Genre: Gen, Suspense

Content Warnings: Discussions of plague, suicide, rabies, death of humans and animals.

Length: 9 chapters, 23k words (translation complete)

This story is the first published extra of Zhang Gong'an, made freely available by the author on JJWXC. This is a standalone story that can be read with no prior knowledge of Zhang Gong'an.

Prior to taking the imperial examinations, Zhang Ping, traveling with his shixiong Wumei, passes by a small village where a case of murder by bloodsucking jiangshi happens to be underway. Zhang Ping and Wumei are inevitably drawn into the investigation.

Translation by E. Danglars. Please send comments, questions, and corrections to edanglarstranslations@gmail.com or find me on Twitter at edanglars.