The three of them fell silent, staring at Chen Ranyi’s Weibo. Shen Huanhuan once seriously considered this: If an internet mobber, by some twist of fate, chose their own child as a target, would they genuinely regret it? Would they regret the mobbing itself, or only the fact that the victim was their child? Shen… Continue reading Tricked 030: “Born of Grace, Like a Curse” Ends
NWAFAM 176: Extra 1 —— Jinnian Special
Come in. Let’s talk. “Master Yu! Come take a look at this patient!” A clear, refined face poked out from the small room, a palm fan with a scorched corner gripped in his hand. He tilted his head as though double-checking whether someone had truly been calling him. Several damselflies flitted under the eaves and… Continue reading NWAFAM 176: Extra 1 —— Jinnian Special
Cub 109: Zao Zao Really Knows How to Handle People
Little Chu Zao, holding up his little crown, blinked at him. Bathed in the crown’s light, Chao Huangmu’s whole figure was revealed as he huddled in the corner, then slumped back down to the floor. The teenage boy was drenched in sweat, his military coat discarded with only a training vest left. The black vest… Continue reading Cub 109: Zao Zao Really Knows How to Handle People
Tricked 029: Chen Ranyi
7:30 p.m. Jiang Yan heard the sound of people playing cards outside the block building and got up to go downstairs. Wang Zhihua was riffling through her hand, a pile of coins pressed in her hand, shouting that it would taste right only with more peanuts and beer. As Jiang Yan passed by with the… Continue reading Tricked 029: Chen Ranyi
Cub 108: The Millennium-Old Holy Cas Behind Us
In the boundless, pitch-black cosmos, that was not a minor variation composed by instruments. Just a scattering of faint, star-like gleams. —Remember them here, then bring them home. See. Cousin. Isn’t this exactly what you’ve always wondered about, friend, family—what, in the end, is the relationship between the long-lived and the short-lived? In a moment,… Continue reading Cub 108: The Millennium-Old Holy Cas Behind Us
Tricked 028: Logical Recapitulation
Previously, the words written in her palm. “Don’t keep investigating.” The choice two months later, a correction for her future self. The video ended there. After that, the footage was of He Shuyu using her uninjured leg to hook the camera's hanging cord, tucking it into the cabinet. This scene reminded Jiang Yan of the… Continue reading Tricked 028: Logical Recapitulation
Cub 107: Remember Them, and Then, Someday, Bring Them Back
Everything around them became very quiet. Especially at this moment, as they stood there. Illumination machines surrounded them, emitting a faint mechanical wing-beat. Occasionally, there came a slight sizzle of mechanical malfunction. Those beams of light stretched from their bodies, slowly reaching out into the distance, extending into the pitch-black cosmos, illuminating the place where… Continue reading Cub 107: Remember Them, and Then, Someday, Bring Them Back
Tricked 027: Passing the Red Envelope
Before leaving the hospital, the group made a stop at Xiang Nanzhi’s department and received a reply from her assistant. “Dr. Xiang hasn’t come to work for over a week due to personal reasons.” Just as expected. Few mothers can function normally after such a tragic loss, especially when Zuo Nianchen’s death was also Xiang… Continue reading Tricked 027: Passing the Red Envelope
Cub 106: The Barrier Born of Flesh and Bone Upon the Ruined Wreckage
The little cub vaguely felt he’d seen a similar psychic thread before, when Grandma left, just before he cried himself to sleep. That psychic thread disappeared too quickly, and its color was so faint he could barely notice it—the little one hadn’t been able to track the source. But he soon spotted Ayala’s psychic thread.… Continue reading Cub 106: The Barrier Born of Flesh and Bone Upon the Ruined Wreckage
Tricked 026: Curse Chain
After receiving Shen Huanhuan’s message, Jiang Yan and Shen Xiaoxiao set out from 604, heading to the hospital. Just outside the barrel building, they saw Cheng Guang basking in the sun on an old man’s chair. “Senior Sister, I was just about to come find you,” Cheng Guang, catching sight of Jiang Yan out of… Continue reading Tricked 026: Curse Chain