Supernatural Novels: Cowards Stay Away (Rated 9.5 or Higher) 灵异书籍，胆小勿进。（9.5分以上）

1. 701 阴 Wayfarer Between Yin and Yang 阴阳行者 Taoist Master Le You乐由道长Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The ultimate truths of heaven and earth are two: death and parting, and the way between yin and yang. I protect the living in the world of light, driving out evil and subduing demons until every specter is vanquished. I guide the dead across the Yellow Springs, and set foot upon the Bridge of Helplessness without hesitation. A traveler between the realms of yin and yang, I bear the balance of life and death on my shoulders. Have you ever seen an old sheep knock at your door, or a paper figure sp 278Reads5.6Score—Shelves
2. 702 睡 Creepy Bedtime Stories 睡前诡故事 Two by the Roadside路边两条Mystery75k WordsCompleted All place names, people, and events in this story are fictional. Please don't try to identify them with real-life people or events. The material comes from things I've heard here and there, and is meant purely for entertainment. Thank you, everyone. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The king of short horror stories!

3. 703 新 A Fox's Claw Marks Appeared on the Bride's Back on Our Wedding Night 新婚夜，新娘背上现出狐伤 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学48k WordsCompleted On their wedding night, a fox-shaped wound appears on the bride's back. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 704 死 After Death, My Wife Preserved My Corpse, and I Evolved from a Zombie 死后被妻子养尸，我从僵尸进化 The Classic of Mountains and Seas Courier山海经搬运工Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Zombies + Corpse-Raising + Corpse-Driving + Body Retrieval + Folk Customs + Romance + Ancient Mythology + Classic of Mountains and Seas] (Volumes 1–7: After I died, my wife raised my corpse, transforming me from a zombie into the Ancestral Corpse.) (Volume 8: After my wife died, I raised her corpse, transforming her from a zombie into a female drought demon.) In my previous life, my wife was the Yellow Emperor's daughter. She died after being sacrificed to the gods, and I raised her corpse unti 31.7kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves

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   How about giving this a try? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more captivating it becomes! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics make it an absolute must-read this year.

5. 705 我 My Midnight Livestream Room 我的午夜直播间 I'm Really Having a Hard Time我真是太难了Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted An unconventional livestream. A turning point in fate. Welcome to the Midnight Livestream. Here you'll find not only expedition streams unlike anything you've ever seen, but also a place where souls are kept in captivity, beyond anything you could imagine. 1.2kReads8.2Score108Shelves
6. 706 我 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times with the Fuying Hall's Legacy 我带着伏英馆法脉穿越古代 Lu He Is Here陆河在此Mystery260k WordsOngoing Ghost hunting, exorcism, wuxia, ensemble cast, no System. The protagonist is a disciple of the Liuren Fuying Hall who has only recently started learning the arts and rarely applies himself. When his teacher takes on a mission, he transmigrates to another world in ancient times, setting off a series of events involving the supernatural, the martial world, and the rise and fall of dynasties. As the saying goes, when a nation is on the brink of collapse, demons and evil spirits are sure to emerge! 263Reads—Score132Shelves

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   It's very good if you can accept the first-person perspective.

7. 707 冷 Six Years in the Cold Palace: I Nurtured an Emperor for the Ages with My Life 冷宫六年，我以命养出千古明君 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学Ancient Romance26k WordsCompleted Six Years in the Cold Palace, I Nurtured an Eternal Wise Ruler with My Life 5Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 708 开 Opening the Road to the Underworld 开冥路 Smoke and People Along the Qin Frontier秦塞人烟Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, no female lead, not much of a power fantasy, first-person narration, a slightly slow start. If you don't mind, please be patient. My new book, "Nine Divinations Out of Ten Are Wrong", is the second installment of this story.] My name is Sui Xiaotian. I'm a guide. But I only guide those who die unnatural deaths. An unnatural death is a bitter consequence brought about by bad karma. After death, the great temples won't accept you, and the small temples won't keep you. You become a lon 12.5kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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   Don't worry about the ratings; they're not real. The book's premise is quite novel: the protagonist is a guide who leads the way for those who died unjustly at night, and he faces a major calamity at the age of 19. The plot is captivating, natural, and not at all idiotic! The only downside is that it's not finished yet. The author is also very approachable and will likely reply to your comments.

9. 709 1 Apartment 18 18号公寓 Mo Wangchuan莫辋川Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Lin Shen has no idea why he’s in an unfamiliar apartment building. Outside, nothing but endless thick fog surrounds it. The building doesn’t appear on any map, and no one has ever heard of it. Inside are countless rooms. The place is eerily quiet most of the time, though strange sounds can occasionally be heard. The management office, with no one in sight, continues to operate normally day after day. Lin Shen wants to escape and return to his ordinary, boring life. But there is only one way out. 4.4kReads8.4Score617Shelves
10. 710 芦 Clear Words Hidden in Reed Leaves, Carried on the Wind for Twenty Years 芦叶藏清词，风吹二十年 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学Marriage & Romance22k WordsCompleted Pure Words Hidden in Reed Leaves, Carried by the Wind for Twenty Years 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 711 恐 The Terrifying Online Celebrity 恐怖女网红 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted Ning Ruoyu is bullied and framed by the people closest to her. To stay alive, she has no choice but to catch ghosts for money. She never expected to become an online sensation with tens of millions of followers... During the new-book period, there will be one update a day until the story reaches 30,000 words, posted at noon. After that, there will be two updates 3.2kReads9.1Score357Shelves
12. 712 隆 The Longqing Murders: A Scholar's Wrongful Conviction, and I Set His Spirit Wife Straight 隆庆奇案：秀才冤狱，我判灵妻归正 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学11k WordsCompleted The Longqing Mystery: A Scholar's Wrongful Imprisonment, I Rule That His Spirit Wife Be Set Right —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 713 在 I Am a Female Sorcerer 在下女术师 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted The night Bai Zhou returned home to inherit the funeral-clothing shop, someone tried to murder her... From the moment she came back from the dead, she was swept up in one eerie, chilling case after another. A dead old woman wandering through a funeral hall; vengeful spirits who died violent deaths scrambling to find substitutes; a sinister temple in the mountains where people are killed; evil spirits crying out for justice during a performance of Judge Bao... Watch Bai Zhou learn the Taoist Five 18.1kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
14. 714 我 I Didn't Kill My Best Friend, But He Did Die Because of Me 我没动手杀挚友，但他确实因我凉透了 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学Historical13k WordsCompleted I didn't kill my best friend, but he did end up dead because of me. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 715 怪 Strange Tales Livestream 怪谈直播间 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted The sound of meat being chopped eerily echoes through a bun shop in the dead of night. The passengers on the last bus all have the same face. On a freezing, rainy night, someone wearing funeral clothes wanders the streets... The Strange Tales livestream takes you deep into the hidden side of this world! 13.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
16. 716 灵 The Supernatural Constable Gu Tiandao 灵异捕快古天刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Mystery630k WordsOngoing The winding smoke of everyday life rises through the city's urban villages, concealing countless human joys and sorrows, while wronged spirits of the dead roam the streets. Gu Tiandao, a food delivery rider, unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with spirits and ends up moonlighting as a paranormal detective. He has to keep up with the rent, deliver food, and put up with his station manager exploiting him, all while handling one bizarre case after another: unjustly dead spirits, lingeri 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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17. 717 洪 Hongwu's Wrath: A Lowly Clerk Defies Heaven, Three Hundred Households Lose Their Heads 洪武怒：小吏抗天，三百户枭首 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学Historical30k WordsCompleted Hongwu's Fury: A Petty Official Defies Heaven, Three Hundred Households Beheaded —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 718 抓 Ghostbusting with Nothing but a Silver Tongue 抓鬼全靠一张嘴 Never Picky About Food从来不挑食Mystery741k WordsCompleted [Unconventional Ghost-Hunting + Mystery and Deduction + Supernatural + Comedy + Bickering Couple + Suitable for the Fainthearted + Romance!!] Blurb One: Have you ever seen someone perform an exorcism entirely by running their mouth? Have you ever seen someone fight ghosts by spitting at them? Have you ever heard spells that are all tongue twisters? No? Then come on in and take a look. The ultimate trash-talking champion, undefeated in arguments, insulting people when they’re around and gho 3kReads9.0Score436Shelves
19. 719 绝 The Tang Banner in the Far Reaches 绝域唐旗 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学Historical21k WordsCompleted The Tang Banner in the Forbidden Lands 1Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 720 宗 The Sect’s Beloved Little Junior Sister: The Max-Level Expert Comes Down the Mountain 宗门团宠小师妹：满级大佬下山了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩6k WordsCompleted The Sect's Beloved Little Junior Sister: A Max-Level Expert Comes Down from the Mountain 13Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 721 地 The Underground Secret Vault 地下秘藏 Ye Ren夜任Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted Two thousand years ago, Xiang Yu plundered the Qin Mausoleum and left behind a mysterious underground treasure. In 1998, a once-in-a-century flood submerged the city of Xuzhou and completely changed my ordinary life. I am the last witness to the White Jade Chi Dragon in this era, the keeper of the secret of those who stepped from the treasure into the world of immortality. A dragon’s heart, an immortal herb, the transfer of souls. The Overlord’s treasure, the Isles of Penglai, the polar continen 1.8kReads8.6Score217Shelves

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    These are all good, it's just a pity about the taboo in the human world, it's a bit of a shame, sob.

22. 722 逍 A Carefree Fairy Descends to Earth and Takes the Internet Giants by Storm 逍遥仙女下凡，卷爆互联网大厂 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学Urban23k WordsCompleted A carefree fairy descends to earth and takes the internet giants by storm 4Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 723 沃 Gold Grows from Fertile Soil: He Returns to the Countryside 沃土生金：禾归乡野 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩12k WordsCompleted Golden Harvests from Fertile Soil: Grain Returns to the Countryside 25Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 724 无 An Unmarked Lonely Grave 无名孤坟 Mr. Ye叶先生Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted My grandfather buried my mother by our front door. Every night after that, a woman would stand outside our house... 1.1kReads8.8Score101Shelves

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    These three books are among the best I've ever listened to. Since finishing them, I've listened to countless other books, but none have quite captured the essence of these three.

25. 725 花 Divine Detective of Huadu: Touch a Corpse and Identify the Killer 花都神探：碰触尸体就能锁定凶手 Qian Ye Linyi千夜林一Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing A distant cousin's story in The Long Night [Crime-Solving + Deduction + Episodic + Not a Power Fantasy] Ten years ago, Lin Er was wrongly convicted of murder and sent to prison. Now that he’s out, is history about to repeat itself? No! I’m not the same person I was ten years ago... Serial murders, family massacres, poisonings, dismemberments, mountain god cases... There’s no case I can’t solve! Wait, how did you become a brilliant detective after ten years in prison? Heh, did you think I wasted 29.7kReads8.2Score2.5kShelves
26. 726 中 Chinese-Style Horror Stories 中式恐怖小说 Xiang Sansan Bei向三三北Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely amazing! Every story is so captivating.

27. 727 笺 Ink and Tang Style: The Biography of Xue Tao 笺染唐风：薛涛传 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学21k WordsCompleted Ink on Silk, Tang-Era Style: The Story of Xue Tao 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 728 三 Three Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, Today I Lay Down My Armor and Return to the Sect 三年赘婿，今日卸甲归宗 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩11k WordsCompleted Three Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, Today I Lay Down My Armor and Return to the Sect 14Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 729 第 The Ninth Secret Bureau 第九守秘局 The One Surnamed Yi姓易的Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted “If we want the people of this world to live in the sunlight and keep their sanity, then we must keep secret the things they were never meant to know.” “Because the moment they see those terrifying beings that defy all known science and truly discover how horrifying this world is... believe me, Earth will become the biggest asylum in the universe.” Chen Xian, Ninth Secret Bureau 3.2kReads9.2Score470Shelves

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    All of them are finished, and they're so good they need no further explanation.

30. 730 诡 The Demon Rental Contract 诡契约之恶魔出租 The Devil Who Got Rich Overnight一夜暴富的恶魔Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Demon Rental Shop. What wish would you like to have granted? Revenge? Money? Power? Love? Or any other desire? If you want it, the demons will make it happen. Of course, everything comes at a price. 14.5kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
31. 731 替 Upholding Justice in Heaven's Name 替天行道 Lord Jiu of the East Side,城东九爷、Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Yin cannot thrive alone, and yang cannot exist by itself. I grew up in the countryside, left behind by my parents and raised by my grandfather. All his life, Grandpa was either helping widows and orphaned girls or on his way to help them. So, for as long as I can remember, I heard the villagers cursing him behind his back. Then one day, a stranger in a burial shroud asked me a question. A tree without bark but with a soul is bound to die. What happens to a person with skin but no soul? The relat 2.9kReads8.9Score231Shelves
32. 732 焚 Burning the Manuscript at Qingzhi Cove: The Southern Song Poetess Refuses to Cross Over 焚稿青芝坞：南宋才女不肯渡 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted Burning the Drafts at Qingzhi Dock: The Southern Song Talented Lady Refuses to Cross the River —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 733 侯 The Marquis Is Unworthy; After Our Divorce, I Became Richer Than a Nation 侯主不贤，和离后我富可敌国 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted The Marquis Is Incompetent. After Our Divorce, I Became Rich Enough to Rival a Nation 7Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 734 恋 The Most Hated Contestant on a Dating Show? I'm a Grim Reaper, Yet I'm a Hit in the Underworld 恋综万人嫌？当鬼差却在阴间爆红 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.1M WordsCompleted If someone offered you a million to join a dating reality show for ordinary people, with a script that required you to play a mean, tactless, universally disliked character, and you knew the public would drag you onto the trending charts to bash you, would you take the job? Lin Xian, who failed at investing in a haunted house, works at a funeral home, and has a gravely ill younger sister to support, replies: “Director, you mean I don’t have to care what people think, I can insult whoever I want 6.6kReads8.6Score848Shelves
35. 735 阳 Patroller of the Living World 阳间巡逻人 Ninth Master of East City城东九爷Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Stories of spirit babies have circulated in the countryside of Sichuan and Chongqing for generations. When a baby dies, its lingering resentment can turn it into a ghost. Spirit babies were most common during the height of the one-child policy. As a child, I fed crows, which left me with an unusually strong aura of yin. Spirit babies often mistook me for one of their own, so someone later raised a ghost to protect me. On top of that, I have to work for the Underworld Bureau just to stay alive. 493Reads7.3Score—Shelves
36. 736 无 Infinite Terror: Bone Reflection 无限恐怖：骨照 Confused Little One糊涂小小Mystery108k WordsOngoing Some people die and leave behind a grave. Some people die and leave behind a name. Lin Jin has died six times, and what he left behind was something buried inside his bones. At first, he thought he had merely been caught up in a bizarre game of rules. Then, in Returning Name Alley, he saw his bones reflecting someone else; then, in Shadow Gate, he heard someone say, “The Seventh Bone is hidden inside your bones”; and finally, he understood that the face, shadow, name, and life he had lost since 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first one is a dungeon-crawler, the second one is an adventure game; both are quite good, it's just that the second one is too short [laughing emoji].

37. 737 请 Please Keep Listening 请保持收听 Rain Falls from the Brush at Third Watch落毫三更雨Mystery318k WordsOngoing My name is Lin Yi. I'm twenty-five, and the most forgettable late-night host at the Qijiang City radio station. For the paycheck, I took over a show called “The 504 Horror Files,” where I listen every night as callers recount strange things they've experienced firsthand. The dead knocking at the door, calls from empty rooms, news reports foretold in advance, extra people appearing in photographs... I thought they were all carefully made-up stories, until submissions from different eras began poi 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend the second book; it's very good, with a tight plot and a strong sense of immersion.

38. 738 西 Pines and Cypresses at Xiling Betray Our Promised Time 西陵松柏负佳期 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学22k WordsCompleted Pines and cypresses of Xiling, missing the promised day 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 739 死 Death and Infinite Resets: Uncovering the Rules of Every Vengeful Ghost 死亡无限回档：洞察所有厉鬼规律 Spring Rain South of the Creek溪南春雨Mystery124k WordsOngoing [Death Rewind] [Kill the do-gooders first] [Vicious ghosts return] [Dark story] As the paranormal world awakens and vicious ghosts reappear, all you need to do is call Su Yun's name. I'll lead you back through time to find the perfect timeline. Su Yun had just transmigrated into a world where the paranormal was returning when four vicious ghosts began interrogating him. First interrogation: "What do you mean, you killed me because you didn't know how I died?" He rewound to before his death and s 936Reads—Score104Shelves

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    The supernatural revival genre features characters who control vengeful spirits, discover their patterns, and can infinitely rewind time.

40. 740 1 In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 1998年，我在供销社看见未来 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 10Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 741 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
42. 742 一 A Man-Eating Monster Asked Me to Marry It. Should I Say Yes? 一个吃人的妖怪，它竟然向我求婚了，要不要答应它 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸9k WordsCompleted A man-eating monster proposed to me. Should I say yes? 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is so beautiful!

43. 743 逍 Carefree Immortal: After Descending to the Mortal Realm, I Ascended by Scrounging Meals 逍遥仙：下凡后，我靠蹭饭飞升了 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学35k WordsCompleted Carefree Immortal: After Descending to the Mortal Realm, I Ascended by Scoring Free Meals 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 744 重 Reborn One Month Earlier: The Heart I Gave Away Will Find Its Home at Last 重生一月前：错付的真心终有归处 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩7k WordsCompleted Reborn One Month Earlier: At Last, My Misplaced Love Finds Its Home 9Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 745 恐 Horror Reality Show: Global Audiences Watch Me Spoil the Big Shot 恐怖真人秀：全球观众看我宠娇了大佬 Scorching Summer夏炎炎Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + feel-good story + seemingly innocent but secretly scheming leads + sweet romance with no angst] On the first day back in show business, washed-up actress Xia Qian'ge gets pulled into a horror movie. Have you ever seen a village that eats people? Have you ever seen a hospital at midnight? Have you ever seen a school filled with eerie laughter? With her superb acting skills, Xia Qian'ge declares, “I’m useless at everything, but a champion at pretending to be scared. I just want to 508Reads9.0Score108Shelves

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    Of these two books, the first one is good because it has a single female lead, and it's especially scary to read at night [facepalm]. There isn't much of a romance. The second one is sweeter, and it's from the female lead's perspective.

46. 746 午 Midnight Terror: The Strange Radio Broadcast 午夜惊魂之电波诡事 Half a Feather半面羽毛Mystery354k WordsOngoing In the winter of 1998, Liu Siyang, a broadcasting college graduate, was assigned to Shengjing Radio. He took over a long-dormant late-night program, named it Midnight Frights, and set out to tell the insomniacs of this old industrial city some unusual stories over the midnight airwaves. He unearthed three bizarre cases from the radio station’s archives and old police files: the sweeping sounds that never ceased after the death of “Big Black Tooth,” the library’s caretaker; the green powder stuff 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The kind that scares you to death!

47. 747 惊 Sleepless 惊眠 Zhang Layue张腊月Mystery193k WordsCompleted An imperial edict brings to light a secret treasure buried for a thousand years, and a mysterious sect stirs up a storm across the north and south. A mysterious tomb-raiding sect, invincible Embroidered Envoys, and fearsome grave robbers alongside the Tiangang and Disha. A young man returned from overseas plunges into the fray like a dragon diving into the sea, throwing the north and south into turmoil. Does the Yuan Emperor’s treasure really exist, or is it a legend spread to deceive the world? 4.6kReads9.5Score548Shelves
48. 748 那 I Heard of Strange Things That Year: Never Read This Late at Night 那年听闻怪事，千万别深夜翻看 Mumu Can't Sleep木木睡不着Mystery261k WordsCompleted These stories are adapted and fictionalized from various experiences shared by friends. They are written in an accessible style and make for a good way to unwind. A reminder: reject superstition. This is all imaginative fiction. Any similarities to real events are purely coincidental, so don't take it seriously! 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is my first novel, you can check it out.

49. 749 穿 I Became Fahai and Discovered Bai Suzhen Was My Ex-Girlfriend 穿成法海，发现白素贞是我前女友 Lingnan School of Painting Literature岭南画派文学Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated as Fahai and Discovered That Bai Suzhen Was My Ex-Girlfriend 11Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 750 禁 Fortune-Telling Is Forbidden! 禁止算命！ Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩22k WordsCompleted Fortune-telling is prohibited! 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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