Mysticism, but Nothing Too Childish 玄学，不要那么幼稚的文

1. 251 我 There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu 20.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
2. 252 最 The Last Knife Seller 最后一个赊刀人 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery4.9M WordsCompleted They are wandering prophets who travel the four corners of the world. Skilled in feng shui, they roam the mortal realm with a bundle of cleavers and scissors on their backs, and wherever they go, they leave behind a prophecy about what they have seen. “Keep this cleaver. If an elder in your family dies of consumption within five years, I'll come back to collect payment.” They are heirs to an ancient Daoist tradition from a distant place, able to pronounce life and death with ironclad certainty a 53.1kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
3. 253 狐 The Fox Who Bewitched My Heart 狐惑我心 Meeting the Red Silk邂红绸Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + Ghost Marriage + Feng Shui + Devoted Husband + Male Rivals] My stepmother and younger sister teamed up to sell me to northern Myanmar, where I was to serve as a living lotus offering to an evil god. By day, I was beaten and forced to do hard labor. Every night, I had to spend hours entangled with a red-robed, silver-haired man. He said we had made a promise in a previous life, and forced me to marry him in a wedding ceremony at a Fox Immortal Temple. But I knew the red-robed man was 1.1kReads8.2Score104Shelves

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   It's not childish at all; the author is very good at portraying human nature, and the writing style is exceptionally good.

4. 254 女 My Girlfriend Became a Metaphysics Expert Thanks to Being Spoiled 女友她被宠成了玄学大佬 Little Mr. Chang'an长安小先生Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Urban Supernatural + Childhood Friends + Sweet Romance] Daoist disciple Jiang Nian wanted to take it easy, but ended up as the head of Yunhai Temple. Chi Tang wanted to be an ordinary person, but wound up at the pinnacle of the occult arts. Jiang Wanli wanted to roam the world carefree, but found himself trapped in all the hardships and complications of human life. The eldest senior brother wanted a peaceful life, but kept having to repay old debts and wrongs. The second senior brother was wise —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommended Mystic Characters: A warm and sunny female lead, a noble and cunning male lead. Genre: Mystic sweet romance novel, childhood sweethearts + sweet romance + wife-chasing drama + mutual redemption.

5. 255 二 On the Second Day of the Second Month, I Marry the Dragon King 二月初二，嫁龙王 Meeting the Red Silk邂红绸Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since I turned eighteen, I’ve had shameful erotic dreams every night. In them, I spend day and night entwined with a man dressed in black, with dark hair. My grandmother, the last shaman in the village, said I was the reincarnation of a deer spirit. In my previous life, I sealed an evil river dragon with a virgin’s blood; in this life, I was destined to live alone, and must never break my vow of chastity! On the second day of the second lunar month that year, as the dragon raised its head, 8.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
6. 256 玄 Metaphysics: Master Told Her to Go Down the Mountain and Find Her Fate 玄学：师父叫她下山找缘份 Two or Three Hairs秀发两三根Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Modern mysticism + master of mysticism + ghost-fearing Lord + lighthearted comedy] Ye Xi was born with an aura of misfortune, and bad luck clung to her, causing her family to fall into decline. She met a master of mysticism, who told her, “If you want to control your baleful aura, you must become my disciple. Then your family’s bad luck will be lifted.” Ye Xi became his apprentice and studied under him, spending her days struggling to get by despite having hundreds of millions in savings. O 179Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   A humorous fantasy novel where the female lead is a powerful figure and the male lead is afraid of ghosts.

7. 257 天 The Heavenly Fate Shop 天命铺 Yun Lusheng云箓生Mystery181k WordsCompleted Some borrow years from others. Some change their fate. Some seek wealth. Some yearn for children. But people don't know that every gift fate bestows comes with a price already marked. My name is Lu Qing. Other fortune-tellers charge money. I tell fortunes and collect lives. Before my grandfather died, he left me with just one sentence: “The day the Heavenly Fate Shop opens is the day you repay your debt.” Then one day, a little girl, soaked from head to toe, walked into my shop… She handed me a 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I've unearthed a seriously underrated gem of a Tomato-themed book on metaphysics—*The Destiny Shop*. Hidden in a bustling alley, the Destiny Shop never closes, its candles lit at midnight, connecting the realms of the living and the dead. Lu Qing sits behind the counter, quietly listening to the wishes of each customer before signing their pawn contracts. The book's biggest highlight is its core premise of "equivalent exchange"—miracles don't exist without a price. Countless people attempt to escape suffering through pawning, only to realize later that forcibly altering fate only creates new shackles. The episodic stories are delicate and moving, the main plot unfolds layer by layer, revealing the secrets of eighteen years ago, the schemes of the Yin-Yang Sect, and the mysteries of dual life forms. The writing possesses an ancient charm, blending the everyday life of the city with the eerie world of Yin and Yang, creating an exceptionally immersive reading experience. [A masterpiece by Que Shi][A masterpiece by Que Shi]

8. 258 与 Married to a Snake 与蛇为妻 Meeting the Red Silk邂红绸Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The fourteenth day of the seventh month, an auspicious day. The Snake Immortal is taking a bride. All bystanders must keep away. I was born unlucky. My mother died in childbirth, and I stopped breathing, too. My grandmother found a Snake Immortal to breathe life into me, but a patch of python-scale patterns appeared over my heart. When I was eight, a man in a dark jade robe came before me. He told me that he would come to marry me ten years later. In the blink of an eye, ten years had nearly pas 4.3kReads9.1Score491Shelves
9. 259 打 Night Watchman: Tales from the Underworld 打更人之走阴夜话 Making Tea on Tong Mountain彤山煮茶Mystery4.4M WordsOngoing People bear five poisons and seven emotions, eight sufferings and nine calamities. Good and evil, life and death, cause and effect, the cycle of reincarnation. Ghosts become human, humans turn into demons, and nothing ever ends. When day and night blur and humans mingle with ghosts, night watchmen walk the world. A Soul-Calming Hammer and a Spirit-Soothing Gong suppress wicked thoughts and demons, and lay good-hearted souls to rest. Their ceaseless passage through the world bears witness to the 463Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   I absolutely love these three books, the second one is number one, hahaha!

10. 260 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

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    I like the female lead's personality; she's not a saint, she's decisive, strong, and most importantly, she has a way with words! I really hate those stories where nothing is said until the very end, and the official character descriptions are also great. The last book I read had such poorly written official characters that I was speechless.

11. 261 如 The Ruyi Rouge Shop 如意胭脂铺 Wan Zitong绾紫彤Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Based on traditional Chinese beauty remedies and recipes, these are a series of strange little tales. But they are only stories, not history, so readers should not worry too much about whether the things mentioned in the text existed during the Tang Dynasty. During the Tianshou era of the Great Tang, in an unremarkable corner of the divine capital, Luoyang, stood an exquisitely decorated cosmetics shop. Its proprietress, Xing Ruyi, had the power to transform ghosts and spirits. In the company of 215Reads8.1Score—Shelves
12. 262 七 The Ghost Wedding on the Fifteenth Day of the Seventh Month 七月半，鬼娶亲 I Just Want to Live Forever我就是要长生Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Mysticism + Devoted Husband + Ensemble Cast + Revenge] A short drama of the same name, July Half: The Ghost's Wedding, is now available. Its companion story, Marrying a Ghost Husband, Subduing a Hundred Demons, is currently being serialized. My mother said that the year I was born, strange signs appeared in the village: thunder and torrential rain, while all the ghosts wailed. Grandpa invited Seventh Granny, who delivered me herself. Only then was I born. Seventh Granny rea 13.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    This is a metaphysical novel. The female protagonist is born with a Yin destiny and is betrothed to the Ghost Emperor at birth. When she turns eighteen, a bridal sedan arrives at midnight, and they are married in the underworld. The male protagonist guides his lover and instructs the female protagonist to become a disciple of metaphysics. After that, the female protagonist goes further and further down the path of metaphysics. (The female protagonist has a hidden identity.)

13. 263 我 I Said I Could Catch Ghosts, but Nobody Believed Me 我说我会抓鬼，他们都不信 Dreaming of the Day My Royalties Top a Million梦想有一天稿费过百万Mystery420k WordsOngoing [Mystery + Supernatural + Taoist Magic + Female Lead + Light Comedy] Hundreds of little ghosts trapped beneath a building, immortals seeking refuge in the underworld, ghost stories on campus, hordes of zombies lining up, demons and monsters lurking in the night, and people coming up from the underworld! On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the gates of hell swing wide. A hundred ghosts roam through the night and emerge at dawn, while a Celestial Master descends the mountain to subdue demon 76Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel is really good; it's all about romance, and the female lead is incredibly strong. I rarely see novels like this on Tomato Books where the female lead is so serious, not the comedic type. Does anyone know of any similar ones they could recommend?

14. 264 笑 Unbelievable! My Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, Even the Protagonists Avoid Me 笑死！算命太准，主角躲着我走 Big-Faced Monster's Big Pocket大脸怪的大口袋Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Fang Zhongmiao, the Daoist sect’s greatest prodigy, transmigrates into a world made up of four melodramatic novels and becomes a wicked supporting character who spends over a hundred chapters courting death. Book One: The Amnesiac Marquis and His Lovely Princess Book Two: The True and False Commandery Princesses Book Three: Reborn, I Watch the Chaos with a Smile Book Four: The Divine Physiognomist’s Reversal of Fate The bad news is that she has never read any of the four original novel 9.3kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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    At first, I was a little worried for the female lead, but there was absolutely no need! Nothing in the world can hide from her! The writing is skillful and the logic is sound!

15. 265 玄 The Occult World's Nobody Goes on a Variety Show and Shocks Everyone 玄学界小透明上综艺雷翻全场 Little Gao Loves Meat小糕爱吃肉Modern Romance199k WordsOngoing [Cool, Aloof Taoist × Top-Tier Star] [Showbiz + Absurd Comedy + Transmigrate + Working for a Living + Power Fantasy + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Putting Jerks in Their Place] Ye Bing had been devoted to cultivation in a world centered on immortal and Taoist arts. Unexpectedly, while on a demon-hunting mission with his childhood friend Lin Mo, he ended up in the 21st century. In this age of glittering excess, watch Ye Bing take on the entertainment industry with fortune-telling, ghost-cat —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Aloof Taoist Priest × Top-Tier Movie Star] [Entertainment Industry + Silly + Time Travel + Part-Time Job + Satisfying Read + Live Streaming + Fortune Telling + Scumbag Revenge] Ye Bing, immersed in cultivation in a world focused on immortality and Taoism, unexpectedly finds himself transported to the 21st century with his childhood friend Lin Mo during a demon-slaying mission. In this decadent era, watch how Ye Bing uses fortune telling, ghost hunting, and feng shui to bravely navigate the entertainment industry. Netizens are saying it's absolutely insane! Modern young people don't seek love, they only seek wealth.

16. 266 玄 The Metaphysics Master Returns to the Capital, and One Prediction Leaves Every Official Shaking 玄学大佬回京，掐指一算百官肝颤 Rice-Eating Plate干饭的盘子Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Mystical arts + fortune-telling + ghost hunting + triumphant female lead + lighthearted, no angst] Xiao Anle crawls out of a mass grave with only a month left to live. To extend her life, she needs to earn merit points, and that's right up her alley. She has no memories of the body she's taken over, but it turns out she's the daughter of an official. When a scheming white lotus falls ill and claims Anle caused it, Anle gives her mother the ability to see the supernatural. “Mother, look. Those t 10.4kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves

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    A rare breath of fresh air in the first book on mind reading, a wonderful combination of metaphysics and inner voice. The key is that the author has created a very successful female protagonist who is terrifyingly powerful and can't be defeated by someone who can read minds.

17. 267 满 The Max-Level Mystic Is Reborn as a Pitiful Little Girl 满级玄学大佬穿成小可怜 Sunny Day晴天Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After marrying Su Mo to bring him good luck, Young Master Fu, who had been left disabled and unconscious by a car accident, woke up! Not only that, but his legs, which had been diagnosed as permanently disabled, returned to normal! The socialites of Jiangdu all said, “Su Mo? That illegitimate daughter of the Su family? She’s ugly, useless, and good for nothing. How could she possibly be worthy of Young Master Fu?” But then... The pitiful little nobody everyone thought was useless turned out to b 749Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    These books are all really good, I've read them several times before claiming them, I'm sure you'll love them [smirk]

18. 268 小 The Little Prodigy Reads Her Fate, Leaving the City's Powerful Trembling 小祖宗掐指一算，全城大佬肝颤 Snow Blankets the Boat雪满舟Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Word is that the Shen family's real daughter is a little fraud who grew up in a Taoist temple, and the whole capital is waiting to laugh at her. Before her billionaire father or her powerful older brothers can step in to spoil her, the capital's elite are already lining up outside the Shen family home in the middle of the night. “Little ancestor, give me a life-saving talisman!” “Little miracle doctor, please give me a prescription that can save my life!” “Little immortal, please tell my fortune 5.6kReads9.3Score885Shelves
19. 269 玄 The Metaphysical Heiress Comes Down the Mountain, and the Cold Military Officer Regrets It 玄学真千金下山，高冷军官后悔了 Lotus Root Starch藕粉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + metaphysics + everyday family life + light supernatural elements + native heroine [After coming down from the mountain, she makes a fortune through metaphysics, but her biological brothers and fiancé collectively lose it?] When Fu Shaoting heard that his “little nun” fiancée, who had gone missing at the age of three, was coming down from the mountain, the upright and principled young marshal declared, “We must resolutely reject feudal remnants! An arranged marriage? Break it off 7kReads9.0Score954Shelves

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    This book is already finished, so feel free to jump in; it's very good.

20. 270 疯 A Mad Beauty Tears Apart Evil Ghosts and Terrifies Both the Living and the Dead 疯批美人手撕恶鬼，吓哭阴阳两界 Round Dumpling圆团团Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + pure exhilaration + mysticism + zany comedy + putting jerks in their place + showbiz + ghost-catching and fortune-telling] She’s a first-rate menace to the underworld. When she goes out for a stroll, evil spirits get out of her way and the Netherworld Emperor goes bald! For the safety of the Netherworld, the Emperor pulled out every trick in the book and finally sent this heartless woman to the mortal realm. After her soul transmigrated to the mortal world, she became an ug 968Reads9.2Score122Shelves
21. 271 冥 The Lord of the Underworld Doesn't Want to Work Today Either 冥主今天也不想上班 Three Little Chickens三只小鸡Female-Channel Fanfiction413k WordsCompleted [Female-Dominated World + Strong Female Lead + Infinite-Flow + Fantasy + Wild Imagination + Historical Romance + Apocalypse: Cultivation] Doctor: Miss Man, do you ever hear strange voices? Man Tong: Does the Great Emperor of Fengdu constantly nagging in my ear count? The doctor nodded and checked a box on the paper: “Auditory hallucinations!” Doctor: And what do you think makes you different from ordinary people? Man Tong: I am the ruler of the Underworld. The doctor checked another box: “Delusi 337Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Mysticism abounds, and so do ghost stories. There are also many silly and absurd ones, and comedic female-dominated, feel-good novels.

22. 272 灵 Lord of the Spirit Realm: From the Start, Bound to a Horror Short-Drama System 灵境主宰：开局绑定恐怖短剧系统 Crimson Snowfirefly绛雪萤Mystery838k WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration to the Modern World + Cultivation Expert + Unhinged CEO + Demon-Fallen Buddhist Monk + Horror Short-Drama Instances + Yandere Villain + Love Rival Showdown] Li Xinghua, a Mahayana cultivator, was ambushed by a Buddhist monk who had fallen to the demonic path. Her soul transmigrated to the modern world, where she became a freshman at Huaqing University who had died from staying up too late. Stripped of her cultivation and stranded in an unfamiliar world with scarce spiritual 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm also a fan of metaphysical novels, and although these two are still being serialized, they're pretty good. The female leads aren't saintly and won't let anyone bully them, which is super satisfying to read.

23. 273 假 The Fake Heiress Is Busy with Metaphysics and Withdraws Her Application for Family Feuds 假千金忙玄学，撤回宅斗申请 Empty Green Lamp灯盏空青Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted Venerable Long Yun, a mighty cultivator from the Shaoguang Continent, fails to ascend. A bolt of heavenly lightning strikes her into another world, where she becomes a fake heiress about to be publicly executed. Scheming within the household? Not a chance. If this place doesn't want her, she'll make her own way in the world. But faced with the bustling modern world, the Venerable falls into deep thought. How is she supposed to survive? That's the question. To make ends meet, she has to take up w 5.4kReads9.2Score751Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend a rarely recommended modern metaphysical novel disguised as a story about a real and a fake rich girl. It's not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel. In my opinion, the author's writing style, scope, and world-building are quite impressive.

24. 274 仙 The Immortal World's Top-Tier Star Reborn as the Real Heiress 仙界顶流穿成真千金后 Crimson Snowfirefly绛雪萤Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Star of Metaphysics in the Immortal Realm + Livestream Face-Slapping of Scumbags + Putting Green Tea and White Lotus Types in Their Place + Slight Everyone's Favorite + Exorcising Ghosts and Leveling Up Through Cultivation] Su Qintang, the top-tier star of ghost hunting in the immortal realm and a Golden Immortal of Primordial Chaos, was envied by someone and suddenly reborn as the despised real daughter of a modern wealthy family. On the night of the birthday banquet, facing the fak 3Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 玄 The Metaphysics Master Only Wants to Farm 玄学大佬她只想种田 Jiang Yaor江窈儿Ancient Romance843k WordsCompleted Jiang Tong transmigrates into a little girl in ancient times. Her father is a treacherous minister, and she is indirectly responsible for her brothers' mother's death. To make matters worse, the family is seized and exiled as soon as she arrives. She is bullied, starved, and frozen, and her enemies plot against her. Luckily, she still has her pocket dimension and her abilities, so she can strike back without drawing attention. By day, she acts clueless. In her spare time, she tells fortunes, tre 859Reads8.9Score103Shelves

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    A great book that I read in one go

26. 276 大 The Official Has Been Demoted Again 大人又被贬官了 Li Hua璃华Ancient Romance926k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Official Has Been Demoted Again On the day the Left Chancellor's daughter was to be married, she was dismembered inside her bridal sedan in full view of the crowd. Everyone said the crime had to be beyond human capability. So the most famous Master He in Chang'an was thrown into jail. He Jingxin: ...But I'm not really a master of the occult! I'm just a con artist! He Jingxin couldn't tell fortunes. She'd never read the Book of Changes and didn't know how to read faces. Song 25.9kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves

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    It's really great! A suspenseful mystery with well-developed characters and a very logical plot. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

27. 277 新 On Our Wedding Night, Young Master Lu's Little Wife Went Ghost-Busting Again 新婚夜，陆爷的小娇妻又去虐鬼啦 Hua Muzhi花慕之Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted “Are you going to run away again?” “No. In this life, I’m yours, body and soul!” In her previous life, Nan Xiang trusted the wrong people and met a tragic end, her body never even fully recovered. After she died, the obsessive, ruthless man she had tried so hard to escape took her body home and avenged her. Reborn as a supernatural bailiff in the human world, she takes the initiative to get close to the man who loves her without limits, taking down scumbags and catching ghosts at the same time. 928Reads9.0Score149Shelves
28. 278 崽 The Kids Are Stunned! Their Wicked Stepmother Is a National Metaphysics Master? 崽崽惊呆！恶毒后娘竟是全国玄学大佬？ Cool Night凉宵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Master of the Mystical Arts + Wicked Stepmother + Adorable Kids + Farming + Building Wealth] When she opens her eyes, a master of the mystical arts has become the wicked stepmother of four little ones. Her husband's fate is unknown, the family is dirt poor, and the children are crying for food. Shen Qingqing rolls up her sleeves and gets to work raising kids and building a fortune. She catches ghosts, drives away evil, reads faces, and interprets birth charts. Even ghosts want to give her a wid 765Reads9.1Score127Shelves
29. 279 拽 So Daring! Lord Fu, Your Metaphysics Expert Wife's Secret Identity Is Unmatched 拽爆，傅爷你家玄学夫人马甲逆天 Liu Liu Rice Candy溜溜米糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. Original title: On the Night of the Substitute Marriage, Cold and Desirable Master Fu, Your Sweet Little One Is Here to Spoil You [Feng shui and ghost-hunting + secret identity + beloved heiress + slightly yandere, cold and clingy male lead + romance + standalone ghost couples] "Mmm, that hurts. Master Fu, be gentle." "Don't move. It'll be fine once I disinfect the wound." The cool, aloof man tenderly held the girl's hand and carefully disinfected the wound on its b 3.5kReads9.0Score513Shelves

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    The female lead in this book is incredibly awesome and not childish at all.

30. 280 真 The Real Heiress, but She Refuses to Reunite with Her Family 真千金，但拒绝认亲 Kui Kui Qi葵葵柒Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [A Growing Golden Finger + Mysticism + Campus Life + Wealthy Families + Showbiz (A Little Variety TV) + Fake and Real Heiresses + Contract Marriage] (Also known as: The Real Heiress, but She Refuses to Reunite with Her Family) Zong Yan was like a wild weed. Unloved by her parents, she grew up hungry and struggling, eventually becoming a towering tree. When she was eighteen, the wealthy Ming family suddenly showed up and told her that the hospital had switched the babies at birth. They wanted to 2.1kReads8.8Score280Shelves

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    The true heiress, the female lead doesn't acknowledge her relatives. At the beginning, she's confronted by her own brother, who admits he wants her to donate a kidney. She refuses. She can see people's current state and has learned some skills from a fortune teller, Ma Xiangu, who is the male lead's second aunt. Ma Xiangu, before dying, asked the female lead to take her ashes back to find her family. Coincidentally, she arrives just as the male lead is dying. To save him, she marries him.

31. 281 破 I Made Ninety Trillion Fortune-Telling Before Going Broke 破产之前，靠算命赚了九千亿 Mu Zi Mu木梓木Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [Goofy comedy + fortune-telling + occult ghost-hunting + super sweet] The youngest daughter of Hong Kong City’s wealthiest family, she’s the most doted-on child at home. Her five older brothers are all hopeless sister-complexes, her father cherishes her, her mother adores her, and her grandparents spoil her even more. She grew up arrogant, domineering, and utterly brazen. If she wanted something, she’d stop at nothing to get it. Smitten by his good looks, she fell in love at first sight with the 893Reads8.8Score104Shelves

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    Silly and humorous, the female lead is very strong.

32. 282 玄 After the Metaphysics Master Transmigrated into a Villainess 玄学大佬穿成恶毒女配后 Grape Skin That Eats Egg Tarts吃蛋挞的葡萄皮Modern Romance525k WordsOngoing [Mysticism + fortune-telling + ghost hunting + satisfying revenge + everyone’s darling + sweet romance + livestreaming + episodic mysteries + commissions + underworld workaholic king + introverted mysticism expert] [Other people transmigrate and become gorgeous empresses or princesses! Me, Shen Qingtang: a vicious supporting character from the start, moonlighting as an underworld workhorse?!] Shen Qingtang, the undisputed boss of the mystic arts world, opened her eyes and realized she had landed 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A master of metaphysics transmigrates into the body of a vicious female supporting character, only to be drugged and framed by a scheming woman right from the start! She quickly calculates the impending disaster, uses a yellow talisman and an evil-dispelling mirror to slay vengeful spirits, leaving the scumbag CEO stunned on the spot. This reversal of fortune is incredibly satisfying!

33. 283 直 Fortune-Telling Livestream: The Real Heiress Will Never Forgive Them, Even After They Beg for Her Back 直播算命，真千金永不原谅火葬场 A Qianzi一颗茜子Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted 30.4kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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    I currently think these are the only three books on metaphysics that are worth reading; the others are really... Indescribable.

34. 284 我 I Livestream Fortune-Telling to Earn Merits 我靠直播算命，积攒功德 Liu Mengyun柳梦蕴Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + livestreaming + fortune-telling + ghost hunting + episodic stories] Ji Yao wakes after sleeping for many years and discovers that the human world has entered an age without spiritual cultivation, with ghosts running rampant. To avoid being rejected by this world, she has to build up good karma and earn its recognition. Ji Yao uses livestreaming to help people solve their problems, and a few glimmers of golden merit drift down from the heavens. Ji Yao: … Aren't you being a little s 130Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    A live stream featuring metaphysical tales, featuring a goddess descending from the mountain, fast-paced with no messy plot twists, and no romantic pairings.

35. 285 让 You Asked Me to Bless You, but I Cursed You: The Alluring Goddess Has Arrived 让你赐福你赐祸，美艳神明她来了 Joy at Every Step步步见喜Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted Man Yue, the God of Joy (and Misfortune), was kicked out of the Divine Realm by her grandfather, the Supreme God. The moment she opened her eyes, she had become an unlucky woman with the exact same name. She went from being a contestant to a judge on the show. Netizens: Who does she think she is? She’s not some big-shot sponsor. Man Yue: Those who believe in me will prosper. Those who curse me will have bad luck! * Short on cash? Buy a lottery ticket, and quietly chant, “Man Yue, you’re my god!” 6.3kReads9.5Score910Shelves

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    This! It's so elegant and noble! The writing is superb; you can tell from the rating that it's a masterpiece.

36. 286 抱 The Wrongly Swapped Daughter Returns: The Supporting Female’s Family Is Exposed, and the Heroine Breaks Down 抱错换回，女配全家掉马女主哭疯 Scenery Along the Way一路景Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mind-reading, fortune-telling, secret identities, doted on by the whole family, satisfying power fantasy] The metaphysics expert Jiang Wu was so accurate at fortune-telling that she exposed secrets of heaven. When she woke up, she'd become the villainess in a book. The female lead, the real heiress, stole her fortune. Jiang Wu had brain cancer and only two years to live. A broken engagement, the real heiress setting her up and making her look bad, her whole family abusing her, and a gruesome de 4.2kReads9.2Score595Shelves

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    Metaphysics, but not childish! The female lead can tell fortunes and catch ghosts! Very impressive, has a romantic pairing, a satisfying read! 1️⃣ Everyone in the industry says that the Su family's newly acquired eldest daughter is a menace, capable of causing families to break up, bankrupt, and even imprisonment with a single sentence, causing everyone to avoid her! Everyone was waiting for the female lead to be finished, but instead, they received news of her engagement to Third Master Yuan?!

37. 287 顶 The Top-Tier Star Queen Is a Fortune-Teller 顶流女王是神棍 Many Trees很多木Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + Feel-Good Story + Entertainment Industry] Before being reborn, she was a complete unknown. Afterward, she became the sole inheritor of Zhuge’s Divine Numerology. She excels at fortune-telling, catching little cuties, and raiding graves. In the world of mysticism, everyone knows her, and everyone fears her, all because… Black and White Impermanence are her big brothers. A thousand-year-old evil spirit is her underling. The chosen one with an emperor’s destiny is her man. Others make 820Reads9.3Score123Shelves

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    I finished reading the last three books a while ago, so I feel pretty good about them. I'm currently following the first one, and I really think it's great 🤤

38. 288 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: A Metaphysics Master Gossips Online 直播算命，玄学大佬在线吃瓜 Xuan Xiaoyu玄小鱼Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted Transmigration + livestreaming + fortune-telling + feel-good wish fulfillment + metaphysics + turning into a dragon A metaphysics expert who was forced to become a spirit artifact is reborn in another world as the true heiress of a wealthy family? Her birth mother comes to find her, asking if she'll be adopted as a foster daughter or take fifty million as hush money. How is that even a choice? Su Su decisively takes the fifty million. To stay alive, she goes around earning merit. She makes money 3.9kReads9.2Score412Shelves
39. 289 玄 The Little Ancestor of the Mystical Sect Has Returned from Cultivation 玄门小祖宗修仙回来了 Rampaging Moon暴走月亮Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication]+ [Metaphysical fantasy, urban supernatural, mystery and crime-solving, ensemble cast, sweet romance, 1v1 (there is a male lead, but he’s basically just set dressing!)] After returning from the cultivation world, Yuan Jiu becomes the junior grandmaster of Guiyuan Temple. There are only two people in the whole temple, and it’s three hundred million in debt. After looking over the bills, Yuan Jiu just wants to give up on the spot. But if she doesn’t repay her debt 21.2kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    A story featuring many characters, mostly pampered by the main characters. Happy ending, heterosexual relationship. Very good, with many short stories.

40. 290 当 The Famous Actress Is a Taoist Nun 当红女星她是个道姑 Short on Silver缺点银子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Modern Romance, Sweet Romance, Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good, Showbiz, Childhood Sweethearts, One-on-One Romance, Both Pure, Secret Identity, Fake and Real Heiresses, Academic Ace, Taoist Priest, Feng Shui, Medicine] When they first met, he was a kidnapped boy, and she was a fearless young heroine skilled in martial arts. After she heroically rescued him, he promised to provide for the little foodie, and became the older brother she called him. Somewhere along the way, though, the way he said “ 2.7kReads9.0Score309Shelves

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    Metaphysical fortune telling and ghost hunting, the stories are full of twists and turns, humorous and witty, highly recommended, there's bound to be one that suits your taste.

41. 291 神 The Mad Oracle: The Ancestor Doted on by Ninth Master Is a Jinx 神算狂妻：九爷宠的祖宗是乌鸦嘴 Tang Qiqi唐七七Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted [Reborn powerful beauty of an ancient spirit-world clan & laid-back, outwardly innocent but secretly twisted young master] (Both are each other's first, doting romance, sickeningly sweet) The venerable ancestor of the spirit world has come back to life in the body of the Yun family's neglected heiress! The poor little thing who had no one to love or cherish is now the apple of the eye of the demonic and domineering Ninth Master Lu. Make paper servants and paper horses, dig up ancestral graves an —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 292 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 310.8kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves

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    To be honest, this is quite a good book; it's kind of a male-oriented, metaphysical novel.

43. 293 吃 Spilling the Tea! The Metaphysics Master Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 吃大瓜！玄学大佬在娱乐圈爆红 A Ruan Isn't Soft阿阮不软Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Gossip + Lighthearted, Satisfying Story + He Secretly Loves Her + One-on-One Romance] Ming Lan, a prodigy of her sect, transmigrates into modern society and becomes a pitiful girl kicked out of her home. To make ends meet, she becomes a streamer specializing in metaphysics. A viewer calls in to ask whether their idol will become famous. Ming Lan nods. “He will. He’s about to get arrested, and the whole internet will be talking about him.” Fans hear this and rush in to a 8.9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
44. 294 天 The Celestial Master Descends the Mountain 天师下山 A Season with Feathers有羽的季节Urban4.7M WordsCompleted Back in my day, I had mastered my own school of celestial arts. One punch made the high-ranking martial artists at the nursing home north of the village tremble. One kick sent the young prodigies at the kindergarten south of the village bawling. And when I stood at the mass grave east of the village, not one of those hundreds of Ghost Kings or Ghost Emperors dared even breathe. 13.7kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    I only finished watching it this year, 2021 (there were some gaps in the story, which I filled in later). Not having a sequel is a lifelong regret for me.

45. 295 灵 A Thousand Journeys of the Soul: Princess, It's Time to Go 灵魂千百渡：公主，请上路 Moonlight over Nanshan南山月明Modern Romance869k WordsCompleted [Wild Imagination + Supernatural + Romance + CEO + Devoted Couple] My name is Shen Nanyi. By day, I’m a lawyer. By night, I ferry souls along the Road to the Underworld. An exemplary cog in the underworld’s machinery, a slashie who straddles the worlds of yin and yang. Employee number 9527. According to the Book of Life and Death, I was supposed to die at fourteen. Someone stole the years I had left. My master, Jiang Yingyu, asked me, “Do you want to die, or do you want to live?” I thought he s 5Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    This is the book! The female lead, Shen Nanyi, is a lawyer by day and a temporary worker in the underworld by night, needing to save wronged souls to prolong her life. The male lead is a cold and aloof CEO, and there's also a handsome but sarcastic master named English in the middle. It's full of jokes and laughs, and you can read the latest episodes in one go! The logic is meticulous and the plot is exciting!

46. 296 快 Quick Transmigration: Becoming the White Moonlight Who Makes Powerful Men Weep 快穿：穿成虐哭大佬的白月光 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she 11.8kReads9.1Score814Shelves

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    Both modern and historical settings are available, satisfying those who enjoy reading stories featuring exceptionally intelligent female protagonists.

47. 297 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

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    This one is quite good.

48. 298 小 Little Taoist Priestess, His Highness Has His Eye on You 小道姑，殿下他看上你了 Crayon Immortal蜡笔仙人Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that the Great Yue imperial palace is home to a Third Prince. He is breathtakingly handsome and exceptionally gifted, yet his moods are as unpredictable as the weather. Proud, aloof, and absolutely not interested in women! Except a little Taoist nun has somehow managed to get close to him. Everyone says the Third Prince's love star has finally arrived, and waits to see the capital's most notorious beauty tamed. But... “Your Highness, a report: the little Taoist nun is holding the ha 3.9kReads9.2Score501Shelves

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    This book was quite good overall. The characters were well-developed and vivid, the plot was original, the descriptions were detailed and the imagery was strong, and the author's logic was very clear. There are many supernatural elements, the female lead is a very powerful master, and the male lead is quite cunning [laughing][laughing][laughing]. Readers with caution if you're easily scared [thinking][thinking][thinking]

49. 299 我 I'm the Real Heiress. So What If I Can Catch a Few Million Ghosts? 我是真千金我能捉亿点鬼又怎么了 Gentle Mountain Breeze山风徐徐Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other, romance, short connected stories, sweet pampering, doted on by everyone, a foodie heroine who is sassy, beautiful, and strong] The Lu family's long-lost biological daughter was back. They say she grew up in the mountains and loves eating and drinking, so everyone was waiting for a good laugh. Some people even felt sorry for her. She came back at the worst possible time. The Lu family was on the verge of bankruptcy. Who would have guessed that the Lu family 4.4kReads9.2Score656Shelves
50. 300 惊 Spine-Chilling Mysteries: This Beautiful Female Celestial Master Plays by Her Own Rules 惊悚诡事，这个女天师人美路子野 The Cabbage Bun Isn't Cabbage菜包子不菜Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted My name is Zhao Jiayi. I was born in 1996. Because my life force was weak, ghosts haunted me from childhood, and everyone in the village thought I was an idiot. They poured dirty water on me, called me a jinx, and swore I wouldn’t live past eighteen. But I believe in gods and ghosts. The one thing I don’t believe in is fate. To stay alive, I became a disciple of a spiritual master. I fought to change my fate, with talismans in one hand and a peachwood sword in the other. From then on Vengef 13.9kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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    It's really good; it's very satisfying to watch the female lead grow step by step.

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