Any Supernatural Novels That Focus on the Plot, with Romance as a Side Story? 有没有那种剧情为主，感情线为辅的灵异文？

1. 1 殡 Plenty of Stories at the Funeral Home 殡仪馆里故事多 Rampaging Bear狂暴熊Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since Lin Yu took a job driving a hearse at a funeral home, his life became anything but ordinary. He and his friends went through all kinds of bizarre, inexplicable events together. Vengeful spirits possessing people, a dead infant in a pot, opera singing in a graveyard... No one knew what would happen next. 13.2kReads8.7Score97814d adds

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   No need to say anything else, just read this book.

2. 2 冤 The Unlucky Land God Is a Huge Money-Grubber 冤种土地神偏是个大财迷 Sea Ghost Who Loves Clear-Broth Bird's Nest爱吃清汤燕窝的海幽魂Modern Romance229k WordsOngoing [Fantasy + Eccentric Characters + Everyone’s Favorite + Supernatural + Mystery Solving] As a land god of the modern age, Guang Xia’s lifelong dream is to take the position of God of Wealth. She wants to reach that position through hard work, but circumstances just won’t allow it~ King Ksitigarbha is her neighbor, the God of Lightning is her sister, the King of Hell is her male best friend, and she can dispatch ghost messengers at will. Even the demon spawn somehow became her underling. With conn —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book is worth checking out. The plot is quite fast-paced, but I don't know what kind of story you're looking for. It's about a modern-day Earth God who, in order to level up quickly, finds his parents and solves cases along the way, eventually helping the Jade Emperor find the mastermind behind the destruction of peace in the Three Realms. The cases are quite interesting, and there are many characters, all of whom are very lovable. The story unfolds one after another.

3. 3 问 The Path to the Divine Throne 问鼎神路 Heavenly Feather天堂羽Eastern Fantasy174k WordsCompleted This is the story of a genius, with a protagonist from an incredibly powerful background! There is only one plane here. There is no System, no transmigration, and no mindless showing off just to provoke shocked reactions. 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The main character has an incredibly strong background, the logic is rigorous, and there are quite a few romantic scenes.

4. 4 恐 The Haunted Teahouse: I Only Sell Objects of Ill Omen 恐怖茶馆：我只卖大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted The world is divided between yin and yang. Some people do business with the living, while others trade with the dead. I deal in the business of the dead, but I don’t sell coffins, paper money, funeral clothes, or paper effigies. What I sell are things you’ve never seen before, things far stranger still… 30.7kReads9.2Score2.9k14d adds

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   Story Summary: I recommend the following three books. These recommendations are based solely on my personal opinion; if you don't like them, just ignore them. I have many other well-categorized novels on my bookshelf that you can check out if you're looking for something to read.

5. 5 当 When an Evil Cultivator Becomes a Cannon-Fodder Fake Heiress 当邪修穿成炮灰假千金 Gu Jiuru故久如Mystery500k WordsCompleted [Female-led story, with a male lead. If that's not your thing, don't read. Half supernatural, half cultivation, with little romance.] A genius heretic cultivator failed to overcome her tribulation and transmigrated to the modern world, where spiritual energy was scarce, charlatans ran rampant, and sinister forces were everywhere. Rong Yi: “Isn't this the perfect place for me to practice cultivation?” To absorb baleful energy and restore her cultivation, she casually took care of one supernatural 15.2kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
6. 6 通 The Spirit Medium's Strange Cases 通灵诡事 Not Drunk不醉Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Parental love? I have none. From the moment I was born, they wanted to strangle me. Sibling affection? I have none. My own brother calls me a country bumpkin. Friendship with my peers? I have none. Everyone in the village says I'm a demon in human form who eats children. Love? What even is that? The first time I saw Qi Yue, I just thought he looked clean-cut and handsome. The next time I saw him, I found out his mother was the woman who had gone looking for Fourth Auntie years ago. Only now, she 1.9kReads9.2Score37714d adds
7. 7 南 Strange Tales of the Southern Song 南宋异闻录 Yue Guan月关Historical1.6M WordsCompleted A humble household servant is entangled in a mystery that has endured for millennia. A bizarre murder brings a lovesick, passionate young lady and a cool, proud maid to his door. Are they really just innocent bystanders? At the Broken Bridge of West Lake, strange schemes lurk at every turn. A thread of fate binds their hearts. The truth is just within reach. 527Reads7.9Score10114d adds

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

8. 8 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 23.6kReads8.5Score1.6k14d adds
9. 9 异EN The Creatures That We Are 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 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds
10. 10 雪 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 Trusted Washlet心腹大浣Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8.2kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    No female lead, no romantic pairing—a story of brothers joining forces to bravely explore the mysterious Tibetan wilderness, encountering a series of bizarre, terrifying, and supernatural events, requiring high-IQ suspense and deduction. The plot is fast-paced and full of twists and turns, with rigorous logical analysis and vivid, nuanced character portrayals. A highly recommended high-quality novel!

11. 11 体 The Ghost King Is Sealed Inside Me, Yet I’m a Good-for-Nothing 体内封印鬼王，我却是个废柴 Qu Shen去甚Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A rainy night in a cemetery, a man-eating black cat, a man searching for his late daughter, a school guard hanged on the stairs, a wedding coffin sealed with red paper, a grotesque face hiding in a mirror... What secrets lie behind it all? What other mysterious events will Wang Shier, the gravekeeper, have to face? As terror and dread slowly close in, those secrets seem to be steering his fate. (The stories in this book are all adapted from real events. If anything sounds familiar, it is pure co 7Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    Here are a few recommendations; I personally think they're all good. The first one is one I recently read. The writing and plot are both good; it's not a tired trope, nor is it a wish-fulfillment story—it's the kind that gets readable over time. It's a horror/supernatural novel, and it's quite good.

12. 12 我 I Want to Stay by Your Side Forever 我想与你常相守 Winter Snow and Cat冬雪与猫Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted At first, you protected me. In the end, I protected you. Liang Jing was trying to evade pursuit when she unexpectedly came across a little girl. Softening for a moment, Liang Jing helped her find her birth parents, thinking the girl could finally settle down. But seven years later, as the Hu people prepared to invade Xuancheng, the girl lost both her parents, and Liang Jing rescued her from danger once more. Their fates became entwined amid the chaos of war. As they spent time together, affectio —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    One is a book I wrote myself, and the other two are suspense novels that I enjoy. They are mainly plot-driven, each with different storylines and not limited to romance.

13. 13 十 The Ten Deadly Crimes 【十宗罪】 Tuantuan Has Abs团团有腹肌Urban274k WordsOngoing Ten Deadly Sins + darkness + humor + morally gray coming-of-age. A legend about a snowman and fur suddenly emerges in Jiangcheng. It all stems from a boy named Zhang Fansheng, whose long-buried secrets are gradually coming to light... 127Reads—Score10514d adds
14. 14 兽 My Snake Husband’s Sweet Spoiling 兽世蛇夫甜宠妻 Cool Inkstone凉砚Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted A college student transmigrates to the beast world, expecting to become food for the ferocious beasts. Instead, she single-handedly brings earth-shaking changes to their world. She farms, has babies, and teases her snake husband; she gets cheat-like powers, builds up the land, and becomes queen. What? She even moved the Dragon Lord so much that he gave up the throne his line had held for a thousand years? Is this adorable girl a little too powerful? 29Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    I felt so good after finishing this book!

15. 15 长 Till the End of the Moon: My Lord, I Will Wait for Your Return 长月烬明：主上，我会等你回来 Gray格雷Two Male Leads212k WordsCompleted A hundred years passed. Countless spirits wandered by the banks of the Netherworld River. Even when the crows brought him a peerless jade, Tantai Jin still could not find Ye Xiwu. Four hundred years passed. He healed the wounds inflicted by the Weak Waters with immortal marrow. Even when dandelions covered the banks of the Netherworld River, Tantai Jin made a wish every night, but still could not find Ye Xiwu. Ten thousand years passed. By the banks of the Netherworld River, atop the Weak Waters 22Reads—Score114d adds

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    The book-reading savior is here!

16. 16 纵 The Record of Gods 纵神录 Sea of Clouds on the Half-Mountain半山云海Urban189k WordsCompleted By chance, I obtained a jade cicada, and my life took an entirely different turn. Ancient secrets, the Four Guardians, gods, ghosts, demons, and monsters: one strange and extraordinary event after another unfolded before me. Family feuds, tangled grudges, love and hate, and all the twists of fate that life could bring. Being born extraordinary is my greatest curse. —Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 胎 Born to Reach the Heavens 胎毛要上天 Yue Tian Er月甜儿Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted Besides the Hundred-Artifact Clan, the Spiritfolk include the Hair Clan. Its hair sprites are unusual: if they don’t do good deeds, they die, and whenever they worry, their hair gets tangled. First life It was a wisp of baby hair born alongside the jade comb, but one sneeze from him sent it on its way. Second life She became a hair spirit and met the jade comb, who was dying. Jealous of how good-looking he was, she took liberties with him. Later, she wanted to leave but couldn’t: if she didn’t s —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely plot-driven! The first book features a supernatural story involving ghosts and ghost messengers, along with several crime-solving chapters, all in a lighthearted and humorous style. The second book has no romance; if there is, it's only in dreams, and even then, nightmares, involving ghosts and the supernatural—a laugh-out-loud comedy.

18. 18 白 Daydream Training Camp 白日梦培训班 Yue Tian Er月甜儿Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted To escape my nightmares, I signed up for a lucid-dreaming course. I thought I might actually learn to lucid dream, but then I realized that even having that thought was just wishful thinking! Nightmare 1: I struggle through life and die penniless. Instructor: Think about money. Keep thinking about it, and it’ll show up in your dreams. What I actually dreamed: The money was there, but I was already dead. Someone had burned it into my vault. Nightmare 2: I keep coming in last place, so my teacher 2Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 梦 Nightmare Man's Log 梦魇人日志 Qile Si其乐思Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted An ordinary housewife opens the path to a world of dreams while saving someone. As she explores the dreamscape, she gradually unravels the mystery of events sealed away for many years. No romance, imaginative and full of ideas, a light novel about suspense and exploration. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 超 Awakening the Supernatural: Starting the Infinite God-Hunting Game at Zero Stars 超凡觉醒：从0星启无限猎神游戏 A Patch of Waterweeds一方水草Mystery43k WordsOngoing The four-person main cast: An independent, sexy policewoman + The One Who Came from the Stars A cool, innocent Dragon Girl + A guileless, lovestruck Pig Tianpeng 1v1 Ni Huo is accidentally drawn into an extraordinarily bizarre game and awakens the Violet-Gold Tianpeng System. He can draw Tianpeng abilities based on his health... This should have been a good thing. But why is my appearance getting weirder and weirder? And why do I turn into a lovesick fool whenever I see a beautiful woman? “Miss, —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Alien invasion, sci-fi background, male protagonist with alien blood and team superpowers, is tasked with a critical mission, a thrilling urban suspenseful detective story, a confrontation between different interstellar civilizations, single female lead, romance as a secondary plot, intelligent and logical.

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