Recommend High-IQ Mystery Novels with Two Female Leads and No Romance 求推荐双女主，无CP，高智商悬疑小说

1. 1 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score347Shelves

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   This novel with two female protagonists is exceptionally good. I highly recommend it to everyone! 🤤🤤🤤🤤

2. 2 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess? I'll Win Over the Heroine! 穿成恶毒女配？我攻略女主！ Ji Zhou季粥Two Female Leads252k WordsCompleted [HE, 1v1 ‖ Two Female Leads + Transmigrate Into a Book + Mind-Reading + Mutual Flirting + Slightly Unhinged + Sweet Romance] Possessive, world-weary beauty top × soft, sweet, spoiled heiress bottom She transmigrated into a book as the vicious female supporting character, doomed to repeatedly harm the heroine out of unrequited love for the male lead, then lose her whole family? Tang Yuan's eyes rolled back when she heard the news. Tang Yuan trembled as she 7.2kReads9.5Score968Shelves

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   It's super, super good! Highly recommended!

3. 3 娇 She's Such a Flirt, Her Sister Can't Help Blushing and Losing Her Heartbeat 娇娇太会撩，姐姐她脸红心跳 A Xun Chasing the Light追光的阿寻Two Female Leads212k WordsCompleted [Two heroines + both pure + flirtatious push and pull + 1v1] This is a story about a little white rabbit relentlessly pursuing a big bad wolf. Gu Anjin is the apple of everyone’s eye in the Gu family: obedient, clever, and spoiled. The first time she saw the refined and stunning Lu Qingheng, she found herself entertaining forbidden thoughts. After that, Gu Anjin did everything she could to get close to her moon. Lu Qingheng is the head of the Lu family, gorgeous and ruthless, and used to having 11.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
4. 4 会 The Student Council President Has Been Plotting to Win Me Over for Ages 会长姐姐对我蓄谋已久 Time Is Gentle and Clear时光清浅Two Female Leads390k WordsCompleted (The final chapter’s bonus story takes a different turn. If you haven’t read it, feel free to take a look ✌︎' ֊') [Two female leads + devoted to each other + college campus + reunion years later + everyday life] [Being a woman gave me every advantage in getting close to you, yet it also gave me the greatest disadvantage: I couldn’t kiss you.] (Everyone’s playing matchmaker! Every couple gets together!) Jiang Ji’s story: Jiang Ji once thought she’d have a conventional arranged marriage, until she 9.5kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves
5. 5 法 Your Honor 法官阁下 Green Lamp, Think No More青灯勿念Two Female Leads505k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads + Wealthy, Glamorous Older Woman VS Beautiful, Strong, Wretched Younger Woman + One-on-One Sweet Romance + Modern Alternate Setting + Marriage Allowed Later + No Angst] Jiang Shuyan was born into a powerful family. Whatever career she chose, she had the means to make mistakes and try again. For the first twenty years of her life, she followed the path her family had laid out for her, and at the time, she didn’t mind. Then a sudden upheaval changed her completely. It wasn’t unti 2.9kReads9.2Score372Shelves
6. 6 我 A Female Ghost Won’t Leave Me Alone, and Now I’m Her Wife 我被女鬼缠上当她老婆 The Divine Word Says, Let There Be Light神言要有光Two Female Leads585k WordsCompleted Shi Yan joined a horror game and unexpectedly obtained a female ghost of unknown rank. [System notification: Congratulations, player! You have obtained a female ghost item of ??? rank. Please check your inventory.] Female ghost: You smell so good. I'm going to follow you forever. Shi Yan: ... [System notification: Confirm that you want to reject this item?] Shi Yan: Confirm. [System notification: Rejection invalid. System error. Item has been issued. Please check your inventory.] Shi Yan: ... Fe 582Reads8.8Score101Shelves

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   So satisfying! 😍😍😍 I love the two female leads! ❤️❤️❤️ It's hilarious! I read it on my way to and from get off work, or even on the subway. I haven't skipped a single chapter and have already read it three times. Every time there's a new surprise; it's truly endlessly entertaining.

7. 7 诡 Paranormal Invasion: I Still Can't Understand My Eerie Wife Today 诡异入侵：今天仍读不懂诡异妻子 Singing with the Wind肆而随风言Two Female Leads457k WordsCompleted [Two heroines + younger woman/older woman + slight groveling arc + mutual redemption + original dungeons + eerie game + fixed pairing!] The crimson night draws near, gray fog thickens, fear descends, and strange creatures invade. A text-only exploration game appears out of nowhere. A mysterious text message that cannot be deleted shows up on Zuo Han’s phone. The link leads to an invitation to beta-test a game. After an enigmatic opening animation, a line appears on the screen: What is the wish y 740Reads8.9Score103Shelves
8. 8 我 I Make a Fortune Every Day Selling Items 我靠贩卖道具日进斗金 Li Yuexi黎悦兮Two Female Leads711k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads] + [Infinite Flow] + [Eerie Descent] Nan Yueli owns a general store that sells eerie artifacts. She never expected to be dragged into a game one day. In each instance, not having the right item is no problem: she can simply find materials on the spot. As long as she doesn't wreck the instance, the whole place is her supply depot. Since entering the game, she has made a fortune every day selling artifacts, climbed to the peak of success, and married a beautiful rich woman. (/^▽^ 918Reads8.7Score154Shelves
9. 9 轮 Revolving Worlds: My Ice-Cold Senior Sister Becomes a Clingy Little Sister 轮转，冷冰冰师姐变成粘人精妹妹 Offering a Pear献梨Two Female Leads410k WordsCompleted [Weiguang: a restrained, stoic little jealous type Ning Siyin: a scheming, flirtatious ice queen] From the moment Weiguang was born, the previous generation of the Celestial Masters' estate died one after another. Everyone said she was cursed with a fate that brought misfortune, and they all despised and shunned her. She thought there would never be any light in her world, until she met someone who became the one and only ray of light in her life. But that light disappeared because of her, and h 85Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 在 Becoming Everyone's Beloved in a Horror Game 在恐怖游戏里成为全员白月光 A Li with Erotomania被爱妄想症阿离Mystery420k WordsCompleted [No CP + Gentle, Alluring White Moonlight Female Lead + Beloved by Every Player and Ghost + One-Sided Crushes All Around + A Massive Contest Among Suitors] After the White Moonlight System leaves, Lin Ling is assigned to a horror game. Her mission is to become the white moonlight of the ghosts and players. Lin Ling has a pair of eyes as gentle as water, and she looks at everyone with deep affection. Every move of hers tugs at people’s hearts. She never says a word about love, yet every kind of c 6.9kReads9.2Score944Shelves

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    Uh, this looks pretty good, it looks really exciting!

11. 11 死 Death Game: The Beauty Is Deceiving the World 死亡游戏：美人她欺诈世界 Yi Xiao已晓Mystery688k WordsOngoing [The author’s note at the end of Chapter 1 contains content warnings. Please remember to read it, thank you.] [The author’s brain doesn’t work right. The first instance is deliberately obscure, which means players can’t clear it. If you don’t understand it, feel free to skip straight to the second instance. The overall tone of this story is: secret identities, a heroine adored by everyone, an airheaded goofball, and hilarious love-triangle drama. (I already put that in the blurb, so if you still 7kReads9.2Score709Shelves
12. 12 无 Whatever, She Can Do It All. I’m Slacking Off 无所谓，她全能我摆烂 Too Many Spicy Snacks Give You a Sore Throat辣条吃多了上火Two Female Leads1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: Quick Transmigration: The Unhinged Big Shot Can’t Stop Flirting with the Cool Beauty [Complete] Two female leads, quick transmigration, wish-fulfillment System, one devoted couple with no past relationships: both leads are her. 1. Jiang Jinyue, a rich young lady who can’t be bothered, vs. Cen Yao, her cool, thrifty, studious deskmate In their senior year of high school, Jiang, a rich young lady, was drifting through life when she met a girl who worked hard at problem after problem 3kReads9.4Score309Shelves

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    Honey, that's all I found. Hope you find something you like! 💕💕

13. 13 美 The Beautiful Cannon Fodder Just Wants to Lie Flat in the Escape Game 美貌炮灰只想在逃杀游戏里躺平 Bright Moon Binds the Branches明月缚枝Two Female Leads294k WordsOngoing [Infinite Survival + Two Female Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + System + Two Powerful Leads] Pei Zhixu is a pale-skinned, beautiful, long-legged little author who lives on the meager income she earns from writing novels. She never imagined that one day she would transmigrate into a book, something she thought only happened in novels, and in a highly unusual way at that. The good news: She has transmigrated into a novel as a wealthy heiress worth hundreds of millions, with tens of millions in 140Reads8.4Score—Shelves
14. 14 在 Dancing in the Dark 在黑夜起舞 Si Wanyan司挽言Two Female Leads370k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + HE] [Entertainment industry, not for everyone] At first, Qin Wan thought she felt that way because she wanted to use her. But when her heart began to race, she realized she had been wrong. She wanted to get closer to her, to keep trying to bridge the distance, but the other woman said she didn't care about these feelings at all. When their conversation ended, she ran away. She thought her first love was about to end just like that, but she couldn't take her eyes off her. He 523Reads9.3Score106Shelves
15. 15 新 The New Spirit Medium Is Here: I'm Done Being Human, Time to Hunt Ghosts! 新手神婆上线，不做人了，捉鬼！ Zhi Ouzhou知鴎舟Two Female Leads213k WordsCompleted Warning ⚠️ This isn’t a story that’s all about wish fulfillment. There are satisfying moments, and there are painful ones. The heroines aren’t your typical good women. Each arc has its own story, with the main plot woven between them. You can still enjoy each story on its own. These stories feature all kinds of female characters. They may not be “perfect,” but don’t tear them down. If you have to attack someone, come for me! Heroine 1: [Changfeng], also known as [Meng Qinshan] Identity: Part-ti 16Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 警 A Romance Within the Perimeter 警戒线里的缘 Don't Touch My Tail别动我尾巴Two Female Leads182k WordsCompleted [Two female leads | Rekindled love | Strong partnership] Rebellious forensic pathologist + sharp-tongued female detective They started out as high school classmates. Lin Youyou’s father was unexpectedly so old-fashioned, and Bai Zijing searched for Lin Youyou for three years. They finally reunited at work, joining forces to solve countless cases and becoming partners with perfect chemistry. 131Reads6.6Score—Shelves
17. 17 予 Giving Light to You 予光与你 Wine Amid the Flowers花间郁酒Two Female Leads454k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + no male lead + a scheming, sharp-minded counselor who is calculating from head to toe x a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, gentle teacher + suspenseful 1v1] Suspense + mutual healing. Leng Faduo is a moderately well-known psychological counselor who carries on her mother's legacy. But when a string of mysterious suicides comes to light, she discovers that the cases bear a shocking resemblance to her mother's strange death years ago. From then on, her life is plunged into an 103Reads8.0Score—Shelves
18. 18 雾 Misty Wilderness 雾野 Shengshi Ai盛世爱Two Female Leads508k WordsCompleted [Dual Female Leads + Crime Investigation + Mystery] Scatterbrained genius policewoman vs. scheming, stunning lawyer The policewoman is drawn into a shocking case involving her brother's murder, while the lawyer searches desperately for her missing childhood friend. When the two women discover that their cases are connected, they decide to work together. In a vast, fog-shrouded wilderness, darkness descends. Can they piece together the clues and uncover the truth? They start out as adversaries, b 588Reads8.1Score106Shelves
19. 19 我 My Evil God Heroine 我的邪神大女主 Lü Hanshui吕寒水Two Female Leads276k WordsCompleted [Dual heroines] + [Infinite worlds] Lan Jue never imagined that accepting a cosplay gig would pull her into a horror game. This game world is filled with ghosts, monsters, spirits, werewolves, vampires, supernatural beings, gods... and Chu Xuan, a lover she had forgotten. 42Reads6.6Score—Shelves
20. 20 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    Mind-blowing and incredibly brain-teasing.

21. 21 惊 Horror Livestream: An-jie Says First Blood, and First Blood It Is 惊悚直播你安姐，她说一血就一血 Zuo Yi昨怡Two Female Leads434k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow] [Dual heroines] Shen An is accidentally tricked into a horror game. Chasing its generous mission rewards, she risks her life to complete task after task: the Forgotten Town, the Ghost Ship, the Red-Embroidered Ghost Bride, the Blood Infant Snake Woman… Along the way, she meets Yu Nian, Nie Feng, Xiao Bai, and Black Crow. She never dared imagine any of this in her life. Though she was all alone, she finds a family in this terrifying game. 518Reads8.4Score103Shelves

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    Both are suspenseful stories with two female leads, and they're very good.

22. 22 恐 Horror Game: The Daily Grind of Clinging to the Pretty Girl’s Coattails 恐怖游戏：抱小姐姐大腿日常 Uncle Wu武大爷Two Male Leads418k WordsCompleted The money-loving, life-preserving orphan Li Jian and the elegant queen-like NPC powerhouse All Li Jian did was help an old woman up on a rainy night, and she was pulled into a deadly game. Every gold coin she earns here can be exchanged for cash! But once the game begins, quitting is not allowed! A gloomy old castle A terrifying island A forbidden skyscraper A cannibal resort A haunted hospital And one mysterious woman... 145Reads9.3Score—Shelves
23. 23 我 My Boss Is Dead Again 我家上司又挂了 Ou Chi San欧吃伞Two Male Leads958k WordsCompleted [Originally titled Infinite Reboot] Losing the coveted director position to her archenemy was bad enough. Even worse, she was traveling on business with her archenemy boss when a terrorist attack struck their high-speed train on the way back, killing her on the spot. She died, but that was only the beginning. When she awoke, time had somehow restarted. As she boarded the death-bound train once more, her boss, Bian Yuan, grabbed her. “Don’t go, if you want to live.” 3.2kReads9.4Score621Shelves
24. 24 缠 After Winning Over My Aloof, Lovesick Big Sister, I Became Her Only Favorite 缠上高冷病娇姐姐后，被独宠了 Gan Yu绀宇Two Female Leads313k WordsCompleted Two female leads + horror infinite-loop survival + enemies to lovers + love grows over time Flirtatious, beautiful, funny Shen Yue vs. cold on the outside, warm on the inside, alluring Kun Yao Shen Yue is a transmigrator with a Cuddling System. This time, she transmigrates into the world of Bloodstained Apartments and becomes one of the tenants. When she accidentally runs into Kun Yao, an incredibly rich source of energy, Shen Yue naturally isn't going to let the opportunity pass her by. She nev 1.1kReads9.2Score158Shelves
25. 25 我 I Am a Forensic Doctor in Ancient Times 我在古代当法医 Ink Not Yet Thick墨未浓Mystery280k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Mystery Solving + Team Spirit + Transmigration + Ensemble Cast + No Romance] Lu Yinan transmigrates into a pile of corpses. She is a forensic examiner, and professional habit has her investigating the scene at once. As a result, she narrowly escapes being executed as a suspect. Only after a series of twists and turns does she clear her name and escape danger. From then on, a twist of fate brings her together with Ren Zhichu, junior minister of the Court of Judicial Review, 567Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    Ancient detective stories, no romantic pairing.

26. 26 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Rewrite the Plot and Laugh Myself Silly 盗墓：改写剧情的我，笑疯了 Deep Meaning y深意yMystery1.1M WordsCompleted [System + Some Plot Rewrites + Goofy Comedy + Cross-Dressing as a Man + Redemption: The heroine saves the supporting characters, while the main cast and the System save her. All directions. Plot changes early on, then the plot goes completely off the rails later.] Original title: I Laughed Myself Silly While Rewriting the Plot Don't be scared. I'm just a plain old psychopath. Qi Yi binds herself to a System and becomes the Qi family's “adopted son.” Her mission is to save the book's tragic suppo 16.2kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    This novel incorporates elements of suspense, fantasy, systems, tomb raiding, and the supernatural. The female protagonist, Qi Yi, becomes the "adopted son" of the Qi family after being bound to a system. She saves the supporting characters by rewriting the original plot, during which a series of hilarious, silly, and thrilling stories unfold. Similar to the process of the female protagonist exploring mysterious events in "The Old Stories of the Underworld," both are full of novelty and the unknown.

27. 27 任 After the Mission Failed, the Faithless Omega Said She Regretted It? 任务失败后！负心o说她后悔了？ Wine-Red Fox酒红狐狸Two Female Leads1.4M WordsOngoing [Two female leads + Livestreaming + Rule-based horror + Winning back the wife + National fate + Infinite-flow + ABO + Devoted only to each other + Some angst + Deduction + Horror-game expert x business tycoon] One gradually falls, while the other begins with curiosity. They originally belonged to different worlds, but the sudden arrival of a bizarre game slowly brings them together. After countless passionate nights, they can no longer keep their desires in check. One night of indulgence. Stand 5.6kReads8.9Score744Shelves

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    Two female leads, a supernatural fantasy with a strong emphasis on rules and supernatural elements, and the main characters are all intelligent.

28. 28 阴 A Supernatural Bond to Prolong Her Life 阴缘续命 Sad Little Penguin悲伤小企鹅Two Female Leads375k WordsCompleted Warning: This is mainly plot, mainly plot! There isn’t much romance between the two female leads! If you want lots of romance, don’t read this!!! In a mountain village, an old man read a fortune and predicted that the child in his daughter-in-law’s womb wouldn’t live past one. To extend the baby’s life, he insisted that his daughter-in-law return to the village to give birth. But the baby was born on the Ghost Festival, when the gates of the underworld swung open, and countless evil spirits set 799Reads9.2Score141Shelves
29. 29 无 Infinite Dungeons: Players, Take Your Places 无极副本，玩家请就位 Sui Xin燧訫Two Female Leads215k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted] [Two female leads] [Infinite Flow] [Ensemble cast] [Technology] Shen Qingzhi. She looks aloof, but is gentle with her, mature, cultured, and charming. OMG, love her, chase her, get with her (not really). Lin Xike has undoubtedly fallen for her… . Unfortunately, the two of them mysteriously arrive in another vast world, where they enter one instance after another without end, searching for a way out amid their confusion. Lin Xike thought she only had to stay alert to keep herself a 30Reads6.6Score—Shelves
30. 30 致 To My Beloved Paranormal Investigator Blogger 致我亲爱的探灵博主 A Huge Snow Cake in the Mortal World人间大雪饼Two Female Leads483k WordsCompleted [Two female leads, paranormal investigations, fear of ghosts, livestreamed folk tales, sweet everyday interactions] One is a paranormal-investigation streamer with yin-yang eyes; the other is a proud team leader who can identify ghosts by their characteristics. They have identical faces but completely different personalities. The story features plenty of urban legends and paranormal tales, while keeping the complicated metaphysical content to a minimum. Their everyday interactions are delightful 411Reads8.9Score102Shelves

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    Suspense novel with two female protagonists

31. 31 皇 Your Majesty the Empress, Forgive My Offense 皇后娘娘，臣妾冒犯 Jingjing Doesn't Want to Eat静静不想吃饭Two Female Leads502k WordsCompleted [Dual female leads + palace intrigue + ensemble cast with multiple couples + mutually devoted] Dignified, imposing, powerful Empress × scheming, beautiful, flirtatious palace consort who loves putting on an act At their first meeting, the Empress was dignified and solemn, elegant and refined. Her eyes were sharp and cold whenever she looked at anyone. Qu Yan pretended to be weak and pitiful, putting on a tearful act to make the Empress worry for her and feel sorry for her, so the Empress would s 10.4kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    The Villainous Female Supporting Character's Guide to Winning Over the Female Lead

32. 32 穿 Book Transmigration: Why Is the Heroine Looking at Me Like That? 穿书：女主看我眼神很不对劲 Shanlu at the Foothills山麓的珊璐Two Female Leads724k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + sweet romance] After waking up from a nap, Su Yu discovered that she had transmigrated into the super romance-obsessed Mary Sue novel she'd stayed up all night reading, The Domineering CEO Is Obsessed with Me. What's more, she had become the first female villain. Everyone knew that female antagonists in CEO romances always met miserable ends. To avoid ending up homeless, Su Yu decided to start with the heroine, Tang Yujun, and make friends with her. That way, the CEO wouldn't 2.1kReads9.3Score222Shelves
33. 33 荒 Stranded on a Desert Island? Fine, I’ll Just Keep Being Reborn 荒岛就荒岛，反正无限重生 Perilla and Sophora Rice紫苏槐米Two Female Leads385k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + deserted-island farming + golden finger + gathering resources + cozy everyday life] ♚Two female leads: Xia Man and Xie Ziran (main story and bonus chapters complete) Other people transmigrate into a book as the heroine and fall in love with the male lead. Xia Man transmigrates into a book as an exploited office drone, doing all the grunt work for the male lead. As a nameless NPC, she not only has to scrape by on a salary of three thousand yuan while working nine-to-five as an 788Reads8.4Score114Shelves
34. 34 快 Quick Transmigration: A Life of Unrestrained Freedom 快穿肆意人生 Yi Yanchen忆颜忱Two Female Leads810k WordsCompleted Quick transmigration through parallel worlds. Every world is a story with two female leads, and each is set in a fictional parallel universe. The protagonists are different in every world, and each one is a short transmigration story with its own genre. 369Reads6.8Score—Shelves
35. 35 九 The Ninth-Rank Demon Exorcist 九品驱魔人 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted When the sun sets, every door in the city is shut! Evil spirits open their eyes, and monsters run rampant! The Wei Constables mount the city walls, while exorcists draw their swords. An apprentice from a martial arts school stands proudly amid the demons, determined to protect one last sanctuary. 70.1kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves

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    This is a bizarre novel in the infinite flow genre. The protagonist travels through various dungeons using the "Human Skin Scroll." In mysterious regions such as the Secret Realm, he faces complex relationships between chieftains, nobles, and monks, as well as a situation rife with strange occurrences. He strives to survive and uncover his own secrets, creating an atmosphere that is oppressive, bloody, dark, and cruel.

36. 36 震 Shocking! The Occult Expert Is Wrecking Another Variety Show 震惊！玄学大佬又在综艺里拆台子 An Jinxuan安瑾萱Two Female Leads2.4M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics, Two Female Leads, Ghost-Hunting Focus, Entertainment Industry as a Side Plot, No Male Lead, Multiple Secondary Couples, Strong Female Lead, 1v1, Sweet Romance] Important: I don’t know why the “Two Male Leads” tag was added, but there’s no such plot in this book!!!! Yi Yao didn’t suffer a cultivation mishap or pick a fight with some powerful expert. She simply woke up one day and, for no apparent reason, went from being a fearsome demon queen to an obscure, eighteenth-tier enterta 1.5kReads9.2Score201Shelves

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    Both of these are novels with two female protagonists, and both have ratings above 9 points 🌿🌿. The second one has a stronger suspense element and is quite good 👍👍👍

37. 37 裴 Miss Pei Is a Top Demon Hunter 裴小姐她是捉妖师大佬 Ling Yi Sheng Feng菱意笙枫Two Female Leads473k WordsCompleted [Signed contract on December 14, 2023. Original work. Copying or reposting is prohibited.] /Two female leads / Demon hunters / Modern / Fantasy / Secret identities / Power fantasy / Suspense / In this era, demons and ghosts run rampant, and people live in misery. That is how a new profession came to be: demon hunter. Sheng Jiu, the top-ranked demon hunter, is shrouded in mystery. To this day, no one knows her true identity. She comes and goes without a trace, and even a fortune cannot uncover he 126Reads6.4Score—Shelves
38. 38 案 So What If It's a Crime Scene? I Just Happened to Be Passing By 案发现场又如何，我纯路过 Flip Over and Be a Lazy Fish Again翻一面再做咸鱼Two Female Leads379k WordsOngoing A month before Lunar New Year's Eve, the Gucheng Public Security Bureau received a report. An entire family of four had been wiped out... Torrential rain washed away the clues leading to the truth. A missing painting and a furtive shadow both pointed to an innocent young girl. With insufficient evidence, the only charge they could pin on her was theft, and she was sentenced to four years. The wind scattered her whispered pleas of innocence. Only the lightning formed by the pooling blood silently 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can check these out; except for "Infinite Black Coffin," which has no romantic pairing, the others are all dual-female protagonist stories 🌺🌺 and are all suspenseful.

39. 39 无 Infinite: The Heroine Awakens in a Black Coffin 无限：女主在黑棺里苏醒了 Chubby Little Dudu胖小嘟嘟Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The great masters in other stories are all ethereal immortals, riding flying swords. Yin Qing is different: she rides... a coffin. An infinite-flow novel. Not every story arc is horror-themed; all kinds of worlds make an appearance. (No romance, lighthearted, suitable even for the easily frightened.) 3.8kReads9.2Score434Shelves
40. 40 灵 The Clerk at the Paranormal Management Bureau 灵异管理局的文员小姐 Cats, Stop Meowing猫猫别叫了Two Female Leads491k WordsCompleted [Two female leads • Infinite-flow] (The tags were changed…) The first three levels have little romance, and the relationship develops slowly. This is more or less an infinite-flow story about a frail junior clerk who gets tired easily~ Other girls will have one-sided crushes on Lin Yan~ It’s a two-female-lead, 1v1 story, but really, it’s about a snake demon relentlessly pestering a clerk! There’s a golden finger~ First level: Western-style manor (A Visitor in the Blizzard) [Main quest: Survive u 379Reads8.2Score107Shelves
41. 41 被 After a Mad NPC Set Its Sights on Me, I Took Control 被疯批NPC盯上后，我直接拿捏 Cactus Heart仙人掌心Mystery813k WordsCompleted [Female lead grows over time] [Male lead is thoroughly rotten] [One-and-only relationships] [Games include survival, horror, and rule-based mysteries…] A strange bus travels through time and space, crossing into another dimension… Jiang Song never imagined that her life as an overworked office drone would end on the day she finally clocked out. To survive the terrifying games, she must complete every mission without making a single mistake. The games are already perilous, but then an NPC s 35.1kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves

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    This is a suspenseful and imaginative novel. The female protagonist, Jiang Song, enters a horror survival game and is targeted by the cunning NPC, Shen Tingsi. In the game, which is full of dangers and challenges, she not only has to complete tasks to survive, but also has to deal with Shen Tingsi's various entanglements. The plot is tense and exciting, and the characters are vividly portrayed.

42. 42 国 National Fate: Playing Zhang Qilin, I'm the Female Version of the Guy 国运：扮演张麒麟，我是女版小哥 Young Master Lishu离殊公子Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [No Romance] [No Changes to the Original Text] Mo Qilin transmigrates into herself in another world. In that world, she is the real daughter of a wealthy family, switched at birth by the nanny. Her father shows her no affection, her mother does not love her, and her brothers go out of their way to mock and mistreat her, while treating the fake heiress like a princess! The fake heiress is also a scheming black-hearted lotus. She knows how to act and manipulate people, making 50.8kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves

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    As a suspenseful and imaginative novel, it tells the story of Mo Qilin, who awakens a role-playing system after transmigrating to another world and embarks on an adventure as Zhang Qilin in a world of national destiny. She traverses deserts, descends glaciers, slays strange beasts, and solves traps. The plot is tense and exciting, and with the added element of the system, it shares similarities with "The Old Tales of the Underworld" in its suspenseful adventure setting.

43. 43 直 My Fortune-Telling Livestream Is So Accurate, the State Wants Me to Come Forward 直播算命太准，国家请我出山 Nine Congee九粥Modern Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Ghost Hunting + Satisfying Read] After being ambushed, the metaphysics expert Jiang Yi is reborn and unexpectedly bound to a merit system. System: “If you want to stay alive, you must ward off calamities and drive out ghosts to earn merit points. Otherwise, you'll drop dead immediately.” Jiang Yi: “???” Isn't “drop dead” a little too harsh? To keep herself alive, Jiang Yi decides to become a metaphysics streamer and earn merit by tellin 27.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    The female lead is decisive and straightforward, not a saint, and the plot unfolds one after another, making you both want to watch and afraid.

44. 44 生 No Hope of Survival 生还无期 Young Master Changle长乐公子Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [No CP, No Female Lead] + [Infinite Deaths and Resurrections] + [Superpower Awakening] + [Mind Games and Strategy] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Life in Review] The keywords of this book are “human nature,” “death games,” and “setting traps.” The thirteen characters who appear from the start all play important roles! Each has a distinct personality, and every one of them will have a major part to play later in the story. This book also features endless deaths, so if that’s not your thing, please read wit 8kReads9.3Score830Shelves

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45. 45 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves

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