Laiwu Liu Dongjiu served as an official in Fenzhou. Sitting alone in his office, he heard laughter and talk approaching the pavilion outside. Entering the room to investigate, he saw four women: one around forty, another about thirty, one in her mid-twenties, and the last, a young girl, no more than twelve or thirteen. The four stood side-by-side before the table, smiling at each other.

Liu Dongjiu had long been aware that official residences were often frequented by fox spirits, so he paid them no mind. Shortly thereafter, the youngest girl pulled a red kerchief from her bosom and playfully tossed it onto Liu Gong’s face. Liu Dongjiu picked it up and tossed it out the window, still ignoring them. The four women laughed and departed.

One day, the eldest woman came and said to Liu Gong, "My younger sister has a connection with you; please do not scorn her." Liu Dongjiu offered a vague, noncommittal reply. The woman then left. A short while later, the woman returned, leading a maid and ushering in the young girl, surrounded by them both. The maid sat shoulder-to-shoulder with Liu Gong, remarking, "A fine pair, to consummate the marriage tonight. Serve Master Liu well; I shall depart now."

Liu Gong examined the girl; her radiance was unparalleled. Thus, they engaged in intimacy. He asked about her origins, and the girl replied, "I carry the scent of fox, which makes me seem less than human, but I am indeed human. I am the daughter of a former official, who was bewitched by a fox demon and died, buried within the garden. The fox women used sorcery to revive me, and so I flutter about like a fox." Hearing this, Liu Gong reached tentatively toward the girl’s hip.

The girl noticed and laughed, "Do you think all fox spirits have tails?" She turned around, saying, "Touch slowly; it will be your achievement if you find anything." From that time onward, the girl never left. Whether sitting or standing, she never separated from her maid. The household treated her with great reverence, serving her as a Minor Lady. Whenever servants or retainers came to pay respects, she bestowed generous gifts upon them.

Soon after, it was Liu Gong’s birthday. Guests were numerous, requiring more than thirty banquet tables, which necessitated many cooks. The head chefs initially hired only sent one or two. Liu Gong was immensely enraged, but the young girl, aware of the situation, said, "Do not worry. Since the head chefs are insufficient, send away all the rest. Though my talent is limited, preparing thirty tables of banquet food is no great difficulty." Liu Gong was overjoyed and commanded that all the fish, meat, ginger, and cinnamon be moved to the inner courtyard. The household heard nothing but the ceaseless, crisp sound of knives on cutting boards. A wooden table was set inside the doorway, and servants placed bowls and dishes upon it. In the blink of an eye, the dishes were full. More than ten people shuttled back and forth like a flowing stream, delivering the food and wine to the great hall—coming and going, the supply inexhaustible.

Finally, the men delivering the dishes came to ask for soup noodles. The girl, from her room, called out, "The master did not command this; where can I prepare it in such haste?" Then she added, "Do not fret; I shall go borrow some." A short while later, the girl called for a servant to collect the soup noodles. Upon inspection, there were more than thirty bowls, set upon the table, steaming hot.

When the guests had departed, the girl said to Liu Gong, "You may send gold and silver to compensate the owner of those soup noodles." Liu Dongjiu dispatched a servant to a certain mansion; indeed, that household was missing soup noodles, and they were greatly astonished. The servant arrived, and the mystery was resolved.

One evening, the couple drank together late. Liu Gong longed for fine wine from his hometown. The girl said, "This is not hard; I will fetch it for you." She went out and returned shortly, reporting, "There is a whole jar just outside the door, enough to last three or four days."

Liu Gong looked and saw the wine—it was truly the Weng Tou Chun from his own home. Several days later, the Great Lady sent two servants to pay a visit. On the way, one servant remarked, "I hear the Fox Madam rewards generously; with the money we receive there, we can buy a fur coat." The young girl, possessing foresight, already knew of this. She told Liu Gong, "The family is coming; those rude servants must be lightly disciplined." The next day, as the two servants entered the city, their heads began to ache violently. They arrived at the residence, clutching their heads and moaning, discussing among themselves where to buy medicine. Liu Dongjiu laughed, "No need for treatment; when the time comes, it will heal on its own."

Everyone suspected they had offended the Minor Lady. The servants pondered: they had just arrived, their ceremonial hats not even removed; where was their offense? With nowhere to complain, they could only kneel and beg for forgiveness. The girl, speaking from behind a beaded curtain, said, "It is fine if you call me Madam; why did you add the word 'Fox'?" The servants understood at once and kowtowed repeatedly. The girl continued, "Since you desired a fur pelt, why were your words so disrespectful?" After a brief pause, she said, "Your illness is cured." As soon as she finished speaking, the servants' ailments vanished; the headache was gone, and they took their leave. Suddenly, the girl tossed a package from behind the curtain, saying, "Here is a lambskin coat; take it." The servants unwrapped the package to inspect it and found five ounces of silver, just enough to purchase a sheepskin fur coat.

Liu Gong inquired about news from home. The servant reported, "Nothing else, except that a jar of fine wine stored in the cellar has vanished without a trace." Liu Gong calculated the date the wine disappeared; it was the very night the girl went to fetch wine. Hearing this, the household regarded the Minor Lady with even greater awe, addressing her as "Sacred Immortal."

Liu Gong commissioned a portrait of the girl. At that time, Zhang Daoyi was the Educational Commissioner and a fellow townsman of Liu Gong. Upon hearing of the girl's marvel, he visited specifically, pleading persistently, insisting he must see the girl once. The girl refused. Liu Gong showed him the portrait. Zhang Daoyi forcibly took it and hung it on his wall at home, offering prayers morning and night: "With your beauty, who would you not choose? Why must you attach yourself to that old fool Zhang Dongjiu? Am I in any way inferior to him, that you refuse to favor me?" The girl, in the residence, said to Liu Gong, "Lord Zhang is discourteous; he deserves a small punishment."

One day, as Zhang Daoyi was praying again, he suddenly felt a sharp blow to his forehead with a disciplinary ruler, causing unbearable pain. Deeply frightened, he rolled up the portrait and sent a servant to return it, restoring it to its rightful owner. Liu Gong asked for the reason, but the servant concealed the truth, making up a casual lie. Liu Gong laughed, "Is your master’s head still hurting?" The servant knew he could no longer hide the truth and reluctantly related the facts.

Before long, the son-in-law, Qi Sheng, came to visit, requesting an audience with the Minor Lady. The girl declined. Qi Sheng insisted repeatedly. Liu Gong said, "My son-in-law is not an outsider; why refuse him?" The girl replied, "When my son-in-law pays respects, he will certainly bring gifts of appreciation, but his appetite is too large, and I fear I cannot satisfy him. It is best if we do not meet."

Liu Gong said, "If you refuse to see him, it will look bad for my son-in-law."

The girl sighed, "Very well. Tell him to come see me in ten days."

When the appointed day arrived, Qi Sheng entered the room, bowed from behind the curtain, and offered his greetings. Seeing the girl's graceful demeanor, he dared not look too closely. He immediately took his leave, but after only a few steps, he could not resist turning back for one last gaze. The girl declared, "The son-in-law looked back!" As she spoke, she laughed heartily, her sound sharp, like an eagle's cry.

Upon hearing this, Qi Sheng’s legs went weak, and he swayed as if about to collapse, as though his soul had departed. After a long while, he finally regained his composure and muttered to himself, "The laughter I just heard was like a thunderclap; I hardly felt as if my body was my own."

A moment later, the maid presented Qi Sheng with twenty ounces of gold by the girl's order. Qi Sheng accepted it and said to the maid, "The Sacred Immortal lives with the old master day in and day out; does she not know that I am naturally extravagant and unaccustomed to using small sums of money?" Hearing this, the girl spoke, "How could I not know? It is just that my purse is nearly empty. The last time I accompanied my companions to Bianliang, the city was occupied by the River God, and all the treasury gold and silver were submerged in water. Although we salvaged some from the water, the son-in-law is insatiably greedy; how can this little wealth fill him? Moreover, his fortune is shallow; even if we bestowed great gifts, he could not bear the burden."

The girl foresaw everything that was to happen. Whenever difficulties arose, consulting her resolved them instantly. One day, husband and wife were sitting together when the girl suddenly looked up to the sky, exclaiming in alarm, "A great calamity is approaching; what shall be done?" Liu Gong anxiously inquired about the safety of his family. The girl replied, "The majority will be safe, but only the Second Young Master's life is worrying. This place will soon become a battlefield; you must seek office far away to avoid disaster."

Liu Gong heeded the advice, petitioned his superiors, and was granted permission to transport grain to Yunnan and Guizhou. The journey was long, and everyone who heard of it was worried, except for the girl, who offered congratulations. Not long after, Jiang Sheng rebelled, and Fenzhou fell into the hands of the bandits. Liu Gong's second son came from Shandong and was unfortunately killed during the chaos of the uprising. When the city fell, all the officials met with disaster, but Liu Gong, being away on business, was spared.

After the turmoil subsided, Liu Gong returned to Fenzhou. Soon after, he became entangled in a major case, implicated and punished, causing his family fortunes to decline until they were too poor to support themselves. Those in power seized the opportunity to extort him relentlessly, driving Liu Gong to the brink of death from worry. The girl said, "Do not worry; there are three thousand ounces of gold under the bed that can serve in this emergency." Liu Gong was overjoyed and asked, "Where did you steal it from?" The girl replied, "Things belonging to no one under heaven are inexhaustible; why would I need to steal?" Liu Gong used this resource to escape and return to his hometown, with the girl following him all the way.

Years later, the girl suddenly departed, leaving behind a package. Upon opening it, they found a small white pennant, about two inches long—the kind used for funeral rites. Everyone considered it an inauspicious sign.

Not long after, Liu Gong indeed passed away.