Afterward, the villagers descended from the mountain, followed by the fiery red fox spirit, which entered the village head's home. Unable to eat ten chickens at once, it planned to consume one every two or three days. Fearing the village head might renege on the deal, the fox decided to move in with Gu Shi Yi at the village head's house.
Seeing that as soon as the fox spirit left his wife's body, her condition instantly improved — the hair on her face receded, her mouth shrank, her eyes returned to normal, and she was able to speak, eat, and get out of bed again — the old man was overjoyed. Convinced of Gu Shi Yi's exceptional abilities, he treated the fox spirit with great respect.
