Link Click is finally ready to return with its highly anticipated third season. A new promotional trailer has confirmed that Season 3 Part 1 will premiere on August 14, 2026, continuing the increasingly complex story of Cheng Xiaoshi, Lu Guang and Qiao Ling.
The latest footage promises another emotionally intense chapter filled with supernatural mysteries, altered timelines and dangerous characters connected to the events of the previous seasons and the Bridon Arc.
Season 3 will explore the consequences of Vein’s return, Qiao Ling’s newly awakened ability and the unresolved mystery surrounding the Bahati fire. The trailer also suggests that secrets Lu Guang has been hiding from Cheng Xiaoshi are moving closer to the surface.
Link Click Season 3 Part 1 Premieres on August 14
The first part of Link Click Season 3 will begin streaming in China on August 14, 2026.
The new date replaces the broader release windows previously attached to the project. Earlier promotional updates had indicated that the season would arrive during 2026, with later announcements pointing to the summer period.
The latest trailer now confirms exactly when the next stage of Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang’s story will begin.
- Title: Link Click Season 3 Part 1
- Chinese title: Shiguang Dailiren Season 3
- Release date: August 14, 2026
- Format: Chinese animated series, also known as donghua
- Original platform: bilibili
- Story continuation: After Season 2 and the Bridon Arc
The use of “Part 1” confirms that the third season will be divided into multiple sections. The release schedule for the later portion has not yet been revealed.
The New Trailer Promises Link Click’s Darkest Mystery Yet
The new trailer is filled with distressing conversations, violent confrontations and signs that several characters are attempting to manipulate the same timeline for different reasons.
Cheng Xiaoshi directly confronts Lu Guang about the secrets he continues carrying. He points out that Lu Guang often behaves as though he already knows what will happen, an observation that strikes at the center of one of the series’ greatest mysteries.
Lu Guang has repeatedly demonstrated knowledge that cannot be easily explained by his established ability. His calm behavior during catastrophes, his strict rules about changing the past and his emotional reactions to Cheng Xiaoshi’s death all suggest that he has experienced certain events before.
The trailer indicates that Cheng Xiaoshi is beginning to recognize these inconsistencies. Their partnership may therefore face its greatest test, not because they no longer care about one another, but because one of them has built the relationship around information the other was never allowed to know.
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Vein Returns Despite His Apparent Death
One of the trailer’s most surprising moments is the return of Vein, a dangerous figure introduced through the Bridon storyline.
Vein appears alive and directly addresses the shock surrounding his return. His presence raises immediate questions about whether he survived the events previously associated with him or whether someone has altered the timeline.
Death has never been a simple or permanent concept in Link Click. The characters’ abilities allow them to interact with photographs, memories and moments before a tragedy, but attempts to prevent death can produce devastating consequences.
Vein’s return may be connected to Lu Guang’s interference, another supernatural ability or a misunderstanding about what actually happened in Bridon.
Whatever the explanation, his appearance confirms that the Bridon Arc was not an isolated prequel. Its characters and mysteries are directly connected to the central events of Season 3.
What Happened in the Bridon Arc?
The Bridon Arc, also known through its Chinese and Japanese regional titles, explored Lu Guang’s time in the overseas city of Bridon and introduced several characters linked to the larger conspiracy surrounding supernatural abilities.
The story expanded the world beyond the Time Photo Studio and demonstrated that Cheng Xiaoshi, Lu Guang and Qiao Ling are not the only people affected by powers connected to memories and time.
Vein became one of the most unpredictable figures in the arc. His actions, criminal connections and apparent death left several mysteries unresolved.
The arc also introduced cases connected to missing individuals, violent organizations and events that may have influenced Lu Guang long before the beginning of the first season.
Season 3 will now bring those developments into the main timeline, allowing the consequences of Bridon to reach Cheng Xiaoshi and Qiao Ling directly.
The Bahati Fire Becomes a Central Mystery
The official description for Season 3 identifies the Bahati fire as one of the major mysteries Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang will investigate.
The incident appears to be connected to Vein, Lu Guang’s past and the wider network of people possessing supernatural abilities.
Link Click frequently begins with what appears to be an isolated tragedy before revealing that the event has consequences extending across multiple lives and timelines.
A photograph, testimony or memory connected to the fire could allow Cheng Xiaoshi to enter the past and witness what happened from inside the experience of someone who was present.
However, the investigation will be especially dangerous if the fire is connected to people who already understand how the protagonists’ abilities work.
For most of the series, Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang possessed an advantage because their clients and enemies did not know they could enter photographs. Season 3 increasingly places them against opponents who can recognize, anticipate or interfere with supernatural powers.
Qiao Ling’s Ability Has Awakened
Qiao Ling is expected to play a much larger role in the third season after awakening an ability of her own.
During the previous storyline, Qiao Ling became connected to the power once used by Li Tianxi. That connection allowed her to experience strange visions surrounding Tianxi’s death.
The trailer shows Qiao Ling questioning why those images appeared to her at the exact moment Tianxi died.
Her new power may allow her to access memories, emotions or mental connections between people. However, the exact limitations and consequences remain unclear.
Unlike Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang, Qiao Ling did not choose to enter dangerous supernatural cases. She became involved because she wanted to protect her closest friends and understand why their lives were repeatedly placed in danger.
Season 3 will force her to learn how the new ability works while dealing with people who may attempt to take it from her.
Li Tianchen Wants His Sister’s Power Back
Li Tianchen also appears in the trailer and seems to recognize that Qiao Ling inherited something from his sister.
His demand that Qiao Ling return Tianxi’s power creates another major confrontation for the new season.
Li Tianchen and Li Tianxi possessed connected abilities shaped by their traumatic childhood. Their powers allowed them to control or influence other people through physical and emotional links.
Tianchen frequently used those abilities violently, while Tianxi remained emotionally attached to her brother despite fearing what he had become.
Tianxi’s death left Tianchen without the person at the center of his life. Discovering that Qiao Ling now carries a power associated with his sister may cause him to see her as both an enemy and the final remaining connection to Tianxi.
His grief does not make him harmless. Tianchen has already demonstrated that emotional pain can make him even more dangerous and unpredictable.
Lu Guang’s Greatest Secret Is Close to Being Exposed
The central relationship in Link Click has always depended on trust. Cheng Xiaoshi enters photographs while Lu Guang observes the events and guides him from the present.
Their partnership works because Cheng Xiaoshi trusts that Lu Guang understands the consequences of every decision.
The second season’s conclusion revealed that Lu Guang has been hiding something enormous. He appears to possess knowledge of a timeline in which Cheng Xiaoshi died.
Rather than accepting that outcome, Lu Guang used his power to return to an earlier point and attempted to save him.
This revelation changes the meaning of many of Lu Guang’s actions. His insistence that death cannot be changed may not have been a general rule. It may have been a warning created from personal failure.
Season 3 will need to reveal how many times Lu Guang has interfered with time, what happened in the original timeline and whether his efforts to save Cheng Xiaoshi created the disasters now surrounding them.
Why Does Lu Guang Know So Much?
Lu Guang often behaves as though he has already witnessed the consequences of decisions that have not yet been made.
He knows when Cheng Xiaoshi must avoid changing an event and reacts with extreme fear whenever his partner ignores instructions.
Until the end of Season 2, viewers could assume that this behavior came from his ability to observe the twelve-hour period inside a photograph.
The timeline revelation suggests a more complicated explanation. Lu Guang may remember events from another version of history.
If that is true, his partnership with Cheng Xiaoshi began under circumstances very different from what Cheng believes.
The new trailer shows Cheng directly questioning the impression that Lu Guang has known everything from the beginning. That confrontation may finally make it impossible for Lu Guang to continue protecting the timeline through silence.
Cheng Xiaoshi Begins Questioning His Own Reality
The trailer presents Cheng Xiaoshi in an extremely distressed emotional state.
He appears desperate to convince someone that nothing is wrong with him, suggesting that his memories, behavior or control over his body may be questioned during the new storyline.
Cheng Xiaoshi’s ability allows his consciousness to enter another person at the moment a photograph was taken. He temporarily experiences that person’s body, senses and emotions.
Repeated use of the power has exposed him to trauma, death and memories that do not belong to him.
Season 3 may explore whether those experiences have left permanent effects. The boundary between Cheng’s own memories and the lives he entered could become increasingly unstable.
It is also possible that another ability is influencing him, making his friends uncertain whether his actions are truly his own.
The Mystery of Cheng Xiaoshi’s Parents Returns
The trailer appears to bring renewed attention to Cheng Xiaoshi’s parents and the mystery surrounding their disappearance.
Cheng was raised without clear answers about why they left. Their absence became one of the emotional wounds that shaped his personality and his desire to help people suffering from unresolved grief.
The series has repeatedly suggested that their disappearance may be connected to a much larger supernatural story.
Season 3 could finally reveal whether Cheng’s parents possessed knowledge of time-related abilities or became involved with the organizations now targeting the main characters.
Any evidence that they deliberately altered events would force Cheng to reconsider both his childhood and the origin of his own power.
Liu Xiao Continues Manipulating Events
Liu Xiao remains one of the most mysterious antagonists connected to the larger story.
He appears to understand supernatural abilities and the structure of time more clearly than most characters.
Rather than attacking directly, Liu Xiao frequently influences other people and positions them inside situations that serve a longer strategy.
His interactions with Li Tianchen and other ability users suggest that he is gathering individuals who can alter memories, bodies or timelines.
The new footage places him around characters who should not easily trust him, including Qiao Ling and people connected to Bridon.
His ability to move between different sides of the conflict makes it difficult to determine whether he serves an organization or is pursuing a private objective.
A New Character Named Jay Appears
The trailer also introduces a character named Jay, who identifies himself as coming from Bridon.
His appearance further confirms that the overseas storyline will remain directly connected to the events of Season 3.
Jay’s intentions are not yet clear. He may be involved in an investigation, criminal organization or another group studying people with supernatural abilities.
Link Click often introduces apparently friendly characters before revealing a hidden connection to the central case.
Jay’s relaxed introduction therefore does not necessarily mean that he can be trusted.
The Timeline May Have Been Changed Multiple Times
The greatest danger in Link Click is not simply traveling into the past. It is changing an event without understanding every life connected to it.
A small action can alter who survives, which relationships form and whether a person is present during a later tragedy.
Lu Guang repeatedly warned Cheng Xiaoshi that major events must remain unchanged, particularly when death is involved.
The revelation that Lu Guang himself may have returned to save Cheng creates an important contradiction. He has broken the rule he demanded that Cheng follow.
Season 3 may reveal that the current reality is already the result of several altered timelines.
Vein’s survival, Qiao Ling’s new power and the Bahati fire could all be consequences of changes made by different ability users.
What Are Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang’s Powers?
Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang operate their time photography business through two connected supernatural abilities.
When they clap hands, Cheng can enter the world of a photograph and possess the body of the person who took it.
He experiences events from that person’s perspective and can interact with people in the past.
Lu Guang remains in the present and observes the twelve hours following the moment the image was captured. He communicates with Cheng and attempts to guide his decisions.
The system only works effectively when the two cooperate. Cheng provides movement and emotional instinct, while Lu Guang provides information and restraint.
Their abilities initially seem perfectly complementary, but the later story reveals that neither power is fully understood.
Changing the Past Always Has a Cost
The first season repeatedly demonstrated that entering a photograph does not allow the characters to solve every tragedy.
Cheng often becomes emotionally attached to the people whose lives he experiences. Knowing that someone will die makes it almost impossible for him to remain a passive observer.
Every attempt to help can create another consequence. Information sent to the present may alter relationships, attract an enemy or place someone else in danger.
The devastating earthquake storyline demonstrated that some tragedies cannot be prevented without changing countless lives.
Season 3 takes that principle to a larger scale by introducing several people who may be altering history simultaneously.
Qiao Ling Is No Longer Only an Observer
During the first two seasons, Qiao Ling frequently served as the emotional connection between Cheng Xiaoshi, Lu Guang and the people outside their supernatural missions.
She managed the Time Photo Studio, found clients and repeatedly confronted the boys when their secrecy placed everyone in danger.
Her new ability changes that role. Qiao Ling can no longer remain outside the supernatural conflict, even if Cheng and Lu Guang attempt to protect her.
She may now possess information neither of them can access, particularly memories connected to Li Tianxi.
This could make Qiao Ling essential to understanding the new timeline while also turning her into a target for Li Tianchen, Liu Xiao and other ability users.
Season 3 Continues After the Shocking Season 2 Finale
The second season centered on Li Tianchen and Li Tianxi, twins whose traumatic childhood became connected to a series of murders and possessions.
Their abilities allowed them to control people through photographs and emotional contact, creating an enemy capable of interfering with the same system used by Cheng and Lu Guang.
The conflict led to kidnappings, violent confrontations and the deaths of several characters.
During the final episode, Qiao Ling inherited or awakened a power connected to Tianxi.
The season then revealed Lu Guang’s hidden objective. He had apparently traveled into the past after Cheng Xiaoshi died and was trying to change that outcome.
This final revelation transformed the entire series, turning Lu Guang from a strict observer of time into someone who may already have altered history for deeply personal reasons.
Season 3 Will Connect Multiple Storylines
The new season appears designed to bring together mysteries that previously seemed separate.
The Bahati fire connects to Bridon. Vein’s return connects the overseas arc to the present timeline. Qiao Ling’s power connects the main trio to Li Tianxi and Li Tianchen.
Liu Xiao appears to understand several of these relationships, while Lu Guang may possess memories of an earlier version of events.
Cheng Xiaoshi’s parents could provide the final connection between the protagonists’ childhood and the organizations investigating supernatural powers.
Rather than presenting another collection of independent photograph cases, Season 3 is expected to focus more heavily on the larger serialized mystery.
Li Haoling Continues Leading Link Click
Li Haoling created and directed Link Click, establishing its combination of time-travel suspense, emotional drama and character-focused storytelling.
The series is produced as a Chinese animation project for bilibili and has developed a large international audience through official streaming releases.
Li Haoling’s direction frequently hides major information inside small visual details, repeated dialogue and scenes that gain a different meaning after later revelations.
The third season will need to explain Lu Guang’s secret timeline without removing the mystery that makes his actions compelling.
It must also manage a rapidly expanding cast of people with different abilities while keeping Cheng Xiaoshi, Lu Guang and Qiao Ling at the emotional center.
The Established Chinese Voice Cast
The main Chinese-language cast associated with the series includes the performers behind the central Time Photo Studio trio.
- Su Shangqing as Cheng Xiaoshi
- Yang Tianxiang as Lu Guang
- Li Shimeng as Qiao Ling
Additional performers voice Li Tianchen, Li Tianxi, Liu Xiao, Vein and the characters introduced through the Bridon storyline.
The complete Season 3 Part 1 cast list has not yet been detailed through the latest international announcement.
What Is Link Click About?
Link Click follows Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang, two young men who operate the Time Photo Studio with their friend Qiao Ling.
Their business secretly allows clients to obtain information from the past through photographs.
Cheng enters the body of the photographer and lives through the events following the moment the picture was taken. Lu Guang observes the timeline and guides him from the present.
Their missions initially involve personal requests, including lost messages, family regrets and unresolved relationships.
The work becomes increasingly dangerous when Cheng changes events and attracts the attention of people with other supernatural abilities.
What begins as an episodic collection of emotional cases gradually develops into a larger thriller about death, identity, memory and the impossible cost of rewriting time.
Why Link Click Became an International Success
Link Click gained attention through its unusual combination of supernatural suspense and deeply human stories.
The time-travel concept creates exciting mysteries, but the emotional consequences are usually more important than the mechanics of the ability.
Cheng does not simply observe the past. He feels the fear, love and regret of the person whose body he enters.
This allows individual cases to explore family relationships, friendship, grief, workplace pressure and the ordinary decisions that can permanently change a life.
The series is also known for dramatic cliffhangers and endings that completely change the audience’s understanding of previous events.
The revelation about Lu Guang at the end of Season 2 is one of the clearest examples, forcing viewers to reconsider his behavior across the entire story.
Part 1 Suggests a Larger Season Structure
The official use of Part 1 indicates that Season 3 will not be released as one uninterrupted storyline.
Dividing the season allows the production to separate major stages of the mystery and potentially conclude the first section with another significant turning point.
The number of episodes included in Part 1 has not been confirmed through the latest announcement.
A release date for Part 2 also remains unknown.
Viewers should therefore treat August 14 as the beginning of the third season rather than the release date for its complete story.
International Streaming Details Remain Limited
The new date applies to the original Chinese release through bilibili.
Link Click has previously been distributed internationally through Crunchyroll, which streams the earlier seasons and has promoted the third season’s development.
However, the exact international release time, subtitle availability and potential dubbed versions for Season 3 Part 1 have not yet been completely detailed.
Additional regional information is expected closer to the August premiere.
What to Expect From Link Click Season 3
Season 3 is expected to focus on Lu Guang’s hidden history and the consequences of his attempt to save Cheng Xiaoshi.
Cheng will begin questioning whether his closest partner has manipulated him or whether every secret was necessary to keep him alive.
Qiao Ling must understand the power she received from Li Tianxi while defending herself from Li Tianchen.
Vein’s return and the Bahati fire will bring the events of Bridon into the present conflict, while Liu Xiao continues moving ability users toward an unknown objective.
The story may also reveal more about Cheng Xiaoshi’s parents and the origin of the powers that have shaped the lives of the central characters.
Final Thoughts
Link Click Season 3 Part 1 will premiere on August 14, 2026, finally continuing one of Chinese animation’s most suspenseful supernatural stories.
The new trailer brings back Cheng Xiaoshi, Lu Guang and Qiao Ling while introducing a much larger conflict involving Vein’s unexpected return, the Bahati fire and several characters capable of interfering with memories and time.
Qiao Ling’s awakened ability places her directly inside the supernatural battle, while Li Tianchen appears determined to recover the power associated with his deceased sister.
Most importantly, Cheng Xiaoshi is beginning to confront Lu Guang about the secrets hidden behind their partnership.
After the revelation that Lu Guang may have returned to the past to prevent Cheng’s death, Season 3 promises to finally explore how many times the timeline has changed and whether saving one person has placed everyone else in even greater danger.
