Occult Fiction Seems to Be Trending Lately. Any Recommendations? Nothing Too Outlandish 最近玄学的书好像很火诶，推荐几本呗。不要太离谱

1. 601 地 The Underworld’s Temporary Overseas Worker 地府驻外临时工 Kui-chan葵酱Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted [Mysticism + Ghost Hunting + Demon Hunting + No Romance + Powerful Female Lead + Set Abroad] Qin Sulan is an Underworld temp stationed overseas. Her main job is to escort the souls of Chinese people who die abroad back to the Underworld in China. Her secondary job is helping handle certain paranormal incidents overseas. The work is easy and leaves plenty of time to slack off, but it does carry a bit of risk. If you kick the bucket, don’t worry. Have a bowl of Meng Po Soup, then get right back to 110Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 602 那 Those Years I Worked Part-Time Down Below 那些年，我在下面兼职的日子 Qi Yi亓宜Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Guiding souls, stories, healing, retribution, one heroine] Ox-Head and Horse-Face: “Hey, kid, how about a 300,000-yuan annual salary for a part-time job in the underworld?” Chen Yi, who earns 4,000 yuan a month: “I’m in! I’m in!” Once he started, he was soon drinking and laughing with underworld marshals from all walks of life, and raising cups with the Four Great Judges as if they’d known each other forever. He even passed the civil service exam and landed a coveted government job in the huma 34kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
3. 603 别 Don’t Mess with This Little Demon, She Can Use Magic! 别惹这只魔星，她会法术！ The Still One Of Chang'an静者长安Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Zombies cannot have offspring. If one does, it must be a Demon Star. Ma Qingling's mother came from an exorcist family, but after being bitten by a zombie in an accident, she became one herself. Forced to part from her beloved, she hid alone in the mountains, where she became pregnant and gave birth to Ma Qingling. Later, she died sealing the Gang Cave. With her dying breath, she told Ma Qingling to find her father and say, “I'm sorry” on her behalf. Ma Qingling left the mountains, only to be ki 393Reads—Score109Shelves

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   A modern fantasy novel featuring a female protagonist who is both a demon star and an exorcist, effortlessly catching ghosts and exorcising demons. She's also the darling of her family, doted on by her father, sister, and brother. The writing style is natural and smooth, leaning towards a lighthearted slice-of-life feel. (Completed)

4. 604 玄 The Young Lady Presumed Dead Returns with Her Occult Powers 玄学死去的大小姐回来了 Pork with Green Peppers青椒炒肉Ancient Romance756k WordsCompleted [Mystical, plot-driven story + ghost hunting and demon-slaying + a few secret identities + punishing scumbags + heroine who grows over time] Twenty years ago, the crown prince plotted a rebellion, and tens of thousands were killed. Twenty years later, Song Qinghe, reduced to nothing but a head, was carried out of her coffin by grave robbers. The moment they opened the box, the robbers were frightened away by the smiling head inside. Song Qinghe: “I only wanted to thank him. I didn’t mean to scar 6.6kReads9.0Score858Shelves

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   With only her head remaining, Song Qinghe was pulled from the coffin by tomb raiders. The female protagonist, Song Qinghe, possesses a calm and rational personality and powerful abilities. She can not only resolve various crises but also cleanly and efficiently eliminate villains. When facing difficulties, she constantly breaks through her own limitations with her wisdom and courage. This independent and self-reliant image allows viewers to strongly empathize with the story, as if they themselves were in that fantastical and challenging world.

5. 605 直 My Livestream Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, the Nation Recruited Me! 直播算命太准：国家把我收编啦！ Si Qiaoyu司巧玉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [No romance!!! + Pure fortune-telling livestream + Overpowered heroine + Government support + Ghost hunting and talismans + Punishing evil and upholding good + Lots of episodic stories] Qi Ling transmigrated! She arrived with no money and couldn't even afford a meal, so she fell back on her old line of work: fortune-telling livestreams! … Viewer: “My husband has become obsessed with a sixty-year-old lady. Is that normal?” Qi Ling: “Of course not. There's something wrong with that lady 5.4kReads9.1Score586Shelves

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   Book 1: She's the newly found true heiress of the Chi family. To live a carefree life in this world, she teaches her fifth brother how to catch ghosts. Book 2: She's Shen Yu, who survived the fall of the Heavenly Dao. Upon leaving the mountain, she finds the world has changed, and she works catching ghosts while cultivating her skills.

6. 606 我 I'm a Ghostly Constable of the Underworld, and Ghosts Flee at the Sight of Me 我地府鬼差，鬼怪见了就跑的存在 Momo Doesn't Know墨墨不知道Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted (There is a couple. The pairing is Cui Jue.) [Light Horror + Metaphysics + Strong Female Lead + Past and Present Lives] After graduating from college, Yan Jin sent her resume to several companies. Before she could hear back, that very night she met the Black and White Impermanence... Yan Jin: I'm so young. How did I die? Black and White Impermanence: No, no, you've got it wrong. We looked at your resume and found you perfectly suited to the Underworld. Come join us right now! Yan Jin: ... Yan Ji 499Reads7.5Score103Shelves
7. 607 二 On the Second Day of the Second Month, I Marry the Dragon King 二月初二，嫁龙王 Meeting the Red Silk邂红绸Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since I turned eighteen, I’ve had shameful erotic dreams every night. In them, I spend day and night entwined with a man dressed in black, with dark hair. My grandmother, the last shaman in the village, said I was the reincarnation of a deer spirit. In my previous life, I sealed an evil river dragon with a virgin’s blood; in this life, I was destined to live alone, and must never break my vow of chastity! On the second day of the second lunar month that year, as the dragon raised its head, 8.3kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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   [Heart] This is so cute! She was abandoned right after birth, and a snake brought her to her grandmother's house. Now she has family and is no longer lonely. Since she turned eighteen, she's been having sex with "someone" every night. Which of the brothers is the snake she sealed away back then?

8. 608 玄 The Metaphysics Master Reads Your Fortune, and Her Clients Nearly Fall Apart 玄学大佬算个命，客户都要碎掉了 I Want to Be Graceful我要袅袅Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + comedy + fortune-telling + ghost hunting] #The whole entertainment industry hates Tao Xi. Get out!# No one expected Tao Xi to actually leave. Her haters suddenly had nothing left to dream about, and even started missing her: What was Tao Xi up to now? Then a ten-second video took the internet by storm: A gorgeous Taoist master performs a ritual online. Like within three seconds and something good is sure to happen! In the video, Tao Xi wears her hair in a bun and a bright yellow T 4.2kReads9.2Score527Shelves

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   The fish that slipped through the net of nine-year compulsory education have already emerged: a ghost, a fairy, and a demon. They barely know any characters, yet their donations have already skyrocketed.

9. 609 玄 The Metaphysics Master Remarries with Her Mother; Her Stepbrothers Won’t Stop Spoiling Her 玄学少女随母改嫁，被继兄追着宠 September Eve九月夕Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + putting scumbags in their place + sweet romance + everyday life] In her previous life, Gu Wanxi gave her all, exhausting herself to help her father and brothers rise to prominence and reach the highest offices. She thought she would finally enjoy a good life, but they cherished her younger sister more. They even peeled off Gu Wanxi’s face and put it on her sister, then made her take her place in marriage. Her father and brothers said, “Wanxi, you were supposed to go with your mother 12.1kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves

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   Ancient Chinese metaphysics, completed!!! A refreshing read, the female protagonist is very skilled at drawing talismans, catching ghosts, and fortune telling and feng shui. She never suffers losses or injustices.

10. 610 破 I Made Ninety Trillion Fortune-Telling Before Going Broke 破产之前，靠算命赚了九千亿 Mu Zi Mu木梓木Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [Goofy comedy + fortune-telling + occult ghost-hunting + super sweet] The youngest daughter of Hong Kong City’s wealthiest family, she’s the most doted-on child at home. Her five older brothers are all hopeless sister-complexes, her father cherishes her, her mother adores her, and her grandparents spoil her even more. She grew up arrogant, domineering, and utterly brazen. If she wanted something, she’d stop at nothing to get it. Smitten by his good looks, she fell in love at first sight with the 927Reads8.8Score102Shelves

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    Don't miss these two books! They're hilarious and the female leads are the strongest!

11. 611 玄 After the Metaphysics Master Came Down the Mountain, She Tried to Get Divorced Every Day! 玄学大佬下山后，每天都在努力离婚！ Clear Bamboo in the Wild野竹分清Modern Romance499k WordsCompleted Yu Xingyou grew up at Tianyuan Temple, where she had eight senior brothers and sisters above her, and together they fulfilled all five evils and three shortcomings. The temple had a rule: at twenty, everyone had to leave the mountain to face trials and tribulations. On the day they left, their master gave each of them a “roaring” gift, including, but not limited to, an excavator operator's license, permanent residency in Africa, and 1.5 billion Huabei in debt... When Yu Xingyou left the mountain 160Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥🍀Coriander's Recommendations⭐①Yuan Sanye, the eldest daughter of the Su family, the female lead has a stepmother, but she's not a vicious stepmother here; the values ​​here are correct. The father is very funny, and the female lead mainly focuses on her career.⭐②If Yan Xiaoxiao can't make it in the entertainment industry, she'll go back to the underworld. She's the King of Hell, inheriting the underworld.

12. 612 玄 The Metaphysics Master Relies on Ghostbusting to Stay Alive 玄学大佬靠捉鬼续命 Little Crispy Pork小小酥肉Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted Jiang Hui failed her tribulation and was blasted to bits by bolt after bolt of heavenly lightning. Just when she thought her life and cultivation were over, she came back to life, and even got a System thrown in for free. The System told her she had only three hours left to live. To extend her life, she had to earn merit and exchange it for more time. Jiang Hui was delighted. Earning merit was right up her alley! Unfortunately, the System was a total rip-off. She exorcised evil spirits, told for 9.6kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    All three are supernatural ghost-hunting novels. The first one involves doing good deeds to prolong one's life. The second one features a female lead who is a ghost king, and the male lead is also very strong. The first two are modern romance novels, while the third features a cold, aloof beauty as the bottom and a manipulative, sharp-tongued top as the top. All are completed, and each one is very sweet, so feel free to read them.

13. 613 冥 The Underworld King Husband Flies Through the Sky, While the Ghost King Wife Chases Him Below 冥王老公天上飞，鬼王老婆地下追 Xixi Isn't Xi兮兮不是西Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [Faithful Couples, Two Powerful Leads, Sweet Romance, Mind Reading] Yu Chen, a genius spellcaster of the Yu family, one of the Huaxia Xuanmen clans on the Eastern Continent. He commands the wind and rain, hunts ghosts, and communes with spirits. He can speak to Heaven above and reach the depths of Hell below. His beauty is cool and divine, making people afraid to defile him. Unfortunately, he is destined not to live past the age of twenty-four, causing countless noble young ladies to give up on 191Reads8.8Score—Shelves
14. 614 全 The Entire Police Station Is Waiting for Me to Explain Ghosts with Science 全警局都等我用科学解释鬼魂 Xixi's Night Owl兮兮的夜猫Two Male Leads421k WordsCompleted [Two men + supernatural mysteries + equally matched leads + sweet romance and crime-solving + transmigration] [Materialist Detective Captain X Ancient Master of the Mystical Arts] Good news: I failed my tribulation, but didn’t quite die. Instead, I transmigrated into a government employee with a secure job. Bad news: This body has cervical spondylosis and a strained lower back. I’m out of breath after just a few steps, and I have to handle corpses every day. Good news: I still have all my mystic 5.4kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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    Witnessing the night of hellish group formation? Supernatural plot twists in a whole new way—the author's imagination is off the charts!

15. 615 火 A Reconciliation Is Coming: After Losing His Memory, He Forgot How Much He Loved Me 火葬场预定：失忆后他忘了很爱我 Shun Jiu舜九Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted Original title: The Deranged Little Taoist Leaves the Mountain, and Everyone Goes Wild for Him! Her boyfriend disappears without a trace right after proposing. To find him, Xie Fan, who has been a Taoist priest for eleven years, is forced to leave the mountain and return to the Xie family as their young master. At first His father is bedridden in the hospital. His stepmother, who rose to power as his father’s mistress, says, “I spent over twenty years scheming to take over the Xie Corporation. D 415Reads8.8Score108Shelves

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    Shuangnan, a mad and beautiful young abbot, a master of metaphysics who catches ghosts, and has a crematorium.

16. 616 我 I'm the Real Heiress. So What If I Can Catch a Few Million Ghosts? 我是真千金我能捉亿点鬼又怎么了 Gentle Mountain Breeze山风徐徐Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other, romance, short connected stories, sweet pampering, doted on by everyone, a foodie heroine who is sassy, beautiful, and strong] The Lu family's long-lost biological daughter was back. They say she grew up in the mountains and loves eating and drinking, so everyone was waiting for a good laugh. Some people even felt sorry for her. She came back at the worst possible time. The Lu family was on the verge of bankruptcy. Who would have guessed that the Lu family 4.5kReads9.2Score671Shelves

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    I've finished watching them, and they were all quite good.

17. 617 真 The True Heiress Uses Metaphysics to Become a Deity, and Her Four Brothers Beg for Forgiveness 真千金靠玄学封神，四个哥哥跪求原谅 Bai Xiaogu白小咕Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Wan was the real daughter, yet her family treated her like she was worthless. They treated her like a stray dog, and everyone despised her. Her several older brothers stood by coldly as the fake heiress bullied her for three years, until she was finally thrown out and left to fend for herself. When she opened her eyes again, she was back at eighteen. This time, she stopped pretending and stopped trying to please anyone. Her family sneered: Without the Shen family, you' 16.3kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
18. 618 嘶 Tsk! When She Gets Angry, Even the Heavenly Dao Bows in Submission 嘶！她一怒，天道都得乖乖臣服 Jin Ci锦辞Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted [No CP + Invincible Heroine + Plenty of Foreshadowing + Mild Gore + Not Mindless] When Jiang Wanli woke up, she had become the fake saintess everyone wanted to see punished. In an ancient tomb, she casually reached out and found spirit medicines and magical artifacts. Her fiancé said, “You enjoyed so many privileges before. Since you were never really the saintess, you should give them back to Yinyin.” Jiang Wanli: “Sure.” She promptly swept up every pill and artifact, leaving them not even 2.4kReads8.9Score580Shelves

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    I've read all of these, they're really good. The first one has two male leads, and the last two are linked together. 🤩

19. 619 玄 Mysticism! I Cut Ties by Day, Then a Powerful Man Carries Me Off and Spoils Me at Night 玄学！白日断亲，晚上被大佬抱走宠疯 Gentle Breeze风习习Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + possessing a powerful figure’s body + strong heroine and hero + pampering and feel-good revenge + the whole family regrets it] Her scumbag boyfriend cheats on her and calls off their engagement. Then he plans to inherit his uncle’s assets worth hundreds of billions? And marry the adopted younger sister who stole her life in a grand ceremony? Tang Shi brings the tycoon worth hundreds of billions back from the brink of death, shattering the scumbag’s dreams! … She can tell fortunes, 5.3kReads9.1Score796Shelves
20. 620 糟 Oh No! The Horror Boss Is Both Ferocious and Clingy 糟糕！惊悚boss又凶又黏人 Wandering Burdock流浪苍耳Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition has been published under the title Beneath the Mask, Lost Without End [Infinite Flow + Multiple Instances + Mystery + Devoted Couple + Rivals-to-Lovers] [The male lead is a horror boss disguised as a player. At first, both leads want to kill each other. The story mainly follows the infinite-flow instances.] Jiang Lian is dragged into a horror game. While everyone else avoids it at all costs, she has spent three years painstakingly searching for it. On her first instance, she l 70kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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    A couple playing against each other in the game, constantly sabotaging each other in dungeons. The female lead is a player, and the male lead is an NPC. The female lead is extremely cautious, independent, and doesn't rely on the male lead or act like a saint. After they get together, the male lead won't interfere with the female lead's thinking or actions.

21. 621 做 Be the Leader of the Ghost-Hunting World 做捉鬼界的领头羊 Three Sheep三两只羊Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + Goofy Comedy + Satisfying Revenge + No Romance] Word has it that the youngest daughter of the Du family of Liucheng, who went missing 18 years ago, has been found. After spending 18 years away from home, she learned an impressive range of mystical arts from a master. Fortune-telling, face-reading, ghost-catching, and feng shui are all a piece of cake for her. You could even call her a fairy. But why is this little fairy so unconventional? While others catch ghosts with all kinds of 1.8kReads8.8Score217Shelves
22. 622 玄 The Metaphysical Master Stirs Up Trouble, and Her Scumbag Husband Kneels for Mercy 玄学大佬搅动风云，渣夫跪求放过 Li Zi Who Loves Peaches爱吃桃子的李子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, metaphysics, face-slapping and punishing scum, everyone is wicked, taking down green tea schemers, late-arriving male lead who ultimately wins her over, both fight and vie for her] Metaphysics grandmaster Yun Qianyue is sabotaged while undergoing her tribulation. After a thousand years in hell, she offers her soul as a sacrifice and breaks through hell’s seal. A fragment of her soul is reborn in the body of an abused, lovesick woman who has just miscarrie 10.5kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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    ✨A master of metaphysics transmigrates into a nullipop novel as the female lead, only to find the original protagonist miscarrying. The child's father even claims the child is illegitimate, so the female lead decides to let him carry the child he can't have. [Learned][Learned]

23. 623 玄 The Metaphysical Girl Comes Down from the Mountain to Find Her Seven Brothers! 玄学少女下山寻找七个哥哥！ Capital C大写字母CModern Romance400k WordsCompleted [No romance + ghost hunting and fortune-telling + finding her brothers] Yu Panpan from Qingyuan Temple on Wutong Mountain is heading down the mountain! Before her master died, he told her to find her family, but after she came down the mountain, she was stunned. A quick calculation showed that her relatives weren’t all in the same place. Fine, she’d head to the nearest address first. What? Her fifth brother had been kidnapped? But he’d managed to escape on his own. Not bad, not bad. When he got 6.1kReads9.0Score608Shelves

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    Bald female protagonist goes down the mountain to find her relatives

24. 624 奶 The Little Darling Can Actually Catch Ghosts, and the Big Shots Are Fighting Over Her 奶宝她居然会捉鬼，大佬们争疯了 Braised Egg卤蛋了Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted Three-year-old, chubby little Yuanyuan was catching ghosts when she was sucked into another world. Ghosts and monsters ran rampant there. Either vengeful ghosts forced people into marriage, or the living were offered as sacrifices. One wrong move could cost you your life. With a lollipop in her mouth, Yuanyuan grabbed a struggling vengeful ghost with her left hand and giggled, “Go on, scream! The louder you scream, the happier Yuanyuan is while kneading you.” With her right hand, she held the ha 134Reads8.8Score—Shelves
25. 625 六 Military Marriage in the Sixties: I Thrive with Metaphysics 六零军婚，我靠玄学混得风生水起 It's Kong Youya是空有呀Modern Romance720k WordsCompleted The heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint and won’t bankroll anyone. Any awful characters get dealt with quickly. (Only devoted to each other, personal growth, metaphysics!) If you like instant gratification from the very first chapter, this one may not be for you! Su Xiaoqi, the queen of slacking off, was struck by lightning while livestreaming ghost-hunting on a platform and transmigrated to the 1960s. With no desire to work and a strong commitment to slacking off, she clung to the handsome s 11kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    ① The female lead's mouth is an absolute weapon of mass destruction; it's so satisfying to watch! ② Is it the cruel hand of fate, or is the protagonist just wicked? No male lead, just silly and hilarious.

26. 626 阴 The Underworld Messenger Sees Her and Runs: The Young Lady Is Alive 阴差见她转头就跑：大小姐活了 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted Lately, everyone in the neighborhood has been talking about how Luo Chuan, the “handsome but tragic” guy, brought home a stunning young woman. But there seems to be something wrong with her head. What normal person sees a stranger and immediately says, “There’ll be a fire in your home at noon today”? Well, now they had a walking disaster and a girl who wasn’t right in the head. This was going to be quite a show. But they never imagined they’d be witnessing a very different kind of spectacle. The 4.3kReads9.3Score608Shelves

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    Very good, recommended.

27. 627 什 What? The Dog I Raised by Telling Fortunes Turned Into a Human 什么？我靠算命养的狗它变成人了 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + Fortune-Telling + Ghost-Hunting + Power Fantasy + Comedy] Li Luo unexpectedly transmigrated into the future. Right after arriving, she fell into a sewer. Luckily, a stray dog found someone to rescue her. From then on, she decided to take good care of her “canine benefactor.” If she had a bowl of instant noodles, then it would definitely get some noodle soup too! But why has this dog gotten more and more “human” since it took a nap? Never mind. She’ll just keep it for now! B 1.2kReads8.9Score202Shelves
28. 628 从 Peach Xiaoyao Fell from the Sky, and CEO Chi Took Her Home 从天而降的桃小夭被迟总捡回了家 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted Tao Yao, a profound arts prodigy who appeared once in ten thousand years, was struck by the lightning tribulation she faced while ascending and sent to the modern world! Falling from the sky, Tao Yao crashed straight onto a limited-edition Rolls-Royce. She was stunned! The car door opened. Tao Yao looked up, and the moment she saw him, she was completely mesmerized. “Young master, you're so handsome!” Chi Yanzhou: “...” Lately, rumors have been circulating in the upper circles of A City tha 5kReads9.3Score605Shelves
29. 629 谢 Mr. Xie, Behave Yourself! I’m Your Grandpa’s Ancestor 谢总请自重！我可是你爷爷的老祖 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Sweet Romance + Powerful Male Lead + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Sweet and Spicy] [The ‘Resurrected’ Ancestress + World-Weary CEO] Everyone knows that the patriarchs of Jinghai City’s four great families all came from the Xuanyue Temple. Though the temple has long since closed, every year on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, they still return to offer incense to their Ancestress. This year was no exception. But just as they lit the incense, they saw the golden statue of t 1.3kReads8.8Score148Shelves

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