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  1. 551 The Strange Happenings of Caixu Village 蔡徐村诡事 Mystery211k WordsOngoing In the old days, rural people were also a vulnerable group, suffering abuse at the hands of landlords and rich men. So some villagers kept “chicken ghosts” to protect themselves and their families from further mistreatment... Today's story takes place deep in the mountains, in a quiet village called Caixu. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 552 I Returned from Cultivation and Used My Mystic Flame to Rule the Haunted Realm 修仙归来,我用异火在诡界称霸了 Mystery264k WordsCompleted [Rule Horror]+ [National Fate]+ [System]+ [No CP]+ [Strong Female Lead]+ [Livestream] I, Mu Qiaoyu, was kidnapped by some inexplicable System and dumped in the cultivation world. I became the number one person in the cultivation world, but before I could throw my weight around, the System that had kidnapped me dumped me back where I'd originally lived. What I didn't know was that this was a parallel world resembling my own, and Rule Horror had descended upon it. As expected, I was chosen by Rule 84Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 553 Bank Rule Horror: I Collect the Dead's Money at the Midnight Counter 银行规则怪谈:我在午夜柜台收冥 Mystery397k WordsCompleted After quitting his job, bank teller Wu Huan is dragged into the Underworld Bank at midnight. Deposits, withdrawals, lost-card reports, loans... Every banking transaction has become a deadly rule. He can see the hidden notes behind the rules, but the System won't let anyone leave alive. When he discovers that the coworkers who were liquidated are sitting in the waiting area as customers, he realizes: this shift will never end. Chinese-style horror × infinite-flow instances × banking turned deadly —Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 554 I Have an Aotu Chat Group: The Haunted Story Park 我有个凹凸聊天群:怪谈乐园 Mystery529k WordsCompleted One day, a chat group suddenly appears on Xia Mo's phone. When she opens it, she discovers that all the members are powerful figures from Aotu World, including Daniel. Xia Mo has the "honor" of becoming the group's owner. To get on good terms with all the big shots, Xia Mo starts working hard to raise their favorability: sending cakes, grilled skewers, milk, hamburgers, building blocks... Just when everyone is finally getting along peacefully, another strange bug appears: everyone in the group i 2.8kReads9.4Score473Shelves
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  5. 555 Rule Horror: I Save the World with Taoist Arts 规则怪谈:我用道法救世界 Mystery399k WordsCompleted What! The gods have all been overrun by the uncanny? Zhou Shan is the last Chosen One? So he’s the only one who can save the world, huh? Wait a minute, Zhou Shan is saving someone else’s wife from the start? 24Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 556 Evolution: I Turned into a Polar Bear 进化:我变成了北极熊 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted All because he made a funny face at a polar bear at Ocean Kingdom. Bai Yang transmigrates... And turns into a polar bear. A three-month-old cub, no less! Luckily, he activates the Strongest Evolution System! Starting as a cub, he evolves until he becomes a giant polar bear over five meters tall, ruling the entire Arctic. He thinks that's the end of it! Then a group of chosen sons and daughters of heaven arrive, and spiritual qi revival sweeps the globe! He emerges from the Arctic ice fields as a 270Reads8.4Score117Shelves
  7. 557 Hello, Police? Someone's Kidnapped a Law-Abiding Female Ghost 妖妖灵吗?有人绑架良家女鬼 Urban347k WordsCompleted Chen Ziye came out of prison “reformed” and was planning to do something bad to make some money. But he never expected to kidnap a female ghost! Chen Ziye: “Hello? Police? I kidnapped a female ghost, and now I have no idea what to do!” The police showed up, said he'd done the public a service, and rewarded him with ten thousand yuan! You can make money by kidnapping ghosts? And so… Female ghost: “Hello? Police? I'm the female ghost who escaped earlier. I've been kidnapped again!” Zombie: “You lo 10.6kReads9.2Score976Shelves
  8. 558 Dragon Transformation: A Garter Snake from the Start, and You Want to Cook Me into Snake Soup? 化龙:开局菜花蛇,用我煲蛇羹? Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Chu Lan, who died saving others, was reborn as a flower snake. To avoid being boiled into snake soup, she had to evolve at all costs! Ten meters long, ruling the forests! Fifty meters long, roaming the rivers! A hundred meters long, commanding the four seas! Two hundred meters long, smashing aircraft carriers! Then one day, gods and demons awakened, and strange horrors ran rampant. Countless foreign gods and demons coveted the land of China, and the descendants of Yan and Huang were on the verge 108Reads5.0Score—Shelves
  9. 559 SSS-Rank Beast-Taming Talent: The Beast Girls Are Fighting Over Me SSS级御兽天赋,兽娘都抢疯了 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted This is a magical world! Boys awaken as beast tamers! Girls awaken as powerful beast girls! Bai Ye transmigrates to another world with a catgirl and immediately awakens an SSS-rank beast-taming talent! Countless beast girls flock to him, fighting each other to win him over. There's a terrifyingly powerful dragon girl, Jiangzhou's number-one beauty, a sword spirit girl, and the daughter of the richest man, a bunny girl... Even the campus belle isn't good enough to be his free mount! 15.7kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
  10. 560 Reborn as a Cat: The Internet Discovers I’m a Big Shot in the Cat World 重生成喵:我猫界扛把子的身份被全网曝光 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Lin Le was reborn as a cat and thought he would live like any other cat: basking in the sun, acting cute, and eating dried fish. But when a show called The Pet Headquarters was livestreamed across the internet, his long-hidden identity as the boss of the cat world was exposed. "Didn't they ban animals from gaining humanlike powers after the founding of the country? What's going on with this cat?" "He took in a pack of dogs as his underlings. This cat is so ridiculous that ridiculousness itself h 1.3kReads9.0Score202Shelves
  11. 561 Possession 上身 Mystery332k WordsOngoing Ghosts: ethereal, elusive beings! Ghosts: a certainty that exists for those who believe, and not for those who don't! Are ghosts really only around at night? What do they actually look like? The truth is, they're right beside you! 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 562 Agent of the Rules: From the Start, I Rewrite a Shady Broker’s Contract 规则代理人:开局修改黑中介合同 Urban154k WordsOngoing Shen Yan, a junior lawyer earning 5,000 yuan a month, awakens the power to "rewrite rules" and uses it to take on every kind of injustice. Shady rental agency? He revises the contract and forces a refund. 996 work culture? He sues over the overtime and the boss changes the rules overnight. Unpaid wages? The boss gets money forcibly transferred from his account while he's in the sauna. But Shen Yan never expected one of his cases to lead him to a girlfriend who's a prosecutor. She's a workaholic 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 563 Southern Song: A Mad Legitimate Daughter Arrives at Suiyue Nunnery 南宋:碎月庵来了个疯嫡女 Ancient Romance722k WordsOngoing [Historical Infinite Flow + Ensemble Cast of Ancient Women + No Romance + Southern Song Dynasty + Chinese Supernatural Tales] Hua Xiyin, the legitimate daughter of the Hua family, is sent off by her stepmother and stepsister to recuperate at a remote nunnery after she slaughters her grandmother at a birthday banquet. She expects to spend her days eating vegetarian meals, praying to Buddha, and taking it easy. But the moment she enters the nunnery, she steps into a resentful realm and begins clea 414Reads—Score103Shelves
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  14. 564 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命!惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 925Reads—Score196Shelves
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  15. 565 I Wrote This Book of Taboos 这本禁忌之书,是我写的 Mystery223k WordsCompleted Rule Horror descends, and Lin Yan awakens the Eye of True Sight, able to tell true rules from false ones at a glance. While others struggle to survive by following the rules, he exploits loopholes to turn the tables on the horrors. Until he discovers a handwritten notebook whose title page reads, “You wrote this book of forbidden knowledge.” The handwriting is his own. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 566 Our Ancestral Star Is in Peril: I Draft the Great Powers of the Heavens to Push the Towers 祖星遇难:我强征诸天大佬推塔 Urban168k WordsOngoing [Multiverse Nation War + Behind-the-Scenes Protagonist + MOBA Competition + Fanfiction Spin-Off + Feel-Good Face-Slapping + Honor of Kings + Transmigrators + Ancestral Star Summoning + Survival + Competition + No Female Lead + Urban + From the Start] The allied forces of countless worlds have reached the Ancestral Star, threatening to wipe out Earth within three days. At the brink of despair, Su Han, the last archivist at Earth’s Defense Bureau, awakens the Ancestral Star Household Registration 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 567 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后,傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 28kReads8.1Score5.2kShelves
  18. 568 The Long Night Turns West 长夜向西 Ancient Romance134k WordsOngoing At the end of the hospital corridor, Wen Xiao knelt before the Bodhisattva and bowed three times. The Bodhisattva did not answer. Then the System came. She could travel to other worlds to fulfill people's wishes. If she died, she alone would die; if she lived, she and her mother would live together. She would wager her life for one chance to keep her mother alive. No matter how long the night, if you keep heading west, dawn will come. Mom, wait for me to come back. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 569 At the End of the Dungeon Lies the Human World 副本的尽头是人间 Mystery123k WordsOngoing Infinite-flow, high-IQ, rules horror, dark, and self-interest-driven. He is terminally ill, and the one he loves is at death's door. Su Jin accidentally binds himself to a System and enters one deadly instance after another. A mountain of blades, a sea of flames, danger at every turn. Again and again, he claws his way back from hell to the human world, risking his life for money, all to cure Chen Zhaozhao. He doesn't ask how perilous the road ahead is, only that home awaits at the end. He risks —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 570 The Peter Pan Game 彼得潘游戏 Mystery259k WordsOngoing Earth’s resources are gradually running out... Boring people will be replaced by digital replicas... So keep your soul interesting... or hold on to a powerful obsession... Welcome to the Peter Pan Game... Provide emotional value to earn a ticket back to the real world. Female protagonist | Ensemble cast | No romance | Infinite-flow | Instances | Rule-based horror Fifty people lie in a huge room... This batch is pretty good... Three people are slowly waking up... 39Reads—Score—Shelves
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  21. 571 Rule Horror: Never Fill In the Blank Fifth Rule 规则怪谈:第五条空白千万别填 Mystery132k WordsCompleted [Rule Horror + Rule Repairman + Infinite-Flow Instances + Suspenseful Mind Games + Memory as the Price + Tracing One's Own Origins] Ten deadly rules for residents are posted in the Happiness Apartments. The fifth rule is blank. A delivery driver accidentally enters the building and, unable to complete the rule, is swallowed alive by the wall. His name is carved into the blank space. Lin Yan takes a rush repair job for triple pay, only to discover that the death records from ten years ago list a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  22. 572 Under the Rules, There Are No True Words 规则之下无真话 40k WordsCompleted Under the rules, no one tells the truth —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 573 Rule Horror: I'm the Boss at the Krusty Krab 规则怪谈:我在蟹堡王当老板 Mystery217k WordsOngoing Rule-based horror + SpongeBob SquarePants + childhood cartoons + horror The male lead has no cheats. He mainly relies on analysis and deduction, and the story has plenty of horror elements. I’ve landed in a rule-based horror world based on SpongeBob SquarePants, and somehow I’ve become the owner of the Krusty Krab? Run the Krusty Krab well, and organize the Eerie invasion! Why has SpongeBob become so creepy? Where did Mr. Krabs go? Will the Spatula Killer really show up? He Yu has no cheats. All 82Reads—Score102Shelves
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  24. 574 I Inherited a Funeral Shop During the Hundred Ghosts' Night Parade 百鬼夜行时,我继承了一家冥铺 Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Lu Ci thought all his grandfather had left him was an old shop on the verge of closing. Then, one rainy night, the first customer walked through the door and bought a stack of spirit money. The next day, that very “ghost currency” appeared in someone else’s account. From then on, the shop, open only at night, began receiving one unusual customer after another: some sought wealth, some wanted to buy a life, and some only wished to exchange something for a long-overdue truth. At the end of the lon 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 575 Blood Curtain: The Final Chapter? 血幕,终章? Mystery247k WordsOngoing Five years ago, one tiny mistake of mine got three coworkers killed. From then on, I lived in endless regret. Five years later, a blood-red screen appeared in the depths of the ocean, enclosing a mysterious continent! Monsters began invading from this other continent. While every country in the world struggled to resist, I was pulled into another dimension, where lies followed rules that could get you killed, bizarre monsters were impossible to wipe out, and I had several unreliable “teammates.” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  26. 576 Rule Horror: Starting at a Mountain Grave 规则怪谈:从山坟开始 Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Delusions of Grandeur + Semi-Infinite Flow + Ensemble Cast + Unconventional Rule-Based Horror] Infinite horror descends upon Earth, turning countless regions into contaminated exclusion zones. The leaders of various nations call them [the Haunted Theater]. Humans who receive an invitation ticket must enter the Haunted Theater and play a ‘human-skin role’ to reduce the chance of it contaminating the outside world further. Inside, they may find powers that overturn everything they know, but they 21.1kReads5.9Score2.2kShelves
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  27. 577 Rule Horror: I Contain the Uncanny Through the Afterlife 规则怪谈:我靠往生收容诡异 Mystery185k WordsOngoing Others enter rule-based horror games to struggle for survival. Li Si enters them to stock up! From the start, he’s trapped in an abandoned hospital, facing the fatal rule: “Never make eye contact with patients.” He whips out a chainsaw and treats the monsters like his wife. “Baby, your temperature’s too high. Time to slice you up and put you in cold storage.” [Ding! The Book of the Departed has successfully contained a spirit! Obtained D-rank Vengeful Ghost: Rule Bait!] [Rule loophole unlocked: —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 578 Eerie Tales: Prisoner of the Rules 诡异怪谈,规则囚徒 Mystery110k WordsOngoing Supernatural calamities run rampant, rules and taboos bind lives, and one treacherous realm after another appears, with danger at every turn. Following the rules doesn’t necessarily mean survival, while obeying the laws may lead straight to death. Some break free of their cages and see through the lies of evil spirits, shattering the chains of fate even in the most desperate moments. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 579 Rule Horror: Every Infinite Dungeon Is a Trap 规则怪谈:无限副本全是陷阱 24k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Every Infinite Dungeon Is a Trap 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  30. 580 Rule Horror: An Unequal Game 规则怪谈:不平等博弈 Mystery281k WordsOngoing An innocent, naive boy misses the fateful choice that could have changed his destiny, and is forced into a world of strange tales. He survives one perilous, baffling situation after another, slowly drawing closer to the truth about the world... —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 581 I’m Socially Anxious, Yet I Became a God in the Haunting 社恐的我,在怪谈里封神 Mystery232k WordsOngoing This isn’t cookie-cutter or fast-paced. If you like quick reads, this isn’t for you. This is real rule-based horror. I’ve worked on the ideas until my brain was smoking and sparking, so please add it to your bookshelf. It’s a great novel, written with care. _ At first, no one knew what it was. It was like a silent tide, quietly spilling across the borders of the world. There was no earth-shattering roar, no vision blotting out the sky. It was just that, after some ordinary evening, the “rules” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  32. 582 Rule Horror: I Am Above the Rules 规则怪谈:吾即规则之上 Mystery763k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + equally matched powerhouses + seme POV + nonhuman + each other's only one + happy ending + lighthearted, overpowered story + unapologetically indulgent fun + overflowing sweetness + multiple side couples + final boss + rule-based horror] [Pure-hearted, scheming seme x cold-faced, easily flustered uke] Shi Mo had lived for tens of thousands of years. He was bored. He had created the rule-based horror stories, and the Abyssal Corridor belonged to him. Day after day, he had reigne 17.4kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
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  33. 583 The Purple Infant's Curse: I Sent the Fetal Ghost to the Underworld, and the Goddess Turned Around and Confessed Her Love to Me 紫婴劫:我把胎鬼送入地府,女神扭头向我表白 21k WordsCompleted The Purple Infant’s Curse: I Sent the Fetal Ghost to the Underworld, and the Goddess Turned Around and Confessed Her Love to Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 584 Infinite Save Scumming: You Bitch, I’m Going to Kill You 无限回档,贱人我要杀了你 Mystery312k WordsOngoing [Mystery and horror + infinite retries + twists upon twists + the paranormal returns + tragic fated love] Xue Wen woke up one morning to find that a beautiful, gentle wife had appeared out of nowhere. But that sweet domestic life was a deadly trap. Just as he began to fall for her, the woman beside him devoured him alive! From then on, he unlocked endless respawns after death. Every time he died horribly, he returned to the moment he woke up. After 108 loops, each ending in a gruesome death and 31Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 585 I Ascended to Godhood in a World of Strange Tales 我在怪谈世界封神 Mystery68k WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Paranormal Invasion + Live National Destiny Broadcast + No Female Lead] The Rule-Based Horror Game begins, and the paranormal descends upon the entire world. The age of horror stories has arrived. Bound to an Assistance System, he enters the horror world right from the start and gets ten talent draws! Becoming a god is a piece of cake! The next second: [Assistance System Notice: Congratulations! Your luck is off the charts! You received 10 Charm Points!] He grumbles and begs —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  36. 586 Rules of the Strange: Night Shift Rules at the Post Office, Part One: Late 规则怪谈之快递站夜班守则•第一篇:迟到 10k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Night-Shift Rules for the Delivery Station, Part One: Tardiness 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 587 Campus Rule Horror 校园规则怪谈 Mystery8k WordsCompleted My name is Chen Yi, and I’m a sophomore in the computer science department at C University. During a lab class on Tuesday morning, my computer suddenly went black. Then a strange voice rang out: Welcome to the world of bizarre games. All students must follow these rules: Rule One: You may not speak during class except to answer questions. Rule Two: Do not try to leave the school. All communication devices have been disabled. Rule Three: You must return to your dormitory before ten every night... 99Reads—Score—Shelves
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