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  1. 101 EN The House of Dread 诡舍 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
  2. 102 Secrets of the Northern Steed 北马秘闻 Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted After spending seven years in a daze as a fool, I was told by the Yellow Immortal that I had a spirit altar within me, and that my origins were far from ordinary. From then on, I set out on the Northern Ma path. 11.3kReads8.5Score2kShelves
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  3. 103 Horrifying! The Eighth One 惊悚!第八个 6k WordsCompleted Horrifying! The Eighth One 40Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 104 My Life as a Chuma Xian 我的出马仙儿生涯 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted In our vast land of China, the snowy black soil of the north is home to a strikingly unusual folk tradition: worshipping the “Immortals.” The Immortals do not appear in person. Instead, they possess their disciples, who are known as “spirit mediums,” serving as intermediaries between humans and spirits… A suspense masterpiece showcasing the very best of Northeast China's spirit-medium culture! 158Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  5. 105 The Haunted Depths of an Ancient Temple 古寺幽深 Mystery185k WordsCompleted A mysterious story from the past, blending criminal investigation, tomb raiding, and deduction. It leans toward realism, with no fantasy elements or wild flights of imagination. The ending has a twist and leaves plenty to look forward to. 921Reads6.4Score123Shelves
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  6. 106 He Was Eating Noodles at a Roadside Restaurant, When He Found a Human Eyeball in His Bowl! 他在路边餐馆吃面,竟然吃出了人眼珠子! 12k WordsCompleted He was eating noodles at a roadside restaurant when he found a human eyeball in his bowl! 38Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 107 Traces of Yin 殷迹 Mystery909k WordsCompleted An account of travels from the Ming dynasty and a carved black bird statue from the Shang dynasty are unexpectedly connected, pointing to the secret behind the cycle of civilization’s destruction. As dark clouds gather and the prophesied apocalypse arrives, will the legendary guardian deity of humanity appear? 582Reads8.7Score106Shelves
  8. 108 Ghostly Eyes 鬼灵瞳 Mystery931k WordsCompleted A reclusive man known as Little Master, along with several strange people brought together by coincidence but united by their shared interests, gradually uncovers a history buried for many years: the five great clans of the ancient world and the Yin-Yang adepts who could do anything. It seems that fate has long been leading them into one thrilling fantasy adventure after another... 1kReads9.1Score103Shelves
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  9. 109 The Wandering Taoist 江湖术士 Mystery123k WordsOngoing Qiao Lin, a forestry worker, is laid off. He and his friend Dapao try to start a business, but luck is against them, and they run into a haunted house. Forced onto the path of an occult practitioner, Qiao Lin finds himself caught amid the undercurrents of several forces: Chen Blindman, a fortune-teller from Jinmen; Lao Jin, a shaman who works with spirits; and Zhang the Paper Figure Maker. A staunch atheist, Qiao Lin has entered a whole new world. 31Reads—Score—Shelves
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  10. 110 A Country Bumpkin Comes to the City, Nothing Is Off-Limits 山炮进城,百无禁忌 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Dapao guards the village. Evil spirits stay away, and a hundred ghosts give it a wide berth! Chen Dapao was born and his parents died. At four, he sent off all twenty-four members of his clan. Raised on meals provided by the villagers, he leaves for the city after guarding his village for eighteen years... His motto in life: Make money, make money, and make more money; chase women, chase women, and chase more women... Now, please join us in enjoying this rare and refreshingly unconventional nove 11.3kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
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  11. 111 The Dragon’s Seal of Immortality: The Secret Realm of the Qin Mausoleum 龙锁长生之秦陵秘境 Mystery203k WordsCompleted Beside the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang lies an ancient village of tomb guardians. For over two thousand years, a blood curse has trapped them in this tiny place. Meng Changsheng refuses to bow to fate. Together with a chubby man who has come seeking medicine for his father, he sets off on an adventure. From slaying black wolves on Longwang Ridge to driving away the Six Fiends’ Yin Lice at the altar, Meng Changsheng discovers that the key to breaking the blood curse lies in the Mausoleum of the Fi 406Reads7.1Score—Shelves
  12. 112 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
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  13. 113 Tales from the Wilds 镇野闲谈 Mystery567k WordsCompleted In the Republic of China era, a chaotic age teeming with demons. In a remote little town, there were always rumors no one dared speak of. During the Republic of China era, Third Uncle Gong went missing in the war for many years, then suddenly returned to his hometown. In the chaos of the times, demons wreaked havoc on the human world, and the local rumors that had persisted for years all came true one by one. Drawing on the skills he had learned from an old Taoist priest during his years away, T 15Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 114 Tales and Strange Happenings: The Little Granny's Story 话谈奇闻:小奶奶的故事 7k WordsCompleted Tales of Strange Happenings: The Little Granny’s Story —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 115 Geological Survey File No. 0: The Dragon-Seeking Map 地勘0号密档:探龙图 Mystery862k WordsCompleted A dragon-seeking map sketches out wealth, but it also lays out life and death. As the saying goes, fortune is found in danger, and whether you live or die is up to fate. 1.6kReads8.9Score112Shelves
  16. 116 The Twin Gods Walk by Night 双神夜行 16k WordsCompleted Two Gods on a Night Journey —Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 117 Heaven and Earth Dote on Me as I Cultivate the Dao 天地宠我来修道 Modern Romance460k WordsOngoing This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental! Li Feiran, a cultivator chosen and favored by Heaven and Earth, is actually a coward? She's just a little weak. We can simply open a few more meridians for her! But what if opening her meridians turns her into a walking feast? Well, that's up to her! Who am I? Where am I? What am I cultivating? Master, please take a good look at my face, form a party for me, and protect me for another eighty or a 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 118 Night Talks in Guo Village: A Jug of Wine to Bind a Century-Old Corpse 崞村夜谈:一壶酒镇百年尸 8k WordsCompleted Night Talks in Guo Village: A Jug of Wine to Subdue a Centuries-Old Corpse —Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 119 True Stories of Spirit Mediums in Northern Liaoning 辽北出马仙实录 Mystery706k WordsCompleted A true story about a man who cultivated his mind and spirit deep in the mountains, then emerged from an ancient cave to make a name for himself across the land. It follows his transformation from an ordinary college student into a bona fide shamanic disciple, and offers some guidance to fellow cultivators still grappling with this destined path. I hope this lamp of mine will light the way ahead for everyone fate has brought here! A true story about shamans from Northeast China. Any resemblance t 600Reads7.6Score—Shelves
  20. 120 The Little Prodigy of the Northern Ma Clan 北马小神童 Mystery344k WordsCompleted A strange story set in a small town ninety years later. The heroine begins her shamanic calling at thirteen. On the day she was born, all the fox, yellow weasel, white weasel, willow, and rat spirits within a ten-kilometer radius knelt to welcome her. Then came a series of miraculous experiences. 10.6kReads9.5Score947Shelves
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  21. 121 My Years as a Yin-Yang Master 我当阴阳先生那些年 Mystery777k WordsCompleted An entanglement of karma inherited from my ancestors and an ancient, wondrous book made me a Yin-Yang Master. From that day on, burdened by the curse of the Yin-Yang Master, I embarked on a path of slaying demons and suppressing ghosts. 3.9kReads8.2Score352Shelves
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  22. 122 The Female Spirit Medium 女出马仙 Mystery511k WordsCompleted We read the fortunes of the dead and the living, settle debts with aggrieved spirits, and handle lost souls, hysteria, and demonic possession! If it’s anything out of the ordinary, there’s nothing our shamanic spirit medium, Wu Mei, can’t handle! Jealous colleagues come by to challenge us? No problem. We have powerful connections up above... Lord Tu Tanyue, emperor of the Qingqiu Nine-Tailed Fox Clan and so handsome he has no rivals, spoils his wife without limit. His half-fox spirit medium brid 844Reads8.8Score100Shelves
  23. 123 Tales of a Northeastern Spirit Medium 东北出马仙见闻 Mystery894k WordsCompleted Strange things began happening around Li Yaoyao while she was still in school. Later, all sorts of baffling images kept appearing in her life. Had she really seen them with her own eyes, or had she imagined them? Perhaps neither you nor I can tell. It was only after she met her master that everything became clear through her explanations. Yet these so-called truths were only the opening chapter of the story of what happened to her. The road a spirit medium must travel is long, very long. Over th 44Reads—Score—Shelves
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  24. 124 Northern Horse Notes 北马笔记 Mystery193k WordsCompleted The Five Immortals of the Northeast are chiefly the Hu, Huang, Chang, Mang, and Hui. After cultivating their powers and attaining the Dao, they descend the mountains to take disciples, borrowing their bodies to do good deeds among humans and earn their way to ascension. This story is told in the first person. 418Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  25. 125 Seriously! Can You Let Me Reincarnate in Peace? 服了!让我好好投个胎行不行 Mystery101k WordsOngoing I'm a water ghost. Is it really this hard to get reincarnated these days? I was sleeping on some water weeds when someone spat twice in my face. I tried to grab a replacement body, but a crazy old woman beat me until I saw stars with her wooden club. I snuck into a house to steal someone's body, only to discover that the little fool who'd been chasing me was her daughter! After finally succeeding in stealing a body, I dove headfirst into the river... I'm such an idiot. Really... I lifted my life —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  26. 126 Northeast China Spirit Medium: My Fox Lord Is So Fierce 东北出马仙:我家的胡爷太凶狠 Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted My name is Liu Jin. I'm a boy from an ordinary small town in Northeast China. The only unusual thing about me was that when I was six, my mother suddenly became a spirit medium. As a child, I never understood it. But when I grew up, I started to think it might actually be a pretty good job. For some reason, though, my mother seemed particularly wary of it and never gave me a chance to get involved. Little by little, I learned the secret behind it. 19.5kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
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  27. 127 Water Ghosts Are Easy to Exorcise, but the Ghosts in Your Heart Are Hard to Banish 水鬼易除,心鬼难消。 Mystery6k WordsCompleted Water ghosts are easy to dispel, but the ghosts in your heart are hard to banish. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 128 The Path Between the Living and the Dead 生人鬼途 Mystery274k WordsOngoing [Horror] + [Escape] + [Investigation] + [Pursuit of the Killer] It turns out I was born with a pure yin fate. No wonder Grandpa never read my fortune. With the whole village on the verge of being swallowed by vengeful ghosts, my brothers and I embark on a desperate journey to flee to the city... But once we arrive, we discover things are nowhere near as simple as we imagined. Danger lurks at every turn, and a thick fog of mystery surrounds us. Who should we turn to for help? And what beliefs can 9Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 129 The Forensic Examiner’s Grim Profession 解剖师吃的阴间饭 Mystery87k WordsOngoing "Hu Fei..." "Want to save your master?" The cold-faced woman glanced at Old Song's lifeless body on the ground. "From this day on, this bowl of underworld rice... is yours to eat." Her words fell like a sentence being passed. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 130 Half-Immortal Studio 半仙工作室 Mystery6k WordsCompleted Half-Immortal Studio —Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 131 The Five Elements' Path of Brahma 五行梵道 Mystery117k WordsOngoing In the northwest lies a remote little village called Fanjialou, nestled at the foot of a mountain. The mountain is shaped like a bat, so people call it Bat Mountain. Grandpa Fan lay in his rocking chair, waving a palm-leaf fan as he told this tale to his only grandson. Long ago, the land at the foot of Bat Mountain was fertile farmland, where villagers grew the grain they depended on for survival. But at night, swarms of bats would fly down from the mountain and ravage their crops, leaving the p 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 132 Zhang Xiaoyi Goes to Nanjing 张小乙下南京 Mystery111k WordsCompleted Adapted from folk tales about murder cases in the old Beijing hutongs, with a few obscure bits of folk knowledge thrown in. Zhang Xiaoyi is bold, quick-witted, and poor. He has a virtuous wife, four sworn grandfathers, and an adopted son named Xiao Zhentou. Along the way, Zhang Xiaoyi meets his four sworn grandfathers, his adopted son Zhang Xiao Zhen, and a female ghost known as Granny Big. Wherever he goes, he encounters demons, ghosts, and all sorts of bizarre happenings, including snake peo 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 133 True Tales of Ghost Encounters: Paranormal Files 撞鬼实录之灵异档案 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Li Yuanfeng was born with unusual eyes and ears. It was those eyes that helped him solve one bizarre case after another... One shocking tragedy after another, desperate screams for help, a terrifying game at a university in the dead of night... A man embedded in a wall... A child used as a sacrifice... The secrets of an ancient, haunted house... What are the voices from the well trying to tell us?... How can severed limbs be pieced back together?... A pair of eyes that can see through every cycl 334Reads8.8Score103Shelves
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  34. 134 The Life of a Spirit Medium’s Disciple 出马弟子的人生 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! 271Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  35. 135 Strange Tales of the Countryside: A Battle of Yin and Yang 乡野诡事阴阳斗 Mystery322k WordsCompleted My grandfather died a gruesome death after being struck by an evil spirit. In the dead of night, a vicious ghost came to the mourning hall to claim my life. At the brink of despair, I awakened the divine power to create dreams. In dreams, I can glimpse the thoughts of ghosts and gods. By creating dreams, I can shatter evil spirits and their souls! Yet the feng shui world branded me an aberration! Thus began a century-long struggle between good and evil, linking me to the feng shui masters! T 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  36. 136 The Records of Qingxu’s Exorcisms 清虚伏魔录 Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A traditional Taoist novel based on real events. This is not a power fantasy. The first forty-seven chapters lay the groundwork for the grand story to come, so please read them patiently. Nine to five, I’m an office worker tapping away at a keyboard in a high-end office tower, walking through the city’s central business district in a shirt and leather shoes, using office software to bustle between reports and proposals. At dusk, I’m a Qingwei Taoist of the San Tian Gate, carrying ritual implem 7kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
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  37. 137 The Hauntings of the Paper Effigy Shop 纸扎店诡事 Mystery286k WordsCompleted The mysterious shopkeeper Su Damei can communicate with the worlds of the living and the dead and ward off evil spirits. She runs an inconspicuous paper-offering shop, yet keeps getting caught up in bizarre incidents. Her adorable pet, Big Black Cat, is no ordinary cat! It can see ghosts and make snarky comments, and it’s Su Damei’s ghost-hunting partner. Cat lovers, rejoice! With Northeastern Chinese folk customs and a collection of short, episodic stories, each chapter brings a self-contained 33Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 138 A Collection of Urban Legends and Folktales 民间都市传说合集 Mystery165k WordsCompleted This work is a collection of urban legends and folk tales from around the world, mainly introducing how to experience these urban legends. They are all real. After each urban legend, there’s a short story, some real and some fictional. I hope you enjoy them. 183Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 139 My Bizarre Life Began in a Dream 我的诡异人生从梦中开始 Mystery79k WordsOngoing One dream changed a boy's life forever. How did this timid boy come to play among the graves? How did everything from the most ordinary case of sleep paralysis to all kinds of bizarre happenings come about...? I'll tell you the story, so listen carefully. Perhaps strange things are happening right beside you. Are you sure you don't want to take a look? It only gets better from here, so come join us. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 140 Feng Shui Records of Beijing and Hong Kong 京港风水实录 Mystery585k WordsCompleted Do you think you’ve found a bargain and bought a cheap home, or have you purchased a haunted house that will cost you your life? A foreclosed property in Beijing’s Second Ring Road discounted by a million, a detached villa in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels with no down payment: every home that seems too good to be true is, in fact, a cursed place stained with human lives. I’m Han Yang, a feng shui master who specializes in haunted houses. With genuine expertise in feng shui and the flow of energy, I unt 977Reads—Score202Shelves
  41. 141 I Joined a Yangtze River Sand-Dredging Crew and Pulled Up a Ghost Bride with My Own Hands 我在长江捞沙队,亲手捞上鬼新娘 Mystery35k WordsOngoing “Folklore,” “ghosts and monsters,” “the supernatural,” “mythology” The sand-dredging crew pulled up a ghost bride who had been offered to the River God. From then on, the bride began haunting them, and strange things kept happening. The River God was furious, too, and demanded that we give him an explanation! With no other choice, I went with the crew to the River God’s lair. There, we came across countless monsters from legend: yuan dragons, flood dragons, corpse-liberation rings... We also unc —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  42. 142 The Unhappy Xiao Baisuo 不开心的肖白索 Mystery215k WordsOngoing Cursed by a fox spirit, she is forced onto a strange and winding journey through life. After seeking help from a cunning charlatan, she thinks she'll escape her predicament and find happiness at last. Instead, through a series of misunderstandings, she becomes the "eyes" of his mysterious power and is tricked into taking a temporary job at his shop. Bizarre and eerie experiences, desperate petitioners in dire straits, and a public-interest investigation group fighting for justice... The search f —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 143 EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 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! 748.4kReads9.4Score43kShelves
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  44. 144 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师:我的娃娃真能显灵 Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves
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  45. 145 EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏:我能化身大妖 Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 173kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves
  46. 146 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间! Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.7kShelves
  47. 147 EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 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 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
  48. 148 Strange Tales of Love and Intrigue 民间风月异事 Mystery106k WordsCompleted Watch men and women eat and drink, and savor tales of love and desire. Experience wondrous stories of immortals, demons, humans, and the fantastic. The Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant Virtues, ethics and morality: a stark dissection of humanity's true nature. A warning to the world, to help people find their true selves again. 1.2kReads—Score112Shelves
  49. 149 The Yin-Yang Hot Pot Restaurant 阴阳火锅店 Mystery806k WordsCompleted I took over a hot pot restaurant from my second uncle. He told me never to serve customers a yuan yang hot pot after midnight! After I took over the place, everything I believed in began to crumble... One night, I wasn't paying attention and served a couple a yuan yang hot pot. The next day, I saw in the newspaper that the couple had died! They'd jumped to their deaths together! After that, every night at midnight, a strange couple would appear in my restaurant and ask me to make them a yuan yan 676Reads7.7Score—Shelves
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  50. 150 Chronicles of the Supernatural 灵异诡事录 Mystery130k WordsOngoing Xiaobai’s latest novel, Records of Strange and Supernatural Events, is now underway... Urban legends, paranormal happenings at school, strange rural incidents, folk tales, and terrifying hospital encounters! A gripping story that’s hard to put down. The fear I feed you will be your dinner, devouring the supernatural fantasies hidden in your heart. Perhaps this is simply another world you’ve never seen before. A brand-new story that will have you screaming again and again. Just look... he’s here! —Reads—Score—Shelves
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