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1. 351 负 A Debt-Ridden Wage Slave Inherits a Mansion, but the Tenants Aren’t Human 负债牛马继承豪宅，但租客不是人 Uncle Lao K大叔老KMystery234k WordsCompleted Chen Mo, a wage slave on the brink of being crushed by loan sharks, receives a mysterious phone call just as he’s losing hope. To his surprise, he inherits a mansion worth 30 million from a distant relative. He moves in overjoyed, only to discover that one of the tenants isn’t even human. The more he learns, the more shocked he becomes. It turns out a huge conspiracy is lurking behind it all... 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Chinese-style warmth and horror, suspense, supernatural and feng shui secrets are all present, and the soul ferry is presented in a classic unit-style plot.

2. 352 诡 Unraveling the Strange: Surviving the Second Case 诡事探秘逢生二 Beichen Liu北辰流Mystery156k WordsOngoing An abandoned mining town, missing residents, and dense fog that traps souls. A four-person ghost-hunting team ventures into the forbidden zone to uncover a shocking mystery from 2015. When the truth comes to light, whose spirit has been waiting? A suspenseful thriller that will keep you awake tonight. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In the abandoned copper mining town, the moment the diesel generator roared to restart, a cold ghost hand was placed on the girl's shoulder. White mist engulfed the street lights, and seven people entered the situation - the mine in 1991 was buried here, and the people who disappeared in 2015 were also buried here. [Almost crying]

3. 353 五 The May Day Calamity 五一劫 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃12k WordsCompleted The May Day Calamity 2Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 354 甄 Empresses in the Palace: A Concubine's Scheme 甄嬛传-庶女谋 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Female-Channel Fanfiction21k WordsCompleted Empresses in the Palace: The Concubine’s Scheme 12Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 355 退 The Day She Broke Off Our Engagement, Snow Buried My Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Household Executed 退婚那日雪满门，三年后我让侯府满门抄斩 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Day I Broke Off the Engagement, Snow Blanketed the Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Estate Executed 71Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 356 雇 Hiring a Handsome Guy to Guard the House 雇个帅哥来镇宅 Zahari扎哈里Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Horror, one heroine] What do you do when you’re nearly broke? With no other options, Shang Yi reluctantly took a night-shift job, and it completely upended his worldview! The elevator, hallways, underground parking garage, bathrooms… Those places were already enough to give him a headache. But what troubled him even more was the attention he got from beautiful women… Strange incidents kept happening in the residential complex, yet the residents went on living there as if nothing were wrong. The 77Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 我 My Final Ten Years as a Taoist 我为道士的最后十年 Crazy Mutton Chops疯狂络腮胡Mystery709k WordsOngoing Wherever there is desire in this world, there are ghosts. I, Jiang Ping, was accidentally caught up in a supernatural incident, leaving me with only ten years to live. Since my fate is sealed, I’ll cultivate the Dao and extend my life. Capture ghosts, slay demons. A sharp mind and a well-laid plan. No cheap melodrama or harem antics, though the plot takes a while to unfold. Also, this is a long novel. What? You don’t like that? Take your time and give it a proper read, or don’t blame me when I 40Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 358 惊 Terror: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Rooms where unnatural deaths have occurred are collectively known as haunted houses. There are two kinds: “blue houses” and “red houses.” Living people can stay in blue houses without harm, but anyone who lives in a red house is doomed to die. I work as a real estate agent. One day, I accidentally sold a red house, and afterward, I began encountering terrifying things… 32.7kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
9. 359 九 The Nine-Lived Divine Seer 九命神相 Little Scallion Blossom小葱花Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Among the Eight Types of Physiognomists, the first is mad, the second blind, the third lame, the fourth poisonous, the fifth deaf, the sixth mute, the seventh an orphan, and the eighth a widow. The Eight Schools of Physiognomy each bear their own heavenly mandate. Qin Ce trained in the Mad School, foremost among the Eight Types. He vanquished demons and treated the yin-afflicted, but because he possessed the Nine Yin Fate, others coveted his power and stole eight of his lives. With just one life 224Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 城 Strange Little Tales from the Urban-Rural Fringe 城乡结合灵异小故事 Twin Swallow Tiger双燕虎Mystery713k WordsOngoing This collection of little supernatural tales is drawn from stories told by elderly villagers and young people. It's hard to tell what's true and what's not, so just enjoy them as little stories to pass the time over tea. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 361 我 My Lady Doesn't Believe in the Supernatural 我家夫人不信邪 Young Master Fuling炥灵公子Mystery276k WordsCompleted I believe in metaphysics, but she doesn’t. We got married just to prove each other wrong. I wanted to hang a portrait of the Three Pure Ones, but she refused, so after a huge argument, I decided to write down all the true events that have happened over the years: my dad got into trouble after eating a snake, my grandma suddenly started eating pork knuckle and cursing, Gao Dabao lost a hand in an elevator accident, Feng Ershuang was grabbed by a ghost, and their cousin mysteriously went mad and d 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I sincerely recommend this unpopular book "My Wife Doesn't Believe in Evil". There is no brainless cheating on fairy tales. All folk customs and strange things have complete logic. My wife went from being obsessed with science to actively learning charms to protect her husband. It's a great read!

12. 362 第 Day 49: The Whole Internet Watches Me Tear Through the Horse-Shaman World 第49天，全网看我杀穿出马仙 Young Master Fuling炥灵公子Mystery318k WordsCompleted [The first novel online to tackle the “spirit-medium” genre from an opposing perspective] Before my dad died, he left me a blood curse: “If you meet a god, beat it. If you see an immortal, kill it.” Now the whole village is made up of spirit mediums, and I'm the only ordinary person left. They livestream “catching an old immortal,” so I report them and get their accounts banned. They stage “the Tragic King being killed,” so I expose their tricks on the spot. Then I rescue a snow-white fox, and i 5Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 我 Among the Otherworldly 我在异人间 Young Master Fuling炥灵公子Urban534k WordsCompleted I am descended from the Sage Yangming. When I was born, countless bolts of heavenly thunder circled our old family home and crashed down. Could it be because the last dragon and phoenix in the world died right outside my house, and now they want me to pay with my life? 19Reads6.9Score—Shelves
14. 364 雪 Tales of Strange Happenings in Snow City 雪城志异 Guo Xiaotang郭筱棠Mystery848k WordsOngoing A collection of short tales of the strange and supernatural, including ghost stories and even stories about aliens! Each story is only a few hundred words, so you can finish one in no time. Strange happenings and supernatural tales, demons and ghosts, tree spirits and fox fairies! Let your imagination run wild! Everyone is welcome to read! 24Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A collection of short supernatural stories and ghost stories! There is also an alien story in it! Love this one! No procrastination!

15. 365 诡 Conspiracy: The Amnesia Cage 诡计：失忆囚笼 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃14k WordsCompleted The Scheme: A Cage of Lost Memories 6Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 366 镜 A Shadow in the Mirror, Murder Lurking Within 镜中之影，暗藏杀机 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃7k WordsCompleted A Shadow in the Mirror, Hiding Deadly Intent 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 噩 Consumed by Nightmares 噩梦焚身 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted A Nightmare Burns Through Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 368 信 The Backlash of Trust 信任的反噬 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃12k WordsCompleted The Backlash of Trust 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 流 The Day I Miscarried, He Was Discussing a Project with Someone Else 流产那天，他在和别人谈项目 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted The day I miscarried, he was discussing a business deal with someone else 70Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 370 完 The Perfect Nanny 完美月嫂 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃14k WordsCompleted The Perfect Nanny 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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