Looking for Historical Romance With Strange Tales and an Old-Fashioned Feel, Like Tales of Floating Life. Thanks 求一些古风志异言情的小说比如说浮生物语那种谢谢

1. 1 招 Wrong Spirit Summoned! The Living Corpse Girl Punches Evil Away 招错魂了！活尸少女铁拳物理驱邪 Xi Mengni西萌匿Mystery338k WordsCompleted [Folklore and supernatural tales + soul transmigration + everyday life of a Daoist priest + a touch of ensemble cast + healing] [Heroine: soft-hearted inside, fists of steel] VS [Hero: people-pleaser, devoted and beautiful] Not long after Luo Yan was born, his mother took him to Luoyang. There, she saw peonies as brilliant as rouge and gave him that name. When he was a little older, he saw peonies in full bloom like those. But when he leaned close to smell them, he found a stench of decay hidd 9.3kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds

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   The female lead travels back to ancient times and becomes a zombie, while the male lead is initially human but later becomes a ghost. Interspersed throughout are various supernatural and detective stories. (Past lives, reincarnation, etc.)

2. 2 宁 Ning Jinge 宁烬歌 Calm as Ever冷静如斯Ancient Romance699k WordsOngoing [Female commander × top-tier spy and assassin | Two equally matched leads | Court intrigue and the martial world | Standing together in troubled times | Devoted 1v1 romance] The sweeping scale of a male-oriented story, with the emotional depth of a female-oriented one. Fast-paced and tightly plotted, with no filler or dragging. The political intrigue is logical, and long-laid clues are brought back into play. A serious world with lighthearted, hilarious everyday moments, and an incredibly sweet 377Reads8.5Score10314d adds

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   The intricate web of intelligence networks in the martial arts world and the powerful figures in the imperial court intertwine, making the process of dismantling these forces incredibly captivating.

3. 3 梦 The Chronicle of Mengxi’s War 梦熙战纪 The Sect Leader Smiles Gently掌门轻一笑Ancient Romance165k WordsOngoing Su Mengxi is just an ordinary transmigrator, with no golden finger and no superpowers. When she first arrives in this world, she can only go with the flow, yet she ultimately becomes its "Joan of Arc." A prophecy says she will bring about the rebirth of order, but it also warns: "She is no saint, and she has the weaknesses of an ordinary person." She once believed that justice meant overthrowing tyranny, until she discovered that the rebel army was just as rife with ambition and corruption. She —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's really good. I can only say the author is amazing; many of the plot points are things most people wouldn't expect.

4. 4 典 A Pawnshop for Longing 典当相思引 A Few Stars and a River三两星河Fantastical Romance282k WordsCompleted On the border of Yueyin Kingdom stands a soul-guiding pawnshop that accepts obsessions, not silver. They say you can pawn anything there in exchange for your heart's desire. To save her younger brother, Lu Qingci enters the pawnshop and signs a blood-red contract, offering three years of freedom as the price. From then on, she must return at sunset and serve as the pawnshop's assistant, witnessing one deal after another, each paid for with emotion. A broken piece of jade traded for a bright futu 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I'm recommending a supernatural episodic novel that kept me up all night crying! The premise is similar to *Floating Life Tales*, but the core is colder, more heart-wrenching, and more realistic. There's a pawnshop in the world where everything can be pawned: taste, dreams, first love, memories, fear, family… Every gift bestowed by fate has already been secretly marked with a price. The pawnshop owner, Xuan Jin, is as indifferent as ice, the very rule of heaven. Yet, for me, he repeatedly breaks the rules, his wrist branded with karmic wounds. In the pawnshop, I witness the myriad aspects of human nature: a cook pawns his sense of taste to save his mother, but can no longer taste her soup; a scholar pawns his dreams for fame, ultimately becoming numb like a walking corpse; a young girl pawns her first love for her family's safety, only to have a single tear after marriage. And between him and me, what we pawned was a destiny spanning a century. He defied the heavens for me, and I guarded my heart for him. Title: *Pawning My Longing*. Enter at your own risk, lest you find yourself heartbroken after every chapter.

5. 5 山 Tales of Strange Beings from the Mountains and Seas 山海异闻录 Jiu Jiu酒九Ancient Romance68k WordsCompleted With a brushstroke and a sheet of paper, she writes of the meetings and partings of the Three Realms; across a lifetime, she witnesses all the joys and sorrows of the living. Jun Chishu is a book-writing demon who dreams of writing a remarkable Record of Interviews with Ancient Demon Gods. So she bids farewell to her friend Jiaolong and leaves her homeland. Along the way, she meets legendary demon gods with distinctive personalities, including the Nine-Headed Serpent, Taotie, Xingtian, Minshan, 326Reads9.3Score10314d adds

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   1. The phrase "Don't forget to come visit me next time you have time" means "I've already started missing you even before you've left." 2. "He has lived too short a life and hasn't learned to hate yet."

6. 6 我 With My Heart, I Question Heaven’s Heart 我以己心问天心 A Leisurely Cloud Accompanying a Little Snake一只闲云伴小蛇Mystery272k WordsOngoing His master’s soul lamp is about to go out, but the Underworld Division has already come to claim his soul, and the Directorate of Fate has secretly altered his lifespan. The young Daoist Chen Shaowei travels from Yunzhou to the capital, uncovering the secrets of the Temple of Heaven, the black accounts of the Ghost Market, and old entanglements in Fengdu along the way. Only then does he realize that the ones devouring people are not a single person or one department, but an old web spanning both 1Reads6.9Score12514d adds

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   Readers who mind forced plot twists can still enjoy this book. Every plot twist is foreshadowed in the previous chapters, making the changes reasonable and the transitions natural and smooth, without any awkward or deliberate design.

7. 7 花 The Courtesan's Blade, the Prince's Waist 花魁的刀，王爷的腰 Totally Bewitched可迷可迷了Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted [A short drama and comic adaptation with the same title are now available] [Secret Identities / Devoted to Each Other / Happy Ending / Scheming Prince x Cold, Elegant Pavilion Master] Sworn enemies become spouses, uncovering each other's secret identities and flirting their way into a sweet romance! The Prince of Lingyuan x the Azure Bone Sect: a carefully orchestrated descent into madness. She is the mysterious master of the Pig Bone Pavilion, as well as the most famous courtesan in the capita 9.6kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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   The layers of identities are gradually revealed, a sweet and flirtatious romance intertwined with political intrigue and revenge, a cunning prince who dotes on a cold and beautiful lady, a perfect happy ending for both characters, a must-read for those looking for something to read!

8. 8 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—14d adds

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   What has become sentient?

9. 9 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 849Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Calling all readers of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! This book features no romantic pairings and relies solely on Taoist magic to outwit demons. The folklore setting is incredibly hardcore, and the plot twists are so numerous you won't believe what's going on. The underworld workplace and the battle of human nature are particularly captivating.

10. 10 浮 Tales of the Mortal World in the Capital 浮世京华录 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿Ancient Romance580k WordsOngoing [No romance / Episodic short stories / Healing and heartbreaking / Whimsical fantasy] The Teahouse of Floating Life welcomes those bound by fate, but not the indifferent. Flowers are the enticement; obsessions become tea. A mysterious teahouse that wanders through time exists to help those with unfinished ties in the mortal world. My name is Su Yanyan, and I’m the proprietress of this teahouse. I’ve seen a general take off his armor and drink wine boiled with red plum blossoms, heard of a fl 26Reads—Score114d adds
11. 11 饕 The Gourmet, Complete in Three Volumes 饕餮记（全三册） Yin Yu殷羽Fantastical Romance603k WordsCompleted Yin Yu, a popular author of historical fantasy, has a solid command of her craft, a seasoned style, and a distinctly individual voice. Drawing on a rich imagination, she builds a fantastical period tale centered on food, with a fresh and original premise. The novel brings together a wealth of elements and incorporates extensive historical detail, painting a vivid portrait of life and customs in the Great Song. At Tianxiang Tower, a divine beast, Taotie, takes the form of a young girl and prepare 2.4kReads9.5Score57914d adds

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    All of them~

12. 12 饕 The Gluttonous Lady (3-Volume Set) 饕餮娘子（全三册） Tong Jie佟婕Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted In the late Ming dynasty, on Liuqing Street in the ancient city of Jiangcheng, the alluring proprietress Tao Sanniang is a Taotie in human form. Her mysterious restaurant, Huanxiang Hall, can cook every delicacy people could ever desire. The girl Tao Yue'er works as a kitchen hand at Huanxiang Hall. By chance, she stumbles upon the secrets behind its delicacies: Immortal Vinegar is brewed from the obsession of two ill-fated lovers, one living and one dead; Rose Cakes are the deliberate revenge o 1.4kReads9.4Score27214d adds
13. 13 百 The Hundred Demon Manual 百妖谱 Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance165k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox wander the world, laughing and arguing along the way. White demons, countless affairs, and every kind of human emotion: a world of strange wonders and the warmth and hardships of human life. 10.2kReads9.5Score2.1k14d adds
14. 14 百 The Hundred Demons Manual (2) 百妖谱（2） Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance191k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox, laughing and bickering as they roam the land. White demons, myriad affairs, and a hundred emotions: a strange and wondrous world, full of life’s warmth and hardship. 2.2kReads9.5Score57314d adds
15. 15 百 A Hundred Demons, Volume 3 百妖谱（3） Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox roam the land, laughing and joking, cursing and teasing. White demons, a hundred happenings, a hundred emotions: a strange and wondrous world of human warmth and hardship. 2kReads9.5Score52714d adds
16. 16 百 The Hundred Demons Manual (4) 百妖谱（4） Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance285k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox roam the world together, laughing and bickering along the way. White demons, a hundred affairs, a hundred emotions: a strange, fantastical world of human warmth and hardship. 3.6kReads9.5Score65314d adds
17. 17 浮 A Life Adrift in the Clouds! 浮生萦云！ A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Ancient Romance131k WordsOngoing Ancient-style xianxia x past lives and present life x scheming, obsessive love interest x tragic romance Floating Life Entwined with Clouds (also known as Floating Life Entwined with Clouds!) <Happiness waits quietly, while turmoil lies in wait. When a fragile mortal must enter a world of gods and demons, the dangers she faces are far more daunting than saving a lovesick devil. He and she sway between illusion and obsession, traversing cycle after cycle of memories. It is all like a mellow, into 223Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Recommended novels similar to *Floating Life Tales*, *Floating Life Amidst Clouds*, and *The Hundred Demon Chronicles*.

18. 18 爱 Love Is No Myth 爱情没有神话 A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted Contemporary Romance, Powerful Families, Domineering CEO, Reunited After Years Apart, Obsessive and Cunning, Urban Romance The novel Layer Upon Layer of Forest, All Dyed in Ink is also known as Love Is No Myth. At 28, Qiao Zilin is a single woman making her way through the surging currents of city life. Perceptive and self-possessed, she is used to keeping her feelings hidden behind a composed exterior. Childhood sweethearts for more than twenty years, she and Ji Zai'an went from youthful ties 164Reads—Score12014d adds
19. 19 长 A Record of Seeking You in Chang'an 长安寻卿浮生录 Qing Lian卿奱Historical208k WordsOngoing After the person he loved died young, Wu carried their paintings and traveled across the provinces, hoping to find someone with a similar appearance. Along the way, he witnessed the world's fickleness and experienced the joys and sorrows of parting and reunion, ultimately realizing that life is but a dream. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Mythical Beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas + Floating Life

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