After reading the notes on the piano score, Shen Xiaoxiao quickly began analyzing the little girl's family situation. “Piano lessons are really expensive. For Meng Jinru to have systematic training and place third in the children’s division of a competition, her family must be paying at least ten thousand yuan a month for lessons.” “And… Continue reading Tricked 105: Entry Conditions
Tricked 104: Searching for Clues
The song lyrics repeated three times. At the end, Shen Xiaoxiao mulled over the words and muttered, “Sounds like some kid got chopped up.” “The earlier lines are about their body parts being hidden under the carpet and in the sewer. That last line—‘looking up at the flaming clouds at the horizon’—does it mean they… Continue reading Tricked 104: Searching for Clues
Tricked 103: Checking In at the Hotel
Jiang Yan had heard about Yu Renwan’s past before. Because she was a half-yao, Yu Renwan’s innate abilities were only revealed gradually. As a child, although she would occasionally cause a bit of bad luck to those around her, it amounted to nothing more than the odd bump or scrape, so no one paid much… Continue reading Tricked 103: Checking In at the Hotel
Tricked 102: Ruru
Hearing the little girl’s words, Jiang Yan smiled. “Because Sui Sui really loved that duck, didn’t she?” At this, little Yu Renwan craned her neck over, indignation written all over her face. “Of course she loved it—she loved it so much! Even I liked that puppy on the screen! I really don’t know what her… Continue reading Tricked 102: Ruru
Tricked 101: Suisui
Yu Renwan also made her way to the stall. “Why is there a fortune-teller at an amusement park?” Yu Renwan looked the middle-aged man over with some confusion, then glanced at the pile of spirit-communing objects strewn across the ground. These items were old and messy, and aside from the usual ones, there were blood… Continue reading Tricked 101: Suisui
Tricked 100: Giant Blade
What followed was straightforward. As long as everyone followed the same approach, anyone could earn the red stamp for the carousel. But there were difficulties. Since only one seat on the carousel could be used to clear the level, and each round required a ten-minute wait, even if two or three crowded onto one horse,… Continue reading Tricked 100: Giant Blade
Tricked 099: An An
—Go on up and play for Dad. Hearing the man's words, the group exchanged glances; the deeper meaning was clear to them all. Jiang Yan scrutinized the man. Though his tone seemed kindly, his eyes brimmed with impatience. His right index finger and thumb absently rubbed together, as if he were shuffling cards. This was… Continue reading Tricked 099: An An
Cub 175: Side Story II · Group Favorite Little One in the Unpolluted World Line ⑥
The fervor around the little Crown Clan prince remained unbroken, lasting all the way to Zao Zao’s one-month banquet. For all of Holy Cas, every day felt like a festival. Outside, fireworks and celebratory displays went off one after another; every night, a great clan would sponsor a show that lit up the skies above… Continue reading Cub 175: Side Story II · Group Favorite Little One in the Unpolluted World Line ⑥
Cub 174: Side Story II · Group Favorite Little One in the Unpolluted World Line ⑤
Feeney: ... Anya: ... Feiman: ...Ah! The three of them could only watch as that little one fluttered away again, flying straight into Amos’s arms. His newborn face was so tender that just a couple of jabs from Feeney’s beard had left faint red marks. He crashed into Amos’s embrace, whimpering miserably. Still clutching Amos’s… Continue reading Cub 174: Side Story II · Group Favorite Little One in the Unpolluted World Line ⑤
Cub 173: Side Story II · Group Favorite Little One in the Unpolluted World Line ④
That was a little cub, stumbling and tumbling as he flew toward you. In the instant Amos rose to his feet, the little one collided straight into his embrace. The little fellow lifted his small head in delight, gazing up at Amos, calling out incoherently, “Baba—Baba—” “He can say ‘Baba’ now.” Desmond stood up as… Continue reading Cub 173: Side Story II · Group Favorite Little One in the Unpolluted World Line ④