Please, Any Realistic Horror Stories About Rural Folk and Their Local Legends? 求求了有没有乡村民间那种恐怖小说，越真实的越好

1. 101 悟 The Sequel to Wukong: Breaking Through Realms to Seek the Dao for Eighty Thousand Miles 悟空后传：破界问道八万里 Patriarch Xuan Yi玄一老祖Eastern Fantasy263k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 槐 Huaiyin Crossing: The Cursed Pagoda Tree 槐阴渡·阴槐咒 Patriarch Xuan Yi玄一老祖12k WordsCompleted Huaiyin Crossing: The Cursed Yin Locust Tree —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 槐 Huaiyin Crossing Extra: Ten Years Later, the Evil Spirit Returns, Ferrying the Dead 槐阴渡番外：十年归煞·渡亡人 Patriarch Xuan Yi玄一老祖15k WordsCompleted Huaiyin Crossing: Bonus Story, A Malignant Spirit Returns After Ten Years, Ferryman of the Dead —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 哀 Ailao Mountain: The Ninth Dragon 哀牢山：第九龙 Patriarch Xuan Yi玄一老祖28k WordsCompleted Ailao Mountain: The Ninth Dragon —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 长 South of Chang'an Lies a Haunted Mountain 长安之南有诡山 Patriarch Xuan Yi玄一老祖Mystery330k WordsOngoing Since ancient times, the Qinling Mountains have been the dragon veins of China, where spiritual energy gathers. This has also made them a meeting place between the realms of yin and yang, and between humans, demons, and ghosts. After the Tang dynasty was founded, the “Mountain Wardens Office” was established to govern strange affairs in the mountains. But as time passed, some ancient “beings” began to awaken... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 上 Ancient Divine Beasts: Return to the Netherworld Abyss 上古神兽之幽冥归墟 Patriarch Xuan Yi玄一老祖Mystery312k WordsCompleted The Ancient Divine Beasts: Return to the Netherworld Abyss is an epic that weaves together ancient legends, classic detective mysteries, suspense and horror, and the philosophy of life and death. At its heart is the image of the “Return to the Abyss”: all waters flow into one, neither increasing nor diminishing. It is a metaphor for how all human memories will ultimately converge in the same ocean. In this world, every love, every sacrifice, and every choice becomes part of eternity. As Shen Con —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 秦 Chronicles of the Qinling Mysteries 秦岭诡事录 Patriarch Xuan Yi玄一老祖10k WordsCompleted Chronicles of Strange Tales from the Qinling Mountains —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 702Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   Do you really understand your family and friends? Perhaps they aren't human at all, maybe they're demons! If it weren't for a special forces soldier participating in a highly classified mission, none of this would have been known to the world…

9. 109 婴 Baby Lantern 婴儿灯 Old He Baba老河灞灞Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted When I was five, I fell into the water and my soul left my body. With my own eyes, I saw the legendary baby lantern said to lure away souls. I initially thought it had come to harm me, but that wasn’t the case. As I continued to investigate, a sinister layout targeting me slowly came to light... 197Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Very rural and authentic

10. 110 剪 Paper Cutting to Prolong Life 剪纸续命 Lingti Ye灵缇野Mystery229k WordsCompleted Three days after his master's death, Chen Zhi's name was pressed into a paper-cut figure. Someone cut paper outside his door late at night. A paper figure bearing his name appeared at the doorstep, and from then on, the blue-black mark on his hand began to seep inward along his veins. Paper can ward off evil and bind souls. And the darkest art of the Paper-Cutting Sect is called Name Binding. To stay alive, Chen Zhi can only follow the torn pages his master left behind, the black sand beneath t 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is bound by a red thread in the dead of night, and a paper doll uses its aura to lock his body. Any slight movement will damage his lifeline. Helpless, the protagonist can only use his own blood to identify the red thread. He carefully moves the red thread with a knife and narrowly escapes the predicament, only to discover afterward that the other party has already taken his blood and fingernails.

11. 111 猛 The Ghosts Come Out at Night Series 猛鬼出更系列 Plucking Plum Blossoms, Drunk in Luoyang且插梅花醉洛阳7k WordsCompleted The Ferocious Ghosts Come Out at Night Series 122Reads—Score—Shelves

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

12. 112 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 107Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 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 83Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 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—Shelves
15. 115 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, classic supernatural elements, traditional fantasy, and modern technological civilization) From the day he was born, his destiny was already fated to astonish the world. To protect the everlasting dragon veins of Huaxia, he led members of Bureau 749 across the world, purging evil spirits from beyond the borders and vowing to keep the land secure forever. He is both an honored guest in the ghostly realm of Fengdu and the enigmatic "Mr. Nine" within Bureau 749. Yet the profound, bone-dee 700Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After reading for so long, I never expected the young protagonist to be so stunning! Even the Heavenly Dao favors her. As the plot unfolds, I become increasingly curious about her true identity; it's simply captivating. This book is truly amazing, and I highly recommend everyone read it! Such an excellent work shouldn't be overlooked. Let's all support it and let more people see its brilliance!

16. 116 异 Record of Strange Phenomena: Bizarre Adventures Through the Years 异象录之流年往事奇异冒险 A Thousand-Year-Old Lie千古假话Mystery551k WordsOngoing A two-headed serpent, a giant clam in an ancient well, a humanoid goat, a venomous dragon from the Nine Hells, a giant toad the size of a hill... All these strange adventures, seemingly unrelated, point to one ultimate answer. 382Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's truly supernatural, but there are no ghosts, and no ghosts at all.

17. 117 老 My Uncle's Bizarre Experiences While Watching the Reservoir 老舅看水库时的离奇经历 A Thousand-Year-Old Lie千古假话Urban269k WordsCompleted They say that if you leave a reservoir deep in the mountains alone for long enough, giant fish will appear in it. And how big are these fish? With one flick of the tail, they can churn rivers and seas. With one thrust of the head, they can shake the earth and mountains. They can smash a small boat more than ten meters long to pieces with a single charge. A distant uncle of mine once visited a reservoir. In those days, food and clothing were scarce, and people were hungry and craving a taste of s 700Reads6.8Score—Shelves
18. 118 丧 When the Funeral Dance Begins, the Living Must Flee 丧舞起，活人避 Fang Zhihe Yue-方知鹤月-Mystery246k WordsOngoing The Red Luan chapter of The Book of a Thousand Autumns, also known as Red Luan Ferry [Folk Professions + Southern Yunnan Mysticism + Paranormal Folklore + Strange Tales] I was supposed to die when I was six, but I joined a sect to prolong my life. A folk sect in southern Yunnan: warding off evil spirits and guiding the dead. There are countless rules and taboos in our line of work. “When the funeral dance begins, the living must stay away.” When the funeral dance is performed, the living must tu 207Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is very suitable.

19. 119 拾 Climbing the Steps 拾级 Yang Zai楊載Mystery24k WordsCompleted Climbing the Steps 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Push it a little

20. 120 尸 The Corpse Plague 尸瘟 Yang Zai楊載Mystery24k WordsCompleted Corpse Plague 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 香 Hong Kong’s Yin Chronicles: The Domino Curse 香江陰錄：骨牌劫 Yang Zai楊載13k WordsCompleted Hong Kong Yin Chronicles: The Bone Tile Calamity —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 脂 The Rouge House 脂楼 Yang Zai楊載Mystery22k WordsCompleted The Rouge Tower 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 井 Ghost in the Well: The Woman in Room 704 井底亡魂-704室的女人 Yang Zai楊載Mystery14k WordsCompleted Ghost at the Bottom of the Well: The Woman in Room 704 —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 末 Doomsday Awakening: The God of Slaughter System Lets Me Sweep the Wasteland 末日覺醒殺神系統，我橫掃廢土 Yang Zai楊載Sci-Fi & Apocalypse7k WordsCompleted Awakening a Godslayer System in the Apocalypse, I Sweep Across the Wasteland 2Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 死 You’re Dead, So Stop Flirting with Me 死人，别撩我 Gold Is Money金子就是钞票Mystery812k WordsCompleted I never imagined that after being kidnapped, drained of blood, and stuffed into a coffin, touching the dead man would bring him back to life. And the whole thing was my dad's fault. He'd taken money from them and sold me to that dead man! 658Reads8.9Score106Shelves

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    After watching it, I had nightmares for a week straight, being chased by pandas.

26. 126 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 676Reads7.7Score—Shelves
27. 127 睡 Short Ghost Stories for Bedtime 睡前短篇鬼故事 Rich Rich Jun富富君Mystery411k WordsOngoing [One ghost story per chapter, short ghost stories, bedtime horror, not for the fainthearted, folk tales of the uncanny, Chinese-style horror, chilling on reflection, no escape from death] One ghost story every night. Hope it helps you sleep. Improve your sleep quality. 5.2kReads—Score287Shelves

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    Folk ghost stories are worth reading

28. 128 民 Folk Tales of Ghosts 民间鬼故事会 Rich Rich Jun富富君Mystery233k WordsCompleted Don't blame me if you get scared to tears. Every night, enjoy a folk ghost story or a rules-based horror tale to accompany you to sleep, improve your sleep quality, and give your courage a workout. It's your spiritual sustenance. You have to read one every day. 105Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 十 One Hundred Thousand and One Folk Horror Stories 十万零一个民间恐怖故事 Wolf Fang Potato狼牙土豆啊Rural Life1.8M WordsOngoing A collection of short horror stories in an episodic format, with a new story every chapter. No dragging things out! Haunted houses in the countryside, mountain spirits, urban legends, old customs and taboos... Every kind of Chinese-style horror is covered, with nonstop thrills and no filler. Anti-superstition disclaimer: This story is entirely fictional. Believe in science and read rationally. Please don’t apply it to real life~ 304Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Folk horror stories

30. 130 保 The Family Guardian Immortal: The Spirit of the Stele 保家仙之碑灵 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺8k WordsCompleted The Guardian Spirit Tablet —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Long-standing strange tales have come true; eerie traces roam everywhere; bizarre events frequently occur, trapping the protagonist in peril with no escape. Follow the author's continuously updated "Hu Badou's Folk Supernatural Stories"

31. 131 噬 The Life-Devouring Ancient Formula 噬命古方 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺11k WordsCompleted The Life-Devouring Ancient Formula —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 美 The Curse of the Manicure 美甲之咒 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺11k WordsCompleted The Nail Art Curse —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 133 苗 Miaojiang Yin-Yang Gu 苗疆阴阳蛊 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺9k WordsCompleted Miaojiang Yin-Yang Gu 3Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 夜 Guiding Souls Along the Night Road 夜路引魂 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺12k WordsCompleted Guiding Souls on a Night Road —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 135 镇 The Calamity of the House Guardian 镇宅之祸 Liu Yunhe from Stinky Bamboo Ditch臭竹沟的刘云贺10k WordsCompleted The Calamity of the House-Guardian 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 136 民 Records of Strange Folk Tales: The Yin-Yang Scribe 民间异事录之阴阳执笔人 Domino Egg Fried Rice多米蛋炒饭Mystery303k WordsCompleted Mystery + supernatural + sweet romance + folk customs Chen Chang'an, 28, a restorer of ancient books at the provincial library. On the surface: easygoing, quick with a joke, and content to laze away his days. In reality: the 47th-generation heir to the Yin-Yang Scribe, with a mysterious lineage and a duty to protect order between the worlds of Yin and Yang. Su Qingning, 26, a reporter for the city newspaper. On the surface: rational, composed, and a workaholic. In reality: born with Yin-Yang Ey —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book collects folk tales from different places, in 12 sections, with a fast pace, and is worth reading.

37. 137 乡 Strange Tales from the Countryside 乡村诡故事 Shark Sauce鲨鱼酱子Mystery226k WordsCompleted Before you start this book, a warning: if you scare easily, don't read it. If you live alone, be careful. Every short ghost story here is based on an ordinary person's real-life experience. Not a single word is made up. From the damp old alleyways of the south to the frozen, deserted villages of the north; from late-night overtime in office buildings to lights-out in university dorms; the taboos our elders forbade us to talk about, and the moments you dare not dwell on in the middle of the night 120Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 138 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—Score101Shelves

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    A series of terrifying events unfold, including a ghostly marriage in a deserted village, a blood-soaked infant raised in a grave, a vengeful spirit in a mirror, and a hanged ghost in an old house. The atmosphere of horror builds steadily, while the humorous banter between an old man and two young disciples dispels the eeriness. The battles against evil are crisp, satisfying, and free of unnecessary padding. The logic is consistently sound, with no mindless plot twists. The details of local folk customs and Taoist practices are meticulously researched. Readers who prefer authentic Chinese horror should definitely add this to their collection. If you're looking for something to read, feel free to jump in!

39. 139 我 My Years of Ghost Hunting Among the People 我在民间捉鬼的那些年 Releasing a Hydrogen Balloon放氢气球Mystery275k WordsCompleted Chinese-Style Horror, No Female Lead My name is Xu Jian. I’m 26, and I studied Taoist arts under a Maoshan priest for several years. Over the years, I’ve seen all kinds of things. After doing this long enough, I realized that ghosts aren’t scary. What’s truly frightening are the things people can’t get past in their hearts. All I do is help them say what needs to be said and settle their debts once and for all. People call me a Celestial Master of the Taoist sect, but I’m really just an ordin 4.5kReads—Score304Shelves

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    I definitely have to highly recommend this one; it's incredibly terrifying and realistic.

40. 140 我 I Might Have Changed the Wrong Fate 我可能改了个假命 Knife in the Sleeve袖里刀Mystery808k WordsCompleted When I was little, my mom asked a Taoist priest to tell my fortune. He said I'd face a calamity at 26, and that he'd come help me get through it the day before my 26th birthday. When the day finally came, the priest really did show up to change my fate. He even gave me a “Fate-Changing Ruler” and told me I had to change the fates of seven people with different destinies to survive the calamity. Otherwise, I'd only have five years left to live. So much for changing my fate for me! Did he only cha 76Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    I'm awake all night now, and I don't even feel safe turning on the lights in the middle of the night! [Petrified][Petrified][Petrified]

41. 141 阴 The Netherworld Inn 阴间客栈 Sun Jiu Hutu孙九糊涂Mystery814k WordsCompleted My name is Qin Yu. While on a business trip, I checked into a uniquely styled inn called the Yin Room Inn. It even offered “special services” in the middle of the night. Little did I know it was an inn from the underworld. I began having nightmare after nightmare, and my friends kept getting into trouble... 2.7kReads9.0Score152Shelves
42. 142 我 My Years as a Buddhist Nun 我当师太的那些年 Gold Is Money金子就是钞票Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted I was born a girl with a Pure Yang fate into a family of feng shui masters. For generations, my family had practiced feng shui in the countryside. My grandfather had hoped his eldest grandchild would be a boy, so he could pass down his skills to the eldest son and grandson. But I turned out to be a girl. Grandfather never took a liking to me, so my parents could only take me to live in the city. No one expected that, during the Ghost Festival in the year I turned twenty-five, Grandfather would s 420Reads8.7Score—Shelves
43. 143 我 I Run a Paper Effigy Shop 我有一间扎纸店 Er Lei二雷Mystery806k WordsCompleted I Have a Paper Effigy Shop tells the story of the protagonist, Liu Dabao, who runs a shop making paper effigies. One day, a guy named Li Xunhuan asked me to burn him a villa and gave me a jade pendant, saying someone would come to collect it later. That evening, a woman came to pick up the pendant and gave me a thousand yuan. But who could have guessed that the next day, the money vanished and turned into a pile of white paper! Was it ghost money for the dead? Were Li Xunhuan and that woman both 134Reads8.7Score—Shelves
44. 144 都 It's All the Haunted House's Fault 都是凶宅惹的祸 Nightfall夜色Mystery907k WordsCompleted I'm a mystery writer. In search of inspiration, I moved into a house rumored to be haunted. Every night, a horribly disfigured face appeared in the window, and outside, the rotten corpse of a woman hung from a tree. I realized then that this really was a haunted house! Gradually, my family began acting strangely, and we even found a mummified corpse sealed inside the wall for years! As I investigated further, I came across something even more terrifying… 71Reads8.7Score—Shelves
45. 145 万 Corpse-Walking Notes 2: The Myriad Forms Celestial Palace 《赶尸笔记2》万象天宫 Dream's Evil梦之邪Mystery112k WordsCompleted Corpses driven along by corpse herders are known in the martial world as "corpses traveling ten thousand miles." It is said that in the Xiangxi region, some people make a living herding corpses. The Corpse Sect is one such group. Qin Shuang runs a funeral business; Brother Jiu has ties to both the underworld and the police; Haozi has just gotten out of prison; Baldy makes his living robbing and relocating tombs; and mute A-Wu is a skilled fighter shrouded in mystery. What kind of extraordinary s 122Reads8.7Score—Shelves
46. 146 关 The Female Medium of Guandong 关东女先生 Sun Xian'er孙仙儿Mystery407k WordsCompleted [Completed Novel Recommendation] Northeast Chinese Folk Customs, Mystery, and the Supernatural! Break the rules of the Northeast, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. The yin energy can no longer be contained. My name is Ren Xue. I'm a director who makes supernatural dramas. Fate brought me back to Changbai Mountain, where I became a Guandong woman who understands yin-yang and feng shui. I thought I was simply carrying on my ancestors' legacy. Who knew I was the key to unlocking the "Dragon-Loc 526Reads—Score109Shelves

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    This is a fantastic book, a suspenseful and supernatural thriller. It's the kind of book that gets more and more addictive the more you read it, unlike the kind that starts off exciting but then falls flat. It's incredibly profound. From a complete novice in Yin-Yang cultivation to teaming up to fight monsters, and then becoming an apprentice, the female lead is both cool and sassy. It's a single-female lead story with no romantic pairing, truly encompassing all sorts of genres you could want to read.

47. 147 规 Rules of the Strange: The Red Village 规则怪谈之红色乡村 Old Liang Who Loves Steamed Eggs with Glutinous Rice爱吃糯米蒸蛋的老梁Mystery74k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 姑 The Strange Rural Tales My Aunt Told Me 姑姑给我讲的农村怪事 Lan Wei蓝薇Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing When I was little, I was timid, but I still loved listening to my aunt tell stories. Today, I'm sharing with you the stories she told me. I'll do my best to keep writing, and I hope you'll support me. 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've been following this book for a while now, you should really give it a try!

49. 149 鲸 Whale Echo 鲸鱼回响 The Poet Wandering with a Cleaver on His Back背着菜刀流浪的诗人15k WordsCompleted Whale Echo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When the monotonous routine of rented apartment life is disrupted by the mysterious echo of a whale in the dead of night, insomnia becomes the key to another world. The suspense is palpable, making it a must-read for anyone looking for something to read.

50. 150 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Rural ghost stories

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