Outside the North Garden. The eerie children’s song that had played earlier sent chills down the spines of passersby, many of whom stopped to record videos and share them on social media. “Children’s songs coming from the North Garden after it was closed! Creepy nighttime singing—this is terrifying! Good thing I went to the temple… Continue reading AGJN 095: Are You Angry About Being the Son or Not Being the Eldest Son?

While Lan He was visiting Master Budong at Juehui Temple, fans were already dancing wildly online. The event he attended was live-streamed. When the host teased Lan He and Song Futan, the viewers just laughed casually. These days, jokes like that are nothing new. But when Lan He and Song Futan appeared to be angry… Continue reading AGJN 094: Liu 13: I Think I Understand Something

Bai Wu and the others hadn’t expected Lan He to return early. The house was filled with Lan He’s scent, but Bai Wu, lost in his daydreams, hadn’t even noticed. Startled by Lan He’s smack, Bai Wu toppled forward and slumped onto the floor, staring at the ground in a sulky manner. "That’s what I… Continue reading AGJN 093: Your Identity Is Too Superstitious, It Affects My Persona

Lan He did smell the scent of burnt paper. The person had also been fooled by the paper figure and had held its hand. But soon, the figure seemed to move closer to the paper figure before parting from it and continuing to approach Lan He. “Mother, is that you…” A strange thought flashed through… Continue reading AGJN 092: Choose a Good Child to Inherit the Family

Lan He was sincere. He had met Granny Long a few times since childhood; she was a straightforward and interesting elder. In the Miao tradition, after death, souls would go to join their ancestors. However, newly deceased spirits didn’t know the way to the graves and needed a shaman to guide them. —The usual process… Continue reading AGJN 091: Not Just Black and White, But Yin and Yang

Ying Shao was still completely unaware, laughing heartily with his junior brother. Lan He’s identity had spread throughout their circles. When Ying Shao’s junior brothers first found out, they were incredulous, thinking this guy must have been pretending all along. Eventually, like everyone else, they started using "Master Lan" as a meme. Ying Shao’s master… Continue reading AGJN 090: Not Only Can I Die on the Spot, I Can Die Repeatedly

The trouble starts as soon as the disguise falls. After keeping up his act for so many years, he had never encountered a situation like this, surrounded by foxes eyeing him with such fervor. A sea of foxes stood before him, their eyes glowing as they stared at him. Petals of henna fell like rain… Continue reading AGJN 089: Lan He: These Are All Lipstick Shades

Liu 13 chased Old Bai for quite a while, spewing curses as he went. Old Bai, sly as ever, fled the scene immediately, leaving Liu 13 behind, mouth agape, fangs and tongue exposed as he hissed, “Ahhh—!” First Lady Hu continued nibbling on the incense offering and commented, “I don’t know why, but Old Bai… Continue reading AGJN 088: Liu 13-Flailing Fury!

Fang Xiayun was dumbfounded. So, after all the trouble he went through to invite Master Sike, it turned out Lan He had already added the monk on WeChat and even exchanged awkward compliments on social media? What was all that effort and the debt to the investor even for? He immediately took a screenshot and… Continue reading AGJN 087: Old Five, Want Some Fruit?