Unconventional Ghost-Hunting Stories That'll Make You Laugh Until Your Stomach Hurts and You Pound the Bed at Midnight 另类捉鬼，笑到肚子痛半夜狂敲床

1. 251 活 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever... 16kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
2. 252 陪 On the Night of My Burial, I Brought the God of War Prince Back from the Dead 陪葬夜，我让战神王爷起死回生 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors" Animated adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors: The Prince’s Beloved" [Hilarious + Transmigration + Sweet romance + Obsessive love + Devoted pairing + Imperial physician heroine + Palace and household intrigue + Inspirational] I was a military doctor with a PhD when I transmigrated, only to find myself about to be buried alive as a sacrifice for the dead God of War, the Prince? I grabbed the burial offerings and ran, planning to live in luxu 20.6kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
3. 253 收 The Corpse Collection Files 收尸档案 Zhang Wuren张无忍Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Since ancient times, the dead have been left with their bodies. But few people know that corpses hold many secrets that remain hidden from the world. Cursed corpses, living corpses, bodies left where they fell, vengeful corpses, bisected corpses... Every corpse has a story of its own! My name is He Yongheng, and I collect bodies for a funeral home. 3.8kReads9.0Score367Shelves
4. 254 嫁 Married to a Fox 嫁狐 Wind's Return风回Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The sins of my ancestors came back to haunt me. To save my life, Great-Auntie invited a fox spirit to protect me. But who knew this fox spirit wasn’t here to protect me at all, but to kill me... 401Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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   🌿🌿I was in a reading slump for a week and didn't skip a single chapter I found. The female lead is clear-headed, not a saint, and doesn't waste words. She uses a kitchen knife to fight ghosts👻 and a hammer🔨 to beat up villains. Although her fate is controlled by others, she fights desperately to break free from the cage that controls her and gradually uncovers the truth. The author's writing style is quite good.

5. 255 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 146.7kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves
6. 256 道 Fellow Daoist, If You Want to Scam Someone, Find a Living Person 道友，碰瓷请找个阳间的活儿 Three Paths of All Beings三道众Urban313k WordsOngoing My name is Dong Qingyun. I’m an ordinary college student, but I somehow ended up with two ridiculous masters. One has such incredible technique that he uses lightning talismans to zap washing machines and save electricity. The other is a shameless clown who catches ghosts while patrolling the streets and delivering takeout. Then, by a stroke of bad luck, a sorcerer came after me and shoved a pair of yin-yang twins into my soul My masters immediately freaked out: “We’re screwed! This ritual’s goi 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is truly an unconventional ghost-catching story; I laughed until I was numb! [Licking screen] What kind of absurd daily life in the mystical world is this? The master uses thunder talismans to smash a washing machine and catches ghosts by delivering takeout! The male lead is even more amazing; he uses evil spirits as power banks, evil gods as a buffet, and even Yuan blue-and-white porcelain as a meal-eating condiment! The science vs. Metaphysics setting is incredibly novel, and the later plot involving family secrets and the Black Sheep Cult is super exciting; once you start watching, you can't stop!

7. 257 我 My Sect Has Eleven Graves 我的门派有十一座坟 Ten Lifetimes, This Life十世今生Mystery997k WordsCompleted Fantasy and the supernatural, with a lighthearted, humorous tone and a touch of horror. My name is Zhang Shiyi. I have ten senior brothers, so my name is Zhang Shiyi. But all ten of my senior brothers are dead. They’re lying in the graves outside. What? My master? He’s dead too. The biggest, roundest grave is his. Haha~ Well, congratulations, then~ Get ready to sing: Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you, hey! Congratulations, congratulations to you~ 25kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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   A wildly imaginative and hilarious read.

8. 258 你 Don’t You Feel Guilty Making a Living Selling Ghosts? 你当鬼贩子良心不会痛吗 Lord of Bailu City白鹿城主Mystery506k WordsCompleted [Ghost peddler + no female lead + bluffing + ghost summoner] Ghostly energy surges, and terror descends. Lu Jing inherits the funeral goods shop his grandfather left behind and becomes the best business partner the Spirit Guard Bureau could ask for. “Captain Fang, 30,000 for this B-rank evil spirit. That's fair, right?” “Fair enough...” “Captain Fang, 500,000 for this A-rank evil spirit. That's fair, right?” “Fair enough...” “Captain Fang, this Ghost King...” Watching Lu Jing remove 5.8kReads8.9Score406Shelves
9. 259 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.7kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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   These two books are not only unconventional, but they will also make you laugh unexpectedly. What should have been a scary thing will be replaced by laughter instead of fear. They are not only not frightening, but you can also learn a lot from them. You will definitely not be disappointed!

10. 260 鹿 Lu Ling Feng Shui Shop 鹿灵风水铺 Silent Worry不语忧Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted paranormal suspense + mild horror + one-on-one romance + episodic stories] Lu Ling is forced to take over the feng shui shop her father left her and shoulder the Lu family’s duty as spirit-contractors. Only after she starts taking on cases does she realize that people can be far more terrifying than ghosts. 6.9kReads9.0Score972Shelves

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    The novel constructs a fantastical yet heartwarming world that is absolutely not to be missed. The female protagonist, Lu Ling, is a goddess of the deer clan and should be protecting the region. However, due to her ability to speak with supernatural powers, her words often come true inexplicably, leading to many humorous situations. For example, she simply complains, "If only I had a man to help me," and the male protagonist, Xiu Yan, unexpectedly descends from the sky, which is both surprising and hilarious.

11. 261 万 Reported by Ten Thousand Ghosts! This Big Shot Hunts Ghosts Every Day 万鬼举报！这个大佬天天在抓鬼 The Cabbage Bun Isn't Cabbage菜包子不菜Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Metaphysics + Strong Female Lead + Heartwarming + Comedy + Supernatural + Face Reading + Feng Shui] My name is Zhao Yan. I ate so much that my master packed me off to a psychiatric hospital to “hone my skills” for two years. I thought I’d at least be less hungry after I got out, but my master had already gotten himself arrested. To keep from starving, I gritted my teeth and rented a haunted house famous across the internet. Then I went back to my old trade: catching ghosts, fort 540Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    Alternative ghost hunting, humorous ghost hunting stories

12. 262 让EN I Said Explain the Occult, Not Catch Ghosts on Livestream! 让你科普玄学，没让你直播捉鬼！ Crane Lantern鹤灯Two Male Leads644k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads, not a male-oriented novel. Take note!] To revive the Taoist temple his master had left behind, Qi Gu entered show business and worked hard to promote himself. But his manager turned on him, smearing him from head to toe. After quitting show business, Qi Gu felt that the harder he tried, the more unlucky he got, so he decided to lie flat and give up. By chance, he was invited by a client to take part in a paranormal reality show. On the show, he stopped trying to promote him 19.3kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
13. 263 天 The Heaven-Ordained Fortune Teller 天命神算 Long Life and Prosperity寿比南山Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted When I was thirteen, I fell gravely ill. My fever wouldn't break, and no matter how many famous doctors I saw, none could cure me. My grandfather healed me, but he died mysteriously five years later. Only then did I learn that he had incurred a karmic debt on my behalf. So I inherited his legacy and embarked on the path of a feng shui master. 150.1kReads9.2Score17.4kShelves

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    Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, divine destiny will solve the case, tribulations, leveling up, robbing women, catching ghosts, all with a dashing style that everyone loves. Isn't karma satisfying? Those with profound cultivation must fight tooth and nail. If we meet again in the mountains and rivers, we'll rub our ashes together and turn them into powder.

14. 264 惊 Shocking! The Internet's Most Hated Star Becomes a Top-Tier Star by Catching Ghosts 惊！全网黑靠捉鬼成了疯批顶流 Combustible Ice kz可燃冰kzTwo Male Leads236k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Two Male Leads + Showbiz + Supernatural + Equally Matched Leads + Unconventional Madmen] ● My lord, the flowers you left at my grave became the faith I live by. Bai Qingxu, the biggest deadbeat and disgrace in the ghost-hunting world, transmigrates and becomes an obscure, bottom-tier celebrity in the entertainment industry, the kind who's blacklisted and despised. With his ghost-hunting welfare gone, he has no choice but to work hard and scrape together a living. Variety Show Livest 1.1kReads9.1Score178Shelves
15. 265 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Is It Normal to Let You See Ghosts from the Start? 直播算命：开局让你见鬼很正常吧 Yuan Lege Yuan元了个圆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fortune-telling livestream + No CP + Strong heroine + Judgment] Jiang Tang, a mighty expert from the mystic arts sect, transmigrates to the modern world and becomes an online sensation through her fortune-telling livestreams! She doesn’t tell fortunes. She reveals truths that send chills down your spine. “Master, is the person sitting across from me on the subway a corpse?” Jiang Tang: “They escaped from a funeral home. Their makeup is pretty good.” A drug lord calls in asking for help findin 17.8kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
16. 266 谢 Mr. Xie’s Ghost Messenger Friend 谢先生的鬼差朋友 Lou Zui楼醉Two Male Leads193k WordsCompleted Loneliness is the fate of humankind. Love and friendship cannot banish it, but they can soothe it. I will always be by your side, and we will never be apart. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist can lift ghosts with his bare hands; his punches are the kind that feel real.

17. 267 抱 Sorry, Sis is the NPC You Can’t Catch Up With 抱歉啦，姐是你们追不上的npc Cilantro Is Delicious香菜很好吃Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A completely brainless comedy from start to finish) When Yun Youyou opened her eyes, she found herself inexplicably turned into an NPC in a horror game. Cheapskate game: no wages, no benefits. As long as you don't work yourself to death, they'll work you to death. Yun Youyou: Then I have no choice but to pretend I'm a pile of crap. If I can't create any value, it's the same as not working. With nothing but her silver tongue, Yun Youyou somehow turned a horror game into a comedy. The haunted hot 29kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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    🌻🌻The female protagonist opens her eyes to find herself inexplicably transformed into an NPC in a horror game. To make matters worse, the game is stingy; she receives no salary or benefits, and is expected to work herself to death as long as she doesn't die. ✨The protagonist declares: "Then I guess I'll just have to pretend I'm a pile of shit. If I can't create any value, it's the same as not working." 🔥So, relying solely on her wit and humor, the protagonist manages to turn the horror game into a comedy.

18. 268 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 754.6kReads9.4Score44.4kShelves
19. 269 鬼 High Alert in the Ghost Realm! The Little Mystic Prodigy Is Coming Down the Mountain 鬼界高能！前方玄学小祖宗下山了 Grinning Rabbit龇牙笑的兔子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The eldest son of the richest family in the capital, who suffered from gynophobia, had somehow acquired a fiancée. Supposedly, she was a country bumpkin who claimed she could exorcise ghosts and tell fortunes, deciding life and death with a single word. She had offended quite a few big shots. Everyone waited for those big shots to drive the country girl out of the capital. But they waited and waited, only to hear that the eldest son of the Ning family was engaged to her. At the wedding, everyone 6.9kReads9.4Score1kShelves
20. 270 阴 The Living King of Hell of the Yin-Yang Realm 阴阳界活阎王 Brother from Heihe黑河小哥Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing Evil spirits: “Hell is empty, and devils walk among us!” Unorthodox cultivators: “Compared to him, I’m just a rookie!” Righteous cultivators: “Who let him cultivate?!” Li Dao: “Ahem, let me clear things up. I did all those things... just kidding.” 196Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I must recommend this book.

21. 271 拜 Becoming Uncle Jiu's Disciple: Slaying My Way Through the Apocalypse to Prove My Immortality 拜师九叔：杀穿末世证道成仙 Wu Shui伍水Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Uncle Jiu + Zombies + Taoist Magic + System + Portal + Merit + Apocalypse + Superpowers] Zhao Xuanlang transmigrated into a zombie world and wanted to become Uncle Jiu's disciple, but was rejected because he lacked the aptitude for cultivation. Then he awakened the Merit Cultivation System. The beginner's gift pack gave him a portal, forcing Zhao Xuanlang to venture into the apocalypse, where he discovered that killing zombies earned merit. Uncle Jiu: You need the right aptitude to practice mar 682Reads8.2Score127Shelves

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    [Eating melon] It's alright.

22. 272 贫 I Just Want to Make Money, So Ghosts, Show Some Respect 贫道只想搞钱，鬼怪请自重 Three and a Half Years Old a Long Time Ago好多年前三岁半Urban194k WordsOngoing [Hilarious ghost hunting + relaxing everyday life + bickering partners + turning the tables on debt] Li Changfeng, a Celestial Master from Mount Longhu, signed up for the “Ultimate Package” and missed his payments. The Celestial Court’s debt collectors issued him a warning: pay back 1.98 million within three days, or you’ll never be reincarnated! With only 187.5 yuan in his pocket, he was forced to descend the mountain and start out in an urban village. He catches a rat spirit with a three-yua 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here's a daily recommendation; feel free to give it a try.

23. 273 问 Seeking the Dao: Starting with Uncle Jiu 问道：从九叔开始 A Drop Reveals Spring一液知春Eastern Fantasy446k WordsOngoing After collapsing and dying from overwork on his thesis, He Xing unexpectedly transmigrated to the Republican era. On an unknown island, he obtained the legacy of the Jie Sect and awakened a System, beginning a fantastical life from then on. (The main world is currently set around Uncle Jiu and The Vampire Expert, with Hong Kong drama storylines woven in.) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 274 凌 I Draw Talismans in Midair to Slay a Hundred Ghosts: I Am a Maoshan Celestial Master 凌空画符灭百鬼，我是茅山天师 Redstone Taoist红石道人Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [An immensely satisfying story+lots of perks+a lecherous, roguish young Maoshan Celestial Master wipes out a hundred ghosts+multiple heroines+ghosts run rampant] I am the seventy-second generation Seal-Bearing Celestial Master of Maoshan. I command thunder, fire, water, ice, and wood talismans, and understand the mysteries of heaven and earth. After twelve years of cultivation, I can gather spiritual energy into ink with a single finger, form spells in thin air, and wipe out a hundred ghosts wit 54Reads6.1Score105Shelves

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    Yes, this book is incredibly popular and hilarious, with tens of thousands of readers! The male lead is super strong and witty! It's highly recommended!

25. 275 恐 Horror Descends: The Ghost Gate 恐怖降临【鬼门】 Ten-Mile Mad Lad十里狂少Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Horror + supernatural + suspense + survival + infinite worlds + twists A world of horror descends, and countless Gates of the Dead suddenly appear. Those selected must enter the gates and make a desperate escape. Some gates are formed from horror novels. Some are formed from horror movies. Some are formed from tales of evil spirits. Some are formed from bizarre imaginings. Entering a Gate of the Dead means your life has started counting down. Who can make it out alive? “If you're curious abo 1.9kReads6.3Score136Shelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing! It's hilarious and terrifying at the same time. The plot twists are huge, it's so satisfying!

26. 276 做 A Republic-Era Trader: My Golden Finger Is a Bit Too Powerful 做民国倒爷：我的金手指有点无敌 Morning Bells Ring Evening Drums晨钟敲暮鼓Mystery998k WordsCompleted Zhou Yi can freely transmigrate between the Republican era and the modern day. As a trader who moves goods between the two eras, he can easily achieve financial freedom. Just when everything seems to be going smoothly, the unexpected happens. He discovers that this world is more complicated than it seems. There are demons and zombies, with horrors lurking everywhere. It is strange and dangerous. Fortunately, he has a trump card of his own. He can allocate points. Slay a musical zombie, and the I 134Reads8.4Score—Shelves
27. 277 我 I'm the Daoist World's Peak, So Being a Little Stronger Is Only Natural 我道门天花板，强亿点很合理啊 Three Big Steps, Leave a Few Pits三大步留点坑Urban735k WordsCompleted [Urban fantasy + Taoist arts + Chinese-style horror + no female lead + invincible powerhouse] A child cries on a rainy night, and he attains the Dao during the Southern Song dynasty. For eight hundred years, he alone has guarded the mortal realm. No ghosts or monsters dare take him lightly. Yu Wuye attained the Dao during the Southern Song dynasty. On Zhenyang Mountain stands Zhenyang Hall, and beneath it lies Zhenyang Pass. Zhenyang Pass is where the underworld and the mortal realm meet. 1.8kReads7.4Score103Shelves

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    New book, new book, new book

28. 278 开 Transformed into a Baby from the Start, I Make Uncle Jiu My Godfather! 开局化婴，拜九叔为义父！ Loves Foxes爱狸Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Uncle Jiu + funeral parlor + Taoist priest + Renjia Town + growth + System + baby + evolution + solo protagonist] Reborn as a baby from the start, I was found by Uncle Jiu, Lin Fengjiao! Uncle Jiu, don't send me away. Adopt me! I want to take care of you when you're old. If you don't mind, I'd be honored to call you my adoptive father! Achievement unlocked: [Premature Baby]: Lower your presence and increase strangers' compassion for you. [Kick]: Kick 1,000 times to increase physical growth by 0 5kReads7.8Score344Shelves
29. 279 这 How Is He a Simp? Even Female Ghosts Are Throwing Themselves at Him! 这哪是舔狗？连女鬼都在倒贴他！ Hanmo Songzhen翰墨松桢Urban1.1M WordsCompleted This book has multiple female leads. If that’s not your thing, proceed with caution! After swearing he’d never be a simp again, Chen Zhen somehow becomes a “Grim Reaper of the Six Realms.” Humans, ghosts, demons, gods, devils, and immortals: Beautiful women from all six realms throw themselves at him, and his life becomes one where he’s the one being pursued... “What do you do when a female ghost tries to force you into marriage? Asking online, and I’m in a real hurry...” “Miss, my cultivation 8.9kReads8.8Score1kShelves
30. 280 阴 The One Who Borrows Lives from the Underworld 阴间借命人 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Suspense + Folk Customs + Playful Tone + Ensemble Cast + Nonstop Ghost-Hunting Thrills!] Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I’ve known no peace. My name is Quan Ning. I’m a lawyer, and one day I was in a car accident on a mountain road. As I lay dying, I saw a ghostly judge from the underworld come to claim my soul. I struck a deal with him and borrowed a sliver of hope for survival. The price of this life I borrowed was becoming 2.6kReads9.1Score230Shelves

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    Highly recommend these two books! 👍👍👍 I really want to see them in person; they're so cocky and handsome 💕💕💕, and when they're serious, they're absolutely charismatic. The stories are fantastic, with unexpected plot twists 😻

31. 281 假 The Fake Young Lady Has Completely Given Up and Gone Mad! 假千金她直接摆烂发疯啦！ Drinking Wine and Listening to the Rain饮酒听雨Modern Romance713k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Alternative Brilliance goes on presale on the 18th! What should you do if you become the fake heiress in a story about a real and fake heiress? Lie flat when it’s time to lie flat, and go crazy when it’s time to go crazy! Yan Zhizhi met the real heiress, Ning Yue, on a variety show. Then everyone realized Yan Zhizhi wasn’t quite the same as the person they’d known before. She’d gone crazy! When faced with a setback, everyone else tried to work through it. She just lay fla 43.1kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves

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    Family, does anyone know any good ghost stories?! I've been searching so hard for those "alternative ghost-hunting, laugh-out-loud-your-stomach-wracking" books! While I haven't found any, I, Hermione, just came out of the Hogwarts library and unearthed a few amazing gems for you! The first one: the female lead's experience is more magical than magic itself. She's tricked into going to a deserted island by a ruthless director who then disappears like a phantom, leaving her there. The island is covered in hidden cameras broadcasting live to everyone. The female lead, completely bewildered, is fighting with monkeys and even crawling around on the ground. Her awkward yet hilarious antics are all on full display for the audience, like in "The Fake Heiress Leads Everyone Astray with Her Silly antics"—full of absurd and hilarious scenes. I laughed so hard I almost fell over while reading it. The second one is a quick transmigration novel; the author seems to have a magic wand! The writing style is bold and unique, completely different from the ordinary novels I've read on Tomato. Every world is like a secret room at Hogwarts, full of surprises. I was immediately captivated the moment I opened it. Just like "Quick Transmigration: The Beauties Pampered by the Bosses Are Pregnant (Beauty Wanwan)," it's bursting with novelty and I couldn't stop reading. The last book is a pseudo-stepmother novel; the little stepmother is ridiculously cute. She's innocent and naive, even making excuses for the con artists when she gets tricked. Her adorable clumsiness had me grinning from ear to ear the whole time. Isn't this just like the lighthearted and humorous daily life in "When the Little Stepmother Cries, the CEOs Panic! (The Little Stepmother's Trouble Again)"? It's so funny, everyone should check it out!

32. 282 甜 Sweet Romance: I Became a Hit for Telling Fortunes on a Dating Show 甜宠：我在恋综算命居然爆火了 Mo Youqian莫柚芊Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [One-on-one sweet romance + entertainment industry + top-tier star + goofy comedy + everyone’s favorite + offering talents to the country] Su Ye is the 250th head of the Shenji Sect, skilled in fortune-telling. By accident, she transmigrates into the body of a female celebrity with a reputation as a scheming, two-faced green tea who’s hated by the entire internet. What? The dating show pays only 2,000 yuan per episode? I’m in! On the dating show, all the guests have to perform an openi 6.6kReads9.4Score993Shelves

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    These four books are really interesting.

33. 283 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 10.8kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
34. 284 豪 The Rich Family’s Young Stepmom Is Causing Trouble Again! 豪门小后妈又又又搞事了！ Real Shrimp Rice真虾仁饭Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted A master told Chi Miaomiao that she would face a life-or-death ordeal this year and needed to get married to ward off bad luck. Chi Miaomiao believed him, and got married! But on the wedding day, the groom died, leaving her billions in assets and three handsome sons. She thought she could start a happy life as a wealthy stepmother, but it turned out all three boys were troublemakers. They took turns dragging her off to do their bidding, then blamed her for causing too much trouble. Even her ex-b 2.2kReads9.1Score255Shelves
35. 285 直 After Livestreaming Fortune-Telling, the Beloved Streamer Says We Should Believe in Science 直播算命后团宠主播说要相信科学 Li Ying Tuanzi黎婴团子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Mysticism + adored by everyone + sweet romance + farming + wild imagination + face-slapping A big shot who owns a gold mine: Streamer, my hopeless little sister went missing. How about you tell me where she is? Yu Shu: Is it possible that I'm your hopeless little sister? Gold Mine Big Shot: Impossible! Absolutely impossible! An old lady: My eldest grandson is handsome, rich, and in great shape. He'd make a perfect husband. Yu Shu: He had only a tenth of his health bar left when we met. Are you s 381Reads8.8Score—Shelves
36. 286 快 Quick Transmigration: Spoiled by Everyone, She Has One Blessed Pregnancy After Another 快穿：被娇宠后她好孕连连 Pure-Hearted Puppy 9527纯情小狗9527Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Peerless Beauty + Multi-Child System + Sweet Romance + Irresistible Charm + Melodrama + No Fixed Couple + Satisfying Story + Green-Flag Men + Yandere] After binding herself to a childbearing System, the jade-rabbit spirit Ning Guanguan travels between various small worlds, helping destined ones who struggle to have children start families. World 1: [Delicate, Soft Beauty Singer vs. Strong, Abstinent General] The young general was handsome and exceptional, and countless noblewomen in the city se 19.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
37. 287 恐 The Legendary Adventurer of the Horror World 恐怖世界的传奇冒险家 Ten Thousand a Day一天一万Mystery906k WordsCompleted In the first year of the Calamity Era, the uncanny and the terrifying returned. More than ninety years have passed since then. Human civilization endured the chaos, fear, collapse of order, destruction, and doomsday that followed the arrival of the uncanny and the terrifying. After regaining its strength, humanity struggled and fought back, reaching a stalemate with the uncanny and the terrifying, then gradually gaining the upper hand once more. Order was rebuilt, and people learned how to coexi 4.6kReads8.4Score378Shelves

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    You could try these two: the first is about absorbing ghosts and cultivating, and the second is about death rewind and hard-breaking invincible rules for ghosts.

38. 288 玄 The Mystic Prodigy Is Only Five and a Half 玄学大佬五岁半 Braised Egg卤蛋了Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Animated Comic Now Available] [Mysticism] [Comedy] [Everyone's Favorite] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Bubbly] The chubby little ghost queen, sweet as milk, ate her way through every ghost on her mountain. Her master said the Gu family's son was frail and likely to attract evil spirits, so she should go down the mountain and cause trouble for someone else. The chubby little dumpling headed down with a huff and a puff. Holding a female ghost's hand with her left, she said in her tiny, sweet voice, 2.3kReads9.4Score285Shelves

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    These are some good books; they're the best ghost-hunting novels I've read on Tomato Bookstore so far. Two more are on my homepage, "Thumbs Up 👍". All the novels there are completed and very good; I highly recommend them, except for "Bone-Deep Love," which I dropped after reading the first part because it was too infuriating. The second one is quite good.

39. 289 开 From the Start, I Had My Brother Try It First to See If There Were Any Side Effects 开局让兄弟先试下有没有副作用 Blank Taoist空白道士Urban361k WordsOngoing [Try Not to Laugh] [High-Martial-Arts Setting] [System] [Transmigration] [Not Invincible] Jiang Xi... where is this? Where's my System? System, get out here, quick! I can't take this anymore! [Ding! Binding failed...] “Li Hao, be good and take this medicine.” Li Hao, who was as furious as if he'd been fitted with an engine, roared: “Jiang Xi, I treated you like a brother, and you treat me like some guy living the good life?” Meanwhile, Jiang Xi was circling around the pond like a little submarin 127Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ⚠️I've laughed so hard I've developed a six-pack! Tested and proven effective! 🔞

40. 290 玄 The Mystic Queen Returns and Turns the Ghost Realm Upside Down 玄学女王回归后，炸翻鬼界 Galaxy Dream星河梦Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + redemption + ghost hunting] Lu Chi, a gifted young man, loses his sight and becomes paralyzed in a car accident. Everyone tramples on and humiliates him, and he grows dark and twisted. Ye Qing, a grandmaster of metaphysics, comes to repay a debt of gratitude. She treats his illness, treats him kindly, and gives him all the tenderness she can. His pale, frightening face turns toward her. “What do you want?” Ye Qing smiles brightly. “I want you to be well.” In an instant, all the em 8.1kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
41. 291 女 A Female Ghost Is Clinging to Me? Better Cling to Her! 女鬼缠身？反抱她大腿！ Tale of the Strange Star奇星记Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No System, one heroine, ghost wife, yin-yang master, urban, supernatural, lighthearted comedy] A night spent beside a lonely grave, and the tomb’s occupant latches on. After paying respects to my grandfather tonight, I encountered something utterly absurd: I actually saw a ghost! These days, I’m afraid of being poor, and I’m afraid of dying! On a whim, after we couldn’t agree on anything, I got into a fight with the ghost and even slept on a lonely grave for the whole night. After that, one st 3.4kReads8.2Score337Shelves

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    Highly recommend this book, "Walking Between Yin and Yang to Marry a Ghost Wife" 🌸🌸🌸🌸 Enough said, here's the book! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

42. 292 玄 The Little Ancestor of the Mystical Sect Has Returned from Cultivation 玄门小祖宗修仙回来了 Rampaging Moon暴走月亮Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication]+ [Metaphysical fantasy, urban supernatural, mystery and crime-solving, ensemble cast, sweet romance, 1v1 (there is a male lead, but he’s basically just set dressing!)] After returning from the cultivation world, Yuan Jiu becomes the junior grandmaster of Guiyuan Temple. There are only two people in the whole temple, and it’s three hundred million in debt. After looking over the bills, Yuan Jiu just wants to give up on the spot. But if she doesn’t repay her debt 21.3kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    Super good-looking, worth watching even if you stay up all night

43. 293 重 Reborn: I Made the King of Hell's Son a Top-Tier Star 重生：我把阎王他儿子捧成顶流 Tu Yibai兔一摆白Modern Romance138k WordsOngoing (Babies, I know the title doesn’t really fit. Once I’ve worked hard enough to reach 200,000 words, I’ll change it. Mwah~) Synopsis: [One-on-one romance + devoted lovers + lighthearted comedy + reborn + goofy antics + sweet romance + zany supernatural story] A goofy heroine who doesn’t know she’s goofy VS a lovestruck hero with incredible powers Two lovable dorks Hu Xiaowan is completely baffled from the start. She died in an accident in her previous life, but as soon as she arrived in the unde —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's definitely it! I just discovered it recently. The whole cast is hilarious, and the ghost-hunting process had me laughing so hard I almost died. I'm not kidding, it's truly the best book I've read recently! You won't regret buying it!

44. 294 惊 Thriller Game: Why Are All My Skills from the Underworld? 惊悚游戏：怎么我的全是阴间技能 Dugu Qiudao独孤秋刀Mystery539k WordsCompleted A separate dimension called the Horror Game descends upon Earth. It randomly selects challengers and throws them into terrifying games. But against the vicious ghosts, humanity's survival rate is less than one percent! That is, until Su Cheng enters the game! [Yellow Springs Pawnshop] From the start, he has the Flying Dragon Cloud-Gathering Hand. “Your item is quite nice, customer. Too bad it'll be mine in a second!” [Green Mountain Hospital] Master Anesthetist taking appointments online. “You'r 52.4kReads9.0Score14kShelves

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    Su Cheng accidentally enters a bizarre world. In order to complete his mission, Su Cheng begins to trick and kill ghosts in various ways. While others tremble with fear in the bizarre space, Su Cheng worries that there aren't enough ghosts to trick and that he won't be able to level up.

45. 295 亮 Bright Sword: Old Li, Do You Want the Gun or Not! 亮剑：老李要枪不要！ Qing Xuan Weiran清玄蔚然Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Old Li, you've got your men, and I've got the guns. Let's grow bigger and stronger, and make our glory shine again! Modern young man Xu Gaoxiang unexpectedly landed in the world of Drawing Sword and got a cross-world weapons trading platform. He teamed up with Li Yunlong to fight the Japanese invaders! Xu Gaoxiang: “Old Li, what weapons do you want this time? How about tanks and planes?!” 1.9kReads8.5Score100Shelves
46. 296 震 Shocking! The Tiny Ancient House I Found Can Connect Past and Present 震惊！捡来的迷你古宅竟然通古今 The Octopus Sinking into the Sea沉心大海的八爪鱼Modern Romance720k WordsCompleted [Another World + Overnight Wealth + Sweet Romance + Love at First Sight + Devoted Couple] Her father lost everything gambling on jade stones and died suddenly of a heart attack. He left Lu Ningxue and her mother nothing but a mountain of debt. Unable to take the blow, her mother fell into despair, leaving Lu Ningxue, who had only recently graduated, no choice but to shoulder the burden of their shattered family. With no other option, she sold their home and returned to their rural hometown, wher 1.4kReads8.8Score223Shelves
47. 297 曹 Cao Yang's Journey South 曹阳南下记 Great Demon King Peacock孔雀大魔王Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Passionate and exhilarating. Now complete. Read with confidence. Cao Yang heads south to seek refuge with his older sister, setting off wave after wave of upheaval… 40.6kReads8.9Score4kShelves
48. 298 让 I Told You to Be a Taoist, So Why Did You Strike My Ex-Girlfriend with Lightning? 让你当道士，你却雷劈前女友？ The Waiter Pouring Wine上酒的小二Mystery350k WordsCompleted [Folk Horror + Lighthearted Comedy + No Female Lead + Decisive and Ruthless + Packed with Jokes + Slow Start] After my girlfriend broke up with me, she ran off to northern Myanmar to work in sales for someone else. When she came back, she'd turned into an evil ghost who wanted to rip out my kidneys. To save myself, I accidentally became a Taoist priest. I'm not much good at the arts, but I've got a real talent for cursing people out! I learn thunder magic and raise fierce spirit soldiers. I'm a 11.5kReads8.2Score872Shelves

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    A great new book! It's hilarious with lots of funny jokes and awesome characters!

49. 299 逆 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 44kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves

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    Wuxia, crime-solving, suspense, genius, underdog story, revenge, and comedy! Unconventional, skillfully written, guaranteed to make you laugh until you're rolling on the floor. Highly recommend this new book! [Smile][laugh]

50. 300 风 The Dashing, Invincible Demon Hunter Is About to Wreck the Life of a Peerless Master Thief 风流无敌捉妖师要霍霍绝色神偷啦 Lush and Blooming葳蕤盛放Mystery156k WordsCompleted This story is all about one thing: pure, unadulterated fun! Fun for the body, fun for the mind, and unbeatable fun! It's a heady concoction of wacky humor, a dopamine rush, and a supernatural plot full of twists and turns. Colorless and tasteless, it draws you in before you know it. After reading this novel, you might laugh so hard your guts cramp, find your thoughts running wild, feel your hormones going into overdrive, or even forget all the stresses and troubles of real life... In short, t 218Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An unconventional ghost-hunting experience that will have you laughing until your guts hurt, with dopamine and hormones constantly surging through your system.

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