Any Novels Like Records of Strange Events from the Min Bureau? 有没有类似民调局异闻录的小说?

1. 101 恐 The Horror Livestreamer 恐怖女主播 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted 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 18.4kReads9.1Score2.3k14d adds

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   Do you believe in ghosts? Maybe one is right next to you, and you can see it.

2. 102 零 Bureau Zero-One 零一局 Bright Heart明亮的心Mystery460k WordsOngoing The Zero-One Bureau handles paranormal incidents. After the protagonist, Liang Yuzhang, was born, an old Daoist recognized his exceptional nature and took him in as an apprentice to learn Daoist arts. Starting in kindergarten, he helped people deal with paranormal incidents, becoming a minor celebrity in the surrounding villages. He joined the Zero-One Bureau in middle school, and after joining, handled all sorts of supernatural cases involving ghosts, demons, and monsters. These events also dre 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The name "Zero One Bureau" is a homophone for "Ghost Bureau," implying that there are supernatural stories within the Zero One Bureau.

3. 103 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 5.8kReads9.4Score81914d adds
4. 104 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! 73.8kReads9.4Score8.8k14d adds
5. 105 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... 4.8kReads8.9Score78414d adds
6. 106 普 The Record of an Ordinary Person Losing Control 普通人失控实录 Qiao Yulun乔渝伦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse186k WordsOngoing Qiao Dingtian was just an ordinary person. So ordinary that no one would remember him in a crowd. He had a steady job and a regular routine, with no obvious failures and no obvious successes. His life was like a track laid out in advance: work, go home, eat, sleep, then repeat, almost never making a wrong turn. Then one day, he began noticing details he couldn’t explain. Sometimes the times didn’t line up. His memories had gaps. He couldn’t remember doing certain things that had already happened 8Reads—Score214d adds

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   Good, I hope everyone watches.

7. 107 缅 There Is No Winter in Northern Myanmar 缅北没有冬天 Qiao Yulun乔渝伦Urban390k WordsOngoing Nineteen-year-old Qiao Shiyang leaves his small hometown in the south to go to Myanmar with a man who claims to “know the right people,” hoping to raise money for his father’s medical bills. He thinks it will be a brief chance to make some money. But the moment the bus crosses the border, his life begins to spiral out of control. Dedicated to everyone who has ever walked alone through the darkness. 73Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 108 异 Strange Tales: Notes from a Supernatural Investigation 异闻：诡事调查笔记 Lazy Huanglong懒煌龙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Enough talk. The show is about to begin. If you want to know what 1999 and the confidentiality agreement are about, turn to Volume Six, Revelation. If you’re interested in a genius’s downfall, Volume Five, The Twelve Movements of the Abyss, is a requiem. If you want to know what lies behind Midnight FM, read Volume Four, Leviathan of the Upside-Down City, and uncover its secrets. If you’ve been having trouble sleeping, or can’t fall asleep, take a look at Volume Three, The Sleepless Prison. It m 110Reads9.4Score13014d adds
9. 109 异 Interstellar Affairs Investigation Bureau 异星事务调查局 User End Times Night After Night用户末日夜夜Urban91k WordsOngoing A Chinese take on Men in Black meets The X-Files, focused on dealing with extraterrestrial affairs on Earth. [No harem, no System, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no mindless plot, and no wish-fulfillment. Please read with care if these bother you.] [Urban + aliens + parasites + light horror] Chen Le never imagined... that when he went to the teachers' office to hand in his homework, he would see tentacles emerging from beneath his homeroom teacher's pant leg! As more and more bi 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is the Bureau of Paranormal Investigation, a sister bureau to the Bureau of Public Opinion Investigation. The Bureau of Public Opinion Investigation deals with folklore matters, while this one deals with extraterrestrial matters [smirk]. The structures are quite similar.

10. 110 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
11. 111 除 Demon-Slaying Journal 除魔手记 Mr. Muyang木昜先生Mystery140k WordsOngoing Are you sure that everything you see is real? Do you believe that people who live forever really exist? Can everything you've encountered be explained by science? Fortune tellers, Taoist masters, monks who cultivate in temples: they all appear in the mysterious cases of history... —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It tastes almost the same, I'm currently following up.

12. 112 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds

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    A bus, driverless yet carrying a group of cursed individuals, slowly drove towards a sinister, black, eerie dwelling… Inside the dwelling, a door stood, its edges stained with blood, seemingly whispering tales of endless terror. These unfortunate cursed souls were forcibly dragged by an unknown force into the horrific world beyond the blood-stained door every so often, forced to complete a series of horrifying events… Ning Qiushui found himself within this eerie dwelling, experiencing one bizarre and terrifying story after another, narrowly escaping death several times, barely managing to survive. But when he looked back on it all, he was astonished to discover that the truth was far different from what he had initially thought…

13. 113 人 Agent of the Living World: My Years Working for the Underworld 人间代理人，我给地府打工那些年 Yan Zhaochen燕赵宸Mystery110k WordsOngoing [Urban Supernatural + Ancient Legacy + Action, Humor, and Heart] The Black and White Impermanence dressed like corporate executives in suits? Zhong Kui is a burly biker in a leather jacket? The Ten Yin Marshals work in a skyscraper? You’ve seen too little of the world. Even the Underworld has to keep up with the times! After an accident makes Yang Chen the Underworld’s agent in the human world, he begins his life working for the Underworld. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "Human Agent: My Years Working for the Underworld" is a new book featuring the official organization "Special Investigation Bureau," and its writing style is similar to "The Bureau of Paranormal Investigation." It's action-packed, humorous, and not simplistic. Following it are well-received older works in the same genre.

14. 114 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.2kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
15. 115 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.2kReads9.6Score18.1k14d adds
16. 116 鬼 Ghost Messenger, Don't Run 鬼差你别跑 Jie Yu界玉Mystery877k WordsCompleted The sequel to "The Underworld Calls Me Little Mister", picking up perfectly from the final chapter of the first book. Hilarious ghost-hunting power fantasy! Every member of the main cast is an overpowered carry, and they won’t put up with even the slightest injustice! An invincible protagonist, with payback served the very same day! Packed with all kinds of superstitious trivia from Taoist classics, along with knowledge from the other Hundred Schools of Thought. 18.9kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
17. 117 天 The Way of Heaven's Evolution: Bureau 503 天衍圣道之503局 This Daoist Wants to Quit Smoking道爷要戒烟Urban2.1M WordsCompleted A high-speed express train hurtles along its route. An ordinary train conductor gets drunk in a sleeper compartment, breaking the rules, and becomes embroiled in a bizarre tomb-robbing case. When he sobers up, he unexpectedly joins Huaxia’s most mysterious organization, Bureau 503... By chance, he crosses paths with the mysterious Tongji Alliance, setting him on a completely different path in life. 30.2kReads8.9Score3k14d adds

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    These two books are really good; 500,000 people have added them to their bookshelves.

18. 118 黑 Tales from the Haunted Inn 黑店诡谈 This Daoist Wants to Quit Smoking道爷要戒烟Urban1.3M WordsOngoing 4.8kReads7.0Score39914d adds
19. 119 诡 The Strange Realm Archives 诡域档案 Dark Green Moss墨绿青苔Mystery6.0M WordsCompleted Six years ago, Comrade Peng Gang, an outstanding investigator in the Ministry of State Security of Huaxia and deputy director of the Seventh Bureau, met a strange death while on a mission. Six years later, several investigators go missing one after another. The case they were investigating is deeply strange and has countless connections to the case from six years ago. In response, the mysterious investigation team, Fifth Bureau, Ninth Division, begins looking into a series of cases in the realm 332Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    Don't miss this; it's from the Fifth Bureau and Ninth Division—these are all books. I've seen some of them; they're all different. I think the government definitely has relevant departments, we just don't know it. The "Dragon Slaying Team" and geological survey teams go to all sorts of places, don't you think? Think about it carefully?

20. 120 7 749 Bureau: Classified Files 749局秘闻 I Won't Back Down当仁不让Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing Have you heard of Bureau 749? Some say it’s a classified agency. Others say it’s a mysterious organization that researches supernatural phenomena. Still others believe Bureau 749 investigates and covers up cases involving extraterrestrial life forms appearing within the country. Which of these rumors is true? I didn’t know either, until I got caught up in a bizarre murder case and became a member of Bureau 749. That’s when I discovered that the bureau was far more complicated than anyone could i 328Reads7.7Score10314d adds
21. 121 十 Ten Nights 十夜记 Baixia柏夏Anime Fanfiction707k WordsCompleted A hugely popular xianxia romance by Baixia, with over a million recommendations! A faux aloof Brahmin sect leader versus a seemingly sweet but secretly ruthless Ghost King of the Hungry Ghost Realm. You protected me for a time, and I'll repay you with an eternity. I wanted to save you, but you drove me to become a demon. A four-thousand-year-old Ghost King puts on a dramatic pursuit of his beloved. From the Buddhist realm in the Western Heavens to the Avici Hell and the ancient trees of Qingchen 53Reads8.8Score—14d adds
22. 122 古 Tales of Strange Happenings with an Ancient Mirror 古镜异闻录 Jin Mohua尽墨华Sci-Fi & Apocalypse89k WordsOngoing [One ancient mirror reveals a thousand-year-old mystery; three hundred strange tales lay bare the intrigues of the mortal world] Modern-day Lin Mo buys a cloud-patterned bronze mirror at an antiques market. The moment he touches its surface, he is swept into the ancient martial world. He becomes the son of Jiangnan’s richest man, and also the “human Gu” secretly raised by the Mirror Pavilion for twenty years. His own kin are his enemies: beneath his loving father’s face hides an uncle plott —Reads—Score114d adds

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    A blood-stained ancient mirror, a gamble that tears through time—when you fall from the streets of modern times into the world of ancient martial arts, you discover you are a "human-shaped poison vessel" nurtured for twenty years; when the gentle eyes of your beloved reflect a thousand lifetimes of betrayal; when every breath could be a trap set by an evil spirit in the mirror, and every heartbeat hides a shocking truth...

23. 123 超 Bureau of Supernatural Investigations 超自然事件调查局 Nestle Weil雀巢威尔Mystery706k WordsCompleted A bizarre murder case draws me into the investigation of mysterious supernatural events: crew members on a deep-sea fishing vessel inexplicably slaughtering one another, immortals hiding in the city, legendary vampires, Nazi doomsday troops of a godlike race and their Aryan holy city, and a gigantic human-face structure on Mars. We are not alone in the universe, and human society is just as complicated. 345Reads8.4Score—14d adds
24. 124 埂 Don't Look Back on the Ridge 埂上莫回头 Yellow Octopus, Tomb Raider Captain摸金校尉之黄章鱼Mystery103k WordsOngoing Supernatural tales, folk legends, ghosts and fox spirits, and real-life exorcisms and demon-subduing Have you ever heard the saying, “Never look back on the ridge; the road is hard to walk at the third watch”? Eight years ago, at a funeral, someone took it upon themselves to move a coffin. One swing of a hoe broke through a thousand-year-old immortal ridge. No one knew that beneath it lived a pair of yellow weasels who had practiced cultivation for a century. And no one knew that the blow had u 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Supernatural, ghost-hunting scene, tense and exciting, first-hand experience, a novel worth following for updates.

25. 125 昆 Kunlun Abyss: A Forbidden Land of the Mortal Realm 昆仑深渊：人间禁地 Drunk Saxophone醉酒萨克斯Urban3.9M WordsOngoing [Over 40 million views for the animated adaptation, 9.6 rating for the audiobook, print edition signed, a hit with readers!] Deep in the Kunlun Mountains, sealed underground for two thousand years, lies an elite army of the Great Qin, thought never to have survived. I’m an active-duty soldier. During a rescue mission in an uninhabited zone, I accidentally stumbled into this forbidden place. At death’s door, I had an extraordinary encounter that saved my life. From then on, I joined a mysteriou 83.6kReads8.9Score7.1k14d adds

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    This one's pretty good, a breath of fresh air, definitely worth reading. I'm sure you won't regret it. If you like it, remember to come back and give it a thumbs up! [Heavy punch][What?]

26. 126 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 124.8kReads9.6Score17k14d adds

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    This is nice, I recommend it to you.

27. 127 爷 Grandpa, I Was Reborn, I Swear I'm Not Possessed 爷爷，我是重生，真不是鬼上身 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Mystery3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Mystery and Supernatural Fiction] [One Female Lead] [Period Novel] [A Funeral Master’s True Accounts] [Northeastern Chinese Funeral Customs] [Rural Life] Adapted into the short drama Eighties Funeral Master (Disclaimer: The folk techniques in this book, including Zhuyou healing rituals, are entirely fictional. Please do not imitate them. The author bears no responsibility for any problems that may arise.) Good grief, I’ve been reborn in 1986, and from the start Grandpa thinks I’m a 58.1kReads9.3Score4.8k14d adds

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    [Laughing and crying emojis] ...

28. 128 守 The Candlekeeper: Strange Tales of Zheng County 守烛人之郑县异闻录 Zhang Jiuwei, Keeper of the Candle守烛人张九微Historical113k WordsCompleted Keepers of the Flame is the name given to members of the Observatory Pavilion. What exactly is the Observatory Pavilion? That's a long story. Legend has it that our origins date back to the Warring States period, when it was customary for the various feudal states to patronize scholars and retainers. Qi had the Jixia Academy, Zhao had the retainers of Lord Pingyuan, and our branch began as a group of wandering scholars responsible for collecting strange tales and investigating hidden matters amo —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend my mystery and suspense novel, which is based on historical records!

29. 129 黄 Weasel Spirit! Do I Look Like a Human or a God to You? 黄皮子！你看我像人还是像神？ China's Famous Double Standard中国驰名双标Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted No specialist knowledge here, just a story. [A little horror + a whole lot of comedy + no female lead, no romance] When I was a kid, I took a nighttime shortcut and saw a weasel worshipping the moon. Remembering a story my grandma had told me, I worried it might ask me to grant it a title, so, on a whim, I shouted at it first: “Weasel! Do I look more like a person or a god to you?” The weasel froze for a moment, then said I looked like a dumbass! But from that day on, I really did become an idio 31.2kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds

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    It's worth a look; it's quite interesting.

30. 130 诡 The Mysterious Case Special Unit 9 诡案特九组 Old Gun Doesn't Sweat the Small Stuff老枪不纠结Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Adapted from real cases. The first thing you do when you start working as a police officer is pay respects to Zhong Kui? If you're going to do things like that, I'm wide awake now. Demons, monsters, ghosts, goblins, sorcerers, and evil spirits: anyone who commits evil will be arrested. One bizarre, worldview-shattering mystery after another follows in quick succession. This work was created after more than 20 years of research. It once attracted attention as a comic, and also caused trouble, but 6.7kReads8.2Score77414d adds

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    Look at this, it's a paranormal event anyway, but it feels so real. I think there really might be such a department.

31. 131 开 Police Academy Cadet from the Start: Bridging the Worlds of Yin and Yang 开局警校生，阳执阴渡 Night Angler夜钓客Mystery200k WordsOngoing [Police Academy] [Mystery and Supernatural] I thought my life would follow the usual path: graduate, pass the joint recruitment exam, and start working. But an accident let me glimpse the divide between Yin and Yang and awakened my Yin-Yang Eyes. With mortal eyes, I could pierce the veil between worlds and face ghosts and evil spirits head-on. I inherited the secret art of thunder, and can summon lightning with my bare hands. Yin creatures flee at the sight of me. I glimpsed the secrets of fate —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This story has been meticulously foreshadowed and full of plot twists.

32. 132 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: My Days as an Underpaid Laborer in the Zhang Family 盗笔：在张家打黑工的日子 Can't Steam Rice Properly蒸不好饭Mystery2.8M WordsOngoing The main reason I’m not continuing updates is that an author on this site, which is part of the same platform, used AI to plagiarize my work. They fed my entire story into AI and posted the result. It’s happened many times, so I don’t plan to update daily anymore. Health and other issues are actually the least important reasons. 28.6kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
33. 133 我 I Learn to Slay Ghosts on a Paranormal Forum 我在怪谈论坛学斩鬼 Young and Unaccomplished, Yet Never Insecure年少无为不自卑Mystery735k WordsCompleted [The printed edition of Strange Tales Forum is in production] [The short drama adaptation of Strange Tales Forum is in production] Gao Shen joined a strange tales forum by chance. The forum often posts eerie stories, describing every detail so vividly that they seem to have really happened. Users who reply seriously analyze the source of each incident and discuss how to deal with it. They even address each other as Heavenly Masters, Soul Tamer 49.9kReads8.7Score6.4k14d adds
34. 134 活 The Living Must Keep Away 活人回避 Wanderer of the Mortal World风尘散人Mystery3.7M WordsCompleted Originally titled Living People, Keep Away. An antique set me on a desperate path. From then on, just to stay alive, I became a yin walker who dealt with the dead and the walking corpses. Three years searching for dragon veins, ten years locating acupoints, roaming between yin and yang, dealing in ghosts and spirits. I kept walking, struggling my way to where I am today. 2.7kReads8.9Score33114d adds
35. 135 太 Supreme Ghost and Fiend Tamer 太上御鬼煞 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted When heaven and earth first emerged, chaos was divided; demons and monsters each claimed dominion. If anyone masters my Supreme Way, all ghosts and gods in the human realm will bow to them. [No female lead] [Semi-invincible protagonist] [A spectacular start from the very beginning] [Parallel-world supernatural fantasy] [Ensemble cast] The Supreme Taoist Li Changsheng series! Li Changsheng, the younger brother of the Dao Ancestor Laozi, also known as Li Er, makes a solemn vow: 22.9kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
36. 136 让 You Asked Me to Tell Fortunes, but You Turned a Warlord into the Living Yama 让你算命，你把军阀投资成活阎王 Lu Da'an in Radiant Splendor流光溢彩的陆大安Mystery361k WordsCompleted In a chaotic Republic-era world, evil spirits run rampant, the Daoist sects are hidebound, and foreign occult forces are invading. After Chen Changsheng, a man blinded in both eyes, unexpectedly unlocks the Republic-era Fortune Venture Capital System, he can glimpse the fortune charts of all things and invest in down-and-out beings at rock-bottom prices. Once they survive their death trials, he reaps tenfold returns in fortune, cultivation, and magical treasures. He rejects the traditional path 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Try this one, it's cyberpunk/supernatural! [Thumbs up]

37. 137 捡 I Picked Up a Republic-Era Ghost Wife 捡个民国鬼妻当老婆 Lu Da'an in Radiant Splendor流光溢彩的陆大安Mystery425k WordsCompleted Lin Mo, a greedy, lecherous relationship counselor, takes a bride price of a hundred thousand yuan to go on a matchmaking visit to a remote village. In a daze, he signs a marriage pact with the dead and marries a ghost bride from the Republic of China era who has been dead for eighty years! His left hand awakens as a Yin Hand: touch a ghost and it can be destroyed, touch a living woman and she suffers searing pain. Only a female ghost can approach him without harm. A cool, beautiful policewoman 151Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 138 大 After College, I Became the Night Watchman at a Funeral Home 大学毕业，在殡仪馆当守夜人 Loves Old-Friend Noodles Best最爱老友粉Urban520k WordsCompleted Superpowers + passionate action + supernatural mystery + criminal investigations + an official organization "I'll protect every light in every home!" "At midnight, I'm the one who calls the shots!" After Lin Zhao was injected with zombie genes, his body underwent all kinds of changes. His wounds healed faster, he grew stronger, and he could even see things a hundred meters away at night. There was a side effect, though: he had lost his soul... The story mainly follows Lin Zhao as he assists the 2.1kReads9.2Score12614d adds

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    This one is worth a look, it's pretty good!

39. 139 这 Something’s Not Right with This Peach Blossom Spring! 这个桃花源不对劲！ Gentle-Fire Assistant文火小助Mystery45k WordsOngoing [Slow burn + ensemble cast + urban supernatural abilities + no golden finger + mystery + Classic of Mountains and Seas + Cthulhu] The story takes place in the ancient town of Taohua. Jiang Cheng grew up in the local orphanage. The town was quiet and cut off from the outside world, and life there was like stagnant water, day after day. Then one day, he found an old, battered kite, and everything changed! Along the way, he encountered a bizarre black head beyond the wall, a big yellow dog that c —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book is new, with a rather novel concept. The other two need no introduction; they're both top sellers.

40. 140 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? 9kReads8.0Score1.2k14d adds
41. 141 半 Half Farmer, Half Taoist 半农半道 Liu Huaihuai刘坏坏Mystery484k WordsCompleted A record of life’s fleeting moments, a modern-day Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! In the Age of Declining Dharma, beneath the White Lotus, the greatest hermits hide in plain sight. The truly gifted master Suan Potian and his young apprentice Liu Yi, with help from Captain Liu of the J Team, travel through all kinds of strange tales. They fish drowned souls from the water, battle spirit mediums, drive out evil, escort ghosts and capture monsters; they read the veins of yin energy, set the ea 335Reads—Score—14d adds

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    He didn't cultivate immortality; he was just an ordinary person, with flesh and blood.

42. 142 秘 The Secret Burial Heavenly Tome 秘葬天书 Wanderer流浪Mystery973k WordsCompleted Emperors and ministers relied on the Daoist art of geomancy to find their final resting places. Every imperial tomb is a miniature of its age, embodying the highest craftsmanship of that era. My great-grandfather left behind an ancient book called The Secret Burial. It covers an astonishing range of subjects, with especially detailed explanations of feng shui and mountain terrain, finding dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, locating stars, and secret burial customs. By chance, this ancie 58Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    Yes, there's also a book called "Tomb Raiders: The Heavenly Official's Seal," but it was left unfinished.

43. 143 第 Case File of the Ninth Bureau 第九局异闻录 Flower and Sword花与剑Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted The Ninth Bureau has been involved in countless strange and bizarre events from the years before the Republic was founded to the years after. So what is the Ninth Bureau's past and present all about? Let me tell you the whole story. 227Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    These books are quite interesting, not quite as good as The Bureau of Polling, but still very enjoyable.

44. 144 绝 Top Secret: Paranormal Investigation Bureau 绝密：灵异事件调查局 Spirit Investigation Bureau Employee No. 3241灵调局工号3241Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted To investigate and handle supernatural incidents, the nation established a special task force. All files, mission reports, and research are classified as the highest level of national secrecy. As a field operative, I was fortunate enough to take part in handling all kinds of cases: the madness of thousand-year-old corpses, the wonders of supernatural abilities, and incidents involving hybrids of spirits, demons, and monsters... 154Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 145 捉 Ghost Hunting: My Baton Is Made of Thunderstruck Wood! 捉鬼：我的警棍可是雷击木做的！ Let's Just Get By for Now先混着吧Mystery621k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Chen Mo, starts out as an ordinary criminal police officer. After stumbling upon a supernatural incident, he is recruited by the Special Security Department to join its Seventh Squad, which specializes in handling paranormal cases. The Seventh Squad is a unit stationed in the field that deals with supernatural criminal cases. Hidden within the police station, its members work with beings the public knows nothing about. 226Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A hesitant, indecisive, and simp; a repressed, gossipy man who only knows how to train; a lively, energetic, and henpecked husband; a nerdy, bespectacled anime-obsessed otaku still entangled with his ex-girlfriend; and a cold, expressionless, lifelong single female forensic doctor with a necrophilia.

46. 146 异 Embers of Another World 异界余烬 Xiu Xiao朽梟Urban261k WordsOngoing On a modern Earth under constant invasion from other worlds, Lin Yi becomes the Chosen of the God of Darkness. Will he be devoured and made into a vessel, or will he control this painful power and become the new Knight of Night...? [Ensemble cast] + [Two worlds] + [Anti-chosen-one] + [A painful journey of growth] + [Realistic institutions] + [Reality meets fantasy] In 2009, Tai'an County in Sichuan was reduced to rubble by a “major earthquake.” Seventeen-year-old Lin Yi survived, unaware that a 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist's character is fleshed out through everyday details like taking the bus and listening to old songs, while the scene where the MP3 player is destroyed serves as a key emotional moment, with subtle foreshadowing echoing throughout.

47. 147 守 The Mountain Keeper 守山人 Oh My God我的个神啊Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted At the start of the Ming dynasty, why did Liu Bowen sever the dragon veins throughout the land, yet spare the Changbai Mountain range? At the end of the Ming dynasty, why did Nurhaci invade the passes, then seal off Changbai Mountain for more than two hundred years? All kinds of eerie things happen deep in the old forests... 65Reads6.7Score1014d adds
48. 148 灵 Supernatural: My Years Hunting Ghosts at Bureau 749 灵异：我在749局打鬼那些年 Lao Cai Jiudao老财九道Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The appearance of a white coffin and a red coffin at the construction site changed my fate. That night, I saw corpses that could move and a ghost that could steal a person's soul. They were all "deceiving" me, trying to make me die. What should I do... When you think the person behind you is a ghost, the real ghost may be the one standing in front of you... Once it's dark... don't read this!! 216Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The immersive experience is incredibly realistic, with constant plot twists, making it perfect for late-night reading. The atmosphere and character development are excellent. The ghost-fighting scenes are unique; each predicament feels incredibly real, and it incorporates elements of the 749 series – brass knuckles, butterfly knives, and batons can all be used to fight ghosts, plus there are guns! Highly recommended. Crucially, this book is high-energy throughout, constantly setting up mysteries that keep you hooked.

49. 149 我 My Years as a Daoist Master 我当方士那些年 Jun Bu Jian君不贱Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted With five fingers, he divines the fate of all under heaven; with a single reading, he plots the destiny of dynasties for generations to come. Uncover a mysterious and unfathomable world of Daoist arts. His predictions are always spot-on, and his word is absolute! 2.3kReads8.7Score42114d adds

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    I initially started watching it because of the "fangshi" (a type of Taoist priest) in the title, but the content was surprisingly good.

50. 150 诡 Paranormal Investigation Bureau: No Such Person 诡律调查局：查无此人 Hisano Rei久野零Mystery89k WordsCompleted The world erases the truth. Someone vanishes completely overnight, and everyone forgets they ever existed. A case that shocks the entire nation leaves no trace by the next day. Even history is quietly rewritten without anyone noticing. Lin Mo is a restorer of anomalous records. His job is to repair records that “shouldn't exist.” Then one day, he receives a file with no number, no source, and no record of its existence. The first page contains just one sentence: [Lin Mo, it's your turn to be era 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is good.

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