Female-Audience Mystery (Horror) Novels 女频悬疑（恐怖）小说

1. 201 黄 A Weasel Demands a Title, So I Reveal My Purple-Robed Celestial Master's True Form 黄皮子讨封，我亮出紫袍天师法身 Horse-Herder Immortal出马仙Mystery4.8M WordsCompleted Humorous and hilarious + traditional supernatural folklore + spirit medium rituals + no System Zhang Tiezhu staggers home drunk one night. He runs into a tailless weasel that asks him for a blessing. The weasel asks, “Do I look more like a human or a god to you?” “Heh... You look like your grandma’s leg!” The weasel says, “...Brother Zhang, cut it out. Give me a proper answer!” Zhang Tiezhu says, “Weasel, let me tell you: these days, you have to believe in science!” The weasel says, “I’m a Yello 52.9kReads8.9Score8kShelves
2. 202 皮 The Tiger Skin: Three Years After My Mother Died, Someone Knocked at My Door in the Dead of Night 皮打虎：我娘死后三年，深夜来敲我家门 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻11k WordsCompleted Leather Tiger: Three Years After My Mother Died, Someone Came Knocking at My Door Late at Night 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 恐 Horror Tavern: I Only Raise the Most Ferocious Creatures 恐怖酒馆：我只养大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Tucked away in a quiet alley is a strange tavern that can grant your wishes, as long as you’re willing to set up a terrifying idol in your home... 6kReads9.4Score804Shelves
4. 204 后 The Sealed Cave Behind the Mountain: I Became the Village's Soul Guardian 后山囚洞：我成了全村守魂人 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻Mystery600k WordsOngoing After accidentally entering a century-old forbidden site in the back mountains, Jiang Ningyue unexpectedly inherits a fated duty and becomes the village’s only soul guardian. A deep, secluded prison cave suppresses countless wrongfully dead spirits. Ancient village rules conceal secrets unknown to outsiders, while turmoil erupts along the boundary between Yin and Yang, and one eerie calamity follows another. Generations of cave guardians have borne endless suffering, and a century of tangled gru 7Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Girl, Your Bazi Is Seriously Wild 直播算命：姐妹你八字很淦 Little Rabbit Demon King兔子大魔王Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No Couple, Strong Female Lead, Live-Streamed Fortune-Telling and Metaphysics, with Various Ways to Change Your Luck] Fortune-telling on a livestream? Heaven Official's Blessing? There are gods three feet above your head. May the Supreme Lord Lao make his presence known! After graduating, Zhao Yun Er inherits a small Taoist temple. With no incense offerings, she starts livestreaming to bring in visitors. [Streamer, when will I meet the right person?] Zhao Yun Er calculates on her fingers. Sis, y 658Reads9.3Score100Shelves
6. 206 她 She’s Short on Money in the Five Elements 她五行缺钱【玄学】 Spicy Porridge麻辣粥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Yi was kidnapped at the age of five and unexpectedly became the 108th successor of an obscure Daoist temple. The one who raised her and taught her everything was a wisp of the temple’s founding matriarch’s soul, which had remained inside her memorial tablet. Her temple was nothing more than a ramshackle shack made from discarded boards that mountain hunters didn’t want. It had no running water or electricity. Even dog-litter mushrooms grew between the floorboards. After they came down the 931Reads9.4Score198Shelves
7. 207 穿 Book Transmigration: The Heroine Embarks on a Smooth Road to Love 穿书：女主踏上恋爱坦途 Bu Cui不崔Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Devoted love + Suspense + Overbearing CEO] Beautiful Xu Luocun wants nothing more than a simple, uncomplicated romance. But her first love stabs her in broad daylight! That isn't even the worst part. After being stabbed, Xu Luocun transmigrates! She ends up inside a novel her best friend wrote, with Xu Luocun herself as the heroine! Though she has the heroine's halo, murder cases keep happening around her in this book's world! On top of completing the mission her best —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's not scary. The female lead helps solve cases while searching for her brother, and also falls in love along the way. [Thinking]

8. 208 玄 The Metaphysics Master Who Took Livestreaming by Storm 玄学大佬火出直播 Freckles of Misty Cloud Mountain烟云山的小雀斑Modern Romance811k WordsCompleted A strong female lead, feel-good fortune-telling livestreams, and face-slapping. Midnight screams in a cat cafe? Why is a programmer losing his hair? The mermaid legend on campus? A model’s twisted limbs? Jiang Mingyue glanced at the sparse comments on her screen and calmly tapped the lollipop in her hand. “Say too many reckless things, and you’ll have your tongue ripped out in the afterlife. Choose your words carefully.” The troll, thoroughly spooked, immediately attacked even more furiously 22Reads6.8Score—Shelves
9. 209 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
10. 210 新 The New Spirit Medium Is Here: I'm Done Being Human, Time to Hunt Ghosts! 新手神婆上线，不做人了，捉鬼！ Zhi Ouzhou知鴎舟Two Female Leads213k WordsCompleted Warning ⚠️ This isn’t a story that’s all about wish fulfillment. There are satisfying moments, and there are painful ones. The heroines aren’t your typical good women. Each arc has its own story, with the main plot woven between them. You can still enjoy each story on its own. These stories feature all kinds of female characters. They may not be “perfect,” but don’t tear them down. If you have to attack someone, come for me! Heroine 1: [Changfeng], also known as [Meng Qinshan] Identity: Part-ti 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a great book, a dual-female-lead plot. Female-oriented novels always emphasize the female lead's prominence; either the entire book is female, or the male characters are just supporting characters.

11. 211 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 694.2kReads9.6Score146.3kShelves
12. 212 宅 Something Haunts This House 宅中有诡 Seven Chirps Cat七吱猫Mystery218k WordsCompleted [Mystery + romance] In an ancient town that has been dead for over a thousand years, only one old mansion is still inhabited. The family living there dress in ancient clothing and follow the customs of a bygone age. What kind of past are they hiding? What stories lie behind the mansion’s cold and peculiar residents? (Male lead: Sixth Young Master) 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist goes to an old house and encounters a series of terrifying events.

13. 213 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Dare to Mess with Me? Close the Door and Let the Ghosts In! 直播算命：敢惹我，关门，放鬼！ Little Money Jar钱罐罐儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Mysticism] [Livestreaming] [Fortune-Telling] [Ghost-Hunting] She, Su Ran, was the most esteemed master's most prized disciple in the world of mysticism. Just as she was about to win after three hundred rounds of battle with a toad demon, her soul transmigrated to another world and possessed a girl who had fallen into a sewer. Oh my God, could anyone have it worse than me? To make sure she had enough to eat every day, she took to fortune-telling livestreams to make a living. Three r 8kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
14. 214 玄 The Little Ancestor of the Mystical Sect Has Returned from Cultivation 玄门小祖宗修仙回来了 Rampaging Moon暴走月亮Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication]+ [Metaphysical fantasy, urban supernatural, mystery and crime-solving, ensemble cast, sweet romance, 1v1 (there is a male lead, but he’s basically just set dressing!)] After returning from the cultivation world, Yuan Jiu becomes the junior grandmaster of Guiyuan Temple. There are only two people in the whole temple, and it’s three hundred million in debt. After looking over the bills, Yuan Jiu just wants to give up on the spot. But if she doesn’t repay her debt 21.2kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves
15. 215 糊 A Washed-Up Little Taoist Priest: What Bad Intentions Could He Have? 糊咖小道长，能有什么坏心眼呢 Fish with the Hiccups打酒嗝的鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + no romance + supernatural arts + fortune-telling] The great celestial master Yan Shuo wakes up in the body of an obscure actress who shares her name. The woman is mired in scandals, and her agent tells her to “have dinner” with a client, claiming it’s to help clear her name. Yan Shuo turns around and quits the industry. She starts livestreaming fortune-telling, and clears her name on the spot. “I heard you can tell fortunes. Read mine, then. If you get it wrong, there’ll be 356Reads9.0Score100Shelves
16. 216 十 An Eighteenth-Tier Nobody Returns from Cultivation and Goes Viral with Metaphysics 十八线咸鱼修仙归来，靠玄学爆红 Greedy Lazybones咸鱼贪财Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Su Mo spent over a hundred thousand years in the Divine Realm. She died alongside the Demon King and transmigrated back. Though Su Mo still has her magical powers and pocket space, she is happy to be a minor, laid-back celebrity in the entertainment industry, taking it easy and occasionally dealing with the world's supernatural mysteries. But there is one thing troubling Su Mo. The Divine Lord she once pursued in the Divine Realm seems to have transmigrated back with her. A 592Reads9.2Score105Shelves
17. 217 当 When a Young Taoist Nun Became a Big Shot's Great-Great-Aunt 当小道姑成了京圈大佬的世祖姑后 Twisting Open a Skull with One Hand单手拧开天灵盖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted No Romance + Metaphysics + Ancient Times to the Modern Era + Ghost and Demon Hunting + Lighthearted + Cute Pets + A Touch of Ensemble Cast (Who cares about the rating? Come on in!) At nineteen, Xuan Qing became the second living being in the mortal realm to escape the constraints of the Book of Life and Death. The laws of Heaven would not allow an anomaly like her to exist. But the laws of the Great Dao insisted on protecting her. One day, Xuan Qing transmigrated to Hua Country several hundred 13.1kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
18. 218 元 The Yuan'an Chronicles 元安录 Shuiyue Meow水月喵Mystery187k WordsCompleted [Tang-era mystery cases + episodic stories + formidable hero and heroine + one-on-one romance + ensemble cast] [The Night Owl Cries] In the twenty-third year of Yongwei, a woman’s corpse is discovered in a house beneath a locust tree on Sanshui Alley in Chang’an. Rumors spread that a ghostly song is killing people... [The Thousand-Faced Buddha] Nine lifelike clay statues made from living people are discovered at Huazhen Temple. What do they have to do with the children who vanished three years a 964Reads6.8Score180Shelves

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    It was thrilling, a bit like Detective Dee.

19. 219 鹿 Lu Ling Feng Shui Shop 鹿灵风水铺 Silent Worry不语忧Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted paranormal suspense + mild horror + one-on-one romance + episodic stories] Lu Ling is forced to take over the feng shui shop her father left her and shoulder the Lu family’s duty as spirit-contractors. Only after she starts taking on cases does she realize that people can be far more terrifying than ghosts. 7kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    This uniquely eerie novel features a fresh and original premise: the wronged protagonist is trapped in a desperate situation with no way out, constantly pressured by his domineering relatives. The plot is full of exciting moments and high-energy moments from start to finish.

20. 220 声 The Sound Will Never Fade 声音不会消失 Autumn Nightfall杪秋夜45k WordsCompleted Voices never disappear —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A female-oriented suspense story with traditional folk customs; the male protagonist has a crush on the female protagonist; background art.

21. 221 诡 Creepy Invasion: Self-Harm Makes Me Stronger 诡异入侵：自残就能变强 Helan Qing贺兰倾Mystery405k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + 2 male leads + satisfying read + not a saint + System] Overnight, He Qiqi transmigrates to Nether Blue Star, a place crawling with ghosts and monsters. Is this a blessing or a curse? He Qiqi: “What if I told you I went from thirty years old to a three-year-old kid and transmigrated? Would you believe me?” Qiangzai: “...I believe you!” He Qiqi: “The supernatural stuff is terrifying. Sometimes I really want to kill myself and go back to Earth, but why can’t I die?” Qiangzai: 6.6kReads9.2Score506Shelves

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    ① The protagonist is reborn into a bizarre world. This world contains elements such as real and fake heiresses and wealthy CEOs, but it is also filled with an atmosphere of the supernatural and horror. When the protagonist is first reborn, he feels extremely unfamiliar and fearful of his surroundings. He quickly realizes that the world he inhabits has many hidden rules and dangers. For example, in this world, various strange creatures may appear at night, and people or things that seem normal during the day can become dangerous under certain conditions.

22. 222 诡 The Creepy World Is My Home: While Others Clear Levels, I Go Home 诡异世界是我家，别人闯关我回家 Skewer Fanatic炸串脑袋Mystery426k WordsCompleted [Thriller Game] [National Fate] [Female-led] [No romance] [Horror and the supernatural] [Searching for family?] (The first game is mostly about recognizing family, so it isn't scary. The supernatural elements grow more intense in later games.) Li Fuguang transmigrated to a parallel world just as the National Fate Thriller Game descended. Clear ten games in a row, and you earn one wish. The chosen players had done well in the first few games, but they all crashed and burned in the fourth, “A Fami 3.6kReads7.9Score376Shelves
23. 223 惊 Thriller Game: Why Are All the Female Ghosts My Ex-Girlfriends? 惊悚游戏：女诡怎么都是我前女友 Meow Meow Is Super Sweet喵喵超甜Mystery4.3M WordsOngoing [Supernatural Revival] [Love Triangle] [Pure Power Fantasy] [Thriller Game] Jiang Cheng unexpectedly gets a System, but it requires him to win over... So he does. “Sorry, you like dogs and I like cats. We're not right for each other.” “You're too young. I'm not interested.” “Your surname is Jiang, and so is mine. Our village doesn't allow people with the same surname to marry.” But after Jiang Cheng successfully wins over all of them, the women he previously pursued die in various accidents. Aft 29.6kReads8.3Score3.4kShelves
24. 224 诡 The Supernatural Returns, and I Am the Greatest Fear in the World 诡异复苏，我是世间最大的恐惧 Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Villain] [Dark] [Invincible] [No female lead] Qin Yu died, and his soul arrived in another world, merging with a haunted house. In this age of supernatural resurgence, he continually grew stronger and evolved, creating his own kingdom of terror. Whether human or supernatural, everyone saw him as their greatest fear. 13.8kReads8.4Score928Shelves
25. 225 金 The Golden Branch Casebook 金枝洗冤录 Artemisia Greens蒿蒿菜Ancient Romance514k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + sweet affection + two strong leads + solving cases + both leads’ first relationship] Ten cases, each one gripping! The main romance is all sweet, no angst! Eight years ago, the beloved Princess Changle, Chu Qianyue, nearly died in the great fire at the late empress’s palace. She was saved at the last moment by a handsome young man... Eight years later, everyone says the fire was an accident, but she refuses to believe it! While investigating the late empress’s death, Chu Qi 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this one. It's completed, a female-oriented historical romance mystery novel. It features episodic cases, all of which are exciting and interconnected. The male and female leads work together to solve cases, with the female lead taking the lead. There's also a romantic subplot. Give it a try! [Heart emoji]

26. 226 恐EN Horror Revival: I'm Bound to the Eerie Simulator 恐怖复苏:我绑定了诡异模拟器 Jia Nan迦楠Mystery6.8M WordsOngoing Six days from now, the supernatural will return, and terror will descend! Not only will evil spirits appear in huge numbers, but rule-based horror stories will also lurk in the shadows! Fortunately, Jiang Qiao has bound himself to the [Strange Simulation System]. [Strange Simulation begins] [Day One. Smog blankets the city, and hell lies outside your window. You stay home, eating hot pot and singing, without a care in the world.] [Day Two: An evil spirit comes knocking. You brick it into the wa 18.5kReads7.0Score1.6kShelves
27. 227 嘘 Shh! Was It Just a False Alarm? 嘘！是虚惊吗？ Poached Pear in Wine煮酒梨Mystery278k WordsCompleted [Mystery + suitable for timid readers + healing + mastermind boss] Ling Ling is a beautiful young novelist who loves having nightmares and specializes in writing mystery stories. Frightened Wit, her signature work, is a collection of heart-pounding stories that all turn out to be false alarms. Little did she know her own life would prove to be much the same. For instance, she looks in the mirror and sees...; the doorbell rings, but no one is there, only a strange letter. One bizarre incident aft 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recently picked up this new book, and it's quite interesting. I've caught up to the latest chapter. The suspense is off the charts; it starts with fingernails falling off for no reason, and then a mysterious letter arrives. The truth behind all of this is actually…

28. 228 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.7kShelves
29. 229 修 Cheating My Way Through Cultivation: The Metaphysics Master Catches Ghosts on Livestream 修仙开挂，玄学大佬直播捉鬼 He Xi和玺Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Supernatural + Horror + Metaphysics + Cultivation + Sweet Romance] After Wen Jiuxi was driven out of her sect, she bonded with a System and started livestreaming ghost hunts, launching herself onto a path to a life of easy wins. As time went by, rumors spread through the community about an anonymous ghost-hunting streamer who was a stunningly beautiful master with a kind heart. She often helped poor people deal with supernatural incidents for free, and no evil spirits dared 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't know if this will suit your taste.

30. 230 人 I Became a Monster, and My Girlfriend Burned 30 Million for Me 人成诡异，女友给我烧三千万 That Fish in the Sky天上那条鱼Mystery628k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Revival]+ [Wild Imagination]+ [Horror Descends]+ [Eerie Tales]+ [Tattoos]+ [Malevolent Gods]+ [The Underworld] “Doctor, do you think it’s possible that I’m really dead?” “In my dream, I saw a woman standing by my grave, calling my name as she burned paper offerings.” “She said I was dirt-poor when I was alive, so now that I’m dead, I should make sure to enjoy myself.” “When I woke up, there were thirty million by my bed...” Song Zhong dreamed of a beautiful woman burning paper mone 5.1kReads8.6Score267Shelves
31. 231 龙 Dragon Scales Covering the Bed [Mystery] 龙鳞满床「悬疑」 Yi Bu宜步Mystery389k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented novel] My name is Ning Xi. I was an abandoned baby my mother found by a creek. The centenarian old shamaness who lives on Toukan Mountain read my bones and declared that I was the Dragon King's daughter. I thought it was just superstition. Dragons and Dragon Kings don't exist. I'm a firm materialist, after all. But on the day of my college entrance exams, I saw a red carp turn into a dragon right before my eyes… 1.9kReads9.1Score272Shelves

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    Suspenseful but not scary

32. 232 我 I Crown Myself Queen in the Eerie World 我在诡异世界，加冕女王 Queen Gaga嘎嘎女王Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Mild Horror]+ [Suspense]+ [Everyone’s Favorite]+ [White Moonlight]+ [No Fixed Couple] Elena transmigrates into the body of a vampire princess. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees a blood-soaked doll with a split mouth playing hide-and-seek with her! And if it finds her, it’ll eat her?! Elena is trembling beneath the bed when she suddenly spots some distorted writing carved into the underside of the bed frame… [Survival Rules for the Dark World] 1. You are absolutely safe inside t 3.2kReads9.3Score545Shelves
33. 233 名 In Name, the Son of Heaven; in Truth, a Strange Emperor 名为周天子，实为诡皇帝 A Child in Their Twilight Years一把年纪的小孩Eastern Fantasy660k WordsCompleted (No level suppression + Never take a loss + Smart main and supporting cast + Serious writing, not a comedy + Immune to the cost + Semi-fantasy) Absurdity, decay, and chaos are the age-defining marks of the uncanny. Sheep herd their shepherds. The patterns on the ceiling flow. A sea vessel crashes into a city wall... This is an age without immortals, a world haunted by the uncanny. With calamities caused by the uncanny before him and pursuers behind, in this age of rampant horrors and rebellious 933Reads7.0Score102Shelves
34. 234 甄 Empresses in the Palace: A Concubine's Scheme 甄嬛传-庶女谋 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Female-Channel Fanfiction21k WordsCompleted Empresses in the Palace: The Concubine’s Scheme 13Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 疯 A Crazy Horror Challenge 疯狂的惊悚历练 The Masked Man黯面人Mystery603k WordsOngoing The story is mainly episodic, with no male lead. The heroine is wholly focused on her career. What terrifying things have you encountered? Human-skin lanterns, hot springs that steal your life force, a pair of deadly mother-and-child spirits, walking blood corpses, a school theater stage, a haunted building, or a great demon unleashed upon the world? Ai Shaohua, the protagonist, is the last person in her family to awaken the power of their jade pendant. To help her twin sister live a normal life 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist of a supernatural novel accidentally learns her family's secret and begins to catch ghosts and exorcise demons to save her relatives. Along the way, she encounters bad guys disguised as ghosts, a female ghost who was bullied and jumped off a building, a human-headed monster soaking in a hot spring and sucking people's lifespan, and even a thousand-year-old cat demon that has lived since the time of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

36. 236 退 The Day She Broke Off Our Engagement, Snow Buried My Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Household Executed 退婚那日雪满门，三年后我让侯府满门抄斩 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Day I Broke Off the Engagement, Snow Blanketed the Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Estate Executed 74Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 在 Making My Debut in the Horror Livestream 在惊悚直播中c位出道 Chuyue出月Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Mid-to-Short Campus Novel Writing Contest] Accidentally caught up in a horror livestream, Chu Yu chooses to live as boldly as she can. Her teammates: ...Yeah, she’s definitely bold enough. Once selected to become a horror streamer, you have to complete an endless variety of terrifying livestream challenges. To the viewers, the only difference is between dying and waiting to die. Somehow, Chu Yu manages to bring something new to the table. In a hotel where dawn will never come, she wields a bloo 479Reads9.1Score104Shelves

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    I don't know if it's a female-oriented novel, but it's by the same author, quite good, and the main characters are all female, though it's rather scary.

38. 238 诱 Lure of the Fiend 诱煞 Gray Dawn灰色的拂晓Mystery130k WordsOngoing "Heaven reveals its signs, foretelling good and ill." As time passed and dynasties rose and fell, tales of blood moons and evil spirits were gradually buried in dusty old books, and few people knew of them anymore. Only the prophecy, "When the moon turns blood-red, yin reaches its extreme and gives birth to baleful forces," remained to warn each generation of inheritors: evil spirits had never vanished. They were only waiting for the next chance to return. When the celestial omen of a blood moon 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Episodic supernatural events + a conspiracy running through the main plot! A seemingly indifferent supernatural being is forced into the game, traditional magic vs. Modern city life, entangled by karmic ties from past and present lives, this Chinese suspense novel has become a masterpiece!

39. 239 玉 The Ghostly Jade Shadow 玉影鬼差 Shuiyue Meow水月喵Mystery778k WordsOngoing [Underworld Investigator + County Magistrate] One is silver-tongued, the other meticulous... Was their meeting a calculated approach or a fateful encounter? Liang Yu is a ghostly constable in the Nine Netherworlds Office of Judicial Review. A white stone allows her to travel between the realms of the living and the dead. At the request of departed souls, she takes care of matters in the human world, helping them let go of their attachments and enter the cycle of reincarnation. Yet she has a past 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend this gem of a novel! It's not just a suspenseful crime thriller; the romance is also incredibly nuanced! The female lead seems carefree, but she harbors a deep-seated past she can't let go of; the male lead falls from grace and searches for the truth in a small town. Two "disillusioned" individuals heal each other—it's truly a wonderful read!

40. 240 在 Falling in Love During a Horror Livestream 在惊悚直播中谈恋爱 Chuyue出月Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted Accidentally swept into a horror livestream, psychiatrist Bai Ruoti chooses to stay alive, trembling with fear. Everyone else: You call this staying alive, trembling with fear? In a vampire castle, she kisses the count and gently sinks a knife into his heart. Then a notification chimes: [Congratulations, streamer Bai Ruoti, on completing the ultimate hidden mission]. Meanwhile, the others outside the castle are still fighting for their lives. At a terrifying school, she strokes the face of the s 522Reads9.0Score100Shelves
41. 241 麻 The Divine Seer in Hemp Robes 麻衣女神相 Unspeakable不可说Mystery611k WordsCompleted Face reading is based on the Book of Ma Yi. Study someone’s face, and you can read them right before their eyes. Wealth and poverty, fortune and misfortune, blessing and calamity: it is all written in a single face. The Divine Physiognomist Ma Yi says: “When the heart is good but the face is not, the face will follow the heart. When the face is good but the heart is not, the face will fade as the heart does.” 2.6kReads8.5Score242Shelves

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    👿👿When she was born, something terrifying supposedly happened that frightened her mother, causing her to dislike her intensely. Her mother then abandoned her to her maternal grandfather. When her grandfather took her into his house, she immediately saw a woman sitting on the altar in the main hall. The woman wore an ancient-style dress adorned with butterflies and gold flowers, her features bright yet dignified. Upon seeing her enter, the woman vanished in a flash.

42. 242 如 The Ruyi Teahouse 如意茶馆 Snow Without Chill雪不寒Mystery359k WordsOngoing In a lively old town stands a century-old teahouse where residents and passing travelers come to rest. Who could have guessed the true meaning of the words “as you wish”? As you wish, as he wishes, or... as it wishes! 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Why not give this book a try, my friend? I hope it suits your taste.

43. 243 九 Nine Turns Back to the Underworld 九转归幽 Jiang Yi蒋依Mystery934k WordsCompleted The Yuan family has a daughter skilled in controlling paper. Strange mysteries abound as she searches for her father and mother. Exceptionally gifted in spiritual arts and violent by nature... The nine factions of the Mystic Sect each have their own agenda, and the Yuan family is caught in the middle, triggering a string of bizarre events. In the course of it all, Yuan Ling discovers that someone is secretly protecting her. As she follows the clues to her parents’ disappearance, she also searche 151Reads8.3Score—Shelves
44. 244 槐 The Locust Shade Curse: The Seventh Sacrificial Child 槐荫咒之第七个祭童 Duomi Is Just Duomi朵蜜就是多米10k WordsCompleted The Seventh Sacrificial Child of the Locust Shade Curse —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Each story is like a sharp knife, piercing your nerves of fear in just a few pages. Don't read them before bed, or you'll be afraid to turn off the lights!

45. 245 阴 The Soul Ferryer Between Yin and Yang 阴阳渡魂人 Hua Hua Fei Miao花花非苗Mystery693k WordsCompleted Soul-snatching ghost weddings, bathroom hauntings, the legend of the red-clad senior, Thai black magic, ghost soldiers borrowing the road, man-eating mountain demons, nightmare fiends that enter your dreams, the mystery of the headless woman, a bizarre bride in an escape room, vengeful child spirits, games that summon ghosts, human organ trafficking, a shocking exhibition of human deformities, and long-lost Maoshan secrets... Do these things send a chill down your spine? - The truth is, this wor 186Reads9.2Score102Shelves

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    The female lead is a soul-crossing successor with the ability to see ghosts, while the male lead is a seemingly carefree but actually extremely powerful Taoist priest from Maoshan. The two of them catch ghosts and subdue demons along the way. The story is a series of interconnected episodes that are both terrifying and exciting, as well as sweet romance!

46. 246 血 The Blood-Red Pearl Earrings 血色珍珠耳环 Duomi Is Just Duomi朵蜜就是多米Mystery13k WordsCompleted Blood-Red Pearl Earrings —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 末 A Game of Desire on a Doomed Island 末日孤岛的欲望游戏 Duomi Is Just Duomi朵蜜就是多米30k WordsCompleted The Game of Desire on a Doomsday Island —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 248 夜 Ghostly Oppression at Midnight 夜半鬼压 Duomi Is Just Duomi朵蜜就是多米Mystery12k WordsCompleted A Ghost Pressing Down on You at Midnight —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 249 鬼 The Ghost Bride's Underworld Wedding 鬼新娘的冥婚 Duomi Is Just Duomi朵蜜就是多米Mystery7k WordsCompleted The Ghost Bride’s Ghost Marriage —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 250 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves

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    "Tales of the Underworld" is a suspenseful horror novel featuring two female protagonists.

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