I’m Obsessed with Ghosts! Any Recommendations for Ghost-Hunting Novels? 👻 迷上了鬼，有没有捉鬼👻的小说推啊！！

1. 501 我 The Year I Was Born, Ghosts Came Looking for a Groom 我出生那年，鬼招婿 Half a Button半颗纽扣Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted The year I was born, ghosts came seeking a bride. To stay alive, I slept in a haunted coffin. When I was twelve, I was forced to marry a ghost bride, bringing disaster upon us all. My grandfather had me take an unclaimed grave as my master. I thought things would finally be peaceful from then on. But the good times didn't last. I discovered by chance that my ghost wife had been by my side all along... 11.9kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
2. 502 灵 Spirit Pendulum: It All Begins in the Yellow Springs 灵摆：一切从黄泉开始 Zhao Li Is a Real Scoundrel赵吏是个老六Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Beixuan transmigrated into the world of Soul Ferry! He had arrived a little too early, though! Before his eyes, he witnessed three thousand celestial maidens descend from Kunlun, and the Heavenly Pillar break as floods surged across the land. He witnessed Qin Shi Huang sweep across the six kingdoms and transform himself into a dragon vein! He witnessed Emperor Wu of Han wield his power with confidence and use the Nine Cauldrons to lay the foundations of a world united! He was both god and man! W 1.8kReads8.4Score102Shelves
3. 503 阴 The Yin-Yang Wicked Son-in-Law 阴阳恶婿 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Mystery934k WordsCompleted At the end of the Ming dynasty, four families discover a terrifying dragon's lair, a feng shui site said to lead to heaven. They divide it into four parts, named Power, Wisdom, Wealth, and Beauty. Those buried within it can ensure their descendants enjoy power, wisdom, wealth, and beauty forever. But the lair defies the natural order. Even its good fortune carries danger, and it invites Heaven's punishment. To preserve their destiny, the families must find a scapegoat to take the blow in their p 17.1kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
4. 504 灵 Soul Ferry: It All Began When Zhao Li Betrayed Me 灵魂摆渡，从被赵吏出卖开始 Ninth Master of the Bereaved丧九爷Mystery244k WordsCompleted I’m Zhao Jie, the ghost doctor. King of the Underworld A Cha (Tu) is forcing me to marry her, so I fled to Convenience Store No. 444, only to be sold out by my brother Zhao Li in an instant. Xia Dongqing: “Ever since he showed up, I can barely afford instant noodles. Chi You, please wake up already!” Zhao Li: “What a disaster. He’s conned me out of money again. I’m disowning him as my brother.” Wang Xiaoya: “I’m a God of War, and he actually thinks I’m ugly. He won’t even let me hang out with hi 566Reads7.1Score—Shelves
5. 505 民 Folklore and the Supernatural: My Campus Crush Is a Fox Demon 民俗灵异：我的校花学姐是狐妖 Mr. Eight Apertures八窍先生Mystery184k WordsCompleted [First-person narration + talking to myself + pure romance + supernatural + beast-girl] My name is Lin Mu, an utterly ordinary sophomore in high school. My only hobby is studying folk legends, and I dream of becoming a novelist. I thought my life would consist of skipping class to play video games and documenting weird internet stories, until one day, at an internet cafe, I saw Su Yu Jue, the aloof upperclasswoman who had everyone at school talking, with a pair of fluffy fox ears sprouting from 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Ghost hunting, demon slaying, this is the first novel written by a newbie.

6. 506 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
7. 507 灵 Spirit Pendulum: I'm a Knife-Seller, and from the Start I Track Down A Cha to Collect a Debt 灵摆：我赊刀人，开局找阿茶讨债 Duanmu Sansan端木伞伞Male-Channel Fanfiction531k WordsCompleted [Spirit Ferry + The Outcast + Rattan + Animal Management Bureau + a world blending multiple TV series + satisfying power fantasy + passionate comedy] Song Yuan transmigrates into a world where Spirit Ferry and other TV dramas have merged, and obtains the Knife-on-Credit System. By completing the tasks assigned by the knife-on-credit merchant, Song Yuan can earn incredibly generous rewards. [Task One]: Collect a debt from the Underworld Queen A Cha. Retrieve the demonic blade his ancestor lent to 567Reads6.5Score—Shelves
8. 508 灵 Soul Ferry: Evil Brought to Justice 灵魂摆渡之万恶伏法 Panda and Snake熊猫与蛇Mystery468k WordsCompleted [Unconventional + a touch of the supernatural + episodic stories + inspired by Soul Ferry + office romance + light humor] Those who commit evil in the human world will be punished in the underworld. All sins will eventually face judgment... This world isn't simply black and white... Have you ever wondered if soul ferrymen really exist somewhere in this vast world? Perhaps even an ordinary person like you has once worked as a ferryman... A single shut-in who's never dated and is unemployed at hom 21Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 509 灵 Soul Ferry: Honey, Where Do You Think You're Running? 灵魂摆渡之媳妇儿，往哪儿跑 A Grain of Ice毅颗冰Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing A person who has spent a thousand years in reincarnation returns to the world and happens to run into a ghost-catching officer. Because he feels familiar with them, the officer takes him home. (Zhao Li doesn’t even catch ghosts, just wives.) Dog-Beating Stick (Complete) Zhao Shucheng (Complete) Zhao Pengcheng (Complete) Long Yanzong & Long Jizong (Ongoing) Main pairing: Zhao Li. One update a day, sometimes two. Updates may stop when life gets busy. If you don’t like it, 19Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 510 神 The Divine Fortune-Teller Speaks with Ghosts, and the King of Hell Is Her Little Brother 神算她能与鬼通，阎王是她小老弟 The Badger of the Green Grassland青青草原平头哥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ghost Hunting + Fortune-Telling + Top Combat Power + Heaven's Own Daughter] A scumbag father, a fake-nice stepmother, and a white-lotus younger sister who's a piece of work? Tang Qing wasn't afraid. She cut off all family ties from the start. Karma? Heavenly retribution? Sorry, Heaven is her own dear father. Evil spirits, zombies, and if you hit them, they'll report you to the underworld? Oh, the King of Hell is her little brother. A handful of talismans in one hand and a sword in the other, sh 2.9kReads9.2Score371Shelves
11. 511 少 The Young Marshal Spoils Her Rotten: His Adorable, Sassy Fortune-Teller Wife 少帅宠上天：神棍夫人萌又飒 Osmanthus Fragrance for Ten Miles桂香十里Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Republican-era setting + metaphysics + episodic ghost hunting + sweet romance] [A sweet, adorable little medium who loves to sass people VS her husky-like Young Marshal] She transmigrated into the Republican era with her memories intact and opened her own feng shui shop, Wuyou Hall. To break the curse that she wouldn’t live past twenty-five, she must send evil spirits to rest and light up thirty-six Nether Pearls. She’s a master diviner with an uncanny knack for catching ghosts and warding off 919Reads9.2Score105Shelves

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    A ghost-hunting novel set in the Republican era. Trust me, it's really good. The low rating is due to the small number of ratings.

12. 512 通 Spirit Eyes: Clearing Injustice and Hunting Ghosts Around the Clock 通灵鬼眼：洗冤捉鬼忙不停 A Traveler Beneath the Banana Tree蕉下过客Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted What are ghosts? Those who die and whose souls gather again because of lingering attachments or resentment become ghosts. The living have spirits, while ghosts have souls. She, Jiang Yaoxing, is a wealthy heiress from an influential family. As a child, she was frightened by ghosts and shunned for it, so her family sent her to a Taoist temple to recuperate for seventeen years. After meeting her revered master, she inherited the mantle of a spirit medium and grew from a sobbing toddler into an out 164Reads8.8Score—Shelves
13. 513 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 15.4kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    Dear book lovers, have you ever seen the heroine who traveled back from the underworld? 👻🚀 "Why mess with her?" She is a person who beats up all over the world." Let me show you! 👀🌈 Shi Yi, a big boss who has been in the underworld for fifteen hundred years, after returning to the human world, he can only make a living by telling fortunes? 🔮💼 But don't underestimate her, her fortune-telling live broadcasts are no ordinary scammers. Every prediction is jaw-dropping, and every ghost-hunting scene makes people's hearts beat faster. 👻💓 This book is like a bowl of spicy hot pot, with both spicy stimulation and numbing freshness, it will make you enjoy it while wiping your sweat!

14. 514 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

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    Ghost hunting and romance go hand in hand! [Eating popcorn]

15. 515 惊 Horror Descends: I Serve as the Underworld’s Reaper Among the Living 惊悚降临，我在人间当无常 Yu He虞鶴Mystery304k WordsOngoing [Horror game + trainee underworld constable + ghost hunting + livestreaming + face-slapping and trashing scumbags + fake and real heiresses] Shen Wantang, who spent her whole life hunting ghosts, transmigrates into another world. A mother who died young, a philandering father, and a daughter who was kidnapped. A blind-to-the-truth older brother, a mistress who moves in, and a scheming green tea. To top it all off, she wakes up to a hellish start: Black Impermanence is about to drag her soul away 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are great!!!

16. 516 最 The Last Female Mystic 最后一个女玄术师 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted When Ye Simei was five, a fortune-teller told her she was born with a bewitching beauty and destined to become a canary in some powerful man's cage. Ye Simei: Have the powerful gotten too cocky, or do you think I, Ye Simei, can't wield a blade anymore? 1.9kReads9.0Score268Shelves

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    Coincidentally, I've recently become obsessed with it too. You're welcome.

17. 517 我 I Take the Fox Immortal to the Underworld 我带狐仙闯地府 Dangling Chime铛铃个铛Eastern Fantasy155k WordsCompleted Zhao Xiaosi had no idea that after his grandfather died, he would be dragged to the underworld, where the King of Hell would give him a treasure. Nor did he expect to be swept for no reason into the conflicts of the underworld’s Asura realm. With no other choice, Zhao Xiaosi returned to the mortal world to seek help from various immortals dwelling in the mountains. He joined them in putting an end to the underworld’s fighting, bringing along fox spirits, snake spirits, weasel spirits, and all th 164Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 518 沙 The Goofy Fortune-Telling Celestial Master Is Terrifyingly Strong 沙雕算命天师，她强得可怕 Lan Qianqian蓝千千Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Wacky Power Fantasy + Imaginative, Beloved by All + Metaphysical Master + Unhinged + Unexpected Contrast] Jiang Cha fails to ascend and is struck by a heavenly bolt of lightning, sending her back to her original world. Here, she is the villainous fake heiress in a novel: the real heiress steals her fortune, and Jiang Cha is expected to take the fall for the real heiress's deadly tribulation. The Jiang family announces her death. The very next moment, Jiang Cha kicks open the coffin li 5.3kReads8.8Score832Shelves
19. 519 出 A Road of Feuds and Revenge 出马情仇路 Lu Lingchang路龄昌Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Clinging to attachments traps you in the cycle of rebirth; letting go awakens the self within. Lost in delusion, you don't know who you are. Only upon awakening do you know your true self. This book is based on the author's real experiences. It was written only to retrace the path they once took. The book focuses on questions of human nature and exposes countless problems in the spirit-medium community. Readers who enjoy making moral judgments should think carefully before reading. The book 2.3kReads9.4Score216Shelves
20. 520 尸 The Girl Born of a Corpse with a Yin Fate 尸生阴命女 Lanruo Temple兰若寺Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, a human-skin lantern appears at the mass grave on Shiping Mountain. A little girl cradles a skull and slowly follows behind the lantern. The girl is called Qiyue. Born from a corpse and destined to live among the dead, she grows up determined to uncover the truth about her corpse-mother’s origins. When all the clues point to a mysterious ghost village...! 1.6kReads8.6Score182Shelves
21. 521 留 Fortune-Telling Abroad, Leaving Foreigners in Tears 留学算命，吓哭外国人 I'm Very Demure我很文静Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [A satisfying supernatural fantasy + a cool, tragic, beautiful, and formidable female lead + fortune-telling for foreigners + slaying demons and vanquishing evil + no romance at first, with a Chinese male lead] Chen Anran goes abroad to study, only to be suddenly told that she is to inherit a Western family. She also gains a blond fiancé and three brothers with completely different personalities. The rebellious fiancé: I won't be conquered by a Chinese international student. The cold military of 5.1kReads9.3Score982Shelves

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    This is so cool!

22. 522 通 The Spirit Medium's Strange Cases 通灵诡事 Not Drunk不醉Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Parental love? I have none. From the moment I was born, they wanted to strangle me. Sibling affection? I have none. My own brother calls me a country bumpkin. Friendship with my peers? I have none. Everyone in the village says I'm a demon in human form who eats children. Love? What even is that? The first time I saw Qi Yue, I just thought he looked clean-cut and handsome. The next time I saw him, I found out his mother was the woman who had gone looking for Fourth Auntie years ago. Only now, she 2kReads9.2Score395Shelves
23. 523 都 We Died of Overwork and Were Reborn, So Knowing a Little Daoist Magic Seems Fair 都猝死重生了，会点道术很合理吧 Sea Salt Coconut Coffee海盐生椰咖啡Urban224k WordsOngoing [Urban Cultivation]+ [Daoist Medicine and Changing Fate]+ [Feng Shui and Face Reading]+ [Exorcising Demons]+ [Reborn Face-Slapping] Every bit of humiliation you swallow is a slow-acting blade. Anger harms the liver, fear harms the kidneys, and overthinking harms the spleen. The five organs of a people-pleaser are like a leaky wooden bucket. Lin Beichen died suddenly, then was reborn. He inherited the "Qi Meridian Records". Seventy-two Daoist arts and nine great sequences, from the midnight-noon —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book will feature demons and monsters after chapter 23, so you can skip it.

24. 524 您 You Have a New Order for Death Is Here 您有新的死了么订单 Xia Muyun夏沐韵Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted [System + ghost hunting + adored by everyone + wish fulfillment + punishing evil and promoting good + the wicked get what they deserve] After a lifetime of bad luck, Chu Jiu gets into a car accident and unexpectedly becomes bound to a Ferryman System. She becomes a soul ferryman who travels between the worlds of the living and the dead. Her job is to escort the departed to the Netherworld. The bad news: Working for the underworld pays no salary. The worse news: Chu Jiu discovers that her mer 296Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Ghost hunting + a real and fake heiress not competing, both are decent people with normal values, the female lead is a soul ferryman, ferrying souls, ghosts are both good and bad, karma and retribution, there is a romantic pairing.

25. 525 守 Village Guardian: My Foolish Second Brother 守村人我的傻二哥 Dangling Chime铛铃个铛6k WordsCompleted The Village Guardian: My Foolish Second Brother —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 526 九 Uncle Nine: The Maoshan Senior Disciple's Dream of Immortality 九叔：茅山大弟子的成仙梦 Construction Site Laborer中建打灰人Mystery456k WordsCompleted (The score only came out after the book was finished, so it isn’t very high. What a shame, I thought it wouldn’t get a score at all. Thanks, everyone! This is my first book to receive a score, and I’m quite moved.) Shi Lingxi transmigrates into the Republican-era world of Uncle Jiu, where Shi Jian adopts her as his daughter and teaches her Maoshan arts. She heads down the mountain to aid Uncle Jiu, taking on zombies and ghosts in righteous group beatdowns. This is an ensemble story where the her 1.4kReads8.1Score100Shelves

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    I don't like to play tricks.

27. 527 阴 The Yin Messenger's Wife 阴差夫人 Three Sichuan Immortal Rabbits蜀三仙兔Mystery834k WordsCompleted Twin sisters, one human and one ghost. My parents were brutally murdered before my eyes. I sought help from a ghost-catching official to avenge them, but he demanded I catch three thousand ghosts for him. I never imagined I would end up becoming a ghost-catching official myself... 4kReads9.0Score334Shelves
28. 528 天 Heaven's Secrets Forbidden: A Metaphysics Master's Art of Feng Shui and Yin-Yang 天机禁忌：玄门风水相师镇阴阳 Yun Zewu云泽梧Mystery165k WordsOngoing Xu Daoyi was born with a pure Yang constitution, a once-in-a-century rarity. The Yang energy within him was so strong it could burn vengeful ghosts to ash. But this gift was also a death sentence. His master told him that unless he found a woman with a pure Yin birth chart before the Summer Solstice and united their Yin and Yang, he would explode and die seven days later. The seven-day deadline drew closer, and the Yang energy in his body surged higher every day. Xu Daoyi had saved countless liv 107Reads—Score155Shelves

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    Xu Daoyi possesses a pure Yang destiny, a rare occurrence even in a century, his internal Yang energy so abundant it could incinerate even vengeful ghosts. However, this talent is also a death knell—if he cannot find a woman with a purely Yin destiny before the summer solstice to unite with him, he will explode and die seven days later. The seven-day deadline is fast approaching, and the Yang energy within his body is surging daily. Xu Daoyi has saved countless lives, but he cannot save himself. And that "master" who tore off the human skin mask before the Xuanbing coffin is waiting for the moment he explodes and dies!

29. 529 嫁 Married to a Dragon 嫁龙作夫 Yangyang殃殃Mystery505k WordsCompleted The year I was born, a dragon fell from the sky and landed in the mountains behind our village. Eighteen years later, my grandmother hanged herself from the crooked locust tree at the village entrance with a length of rope. The villagers all said the Dragon King was taking a bride, and that my grandmother had defied him and suffered retribution. After the entire village nailed me into a black coffin and buried me alive, that thing violated me. Only then did I realize that things were far more co 1.7kReads9.0Score180Shelves
30. 530 玄 Mystic Arts Streamer Live: Your Remaining Lifespan Is Running Low 玄学主播在线：你的阳寿余额不足 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Who is she? She’s the ultimate master of mystic arts, going viral across the internet by livestreaming fortune-telling and making all three realms bow to her! With a single sentence, she can tell whether an editor is a homewrecker. She’ll beat a vicious ghost until its soul is scattered, then angrily demand to know why a college student thinks she’s unfit to write novels! She’s so infamous in the underworld that everyone trembles at the mention of her, honoring her as the Great Fiend! She’s slep 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's metaphysics! Look at this.

31. 531 绑 After Binding the Underworld System, I Had a Blast Taking Down Scumbags 绑了冥府系统后虐渣爽爆了 Calamity of the Galaxy星河祸Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics, supernatural, mutual healing, strong heroine, sweet romance, satisfying and smart] After Chi Zao is reborn and bound to a System, her daily tasks are to catch ghosts, guide souls, and stop powerful figures from turning evil. Mocked as a scarred beauty with a ruined face? She’ll grab a bottle of scar-removing elixir from the System shop. Born poor, with no power or influence? President Chi, your company has gone public. Feng shui masters chase after her, begging to take her as their 2.7kReads9.2Score527Shelves
32. 532 湘 Tales of the Strange in Western Hunan 湘西异闻录 Qia Ling Little Taoist恰灵小道Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [A friendly warning: This book has no System. It's funny and terrifying, with suspense and clever twists throughout, plus plenty of passion and brains. The more you read, the better it gets.] When I was four, I was kidnapped and taken to a cursed village to be sacrificed alive. A fox spirit risked her life to save me, and secretly pledged herself to me for life. To marry my fox bride, I venture deep into the Miao Valley, tread the Nether River Gorge, and walk the boundary between Yin and Yang. I 6.1kReads9.1Score591Shelves

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    Monsters and ghosts, recommended viewing

33. 533 无 Infinite Livestream: She’s Incredibly Powerful Yet Ridiculously Goofy 无限直播：大佬她超强却过分沙雕 Cola with Ice阔乐加冰Mystery345k WordsCompleted [Infinite livestream + sweet, satisfying romance with a couple + suspense and mild horror + even the easily frightened can read] What’s it like to transmigrate into a horror livestream novel before you’ve even finished skimming the blurb, and get bound to an infinite-flow System on top of that? Lin Xingqian: Thanks for asking. Just got here, and I’m still alive. Whether it’s a terrifying little town, a haunted house, or a city of desire... Lin Xingqian stays cool as a cucumber, pulling off one o 7.5kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    Although it's not about catching ghosts, my sister Qian is incredibly skilled at fighting them off! Highly recommend it! It's really good; if you don't like it, you don't have to pay!

34. 534 老 The Ancestress Became Famous Worldwide Through Metaphysics 老祖宗靠玄学火遍全世界 Oolong Milk Cap Tea奶盖乌龙茶Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [Mysticism, spiritual qi revival, self-redemption, supernatural phenomena, no male lead! No male lead! No male lead! The Long family isn’t important, they’re only here because the later plot needs them.] Tang Xin is the ugly, ill-omened second daughter of the Tang family. When she was five, a high fever damaged her mind, and she was sent to live in an orphanage. Only after she was sent to the Long family and humiliated there did she awaken to her true identity. It turned out she was an all-power 578Reads9.1Score104Shelves

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    This is a must-watch, you won't regret it, it's super good.

35. 535 高 A Master’s Reading: Is the Child Born with a Disability? 高人一算，断稚子先天是残疾？ Wind Over the Grain风卷禾9k WordsCompleted An expert took one look and declared that the child was born with a disability? 31Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 536 我 My Years in the Funeral Business 我干白事儿这些年 Jin Shiliu金十六Urban5.4M WordsCompleted After his master died, Lin Ran inherited his craft, took over the funeral business, and promised his master he would not leave this small town for three years. Keeping his promise, Lin Ran had to face the world without his master's protection. He saw all the strange sides of human nature that he had never witnessed before! Lin Ran remembered his master's words: “People look down on those of us in this line of work. Compared with ordinary people, we're also missing something. They call it being ‘ 71.5kReads9.2Score7.8kShelves

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    There are supernatural and ghostly elements; I prefer male-oriented novels in this genre because they seem to have a broader scope.

37. 537 让 You Asked Me to Bless You, but I Cursed You: The Alluring Goddess Has Arrived 让你赐福你赐祸，美艳神明她来了 Joy at Every Step步步见喜Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted Man Yue, the God of Joy (and Misfortune), was kicked out of the Divine Realm by her grandfather, the Supreme God. The moment she opened her eyes, she had become an unlucky woman with the exact same name. She went from being a contestant to a judge on the show. Netizens: Who does she think she is? She’s not some big-shot sponsor. Man Yue: Those who believe in me will prosper. Those who curse me will have bad luck! * Short on cash? Buy a lottery ticket, and quietly chant, “Man Yue, you’re my god!” 6.5kReads9.5Score915Shelves

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    All four of these are great!! They're really great!!!

38. 538 茅 Thirty Years on Maoshan 茅山三十年 September Stone九月石Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing ♥ Don’t let the rating fool you, my book is top-notch! A feel-good story about a Taoist priest who descends the mountain to catch ghosts and drive out evil. No romance, no saintly do-gooder. Traveling far and wide to vanquish demons and uphold the Dao. No padding, no rambling, no romance. 9.3kReads8.7Score741Shelves

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    Take a look at this book; it's very realistic and down-to-earth.

39. 539 开 Opening a Clinic to Cultivate Immortality 开个诊所来修仙 Li Xianyu李闲鱼Urban5.8M WordsCompleted I'm a natural mediator between good and evil, and the owner of the Clinic Beyond the Heavens. I cure every illness and uphold justice on Heaven's behalf. My story began with a dog. That night, it gave me a clinic... 25Reads8.0Score—Shelves
40. 540 卦 The Adorable Diviner: Making Money Comes First, Romance Can Wait 卦仙有点萌：搞钱为主，恋爱靠边 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾9k WordsCompleted The Adorable Diviner: Making Money Comes First, Romance Can Wait 17Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 541 天 In This World, Who Do You Think You Are? 天地间老子在你算老几？ At Sunset Beneath the Moon, I Am Sanhe日落月下吾为三禾Mystery544k WordsOngoing On a pitch-black night, I dreamed of countless stars rushing toward me. By chance, I became a haunted-house tester, and all sorts of supernatural phenomena began appearing out of nowhere. The strange and bizarre things in the city, the mysterious forces deep in the mountains, and the gods people worship: do they really exist? Where can I find the key to a new world? Is this a responsibility, a mission, or a chance to become the next scapegoat? What unsolved mysteries lie in the world I inhabit, 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Then I have to mention this book. It can be mindless or mind-bending, a mix of horror and comedy, interspersed with local stories, one plot after another. If you don't like it, you can blame me.

42. 542 纸 The Hauntings of the Paper Effigy Shop 纸扎店诡事 Oh No, the Ice Cream Melted哎呀雪糕化了Mystery286k WordsCompleted The mysterious shopkeeper Su Damei can communicate with the worlds of the living and the dead and ward off evil spirits. She runs an inconspicuous paper-offering shop, yet keeps getting caught up in bizarre incidents. Her adorable pet, Big Black Cat, is no ordinary cat! It can see ghosts and make snarky comments, and it’s Su Damei’s ghost-hunting partner. Cat lovers, rejoice! With Northeastern Chinese folk customs and a collection of short, episodic stories, each chapter brings a self-contained 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is supposedly a real ghost.

43. 543 鬼 Paralyzed by Terror: The Shadow That Smelled of Tobacco 鬼压床惊魂-那具带着烟草味的黑影 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻15k WordsCompleted Terrifying Sleep Paralysis: The Shadow That Smelled of Tobacco 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A tragic incident on a rainy night revealed the coldness of human nature and the malice of the powerful. The perpetrators were arrogant and reckless, showing no remorse, while bystanders remained silent and indifferent, allowing the innocent injustice to be buried deep in the earth, unknown to anyone. Fortunately, the mortal realm has eyes, and the Ten Kings of Hell personally tried this case, showing no leniency. The young villain's body lingered on, his soul tormented day and night, already reduced to a madman and a cripple. All his torment at this moment was merely to atone for the slightest sin he had committed against the innocent boy.

44. 544 右 A Ghost Lurks in My Right Eye: A Decade-Old Murder Hidden in the Old Building's Brick Wall 右眼栖鬼：老楼砖墙藏十年命案 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻46k WordsCompleted A Ghost Dwells in Her Right Eye: A Decade-Old Murder Hidden in the Bricks of an Old Building 3Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 545 我 Is It Too Much for a Fortune Teller Like Me to Know a Little Yin-Yang Magic? 我一个算命的会点阴阳术不过分吧 Brother Dog's Cat狗哥的猫Mystery260k WordsCompleted [Maoshan Arts + Ghost Hunting + Face Reading + Powerful Connections + Walking Between the Yin and Yang Worlds + Team] Zhao Yang's grandfather made him study three books from a young age: the Zhouyi, the Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy, and a third book with no cover, whose contents were handwritten. After his grandfather passed away, Zhao Yang inherited his mantle. But now that cremation was the norm, all he could do was read people's feng shui, barely earning enough to get by. Just as he was thinking 338Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here it comes! The protagonist has been learning Maoshan magic and physiognomy since childhood. He is skilled in both magic and physiognomy for exorcising ghosts, and more importantly, he has a powerful background, though he is unaware of it.

46. 546 夜 Night-Shift Internet Cafe Attendant: The Woman in Red in the Men's Room Stall Hides a Ten-Year-Old Case 夜班网管：男厕隔间的红衣女，竟藏着十年旧案 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻13k WordsCompleted Night-Shift Internet Cafe Attendant: The Red-Clad Woman in the Men's Restroom Stall Is Hiding a Decade-Old Case 52Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 547 疯 She’s Gone Crazy! The Beloved Mrs. Bo of High Society Beats Up Ghosts Like a Pro 疯啦！豪门圈团宠薄太太揍鬼超凶 Huahuaye花花耶Modern Romance701k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance, sweet indulgence, everyone's darling, and ghost hunting. The heroine is an exceptionally powerful ghost hunter, and the romance between the leads is incredibly sweet.) Word is that Bo Yu, the richest man in the capital, fell in love with a girl at first sight and brought her home as his fiancée. His fiancée is actually a master of the occult? No problem, he has naturally gifted ghost eyes too. They're just sealed! Rumor has it that Bo Yu's fiancée grew up in the countryside. 2.1kReads9.1Score308Shelves

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    This book is great! 😊

48. 548 误 I Blundered into a Horror World, Only to Find That All the Bosses Were Lamps 误入恐怖世界，没想到BOSS全是灯 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻17k WordsCompleted I stumbled into a world of horror, only to find that every BOSS was a lamp. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 549 诡 Unraveling the Strange: Surviving the Second Case 诡事探秘逢生二 Beichen Liu北辰流Mystery156k WordsOngoing An abandoned mining town, missing residents, and dense fog that traps souls. A four-person ghost-hunting team ventures into the forbidden zone to uncover a shocking mystery from 2015. When the truth comes to light, whose spirit has been waiting? A suspenseful thriller that will keep you awake tonight. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the abandoned copper mining town, the moment the diesel generator roared to life, a cold, ghostly hand landed on the girl's shoulder. White mist engulfed the streetlights, and seven people entered the game—this place holds the remains of the mine from 1991, and also the remains of those who disappeared in 2015. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

50. 550 弟 After My Brother Was Crushed by a Tycoon Family, I Summoned the Ten Kings of Hell to Claim Their Lives 弟遭豪门碾杀，我引十殿阎罗索命 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻13k WordsCompleted After his younger brother is crushed to death by a powerful family, he summons the Ten Kings of Hell to claim their lives 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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