True Stories of Strange Events, Preferably Anthologies 民间灵异事件真实事件改编（最好是合集类型的）

1. 201 恶 Dark Tales 5: The Power Game 恶谭5：权势局 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery243k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Beneath the power, there is nothing but desire] A dismembered body is found in an alley, its bones and flesh mixed with pork. The brutal method of killing is appalling, and the victim’s wife has vanished without a trace! A popular young star dies mysteriously in a luxury hotel. The crime scene is covered in blood, but a malfunctioning surveillance system l 146Reads9.2Score10014d adds
2. 202 恶 Dark Tales 4: Tides of the Sea of Hate 恶谭4：恨海潮 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Urban175k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Love and hate are poison. In excess, they consume flesh and blood and devour the soul.] A student at a foreign studies university carries explosives into a classroom, causing a tragedy that shocks the entire city! A wealthy boy vanishes on a rainy night, and his body surfaces in the river the next day. But the circumstances of his drowning are riddled with 245Reads9.7Score10214d adds
3. 203 我 I Livestream Folk Taboos for the Supernatural: Bonus Story, A Ghost Marriage 我给诡异直播民俗禁忌番外冥婚 Yuanyang, Who Loves Longan and Tremella Soup爱吃桂圆银耳羹的元阳8k WordsCompleted I Livestream Folk Taboos to the Supernatural, Extra: A Ghost Marriage —Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 204 大 The Grand Feng Shui Master 大相师 Feiyi匪夷Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, nine snakes crawled into my bed. Grandpa said someone was trying to steal my life. To keep me alive, he arranged an engagement for me to extend my lifespan... 8kReads9.3Score98414d adds
5. 205 我 The Haunted Houses I’ve Experienced 我经历的凶宅 Wangcai Little Ning旺财小宁Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted The older generation often says that people who die violent deaths cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation. Their souls endlessly haunt the places where they died, seeking substitutes. Only then can they be reborn. That’s why we often hear in the news about car crashes that keep happening at certain locations. Sometimes the place isn’t even a proper intersection, yet terrible accidents leave cars wrecked and people dead. Some streams aren’t even as deep as a person is tall, yet every year there 2.1kReads8.9Score19914d adds

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   The storyline is original, and the writing style is very humorous; I listened to it while reading. The Northeastern dialect in it is really... I love it, hahaha!

6. 206 恶 Dark Tales 3: The Abyss of Desire 恶谭3：欲望渊 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery209k WordsCompleted [Mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic cases + the depths of human nature + no romance + solving cases] [Desire is a wildfire, hard to contain once it spreads. It burns away reason, leaving only ashes behind.] Young Jiang Tingxu was presumed to have died by suicide, but years later he suddenly reappears and mercilessly kills the family members he once knew. A bizarre family history begins to come to light... The shocking discovery of several skeletons brings Longxue Village, a 202Reads9.2Score9614d adds
7. 207 民 A Collection of Folk Supernatural Tales, Part One 民间灵异事件合集（上） Timid Neurotic胆小的神经质Mystery6k WordsCompleted Collection of Strange Supernatural Tales from the Countryside, Part One 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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   These are supposedly all personal experiences; I've heard them since I was a child... There are still a dozen or so stories I haven't written down.

8. 208 恶 Dark Tales 2: The Fame and Fortune Circuit 恶谭2：名利场 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery267k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic stories + the depths of human nature + stunning twists + hard-core sleuthing] “Where fame and fortune reign, disputes are sure to arise.” A woman's corpse hidden inside a Buddha statue in an ancient temple, a mysterious online celebrity, and a group of suspects with tangled connections: Tan Zheng takes on a baffling murder case. As the investigation deepens, he discovers that the case is far more complicated than it first appe 254Reads9.3Score11114d adds
9. 209 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, 8.2kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
10. 210 访 Record of the Spirit Seekers 2: Farewell to the Mortal World 访灵笔录2：入世辞 Mr. Tipsy酩酊和先生Mystery196k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + powerful partners + lively humor + episodic stories + ghostly tales + an ensemble cast hunting ghosts] “Nothing brings greater joy than meeting a new friend; nothing brings greater sorrow than parting from a loved one.” A chance encounter with a beauty on Ghost Wasteland Mountain turns out to be a deadly ghost's attempt to claim a soul! Karmic ties from a past life and entanglements in this one: whose mistake is it, and whose fate? Quan Ning and Yin Cangyi are accidenta 40Reads7.9Score—14d adds
11. 211 胆 Cowards Stay Out of Sock Town: Yin and Yang 胆小莫入【袜镇阴阳】 Grass by the River河边小草丛Modern Romance17k WordsCompleted The timid should stay away from [Sock Town Yin and Yang] —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend watching it; it's a bit scary.

12. 212 当 A Spirit Medium’s Disciple Who Became a Taoist 当道士的出马弟子 The Number One Horse Who Writes Books写书的第马Urban59k WordsOngoing First, I offer incense as a disciple of the spirit-medium tradition. I am a junior student of Qingwei! This book has three aims! First, to explain some rather mysterious topics and present superstitious ideas from a scientific perspective! Second, to share a few tips on avoiding scams, so no one gets tricked! Third, there is no fantasy cultivation or wish-fulfillment in this book! Fourth, everything mentioned in the book is based on my own personal experience! Zhengyuantang, Wang Clan Immortal R 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I've read a lot of shamanic novels, but this one is definitely different. It's written from a first-person perspective, and the author himself is a shamanic disciple. Most importantly, he's from a Taoist background. If you're not a professional, come find me!

13. 213 午 The Forbidden Records of Wu Ma 午马禁忌录 Grass by the River河边小草丛41k WordsCompleted The Forbidden Records of the Year of the Horse —Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 214 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.1kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds

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    Folk Feng Shui, now complete.

15. 215 重 Back in the Eighties, I Solved Nine Thousand Murder Cases 重回八零，我破了命案九千宗 Fishing for the Moon, Farming the Clouds钓月耕云Mystery6.1M WordsOngoing Returning to the 1980s, Chen Qingfeng gets another chance to relive his past regrets and revisit nine thousand unsolved murder cases. This time, he has a chance to make up for the regrets he carried from his previous life as a police officer... After taking a break, I’m short on money again, so I’ve started a new book. This one isn’t a power fantasy, and there’s no System or golden finger. I just hope to capture the feel of the 1980s and write another crime-solving story, a genre I haven’t touch 59kReads8.8Score4.2k14d adds

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    Here are a few super-good suspense, mystery, and supernatural novels. If you think you're brave, give them a try; if you're easily scared, proceed with caution.

16. 216 魏 The Wei Xili Detective Stories 魏西里探案集 Twenty-Seven贰拾柒203k WordsCompleted On the night of my fortieth birthday, I woke from that familiar nightmare and walked straight into the bathroom. The old, fat, dispirited middle-aged man in the mirror, with three bullet wounds and countless earthworm-like scars, was becoming more and more like a stranger to me... The nightmare played out before my eyes once more. “Choose! Hurry up! More or less? Good or evil?” “Good or evil? Less or more? Old man or young man? Pick one!” “There isn't much time. You have only one minute! After t 7Reads7.7Score—14d adds
17. 217 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.2kReads9.6Score18.1k14d adds

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    The second and fourth might better suit your needs, and the remaining two are also excellent.

18. 218 来 60 Chilling Stories from Real Life 来自现实的60个惊悚故事 Popeye's Big Brother大力水手他哥Mystery509k WordsCompleted (Purely written by hand, not AI) Schemes! Poisoning! Possession! Framing... evil spirits! Returning from the dead! Ghosts! Curses... Terrifying and chilling stories based on real events, showing you the things that lurk in the dark world! Every story is a horror short drama! 21.3kReads8.9Score2k14d adds

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    See? I won't say any more.

19. 219 大 The Secret Archives of Daliang Mountain 大凉山秘迹档案 Zhuhai Huaiyin Monkey珠海淮阴猴Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted A missing archaeological expedition, an ancient tribe that vanished without a trace, and a terrifying maze of poisonous mists... Journey through ancient ruins and uncover the mysteries hidden deep in the Daliang Mountains... 242Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 220 白 Tales of the Strange from Baiyangdian 白洋淀诡事录 Xu Buhuo许不火Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A giant serpent transforms into a dragon and survives its tribulation to ascend. Serpents have their own path, just as immortals have their own trails. After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Japanese invaders trample into Baiyangdian, burning, killing, looting, and committing every imaginable atrocity. The land lies in ruins and its people weep blood. With the nation in peril, a Taoist priest descends from the mountain. The protagonist, Sun Changsheng, is a deserter from the Kuomintang army. One 387Reads7.0Score—14d adds
21. 221 亲 Terrifying Paranormal Events I Experienced Firsthand (VII) 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件（七） Umbrella Bearer Tian Hen撑伞者天痕Mystery6k WordsCompleted A Terrifying Supernatural Experience I Went Through Myself (7) 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is the perfect time to watch! [Smirk]

22. 222 东 The Northeast Spirit Medium 东北出马仙 Zhang Dachui张大锤Mystery134k WordsCompleted [Rural life + folk legends + strange tales + horror + Northeastern China + adventure + crime and deduction + solving cases] [A police officer with a special constitution × a shaman grandmother: an ensemble mystery-solving tale as they team up to uncover the secrets of spirit mediums!] Northeastern China is the birthplace of shamanism and a thriving home to spirit mediums, including the Fox, Weasel, Hedgehog, Snake, and Rat spirits. Since ancient times, it has been full of people with extraordina 3.1kReads9.3Score15314d adds

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    Here they are!! I highly recommend all three of these books 👍🏻 📚The first book is about things that happened to the author when he was a child at home.📚The second book is about a shaman in Northeast China; the male protagonist is a lowly police officer who solves cases and ghost stories with an elderly shaman...📚The third book is a total blast 💥! It has all kinds of stories, and everyone who's read it loves it.

23. 223 恐 Abyss of Horror and the Supernatural 恐怖灵异深渊 Umbrella Bearer Tian Hen撑伞者天痕Mystery32k WordsCompleted My name is Chen Geng. Yes, Geng as in the night watchman. I also have an older brother who is half a year younger than me. You read that right: my biological older brother is half a year younger than I am. I was born unlucky, so I often find myself caught up in things most people will never experience in their entire lives. Now, allow me to tell you about it, bit by bit. —Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 224 民 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8k14d adds
25. 225 亲 The Terrifying Supernatural Events I Experienced (6) 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件（六） Umbrella Bearer Tian Hen撑伞者天痕Mystery7k WordsCompleted Terrifying Supernatural Events I Experienced Personally (6) —Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 226 午 The Midnight Gravekeeper 午夜守墓人 Rose蔷薇Mystery802k WordsCompleted A desolate mountain. An ancient tomb. A woman in white. A blood-red moon at midnight. A corpse monk on the move. I’m a high school senior. With the college entrance exam just around the corner, I suddenly came down with a fever that wouldn’t break and missed the test. After recovering at home for more than half a year, I found a job guarding the gate at a cemetery. Seeing how frail I was and how weak my yang energy was, Old Zhang, the gravedigger, found me a protector. But she wasn’t human. She 6.1kReads8.5Score32414d adds

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    😨😨😨 I'm numb, I'm numb! I'm completely numb after reading these horror novels! That chilling feeling spread from my scalp all the way to my toes.

27. 227 民 Republican-Era Detective Tales 民国侦探诡事录 Liu Gang刘港Mystery317k WordsCompleted [Standalone cases + Republican-era investigations + criminal investigation and deduction + paranormal mysteries + powerful partners] In the chaotic Republican era, the land is shattered and strange events abound. One bizarre case follows another, but the truth remains as elusive as a mist... In a village at midnight, residents die one after another. Rumors say the “Stinking-Mouth Ghost” has returned to exact revenge, leaving everyone terrified. A haunted house by the lake conceals an old massacr 377Reads9.1Score10014d adds

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    An episodic format, each story is chilling! Highly recommended! 😈😈😈

28. 228 亲 The Terrifying Supernatural Events I Experienced (5) 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件（五） Umbrella Bearer Tian Hen撑伞者天痕Mystery7k WordsCompleted Terrifying Supernatural Events I Experienced Personally (5) —Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 229 我 The Years I Spent as a Funeral Mourner 我当哭丧人的那些年 Luo San罗三Mystery302k WordsCompleted Some people must be mourned loudly when they are laid to rest. Otherwise, according to old folk customs, it is considered an act of filial impiety. After I was born, everyone in my family except my grandfather died because of me. My grandfather fell gravely ill, and to earn money for his treatment, I had no choice but to join Zhang the Elder, a man from my village, as a professional funeral mourner. From then on, I set out on a path of mourning with no return! 126Reads8.5Score—14d adds
30. 230 亲 Terrifying Supernatural Encounters I've Experienced (4) 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件（四） Umbrella Bearer Tian Hen撑伞者天痕Mystery6k WordsCompleted True Stories of Terrifying Supernatural Encounters (4) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 231 亲 Terrifying Supernatural Encounters I've Experienced (2) 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件（二） Umbrella Bearer Tian Hen撑伞者天痕Mystery7k WordsCompleted True Stories of Terrifying Supernatural Encounters (2) —Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 232 听 Listening to Dashua Tell Terrifying Ghost Stories 听大耍讲恐怖鬼故事 Tengteng Greens腾腾菜Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Horror + supernatural + folk tales + stories submitted by readers + plainspoken prose + episodic stories + based on real events] Note: The stories above are adapted from material the author gathered from various sources. All character names are pseudonyms. Believe in science and reject superstition. These stories are for entertainment only. Do not take them seriously!!! 437Reads—Score11714d adds
33. 233 我 My Great-Grandfather Is a Vicious Spirit 我的太爷爷是凶煞 Ailibaba from Jiangnan Water Country江南水乡的艾丽爸Mystery312k WordsCompleted The male lead isn't invincible. He's just a pathetic rideshare driver, and if his great-grandfather hadn't shown up to protect him, he'd have died a thousand times over. You can pay respects to a thousand or so ancestors and not know who most of them are. But the ancestors you worship may choose to share their spirit with you based on how you treat them. Zhou Qingliang ended up worshipping a vicious great-grandfather. “Would you look at that, you came to me to build up your virtue in the afterli —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Following my great-grandfather to catch ghosts is an absolute gem in the supernatural genre; you'll regret it if you don't watch it.

34. 234 亲 Terrifying Supernatural Encounters I've Experienced (3) 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件（三） Umbrella Bearer Tian Hen撑伞者天痕Mystery6k WordsCompleted True Stories of Terrifying Supernatural Encounters (3) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 235 都 It's All the Haunted House's Fault 都是凶宅惹的祸 Nightfall夜色Mystery907k WordsCompleted I'm a mystery writer. In search of inspiration, I moved into a house rumored to be haunted. Every night, a horribly disfigured face appeared in the window, and outside, the rotten corpse of a woman hung from a tree. I realized then that this really was a haunted house! Gradually, my family began acting strangely, and we even found a mummified corpse sealed inside the wall for years! As I investigated further, I came across something even more terrifying… 71Reads8.7Score—14d adds
36. 236 亲 Terrifying Supernatural Events I Experienced Myself 亲身经历的恐怖灵异事件 Umbrella Bearer Tian Hen撑伞者天痕Mystery6k WordsCompleted Terrifying supernatural encounters I experienced firsthand 8Reads—Score114d adds
37. 237 特 Special Operations Bureau 特事行动科 Eighteen Angry Men十八怒汉Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted One thousand three hundred and ninety years ago, under the emperor’s direction, human adepts gained control of the “Void” and used it to create the “Wall,” which separated the real world from the anomalous one. After more than six centuries of effort by adepts from various schools, the anomalous remnants in the real world were finally purged, leaving humanity with a world of its own. Anomalous creatures became demons, ghosts, gods, and monsters in tales of the strange. As time passed, the adepts 1.7kReads7.0Score20414d adds

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    The spirits and monsters recorded in ancient books of the strange and supernatural have reappeared in human cities.

38. 238 邪 The Paranormal Crimes Investigation Bureau 邪案调查科 Two Pots of Murky Wine, Drunk and Enchanting the City二壶浊酒醉倾城Mystery616k WordsOngoing Have you ever longed to uncover the mysterious truths hidden in the darkness? The Department of Strange Case Investigations takes you deep into the unfathomable abyss of bizarre cases, embarking on a thrilling adventure. The book presents a series of spine-chilling mysteries and uncanny events. Some are terrifying moments the author experienced firsthand, with a very real fear that clings like a bone-deep curse and leaves you shuddering. Others are bizarre tales heard through the grapevine, wher 2Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 239 民 Folk Horror 民间恐怖 Great Golden Crow of Huaxia华夏大金乌Mystery85k WordsOngoing Folk Horror collects twelve strange tales passed down through rural villages and mountain forests, from a man-eating old locust tree to paper figures that ensnare souls, from sobbing in an ancient well to a nighttime feast at the mountain god's shrine. Each story is rooted in the realities of rural life, tearing a chilling crack through the familiar everyday world. The taboos and customs passed down by word of mouth are far darker and more ancient than you imagine. Before you turn the first page —Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 240 让 You Were Told to Guard a Village, So Why Did You Make the City God Cry? 让你守个村儿，你把城隍打哭了？ A Humble Name Keeps You Healthy贱名好养活Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted After the old madman died, I always thought I was the only person left in the village. Then one year, two men showed up carrying a camera and said they wanted to film a documentary about walking marriages... 458Reads8.5Score—14d adds
41. 241 我 My Years as a Feng Shui Consultant in the Entertainment Industry 我在娱乐圈当风水顾问的那些年 Bitter Melon with Flower Crab苦瓜炒花蟹Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted Corpse-oil lipstick, raising little ghosts, summoning fox spirits, tattooed talismans: some celebrities will stop at nothing to get famous and go viral. My name is Chen Tian. I'm a feng shui consultant who moves in entertainment circles, specializing in handling the aftermath for celebrities who rose to fame through supernatural means. 141.9kReads9.0Score27.5k14d adds
42. 242 憋 Secret Tales of Treasure Hunting (An Explorer's Strange Past) 憋宝秘闻（探险者的诡异往事） Zhang Zidao张自道Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted My name is Zhang Yang... I’m a mysterious treasure hunter. This book will take you into the folk legends of the deep forests in Northeast China, tales that defy explanation. The Bone Bodhisattva deep in the Greater Khingan Range. The astonishing treasure left behind by the Jiuyi people. The ancient city of ghost soldiers beneath Mount Beimang... The Corpse-Locking Well, the Cave of Ten Thousand Bones, the centipede with a hundred legs, the fox with a human face, the ghostly immortal fetus, the f 704Reads7.5Score—14d adds
43. 243 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 557.8kReads9.3Score70.2k14d adds
44. 244 遇 Chronicles of Ghostly Encounters 遇鬼纪 Wang Lao Qi from Beyond Xiangya Mountain象牙山外王老七Mystery254k WordsOngoing I’m not a professional writer. A few years ago, I started writing things down on a whim, simply because I wanted to record what was happening around me, and somehow ended up writing quite a lot. I also tried to pursue writing as a career, but honestly, aside from recording or adapting real events, writing is difficult for me. After thinking it over, I decided I wanted to return to my original purpose. Maybe I’m not much of a storyteller, but I really enjoy sharing and talking with people, especi 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Take a look at this book; each chapter is an independent story.

45. 245 风 The Feng Shui Master 风水相师 Blood Cake血糕Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Look up to observe the celestial signs, look down to study the lay of the land, and read the fortunes of heaven, earth, and beautiful women! My name is Tang Dabao. I studied feng shui and occult arts in the tradition of the “Celestial Aspect” school from childhood. After my grandfather suddenly passed away, one scheme after another was set against me. I take on the feuds between powerful families and the blood vendettas of the occult world all by myself. Dancing with a coffin on my back, strolli 2.1kReads8.4Score19214d adds
46. 246 东 Northeastern Tales: The Shaman’s Heir 东北往事之萨满传人 Wang Lao Qi from Beyond Xiangya Mountain象牙山外王老七Mystery142k WordsCompleted Heaven’s secrets are revealed, calamity cannot be escaped, fate is set, and fortune follows its course. Some things can’t be said out loud, but I can’t keep them to myself. Today, I’ll take a chance and tell you about the many things in this world that defy explanation, yet truly exist… 659Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These two!!!

47. 247 江 Old Tales of Jiangyang: The Evil Dragon of Sanjiang 江阳旧事之三江孽龙 Rabbit 87兔87Mystery206k WordsCompleted Luzhou, in central Sichuan, was known in ancient times as Jiangyang Commandery and is also called the City of Liquor. The Yangtze, Tuo, and Chishui rivers surround the city, which also borders Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, making it an important transportation hub for the three provinces since ancient times. The constant streams of mule caravans within the city, cargo boats on the rivers, and merchants lining the streets, along with the local brotherhood halls where sworn brothers trained with f 65Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Do you want something from the folk tradition? Would Sichuan's bizarre stories from the Republican era count as folk tales? Guaranteed to be good!

48. 248 民 Strange Tales from Republican-Era Sanjiang 民国三江诡事集 Rabbit 87兔87Mystery220k WordsCompleted Whenever Eunuch Li from the teahouse downstairs told stories about the many strange and uncanny things he had encountered in his youth, a crowd would always gather around him. Whenever I was bored as a child, I would run over to listen. A corpse that had been dead for days was pulled from the Yangtze River, yet bled when its relatives came to see it. The owner of Second Brother’s restaurant had a brother who was a sworn brother of the underworld. One night, he followed the gang’s leader to an ab 123Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 249 茅 The Maoshan Sect Master 茅山宗师 Xiao Mochou萧莫愁Mystery997k WordsCompleted The greatest blessed land under heaven, the eighth grotto-heaven, is known as the Orthodox Maoshan Tradition! The Manifest Sect has carried its mandate for a thousand years, while the Esoteric Sect has subdued dragons across ten thousand miles. The thousand-year struggle between the two branches of the Maoshan Sect has become a legendary tale without precedent. Gathering the finest wisdom of the immortal way from the ages and preserving the ancient essence of rare secret arts, the path is simple 1.3kReads8.4Score10514d adds
50. 250 乡 Folk Sorcery 乡野诡术 Night Rain and Wind夜雨风声Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted My fate is ruled by the Seven Killings star, and I was born with a short life. Before adulthood, I face a calamity every year. The eighteenth year is the most perilous, known as the Life-and-Death Tribulation. My grandfather took seventeen calamities for me, but he died before my Life-and-Death Tribulation arrived. Before he breathed his last, he took away seventeen paper figures. They are my karmic retribution... 143Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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