged. His grandson Zi Tuo, later known as King Wen Ding of Shang, was valiant and headstrong, with grand ambitions. Yet he was trapped by palace intrigue and his grandfather's suspicions, yearning for a way to break free.

On a moonless night amid fierce wind and snow, he was hunting by the Huan River when he rescued a snow-white spirit fox whose hind leg had been caught in a hunting trap. The fox, Qiu Yingying, had cultivated for three hundred years. Clever and lively, she appeared before him to repay his kindness and build up merit to overcome her tribulation.