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This story is incomplete because I no longer have the reference it came from. It's listed under Ji Yun's stories because it sounds like him, but don't quote me on that. I thought it worthwhile to put on the web even in partial form, though, since it's one of the few stories about gay foxes. Male or Female?He Zixiao lived on the east bank of Tiaoxi River in Zhejiang. In front of the house was nothing but wilderness.One evening, he went out for a walk. He ran into an old woman riding a donkey with a young man trailing behind. The woman was in her fifties and had an unusual bearing. The young man was about fifteen or sixteen and looked as handsome as an exceptionally beautiful girl. He Zixiao was a homosexual and seeing the young man, he was totally overwhelmed by his handsome features. Long after they passed him, he still gazed at their backs. In fact, he did not go back home until the young man was entirely out of sight. The next day, Zixiao left home early, waiting for the young man to pass by again. It was not until dusk that the young man came walking by. Zixiao went up to him and asked him where he had come from. The young man said he was returning from his grandparents' place. Zixiao invited the young man to be his guset at his house, but the man declined, saying that he was busy. When the young man finally yielded to Zixiao's insistence and agreed to go to his house, he wanted to leave early and rejected all efforts to keep him there long. Zixiao had to see him off, but invited the young man to come again. Ever afte that, Zixiao was restless and could not concentrate on anything. His only wish was to see the man return. At sunset one day, the young man came again. With great joy, Zixiao invited him in and had a feast readied for him. During their conversation, the young man told him that his family name was Huang and he was the ninth child in the family. "Why do you often pass by my house?" Zixiao asked intently. Huang said: "My mother lives with my grandfather. Since she often gets sick, I visit her pretty often." When they had enough to drink, the young man wanted to bid his host goodbye, but Zixiao refused to let him go and had the door locked. Huang could not leave and he blushed. Zixiao lit the candle and carried on his conversation with Huang. As they talked, Huang seemed more like a virgin girl and whenever Zixiao used words of seduction, Huang would turn his head to face the wall as if he were greatly ashamed by what he heard. Soon, Zixiao suggested they go to bed, but Huang refused, saying that the way he slept was ugly and therefore he did not want to sleep here. Only after prolonged persuasion by Zixiao did Huang take off his jacket and go to bed with his pants on. Zixiao blew out the candle and moved his head to Huang's pillow. Next he put his arm around Huang's shoulder, his leg onto Huang's body, and embraced him warmly. Huang was enraged, protesting: "I agreed to stay here with you because I thought you were an understanding and educated person. How can you behave like an animal?" As soon as dawn appeared, Huang left. Zixiao wished Huang would come back soon. Several days later, Huang did come back, to Zixiao's great delight. Zihiao apologized for what he had done the last time and insisted that Huang come into his study for more conversation. Secretly, he congratulated himself that Huang did not bear a grudge against him because of what had happened last time. Soon the two went to bed. Once again, Zixiao caressed Huang gently, asking for a more intimate act. Huang said, "I know your feelings, but why do you have to do this?" With moving words, Zixiao asked to just touch Huang's body, to which Huang agreed. When Huang was sound asleep, Zixiao quietly moved over, caressing him again. Huang woke up, put on his clothes, and ran away in the dark. Disappointed, Zixiao could not eat or sleep. With each passing day, he became thinner and thinner. Every day, he sent out his servants to wait for Huang outside the house. One day, Huang happened to pass Zixiao's house and was pulled inside by the servants. Huang was surprised to see Zixiao so seriously sick and tried to console him. Zixiao told Huang why he'd become so sick and tears came down as he talked. In a soft voice, Huang said, "I really believe the kind of love you ask does no good to me but only brings harm to you. But, if you think that's what will give you pleasure, I have nothing to lose!" Zixiao was overjoyed to hear this and in a few day's time, he fully recovered. When Huang came back next time, he permitted Zixiao to take his pleasure. When it was over, Huang said to Zixiao, "I did it to please you today, but I hope we will not do this too often." Huang went on to say, "There is something with which I need your help. Will you help me?" Zixiao asked him what it was. Huang said, "My mother is suffering from heart trouble. She can only be cured by taking the heavenly pills made by Doctor Qi. Since you're on good terms with him, can you get the medicine for me? Zixiao agreed to do it. That very evening, he handed Huang the medicine he had obtained, and Huang thanked him profusely. Zixiao once again wanted to make love with Huang, who said, "I've found somebody who is much better when it comes to lovemaking. She is my cousin and a rare beauty. If you agree, I will be the matchmaker." Zixiao smiled happily but made no reply. Huang left with the medicine. Three days later, Huang came back, again asking for more medicine. Zixiao complained that Huang had not come back earlier. Huang explained, "I did not come earlier because I did not really want to ruin your health. Since you don't understand me, please don't regret it later." After that Huang came every night and every three days asked for more heavenly pills. Doctor i grew curious and asked Zixiao, "Everyone else has recovered after taking the medicine for three days. What trouble do you have that you've been taking so much of it?" Nevertheless, he gave Zixiao enough medicine to last another three days. The doctor looked intently at Zixiao and said, "You look so grey. Are you very sick?" The doctor took his pulse and said in surprise, "Why, your pulse is like a ghost's! If you don't take it seriously, your life is in danger!" Zixiao told Huang what the dictor had said and Huang sighed. "He is a very good doctor indeed. To tell you the truth, I'm a fox, and if we go on like this any longer, it will do you no good." Zixiao thought Huang was cheating him, so he hid some of the medicine, in fear that Huang would no longer come to see him. Before long, Zixiao was very sick and Doctor Qi came to treat him. The doctor said, "You didn't tell me the truth before. Now you're near death. Even as great a doctor as Qin Yuan wouldn't be able to cure you!" Huang came every day to look after Zixiao, and said to him, "You refused to listen to me and look at what you are like today! You're so sick!" A few days later, Zixiao died and Huang cried sorrowfully. Before all this happened, a court historian used to be a classmate of Zixiao's. He passed the national imperial examination and became a court official. At the time, the chief secretary of Shaanxi Province took bribes and reigned like a despot. Since he bribed officials in the court, no one ever stepped forward to expose his crimes. Zixiao's classmate wrote a denunciation to the emperor, revealing the chief secretary's wrongdoing, but the classmate ws stripped of his official post because of this. Later the chief secretary was promoted to be the governor of Zhejiang, the historian's home province. Once there, the governor tried to find the historian's vulnerable point. When he was young, the historian had won the trust and respect of a renegade prince. Now the governor discovered the secret letters between the historian and the prince, with which he blackmailed the historian. Terrified, the historian hanged himself. A day later, the historian woke up, saying, "I'm He Zixiao." And everything he said was truly what had happened in the real He Zixiao's family. People realized that the historian was a reincarnation of Zixiao. In fact, he even moved into Zixiao's former home. When the governor heard this, he thought that it was a plot meant to ruin him. so he sent people to Zixiao's house and demanded payment of gold. The reincarnated Zixiao pretended to agree to the payment, but he was worried to death. Just then Huang showed up for a visit. Zixiao grew excited and wanted to make love again with Huang, who reprimanded him, saying, "Do you think you have three lives?" Zixiao said, "Well, I regret to have come to life again. Death means a lot fewer worries." So he told Huang what he was worrying about. Huang thought for a while and said, "I've told you about my cousin before. Since you're still single, how about marrying this talented and beautiful lady? I'm sure she will be able to help you rid yourself of all your worries." Zixioa said he wanted to see the girl first. Huang said, "That's easy to arrange. Tomorrow, I'll have her accompany my mother past your house. Please pretend to be my brother. I'll say I'm thirsty and ask you for some tea. If you say, 'The donkey is running away,' it means you've agreed to the marriage." (To be completed as soon as I have the reference.) |