Folklore and Mythology 民俗神话。

1. 1 只 He Kills, Never Saves: This Taoist Is Wickedly Righteous! 只杀不渡，这个道士正到发邪！ Midsummer Is Coming仲夏将至Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Mazu + folk customs + deity processions + Guanjian Shou + yin-yang taboos] People in Fujian often say, “If the powers above won't agree, just ask Mazu.” Born with an extremely weighty fate, Lin Haien was conceived on Qingming and born on the Winter Solstice. He has a yin-yang constitution and a spirit-sensitive body. Lost souls and wandering ghosts torment him, all hoping to take over his body and replace him. To give him even the slimmest chance of survival, his midwife grandmot 110.2kReads9.2Score10.6kShelves
2. 2 不 Seriously, Your Metaphysics Club Is Way Too Obscure 不是，你们玄学小组也太冷门了吧 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted [No romance + ensemble cast + supernatural ghost hunting + folk horror tales + only a little family drama, which wraps up quickly] Fang Shining was born with a mental disability. Her parents dumped her in the countryside with her father, a folk sorcerer, and never gave her another thought. When she was nineteen, the village was demolished, and she was brought back to the Fang family. On the day she returned, everyone mocked the Fang family's idiot eldest daughter for coming home, and the family 36.4kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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   Chinese folk culture - a collection of elements such as the horse fairy, the corpse collector, the tomb-keeper, the corpse stitcher, the paper maker, the corpse chaser, the underworld, metaphysics and case handling. It is worth recommending, but it will be boring if it is too lengthy.

3. 3 茅 Maoshan Daoist Immortal: A Ferocious God Lurks Inside Me 茅山道仙，我身体里藏凶神 Hanmo Yunqiao翰墨云桥Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Rural Maoshan Taoism] [Taoist Arts] [Cultivation] [Overwhelming Victories All the Way] [One Female Lead] I was born a stillborn. My grandfather borrowed my life for me. He said I was born from death, destined to become a king of the underworld. Taoists respectfully call me “Peng the Immortal,” while ghosts, demons, and monsters know me as the Ghostly Yama! Weasel: Do I look like a human or a god to you? Me: You look like the Celestial Worthy of Universal Transformation of Thunder of the Nine He 9kReads7.5Score763Shelves

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   I just think the content looks good

4. 4 地 The Underworld Calls Me Little Master 地府叫我小先生 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! 249.2kReads9.6Score30.8kShelves

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   There is a lot of folk culture knowledge in the book. I have gained a lot of knowledge by reading this book. The plot is compact and can be extended, and the content is rigorous [Like]

5. 5 仙 The Land Every Immortal Sect Must Fight For 仙家必争之地 Xia Mi XL虾米XLUrban3.0M WordsCompleted [Gods of Huaxia] [Divine Processions] [Folk Customs] [Cultivation] [Invincible] Beneath the land of Huaxia lie countless people, immortals, gods, Buddhas, evils, and demons... In 2449, when the eerie moon appeared and evil forces launched an all-out invasion, humanity was raised as livestock for blood and plunged into an eternal night. Xu Wangyou, reborn with the Record of Gods and Immortals in hand, goes against the tide, saves a collapsing world, crushes the myriad races of the heavens, and re 15.9kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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   Novel themes, survival together with folk customs, myths, legends, etc. From various places.

6. 6 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 75.8kReads9.5Score14.5kShelves

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   "Ding dong!" The cell phone in his hand rang. Xiang Yu lowered his head and saw a message from his friend Lu Jiasui. She raised her hand to tuck the loose hair behind her ears, and clicked on the voice message. Lu Jiasui's clear and urgent voice immediately broke up the tranquility of the evening: "Xiaoyu! Have you finished get off work? Don't just go home and lie down! Look at the sky! Today's sunset is amazing! The whole sky is on fire, pink and purple mixed with gold edges, so beautiful! Look, look, look! Missed it, wait for a year!" The voice was also mixed with the sound of wind and the vague lively background sound of Lu Jiasui's street. Xiang Yu stopped subconsciously. She kept her head down and kept walking, completely unaware of the changes around her. She raised her head and said "Ah" softly. At some point, the originally ordinary sunset had completely burned into flames, as if it had overturned the palette of heaven. Brilliant pink and purple covered the western sky, and the edges were inlaid with rich golden light. The clouds were outlined with fluffy and bright outlines, and the light shone down, covering the familiar small town streets, street trees, and even herself in a dreamy halo. Her tired heart seemed to be lightly hit by the sudden grand beauty. She stopped and stood in the middle of the sidewalk, raising her head and staring blankly. The evening breeze blew by, bringing a bit of coolness and ruffling the tips of her hair. She raised her phone, pointed it at the gorgeous sky, and couldn't help but take several photos in succession. Sliding her fingertips on the screen, she subconsciously opened the chat dialog box with that person - the dialog box that had not seen any new messages for a long time. She selected the most beautiful photo. The rays of light dyed her fingertips red and illuminated the subtle waves in her eyes. Hesitating only for a moment, she pressed the send button. The picture was sent successfully. Almost in the next second, the top of the chat box immediately changed to "The other party is typing...". Xiang Yu's heartbeat skipped a beat for no apparent reason, and his eyes were fixed on the line of prompts. A few seconds later, a new message popped up: "Did you see it too? It's really beautiful." Then, another message: "Look back." Xiang Yu turned around sharply. In the direction of the glow, at the end of the street, a familiar figure was standing there, also holding a mobile phone, and the light of the screen was faintly visible. He looked at her from a distance that was not too far but not too close. The sunset formed the grandest backdrop behind him, and the afterglow of the setting sun coated his whole body with a warm golden edge. He put down his phone and slowly smiled at her. The scent of the bakery on the corner wafted, and the laughter of children could be heard faintly in the distance. The evening in the small town was still peaceful, but something, under the sunset and the eyes of reunion, quietly became different.

7. 7 民 The Greatest Taboo Among the People 民间第一禁忌 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.7M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 336.9kReads9.4Score29.9kShelves
8. 8 阴 A Decree from the Underworld 阴司有旨 Horseback Fishing骑马钓鱼Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing Before Grandpa died, he gave me a strange ledger. The first page bore four eerie characters: “Filed with the Underworld.” And the entries weren't sums of money, but “lives.” I used that strange ledger to collect debts and settle accounts on Grandpa's behalf, and it was as if I'd become a living judge of life and death in the human world. Somewhere beyond mortal sight, everything had already been decreed... 25.9kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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   Really not bad

9. 9 人 Alive in the Mortal World, I Just Burned a Trillion in Ghost Money for the Underworld 人在阳间，刚给地府烧了万亿纸钱 Watermelon Eating Its Rind西瓜吃瓜皮Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban detective, paranormal comedy, underworld workplace, one female lead from the yin-yang world, detective, lighthearted humor] Other people burn paper money for their ancestors. Qin Feng burns it for himself, hoping to become a rich man after he dies. But after burning 999...+ bills from the underworld, he crashed the bank of the netherworld! The underworld judge showed up at his door in the middle of the night, not to claim his life but to offer him a job: “What a talent! In recognition of 1.5kReads6.9Score190Shelves
10. 10 我 I Slay Gods With Incense Offerings 我以香火弑神 The One Who Holds the Brush执笔之人Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [System Novel + No Female Lead] This is a land abandoned by the gods, a place where the gods cannot tread. Every human here has become livestock for demons and monsters to raise as food. The people here don't worship gods. They worship demons and monsters. They are called meat livestock and blood offerings. Their world is full of darkness and bloodshed. Lin Qing's soul accidentally transmigrates into an abandoned idol, becoming a local wild god. Thanks to his incense System, he collects protecti 106.5kReads8.7Score12.9kShelves

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    🔥"I Kill Gods with Incense" has a high-energy start! A six-year-old orphan dug out an ancient evil god with a hoe! 🔥 💀The rich man on the island died tragically while diving, and his soul passed through an old clay statue, only to be dug out as a wild vegetable by a little beggar! The moment the sun shines in - "Little brat, I grant you three wishes!" But you find that your magical power is maintained entirely by incense, and the only believer is this hungry kid... The clay statue oozes blood in the night, and the dream appears during the day! The down-and-out rich man was forced to start the "fooling to raise cubs" mode: "Left hand three steps to dig sweet potatoes, jump five meters to the right to find a rabbit nest!" However, he unexpectedly discovered that the child's blood was special, and three pillars of fragrance actually awakened the god-killing contract that had been sleeping for thousands of years! On a rainy night, the imperial cavalry crushed the hut: "Seize the remnants of the God-killers!" When the children picked up the statue and ran wildly, the clay sculpture suddenly cracked: "What are you afraid of? I will teach you how to kill the true God!" A cool anti-routine article + high-burning God-killing + master-disciple bond! When modern souls collide with the conspiracy of ancient gods, watch how the most useless clay statue god and the most miserable cub change their lives against the odds! Use incense to forge a blade and kill all the false gods! (Quietly: I immediately lit the midnight incense after reading Chapter 3!)

11. 11 得 I Inherited Daoist Arts, and Now I’m Finally Rich 得到道家传承，我终于发达了 Invincible Under Heaven望天无敌手Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Fortune-Telling + Medicine + Traditional Martial Arts + Invincible + One Heroine + Humor + No Cultivation + Not High-Martial] Chen Haoyu was hit by a car while saving a girl and ended up in the hospital. After lying unconscious for a hundred days, he received the legacy of the Carefree Taoist from a thousand years ago in a dream and became a Taoist Celestial Master of his generation. “How can your medical skills be so incredible?” “Sorry, I used the Zhu You healing arts!” “You can tell fortunes 217.1kReads9.1Score20.4kShelves

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    They're all pretty good, go ahead and eat them :)

12. 12 游 The Game Becomes Reality, and I Build the Underworld in the Real World? 游戏成真，我在现实建造了地府？ The Bureau Chief Reigns Supreme局座在上Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing At ten past midnight, the Canghai City Criminal Investigation Bureau's emergency dispatch center received a strange phone call. "Hello! I want to report a crime... No... I want to turn myself in!" "I've killed someone. The body is mixed in with the concrete, in Central Park." "Please, come arrest me quickly! A vengeful ghost is after me. If you wait any longer, it'll be too late..." "Beep... beep... beep..." Though everyone was baffled, they still assembled a team and headed to the address given 1.8kReads7.5Score222Shelves
13. 13 现 A Cultivator in Modern Society 现代社会的修仙道士 Heaven-Shaking Lion撼天狮子Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Taoist priest, can you do magic?” “Magic? People believe in science these days, young man. You should believe in science.” With that, the Taoist in his robe leaps off a cliff and flies away on his sword, leaving the hiker who had camped in the wilderness staring in stunned disbelief. 16.9kReads8.5Score865Shelves
14. 14 开 From the Start, I Had Only a Soul After Possessing a Body. I Cultivate Through Incense Offerings and Become a God 开局魂穿只有魂，靠香火悟道成神 Flying Goose鹅飞飞Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Traditional Cultivation + Slow Burn + Character Growth + No Romance + Lovecraftian] Fu Ruo transmigrated, becoming the corpse of a woman who had lain dead in the muddy bottom of a pond for three years... She was a ghost now. This world was overrun by monsters and ruled by evil spirits, while the people lived in misery. Fu Ruo discovered by chance that protecting the townsfolk and driving off evil spirits could strengthen her ghostly form. Later... As a lone ghost, she entered the divine path of 10.8kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves
15. 15 爆 Grinding Like Mad at the Dao, This Old Daoist Will Become an Immortal Yet 爆肝道法，道爷我终将成仙 The Cat Who Drinks Lattes喝拿铁的猫Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Supernatural Horror + Eastern Lovecraftian Horror + Chinese-Style Horror] Beneath a world that seems peaceful and serene, a twisted, horrifying darkness churns. When the Seven Stars align and obscure the Moon, a hundred fangshi dance a mysterious, bizarre ritual on a mountaintop, then set themselves ablaze. Torrential rain pours down. In the hazy mist, an indescribable silhouette of horror appears, and overnight, everyone in the city goes mad. Three bells ring from a temple. Countless monks’ co 40.8kReads8.6Score3.5kShelves
16. 16 人 As a River God in a Fantasy World, I Command the Clouds and Rain from the Start 人在玄幻当河神，开局施云布雨 Bitterly Cold Wind寒风凛凛Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [River God + No Female Lead + Ascending to Godhood Through Offerings + Light Ensemble Cast + Later Shifts Toward Behind-the-Scenes] Shen Mingxuan transmigrates to a world ravaged by monsters and demons, where the gods vie for supremacy. The good news: He isn’t an ordinary person, but a god in charge of a river. The bad news: After half a year of severe drought, the river has dried up, and the villagers have nearly forgotten him. Luckily, he binds to a System that grants godhood through offerings 6.2kReads8.3Score793Shelves
17. 17 妖 Demons Run Amok, and I’m Reborn as a Sacred Mountain 妖魔乱世，我重生成了一座神山 Man with Eight Kidneys八个肾的男人Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Behind-the-scenes protagonist + Management + Ensemble cast + Decisive and ruthless + Character growth] After transmigrating to a fantasy world ravaged by demons, Li Yue is reborn as a mountain. A group of refugees live at its foot. When demons attack, he steps in and saves them. They then revere him as a mountain god and begin worshipping him. The refugees offer him the prey they catch, praying for the mountain god's protection. Li Yue returns their kindness by blessing them and helping them gr 10.5kReads8.6Score772Shelves
18. 18 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 391Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Folklore fans, hurry up! The Chinese-style horror atmosphere is full, the protagonist relies on the secrets of Feng Shui to outwit ghosts, the plot has many foreshadowings, and the writing is solid and detailed. It will make people feel nervous and unable to put it down.

19. 19 卖 Selling Burial Clothes, Sewing Up Corpses, and Raising a Ghost Wife 卖寿衣，缝尸体，养鬼妻 Night Shadow夜幽影Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [Traditional supernatural horror, folk terror, decisive and ruthless] I rented an apartment where someone had died, hoping to save money, only to be plunged into endless darkness... My terrifying girlfriend has a mouth full of sharp teeth and haunts me day and night; A headless vengeful infant on the highway frantically tries to steal people’s heads; A horrifying internet celebrity livestreams herself peeling off people’s faces, while the comments turn eerie; At a Cat Immortal shrine in a strang 64.7kReads9.2Score8.9kShelves

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    This story about Gu Xiaoshuang creates a good suspenseful atmosphere. She does have a lot of unusual details. The following is a summary and possible analysis of these doubts, hoping to help you clarify your thinking: Doubts about Gu Xiaoshuang: 1. Weird schedule: "Go out before dawn and come back after dark." This completely avoids sunlight, which is highly unusual. 2. Refusing to eat and only smell the smell: "Afraid of gaining weight" is a very far-fetched excuse. People's need for food is natural, and her behavior is more like a "substitution" or "ritual". 3. Abnormal body temperature: She repeatedly emphasized that her "skin is extremely white" and her hands are "a little cold." This is beyond the scope of ordinary body cold. 4. Extreme fear of elevators/crowded spaces: She is not simply shy or introverted. The reaction of "standing in the corner with all her strength" and "fastly pressing against the wall" is more like an instinctive and deep-seated fear. 5. Abnormal avoidance of conflict: When faced with the unreasonable old woman, ordinary people would react by getting angry or refuting, but Xiaoshuang was "very nervous" to stop you. This is not like fear of trouble, but more like an avoidance behavior out of fear of being noticed or something. The old woman's unusual behavior: The old woman's behavior is also crucial. She "hurried to the elevator desperately" with a very clear goal, which was to create closer contact in the already crowded elevator. Then she scolds you, maybe not just because of poor quality, but more like a test, or to irritate you and make the situation chaotic, thereby giving her a chance to observe or come into contact with Xiaoshuang more closely. Comprehensive analysis and speculation (likelihood from high to low): 1. Inhuman existence (the most likely literary setting): Xiaoshuang's various characteristics (photophobia, low temperature, otherworldly, fear of crowded spaces, pale skin) are very consistent with the settings of certain existences in monster novels. · Earthbound spirit/some kind of spirit: She may not be able to leave the building or a certain area, so her schedule is weird. She may be "eating breath" when she smells the aroma of vegetables, which is an ancient legend. She is afraid of crowds and contact, possibly because being popular may make her uncomfortable or exposed. The old woman may be someone with some ability to "see" her true nature, and they squeezed the elevator to confirm or drive her away. · Vampire (localized version): Although it sounds Westernized, the characteristics of paleness, low temperature, photophobia, and nocturnal activity are highly consistent. If she doesn't hurt you, it means she may not be malicious. 2. Suffering from extremely rare diseases: · Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP): The patient's skin is extremely sensitive to ultraviolet rays and must strictly avoid sunlight exposure, so he can only move at night. This would explain her sleep schedule and pale skin. But there is no explanation for her extreme fear of elevators and crowds, and her habit of smelling but not eating. · Some form of severe social phobia or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Possibly due to severe trauma in the past in crowded spaces (such as an elevator accident) that caused all of her avoidance behaviors. However, physiological characteristics such as low temperature and only smelling but not eating cannot be perfectly explained. 3. Involving some secretive matters: · She may be doing a job that is extremely secretive and needs to be hidden from public view (but what kind of job requires complete avoidance of the sun?). · She may be being followed or hiding by someone, so she behaves strangely and is afraid of contact with people. What do you do next? (Suggestions for cautious action): 1. Stop testing and prioritize observation: Do not invite her for evening walks or activities that may expose her for the time being. Your safety comes first. 2. Change the way of "invitation": Next time when cooking, you can try to say: "Xiao Shuang, I made soup today, it is very fragrant. I left a bowl for you in the kitchen. If you are hungry, you can try it." Then don't stare at her and give her space to be completely alone. Observe whether she won't eat or if she will "eat" (in any form) when you're not around. 3. Pay attention to details: · Is there any special smell or object (such as strange spices, dirt) at the door of her room? · When the weather forecast is sunny, see if she doesn't go out at all? What about rainy or cloudy days? ·Has that old woman appeared again? Does she live in the building? 4. Most important: trust your gut. You feel weird and uneasy, which in itself is the most important sign. If anything happens later that makes you feel creepy and beyond comprehension, prioritize protecting yourself and seek help or leave temporarily if necessary. The core suspense of this story lies in Xiaoshuang's true identity and the old woman's purpose. Your daily life has been immersed in an extraordinary mystery. Be sure to remain alert, but don't show fear easily. Keep watching and the truth may emerge on its own.

20. 20 别 Don't Call Me a Freak, Call Me the King of Hell 别叫我怪胎，请叫我阎王 I Want to Win a Bottle of Moutai我要中茅台Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Revenge + Magical Duels + Folk Horror + Feng Shui + One Heroine] I was born stillborn, but my grandfather brought me back to life with a fiend god's sinister bone! Yet my resurrection turned me into a freak who constantly attracted calamity, bringing about the deaths of my entire family. Only after I became a corpse collector did my fate take a dramatic turn! With a fiend god on my back, I will roam freely between the worlds of yin and yang, fearing no taboo. I bear the corpse co 19.8kReads7.6Score2.8kShelves
21. 21 我 My Grandpa Is Starting a Rebellion in the Underworld 我爷爷他在地府造反了 A Desperate Person一个绝望的人11k WordsCompleted My Grandpa Is Rebelling in the Underworld 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "My Grandfather Rebelled in the Underworld": When traditional mythology collides with a passionate counterattack, this "underworld revolution" is too overwhelming! I have recently become a huge fan of this imaginative novel! At first glance, the title of the book looks like a joke, but after reading it, I realized that it is the "Underworld version of "Water Margin"" - it has the weight of traditional mythology and the refreshing feeling of modern online novels. After reading it, I just want to say: Grandpa, you are the most wild "rebellious boy" in the underworld! 1. The setting is amazing: Is there also "class struggle" in the underworld? What attracts me most about the novel is the setting. The underworld in traditional mythology is often a gloomy "judgment ground", but the author wants to break the rules: as an ordinary mortal, after his death, my grandfather discovered that there was chaos in the underworld such as "ghosts accepting bribes", "unjust souls accumulating" and "evil ghosts running rampant", and he rose up in anger! From "resisting injustice" to "reforming the underworld system", this reason for "rebellion" is both down-to-earth and full of a sense of justice. People can't help but praise grandpa's courage. 2. The characters are vivid: Grandpa is an "old gunner", and his resemblance to all the sentient beings in the underworld is even more amazing! The image of the protagonist's grandfather is so three-dimensional! He is not the "gold-fingered" Long Aotian in traditional Internet articles, but an "old stubborn man" with a businessman's temper - he loves to fight against injustices, speaks straightforwardly, and is even a bit "arrogant". But it is this sense of reality that makes his "rebellion" more convincing. What's even more amazing are the supporting characters: a judge who appears serious but actually protects his own shortcomings, a "think tank" of innocent souls who have been oppressed for thousands of years, and a kid who secretly helps grandpa... The underworld is no longer a cold institution, but a world made up of a group of flesh-and-blood "ghosts". 3. The plot is dense with exciting points: from "little fight" to "underworld reform", there is no peeing point in the whole process! The pace of the novel is so well controlled! In the early stage, the grandfather's transformation from "being bullied by ghosts" to "forming a resistance army" was very similar to the "little guy's counterattack" plot, which made people excited to watch. In the later stage, as his power grew, he began to confront the high-level officials of the underworld, and from "overthrowing the old system" to "establishing a new order", there was a bit more power and depth. In particular, the plots of "Judgement of Evil Ghosts" and "Reformation of Reincarnation" not only conform to the logic of traditional mythology, but also incorporate modern values, making it both enjoyable and relieving to read. 4. Bonus points for details: the "dream linkage" between traditional myths and modern memes. The author is very attentive to the research on traditional myths. For example, elements such as "Ten Palaces of Yama", "Meng Po Tang" and "Nai He Bridge" in the underworld are all presented reasonably, giving the story a cultural heritage. But at the same time, many modern jokes are added: Grandpa uses a "mobile phone" to contact the ghosts of the dead, pays "wages" to the ghosts, and even starts a "live broadcast from the underworld"... This contrast between ancient and modern times makes the story more lively and interesting, and does not feel stiff at all. Overall, this book is like a "hot-blooded adventure in the underworld". It has the weight of traditional mythology and the ease of modern online writing. It is suitable for readers who like imaginative writing and adaptations of myths. My biggest feeling after reading this is: It turns out that the underworld can be so "burning"! For this grandpa's rebellion, I would like to call him "the first person to reform the underworld"! (PS: When I saw my grandfather leading the innocent souls to shout "Fairness and Justice", I was suddenly moved - it turns out that no matter humans or ghosts, the pursuit of justice is the same!)

22. 22 8 Ghost Shop No. 81 81号鬼事铺 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Night blankets the city, and the things lurking in the shadows begin to stir. The raccoon dog granny who eats raw meat, the fitness girl with fish scales growing on her back. The wild foxes who approach people by the roadside, and the little convenience store in the cemetery. I've experienced all of these. And it all began after I witnessed a car accident... 49.4kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves

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    Fear!!!

23. 23 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 101.1kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves
24. 24 阴 The Yin-Yang Divine Doctor 阴阳医神 Summer Light Bathes the Morning夏光沐晨Urban199k WordsOngoing Wang An is armed with ghost needles and a Demon-Beating Whip, and can control eight flying swords with his mind. He uses his skills to join the Paranormal Affairs Bureau, where he specializes in supernatural cases. During a mission, he uncovers a plot by Zhong Kui of the underworld. Zhong Kui plans to slaughter the living to expand his ranks of followers, build private temples to gather merit, and overthrow Emperor Yindu so he can rule in his place. The case also brings his family’s past to ligh 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is worth reading

25. 25 毒 A Venomous Snake Wants Me Dead? I’ll Cook It into Snake Soup! 毒蛇索我命？反手下锅熬蛇羹！ A Wild Fox一只野狐Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Zhuo keeps an incident log documenting his extraordinary life as a snake catcher. At a hotel, he hangs the blood-soaked white-lipped viper; In a silt-choked river, he investigates the many-banded krait that killed a fellow angler; In the jungle, he lures and captures a horrifying man-eating python; On a cold, rainy night, he hunts down the rattlesnake that wiped out an entire village. He devoted his life to saving countless families from the brink of ruin, rescuing them from the jaws of sna 287Reads7.3Score—Shelves
26. 26 道 The Daoist Sect’s Wayward Son 道门逆子 Lang Jiuxin朗九心Rural Life2.3M WordsCompleted [Inspired by real events, but the setting is entirely fictional] [No cultivation] [Supernatural horror only] The countryside is different from the city. Rural areas are vast and sparsely populated, with too little human presence to suppress what lurks beneath the ground. That's why ghost stories and strange legends keep cropping up. Ask anyone from a village in Sichuan, and they'll have plenty to tell you about supernatural happenings in the mountains and fields in years gone by. Some people 87.8kReads9.3Score8.4kShelves

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    Amway, a good book on folklore and mythology ✨ Suspense and supernatural lovers are ecstatic! I have dug up some super touching folk mythology novels for you. They are full of suspense and supernatural buffs and are so powerful that you don't dare to turn off the light after reading them👇 For those who love folk customs and supernatural beings and pursue excitement, you will read these novels with your eyes closed and you will definitely not be able to stop reading them!

27. 27 活 Taboo of the Living 活人禁忌 Ninth Master of the Thieves' Sect盗门九当家Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted When I was nine, I found myself in mortal danger! To save me, my grandfather made a decision that would change my life forever... 15.7kReads9.2Score2kShelves
28. 28 恐 The Haunted Inn 恐怖旅店 Three Bowls of Rice三碗米饭Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted A new graduate faces the toughest job market in years and, with no other options, applies for a night receptionist position at an inn. On my first day, I was told that the job had two requirements. First, I must not speak to the guests. Second, I must not leave the front desk. 568Reads8.0Score103Shelves

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    Story analysis: 1. Core suspense: The hotel, the late-night shift, the strange rules (cannot speak, cannot cross the line), the strange guests (the shadowless old lady, the couple whose head was easily knocked to the side), the manager's hasty escape, all of these strongly imply that the "guests" served by this hotel are not human beings, and are likely to be ghosts or other supernatural beings. 2. Protagonist's situation: Li You signed something that may be a "contract" (writing his name on a small blackboard) without knowing it, binding himself to this dangerous position. Now isolated and unable to communicate with the outside world, he must face the horrific night ahead alone. 3. Importance of rules: The two rules of "cannot speak" and "cannot step out of the front desk" are most likely the survival rules to protect Li You. Once violated, these "guests" may discover that he is alive, which will bring fatal danger. The yellow line symbol on the table is most likely a ward or protective charm. 4. Detailed hints: · "Finally looking forward to you": The manager was eager to find someone to take over, so he was able to escape. · "The name has been changed": The old woman looked at the name (contract) on the small blackboard, not Li You himself, implying that the guests had different ways of cognition. · There is no shadow, and the head can be bent 90 degrees and still move freely: it directly points out the non-human identity of the guest. · No signal for mobile phones and computers: The hotel may be in a space or dimension that is isolated from reality. Possible developments next (imagine): Your heart stops for a beat, and your blood seems to freeze for an instant. The phone slipped from the trembling hand and hit the soft carpet without making much noise. Call the police? It's simply impossible. It is completely isolated from the outside world. Your eyes are fixed on the stairs, your mind is blank, only the head tilted at a 90-degree angle is playing over and over again. However, the expected screaming and chaos did not happen. There was even a girl's complaining voice coming from the stairs. Although it was vague, it was definitely her voice: "Oh, please be gentle, it hurts!"

29. 29 道 The Daoist Healer 道医 Wind Sage风圣Urban980k WordsCompleted [A new work by a top web-fiction author] [The hottest urban cultivation classic of 2021] Young Ye Yan embarks on the path of cultivation because of an ancient book, and his life becomes extraordinary from that point on. With Daoist talismans in one hand, he defies fate; with medical skills in the other, he reverses life and death. He lives freely in the city. After one bizarre adventure after another, from exploring hidden treasures by night to sipping tea and trading blows, and drifting undergr 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is a medical legacy

30. 30 中 Chinese Mysticism and Feng Shui 中国神通风水 Shui Lingzi水灵子93k WordsCompleted Chinese mystical arts and feng shui: Unraveling the hidden world. Excerpts from feng shui books. At the end of the universe, there is nothing but civil service exams and the occult. If you feel restless, things are going poorly at work, conflicts keep arising at home, or nothing seems to be going right, take a look at this book. It really can help you a lot. 29Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 天 The Greatest Treasure Book Under Heaven 天下第一宝书 Chen Dachun陈大春122k WordsCompleted For fans of the Book of Changes, this is a treasure. More and more people are coming to understand that the various forms of divination derived from the Book of Changes can predict fortune and misfortune, blessings and calamities. Yet we once dismissed this cultural treasure left by the ancients as superstition. 1kReads—Score306Shelves
32. 32 九 The Daoist Way of the Nine-Word Mantra 九字真言之道家 Xin Sui Yuan Zhe心随缘者Eastern Fantasy37k WordsCompleted My new work is here! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 9Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 说 Gossip Time 说八卦 Revered Master of Pure Music and Fine Art清音妙画尊Urban588k WordsCompleted Tales of the Bagua: A Mysterious Legend from Its Origins to the Present tells the long history of Bagua culture in the form of a novel. In ancient times, Fuxi saw a dragon-horse bearing a diagram and grasped the principle of Taiji, from which the Two Principles and then the Earlier Heaven Bagua were formed, marking the beginning of Bagua. After a turbulent history of transmission, King Wen of Zhou reformed it while imprisoned in Youli, giving rise to the Later Heaven Bagua. Throughout history, B 2Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 红 The Red Moon Era: Saving China from the Start of Spring 红月纪元：从立春开始拯救华夏 The Laid-Back Soul of the Mortal World红尘懒散人Mystery95k WordsOngoing In 2045, a red moon hung in the sky, and all life withered. Two years later, the world was on the brink of collapse. Qin Jingming, a small-time funeral-shop owner who knew folk customs and martial arts, was chosen by the will of the planet and sent into the "Inner World." His mission was to clear dungeons themed around the twenty-four solar terms. Every stage he purified restored a little more vitality to the world outside! Spring sacrifice in the eastern suburbs, longevity rites during the Rain —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Qin Jingming, a small shop owner who understands folk customs and martial arts, was selected by the will of the planet to enter the "other world". His mission is to clear the Twenty-Four Solar Terms dungeon. Every time he purifies a level, the surface world will be restored to a point of vitality! In the eastern suburbs, he worshiped spring, brought rain to bring longevity, raised treasures, offered sacrifices to white tigers, beat villains, ate spring vegetables, set eggs, and rewarded cattle... He used folk customs as a blade and people's hearts as a shield to restore the distorted rules of heaven and earth step by step. When the whole world is still struggling in the cold winter, the spring of summer is started by him! There are very few real-life plots. The protagonist is mainly in the dungeon world, and there are no plots where people are scolding each other. Folklore + traditional culture + mythology + Eastern Cthulhu + dungeon world + saving the world + Three Views + There are saved manuscripts, and the spring solar terms have been written

35. 35 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery3.9M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural + Chinese Folklore + Unorthodox Trading + Tales of Evil Objects] No romantic pairing This is a strange pawnshop that only accepts sinister objects with special value! Coins placed in the mouths of the dead, executioners' swords, grave-top mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! Once they pass through the pawnshop's hands, being pawned and sold, evil can be transformed into treasure! They can bring promotions 248.8kReads9.4Score20.4kShelves

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    Trust me, the bag looks good

36. 36 民 Tales from the Countryside: The Old Smoker 民间特色故事之老烟鬼 Me, Chasing the Sun追着太阳跑的我Mystery82k WordsCompleted The old mountain scout, Old Smoke Fiend, encounters all sorts of strange happenings on his daily patrols. He's always happy to help the good-hearted, though he's not so generous with those of ill intent. 337Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 十 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人（全五册） Li Yifan李诣凡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 12kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves
38. 38 古 Strange Tales of the Past and Present 古今怪诞奇谈 Third Master老三爷Mystery289k WordsCompleted (Synopsis: From ancient times to the present, strange, bizarre, and terrifying supernatural tales have circulated all over the world. This book uses fiction to bring together short supernatural stories, some true and some false, that have been passed down through the ages. Let Third Master lead you through a supernatural world unlike any other!) 54Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 民 A Collection of Folk Mysteries 民俗奇闻集 Lucky Salted Fish 1幸运咸鱼1Mystery100k WordsCompleted [Folklore] [Standalone Short Stories] [Chilling on Reflection] Each chapter brings a strange piece of local folklore. Every place has its own ghost stories. What ghost stories did you hear as a child? What about local customs and legends? If you enjoy mildly spooky tales with one short story per chapter and a fast pace, don't miss this! 103Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 中 Chinese Folk Horror Stories 中国民俗恐怖故事 Liu Keai, Drinking Alone Under the Moon月下独酌刘可爱Mystery106k WordsCompleted A suspenseful, terrifying tale told through a series of Chinese folk legends. The story weaves in classic folk elements such as Nuo opera, ghost marriages, live burials, paper figures brought to life with painted eyes, and ghost soldiers borrowing the road, delivering a tense and thrilling plot. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 东 Northeastern Ghost Doctor: I Cure Every Kind of Defiance! 东北鬼医：专治各种不服！ Buddhist-Style Grind King佛系卷王Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [Mystery and mind-bending twists + hilarious, thrilling tale + folk horror + invincible protagonist + no female lead] (The short drama adaptation, Northeast Ghost Doctor: The Five Ghosts Carry Me on My Journey from the Start, is now streaming on Hongguo App.) Chen Shi'an, a Northeast ghost doctor born under the “Tenfold Peace” fate, descends the mountain on his master's orders to heal the world. With silver needles in his left hand to cure ghostly ailments and fists in his right to shatter consp 16.6kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    A passerby is haunted by wandering spirits and cannot walk. The ghost doctor takes out his compass and points out where to hit! Following the yang energy to find the root cause, he sent the wandering soul back to his hometown in a few moments, and even joked, "Don't wander around in the world." This operation is so stable that it's hard not to accept it!

42. 42 黑 Notes from Blackwind Pass 黑风口札记 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEEMystery705k WordsCompleted An aged, yellowed scroll of sheepskin and half of a broken meteorite jade entwine the fates of Lin Yan, a university history student, and Su Qing, a restorer of ancient jade. The mystery of their ancestors dying together at Heifeng Pass sends the pair into the deserts of the Western Regions, unaware that they are caught in a cycle of fate spanning three generations. Does the bronze compass point to the treacherous mechanisms of a prehistoric ruin, or to a secret their ancestors gave their lives 32Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    Friends who like positive energy and adventure stories should check it out, especially those who like tomb robbing notes and ghost blowing lanterns. The beautiful new book "Notes on the Black Wind Pass" and the linked short story "Silk Road Jade Mirror" series are here. They are high-quality men's novels that Chinese people should read to explore the truth of the folk world. The sense of suspense, supernatural and reasoning is super exciting. I couldn't stop watching it from the beginning to the end, and the visuals are quite strong. If you don't like it, feel free to comment. If you have any unsatisfactory plot, just comment, I'm really waiting for you!

43. 43 我 My Twenty Years as a Spirit Medium 我出马的二十年 Xiao Xiao Zhao Zhao萧萧曌曌Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing After cultivating his character deep in the mountains, he emerged from an ancient cave to make a name for himself across the land. In twenty years as a spirit medium, he has overcome countless obstacles and witnessed countless events. This true account of those twenty years offers insight to readers unfamiliar with the profession and shares experience with fellow practitioners. 9.7kReads9.4Score719Shelves

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    See if it's okay

44. 44 地 The Underworld Calls Me Little Master II 地府叫我小先生贰 Jie Yu界玉Mystery877k WordsCompleted The sequel to "The Underworld Calls Me Little Mister", picking up perfectly from the final chapter of the first book. Hilarious ghost-hunting power fantasy! Every member of the main cast is an overpowered carry, and they won’t put up with even the slightest injustice! An invincible protagonist, with payback served the very same day! Packed with all kinds of superstitious trivia from Taoist classics, along with knowledge from the other Hundred Schools of Thought. 15.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
45. 45 招 Summoning the Immortals 招仙 Meng Xiaosheng梦小生Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted A successor to the Corpse-Measuring tradition, the Ma Immortals return! The Ma family’s disciples can divine fortune and misfortune and ward off evil. Wave the spirit-summoning banner, and the immortals will gather; lower the Immortal-Suppressing Seal, and every demon will be destroyed! I died for three days, then came back to life. From that moment on, I experienced a series of untold stories... 864Reads8.7Score110Shelves
46. 46 阴 Seeing Yin and Yang, Guiding Ghosts and Gods: A Fake Taoist Becomes a True Taoist Master 阴阳眼渡鬼神：假道士成为真道主 Yumeng Won't Get Hurt妖梦不会受伤Mystery2.4M WordsOngoing [Ratings have just opened, so they're a little low. They'll rise soon] [A protagonist who grows over time] Lu Li has yin-yang eyes, and his gray pupils can see ghosts. His life motto is simple: staying alive comes first, making money second! Unfortunately, those cursed eyes always make him witness suffering that others can't see. A ghost woman with hair bristling with resentment, a ghost bride with blood dripping from her red veil, a ghost baby wailing at midnight, even a sinister-looking ghost 26.3kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
47. 47 民 Tales of the Supernatural from the People 民间阴阳诡事录 Little Tyrant Li Ping'an小霸王李平安Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted The Grand Canal is filled with hidden treasures, tempting countless people to seek their fortunes there. The first time my companions and I went treasure hunting in the river, we encountered a wedding procession. Only later did I realize they weren’t human. 89Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 女 My Girlfriend Wants to Eat Me, So I Joined the Daoist Association Overnight 女友想吃我，我连夜加入道协 Guardians Above and Below上下祈守Urban203k WordsOngoing [Real-world setting x folk Daoist arts x mild supernatural elements x mind games x not wish fulfillment x anti-cliché] Every man for himself, and let the Dao follow nature and the heart. I’m Yuan Jia, an utterly ordinary college student. I just wanted to have a normal relationship, but I nearly ended up as takeout. My campus-beauty girlfriend is a fox demon, literally. She’s lusting after my body. It turns out the “uncanny” really does exist in this world. They wear human skin and could be your —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Paper horses, rice demons, vegetable basket lanterns... Every seemingly tame local custom has been re-polished: Paper horses are no longer just incinerated, but online ride-hailing services in the spirit world; rice demons are no longer limited to July and a half, but are hidden on the tips of chopsticks for "late night snacks"; when the vegetable basket lights are on, the city lanes instantly turn into a dark city, and folk artifacts have the reflection of cyberneon for the first time.

49. 49 深 Caught Corpse-Driving After Midnight by My Police Officer Girlfriend 深夜赶尸，被警花女友撞见了 San Shui Gao 1三水告1Urban162k WordsOngoing Unemployed the moment he graduates? Lin Feng binds to the Corpse-Driving System and launches straight into a hardcore career! On his very first corpse-driving job, he digs up the body of a mutated archaeology professor. Then he discovers that his blind date is Li Qing, Huai'en City's police beauty. “You're telling me you're a corpse driver?” Li Qing asks, raising an eyebrow at the handsome “psycho” in front of her. “That's right. This is your great-granduncle. Please sign for the delivery.” Lin 9Reads5.5Score—Shelves
50. 50 我 I’m a Descendant of the Zhang Family 我是张家后人 Plain Letter95素书95Mystery340k WordsOngoing [Mysterious Inheritance + Spiritual Qi Revival + Folk Legends + Mr. Vampire + Homage to the Classics + Classic of Mountains and Seas] The world has gone mad. Zhang Su was just trying to unwind with a drink after work when he encountered a supernatural incident in an underground parking garage. A decorative sword he had bought online somehow got him tangled up with the paranormal. The Cat-Faced Granny, monsters from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, village guardians from folk legends, and pre-Q 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Hold][Hold] This is a great book! New folklore work ◔.̮◔✧With folklore! 🌹I was very interested in watching the plot. It was not subdued and had a strong sense of immersion. My mind was filled with pictures. Guaranteed your satisfaction.

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