Please Recommend Ghost-Hunting Stories With No System! Just a Seriously Powerful Protagonist! Funny or Terrifying, Either Works 求求捉鬼文不要带系统！纯厉害那种！搞笑或特吓人

1. 151 纸 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part One) 纸扎阴铺(一) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩17k WordsCompleted Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (1) 18Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 规 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra 49.5kReads9.6Score6.2kShelves
3. 153 让 I Told You to Study Law, Not Become a Wizard 让你学法学，没让你当法师 Who Is She?她是谁Modern Romance588k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + ghost-hunting + livestreaming + no romance + lighthearted + comedy] After ascending, the grandmaster of the mystic sect was reborn as a baby in another world. To ascend again, she had to accumulate merit. Zhou Yi: “I'm the grandmaster of the mystic sect. This little job is a piece of cake!” Some traffickers had the nerve to try to kidnap her. She smacked them upside the head, then sent their whole gang to enjoy a vacation at the police station! A female ghost lin 340Reads8.9Score—Shelves
4. 154 纸 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part Two) 纸扎阴铺(二) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩23k WordsCompleted Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (2) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 当 When I'm in the Rules Horror Game, Nothing Is Forbidden 当我在规则怪谈百无禁忌 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 65.5kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
6. 156 生 Having a Son Is Like Having the King of Hell 生个儿子是阎王 Hidden Secret Amitabha藏密阿弥陀Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Five years ago, I gave birth to a child. Everyone who saw what the child looked like died. Five years later, I met a man who told me he was the child's father. 16.9kReads8.9Score377Shelves
7. 157 女 A Taoist Priestess’s Everyday Ghost Hunts 女道士捉鬼日常 A Song as Shallow as Scarlet绯浅如歌Mystery243k WordsCompleted From the moment Mu Xinshi was born, all the ghosts wailed. Her parents died when she was young, and with the fate of a lone star of misfortune, she could only follow her master and study Maoshan arts. By chance, she meets Wei Xianyang, the immensely strong owner of an antique shop, and Chen Hai, her goofy younger cousin. The three of them form a ghost-hunting team and explore tombs, even bringing a strange doll back from an ancient grave. Bloodsucking bats, infant-headed corpse demons, painted-s 418Reads8.5Score—Shelves
8. 158 重 On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up the Family Inheritance Agreement 重生之日，我撕毁全家的遗产协议 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban29k WordsCompleted On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up My Family's Inheritance Agreement 2Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 飞 After Failing to Ascend, I Livestream Fortune-Telling and Leave My Clients Depressed 飞升失败后，直播算命客户抑郁了 Little Witch小巫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No male lead] + [Mysticism] + [Absurd comedy] + [Cultivation] She was one step away from ascending when she was struck dead by heavenly lightning. Was it the mercilessness of the Heavenly Dao, or was she just a terrible person? After taking stock of what happened, Xia Qingzhu decides to accumulate merit properly. Day one of fortune-telling: She gets a streamer who steals electric scooters sentenced to death. Day two: A seller of rock candy gets sentenced to eleven months. Day three: Someone ste 20.4kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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   The female lead is incredibly capable, not brainless, it's a satisfying read with a huge contrast.

10. 160 摆 Fortune-Telling at My Street Stall, Catching Ghosts and Subduing Demons: I'm the Professional 摆摊算命，捉鬼降妖，我！专业的 Shu Bao殊宝Modern Romance751k WordsCompleted [Fortune-Telling + Ghost-Hunting + Feng Shui + Powerful Lead + Episodic + No Romance] Her master said that monsters and demons were running rampant in the human world, so Chu Yun rode down the mountain on her bicycle, carrying her three swords and taking her time. As soon as she got down the mountain, someone reported her. Her cute swords were confiscated, and she was accused of spreading feudal superstition. Chu Yun could only take the initiative. She brought a red-haired man to the police stat 14kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
11. 161 镇 Tomb of the Yin 镇阴棺 Five Dou of Rice五斗米Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted I was always at my grandfather’s side, helping people relocate graves. There was a special burial practice involved in moving graves called a second burial. It required opening the coffin, gathering the bones, and dressing them in new clothes. The first time I encountered a second burial, I dug up a female corpse that looked lifelike... 122Reads8.6Score—Shelves
12. 162 末 Orphanage at the End of the World: Migration of the Last Flame 末日孤儿院：火种迁徙 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩36k WordsCompleted Doomsday Orphanage: The Migration of the Flame 4Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 飞 After Failing to Ascend, I Returned to the Modern World and Made a Killing Livestreaming 飞升失败后，回现代直播赢麻了 Sugar-Puller Jun拔糖君Modern Romance738k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, Silly and Satisfying Story] [No I Ching or physiognomy, just wild guesses] Sang Luo was sent to the cultivation world by a car accident. After struggling to become the founding ancestor of her entire sect, she was struck back to the modern world by the Heavenly Dao just as she was about to ascend. Her life-bound treasured sword was blasted away, her sea of consciousness was sealed, and her cultivation regressed by tens of thousands of years. Sang Luo declared: When you're b 2.5kReads9.3Score330Shelves

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    This one has a strong female lead, no romantic partner, and a grand scale. [Admiration]

14. 164 请 Calling on the Immortals 请仙儿 Ye Bai夜白Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our village, every adult child in the family has to visit the graves during the Qingming Festival and weigh down paper offerings on the graves. But when I went to pay my respects at Grandma's grave, I put the paper on the wrong one... 526Reads8.7Score111Shelves
15. 165 我 I'm the New King of Hell, Roaming the Mortal World to Vanquish Demons and Catch Ghosts 我，新阎王，混迹人间降妖捉鬼 Zhang Fengqiu张逢秋Ancient Romance355k WordsOngoing Su Nianting, a modern woman, transmigrates and wakes up inside a coffin. She reaches out to push, but the coffin is nailed shut and won't budge. Everything around her is silent, and her shouts are swallowed by endless darkness. Sweat runs down her cheeks. The thin air inside the coffin is mixed with the stench of decay... At this critical moment, Su Nianting summons all her strength and focuses her mind on her hands once more. She pushes hard, and with a bang, the coffin lid blows open. Fresh ai 32Reads—Score214Shelves

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    I recommend this book; the female protagonist is the new Yama, and it's a story about catching ghosts and exorcising demons.

16. 166 世 The World Calls Me the Sword God, but I Only Love Chopping Vegetables 世人唤我剑神，我只爱打菜刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical24k WordsCompleted The world calls me the Sword God, but I only love cleavers 3Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 我 I Came from the Yellow Springs 我来自黄泉 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted At the border between yin and yang, at the mouth of the Yellow Springs, the living guard the Thirteen Ghost Gates. The prison governor, the jailers, and the Brocade-Robed Marquis; at the post station for the dead, a mountain dog keeps watch. The door gods, the water nymph, the Confucius Temple; red lanterns and white funeral banners circle the streets. This ghost ballad, missing one line, conceals a world-shaking secret. I was a child my grandfather stole from the Yellow Springs, so before I was 16.7kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves

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    The first two books are more comedic, while the latter two are more plot-driven, though they also incorporate comedic elements. None of them feature a system.

18. 168 一 One Branch to Slay All Demons and Monsters 一根树枝，斩天下妖魔 Reading and Practicing Martial Arts in the Morning晨间看书习武Urban136k WordsOngoing I was born suppressed by the laws of Heaven and Earth, leaving me half-deaf and sickly, the village deadweight. The day I was born, the midwife's hand split open out of nowhere with a clean cut. The clothes and blankets I wore were always sliced apart by invisible blades. The intent of the sword had been buried in my bones since birth. When I was seven, I stood up for someone and got beaten. I thought I was going to die, but an old man with a white beard saved me. And so, the sword was drawn. 767Reads—Score569Shelves

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    A high-quality urban fantasy novel where the protagonist joins a special organization to solve mysterious and bizarre cases, battling superheroes from around the world. The cultivation, crime-solving, and character growth are captivating! I'm personally following it myself! A feast of excellent novels awaits, say goodbye to decision paralysis! [Stunned][Heart][Drooling][Angry][Fear][Shocked]

19. 169 闪 I Married a Comatose CEO, and One Needle Shocked the Whole City 闪婚植物人老公，我一针惊全城 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban21k WordsCompleted I Married a Comatose Husband on a Whim, and One Needle Stunned the Whole City 6Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 禁 A Short-Lived Forbidden Spell Caster? I Have an Undying Body 禁咒师短命？我拥有不死之身 Eat the Little Almond吃掉小杏仁Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, where he gains an immortal body. Because changing jobs in this world costs a fortune, he exploits a bug and sells his own organs to scrape together enough money to take part in the job-change ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, he becomes an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster, but everyone around him mocks him. That's because SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcasters have to sacrifice their lifespan or their flesh to cast spells, so they're usu 197kReads8.8Score7.4kShelves

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    Super good!

21. 171 人 A College Student in Public, a Ghost Hunter in Private 人前大学生，人后猛除鬼 A Touch of Lin翊点儿琳Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + urban supernatural + special abilities + evenly matched leads] Chu Xiaoyan x Fu Hui Fu Hui, an ordinary third-year college student, gets caught up in a strange incident by chance. That's when he learns that vengeful ghosts really do exist in this world. What's more, the government has set up a Special Incident Response Department. People with innate abilities are called gifted, while those who can purge vengeful ghosts are called exorcists. Fu Hui watches the exorcists struggle 5.2kReads9.2Score904Shelves

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    It's so good! I highly recommend it. Although I haven't finished the first book yet, I've already read the second and third. I really love it. It features two male leads.

22. 172 猛 The Bride of the Vengeful Ghost 猛鬼新娘 Lampwick灯草Mystery417k WordsCompleted When I was sixteen, I rescued a woman who had been tricked into coming to our village, simply because I wanted to help. I never imagined that my actions would not only get the poor woman killed, but also lead to the deaths of more than a hundred villagers. And so my strange life began. 4.7kReads9.0Score333Shelves
23. 173 禁 Fortune-Telling Is Forbidden! 禁止算命！ Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩22k WordsCompleted Fortune-telling is prohibited! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 停 Working Part-Time at the Morgue, I Carried Out My Ex-Girlfriend? 停尸房兼职，搬出了前女友？ A Flower Flying on a Leaf一叶飞花Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing The Dao has both civil and martial paths. The martial path: uphold the law and slay demons. The civil path: read faces and understand the world. I am Jiang Rui, skilled in both. You can call me Handsome, or you can call me Ah Zu. Passerby: “Master Jiang, I think I’ve been haunted. Please, you have to save me!” Jiang Rui smiles calmly. “Come on, there’s no such thing as ghosts.” As he speaks, he discreetly pinches a yellow talisman between his fingers. Passerby: “Master Jiang, can you find a feng 21.2kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    🔥This book is absolutely hilarious! It's the same guy who started the story with a ghost knocking on the door and the male lead throwing him off the 12th floor! But this male lead is even stronger and more cunning! The plot is great, and I was laughing throughout.🌿

25. 175 午 Midnight Fortune-Teller: Humans Keep Away, Ghosts Come Forward 午夜算命师：人回避，鬼上前 West of the Clouds云间之右Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Everyone knows about fortune-telling, but have you ever heard of telling fortunes for ghosts? Just because you've never heard of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. If you ever come across a fortune-telling shop with its doors still open in the middle of the night, don't go looking for excitement. Because the people waiting in line might not be people… 35.4kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
26. 176 工 The Best Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site 工地最强建筑风水师 Good Fortune Comes to the Good吉人自有天祥Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [If this caught your eye, it must be fate. Don't scroll away just yet.] This novel (campus opening + wild imagination + an expansive world) combines feng shui and the supernatural (using feng shui to weave the plot together), fantasy, magic, science fiction, parallel worlds, and time travel to the past. The pace picks up dramatically after Chapter 30, and the story strongly promotes traditional Chinese culture. Also known as From the Start with a Treasure Gourd to Help Me Destroy Demons Also kno 2.2kReads8.3Score265Shelves

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    I recommend a thrilling campus-themed novel, a feng shui and supernatural story called "The Strongest Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site." It combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, feng shui battles, historical time travel, reincarnation, fantasy, science fiction, feng shui and supernatural phenomena, Lu Ban's techniques, Mohist mechanical arts, Gu poison, and corpse-driving. Written from the perspective of architecture students and building engineers, it explores feng shui and supernatural events. It's currently being serialized on Tomato Novels!

27. 177 坊 The Three Scoundrels of the Market 坊市三贱客 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩17k WordsCompleted The Three Scoundrels of the Market 4Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 178 天 Heaven's Secrets Forbidden: A Metaphysics Master's Art of Feng Shui and Yin-Yang 天机禁忌：玄门风水相师镇阴阳 Yun Zewu云泽梧Mystery165k WordsOngoing Xu Daoyi was born with a pure Yang constitution, a once-in-a-century rarity. The Yang energy within him was so strong it could burn vengeful ghosts to ash. But this gift was also a death sentence. His master told him that unless he found a woman with a pure Yin birth chart before the Summer Solstice and united their Yin and Yang, he would explode and die seven days later. The seven-day deadline drew closer, and the Yang energy in his body surged higher every day. Xu Daoyi had saved countless liv 110Reads—Score155Shelves

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    Xu Daoyi possesses a pure Yang destiny, a rare occurrence even in a century, with an inner Yang energy so abundant it can incinerate even vengeful ghosts. However, this talent is also a death warrant—if he cannot find a woman with a pure Yin destiny before the summer solstice to unite with him, he will explode and die seven days later. The seven-day deadline is fast approaching, and the Yang energy within his body is surging daily. Xu Daoyi has saved countless lives, yet he cannot save himself. And the "master" who tore off his human skin mask before the Xuanbing coffin is waiting for the moment he explodes and dies… Fate is a shackle, yet Xu Daoyi insists on defying destiny.

29. 179 夜 I Went Night Fishing and Hooked a Corpse, But Carried Home a Fleeing Female Corpse 夜钓钓浮尸，我却扛回逃跑的女尸 Candy Fishing糖果钓鱼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Fishing streamer Wei Kun transmigrated to a parallel world and activated the [Tough Guy System]! As long as he completed the System’s missions, he would receive rewards. But the very first mission was to go night fishing at a graveyard on the Ghost Festival. Viewers: Aren’t you scared, streamer? Wei Kun: Scared? My fishing rod’s made from lightning-struck peachwood, my line’s pulled from an ink line reel, my ground bait’s made from glutinous rice, and my bait’s mixed with black dog blood. Tonigh 15.5kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
30. 180 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 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves

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    Super super good

31. 181 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

32. 182 摆 A Laid-Back Golden Core, Refusing to Ascend 摆烂金丹，拒绝飞升 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩11k WordsCompleted A Laid-Back Golden Core Cultivator Refuses to Ascend 4Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 道 The Taoist Landlord, Open the Door! 道士房东，快开门 Yi Zhihu佚之狐Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Her boyfriend left her stranded on the highway, but a handsome Taoist priest picked her up. She never expected that, besides seeing ghosts all day, she'd also have to keep begging the priest, who was always trying to take advantage of her, to open the door and save her... 2.5kReads8.8Score338Shelves
34. 184 鬼 Ghost: This Vital Energy Packs a Punch 鬼：这真气有力气 Li Zhengyang of Yemo Island耶莫岛的李正阳Mystery81k WordsOngoing Awakening in the middle of the night, Qiu Zhen discovered that he was sharing a bed with a blood-faced ghost, while his roommates had already been slaughtered. In desperation, he threw a punch and shattered the vengeful spirit. This is written in third person. The tags can't be changed after the contract is signed. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban supernatural fiction

35. 185 大 Great Qin: The Heroic Ruler Arrives 大秦：雄主临世 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical70k WordsCompleted Great Qin: The Heroic Ruler Takes the Stage 9Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 186 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... 6kReads9.4Score804Shelves
37. 187 死 You Dead Ghost! Dare Mess With Her, and You'll Lose Your Afterlife! 死鬼！敢惹她你不要鬼命啦！ A Dream in Troubled Times乱世一梦Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted Livestreaming + Episodic Stories + No Romance + Mild Horror + Mysticism Mystical arts expert Mu Qingyan transmigrates into the body of another Mu Qingyan, a miserable girl with the same name! She puts her wicked uncle and aunt in their place. Broke and penniless, she has no choice but to return to her old line of work: livestreaming ghost hunts, warding off evil, and reading faces! Scene One: A newly unsealed vengeful ghost looks at the young Mu Qingyan with disdain. “You’re just some little g 182Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An episodic series with no romantic pairing; the female lead is ruthless and taciturn; the plot is fast-paced and worth watching.

38. 188 发 Captain of the Faqiu Order: The Lost Coffin of Mount Mang 发丘中郎将·邙山遗棺 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩19k WordsCompleted The Tomb Raider General: The Ancient Coffin of Mount Mang 6Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 东 The Northeast’s Top Yin Tattoo Master 东北第一纹阴师 Chacha Is the Queen茶茶是女王Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Mystery · Thriller · Modern · Horror · Urban · Supernatural] When I was eighteen, my dad died in a car accident. My mom took the compensation money and ran off with some pretty boy. To take care of my younger sister, I dropped out of school and got a job at a tattoo parlor. That was how I discovered a remarkable art: yin tattoos. They attract wealth, turn your luck around, and bring romance. They cure illnesses, ward off evil, and boost your career. My name is Yang Wei, and I’m the eighteenth-g 1.4kReads7.9Score129Shelves
40. 190 大 The Minister of Justice's Personal Taoist Nun 大理寺卿的专属小道姑 Wangwang Milk Beans汪汪奶豆Ancient Romance497k WordsCompleted [No rebirth + no transmigration + ghost-catching and demon-slaying] As a little girl, she was the cherished daughter of the Grand General Who Guards the Nation. But at five, she followed the renowned Daoist Master Xianyun to Xianyun City and began cultivating the Dao, living in the mountains and drinking in the fresh air. Only when her master divined that her father and brothers were about to return to the capital did she hurry back, determined to uncover the truth she had always sought. Yan Sh 2.8kReads8.8Score366Shelves

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    I've recently finished reading these books, and I personally think the plot and writing are both quite good, especially the first one! Highly recommended!! You won't regret it! [Smirk]

41. 191 重 Reborn One Month Earlier: The Heart I Gave Away Will Find Its Home at Last 重生一月前：错付的真心终有归处 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩7k WordsCompleted Reborn One Month Earlier: At Last, My Misplaced Love Finds Its Home 9Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 玄 After Cutting Ties with Her Family, the Metaphysics Master Gets Tied to the Great Emperor of Fengdu 玄学大佬断亲后，和酆都大帝锁了 The Short-Tempered Houhou脾气暴躁的吼吼Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted A paranormal story about catching ghosts + romance + a repentant male lead chasing the heroine. Male lead: Feng Jin. Female lead: Shen Yuepo. On a rainy, thundery day in the imperial capital, Shen Yuepo draws down heavenly lightning with her sword and lands on the trending page. Along the way, she “fishes” a handsome man, covered in blood, out of a dry well. Before she can figure out who this powerful man is, the wealthy Shen family of the imperial capital comes looking for her. It turns out s 22kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    On the way back to the temple after catching the ghost, she rescued a "person" covered in blood. It turned out that the person was actually the Emperor of Fengdu. Hehe [heart], the handsome emperor ended up becoming her husband, and she, a master of metaphysics, became the empress. [Think about it][think about it][think about it]

43. 193 都 Urban Demon Martial Arts: Where Martial Arts and Monsters Coexist 都市妖武：武道和妖怪共存 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩28k WordsCompleted Urban Demons and Martial Arts: Martial Arts and Monsters Coexist 5Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 我 I’m a Max-Level Ancestor. What’s Wrong with Raising a Few Hundred Million Kids? 我满级老祖，养亿点崽子怎么了 Luo Xiaoyao骆小妖Modern Romance918k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, My Xuanmen Ancestor, Why Do My Kids Spoil Me So Much?, is now streaming. [Spirit monsters + wish fulfillment + wacky comedy + supernatural + absurd humor + a mash-up of everything + no male lead (the heroine shines on her own)] (All the spirit beasts in the main cast have pictures. The full collection is in the book’s featured posts, so feel free to check them out!) After Shi Ruyi, the last heir of the Xuanmen, restores her body and descends the mountain, she discover 17.1kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
45. 195 爷 Quick, Hide! A Madwoman Is Here to Make You Have Her Baby 爷快藏好，疯批上门要你跟她生娃 Little Peach Blossom小桃夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mild horror + reborn + doting romance + love growing over time + several paranormal short stories woven in + both leads are romantically inexperienced] Ji Tutu is back. After completing countless quick transmigration missions, she finally got the chance to be reborn and return to her original world. But she didn't come back to expose fake innocent women or punish scumbags. Now, all she wants is to use her identity as a severely mentally ill patient to live freely and reign supreme in the psychi 1.2kReads9.1Score173Shelves

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    The first book is amazing! The female lead is incredibly strong. Her master, whose skills are inferior to hers, tricks her into believing her master is more skilled, leading the female lead to believe she's always weak and that her master is superior. It's purely based on skill, without a system. The romance between the male and female leads is super sweet. As a side note, the male lead was bought by the female lead. The second book is somewhat connected to the first, both written by the same author. It mainly focuses on the marriage between the female lead's child (not yet reincarnated) and the son of the female lead from the first book. At that time, the female lead from the first book had already become a powerful figure, while the female lead was still an unknown nobody. They met by chance and became friends.

46. 196 鬼 Ghost Bro Is Ferocious 鬼哥凶猛 Buried at Three in the Morning葬三更Mystery271k WordsOngoing There was a strange sentence in the diary: “You must kill your younger sister. Don't show her the slightest mercy!” I couldn't make sense of it. My sister was disabled, and I couldn't bear to see her suffer. How could I have written something so cruel as wanting to kill her? Not long afterward, fully aware of what I was doing, I picked up a knife and hacked at my sister… —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a purely horror and comedy ghost story without a system. A security guard dies, and a little ghost wanders between the realms of the living and the dead, creating hilarious situations. Watch as the security guard gradually grows stronger, uncovers the mystery of his death and origins, and rises to the top!

47. 197 真 The Real Heiress Runs the Underworld 真千金她是地府话事人 Stinky Durian发臭的榴莲Modern Romance65k WordsOngoing [No CP + Episodic Stories + Invincible Protagonist + Ghost Hunting] Shen Mi is a contracted agent of the Underworld, and she is incredibly powerful! She has to seal away some of her abilities before she can feel at ease hunting ghosts. She knows nothing about feng shui, can't read faces, doesn't livestream, and has no interest in romance. Her only job is working for the Underworld, pulling all-nighters to hunt ghosts. She roams the human world, investigating strange cases and casually dealing wi 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system involved, female protagonist is purely strong

48. 198 笑 This Is Hilarious! The Good-for-Nothing Little Celestial Master Is Haunted by a Ghost 笑死！废材小天师被鬼缠上了 Clumsy Goop菜鸡糊糊Fantastical Romance371k WordsOngoing (Now available on Tomato and Red Fruit animation platforms) In the ancient age of the Primordial World, Heaven and Earth were divided into yin and yang, and Mount Tai stood over the underworld. Zhang Xiaolin was an heir to the Celestial Masters' Mansion, but he was no good at exorcising ghosts or drawing talismans. He was also ridiculously cowardly. In a fit of pique, he ventured into the back hills and accidentally entered a sealed chamber, releasing the imprisoned Ghost King, Meng Guang. He me 186Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "I don't think the young lady would want to know who he is. So, farewell, and I hope we never meet again." He politely bowed to Zhang Xiaolin, then turned and walked in the direction the man had left. (Ghost Hunting)

49. 199 替 The Mad Consort by Proxy: Prince, I Hope You're Well 《替嫁疯妃，王爷别来无恙》 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted My Replacement Bride Is a Madwoman, Stay Away, Prince! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 扎 The Paper Effigy Shop: Everyone Around Me Is a Big Shot 扎纸铺，我身边都是大佬 Jie Yu界玉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our ancient land of China, many professions have their own rules and taboos. The older and more mysterious the craft, the more this is true. For example, when “asking the rice,” you must never ask how someone died; a coffin maker must never make their own coffin; a paper effigy maker must never draw eyes on a paper figure; and a spirit medium must never conduct a ceremony without all the members of their altar present... If any of these rules and taboos are broken, something terrifying will h 22.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    I won't say more, you'll know once you see it.

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