The story opens with a description of the palace of the god emperor and his daji. The daji is a beautiful fox who is endowed with the blessing of heaven and earth. The fox is groping the daji's body, but the fur of the fox's naked body makes it feel weird to be naked. The god emperor tells the fox that he will be his master and teach him everything. The goddess yao-chi, who is the most beautiful of all the emperors, is also in the palace. She tells the story of the goddess's seduction by the god-emperor. She says that she has heard that the emperor doesn't like the goddess because she is so beautiful. She also says that he has sexual abstinence and that many goddesses have tried to woo him, but he has kissed her before. She adds that rumor has it that he caught the ancient auspicious beast and that he is so gorgeous that he cannot help but be attracted to him. She warns the fox not to expose his appearance to anyone who wants to have a "coveting heart" because only he can look at his beauty to prevent such people from coveting his heart.