Summary
When her father dies, Zhao Xiaoman inherits three graves and a promise: if she needs help, she can dig up the spirits inside. Then her only ox goes missing. The first grave yields Qi Yu, a breathtaking nine-tailed fox with a royal temper, a binding contract, and a growing weakness for eggs. Xiaoman needs a farmhand; he wants egg custard, a warm bed, and perhaps a place as her husband. But a fox king attracts company, and the emperor’s spirit hunters are drawing near. Those other two graves may not stay closed for long.