Please, Please, Please: Metaphysics and Ghostbusting, with No Female Lead!!! 求求玄学 捉鬼 不要有女主的!!!
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The Ninth Secret Bureau 第九守秘局
“If we want the people of this world to live in the sunlight and keep their sanity, then we must keep secret the things they were never meant to know.” “Because the moment they see those terrifying beings that defy all known science and truly discover how horrifying this world is... believe me, Earth will become the biggest asylum in the universe.” Chen Xian, Ninth Secret Bureau
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I'm Xie, a Yin-Yang Guide, Not a Taoist Priest 阴阳开路人谢邀,不是道士
I've seen too many lonely spirits trapped in corners, unable to move on, and too many people hell-bent on harming others. Sometimes I can't tell whether I'm imagining it in the throes of a psychotic episode or witnessing something real. The truth is far darker than fiction. “Absurd” is the only word for it.
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Fortune-Telling at a Street Stall: From the Start, I Was Given a Banner Calling Me the Bane of Evil 摆摊算命,开局被授罪恶克星锦旗
[Fortune-telling + livestreaming + comedy + ghosts and monsters + female lead? (There is romance, so please don’t attack me if it’s not your thing.)] After pretending to be crazy in an asylum for ten years, Xu Lang is finally released and awakens the “Make Your Tall Tales Come True” System. With his mastery of the mystical art in Questions to Heaven, and the System’s support, Xu Lang sets off on an extraordinary life! He’s barely set up his fortune-telling stall when a fugitive who’s been on the
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The Last Daoist Lord 最后的道君
Ever since my mother got pregnant with me, strange things kept happening at home. First, a hedgehog came into the house, a long snake coiled around the beams, and a weasel dug a burrow in the vegetable patch out back. Then foxes from the mountains joined in, showing up at our doorstep every few days to peer inside. Now the five immortals were all gathered: Hu, Huang, Liu, Bai, and Hui. Anyone in the know would recognize this as the Five Immortals entering a home. Any one of the five entering
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Tales of the Supernatural 民间怪谈录
[Rural Horror Stories + Anthology + Folk Horror Tales + Chinese Supernatural] Supernatural happenings are most likely to occur in mountain villages, and the stories we've heard may well have really happened. In the eerie night wind, Granny Hao, the midwife who receives the dead, is like a messenger from the underworld, guiding the spirits of helpless mothers and children home. Locust trees commune with spirits, and poplars attract yin energy. Beneath the village's ancient trees lie secrets that
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Strange Tales of China 中国异闻录
Lanterns in the Dark, also known as Strange Tales from China, follows the success of Strange Tales from Thailand, which sold 100,000 copies. In this all-new work, the “master of suspense,” Yang Xingchu, takes you deep into the heart of Chinese folk customs. What tragic and moving tales of love and hate lie behind the legends passed down to this day? The things you have always taken for granted may not be what you think: Is a ghost marriage really a marriage to a dead person? Is every stretch of
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Forbidden in the Mortal World 人间禁忌
When rules are twisted and order corrupted, when the Three Realms become a chessboard and all living beings its pieces, there will always be pioneers who raise their sickles and question the immortals, gods, and Buddhas enthroned above. Then they overturned the board, pulled down the beings who stood high above, and built a new board from scratch. And so, I appeared.
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The Black Coffin of the Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼黑棺
(Undead monsters, female demons, Western devils, the Qing dynasty, Hong Kong, supernatural horror) Black Coffin in the Red Chamber is a novel filled with suspense, horror, and fantasy. The story begins in 1990, when Dong Bopeng, a young man from Northeast China, heads south to Hong Kong to seek help from his maternal uncle, only to become entangled in the strange events at Hongsheng Village. Xie Si, a heretical sorcerer, uses a black coffin and undead monsters to wreak havoc. After a series of
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Strange Tales from Liaozhai 聊斋奇谭
Pu Liuxian's greatest wish was once to explore the world's most wondrous and mysterious places and phenomena. Then one day, he found himself in a world overrun by ghosts and monsters. Here there were immortals, demons, ghosts, and monsters. At first, he traveled everywhere in search of the world's ghost stories, hoping to make a fortune from them. Later, he met more people and more ghosts, and glimpsed hidden truths about the world through his own stories. It turned out that the ghost realm was
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Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所
- [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm
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Secret Art: I Transmigrate and Fight to Survive in a Bizarre World 秘法穿越:我在诡异世界极限逃生
Secret Art Transmigration: My Extreme Escape in a World of the Uncanny
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The Haunted Cabinet Opens by Itself Every Night, Long Hair Drags People Inside 凶柜夜夜自开,青丝缠人拖入柜
The sinister cabinet opens by itself every night, and strands of black hair coil around people and drag them inside.
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The Woman in the Closet 柜子里的女人
The Woman in the Cabinet
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A New Book by Lingwen Zhu: The Taoist's Path 灵文著作的新书!道士之路
Lin Feng is an ordinary high school student who depends on his grandfather for support. They live in a remote mountain village. His grandfather is an eccentric old man who likes to study ancient books late at night, muttering incantations Lin Feng cannot understand. The villagers say his grandfather is a Taoist priest, but Lin Feng has never seen him perform any magic.
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Reincarnation Brings Forth Ten Thousand Ghosts 轮回出万鬼伏
I was born in a year, month, and hour of yin, and the day I was born, thunder roared without pause. After that, all kinds of bizarre things happened, like water ghosts demanding lives, a haunted dormitory, and a strange mountain village...
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Tales of the Immortals of the Black Soil 黑土地仙家录
On the black soil of Kaoshantun in Northeast China, young Li Gousheng grows up with his grandfather. By chance, he gets caught up in strange affairs involving the Huang Immortal, the Fox Immortal, and other spirit beings. From helping a neighbor resolve a grudge with the Huang Immortal to clearing the names of wronged souls, from facing snake plagues and zombies to matching wits with practitioners of dark arts, Gousheng gradually grows, under his grandfather's guidance and with the spirit beings
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The Sobbing Maitreya 哽咽的弥勒
A truly thrilling horror fantasy, with a master like Lin Zhenying guiding you through terrifying adventures, slaying demons and monsters, exploring forbidden arts, and cultivating as a demon immortal. Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop. It's pure exhilaration from beginning to end!
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The Heavenly Spirit Ghost Pact: Humans and Ghosts Tame Spirits Together 天灵鬼契:人鬼共御灵途
After turning twenty, Su Yao’s Third Eye suddenly shattered! She became “Tang Monk’s flesh” to a horde of ghosts and monsters, and her supreme spiritual energy drew the covetous attention of evil spirits, gods, and vengeful ghosts alike. Three years before her supernatural abilities awakened at twenty-three, she was prey in the hands of all three realms. The fear of being devoured haunted her constantly, and at any moment she could be possessed and have her soul consumed. She had only wanted
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Baby Lantern 婴儿灯
When I was five, I fell into the water and my soul left my body. With my own eyes, I saw the legendary baby lantern said to lure away souls. I initially thought it had come to harm me, but that wasn’t the case. As I continued to investigate, a sinister layout targeting me slowly came to light...
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Tales of the Supernatural Among the Common Folk 感灵之民间异事
In the old days, there were all kinds of strange happenings in the villages of northern China: ghost stories, tales of immortals appearing, and encounters between humans and monsters. Here, you can read about the people and stories of the past. What kind of mischief will the intriguing huangpizi get up to? What stories did the elders tell children during the quiet nights of that bygone era? This book will take you back in time to see those curious old tales. The huangpizi aren’t the only ones he
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My Best Friend Kept Giving Me Gifts, but She Was Actually Trying to Kill Me 闺蜜屡次送我礼,竟是想谋害我
My best friend kept giving me gifts, but she was actually trying to kill me
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The Heavenly Dao's Last Successor 天道最后传人
In my previous life, I was a judge of the dead. In this one, I have entered the Heavenly Dao. When demons take root in the heart, five thunders descend and vital energy awakens. I will slay demons and exorcise evil, and the righteous path will endure. Ever since I was born, the whole village has treated me like a “freak.” The midwife who delivered me was struck dead by lightning that very night. My father, a respected local exorcist, could only see her off on her final journey. By chance, I bega
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My Ghost Husband Is Right Beside Me 鬼夫就在身边
Ignoring everyone’s advice, Lin Kai bought a haunted villa in an upscale neighborhood for next to nothing. On his very first night there, he was pinned down by a ghost in his sleep and nearly scared out of his wits. Good grief, ghosts really did exist! He’d never believed in them before, but now that he’d encountered one, he’d swallow his pride and go find his friend, who was always claiming to be a descendant of Zhong Kui. Zhong Ling was born blind and had grown up with Lin Kai. The guy was alw
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A Horror Story Lives Next Door 你的隔壁住着恐怖故事
Have you ever noticed how horror lurks everywhere in your everyday life? Listen. Listen closely... Where does horror come from? Nothing is scarier than reality. The unknown parts of our real lives, and the anxieties and desires we feel about them, are the greatest sources of horror.
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The Heavens Tremble, the Earth Shakes 天惶惶地惶惶
“Just as you’ve spent all this time studying apes, I’ve spent all this time studying your kind: your traits, your intelligence, and the things that make up human nature. On this planet, I chose one person, and that person was you. Through you, I came to understand humanity completely. Why do I seem so familiar to you? Because I’ve been following you for more than twenty years. On a certain day in a certain month of a certain year, a woman appeared beside you. The weather was beautiful that day,
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The Other Shore Flower: 101 Supernatural Tales 彼岸花之101个灵异小故事
Paranormal tales, folk legends, phenomena science cannot explain. The flowers of the other shore bloom, then fade. They bloom for a thousand years and fall for a thousand years; flower and leaf never meet. Every frame holds a longing for family and a yearning to live. I hope you’ll enjoy the short paranormal stories I’ve written.
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Shop No. 4 on Yellow Springs Street 黄泉街4号店
[No romance] My name is Su Jingze, and I run a peculiar shop on a street lined with funeral businesses. My biggest secret is that I can see things ordinary people can't. A fortune-teller said my fate was too fragile for me to survive, but my parents refused to believe in fate. I didn’t believe in it either, so I made a deal with them...
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Tales from an Ancient Book 古书奇谈
“When great plagues strike, or turmoil erupts, ghosts often appear. This sect sends people to eliminate them, protecting the country and keeping its people safe.” This passage comes from an old, worn book made of sheepskin. It roughly means that after a great plague, disaster, or war, ghosts often appear and wreak havoc among the people. At such times, this sect sends people to wipe them out and keep the common folk safe.
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My Twenty Years as a Spirit Medium 我出马的二十年
After cultivating his character deep in the mountains, he emerged from an ancient cave to make a name for himself across the land. In twenty years as a spirit medium, he has overcome countless obstacles and witnessed countless events. This true account of those twenty years offers insight to readers unfamiliar with the profession and shares experience with fellow practitioners.
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The Year I Traveled the Land Exorcising Ghosts 游方抓鬼那一年
[Ghost Hunting, Taoist Priest, Special Constitution, Horror, Comedy] A wandering Taoist priest descends the mountain to hunt ghosts. He can break ghostly labyrinths, marry a ghost bride, and capture a thousand-year-old jiangshi. Zhang Liuyang and Zhang Huaiyin, senior and junior brothers of the Taoist sect, obey their master's orders and descend the mountain for a year of training, to improve their Taoist skills, cultivate their character, and hunt ghosts and drive out evil spirits. Along the wa
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Ghost Hunting: The Original Sin of Humanity 我在捉鬼之人间原罪
Not a wish-fulfillment story, no System, just everyday life. A slow-paced read~ My days hunting ghosts among the living have everything you could want. Surely you'll come take a look, right?? Aiming for a million words
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The Fortune-Telling Master Returns to the 1990s, and Her Secret Identity Is Exposed! 神算大佬重回九零,马甲爆光了!
[Revenge on scumbags, multiple secret identities, satisfying face-slapping, 1990s rebirth] Jiang He was born with an intellectual disability and was literally bled to death! When she wakes up, a fortune-telling big shot takes on her awful relatives, trounces scumbags, and tears into fake sweethearts! She sets up a fortune-telling stall, and this slacker is going to get rich! She only wants to make money quietly, but somehow… The world’s richest man calls her Ancestor. A genius medical researcher
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I Cling to the Boss's Leg in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏里抱boss大腿
[Two male leads, one-on-one, extra sweet, both devoted to each other] [Insane, vicious big-shot player × adorable, timid NPC who clings to his powerhouse] You Li enters a horror game world and somehow becomes an NPC. While all the other NPCs scare people, You Li is the only one scaring ghosts. Sanatorium level You Li tries his best to play a ghost and scare people, only to be chased around by an insane big-shot player wielding a chainsaw, screaming the whole way. You Li: I won't scare you. Can y
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Horror Revival: While Others Struggle to Survive, I Command Ten Thousand Ghosts 恐怖复苏:别人都在求生,而我统御万鬼
[No female lead] Lin Jing joins the globally livestreamed survival show Ghost Realm Survival and unlocks a Ghost Taming System! As long as people admire Lin Jing, he earns Admiration Points, which he can use to draw prizes! While everyone else is trying to survive on the show, Lin Jing is commanding ten thousand ghosts! Water, food, talismans, spiritual weapons, enhancements... He's got everything! "Host has obtained Spiritual Energy Water. Drinking it will strengthen the body!" "Host has obtain
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Showbiz: I Risk My Life to Write, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Stop Updating 娱乐:拿命写书,全网求我断更
Transmigrate to a parallel world, suffer from a terminal illness, and have only a short time left to live? Bind to the “Entertainment Redemption” System: one book and a million readers buys you ten more days of life? The book “Ghost Blows Out the Light” establishes the foundations of tomb-raiding adventures. The work “The Story of Wukong” sparks a wave of Chinese-inspired literature. The poem “Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms” moves countless young women across the world. Bai Cang, a writer
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Are You an Idiot? The Top-Tier Star Emperor Has Had a Crush on Me for 3,000 Years! 傻了吧,顶流影帝暗恋我三千年!
[No heroine + yandere + hilarious + entertainment industry + swoony, flirtatious, sweet romance] After the Demon Venerable Pei Yan died, he was reborn in the modern world three thousand years later. To repay the original owner's debts and escape his scumbag boyfriend, he entered a talent competition. His slender waist and supple figure made his dance so stunning that he shot to fame. Fans: That waist, those moves, that face! Absolutely perfect! Mentor Jiang Che sat among the judges, his eyes dar
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Quick Transmigration: I Am a Dragon 快穿:我是龙
What should you do when faced with a cold-blooded, obsessive villain? Hug him, hold his hand, flirt with him, and spoil him! The greedy little dragon Long Tangtang travels through three thousand worlds to save villains so she can earn redemption points. “Weren’t I supposed to be the one saving you? D-don’t pull my paw! And no kissing either!” A certain villain: “If you want to save me, love me.” At first, the cold and heartless villain thinks this silly dragon is clingy and spoiled. But later, h
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Book Transmigration: After Marrying for Good Luck, I Make the Sickly Villain Swoon 穿书:冲喜后我撩爆了病娇反派
Yan Xing, the divine beast Bai Ze, transmigrates into the body of a green-tea-style cannon-fodder character and is forced into contact with Gu Yan, an obsessive villain who was in a vegetative state early in the story. After making trouble and courting death at every turn, Yan Xing is ultimately killed with a single slash by Gu Yan after he wakes up. Question: If the events of the past can’t be changed, how can you survive at the villain’s hands? Yan Xing: Easy. Become his wife! Gu Yan: ???
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The Feng Shui Master of Qingwu 青乌风水师
My grandfather tells the fortunes of the living. I tell the fortunes of the dead. One day, my grandfather forced me to read his fortune...
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The Haunted Garden 诡园
Xi Chen felt that he had already done everything he wanted to do. The world was so boring that he wanted to end it. But even he thought this boring world didn't deserve to be dragged down with him, so he let it be. He didn't just fail to die, though. He was forced to join a game. Impossible to solve? Impossible! Maybe life wasn't quite so dull after all. No CP
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108 Ways to Die at the Hands of Your Zombie Love Rival 被丧尸情敌咬死的108种方式
[Apocalypse + time loop + no female lead, straight man vs. yandere zombie] [Early: time loop; middle: development; late: unification; very late: interstellar] When the Apocalypse arrives, Shen Bai gains the ability to loop back in time. His rival in love, Lu Shijiu, becomes a zombie and spends all day thinking about how to bite him to death. To stay alive, Shen Bai has no choice but to distance himself from the campus beauty. But Lu Shijiu seems to have gone crazy and insists on sticking close t
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Global Manhunt: You’re Crazy! You Call This an Escape? 全球通缉:疯了!你管这个叫逃亡
Ten major conglomerates are investing, a hundred billion dollars in prize money is up for grabs, and elites from every field are taking part! Urban parkour, high-altitude skydiving, wingsuit flying. Everything... is for the sake of escape! A global manhunt! This is a show that drives people wild! Its goal is to uncover vulnerabilities in security systems and public safety in today's information age. Su Yu is sent to prison from the start, but no one could have expected what came next. Su Yu brea
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The Sickly Heavenly Emperor’s Mad Ghost King 病娇天帝的疯批鬼王呀
[1v1] [Paranoid, Scheming Heavenly Emperor + Mad, Bloodthirsty Ghost King] At night, Su Xuanyu, the Heavenly Emperor, received another letter from the Ghost King, Liang Zisheng. It read: “Meet me in the mortal realm tonight. If you don't come, I'll drain the blood of everyone in that city!” Su Xuanyu replied, “I can't refuse. I'm on my way.” Then, one time, Su Xuanyu failed to show up on time, and Liang Zisheng grew curious and barged into the Celestial Realm, only to fall right into Su Xuanyu's
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