Horror and Suspense Where the Protagonists Solve Problems Themselves. No System, and Make Me Think 恐怖 悬疑 要主角自己解决问题 不要系统 要动脑看

1. 1 一 One Cursed Letter, and I'm in the Eighteenth Layer of the Ghost Realm? 一封诅咒信，我入诡界十八层？ An Unfinished Dream未尽兴的梦Mystery470k WordsCompleted [Horror + Survival + Infinite Flow + Plot-Heavy + Three Updates a Day + No Fighting Monsters to Level Up + Original Horror Instances] They say that when a white letter mysteriously arrives in your hands, a curse has attached itself to you… Rotting books, an empty bus, a door seeping blood… In bizarre ways, a group of unsuspecting people who receive letters are sent to one eerie world after another. They are called Curse-Bearers, and in the eldritch realm, they must endure their own curses. No 983Reads6.4Score101Shelves

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   I think these are pretty good

2. 2 诡 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 755kReads9.6Score129.5kShelves
3. 3 地 Invitation from Hell 地狱邀请函 Midnight Nightmare午夜梦魇Mystery601k WordsCompleted [Ghost Escape + Supernatural Horror + Infinite Flow + A Clever Protagonist] An invitation and an abandoned bus drag a group of people into a haunted realm… Lin Mo barely makes it back to the real world alive, only to discover that the horror has just begun. One invitation after another arrives before him, and one eerie world after another comes calling… The Dusk Spirit Hotel, the Dead Return, Vengeful Ghosts Invade: what is the truth behind it all? Who is a friend? And who is an enemy? Shh… Watc 16.3kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
4. 4 1 The Last Bus on Route 13 13路末班车 Old Eighty老八零Mystery813k WordsCompleted I'm the driver of the last bus on Route 13. Every night at eleven, I have to make a run to the suburbs. This book is addictive, so don't blame me if you can't put it down! In this novel, even the sharp-tongued readers who always guess the plot right will find themselves repeatedly proven wrong. You might find yourself asking, “What's going on? What's going on?” Don't doubt your sanity. Just keep reading. A story that keeps you on edge, here to save readers suffering from a reading drought! 17.4kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
5. 5 上 I Went to the Wrong Grave and Mistook a Female Ghost for One of My Own 上错坟，不小心把女鬼当成自己人 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [One female lead, the male lead isn't invincible, not a wish-fulfillment story, supernatural, metaphysics. If it's not your cup of tea, please don't flame. This story is entirely fictional. The leads practice both Buddhism and Taoism. If you're the type to nitpick, read with caution!] “Year after year, I come to pay respects to my ancestors, yet year after year I'm still stuck working. I'm not happy over here, and you might be going hungry over there. Bless your grandson with a prosperous year, 29.1kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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   The protagonist in the first and third books grows up step by step, and the protagonist in the second book is invincible. They are all unsystematic.

6. 6 法 The Peerless Mage 法师无双 Feiyi匪夷Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted A top sorcerer who once led the Heavenly Masters’ Court returns, only to be cast out by his powerful family. As he prepares to leave, he discovers that his younger female cousin has fallen victim to dark magic… 4.5kReads9.1Score520Shelves
7. 7 让 You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing In anatomy class, the corpse turns out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all sorts of unbelievable things. A bus that only goes up, never down, and runs straight to a reservoir. An old scholar tree in the hospital, lush with branches and leaves, that swallows people whole. A giant catfish by the Qingshui River, begging people for help every night. And a deadly brothel hung with human skin, open for business without end. It went on and on, as if it would never come to an end... 73.8kReads9.4Score3.6kShelves

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   The first one is about the male protagonist who has a bad fate and cannot live to be 20 years old. He starts to hunt ghosts and collect corpses, and then slowly grows up. However, the male protagonist is very smart, calm in situations, can analyze the situation, and knows how to deal with it. Moreover, he has a super powerful girlfriend. I recommend it. The second one is what I read last year. It seems that one is Li Po and the other is Ye Yang. The description of the brotherhood is very good, and the two people's brains are very fast. They are mainly good at describing ghost hunting.

8. 8 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 49.7kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves
9. 9 心 Crime Psychology: Ten Unsolved Cases 心理罪：十宗悬案 Three Lives, No Hope三生绝Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A woman drowns in her own toilet... A black cat embarks on a quest to claim lives... A hidden evil lurks in a fog-shrouded town... A madman dreams of becoming an immortal... A beloved pet dog kills out of jealousy... 8.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   Look, I think you have found the right person. Good buddy, just read these three books. I have nothing to comment on. They are all perfect and impeccable.

10. 10 十 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score231.9kShelves
11. 11 惊 Terror: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Rooms where unnatural deaths have occurred are collectively known as haunted houses. There are two kinds: “blue houses” and “red houses.” Living people can stay in blue houses without harm, but anyone who lives in a red house is doomed to die. I work as a real estate agent. One day, I accidentally sold a red house, and afterward, I began encountering terrifying things… 34.6kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves
12. 12 猎 Sin Hunter Detective 猎罪神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted What's the most terrifying case you've ever heard of? The Corpse Immortal Madam, the Medical University's Sex Fiend, the Human-Head Planters, the Zombie Baby in Building Seven... There are no ghosts in this world, only wrongs waiting to be righted by a master hand. The legendary coroner Song Yang returns to the scene with his disciples, piercing through layer upon layer of mystery to hunt down the killers lurking in this world. Come face-to-face with the bloodiest, most baffling, and most hair-r 6.4kReads9.4Score830Shelves

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    "I recently read a super exciting suspenseful mystery novel called "The Detective". The protagonist is a genius detective with amazing crime-solving techniques. Each case is interconnected and has constant twists and turns! If you like brain-burning mystery plots, this book will definitely make you want to put it down!" "I recommend a super exciting novel, "The Detective". The protagonist is a genius in solving crimes. The cases are more bizarre than the last, and the plot is so tense that you can take your breath away! After reading it, you will feel like you can become a detective. Highly recommended!"

13. 13 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 81.4kReads9.4Score10.2kShelves
14. 14 异 City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 471.9kReads9.7Score74.9kShelves
15. 15 民 Tales of Folk Taboos 民间禁忌杂谈 Su Wan苏皖Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A pig butcher never slaughters a pig with five toes. The village guardian never guards a village with a temple. A feng shui master never selects a lair of an evil dragon. A midwife must wash her hands in rooster’s blood. There are three hundred and sixty trades in the world, and every one has its rules. Are these ancient, mysterious rules really nothing more than empty formalities? If I told you that some rules must never be broken, because breaking them means death, would you believe me? 8.3kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
16. 16 女 A Female Ghost Is Clinging to Me? Better Cling to Her! 女鬼缠身？反抱她大腿！ Tale of the Strange Star奇星记Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No System, one heroine, ghost wife, yin-yang master, urban, supernatural, lighthearted comedy] A night spent beside a lonely grave, and the tomb’s occupant latches on. After paying respects to my grandfather tonight, I encountered something utterly absurd: I actually saw a ghost! These days, I’m afraid of being poor, and I’m afraid of dying! On a whim, after we couldn’t agree on anything, I got into a fight with the ghost and even slept on a lonely grave for the whole night. After that, one st 2kReads8.2Score184Shelves

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17. 17 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 330.9kReads9.4Score30.9kShelves

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    The protagonist has a good brain and a lot of skills, but he is not showy, and he is not a virgin. He hits when he needs to be beaten and scolds when he needs to be scolded. He is gentle to his friends and decisive to his enemies!

18. 18 身 I Command Countless Vengeful Ghosts, and Return as the Strongest in the World 身具万千厉鬼，我归来即人间最强 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 135.6kReads9.5Score12.6kShelves
19. 19 道 Supreme Taoist: A Calamity of Bloodshed 道门太上：血光之灾 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery480k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven, and slay every evil thing. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. All the great paths beneath Heaven come from Taishang. The Taishang lineage belongs to my Li family alone. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, makes a solemn vow to eradicate every evil demon beneath Heaven: he will never ascend, but remain in the mortal world for thousands of years. 10.3kReads9.4Score870Shelves

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20. 20 道 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上：万鬼伏藏 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery482k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 29.3kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
21. 21 诡 Linking the Eerie Realms 诡域连结 Clouds Over the Vast Sea世海云殇Mystery671k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Deduction] [Mind-Bending] [Supernatural] When Shen Shiyan woke up, he found himself inside a strange building filled with unknown dangers. After solving one mystery after another, he thought he could finally escape alive. “This is the Domain of the Uncanny. Welcome to your eternal rest!” A mysterious voice sent a chill down his spine. What kind of place was this? And how could he escape? 499Reads—Score126Shelves

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    I just finished writing a dungeon and am ready to open the next dungeon.

22. 22 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!" 27kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    The first one is completely comparable to "Terror Resurrection". It can be seen that there are only three types of people who can watch this live broadcast. The first type of people are people with strong yin energy, the second type are people who will die within 7 days, and the third type cannot be stated clearly, except to be careful behind you.

23. 23 恐 Horror Tavern: I Only Raise the Most Ferocious Creatures 恐怖酒馆：我只养大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Tucked away in a quiet alley is a strange tavern that can grant your wishes, as long as you’re willing to set up a terrifying idol in your home... 7.6kReads9.4Score901Shelves
24. 24 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 83.1kReads9.3Score15.1kShelves
25. 25 怪 Strange Tales Livestream 怪谈直播间 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted The sound of meat being chopped eerily echoes through a bun shop in the dead of night. The passengers on the last bus all have the same face. On a freezing, rainy night, someone wearing funeral clothes wanders the streets... The Strange Tales livestream takes you deep into the hidden side of this world! 14.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
26. 26 地 Hell Manor 地狱庄园 Mao Jiu a猫九aMystery309k WordsOngoing [Horror and the Supernatural + Suspense and Mystery + Infinite Flow + No Female Lead] A group of strangers receive a blood letter and mysteriously find themselves inside a villa. Their only chance of survival is to uncover the ghost hiding among them. After Xu Yi completes the task by the skin of his teeth, he is relieved to have finally survived. But then he discovers that he has arrived at a place called Hell Manor. He must complete the tasks in eleven blood letters to leave the manor alive. A 12.7kReads8.0Score1kShelves

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27. 27 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! 241.7kReads9.6Score30.4kShelves

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    A little girl who loves reading suspense books quietly fell into love. Unlike other plots that are cliche, the plot is very attractive and makes people want to watch it until the end. I cried at the end. I love The Great Plan and Nine Difficulties. Little girls born in the 2000s really love reading suspense books. Who knows!!!!

28. 28 黄 A Weasel Demands a Title, So I Reveal My Purple-Robed Celestial Master's True Form 黄皮子讨封，我亮出紫袍天师法身 Horse-Herder Immortal出马仙Mystery4.8M WordsCompleted Humorous and hilarious + traditional supernatural folklore + spirit medium rituals + no System Zhang Tiezhu staggers home drunk one night. He runs into a tailless weasel that asks him for a blessing. The weasel asks, “Do I look more like a human or a god to you?” “Heh... You look like your grandma’s leg!” The weasel says, “...Brother Zhang, cut it out. Give me a proper answer!” Zhang Tiezhu says, “Weasel, let me tell you: these days, you have to believe in science!” The weasel says, “I’m a Yello 45.6kReads8.9Score6.3kShelves

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    "In legends, Huangxian seeks for magical powers, but under the light of science, we believe more in empirical evidence and rationality. Instead of seeking supernatural shelter, it is better to be down-to-earth and use wisdom and hard work to create our own miracles. Let us explore the world with a scientific attitude and open up infinite possibilities!"

29. 29 恐 The Haunted Teahouse: I Only Sell Objects of Ill Omen 恐怖茶馆：我只卖大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted The world is divided between yin and yang. Some people do business with the living, while others trade with the dead. I deal in the business of the dead, but I don’t sell coffins, paper money, funeral clothes, or paper effigies. What I sell are things you’ve never seen before, things far stranger still… 44.4kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves

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    A super superior novel "My name is Zhang Xian, a born evil star. People in the village say that my father and my mother were both killed by me." Zhang Xian's fate seemed to be shrouded in shadow from the beginning until he finally became powerful.

30. 30 大 Bro, You're a Cop, Not a Taoist Priest! 大哥，你是警察啊，不是道士！ Mou Zui谋醉Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [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 65.1kReads9.2Score6.9kShelves

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    A book that meets the requirements very well

31. 31 民 Master of Folk Occult Arts: My Livestream Terrifies the Entire Internet 民间秘法大师，直播吓疯全网 Jiuchi Is a Rogue Cultivator九七是个散修Mystery416k WordsCompleted [Horror + no romance + comedy + innate spirit body + spirit communication + maximum fear factor] My younger sister drew the death lot, and the whole village demanded she be sacrificed. I turned on a livestream and made a century-old vengeful ghost into sashimi. From then on, haunted houses became my cafeteria, and ghost kings became takeout. The authorities begged me to work with them, the Taoist sects revered me as a master, and the underworld begged me to livestream. When fear returned and a h 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Shocking] Overwhelming 99.9% Of the suspense imagination, "Horror + Suspense + Super Powers + Metaphysics + Live Streaming + Partially Real Adaptation + Ghost Hunting" is an absolute masterpiece. This book is beyond your imagination. The writing, conception, plot, emotions, and humanity are all top-notch and unparalleled.

32. 32 请 Excuse Me, Do You Have a Corpse at Home? 请问你家有尸体吗 Zhuozhuo着着Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [A laugh-out-loud story, don't let the title fool you] A sorceress from another world was hit by a rock and landed in ours. She spent two hundred years stuck inside it. At last, she borrowed the body of a woman in a vegetative state to get out and stretch her legs, but she was born with Conan's knack for stumbling into mysteries. What? The beautiful female ghost's body was chopped to pieces! The pure, innocent college student's body was soaked and bloated! This world is out to get me! But I can' 1.3kReads9.3Score210Shelves

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    It's super good to read. The first book is a little scary, but full of warmth and tears of laughter. The second and third books are part of a series. The heroines are all warm and powerful people, and their relationships are both pure. I highly recommend it to bookworms of over 20 years!!!

33. 33 我 I Am a Lady Tutor 我是女先生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted I'm hard to kill. These were the words I heard from the moment I was born. A blind fortune-teller said I was a White Tiger Sha, a girl born with a boy's fate, innately tough and destined to bring misfortune to my husband, my children, and myself. Everyone in the village said I wouldn't survive. My yang energy was too strong. Even if they managed to keep me alive, I'd grow up to be an idiot. But my grandma, a spirit medium who presided over the altar, refused to give up. Every year, she burned a 3.8kReads9.4Score492Shelves
34. 34 我 I Am Intersex 我是阴阳人 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted My mother said that when I was born, her first reaction was to strangle me, because it was impossible to tell whether I was male or female. My grandmother called me a freak and a jinx, saying I would only bring shame on the family. It was then that my maternal grandmother, who had traveled all the way from the countryside to visit my mother, adopted me. So, by chance, I got to enjoy a pure childhood, free from scornful looks. Following my half-immortal grandmother, I unexpectedly discovered how 11.6kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
35. 35 执 A New Life for an Obsession 执念新生 Elva Purple CatElva紫猫Mystery566k WordsCompleted By day, he is a math teacher who keeps everyone at arm’s length; by night, he becomes an exorcist who punishes vengeful spirits. Gifted yet constantly in danger, he carries on until he meets her. She is clever and sweet, thoughtful and understanding, and willing to accompany him on the path to redemption. Along the way, she also fulfills the wish she has always held dear. Their love is a mutual choice, and neither of them ever backs down. With so many dear friends by their side, the senior and j 246Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It's a suspenseful and thrilling story about a male protagonist and a female protagonist recovering a resentful spirit, and it also involves solving a case. The plot doesn't drag on, and the story is well connected. The male protagonist is focused and strong, and the female protagonist is not pretentious or holy. There are no misunderstandings, there are no messy green teas, and the teamwork of the supporting characters is also great!

36. 36 三 Three Souls as the Betrothal Gift, Seven Spirits as the Wedding Present 三魂为聘，七魄为礼 All Out肆意满Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone has three hun and seven po souls. Yin Wenjiu has only one hun and one po: an unidentified resentful soul and an unidentified life soul. Both exist to keep her body alive. But she only cares about enjoying the moment. She tells fortunes with perfect accuracy and charges the highest price! She won’t go out of her way to stay alive, nor will she actively seek death. She waited at Yunmeng Marsh for five years. If someone came to save her, she would go with them; if no one did, she would dig 33.7kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves

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    The mystery of the heroine's life experience, suspense and brainstorming are all online

37. 37 迷 The Yin and Yang of the Mist 迷雾阴阳 The Cautious Shixiu兢兢战战的世修Mystery320k WordsCompleted The Municipal Public Security Bureau's Special Cases Investigation Division, or Special Investigations Division for short, specializes in supernatural incidents that defy rational explanation. Shen Yanzhi, an officer in the division who is calm, rational, and skilled in talismans and spells, meets Lin Mo, a descendant of a family of yin-yang masters whose bloodline can suppress evil forces and whose gentle nature conceals a stubborn streak, while investigating a case. Together, they gradually un 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not clumsy, not brainless, good-looking

38. 38 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 73.2kReads9.5Score10.8kShelves

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    It feels pretty funny, but not ridiculous.

39. 39 三 The Ten Arts of the Three Pure Ones: The Celestial Venerable Descends the Mountain 三清十诀：天尊下山 Echoing Valley有回音的山谷Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Gu Feng possessed the ten supreme immortal arts, the strongest in all creation, and served as a mortal agent for the powers above the Nine Heavens. Following his master's orders and fulfilling his duty, Gu Feng entered the city... After wiping out one demon and evil cultivator after another, he finally discovered that the mastermind behind it all was hiding on the legendary Immortal Island of Penglai! This world-shaking conspiracy involved even more than that: the demonic Taoists of Maoshan in t 4.3kReads6.6Score310Shelves

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    It must be this one. The protagonist possesses magical powers and can destroy all kinds of monsters. The fights are exciting and the plot is not watery.

40. 40 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 157kReads9.5Score23.3kShelves
41. 41 规 Rule Horror: All of You, Turn into Birds 规则怪谈：你们都给我变鸟 I Eat Crayfish我吃小龙虾Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [No heroine + mystery-solving + brains over brawn + interstellar + livestreaming + national destiny + power fantasy] Rules-based horror descends upon Earth. Those selected are sent into a bizarre world to face challenges on behalf of their respective countries. While every other contestant fights for their country, one gentle young man says his wish is for everyone to get along peacefully. Everyone: "Peaceful my ass! Do you think this is kindergarten?" Then they watch as this mild-mannered young 17.5kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
42. 42 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 150.2kReads9.5Score17.3kShelves
43. 43 暗 Dark Flame Rose: The Drama Queen Lawyer and the Rogue Detective 暗焰蔷薇：戏精律师与浪子刑警 The Little Orange Cat on the Top Floor顶楼的小橘猫Mystery123k WordsOngoing In court, she strikes fear into the hearts of her opponents. In bars, women flock to him. A murder case brings them together. She thinks he's a rule-breaker; he thinks she's too rigid. Jiang Yan has no idea that the smooth-talking playboy in front of her is an undercover detective. Lin Ye has no idea that the woman who pushed him away with a single “Let's break up” all those years ago is now standing against him, trading blows word for word. One case, one trap, and a truth buried for seven years —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can read this new book. It has no system. The male protagonist is an undercover detective and the female protagonist is a middle school lawyer. They are acting all the time. It looks like a split personality.

44. 44 高 High-IQ Masterminds of Revenge: They Call Me a Madman 高智商复仇家，他们叫我疯子 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery525k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 43.3kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves

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    This book is unsystematic. The protagonist's revenge depends entirely on his brain. He has high IQ and good writing skills.

45. 45 我 I Survive the Haunted Lodge’s Horror Instances Through Deduction 我在诡舍恐怖副本里靠推理存活 Thirty-Something Man Takes on Tomatoes三旬老汉闯番茄Mystery575k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [Currently being adapted into a short drama] [Not fan fiction] [Pure intellectual deduction] [No female lead] [Ensemble cast] [Two male leads, no romance] After receiving an envelope, Lu Chao is taken away to a place called The Haunted House: Human World Transfer Station. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a horror-house dungeon. The ghosts don’t attack at random. However, they do have specific times when they can attack. Only when the ghosts are unable to act can he search fo 5.1kReads—Score335Shelves

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    Hell Apartment settings

46. 46 无 Infinite: The Heroine Awakens in a Black Coffin 无限：女主在黑棺里苏醒了 Chubby Little Dudu胖小嘟嘟Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The great masters in other stories are all ethereal immortals, riding flying swords. Yin Qing is different: she rides... a coffin. An infinite-flow novel. Not every story arc is horror-themed; all kinds of worlds make an appearance. (No romance, lighthearted, suitable even for the easily frightened.) 4.8kReads9.2Score582Shelves

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    It's very interesting. The heroine is all on her own. She's very powerful. There's no cp. The plot is a bit scary and the characters are very good. It's one of the few novels I've finished.

47. 47 惊 Horror Script: It Begins in the Baby-Crying Dormitory 惊悚剧本：从婴啼寝室开始 Novel Cake in the Works小说糕制作中Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing (Dark tone) (Escape-room survival) (No System) (Not invincible: the protagonist dies if he is killed) (Not a conventional power fantasy) Chen Xian is pinned against the wall by a female ghost in a bathroom, and finds himself plunged into a terrifying instance! The cries of a baby in the dead of night... Students with eyes as blue as ghostly flames... A wedding dress stained crimson with blood... A mermaid covered in wriggling maggots... And... Teammates dying one after another... To stay alive a 17.4kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    I recommend, the main character in this book has no system, the writing is quite good, and the main character solves problems by himself.

48. 48 铃 The Bell Pavilion 铃铛阁 Zi Fan Hang Nan梓帆航楠Urban249k WordsCompleted An operation unexpectedly opened my yin-yang eyes. The string of uncanny encounters that followed completely overturned everything I thought I knew. The Four Yin Marshals of the Underworld, Zhong Kui, and the Ten Yama Kings all made their appearances. In the end, I uncovered the mystery of my own origins. I never imagined that in my previous life, I had been... 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Personal original works, recommended

49. 49 阴 Ghost Catcher of the Underworld 阴司鬼差 Mu Nan沐南Mystery2.8M WordsCompleted The ninety-nine ghost officials appointed by Qin Shi Huang have passed their positions down through the generations. Somehow, this generation’s post has come down to me. This isn’t myth or legend. It’s all real, and it’s happening right now... 518Reads6.2Score—Shelves
50. 50 下 In My Next Life... 下辈子…… Zi Fan Hang Nan梓帆航楠6k WordsCompleted In the next life... 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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