Looking for Short, Episodic Stories Like The Hundred Demon Spectrum, with Recurring Main Characters 求单元短篇小说，像《百妖谱》这样的，有主要人物

1. 101 缥 Ethereal: The Yanfuzhuan Volume 缥缈·阎浮卷 Bai Jiwan白姬绾Eastern Fantasy272k WordsCompleted In the prosperous Tang dynasty, Chang'an is beset by ghosts roaming the night and demons gathering in their thousands. In the West Market district, where yin and yang meet, stands a mysterious, ethereal pavilion: the Piaomiao Pavilion. It trades in rare treasures and the seven emotions and six desires. Humans, demons, ghosts, and gods all pass through its doors. Where is the Piaomiao Pavilion? Those without fate may pass right by and never see it; Those with fate will seek it out, even from a th 721Reads9.8Score103Shelves
2. 102 缥 Misty Tales: The Ghost Mask Scroll 缥缈·鬼面卷 Bai Jiwan白姬绾Mystery236k WordsCompleted In the prosperous Tang dynasty, Chang’an is filled with ghosts roaming by night and demons gathering in droves. In the western market, at the boundary between yin and yang, stands a mysterious, ethereal pavilion: the Misty Pavilion. It sells rare treasures and the full range of human passions. People, demons, ghosts, and gods all come and go within. Where is the Misty Pavilion? Those without fate to find it pass by without seeing it; Those destined to find it will seek it from a thousand miles a 588Reads9.5Score110Shelves
3. 103 古 Chronicles of the Ancient Wall 古墙录 Xu Qingzhou许清舟Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted Each chapter stands on its own, and this book is made up of a series of little stories. Every chapter has its own character and is full of life and fun, so feel free to pick whichever ones interest you and give them a read~ In this vast sea of people, in this boundless world, dear readers, each of us is the protagonist of our own life! Look across the ages and around the world, and see how the protagonists in these stories turn the tide. Anyone could become the protagonist, so let’s look forward 77Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   📚Books are as abundant as the sea, encompassing all kinds of goods~ 👉The first book, adapted into a film and television series years ago, still feels fresh and new with each reading. Every story in the book is rich and full of regrets; perhaps tragedy is what makes it so memorable. Worth reading several times for those on a diet! [Learned][Learned][Learned] 👉The third book, an Eastern version of Aladdin's lamp story, hahaha, just kidding! Every story in the book brought tears to my eyes. "The only way to melt the prison of heaven and earth is extremely simple: for the two people to stop missing each other." The author tricked me into tears, sob sob sob!!! 😢😢😢

4. 104 夺 Stealing Souls, Starting with Li Chengqian 夺取灵魂，从李承乾开始 White Tea Hidden in Green Mountains白茶隐隐于青山Ancient Romance259k WordsOngoing [Historical What-If, Episodic Stories] A demon and a ghost travel through more than three thousand years of history, experiencing the many faces of life. It all begins with Li Chengqian. He was the first soul I claimed. My name is Xuer. Xu means the rosy glow of dawn, bright and dazzling. But that isn't what I am. When I was alive, I was a gloomy person, immersed in pain. In the end, I set myself on fire, hoping to burn away every last attachment. After I died, my attachments were too deep for m 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A newly discovered book with a fresh and engaging story; it's very enjoyable.

5. 105 渡 The Soul Ferrying Incantation 渡魂引 Yun Yi沄一8k WordsCompleted Soul Ferry Guide 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a series of short stories in the fantasy and suspense genre. The protagonist is Yu Niang, and the story involves both humans and water ghosts. The female lead's journey follows her from a water ghost to an inspector and then to revenge, seeking justice for three hundred wronged souls.

6. 106 萌 The Adorable Demons’ Tale 萌妖记 Zhang Haohao Ya张好好丫Ancient Romance413k WordsOngoing "Mythology + Episodic Stories + Comedy + Fresh Plot + Unique Characters" A demon hunter picks up a cat just after coming down from the mountain. From then on, as he hunts demons, he keeps capturing them and gets caught up in a string of hilarious, ridiculous everyday encounters with several demons. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Check out this one! Each story has about ten chapters, the characters are fresh, and the plot is engaging. The female lead is an adorable cat demon, and the male lead is hilarious. Go read it; you won't want to say a word once you start.

7. 107 巫 The Witch Clan's Hunt for Pleasure 巫门狩乐 Fox Lantern Beneath the Moon月下狐灯Ancient Romance721k WordsCompleted The world within the book is strange and wondrous, with everything imaginable. There are witch spells to banish evil and exorcise ghosts, as well as pine-flower wine simmering and snow falling beyond a quiet cottage. Jing Meng, who cultivates in the netherworld, is a powerful witch from the Peach Blossom Haven of the Ghost Gate. Defiant and untamed, she always takes revenge on those who wrong her. Her fellow witches all call her a demoness. Bai Ya, lord of the Mugu Glacier, is a divine dragon be 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is a traditional Chinese fantasy novel, both sweet and heart-wrenching, with a touch of the supernatural. The female lead is a witch, and the male lead is a god. There are also two companions who team up to hunt down evil spirits and demons. Each chapter contains a short, self-contained story.

8. 108 聊 A Ghost-Hunting Record from Strange Tales 聊斋猎鬼录 Out-of-Control Theater Editorial Department失控剧场编辑部Mystery650k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into a world of ghosts and monsters, and became Pu Songling. Good and evil lie in the human heart; deep love never regrets. I traveled the world and wrote down these strange tales. My name is Xiao Pu. That's the Pu in Pu Songling. I transmigrated into a world overrun by ghosts and monsters. To stay alive, I befriended a powerful female ghost. To record this extraordinary world, I traveled far and wide in search of its ghosts and monsters. A manor where a snake demon keeps people 163Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   One story after another, bursting with imagination, each a short tale, always fresh and original. Trust me, you won't regret getting hooked! 🍀🍀🍀

9. 109 浮 Tales of a Floating Life: Volume One 浮生物语·壹 Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted Thousands of years ago, she was a little tree demon who fell in love with the Water God. After experiencing the tragic end of that ill-fated romance, she lived on alone into the modern era and became the proprietress of the “Endless” dessert shop. She brews a tea called “Fleeting Life,” and all sorts of strange customers visit her shop. Each one drinks her tea and tells her a story: the stirring love and hate of the monsters. A handsome young cat demon falls in love with a fish; a visually flamb 113Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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   If you enjoy reading *Bai Yao Pu* and *Ya She*, don't miss these two. I also recommend *Jie Zi*. Although it doesn't have a main storyline, the small characters in major historical events still have a butterfly effect. The writing is really good. Highly recommended!

10. 110 无 Invincible! Even Demons and Monsters Keep Their Distance from Her 无敌！妖魔鬼怪见了她都得躲远点 Dandruff头皮屑Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Invincible heroine] [Feel-good] [Healing] [Wild imagination] [Monsters, demons, ghosts, and gods] Jiang Yunmiao, blessed with extraordinary abilities, moved into a mansion in the Imperial Capital with a black cat, a rose, a fox, the divine bird Jiang Yu, and a Hanfu spirit. She lives alongside the unusual friends she meets along the way. In this technologically advanced age, all sorts of things happen in all sorts of places, and many unusual “people” live in cities and villages. A crayfish spir 92Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Fantasy Romance][Contemporary Romance][Powerful][Demons, Monsters, and Gods] The female lead is powerful, capable of invisibility and teleportation. In this modern world, her family members are either demon cultivators or strange, sentient beings: a mystical cat, roses, foxes, Hanfu spirits, birds, and more. Rich and beautiful, Jiang Yunmiao gains more and more friends and becomes increasingly busy, ruthlessly eliminating evil ghosts, breaking illusions, entering spatial realms, and vanquishing demons and inner demons. She's neither a saint nor a scheming woman; the female lead doesn't drag things out, and the male lead isn't the annoying type either. His screen time isn't extensive, focusing on the plot. The female lead is a god who initially loses her memories but retains her abilities. Later, she regains her memories and returns to her divine position after this life. She runs a bar, a modern Chinese teahouse, and a restaurant with others. There's also a demon-run coffee shop and bookstore. The NPCs in her haunted house include ghosts and zombies, and even the front desk staff are young people who unexpectedly left the Xuanmen (mystical sect) and spirits. Many minor characters and the people, demons, and ghosts she encounters also have their own stories and lives! The cursed person is reincarnated ten times, a kind-hearted little white snake, a naive snow butterfly demon... The world contains demons and ghosts, good and evil.

11. 111 莲 Lotus Falls, Returning to Snow 莲落归雪 Smoke Feathers, No Painting烟羽无画Ancient Romance203k WordsCompleted (No rebirth, no invincibility, no golden finger, no transmigration) Yi Sheng was once a celestial lotus in the Jade Lake, but she accidentally fell into the mortal world and became a miracle medicine coveted by countless demons. During a battle, most of her true form was destroyed by demonic fire. To save her true form, Yue Bai and Yan Yunqin take her across the world, searching for a cure in the realms of humans and demons. Then she meets the man who burned her true form... A wolf with immense —Reads—Score—Shelves

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12. 112 人 Mermaid Chanson 人鱼香颂 Xie Zhi解知Ancient Romance103k WordsCompleted Mermaids roam a ghost ship by night, where a long-sealed transoceanic love letter lies aboard a whale-bone fishing vessel! Fourteen breathtaking love stories, sweet enough to delight, angsty enough to hurt. Deep old velvet, a beautiful fool, a refined knight commander, a younger wolf pup, and an irresistibly alpha heartthrob. Pick your favorite pairing from this delicious mix. Turn hardship into absinthe and drink it down with the bitter salt of the waves. Shed tears like pearls, shed the tender 2.1kReads9.6Score454Shelves

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    1. A girl lived a lonely life because her mother was a witch, her father left her when she was very young, and her mother couldn't keep her promises. One day, her mother died unexpectedly, and she entered society. Her mother left her a keepsake, repeatedly attempting to kill men who possessed her. Should she choose to become a witch? 2. A woman born from a coffin was hated by the entire city, but for the sake of everyone's lives, she was given a feather by a spirit. She used it all, taking the place of the punished spirit and becoming the Spring Demon Vine of the Hundred Spirit Pool. Every month, she endures the pain of having her heart ripped out, steadfastly guarding the Hundred Spirit Pool. 3. 😢😢😢A Siamese cat falls in love with the herb Mint. 💗💗💗It repeatedly protects her from those cursed by the dead. ✨✨✨But this action is eventually exposed. 🌟🌟The dead suppress the Siamese cat, and the young general takes Mint away. 💫💫It turns out the dead are soldiers who died here over a hundred years ago⭐️⭐️, and only Mint can help them. 🌙🌙🌙! 4. An old Taoist priest, highly regarded by the Yuan family, reveals his fortune-telling abilities. The Yuan family tests him a few times, and each time his predictions are accurate. ✨✨✨One day, the Yuan family is returning to their hometown to pay respects to their ancestors. The old Taoist priest predicts that they will surely meet with disaster on this journey and advises sending a few men in a large cart to transport the offerings first. 🌟🌟🌟This prediction comes true, and from then on, the Yuan family values the fortune-telling priest even more. However, the Yuan family had a concubine who was envious of the large sum of money the family gave to the Taoist priest. She hired a servant to sow discord, and in a fit of anger, the Taoist priest cut down two auspicious trees in the courtyard, leaving Yuan Xiangcheng with only 81 days to indulge in his fantasy of being the Holy Dragon Emperor.

13. 113 缥 The Misty World: The Divine Capital Arc 缥缈·神都卷 Bai Jiwan白姬绾Historical293k WordsCompleted In the flourishing Tang dynasty, Chang’an was a place where ghosts roamed at night and countless demons gathered. In the marketplaces of the Western District, on the border between yin and yang, stood a mysterious, ethereal pavilion: the Misty Pavilion. It traded in rare treasures and the seven emotions and six desires. Humans, demons, ghosts, and gods all came and went within its walls. Where is the Misty Pavilion? Those without fate with it may pass right by and never see it. Those destined 1.1kReads9.5Score106Shelves

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    Look at this, everyone! It's so good! I absolutely love the black cat Li Nu!!!

14. 114 缥 Misty: The Corpse Tomb Volume 缥缈·尸穸卷 Bai Jiwan白姬绾Mystery224k WordsCompleted In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Chang'an was haunted by a hundred ghosts and thronged with myriad demons. In a district of the Western Market, at the boundary between yin and yang, stood the mysterious, ethereal Pavilion of Mist and Mirage. It traded in rare treasures and the seven emotions and six desires. Humans, demons, ghosts, and gods all came and went within. Where is the Pavilion of Mist and Mirage? Those without fate pass by without seeing it; Those with fate will seek it out from a thou 654Reads9.5Score102Shelves
15. 115 系 The Wenxiangxie Collection (Complete in 4 Volumes) 【闻香榭】系列合集（全四册） The Sea’s Temperature海的温度Mystery939k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the hit Sohu Video drama Wen Xiang Xie. This collection includes The Spirit of Rouge, Jade Dew Without a Heart, The Dream of Agarwood, and The Birth of Mirror-Blossom Demons. At the height of the Tang Dynasty, the mysterious and low-profile Wen Xiang Xie stood out in Luoyang with its extraordinary fragrances. Using exotic flowers and herbs, it made all manner of alluring cosmetics, drawing out strange tales from every corner of the world, where desire and greed intertwi 369Reads9.5Score108Shelves

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    These are all very good, they're all episodic, like the one about the Rebirth Tavern, which also has a fourth episode.

16. 116 风 Feng Shui Master, Hear My Words 风水师报君知 Yu Qiao昱峤Mystery336k WordsCompleted [Fantasy + episodic stories + magic arts + romance + punishing evil and promoting good] In the old town, Flowerbranch Street always stays at 25 degrees. Hidden along it is Courtyard No. 128. Its resident is Bao Junzhi, a feng shui master of breathtaking beauty. His magic is wondrous, and he despises evil. From the shadows, he protects the safety of the kindhearted. Flowerbranch Street No. 128 is a sanctuary that can appear anywhere. Anyone facing sorrow or fear can step into Bao Junzhi's courtya 122Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a fantasy episodic story about the stunningly beautiful Feng Shui master, Bao Junzhi, who lives in the courtyard at No. 128 Huazhi Street in the old town. He possesses magical powers, hates evil, and his sanctuary is always open, solving problems for everyone. Watching him display his martial arts skills to unravel mysteries and witnessing his legendary protection, I've reread it several times—it's incredibly addictive!

17. 117 浮 Tales of a Floating Life II 浮生物语·贰 Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted In Floating Life Tales 2, the tree-demon innkeeper and her husband, the evil dragon Ao Chi, stop running a teahouse and open an inn instead. It still bears the name “Neverending.” Their helpers have changed, too: now they are Paper and Young Master Zhao. All kinds of guests check into the inn, bringing their stories with them: a white steed faster than time, a spider spirit skilled at mending broken hearts, a peace-loving jiaolong, and a bowl demon who has wandered into the legend of Liang Shanb 40Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    A powerful demon opens an inn and encounters a series of stories. Who says only humans have feelings? Demons do too!

18. 118 百 Record of a Hundred Remedies 百药记 Kuke Yisen库克伊森Ancient Romance157k WordsOngoing Red plum blossoms, sleeves folded, gathering frost; herbs as her soul, healing all who live. Bound by the fate of such spirit herbs as purple vanilla grass, astragalus, and Liuhe yeast, they weave a fragrant, fantastical epic amid the divide between humans and immortals, love and law. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Mine matches perfectly!

19. 119 十 Twelve Moments 十二瞬 Qing Chen清辰Eastern Fantasy193k WordsCompleted [Fantasy + healing + strange tales in an ancient setting] The companion volume to popular author Qing Chen's Tales of the Rhinoceros Horn, this is a delightfully cute and funny collection of healing folk tales set in ancient times! Behind every medicinal ingredient lies the greatest sorrow or joy of the human world. The Sea Market, the Ruins of Return, the Peach Blossom Spring, the Yellow Springs... A succession of wondrous sights and eerie realms, filled with all kinds of spirits and human stor 611Reads9.5Score134Shelves

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    A loyal little fox, a fish that never gives up, Shentu Boyuan who gave her a chance to live, Yu Qingchi who loved the world and sacrificed herself to protect its peace, and an old woman suffering from a lifetime of longing for An Yan, all using medicine as a catalyst to create a bizarre and fantastical story.

20. 120 浮 Twelve Wishes for a Fleeting Life (2-Book Set) 浮生十二愿（全二册） Lotus Bathed in Dawnlight莲沐初光Anime Fanfiction258k WordsCompleted There is a mysterious painting gallery containing thousands of scrolls, yet every painting is missing its final stroke. They say that if the last stroke is added, the subject of the painting will come to life and obey the person who completed it. One room is devoted to paintings of mythical beasts, each of which possesses a supernatural ability. Though the scrolls are expensive, people with wishes in their hearts still come to buy them, hoping to put the beasts to use. One day, the owner of the 121Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    🔥👉👉①Using medicine as a guide, witness the joys and sorrows, the impermanence of reincarnation, and experience the full spectrum of human emotions. 🔥👉👉②Small affections, patriotism, sorrow and joy, good and evil, laughter and tears—twelve wishes for a fleeting life. What is your wish? 🔥👉👉③Love arises with the wind, but when the wind stops, the heart remains unsettled. 🔥👉👉④A sweet little story to the core. 🔥👉👉⑤I am a cat demon, searching for the legendary fruit of immortality. [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post][Top Post]

21. 121 玛 A Hot Kiss Like a Margarita 玛格丽特热吻 Chestnut Autumn栗子秋Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted A collection of sweet little bedtime stories. 48Reads9.4Score—Shelves
22. 122 猫 Tales of a Cat Demon: Urban Legends 猫妖物语：城市传说 Graceful Lotus姽婳莲翩Mystery323k WordsCompleted Mystery version: I’m a demon, a cat demon everyone wants dead. I have nine lives, and the first three were taken by the magical weapons of monks and Taoist priests. I don’t want to die, and I don’t want to kill anyone. I just want to live, and live well. That’s why I need the Fruit of Immortality. If you happen to see one, contact me immediately. My number is 132XXXX2706. Yu Mingzhu, owner of Urban Legends Dessert Shop, female, age 500+ Heartwarming version: Yu Mingzhu, a nine-lived cat demon, o 11Reads9.5Score—Shelves
23. 123 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
24. 124 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
25. 125 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves
26. 126 杀 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 102.4kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves
27. 127 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
28. 128 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
29. 129 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. 160.1kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves
30. 130 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 259.5kReads9.6Score30.9kShelves
31. 131 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 310.7kReads9.8Score31.1kShelves
32. 132 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves
33. 133 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335kReads9.8Score46.9kShelves
34. 134 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
35. 135 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves

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    The first book is good! The second one is about discovering that your grandparents, parents, brothers, and sisters aren't human! The third one starts with a land-based sword immortal! Eighty years after guarding the Sword Pavilion, he shatters the heavens with a single sword strike!

36. 136 长 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 105.9kReads9.7Score12.3kShelves
37. 137 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 957.1kReads9.6Score121.4kShelves
38. 138 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves
39. 139 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
40. 140 解 The Spirit Medium Who Eases Worries 解忧通灵师 Gu Xiaoshi顾小施Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics · reborn · sweet romance · mutual salvation] When people die, they leave behind thoughts and resentment. If fate grants them the chance, they can become ghosts and monsters. Ghosts and monsters cannot enter the underworld or be reincarnated. Gu Yousheng inherited a bloodline legacy and was born a spirit medium. Before she turned six, she cried and tried every way she could to get rid of her gift. After she turned six, she worked diligently to resolve grievances and troubles, becomin 25.1kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves
41. 141 撞 A Chance Encounter with a Demon 撞妖记 Wan Zitong绾紫彤Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The demon hunter Nan Jinyi, both righteous and wicked, lives in seclusion in Anping County as a female physician. Each day, she treats the sick and saves lives, then hunts demons and makes medicine. But ever since she accidentally rescued Liu Hanshan, the magistrate of Anping County, who has an extremely light birth chart and is prone to attracting ghosts and spirits, her once peaceful life has become tangled in endless trouble. One baffling case after another, demons tormented by love, and peri 62Reads7.6Score—Shelves
42. 142 十 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人（全五册） Li Yifan李诣凡Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Li Yifan’s spine-chilling ghost-hunting chronicles! A contemporary Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! A spine-chilling record of ghost hunts! First posted on Tieba, it topped 100 million views within three months! The acclaimed mystery writer Li Yifan’s breakthrough work, now with the unpublished continuation added! Every ghost was once a living person. I’m a professional ghost hunter. I turn the compass, circle the place with red 11.8kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves
43. 143 剑 Eighty Years in the Sword Pavilion, Then I Emerged as an Earthly Immortal 剑阁八十年，出世陆地神仙 Am I a God?我是神吗Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing The original novel behind the hit short drama “Earthly Sword Immortal: Eighty Years Guarding the Sword Pavilion” Meng Fan, gifted with the talent “Swordsmanship as Divine,” is reborn in a cultivation world and becomes the sword keeper of the Sword Pavilion at the Shushan Sword Sect. Touching the “Seven Stars Sword,” he obtains the Seven Stars Sword Art. Touching the “Demon-Suppressing Sword,” he obtains the Sword Intent of Demon Slaying. Touching the “Fuxi Sword,” he obtains the Fuxi Divine Body 24kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
44. 144 春 The Complete Spring River Flower Moon Night (Based on the Original Novel by Red Fox Scholar) 春江花月夜全集（赤狐书生原著） Many Many多多Xianxia671k WordsCompleted The complete collection of the original novel behind the film The Fox Spirit Matchmaker, starring Li Xian and Chen Linong! The male fox from Liaozhai is here! A monster-hunting adventure for two, and a youthful bond between a man and a fox. A thousand years ago, a little boy saved an injured fox cub, only to meet with disaster soon afterward. A thousand years later, a scholar traveling to the capital to sit the imperial examinations meets a handsome young man in white named Feixiao, who tells hi 24Reads9.4Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    These books are all quite good.

45. 145 黑 The Black-and-White Cinderella 黑白灰姑娘 Fourteen Towers十四阙Female-Channel Fanfiction195k WordsCompleted During my growing-up years, there was a time when I felt deeply unsettled. I had a vague sense that the world was gradually coming into focus, while I myself was beginning to change. I remember the floor-to-ceiling window in my father’s study. Sunlight filtered through the green potted plants and fell across the rocking chair. I would sit there reading, often until my eyes hurt. I was very lonely. I felt that books were my only friends. Many years later, when I look back on the past, I still reg 430Reads9.4Score117Shelves

    Reader note

    Various types of episodic novels, where reading each chapter takes you into a new story world.

46. 146 梦 Nightmare Hall: A Collection of Short Stories 梦魇殿下短篇小说集 Mo Zisu墨子酥Ancient Romance47k WordsCompleted Rice Cake! Where do you think you’re running? And you, Little Red Riding Hood, you’re a man? So the stories in fairy tales really were all lies! Enjoy all the thrilling short stories published in His Highness Nightmare’s magazines, all in one place! 10Reads8.1Score—Shelves
47. 147 仲 Midsummer Sprite's Dream 仲夏精灵梦 Bai Mengmeng白萌萌Ancient Romance89k WordsCompleted A collection of fairy tales, a book of blessings from a dreamweaver! Midnight Sprite: Rusty mechanical nightingale × enchanting little rose In every summer when the flowers bloom, beyond that ever-changing window, and through all our flights along the way, lies my entire world. It is a very, very wonderful world. The Sprite’s General Store: Cotton candy sprite × aloof patrol officer of the Cloud Realm He shaped a little figure out of cotton candy, carefully carved wings from rosy cloud cloth, an 308Reads9.3Score102Shelves
48. 148 嫏 Langhuan Art Gallery 嫏嬛画馆 Qiu Ruoye秋若耶Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted A fantastical historical romance from popular Jinjiang author Qiu Ruoye! This is not only a collection of fantasy historical romance episodes, but also the taming diary of a rich, beautiful boss and her husband. In Luoyang, down an inconspicuous alley, there is a gallery called Langhuan. Hidden away from the world, it waits for those destined to find it. Its owner is a young woman named Langhuan. Rumor has it that her brushwork is so masterful it seems divine, and that she can paint the desires 21Reads9.3Score—Shelves
49. 149 你 You Have a First Love to Sign For 你有一份初恋请签收 Zi Feiyu子非鱼Modern Romance97k WordsCompleted The boys who came into my youth one by one all had the same name: first love Xu Xiaoshi’s Story When I was eighteen, my childhood friend confessed to me! “I always thought we were meant to be together since we were kids, and that everything would naturally fall into place. So I overlooked how you felt. I should have made things clear.” “Xu Xiaoshi, I love you.” Not the love of an older brother for his younger sister, but the love of a man for a woman. Qi Ruan’s Story It’s a shame you’re an ido 58Reads9.3Score—Shelves
50. 150 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves

    Reader note

    Story Summary: I highly recommend the first book, which meets your requirements, but it's not fantasy. It's more of a memoir-style tragic ending story, so be sure to bring a tissue box. The latter two books are somewhat similar to the Hundred Demon Records series.

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