Looking for Women’s Fiction About Horror, the Supernatural, and Ghost Hunting. Nothing Too Boring, Please! 求恐怖，灵异，女频，抓鬼文(不要太无聊)

1. 401 物 A Handbook for Exorcism by Physics 物理超度手册 Jack the Ripper Jie开膛手洁哥Mystery378k WordsOngoing The life of Zhou Xingxing, an ordinary college student, is turned upside down at three in the morning on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month in 2024. A devastatingly handsome man in ancient costume appears out of nowhere in her bedroom, and takes a solid slap from her. The handsome ghost claims to be from 2025, a year in the future. After an accident on a film set, his soul left his body and he somehow transmigrated through time. Worse, he is “bound” to Zhou Xingxing, unable to stray mo 1Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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   This one is alright. I've gotten a bit tired of reading stories with overpowered, aloof, and perfect female leads who are perfect from the start. This one has a female lead who's an ordinary person who gradually grows stronger through chance encounters. As the saying goes, technique is technique, and strength is the way.

2. 402 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

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   If you're not bored, take a look and see if it works.

3. 403 蛇 The Snake King Chases His Wife: Darling, Don’t Run Away 蛇王追妻茫：媳妇儿你别逃 Lightly Branded浅烙Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Comedy] [Mystery] [Multiple Twists] [Stealing Someone's Love] [Ascension to Godhood] [Demon-Slaying] The male lead is beautiful, tragic, and powerful, and is frantically chasing his wife... When the thousand-year-old Snake King Feng Moli was undergoing his tribulation to become a dragon, he lost his senses and violated Bai Ranran, the woman who had saved his life. He resolved to stay by her side and protect her for a hundred years. Bai Ranran thought she had simply adopted a giant pet. Little 1.6kReads9.0Score217Shelves

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   These are good.

4. 404 狐 Fox Maiden 狐女 King Rabbit兔子大王Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted My name is Tu Sang. Grandpa said I was a gift from the Fox Immortal. I was barely alive when he found me, as good as dead. So he sought out the village shaman and traded his life for mine, keeping me alive until I turned eighteen. But before my eighteenth birthday, he passed away, and overnight I became an orphan again. To stay alive, I had no choice but to marry a ghost below. Who knew he would be a ten-thousand-year-old Ghost Immortal? But our connection goes far beyond that... 12.4kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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   The female protagonist was delivered to her grandfather's doorstep by a fox spirit, on the verge of death. Her grandfather sacrificed his life to raise her. After his death, her life also came to an end, leading to a ghost marriage. Thus began her journey as a formidable hunter. (Supernatural, ghost hunting)

5. 405 渡 Moon of the Spirit Crossing 渡灵月 Rain on Green Plantains蒲雨翠芭蕉Mystery428k WordsCompleted Complete: (Urban supernatural + mystery and crime-solving + powerful CEO and wealthy family + sweet romance + happy ending) A story where bizarre cases intertwine with romantic love! An ordinary college student at a peaceful campus accidentally activates her ancestral necklace and gets drawn into one strange supernatural incident after another. Together with the wealthy heir who leads the criminal investigation team, she solves cases and helps spirits move on. As they heal each other, they gradu 246Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   Suspense, like a meticulously crafted fog, keeps readers on the edge of their seats as they search for the truth. It's not merely a narrative technique, but a psychological game, guiding readers and viewers through intricate clues, each twist holding their breath. The allure of suspense lies in the unknown, the yearning for truth, and the shock and relief that culminates in its revelation. The supernatural, on the other hand, is another extreme manifestation of suspense. It transcends the boundaries of reality, touching the very edge of human cognition. In supernatural stories, ghosts, curses, and paranormal phenomena are commonplace, influencing the real world in inexplicable ways. The allure of the supernatural lies in the awe of the unknown, the exploration of the mysteries of life, and the subtle psychological urge to find solace in fear. When suspense meets the supernatural, a wondrous chemical reaction occurs. Such stories are often more captivating, prompting readers to contemplate profound philosophical questions about life, death, and the soul while simultaneously experiencing tension and excitement. They are like a mirror, reflecting the brilliance and darkness of human nature, and inspiring people to have endless imagination about the unknown world.

6. 406 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 156.7kReads9.6Score20.6kShelves

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   Here comes a novel about supernatural ghost hunting! I recommend two books so you can choose according to your needs [kissing emoji] [thumbs up emoji] The first one is a no-romance novel! It's a lighthearted, non-angsty ghost hunting story with a slight twist! The plot is fast-paced and engaging, and each character is exceptionally well-developed. The female lead is truly driven by revenge, but there's no romance (if you want romance, choose the second one)! If you like fast-paced ghost hunting, this is a good choice! [Thumbs up emoji] The second book is a recently popular variety show-style ghost hunting novel. The female lead is an orphan raised by her grandmother, a medium who works as a spirit medium. After her grandmother goes to the underworld (where she becomes an official), the female lead accidentally joins a variety show, but the locations chosen for each show are always a bit "strange"? The female lead initially relies on martial arts to fight ghosts, but later she takes off (a bit of a risk, choose carefully if you prefer). It's also a sweet story. Our male lead is incredibly doting on the female lead, and he's also very skilled. If you like supernatural ghost hunting with sweet romance, this is a good choice! [Kissing emoji]

7. 407 秦 Captain Qin, I Really Was Just Passing By! 秦队长，我真的只是路过！ Lingchen Xi凌晨熙Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted From birth through high school graduation, Ruan Wenbin was an outgoing, cheerful, beautiful top student. But a graduation trip after the college entrance exams shattered her peaceful, happy life. After a fairly serious car accident, she suddenly found herself able to see things other people couldn’t, like the ghosts drifting around nearby! 721Reads8.6Score106Shelves
8. 408 她 She's Delicate, Fierce, and Sinister, Straight from the Underworld 她娇凶阴柔，地府来的 Su Manshu苏蔓殊Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted She came from the underworld. Her identity was a mystery, and she lived carefree and uninhibited. She loved collecting corpses and resolving the grudges of the dead, like an uninvited guest in the world of the living. Then one day, a powerful man took her in and cared for her devotedly. So Rong Qi dutifully took on the role of a delicate, alluring beauty, sweet yet sharp-tongued and fierce. She needed precious medicinal herbs to preserve and nourish her body and restore her vitality. Huo Lin: “J 2.4kReads9.1Score349Shelves

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   This one! Not boring or childish. The writing is pretty good! This one! Super good! A cold, ruthless, powerful, domineering, and autocratic tycoon x a charming yet cunning, sarcastic underworld overlord. The characters and story are very fresh. The mutual pampering and intense relationship between the two leads is incredibly well-written. The female lead is both delicate and domineering, and her witty comebacks are so satisfying you could take notes. Who wouldn't love that Daiyu-esque, sharp-tongued way of criticizing others!

9. 409 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 278.5kReads9.4Score24.3kShelves
10. 410 姐 I'm a Ghost Officer in the Underworld 姐在地府当鬼差 I Have a Ticklish Spot我有痒痒肉Mystery223k WordsCompleted [Mysticism, ridiculous laughs, mildly spooky supernatural elements, a powerful and devoted couple, episodic stories] Legend has it that there is a city in the Underworld called the City of Unjust Deaths. Those who died unjustly, whether they have grudges left unresolved or wishes yet unfulfilled, can submit their cases to the Bureau. Only after their grievances are settled and their obsessions dispelled can they enter Fengdu in the Underworld and pass through the six paths of reincarnation. Almo 43Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a ghost messenger, and the male lead is a ghost hunter who has lived for over a thousand years. It's hilarious, and the episodic stories are very heartwarming.

11. 411 诡 The Strange Gate Files 诡门档案 Not Drunk不醉Mystery907k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics] [Dungeon Stories] [Contract Exchange] [Ancient Evil Spirits] [Reincarnated Spirit Embryo] [Mild Horror] [Power Couple] [Sweet Romance] For generations, the Yu family has offered the resentment of vengeful ghosts to the Black Buddha. If that resentment ever runs dry, the whole family will be wiped out. The day Yu Lingzhao rushes back to the old house after graduation, she tears a bridal-gown ghost apart with her bare hands and forces it to sign a contract to serve the Black Buddha. 879Reads7.5Score132Shelves

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    I'm just bragging, it's absolutely gorgeous! If you don't like it, come at me! [Shy][shy]

12. 412 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

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    These books are all of this type. The seventh one combines the I Ching and Feng Shui with crime-solving and suspense, resulting in a tight plot with no dragging. This kind of supernatural mystery novel is truly captivating. Although the cases aren't as mind-bending as purely mystery novels, the foreshadowing in each case is still very engaging. Furthermore, the emotional development between the male and female protagonists is very natural, without any abrupt sudden falling in love.

13. 413 你 Why Did You Have to Mess with Her? Her Sanity Is Only 20 你说你惹她干嘛，她精神值才20 No Wind Without Rain不有风兼雨Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + No CP + Strong Female Lead + Powerful Protagonist] After reliving the psychiatric hospital instance a thousand times, Fu Hua finally cleared it. Only then did she learn that she had entered a place called the Myriad Worlds. Here, you had to keep clearing game instances to stay alive. But with a Sanity level of just 20, she had this to say: Great, great, now I can really let loose! The instance worlds weren't reality, so she could go crazy all she wanted. She didn't have to spare 3.9kReads8.9Score616Shelves

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    This is an infinite novel with many horror elements.

14. 414 出 The First Half of a Female Spirit Medium’s Life! 出马女弟子的前半生！ Brother Zhang弟马张Mystery325k WordsCompleted I’m an ordinary country girl from Northeast China. When I was 18, I learned that I was born with a connection to the immortals. I was often unwell in all sorts of ways, and I sought out many spirit mediums, hoping they could help me escape my predicament. I was cheated, but I also met kind people. This is the story of how I eventually found my way out. I decided to write this book to keep more people from being scammed. I can’t guarantee that everything I say is right, but I can guarantee that I 9kReads9.4Score729Shelves

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    The female protagonist was destined from birth to be a spirit medium, and she experiences various trials and tribulations throughout her life. The book not only tells the story of the feuds between the spirits, but also records the dangers of childbirth in rural areas during that era, the family's poverty, and the favoritism among elders. The story is both bitter and heartwarming, as if you were truly reading someone's life memoir.

15. 415 诡 The Cursed Girl with a Doomed Fate 诡命煞女 Not Drunk不醉Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Ever since I was little, I was a child my mother hated. Born with an overwhelming concentration of the Seven Sha, I made every demon and monster flee at the sight of me. It wasn’t until I was twelve that I learned the truth: my birth had been part of a massive conspiracy... 10.3kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
16. 416 错 The Crime Mark of the Wrong Time 错时罪纹 Clear Skies After the Chestnut Rain骢雨初晴Mystery38k WordsCompleted When criminal investigation captain Lin Xia returns to Zhenxi Residence, the moss-covered old mansion from the Republic of China era, she finds that the body behind the rotten carved door is no ordinary corpse. It is a sacrifice torn apart by time itself. The jade pendant clutched in the victim's palm is the very piece of evidence that mysteriously vanished from a serial murder case three years ago. The moment the pendant cracks, the microfilm that rolls out reveals not intelligence, but a deadl —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You need to use your brain to read this book, otherwise you won't understand it at all.

17. 417 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
18. 418 子 You May Speak of Strange Forces and Chaotic Gods 子可语，怪力乱神 Someone Beneath the Tree树下有人Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted To Jiang Xiyan, ghosts come in two kinds: those who can speak and those who cannot. The first kind are all honest ghosts. They know the story of their lives and deaths and are content to be reborn. The second kind are vengeful evil spirits, bent on finding someone to take revenge on. Unfortunately, every client who comes to her door wants her to deal with evil spirits. But she really has no idea what these ghosts are thinking, aaah! Until one day, a fortune-teller started working part-time at he 131Reads9.0Score—Shelves
19. 419 全 The Entire Police Station Is Waiting for Me to Explain Ghosts with Science 全警局都等我用科学解释鬼魂 Xixi's Night Owl兮兮的夜猫Two Male Leads421k WordsCompleted [Two men + supernatural mysteries + equally matched leads + sweet romance and crime-solving + transmigration] [Materialist Detective Captain X Ancient Master of the Mystical Arts] Good news: I failed my tribulation, but didn’t quite die. Instead, I transmigrated into a government employee with a secure job. Bad news: This body has cervical spondylosis and a strained lower back. I’m out of breath after just a few steps, and I have to handle corpses every day. Good news: I still have all my mystic 5.4kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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    The corpse at the crime scene sat up? Ling Che: It's a muscle reflex! Captain Su: Do you think I'm blind? This contrast is hilarious!

20. 420 关 Tales of the Strange Beyond the Pass: The Madam Reads the Fate of All Things 关外诡事录：夫人卦卦算乾坤 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Fantastical Romance227k WordsCompleted [Romance + two powerful leads + divination + ghost hunting + gold prospecting] An Luoling is the only daughter of a renowned fortune-telling family beyond the Pass. She watches over the land around Mocheng, making her living by reading fortunes and catching ghosts. Duan Zongye is the last heir of an eastern Lu gold-prospecting family. He comes beyond the Pass to search for his father, who disappeared fifteen years ago, and to uncover the feud between the An and Duan families that began thirty ye 1.5kReads8.4Score178Shelves

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    Both are written by Liu Da, highly recommended. You'll be hooked from the first read; the writing is very realistic. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

21. 421 阎 The King of Hell Just Made Me a Year Older Again 阎王又记我一岁 Shuixiling Jin水西泠金Two Male Leads247k WordsCompleted Lan Jingtang × Tang Suiling (Xuanheng) Reincarnation to attain the Dao Powerful rivals The Heavenly Dao's prison A tragic, passionate romance Supernatural tales and strange occurrences Modern era, Republican era, ancient times In short: Lan Jingtang reincarnates upward eighteen times to find the fragments of Xuanheng's soul. A divine official descends to teach for one lifetime, and the disciple pursues him through eighteen lifetimes. One is a divine official who proves the Dao through his ow 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a horror/ghost-hunting female-oriented novel. Let's not even talk about horror; I wrote something a couple of days ago that was a bit scary, and the review process got stuck 😭😭. Everyone, take a look! A priest descends to earth to teach for one lifetime, and his disciple pursues him for eighteen lifetimes. One is a priest who proves his Dao with his own body—"proving the Dao through his own body"—providing the Dao for the common people. "You, the Heavenly Dao, are incompetent; I'll overthrow you and rebuild the Heavenly Dao. If you disagree, then fight!" The other is an all-powerful Yama King who only wanted to be a prince for one lifetime, or at least an emperor for a few years. Unexpectedly, his master was too powerful, making him Yama King. He is devoted to the Three Realms, protecting the Yin-Yang order of the Six Paths, daring not to slacken, because he's afraid his master will return angry and abandon him—that would be very dangerous. "May you be safe and sound in every lifetime." "With my divine soul, I wish you a thousand autumns." A cycle of reincarnation, a clash of titans, a prison of the Heavenly Dao, a tragic love story, and supernatural beings.

22. 422 爷 Grandpa Started the Trouble, Three Generations Must Pay 爷爷闯下的祸，三代来还 The Rainy-Night Postman雨夜邮递员9k WordsCompleted The trouble Grandpa caused will take three generations to repay. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A Southeast Asian-style feud, a consequence of the older generation's emotional entanglements, raged on until the third generation before finally being resolved.

23. 423 我 I Raise Divine Beasts in My Dreams 我在梦里养神兽 Sugar-Glazed Cherry Tomato糖渍番小茄Modern Romance252k WordsOngoing Have you ever seen a female CEO cultivate immortality? The woman money couldn't win over was won over by a ghost. "Honestly, I miss the old days most, when I carried a broken bowl around summoning ghosts. It was so fulfilling!" Before I was even a year old, I had a fever of 40 degrees for forty days. When even the top-tier hospitals refused to take me, a traveling doctor saved my life by trading his own. Whose life did he trade for mine, you ask? I only learned after my mother died that I was a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a new kind of literature, with good writing and a decent plot. It reflects some real-world issues, so it's quite worth reading. The female lead isn't a saint or brainless; she grows and matures.

24. 424 江 Dr. Jiang Says We Should Trust Science 江医生说要相信科学 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted This story has a couple! They are not an age-gap pairing, with the woman older. A cool and aloof psychiatrist, traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, psychologist, and charlatan, highly intelligent in both emotional and academic matters, versus a mild-mannered but sharp-tongued man, an extreme scientific rationalist and logic obsessive, and leader of the Special Cases Unit. Jiang Xinci is an heir to a family of metaphysical practitioners. She opened her Third Eye as a child, drew talismans a 2.1kReads8.4Score389Shelves
25. 425 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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    The eldest disciple of the leader of the righteous path

26. 426 校 The Campus Curse: A Register of Corpse-Subduing Spells 校园诡咒镇尸簿 The Cinnabar Mole in My Heart心头朱砂痣Mystery177k WordsCompleted (No romance + an unusual team-up to catch ghosts) On what seemed like an ordinary night, four girls in a dormitory started playing with a spirit board. But that very night, horror quietly descended... Was it a collapse of morality, or a distortion of human nature? Follow this unusual team as they solve the mystery. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I feel the female lead is not simple, even though the author is still serializing it.

27. 427 命 Marked for the King of Hell, My Grandpa Gets a Female Ghost to Break My Fever 命犯阎王，爷爷找女鬼给我退烧 Big Brother Shuiyue水月大哥Mystery147k WordsOngoing [Folklore + feng shui + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + lighthearted comedy] My father is a heretical cultivator, my mother is a nine-tailed fox, and I was born with a pure-yang constitution. I often suffer from fevers that won't break, so every year I have to visit a cemetery to cool down with a female ghost. The Daoist community considers me a monster... The King of Hell wants to take me, the Daoists want to destroy me, and every sort of evil spirit has its eye on me. To stay alive, I'll lea —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is so humorous! It's a traditional supernatural story, with laughs in every chapter, making it a lighthearted read. Especially the Southwest F4—come on in! This book will tell you the differences between ghosts from Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan and ghosts from other regions. [Laughing][Laughing]

28. 428 出 True Tales of the Spirit Mediums: My Ten Years Serving at a Ghost Hall 出马仙纪实：我供奉鬼堂的那十年 Four Happiness Pavilion四喜阁Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing My name is Zhou Tie. In this book, I'll tell the true story of my ten years running a spirit hall and serving ghosts. You've heard of spirit mediums... but have you heard of a ghost spirit hall? At eighteen, I established a ghost spirit hall and served ghost immortals! The presiding master was the sister my grandfather said had gone mad and died! This book has no female lead. It's not fantasy, and it's definitely not a cultivation novel! It's the true story of how I, born with an ominous yin con 82.8kReads9.6Score7.8kShelves

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    Check out my brother Tie's daily divination routine from the Northeast Shamanic divination series, thank you! [Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work]

29. 429 五 The Five Immortals Bring Blessings, and My Unlucky Dad's Fortune Soars 五大仙送福宝，霉运老爹旺翻天 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance579k WordsOngoing The manhua is now available. [Period Setting] [Farming] [Mysticism] [Adorable Child] [Parenting] [Ensemble Cast] [Can Speak to Animals] A quirky, sharp-tongued little girl VS her frail, honest, unmarried father (Dad gets a love interest; the girl has no romance) In the 1980s countryside of Northeast China, frail bachelor Zhao Tiezhu finds a five-year-old girl named Fubao while gathering firewood in the mountains. On the very first day after bringing her home, his stepmother kicks him out with no 29.9kReads8.5Score2.7kShelves
30. 430 我 When I Go Crazy, Even Ghosts Are Afraid 我疯起来连鬼都怕 Jiang Jiang Jiang江僵姜Mystery563k WordsCompleted [No CP + livestreaming + System + strong female lead power fantasy + ghost hunting] “The boy bends down, the baby cries. On Sha Ling Slope, ghosts crawl through the sand.” Fresh out of the psychiatric hospital, Jian Yao is thrown by the System into a place like this. She looks at the ramshackle wooden hut in front of her, her face expressionless. It is far too dilapidated for anyone to live in, yet dim, faint lights can be seen inside, along with the occasional sound of crying. The livestream vi 116Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    No male lead, no romantic pairing

31. 431 我 [Murder Game] I Want to Survive 【杀人游戏】我想活下去 Yu Ge雨戈Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [No Romance]+ [Pure Villainess] High-stakes battles of wits and deadly games; everyone schemes against everyone else just to stay alive. The heroine does every kind of evil, casts aside her conscience, and cares only about profit. Because she knows that only by devouring others can she grow stronger and climb step by step to the pinnacle of power. Watch her fight her way out from the bottom, rising from a mere nobody to stand atop the world. Watch her pull off one dazzling m 41.3kReads9.0Score4.9kShelves

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    If you're looking for horror and thrills, these two books are a must-read, they're super exciting!

32. 432 尸 Hail the Corpse Ancestor: My Wife Has Married into the Underworld 尸祖在上：娇妻亿嫁冥界 Wicked Woman of Jiangnan江南恶女Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Yandere corpse ancestor × teasing little troublemaker] They say Boyou, the corpse ancestor of the Netherworld, is cruel and heartless, but no one knows about the pathological possessiveness hidden beneath his outward appearance. He spies on her, schemes against her, and even hurts himself to play the victim, all to make her fall for him. She keeps causing trouble to make him hate her, only to bring disaster down on herself. On an utterly ordinary night in the Netherworld, a certain corpse ances 286Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Look! Look at this, everyone! No saintly sentimentality! It's so sweet! Look!

33. 433 上 Work’s on Pause: The Yellow Immortal Takes Me Graveyard Clubbing 上班暂停，黄大仙带我坟场蹦迪 Mountain Wind Knows Not the Moon山风不知月Mystery94k WordsOngoing [Mild horror + comedy + two male leads] After working late one night, I was chased by a murderer into a cemetery, where I accidentally came across a weasel worshiping the moon. I remembered the Great Immortal Huang from my grandmother’s stories. Chen Shu placed his hopes in it. “Great Immortal Huang, you look like a six-foot-tall, eight-pack, rich and powerful, luxury-car-driving, mansion-owning, cheerful, helpful, impossibly handsome guy who does whatever I say.” The weasel’s chance to become a 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Horror and comedy, tight plot

34. 434 开 Police Academy Cadet from the Start: Bridging the Worlds of Yin and Yang 开局警校生，阳执阴渡 Night Angler夜钓客Mystery200k WordsOngoing [Police Academy] [Mystery and Supernatural] I thought my life would follow the usual path: graduate, pass the joint recruitment exam, and start working. But an accident let me glimpse the divide between Yin and Yang and awakened my Yin-Yang Eyes. With mortal eyes, I could pierce the veil between worlds and face ghosts and evil spirits head-on. I inherited the secret art of thunder, and can summon lightning with my bare hands. Yin creatures flee at the sight of me. I glimpsed the secrets of fate —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This ghost-hunting tomb, with its feng shui, folk customs, and Taoist magic, is terrifying at times, then funny, pulling you back to the funny side, only for the plot to twist again. [Laughing and crying emojis]

35. 435 死 The Book of Deathbed Confessions: The Sickly Beauty Sweeps Through Infinite Worlds 死亡忏悔录：病美人横扫无限流 Taro Mash Puff芋泥小噗Mystery573k WordsOngoing (My dears, the rating just opened, so it’ll gradually rise. Updates are steady every day, so feel free to follow along~) [Infinite Flow + Two Powerful Leads + Ensemble Cast + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Everyone’s Favorite + Horror Instances] Bai Xue has died once, yet she can’t even remember how. In this life, she is the most useless member of the Bai family, a sickly girl who coughs after walking a few steps and pants for ages after saying three words, pale as a porcelain doll ready to shatter a 1.7kReads8.1Score331Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book, it's incredibly good! It's a very fresh and unique infinite flow genre, where you clear levels within levels by using a restore button, and then open a court to punish the bad guys. Each case clearly defines the roles of both victims and perpetrators. Whether it's a domestic abuser, a doctor conducting human experiments, or anyone harmed by them, everyone gets their due punishment. Plus, the female lead doesn't hide any power or beauty from the start, making it a truly satisfying read! [Admiration][Admiration]

36. 436 玄 The Young Lady Presumed Dead Returns with Her Occult Powers 玄学死去的大小姐回来了 Pork with Green Peppers青椒炒肉Ancient Romance756k WordsCompleted [Mystical, plot-driven story + ghost hunting and demon-slaying + a few secret identities + punishing scumbags + heroine who grows over time] Twenty years ago, the crown prince plotted a rebellion, and tens of thousands were killed. Twenty years later, Song Qinghe, reduced to nothing but a head, was carried out of her coffin by grave robbers. The moment they opened the box, the robbers were frightened away by the smiling head inside. Song Qinghe: “I only wanted to thank him. I didn’t mean to scar 6.6kReads9.0Score858Shelves

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    The two books I've been reading recently are pretty good.

37. 437 小 The Adorable Feng Shui Master Has Come Down from the Mountain 小可爱牌风水大佬下山啦 A Bun Running Naked裸奔的馒头Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted To outsiders, Su Keke is a little fraud with barely any hair on her chin: cute, adorable, and always spouting mystical nonsense. “Am I going to lose money today? Is there a bad-luck ghost perched on my shoulder? Is something wrong with my ancestral feng shui? Is my glabella dark, meaning I’ll be dead in three days?” Everyone laughed like a herd of pigs. “Little girl, do your parents know you’re out here scamming people?” Before long, they were all on their knees. “Please save my life, boss! Waaa 188Reads8.7Score—Shelves
38. 438 道 The Taoist Temple Goes Bankrupt! The Little Taoist Heads Down the Mountain to Seek His Childhood Friend 道观破产！小道士下山投奔竹马 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted [This story is entirely fictional. The setting is imaginary, so please don’t take it seriously!] Master said Jian Xi was born to make a living from the occult! Of the Five Afflictions and Three Deprivations, Jian Xi had two! Of widowhood, spinsterhood, orphanhood, and disability, she had orphanhood! That’s right, she was an orphan, taken in as a child! Of the Three Deprivations, she had poverty! That’s right, she could never save money, and she wasn’t allowed to have any! Sure enough, Master tra 22.2kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
39. 439 我 My Twenty Years as a Spirit Medium 我出马的二十年 Xiao Xiao Zhao Zhao萧萧曌曌Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing After cultivating his character deep in the mountains, he emerged from an ancient cave to make a name for himself across the land. In twenty years as a spirit medium, he has overcome countless obstacles and witnessed countless events. This true account of those twenty years offers insight to readers unfamiliar with the profession and shares experience with fellow practitioners. 10.9kReads9.4Score638Shelves

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    Suspenseful and supernatural, female protagonist, incredibly intelligent and strategic, not the kind who just hides behind the male lead. The female lead can catch ghosts on her own [sends heart], and she knows mystical arts [admiration]

40. 440 蛇 The Snake-Skin Wedding Dress 蛇皮嫁衣 Miao Girl苗女Mystery654k WordsCompleted When I was three, burns covered my body and my life hung by a thread. My grandmother saved me by peeling off a snake’s skin. From then on, I had an invisible ghost husband by my side... He said he had given me my life, and that since I had worn his snakeskin wedding dress, I belonged to him. If I dared so much as interact with another man, he would punish me harshly and kill my entire family. I carefully made it to the age of twenty, but still broke the taboo! An old Taoist priest came to the vi 599Reads8.9Score102Shelves

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    A book of boundless love and profound wisdom, not just about mindless romance.

41. 441 阴 The Underworld Messenger Sees Her and Runs: The Young Lady Is Alive 阴差见她转头就跑：大小姐活了 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted Lately, everyone in the neighborhood has been talking about how Luo Chuan, the “handsome but tragic” guy, brought home a stunning young woman. But there seems to be something wrong with her head. What normal person sees a stranger and immediately says, “There’ll be a fire in your home at noon today”? Well, now they had a walking disaster and a girl who wasn’t right in the head. This was going to be quite a show. But they never imagined they’d be witnessing a very different kind of spectacle. The 4.3kReads9.3Score608Shelves

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    The novel opens with a powerful impact, featuring the protagonist, Song Qinghe, awakening from a coffin in a bizarre state with only her head remaining. The scene where tomb raiders are frightened away by her eerie smile is full of fantastical elements. As she searches for her body, clues to the truth behind her death twenty years ago gradually surface, adding a strong sense of suspense to the story and making the reader eager to find out what happens next.

42. 442 执 Obsessive Spirit Master: Muxue 执念师暮雪 Become a Flipping Salted Fish做个会翻身的咸鱼Mystery721k WordsCompleted I am Mu Xue, a grudge exorcist who walks between the realms of yin and yang. An ancient mirror reveals the demons in people’s hearts; a bronze bell awakens old injustices and buried hatred. A red-clad female ghost combs her hair at midnight. A murderous driver picks up passengers late at night. A ghost in the mirror dies in your place... Every ghost who refuses to be reincarnated hides a life that has been crushed to pieces. I don’t guide the dead to the afterlife. I only help them get justice 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥The Chinese horror masterpiece "The Obsessive Master Mu Xue" - non-stop thrills! Unending obsession, lingering spirits, life-altering, skinning, resurrection, karmic fire, blood retribution – the more you read, the colder it gets, the more addictive it becomes! Enter at your own risk! You'll definitely stay up all night reading it!

43. 443 这 Something's Wrong with How to Start This Urban Novel 这篇都市文的打开方式不对 Garlic Vermicelli Steamed Oysters蒜蓉粉丝蒸生蚝Modern Romance904k WordsCompleted After her parents died, Yan Xia was suddenly claimed by her biological parents. Her new parents seemed pretty wealthy, and her five older brothers were all outstanding men. Though she had no idea why there were five brothers again, maybe that was just the legendary tomato-novel rule for fake and real heiresses. After all, she’d heard she was the real heiress. But according to the “plot” suddenly implanted in her mind, the fake heiress, who had been raised by her new parents for twenty-three year 12.9kReads9.1Score2kShelves
44. 444 灵 The Soul Points to the Killer 灵魂指案 Eggie Baa Baa蛋咩咩Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Pei Ai is a beautiful and clever spirit medium, born with eyes that can see ghosts. But there’s a catch: she can only see those who died unjustly. After an accident, Pei Ai goes into hiding under an assumed name. A year later, those eyes draw her into a bizarre and gruesome dismemberment case once again... 4.2kReads9.0Score449Shelves
45. 445 我 All the Furniture in My House Has a Sharp Tongue 我家家具全是嘴强王者 Become a Flipping Salted Fish做个会翻身的咸鱼Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted The protagonist is an ordinary office drone who suddenly awakens to a bizarre superpower: he can understand everything in his home when it talks. The furniture and appliances are all chatty, hilarious characters, making the story feel lively and natural. It’s the kind of book that’ll have you laughing out loud! —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 446 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 314.1kReads9.5Score58.8kShelves

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    This one, this one, the plot is really good, highly recommended!!!

47. 447 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 211.7kReads9.6Score24.5kShelves

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    This one [Attention][Attention][Attention] is both eerie and hilarious 🤭🤭🤭, featuring a developing male protagonist, meticulously crafted logic, and interconnected plots. Importantly: every plot hole is resolved, the pacing is fast, and the content is fresh – not your typical fortune-telling and ghost-catching story. Highly recommended!!! 🤤🤤🤤

48. 448 大 The Pet Life of the Deputy Minister of the Court of Justice 大理寺少卿的宠物生涯 The Stranger Is as Beautiful as Jade陌上人如玉Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate and get to eat like kings. Why does she have to eat dead rats every day? Other people have handsome men by their side after they transmigrate. Why does she have to become the medicine ingredient for an arrogant man? Hey, can we make a deal? She's a petite, adorable, peerlessly cute little civet cat, after all. Everyone, back off and let her have some peace and quiet. 500Reads8.8Score—Shelves
49. 449 乡 Strange Happenings on a Country Road at Night 乡间夜路诡事 Fan Xianran帆娴冉Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted As you walk along a country road at night, have you ever heard strange footsteps? This book collects a series of rural supernatural tales set in deserted villages and old houses, telling of eerie incidents passed down by word of mouth that no one dares investigate too closely. With no reliance on exaggerated descriptions, it uses details drawn from everyday life to send a bone-deep chill through you. —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 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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    I've read many books of this type, but few are truly good. Although the plots differ, they all feel repetitive. 1. The protagonist failed to ascend to immortality and was struck down by the Heavenly Dao to the Dharma-ending Age, essentially a reincarnation. The romance is only mentioned in about 50 words throughout the book. However, the story is fast-paced, exciting, and a little scary. 2. The entire book features a strong male and female lead. At the beginning, I thought the opening was rather cliché and skipped a couple of chapters, but then I got hooked. 3. A heartwarming and humorous story about raising children, with very little ghost-catching, which fits the title, so I've included it here. 4. There are also some ghost-catching scenes.

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