Folklore, Supernatural Tales, and Ghost Stories: A Ruthless, Reckless, Profit-Minded Protagonist 民俗灵异鬼闻，主角杀伐果断玩命疯子 ，在乎利益

1. 1 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! 748.4kReads9.4Score43kShelves

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   The first book recounts the classic text of the Classic of Mountains and Seas and traditional Chinese culture through folk tales; the second book is purely fantastical and is still being updated.

2. 2 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves
3. 3 东 Northeastern Ghost Doctor: I Cure Every Kind of Defiance! 东北鬼医：专治各种不服！ Buddhist-Style Grind King佛系卷王Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing [Mystery and wild ideas] [Hilarious power fantasy] [Folk horror] [Invincible protagonist] [No female lead] (The short drama adaptation, Northeast Ghost Doctor: Five Ghosts Carry Me on My Journey from the Start, is now available on Tomato Short Drama.) Chen Shian, a ghost doctor from Northeast China born under the "Tenfold Peace" destiny, descends the mountain at his master's command to heal the world. With silver needles in his left hand, he cures ailments caused by ghosts; with his right fist, 27.3kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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   The suspenseful plot unfolds like a web of conspiracies where "millennial rules have been altered" (factory pollution enrages water ghosts, developers' forced demolitions drive household spirits mad), with each ghostly event serving as a key to solving the mystery. The exhilarating experience comes from the "left needle to suppress the soul, right fist to break the deadlock" style of overwhelming power (silver needles seal the ghost gates, fists beat up thugs, leaving the villains questioning their existence). Folklore and supernatural tales are not just background elements, but rather part of a rule-based worldview where "water ghosts don't cross bridges, household spirits don't leave their homes," making supernatural events a battle to protect the order of Yin and Yang. The invincible protagonist breaks free from the "frustrating level-up" trap, with the protagonist Chen Shi'an crushing ghosts from the start with his "Shi'an Destiny." These four elements mutually empower each other, creating a closed-loop experience of "suspenseful captivating moments - exhilarating stress relief - folklore empathy - thrilling excitement," carving out a path in the wave of homogenization in online novels.

4. 4 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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   The novels I've recommended are only those I personally think are good. If you don't like them, just pretend you didn't see 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 民 A Collection of Folk Tales and Strange Accounts 民间怪谈异闻录 Hall of Extreme Evil极恶斋Mystery598k WordsCompleted Also known as: Spirit Hunt Begins Here, Keep Quiet and Stay Back [Supernatural + Video Filming + Small-Scale Infinite Horror + Folk Horror Tales + Taoist Magic] Have you heard of the Death Omen and the Hanging Guest coming to claim lives, the sound of meat being chopped at midnight, a blood-red singing doll, eerie sobbing from a mass grave, the startling secrets of a baozi shop, or the mystery behind a school of death? Do you know that there may be many things in this world that you cannot see? 93Reads8.4Score—Shelves
6. 6 特 The Horsehead Incident 特马头事件 Ximen Wanjun西门纨君Mystery252k WordsCompleted (This book was written in 2022. It’s a completed work of pure fiction, so please don’t take it seriously. Back then, there weren’t any rumors about Epstein or anyone else.) Urban suspense, no romance. A woman’s body is found in a roadside culvert, and the evidence points straight to her neighbor. Was it revenge, or is something else going on? As the investigation deepens, it uncovers a truth so shocking it leaves everyone stunned… 17Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 规 Rules Horror: I’m a Madman, You Say I’m Cheating? 规则怪谈：我一疯子你说我开挂？ Sleeping Eighteen Hours a Day一天睡十八小时Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Deduction + Lunatic + Male-Male Romance + Wild Ride] A friendly warning: to repeat, the love between two men is just seasoning. The main focus is still clearing the rule-based horror scenarios! The rule-based horror game begins, and uncanny livestreams descend! Each country randomly picks one player to enter the game, and an uncanny livestream begins! If a player fails, the rule-based horror descends upon their country! What kind of shock will Meng Fei, a genuine lunatic, b 16.7kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves

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   I recommend three great books. The first one is good. The second one is good. The third one is good. The fourth one is amazing. You definitely won't regret reading them.

8. 8 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 72.2kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
9. 9 变 Living by Deception in a Horror World After Becoming a Girl 变成女孩子在惊悚世界靠欺诈度日 Big Hao Ren Ah Ah大郝仁啊啊Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [Gender Transformation] [Comedy in a Horror World] [Healing Everyday Life] [Perfect Bedtime Reading for Insomnia] [Soothing, Soothing, Soothing, Not a Dark Story] At the very end of his life, cancer-stricken teenager Li Anxin felt an overwhelming desire to live. He was pulled into a horror game and awakened the talent called Con Artist. Whenever his talent succeeded, he could make anyone believe anything he said, unconditionally. Everything comes at a price. The Horror Game's master god made a d 59.6kReads9.6Score14.1kShelves
10. 10 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
11. 11 我 My Days as a Disciple of the Spirit Mediums 我当出马弟子的时光 The Brother Who Loves Writing Books爱写书的弟马Mystery47k WordsOngoing A true account of spirit-medium practices, giving you an authentic look at every little detail! Every story and every person in this book is based on real events! 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're curious about Northeast folk culture, this is the book for you! A personal account from a shamanic disciple, taking you into those days and nights that science cannot explain.

12. 12 破 The Bankrupt Exorcist's Haunted House Livestream 破产天师的凶宅直播间 Fengyuan砜元Mystery356k WordsCompleted “Congratulations. You've inherited a mansion worth a fortune, as well as... 200,000 yuan in deadly yin debt.” The lawyer's voice was like a scalpel, cutting through all my beautiful dreams. I'm Wu Suowei, a con artist who edits photos to pass myself off as a master of the occult. I was planning to pack up and run. But when I opened the doors of Jingxin Studio and saw the strange assortment of “family members” inside... I knew there was no escape. This wasn't a haunted house. It was an ancient se 159Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Read this book, a suspenseful and supernatural tale. The male lead is highly skilled in martial arts, intelligent, decisive, and not a saint.

13. 13 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. 518Reads7.9Score101Shelves

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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 features a protagonist who discovers that his grandparents, parents, brothers, and sisters are not human!

14. 14 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
15. 15 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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