Li Mazi stood next to me and spoke with a trace of guilt in his voice. “Aren’t we being a little too mean here? Three grown up men playing tricks in the middle of the night to scare a girl...”

After hearing him, I also felt a little guilty. He was right.

After considering things carefully, I decided to give her a small lesson. That should be enough.

The two shadows followed the streak of ox hairs and spider webs, floating toward Zhang Ai’s bedroom.

I pretended to go to the toilet and walked out of my room, checking on the two shadows through...