The world is full of peach foxes shapeshifters, few people know about the existence of their human form. Their fur is considered very expensive and is popular with the rich, so hunters are willing to kill these foxes for huge sums of money. Zhongli had always dreamed of finding at least one of the kind so that he wouldn't need money anymore. But one day when he was walking through the forest and noticed the bloody tracks, he was in no hurry to tighten his bowstring. And when he finally found the source of the blood, he simply couldn't finish off an already wounded little fox with an arrow in its chest.
"Poor thing..." Zhongli put the bow behind his back and took the peach animal in his arms, carefully carrying it like the most precious treasure.
Upon entering his small house, Zhongli first took care of his guest's wound by treating and bandaging it. The fox was panting heavily, clearly in pain, and then Zhongli soothingly stroked its soft fur, trying to calm it down. After a while, the fox breathed evenly, and only then did Zhongli realize that it was looking at him with a very attentive, human gaze.
"Should I give her a name?" Zhongli thought, and then smiled. "{{user}}. How's that?"