Looking for Supernatural Novels That Start in the City, Not the Countryside. Too Much Trouble Out There 求都市开头的灵异小说，不要农村开头的，破事多

1. 51 超 Super Scary: Spine-Chilling Horror Stories 超级恐怖：耸人听闻的恐怖故事 Dingdang Misses Home叮当想家了Mystery253k WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Tales] [Chinese-Style Horror] [Reader Submissions] [Chilling on Second Thought] [Strange Stories] [Plainspoken Storytelling] [No Fancy Prose] [A New Protagonist Every Chapter to Keep You Immersed] I pieced these stories together bit by bit from old folks around the country, private messages from netizens, and country gossip. They're all little ghost stories I heard before bed. I've rewritten them in plain, easy-to-follow language without beating around the bush. I just 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book gave me goosebumps reading it late at night, making me too scared to sleep with the lights off. I'm also very satisfied with the author's updates; they consistently deliver at least 6000 words per day. Looking forward to the next chapter! [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

2. 52 0 A Feng Shui Master with a Bachelor's Degree, Class of 2000 00后本科风水师 Yesterday's Chang'an i昨日长安iMystery677k WordsOngoing [The rating has just come out and will rise later. Updates are steady, so you can read with confidence, friends!] [Small-town supernatural tales + true experiences + folk legends + ensemble cast + thrilling adventures] I'm Fang Kai, a feng shui practitioner with a bachelor's degree, born in the 2000s. I never dreamed that after graduating from college, I'd end up on the path of catching ghosts. Think ghost-catching is all about fighting and killing? Wrong. It's just as much about dealing with pe 5kReads8.6Score37314d adds

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   A proper Taoist story, guaranteed to be enjoyable!

3. 53 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 743.2kReads9.4Score41.2k14d adds
4. 54 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds
5. 55 我 I Command the Ghost King and Become the Mastermind Pulling the Strings 我驾驭鬼王，化身幕后执棋者 Hu Baizhi狐白枳Mystery281k WordsCompleted [Slow-paced + ghost control + satisfying read + invincible protagonist + daily life] This story follows Mo Bai, who accidentally falls into a supernatural realm while out in the suburbs. After meeting a teammate, he successfully gains control of the Ghost King and returns to the real world. He gradually grows stronger through one supernatural incident after another, eventually becoming the mastermind pulling the strings. This is an invincible-protagonist type of novel, so please don't nitpick th 17Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Compared to many similar supernatural fantasy novels, this one takes a realistic survival route. Controlling ghosts isn't something you can do casually; forcibly fusing with a vengeful spirit's limbs can result in serious injury at best, and possession at worst. Going out to gather supplies is a constant battle of wits, as the ghost's killing patterns could be triggered at any moment. The protagonist's growth is gradual, from only being able to use a golden pistol for self-defense to enduring the pain of fusing with a ghost claw for combat; the changes are visible, and there's no sudden, overnight power spike.

6. 56 天 The Heavenly Official's Edict 天官敕令 Mo MuzI莫木子Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing When Chen Qi awakens the long-lost “Word Spirit Edict” during a haunted-house livestream, he thinks it’s just a way to earn money to save his father. But when fragments of an antique bronze mirror reveal a thousand-year-old formation, and the technology group “Entropy” uses algorithms to optimize feng shui and kill, he realizes he’s been dragged into an ultimate war between traditional occult arts and modern technology. From malignant spirits in haunted houses to ghost soldiers on the march, and 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   With his father on the brink of death, a third-year college student is forced to sign a contract to livestream from a haunted house. Little did he know that the old house held a thousand-year-old secret, and fragments of an antique bronze mirror pieced together a stunning array. Holding a compass, he must protect the lights of the human world as spiritual energy revives!

7. 57 五 Fifty Thousand Yuan to Catch Ghosts? You've Got to Be Kidding 五万块就让我抓鬼，别太离谱了 Huo Yan霍言Mystery14k WordsCompleted Fifty thousand yuan to catch ghosts? That's ridiculous. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is it, urban superpowers.

8. 58 破 The Bankrupt Exorcist's Haunted House Livestream 破产天师的凶宅直播间 Fengyuan砜元Mystery356k WordsCompleted “Congratulations. You've inherited a mansion worth a fortune, as well as... 200,000 yuan in deadly yin debt.” The lawyer's voice was like a scalpel, cutting through all my beautiful dreams. I'm Wu Suowei, a con artist who edits photos to pass myself off as a master of the occult. I was planning to pack up and run. But when I opened the doors of Jingxin Studio and saw the strange assortment of “family members” inside... I knew there was no escape. This wasn't a haunted house. It was an ancient se 184Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This was originally an urban suspense/supernatural novel.

9. 59 阴 The One Who Borrows Lives from the Underworld 阴间借命人 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Suspense + Folk Customs + Playful Tone + Ensemble Cast + Nonstop Ghost-Hunting Thrills!] Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I’ve known no peace. My name is Quan Ning. I’m a lawyer, and one day I was in a car accident on a mountain road. As I lay dying, I saw a ghostly judge from the underworld come to claim my soul. I struck a deal with him and borrowed a sliver of hope for survival. The price of this life I borrowed was becoming 2.5kReads9.1Score23614d adds

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   This book completely immerses you in a world of horror. After reading it, you'll be paralyzed with fear. It's an absolute must-read for thriller lovers!

10. 60 低 Searching for Kindred Spirits in the Low Hills and Murky Waters, These Two Are Truly Twisted 低山臭水觅知音，这两人邪的发正 Jelly Is a Dog果冻很狗Mystery181k WordsOngoing [Unorthodox Cultivation | Supernatural Horror | Two Powerful Leads, One Devoted Couple | Funny Everyday Life | A Foundation in Cultivation] Two natural-born villains, raised from childhood on the teachings of the righteous path, understand morality and know the rules of etiquette, yet were born without morals or restraints. The world divides people into good and evil, speaks of heavenly justice, and preaches benevolence and righteousness. Shen Mo and Qin Lianyin believe in only one thing: who 248Reads—Score11514d adds

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    Look at that, the single female lead, Safa, is decisive.

11. 61 阴 Yin-Yang Eye Realtor: Selling Haunted Houses in Chongqing 阴阳眼中介：我在重庆卖凶宅 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风Mystery632k WordsCompleted A novel inspired by local Chongqing legends and historical anecdotes. This story is entirely fictional. As a child, the protagonist gained the ability to see yin and yang from a Qing dynasty skeleton. His family’s ancestral ledger is filled with secrets of old Chongqing. The folklore is meticulously researched, with traceable details ranging from place names and historical anecdotes to traditional remedies and feng shui formations. Each haunted house seems like a self-contained case, but in trut 194Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    Based on true folk tales, this book explores haunted houses hiding their stories, weaving together feng shui, folk customs, and paranormal cases. If you like this kind of story, give it a try!

12. 62 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 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds
13. 63 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds
14. 64 惊 Horrifying! The Eighth One 惊悚！第八个 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风6k WordsCompleted Horrifying! The Eighth One 38Reads—Score314d adds
15. 65 他 He Was Eating Noodles at a Roadside Restaurant, When He Found a Human Eyeball in His Bowl! 他在路边餐馆吃面，竟然吃出了人眼珠子！ Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风12k WordsCompleted He was eating noodles at a roadside restaurant when he found a human eyeball in his bowl! 38Reads—Score114d adds
16. 66 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Urge the Ghost Courtesan to Reform! 惊悚游戏：开局劝鬼花魁从良！ Sweet Sweet Sweet Stories甜甜甜故事Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror game + comedic mild horror + infinite-flow + livestream + no heroine + the protagonist doesn’t act human + everyone is clever + everyone lies + original game scenarios] [The only novel online to tell the story of what happened before the horror game invaded!] [Horror scenario “Ghost Brothel” fully loaded. Players, please get ready!] Lin Xun, a hack screenwriter, is transported into a horror game. Unblockable horror livestreams spread across the internet, turning this into a terrifying sp 5.6kReads9.3Score61214d adds
17. 67 我 My Doubao Suddenly Gained the Power to Speak with Spirits 我的豆包突然能通灵了 I Want a Bowl of Braised Pork Rice我要一碗卤肉饭Urban432k WordsCompleted In 2030, nine bolts of lightning streak across the sky over Wuhan, as if someone were undergoing a tribulation on the Yangtze River. Twenty-two-year-old Guan Zhaoye is asking the AI assistant “Doubao” on his phone to revise his resume when the ninth bolt suddenly strikes the device. After the screen goes black and the phone restarts, Doubao’s first words are: “Guan Zhaoye, someone who died seven years ago is standing behind you.” From then on, Doubao begins receiving corrupted text, voice messag 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This urban supernatural novel isn't about ghosts; it's about "someone verifying your life or death" 🔥 After a phone is struck by lightning, its AI awakens. It can see the remnants of the dead, understand surveillance footage, and even receive unfinished words from the deceased. The protagonist, Guan Zhaoye, initially just wanted to revise his resume, but the phrase "There's someone who died seven years ago standing behind you" drags him directly into the truth. Night patrol gods, paper mice stealing yang energy, shadow puppetry on a stage, late-night broadcasts from a nursing home… one strange tale after another appears, but they don't appear out of thin air; they all point to the same old case. As the protagonist delves deeper into the investigation, he finally touches upon the most terrifying foreshadowing: he actually died once when he was seven years old. That lightning strike might not have been an accident, but rather someone coming back to confirm—whether he is still alive. AI psychic abilities + folk supernatural tales + suspenseful murder mystery—the premise is fresh, and the story has a strong aftertaste. 🍀

18. 68 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 817Reads—Score—14d adds

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    For urban supernatural adventures, check out this book! The protagonist uses Taoist magic to outwit demons, with many plot twists, a strong atmosphere, no mindless tropes, and meticulous attention to detail.

19. 69 旧 Old Alley Sound Repair: At Midnight Tonight, Qin Opera Calls the Souls 旧巷声修：今夜子时，秦腔引魂 Hei Moxuan黑墨玄Mystery200k WordsOngoing [One Heroine + Sound Cultivation + Qin Opera + Livestreaming + Supernatural Mystery + Urban + Adventure] In modern society, information explodes across the world, and human negativity is amplified through social media, forming an immense “Tide of Resentment.” If no one guides and dispels it, within three years it will gather into a “Lament of Doomsday,” and the boundary between the worlds of yin and yang will collapse completely. Humanity’s power comes from “the Power of Wishes”: energy formed w —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The Faceless Society grows stronger by fueling a wave of complaints, and Qinqiang opera becomes their only weapon against them. A young man, who only wanted to support his family by livestreaming his singing, is caught up in a world-ending crisis. Bearing his grandfather's blood-written instructions, he traverses the intertwined reality and illusion of the Eternal Night Theater. A forensic doctor deciphers the voiceprint codes on corpses, an undercover elder provides intelligence on the Faceless Society, and the trio races against time to cut off the source of the complaints before it erupts.

20. 70 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Got Caught Up in Cultivation World's Rat Race 穿书后，我在修仙界搞内卷 Sweet and Quirky Editorial Team甜逗编辑部Ancient Romance374k WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + cultivation + cannon fodder + face-slapping and taking down scum + high-spirited] [Transmigrated into the scapegoat of a melodramatic Mary Sue novel, but now a cultivation prodigy who specializes in dealing with simps and working herself to the bone] Yun He transmigrated into a book one day, becoming the doomed third senior sister, a cannon-fodder character who dies early in a melodramatic Mary Sue novel called Beloved by All: The Immortal Sects of the Heavens Fall for Me. She s 1.5kReads8.8Score10214d adds

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    Recommended read: Super enjoyable and satisfying! Isn't reading novels all about having fun?!

21. 71 万 The Myriad Phenomena Restoration Bureau 万象修复局 VIP Among VIPs威艾屁中屁Mystery346k WordsOngoing [Urban Mystery + Folk Horror + Unusual Profession + Conceptual Restoration + Ensemble Cast + No System] When a city begins to forget “fire,” when the names of the dead appear on paper effigies, when streets vanish from the map overnight... Some things can be fixed when they break. But what if what's broken is a “concept” shared by all humanity? Shen Yan is an antique restorer and a member of the Bureau of Universal Restoration. He can restore the things this world is forgetting. 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is excellent in terms of both immersion and plot. 🌈 It has a strong pace, no bad points, and is full of foreshadowing and plot twists. I highly recommend this book.

22. 72 婴 Baby Lantern 婴儿灯 Old He Baba老河灞灞Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted When I was five, I fell into the water and my soul left my body. With my own eyes, I saw the legendary baby lantern said to lure away souls. I initially thought it had come to harm me, but that wasn’t the case. As I continued to investigate, a sinister layout targeting me slowly came to light... 208Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Is this what you wanted?

23. 73 天 The Heavenly Spirit Ghost Pact: Humans and Ghosts Tame Spirits Together 天灵鬼契：人鬼共御灵途 Nineteen Thousand壹万玖Mystery592k WordsOngoing After turning twenty, Su Yao’s Third Eye suddenly shattered! She became “Tang Monk’s flesh” to a horde of ghosts and monsters, and her supreme spiritual energy drew the covetous attention of evil spirits, gods, and vengeful ghosts alike. Three years before her supernatural abilities awakened at twenty-three, she was prey in the hands of all three realms. The fear of being devoured haunted her constantly, and at any moment she could be possessed and have her soul consumed. She had only wanted 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Urban ghost hunting is also a path to escaping death by catching ghosts on the road to university studies.

24. 74 道 The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain: I Sell My Temple and Become a Young Master 道士下山：卖掉道观做少爷 Eighteen Angry Men十八怒汉Urban332k WordsCompleted “I am Wang Shiye, a Taoist!” “King of the Taoists, you say? What an arrogant introduction!” His master was dead, and his sect's fortunes had run out. Wang Shiye sold the temple and took the Four-Eared Temple's ritual implements down the mountain. He may not be the King of the Taoists, but this young Taoist in his early twenties, though no good at magical duels, could tell fortunes and read the flow of qi and divine trigrams like no one else. He could even use divination like GPS. Unfortunately, 148Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Taoist priests exorcise demons and catch ghosts in the city.

25. 75 喂 Hey, Your Existence Is an Anomaly! 喂，你的存在是异常！ Super Duper Rice-Eating King超级无敌吃米饭大王Mystery100k WordsOngoing Why is there a Chinese-style ruin buried beneath London? During construction in a park near Elephant and Castle, the eaves of a building pointing underground came to light. Chinese student Li Chengzhen initially thought that joining Professor Jack Cleve on an archaeological dig would mean little more than sorting through records, identifying Chinese characters, and reminding his overexcited mentor to eat on time. Until the explanations identifying the site as a modern garden were overturned one 6Reads6.2Score21014d adds

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    This urban fantasy novel is quite original, combining the everyday life of a mesmerizing city with supernatural phenomena. The protagonist is just an ordinary hardware store owner who unexpectedly forms a symbiotic pact with a demon. The episodic storylines and main plot are interconnected. The characters are not stereotypical, there are humorous moments as well as subtly chilling atmospheres, combat power comes at a price, the logic is relatively sound, and it's a great read. I highly recommend it to fans of urban suspense and the supernatural!

26. 76 平 Legend of the Demon-Slaying War 平魔传 Dugu Zilong独孤紫龙Urban1.6M WordsOngoing This is a work I wrote many years ago, now revised and presented to you! Its original title was The Demon-Slaying War. If you've read it before, feel free to keep reading! No System, no evolution, no being reborn. It's been restored to the fantasy world of old! 300Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Urban youths follow Taoist priests to exorcise evil spirits and kill zombies

27. 77 离 After My Divorce, I Awakened the Merit System 离婚后，我觉醒了功德系统 Hist Fujiki YusakuHist藤木遊作Urban271k WordsOngoing Do you think all the metaphysics masters on livestreams are just following a script? I used to be one of them. It wasn't until the day I got divorced and went bankrupt that I realized this world was more dangerous than I had imagined. The woman in red in the haunted house, the sound of typing in an office building in the middle of the night, the thousand-year-old monster sealed beneath the city subway... These aren't stories. They're my everyday life. Now I've started livestreaming again, not fo 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The seven array bases of the Seven Star Soul-Destroying Array are distributed in various corners of the city, and the protagonist has to destroy them one by one. This dungeon setting is really interesting.

28. 78 三 Three-Line Cycle: Reversing Course Westward 三线轮回：逆骨西行 Wolf's-Tail Fern狼尾蕨Mystery175k WordsCompleted A mysterious letter drags me into a deadly game spanning centuries! In the modern-day snowfields, I face evil spirits. Amid the flames of war in the Republic of China era, I save our ancestors. In the hidden palace chambers of the Ming dynasty, I uncover the secrets of the Jianwen Emperor... Piao Zhixuan and I battle across time, unlock the bronze mirror’s seal, and fight an evil spirit a thousand years old. Family destiny, duty to our country, and bonds forged through life and death knot togeth 137Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    The genre is too niche! Here comes a supernatural, suspenseful, adventure, and road trip story! Two male leads! The first is a highly intelligent young master Samoyed, and the second is a handsome martial arts master! An ensemble piece! Traveling through three lifetimes to seek the truth and change fate! Incredibly moving!!! Snowy wonderland + national sentiment + realistic and shocking historical context with a happy ending!

29. 79 诡 Haunted University: I’m the Only Living Person on Campus 诡大学：全校就我一个活人 Uncle Jin金二叔Mystery225k WordsCompleted [Supernatural + one female lead] He scored 320 on the college entrance exam and just wanted to find a decent university to attend. He never expected to meet a ghostly version of Zhang Xuefeng, who recommended a ghost university 😭 His classmates and teachers are all ghosts 👻 —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's good; I encountered a ghost in college.

30. 80 雪 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 Trusted Washlet心腹大浣Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8.2kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    A suspenseful supernatural adventure novel that begins in Lhasa. A complex web of power struggles and high-stakes intellectual battles—terrifying, mind-bending, and thrilling!

31. 81 午 Midnight Terror: The Strange Radio Broadcast 午夜惊魂之电波诡事 Half a Feather半面羽毛Mystery354k WordsOngoing In the winter of 1998, Liu Siyang, a broadcasting college graduate, was assigned to Shengjing Radio. He took over a long-dormant late-night program, named it Midnight Frights, and set out to tell the insomniacs of this old industrial city some unusual stories over the midnight airwaves. He unearthed three bizarre cases from the radio station’s archives and old police files: the sweeping sounds that never ceased after the death of “Big Black Tooth,” the library’s caretaker; the green powder stuff 37Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Not for the faint of heart! It's terrifying!

32. 82 寿 The Immortal’s Path of a Funeral Garment Shop Owner 寿衣店老板的修仙路 Half a Feather半面羽毛Mystery687k WordsOngoing An Accidental Ghost Cultivator Begins His Path to Immortality Luo Ze is an art teacher at an art training school. After 30 years of teaching, he has become a renowned teacher with students all over the place. After a car accident, he unexpectedly transmigrates 20 years into the past, only to find himself possessing the body of a 19-year-old who runs a funeral clothing shop. While providing someone with a complete funeral service, he unexpectedly acquires an ancient bronze mirror of unknown origi 21Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 83 爱 I Love Your Numbness, I Love Your Spice, I Love You Till My Stomach Gives Out 爱你的麻，爱你的辣，爱得老胃直拉胯 Half a Feather半面羽毛Marriage & Romance24k WordsCompleted I love your numbing spice, I love your heat, I love you so much my stomach’s a mess 6Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 84 会 The Stone That Remembers the Light 会记住光的石头 Half a Feather半面羽毛28k WordsCompleted The Stone That Remembers the Light 2Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 85 玛 Mama Haha Won't Fly Anymore 玛玛哈哈不飞了 Half a Feather半面羽毛38k WordsCompleted Mama Haha Won't Fly Anymore 2Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 86 渡 Seven Roads Across the River, Homeward Bound 渡川七路归人 Returning Branches, Falling Leaves归枝落叶Mystery182k WordsOngoing [Publication-quality assurance, slow-burn + expansive worldbuilding that gets better the more you read + urban fantasy + college student + supernatural + Taoist priest + mild horror + face-slapping + showing off] My name is Lin Du, and I’m a college student. I was born with a weak Water element in my birth chart, and my fate lacked a safe ferry crossing. My mother named me Lin Du, hoping I would help others and myself safely cross life’s waters and enjoy a peaceful life. For half my life, I was 98Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🍉👍 [Guaranteed publishing quality, slow pace + grand setting, everyone says it gets better the more you read + urban + supernatural + Taoist + face-slapping + showing off] My name is Lin Du, an ordinary sophomore in college, living a simple and honest life, timid and straightforward by nature. I have a deep and unwavering love for one person, scrimping and saving every penny of my meager monthly income to buy my girlfriend expensive lipsticks, only to end up as her backup option, all my sincerity misplaced. In the dead of night, feeling lost and dejected, I unexpectedly encounter a female ghost shedding tears of blood. She calls me "husband," forcibly transferring a dark and eerie power into my right palm. From then on, a strange, unseen mouth grows in my palm, capable of devouring and refining talismans, magical artifacts, and malevolent spirits. A powerful figure from Laoshan came to provoke me, forcing me onto the stage for a life-or-death duel. I lightly raised my right hand, and a cunning mouth appeared, tearing apart my protective treasure in one gulp. My ex-girlfriend, accompanied by a wealthy young man, came to mock and humiliate me. I remained silent, as countless ghostly figures emerged behind me, coldly sneering on my behalf. The world is curious about my origins and identity, and I, too, was once bewildered. Until an old friend I had waited a hundred years for whispered, revealing the truth in a single sentence: You were originally Wuxiang, the supreme being of the Ghost Path, who commands all ghosts. Let us go; after a hundred years, it's time to return home...

37. 87 西 The Secrets of Journey to the West 西游记的秘密 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳Mystery551k WordsCompleted Abyssal Murder Mystery: I Can See the Death Countdown Each scenario is a standalone horror movie, with cruel rules and a barrage of deadly traps. The protagonist gains the one-of-a-kind hidden talent “Performance Notes,” which lets him glimpse death warnings and hidden rules in the scripts. The scenarios draw on real urban legends and folk taboos, steeped in Chinese-style horror. The central mystery deepens layer by layer: Who created the Abyss Theater? Why did the notebook’s previous owner d 57Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A truly groundbreaking new-style urban suspense fantasy masterpiece has arrived! Thrilling, funny, and with a touch of edginess, it's both imaginative and logically sound, featuring an aircraft carrier fleet battling a dragon and a detective being summoned by the Heavenly Court to solve a case. 😜

38. 88 我 My Forensic Partner Is a Stunning Female Ghost 我的法医搭档是绝美女鬼 Feng Er Xi风二兮Mystery326k WordsOngoing [A science-minded, straight-talking forensic doctor × a stunning thousand-year-old female ghost] [Science vs. the supernatural] [Hilarious bickering] [Feelings growing in secret] [Feng shui] [Magic arrays] Other people solve cases with deduction. We solve them with a little help from “ghosts.” Lu Mingzhe is Jiangcheng’s chief forensic doctor. Highly rational, he believes in science. That is, until he sees a breathtakingly beautiful thousand-year-old female ghost in a red dress on his autopsy tab —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This novel is really good! The couple pairings are great, it's suspenseful and exciting, funny yet sweet, and it features female ghosts, the Lu Ban Clan, shadow demons, mirror keepers, 12 families, mechanical arts, feng shui, and formations. It even has a bit of a Mystery of a Zombie Island vibe! 👍👍👍 I'm still following it.

39. 89 流 Sacrificial Offering for Views: Live-Streaming the Zongzi Offering 流量祭品:直播送肉粽 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷20k WordsCompleted Traffic Sacrifice: Livestreaming a Rice Dumpling Offering 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    When the number of viewers in the live stream surpassed 100,000, the comments in the lower right corner of the screen began scrolling wildly. "Hey streamer, why doesn't that shadow behind you have feet?" @DouchengBaye. "Is this a continuity error? This set looks so fake." "Don't stop, keep going! We want to see a real haunted house!" I forced a professional smile, practiced countless times, at the camera. My fingertips were slightly white from the strain, and my wrists, gripping the stabilizer tightly, were bluish. "Family, this is the entrance to 'No-Name Village,' the signal isn't very good, please bear with me." My voice, processed by a voice changer, was deliberately low and hoarse, trying to create a sense of trepidation at exploring the unknown. But only I knew that my teeth were chattering so loudly that the microphone was practically vibrating. This wasn't a play within a play in the script.

40. 90 雨 Sewing Skin on a Rainy Night: The Last Face 雨夜缝皮.最后一张脸 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷16k WordsCompleted Stitching Skin on a Rainy Night: The Last Face —Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 91 冥 The Ghostly Wedding: Yinshui Town 冥婚诡事：阴水镇 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷16k WordsCompleted Ghostly Wedding: Yinshui Town 3Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 92 脚 The Red Thread Around My Ankle 脚踝上的红线 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷20k WordsCompleted The Red Thread Around Her Ankle 2Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 93 上 Shangyuan Plague Register: I'm on the Last Page 上元疰簿：名册最后一页是我 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷65k WordsCompleted The Shangyuan Curse Register: I'm on the Last Page 2Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 94 长 Chang’an Night Walk: Dragon Blood and Rotten Flesh 长安夜行录：龙血腐肉 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷20k WordsCompleted Chang'an Night Chronicles: Dragon Blood and Rotten Flesh 3Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 95 穿 Transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty to Escape the Zombies, Only to Find I Brought Them 穿到大唐躲丧尸，丧尸竟是我带的 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷62k WordsCompleted I transmigrated to the Tang dynasty to hide from zombies, only to discover that I was the one leading them. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 96 盛 Feast of the Undead: Slaughtering My Way Through the Apocalypse in the Tang Dynasty 盛世尸宴：我在大唐杀穿末日 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷24k WordsCompleted A Feast of Corpses in an Age of Prosperity: Slaying My Way Through the Apocalypse in the Tang Dynasty —Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 97 戏 Ghostly Shadows on the Opera Stage 戏台鬼影 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷19k WordsCompleted Ghostly Shadows on the Opera Stage —Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 98 上 Strange Happenings on the Lantern Festival: The Dead Man in the Coffin Is Clutching My Name 上元诡事：棺材里的死人攥着我的名 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷60k WordsCompleted Lantern Festival Mysteries: The Dead Man in the Coffin Clutches My Name —Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 99 长 Chang’an Night Walks: The Black Death Flower 长安夜行录：黑死花 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷62k WordsCompleted Chang’an Night Walk: Black Death Flower —Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 100 谁 Who Wore That Blue Robe? 谁穿了那件蓝衫 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷20k WordsCompleted Who Wore That Blue Shirt? 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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