Looking for Paranormal Stories with Smart Characters, No Rule-Based Horror 求智商在线，灵异类的书（不要规则怪谈）
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Ten Days to the End 十日终焉
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
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- 2 EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 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
- 3 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 112.4kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
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This Spirit Medium Is Pretty Powerful! 这个出马仙有点强！
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
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- 5 The Fated Spirit Medium 2 天命出马仙2 Shen Nan was an ordinary college student until he accidentally got caught up in a haunting at his school. He also inadvertently learned that he was born in response to fate and was destined to help Chu Yifan fight the immortals and Buddhas who were about to appear. Unexpectedly, they opened the passage ahead of time, and a great battle across the Three Realms is about to begin... Stride across the Three Realms and Six Paths, and continue the legend of the spirit medium! 4.1kReads9.2Score339Shelves
- 6 The Mountain Wanderer 走山人 Three years after I died, I climbed out of my grave. I set out on the path of a spirit medium and made my name roaming the mountains. Grandpa said I was half-dead, with no taboos to hold me back! 2.3kReads8.7Score200Shelves
- 7 The Heaven-Ordained Spirit Medium 天命出马仙 When I was five, an old beggar showed up at our door and insisted that one day I would marry a snake as my wife... 11.9kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
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Tales of Strange Happenings on Duty in the South 南方怪异执勤故事
Mysterious creatures, strange arts: how can an ordinary person survive, step by step, in a world of the uncanny? Criminals, villains, and rioters abound, while a junior constable gets a taste of the ups and downs of daily patrol duty! Murder cases are rampant, too. Friends, the days are hot and dry, so head home early!
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Underworld Simulator: Ghosts and Monsters, Stay Away! 阴间模拟：鬼怪什么的都别过来！
[A Taoist Priest Who Doesn't Take Himself Seriously 😍]+ [Transformed into a Lazy, Beautiful Girl 🤓]+ [Comedy, Surreal Humor, Utter Absurdity 🤣]+ [A Little Horror, A Touch of Ensemble Cast 😋] In my last life, I argued with everyone on the internet and basked in glory. In this life... Damn, how did I turn into a girl...? Oh well, being a beautiful girl isn't so bad. I planned to play games, watch videos, and coast through life as an utterly ordinary, lazy girl until I died of old age. Then a be
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The Underworld Detective 阴间神探
My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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- 11 The Dead Man's Makeup 死人妆 The old folks often say, “Men shouldn’t be born on the first day of the lunar month, and women shouldn’t be born on the fifteenth.” I was born on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with the fate of an iron broom and a destructive bone marrow. The living despise me, and I bring death to my whole family, yet demons and ghosts have their eyes on me! Because of him, I also broke a taboo and became a woman of yin fate... To save me, my mother-in-law taught me the art of applying makeup to th 2.5kReads9.1Score333Shelves
- 12 I Am a Female Physiognomist 我是女相师 I was born in the twelfth lunar month of 1991, and came into the world with six fingers. The saying that people born in the Year of the Sheep have bad luck somehow became attached to me. Before I could even speak, my family sent me to live with my grandaunt, who ran a shop selling paper offerings and burial clothes. My grandaunt said I had a star spirit in my fate, and the Vermilion Bird would come to my aid. What did it matter if my destiny was cursed? As the saying goes: The Azure Dragon and W 13.2kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
- 13 The Fox’s Child 狐胎 I was born in a poor, remote village in Northeast China, and grew up not knowing who my father was. On the day I was born, a red-haired fox brought me a gold ingot in its mouth. Only later did I learn that I was the fox’s child. Twenty-one years later, when I met the fox again, he threatened to drag me into his bridal chamber! To survive, I swallowed my humiliation and became his spirit medium. Just as I was beginning to accept him, I discovered that it had all been a scheme, and I was nothing m 1.1kReads9.2Score185Shelves
- 14 A Collection of Strange Tales from the Common Folk 民间诡事合集录 This book tells all kinds of strange tales from everyday life. The fainthearted should read with caution!!! "The Refrigerator's Vengeful Spirit" "Terror in the Old House" "The School's Strange Secret" "The Mystery of the Abandoned Baby" "Terror Beneath the Bridge" 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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Guardians of Yin and Yang 阴阳镇守
Those blessed with great fortune always end up offending others, intentionally or otherwise. Someone consumed by envy might use such a person's birth date to place an evil object beside their path in life. Given enough time, the object will draw disaster toward them with its power. Those plagued by endless misfortune, meanwhile, can seek out spiritually endowed objects and keep them close to share some of their burden.
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After the Goddess Died Tragically, I Drew My Sword and Slayed Ghosts! 女神惨死后，我拔剑斩鬼！
That day, I received a strange food delivery order. A goddess who had died a tragic death was begging me for help. After that, I became a spirit courier. I clear the way for wronged souls and guide the dead on their final journey!
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The Strange Artisan 诡匠者
Song Xiaodong was an ordinary man, but one thing after another changed the course of his life, blurring the line between truth and illusion. There would be regrets, of course, but he kept striving to find a way to save others, and to redeem himself as well.
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The Cursed House 诅咒的房屋
I am a creator with a passion for exploring the realms of darkness and suspense. My love of horror literature stems from an endless curiosity about the unknown and the deepest fears of human nature. Fascinated by mysteries, supernatural phenomena, and suspenseful tales since childhood, I have continued to gather material as I grew, weaving one spine-chilling world after another. My works are widely loved by readers for their subtle psychological descriptions, tightly controlled pacing, and unexp
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Huo Li, Yin-Yang Master 阴阳师霍离
The paranormal refers to events that cannot be explained by science. And then there is Huo Li, a woman with an identity as mysterious as a riddle. She is always accompanied by a chubby little orange cat named Ju Dudu and her intensely curious best friend, Lu Nuan. No one knows who Huo Li really is. All they know is that her magical skills are formidable and her background too complicated to discuss. A chill always seems to surround her, making people keep their distance. Sharing a home with her
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White Night, Sealed Away 白夜封存
We seal criminal records, thinking we’ve sealed away the crimes themselves. We were wrong. All we did was seal away the eyes that could see them. My name is Chen Mo, the “memory tailor” at the National Archives Administration. I’ve seen too many people trade five years of innocence for a ticket to be reborn. Until I met “Raven,” who spent seven years stitching himself into a flawless, law-abiding citizen. I pressed Confirm and sealed away his past. I also signed my own passport to hell. The t
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- 21 The Mortal Realm's Peacekeeping Bureau 人间镇定司 The eerie age arrived in silence. Humanity's fear and madness began to warp reality, turning into living tales of strange rules: The late-night bus, platform 13, always saves one extra "seat" just for you... An old camera: what it captures isn't a photograph, but the deepest nightmare in your heart... Rule three in the new employee handbook: absolutely do not work overtime. Countless cities have become haunted zones. Order is collapsing, and humanity searches for the rules of survival amid s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Heaven-Chosen Paper Effigy Maker 天命扎纸人 First comes fate, then fortune, then feng shui; fourth, accumulate virtue, and fifth, study. Sixth, choose a spouse; seventh, choose a career; eighth, make friends with people of influence; ninth, practice good health. Those who work with yin and yang make their living by reading fate, but they are doomed to three deficiencies and five afflictions, with life and death impossible to predict. With nothing but the craft of making paper effigies, they guide countless wandering souls and spirits to t 337Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Record of Folk Mysteries 民间诡事笔录
Since ancient times, folklore has been full of strange tales, and the mountains of mysterious happenings! Unusual stories have always held a strange fascination for people, drawing everyone in to uncover their secrets. The mystery of the unknown never fails to stir our curiosity! This book collects folk oddities and strange tales from the wilderness. Each chapter is a standalone story, and every tale has its own unique flavor. Come and experience them for yourself!
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- 24 Chronicles of the Supernatural 异灵实录 At three in the morning, check the list of the dead; let the ferryman guide your soul. Chinese horror stories, spirit-summoning, death notes. Some things can be explained, while other feelings defy description. A terror that makes you shudder as you think it over rises from the depths of your heart. After reading these 99 stories, you'll find yourself questioning your own life. There's a rumor that you should never stay in the last room on the ground floor of a hotel. The author once traveled ou 24Reads9.2Score—Shelves
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I Treat Hauntings Like Takeout Orders 我把诡异当外卖
Everyone says the supernatural is terrifying and eats people. But what if it could cure illnesses? Cancer, AIDS: one dose and they’re gone. What if the supernatural could also make you stronger? It could make you fit and healthy, with enough energy to run like an electric motor. Want extraordinary powers and to become a superhero? Top food delivery rider Xia Yu says none of that is a problem. Just order a food delivery, and all these problems will be taken care of.
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- 26 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
- 27 The Maoshan Occultist 茅山诡术师 My name is Fang Gang. I was stolen the moment I was born. From then on, my life unfolded into an epic tale, as turbulent as it was mysterious. 397Reads8.6Score106Shelves
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The Secret Pact of Bone Tracks 骨轨密契
[Mystery] [Supernatural] [Strange Tales] [Urban Legends] One day, after work, I went home and boarded a haunted subway train with no final stop. Everyone on board was attending a funeral. The family cat mysteriously disappeared and died, and its bones turned out to match another cat's perfectly. There was an old woman on the train with no whites in her eyes. Every stop on the subway was called "Stay Behind." Everyone you saw on the train was you.
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Strange Tales from the Village 诡秘村事
The story follows Li Ming, a young man who loves adventure. After hearing a mysterious legend, he travels to the remote village of Qingxi. An eerie atmosphere hangs over the village. Strange noises come from the woods on every full-moon night, and people keep disappearing. As Li Ming searches for the truth, he stays at the village inn, only to encounter a series of bizarre events after dark. He is sucked into a statue inside a mysterious temple, where terrifying monsters and evil spirits threate
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Strange Tales from the Real Estate Agency 中介诡事
My name is Lin Yuan. I'm a real estate agent. I sell houses, and I know a little feng shui. Feng shui is all around you: Is there a utility pole right outside your front door, facing the entrance? That's called an "arrow curse," and it can make you lose money. Is your bed's headboard against a window? That's called an "unstable position," and it can give you nightmares. Is there a corridor behind your desk at work? That's called "having no backing," and you'll never get promoted or a raise. It's
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Strange Tales of Qingluan 青峦诡事
The Strange Cases of Qingluan is a modern suspense novel centered on a string of murders in Qingluan City. The story begins with the locked-room death of Chu Huaimin, a restorer of ancient paintings. A mysterious symbol left at the scene draws Detective Lin Yan's attention to the ancient legends of Qingluan Mountain. As the investigation deepens, Lin Yan discovers that the deaths of Chu Huaimin, the thug Zhou Hong, nature reserve manager Lei Bao, and others are all connected to a mysterious org
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The Princess Consort Who Came from the Heavens Can Catch Ghosts 天降王妃会抓鬼
Bai Jiuli, the little princess of a Blue Star family of cultivators, was nicknamed Jiujiu. Born with a flawless Dao body, she was a prodigy of the mystic arts. A mistake in the workings of karma a thousand years ago put Blue Star at risk of being destroyed by a small world. Born to face this calamity, she traveled to that small world at the age of eighteen to undo the karmic disaster. There, she met the male lead, Mo Ziheng, who had likewise been born to face the calamity. They fought side by si
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- 33 The Spirit Medium’s Flower Shop 通灵花店 An ordinary flower shop, a breathtakingly beautiful woman with different-colored eyes, and a responsibility that cannot be refused... A legacy passed down through generations, and events beyond your wildest expectations. Is this really the world you thought you knew? 64Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 34 Reborn: The Ghost-Eyed Physician 重生之鬼眼医妃 In her previous life, she was an heir to the Mao family, skilled at exorcising demons and ghosts and renowned for her medical abilities. But her best friend betrayed her, plunging her into a living hell! By a stroke of fate, she survived: buried alive, she took over another body and returned to life. Since heaven had given her another chance to open her eyes, she would make the most of it! Just as she cleared away every obstacle and began to fall for the Crown Prince, her enemy transmigrated int 3.2kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
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The Secret Files of Spirit Binding 拘灵秘档
“I” inherited the business of “my” great-uncle, whom “I” had never met. But does this business have some kind of power that attracts strange happenings? A “female client” who shows up in the middle of the night, assignments that are impossible to refuse... It was the beginning of “my” nightmare: the elusive Mojin Dao, the old ghost wreathed in black smoke, the eerie tales of the haunted building, the abandoned tower overrun by vicious ghosts, the mirror demon... Each one pushes the limits of wha
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Records of Folk Mysteries 民间诡秘录
[Traditional supernatural fiction + horror and the uncanny + a fresh premise] Perhaps as you walk along a dark street, a pair of invisible eyes is watching you from some shadowy corner... A stranger touches your drink, for instance, and when you swallow it, your belly swells up like an inflated balloon... Or you get a carp tattoo, and when night falls, you feel terribly thirsty. But when you look in the mirror, you discover that your body is covered in fish scales... The world is full of all kin
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The Power Plant's Strange Tales 电厂诡谈
Horror, suspense, thrills, and the paranormal: The Strange Tales of the Power Plant tells the bizarre story of a power plant operator. Set against the working lives of employees at an old power plant in the 1990s, it recounts a series of strange and unusual events in the plant's close-knit community. I hope you enjoy it!
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Global Game: I'm an Elegant Riddler 全球游戏：我是优雅的谜语人
[Riddle Master + Highbrow + Light Novel + Roleplay + No Heroine] After an accident, Mu Qing transmigrates twenty years into the past, to a time before the Game of the Gods descended upon the world and before the true gods made their appearance. The SSS-tier supreme talent known as “Prophet” comes back with him! He can see anyone’s future and the outcome of every game. From then on, Mu Qing sets out to turn himself into an elegant “riddle master.” What’s a riddle master? Someone who could speak p
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- 39 As Long as They Have Health Bars, I'll Kill Even the Gods 只要有血条，神明也杀给你看 [Hunter: You can see the health bars of all things, and every attack is guaranteed to deal damage, even to gods!] [Stalker: Stealth through the darkness, hunt beneath the light!] [Executioner: The time for your sentence has come!] “Come on, come on, take a blade!” “Immortal? Once your health bar hits zero, you die!” “As long as it has a health bar, I can kill it, even if it’s a god!” The dark side of the world, a shattered map, strange creatures from the abyss... There is no light behind them, 130.1kReads9.3Score14.6kShelves
- 40 Chasing the Sword 逐剑 [Traditional fantasy] [One female lead] [Lone cultivator] [No transmigration or rebirth] One day, if I hold a sword in my hand, even the saints of the world will bow their heads! One man, one dog, and one sword: together, they stir up a storm across the Six Provinces! After enduring the darkest moment of his life, the boy leaves the city at sunset with a sword on his back. How does he end up with white hair overnight, wearing a ghost mask and wielding a sharp blade, becoming the “Executioner” in 46.6kReads9.0Score5.6kShelves
- 41 From the Start, I Ate the Campus Beauty 开局我吃了校花 Everyone has imagined that there might be something mysterious in this world, right? Have you imagined taking a train to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Have you imagined a beautiful senior pulling up in a Ferrari to hand you an acceptance letter from Cassell College at the school gates? Have you imagined that when you feel lost and alone, a swordsman from an ancient sect will descend from the sky and tell you, “You’ve been chosen!”? Congratulations. Your fantasies have come true. Th 13.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
- 42 EN Honkai: Star Rail: Dreaming of the Starry River 星穹铁道：揽星河入梦 [Honkai Impact 3rd] [Honkai: Star Rail] [Honkai: Star Rail] It was an evening when ashes fell from the sky. A woman stood at the entrance to an orphanage, holding a black umbrella. “Since your wish in this life has been fulfilled, come with me.” “I just want to make sure: you have a taciturn older brother and a younger sister addicted to the internet. You’re divorced and widowed, and your ex-husband is buried?” “Of course!” “And you guarantee this is a normal, loving family, not some notorious i 20.9kReads9.6Score2.3kShelves
- 43 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 [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
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Top Science Student: I Became a Big Shot in a Horror Game 理科状元：穿进诡游当大佬
[Genius + Good-for-Nothing = Saving the World?] Top science student Xie Feng teams up with his good-for-nothing pig teammate, Jin Pangzi, and transmigrates into a bizarre game. As a top science student, Xie Feng relies on his intelligence to repeatedly get himself and Pangzi out of danger. As the layers of mystery are peeled away, will they find the truth, or is an even greater conspiracy lurking behind it?
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- 45 Dreaming of the Strange 入梦演异 “They’re going to eat me!” When Liu An woke up, his entire worldview had changed. His parents right before his eyes actually wanted to harm His Majesty. “I’m not crazy. This world is.” Sitting at home, disaster fell from the sky. A powerless office worker was swept into a strange incident. He learned the hidden truth about this world. “I’m a very magnanimous person. I never hold a grudge overnight.” “Since you like plotting against me, it’s my turn now.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Occult Investigator 诡术密探 At the hour of the Tiger in the capital, patrol guards discovered that all was silent behind the high walls of the Shen residence. They broke down the door, only to find corpses filling the entire estate. Not one of the Shen family’s thirty-seven members had survived. Every door and window was locked from the inside, forming a perfect sealed room. Black, foul-smelling blood streamed from every orifice of the victims. Their faces were twisted beyond recognition, as though they had seen something —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Illumination 照射
My name is Zhengzhi, and I have a split personality [Mystery + Multiple Personalities + Crime + Darkness + Horror + Human Nature + Emotion + Healing] He was once a pitiful child who lived in darkness like a dead rat. By a stroke of both fortune and misfortune, he met a little silver boy who looked just like him, and his life changed forever. He says he has killed many people, but to this day, no one in the world can be sure he has killed anyone. The police have found no trace of him on any of th
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The Strange Dream City 奇异梦都市
The ancient seals are on the verge of breaking, and mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas have unexpectedly appeared in the city. Here, creatures like the nine-tailed fox, the phoenix, and the viper are appearing one after another. It is a clash between modern society and ancient monsters, and the start of a fantastical adventure.
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- 49 Shadows of the Night 幽夜谜影 The story centers on an abandoned building in Yunfeng City, once a thriving metropolis. Investigative reporter Li Ting is drawn into a mysterious incident at the site after publishing a report. As she digs deeper and uncovers the secrets behind the abandoned orphanage, she discovers that supernatural forces are real. During her investigation, Li Ting meets Detective Zheng Wenjie, medium Lin Jiahui, private investigator Yang Kai, and a host of other characters. The supernatural phenomena that kee —Reads—Score—Shelves
