Metaphysics! Ghost Hunting! No Romance! No Romance! No Romance! Remember, No Romance! 玄学！抓鬼！无CP！无CP！无CP！记住是无CP！

1. 351 娘 Wife, Are You Human or Ghost? 娘子你到底是人是鬼？ Chai Qiqi柴柒七Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted [Neither ghost nor god, neither human nor demon + no romance + a girl squad + no love stories, just monster-hunting] A delicate young lady and a little maid travel through mountains and rivers. The half-human, half-ghost lady loves to eat ghosts. Her golden, one-eyed gaze sees through spirits and monsters, while her maid is a skilled ghost cook who takes meticulous care of her. The lady wanders the mortal world in search of the missing half-inch of her heart. Without it, she cannot be human. Wh 4.8kReads9.4Score810Shelves

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   Absolutely no romantic pairing, super good! "Every girl is herself first, and then her social role. Love yourself first, then love others. I think Gu Jiao may not have romantic love in the conventional sense, but she has love; she loves her friends, loves this world, and loves everyone who deserves love." This passage was written by the author at the end of the story, and I think it's very well said. It's truly super, super good.

2. 352 娘 The Ghost-Eating Bride, Part Two 娘子食鬼第二部 Chai Qiqi柴柒七Ancient Romance532k WordsCompleted [Neither ghost, god, human, nor demon + no romance + a team of girls + no dating, just monster-slaying] [Strong female lead] A grand adventure of their very own! If gods stand in their way, she'll kill the gods. If Buddhas stand in their way, she'll kill the Buddhas! Gu Jiao's adventure begins anew! A delicate young lady and her little maid, joined by a dim-witted fox, a mouse, and a cat... They roam through endless mountains and rivers. The half-human, half-ghost young lady loves to eat ghost 1.4kReads9.4Score344Shelves
3. 353 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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   The underage female protagonist not only has to support her younger brother but also entertain rich kids, make money through fortune telling and ghost hunting, and earnestly advise others to "believe in science."

4. 354 魂 She Reincarnates into the Modern Era and Makes a Fortune Through Fortune-Telling 魂穿到现代，她靠算命风生水起 A Pot of Milk Tea一壶奶茶Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Rise to power + mysticism + fortune-telling + feng shui + comedy + ghost-hunting] A fortune-telling girl’s soul transmigrates into the modern era, just as a crooked old Taoist abandons his prayers for her halfway through her funeral rites. Unable to stand his cutting corners, she suddenly sits up and calls him out. She manages to ruin her own funeral single-handedly, and her mother tries to send her away, thinking she’s a monster. From then on, she has to fend for herself. She returns to her ol 256Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   The young woman actually divined that the old man's grandson wasn't her son's, even though her son and daughter-in-law had such a good relationship; she also divined that the two sisters' husbands were lovers, and sure enough, she was caught in bed with them; she divined that she would be sent to the bed of a fat, ugly man by a foolish woman who was competing with other women, and with a clever trick, she got rid of the stupid woman. For more amusing fortune-telling stories, come check out this book!

5. 355 欺 You Bully a Mute Girl? I'll Make You Kneel and Beg the Metaphysics Master for Mercy 欺我哑女？让你跪喊玄学大佬饶命 Shun Zhengzheng顺争争Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + gossip + feel-good power fantasy + episodic stories] Wen Chu, a high god from the Celestial Realm, unexpectedly winds up inside a book as the mute biological daughter whom everyone humiliates. In the original ending, everyone misunderstands her, and she ultimately dies by suicide, wrongfully accused. Wen Chu strikes back by escaping her birth family, leaving her scumbag parents and white-lotus younger sister to suffer the consequences of their own ac —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book has no romantic pairing; the female protagonist runs a fortune-telling stall, and it's incredibly interesting. Many events are adapted from current social issues, and the face-slapping moments are very satisfying.

6. 356 玄 My Metaphysical Powers Have Awakened: Don't Underestimate This Auntie 玄学觉醒，别拿阿姨不当大师 Little Lady Cured Ham腊肉小娘子Modern Romance168k WordsOngoing (Metaphysics + no romance + ghost hunting + strong female lead + livestreaming) On the night she was about to reach middle age, unmarried Ji Yanchu suddenly awakened to the arts of metaphysics. Her life was turned upside down. Even an older woman could have a life unlike any other. Before, she stayed at home, writing short stories for a bit of pocket money and barely making ends meet. Every now and then, her parents would scold her, and relatives would make a few lukewarm comments. Afterward, sh 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   New book recommendation! Come check it out, my dear! It's great, really great, absolutely delicious! In our old-fashioned way of saying it, it's just too good! The female protagonist was a senior disciple in a esoteric sect in her past life. She was respectful to her brothers and sisters, and valued her teachers highly. However, she had one major flaw: she was a scumbag. She was obsessed with men, and her fickle nature was faster than a rocket. And sure enough, karma struck. On the day of her ascension, she was betrayed by her ex-boyfriend, who was practically a nobody. The female protagonist was about to die when her ex-boyfriend realized he had been deceived, and fellow cultivators from various sects who were attending the ceremony also lost their lives innocently. The female protagonist activated the "Floating Life Like a Dream" array, intending to sacrifice her soul to save the world, but twenty of her sect's disciples, knowing this, took her place and saved her. Her soul wandered to another world and was reborn. Fearing that she would make mistakes because of love, she sealed her marriage line and the root of her affections from the beginning. Unexpectedly, an accident occurred, and her abilities were buried along with it. After wasting over thirty years, feeling like she was about to die, she broke the seal, and her abilities returned. But in this degenerate age, spiritual energy is scarce, and she—Ji Yanchu—can only cautiously infiltrate the world. She begins by absorbing the spiritual energy of green plants! Time and again, strange and supernatural events are easily resolved in her hands, saving countless lives, and her merit points soar. With the blessing of this merit, her abilities become incredibly powerful, and her past memories gradually return. She then notices that among those she saved, those with golden numbers floating above their heads are her fellow disciples who sacrificed themselves for her in the Fleeting Dream Array. To revive them, Ji Yanchu faces a choice once more—what should she do in this life?…

7. 357 玄 The Metaphysics Master’s Fortune-Telling Livestream Is So Accurate, the Whole Internet Is Watching 玄学大佬直播算命太准被全网关注 Reading by Lamplight at Midnight夜半挑灯Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [No romance + livestreaming + fortune-telling + metaphysics + ghost-hunting + showbiz + rituals] [Note: This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Please do not assume it refers to you.] After failing to ascend, metaphysics expert Xu Ruochen transmigrates into the body of a vicious, universally despised supporting actress. To resume cultivating the Great Dao and ascend once more, she starts livestreaming fortune-telling. Face reading, fortu 141Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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   Both are non-CP (couple pairing). The female lead in the first book is quite silly and full of jokes, making readers laugh out loud. The female lead in the second book mainly does live-streaming fortune telling and ghost catching, and has very positive values. I personally recommend the first book more.

8. 358 靠 I Livestream Fortune-Telling and Return to the Underworld as a Judge 靠直播算命，我回地府当判官 Guo Wangcai锅旺财Mystery813k WordsOngoing [Fortune-telling livestreams + multiple storylines + strong female lead + no romance] Guo Wangcai, once a mighty cultivator, is now an intern ghost bailiff in the Underworld. Because he was too good at fighting (and eating), his boss, the Great Emperor of Fengdu, slapped him down to the human world to “earn merit.” He said, “The human world is overflowing with yin energy. Get it down to an acceptable level, and when you come back, I’ll make you a full-time employee. Earn enough merit, and the po 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book gets better as you go on, and importantly, there's no romantic pairing; it's a strong female lead story.

9. 359 直 Livestreaming the Supernatural: The Spoilers Are Too Big for the Chatroom 直播通灵，瓜大，直播间装不下 Young Master Qing Jiu公子倾九Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + goofy female lead + wish fulfillment + spirit medium + fortune-telling] [Confirmed no CP] Su Zhi was kicked out of her family home. Turns out she was the fake heiress. Whatever, I’ll just put up my own gravestone. She makes a living supporting herself through spirit work and fortune-telling: “Your great-grandma got scammed out of money in an online romance down below. Remember to tell her to download the anti-fraud app!” Someone said she was a fraud, so she gave them a 815Reads9.2Score124Shelves

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   Seriously, these metaphysical novels are really good.

10. 360 铁 The Fortune-Telling Master Never Misses: Divination on the Overpass 铁口直断，玄学大佬天桥算卦 Lin Jiajiu林家小九Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + fortune-telling + ghost-hunting + feel-good revenge story] There’s a romantic pairing, but romance isn’t a big part of the story. Jiang Yao, a mystical arts master who died for the cause, is reborn in another world. Unfortunately, her new body belongs to a poor student with empty pockets. No worries! She sets up a little stall on the overpass and gets to work reading fortunes and telling fortunes. -“When will my daughter and son-in-law have a child?” “Your son-in-law is a gay man wh 9.3kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
11. 361 我 I Became a Sensation Worldwide by Livestreaming Fortune-Telling 我靠直播算命，火爆了全世界 Wen Ren Nuan闻人暖Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Reborn + livestreaming + fortune-telling + ghost-hunting + episodic stories + satisfying revenge + punishing evil and promoting good] When she opened her eyes, metaphysics master Ye Ling discovered that she had been reborn! Her host was not only a social-phobe, but also had a mother with terminal cancer, an older brother who had never married, and an honest, simple father. To pay for her mother's treatment, find a wife for her brother, and give her family a better life, Ye Ling decided to retur 10.8kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
12. 362 考 After Passing the Civil Service Exam: Why Is My Boss Asking Me to Catch Ghosts? 考公上岸后：领导喊我去捉鬼？ Chu Yan's Level-Up初砚的升级Modern Romance467k WordsOngoing [Supernatural + no male lead + straight to the heroine, no beating around the bush + uplifting] #No-golden-finger occult fantasy# Episodic storytelling The heroine lives by the rule: if you can settle it with your fists, don't waste words. Occult expert Xie Bingqing is ready for a career change. Ghost-hunting has no future; taking the civil service exam is the way to go. Her dream is to coast through life in a government job. She eventually passes the exam and joins a municipal government agency 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't miss this one! No romance, no ambiguity, no misogyny, the female lead is strong and not repressed (not relying on any special abilities), intelligent, and physically capable. The female lead, a top-tier metaphysical expert, switches careers to take the civil service exam, and after passing, receives a task from her superior: "Burn some paper money for your neighbor." 😀

13. 363 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 248.3kReads9.1Score59.8kShelves

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    All of these books in the metaphysical genre are highly rated and very good, especially the first one, which is super popular.

14. 364 这 This Spirit Medium Is Pretty Powerful! 这个出马仙有点强！ Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing A piece of red cloth, three feet and three inches long. The old hall's people, the old hall's immortals. One day, when they emerge from the depths of the mountains, their names will spread far and wide! I was born in a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s. When I was seven, a spirit medium said I was fated to suffer three calamities and eight misfortunes, and would one day become a horse-riding shaman. I didn't believe it, but hardship kept finding me. To make a living, I worked as a wa 148.7kReads9.7Score13.6kShelves
15. 365 扎 The Paper Effigy Shop: Everyone Around Me Is a Big Shot 扎纸铺，我身边都是大佬 Jie Yu界玉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our ancient land of China, many professions have their own rules and taboos. The older and more mysterious the craft, the more this is true. For example, when “asking the rice,” you must never ask how someone died; a coffin maker must never make their own coffin; a paper effigy maker must never draw eyes on a paper figure; and a spirit medium must never conduct a ceremony without all the members of their altar present... If any of these rules and taboos are broken, something terrifying will h 22.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves
16. 366 震 The World Is Stunned: My Haunted House Connects to the Underworld 震撼全球，我的鬼屋通地府 Yellow Kitty黄色的猫咪Modern Romance731k WordsCompleted Complete [cathartic power fantasy + play the pig to eat the tiger + powerful protagonist + punishing scum + ghosts and monsters + business management] Terminally ill with cancer, Li Miao meets a Taoist priest who tells her that she’s been plagued by bad luck and is near death because someone stole her fate. The only way to survive and reclaim her fate is to return to her hometown and inherit a haunted house. She assumes it’s just an ordinary haunted house, but when she arrives, she discovers 27.5kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves

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    It meets your requirements [laughs] Watch it! It's really good. I just finished watching it today. Sigh, I don't have anything else to watch now. The villain in this is the kind of character who transmigrates quickly and has a system. The female lead with no romance is extremely invincible. In the end, it seems to me that she becomes the Heavenly Dao.

17. 367 作 The Fussy Female Side Character Catches Ghosts on a Dating Show Livestream 作精女配在恋爱综艺直播抓鬼 The Moon Shines on the Eastern Mountain月照东山Modern Romance332k WordsOngoing Xi Xia transmigrated into a novel she'd read, becoming a character with the same name: a spoiled entertainment-industry diva who was blacklisted and written out of the story soon after it began. In the story, the supporting actress joined a dating livestream show. Relying on her looks, she seduced the second male lead, an award-winning actor, and the third male lead, a rich heir, while openly bullying the heroine. The two men grew disgusted with her and teamed up to blacklist her. Xi Xia arrived 432Reads9.1Score100Shelves

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    Genre: This time-travel novel is absolutely amazing! Don't let the lower rating fool you; it's genuinely good. It's only updated to around seventy chapters, and currently there's no romantic pairing. The synopsis doesn't mention any romance either. The female lead's ghost-hunting isn't just about fortune-telling; she'll encounter evil cultivators and thousand-year-old flying zombies. Those interested can check it out.

18. 368 玄 Mystical Livestream: One Wave of My Hand and I Set Every Circle Straight! 玄学直播，小手一挥整顿各圈！ Mu Niannian暮念念Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted (No romance, supernatural mysteries, livestreaming, fortune-telling, ghost-hunting, wealthy families, the entertainment industry, real and fake heiresses) Her master passed away, leaving Mu Nianchu with the task of safeguarding the nation’s prosperity. With no other choice, she started livestreaming, earning money and fighting evil in a dual-mode stream! “Master, is there something wrong with the baby in my belly?” Mu Nianchu: “Nothing serious, except he isn’t related to you by blood. The baby y 263Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a superstitious person who can catch ghosts; there's no romantic pairing. Some of these stories are already read, and some authors have clearly stated this, so sisters can confidently go for it! 👻👻👻 ④ The female lead, Zhao Jiayi, is physically weak and, in order to gain a glimmer of hope, becomes the disciple of a non-human being, thus beginning her journey of fortune-telling and ghost-catching.

19. 369 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
20. 370 国 The Nation’s Fortune Depends on How Wild Sister Yan Gets! 国运强不强，全看宴姐浪不浪！ Jiang Zhu江竹Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Power Couple + Pure Love + Mysticism + Sweet Female-Focused Romance] Jun Yan never imagined that before she could leave seclusion, someone would dig up her grave! Chu Jinghong never imagined that while filming a tomb-raiding scene, he'd dig up the wrong tomb! Fine, he dug up the wrong tomb, but why is the person in this coffin so fierce?! Moonlight shimmers, cold winds howl, tree shadows sway, and their eyes meet. Furious, Jun Yan summons lightning with a wave of her hand, ready to strike down 3.6kReads9.2Score500Shelves

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    Jun Yan was peacefully in seclusion when her grave was disturbed! The gravedigger turned out to be Chu Jinghong, who was filming and had dug in the wrong spot. Enraged, Jun Yan summoned lightning to strike down the one who disturbed her meditation. Looking down, she realized he looked familiar. Meanwhile, Chu Jinghong, caught in the lightning, saw Jun Yan's face and his heart pounded. Jun Yan possessed profound metaphysical abilities; after this unexpected encounter, what kind of waves would her metaphysical power stir up in their lives? How would Chu Jinghong cope? Money was nothing to her; she was a woman at the pinnacle of metaphysics! "What's money? Sister Yan is a woman standing at the peak!"

21. 371 破 Crime Solving: The Ghost Lord Is Quite Charming 破案：鬼卿可亲 Gets Up After the Alarm Rings Five Times闹钟响五次起床Mystery198k WordsOngoing [Mystery + no romance + ensemble cast + urban fantasy + ghost hunting + monsters] [The first volume takes time to set things up. If you prefer fast-paced mysteries, start with “Volume Two: Canghai City.”] When Hu Taisui, a mountain witch, arrives in Millennium City, she is immediately caught up in major cases, including an evil spirit that switches hearts and a fatal birthday party. People say, “It has to be a ghost! Or maybe a monster!” But when she takes a closer look, she finds that althou 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out this book, it's a true ghost story, female-oriented, no romance, primarily mystery with supernatural elements, about catching ghosts and solving cases.

22. 372 手 With the City God’s Seal in Hand, Lady Song Dares to Rule on Any Case 手持城隍印，宋大人她啥案都敢断 Last Night's Tea昨夜的茶Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mystery solving + slight horror + ensemble cast + reinforcements later] The Song family scrimped and saved to help Song Zi’an secure an official post, but he disappeared just before taking it up. Song Zheng, who came back from the dead through connections, decides to take his brother’s place. Being an official can’t be that hard. But when she arrives, she discovers that the posting is in a harsh place, full of all kinds of people, where the locals are both poor and unruly. The county office is 14.9kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    This book is amazing! The female lead is strong from beginning to end! No romantic pairing! It's all about metaphysics! An ensemble cast!

23. 373 坑 Luring Ghosts and Catching Criminals: A Low-Ranking County Magistrate 坑鬼捉凶，一品小县令 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted When Chu Ling opened her eyes, she had become the novel's number-one female side character, a troublemaker who ultimately got herself killed when the heroine shot an arrow through her heart. Knowing how the plot would unfold, Chu Ling spat in disdain, broke free of the story's control, and threw herself into building a career. But being a county magistrate is no easy job. One day, a ghostly maid comes to air her grievances; the next, a ghostly tutor shows up to reprimand her. Even stepping outsi 5.8kReads9.5Score956Shelves

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    A modern woman travels to ancient times; she has a superpower that allows her to see ghosts. It's a suspenseful crime-solving story with plot twists and logical plot points.

24. 374 第 The Ninth Trial of Tribulation 第九世历劫 Listening to Rain Among a Thousand Mountains千山听雨Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted When Li Yuwei wakes from a coma, she discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a notorious young farm wife. With winter approaching, all the family has left to eat is coarse bran and wild greens, and death seems to be closing in on them all. Faced with such desperate circumstances, she has no choice but to revive the skills she learned in her previous life. She farms and sets up a fortune-telling stall on the street to earn money for the family, while accumulating merit to avert the 3.5kReads8.7Score431Shelves

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