Mystery and Supernatural Novels With a Single Female Lead 悬疑，灵异类的单女主
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The Netherworld Big Shot's Sweet Wife: Have I Taken Action Today? 冥界大佬小娇妻，今日动手了没？
[Divine Power + Marriage Before Love + Adventure + Secret Identity + Ancient and Modern Romance + Sweet and Angsty] Chun Shiniang was offered up by her family as a sacrifice to the God of the Underworld. When she opened her eyes after dying, a gigantic ox head was looming before her, its bell-like eyes wide open in a sight terrifying enough to scare anyone to death. Yet the ox-headed creature spoke like a human: “Welcome, Madam, to your marriage in the Underworld.” She had thought she would have
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Lord Ghost Emperor, Your Wife Was Struck by Lightning Again 鬼帝大人，夫人又被雷劈死了
[Underworld Civil Servant] × [Unhinged Ghost Emperor VS Quirky Girl] × [Hilarious + Suspense + Devoted Love + Past and Present Lives] [Before You Read] Unhinged Ghost Emperor × Sarcastic Female Lead, past and present lives, love-triangle drama ahead A day in the life of an underworld civil servant: dealing with eccentric ghosts, investigating cold cases, and eating Granny Meng’s special dark cuisine Everyone’s got a punchline: Bai Shijiu, the chatterbox ghost official: “Xiaoman! I’ve got fanfict
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Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所
- [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm
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The Calamity Wardens' Apocalypse 压祟默示录
[Mystery and the supernatural + ensemble cast + first-person narration + Eastern mythology + Daoism] The copper coin a strange Daoist casually gave me turned out to be the legendary evil-repelling coin? Are the haunted mansion and the attacks by the walking corpses really because an evil fiend has emerged from seclusion? Or is there some other hidden truth? Is there more to the familiar New Year's Eve story than we know? Can some of the inexplicable things in modern life actually be explained? D
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Sever the Underworld Bonds, Avenge the Blood Feud, Become the City God 断阴状，复血仇，做城隍
[Alternate history, transmigration, rebirth, ancient court intrigue, resurrection in another's body] [Supernatural tales, ghost hunting and demon slaying, decisive ruthlessness, settling scores] In the Great Yin Dynasty, the Great Yin Goddess stood above the Four Directional Goddesses. Legend had it that the goddess Si Yun was already a hundred years old and the last servant of the gods. She not only possessed an unparalleled art of changing skins, which kept her youthful forever, but also used
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- 106 The Jiao Consort Returns 蛟妾归 I’m blind, born with a disability. A fortune-teller said I had to stay away from my parents or disaster would strike our whole family. The prophecy came true when I was twelve. My entire household was massacred, and I was the only one lucky enough to escape. Unexpectedly, that escape led me straight into a realm of demons and spirits, where I was surrounded by monsters and ghosts, and the underworld. During my flight, I was hunted down again and again, nearly killed, and wanted for the massacre 114Reads8.4Score—14d adds
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The Paper Servant Girl: I Extend the Young Master's Life at a Haunted Shop 纸扎丫鬟：我在诡铺替少爷续命
[Alternate Republican-era setting + regretful pursuit of a wife + powerful man lowering his head + mutually devoted couple] [Unhinged occult master x beloved concubine] [stand-in x stealing another man’s wife] [Mystery and crime-solving + occult elements + ghost hunting and demon slaying + Chinese-style horror] He sauntered over and sat down beside me. “Second Young Master, he still hasn’t given me a divorce letter. I’m still a married woman.” His large, knuckle-defined hand gripped the girl’s c
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Detective Di Renjie, Book Five 神探狄仁杰第五部
In the final years of Emperor Wu of the Tang dynasty, the capital Luoyang had finally begun to settle down. After the brilliant detective Di Renjie exposed the Burning Heaven Fire at the Shanjin Bureau, the rebellion in Youzhou, and the Blood Eagle's chain of murders, he retired from public life and settled in the Southern Market, hoping to enjoy his twilight years in peace. But when all is quiet, trouble is never far away. After a banquet in the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Li Xian suddenly fa
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- 109 The Great Song Coroner, Part Three 大宋提刑官第三部 At the end of the Southern Song, Song Ci, the founding father of Chinese forensic science, resigns from office and retreats into seclusion after losing all faith in the court. He devotes himself to completing the work of a lifetime, The Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified. But the tides of the age will not let him stand apart. Mongol cavalry rides south, and the realm is shattered. In his twilight years, Song Ci is forced to return to public life. From a corruption-murder case at the Jianyang 795Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 110 The Tang Dynasty’s Female County Magistrate 大唐女县尉 Tang Dynasty, women-focused suspense, mystery, crime-solving She is a rare female official under the laws of the Tang Dynasty. On her very first night in office, a strange case lands at her door: deep in a rainy alley, night watchman Chen San lies dead, wearing one brand-new red bridal embroidered shoe, while the other has vanished. Rumors that a “fox spirit has taken a husband” sweep through the city in an instant. 75Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Best Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site 工地最强建筑风水师
[If this caught your eye, it must be fate. Don't scroll away just yet.] This novel (campus opening + wild imagination + an expansive world) combines feng shui and the supernatural (using feng shui to weave the plot together), fantasy, magic, science fiction, parallel worlds, and time travel to the past. The pace picks up dramatically after Chapter 30, and the story strongly promotes traditional Chinese culture. Also known as From the Start with a Treasure Gourd to Help Me Destroy Demons Also kno
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The Sobbing Maitreya 哽咽的弥勒
A truly thrilling horror fantasy, with a master like Lin Zhenying guiding you through terrifying adventures, slaying demons and monsters, exploring forbidden arts, and cultivating as a demon immortal. Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop. It's pure exhilaration from beginning to end!
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- 113 The Woman in the Closet 柜子里的女人 The Woman in the Cabinet 49Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Lady Master of the Yellow Springs Express 黄泉快递的当家女先生
Plot-driven fantasy anthology | Deities undergoing tribulations × ten lifetimes of reincarnation | Spirit communication and fortune-telling | Subverting expectations | The early chapters focus on the heroine's growth. After experiencing supernatural events and schemes, she gradually uncovers more secrets about her past life and origins. Spoiler: the story is told in reverse chronological order. Take your time and enjoy!
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Girl, I Fused with a Ghost Immortal, and No One Is More Eerie Than Me 少女，融合成鬼仙没人比我更诡异
[System + Transmigration + Xuanhuan + Transmigration to a Post-Apocalyptic World + Decisive and Ruthless + Card Draws + Strange World + Invincible + Constant Leveling Up] After finally becoming a big shot in the post-apocalyptic world, Ruo Xiaomeng thought she had saved the world. But she soon discovered that this was merely the world's surface, and it shattered before her eyes. At the brink of death, the System activated transmigration automatically. An accident during the journey sent her to t
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The First Half of a Female Spirit Medium’s Life! 出马女弟子的前半生！
I’m an ordinary country girl from Northeast China. When I was 18, I learned that I was born with a connection to the immortals. I was often unwell in all sorts of ways, and I sought out many spirit mediums, hoping they could help me escape my predicament. I was cheated, but I also met kind people. This is the story of how I eventually found my way out. I decided to write this book to keep more people from being scammed. I can’t guarantee that everything I say is right, but I can guarantee that I
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The Underworld Calls Me Little Sir 阴司叫我小先生
From the day he was born, he was unlike ordinary people. He could pass freely between the worlds of the living and the dead. Whenever Hei Bai Wuchang encountered him, they would bow and step aside, respectfully addressing him as Young Master. Others said he was born with the ability to communicate with the underworld and blessed with an extraordinary fate. Only the gods of the underworld knew that behind their respect lay an unmistakable wariness. As the years passed, the events sealed away for
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- 118 The Maoshan Taoist-Buddhist Master 茅山道释 [Maoshan] + [Supernatural] + [Urban Cultivation] + [Stunning Beauties] The mighty Heavenly Emperor is reborn, only to be driven to the brink by a predatory loan contract?! In my previous life, I was Shiti Huan Yindiluo, the Heavenly Emperor. My merits complete, I should have ascended beyond the heavens, but I was ambushed by petty villains, and my divine soul fell into the mortal world! Fortunately, the power of the Sumeru Realm protected me, and I was reborn alongside a Maoshan Celestial Maste 798Reads—Score10214d adds
- 119 The Living Hell of the Immortal Realm 长生天之人间炼狱 I'm the damn heir to the title of Great Emperor, yet I've been put through hell in the mortal world. When I return to claim my throne, I'll use my blade to wash away every humiliation I've suffered! Demon Emperor, just you wait! Fifteen days in heaven, one hundred and fifty years on earth. That's more than enough time! 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Maitreya Heavenly Emperor 弥勒天帝 [Mortal cultivation + creation of the heavens and myriad worlds + fantasy + beauties galore] Citi Tianxing has already reached the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm, yet he resolutely gives up his position as sovereign over all worlds and ventures toward an even higher, unknown realm. He seeks to question the heavens: What is the meaning of cultivation? What is the purpose of creation? Follow him as he battles across the Myriad Worlds, comprehending the great mysteries of darkness, light, life, 139Reads6.2Score—14d adds
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The Enigmatic Records of Immortal Bonds 仙缘诡秘录
In northeastern China in the 1990s, anyone who wanted to become a spirit medium had to establish an altar and gain the approval of the spirits. “I'm just a girl. I don't want to become a spirit medium or set up an altar. Everyone else is approved by one spirit, but why have I got 108 spirits? Sob... There's a ghost. I'm scared...”
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Forgive the Moon 赦免月亮
[Classic Whodunit + Case-of-the-Week + Locked-Room Murders + Multiple Twists + Power Couple + Mutual Pining] To get revenge, Du Qingci kills two people, but runs into her old classmate Chu Dongping and has no choice but to become his partner. Together, they solve five cases in seven days. As they grow closer, their feelings heat up, and the killing intent draws nearer. Du Qingci: “Why does he keep looking at me? Did he spot my weakness? Is he going to silence me?” Chu Dongping: “Why does she kee
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Studying Neutrinos at the Funeral Home 我在殡仪馆研究中微子
❎ Not for the faint of heart! Five-star horror rating. I’m a college student. To ease the burden on my family, I decided to find a part-time job near campus. By chance, I spotted a faded advertisement on a utility pole nearby. The job was keeping night watch at a funeral home, and the pay was great, so I took it. On my first day, the manager told me three bizarre rules for the funeral home’s night shift: I’d be the only one working overnight; never open the door for strangers; and never get invo
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The Secret Chronicle 神秘史录
[One heroine + super-sweet daily life + slow burn + Cthulhu + all sugar, no angst?] Su Ze transmigrated. He thought he’d arrived in an ordinary cultivation world. But… Can someone tell me what’s up with this zongzi? And where did that woman in red come from? Fortunately, Su Ze had a powerful master and a cute, soft, sweet-smelling junior sister. Only, why was his little junior sister looking at him so strangely? “Big brother, don’t let any bad women steal you away.” Luo Ying held a rope, hearts
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Crossing Calamity: One Game Every Seven Days 渡厄：七日一局
A new author asks for your support. One female lead! One female lead! One female lead! Important things must be said three times. What would you do if an app suddenly appeared on your phone, impossible to uninstall, and began counting down six days? Freelance writer Lin Mo chooses to… lie flat. With an exceptionally laid-back attitude, his first thought upon seeing the bizarre app named “Du’e,” whose icon resembles a black vortex, and its bright red countdown is that “this experience could make
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The Midnight Art Studio: Paint Ghosts! Paint Ghosts! Paint Ghosts! 深夜画室：画鬼！画鬼！画鬼！
His brush sketched beautiful scenes across the paper, but in the blink of an eye, beauty transformed into the deepest horror. His paintings shifted from stillness to motion, from beauty to terror. From life to death, from human to ghost. Special effects or reality? It all happens at midnight on Big Dinosaur's livestream. Late-Night Studio: Painting ghosts! Painting ghosts! Painting ghosts! The s
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The King of Crazy Ideas: My Outlandish Notions Save the World 异常点子王：我离谱脑洞拯救世界
(Wild supernatural powers + modern suspense + infinite-loop crises + a male lead full of ingenious ideas) Failed novelist Lin Mo faces rejection after rejection, day in and day out, until his life becomes utterly miserable! An invitation to join a group called the “World Anomaly Mutual Aid Center” completely upends his painfully ordinary life. When a group member gets trapped in a seven-day time loop, Lin Mo casually suggests the absurd solution of “drinking water upside down, then jumping out t
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The Hunter of Criminals: A Bizarre Murder Case 猎罪奇案之追凶者
[Suspense + deduction + mind games + strategy + human nature] [No System, no golden finger] A series of sudden deaths in Haishi has left all the victims looking eerily rejuvenated. Detective Shen Mo leads his team in examining the scene and discovers traces of an unknown drug beneath the victims' fingernails... Their investigation points every clue toward a mysterious organization from the Republican era: the “Fan Group.” A cryptic message: Defying the laws of heaven will lead you into a land o
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The Golden Snake Appears, and the Path to Immortality Is Proven 金蛇现，证道路
[Supernatural][Cultivation][Plot][Single Female Lead][Vast Worldbuilding] Bullied and humiliated throughout his early years, he was fortunate enough to encounter a sliver of opportunity and join the Shenxiao Sect. But the sect has fallen into decline, its halls in ruins. His old grudge remains unsettled, and revenge still lies far off, as distant as a thousand cloud-wreathed mountains. The road ahead is long, and demons and monsters lurk and run rampant along the way. What awaits him is a strang
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The Divine Qilin 麒麟神相
I was born with a Qilin by my side. To save me, my grandfather peeled off his own human skin and gave it to a nine-tailed fox. That day, dead trees bloomed again, and all the beasts came to pay their respects!
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The Eerie Midnight Mirror 子夜诡镜
The scholar Chou Wuya happened upon a copy of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. The stall owner casually included an ancient bronze mirror, named Seeing the Heart. At midnight, Chou Wuya discovered that the mirror could tear apart dreams and reality, drawing him into one eerie, terrifying mirror realm after another. Every mirror realm was a supernatural ordeal with no way out. A woman named Ruoxi was sealed inside the mirror. She told Chou Wuya that every time he entered a dream, he would gai
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