Chinese-Style Horror Novels About Ghostly Incidents in Mountain Villages, No Cultivation, Just Chilling Terror 中式恐怖，山村鬼事，不修仙，后背发凉的恐怖小说

1. 551 你 Don’t You Feel Guilty Making a Living Selling Ghosts? 你当鬼贩子良心不会痛吗 Lord of Bailu City白鹿城主Mystery506k WordsCompleted [Ghost peddler + no female lead + bluffing + ghost summoner] Ghostly energy surges, and terror descends. Lu Jing inherits the funeral goods shop his grandfather left behind and becomes the best business partner the Spirit Guard Bureau could ask for. “Captain Fang, 30,000 for this B-rank evil spirit. That's fair, right?” “Fair enough...” “Captain Fang, 500,000 for this A-rank evil spirit. That's fair, right?” “Fair enough...” “Captain Fang, this Ghost King...” Watching Lu Jing remove 5.2kReads8.9Score358Shelves

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   🌟✨🌟The joy of reading is endless, like a gentle breeze carrying the strains of a zither! The first book mainly talks about: [Ghost Trader + No Female Lead + Deception + Ghost Master]... Whatever you want, I'll try my best to give you; if it doesn't exist, I'll find it for you! 🌈☀️🌈, Wishing you happiness every day, please be gentle with your criticism!

2. 552 我 I Am a Taoist 我是一个道士 Deng Sen邓森Mystery409k WordsCompleted I'm a freak who combines the traits of a ghost, a virgin boy, and a star of ill fortune, and I also possess yin-yang eyes. I join a cursed Daoist sect. Watch as I struggle to make my way along the path of cultivation while bearing this curse. 155Reads8.7Score—Shelves
3. 553 西 Ghost Stories of the Southwest 西南鬼事 Young Scholar from Nanshui南水小生Mystery800k WordsCompleted This is a collection of ghost stories from southwest China, made up of a series of medium-length tales. Some may be part of your childhood, some may be stories you've told yourself, and others may be stories you've never heard. Today, let Xiao An tell you these strange and wondrous tales, one by one. 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's simply scary, one short story per episode.

4. 554 万 Hounded by a Thousand Evils: Keep Your Distance 万邪缠身：生人勿近 With a Pen, I Write of Mountains and Rivers怡笔写山河Mystery188k WordsCompleted The Exorcist Pavilion sits at the corner of an old alley. Ordinary people are not welcome, and it only takes cases involving people plagued by evil spirits. A red-clad ghost in an ancient well, a legless woman in an elevator, a slit wrist in the mirror, sobbing in a karaoke room, a bloody birth chart in a wardrobe, a shadow in the break room... Miaojiang gu sorcery, corpse-driving Taoists, and Nanyang black magic all take turns appearing. Jiang Xun: As long as you can pay the price, I'll snatch —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 555 休 A Night of Terror at the Rest Stop 休息站惊魂夜 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted A Terrifying Night at the Rest Stop 6Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 556 最 The Last Ghost Exorcist 最后一个驱鬼人 Rocky Summer岩岩夏日Mystery902k WordsCompleted I was born under a curse, with the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck before I was even born. My grandfather used a life-borrowing ritual to save me. But how could anyone challenge the authority of the underworld and King Yama? Strange things began happening around me one after another, and at night I even saw the Impermanence Spirits coming to claim my life. Later, I followed a fat old Daoist and learned the way of the Dao, how to read burial sites, and how to break poison curses. I became t 81Reads6.6Score—Shelves
7. 557 七 Crossing the Calamity in Seven Days 七日渡厄 With a Pen, I Write of Mountains and Rivers怡笔写山河Mystery140k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Ye. I’m a struggling author who makes a living writing rule-based horror stories. Then I receive an anonymous email. It contains nothing but a yellowed Republican-era theater ticket and a single line: “Come to the Du’e Theater within seven days, or the ‘rules’ you write will become the way you die.” The moment I step into the theater, time across the entire city begins looping in seven-day cycles. I wrote, “Don’t look in the mirror at midnight,” and the next day someone sees th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 558 阴 Shattered Yin-Yang Jade 阴阳玉碎 A Celery一颗芹蔡Mystery55k WordsOngoing [Supernatural + horror + suspense + first person + no idiots in the story + clever protagonist + a touch of angst] "I'm turning eighteen soon. I should die, too." Yu Yue and I are twin sisters, born eighteen years ago on Ghost Festival. A fortune-teller gave us each a jade pendant and said that on our eighteenth birthday, whoever's pendant broke would die. We're seventeen now, and suddenly both pendants have shattered. How can we possibly survive? 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is truly a bizarre story from a mountain village! A friend wrote it, and it got straight to the point; the very first picture left me with lingering trauma. I need someone to accompany me whenever I go into any village at night… and I'm even afraid to take out the trash at night…

9. 559 纹 Tattooed, Fighting for Turf, and Wielding a Machete: The Spirit Medium 纹身干架抢地盘，拎砍刀的出马仙 Perplexed Muzi纳闷的木子Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Underworld Turmoil] [Northeastern Chinese Style] [Tales of Spirit Mediums] After being gravely wounded in a gang fight, small-time hoodlum Lin Tianhua accidentally awakened the immortals his ancestors had worshipped, becoming a spirit medium. After a sudden upheaval, his boss fled and his enemies came after him. To survive, Lin Tianhua decided to form his own crew and become the boss. From then on, Lin Tianhua beat people up by day and killed ghosts by night. He made his way through both the un 1.1kReads9.3Score194Shelves
10. 560 雨 Murder in a Locked Room at Tang House on a Rainy Night 雨夜唐楼密室杀人案 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted Murder in a Locked Room at a Tanglou on a Rainy Night 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 561 猛 The Haunted Apartment: I Turn Out to Be the Final Boss 猛鬼公寓，我竟然才是大BOSS Wife's Iron Fist媳妇的铁拳Urban514k WordsCompleted Welcome to Happy Apartments: There’s a friendly atmosphere and kind neighbors. Every night, they come out to talk with you about life and share their dreams for the next one. So, looking for a place to rent? The haunted kind. 2.5kReads9.1Score201Shelves
12. 562 殡 Night Watchman at the Funeral Home: I Can See the Dead One Last Time 殡仪馆守夜人：我能看见死者最后一眼 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃14k WordsCompleted Funeral Home Night Watchman: I Can See the Dead One Last Time 33Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 563 锁 The Dragon-Locking Well: Snakebone Town 锁龙井：蛇骨镇 With a Pen, I Write of Mountains and Rivers怡笔写山河8k WordsCompleted The Dragon-Locking Well: Snakebone Town —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 564 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.8kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
15. 565 退 The Day She Broke Off Our Engagement, Snow Buried My Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Household Executed 退婚那日雪满门，三年后我让侯府满门抄斩 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Day I Broke Off the Engagement, Snow Blanketed the Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Estate Executed 74Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 566 悬 Cold Case Pursuit: The Workplace Abyss and the Silver-Haired Trap 悬案追凶：职场深渊与银发陷阱 With a Pen, I Write of Mountains and Rivers怡笔写山河Mystery247k WordsCompleted The fatal fall from the rooftop wasn't suicide. Workplace bullying was just a cover! I, Lin Yan, a criminal investigation team captain, uncovered the truth: a 500,000-yuan loan, deleted surveillance footage, nursing-home residents, and exploited workers were all pawns in a silver-haired scam syndicate's scheme to rake in money! The mastermind not only controls the fraud network, but also has powerful protectors who can cover the whole sky... I take on the cover-up head-on and tear down those pro —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 567 百 The Hundred Venerables Record: Tales of Another Day 百崇录：异日谈 Plenty of Friends丰富的朋友Mystery292k WordsCompleted A sealed ancient scroll has come to light once more: "The Hundred Abominations: Tales of Strange Days". Its faded, uncanny writing: written in blood? Annotated in tears? No one can say. All that remains are over a hundred strange accounts, each word sinking into the bone, all told by the “ill omens” lurking among humankind. Some nest in the dark corners of people's hearts, watching for greed; some lie in the shadows of the streets, drinking in sobs; others haunt desolate wilderness and ancient h —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 568 鬼 The Ghost Emerges from the Coffin 鬼出棺 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Xie Bangui is secretly recruited into the Ghost Yamen and, on his master's orders, serves there, making a living by hunting demons and ghosts. Yet he has no idea that he carries a world-shaking secret. Leading the Ghost Yamen's warriors, Xie Bangui launches a night raid on a prison for evil spirits, fights a bloody battle on the execution platform against a demon, encounters a soul-snatching carriage, and cleverly breaks a skeleton lock. He survives evil spirits' attempts to claim his life, outw 1.6kReads9.1Score144Shelves
19. 569 维 White Orchids at Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港的白兰花 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted White Orchids in Victoria Harbour 5Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 570 我 The Years I Spent as a Funeral Mourner 我当哭丧人的那些年 Luo San罗三Mystery302k WordsCompleted Some people must be mourned loudly when they are laid to rest. Otherwise, according to old folk customs, it is considered an act of filial impiety. After I was born, everyone in my family except my grandfather died because of me. My grandfather fell gravely ill, and to earn money for his treatment, I had no choice but to join Zhang the Elder, a man from my village, as a professional funeral mourner. From then on, I set out on a path of mourning with no return! 126Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    😱😱😱This is really scary, don't try it if you're easily frightened!

21. 571 五 Fifth Watch 五更 Ming Buyu明卜语Mystery722k WordsOngoing The stories my grandpa used to tell me were probably meant to scare me into staying put, or maybe to lull me to sleep. He always told them with such conviction and vivid detail that I often found myself dreaming of the very scenes he had lived through. I met the old flower-growing woman on Yinshan Mountain, and one villager after another from Sangen Village. Their faces were gloomy and strange, and their deeds served as a warning, reminding us that “the gods are watching from three feet above yo 728Reads7.2Score100Shelves

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    It's really good! The story is intricately linked, and I feel restless if I don't watch it for a day. 100% Recommended!

22. 572 7 Bureau 749: A Yin Messenger on the Road to the Underworld 749局：黄泉走阴人 Patriarch Xuan Yi玄一老祖Mystery713k WordsCompleted There is an organization that exists only in the darkness: Bureau 749. Founded in 1974, with no records and no official status, it is made up of scientists and people with supernatural abilities. It handles the dirtiest, most sinister, most forbidden affairs in the human world. Ghost soldiers march through the night, leaving nothing but empty skins in an entire village. The White God of Wealth kills anyone who worships him, taking their souls to feed evil. An ancient Buddha opens its mouth to de 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's enough to send chills down your spine!

23. 573 出 The Life of a Spirit Medium’s Disciple 出马弟子的人生 The Number One Horse Who Writes Books写书的第马Mystery229k WordsCompleted A novel about real experiences and nothing but facts, centered on the real practice of spirit-mediumship! I hope you enjoy it! No fantasy power trips or immortal cultivation: every bit of it is based on real experiences! 259Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this authentic shamanic novel. The author is a shaman himself, with solid professional knowledge. It's not fantastical or fictional; all the stories are based on the author's own experiences, offering explanations and explanations to provide a truly authentic experience.

24. 574 怒 Wrathful Love in Western Hunan: The Bell of the Gu Spirit 怒情湘西之蛊魂铃 Nine-Tailed Cat 1998九尾猫1998Mystery198k WordsOngoing [A power fantasy about a strong female lead's growth + metaphysics and destiny + chilling unsolved cases + a fiery heroine + male leads who all know how to flirt] The heroine is a sharp-tongued little firecracker. As the reincarnation of Tanlang, she has incredible luck with men and a maxed-out charisma buff. She fights her way through one challenge after another, growing stronger all the while, and is as cool as she is dashing. Her destiny has been stolen, and all she wants is to get it back. U 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! This is the best novel I've read recently, and I highly recommend everyone check it out.

25. 575 流 The Day I Miscarried, He Was Discussing a Project with Someone Else 流产那天，他在和别人谈项目 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted The day I miscarried, he was discussing a business deal with someone else 69Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 576 她 Her Graduation Thesis Is Filled with My Name 她的毕业论文，写满了我的名字 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃10k WordsCompleted Her Graduation Thesis Was Filled with My Name 8Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 577 丰 Ghostly Tales from Fengdu 丰都鬼事 Patriarch Xuan Yi玄一老祖Mystery441k WordsOngoing In her previous life, young artist Lin Wan set out alone for the fabled ghost city of Fengdu to search for her missing older sister, Lin Zhixia. Naively, she trusted the seemingly kind innkeeper and local gentry, unaware that she had stepped into a carefully laid trap. Coveted for her yin constitution, she was ultimately sacrificed in an old mansion behind Fengdu's famous mountain by the so-called “good Samaritans” to a traitor in the underworld who had disguised himself as Black Impermanence. H 4Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 578 开 Suspended from the Start? I Join the Discipline Inspection Team Instead 开局停职？我转投纪委调查组 Second Master Jiangmen江门二爷Urban7.5M WordsOngoing His superior was under investigation, his girlfriend was cheating on him, and after being targeted by office rivals, he was forced onto leave. Yang Dong hit rock bottom from the start, never imagining that a phone call would change the course of his life. He was seconded to the Discipline Inspection Commission's investigation team to save his superior, only to inadvertently trigger a massive storm. Yang Dong had this to say: "No need to panic. I'll have a cigarette and calm down first!" (No hare 531kReads9.3Score28.7kShelves

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    These are all quite beautiful among their respective types.

29. 579 蛇 Snake Immortal 蛇仙 October in April四月的十月Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [The animated series Seven Days of Snake Entanglement is now streaming] My name is An Xin. On the day of the “Azure Dragon Wedding,” my great-grandfather killed a green snake and a white snake. The villagers said they were about to grow horns, transform into flood dragons, ascend, and become snake immortals. The night I was born, my grandfather knelt in the Snake Temple all night before my mother could give birth to me. He died in the temple. Ever since I was little, a snake has appeared in my d 5.2kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    Both books are horror novels, but both have happy endings and are quite interesting. They start off scary but become less frightening later on.

30. 580 九 Uncle Nine: I Copy Traits, and Ren Tingting Begs Me in Tears to Marry Her 九叔，复制词条任婷婷哭着求嫁 The Three Elbows of Old Wu, I Say我说老乌的三肘候Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Zombie manipulation, humorous traits, recruiting disciples across film and TV worlds] Lin Fan transmigrates to Renjia Town, becomes Uncle Ninth’s disciple, and awakens the Trait Copying System. He can even combine traits without limit! Five Thunder Spell (Gold), Qimen Dunjia (Red), Zhong Kui Possession (Rainbow) Chrysanthemum Corpse Cultivation (Purple), Corpse King’s Tyrant Body (Red), Soul-Reaping Buddhist Chant (Red) Maoshan Corpse Driving (Purple), Sword Control Through Qi (Supreme), Indest 12.2kReads7.3Score840Shelves

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    I watched some Chinese horror videos before bed last night, and it felt like there were people everywhere. I was so afraid she'd suddenly appear and give me a close-up kill, so I quietly pulled the covers over myself.

31. 581 镜 A Shadow in the Mirror, Murder Lurking Within 镜中之影，暗藏杀机 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃7k WordsCompleted A Shadow in the Mirror, Hiding Deadly Intent 1Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 582 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 974.8kReads9.4Score97.1kShelves
33. 583 刷 I Was Scrubbing Pans When I Landed in Cooking Master Boy, and Now the Dark Cooking Society Has Its Eye on My Pan 刷锅刷进小当家，我的锅被黑暗料理界盯上了 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Male-Channel Fanfiction14k WordsCompleted I Scrubbed My Way into The Little Chef, and Now the Dark Cuisine World Has Its Eyes on My Wok 4Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 584 与 Followed by Ghosts 与鬼随行 Green Wine and Red Lips绿酒朱唇Mystery454k WordsOngoing Immersive, terrifying, and packed with suspenseful mystery and deduction. I have a strange world, and I want to take you there! After the college entrance exams, I took a fatal blow meant for my friend and lost my sight. By chance, I ended up at a bizarre vocational college. My classmates are dying one after another under strange circumstances, and there seems to be a much bigger secret behind it all. This world seems so strange... so strange... I have to solve the mind-bending challenges one by 3kReads—Score303Shelves

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    I highly recommend a mind-bending horror thriller novel called *Walking with Ghosts*! The protagonist arrives at a haunted school where classmates begin to die mysteriously one after another. The story is filled with terrifying suspense and mystery, definitely worth reading! [Fear][fear][fear][fear][fear][fear][fear][fear]

35. 585 黑 The Underworld's Turbulent Road 黑道风云江湖路 Old Jianghu Number Six江湖老六Urban4.9M WordsOngoing What is the Dao? It does not arise because of one person's goodness, nor perish because of one person's evil. Good and evil are determined by people; rise and fall are determined by fate. The people of the world think they are fighting for money, power, or pride. Only in the end do they understand that they were fighting for nothing but illusion. The Dao knows no black or white. All living beings are within the game. (Note: This book is extremely realistic and even somewhat oppressive. Re 136.5kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves
36. 586 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. 160.2kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves

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    Here are a few supernatural horror novels I recommend. Some start with feng shui, some with taboos, and some with ghosts. Each one has a thrilling, terrifying, and mind-bending plot, with tightly woven reasoning. The writing is excellent, creating vivid and evocative images that will send chills down your spine and leave you breathless.

37. 587 半 A Half-Baked Fortune-Telling Streamer: I Talked My Way Through a Haunted Livestream 半吊子算命主播：我靠忽悠摆平了"闹鬼"直播间 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃17k WordsCompleted A Half-Baked Fortune-Telling Streamer: I Bluffed My Way Through a “Haunted” Livestream 4Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 588 麒 The Divine Qilin 麒麟神相 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted I was born with a Qilin by my side. To save me, my grandfather peeled off his own human skin and gave it to a nine-tailed fox. That day, dead trees bloomed again, and all the beasts came to pay their respects! 10.8kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
39. 589 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 134kReads9.3Score16.4kShelves
40. 590 失 After Losing My Memory, Who Cares If That Jerk Goes Crazy? 失忆后，谁管渣男疯不疯 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted After Losing Her Memory, Who Cares Whether the Scumbag Goes Crazy? 11Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 591 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! 52.3kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves
42. 592 搁 Stranded in a Sick, Apocalyptic World 搁浅丧病世界 Riding My Little Donkey骑上我的小野驴Sci-Fi & Apocalypse878k WordsCompleted A zombie virus suddenly breaks out at a high school. The classmates who survive band together and escape the school, only to discover that the world outside has already fallen to the zombies. What will become of them? Faced with humanity's dark side, will they still hold on to their kindness? Is surviving the apocalypse really only possible by becoming ruthless and merciless, with no humanity left? Watch them find ways to enjoy themselves amid the hardships of the zombie apocalypse. Watch them l 7.8kReads8.7Score558Shelves

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    A zombie virus outbreak occurred, and I led my classmates to survive. Brother Chen's combat skills were off the charts, and he was incredibly handsome, transforming from kind to ruthless.

43. 593 重 Reborn, I Dumped the Dog Emperor and Took Sole Control of the Phoenix Seal 重生后，我踹了狗皇帝独掌凤印 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Dumped the Dog Emperor and Took Sole Control of the Phoenix Seal —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 594 诡 A Bizarre Livestream: The Underworld Forced Me to Become a Ferryman 诡异直播我被地府强迫做摆渡人 Bu Pei卜裴Mystery142k WordsCompleted Zhang Yang inexplicably gets a System. While trying to complete a System mission, he sneaks into a haunted house. A ghost suddenly appears and scares him right into the underworld, where the Great Emperor Changsheng inexplicably grants him the title of Soul Ferryman. Honored by this distinction, Zhang Yang resolutely takes on the duty of ferrying souls and comforting the dead. But this is only the beginning. A vast conspiracy spanning the Three Realms and the six paths of reincarnation slowly c —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist livestreams ghost hunting

45. 595 凌 I Draw Talismans in Midair to Slay a Hundred Ghosts: I Am a Maoshan Celestial Master 凌空画符灭百鬼，我是茅山天师 Redstone Taoist红石道人Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [An immensely satisfying story+lots of perks+a lecherous, roguish young Maoshan Celestial Master wipes out a hundred ghosts+multiple heroines+ghosts run rampant] I am the seventy-second generation Seal-Bearing Celestial Master of Maoshan. I command thunder, fire, water, ice, and wood talismans, and understand the mysteries of heaven and earth. After twelve years of cultivation, I can gather spiritual energy into ink with a single finger, form spells in thin air, and wipe out a hundred ghosts wit 50Reads6.1Score105Shelves

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    Yes, this book is super popular, with tens of thousands of readers! The male lead is incredibly strong and hilarious, it's a fantastic read, highly recommended!!

46. 596 灵 Tales of the Supernatural 灵异怪谈 Wu Jiu巫九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Yin-yang masters are fated to suffer the Five Evils and Three Deficiencies. Is there any way to escape their fate? A life-and-death romance with a bloodthirsty vampire zombie! After desperately searching for the Strange Records of Yin and Yang, he discovers it is all part of an even bigger conspiracy! The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, bloodthirsty vampire zombies, an inn in the underworld, an ancient Warring States tomb, and the Strange Records of Yin and Yang all feature in Strange Tales of the S 1.6kReads8.8Score139Shelves

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    I highly recommend the second book.

47. 597 阴 The Yin-Yang Lady Seer 阴阳女先生 Warm Times with Lin林暖时光Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted I accidentally brought a female ghost back to life, even though she’d been dead for three years. But her fingernails were rotten, and she grabbed me, asking if I could treat them. I rolled my eyes. Lady, I’m a yin-yang practitioner, not a dermatologist. I can draw talismans, send spirits on their way, read feng shui, and pass messages between the worlds of the living and the dead. The one thing I never learned was how to treat skin diseases in the newly revived dead. The longer I worked in this 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one's alright. The opening is really explosive—the female ghost is accidentally resurrected, and her fingernails are all rotten [laughing].

48. 598 魅 The Hanging Charm 魅巾悬 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻Mystery341k WordsOngoing No romance + fantasy and the supernatural + mild horror + modern-day imaginative premise + episodic plot + feel-good power fantasy Liu Yixian, with a high forehead and a broad, square face, was taken in as an apprentice by Daoist Wu in the twelfth year of his life, setting him on an extraordinary path. A thousand-year-old fox or a century-old ginkgo: which one will win Yixian’s heart? A blood-red sickle stabbed the ghost seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, maybe twenty times. The ghost couldn’t take 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If that's the case, then our China is basically a giant village [I highly recommend it too]

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    This is a completely female-centric story, super good! The plot is hilarious, touching, and a little angsty 😍 I absolutely love the writing style. If you enjoy stories with a strong female lead and a touch of angst, this is definitely the best choice.

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