Great Metaphysical Novels With a Female Lead Who Tells Fortunes and Catches Ghosts 玄学小说，特好看，女主算命捉鬼

1. 401 满 The Max-Level Fake Heiress Goes to War for Her Country: Boss, Wait for Me! 满级假千金为国出征：老大等等我 Little Ruan阮妹妹Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [1v1 metaphysics + secret identities + beloved by all + face-slapping and punishing scum + slight sci-fi + spiritual qi revival + national destiny] The Wen family of Kyoto found the daughter they had lost eighteen years ago. The girl was withdrawn and disliked being around people. On the very day she returned home, a string of dirt about her was exposed. She was a good-for-nothing who skipped school to fight, ran away from home for two years, then hurried back to take the college entrance exam. 8.3kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
2. 402 我 My Thousand-Year-Old Boyfriend 我的千岁男友 Tang E Mei糖额妹Modern Romance145k WordsCompleted [Aloof and arrogant on the outside, lovesick and possessive on the inside male lead x seemingly foolish but actually clever female lead, healing + sweet and satisfying] After being harshly berated by her boss for the nth time, Su Xiaojiu quits! She returns to her hometown and opens a guesthouse in a narrow alley with the meager savings she has left. What she doesn't expect is to meet her nemesis, Jiang Aohan. From then on, she's pulled into another world and witnesses all kinds of unusual storie —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead is a fortune teller and ghost hunter; it's somewhat heartwarming and funny. The beginning is okay, but the later parts are alright. Especially the male lead's handling of that kind of thing—it's hilarious…

3. 403 重 Reborn, She Uses Livestream Fortune-Telling to Become an Immortal 重生后她靠直播算命成仙了 Yi Lu Wu易陆伍Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + fortune-telling + episodic stories + no romance] In the Age of Declining Dharma, mountain god Bai Li has no spiritual power or worshippers and is on the verge of fading away. Through a twist of fate, she comes to the human world, only to discover that cultivation can actually be this easy... 453Reads9.1Score105Shelves

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   The female lead has strong moral values, the story is engaging, and it has both laughs and tears…

4. 404 玄 After the Metaphysics Expert Divorced, Officer Gu Got Promoted 玄学大佬离婚后，顾警官转正了 Big Tangerine Loves Cats大橘子爱吃猫Modern Romance702k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + Fortune-Telling + Ghost-Hunting + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Sweet Romance + Strong Heroine] Nan Sangning returned after spending several hundred years in the cultivation world, only to stumble into a scandalous mess as soon as she got back: a cheating man had sent another man to his own wife’s bed? Nan Sangning had never seen a man who willingly let someone cuckold him! After learning that good karma could help her cultivate, Nan Sangning promptly picked up her old trade. She coul 13kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
5. 405 二 Second Master, Your Wife Has Calculated Someone's Doom Again! 二爷，夫人她又把人算死了！ Le Xingchun乐行春Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Su Qiao was born under the ill-fated star of Tiansha and sent up a mountain to train when she was three. At twenty, she came down the mountain with a cloth bundle on her back and knocked on the door of the man said to be the most untouchable in the Imperial City. “Second Master Shen, I calculated that you won't live past this year, but there's a way to break the curse!” Shen Xiujin furrowed his long brows. “Let's hear it.” Su Qiao looked utterly righteous. “Marry me!” But after the wedding, Shen 19.4kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
6. 406 开 Mystic Powers from the Start! Face-Slapping Frenzy in Showbiz 开局玄学加身！疯狂打脸娱乐圈 Two Mao二毛钱Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted [No romance + mysticism + showbiz + livestreaming + wilderness survival + variety show + food + mystery-solving + bizarre happenings + author who doesn't care about logic] An Ran, a powerful cultivator, failed her tribulation and woke up in the modern world as an obscure little star who couldn't even afford fish. Plagued by scandals and surrounded by rivals? Tch. Let me teach you all how to behave. Trying to build a mystic persona for publicity? Oh, then let's go catch ghosts on a livestream. A 922Reads8.9Score115Shelves

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   [Sad][Sad] I never imagined there were so many good novels about metaphysics, each one is different.

7. 407 鬼 High Alert in the Ghost Realm! The Little Mystic Prodigy Is Coming Down the Mountain 鬼界高能！前方玄学小祖宗下山了 Grinning Rabbit龇牙笑的兔子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The eldest son of the richest family in the capital, who suffered from gynophobia, had somehow acquired a fiancée. Supposedly, she was a country bumpkin who claimed she could exorcise ghosts and tell fortunes, deciding life and death with a single word. She had offended quite a few big shots. Everyone waited for those big shots to drive the country girl out of the capital. But they waited and waited, only to hear that the eldest son of the Ning family was engaged to her. At the wedding, everyone 6.9kReads9.4Score1kShelves
8. 408 直 Livestreaming Gossip: You're Destined to Be Childless, Yet You're About to Become a Dad 直播吃瓜，你命中无子喜当爹 A Lovely Branch一枝夭夭Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Ghost-Hunting + Showbiz + Episodic Stories + On-Site Investigations + Heiress] Jing Miaoyi violated the ancestral rules of her Taoist temple and was punished by Heaven. She transmigrated into an unfinished novel, becoming a discarded daughter of a wealthy family. Jing Miaoyi: Stay calm. Fortune-telling can change your fate, and riches are just around the corner. “Master, my boyfriend hasn’t talked to me in four days. What should I do?” Jing Miaoyi: “No rush. Yo 43Reads6.7Score—Shelves
9. 409 我 I'm the Fake Heiress. Is It Really So Much to Ask to Be a Mystic Arts Master? 我假千金，当个玄学大佬不过分吧 A Thought, Wind and Grain一念风禾Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Mysticism + No Romance + Plot-Driven Power Fantasy + Everyone Is Career-Minded + Beloved by All] The Shen family’s cherished daughter, raised for years as their own, turns out to be a fake heiress. Everyone waits to see Shen Ning and the real heiress tear into each other. But no one expects the fake heiress to pack up and leave without a fuss. Later, they learn that Shen Ning has gone to a remote mountain wilderness to study Taoism under a master. Everyone scoffs: “Study Taoism? Why doesn’t she 970Reads9.2Score115Shelves
10. 410 季 President Ji, the Young Sect Master of the Mystic Sect Has Run Off Again 季总，玄门小宗主又跑了 Nan Yiyi's Cat南一一的猫Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted A cold, aloof, obsessive male lead versus an adorable-looking, violent heroine. An accident causes Ziqing, young leader of a small Daoist sect, to transmigrate into the body of Ruan Ziqing, the adopted daughter of the modern-day Ruan family. Burdened by a fatal destiny, she sleeps with Ji Jinghuai, a man born with an emperor’s fate, to stay alive. After all their entanglements, she decides to walk away and take her quintuplets far away. She was always a wild child, unloved by both mother and fat 131Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    A book on metaphysics, super engaging, highly recommended! [Admiration]

11. 411 小 Little Senior Brother Is About to Cry! How Can We Deal with His Wife’s Money-Making Obsession? 小师兄要哭！娇妻沉迷搞钱怎么破 Mountainwood Wine山木酒Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted [Fantasy + showbiz + wish fulfillment + devoted couple] A money-making big demon vs. a nurturing big brother of a junior disciple After her monster bloodline awakened, Chi Qiao was driven out of the cultivation world. But then she discovered she could smell other people’s luck. By chance, Chi Qiao set out to make money in showbiz, and soon everyone was clamoring to get their hands on her. Best Actress: “Chi Qiao, how’s my romantic luck? Do I have a chance with that person?” CEO: “To be honest, I —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a demon who can smell other people's luck. She lives in the entertainment industry. The male lead is a "motherly" type and is the female lead's junior brother in a Taoist sect.

12. 412 从 Peach Xiaoyao Fell from the Sky, and CEO Chi Took Her Home 从天而降的桃小夭被迟总捡回了家 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted Tao Yao, a profound arts prodigy who appeared once in ten thousand years, was struck by the lightning tribulation she faced while ascending and sent to the modern world! Falling from the sky, Tao Yao crashed straight onto a limited-edition Rolls-Royce. She was stunned! The car door opened. Tao Yao looked up, and the moment she saw him, she was completely mesmerized. “Young master, you're so handsome!” Chi Yanzhou: “...” Lately, rumors have been circulating in the upper circles of A City tha 5.2kReads9.3Score650Shelves
13. 413 校 Campus Ace: The Big Shot Is Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger Again 校园王牌：大佬又在扮猪吃虎 Black Ink on White Paper白纸黑字Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] She was the world's number one genius assassin, a name that struck terror into the hearts of all who heard it. Cold and ruthless, she killed without a trace, only to be deceived and used by her organization and brutally murdered. Then she was reborn as a fat, stupid, good-for-nothing female student? Fat? Once she slimmed down, she stunned everyone! Stupid? The president of Jing University personally came to recruit her! Good-for-nothing? A legendary hacker begged to call h 57.9kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    A seemingly innocent but actually ruthless CEO and a world-class assassin, the female lead, are manipulated by her organization and tragically murdered. Reborn, she becomes a fat, ugly, and seemingly useless female student? Fat? She loses weight and amazes everyone; useless? No, no, the president of Peking University personally invited both the male and female leads to join the project. The plot is engaging, fast-paced, and engaging – highly recommended!

14. 414 真 The Real Heiress Is a Metaphysics Expert 真千金是玄学大佬 A Cat Ghost一只猫鬼Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted [Two strong leads, satisfying wish fulfillment, occult arts, sweet romance, contrasting personalities] Love at first sight vs. willing prey A heroine who flirts without realizing it vs. a hero who talks himself into falling for her The youngest son of the He family in Jiangcheng suddenly falls gravely ill, and no medicine can cure him. The He family has no choice but to bring back the daughter they abandoned years ago, Yue Qingyan. They expect a crude country girl raised in the mountains, but n 1.1kReads8.9Score203Shelves
15. 415 扒 A Look at the Fox the Metaphysics Master Found 扒一扒玄学大佬捡到的那只狐狸 Is Late Spring Too Late暮春晚不晚Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Metaphysics + Anthology + Wacky Comedy + Sweet Romance] A metaphysical powerhouse with god-tier abilities and a spring in her step × a fox spirit whose beauty is his greatest weapon As the most gifted head of the Jiang family in centuries, Jiang Qin’an is also astonishingly unlucky. During the trial of entering the underworld before adulthood, she made a pact with a lovesick ghost girl. For a whole year, Jiang Qin’an was left helpless, forced to watch as the ghost girl took over h 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is full of interesting stories. The romance isn't overly dramatic, but it really resonated with me!

16. 416 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Your Partner Is Paying Off Debts with Private Photos 直播算命：水友你对象用私照抵债 Wind or No Wind风不风Urban1.0M WordsCompleted As the Heavenly Dao faded from the world, Xuan Mo, the greatest master of mystic arts, who had spent his entire life cultivating, was reborn. He arrived in an unfamiliar world. His mother had cancer, and his younger sister was in a vegetative state. Suddenly, the weight on his shoulders felt a little heavy. To pay for their medical expenses, Xuan Mo started livestreaming fortune-telling for his viewers. “Master, could you find an auspicious wedding date for me next month? I’m getting married.” X 882Reads8.3Score101Shelves

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    I think they're all pretty good ̋(ˊ•͈ꇴ•͈ˋ)

17. 417 女 A Female Teacher’s Everyday Ghostbusting 女先生的捉鬼日常 Lu Guiyin路归引Mystery216k WordsCompleted The world is vast, and strange things abound. There are countless crafts and trades, and none is unique. Good and evil, righteousness and wickedness coexist. Mu Qing is just the owner of a little paper effigy shop, yet she finds herself drawn into one predicament after another. Who is it, throwing her world into chaos? 18Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    No romantic pairing!!! The female lead is super strong!!! [Drooling][drooling][drooling]

18. 418 直 My Livestream Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, the Nation Watches 直播算命准上天，国家蹲我直播间 Qian Bujin钱不尽Modern Romance256k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Livestreaming + Metaphysics + Ghost Hunting + Plot Twists + Comedy] The ancestor of the Mystic Sect had lived a life of power and glory. Just as she was about to overcome her tribulation and ascend to immortality, someone poisoned her tea, and she kicked the bucket on the spot. When she woke up again, she had become the real daughter of a family where her father didn’t care for her and her mother didn’t love her, and she had voluntarily given up her inheritance 2Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    These are all incredibly good, I swear on my life that I highly recommend them, especially the first one – it's truly my soulmate! These are truly excellent books that shouldn't be overlooked. Song You's beauty, rationality, and fearless courage, Ji Yunran's generosity and gentleness are captivating. Sister Xi's bright, generous, and straightforward personality, combined with the sweetness of the story, makes it a truly enjoyable read. Plus, the authors are all fantastic. These books I'm recommending are considered somewhat obscure, but they're incredibly good. I have a feeling that if you don't become a loyal fan of these authors now, you'll regret it later. I swear on my middle school student reputation! [Heart emoji] [heart emoji] I swear on my life that everyone should see these books and not let good works be buried.

19. 419 直 My Livestream Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, the Nation Has Taken Notice 直播算命太准，被国家关注了 Little Rabbit Runs to the Moon小兔奔月Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Feel-Good Story + Punishing Evil and Promoting Good] Metaphysics master Ji Yunran transmigrates into a book as a rich family’s fake heiress who is hated by the entire internet. Kicked out of her home and blacklisted online, she starts livestreaming fortune-telling and turns her fortunes around. Hater: “My wife’s about to give birth. If you can’t tell me my baby’s birth date and hour, I’ll expose you as a fraud and report you!” Ji Yunran: “That 1.4kReads9.0Score132Shelves
20. 420 满 After Reaching Max Level, the Metaphysics Master Enters the World and Cheats Her Way to Exorcise Ghosts 满级后，玄学大佬入世开挂虐鬼 Baili Huohuo百里火火Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted After mastering her cultivation, Ran Yun Zhao descended the mountain, crushed vengeful ghosts, and told fortunes, answering people's questions and dispelling their troubles. Seeker 1: Help! My husband suddenly became a cross-dressing pervert and wants to castrate himself. Seeker 2: My dead secretary is haunting me. She insists I killed her, but I'm innocent! Seeker 3: I'm eighteen, but I suddenly turned gray-haired and my whole body is covered in wrinkles. A computer that turns itself on in the 3.9kReads9.3Score575Shelves
21. 421 救 Help! This Student's a Keeper: She Really Takes On Ghosts 救命！这学生能处，有鬼她真上啊 Shen Ruoxing沈若星Modern Romance662k WordsCompleted [No CP + College Student + Metaphysics + Ghost Hunting + Fortune-Telling] Su Jiu, a thousand-year-old female ghost, was mistakenly summoned by the King of Hell. He promised to find her a suitable body, but in the meantime, she had no choice but to help him hunt ghosts for years. At last, the day came when the King of Hell told her he had found a suitable body. With a grand wave of his hand, he sent her on her way. And so Su Jiu was reborn! Only to wake up in a pigpen! And there was a female ghos 309Reads8.4Score101Shelves
22. 422 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Livestreams Ghost Hunting 玄学大佬在线直播抓鬼 The Rabbit Loves Buns兔子很爱吃包子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted No romance!!!! The heroine shines on her own. Tan Qi, a master of metaphysics, transmigrated into a book. She became a minor celebrity in a domineering CEO paranormal novel, universally hated online, cursed and abused, with photos edited to look like her memorial portrait. In the end, she could only take her own life... Looking at her bank balance, she had no choice but to keep filming livestream variety shows. She was playing with a spirit-writing pencil in an abandoned house when she fou 3.2kReads9.1Score401Shelves
23. 423 反 Don't Be Afraid, Villain's Son. Mom Knows Metaphysics, and She's Not Crazy! 反派儿子别怕，妈会玄学妈没疯！ Hua Mengjiu花萌九Modern Romance804k WordsCompleted [Adorable Child + Wealthy Family + Variety Show + Metaphysics + Livestreaming + Sweet Romance] Yun Xi, the senior disciple of a mystical sect, wakes up one day in the body of the villain’s short-lived mother. Her son grows up without a mother, only to become a foil and stepping stone for the male lead. Not only does she die young, but even her heart ends up with the male lead? The protagonist’s halo is that powerful? Then I’ll destroy it! The original owner was a fake heiress from a wealthy fami 3.1kReads9.2Score405Shelves
24. 424 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, I Send a Fake Philanthropist to Prison 直播算命：开局送伪慈善家进监狱 Winter Wheat Sprout冬小麦芽Modern Romance648k WordsCompleted [No romance + mysticism + fortune-telling livestreams] After failing to ascend, mystic master Xiang Nuan awakens in the body of a girl who was often bullied. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees several huge faces. The philanthropist couple: “Little girl, would you like to come home with us?” Xiang Nuan: “Hello, police? I’d like to report people using charity as a front to traffic in organs.” After dealing with the trouble at hand, Xiang Nuan slings a little bundle over her back and heads uns 235Reads7.1Score—Shelves
25. 425 叔 Uncle, You’re Missing Me in Your Destiny 叔，你命中缺我 A Bun Running Naked裸奔的馒头Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted “Uncle, your forehead looks dark to me. You'll suffer a bloody calamity today, so you shouldn't travel far.” Su Keke grins, showing a row of pearly white teeth. Qin Mochen turns down the blind date arranged by his elders. “Uncle, your eyes are watery, your cheeks are rosy, and the corners of your mouth keep turning up. Looks like romance is in your future!” Qin Mochen fixes his gaze on the little girl, his eyes inscrutable. Later, Su Keke rides on his back, beaming. “Uncle, I did the math, and g 441Reads9.3Score185Shelves

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    The first book was fantastic! As a bookworm of over twenty years, I didn't skip a single chapter; it was incredibly enjoyable. The second and third books each have their own merits and are also very good!

26. 426 九 Ninth Master, Your Little One Is Out Telling Fortunes Again 九爷，你家小朋友又去摆摊算命啦 Get Beautiful, Get Rich变美变富有Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + sweet romance and satisfying wish fulfillment + romance pairing] The eldest daughter the Xia family brought back from the countryside is a little fraud of a mystic. She babbles nonsense and swindles people all day, cursing her scumbag father's family with ruin and coaxing powerful bigwigs into donating their fortunes and begging her to save their lives. In the end, she even manages to con the most distinguished man in the capital, Ninth Master Shen. Everyone: “You fi 9.1kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    The ending of the fourth book was a bit rushed.

27. 427 我 Me, in the City: The Metaphysics Master Mistaken for a Miracle Doctor 我，在都市，玄学大师被当成神医 Jin-ge金了个哥Urban788k WordsOngoing Urban | Miracle Doctor | Metaphysics | Feng Shui | Face-Slapping | Feel-Good | One Female Lead | Daoist Legacy After lying in the ICU for three months, Lin Yan opened his eyes and awakened the legacy of the Supreme Clarity Heavenly Healer Dao. He could read a person's fortune and misfortune from their aura, bring the dead back to life with healing rites, and master yin-yang feng shui and talismans to subdue evil spirits. He had planned to practice medicine quietly, but after casually curing seve 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a book about Feng Shui, incantations, exorcism, metaphysics, and Taoism! It's very good and makes sense! "Place a money tree in the wealth corner. Don't use a pothos; pothos wards off evil but doesn't accumulate wealth. The money tree's thick leaves store water and gather energy, so placing it in the wealth corner can revitalize the entire shop's energy field." Lin Yan continued, "Move the cash register from its current position to a diagonal position opposite the main entrance. Right now, the cash register faces the main entrance directly, so money goes straight in and out; money collected in the morning is spent by the afternoon. By facing it diagonally, the wealth energy will flow in and out more gracefully, allowing it to be retained."

28. 428 下 After Coming Down the Mountain: Four Dads and Nine Masters Spoil Me Rotten 下山后：四个爸爸九个师父团宠我 Xia Tianbao夏甜宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short dramas Soft and Sweet Little Dumpling Wins Daddy’s Heart and A Cute Baby Falls from the Sky: Daddy, Come Run a Street Stall with Me [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Baby + Secret Identity + Wish-Fulfillment + Metaphysics] Nuonuo was born with a “destiny that leaves her short of money.” After all nine of her masters went bankrupt one after another, she was finally sent down the mountain to find her dad. But she accidentally latched onto the wrong powerful man, mistaking 4.6kReads9.3Score673Shelves

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    I've read a lot of metaphysical books on other apps before, and they all seemed to follow the same direction. However, these few are quite different; some feature dolls, and others involve time travel from ancient times to the present.

29. 429 假 The Fake Heiress Conquers Both Worlds with Her Eighteen Martial Arts Skills 假千金靠十八般武艺卷翻阴阳两界 A Red Hearth一盏红炉Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [Feng Shui and Metaphysics] [Fake and Real Heiresses] [Secret Identity] [Entertainment Industry] [Satisfying Story] In her previous life, Wen Beilu was a powerful cultivator. She committed murder to avenge her master, then was struck to ashes by heavenly lightning during her tribulation. After her death, her soul wandered through various planes, where she picked up many unexpected skills. In her new life, her ultimate goals were to earn money, rebuild her temple, and accumulate good karma... To 991Reads9.1Score122Shelves

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    Intriguing metaphysics~ ① I finished watching this a long time ago. It features a real and fake heiress, but it's not melodramatic. The biological parents are also Taoist priests, and the female lead has a powerful background~

30. 430 玄 The Fake Heiress Who Returned from the Mystical Arts World Is Fortune-Telling at Her Stall Again 玄门回来的假千金又在摆摊算卦了 Pupu Little Potato噗噗小土豆Modern Romance783k WordsCompleted Xiao Li spent a hundred years in the Xuanmen. Even the little guard dog Xiao Hei, who joined at the same time as her, has already ascended to the upper realm, while she is still stuck guarding the temple gate and basking in the sun. The ancestral spirit appeared to her and said, “Xiao Li, you came from another world, and your worldly ties remain unresolved. If you wish to ascend, you must return to where you came from and settle your mortal affairs. Only then can you grasp the Heavenly Dao!” Bac 4.5kReads9.2Score728Shelves
31. 431 满 The Max-Level Mystic Is Reborn as a Pitiful Little Girl 满级玄学大佬穿成小可怜 Sunny Day晴天Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After marrying Su Mo to bring him good luck, Young Master Fu, who had been left disabled and unconscious by a car accident, woke up! Not only that, but his legs, which had been diagnosed as permanently disabled, returned to normal! The socialites of Jiangdu all said, “Su Mo? That illegitimate daughter of the Su family? She’s ugly, useless, and good for nothing. How could she possibly be worthy of Young Master Fu?” But then... The pitiful little nobody everyone thought was useless turned out to b 753Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    Metaphysical novel, very good, the female protagonist is a fortune teller and ghost hunter.

32. 432 玄 The Metaphysics Master Awakens and Astonishes the World 玄学大佬觉醒后，惊艳了世界 Yilan Xiaoxiao漪澜潇潇Modern Romance876k WordsOngoing [Reborn + mutual salvation + metaphysical arts expert + equally matched leads] After dying once, Su Qingyuan discovered that she wasn't a helpless orphan used as a blood bag. She was a metaphysical arts expert! Poisoning was one thing, but someone had stolen her good fortune and taken one of her souls and three of her spirits? No problem. With her surviving soul and spiritual power, she would kill her way through! She accidentally unsealed the most handsome ghost in ten thousand years: A white-r 26Reads9.2Score169Shelves

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    This is the first book I absolutely have to read! The perfect choice for when you're looking for something to read! A reborn, awakened master of metaphysics! And he's even accompanied by a stunningly handsome, millennia-old spirit...

33. 433 满 A Max-Level Metaphysics Expert's Daily Fortune-Telling Livestream 满级玄学大佬的直播算命日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + livestreaming + metaphysics expert + feng shui secrets + ghost hunting + immortal cultivation] After failing to ascend, the head of the Divination Sect transmigrates into the body of a small owner of a paper effigy shop. To cultivate the Great Dao anew and ascend once more, this top-tier metaphysics expert begins livestreaming his daily fortune-telling sessions. Reading faces, telling fortunes, locating dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, reading feng shui: this half-immo 28.8kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
34. 434 玄 The Mystic Sect's Beloved Comes to Survive Her Tribulation, Sending Every Villain Packing 玄门团宠来渡劫，反派全都退一边 Qing Yizhuo清亦灼Modern Romance924k WordsOngoing [Real and fake heiresses + showbiz + romantic rivals competing for the heroine + the whole family making amends + sharp comebacks and face-slapping + solving cases and exorcising ghosts + subduing demons and guiding souls + surviving tribulations and ascending to immortality] [Set in a fictional world. Please do not compare any part of the story to real life.] On the day Jing Yun turned eighteen, she learned why she had been unable to attain the Dao and ascend: She still had unresolved karmic ti 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book combines elements of (true and false heiresses, entertainment industry, competition, face-slapping, crime-solving and soul-salvation) and tells the story of Jingyun, the beloved daughter of a cult, who enters the mortal world to sever the karmic ties with her blind and mentally impaired family. While participating in a variety show to solve cases and save souls, she overcomes a love tribulation with a "green tea + yandere" male lead and ultimately achieves enlightenment and ascension.

35. 435 绝 The Stunning Young Heavenly Master’s Daily Face-Slapping 绝色小天师打脸日常 Give It a Persimmon Try柿柿就试试Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted Tang Yici is the youngest disciple of a mystic sect, born with a Heavenly Eye that lets her see the realms of yin and yang. But when she turns twenty-two, her master reads her fate and tells her she must guide a hundred thousand restless spirits, or she will never set foot on the Road to the Underworld or cross the River of Forgetfulness. With no other choice, she has to embark on the path of a Celestial Master. She discovers that every spirit has a tale of love and hatred behind it. Watch as th 899Reads9.4Score145Shelves

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    "The Little Prince of the Underworld" is a great read. The female lead is strong but not overly sentimental, and each short story is quite interesting.

36. 436 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 44Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a ghost messenger, and the male lead is a handsome man who has lived for thousands of years. The romance is quite sweet, and the individual stories are all touching.

37. 437 被 Cast Out by the Rich, I Became a Tycoon Through Fortune-Telling 被逐出豪门后，我靠算命成首富 Blazing Fragrant Camellia烈香茶花Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing (Full-cast audio drama now available to listen to.) After the war between gods and demons, Bai Zhi died. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the real heiress who’d been driven to her death by her biological parents in another world. Her family wants to harvest her organs? She gives them a taste of their own medicine. They want to force her into submission and make her obey their every whim? She makes them suffer the consequences themselves. … At first, the Gu family thought that once 2.4kReads7.5Score245Shelves
38. 438 直 Fortune-Telling Livestream Shocks the Internet 直播算命，震惊全网 Little Bei Ye小贝爷Modern Romance413k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + the Occult + Ghost-Hunting + No Romance] A young man says wearily, “Streamer, I haven’t slept well in ages. Every night, I dream that my grandpa tells me to burn joss paper for him. I’ve been doing it for half a month, but I still dream about him cursing me every day.” Chen Sixun calculates on his fingers, then laughs. “You deserve it. What have you been burning for your grandpa? Mahjong, playing cards, dice? He’s lost everything and has nothing left but his un 951Reads8.5Score104Shelves

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    The first book is for female readers. The second is for male readers. Both are quite good. The first one is about live-streaming fortune telling. Some of the later plot points are hilarious. One character goes to Korea and Thailand for love, and is almost back to marry her beloved boyfriend. Unfortunately, the protagonist exposes her scheme. Tsk tsk.

39. 439 少 Young Marshal, Your Wife Has Been Haunted Again 少帅，夫人又撞邪了 Little Club小棒槌Modern Romance838k WordsCompleted Yun Qingge could play a delicate, helpless flower in a drama, stir up trouble across the human world with her martial arts, and even summon ghosts. But she fell hard, for the crooked tree that was Si Beichen. She willingly threw herself at him and wished she could become his belt, never leaving his side for a moment. After all, whenever Si Beichen wasn't around, all kinds of demons and monsters came looking for her. She thought they were simply a willing couple, but things didn't seem so simple. 2Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    These books are all super good, the female lead is amazing, and the male lead is great too.

40. 440 玄 The Metaphysics Master Relies on Ghostbusting to Stay Alive 玄学大佬靠捉鬼续命 Little Crispy Pork小小酥肉Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted Jiang Hui failed her tribulation and was blasted to bits by bolt after bolt of heavenly lightning. Just when she thought her life and cultivation were over, she came back to life, and even got a System thrown in for free. The System told her she had only three hours left to live. To extend her life, she had to earn merit and exchange it for more time. Jiang Hui was delighted. Earning merit was right up her alley! Unfortunately, the System was a total rip-off. She exorcised evil spirits, told for 9.1kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    Don't overlook this book on metaphysics

41. 441 我 I'm a Celebrity. What's Wrong with Doing a Side Hustle? 我一个明星，搞点副业很合理吧？ My Meat Is Really Tasty我肉真好吃Urban2.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Xia becomes a minor celebrity stuck near the bottom of the industry. Everyone knows that D-list celebrities are treated worse than dogs. Life is tough, so Lin Xia makes a living with odd jobs. To get by, Lin Xia has no choice but to take up some side gigs. Day one: picking a lock at someone’s home, netting 200 yuan. Day two: setting up a fortune-telling stall, netting 500 yuan. Day three: selling cartoon-print underwear at a street stall, netting 800 71.1kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves
42. 442 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Ghost That Haunts the Mystic Arts World 穿书后我竟成了玄门鬼见愁 Rain Falls, Light Sleep雨落浅眠Mystery923k WordsCompleted An audiobook version of this book is available. The male lead appears relatively late, and the romance is a case of marriage first, love later. This story is entirely fictional. Feng Jiuqing, a Celestial Master, draws the wrong formation while hunting ghosts and accidentally transmigrates into a melodramatic novel she once read. She becomes the vicious female character number N. In her previous life, she never managed to accumulate merit, and her master said she was too detached from the world t 13kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
43. 443 神 The Mad Oracle: The Ancestor Doted on by Ninth Master Is a Jinx 神算狂妻：九爷宠的祖宗是乌鸦嘴 Tang Qiqi唐七七Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted [Reborn powerful beauty of an ancient spirit-world clan & laid-back, outwardly innocent but secretly twisted young master] (Both are each other's first, doting romance, sickeningly sweet) The venerable ancestor of the spirit world has come back to life in the body of the Yun family's neglected heiress! The poor little thing who had no one to love or cherish is now the apple of the eye of the demonic and domineering Ninth Master Lu. Make paper servants and paper horses, dig up ancestral graves an —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so good, absolutely gorgeous! I'm dying of laughter, hahaha!

44. 444 地 The Big Shot from the Underworld Is Hilariously Wacky 地府来的大佬她巨沙雕 The Eye in the Heart心中目Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jun Qi was a troublemaking spirit who couldn’t enter the cycle of reincarnation. One day, the Hell King, who had finally had enough of her, kicked her out to complete missions helping pitiful little victims get revenge. Jun Qi said this was right up her alley. Worried she’d go too far, the Hell King even sent a “pen” to supervise her. But she kept going off track, turning the main missions into side quests and, along the way, attracting a huge admirer she couldn’t shake off. The “pen” was utterl 25.3kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves

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    Novels about metaphysics, featuring female protagonists who tell fortunes and exorcise ghosts. Some are historical romances, others are contemporary romances; some have romantic pairings, while others feature a single, beautiful female lead.

45. 445 秦 Master Qin, Let Me Stick a Needle in You 秦爷，扎个针 Yan Gui'er燕归尔Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Qin Shanglu has always been frail and sickly. Every doctor in Jiangcheng has declared that he won't live to see thirty. At twenty-seven, a girl enters his life. Her name is Chaoyan, and she practices traditional Chinese medicine. She is the Lu family's youngest daughter, born into a family of Western doctors, but they refuse to acknowledge her. Her grandfather considers her a disgrace, and her siblings see her as a stain on the family, all because she is the only one in the Lu family who studies 3.3kReads9.3Score394Shelves

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    The first novel I ever read about metaphysics, and it was so good!

46. 446 王 The Prince Wants to Marry, but His Princess Consort Only Wants to Catch Ghosts 王爷想拜堂成亲，王妃她只想抓鬼 Seven Nights White七夜白Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted Metaphysics master Ye Qingning transmigrates with a pocket dimension and becomes the useless eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's residence, someone everyone can bully. Reading faces, fortune-telling, feng shui, medicine, and poison: she uses metaphysical arts to become the darling of everyone in ancient times. To cure her poison, she ties up the infamous prince for seven days. The entire capital waits for her to be hacked to pieces. At a royal banquet, the man holds her in his arms and gentl 973Reads9.3Score170Shelves

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    These are all good. You could check out the one about sensors; I've already finished it. They're all funny, entertaining, and feature strong female leads.

47. 447 女 The Beautiful and Daring Female Yin-Yang Master 女阴阳师她又美又飒 Gu Changqing, Who Loves Sheep Lung Soup爱吃羊肺汤的顾长青Mystery552k WordsCompleted My name is Leng Weining. I was an orphan from the day I was born, and I grew up with my grandmother in the countryside. I've always been different from other people. I can see things that no one else can, and that has brought plenty of trouble into my life. Seeing how much these things tormented me, my grandmother was deeply worried. Then one day, a handsome man in plain clothes appeared at our door. He rubbed my head and said solemnly, “Your granddaughter was born with Yin-Yang Eyes. If she's p 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a ghost-hunting expert, it's great!

48. 448 锦 The Lucky Little Treasure: Nine Big Brothers Dote on Her 锦鲤小福宝：九个哥哥宠上天 The Bean Sprouted豆子发芽了Modern Romance3.6M WordsCompleted The Jiang family had waited five generations for a daughter, but she was lost as soon as she was born. The Jiang family went mad with grief and searched frantically for the child. Three years later, Xia Jiu'er's unreliable master hands her a note, dumps her into a strange car, and disappears. By chance, the car takes her to her great-aunt, and the little girl not only saves her great-aunt's life, but also finds her family. The daughter everyone had longed for is finally back. The entire Jiang fa 13.4kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    Metaphysical novel, the female protagonist is skilled in everything from fortune telling to exorcising ghosts.

49. 449 王 The Princess Consort Is a Master of Mysticism 王妃她是玄学大佬 Early January一月初Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that the bloodthirsty, demonic Lord of Zunye has taken yet another wife. As the wedding sedan passed, everyone covered their faces and sighed. This is the third one already. They say the Lord of Zunye’s consorts never live past three days. How pitiful! But some people may seem like innocent, adorable young princess consorts, while secretly being masters of the occult. She not only survives the rumor that the Lord of Zunye’s consorts always die within three days, she often sneaks out 649Reads9.1Score103Shelves
50. 450 棺 The Abandoned Baby from Coffin Ground 棺材地的弃婴 Lazy Little Ant偷懒小蚂蚁Mystery241k WordsCompleted Ding Xu was born with the bones of a phoenix, destined for a life of honor and splendor. But when she was one, her own mother abandoned her in a graveyard. The dense, overwhelming Yin energy invaded her body, and from then on her fate went off course. She became a walking magnet for Yin energy and had to wear talismans to ward off evil year-round. After growing up and returning home, she drew talismans and caught ghosts to make a living, and severed ties with her family to survive. In the end, s 43Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a good story. The female lead can tell fortunes, draw talismans, and catch ghosts. The story is also fast-paced, with both tearful and funny moments. The female lead is a bit aloof but not a saint.

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