Please Recommend Ghost-Hunting and Metaphysics Novels. I've Been into This Genre Lately 求捉鬼，玄学，最近爱看这一类

1. 51 驱 The Exorcist Massage Parlor 驱邪按摩店 Freewheeling Programmer,奔放的程序员、Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted My family carries on a unique art: ghost-hand massage. We specialize in massaging people possessed by evil spirits. What? You're possessed and want a massage? Sorry, my rule is that I only massage women... 62Reads8.0Score—Shelves
2. 52 王 Prince, Your Fate Says You Need Me 王爷，你命里缺我 Meow's Dried Salted Fish喵的咸鱼干Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [Two equally powerful leads, devoted to each other, utterly spoiled and cherished] She was a Shura Death God. After transmigrating, she became the daughter of a prestigious family of diviners on the Holy Spirit Continent. He was the feared Evil Prince of the empire, master of heaven and earth and arbiter of life and death. He thought he would spend his life alone, until a sham fortune-teller bewitched him and stole his heart. When they first met, Shui Qianzhu said, “Handsome, I’ve read your fort 748Reads8.8Score105Shelves

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   The first book is quite good, but the updates are very unreliable. You can add it to your favorites. The remaining three are completed and all are very good.

3. 53 大 The Grand Feng Shui Master 大相师 Feiyi匪夷Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, nine snakes crawled into my bed. Grandpa said someone was trying to steal my life. To keep me alive, he arranged an engagement for me to extend my lifespan... 8kReads9.3Score984Shelves
4. 54 恐 The Horror Heir: My Queen, It's Time to Go Live 恐怖继承人：我的女王，该直播了 Painted Skin Lady画皮娘娘Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. [One-on-one romance + strong female lead, even stronger male lead + absurd comedy + hilarious read that even timid readers can enjoy] They thought she was weak and easy to bully. Only a few people knew she had inherited a terrifying garden. The garden’s horrifying man-eating flowers, bewitching mandrakes, and corpse-scented voodoo lilies were all at her command. In short, she was not someone to mess with. Anyone who crossed her would find her inheriting their estate. 541Reads8.9Score105Shelves

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   Hilarious and entertaining, highly recommended by seasoned bookworms!!!

5. 55 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 694.2kReads9.6Score146.3kShelves
6. 56 工 The Best Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site 工地最强建筑风水师 Good Fortune Comes to the Good吉人自有天祥Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [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 2.2kReads8.3Score265Shelves

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   I recommend a thrilling campus-themed novel, a feng shui and supernatural story called "The Strongest Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site." It combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, feng shui battles, historical time travel, reincarnation, fantasy, science fiction, feng shui and supernatural phenomena, Lu Ban's techniques, Mohist mechanical arts, Gu poison, and corpse driving. It is written from the perspective of architecture students and building engineers about feng shui and supernatural events. It is currently being serialized on Tomato Novel Network!

7. 57 坟 I Set a Stool by the Grave and Overheard the Wrong Gossip, Then Slapped Him Across the Face 坟前摆凳吃错瓜，反手给他一嘴巴 Luo Xiaoyao骆小妖Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance + Metaphysics + Supernatural + Satisfying Revenge + Lighthearted + Playing the Fool to Catch the Enemy Off Guard] Jiang Nanshu, the only child at Changqing Temple, went down the mountain to earn a living after the college entrance exams. Penniless, she discovered that a funeral home was hiring night watchmen for 800 yuan a night. The only requirement was an exceptionally strong birth chart. Jiang Nanshu eagerly raised her hand. “Me, me, me!” Even if a corpse rose in the middle of 22.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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   Except for the first book, which is male-oriented, the rest are female-oriented novels. In the first book, the female lead is a thousand-year-old ghost who is very powerful from the start, while the male lead grows stronger step by step. The third and fourth books are particularly noteworthy in their plot development and character personalities; the third book even has a romantic pairing. The last book is decent but without any major flaws.

8. 58 满EN Reborn at Max Level: An Obscure Celebrity Becomes a Top Star Through a Horror Variety Show 满级重生：糊咖靠恐怖综艺成顶流 The Mountain Speaks Not, Twelve山不语十二Two Male Leads744k WordsCompleted [Showbiz livestream + lighthearted supernatural thrills + sweet romance] [Two male leads: the bottom is strong and crazy, the top is a clingy, scheming sweetheart] Jiang Nuo is hated across the internet. He has the looks to match his acting skills, and his only fans are antis. The one thing no one can find fault with is his face, so stunning it seems like Nuwa showed off when she made it. After dying, he was thrown into an infinite world of deadly challenges. He endured countless trials, reached 7.9kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves

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   These are all dramas with two male leads, and they're all very good!

9. 59 提 The Clue System: No Criminal Can Escape 提示线索系统之犯罪分子无处可逃 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery370k WordsCompleted (Urban crime investigation + System + mystery and deduction + team investigations.) The protagonist, Song Mozhou, unexpectedly awakens a System that provides clues to criminal cases. Follow along as he solves one baffling case after another with the System’s help. This is a pure crime-solving novel, with no romance, featuring a series of standalone cases. All cases and characters in this book are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Here’s hoping you’ll enj 264Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Crime investigation novel, system novel, episodic case solving. Readers who enjoy this genre should check it out.

10. 60 鬼 Ghost: This Vital Energy Packs a Punch 鬼：这真气有力气 Li Zhengyang of Yemo Island耶莫岛的李正阳Mystery81k WordsOngoing Awakening in the middle of the night, Qiu Zhen discovered that he was sharing a bed with a blood-faced ghost, while his roommates had already been slaughtered. In desperation, he threw a punch and shattered the vengeful spirit. This is written in third person. The tags can't be changed after the contract is signed. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Zhu Jiao has the ability, but not much.

11. 61 和 After I Dumped My Jerk Ex, a Powerful Figure from the Underworld Set Their Sights on Me 和渣男分手后，冥界大佬盯上我 Moonrise at Dawn月上微晓Two Male Leads711k WordsCompleted Two male leads + mystery and the supernatural + solving cases + powerful leads + satisfying revenge The sweet young love of college couldn't withstand reality. For the sake of a bright future, his boyfriend cheated on him and left without hesitation. Think he's just a college student working a part-time job? That's only because you haven't seen him at night, transformed into the director of the Special Events Investigation Bureau, judging yin and yang, deciding life and death, fighting evil spir —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 非 The Abnormal Female Celestial Master 非正常女天师 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery5.8M WordsCompleted Everyone says foreigners are superstitious. If they bully you, all you have to do is mutter strange things and wave your hands at them, and you can scare them off. After Wan Sui was set up by her own family and stranded abroad, she faced a gang of thugs. She copied Uncle Jiu from the movies and made a few hand seals. To her surprise, they really did run away in terror. Someone looking for a bit of excitement recorded the scene and posted it back home. Wan Sui became an overnight sensation online 9.7kReads8.9Score886Shelves

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    The story of the unconventional female exorcist is so-so at the beginning, but the later plot is particularly engaging, with very original and fresh side stories.

13. 63 女 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
14. 64 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, I Sponsored Grandpa's Underworld Startup 直播算命：开局赞助爷爷地府创业 Osmanthus of August, Gui'an八月桂安Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Showbiz] A metaphysical master fails her tribulation and wakes up in the body of a universally hated, C-list villainess. To pay off her breach-of-contract fees, Ji He starts livestreaming fortune-telling. A viewer with dark circles under his eyes calls in: “Streamer, why do I dream every night that my grandpa is telling me to burn joss paper?” Ji He: “Your grandpa's starting a business down below. He's short on cash.” Viewer: “...” On 44.2kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves
15. 65 团 The Beloved Real Heiress Is a Master of the Occult 团宠真千金是玄学大佬 Cloud Dumpling云饺饺Modern Romance754k WordsCompleted Jiang Yizhi had lived in the countryside for eighteen years when she was suddenly told she was actually the daughter of a wealthy family. The family had come looking for a country bumpkin like her because they needed her to marry a husband in a vegetative state. Everyone waited for Jiang Yizhi to make a fool of herself, only to discover that this country girl was more like a proper young lady than the capital’s own elite. The Jiang family: “We heard Jiang Yizhi only has a high school diploma?” J 31Reads5.8Score—Shelves
16. 66 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 702Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Do you really understand your family and friends? Perhaps they aren't human at all, maybe they're demons! If it weren't for a special forces soldier participating in a highly classified mission, none of this would have been known to the world…

17. 67 特 Special Affairs Bureau, Division Nine: The Nanhai Monster Uprising 特殊事物处理九科之南海妖乱 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Mystery540k WordsCompleted Do you really know the friends around you? The coworkers around you? Your own family? Do you~ know this world? Maybe the people you know, the ones you've met and fallen in love with, aren't human at all~~~ They're demons~! If it weren't for one extraordinary mission, none of this would ever have come to light. And if it weren't for the people who silently stood guard, the Jiuying Sect might already have severed the dragon veins and destroyed our nation's fortune of ten thousand years... 143Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Do you truly understand your colleagues? Do you understand your classmates and relatives? Perhaps the person you know best, the one you've lived with for years, isn't even human! In this world, humans and demons coexist! Demons live among you in various ways! 'They' could be the pancake vendor, or they could be your boss! If it weren't for a top-tier special forces soldier who, during a highly classified mission, awakened his family's bloodline in the chaos and subsequently joined a special national organization, perhaps all of this would never have been known to the world…

18. 68 傅 Mr. Fu, Your Wife Has Gone Fortune-Telling on the Street Again and Again 傅总，您夫人又又又去摆摊算命了 Mu Fufeng木抚风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + comedy + wish fulfillment] After her master passes away, mystic prodigy Lin Xi comes down from the mountains to set up a fortune-telling stall, earning money while searching for her fiancé. “Master, when will my son meet his destined woman?” Lin Xi: “There’s no destined woman, but there is a destined man.” “Master, I keep dreaming about a ghost. Please get rid of it for me.” Lin Xi: “The ghost is your father. You’ve been visiting the wrong grave. He 64.9kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves

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    Surprisingly good! A genius metaphysician and a super-rich, doting CEO, a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love! The female lead is a powerhouse—a metaphysical genius Lin Xi, skilled in fortune-telling, ghost hunting, zombie fighting, silliness, and pure love. Descending the mountain to prolong her life, she sets up a fortune-telling stall, searching for a fiancé with auspicious purple energy. Despite her immense power, she's a complete novice in love. The male lead, the head of the Fu Group, who has always been aloof from women, unexpectedly marries a charlatan. Faced with an arranged marriage by his elders, the domineering CEO not only doesn't resist but falls in love…and he's also a complete novice in love…

19. 69 秘 Secret Art: I Transmigrate and Fight to Survive in a Bizarre World 秘法穿越:我在诡异世界极限逃生 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常14k WordsCompleted Secret Art Transmigration: My Extreme Escape in a World of the Uncanny 95Reads—Score—Shelves

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20. 70 我 My Years Selling Buddhist Amulets in Thailand 我在泰国卖佛牌的那几年 Ghost Shopkeeper鬼店主Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted A lot of people believe in ghosts, and a lot of people don't. Before I went to Thailand, I was just a broke nobody. But then I somehow started selling Buddhist amulets... You didn't know there were ghosts inside them? 10.4kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
21. 71 灵 Hearse 灵车 Wild Goose Before the Hall堂前雁Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted A hearse is a vehicle used to transport coffins or urns. You could also call it a vehicle exclusively for the dead. I was a bus driver for four years, and for all four years I kept a secret bottled up inside. Now I'll tell you firsthand about the terrifying things that happen on trains, things you don't know about. Maybe you've never heard of hearses being converted into buses, but the buses you've ridden may not have carried only the living... 1.5kReads8.0Score131Shelves
22. 72 我 My Years at the Crematorium 我在火葬场的那些年 Little Qiqi小七七Mystery578k WordsCompleted Are only the dead kept in the morgue? Are only corpses cremated in the incinerator? When a crematorium security guard sees someone burning paper offerings in the middle of the night, are they really for the dead, or are they for the living? A deep dive into the shocking crematorium incident that made headlines! 838Reads7.2Score101Shelves
23. 73 我 I Am a Taoist 我是一个道士 Deng Sen邓森Mystery409k WordsCompleted I'm a freak who combines the traits of a ghost, a virgin boy, and a star of ill fortune, and I also possess yin-yang eyes. I join a cursed Daoist sect. Watch as I struggle to make my way along the path of cultivation while bearing this curse. 159Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The last three books are by the same author, published consecutively.

24. 74 考 After Passing the Civil Service Exam, a Mage Tricked Me into Catching Ghosts 考编上岸后，我被法师骗去抓鬼 Explosive Fire Roast爆炸火烧Mystery134k WordsOngoing [Supernatural powers + spirit mediums + divination + disciple of a bodhisattva + ghost hunting] This entire novel is told through my personal experiences. I’ve simply recorded all the supernatural events I’ve experienced, witnessed, and encountered over the years. Readers can decide for themselves whether they’re true or not. 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book! The female lead is a psychic, and the male lead is a Taoist priest—it's amazing!

25. 75 末 The Last Feng Shui Master 末代风水师 The Mountain-Moving Daoist搬山道人Mystery2.8M WordsCompleted The names in this story are fictional, but there is no need to doubt that the events are real. In recent years, posts and essays by feng shui masters have appeared countless times on all kinds of forums, some true and some false. I really don't want fabricated stories to lead people astray in their understanding of yin-yang and feng shui, so I have written under a pseudonym about the winding experiences of a feng shui master. I hope to give everyone a whole new understanding of this mysterious a 242Reads8.1Score102Shelves
26. 76 民 Folktales of the Mountains and Wilds 民间山野怪谈 Ma Nanshan马南山Mystery959k WordsCompleted The hidden truths behind ten major unsolved mysteries, revealing a host of terrifying taboos that will send chills down your spine! 14.5kReads9.1Score960Shelves
27. 77 我 I’m the Beloved Favorite of the Underworld 我在地府当团宠 Turn the Horse and Shake the Spear回马抖枪Modern Romance981k WordsCompleted What does a paper effigy shop sell? Anything you can think of, and plenty you can’t. Protecting your home in the afterlife, dispelling evil energy, you name it... Exorcising demons and catching ghosts, no problem... Attracting good fortune and romance, a piece of cake... When rival practitioners show up to claim our territory and start a fight? Then we’ll just have to bang the incense burner, call our parents, and bring out our family connections. We’ve never backed down from a battle of fathers 119Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    This is super good! Everyone in the underworld is related to the female lead, and the male lead is adored by the king.

28. 78 麻 The Master of Ma Yi Divination 麻衣相师 Peach Blossom Ferry桃花渡Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted My great-uncle had all kinds of abilities. One day, he told me he’d buried a treasure for me in a feng shui paradise… 28.1kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
29. 79 队 Captain, You Can't Let Your Image Crumble 队长她人设不能崩 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted The other team captains in the Southwest Branch say: “The captain of Team Seven is a big shot, a real oddball big shot.” The other people in the Southwest Branch say: “Team Seven’s captain is a big shot, and a seriously good-looking one.” The other branches say: “There’s a big shot at the Southwest Branch, a real freak.” The head of the Southwest Branch says: “If a big shot isn’t weird and good-looking, can you even call them a big shot? No way!” The ghosts and monsters who have been dealt with 1.3kReads9.3Score178Shelves

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    This book is super good. It's short, the plot doesn't drag, and both the male and female leads are strong.

30. 80 震 Shocking! The Metaphysics Master Can Hear People's Thoughts 震惊！玄学大佬被读心了 Yellow Peach Tutu黄桃土土Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + mind-reading + lighthearted] After graduating with a law degree, Xia Wange, heir to a Daoist sect, sees a wheelchair shimmering with purple energy at a car crash site. Born unable to gather energy, she can’t bring herself to leave the wheelchair alone. [I’ll carry this wheelchair off and borrow the energy on it to draw talismans. Then I’ll be the undisputed goddess of the supernatural world!] Lu Qiu, the CEO still trapped in the wreckage, inexpli 362.7kReads9.5Score73.6kShelves

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    🌿This is hilarious! [Laughing] Xia Wange, a law school graduate who claims to believe in science, secretly engages in feudal superstitions. The story begins with him digging up graves! [Crying with laughter] He's the legal representative of a business called "Honest Little Shop," specializing in: fortune telling, feng shui grave relocation, name selection, house cleaning, express delivery, and civil litigation.

31. 81 大 The Three-Year-Old Little Aunt of Her Grown Nephews Is Determined to Be a Villain 大侄子们的三岁小姑立志做反派 Cute Guy萌汉子Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Sweet, Adorable, and Dotingly Romantic! If it's not doting, I'll eat a keyboard on livestream!] Little Rou Rou was reborn as an adorable three-and-a-half-year-old girl, and overnight she gained sixteen grown nephews. Her eldest nephew, a criminal police officer: “My little grandaunt is so adorable again.” A hapless ghost who'd been on the run for three years before finally getting caught sobbed: “Who says she's cute? She doesn't even spare ghosts, you little menace!” Her third nephew, a God 8.3kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    This book, this book, this book, this book—all feature a female protagonist who is both cool and sweet when she's catching ghosts. !!

32. 82 道 The Taoist Temple Goes Bankrupt! The Little Taoist Heads Down the Mountain to Seek His Childhood Friend 道观破产！小道士下山投奔竹马 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted [This story is entirely fictional. The setting is imaginary, so please don’t take it seriously!] Master said Jian Xi was born to make a living from the occult! Of the Five Afflictions and Three Deprivations, Jian Xi had two! Of widowhood, spinsterhood, orphanhood, and disability, she had orphanhood! That’s right, she was an orphan, taken in as a child! Of the Three Deprivations, she had poverty! That’s right, she could never save money, and she wasn’t allowed to have any! Sure enough, Master tra 22.6kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
33. 83 从 Peach Xiaoyao Fell from the Sky, and CEO Chi Took Her Home 从天而降的桃小夭被迟总捡回了家 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted Tao Yao, a profound arts prodigy who appeared once in ten thousand years, was struck by the lightning tribulation she faced while ascending and sent to the modern world! Falling from the sky, Tao Yao crashed straight onto a limited-edition Rolls-Royce. She was stunned! The car door opened. Tao Yao looked up, and the moment she saw him, she was completely mesmerized. “Young master, you're so handsome!” Chi Yanzhou: “...” Lately, rumors have been circulating in the upper circles of A City tha 5kReads9.3Score620Shelves

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    These, these, these are all

34. 84 谢 Mr. Xie, Behave Yourself! I’m Your Grandpa’s Ancestor 谢总请自重！我可是你爷爷的老祖 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Sweet Romance + Powerful Male Lead + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Sweet and Spicy] [The ‘Resurrected’ Ancestress + World-Weary CEO] Everyone knows that the patriarchs of Jinghai City’s four great families all came from the Xuanyue Temple. Though the temple has long since closed, every year on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, they still return to offer incense to their Ancestress. This year was no exception. But just as they lit the incense, they saw the golden statue of t 1.2kReads8.8Score154Shelves
35. 85 阴 The Underworld Messenger Sees Her and Runs: The Young Lady Is Alive 阴差见她转头就跑：大小姐活了 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted Lately, everyone in the neighborhood has been talking about how Luo Chuan, the “handsome but tragic” guy, brought home a stunning young woman. But there seems to be something wrong with her head. What normal person sees a stranger and immediately says, “There’ll be a fire in your home at noon today”? Well, now they had a walking disaster and a girl who wasn’t right in the head. This was going to be quite a show. But they never imagined they’d be witnessing a very different kind of spectacle. The 4.1kReads9.3Score594Shelves
36. 86 我 I Just Want to Be a Slacker, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 我只想当咸鱼，偏偏要我玩惊悚 Mu Xi Fanyin沐溪梵音25k WordsCompleted All I Want Is to Be a Couch Potato, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short horror/thriller story where a small-town girl experiences a series of supernatural events, and her college roommates all suffer from sleep paralysis. The plot is fast-paced and you'll finish reading it quickly!

37. 87 什 What? The Dog I Raised by Telling Fortunes Turned Into a Human 什么？我靠算命养的狗它变成人了 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + Fortune-Telling + Ghost-Hunting + Power Fantasy + Comedy] Li Luo unexpectedly transmigrated into the future. Right after arriving, she fell into a sewer. Luckily, a stray dog found someone to rescue her. From then on, she decided to take good care of her “canine benefactor.” If she had a bowl of instant noodles, then it would definitely get some noodle soup too! But why has this dog gotten more and more “human” since it took a nap? Never mind. She’ll just keep it for now! B 1.2kReads8.9Score203Shelves
38. 88 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Bouncing Around in the Gossip Fields Every Day! 直播算命：天天在瓜田里蹦跶！ A Cowering Introvert蜷缩的社恐Modern Romance496k WordsCompleted [No romance + episodic stories + the supernatural + livestreaming + transmigrate into a book + fortune-telling, face-reading, and ghost-catching] The moment Meng Sheng opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into a book and taken the place of a cannon-fodder character with the same name. But what greeted her was a suitcase drifting down the river, wrapped in layer upon layer of shackles, with a ghost floating above it... Meng Sheng: “Same old rhythm, same old feeling! Even the ghosts look quite a 10.6kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    This is it! No romance, the female lead can catch ghosts, read faces, and tell fortunes. Sisters who like that kind of thing can check it out. It has a high rating too. [Heart][heart][heart]

39. 89 恐 Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 821Reads—Score109Shelves

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    Skyscrapers replace ancient houses, and eerie schemes lurk in the streets and alleys. Paper dolls, ghost marriages, haunted houses, vengeful spirits... Chinese supernatural phenomena have shed their rural roots and infiltrated the bustling city. An old Taoist priest enters the world with his two disciples, using thunder seals to suppress evil spirits, subdue demons, and slay souls. All malevolent forces are cut down by Taoist magic.

40. 90 我 I Pledged Myself to a Slacker, and the Metaphysics Master’s Secret Identity Was Exposed 我与咸鱼画押，玄学大佬马甲被扒 Oolong Milk Cap Tea奶盖乌龙茶Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [No romance + mysticism + a cast of lovable goofballs + spiritual qi revival + a little wish fulfillment + secret identities + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite] Gu Juanyan transmigrates into a novel about secret identities as a fake heiress side character with her brain in her backside. All she does is court death and give the heroine chances to face-slap her. After learning her situation, Gu Juanyan decides to keep out of trouble and live like a lazy fish. She had hoped to coast t 14.8kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves

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    All three are good books; they're about ghost hunting and metaphysics, the female lead is exceptionally beautiful, and there's no romantic pairing.

41. 91 柜 The Woman in the Closet 柜子里的女人 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Woman in the Cabinet 55Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 黄 Weasel Spirit! Do I Look Like a Human or a God to You? 黄皮子！你看我像人还是像神？ China's Famous Double Standard中国驰名双标Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted No specialist knowledge here, just a story. [A little horror + a whole lot of comedy + no female lead, no romance] When I was a kid, I took a nighttime shortcut and saw a weasel worshipping the moon. Remembering a story my grandma had told me, I worried it might ask me to grant it a title, so, on a whim, I shouted at it first: “Weasel! Do I look more like a person or a god to you?” The weasel froze for a moment, then said I looked like a dumbass! But from that day on, I really did become an idio 30.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    Check out this book! I highly recommend it! It's a suspenseful supernatural story where a weasel spirit helps me catch ghosts, and it's also a bit funny. No romantic pairing, no female lead. [Thumbs up]

43. 93 黄 Meng Po of the Yellow Springs 黄泉孟婆 Phantom Cloud2幻云2Mystery494k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas records that humans have three hun and seven po souls. After death, the soul is called a ghost, and the road to the underworld passes over the Bridge of Helplessness. In a stretch of yellow sand a thousand li before the bridge stands a bamboo hut, where a woman of the Meng clan lives. She brews a bowl of soup called Meng Po Soup. Drink it, and you may enter the underworld and be reborn. 53Reads—Score106Shelves

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    These books are all related to ghosts and monsters.

44. 94 凶 The Haunted Cabinet Opens by Itself Every Night, Long Hair Drags People Inside 凶柜夜夜自开，青丝缠人拖入柜 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常18k WordsCompleted The sinister cabinet opens by itself every night, and strands of black hair coil around people and drag them inside. 33Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 玄 The Metaphysics Taoist Nun Has Sealed Off Her Heart, Leaving Her Brothers in Tears 玄学道姑水泥封心，哥哥们哭惨了 Rong Zhenzhen容真真Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + sweet romance + exes groveling for her] The animated adaptation, “The Little Taoist Sister Comes Down the Mountain: The Real and Fake Heiresses,” is available on the Hongguo app. The little Taoist Lingya had lived deep in a temple for eighteen years. One day, after rescuing someone, she went viral online. The whole internet mistakenly became convinced she lived in a doghouse, which even brought her a billionaire father! Her billionaire father was heartbroken: “The Su family has we 25.2kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    These are all my absolute favorite metaphysical novels, but the first and third ones both have romantic pairings. The first and second ones both involve live streaming, while the third one involves cooperation with the government. The government has a special unit, and the female protagonist directly enters and develops within that unit. I absolutely love this type of story!

46. 96 邪 Demons, Begone: The Female Celestial Master Is Bold and Powerful 邪魔退散：女天师又飒又强 Liu Yuebanshiye刘月半是也Mystery552k WordsCompleted Half a bowl of clear water reflects heaven and earth; a single spirit talisman subdues ghosts and evil. There are no gods three feet above your head, and seven hesitant steps take you back to the human world. Lin Qiaoqiao is reborn in another world as a bold, powerful female celestial master. 85Reads8.3Score—Shelves
47. 97 道 Taoist, Spare Us! Zombies, Ghosts, and Monsters Are Freaking Out! 道士请饶命，僵尸鬼妖慌麻了！ Scorpio Water Demon天蝎水妖Mystery274k WordsCompleted [Supernatural] [Feng Shui and Folk Customs] [Ghost Hunting and Corpse Suppression] [Transmigration] [No System] Chen Yang, a Taoist who used to sweep temple floors, transmigrates to a world without Taoist priests and discovers that he has become the village idiot tasked with guarding the village. The village chief says, "My dead father is causing too much trouble. You have to get in the coffin and keep him company!" Chen Yang replies, "Trouble? That's right up my alley. I'll have your dad settle 107Reads—Score121Shelves

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    Chinese supernatural horror, single female lead, male lead with high IQ, transmigrates to a world without Taoist priests, becomes a Taoist immortal, exorcises evil spirits, practices feng shui, catches ghosts and eliminates zombies. I've finished reading the first few stories, they're wonderful!

48. 98 我 I Tell Fortunes, You Go to Jail, and the Police Station’s Performance Is 666 我算命，你进狱，警局业绩666 Rain in the Empty Mountains空山雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + fortune-telling + metaphysics + ghost hunting + no romance + satisfying read + goofy humor + everyone’s favorite] Shi Yi spent fifteen hundred years making her way in the underworld. At last, just as Emperor Fengdu’s term was about to end, he waved his hand and sent her back to the human world. Before she left, seeing as she was returning to the human world for the first time, Emperor Fengdu took pity on her and sent her off with two bills of underworld currency. Shi Yi: ... Ret 15.5kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
49. 99 阴 The Underworld Has Arrived: Even the King of Hell Has to Step Aside 阴司驾到：冥王也得靠边站 Sang Sangjiu桑桑玖Modern Romance531k WordsCompleted [Strong male lead vs. strong female lead, one-on-one romance, feel-good, supernatural, ghost-hunting, taking down scumbags] Gu Shuhan is the underworld’s only female spirit official. She can travel freely between eight thousand worlds, and in her spare time, she catches a few little ghosts. Life is carefree and pleasant enough. But then she meets Du Qin, a woman with absolutely no emotional intelligence... “Wifey, you’ve ruined my good name! You have to marry me to make it right!” “Get lost.” “W 92Reads8.7Score—Shelves
50. 100 玄 The Mystic Queen Returns and Turns the Ghost Realm Upside Down 玄学女王回归后，炸翻鬼界 Galaxy Dream星河梦Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + redemption + ghost hunting] Lu Chi, a gifted young man, loses his sight and becomes paralyzed in a car accident. Everyone tramples on and humiliates him, and he grows dark and twisted. Ye Qing, a grandmaster of metaphysics, comes to repay a debt of gratitude. She treats his illness, treats him kindly, and gives him all the tenderness she can. His pale, frightening face turns toward her. “What do you want?” Ye Qing smiles brightly. “I want you to be well.” In an instant, all the em 8.1kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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