Mystery and Supernatural Novels with Ghost Hunting, a Smart Protagonist, and a Strong Atmosphere 悬疑灵异，要捉鬼的，主角别太弱智，氛围感很强的

1. 201 开 A Funeral Procession From the Start, Then I Married a Ghost Bride 开局红白撞煞，娶个女鬼回家 Lots of Clouds in the Sky天上云很多Urban388k WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival + Superhuman Martial Arts + Not Pure Wish Fulfillment + No System + Lighthearted and Fun + Multiple Well-Developed Heroines + Plenty of Romance + Positive Values, Not Dark and Gritty + Nuanced, Thoughtful Writing] What on earth has happened to this world? I just saw a wild monkey holding a stick and claiming to be Sun Wukong, and a chicken pluck someone's head off and use it as a ball... The world changed drastically, and spiritual qi revived! Monsters, demons, and ghosts a 42Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   After looking around for a while, surprisingly no one recommended this book. It's written by an established author, and I found it quite good. The romance is well-developed, and the female lead is very fleshed out. The ghost wife is not only jealous but also fiercely protective of her husband, making their daily interactions very interesting. They also frequently have some... Playful moments... Although it's a high-martial arts novel, it focuses on ghosts. And the author often throws in some angst, even though the ending is happy... It depends on whether you can accept it. Personally, I find books with such touching moments and tears rare and quite meaningful. Also, this book doesn't seem to be a gimmick; the author writes steadily and slowly, with a feel reminiscent of "Slay the Gods." I personally found it very enjoyable; perhaps I prefer this slower pace.

2. 202 顶 The Life of a Spirit Medium's Disciple 顶香出马弟子的人生 The Number One Horse Who Writes Books写书的第马Urban87k WordsOngoing The life of a spirit-medium disciple, recounting how I established my altar and became a spirit medium, as well as how I took a Taoist priest as my master! Everything is based on real experiences and factual explanations, with no fantasy or cultivation elements whatsoever! 39Reads—Score—14d adds

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   There's no cultivation of immortality or monster-fighting; it's simply the life story of a shamanic disciple. After reading it, I felt a greater sense of awe.

3. 203 天 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score10414d adds

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   Eerie shadows roam the city, and vengeful ghosts wreak havoc on the human realm? An old Taoist priest sits in charge of his firm, and his two eccentric apprentices show no mercy when they strike, eliminating all kinds of evil spirits! With his vertical pupils, he sees through the disguises of ghosts, and his ghostly fire burns away the evil spirits of the world. The three of them traverse the city, specializing in solving unsolvable supernatural tales!

4. 204 我 I’m a Funeral Director, but They Call Me the Lusheng Immortal 我送葬者，他们却叫我芦笙仙人 Twelve Deities十二神祗Mystery244k WordsOngoing [A new cultivation system + guide + immortality + plot-focused + invincible + corruption] When Yang Tian was dug up, he honestly wanted to kill someone. He’d paid five taels of silver to have himself buried, and after spending so long alone in the river of time, he really didn’t want to go on living. His farewell to his son beside the River of Calamity was still vivid in his mind. So was the pain of personally guiding his beloved’s soul into the afterlife. The sight of his twenty-eighth-generati 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The protagonist was originally a guide, skilled in both the living and the dead. Because he was immortal, he only wanted to enter the cycle of reincarnation and bury himself. However, he was dug up 50,000 years later. The protagonist's secret techniques and supernatural powers are very novel, with a strong folk culture atmosphere, but the whole story carries a sense of loneliness.

5. 205 阴 The Yin-Yang Judge of Life and Death 阴阳生死判 Zhuge Yilin诸葛益林Mystery282k WordsCompleted [Slow-paced story. Enter at your own risk if that’s not your thing.] Remote villages are often home to all kinds of bizarre legends. A hundred ghosts carry a coffin for a thousand miles to deliver a child... The King of Hell calls the roll, then hunts someone down for a thousand miles... These strange events all happen to Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu: “I am the Judge of Life and Death. I’ll handle affairs in the world of the living, and affairs in the underworld too. The laws of the Underworld are strict. Le 39Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The protagonist is a living judge who is unfortunately caught up in the battle between the realms of Yin and Yang. In order to survive, he can only look for opportunities in the cracks.

6. 206 太 Morgue Notes: I Saw Messages from the Dead 太平间手记：我看见了死者留言 Rust9596铁锈9596Mystery108k WordsCompleted Chen Ye, an ordinary medical school graduate, took a well-paid job as the night-shift attendant in the city hospital morgue. On his very first night, he discovered that the rules here were absurdly strict: the lights had to be turned off at three in the morning, refrigerator number three was never to be used, and he must never respond to even the faintest sound. He thought it was just a prank to scare the new guy, until he found a line of new writing formed in frost on the back of an old autopsy 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The morgue diary contains three night shift rules that are all life-saving measures. In the darkness of the early morning, white fog searches for living people everywhere. Autopsy records contain clues to a series of deaths. Wang Youmin voluntarily becomes the host of the monster. The ancient Yasui Wen is the only ally that isolates the underground monster.

7. 207 阴 The Yin-Yang Hot Pot Restaurant 阴阳火锅店 Yan Huo炎火Mystery806k WordsCompleted I took over a hot pot restaurant from my second uncle. He told me never to serve customers a yuan yang hot pot after midnight! After I took over the place, everything I believed in began to crumble... One night, I wasn't paying attention and served a couple a yuan yang hot pot. The next day, I saw in the newspaper that the couple had died! They'd jumped to their deaths together! After that, every night at midnight, a strange couple would appear in my restaurant and ask me to make them a yuan yan 587Reads7.7Score2214d adds

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8. 208 道 The Taoist Priest's Pact with Three Thousand Ghost Brides 道士与后宫三千女鬼的约定 Zhi Qiu Zhi Qiuo知秋之秋oUrban257k WordsCompleted This Daoist Master doesn't care for fighting and killing. I've had just one hobby all my life: collecting all kinds of beautiful female demons and ghosts from around the world. 133Reads—Score1214d adds

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   Take a look at this book, everyone.

9. 209 我 I Buy Antiques at the Ghost Market 我在鬼市收古董 Shenle神乐Mystery591k WordsCompleted I opened an antique shop. One day, a customer told me about a temple that was said to have a way of getting hold of fine goods. The temple had strange rules: it only opened at midnight, and everyone had to leave before three. I found a treasured bronze mirror there, and from then on, one bizarre event followed another. I nearly got crushed to death by my own shop sign; the golden retriever at home suddenly went berserk and chased me, snapping at my heels; and my health kept getting worse by the 227Reads8.3Score1514d adds
10. 210 民 Tales of the Supernatural 民间怪谈录 Qu Gaofeng曲高峰Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Rural Horror Stories + Anthology + Folk Horror Tales + Chinese Supernatural] Supernatural happenings are most likely to occur in mountain villages, and the stories we've heard may well have really happened. In the eerie night wind, Granny Hao, the midwife who receives the dead, is like a messenger from the underworld, guiding the spirits of helpless mothers and children home. Locust trees commune with spirits, and poplars attract yin energy. Beneath the village's ancient trees lie secrets that 810Reads8.9Score6014d adds
11. 211 一 One Haunting a Day 一日一诡 Spring Rain in the South, Winter Snow in the North南春雨北冬雪Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Like people, supernatural entities can be good or bad, so the author can’t promise that every story will have an off-the-charts scare factor that keeps you up at night. The only guarantee is that all the stories are entirely fictional. If anything seems familiar, you’re on your own! 354Reads—Score10114d adds

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    In "University Ghost Stories," there is a story about "three days of white and seven days of yellow." Some people don't believe they will be "possessed" and, disbelieving in the supernatural, "count the steps" in the middle of the night, but they don't notice "an extra person." Later, they see "blood-red high heels" and are targeted by "skin-changing ghosts," who turn them into "love dumplings" and "infant bone soup."

12. 212 治 How to Heal a God 治愈神明的方式 Xin Zhige辛止戈Mystery521k WordsOngoing The Cangshan Sanatorium has only one rule for its caregivers: observe, record, and never understand. Senior caregiver Cheng Jiuyue has followed it for three years, until a new visitor, Zhang Sanfeng, is admitted. His file contains just one line: “Claims to have fully experienced 137 cycles of reincarnation. Classification: undetermined.” From that day on, the sanatorium begins to spiral out of control. A blind old woman's scarf predicts death. A sleepless veteran digs up the bones of the Norse —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This suspenseful fantasy novel features a protagonist who works as a caregiver at a mountain sanatorium, consistently using his medical knowledge to interpret the strange behavior of the guests. Highly recommended!

13. 213 西 Ghost Stories of the Southwest 西南鬼事 Young Scholar from Nanshui南水小生Mystery800k WordsCompleted This is a collection of ghost stories from southwest China, made up of a series of medium-length tales. Some may be part of your childhood, some may be stories you've told yourself, and others may be stories you've never heard. Today, let Xiao An tell you these strange and wondrous tales, one by one. 101Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Simple ghost stories, short ones

14. 214 女 The Female Side Character Woke Up to Find the Male Lead Begging for a Kiss 女配一睁眼，男主冷脸求亲亲 Yan Zhinuan妍知暖Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted Brooding, unhinged male lead vs. proud, silly, timid beauty | Sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside male lead | Sweet romance | Both leads are each other’s first | Mostly everyday life | A slow-burn romance | Coercive possessiveness | Intense push and pull Only after Jiang Yumian died did she learn that she was not only the villainess in a book, but also a fake heiress. The poor student Qizhou, who had been switched with her at birth, was the real heir. In her previous life, she turned the re 9.1kReads8.0Score1k14d adds

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    The content is very exciting, with many foreshadowing elements and unexpected plot twists at times.

15. 215 惊 Snowfall: A Record of Strange Tales from China 惊雪：中华异事录 Gu Family Lane顾家巷Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing This isn't a traditional ghost-hunting horror novel. It blends Taoist arts, high martial arts, mysteries, and more. I'm writing it for myself, OvO [Ghost Hunting, Taoist Arts, Mysteries, Martial Arts, Ensemble Cast] * The eldest disciple of the head of the Shangqing sect of the Zhengyi school, exceptional in martial arts and profound in Taoist arts... * A master of the Swallow Sect, known in the martial world as Li San the Swallow... * A Nationalist spy, clever and calculating, cold as ice... Du 244Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    This novel beautifully blends fantastical tales with a strong sense of patriotism! Set against the backdrop of the resistance against the Japanese invaders, the story follows extraordinary individuals who, instead of remaining aloof, utilize their mystical arts and unparalleled martial arts skills to fight for their country and its people, exorcising evil spirits and stirring the reader's blood. From the War of Resistance against Japan to the Reform and Opening Up period, the novel chronicles how they practiced their chivalrous code in different eras.

16. 216 开 My Uncle Dies from the Start, and I Get This Great Deal? 开局死大爷，还有这好事 Yan Wu Never Speaks of Night言午不说夜Urban677k WordsOngoing On the surface, he is the young owner of a traditional Chinese medicine therapy clinic. In truth, he is a cultivator who has chosen to live in obscurity among ordinary people. If a hospital can treat it, I can treat it. If a hospital can’t, I can still treat it. As long as you aren’t meant to die, I can keep you alive. If you’ve found your way to me, it means you can still be saved. So tell me, what did you do this time? Feng shui can help someone rise to great heights, or leave them plagued by 241Reads—Score—14d adds

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    There's no grand sense of righteousness involved; I'm just trying to make a living and I would never meddle in other people's business.

17. 217 7 749 Bureau: The Forbidden Return 749局之禁忌归来 The Dao Opens the Primordial Realm道起鸿蒙Mystery286k WordsOngoing [Mystery, imaginative twists, traditional supernatural horror, traditional fantasy, and modern technological civilization] From the day he was born, his fate was destined to be extraordinary. To protect the lasting prosperity of China's dragon veins, he led members of Bureau 749 across the world, eliminating evil entities from beyond the borders and vowing to keep the land secure forever. He is both an honored guest in the ghostly domain of Fengdu and the elusive "Mr. Nine" within Bureau 749. Ye 744Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book becomes more and more captivating with each reading, as if countless undiscovered surprises are hidden between the lines. Who says a new book isn't wonderful? It just hasn't met someone who truly understands it yet. I want to share this moving reading experience with everyone, hoping you too will find your own resonance in this book.

18. 218 访 Record of the Spirit Seekers 2: Farewell to the Mortal World 访灵笔录2：入世辞 Mr. Tipsy酩酊和先生Mystery196k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + powerful partners + lively humor + episodic stories + ghostly tales + an ensemble cast hunting ghosts] “Nothing brings greater joy than meeting a new friend; nothing brings greater sorrow than parting from a loved one.” A chance encounter with a beauty on Ghost Wasteland Mountain turns out to be a deadly ghost's attempt to claim a soul! Karmic ties from a past life and entanglements in this one: whose mistake is it, and whose fate? Quan Ning and Yin Cangyi are accidenta 40Reads7.9Score—14d adds

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    A group portrait of a cat!

19. 219 离 After My Divorce, I Awakened the Merit System 离婚后，我觉醒了功德系统 Hist Fujiki YusakuHist藤木遊作Urban271k WordsOngoing Do you think all the metaphysics masters on livestreams are just following a script? I used to be one of them. It wasn't until the day I got divorced and went bankrupt that I realized this world was more dangerous than I had imagined. The woman in red in the haunted house, the sound of typing in an office building in the middle of the night, the thousand-year-old monster sealed beneath the city subway... These aren't stories. They're my everyday life. Now I've started livestreaming again, not fo 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's an excellent novel; the imagery is vivid, and you're drawn into it without even realizing it.

20. 220 阴 The Underworld Decree 阴职令 Rotten Thoughts x朽念xMystery248k WordsOngoing A wedding invitation, a register of the dead, and a journey as a guide between worlds. Chen Du was an ordinary young man, until the yin-difference title inherited from his ancestors swept him into the conflicts between the worlds of the living and the dead. Old scores beneath the locust tree, lost souls in the paper city, every debt had to be settled by his own hand. This is not a story about becoming an immortal. It is a cycle of repaying debts. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist receives a marriage invitation from the underworld, and the handwriting on the invitation is exactly the same as the calligraphy he has practiced for many years, even though he has never written on this paper before. The last bus to Huai'an Village is full of men going to a banquet. After entering the village, everyone's footprints are so shallow that they almost disappear, except for the old man traveling with them, whose footprints are deep and heavy. The foreshadowing is densely packed, and the more you read, the more intrigued you become.

21. 221 恐 Terrifying Folk Customs: Starting with Red Paper Suppressing Spirits 恐怖民俗：从红纸压魂开始 Bitter Melon with Flower Crab苦瓜炒花蟹Mystery533k WordsCompleted Every night at midnight, my wife secretly gets up and makes offerings to a sheet of red paper. Corpse-driving, Gu poison, summoning souls from the underworld, feng shui that destroys families, and dark magic that prolongs life: it all began when I discovered my wife's secret. 2.6kReads8.8Score40614d adds

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    This book [heart][laughs]!!! Although it's a new book, the author's writing style and plot are quite good. It's a Chinese horror story with a folk element. The protagonist works in the funeral industry, is a character who grows and matures, isn't a sycophant, and is decisive and not a saint!!!

22. 222 茅 Uncle Jiu of Maoshan 茅山九叔 A Yi Can't Sleep阿亦睡不着Mystery306k WordsCompleted Set in Renjia Town in the early years of the Republic of China, this story follows a Maoshan Daoist, Uncle Jiu, and his two disciples through a series of strange events. From funeral homes and corpse-driving to soul-calming rites and feng shui burials, it has all the mystery of traditional tales of the supernatural, along with amusing and heartwarming stories. 430Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book has no time travel or system; it only features Uncle Nine, Qiu Sheng, and Wen Cai, master and apprentices, protecting the town's safety, along with Captain Awei!

23. 223 访 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 1: The Road to the Yellow Springs 访灵笔录1：黄泉路 Mr. Tipsy酩酊和先生Mystery202k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] [A Powerful Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Cast Hunting Ghosts] "The road to the Yellow Springs stretches for thousands of miles. The living and the dead are separated, with only fate to reunite them in another life." Quan Ning got into a car accident on a mountain road. As he lay on the brink of death, a man claiming to be a ghost judge from the underworld offered him a chance to live. "I'll lend you ten years. Interest is three percent 83Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    A group portrait shot, quite good! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

24. 224 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 184Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is originally a supernatural suspense novel. The male protagonist is a bit cheeky and lives with a group of ghosts. His supernatural abilities increase, and the opening battle involves the destruction of the Ghost King's inner core.

25. 225 奶 Grandma's Yin-Yang Notes 2 奶奶的阴阳笔记2 Gu Yue詁月Mystery646k WordsCompleted Mystery and the Supernatural + Copper Coins to Find the Way + Paper Effigies That Hear the Dead + Locust Wood to Bind Souls I work as a temporary hire at the Special Investigations Bureau in the Dragon Kingdom. I’ve seen madmen capable of rewriting fate. That day, a gigantic black hand came crashing down and the air froze. I thought I was as good as dead. But my mother burst out like a streak of red lightning. In the look she gave me over her shoulder, I saw reluctance, concern, and a fierce re 205Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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    If you love reading suspense and supernatural novels, don't miss this one. You'll know how domineering it is once you open it!

26. 226 访 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 3: The Grudge of the Wronged 访灵笔录3：冤亲赋 Mr. Tipsy酩酊和先生Mystery195k WordsCompleted [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Strong Duo] [Lighthearted] [Episodic Stories] [Ghostly Tales] [Ensemble Ghost-Hunting] "Love gives rise to sorrow; love gives rise to fear." "An evil spirit lives inside my body. I don't know when it will devour me." A naked woman's corpse is discovered in an underground parking garage, her chest stuffed with weeds and her organs missing. A string of murders throws the entire city into panic! Quan Ning accidentally gets caught up in this bizarre case. As clues gradually 38Reads7.9Score—14d adds
27. 227 贫 I'm Chen Laoshi, a Daoist Who Tames Every Rebellious Spirit and Evil Thing 贫道陈老实，专治各种不服和妖邪 Drunken and Carefree神醉逍遥Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Chen Laoshi was just as his name suggested: before he transmigrated, he was an honest, somewhat timid office worker. He woke up to find himself in another world, in the body of a boy with the same name, living in abject poverty and on the verge of starving to death. Just as he thought he was about to die again, a voice rang out in his mind: [Ding! The Host's powerful will to survive and 'honest person' qualities detected. Maoshan Celestial Master Training System successfully bound!] [Newbie miss 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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28. 228 民 A Chronicle of Folk Secrets 民间秘闻纪实 Potato Playing Mahjong in the Demon Realm在魔界打麻将的土豆Mystery73k WordsCompleted The stories I write aren't made up. They're born when the wind beneath the old Chinese hackberry tree carries the earthy scent of Guanzhong into my ears, then slowly simmers in my heart. The “I” in those stories isn't always the same person either. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Are you curious about what happens when you encounter folk taboos? Is it a strange shadowy figure pointing to the bottom of the bed in the middle of the night, or the bizarre misfortune of accidentally eating rice with chopsticks stuck in it? A series of thrilling stories await your discovery.

29. 229 妖 Demons Run Amok? I’m a Taoist Priest, This Is My Specialty 妖魔横行？贫道专业对口 Drunken and Carefree神醉逍遥Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Chen You'an opened his eyes and realized he had transmigrated. The good news: he had transmigrated with a System. The bad news: this was an ancient world torn apart by war and filled with starving corpses. There were no immortals or gods, only life-snatching demons, harmful devils, wandering ghosts, man-eating monsters, and hopping zombies. 2.4kReads5.4Score16114d adds
30. 230 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! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds

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    👻👻👻👻While others navigate the mundane world, I navigate the underworld! I thought my life would be just another ordinary existence, but then the underworld suddenly called me to work, and even assigned a super fierce ghost official to supervise me. Fine, let's do it! Turns out, work in the underworld is even more outrageous than the 996 work culture on Earth—one after another, troublesome evil spirits and bizarre events. Being a junior ghost official like this is practically like dancing wildly on the edge of hell. Watch as I struggle my way up the underworld workplace and become a "ghost's nightmare"!

31. 231 山 Yin-Yang Travels in a Mountain Village 山村阴阳行 Writing About the Realm提笔论江山Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted My name is Chen Jiujin, and I'm a wandering tradesman. To put it plainly, when someone has a haunting on their hands, they hire me to take a look. This time, I came to Zhou Family Village. A seventeen-year-old girl had been followed by something foul. She drank chicken blood, dug up graves in the middle of the night, and kept repeating the same words: “Give me back my life.” I thought it was just an ordinary wandering ghost. But I was wrong. The thing inside that girl's belly wasn't a ghost. It 2.7kReads6.4Score22114d adds

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    A girl accidentally enters a forbidden cemetery and attracts evil spirits. Her body is locked in by resentment, and simple exorcisms cannot eradicate the evil. As the truth is gradually revealed, the dark past that the clan leader and elders have been covering up together sends chills down one's spine.

32. 232 行 Collected Records of the Way 行道集录 Daoist Robes, Prime Minister道衣卿相Mystery554k WordsCompleted I am a descendant of Taigong. The gods need not stand aside. Following his ancestors' teachings, Lü Bugu practices the Dao, destroys demons and evil, and uses his mortal body as a hammer to temper his Daoist heart and refine his arts. The Great Dao is not found in famous mountains and ancient temples. The mortal world tempers the heart, and the Great Dao is never walked alone. 40Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    The ancestral buff of being a descendant of the Great Ancestor is so appealing! The rural supernatural vibe is strong, and the core theme of cultivating oneself in the mortal world is solid. It would be even better if the writing were a bit more concise.

33. 233 爷 Grandpa's Ghost-Hunting Tales 爷爷的抓鬼往事 Who Hears the Rain Falling雨落谁人听Mystery571k WordsCompleted The older generation always had plenty of taboos. They would rather chat about anything else than talk about ghosts and spirits, for fear of inviting trouble and shortening their lives. This was all the more true in the rural villages of western Gansu, where the elderly held such beliefs as sacred rules, engraved in their bones and woven into their every word and deed. When my grandfather was young, he crossed between the worlds of yin and yang and subdued evil spirits. No one in the surrounding 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a book of supernatural tales, using long-standing terrifying rumors circulating in the village as a backdrop to recount the protagonist's childhood encounters with strange noises and malevolent creatures. It is well worth reading.

34. 234 让 You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing In anatomy class, the corpse turns out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all sorts of unbelievable things. A bus that only goes up, never down, and runs straight to a reservoir. An old scholar tree in the hospital, lush with branches and leaves, that swallows people whole. A giant catfish by the Qingshui River, begging people for help every night. And a deadly brothel hung with human skin, open for business without end. It went on and on, as if it would never come to an end... 62.6kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
35. 235 灵 Supernatural: I Exorcise Ghosts with Force and Scare the School Beauty Out of Her Wits 灵异：暴力驱鬼，我把校花吓懵了 Cold Words and Leng Words冷言leng语Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + comedy + System. If you read the first 30 chapters and don't laugh, come roast me!] On Zhang Wei’s first day of college, a blood-red sun hung in the sky and his entire class was dragged into a ghost realm. Just then, his Ghost-Teasing System awakened! With the whole class under a ghost’s curse, the campus belle, Lu Lianxue, had no choice but to reveal her hidden identity: a disciple of Longhu Mountain and a member of the Exorcism Bureau. But before she could show off her skills.. 30kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds

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    🎋First book: The Ghost Messenger, the early chapters are truly eerie. Only a ghost can suppress a ghost. 🎋Second book: Ghost Festival, Ghosts Knock on the Door, on the day the protagonist was born, a hundred ghosts roamed the night, all wanting to possess the protagonist and live a second life.

36. 236 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 156.7kReads9.3Score16.5k14d adds
37. 237 破 The Evil-Breaking Eye 破邪之瞳 M Little ImmortalM小神仙Mystery8k WordsCompleted Eye of Evil-Breaking 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The suicidal aunt returns to claim her life, only to be turned into a ghost servant by her nephew! The reversal of Yin and Yang is incredibly exhilarating!

38. 238 玄 The Mystic Girl Transmigrates to the 1970s: Fortune-Telling and Ghost Hunting Are Her Forte 玄学少女穿七零，算命捉鬼她最行 Little Maruko Sunbathing晒太阳的小丸子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Lu Qing opened her eyes, she found herself lying beside a stream. Her ears were filled with noisy shouting, and her head throbbed painfully. She raised a hand to touch the back of her head, and it immediately came away sticky and wet. “The monster’s awake! The monster’s awake!” “Ah! The monster’s looking this way! Run!” As she listened to the terrified cries around her, fragments of images flashed through her mind. Ugh, her head hurt even more. Lu Qing closed her eyes. The five short years 3.9kReads9.3Score53614d adds
39. 239 乡 A Record of Supernatural Events in the Countryside 乡村灵异事件薄 The Long Road Goes On and On, TM, I’ll Charge Ahead长路漫漫TM任我闯Mystery241k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 475Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Perfectly captures the essence: slaying demons and monsters, incredibly exciting! [Under pressure][Under pressure]

40. 240 午 The Deadly Neighbor at Midnight 午夜凶邻 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳7k WordsCompleted The Neighbor from Hell at Midnight 121Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first two are a collection of chilling short horror stories, while the third is a thrilling, humorous, and slightly risqué new-style urban suspense fantasy novel [Fear].

41. 241 旧 Old Shen 旧沉 Yong Hai雍海Mystery133k WordsOngoing My name is Chen Lingqi. I live in a remote little village, where my master told me that a calamity is written in my fate. But what exactly is this calamity? Will I be able to get through it? And if I do, how should I live the rest of my life... 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one fits the bill perfectly! ✨The male protagonist starts by catching ghosts with a bronze sword and talismans. I won't spoil too much; too many spoilers in suspenseful and supernatural novels will ruin the read. Just read it yourself. It's not a light novel, so you'll need some patience.

42. 242 o Office Ghosts: Don't Work Overtime office有鬼之不要加班 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳6k WordsCompleted There Are Ghosts in the Office: Don’t Work Overtime 91Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 243 西 The Secrets of Journey to the West 西游记的秘密 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳Mystery551k WordsCompleted Abyssal Murder Mystery: I Can See the Death Countdown Each scenario is a standalone horror movie, with cruel rules and a barrage of deadly traps. The protagonist gains the one-of-a-kind hidden talent “Performance Notes,” which lets him glimpse death warnings and hidden rules in the scripts. The scenarios draw on real urban legends and folk taboos, steeped in Chinese-style horror. The central mystery deepens layer by layer: Who created the Abyss Theater? Why did the notebook’s previous owner d 57Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 244 阴 Yin-Yang Eye Realtor: Selling Haunted Houses in Chongqing 阴阳眼中介：我在重庆卖凶宅 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风Mystery632k WordsCompleted A novel inspired by local Chongqing legends and historical anecdotes. This story is entirely fictional. As a child, the protagonist gained the ability to see yin and yang from a Qing dynasty skeleton. His family’s ancestral ledger is filled with secrets of old Chongqing. The folklore is meticulously researched, with traceable details ranging from place names and historical anecdotes to traditional remedies and feng shui formations. Each haunted house seems like a self-contained case, but in trut 194Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    It's quite nice, I hope you like it.

45. 245 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds
46. 246 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds
47. 247 惊 Horrifying! The Eighth One 惊悚！第八个 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风6k WordsCompleted Horrifying! The Eighth One 38Reads—Score314d adds
48. 248 他 He Was Eating Noodles at a Roadside Restaurant, When He Found a Human Eyeball in His Bowl! 他在路边餐馆吃面，竟然吃出了人眼珠子！ Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风12k WordsCompleted He was eating noodles at a roadside restaurant when he found a human eyeball in his bowl! 38Reads—Score114d adds
49. 249 守 The Tomb-Keeper's Shaman Boy 守陵巫童 Wen Zhaoxu Nian温昭叙年Eastern Fantasy175k WordsCompleted My name is Shen Yan, the lowliest tomb-guarding shaman boy on Mount Cangwu. A vengeful spirit in white bit my neck, leaving behind a black, snake-shaped mark. She said I had forty-nine days left to live. I thought that was as bad as things could get. Until my fellow disciples sold me out, and the tomb warden sealed off the mountain to hunt me down. Until the remnant soul of a Martial Emperor, who had slept beneath the earth for a thousand years, began coveting my cinnabar-bloodline body. One w 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The Cangwu Imperial Mausoleum suppresses evil spirits for a thousand years, and the rules of human sacrifice are cruel and sinister. The male protagonist is unexpectedly drawn into the conflict within the mausoleum, burdened with a deadly blood curse whose life is in danger. While evading the pursuit of the mausoleum guardians, he searches for a way to break the curse and protect his own bloodline.

50. 250 诡 Haunted Campus: My Card-Drawing System Is a Little Unorthodox 诡异校园：我的抽卡系统不太正经 Sikou Detian司寇德天Mystery103k WordsOngoing Chen Mo, an ordinary high school student, accidentally binds the “Paranormal Gacha System” and is forced to become an on-campus exorcist. He draws an [SSR Succubus Maid] and has to help her find her lost underwear. He draws an [R-Rank Jumping Senior] and must fulfill her dying wish to experience her first love. And the strangest part is, after the evil spirits possess all the beautiful girls at school, they all fall in love with him? “System, are you sure this is a horror story and not a romance 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

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