Save search

Give these filters a name so you can return to them later.

Fanqie booklists

Looking for Stories About Monsters or Folklore Set in Ancient Times 想写古代背景的民俗的小说,求妖怪或民俗类型的

Books
53
Views
3.8k
Recs
16
Updated
2mo ago

Translated by GPT-6 Luna

Report this booklist

Tell us what's wrong. We'll look into it and tell you what we did in Notifications.

Your username and this report go to the #reports channel on our Discord, where members can read them. Leave out anything personal.

In this list

Reader notes translated by Google Translate

Reset
  1. 1 Bureau 749, Section 13 749局13科 Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing Bureau 749 is a mysterious department dedicated to handling supernatural phenomena and incidents. Psychics are peculiar, unknown beings with special abilities that defy explanation. To maintain social stability, Bureau 749's main task is to control and monitor psychics and prevent them from committing crimes. But the darkest things in society aren't psychics or criminal acts. They're the human heart, and the incomprehensibly mysterious, unfathomable force known as fate... A top agent forced into 3.2kReads7.7Score399Shelves
    Reader note
  2. 2 My Days Catching Dragons in the Arctic 我在北极抓龙的日子 Urban3.1M WordsCompleted In the modern world, you're telling me those rare and exotic beasts actually exist? My name is Xu Yuan. After nine years of compulsory education and three years of high school that no human should have to endure, I stood out and got into a... pretty terrible university. I thought I was about to begin four years of lying flat at college. In my first month on campus, two soldiers took me all the way to the freezing Arctic. And that's how my... well, bizarre and downright absurd dragon-catching lif 101.9kReads9.0Score13.7kShelves
  3. 3 Department of Paranormal Investigations II 神秘事件调查处【贰】 Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted The X-Files Investigation Bureau, Part Two “That's a dragon!” “No, there are no dragons. That's a kite, that's a black plastic bag, that's a bird soaring through a storm. You've read Haiyan, haven't you? Exactly.” In 1968, our country established Institute 507, whose full name was the Institute of Space Medicine and Engineering. Later, as more and more supernatural events were discovered, the institute began handling certain cases. In September 1974, some departments of Institute 507 were split 6.9kReads8.8Score734Shelves
  4. 4 Memoirs of a Folk Taoist 民间道士回忆录 Mystery570k WordsOngoing Everyone has a different path to walk at every stage of life. Just as people have periods of misfortune and prosperity, they also have ten-year cycles of good fortune. When your next cycle begins, it will mark a new starting point in your life. A folk Taoist priest is here with his memoirs, offering you a glimpse into authentic folk Taoism. 4.3kReads9.3Score894Shelves
    Reader note
  5. 5 This Spirit Medium Is Pretty Powerful! 这个出马仙有点强! Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing A piece of red cloth, three feet and three inches long. The old hall's people, the old hall's immortals. One day, when they emerge from the depths of the mountains, their names will spread far and wide! I was born in a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s. When I was seven, a spirit medium said I was fated to suffer three calamities and eight misfortunes, and would one day become a horse-riding shaman. I didn't believe it, but hardship kept finding me. To make a living, I worked as a wa 148kReads9.7Score14.3kShelves
  6. 6 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人(全五册) Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [The full-cast audio drama is now available. Give it a listen!] Li Yifan’s spine-chilling ghost-hunting chronicles! A contemporary Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! A spine-chilling record of ghost hunts! First posted on Tieba, it topped 100 million views within three months! The acclaimed mystery writer Li Yifan’s breakthrough work, now with the unpublished continuation added! Every ghost was once a living person. I’m a professional ghost hunter. I turn the compass, circle the place with red 12.1kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves
  7. 7 Night Talks at the Threshing Ground 打谷场夜话 Rural Life170k WordsCompleted Long ago, in the countryside, there were no phones, televisions, air conditioners, or fans. When darkness fell in summer, people would head to the threshing ground to cool off, sit in a circle, chat, and start telling strange and terrifying ghost stories… 235Reads—Score—Shelves
    Reader note
  8. 8 The Little Monster's Wanderings 小妖怪流浪记 Eastern Fantasy466k WordsCompleted (No System, no transmigration, not a power fantasy) They’re weak and unlucky, but that doesn’t stop them from being the protagonists of their own lives. Two naive but unlucky little demons keep living with optimism and resilience even after losing their good fortune. What will become of them in this world of rampaging demons, sinister hearts, and fantastical gods? Along the way, Tang Sanzang and his disciples travel west. Besides the demon kings who rule their respective territories, there are a 131Reads8.2Score—Shelves
    Reader note
  9. 9 Folk Taboos and Strange Tales 民间禁忌怪谈 Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted Ever since I was a kid, I thought my grandpa was strange. Whenever he had nothing to do, he liked to wander deep into the old forest. Then one day, he brought a little girl back from the woods, and I discovered the secret he was hiding. From then on, I tried to get away, but only became more deeply entangled... 1.1kReads8.3Score157Shelves
    Reader note
  10. 10 The Heavenly Coffin Comes to Town: Living Must Keep Away 天棺出巡,活人回避 Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The year Jiangnan suffered a terrible drought, a coffin was dredged up from the river. From that day on, torrential winds and rain battered the region for a month. Floodwaters surged, swallowing countless towns and cities. I was ten that year. More than a dozen red Hongqi cars with Beijing plates, along with rows of luxury cars, arrived in our little town. I don’t know how many important people knelt outside my home, begging my grandfather to stop the floods... [Folk customs, feng shui. A coffin 7kReads8.8Score733Shelves
  11. 11 Tales of Demons 话妖 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing When the lonely night is quiet, you can hear spirits whispering. In remote forests and desolate wilds, you may glimpse the fleeting shadows of monsters. A scroll stretching a thousand feet, depicting every mountain demon and sea monster under heaven. With a single eloquent tongue, it tells every strange tale and curious anecdote of the human world. 221Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  12. 12 I'm a Living, Breathing Person, So Why Did I Get a Netherworld Comeback System? 我一大活人,给我地府逆袭系统? Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Underworld + Bureau 749 + Mysterious Revival + Spiritual Qi Revival + Mythology Revival] [On your 21st birthday, you go outside and have an accident. You do not transmigrate.] [Since you were deliberately hit and killed, your grudge won't fade, and you become a wandering ghost.] … [Ding! The Underworld Comeback System has activated! Start your comeback as a wandering ghost!] Qin Feng: ??? I'm a living, breathing person! When did I turn into a ghost? This System... are you sure it's not a bug? 16.1kReads7.2Score1.4kShelves
    Reader note
  13. 13 I Forge Eternal Life with a Sword Seed: The Dao Is a Blade That Kills, Never Saves 吾以剑种铸长生,道如刃只杀不渡 Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Spiritual Qi Revival + Chinese Classics + Invasion from Beyond + Cultivation + Supernatural Horror + Absolutely Worth Reading] My name is Lin Yuan, and I’m an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Longquan sword-making. One day, a beautiful woman came into my shop and asked me to forge a vicious sword from “ghost wyrm bone.” Once complete, the sword would drink blood and brim with demonic energy. Everyone else said the sword’s eerie glow was a sinister blood-red. I said it was the re 3Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  14. 14 I Founded the Public Opinion Bureau from the Start 开局创立了民调局 Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted The Civil Affairs Bureau, formally known as the Bureau of Folklore and Strange Occurrences, is responsible for investigating and handling supernatural events around the country, including folk customs, strange phenomena, feng shui, and urban legends. My name is Chen Shuo. I'm just a rookie who recently started working. Why have they suddenly put me in charge of an entire organization? The pressure is killing me... But I can only grit my teeth and get on with it! With the support of powerful fig 5.3kReads7.8Score336Shelves
    Reader note
  15. 15 The Pawnshop 典当 Mystery901k WordsOngoing [Urban + supernatural + mystery] My name is Mo Linyuan. I run my family’s ancestral pawnshop. Other pawnshops deal in dirty money; mine trades in lives! Grandpa says our family has always had three storerooms: one for Heaven, one for Earth, and one for mortals! Rules: No strange item is ever refused; the redemption price is a hundredfold. Advertisement: Pawn ghosts, take immortals as collateral. We do not pawn past lives or future ones. Deceive Earth and Heaven, and you can redeem a life as old 516Reads7.4Score—Shelves
  16. 16 I'm So Powerful, Even the Gods Revere Me as One of Their Own 我很强,强到众神敬我如神明 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Bureau 749 is a mysterious organization and classified agency, said to specialize in the study of supernatural phenomena and time. Everything that science cannot explain, from supernatural phenomena, ghosts and monsters, and strange or gifted people to those who practice the Dao, falls under the jurisdiction of Bureau 749. As a result, Bureau 749 keeps records of these people who transcend the ordinary world, assesses the danger they pose, and sorts their files into categories. Among them is the 23.6kReads7.5Score2.9kShelves
  17. 17 The Cultivation World Marriage Agency 修真界婚姻介绍所 Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Light comedy + one heroine + completely unhinged + the author has a bad temper + do I really have to write something in these brackets?] You’ve heard of people working themselves to death, but have you ever heard of anyone starving to death because they didn’t work? Love is love. Not knowing how to date doesn’t stop you from introducing people to each other, right? My name is Xu Jinjin. The guy standing next to me is Li Jianguo, the Secondhand Sword Saint. 5.2kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
  18. 18 Kunlun Abyss: A Forbidden Land of the Mortal Realm 昆仑深渊:人间禁地 Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Over 40 million views for the animated adaptation, 9.6 rating for the audiobook, print edition signed, a hit with readers!] Deep in the Kunlun Mountains, sealed underground for two thousand years, lies an elite army of the Great Qin, thought never to have survived. I’m an active-duty soldier. During a rescue mission in an uninhabited zone, I accidentally stumbled into this forbidden place. At death’s door, I had an extraordinary encounter that saved my life. From then on, I joined a mysteriou 44.7kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
  19. 19 The Singing Serpent in the Sky 鸣蛇在天 Mystery403k WordsCompleted [Paranormal + fantasy + myth and legend + mysterious organizations + cultivation; not a wish-fulfillment story, no immortal cultivation] A cataclysmic war in the age of myth, and the mysterious disappearance of a race of giants. After an ordinary soldier completes what seems like a simple mission, he joins the mysterious Mingshe Unit. Amid a thousand-year feud between ancient gods and demons, a war among the gods is about to erupt once more. 936Reads8.1Score100Shelves
  20. 20 The Mysterious Department Jiuding: The Power of the Five Elements 神秘部门九鼎:五行之力 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (This story is entirely fictional. If anything seems familiar, trust in science.) By chance, I joined Jiuding, a mysterious national agency. There, I met a group of old monsters: Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, Zuo Ci, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, and Zhang Sanfeng. I also learned that other countries have their own mysterious agencies. For example, America’s S.H.I.E.L.D., Britain’s Knights of the Round Table, Russia’s Society of Nature, Japan’s Onmyoryo, and so on. I thought my future would be spent d 205Reads6.8Score—Shelves
  21. 21 Department of Paranormal Investigations 神秘事件调查处 Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The Secret Incident Investigation Bureau, Book One As a child, Zhuge Yun was struck by lightning and branded with a thunder rune. During an archaeological excavation, he accidentally awakened the thunder element within himself. After joining the Ninth Division, under the Huaxia government’s secret agency, Bureau 749, Zhuge Yun and his teammates handled all kinds of supernatural incidents. The mysterious Poyang Lake Delta, ghost soldiers crossing the land, resurrected terracotta warriors in the M 4.7kReads8.4Score308Shelves
  22. 22 Flying with My Left Hand, Subduing Souls with My Right 左手飞身,右手镇魂 Mystery314k WordsCompleted (Originally titled: The Lampkeeper of the Underworld) After accidentally stumbling into the underworld, the overworked Ye Chenyi became a lampkeeper. Under the guidance of two Perfected Lords, he took on the duty of escorting the souls of those who died unnatural deaths in Tinglan City. With the Flying Art in his left hand and the Soul-Quelling Technique in his right, Ye Chenyi, who had once struggled to get by in the mortal world, secured himself a proper position in the underworld... [No Syste 51Reads6.3Score—Shelves
  23. 23 The Taoist Priest of the Underworld 阴间道士 Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted I only wanted to live an ordinary, uneventful life. But my ancestors committed evil, and now vengeful spirits have come to collect their debt… To stay alive, I have no choice but to raise my Wisdom Sword, cleave heaven and earth, cross between yin and yang, and take the hardest road of all! 442Reads—Score102Shelves
  24. 24 The Grave Relocation Master 迁坟师 Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted You've heard of yin-yang masters, fortune-tellers, and feng shui masters. But have you ever heard of a grave relocation master? Do you know how relocating a grave can affect the deceased's descendants? My name is Chen An, and I'm a grave relocation master. I've spent my whole life dealing with graves and bones. I've seen clients strike it rich after relocating a grave. I've seen clients rise to high office after relocating a grave. I've also seen clients whose entire clan died out after relocati 10.9kReads9.0Score921Shelves
  25. 25 My Years as a Feng Shui Consultant in the Entertainment Industry 我在娱乐圈当风水顾问的那些年 Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted Corpse-oil lipstick, raising little ghosts, summoning fox spirits, tattooed talismans: some celebrities will stop at nothing to get famous and go viral. My name is Chen Tian. I'm a feng shui consultant who moves in entertainment circles, specializing in handling the aftermath for celebrities who rose to fame through supernatural means. 83.8kReads9.0Score11.8kShelves
  26. 26 Case Files of the Unusual: New Century 异案调查录2:新世纪 Mystery542k WordsCompleted A century marks one hundred years. In this new century, technology and information are advancing at breakneck speed, and all kinds of bizarre cases are springing up everywhere. News of them spreads faster than ever before. A boy who can only walk by hopping, another person's face appearing in the village well, a human shadow appearing on a factory warehouse wall in the middle of the night, and more... Only the Unusual Cases Investigation Bureau can handle this series of bizarre incidents... 44Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 27 Bureau of Legend Management 传说管理局 Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 207.3kReads9.6Score28.9kShelves
  28. 28 Case Files of Unusual Investigations 异案调查录 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Throughout the vast world, from ancient times to the present, there have always been mysterious events that humans cannot explain. And there is a group of people who endure countless hardships in their pursuit of the truth. The cases they investigate are all considered paranormal… 471Reads7.4Score—Shelves
  29. 29 My Years of Being Scammed in Northern Myanmar 被骗缅北的这些年 Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Originally titled “Tricked into Northern Myanmar: What Really Happened” I was unlucky enough to be tricked into going to Northern Myanmar. But I was also lucky enough to make it back alive! I wrote this book to warn more people and help them learn from my experience. Never use unofficial means to go somewhere you shouldn’t, because it isn’t the paradise you imagine. It’s hell. 121.7kReads9.3Score10.8kShelves
  30. 30 The Pinnacle of Power: Breaking the Deadlock After Going to Prison to Save My Life 权力巅峰:从入狱躲命破局开始 Urban628k WordsOngoing A shocking scheme to make a scapegoat out of someone, disguised as an extraordinary promotion to an executive position at a state-owned enterprise. The seven or eight people who held the post before him all met untimely ends: car accidents, medical malpractice, suicide out of guilt, and more. See how Zhou Yang foils the wiretaps, holds ten invention patents, anonymously reports himself and gets sent to prison to save his life, wins over the prison kingpin, and befriends powerful figures before s 48Reads6.8Score—Shelves
  31. 31 The Underworld 黑道 Urban4.8M WordsOngoing What is the Dao? It does not arise because of one person's goodness, nor perish because of one person's evil. Good and evil are determined by people; rise and fall are determined by fate. The people of the world think they are fighting for money, power, or pride. Only in the end do they understand that they were fighting for nothing but illusion. The Dao knows no black or white. All living beings are within the game. (Note: This book is extremely realistic and even somewhat oppressive. Re 168.2kReads9.2Score12.5kShelves
  32. 32 Aichi Caojia Xun's 19th Book 爱吃曹家熏第19本书 Urban124k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 134Reads6.4Score—Shelves
  33. 33 Rise of the Dark Path 黑途崛起 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted My name is Lin Feng. I’ve encountered, witnessed, and experienced many industries and incidents that people would rather keep hidden. So many people have been lured overseas by high-paying jobs, only to die. So many have died because their desires could never be satisfied. This synopsis can’t do the story justice. Read the novel to find out more. 10.9kReads9.1Score929Shelves
  34. 34 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 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!" 28.6kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves
    Reader note
  35. 35 The Haunted House 诡舍 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 749.9kReads9.6Score105.5kShelves
  36. 36 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上:万鬼伏藏 Mystery482k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 33.8kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
    Reader note
  37. 37 How to Live Your Life Well 如何过好自己的一生 65k WordsOngoing This book is made up of moments from my own life. It covers how to help yourself when you run into trouble. I hope it can help everyone. It's just for reference. I wrote it casually. If you ask which path leads to life and which to death, a hundred years of time are ultimately an illusion. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
    Reader note
  38. 38 Honghuang: Every Living Thing Is Sick 洪荒之众生皆有病 Eastern Fantasy100k WordsOngoing The art of medicine can cure every affliction. The finest physician treats the nation? No, a physician can treat anything. The protagonist, Chen Xuanming, used to be a doctor at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Tianyang City. He was just an ordinary wage earner, living a fairly uneventful life. But the hospital had been built with shoddy construction. While trying to save a child, he was struck and killed by a falling window. He had no idea who was behind it. When he opened his eyes, —Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. 39 A Medical Student's Internship 医学生的实习 Urban156k WordsCompleted This is mainly about the little stories of a traditional Chinese medicine university student doing an internship at a hospital after graduation. Its strength lies in its realism. Well, I should say it doesn't have too many bells and whistles. As things progress, I can also gradually write about what happens after the internship ends. For everyone to read and reflect on. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 40 Investiture of the Gods: I Am Song Yiren 封神之我为宋异人 Eastern Fantasy143k WordsOngoing Ziya, don't go learn the Dao. Miss Ma is pregnant. Ziya, come back with your elder brother and help the Shang dynasty prosper. Ziya, man can conquer fate. Ziya, do you really want the Jiang family to die out? Nezha, don't be afraid. Your godfather is here. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 41 Who Let Him Be Born?! 谁让他出世的! Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted (Invincible protagonist, light xianxia, not a mindless power fantasy) (The protagonist has normal values. If you like indiscriminate killing, this isn’t for you.) A strange new demon has recently arrived in Blackstone Town in the demon realm. While other demons sleep by day and roam by night, he rises early and goes to bed early. While other demons prefer to appear in their demon forms, he always takes human form. While other demons pride themselves on being cunning and unscrupulous in business, 1.2kReads8.7Score110Shelves
    Reader note
  42. 42 A Modern Guide to Surviving as a Monster 现代妖怪生存指南 Urban1.0M WordsOngoing Born under the red flag, raised in the spring breeze. The age when monsters ruled the mountains is long gone. To adapt to modern life, monsters have evolved all kinds of abilities, but they can still only live in the remote corners of society… 1.3kReads—Score176Shelves
  43. 43 A Guide to Cooking Monsters from the Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海经妖怪食用攻略 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Since ancient times, we've only heard of monsters eating people. Who has ever heard of people eating monsters? At the end of the Eastern Wilderness, strange beasts run rampant, and every kind of demon and monster makes its appearance. Taotie squints and rubs his belly, muttering, “These are all natural, pollution-free, premium ingredients, top of the line.” Bai Li tosses a wok with one hand and holds a pot with the other. To her master, who is burping from eating too much, she says, “The old man 45Reads7.7Score—Shelves
  44. 44 Tales of Ancient Monsters: The Legend of the Headless People 古代妖怪记-《落头民传说》 Mystery10k WordsCompleted Tales of Ancient Monsters: The Legend of the Headless People 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. 45 Tales of Ancient Monsters: My Wife Is a Monster 古代妖怪记-《吾妻为妖》 9k WordsCompleted Tales of Ancient Monsters: My Wife Is a Monster —Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 46 Tales of Ancient Monsters: The Legend of the White Fish 古代妖怪记《白鱼传说》 Mystery6k WordsCompleted Tales of Ancient Monsters: The Legend of the White Fish —Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 47 Tales of Ancient Monsters: Terror of the Green Gourd 古代妖怪记-《绿瓢惊魂》 Mystery17k WordsCompleted Tales of Ancient Monsters: Terror of the Green Gourd —Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. 48 Tales of Ancient Monsters: The Monk and the Deer 古代妖怪记-《僧鹿奇缘》 11k WordsCompleted Tales of Ancient Monsters: A Curious Encounter with the Monk Deer —Reads—Score—Shelves
  49. 49 Tales of Ancient Monsters: The Fox Demon of the Eastern Han 古代妖怪记-《东汉狐妖记》 9k WordsCompleted Tales of Ancient Monsters: The Fox Demon of the Eastern Han —Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 50 Tales of Ancient Monsters: Li Sheng's Dream Encounter with the Snail Maiden 古代妖怪记-《李生梦遇田螺女》 Mystery8k WordsCompleted Tales of Ancient Monsters: Li Sheng's Dream Encounter with the Snail Maiden —Reads—Score—Shelves

Other lists with Bureau 749, Section 13