Supernatural Mysteries with Gripping Plots and Smart Protagonists 灵异,悬疑,剧情带感,主角不降智
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When an Evil Cultivator Becomes a Cannon-Fodder Fake Heiress 当邪修穿成炮灰假千金
[Female-led story, with a male lead. If that's not your thing, don't read. Half supernatural, half cultivation, with little romance.] A genius heretic cultivator failed to overcome her tribulation and transmigrated to the modern world, where spiritual energy was scarce, charlatans ran rampant, and sinister forces were everywhere. Rong Yi: “Isn't this the perfect place for me to practice cultivation?” To absorb baleful energy and restore her cultivation, she casually took care of one supernatural
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My Gunplay Is the Way: I Use an M1911 to Exorcise Ghosts 枪法即道法,我用M1911驱鬼
(Just got a rating) (harem) (urban high martial arts, supernatural mysteries, Taoist priest, multiple heroines, daily life, ghost-hunting with firearms, urban supernatural abilities, SCP-like, no System, solving cases, tomboy, childhood friends, tsundere) “Have you made up your mind?” “I have.” Wu Kui picks up the document and signs his name. “A true hero, and so young!” “No. I just don’t want to be kept in the dark.” To protect Wen Wan, an innocent girl with a rare Yin fate who is repeatedly ta
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Hernia Village 疝村
A fiend shaped like a goat, locusts blotting out the sky, a strange old man who draws you into dreams in the dead of night… From that day on, Zhang Shiyuan experiences all kinds of bizarre and uncanny events in his daily life, and the village where he grew up feels more and more unfamiliar. Carrying the hopes of his family and friends, he braves a perilous wasteland and uncovers the secrets of a mysterious ancient city… Yet when he finally reaches the end, he discovers that all his efforts have
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Bro, You're a Cop, Not a Taoist Priest! 大哥,你是警察啊,不是道士!
[If you dislike cutesy, whimpering heroines, read no further] [Also known as: Me, a humble paper effigy maker, and you want me to crack a major case] When Yue Dong went to a telecom service center to cancel his late grandfather’s phone service, the staff gave him a hard time. “Rules are rules. The account holder has to be here in person!” “You have to follow the rules!” Yue Dong laughed in exasperation, then waved his hand and used his paper effigy-making skills to summon his late grandfather. T
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The Greatest Pawnshop Under Heaven 天字第一當
By day, this pawnshop looks utterly ordinary, but it has one strange rule: anyone who pawns an item or buys an unredeemed one gets a free fortune reading. Stranger still, once midnight comes, the shop welcomes all kinds of bizarre visitors…
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The Surreal Club 超现实俱乐部
[No System + slow-paced + urban high martial arts. The first scenario is a transition; the second kicks things into high gear.] It was during a torrential downpour that a blood-red QR code and a black-and-gold envelope brought an invitation from hell. Ghosts, gods, spirits, monsters! One scenario after another, one surreal event after another. Are these game instances, or another world? By chance, Chen Rang steps into this bizarre and fantastical world. He often wonders: is he a player, a cannon
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The Green Satchel Corpse Robe (Complete Collection, Volumes 1–3) 青囊尸衣(1-3册合集)
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), beneath the unsteady glow of an oil lamp, a white-bearded old man handed a cloth bundle to the jailer and whispered, “This can bring the dead back to life.” In the eighth year of Hongwu (1375), three days before Zhu Yuanzhang ordered his death, Liu Bowen faked his own death. Afterward, he hid in Wolong Valley and devoted all he had learned in his lifetime to completing The Corpse-Cloth Scripture. In 1975, within a single month, Zhu Hansheng, a barefoot do
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True Strange Tales from the Folk 民间真实奇异怪谈
At midnight every night, we’ll take you through the door of forbidden secrets for spine-tingling thrills and mind-bending twists. Are you brave enough to test your limits? From folk ghost stories to strange urban cases, from deserted village houses to sealed train compartments, every tale is an immersive horror adventure. Just when you think you’ve uncovered the truth, the story suddenly turns upside down. The killer could be right beside you, and the deadliest danger is often hidden where you l
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Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友,你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊?
Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity!
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Tales of Spirit-Binding and Ghost-Fighting 扎灵斗阴传
My name is Yun Bo, and I make paper offerings. My master said there was one taboo every paper-offering maker had to observe: never paint the eyes on a paper figure. Because once you do, it might come to life. That year, during a deadly night at a haunted house, I broke the taboo. I thought I had only brought a pair of guides to life, never dreaming they would become weapons of murder. It was only when the government’s shackles closed around my wrists that I understood: I had never been the one c
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The Death Song of the South China Sea Shipwreck 南海沉船亡歌
A treasure ship from the Southern Song Dynasty, built to restore the empire. A death song echoing through the deep sea. His brother dies a mysterious and gruesome death, leaving behind only a bizarre recording that drives listeners mad. Mojin heir Chen Hao joins forces with a Tanka sea king and a genius archaeologist to avenge his brother and uncover the truth, venturing into the South China Sea's forbidden zone, “Ghost-Cry Cove”! Magnetic mountains block all signals, the death song warps the mi
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The Maoshan Taoist-Buddhist Master 茅山道释
[Maoshan] + [Supernatural] + [Urban Cultivation] + [Stunning Beauties] The mighty Heavenly Emperor is reborn, only to be driven to the brink by a predatory loan contract?! In my previous life, I was Shiti Huan Yindiluo, the Heavenly Emperor. My merits complete, I should have ascended beyond the heavens, but I was ambushed by petty villains, and my divine soul fell into the mortal world! Fortunately, the power of the Sumeru Realm protected me, and I was reborn alongside a Maoshan Celestial Maste
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The Great Song Coroner, Part Three 大宋提刑官第三部
At the end of the Southern Song, Song Ci, the founding father of Chinese forensic science, resigns from office and retreats into seclusion after losing all faith in the court. He devotes himself to completing the work of a lifetime, The Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified. But the tides of the age will not let him stand apart. Mongol cavalry rides south, and the realm is shattered. In his twilight years, Song Ci is forced to return to public life. From a corruption-murder case at the Jianyang
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The Living Hell of the Immortal Realm 长生天之人间炼狱
I'm the damn heir to the title of Great Emperor, yet I've been put through hell in the mortal world. When I return to claim my throne, I'll use my blade to wash away every humiliation I've suffered! Demon Emperor, just you wait! Fifteen days in heaven, one hundred and fifty years on earth. That's more than enough time!
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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
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
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Detective Di Renjie, Book Five 神探狄仁杰第五部
In the final years of Emperor Wu of the Tang dynasty, the capital Luoyang had finally begun to settle down. After the brilliant detective Di Renjie exposed the Burning Heaven Fire at the Shanjin Bureau, the rebellion in Youzhou, and the Blood Eagle's chain of murders, he retired from public life and settled in the Southern Market, hoping to enjoy his twilight years in peace. But when all is quiet, trouble is never far away. After a banquet in the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Li Xian suddenly fa
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Maitreya Heavenly Emperor 弥勒天帝
[Mortal cultivation + creation of the heavens and myriad worlds + fantasy + beauties galore] Citi Tianxing has already reached the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm, yet he resolutely gives up his position as sovereign over all worlds and ventures toward an even higher, unknown realm. He seeks to question the heavens: What is the meaning of cultivation? What is the purpose of creation? Follow him as he battles across the Myriad Worlds, comprehending the great mysteries of darkness, light, life,
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Cao Xi’s Regret Cure 曹溪的后悔药
On a winter night in the capital in 2025, Cao Xi was walking down the street with a close friend when he happened to catch sight of his ex-girlfriend, Gao Junyao, whom he hadn’t seen in three years. At his friend’s urging, Cao Xi worked up the courage to approach her. But just as he reached the corner, he saw Gao Junyao die a violent death right before his eyes. After searching the scene, the police found no eyewitnesses to the murder, yet the wound on Cao Xi’s hand contained Gao Junyao’s DNA! M
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Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】
The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o
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City Feng Shui Master: My Compass Can Slay Dragons 都市风水师:我的罗盘能斩龙
[System + decisive and ruthless + slaying demons, driving out evil, and killing the supernatural] Lin Yan thought that after his grandfather passed away, he would be left all alone, eventually worn down by making ends meet until he died. Then one day, an evil spirit appeared before him, and the Heaven-Appraising System lit up! The evil spirit was gone, and a wealthy CEO showered him with money. From then on, Lin Yan stepped into a strange and sinister world invisible to ordinary people. Nightmar
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The Yin-Yang Shopkeeper 阴阳掌柜
[Forgotten River Shop Rules] 1. The shop opens at the hour of the Pig and closes at the hour of the Rabbit. 2. Red cords are sold to the living, white candles to the dead. Do not mix them up. 3. If you see a customer whose feet do not touch the ground, do not trade with them. Close your eyes and look away until they leave on their own. 4. On the fifteenth of every month, you must complete a special order. It will be posted inside the counter. 5. Take good care of the bookkeeper.
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Nine Star Hegemon Body Art 九星霸体诀
Was he an Alchemy Emperor reborn, or had he fused with another soul? Long Chen was a talentless youth whose spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bone had been stolen. Relying on the divine alchemy techniques in his memories, he cultivates the mysterious Nine-Star Hegemon Body Art, pierces through layer upon layer of mystery, and uncovers a world-shaking plot. He commands the universe in his palm, treads upon the sun and moon, and suppresses evil spirits and wicked gods. Rumor has it in
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Echoes Beyond the Rules 规则之上的回响
In one sentence: When the whole world is “formatted” by a game of the gods, I'm the only one who can see the bugs in its rules. They treat me like an ant, never realizing that I'm the one hiding behind the code, smiling as I press “Delete.” · Key attractions: A battle of wits combining “infinite-flow” with “rules-based horror”; an unconventional NPC's rise to power; vividly visualized live streams from the instances; patriotic feeling and a passionate ensemble cast. The protagonist, Shen Yan, us
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You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡?科研军嫂搬空你全家
[Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af
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Wait, How Did My AI Girlfriend Cultivate into a Sword Immortal? 不是,我电子女友咋修成剑仙了
[Signed for publication, read with confidence] [One heroine] [Fresh premise] [Virtual girlfriend raising + pay-to-power-up] My name is Chen Huai'an. I have cancer, and I'm about to die. Lately, I've gotten hooked on a game where you raise a virtual girlfriend. I spend money to buy her cultivation techniques and magical treasures. Even though my wallet is empty, I couldn't be happier. I always thought it was just a game, until one day my virtual girlfriend gave me a pill. The next second, the pil
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I Refuse to Perform! 拒演!
Jiang Che, a lowly bit player, struggled for three years in Hengdian. With no connections or resources, he was on the brink of despair when he was unexpectedly pulled into the mysterious Fatebound Film Set. This is a live-streamed fight for survival, controlled by high-ranking deities. The real world and the inner world are completely bound together: injuries in the inner world are mirrored in reality, and death means the soul is truly annihilated. Everyone who enters is an actor, and must stri
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Those Years I Worked Part-Time Down Below 那些年,我在下面兼职的日子
[Guiding souls, stories, healing, retribution, one heroine] Ox-Head and Horse-Face: “Hey, kid, how about a 300,000-yuan annual salary for a part-time job in the underworld?” Chen Yi, who earns 4,000 yuan a month: “I’m in! I’m in!” Once he started, he was soon drinking and laughing with underworld marshals from all walks of life, and raising cups with the Four Great Judges as if they’d known each other forever. He even passed the civil service exam and landed a coveted government job in the huma
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My Days as a Disciple of the Spirit Mediums 我当出马弟子的时光
A true account of spirit-medium practices, giving you an authentic look at every little detail! Every story and every person in this book is based on real events!
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A Thousand Lives, Annihilated 千命湮灭
"Mystery" "Survival" After falling into a karst cave, Qian Xiao discovers a door deep underground that should not exist. Behind it, a polite, well-mannered man is killing someone. On the brink of death, Qian Xiao blurts out a sentence. The killer hears him and stops. Then he smiles. Now Qian Xiao is sitting in this room, thinking back to those words. Only then does he realize: "The words that once saved me were actually a prophecy"
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The Life of a Spirit Medium’s Disciple 出马弟子的人生
A novel about real experiences and nothing but facts, centered on the real practice of spirit-mediumship! I hope you enjoy it! No fantasy power trips or immortal cultivation: every bit of it is based on real experiences!
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The God in the Cage 笼中之神
This is a requiem for prisoners, echoing between the abyss of reality and illusion. When the prison of consciousness is exposed, will you choose to sink into a sweet lie, or awaken to a cruel truth and be destroyed? The answer was already decided from the very start of the search.
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Master DS 大师DS
I, Li Hai, encountered supernatural events while at university. With the help of Shen Muzhi, whom many people call Master Shen, I managed to rid myself of those “filthy things.” Later, when my childhood friend was plagued by supernatural happenings, I took him to seek Master Shen’s help again. These two incidents filled me with curiosity about Master Shen and his work, and somehow I ended up becoming his assistant. From then on, I investigated all kinds of supernatural events alongside Master Sh
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Rule Horror: I'm an NPC, and I'm Going Crazy Again Today 规则怪谈:我NPC,今天也发疯
Others enter Rule Horror scenarios to survive. I got sucked in as an NPC, and the System even forces me to go crazy. If I don’t, I die. Fine, then I’ll go crazy for everyone to see.
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Belly City 腹城
[Thriller, Cthulhu Mythos, mystery, supernatural powers, System, loops, horror, apocalypse, unraveling secrets, no romance] The rating has just been posted, but it will rise later. In the flawless “Sweet Community,” every fear and suspicion Nuxin feels is gently “corrected” by the System. Until he discovers that his playmate A Dai’s “move” was an elaborate lie; until, beneath the old school building in the dead of night, he meets Mo Li, the girl who warns him to “run.” Black cars glide soundl
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Horror Camgirl 恐怖女主播
My name is Yuan Junyao, a name that doesn't suit me at all. I've had a chronic illness since birth, and I'm so hideously deformed that tumors started growing on my face when I was little. My father left me when I was just three months old. At fifteen, I was blamed for my mother's death. Only my grandmother raised me and my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me. But after an accident, I was offered up to a man who should never have crossed my path. To get revenge and see justice done, I
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My Travel Companion Disappeared, and I Went Mad. 消失的旅伴,疯了的我。
My Missing Travel Companion, My Madness.
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No Flowers in the Mirror, but Fire in My Heart 镜中无花,心上有火
No Flowers in the Mirror, Fire in My Heart
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Paranormal Tales from the Northeast Countryside 东北农村灵异小故事
Spooky Little Stories from the Northeastern Countryside
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The Horror Game Is Too Hard? Huohuo, I Only Want Joy! 惊悚游戏太难?花火我只要欢愉!
[Mind games + fireworks + madness + infinite flow] I am Sparkle, but I am not Sparkle. I am in a world of despair. When the heavens and earth are torn open by an indescribable, mysterious force and countless “abominations from beyond” descend, humanity’s fate is forced into a horror game. Slaughter, monsters, abyssal dungeons, illusions, eerie towers... Every time someone clears a game, a new Cthulhu entity may step into reality. Everyone is fighting to survive. But amid all this despair, I’m l
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