No Romance, Ghost Hunting, Metaphysics, Remember: No Romance!!! 无CP，抓鬼，玄学，记住无CP！！！

1. 1 谁 Who Dragged the Underworld's Soul Reaper into a Horror Instance? 谁把地府勾魂使拉进诡异副本的？ Shen Zhou Crosses the River沈舟渡川Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [Creepy Dungeons] [Comedy] [Power Fantasy] [Global Livestream] As medical care improves, the human mortality rate has dropped significantly. This has caused the Underworld’s Soul-Reaping Bureau’s performance to decline year after year, driving the soul reapers into a vicious rat race for better numbers. Lin Feng is an utterly ordinary soul reaper with no power or connections. To meet his KPI, he can only work overtime like crazy, yet he still comes in last every month. Then one day, he’s une 57.3kReads8.3Score4.9kShelves

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   It's a very good read. The protagonist is a "civil servant" in the underworld who accidentally enters a bizarre dungeon and catches ghosts there, all of which become part of the underworld's performance record. The protagonist then rises through the ranks from a nobody in the underworld. Personally, having read over 200 chapters so far, I haven't felt any romantic pairing (the only female characters around the protagonist are the two ghosts he recruits in the dungeon with whom he has a soul contract; I don't feel any romantic connection with them at all. But everyone is different, and some people might think these three "ghosts" have a romantic relationship, so I won't say anything, okay?). The main reason is that the author is very diligent, updating three times a day, often four times a day.

2. 2 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, I Sponsored Grandpa's Underworld Startup 直播算命：开局赞助爷爷地府创业 Osmanthus of August, Gui'an八月桂安Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Showbiz] A metaphysical master fails her tribulation and wakes up in the body of a universally hated, C-list villainess. To pay off her breach-of-contract fees, Ji He starts livestreaming fortune-telling. A viewer with dark circles under his eyes calls in: “Streamer, why do I dream every night that my grandpa is telling me to burn joss paper?” Ji He: “Your grandpa's starting a business down below. He's short on cash.” Viewer: “...” On 44.2kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves

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   No couple, no couple, no couple

3. 3 当 When a Young Taoist Nun Became a Big Shot's Great-Great-Aunt 当小道姑成了京圈大佬的世祖姑后 Twisting Open a Skull with One Hand单手拧开天灵盖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted No Romance + Metaphysics + Ancient Times to the Modern Era + Ghost and Demon Hunting + Lighthearted + Cute Pets + A Touch of Ensemble Cast (Who cares about the rating? Come on in!) At nineteen, Xuan Qing became the second living being in the mortal realm to escape the constraints of the Book of Life and Death. The laws of Heaven would not allow an anomaly like her to exist. But the laws of the Great Dao insisted on protecting her. One day, Xuan Qing transmigrated to Hua Country several hundred 13.1kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
4. 4 直 My Fortune-Telling Livestream Is So Accurate, the State Wants Me to Come Forward 直播算命太准，国家请我出山 Nine Congee九粥Modern Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Ghost Hunting + Satisfying Read] After being ambushed, the metaphysics expert Jiang Yi is reborn and unexpectedly bound to a merit system. System: “If you want to stay alive, you must ward off calamities and drive out ghosts to earn merit points. Otherwise, you'll drop dead immediately.” Jiang Yi: “???” Isn't “drop dead” a little too harsh? To keep herself alive, Jiang Yi decides to become a metaphysics streamer and earn merit by tellin 27.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
5. 5 让 You Were Hired as a Forensic Doctor, Not a Sorcerer 让你当法医，不是当法师 Zhong Yimeng钟意萌Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [No CP, just solving cases, steamrolling all the way!] "I told you to examine the corpse. Since you can't do that, did you make it rise from the dead on the spot instead?" Ever since he was a child, Lin Jingfeng had dreamed every night of cultivating immortality in another world. After graduating from college, he became a forensic examiner, and from the start he was assigned to perform an autopsy. He knew how to hunt demons and banish evil spirits, but how was he supposed to do this? The vetera 19.2kReads7.5Score3.1kShelves
6. 6 玄 Psychic Livestream: The Whole Internet Wants Me Home to Claim My Heiress Status 玄学直播，全网催我回家当千金 Liu Wuyu柳无虞Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + livestreaming + juicy gossip + face-slapping + no romance] Yun Chen is a thousand-year-old peach tree spirit. After sacrificing herself alongside an evil spirit to protect her sect, she unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a wealthy heiress with the same name, who was about to be forced off a rooftop. The biological heiress's parents play favorites, her three brothers are blind to the truth, and the whole family dotes on the fake heiress while treating the 4.3kReads7.8Score575Shelves
7. 7 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: This Streamer’s the Real Deal, She Shows Up When Trouble Hits 直播算命：这主播能处有事她真上 Xia Muyun夏沐韵Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + fortune-telling + no romance + episodic stories + punishing evil and promoting good + feel-good story] Nan Xing, a master of the mystic arts, transmigrates and wakes up to find herself deep in debt from a massive breach-of-contract penalty. To pay off the million-yuan penalty, Nan Xing decides to return to her old profession and start livestreaming fortune-telling. “Streamer, why do I dream about my grandpa scolding me every night?” Nan Xing: “You paid your respects at the wrong 6.4kReads9.1Score899Shelves

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   Metaphysical fortune telling, no romantic pairing, a female-centric, satisfying novel that you won't be able to put down once you start reading.

8. 8 传 They Say Even the Ghosts Who See Her Die Young 传闻，见到她的鬼都成了短命鬼 Painted a Dream画了梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Livestreaming + Ghost Hunting + Fortune-Telling + No Male Lead] When the metaphysics expert Su Ning opened her eyes, she discovered that she had been reborn. And right beside her was a female ghost glaring at her with ill intent. “What are you looking at?” “I had my eye on this body first!” The female ghost glared furiously, two bloody tears rolling down her cheeks. Su Ning flipped her hand gracefully. “But I got here first. Why don’t you try taking it back?” 138Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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   All of them are uncoupled; if there's a couple, I'm a dog.

9. 9 听 I Can Understand Animals: Now I'm a Regular at the Police Station 听懂动物语言：我成了警局常客 Lute and Evening Breeze琴涩晚风Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted No romance pairing + cute animals + a deathly aura + fiercely protective Sui Nuan, a wealthy, beautiful young lady who transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder lovesick fool, dumps her boyfriend, who’d been living off her while taking advantage of her, then turns around and buys the top-of-the-line fishing gear she’d dreamed of owning in her previous life. Excitedly, she devotes herself to her lifelong passion: fishing. What’s a man, anyway? Nothing beats the thrill of catching a huge fish y 49.1kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves
10. 10 我 When I Go Crazy, Even Ghosts Are Afraid 我疯起来连鬼都怕 Jiang Jiang Jiang江僵姜Mystery563k WordsCompleted [No CP + livestreaming + System + strong female lead power fantasy + ghost hunting] “The boy bends down, the baby cries. On Sha Ling Slope, ghosts crawl through the sand.” Fresh out of the psychiatric hospital, Jian Yao is thrown by the System into a place like this. She looks at the ramshackle wooden hut in front of her, her face expressionless. It is far too dilapidated for anyone to live in, yet dim, faint lights can be seen inside, along with the occasional sound of crying. The livestream vi 121Reads7.6Score—Shelves
11. 11 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: I Became a Top-Tier Star Through the Mystical Arts 直播算命：我靠玄学成圈内顶流 Little Chestnut Has Big Dreams小栗子有大梦想Modern Romance4.5M WordsCompleted (No romance + livestreaming + fortune-telling + getting rich + showbiz) As the head of the Tianji Sect in the cultivation world, Xiang Wan was struck by lightning during her ascension and sent to the modern world, where she possessed the body of another Xiang Wan, a washed-up nobody with barely any fame. The original Xiang Wan had spent years in showbiz as a total unknown, playing bit parts as one of countless minor female characters. When her agency decided she had no commercial value, it sent 27.8kReads8.9Score3.9kShelves
12. 12 重 Reborn Nine Times: My Hapless Family Tears Up the Script and Turns Evil 重生九次，冤种全家手撕剧本黑化 Rui Beauty芮美人儿Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a Book + Whole Family Can Hear Inner Thoughts + Occult Arts and Ghost-Hunting + Going Off the Rails, Exposing Secrets, and Crushing Villains + Beloved by the Whole Family + Fake and Real Heiresses + Lighthearted Comedy + System + No Romance + Close Family Bonds) Chi Da, princess of the Underworld, is tossed into a novel by her own father. By the time she turns nineteen, she has the misfortune of dying nine times in a row, and every death is utterly unfair. When the novel’s her 5.6kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    This is so good!!! Nine out of ten!

13. 13 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, Grandpa Is Short of Cash in the Underworld 直播算命：开局爷爷在地府缺钱 Pinyin Practice拼音大练习Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling + livestreaming + strong female lead + ghost-hunting + episodic stories + satisfying read + no saintly heroine + no romance + no System + fast-paced] Ye Ling, a Celestial Master from the Mystic Realm, is reborn on Earth. In her previous life, she cultivated through the accumulation of merit and ascended to immortality, but her merit was incomplete, so a powerful figure above slapped her back down! With a new life, she starts livestreaming fortune-telling to accumulate merit, h 459Reads6.9Score—Shelves
14. 14 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Is It Normal to Let You See Ghosts from the Start? 直播算命：开局让你见鬼很正常吧 Yuan Lege Yuan元了个圆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling livestream + No CP + Strong heroine + Judgment] Jiang Tang, a mighty expert from the mystic arts sect, transmigrates to the modern world and becomes an online sensation through her fortune-telling livestreams! She doesn’t tell fortunes. She reveals truths that send chills down your spine. “Master, is the person sitting across from me on the subway a corpse?” Jiang Tang: “They escaped from a funeral home. Their makeup is pretty good.” A drug lord calls in asking for help findin 17.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    These are all great books, I recommend you check them out. I'm too lazy to introduce them all, but you can check out the authors' bios; I'm sure they're very good.

15. 15 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: I Encounter a Wanted Criminal from the Start 直播算命：开局就遇通缉犯 Big Ladle in an Iron Pot铁锅炖大勺Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead Power Fantasy] [Transmigration] [Livestreaming] [Fortune-Telling] [Ghost Hunting] After failing to ascend through tribulation, Jiang Ye, an ancestor of the cultivation world, transmigrated into the modern era. The lightning had stripped away most of her cultivation, so she had no choice but to go into seclusion. But after 156 years in seclusion, she was dug up by a reckless paranormal livestreamer! From then on, Jiang Ye began livestreaming fortune-telling and gh 3.3kReads8.9Score385Shelves
16. 16 糊 A Washed-Up Little Taoist Priest: What Bad Intentions Could He Have? 糊咖小道长，能有什么坏心眼呢 Fish with the Hiccups打酒嗝的鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + no romance + supernatural arts + fortune-telling] The great celestial master Yan Shuo wakes up in the body of an obscure actress who shares her name. The woman is mired in scandals, and her agent tells her to “have dinner” with a client, claiming it’s to help clear her name. Yan Shuo turns around and quits the industry. She starts livestreaming fortune-telling, and clears her name on the spot. “I heard you can tell fortunes. Read mine, then. If you get it wrong, there’ll be 356Reads9.0Score100Shelves
17. 17 开 I Livestream Judgments of Life and Death. Remember, I Am the Heavenly Dao 开直播，判生死，我是天道你记住 Split-Personality Girl精分少女Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted (No romance + the supernatural + episodic stories + fortune-telling livestreams + ghost hunting + power fantasy) The previous second, Ruan Mianmian was drinking and watching a dance performance with the immortals in the Celestial Realm. But when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a completely unfamiliar world! Ruan Mianmian: Wait, where am I??? Is this how a newly ascended Heavenly Will gets treated??? … When the bad guys' bodies burst apart and dissolved into clouds of bloody mist, 1kReads9.2Score147Shelves
18. 18 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Senior Disciple Sends You Off to Reincarnate from the Start 直播算命：大师姐开局送你投胎 Wild Garlic Sprout野蒜苗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + fortune-telling livestreams + invincible powerhouse heroine + government support + heroine stands alone and grows stronger + packed with plot] In the Dharma-ending Age, the mystic sects have withdrawn from the world. After a thousand years of silence, it's time for the incense to burn bright once more. Yan Qing descends the mountain to spread the Daoist faith, and make a little money on the side! But on her first day running a stall, someone smashes it up. Yan Qing coolly tells the 5.6kReads9.3Score731Shelves
19. 19 失 After Losing My Memory, I Hunt Ghosts on Variety Shows to Earn Immortal Merit 失忆后，我在综艺里杀鬼怪积仙德 Apu Ye阿普也Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [The Protagonist Isn’t Invincible] [Injury and Hardship] [Partly Occult] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Urban Supernatural] [No Romance] After drifting through life in the Immortal Realm for thousands of years, Pei Zhiqu has only one passion: listening to gossip. The Star Lord of Fate often tells Pei Zhiqu that curiosity killed the cat, urging her to practice more and gossip less. Pei Zhiqu pays no heed. She keeps listening to gossip and rushing toward the action. At last, her eagerness to watch the 147Reads9.1Score—Shelves
20. 20 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 30.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    This is hilarious and slightly scary.

21. 21 渡 After Failing My Tribulation, I Became a Top-Tier Star, Won Fans, and Ascended to Immortality 渡劫失败后，我当顶流圈粉成仙 Dudu, Go to Bed Early嘟嘟早点睡Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted [No romance + mysticism + entertainment industry + ghost hunting] After failing her tribulation, Ancestress Gongsun transmigrates into a notorious actress on Blue Star. She plans to leave the industry, but unexpectedly discovers that gaining fans can boost her cultivation. From then on, she becomes a woman of many hats: popular actress and ghost-hunting master. A-list movie stars offer her their room keys, top-tier stars knock on her door in the middle of the night, and all sorts of people try t 143Reads8.5Score—Shelves
22. 22 民 Strange Tales from the Min Tiao Bureau: Mian Zhuan 民调局异闻录之勉传 Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery8.3M WordsCompleted This is the story of an immortal man spanning two thousand years. In every corner of history, he left his name behind. To some, he was a nightmare. To others, he awakened them from the nightmares that haunted them. At the beginning of the story, his name was Wu Mian. By the end, his name was Invincible. 22.5kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    Still part of the Bureau of Investigation series. No romantic pairing, strong character development, and a complete world-building. Clear logic. Fantasy but not scary. It also touches on some legends. The second one is "The Underworld Calls Me Little Master." This one is also very good. The characters have complex identities. It gets more and more engaging the more you watch. There is an official pairing, but not many romantic subplots.

23. 23 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves
24. 24 民 Strange Tales from the Bureau: The Final Chapter 民调局异闻录之最终篇章 Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted A strange past, a mysterious department, an eccentric white-haired man, and a fat man who can see through everything: the final chapter in the history of the Folk Affairs Investigation and Research Bureau. 16.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
25. 25 暗 The Dark Night Draws Near 暗夜将至 Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse704k WordsCompleted When a person's soul grows powerful enough, it can give rise to an ability almost like that of a god. Hidden in our world is a group of people who possess this extraordinary power. The story I'm about to tell you is about one of them. This book updates three chapters on odd-numbered days and two on even-numbered days. I'll try my best not to take any days off... 3.8kReads9.1Score591Shelves
26. 26 民 Tomb Raiding Tales from Republican China 民国盗墓往事 Er Dong Shou Shui.耳东水寿.Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A long-lost memory brings a gripping story from the past to light. What I’m about to tell you is a secret from the Republican era… 3.5kReads8.8Score604Shelves
27. 27 二 Twenty-Four Strange Tales 二十四异 Er Dong Shui Shou儿东水寿Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted A child found by an executioner, a senior member of the Daoist sect, and the godson of a Yellow Immortal lead the way. Joined over time by twenty-four more people with extraordinary abilities, they form an organization in Republican-era China dedicated to dealing with supernatural incidents. 4.5kReads9.2Score626Shelves
28. 28 民 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
29. 29 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Real Heiress with Mystical Powers Shakes Up the Internet 直播算命：玄学真千金炸翻全网 Boom Boom Pig爆爆猪Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Female lead with no romance + episodic stories + face-reading and ghost-catching + folk legends and supernatural mysteries] To accumulate good karma, Jiang Yu comes down from the mountains and starts livestreaming fortune-telling. She runs into a red-clad vengeful ghost from the start? Jiang Yu: “See that peach tree in your yard that was just struck by lightning? It’s fresh lightning-struck wood. Go chop off a branch and stab that bastard to death!” Viewer One: “Streamer, I think a ghost beat m 77.9kReads9.3Score11.9kShelves

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    This book has no romantic pairing, the female lead has strong morals and is very capable, the episodic plots are exciting, there are ghosts blocking cars, man-eating locust trees, weasels demanding lives, Southeast Asian black magic, Ouija boards, ghost marriages, borrowing lifespans, going to the underworld, and lots of esoteric knowledge, some are thrilling, some are heartwarming and funny.

30. 30 空 She Drops into the Trending Topics! The Top-Tier Star’s Flirty Teasing Steals the Show 空降热搜！顶流小撩精秀翻娱乐圈 Yan Xiaoxi炎小熙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Hilariously Unhinged + Metaphysics + Face-Slapping + Everyone's Favorite + Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance] From the start, she carried a suona down the mountain to send her whole family on their way. Her scumbag father cursed and schemed against her? She raised the suona and smashed his head open! "You dare call yourself my father? My name isn't even on your household register. How can you prove it? I'm your father!" When her scheming, fake-sweet stepsister made trouble, she retaliated by t 6.1kReads9.5Score957Shelves

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    They all seem to be non-romantic, and they're all pretty good, especially the second one. It has a fresh premise; the protagonist is a ghost messenger who livestreams his work in the underworld. It's funny, and there are also some touching stories.

31. 31 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 277kReads9.4Score23.7kShelves

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    This book is absolutely fantastic! It combines traditional supernatural elements with unconventional trading and eerie tales. A strange pawnshop specializes in collecting items of unusual value and malevolent spirits! Money left behind by the dead, executioner's knives, mushrooms from graves… things are neither good nor bad; only the human heart is never satisfied… On certain nights, this pawnshop is frequented by many eerie customers…

32. 32 玄 The Metaphysics Masteress Got the Wrong Script 玄学大佬她拿错了剧本 Little Peach Blossom小桃夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Light horror + doting romance (she pampers him at first, then they spoil each other) + several paranormal tales woven throughout] Rumor has it that the refined, shrewd, and highly intelligent president of the Su Group, the pride of the capital, was sold off by his mother. His price: three Soul-Anchoring Talismans. The buyer's demand: get married within three days. The buyer: Mu Yaoguang. A metaphysical expert born with Yin-Yang Eyes, exceptionally gifted in ghost-hunting, feng shui, physiognomy 10.4kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
33. 33 五 Five Elements, No Money [I Become a Rich Woman Through Metaphysics Livestreaming] 五行缺钱【我靠玄学直播成富婆】 Chonghua, Who Loves Carp Stewed in Milk Soup爱吃奶汤熬鲤鱼的重华Modern Romance168k WordsOngoing [Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + No CP + Episodic Plot + Punishing Evil and Promoting Good + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Su Nuan’s Five Elements are short on money, and she happens to have the appetite of a gluttonous beast. After eating the old man’s Taoist temple out of house and home, Su Nuan decided to start livestreaming to fill her bottomless stomach, and accidentally gained a huge following. “Streamer, which of us guys is going to pass out first after drinking?” Su Nuan: “You will. Your so 143Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A daily recommendation! It's a great read, I love it! A new author, you won't regret investing! The first ten chapters are practice, the twenty chapters are starting to feel right, and the thirty chapters are completely on point! [Laughing emojis]

34. 34 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 154kReads9.6Score20.1kShelves

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    Both are non-romantic, fantasy-themed cultivation novels. The female protagonists are wise and not overly saintly. Highly recommended.

35. 35 玄 The Mystic Prodigy Is Only Five and a Half 玄学大佬五岁半 Braised Egg卤蛋了Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Animated Comic Now Available] [Mysticism] [Comedy] [Everyone's Favorite] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Bubbly] The chubby little ghost queen, sweet as milk, ate her way through every ghost on her mountain. Her master said the Gu family's son was frail and likely to attract evil spirits, so she should go down the mountain and cause trouble for someone else. The chubby little dumpling headed down with a huff and a puff. Holding a female ghost's hand with her left, she said in her tiny, sweet voice, 2.3kReads9.4Score274Shelves
36. 36 我 Me, a Cultivation Big Shot: How Much Stronger Can I Get? 我，修仙大佬强亿点怎么了 Cabbage白菜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Soul Ferryman + No Romance + Story Arc Adventures + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Invincible" Yun Miao, a cultivation powerhouse who has lived for thousands of years, sets out to uncover her origins. She volunteers to become a ferryman, guiding vengeful ghosts to the afterlife. The ghosts are full of resentment, hatred, and longing. She works diligently, her heart as firm as stone, yet can never uncover the mystery of her origins. Until one day... The Taoist priests of the Xuanmen 27.4kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves
37. 37 我 I'm a Frail, True Heiress, So What's Wrong With Knowing a Little Mysticism? 我病弱真千金，会亿点玄学怎么了 Luo Shengsheng洛笙笙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying revenge + absurd comedy + no romance] Chi Le had lived for sixteen years before finding out his younger sister had been switched at birth! His parents said, “Your sister is frail and sickly, and can't take care of herself. You have to look after her.” One sleepless night, Chi Le went outside for a walk and saw his frail, sickly sister jump straight down from the third floor without a scratch. Chi Le: ? Then his supposedly helpless sister punched a thou 198.6kReads9.5Score35.2kShelves

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    The first book is set in ancient times, and the next two are set in modern times. Both are romance-free, and importantly! There's no entertainment industry! No live streaming! This isn't filler! It's fantastic!

38. 38 女 The Heroine Goes All In and Smashes Bricks on a Reality Show 女主豁出去了，在真人秀里碎大石 Northeast China's All-Nighter Champion东北熬夜冠军Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [The occult + Feel-good revenge + Transmigrate into a book + No romance] Luo Qianyi secretly reads novels behind her masters' backs. After criticizing the heroine, Yin Rou, as a fake innocent and a scheming green tea, she transmigrates into a book as the ill-fated supporting character with the same name, a punching bag whose father doesn't love her, whose mother doesn't care for her, and who's hated by the whole internet… She dies not long after her first appearance. After transmigrating into th 97Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, good-looking, mystical, and prone to surprises. The first book I finished was super good (personal opinion [exploration]).

39. 39 假 The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script and Lazily Gives Up 假千金手撕剧本，沙雕摆烂躺麻了 Li Yaoyao梨窈窈Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama, The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script, is now streaming [Showbiz + absurd humor and memes + everyone’s favorite + wild imagination + gossip + going off the rails] Chi Qian failed her tribulation and returned to the real world, only to discover she was the villainous fake heiress in a novel! The plot had already reached the point where the real heiress came back, and Chi Qian was about to be kicked out of the family home. A broken engagement, a wave of online hate, and a grueso 131.6kReads9.6Score14.1kShelves

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    These are all great books; they're all fantastic supernatural/mystical stories with no romantic pairings. I've read the first three more than three times each—they're all incredibly good!

40. 40 全 After the Whole Family Can Hear the Little Girl’s Thoughts, the Entire Marquis’s Household Goes on a Rampage 全家读心幼崽后，侯府满门杀疯了 Remembering Autumn's Charm念秋韵Ancient Romance238k WordsCompleted [No romance + mind reading + ghost hunting + reborn + doted on by everyone + revenge on scumbags + mysticism + satisfying revenge] Jiang Yunran, who died as a sacrifice to Heaven, is reborn. The great national preceptor who could read fortunes, read faces, draw talismans, and hunt ghosts has become a baby. As soon as she opens her eyes, someone pours a mute potion down her throat, prompting her beautiful mother to slaughter her way through her enemies. In her previous life, Jiang Yunran had no f 13Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    I enjoy reading historical novels. Neither of these two books features a romantic pairing. The first one is already finished, and the female lead is both cool and sharp-tongued. The second one combines mind-reading with metaphysics, which is quite interesting. I'm currently waiting for it to finish.

41. 41 惊 What?! The Paper Effigy Shop Owner Is a Feng Shui Master! 惊！纸扎店老板，竟是玄学大佬！ Bring Me a Yakult来瓶养乐多Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Strongest female lead + occult expert + satisfying power fantasy + no romance] Xia Bai's master left her a house. She uses it to get a secure civil-service job in the Underworld. From then on, she spends her days taking on every job she can find, all to help build a new Underworld. Substitute ghosts? Off to reincarnation with you! Borrowed lifespans? That's against Underworld regulations. Go downstairs and face your punishment. Anglers? You want to chum the waters on the Bridge of Helplessness? 8.2kReads8.8Score973Shelves
42. 42 假 The Fake Heiress Just Gives Up and Goes Crazy! 假千金她直接摆烂发疯啦！ Drinking Wine and Listening to the Rain饮酒听雨Modern Romance713k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Alternative Brilliance goes on presale on the 18th! What should you do if you become the fake heiress in a story about a real and fake heiress? Lie flat when it’s time to lie flat, and go crazy when it’s time to go crazy! Yan Zhizhi met the real heiress, Ning Yue, on a variety show. Then everyone realized Yan Zhizhi wasn’t quite the same as the person they’d known before. She’d gone crazy! When faced with a setback, everyone else tried to work through it. She just lay fla 40.6kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
43. 43 玄 The Metaphysics Master Shakes the World After Coming Down from the Mountain 玄学大佬下山后轰动全世界 Gathering the Galaxy一揽星河Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + satisfying read + sweet romance] Everyone in the industry says the newly reunited eldest daughter of the Su family is a menace. One sentence from her can break up a marriage, shatter a family, drive someone into bankruptcy, or land them in jail, so people steer clear of her. What’s more, she has opened a Taoist temple and does fortune-telling, face-reading, feng shui, sells talismans, and catches ghosts. She’s done every sort of scam imaginable! Later, word gets around that the elde 82.7kReads9.5Score12.9kShelves

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    This is incredibly good! This is the first long novel I've ever finished reading, and I can't get enough of it. The ensemble cast and the female lead are particularly impressive. The romance is practically nonexistent, only starting to develop in the last dozen or so chapters after 500+. Plus, her family treats her exceptionally well, and the female lead is a truly loyal and compassionate person. In short, it's definitely worth reading!

44. 44 玄 The Metaphysics Prodigy Switched to the Overworked Ox-and-Horse Path, Oh No, There’s No End to Those I Have to Save 玄学天才改修牛马道，妈呀救不完 Xie Cishu谢辞書Ancient Romance135k WordsOngoing [No CP + fortune-telling + ghost-hunting + cultivation + changing fate] Shi Songnian, a Xuanmen prodigy, transmigrates back to the mortal world to toil like an ox, all to prove her Dao and ascend. Faced with a house full of short-lived ghosts, she makes a quick calculation. The whole family is doomed. Fine, she'll hunt ghosts and tell fortunes, and change their fates along the way. She saves one person, then another. Her own family needs saving, the neighbors need saving too, and even the empero 1.3kReads—Score190Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, strong female lead

45. 45 被 After My Life Was Stolen, the Metaphysics Expert Stepped into the Spotlight Herself 被偷人生后：玄学大佬自己出圈了 Just Get By凑合活吧Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Qingcheng spent years traveling far and wide, making a little money catching ghosts and reading faces so she could live an easy life. But when an error in the System caused corpse stiffness to spread, she had no choice but to offer up her soul to heaven. The System then bundled her into the body of a poor, pitiful girl. The girl had originally been chosen for a variety show, but when filming began, she was suddenly replaced by the village chief's son. The village chief's son used the experie 16.1kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves

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    Both are romance-free. The second book is finished, and I highly recommend it.

46. 46 玄 As a Mystical Master, There's Nothing Wrong with Serving My Country, Right? 玄学大佬，为国做贡献没毛病吧？ Hua Chaoling花朝泠Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted [No romance + episodic stories + fortune-telling + punishing evil and promoting good + satisfying read + gets more popular as you read] The Demon Emperor Xi You died of overwork because her job was way too demanding, then transmigrated into the entertainment industry's most hated scandal queen. Her biological parents dote exclusively on their fake daughter and want nothing to do with her. Her adoptive parents think she's bad luck and sell her scandalous stories everywhere to earn a bride price f 345Reads9.1Score100Shelves

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    [Heart] The shadow offers its affection to the rose, the setting sun and the evening glow caress the twilight. [Sending a heart] Chi Yu transmigrated into the body of the Chi family's true heiress. When everyone thought she was frail and sickly, they suddenly discovered she was a true big shot, only she liked to slack off. [Flying kiss] After Ke Xue, this little nobody, was exposed as the true heiress of the Su family, everyone wanted to see her make a fool of herself, until she did a live stream and discovered she was a true big shot with many aliases. (PS: All are non-CP, and all are very powerful)

47. 47 坟 I Set a Stool by the Grave and Overheard the Wrong Gossip, Then Slapped Him Across the Face 坟前摆凳吃错瓜，反手给他一嘴巴 Luo Xiaoyao骆小妖Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance + Metaphysics + Supernatural + Satisfying Revenge + Lighthearted + Playing the Fool to Catch the Enemy Off Guard] Jiang Nanshu, the only child at Changqing Temple, went down the mountain to earn a living after the college entrance exams. Penniless, she discovered that a funeral home was hiring night watchmen for 800 yuan a night. The only requirement was an exceptionally strong birth chart. Jiang Nanshu eagerly raised her hand. “Me, me, me!” Even if a corpse rose in the middle of 22.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    Metaphysics, comedy, ghost hunting, gossip, I laughed so hard I almost banged my head against the wall—it's so good!

48. 48 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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    There is no cp, the heroine is brave and resourceful, she is not a virgin, she is not kidnapped by morality, she supports revenge and revenge.

49. 49 算 My Fortune-Telling Is Spot-On! My Livestream Goes Viral! The Mystical Grandmaster Becomes a Sensation 算命准！直播爆！玄学老祖红透了 Narcissus Studies Hard纳西斯好好学习Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + showbiz + fortune-telling + feng shui + livestreaming + feel-good revenge + face-slapping] [No romance, powerful female lead] Shen Lange, the head of the Zixiao Sect, the foremost sect of the mystic world, fought the Zombie God for three hundred rounds before they destroyed each other. She arrived in the twenty-first century and found herself in the body of a little-known actress with a notorious reputation, who shared her name. The actress had a perfect figure and a flawless face 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one! Don't let the low readership fool you, it's a new book and it's really good! [Metaphysics + Entertainment Industry + Fortune Telling + Feng Shui + Live Streaming + Satisfying Read + Face-Slapping] [No CP, Strong Female Lead] Shen Lange—the head of the Zixiao Sect, the number one sect in the Xuanmen (mystical arts) world, died after a three-hundred-round battle with a zombie god, and was transported to the 21st century, transmigrating into the body of a 18th-tier, controversial female celebrity with the same name. The female celebrity has a top-notch figure and a perfect face, but her life is full of misfortunes. Born an orphan, without parents, she was also cyberbullied and finally committed suicide by cutting her wrists in the bathtub. The female celebrity is penniless, and to fill her stomach, Shen Lange returns to her old profession, unexpectedly becoming a sensation online. President of the Metaphysics Association: Your Majesty, you seem to have never told me about such advanced techniques... Reborn, watch how she slaps faces, punishes scum, and becomes loved by everyone.

50. 50 民 A Female Agent Joins the Civil Affairs Investigation Bureau 民调局来了个女干员 REBECAMystery346k WordsCompleted [The second book, The Bureau of Folk Affairs' Female Operative: Who in the World Doesn't Know Her Name, is now available] [Neither book is fan fiction!!!] [Investigator + Metaphysics + Crime Solving + Supernatural + Ensemble Cast + No Romance] This is the story of Chen Putong, an ordinary person with an extraordinary life. She works for the Bureau of Folk Affairs as a field investigator, specializing in all kinds of supernatural incidents. The Chen family of Jiangbei is a special presence within 11.1kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    The content is excellent, and each case is very interesting. I especially enjoyed the scenes where the colleagues ganged up on the suspect when he wasn't cooperating. The first chapter is finished, and I eagerly await the author's next chapter. The supporting characters are also very interesting; every woman is outstanding.

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