董侍讀默庵家，為狐所擾，瓦礫磚石，忽如雹落。家人相率奔匿，待其間歇，乃敢出操作。公患之，假怍庭孫司馬第移避之。而狐擾猶故。一日，朝中待漏，適言其異。大臣或言：關東道士焦螟，居內城，總持敕勒之術，頗有效。公造廬而請之。道士朱書符，使歸粘壁上。狐竟不懼，拋擲有加焉。公復告道士。道士怒，親詣公家，築壇作法。俄見一巨狐，伏壇下。家人受虐已久，啣恨綦深，一婢近擊之。婢忽仆地氣絕。道士曰：「此物猖獗，我尚不能遽服之，女子何輕犯爾爾。」既而曰：「可借鞫狐詞，亦得。」戟指咒移時，婢忽起，長跪。道士詰其里居。婢作狐言：「我西域產，入都者一十八輩。」道士曰：「輦轂下，何容爾輩久居？可速去！」狐不答。道士擊案怒曰：「汝欲梗吾令耶？再若遷延，法不汝宥！」狐乃蹙怖作色，願謹奉教。道士又速之。婢又仆絕，良久始更生。俄見白塊四五團，滾滾如球，附檐際而行，次第追逐，頃刻俱去。由是遂安。
董侍读默庵家，为狐所扰，瓦砾砖石，忽如雹落。家人相率奔匿，待其间歇，乃敢出操作。公患之，假怍庭孙司马第移避之。而狐扰犹故。一日，朝中待漏，适言其异。大臣或言：关东道士焦螟，居内城，总持敕勒之术，颇有效。公造庐而请之。道士朱书符，使归粘壁上。狐竟不惧，抛掷有加焉。公复告道士。道士怒，亲诣公家，筑坛作法。俄见一巨狐，伏坛下。家人受虐已久，啣恨綦深，一婢近击之。婢忽仆地气绝。道士曰：「此物猖獗，我尚不能遽服之，女子何轻犯尔尔。」既而曰：「可借鞫狐词，亦得。」戟指咒移时，婢忽起，长跪。道士诘其里居。婢作狐言：「我西域产，入都者一十八辈。」道士曰：「辇毂下，何容尔辈久居？可速去！」狐不答。道士击案怒曰：「汝欲梗吾令耶？再若迁延，法不汝宥！」狐乃蹙怖作色，愿谨奉教。道士又速之。婢又仆绝，良久始更生。俄见白块四五团，滚滚如球，附檐际而行，次第追逐，顷刻俱去。由是遂安。
The household of Dong Mo’an, a Reader-in-Waiting, was plagued by a fox. Tiles, rubble, bricks and stones would suddenly come down like hail. Everyone in the house would run and hide together, and only when it let up did they dare come out to do their work. Dong was much troubled by it, and borrowed the residence of Sun Zuoting, the Minister of War, to move into and escape it. But the fox plagued them just as before. One day, while waiting at court for the dawn audience, he happened to speak of these strange events. One of the high ministers said there was a Daoist from east of the passes named Jiao Ming, who lived in the Inner City and was master of the arts of commanding spirits, with good results. Dong went to his lodging and asked for his help. The Daoist wrote a charm in red ink and told him to take it home and paste it on the wall. The fox was not afraid in the least; it threw things harder than ever. Dong went back and told the Daoist. The Daoist grew angry and came to the house himself. He built an altar and worked his rites. In a moment a huge fox was seen crouching below the altar. The household had suffered its torments for a long time and hated it deeply. One maid went up and struck it. At once she fell to the ground, her breath gone. “This creature is savage,” said the Daoist. “Even I cannot subdue it all at once. How could a girl provoke it so lightly?” Then he said, “Still, we can use her to question the fox. That will serve.” He pointed two fingers at her and chanted a spell for some time. Suddenly the maid rose and knelt upright. The Daoist demanded where it lived. The maid spoke as the fox: “I was born in the Western Regions. Eighteen of us came to the capital.” “This is the capital, under the very wheels of the emperor’s carriage,” said the Daoist. “How can your kind be allowed to stay here? Leave at once!” The fox did not answer. The Daoist struck the table in anger. “Do you mean to defy my orders? Linger any longer and my magic will show you no mercy!” At this the fox cowered, its face changing with fear, and it promised to obey. The Daoist told it to hurry. The maid fell lifeless again, and came back to life only after a long while. Before long four or five white lumps were seen rolling along like balls by the edge of the eaves, one chasing another, and in a moment they were all gone. After that the house was at peace.