Bunshinsaba 3

Xu Lian escapes from the mental facility, determined to reclaim Xiao Ai from the grandparents. She risks her fragile health to intervene in her daughter's life. The escape begins a cascade of confrontations and mysteries that will unfold over years.

During the attempted relocation, a car crash occurs. Xiao Ai is the only survivor, forcing Xu Lian to relocate with her to the grandfather's villa. The accident marks a turning point that traps both in a haunted rural setting.

On the first night in the villa, Xu Lian is tormented by unsettling images and sounds. A painting on the staircase depicting a charred girl seems to originate the haunting. The house holds a memory Xu Lian cannot face.

Xiao Ai discovers a tricycle labeled with her own name, linking the haunting to her memory. The find deepens the sense that the villa holds a hidden past connected to her. The object becomes a recurring clue.

The surrounding village seems to know Xu Lian, hinting at a shared history. A mentally handicapped man in the village claims to be searching for his wife and daughter, adding an eerie layer to the social circle. His presence foreshadows deeper connections to Yuan Yuan and Xu Lian.

Xu Lian hires Yuan Yuan as Xiao Ai's tutor, hoping to help her socialize. Yuan Yuan proves adept with ouija and becomes entangled in a complicated dynamic with a colleague who loves her and imagines a closer relationship if he agrees to an arrangement. The tutor's arrival introduces new strands in the house's mystery.

To address the haunting, Xu Lian borrows a hammer from a neighbor whose husband is an artist. That night, the neighbor is killed by the husband, and Xu Lian narrowly escapes, fainting from her illness. When she reports it to the police, they find no trace of the alleged murder, leaving her with more questions.

As Yuan Yuan settles in, she reveals she is pregnant by Xu Kuizhe. She contemplates abortion with help from a colleague, but the plan spirals into danger when he refuses and is knocked unconscious in an accident. The tense sequences push the women toward a breaking point.

Yuan Yuan heads to Xu Lian's residence but is seized by Xu Kuizhe, who is revealed to be the neighbor's husband. Xu Lian confronts him to rescue Yuan Yuan, and the two flee together. A car crash seems to strike Xu Kuizhe, yet no trace of the incident remains.

Over the years, Yuan Yuan becomes pregnant and gives birth. She later abducts Xiao Ai and confines the child in the attic of Xu Lian's house. The family's deception continues to bind the family together.

Clues from the mentally handicapped man reveal that Yuan Yuan is Xu Lian's identity from ten years earlier. Xu Kuizhe had fathered the child, and his parents had apologized, allowing Yuan Yuan to assume Xu Lian's role. This revelation reframes decades of memory and deception.

Five years after the abduction, Xiao Ai is burned alive in the attic while playing hide-and-seek with Yuan Yuan, who cannot intervene due to illness. The tragedy underscores the cycle of memory and identity within the countryside house. The event seals the rift between truth and perception.

To keep the Xiao Ai story alive, Xu Kuizhe's parents adopt a girl named Wen Wen and force her to take on the role. The truth remains hidden behind the performances as the legend persists. The substitution sustains the family’s long-running illusion.

Weeks after the revelations, Yuan Yuan returns to the mental facility to review her interview videos, insisting there is a possibility her daughter survived. The doctor remains skeptical, but Yuan Yuan clings to hope. The cycle of memory and uncertainty persists.

Stepping outside, Yuan Yuan is greeted by Wen Wen, the girl who has been living as Xiao Ai. The ending circles back to questions of memory and identity, leaving the truth unresolved. The haunting cycle returns to the starting mystery in the countryside house.