Supernatural Novels with a Single Female Lead 灵异小说，单女主

1. 51 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 995.7kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
2. 52 婴 Baby Lantern 婴儿灯 Old He Baba老河灞灞Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted When I was five, I fell into the water and my soul left my body. With my own eyes, I saw the legendary baby lantern said to lure away souls. I initially thought it had come to harm me, but that wasn’t the case. As I continued to investigate, a sinister layout targeting me slowly came to light... 197Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Please recommend a good book.

3. 53 关 The Female Medium of Guandong 关东女先生 Sun Xian'er孙仙儿Mystery407k WordsCompleted [Completed Novel Recommendation] Northeast Chinese Folk Customs, Mystery, and the Supernatural! Break the rules of the Northeast, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. The yin energy can no longer be contained. My name is Ren Xue. I'm a director who makes supernatural dramas. Fate brought me back to Changbai Mountain, where I became a Guandong woman who understands yin-yang and feng shui. I thought I was simply carrying on my ancestors' legacy. Who knew I was the key to unlocking the "Dragon-Loc 526Reads—Score109Shelves

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   Here, here, a single female lead, a male lead with no romantic subplot, a story of pure growth and overcoming challenges with his team, intelligent characters, suspenseful supernatural elements, and feng shui secrets—a lighthearted novel, is it to your liking? It's not the kind of mindless, wish-fulfillment novel with a bad ending; it's the kind that gets more and more addictive as you read. If you like action-packed, fast-paced stories, this isn't for you. This is a potentially great book that appeals to both men and women.

4. 54 工 The Best Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site 工地最强建筑风水师 Good Fortune Comes to the Good吉人自有天祥Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [If this caught your eye, it must be fate. Don't scroll away just yet.] This novel (campus opening + wild imagination + an expansive world) combines feng shui and the supernatural (using feng shui to weave the plot together), fantasy, magic, science fiction, parallel worlds, and time travel to the past. The pace picks up dramatically after Chapter 30, and the story strongly promotes traditional Chinese culture. Also known as From the Start with a Treasure Gourd to Help Me Destroy Demons Also kno 2.2kReads8.3Score265Shelves

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   I recommend a feng shui and supernatural novel, "The Strongest Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site," which combines Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, feng shui battles, historical time travel, reincarnation, fantasy, science fiction, feng shui and supernatural elements, Lu Ban's techniques, Mohist mechanical arts, Gu poison, and corpse driving. It's written from the perspective of architecture students and building engineers, depicting feng shui and supernatural events. It's currently being serialized on Tomato Novels...

5. 55 灵 Paranormal Civil Servant 灵异公务员 The Straw-Cloaked Traveler of Bashan巴山蓑衣客Mystery273k WordsOngoing Wang Xiaotian, a civil servant wielding the "Heaven-Measuring Ruler," transmigrates to a parallel world where the supernatural resurges in the 1990s. Zombies have to meet their KPIs, and ghosts who like people have to follow the proper procedures. Using the bureaucratic wisdom he's gained from writing reports and mediating disputes, he specializes in dealing with every kind of monster and demon that refuses to cooperate. When a red-clad vengeful ghost has to write a work summary, and a thousand- 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A hilarious supernatural novel set in the 1990s!

6. 56 黄 The Yellow Springs Pawnshop: No Living Visitors 黄泉典当铺，生人勿近 The Moon Bridge Remains桥月仍在Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Ghost Hunting + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Strange Tales + Taoist Arts + Maoshan] At the end of a street at midnight stands a Yellow Springs Pawnshop. You have no way of knowing whether those who come and go to trade are human or ghost! Lu Guanshan takes over the pawnshop, and on his very first night, he encounters a stunningly beautiful, cold and aloof Ghost Queen hanging from a beam. She latches onto him and stays by his side as they collect yin objects and subdue a hundred ghosts. 5.3kReads6.5Score472Shelves

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   The female lead is a cold and aloof female ghost king, and the immersion is quite strong; I was too scared to go to the bathroom after watching it at night.

7. 57 摄 The Regent's Sweet Young Wife Is Fierce Enough to Scare the Ghosts 摄政王家小娇妻奶凶奶凶，鬼都怕 Traceless零迹Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted [Mutual Firsts, 1v1 + Sweet Romance and Flirting + Possessive Yandere + Secret Identity + Master of Metaphysics + Unmatched Fighter] The King of Hell arranged for master of metaphysics Luo Qingyi to be transported to ancient times, where she became the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister and married the Regent. To stay alive, she killed an evil spirit wearing her face from the start. Her sister-in-law, the Empress, worried she might cheat on the Regent. Luo Qingyi promptly sat on her husba 157Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   [Learned it] This book seems to fit the questioner's requirements [eating melon emoji]. I hope the questioner will like it. It's also in the ancient romance genre, and the author writes a very good, lighthearted and humorous story. It's already finished, which is great. If you're interested, check it out! [Thumbs up emoji]

8. 58 少 Girl, I Fused with a Ghost Immortal, and No One Is More Eerie Than Me 少女，融合成鬼仙没人比我更诡异 Ruo Xiaomeng若小萌Eastern Fantasy817k WordsOngoing [System + Transmigration + Xuanhuan + Transmigration to a Post-Apocalyptic World + Decisive and Ruthless + Card Draws + Strange World + Invincible + Constant Leveling Up] After finally becoming a big shot in the post-apocalyptic world, Ruo Xiaomeng thought she had saved the world. But she soon discovered that this was merely the world's surface, and it shattered before her eyes. At the brink of death, the System activated transmigration automatically. An accident during the journey sent her to t 370Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Supernatural, single female protagonist cultivation novel

9. 59 巡 The Yin-Walker 巡阴人 Feiyi匪夷Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Applying makeup to the dead, reading the winds and assessing the land, preparing bodies for burial, and performing rites on the seventh day after death. Scorched corpses: cleaning the body, applying rouge, painting the features! Bodies cut in half at the waist: removing the organs, filling the cavities, and stitching the body back together! I was born into a family that made its living from the dead, so I grew up dealing with corpses. I’ve seen all sorts of bizarre ways to die and countless inex 8.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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   Chen Yu is a mysterious spirit hunter who can travel between the realms of the living and the dead. He takes on a difficult mission to rescue Lin Yue, a young woman tormented by an evil spirit. During their interactions, they gradually develop feelings for each other. When the evil spirit launches a sudden attack, Lin Yue is in grave danger. Chen Yu is frantic with worry and uses all his skills, employing blood as a conduit and runes as a shield, to fight the evil spirit to the death, all to protect Lin Yue.

10. 60 我 My Mom Died, and I Just Want to Go Home for a Meal 我妈死了，就想回家吃顿饭 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷59k WordsCompleted My mom died, and all I wanted was to go home and have a meal. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Sister... Are you not doing too well over there?" My aunt suddenly asked my mom, "Should I burn ten or eight male models for you...?" @DouchengBaye "Male... Male model?" "I'm mainly afraid of those people... Oh no, I'm afraid of those ghosts bullying you!" "No ghosts are bullying me at all, I just haven't been able to eat much lately..." "No wonder you were just now..." "What happened?" "No wonder you ate those gold ingot candles so fast..." She frowned, "The food over there must be awful..." "Actually, it's alright!" "Really alright?" "You probably won't believe it... I can still eat fresh broccoli here!" Hearing the word 'fresh,' she couldn't hold back anymore, "You can actually eat fresh vegetables over there, while I only deserve to eat broccoli that's been frozen for over three years!" "Didn't you especially like eating it when you were little? You even said you felt uncomfortable if you didn't eat it for a day..." "Sigh, I didn't know the value of freshness when I was young, I mistook 'black shells' for treasure!" She made a bitter face, "Now that I think about it, I was too naive back then!" "But being a ghost has its difficulties... I eat organic food all the time!" "Organic food?" "I'm afraid if I say too much, you'll feel disgusted, you can imagine it yourself..." "The waters around here are too deep, it's hard to navigate. There are just too many shops like 'Black Clam'..." "Next time you come here, I'll treat you to 'Ghost Clam' for a blast!" "Ghost Clam?!" "Don't worry! You definitely won't get to eat broccoli that's been frozen for over three years!" "Huh?" "You'll only get freshly cooked organic food!" "That must be very expensive... I'll cook some for you right away!" "Not expensive... Very cheap!" "Money makes the world go round!" "Really, no need! You've already cooked enough!" "Sigh, it's been a year... Why haven't you reincarnated yet? Don't you miss me?" "No!" "Your son is fourteen already... He can take care of himself, and besides, I'm here, aren't I?" "With you around, I'm even more worried!" "Is this really your mother?" "Anyway, I'm translating the truth!" "Okay... So how long are you planning to stay?" "Until you find the murderer who killed me..." Hearing the word 'murderer,' my hair stood on end, and my aunt was even more exaggerated, collapsing to the ground.

11. 61 妻 The Wife’s Coffin Smoke 妻棺烟 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷58k WordsCompleted The Wife's Coffin Smoke 8Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 赶 Married Off While Driving Corpses 赶尸上嫁 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷54k WordsCompleted Marrying into a Corpse-Chasing Family 8Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 佛 The Secret of the Buddha Mother 佛母的秘密 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷34k WordsCompleted The Buddha Mother's Secret 40Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 半 At Midnight, My Best Friend Asked Me to Go Fishing 半夜十二点，闺蜜喊我去钓鱼 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Mystery58k WordsCompleted At Midnight, My Best Friend Asked Me to Go Fishing 8Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 大 Records of the Tang Dynasty Zombies 大唐丧尸录 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Mystery58k WordsCompleted The Tang Dynasty Zombie Chronicles 6Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 盲 The Blind Woman’s Wedding 盲女的婚礼 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷32k WordsCompleted The Blind Girl's Wedding 32Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 闺 Tales of My Best Friend's Haunting 闺蜜诡事录 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Mystery32k WordsCompleted Tales of Strange Events Among Best Friends 8Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 唐 Tang Corpse, Song Rush 唐尸宋弛 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Mystery69k WordsCompleted The Corpse of Tang, the Slackers of Song 7Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 生 Born to Fail at Corpse Stitching 生不缝尸 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Mystery59k WordsCompleted Born Without the Skills to Stitch Corpses 21Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 豪 Terror at the Luxury Estate 豪苑惊魂 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷57k WordsCompleted Terror at the Grand Estate 17Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 河 The Debt Beneath the River, Billed in My Name 河底那笔账，记在我名下 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Mystery57k WordsCompleted The debt at the bottom of the river is in my name 18Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 我 The Girlfriend Who Disappeared 我消失的女朋友 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Sci-Fi & Apocalypse60k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Who Disappeared 12Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 诡 The Mysterious Domain City 诡秘域都 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷99k WordsCompleted The Mysterious Domain City 3Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 清 The Qingling Rankings 清凌榜 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷43k WordsCompleted The Qingling Rankings 2Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 诡 The Strange Sword 诡剑 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷98k WordsCompleted The Ghost Sword 3Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 王 Chronicles of the Kings 王者战纪 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Urban128k WordsOngoing See how Wang Ze, an amnesiac, down-on-his-luck prince transmigrated to another world, saves the apocalypse, and becomes the strongest king. Manchester is a metropolis that can hold several hundred million people. With such a huge population density, it's only natural that there are buildings everywhere. It's a city with a staggering five hundred floors above ground and a hundred below. As for transportation, there are plenty of options: flying cars, airships, subways, brooms, all kinds of flying 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 斗 The Sacred Emperor of War 斗战圣帝 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Eastern Fantasy161k WordsOngoing A young man who can't find a job after graduating transmigrates to another world by chance. He has no golden finger, but by gathering cultivation resources from the droppings of exotic beasts, he makes a successful comeback and becomes a martial artist. In this other world, where everyone values martial prowess, he relies on his grit and social savvy to fight his way through every obstacle, eventually becoming a great emperor: the Battle Saint Emperor. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 穿 Transmigrated to Another World to Work as a Cleaner 穿越异界干保洁 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Urban27k WordsOngoing There isn't just one system of power in the world! Flying cars, lightsabers, talismans, virtual reality, artificial intelligence... Is it science or fantasy? A top game developer transmigrates to another world just to lie flat and take a job as a cleaner?! Is it a distortion of human nature or a collapse of morality...? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 阴 Yin and Yang: The Book of Life and Death 阴阳：生死簿 z Tonight I'll Fight a Tigerz今晚打老虎Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing Lin Zhao spent ten years as an outer disciple Taoist at Longhu Mountain and learned only one spell: the Soul Summoning Art. > Until one night, the voice of Heaven rang out in his mind: “Ten zhang ahead, a wronged spirit seeks help.” > Following the voice, he found an old woman clutching a black cat and sobbing that her son had gone missing. > He formed a hand seal to investigate and discovered that the cat's eyes reflected the scene of her son's death: the neighbor butcher's hideous face. > When —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book meets your requirements and will definitely not disappoint you.

30. 80 灵 Wait for Me, Lady Lingbai 灵柏娘子等等我 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Mystery450k WordsCompleted That winter night, we sat around the charcoal brazier, the coals crackling as I huddled in a corner and listened to the adults tell a story about the sacred cypress at the village entrance. They said... The person who told me that story has passed away, but the chilling feeling it gave me is still etched in my memory. Now, I’ve adapted the story into a novel. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He seized control of the Gu family's cypress forest, establishing a wicked lair. Watch as he uses modern knowledge to expose corruption, fight demons, uncover the secrets of the sacred cypress amidst his extraordinary adventures, pursue the culprits on two parallel paths, and embark on a thrilling cross-time romance!

31. 81 缘 Destined Across Three Lifetimes: A Romantic Legacy of Young Love and Marriage 缘定三生，青春婚约的浪漫传承 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Modern Romance710k WordsCompleted A sweet promise spanning their youth, sealed by an engagement. Surrounded by the warmth of family and the passion of youth, they keep their vows and write a romantic story together, full of amusing moments from school and everyday life. From Lin Shimin's admiration for Luo Yimo, to their wondrous chance encounters at all kinds of events, and the hilarious, heartwarming episodes that follow, their story is sure to make you smile. The novel has playful banter between best friends, the warm support 34Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 神 The Mysteriously Disappearing Pen 神秘消失的书写笔 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Mystery7k WordsCompleted The Mysteriously Vanished Writing Brush 13Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 神 The Secret Chronicle 神秘史录 A Kun Is Not A Kong阿坤不是阿空Mystery180k WordsOngoing [One heroine + super-sweet daily life + slow burn + Cthulhu + all sugar, no angst?] Su Ze transmigrated. He thought he’d arrived in an ordinary cultivation world. But… Can someone tell me what’s up with this zongzi? And where did that woman in red come from? Fortunately, Su Ze had a powerful master and a cute, soft, sweet-smelling junior sister. Only, why was his little junior sister looking at him so strangely? “Big brother, don’t let any bad women steal you away.” Luo Ying held a rope, hearts —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book, judging from the title, is clearly a supernatural story. It tells the tale of the male protagonist's journey through a mysterious world, where he and his junior sister hunt ghosts together. The male protagonist is gentle yet powerful, and he dotes on the female protagonist. The female protagonist is incredibly cute, always clinging to the male protagonist, and she's not just a pretty face; she's just as strong as him, and sometimes even surpasses him.

34. 84 阴 The Underworld Calls Me Little Sir 阴司叫我小先生 Jiang Xue'er姜雪儿Mystery137k WordsOngoing From the day he was born, he was unlike ordinary people. He could pass freely between the worlds of the living and the dead. Whenever Hei Bai Wuchang encountered him, they would bow and step aside, respectfully addressing him as Young Master. Others said he was born with the ability to communicate with the underworld and blessed with an extraordinary fate. Only the gods of the underworld knew that behind their respect lay an unmistakable wariness. As the years passed, the events sealed away for 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From the moment I was born, my destiny was destined to be extraordinary. I wander between the realms of Yin and Yang, and the Black and White Impermanence respectfully call me "Little Master." However, their deference to me is not solely due to my special identity—I only understood years later that it was because of my past life, which originated from the ancient primordial era, carrying an ancient destiny buried by time.

35. 85 怪 Tales of the Supernatural: Ghost-Hunting Venerable 怪谈之捉鬼天尊 Blue Forest Night Wind蓝林夜风Mystery176k WordsOngoing Eight severed-head mountains form a Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation, imprisoning Song An’s first eight incarnations. To ensure that Song An can grow up safely in his ninth life, a mysterious eminent monk comes to the mortal world. Unfortunately, this time Song An is born on the night of the Ghost Festival, and is also a child of extreme yin, with all eight characters of his birth chart belonging to yin. Even stranger, nine days and nine nights of blood rain fall before Song An’s birth. For —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book. It's not the kind of book that gets you hooked right from the start, but rather it gets better and better as you read on, and you simply can't put it down once you start. It's a classic supernatural story, both scary and funny, and watching the protagonist gradually grow by catching ghosts is truly a rare gem. [Winking emoji]

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