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

1. 301 特 Special Investigation Unit: Strange Cases, No Ghosts 特侦组：异案不诡 An Xia Chen Hang暗夏辰航Mystery398k WordsOngoing [Urban Legends + Hard-Core Criminal Investigation] Two nine-year-old students are found dead in a desolate mountain range, with not a drop of blood left in their bodies. A witness claims to have seen a vampire with their own eyes... A speeding car repeatedly runs down the children of wealthy families, yet the driver's seat is empty. The door opens by itself, revealing nothing but a rag doll sitting inside... At midnight, a beautiful woman appears in the river. Two night swimmers have their heart 579Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Come on, are the vampires scared? Are the headless riders scared? Watch how the police take them down!

2. 302 破 Financial Ruin 破財 A Lowly, Taciturn Scholar鲰生寡言Xianxia154k WordsOngoing Dead... They're dead. The day the secret sealed away for nine years was revealed, everyone in Yunshui Town died! In the past, Cen Ziyu always thought the mountain demon that ate children was just a bizarre tale the adults had made up to scare them. Until one day, he uneasily remembered something. When he was little... he had eaten a person! Cen Ziyu and his grandmother depend on each other. Their life is hard, but the uncles and aunties in Yunshui Town have always been kind to them, ofte 286Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The secret, sealed for nine years, was revealed, and on the day it was unveiled, everyone in Yunshui Town died! Before, Cen Ziyu had always thought that the mountain demon eating children was just a bizarre story made up by adults to scare kids, until that day he remembered something. When he was a child… he had eaten people.

3. 303 活 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever... 16kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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   The pawnshop movie is great! The main character is smart but not a saint, there's no female lead, no romantic pairing, and the entire main cast is incredibly intelligent! It's a thrilling watch!

4. 304 重 Reborn in a World of the Paranormal, and You Want Me to Join Bureau 749? 重生诡异，你让我加入749局？ Fire Beast火暴兽Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Devouring Evolution]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Humanity’s Natural Enemy]+ [Nemesis of Its Own Kind]+ [Kills Men and Women Alike]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Undercover]+ [Villain]+ [Eerie] "No female lead!!! No harem!!! No romance!!!" (Not Eerie in the traditional sense. The protagonist is undercover in the human camp and kills both humans and Eerie, men and women alike. This story is plot-driven, so readers looking for a feel-good monster-grinding power fantasy should think twice.) (The rating has already been 59.9kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves

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   Paranormal!!!

5. 305 嫁 I Married a Dragon, and I Was Born to Eat Yin Energy! 嫁给了龙，我天生吃阴饭！ Eight Gu八咕Mystery438k WordsCompleted I was born amid a blazing fire on a yin year, yin month, and yin hour, right at the witching hour. A fortune-teller said I had a "demon-encountering fate and must never leave my hometown." On the day I turned sixteen, I went with the other girls from my village and accidentally stepped onto land belonging to the neighboring village. When the witching hour came, I gained the ability to see spirits. The first thing I saw was the sweetheart of a girl from the village. He smiled at me, then flicked 805Reads9.2Score101Shelves
6. 306 诡 Eerie: A Divine Hint from the Start, and I've Seen Through Everything 诡异：开局神提示，我已看透一切 Panda Who Loves Goji Berries爱喝枸杞的熊猫Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Ghosts Fighting for His Affection + Passionate Nights + Horror + Livestream + Survival + Fast-Paced + Power Fantasy] While everyone else scrapes by for survival in the dungeons, Ji Feng uses his ability to know everything to fall into a sweet romance with a female ghost. A bizarre game begins. Players die, and ghost realms descend. Ji Feng is chosen as a player, and from the start he picks the most ferocious female ghost of all: the Ghost Bride! A chill wind howls, red candles flicker, and bene 27.5kReads8.4Score3kShelves
7. 307 万 The Myriad Phenomena Restoration Bureau 万象修复局 VIP Among VIPs威艾屁中屁Mystery346k WordsOngoing [Urban Mystery + Folk Horror + Unusual Profession + Conceptual Restoration + Ensemble Cast + No System] When a city begins to forget “fire,” when the names of the dead appear on paper effigies, when streets vanish from the map overnight... Some things can be fixed when they break. But what if what's broken is a “concept” shared by all humanity? Shen Yan is an antique restorer and a member of the Bureau of Universal Restoration. He can restore the things this world is forgetting. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Highly Recommended] This supernatural masterpiece is truly excellent. The author's writing is incredibly vivid, each character is portrayed so realistically that the imagery practically overflows the screen. I highly recommend this book.

8. 308 走 The Yin Walker: Don't Look Back, It's Not a Ghost Blocking Your Way 走阴人：别回头，拦你的不是鬼 Arrogance Must Be Shown嚣必张12k WordsCompleted The Yin Walker: Don’t Look Back. The One Stopping You Isn’t a Ghost —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 309 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 211.3kReads9.0Score20.2kShelves
10. 310 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 73.6kReads9.4Score8.9kShelves

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    It's absolutely gorgeous! It's my absolute favorite!!!

11. 311 阴 The Yin-Yang Makeup Master 阴阳点妆匠 A Dropped Pen Startles the Ink摔笔惊墨Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted A family upheaval changed my worldview, and I became a makeup artisan. From then on, human calamities and ghosts swirled around me. What was the truth? What was genuine affection? It was as if a veil of mist always kept me from seeing clearly. A makeup artisan... The tombs she tends belong to families that did good deeds and whose descendants will enjoy lasting blessings. The faces she adorns are those of people whose humanity still awaits reincarnation. The word “artisan” carries a profound mea 3Reads7.1Score—Shelves
12. 312 还 The Soul-Returning Ledger 还魂帐 San Shou Has Troubles三寿有烦恼Mystery301k WordsOngoing On the seventh day after death, the dead return to settle their debts. Funeral director Shen Yantian was born with the ability to see accounts. He audits, weighs, and settles accounts for the dead, at the cost of pawning a memory each time. Until he discovers that the account for the fire that should have killed him three years ago is blank. Someone died in his place. This is my first novel, so the plot moves a little quickly at the beginning. It gets better later on. Thank you for your understa 12Reads—Score185Shelves

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    Shen Yan, a mortician born with a knack for keeping accounts, loses a piece of his memory with each case he handles for the deceased. He never imagined that the account for the death he was supposed to be burned three years ago had already been secretly taken over by someone else.

13. 313 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 538.5kReads9.5Score43.9kShelves
14. 314 僵 Jiangshi World: From the Start, I Become the Disciple of the Thunderbolt Taoist 僵尸世界：开局拜师雷电法王 Crane Dream Song鹤梦辞Urban776k WordsOngoing Lin Bei was reborn in the Republic of China and spent fifteen years there, always thinking it was an ordinary world. Then he saw a Taoist conjure lightning with his bare hands and blast a zombie into a charred corpse. Lin Bei immediately dropped to his knees. The Taoist couldn't get rid of him, so he had no choice but to take him as a disciple. “I am Shi Jian, eldest senior disciple of the inner sect of the Maoshan Sect.” Lin Bei was dumbfounded. Shi Jian? The Thunder Lord from "Mr. Vampire"? Un 82.2kReads7.6Score6.3kShelves

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    It's a great book, a rare find among Tomato's selections!

15. 315 你EN You Have Pangu's Axe, I Have a Barrett 你用盘古斧我有巴雷特 My Name Is Cheng Dapao我叫程大炮Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: National Transmigration: I Have an Arsenal [Not an Invincible-Protagonist Story]+ [One Heroine or No Heroine]+ [The Villain Is Ridiculously Strong] (Don’t read if you don’t like that) Heaven and earth undergo a transformation, and ten billion people around the world transmigrate at the same time to another world where only melee weapons exist. After awakening a personal divine weapon from the start, how can you survive in this perilous otherworld? Everyone else gets swords, spears 47.6kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves

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    On this ancient battlefield, warriors wield sharp melee weapons, but I alone hold a sniper rifle. The gunshot, like thunder, pierces the battlefield, shaking the very core of the enemy. I stand alone, using the power of modern technology to make the enemy flee in terror. This is me, an adventurer who reigns supreme in the age of cold weapons, wielding modern weaponry!

16. 316 恐 Terrifying Folklore: It Begins with the Weasel Spirit 恐怖民俗：从黄皮子开始 Not Even the First Stroke八字没一撇Mystery818k WordsOngoing The day I was born, I bore the burden of the Five Ghosts, and my soul was bound. I was destined to die, but my grandfather used an evil folk ritual to borrow a life for me. When I was twelve, weasels surrounded the village. They told me the life I'd borrowed had to be repaid... 83Reads9.0Score—Shelves
17. 317 4 Coffin Shop No. 44 44号棺材铺 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted Everyone knows what a coffin shop is, but would you dare enter one where someone has died? Ever since I took over a coffin shop, strange things have been happening all around me. Only then did I realize that the people who come to buy coffins aren't necessarily alive… 2.2kReads8.0Score253Shelves
18. 318 豫 Strange Tales from Western Henan 豫西诡事 X Half-ImmortalX半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted You may think I’m telling a story, but these are things I’ve experienced firsthand over the past ten-odd years. You don’t have to believe me, but are you sure everyone you’ve met was human? Science can’t explain everything… 28.4kReads8.4Score3.5kShelves

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    Having read countless condescending and preachy online novels, the author of *The Strange Tales of Western Henan* truly offers a gentle respite for the breakdowns of adults. She understands all too well the exhaustion of balancing work and family. Even more remarkable is her approach to feng shui and metaphysics—it's unpretentious, unhypocritical, and devoid of paternalistic affectation. It offers the satisfying experience of metaphysics while maintaining a profound empathy for ordinary people. I highly recommend *The Strange Tales of Western Henan*, a gift to everyone weary from the daily grind!

19. 319 寻 Seeking the Merfolk 寻鲛 Dreaming Disciple in Deep Meditation潜心梦徒Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Legend has it that beyond the South Sea live merfolk whose tears become pearls worth a fortune, and whose flesh grants eternal life. In the early years of the Tianhua era, the emperor became obsessed with cultivating immortality and attaining eternal life. He specifically ordered the Grand Sorcerer Zhen Yang to lead three thousand sorcerers on three expeditions to the South Sea in search of the merfolk, but they all returned empty-handed… 750Reads9.0Score101Shelves

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    Story Summary: It's incredibly lifelike and beautiful, a little scary, and of all the novels I've read, it's the most memorable one.

20. 320 天 The Heaven-Ordained Fortune Teller 天命神算 Long Life and Prosperity寿比南山Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted When I was thirteen, I fell gravely ill. My fever wouldn't break, and no matter how many famous doctors I saw, none could cure me. My grandfather healed me, but he died mysteriously five years later. Only then did I learn that he had incurred a karmic debt on my behalf. So I inherited his legacy and embarked on the path of a feng shui master. 150.1kReads9.2Score17.4kShelves

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    Completed. Proceed at your own risk if you are easily frightened!

21. 321 穿 Transmigrate to Yunnan Worm Valley: A Survival Guide for the Consort of King Xian 穿越云南虫谷：献王妃求生指南 Like Snow, Remembering the Passing Years似雪忆流年Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Ghost Blows Out the Light] + [yandere] + [King Xian is a straight-up tyrant, no redemption arc] The rating has just been posted, so it’ll go up. Updates are steady, so you can’t go wrong giving this a try! I transmigrated, but instead of getting a comeback story, I landed straight in the palace of King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom! All around me, women wailed in agony. Before me stood a mad tyrant with a bronze sword in hand and a sinister look in his eyes. No System! No supernatural abilit 57.3kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    This is a female-oriented novel where the male protagonist is a madman criticizing a tyrant, with no attempt to redeem him. He's obsessed with ascending to immortality and kills indiscriminately, while the female protagonist can only barely survive.

22. 322 八 The Eighties' Foxy Beauty Is Doted on by a Cold, Rugged Man 八零极品狐狸精被冷冰糙汉娇养了 March Peach Blossoms a三月桃花aModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Yao transmigrates, and she's exceptional in every way, from her stunning looks to her personality. Everyone knows the eldest daughter of Old Song's family in the west of the village is a fox spirit. She's gorgeous and loves seducing men, infamous across the surrounding villages as a homewrecker and a loose woman. The moment Song Yao transmigrates, she's caught in bed with a man. Her new mother is greedy and alw 3.9kReads8.0Score513Shelves
23. 323 黄 No. 81 on the Yellow Springs Road 黄泉路81号 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Night blankets the city, and the things lurking in the shadows begin to stir. The raccoon dog granny who eats raw meat, the fitness girl with fish scales growing on her back. The wild foxes who approach people by the roadside, and the little convenience store in the cemetery. I've experienced all of these. And it all began after I witnessed a car accident... 41.7kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
24. 324 喂 Hey, Your Existence Is an Anomaly! 喂，你的存在是异常！ Super Duper Rice-Eating King超级无敌吃米饭大王Mystery100k WordsOngoing Why is there a Chinese-style ruin buried beneath London? During construction in a park near Elephant and Castle, the eaves of a building pointing underground came to light. Chinese student Li Chengzhen initially thought that joining Professor Jack Cleve on an archaeological dig would mean little more than sorting through records, identifying Chinese characters, and reminding his overexcited mentor to eat on time. Until the explanations identifying the site as a modern garden were overturned one 7Reads6.2Score210Shelves

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    Li Chengzhen only wanted to sell his hardware store and live a carefree life, but disaster struck unexpectedly in the dead of night. He hid in the basement and released a demon, forcing him into a contract. The demon stayed in his home, shattering the dreams of an ordinary person!

25. 325 上 I Went to the Wrong Grave and Mistook a Female Ghost for One of My Own 上错坟，不小心把女鬼当成自己人 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [One female lead, the male lead isn't invincible, not a wish-fulfillment story, supernatural, metaphysics. If it's not your cup of tea, please don't flame. This story is entirely fictional. The leads practice both Buddhism and Taoism. If you're the type to nitpick, read with caution!] “Year after year, I come to pay respects to my ancestors, yet year after year I'm still stuck working. I'm not happy over here, and you might be going hungry over there. Bless your grandson with a prosperous year, 19.7kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
26. 326 让 You Were Told to Guard a Village, So Why Did You Make the City God Cry? 让你守个村儿，你把城隍打哭了？ A Humble Name Keeps You Healthy贱名好养活Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted After the old madman died, I always thought I was the only person left in the village. Then one year, two men showed up carrying a camera and said they wanted to film a documentary about walking marriages... 482Reads8.5Score—Shelves
27. 327 重 Reborn: Making the Most of My Youth 重生之不负韶华 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance3.9M WordsCompleted In 2019, 31-year-old Wen Ying had found some success in her career and was happily in love, making others envious. In 2004, 16-year-old Wen Ying was struggling at school, secretly in love with her dream guy, and having a miserable time. One day in 2019, Wen Ying woke up back in 2004. She was 16 again, writing furiously in the exam hall during her high school entrance exams... Given the chance to restart her life, Wen Ying refused to waste her youth or leave any regrets behind this time! 1.3kReads9.5Score134Shelves
28. 328 民 Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau: The Sequel 民调局异闻录后传 Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Twenty-six years ago, when I was born, someone told my fortune and said my fate was tainted by ill luck. So my grandfather gave me a name meant to ward it off: Shen La. Twenty years ago, when I was six, I innocently saw a friend from that other world. Four years ago, when I was still a special forces soldier, I took part in a bizarre incident. Fate led me to an organization called the Bureau of Folk Affairs Investigation and Research, where I became an investigator. From that day on, my nightmar 1kReads9.4Score—Shelves

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    The Bureau of Investigation is incredibly good. There's the invincible white-haired Wu Rendi, the fiery guy who seems to cause death wherever he goes, the cunning fat guy, and the little prince of mishaps, Yang Xiao. Seriously, there's not much romance; each story is interconnected, though not always exciting. There are twists and turns, and if you don't pay close attention, you won't understand. I've read both the Taoist series and the Bureau of Investigation series multiple times; they were both bestsellers back then.

29. 329 天 The Celestial Master's Dragon-Seeking Secret 天师寻龙诀 Jing Mingqiao净明乔Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Before she died, Grandma gave me three instructions. The most important one was that, on the night I turned eighteen, I must not open the door for anyone. But that night, my dead grandmother came back... 4.7kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
30. 330 坏 Uh-Oh, I've Turned a Creepy Game into Reality 坏了，玩到真的诡异养成游戏了 Strawberry-Flavored Little Butt草莓味的小屁股Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Have you ever played a truly eerie creature-raising game? Have you ever had a heart-pounding life experience? “Red wedding dress, paper shoes for the dead, a ghost in the mirror...” Which of these ghosts would you choose to raise? When Wu Wen clicked the place button and saw the red-clad figure appear before him, only one thought remained in his mind. “Crap, I've actually started playing a real supernatural creature-raising game!” The game Ghost Encounter has been making games for twenty years. 3.7kReads8.6Score314Shelves

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    The first book was truly mind-bending. There were no melodramatic plots, no grand pronouncements of love; it simply tells you that a ghost is a ghost, a being from another dimension, incapable of empathy, whose sole purpose is to "eat you." The second book, I think, borrowed from the horror house genre, but every character is vividly portrayed. You can tell it's similar in style, but the core characters are different, making it well worth reading. The character with the human skin is especially hilarious. The third book isn't a traditional supernatural novel, but it's still very worthwhile. It features an ensemble cast, humor, and adventure; every character, including a sheep, is incredibly lifelike. I highly recommend it. The fourth book—wow, no need to say more! Although it's finished, the world-building is vast, completely forging a different path. The protagonist dies; one wrong step leads to another, perfectly illustrating that you are not the protagonist until you survive. Short and concise, I think the ending was just right. Highly recommended! ദ്ദി˶ｰ̀֊ｰ́ )✧

31. 331 死 The Recipient After Death 死后收件人 The Rainy-Night Postman雨夜邮递员Mystery133k WordsCompleted I'm a courier for a residential complex. Since last month, I've been receiving packages addressed to the dead. An empty apartment building, recipients whose accounts were closed long ago, parcels that no one ever claims. The property manager says I'm seeing things. My coworkers say I've been cursed. The police checked every security camera, but say everything looks normal. That is, until I opened the first package for a dead person. Inside was only a note: [You're next.] 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Signing for one delivery shortens your lifespan by a year. Refusing to sign for one delivery will randomly result in a living person dying and signing in your place." The fifth deliveryman, Chen Mo, dared not refuse, so he signed. After signing, he found himself becoming invisible.

32. 332 阿 The Altay Horror Line 阿勒泰恐怖专线 Sheep Brings Good Fortune羊开泰Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Comedy] [Adventure] [Strength through mutation] Wu Yanqing is a half-baked tour guide on the Altay route. Along with a bald driver and a photographer who joined the trade halfway through, he leads a big-rumped sheep. The three men will abandon all scruples for money, and their tour route is downright bizarre. Dear travelers, our upcoming attractions include a hanging corpse tree deep in the Keketuohai mountains, strange creatures beneath a mineral vein, and an unnamed ghost temple in Habahe... 15.9kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves

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    The first book evoked memories of reading Ghost Blows Out the Light back in the day. The second book is hard to evaluate; it was genuinely scary and supernatural at the beginning, but later the protagonist became both scary and supernatural.

33. 333 吃 The Temple That Eats People 吃人的庙 The Rainy-Night Postman雨夜邮递员16k WordsCompleted The Man-Eating Temple 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 334 东 The Rise of Spirit Mediums in Northeast China 东北顶香风云 Lemon-Flavored Orange青柠味桔子Mystery512k WordsOngoing [No heroine + occasional humor + supernatural + xuanhuan + brotherhood + sisterhood] There sure are plenty of weird things in the Northeast! Let me tell you about it. I, Xue Lin, traveled far and wide with the spirit immortals. I helped a coal mine owner find missing miners and battled vengeful ghosts in a burial ground. I broke a formation for the richest man in Wende and stuffed a troublemaking fox spirit into a gourd. I've seen how hard it is to fathom people's hearts, faced ghosts claiming l 692Reads8.0Score107Shelves

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    A big head, a big head, no worries when it rains.

35. 335 出 The Record of a Spirit Medium's Disciple 出马弟子进行录 The Number One Horse Who Writes Books写书的第马Mystery125k WordsOngoing A very real, purely personal account of life as a spirit medium! I’m a real spirit-medium disciple myself! This book has no fantasy elements or cultivation-power fantasies, just true experiences and information! I hope you’ll enjoy it! wlt52121 —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The articles written by authors from the Northern School of Spiritual Practice offer more professional content and more detailed explanations. The authors themselves are practitioners of Spiritual Practice and analyze various aspects of it based on their many years of experience. Those interested should definitely check them out!

36. 336 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 51.6kReads9.4Score6kShelves
37. 337 守 The Tomb-Keeper's Shaman Boy 守陵巫童 Wen Zhaoxu Nian温昭叙年Eastern Fantasy175k WordsCompleted My name is Shen Yan, the lowliest tomb-guarding shaman boy on Mount Cangwu. A vengeful spirit in white bit my neck, leaving behind a black, snake-shaped mark. She said I had forty-nine days left to live. I thought that was as bad as things could get. Until my fellow disciples sold me out, and the tomb warden sealed off the mountain to hunt me down. Until the remnant soul of a Martial Emperor, who had slept beneath the earth for a thousand years, began coveting my cinnabar-bloodline body. One w 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For a thousand years, eerie legends have circulated around the imperial tomb deep in the mountains, with the lineage guarding the tomb bearing the shackles of blood sacrifices for generations. Beneath the tomb, ghostly soldiers lurk, and all sorts of evil spirits await their chance to emerge. The obsession of the thousand-year-old emperor remains unresolved, and the entire Cangwu Mountain is gradually falling into turmoil.

38. 338 入 After Entering a Dream, My Soul Arrived in a Ghost City 入梦后，我的灵魂来到了鬼城 Mad Half-Immortal疯狂半仙Urban94k WordsOngoing It's late. Time to go to sleep. But the moment you dream, you enter a ghostly realm full of peril. The dream ghosts here are masters of disguise, blending into illusions where truth and falsehood are impossible to tell apart. Never let them discover that you can see them. If they notice your eyes have seen through the truth, they will devour your soul completely and take over your body. An accident took Ye Qiubai's parents and erased his childhood memories. He and Jiang Xue, whom he had known si 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is okay.

39. 339 半 The Ghost Way, Midway Through Life 半路鬼道 Scorpio Water Demon天蝎水妖Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Smart male lead + one heroine On the night of the Ghost Festival, the living send off the dead, burn incense, make offerings, and burn joss paper. But that night, I heard a ghost calling for a soul… The gong sounds, the night grows dark, and the road to the Yellow Springs is hard to travel… With talismans to guide the way and the departed to show the path, summon the gods and command the ghosts: only then can one master the Ghost Path between Yin and Yang! 6.6kReads8.9Score486Shelves
40. 340 出 The Strange Things I Encountered After Taking Up Spirit Mediumship 出马后遇到的那些邪乎事 Wang Xiaojin王小金Mystery107k WordsCompleted The incense smoke rises, drifting toward the ninth heaven, And floats between ancient caves deep in the mountains. I summon the Hu and Huang spirits and their followers to the army, The Chang and Mang snake immortals come to the military camp. The Qingfeng ghost lord arrives, The spirits in the great hall rise three feet from the ground, bound by the incense. I, Wang Xiaojin, was born wearing the black gauze cap of an immortal household. Because I was too young, my mother did not want me to bec —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel is a true adaptation of a real story from 2012. It's a genuine story about spirit mediums and divination, and it doesn't feature any cultivation techniques or cheat codes. Among the hundreds of immortals, Wang Tingfeng is the most interesting. He's a simple-minded guy who learned folk secrets from an old Taoist priest for 10 years, then descended the mountain to become a spirit medium and established his own shrine. He even became a police officer in the underworld thanks to the influence of his ancestor.

41. 341 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 30.3kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    The live-action novel is beautiful and pleasant to listen to.

42. 342 阴 The One Who Borrows Lives from the Underworld 阴间借命人 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Suspense + Folk Customs + Playful Tone + Ensemble Cast + Nonstop Ghost-Hunting Thrills!] Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I’ve known no peace. My name is Quan Ning. I’m a lawyer, and one day I was in a car accident on a mountain road. As I lay dying, I saw a ghostly judge from the underworld come to claim my soul. I struck a deal with him and borrowed a sliver of hope for survival. The price of this life I borrowed was becoming 2.6kReads9.1Score230Shelves

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    After reading the first story, I got goosebumps 😭😭😱😱

43. 343 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 36.2kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    I'm giving you two books, one completed and one ongoing, so you can read them both at once.

44. 344 十 The Fragrance of Corpses for Ten Miles 十里尸香 Eight of Spades黑桃八Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted Most people receive gifts that are heartwarming or romantic. Even if they aren't a surprise, they're at least well-intentioned. But the gift I received when I turned twenty was a very real shock, and a curse. 2kReads8.2Score174Shelves

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    I personally think it looks pretty good.

45. 345 雪 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 Trusted Washlet心腹大浣Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 7.9kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] This is great! A male-oriented suspenseful supernatural adventure masterpiece, with horror and suspense constantly lurking, and unexpected plot twists. I love this damn tightly woven, relentlessly pressing sense of suspense! A long novel!!!

46. 346 借 Borrowed Corpse, Stolen Life 借尸命 Meng Xiaonai萌小乃Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing When a plague swept through my mother’s village, she was the only one who escaped alive and made it to Chen Village. My mother was graceful and beautiful, but after arriving in the village, she went mad. There’s something wrong with this village. Every night, we hear strange noises. My father’s name is Chen Jiu, and mine is Chen Lintian. I suspect he isn’t my real father... 1.8kReads9.0Score130Shelves

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    Synopsis: Brothers, I don't need to say much, right? Everyone knows how the author of the last book got arrested.

47. 347 夜 Ghostly Whispers at Midnight 夜半鬼语 Millennium-Old Monster千年老妖Mystery87k WordsCompleted [Rural + Supernatural + Ghost Stories] Back when my grandfather was young, he learned carpentry. As Old Zhao put it, a sixth-grade carpenter these days was worth half a scholar. But things were different back then. Carpenters belonged to one of the lowest trades. They had to carry their tools around every day, get up before dawn and stay out until the middle of the night, traveling from village to village to find work. And because they went so many places, and made coffins and dealt with the dea 5.4kReads9.0Score229Shelves
48. 348 住 I Moved into Dorm 404 and Uncovered a Deadly Campus Mystery 住进404宿舍，我看破校园凶局 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery239k WordsOngoing Feng shui, the supernatural, campus life, society: everything you're looking for is here! A story is just a story. Even if someone has experienced something similar in real life, I hope you'll still treat this as just a story! Don't get too caught up in it! Finally, may you, dear reader, stay safe and well! 39Reads—Score104Shelves
49. 349 孤 The Haunted Solitary Mountain (Mountain Spirit) 孤山诡事（山鬼） A Thousand Sails on the Vast Sea沧海千帆27k WordsCompleted Strange Tales of Solitary Mountain (Mountain Spirit) 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A thrilling horror/suspense short story with illustrations!

50. 350 兽 Beast-Taming Celestial Master 兽医天师 Gudu Zhang咕嘟张Mystery164k WordsOngoing My grandfather once killed five wild immortals in an instant. Thanks to him, I was born able to communicate with beasts. In my white coat, I practice medicine with compassion; with the bones of the Five Immortals, I dominate the world of cultivation; and with the Five Thunder Method, I vanquish demons and uphold the Dao. If a patient insists on making a scene, I'm also pretty handy with my fists. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My grandfather once instantly vanquished five wild spirits, and thanks to him, I was born with the ability to communicate with animals. As a veterinarian, I wield a scalpel by day and a copper coin sword by night, swept along by fate on the righteous path of slaying demons and monsters. This is my story; any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental!

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