Looking for Mystery or Supernatural Stories With a Single Protagonist, Not an Ensemble Cast 😭 求单主角 不是群像的悬疑、灵异类的文😭

1. 1 阴 The Yin-Yang Wicked Son-in-Law 阴阳恶婿 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Mystery934k WordsCompleted At the end of the Ming dynasty, four families discover a terrifying dragon's lair, a feng shui site said to lead to heaven. They divide it into four parts, named Power, Wisdom, Wealth, and Beauty. Those buried within it can ensure their descendants enjoy power, wisdom, wealth, and beauty forever. But the lair defies the natural order. Even its good fortune carries danger, and it invites Heaven's punishment. To preserve their destiny, the families must find a scapegoat to take the blow in their p 17.3kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
2. 2 毕 No More Wage Slavery After Graduation: I'm Becoming a Bounty Hunter 毕业后不做牛马，去当赏金猎人 What Kind of Trash Did I Write?写的什么垃圾Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Alternate setting + A touch of mystery + Adventure + Urban + No female lead] Investigating a murder from more than a decade ago, he pits his wits against a deranged serial killer. He transmigrates into a primeval jungle no one dares enter, searching for the bodies of people lost in a sinkhole. He enters a mysterious village deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to find a little girl... What drove a recent college graduate to embark on this one-way journey? It all began with a haunted 76.8kReads9.3Score7.8k14d adds

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   The writing is good, the protagonist is intelligent and capable, the plot is good, and the writing is also good; it's not a mindless story that just relies on overpowered abilities. Although it has the element of ghosts, it's not pure fantasy; it also has elements of suspense and crime-solving.

3. 3 软 The Soft, Sweet Little Golden Lotus Charms Everyone 软糯小金莲萌翻众人 Youth Flourishes韶华蔓蔓Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted Everyone knew that Nangong Sihua, the young master of the powerful and handsome Nangong family in the capital, was a man who had renounced worldly desires and devoted himself to prayer. He was in the prime of his life, yet wanted nothing. Just as everyone thought this Buddhist devotee was about to attain enlightenment and become a Buddha, news suddenly broke that he had a daughter!!! Everyone stared in shock as the once aloof and ruthless Buddhist devotee was steadily defeated by his sweet, naiv 12.2kReads9.4Score91014d adds
4. 4 快 Quick Transmigration: She Comes from the Underworld 快穿之她来自地府 First-Rate Red Chamber一品红楼Ancient Romance546k WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation is now available under the title “Quick Transmigration in the Underworld.” Those who are interested, go check it out!] [Plot-focused + no romance + nonhuman heroine, no System, initially no sense of right and wrong + a complete story in every world] They say a man's three greatest wishes are to rise in rank, get rich, and have his wife die. Does the wife who shared his hardships really have to step aside for the woman who comes later? They say the real heiress has to be bul 20kReads9.0Score2.5k14d adds

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   Clear likes and dislikes, flexible and adaptable, and intelligent.

5. 5 明 Detective Lu Yong 明侦探陆用 A Tiger Snatched Along the Way顺手牵虎Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Lu Yong, 25 years old. Occupation: military police. Position: criminal investigator in the Military Commission's Security Department. On March 1, 2023, he entered the Kunlun Mountains while pursuing a major military spy accused of stealing secrets and murder, and vanished without a trace. The Great Ming Dynasty, 1699, the sixth year of the Mingwu reign. Lu Yong appeared in the Daqing Mountains of Taiping Prefecture, in what is now Dangtu County, Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province. At the time, all L 6.7kReads9.0Score96214d adds
6. 6 冒EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 Eastern Zhou Young Master Nan东周公子南Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 497.6kReads9.7Score72.9k14d adds
7. 7 我 My Years as a Daoist Master 我当方士那些年 Jun Bu Jian君不贱Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted With five fingers, he divines the fate of all under heaven; with a single reading, he plots the destiny of dynasties for generations to come. Uncover a mysterious and unfathomable world of Daoist arts. His predictions are always spot-on, and his word is absolute! 2.3kReads8.7Score42114d adds

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   In the teahouses deep within ancient alleys, a group of white-haired elders always gather in the afternoons. They don't talk about mundane matters, but about a name more mysterious than time itself—Qin Yanhui. Some say he's a fabricated "myth of a sorcerer," while others firmly believe he truly lived. Only the esoteric old man in the teahouse occasionally peeks out fragmented pieces: he traversed strange mountains and rivers, unraveling the mysteries of life and death, even time seemed to have been kind to him… And I, always sitting in the corner by the window. As they tell Qin Yanhui's legend, no one knows—I am Qin Yanhui. Beneath the skin of a twenty-year-old lies a gaze that transcends time. I listen to them piece together "my life," like reading someone else's story. Why do those past events, crushed by time, flow back as legends? As the aroma of tea wafts across the table, my hand holding the pen still hesitates: should I let them know that the "legends" I'm writing are actually my own lived experiences? In "My Years as a Sorcerer," historical fog shrouds suspense, and every legend hides the wrinkles of reality. Come, watch as a sorcerer unravels the secrets of time, bridging legend and reality...

8. 8 抓 Ghostbusting with Nothing but a Silver Tongue 抓鬼全靠一张嘴 Never Picky About Food从来不挑食Mystery741k WordsCompleted [Unconventional Ghost-Hunting + Mystery and Deduction + Supernatural + Comedy + Bickering Couple + Suitable for the Fainthearted + Romance!!] Blurb One: Have you ever seen someone perform an exorcism entirely by running their mouth? Have you ever seen someone fight ghosts by spitting at them? Have you ever heard spells that are all tongue twisters? No? Then come on in and take a look. The ultimate trash-talking champion, undefeated in arguments, insulting people when they’re around and gho 3.6kReads9.0Score53814d adds

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   A very novel storyline; this is the first time I've seen a story like this.

9. 9 渡 The Soul Ferry Lantern 渡魂灯 July Wife七月妻Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + mildly scary + episodic stories, a fast-paced ghost-hunting romp with all kinds of tricks!] Fire runs in my veins, and I'm cursed to bring bad luck. When I was fifteen, my father kicked me out. To survive, I climbed into a stone tomb. The strange knocking at the door of the funeral home at midnight, The body that mysteriously vanished after a fatal car crash, A headless old man, a talking human skin, and haunted schools and skyscrapers... I guide five-element spirits onward and f 17.7kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds

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   I've cleared out my bookshelf, and this is the only one left 🤭 It's a single female lead book.

10. 10 当 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 394.7kReads9.3Score44.1k14d adds

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    📖A strange ringing bell shatters the silence of evening self-study! A dark horse in the no-romance suspense/supernatural genre, every sentence hides a deadly foreshadowing! When the younger sister's urging voice breaks the deathly silence in the evening self-study classroom, the sleeping Su Yuan seems to fall into a deeper fog—the girl's crisp words conceal chilling hints, the incongruous noise in the classroom contrasts sharply with the eerie aura surrounding the boy, immediately throwing out the suspense of "a death countdown on the eve of the college entrance exam," instantly holding your breath! Unlike traditional supernatural novel tropes, this book cleverly blends daily school life with supernatural crises. The younger sister's seemingly joking remarks about "fixing screws" and "running away with an older man" are actually the keys to the mysterious events. The pure narrative without a romantic pairing focuses on the suspenseful core, from the abnormal state of the sleeping student in the classroom to the gradually emerging supernatural clues, every detail is full of mysteries, allowing readers to glimpse the tip of the iceberg of dark truth beneath the surface of youthful school life. The author weaves a suspenseful atmosphere with delicate strokes, constructing a labyrinth of mystery through seemingly ordinary dialogues and scenes. As the plot unfolds, supernatural phenomena intertwine with real-world crises, each twist defying expectations and leaving the reader wondering: what life-or-death mystery lies hidden behind this seemingly ordinary eve of the college entrance exam? For fans of suspense novels with no romantic pairings, strong plots, and chilling details, this is an absolute must-read mind-bending masterpiece of the year!

11. 11 高 The Blind Sword Girl of the High-Martial Thief God Clan 高武盗神家的盲眼剑娘 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [One heroine + equally matched leads + action and romance] One is a thief who loves stealing precious gems. The other is a blind swordswoman who does nothing but practice her swordsmanship. Lin Chuan, known as the God of Thieves in Longxia, unexpectedly acquired a bag that could trade for anything. As long as he put in enough treasures, he could get whatever he wanted. SSS-grade gene enhancers, top-tier breathing techniques, coveted combat skills... He had planned to use the trading bag to go fr 168.4kReads9.2Score25.2k14d adds

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    ▼As the TV played the curator's declaration, the microwave in the café suddenly exploded with sparks. Lin Chuan, without turning his head, threw out a rag with a "clang!"—Precisely covering the smoking circuit board. ▼The new female colleague blushed and handed him a towel, only to see him suddenly crush coffee beans. "The family of kendo practitioners the curator invited..." "That's my sister, the one who can make a professional player cry with a tree branch." ▼Late at night, on the top floor of the exhibition hall, the thief's grappling hook suddenly froze in mid-air. Lin Chuan's voice came from the shadows: "The day you stole the gem..." "It just so happened that my sister was absent from her kendo exam. When the news broadcast 'The thief is caught,' Lin Chuan was putting the chilled gem into the dessert cabinet—underneath was his sister's perfect test paper."

12. 12 庶 The Daily Madness of a Lowborn Daughter 庶女发癫日常 Chu Shimei楚诗魅Ancient Romance888k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a book heroine vs. reborn heroine, one-on-one romance] Shi Yao transmigrated into a reborn, pampered heroine’s revenge novel and became an ignored, expendable illegitimate daughter. The one doted on by everyone was Shi Mingzhu, the original heroine. In her previous life, the moment Shi Mingzhu was born, the old master declared, “Dote on her! I want the whole family to spoil her rotten!” So all eight brothers became hopelessly devoted to their little sister. To help the heroi 35.1kReads9.2Score4.7k14d adds
13. 13 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 278.4kReads9.4Score23.6k14d adds

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    All I can say is, here's my bookshelf for you. The top ones are alright. The bottom ones, the ones where you don't confide in others, seem hard to find and uncertain.

14. 14 我 My 99 Perfect Hunts 我的99次完美狩猎 Little Half-Immortal of Shu Mountain蜀山小半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Realism] [High-IQ crime] [Masterful mind games] [No female lead] [For readers who love logic] The police in Xikang City received a phone call from someone calling himself Ghost, who claimed he would kill a certain person in three days. More than that, he wanted the police to rush out and protect the target. He intended to carry out the killing under the police's tight security. The police took the threat extremely seriously and made careful preparations. When the three days were up, the result 39.4kReads9.3Score4.1k14d adds
15. 15 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138kReads9.6Score16.9k14d adds
16. 16 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4k14d adds
17. 17 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 169.8kReads9.5Score17.3k14d adds
18. 18 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 349.6kReads9.5Score70.9k14d adds
19. 19 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 113kReads9.5Score12.3k14d adds
20. 20 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
21. 21 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.6k14d adds
22. 22 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
23. 23 这 This Spirit Medium Is Pretty Powerful! 这个出马仙有点强！ Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙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 150.8kReads9.7Score13.6k14d adds
24. 24 恐 Horror Tavern: I Only Raise the Most Ferocious Creatures 恐怖酒馆：我只养大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Tucked away in a quiet alley is a strange tavern that can grant your wishes, as long as you’re willing to set up a terrifying idol in your home... 6kReads9.4Score80414d adds
25. 25 规 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈：我的家人不正常 White Beard白胡子Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr 46.1kReads9.4Score5.7k14d adds
26. 26 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 249.1kReads9.1Score60.5k14d adds
27. 27 麒 The Divine Qilin 麒麟神相 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted I was born with a Qilin by my side. To save me, my grandfather peeled off his own human skin and gave it to a nine-tailed fox. That day, dead trees bloomed again, and all the beasts came to pay their respects! 10.6kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
28. 28 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
29. 29 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 73.8kReads9.4Score8.8k14d adds
30. 30 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
31. 31 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.2kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
32. 32 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.4kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds

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