The story of a fox fairy: Who in the world is willing to show his true form to others? Text/Chang'an 18th Son According to legend, in ancient times there was a man named Zhu Ziqing in Jinan City, who was a good friend of a fox fairy, but his voice was only heard but not seen ever

The story of a fox fairy: Who in the world is willing to show his true form to others?

Text/Chang'an 18th Son

According to legend, in ancient times, there was a man named Zhu Ziqing in Jinan City. He was a good friend of a fox fairy, but his voice was only heard every day but his form was not seen. He often organizes friends to drink together and discuss articles and discuss world affairs, but no one can convince anyone.

One day, one of them told the Fox Fairy to show him his body. The fox fairy said: "Do you want to see my true form? How can I let you see my true form so easily? Do you want to see my illusory form? Since it is an illusory form, it is the same whether you see it or not, so why do you need to see it?" Everyone still wants to see it. Insisting on seeing me, the Fox Fairy said: "What do you think my image is like in your hearts?" One person said: "I should be one with long eyebrows and white hair." As soon as he finished speaking, an old man with white beard and hair appeared in front of him. In front of you. Another person said: "It should be a Taoist priest." The answer was a Taoist priest who was in a state of ecstasy. Another person said: "It should be an immortal wearing a star crown and a feather coat." The one who responded was an extraordinary immortal official. Another person said: "It should look like a child." Another cute baby responded. Another person joked: " Zhuangzi said: a beautiful woman, a graceful lady. That should be you." The one who responded was a great beauty who conquered the country. Another person said: "What you change in response to the call are all illusions. They are too illusory. We still want to see your true face in Lushan." The Fox Fairy said: "The world is so big, who in the world is willing to reveal his true face?" Show your true form to others? Why do you want me to show you my true form?" After that, he laughed and left.

Zhu Ziqing said: "This fox fairy claims to be seven hundred years old, so he must have experienced a lot."

This is a short story from the Qing Dynasty writer Ji Xiaolan 's collection of strange novels " Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes " story. Through the mouth of an experienced fox fairy, the story satirizes that most people in the world are hypocritical and unreal and unwilling to let others see their true side, revealing a common phenomenon in real society.

In ancient Chinese literature, there are many works on the theme of ghosts, monsters, foxes and fairies. The first ones include "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Sou Shen Ji", "The Mysteries of the Gods", etc., and later there are "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and "Yuewei". "Notes from the Thatched Cottage" and so on. The ghost stories we heard told by the old people when we were children probably all come from these books.

Most of these weird and bizarre ghost and fox stories come from hearsay or folklore. Their main purpose is to promote the traditional idea of ​​karma and retribution, thereby satirizing the past and the present, and persuading people to do good. They are fascinating and thought-provoking to read. In these stories, ghosts, monsters, and fairies are just like human beings. They have thoughts, feelings, and good and evil. There are evil ghosts and bad foxes who do abominable things regardless of evil, and there are also good ghosts and good foxes who are sentimental and righteous. Many of the stories in these books are also very interesting to read.

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