Metaphysics, the Eight Trigrams, and Feng Shui 玄学，八卦，风水

1. 601 本 At Home in Another Land 本国他乡 Liu Liu Jiang六六江Urban364k WordsCompleted Success doesn't depend entirely on ability. Sometimes, luck plays a much bigger role. If today's successful people had to start their businesses all over again, most of them probably wouldn't dare. This book tells the story of a man with thoroughly mediocre intelligence who defeats one cunning schemer after another. It can't help but make you wonder: between the clever and the foolish, who really has the upper hand? 54Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 602 都 Urban Astrologer 都市星相师 Ancestor Haha哈哈老祖Urban659k WordsOngoing [Physiognomy + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Celestial Master + No Livestreams + No System + Cultivation + Immortality] My name is Ling Xiao, and I'm an astrologer making my way in the city! You might not know much about astrologers, but I'll name a few of my fellow disciples and you'll get the idea! Zhuge Liang, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, Liu Bowen... They're all senior members of my school! Astrologers are skilled at observing the stars, allowing them to discern the past and future, as well a 4kReads9.3Score288Shelves
3. 603 龙 Seeking the Truth of Dragon Veins: Zhang Xiong's Feng Shui Records, Part Two 龙脉寻真：张雄阴阳宅风水实录二 Li Yufeng李煜枫Eastern Fantasy656k WordsCompleted Zhang Xiong (protagonist) · Born in a rural village in Chaoshan, Guangdong, in 1959 · Personality: hardworking and practical, meticulous, and respectful of teachers · Special talent: sensitive to terrain and its energy, with a “feel for the land” A real-life account of modern feng shui that answers your questions and shows you how to make changes yourself. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These two books are amazing resources that can teach even beginners. They truly share their knowledge without reservation. They don't tell you who to consult at the end of the book. These are genuinely scholarly books; I want to recommend them every day when I'm experiencing a reading slump, and I'll keep recommending them even if no one sees this.

4. 604 百 Good for Nothing 百无二用 Liu Liu Jiang六六江Urban138k WordsCompleted This book is entirely made up. It does not refer to any person or event. If it happens to offend anyone, that is purely coincidental! If a scholar is useless in every way, what would it mean to be useless in every other way? Is there any truth to the saying that kindness cannot command an army and righteousness cannot manage wealth? Is the scariest thing in the world a thug who knows martial arts? There’s another possibility: a top student in a leadership position. Chen Xu, a core R&D team membe 32Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 605 顶 The Master Feng Shui Practitioner 顶级风水师 Scallions葱花Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Heaven and Earth are dark and yellow; the universe vast and primordial. The sun and moon wax and wane; the stars are arrayed across the sky… 1.7kReads8.8Score341Shelves
6. 606 气 Qi Harmonizer 气调师 Li Yufeng李煜枫Mystery299k WordsCompleted Since ancient times, medicine and healing arts have been inseparable. I also believe that feng shui and the Five Elements are just as inseparable from medicine. That’s why I want to combine feng shui with traditional Chinese medicine. I don’t know much about Chinese medicine, though. Luckily, one of my classmates is studying under a master back in his hometown, and he lent me his notes. All I can do is study and research as I go. —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 607 我 My Grandpa Is a Feng Shui Master 我的爷爷是个风水师 Folk Sorcerer民间小术士Mystery323k WordsCompleted Lin Mo went from rejecting feng shui and questioning superstition to following his grandfather through the rural villages of Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan, and Jiangxi. Together, they dealt with cursed burial sites, malicious feng shui formations in homes, sinister ghost marriages, ancestral grave feng shui, evil spirits in mountain villages, dragon veins beneath ancient tombs, and feng shui fraudsters who used their tricks to fight others. Little by little, Lin Mo uncovered the secrets of hi 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The author adapted the book based on his own experiences, and it contains verified Feng Shui knowledge.

8. 608 少 Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 Yao Jiu Guai Liu妖九拐六Mystery4.2M WordsCompleted There are many things in this world that you and I have never encountered. Just because we've never encountered them doesn't mean they don't exist. Legends are often more than mere legends. And traditions must have an unknown reason for becoming traditions. 649Reads9.0Score117Shelves
9. 609 我 My Ghostly Roommate 我的阴室友 Loves Stir-Fried Tomatoes爱吃爆炒番茄Mystery143k WordsOngoing [Paranormal mystery] [Updates daily, though not on a fixed schedule] [Thanks for your support ❤️] Over the summer after my college entrance exams, I kept having the same dream about my college dorm and roommates. Then I dragged my suitcase into Room 304 and saw those familiar yet unfamiliar faces, along with an empty bed. I was stunned. They were Yaoyao and Xinxin, the girls in the photo from my dream. Was the empty bed Qingqing’s? She hadn’t shown up for months after the school year began, so w 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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10. 610 看 Fortune-Telling with Incense: A Life-or-Death Incense from the Start 看香算命：开局生死香 Shu Yue舒岳Mystery202k WordsOngoing [Mystery] + [Fast-Paced] + [Extremely Satisfying] Fresh out of college and unemployed, he is forced to inherit the family business of incense reading and fortune-telling. At the City God Temple, he meets He Hui and they set up an incense-reading studio. When someone frames them, they turn the tables and earn their first fortune. Later, he heads to the countryside to lay low, encounters all kinds of strange happenings, and learns to manipulate people, creating plenty of money-making opportunitie 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's good, suitable for older viewers, especially college students and above.

11. 611 风 Feng Shui Master: The 749 Bureau Is Begging Me to Come Out of Retirement! 风水先生，749局请我出山！ Stop Licking别舔了Urban271k WordsOngoing [Feng Shui] [Comedy Livestream] [No System] A Faqiu Heavenly Official transmigrates into the body of a penniless bachelor. From the start, he gets caught robbing a tomb and spends a year in prison! After his release, he turns over a new leaf and decides to become a Feng Shui streamer. But then he discovers one ancient tomb after another, attracting the attention of archaeologists, tomb raiders, and the police! Chen Feiyu: I hereby solemnly declare that I am a Feng Shui master, not a tomb raider. 4Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this novel that combines feng shui and tomb raiding; the plot is novel and entirely original.

12. 612 灵 Immortal Traces on the Spirit Path 灵道仙踪 Xiao Yi小義Xianxia252k WordsOngoing People today often say that the world has entered the "Age of Declining Dharma," and that all manner of demons and monsters seem to have broken free of their restraints and appeared among humanity. Long ago, an immortal who had passed away left behind a prophecy: amid this great upheaval, a new generation of "Jiang Ziya" and "Sages" would emerge, wielding talismans to confer divine titles and restore order among humanity. What is the truth behind the fog-shrouded "Investiture of the Gods War" fr —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are esoteric stories, handcrafted by authentic Taoist priests, that originate from daily life yet transcend art, and involve mountains, medicine, fate, divination, and physiognomy.

13. 613 道 A Daoist Doctor’s Day Job 道医打工仔 Lu Guofu鲁国夫Urban2.9M WordsOngoing A Daoist medicine inheritor, whose skills leave even factory doctors with medical degrees in the dust, works far from home. He saves the lives of his fellow workers, treats all kinds of difficult and unusual illnesses, and steps in at critical moments to help them through one crisis after another. The story explores Daoist medicine, feng shui, talismans, and incantations, while portraying human relationships and ethics in a complex society, as well as the emotions, desires, love, and helplessnes 65Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    This book is so good; it contains all sorts of knowledge.

14. 614 我 I’m Just an Ordinary Woman 我只是一个普普通通的女子 Where Did I Put My Cat?我猫搁哪儿了Mystery423k WordsOngoing The rating has only just opened, so it’ll keep going up! [Supernatural + Strong Female Lead + Feng Shui and Metaphysics + Horror + Episodic Stories + Spiritual Qi Revival] A metaphysical ghost-hunting story featuring supernatural tales. The female lead is the strongest fighter, bar none! The pairing is with her master. Set against the backdrop of spiritual qi revival, the mortal world and the underworld work together. The world unfolds as the stories progress. The female lead has already been re 709Reads8.1Score116Shelves

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    I'm completely engrossed in following the story! The opening is high-energy, with the eerie scene of being trapped halfway down an elevator on the night of the Ghost Festival, filled with inverted space and hanging vengeful spirits, creating a truly immersive atmosphere. The story then delves into a conspiracy by a business rival to harm people using feng shui and sorcery. The transitions between city and countryside are seamless, and the foreshadowing is meticulously crafted.

15. 615 天 The Fated Spirit Medium 2 天命出马仙2 Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Shen Nan was an ordinary college student until he accidentally got caught up in a haunting at his school. He also inadvertently learned that he was born in response to fate and was destined to help Chu Yifan fight the immortals and Buddhas who were about to appear. Unexpectedly, they opened the passage ahead of time, and a great battle across the Three Realms is about to begin... Stride across the Three Realms and Six Paths, and continue the legend of the spirit medium! 4.1kReads9.2Score339Shelves

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    It looks good and meets all the standards.

16. 616 剪 Paper Cutting to Prolong Life 剪纸续命 Lingti Ye灵缇野Mystery229k WordsCompleted Three days after his master's death, Chen Zhi's name was pressed into a paper-cut figure. Someone cut paper outside his door late at night. A paper figure bearing his name appeared at the doorstep, and from then on, the blue-black mark on his hand began to seep inward along his veins. Paper can ward off evil and bind souls. And the darkest art of the Paper-Cutting Sect is called Name Binding. To stay alive, Chen Zhi can only follow the torn pages his master left behind, the black sand beneath t 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The cinnabar seal on the old book cracked, seeping out veiny ink marks. The tattered paper pieced together a death deadline of "no more than five days." The man in sunglasses appeared to set up the scheme. A copper bell, a black book, and an old seal appeared one after another. All the clues pointed to the hidden mark on the protagonist.

17. 617 民 A Thousand Folk Tales 民间故事一千篇 Leisurely Guest by the Stove灶边闲客Eastern Fantasy95k WordsOngoing A thousand stories and ten thousand glimpses of everyday life, distilled from the word-of-mouth traditions of villages across the land and gathering the many flavors of life in both town and country. Here are curious legends hidden in the northern frontier's biting winds, and gentle tales drifting through the misty rains of the Jiangnan region. There are old customs and little bits of wisdom passed from neighbor to neighbor, small joys and steadfast resolve among ordinary people in bustling stre —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a book I sincerely recommend. It's worth reading and listening to. You can read it or listen to it. I listen to it every day after get off work and even before bed. The content is very engaging! [Admiration][Kiss][Heart][Heart][Add to bookshelf][Please follow][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

18. 618 民 The Folk Fortune-Telling Master 民间算命大师 Mercy, Fellow Daoist道爷慈悲Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [There's a saying in the jianghu: If your tip is sharp but not pungent, you'll be useless in old age; if it's pungent but not sharp, you'll never get anywhere. Use both pungency and sharpness, and even the gods will be driven mad. This book features some jianghu tricks and schemes, so take them as a warning. It also offers a few clever tips for those who can figure them out.] After getting into college, I thought the world was finally mine to explore. I never expected graduation to mean unemploy 381.8kReads9.0Score23.4kShelves
19. 619 抗 War of Resistance: One Man and His Dog Take on the Japanese 抗战：一人一狗打鬼子 This Young Master Isn't Wild小生不狂Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Song Yicheng, a young hunter who only wanted a quiet, steady life, lost his wife and child to the Japanese soldiers at a stronghold. He picked up his hunting rifle and, with his puppy Bailang by his side, began a dangerous revenge mission as a lone man and his dog... His gambling-addict cousin Zhou Tianxi had turned over a new leaf and wanted to raise a force to fight the Japanese. But at Heifeng Pass, he ran into the handsome second-in-command of Baodu Stronghold, who robbed him and forced him 15.2kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
20. 620 抗 War of Resistance: The Monk Comes Down from the Mountain 抗战：和尚下山 Shang Xiao尚笑Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Japanese pirates invade, and smoke fills the skies. With China in peril, he obeys his master’s orders and leaves the mountain to join the army. Though his family bears a blood feud, he puts his country’s enmity first. After eleven years as a vegetable-garden monk, he has unknowingly mastered the Iron Palm. Through three deaths and three lives, three lives and three deaths, the mettle of a true hero is finally revealed. 12.7kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
21. 621 求 Survival Game: From the Start, I Get an SSS-Rank Talent 求生游戏，开局获得SSS天赋 Lun Who Moves Bricks Every Day每日搬砖的伦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse557k WordsCompleted [Growing heroine + no romance + natural disasters + survival for all + plant-based supernatural ability + infinite flow + rule-based horror] Without warning, ten billion people around the world are dragged into a survival game. From the start, Ye Hangxia relies on the lightning-fast reflexes she honed by competing for class registrations, and hits the jackpot. She draws an SSS-rank talent: plant-based supernatural abilities, a perfect fit for her background as an agricultural student. Islands co 2.4kReads5.0Score198Shelves

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    The novel is really good.

22. 622 北 Beijing Drifter Xiuxiu 北漂修修 White-Browed Eagle Who Likes Mucuna Beans喜欢牛蹄豆的白眉鹰Urban589k WordsCompleted I’m Wu Qi, an utterly ordinary poor kid. After graduating from high school, I ended up in Yanbei at a third-rate diploma mill where you could earn a degree through self-study exams. Then, in one night, I unexpectedly inherited a legacy, completed the Foundation Establishment stage, and reached the Golden Core stage in a month... From then on, I cultivated my mind, character, and practice in the mortal world... I started working part-time in Yanbei, selling things at street stalls, looking for jo 114Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The nationwide phenomenon of "" (a genre of Chinese fantasy novels) featuring young people from all over the country, especially those working in Beijing and those struggling to make ends meet.

23. 623 袁 Yuan Tiangang Reads Huang Chao's Fate 袁天罡算黄巢 White-Browed Eagle Who Likes Mucuna Beans喜欢牛蹄豆的白眉鹰7k WordsCompleted Yuan Tiangang Predicts Huang Chao’s Rise 36Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 624 梅 Mei Feixin Takes the Case to Court 梅费心打官司 White-Browed Eagle Who Likes Mucuna Beans喜欢牛蹄豆的白眉鹰8k WordsCompleted Mei Goes to Great Lengths to Sue 23Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 625 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Tale of Li Chongan, Jade Keeper 丝路玉鉴：守玉丞李崇安传 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE38k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Story of Li Chong'an, Keeper of the Jade 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fans of uplifting stories and adventure, especially those who enjoy Tomb Raider Chronicles and Ghost Blows Out the Light, are in for a treat! The captivating new novel, *Notes from Black Wind Pass*, and the related short story series, *The Jade Mirror of the Silk Road*, are here! These are high-quality male-oriented novels that Chinese readers should enjoy, exploring the truth of the folk world. The suspense, supernatural elements, and mystery are incredibly engaging. You won't be able to put it down from beginning to end, and the imagery is vivid!

26. 626 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Lin Clan's Joinery Art and the Soul-Hanging Staircase 丝路玉鉴：林氏榫卯诀之悬魂梯 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE16k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Lin Clan's Mortise-and-Tenon Technique and the Soul-Hanging Ladder 7Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 627 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 丝路玉鉴：河氏水文之疏勒河谷 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE15k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 4Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 628 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Su Clan's Astrology and the Buddhist Caves of Longyou 丝路玉鉴：苏氏星象之陇右佛窟 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE22k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Su Clan's Astrology and the Buddhist Caves of Longyou 10Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 629 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Zhao Clan's Spells and the Secret Treasure of Anxi 丝路玉鉴：赵氏符咒之安西秘宝 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE31k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Zhao Clan's Talismans and the Secret Treasure of Anxi 7Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 630 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Li Family Jade Pendant, Key to Hexi 丝路玉鉴：李氏玉坠之河西密钥 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE31k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Li Clan's Jade Pendant and the Secret Key to Hexi 3Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 631 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Destiny as an Undercover Agent in Chang'an 丝路玉鉴：李烬宿命之长安卧底 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE35k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Fate as an Undercover Agent in Chang'an 3Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 632 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Good Fortune, the Stunning Beauty 丝路玉鉴：李烬幸事之绝色佳人 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE37k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Good Fortune and the Peerless Beauty 2Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 633 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin’s Secrets and the Triangle Star Pattern 丝路玉鉴：李烬秘事之三角星纹 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE34k WordsCompleted Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Secrets, the Triangular Star Pattern 2Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 634 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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    Her story, from film director to exorcist, is a multifaceted tale encompassing the supernatural, feng shui, the five spirits of Northeast China, underground palace exploration, and the unpredictable nature of the human heart. It features a single female lead and no romantic pairing. In a remote mountain village in Northeast China, strange events unfold one after another. She transforms from an atheist who only knows how to yell "cut" into a skilled exorcist who gradually builds a team to overcome obstacles and ultimately becomes a protector of the local community.

35. 635 一EN The Unconventional Path to Immortality 一本不正经的修仙感悟 A Wisp of Clamor一缕喧嚣1.9M WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Xianxia] [Xuanhuan] [Comedy] [Urban] After three lifetimes, I finally attained the Dao, Roaming the mortal world, laughing at its vicissitudes. I ferry souls across the River of the Underworld, following fate, But whoever the hell dares lay a hand on my people, I’ll beat you to death, you little bastard... 1.7kReads9.2Score120Shelves

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    It's spot on!!! I'm speechless with excitement, just go check it out! If you dare to look, you'll regret not discovering it sooner. If you don't find anything useful, come back to me, hahaha!

36. 636 黄 The Yin Tombs of the Yellow River: A Feng Shui Master of the Qing Nang 黄河阴坟：青囊风水师 Tufuzi Adu土夫子阿渡9k WordsCompleted The Yellow River Yin Tomb: A Qing Nang Feng Shui Master 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A must-read novel about feng shui, geomancy, divination, and fortune telling.

37. 637 凶 The Haunted House Cleanup Crew: The Mystery of My Origins 凶宅清理师之我的身世之谜 Tufuzi Adu土夫子阿渡16k WordsCompleted The Haunted House Cleaner: The Mystery of My Origins 35Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 638 玩 Playing the Ancient Immortal Path 玩古仙途 Playing with Antiquities玩古Urban533k WordsOngoing Ancient artifacts conceal strange secrets, and ordinary mortals dare knock on the gates of immortality. Young Fang Chen seeks out mysterious relics buried by time, and comes across a jade pendant with its own space. Through the struggles of the apocalypse, he parts layer upon layer of mist. Is the world a prison, or a game? Wherever he looks, a road lies ahead! He cultivates immortality all the way, and in the end, the young man attains the Great Dao! 1.9kReads6.2Score138Shelves

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    A young man + antique appraisal + feng shui metaphysics!!

39. 639 关 The Immortal Hall Beyond the Pass: A Yin-Yang Master Guards Changbai Mountain 关外仙堂：阴阳先生守长白 Uncle Liu the Ninth from Beyond the Pass关外刘九爷Mystery147k WordsOngoing Have you ever witnessed a weasel asking to be granted a title? What causes people to get trapped in a ghostly maze while walking mountain trails, or suffer from strange ailments that leave them feeling awful but can’t be diagnosed at a hospital? Trained in ancient shamanic arts, versed in the theories of yin-yang masters, and accompanied by an immortal serpent cultivating beneath the streams of Changbai Mountain, become a spirit medium who roams the White Mountains. The rules of Northeast China’ 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good, I recommend you read it.

40. 640 都 Urban Mountain Guides: The Mystery of the Wu Clan 都市赶山人之巫族谜团 A Rotten Shrimp一只烂虾Mystery203k WordsCompleted After a hundred years cut off from the world, Guan Zhaoming is forced to descend from the mountains when his master passes away. But China has changed beyond recognition in the century since he left. The mystery of his own bloodline, a string of serial murders, a woman found dead in a refrigerator, a mummified corpse in an apartment... A series of vicious crimes targeting Chinese women, shikigami from Japan, a crisis threatening China's dragon veins! These bizarre cases all conceal a shocking co —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story begins with the "Refrigerator Corpse Case," gradually revealing a Japanese conspiracy, followed by the "Apartment Corpse Case," which exposes the "Five Fiends Resurrection Formation" and "Yin-Yang Absorption" of a Japanese cult. As the case deepens, a Japanese shikigami even appears in Harbin, China, its ultimate goal being the city's dragon vein! The atrocities of Unit 731, the lingering spirits of the unjustly killed, ultimately elevate the narrative to a national responsibility to protect the Chinese land! These three stories are interconnected, a beginning but not an end, encompassing feng shui, metaphysics, and ghosts—everything you could want! No filler, the plot is tightly paced, highly recommended!

41. 641 龙 Dragon Vein Calamity: A Millennium of Turmoil in Ice City 龙脉劫：冰城千年风云录 A Rotten Shrimp一只烂虾42k WordsCompleted Dragon Vein Calamity: A Thousand Years of Turmoil in Ice City —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 642 东 Little Things from Northeast China 东北那些小事儿 A Rotten Shrimp一只烂虾10k WordsCompleted Those Little Things in the Northeast —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 643 我 I Solve Cases at the Special Investigations Bureau by Day and Serve in the Underworld by Night 我白天特案局办案，晚上地府当差 Mr. Youyong幼庸先生Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted I was born with a pure Yang constitution and the fate of Zhong Kui. I can drive out demons, subdue ghosts, and repel evil spirits. The moment I was born, all kinds of factions fought to take me as their disciple. A bunch of monks and Taoist priests said I was destined to become a Celestial Master or a great monk. They even got into a brawl over me, and that’s not all: in the end, both the state and the underworld got involved! When I was one, the state even assigned me a corpse-born child who ha 21.3kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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    This is an old tradition; you'll understand once you take a look.

44. 644 与 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 140Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 645 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 41Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 646 玄 A Metaphysics Master Joins Forces with the Grand Chancellor to Rule the World 玄学大佬携手当朝阁佬睥睨天下 Xie Yong'an谢庸安Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted Yan Zhiwei: “What use is the realm to me? The people I protect are yours. I only want her.” Zhu Jingyan: “If you don’t care about bearing a notorious name for generations, why should I fear it? This realm was mine to begin with. So what if I overthrow it?” Ouyang Xianduan: “Do you take this poor Daoist for a vegetarian? All of you, go home!” Onlooker A: “Quick, look! Who is that woman? How dare she show such disrespect to His Majesty? Isn’t she afraid of being beheaded?” Onlooker B: “She actuall —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think this book is pretty good. Through the metaphysical abilities of a young Taoist nun, it explains some life philosophies, which is quite interesting. If you're looking for something to read, especially metaphysics or gossip, you might want to check it out.

47. 647 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 27.9kReads7.0Score2.5kShelves

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    😏 "Ye Qingzhi, you're just trying to mess with me again!" Three years after their separation, she came to him with precognitive dreams and a spatial ability, and He Shaoyan was wary. Turns out, she was mingling with the military wives in the compound and was even being eyed covetously by single officers. He exploded: "Get the hell out of here, that's my wife!" Later, she dreamt of more truths about her past life and cried as she tried to leave. He, with red eyes, hugged her tightly: "This time, I'll never let go, even if it kills me." The crematorium scene was really exciting!

48. 648 此 A Tranquil Heart 此心湛然 Zhou Jun, Who Loves Red Beauties喜欢红美人的周俊Historical87k WordsCompleted At seven, he heard the words “The mind itself is principle” and was deeply moved. At forty, he met Wang Yangming and became his sworn friend at first sight. He resigned from the post of Minister three times in his life, was still lecturing at ninety-five, and founded dozens of academies. Together with Wang Yangming, he was known as one half of the pair “Wang and Zhan.” This novella tells the story of Zhan Ruoshui, a great Confucian scholar from Lingnan, and his lifelong journey of learning and c 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The pinnacle of Neo-Confucianism: Cultivating the mind and nourishing life

49. 649 女 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Xu Ci珝慈Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 928Reads9.3Score123Shelves

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    I recommend "The Bank Manager's Dead End," a workplace novel with sophisticated political intrigue. It tells the story of Ma Yuquan, a female bank manager who, initially ambitious and determined to serve her country through finance, is gradually swayed and loses herself in the face of power and unscrupulous capital, ultimately leading to her downfall. The novel is fast-paced, well-written, and richly plotted, including scenes of best friends stealing each other's boyfriends, the protagonist secretly giving birth at an advanced age while single, and scheming a legal adoption.

50. 650 厄 Dimension of Calamity 厄境维度 Wan Xuan Lin Feng万炫林峰Urban104k WordsOngoing | Lighthearted Daily Life | Mind Games and Illusion Battles | A Group of Boys Join Forces | Long-Term Foreshadowing Payoffs | No Mindless, Overpowered Wish Fulfillment | This world is made up of multiple dimensions, but for various reasons, the number of souls in each dimension is dwindling. Before long, every dimension will be lifeless. The only solution is to merge the dimensions, but doing so will cause many people to die. To this end, the Two-Headed Bird selects a group of people from differ 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's no metaphysics involved, but the fantasy style is pretty good.

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