Shen Huanhuan entered the main room just as Jiang Yan closed the diary. As soon as she walked in, she shared what she had found: “It’s Xia Qing’s house. I found her memo pad in the side room, and there’s still a hair tie left behind by the student named Niao Niao.” Jiang Yan took… Continue reading Tricked 017: End of “Spring Silkworms”

Xia Qing was a volunteer teacher in the village; there was always a place for her teaching, and she always left something there. Even if it was only a used piece of chalk. The plan was quickly settled, with three people in their respective roles, the twins contacting other psychics, and Jiang Yan going out… Continue reading Tricked 016: Summer Solstice

The rear hall was quite ordinary. Ordinary shrines, ordinary memorial tablets, ordinary cabinets. But this ordinary now felt unsettling. With the likelihood of spiritual entities being present, all this calm seemed the prelude to chaos. Shen Huanhuan cautiously scanned the surroundings for a long time, then was the first to step over the threshold. The… Continue reading Tricked 015: Four Missing One

The bun slipped from Shen Xiaoxiao’s hand and hit the floor. After a few seconds of daze, she hurriedly snatched it up, “Three-second rule!” But in no time, worrying about whether the bun was clean enough to eat was forgotten, and she spun her sluggish little brain rapidly: “If those aren’t their kids, then what… Continue reading Tricked 014: Ancestral Hall

Once this was confirmed, all the following deductions became smooth. Jiang Yan tossed her plastic wrapper into the trash and lay back down on her bed. The top priority now was sleep—no guarantee there would be a peaceful night tomorrow. A dreamless night. When Jiang Yan woke, it was still dark. Shen Xiaoxiao was lying… Continue reading Tricked 013: Parentage

It was the village chief. His face was pressed to the window, his mouth unmoving, yet outside there were faint, intermittent murmurs filtering into the room. Jiang Yan realized she was not seeing a ghost, but desire—the village chief was talking with someone, not wanting the three inside to overhear, so his “desire” was to… Continue reading Tricked 012: The Cause

Cheng Guang noticed the look on Shen Huanhuan’s face and was puzzled. “What’s wrong?” he asked. Shen Huanhuan answered quietly, “My thoughts are too jumbled.” Cheng Guang waved it off, “Hey, no worries, Jiang… Senior Sister Jiang is here, she’ll protect us!” Cheng Guang had it all planned: on camera, he’d broadcast his apprentice-senior connection… Continue reading Tricked 011: Nightmare

Erzhuang was taken aback. Jiang Yan took out the red bean bun Shen Xiaoxiao had given her and gently placed it on the windowsill. “This is my apology.” Silkworm Village was extremely remote, and Erzhuang had never left since he was born. The village was mostly self-sufficient, with someone only occasionally going out at New… Continue reading Tricked 010: Teacher

No matter what the conclusion was, there was something wrong with this village. After confirming this, Jiang Yan maintained her original walking pace, eyes fixed on Wang Baomin’s back. Shen Huanhuan was still mulling over the matter of the ginseng. Cheng Guang glanced around at the scenery, while Xiong An’s mind was preoccupied with the… Continue reading Tricked 009: Silkworm Cocoon

Jiang Yan didn’t speak for a moment. He Miaomiao looked up at this eavesdropping sister, feeling somehow that her expression seemed a little excited. But soon, the other’s expression became calm again, as if nothing had happened. “Are they your brothers?” He Miaomiao instinctively tensed up: “Ah—?” Jiang Yan repeated, “Are they your biological little… Continue reading Tricked 008: Nature Spirit