A Book Even Scarier Than Ghost Blows Out the Light 一本比鬼吹灯更恐怖的书

1. 201 汉 The Struggle for Supremacy at the End of the Han: Winners Become Kings, Losers Become Outlaws 汉末争霸之成王败寇 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Historical210k WordsCompleted The protagonist is Zhang Jiao. He sweeps across the realm, vying for supremacy through warfare and battles between generals. A village bully’s soul travels back to the late Eastern Han and takes over Zhang Jiao’s body. At a moment of crisis, he turns the tide and leads the Yellow Turbans in a sweeping conquest of the realm, winning through strategy. 90Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 202 头 The Seventh Night 头七 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Mystery8k WordsCompleted The Seventh Day 54Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 十 Ten-Dimensional Space 十维空间 Water Domain Dry City水域干城45k WordsCompleted Ten-Dimensional Space —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's not scary, but it makes you think.

4. 204 泽 The Lost Treasures of Zechuan 泽川遗藏 Summer at Thirty-Three Degrees三十三度夏Mystery408k WordsOngoing History + wild imagination + scheming male lead + suspense + urban Did you know? Scattered across this land, through the turning seasons and its boundless mountains and rivers, lie countless hidden treasures. Their clues can just barely be made out, yet their secrets remain unsolved. From the hymns of Brahma on the snowy plains of the Western Regions to the bronze ritual vessels of dynasties buried in the Central Plains’ yellow earth; from broken walls and ancient steles in the southern land 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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   History + Imaginative Concept + Cunning Male Lead + Suspense Everyone knows the immortals are good, but only fame and fortune are unforgettable. Where are the generals and ministers of ancient and modern times? A mound of weeds covers their desolate graves. Everyone knows the immortals are good, but only gold and silver are unforgettable. They only hate that they don't have enough, but when they have plenty, their eyes are closed in death. Everyone knows the immortals are good, but only their beloved wives are unforgettable. While the ruler is alive, they speak of love and affection every day; when the ruler dies, they go with others. Everyone knows the immortals are good, but only their children and grandchildren are unforgettable. Many parents throughout history have been devoted to their children, but who has ever seen filial children and grandchildren? In the flowing years and boundless mountains and rivers of this land, countless relics are scattered. Their clues are faintly discernible, yet they remain a mystery. From the Brahma chants of the snowy plains of the Western Regions to the dynastic bronzes of the Central Plains; from the broken walls and steles of the southern frontier to the colorful flying apsaras of the northern desert veins. And behind all this, it seems someone is playing a game of chess, spanning the past and present, using the entire history of China as a scoreboard. This is a silent game of chess, with mountains and rivers as the board and dynasties as the pieces. The final chapter of the legend has never been written, because the story has only just begun. This book is the one to read—absolutely fantastic! It starts slowly but picks up pace later. The places the protagonists travel to are extremely mysterious and unattainable. The protagonist isn't a saint; their identity is shrouded in mystery. Moreover, the author is very responsible—the more readers there are, the more updates they will produce.

5. 205 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 54Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 压 The Calamity Wardens' Apocalypse 压祟默示录 Spring Brings All Things万事开春Mystery219k WordsOngoing [Mystery and the supernatural + ensemble cast + first-person narration + Eastern mythology + Daoism] The copper coin a strange Daoist casually gave me turned out to be the legendary evil-repelling coin? Are the haunted mansion and the attacks by the walking corpses really because an evil fiend has emerged from seclusion? Or is there some other hidden truth? Is there more to the familiar New Year's Eve story than we know? Can some of the inexplicable things in modern life actually be explained? D 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 活 No Living People Allowed 活人勿近 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 96.7kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves
8. 208 黄 No. 81 on the Yellow Springs Road 黄泉路81号 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... 42.1kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
9. 209 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! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves
10. 210 灵 A Collection of Short Supernatural Stories 灵异故事短篇集 Silent and Unmarked未语无痕Mystery6.7M WordsCompleted A series of three-person adventures beginning with Chapter 1245. Each chapter is a standalone story, blending folk customs, urban legends, horror, suspense, and comedy. The six protagonists each have distinct personalities, taking you between terrifying thrills and lighthearted fun. Hope you enjoy! 161Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 211 东 The Daoist Tradition of Northeast China 东北道家 The Ways of the World江湖人情世故Mystery117k WordsCompleted A story about real-life Taoist priests and spirit mediums in Northeast China. The content is based on true events. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. An illiterate author writing a book has it rough. 359Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 羽 The Feathered Deep 羽化深渊 Mr. Yezi D叶子先生DSci-Fi & Apocalypse869k WordsOngoing The story takes place in the modern East Asian coastal city of Linyuan. Linyuan is a port city plagued by year-round rain, industrial decline, and a mix of religions. It is home to: * Abandoned Taoist temples * An underground black market * A seaside altar * A sealed-off mountainous region * Folk villages * An old, quarantined psychiatric hospital * A secret religious sect left over from the Republican era Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But in truth, the world has been infiltrated 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story takes place in Lin Yuan City, a modern coastal city in East Asia. Lin Yuan City is a port city plagued by perpetual rain, industrial decay, and a mix of religions. Here you'll find: *abandoned Taoist temples*, underground black markets*, seaside altars*, secluded mountain villages*, a sealed-off old mental hospital*, and a secret cult remnant from the Republican era. Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But the true world is actually permeated by an ancient will from "beyond the deep sea and starry sky." [Thumbs up]

13. 213 百 March of a Hundred Ghosts: I Take the Hungry Ghosts to War 百诡行军：我带饿鬼上战场 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery308k WordsCompleted [Comedy] [Adventure] Bilige was a half-baked shaman who had somehow ended up in the army. His companions included a Shaanbei fat man who'd eaten himself up to two hundred jin during a famine, a long-legged Northeastern squad leader who would grab a cleaver at the slightest provocation, and a Sichuan opera actor who never told the truth. Together with Wang Laihe, a hotheaded young man who couldn't read a single character, and a little hungry ghost who did nothing but bare its teeth and shout “Hun 163Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Supernatural adventure and folklore genre, new book seeking sponsorship.

14. 214 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 —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 规 Rule Horror: Mirror Image 规则怪谈：镜像 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃10k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Mirror Image 5Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 216 破 Breaking Hell: The Celestial Master Returns 破狱：天师归来 Songhu鬆湖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse388k WordsCompleted After ten years in prison, the day he gets out, he discovers he’s completely out of step with the world. There are no bustling streets or lights in every window. The streets lie abandoned, the cities are dead, and the air reeks of rot and blood. Monsters that are neither human nor ghost roam everywhere: stiff bodies, fangs and claws, and a thirst for blood. The military can’t defeat them, the police can’t hold them back, and human civilization is on the brink of collapse. Even more absurdly, peo 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Feng shui secrets, a mortician stitching corpse, a mangled corpse, zombies, ghosts, a Taoist priest, suspense, betrayal in love, ten years in prison, and upon release, being approached by security personnel.

17. 217 阴 The Cursed Coffin 阴棺抬煞 Songhu鬆湖Mystery891k WordsCompleted Deep in Bai Street stands a yin-yang coffin shop that never makes coffins and never receives customers. Chen Ye grew up accompanying his grandfather on spirit-walking rites and coffin-bearing, learning all manner of evil spirits. He thought he would spend his life in the peaceful funeral trade, taking payment to guide souls onward and living in safety. Then, in a single night, three coffins arrived at the Ding family’s home, and one bizarre incident after another erupted throughout the househol 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 霜 Crown of Frost and Ash 霜与烬之冠 Songhu鬆湖Female-Channel Fanfiction341k WordsCompleted At her engagement ceremony, the man she loved pushed her into an abyss. Three years later, she returned wearing a silver-frost mask. This time, she would crown his empire with her own hands, then stain that crown red with his blood. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 219 谁 In Whose Name 谁的名义 Qian Baohao乾宝浩Urban1.1M WordsCompleted With no one to help me reach for the skies, I’ll trudge through snow and climb to the summit alone. For whom, and in whose name? Perhaps it is the voice of a dream, an eternal strength, by my side for a lifetime… Words cannot say it all. May the spring breeze brush your face, and may fallen blossoms nourish the flowers. Drive out evil; generation after generation, heroes of China emerge. The righteous path of this world is forged through hardship… 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Every book can inspire thought.

20. 220 根 Foundation 根基 Qian Baohao乾宝浩Urban626k WordsCompleted All the wandering, struggling, and searching in a person’s life ultimately point to the same answer: roots. They may be the homeland in one’s blood, family values etched into one’s very bones, an unwavering faith that holds firm in hardship, or the confidence that lets a person make a life for themselves in this world. Through the lives of ordinary people, this novel explores the confusion of growing up, the pain of difficult choices, and the clarity that comes with time. Some lose themselves 3Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 古 A Love Story from the Antique World 古玩江湖情 Qian Baohao乾宝浩Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Recognize your innate wisdom and complete your character. The martial world isn’t just about fighting. It’s about human relationships and the ways of the world. A buried history, a story, a reflection, a voice, a responsibility... Books cannot express everything, and words cannot convey every thought. This book will bring you a different kind of “fireworks,” along with the hopes and private musings of the heart. Life is a dream. I’ll pour a cup to the moon over the river... 410Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 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 277kReads9.4Score23.7kShelves

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    Overall, it's a pretty good horror novel.

23. 223 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M 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 310.8kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves
24. 224 道 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Peeing into the Wind and Soaking Myself迎风尿一身Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.6kReads9.1Score395Shelves
25. 225 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
26. 226 读 Ghost-Reading Master: I Can See Through the Thoughts of Every Ghost in the World 《读鬼大师：全世界阿飘的心思被我看穿了》 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩86k WordsCompleted Ghost-Reading Master: I Can See Through the Thoughts of Every Ghost in the World 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look.

27. 227 灵 The Supernatural Constable Gu Tiandao 灵异捕快古天刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Mystery645k WordsOngoing The winding smoke of everyday life rises through the city's urban villages, concealing countless human joys and sorrows, while wronged spirits of the dead roam the streets. Gu Tiandao, a food delivery rider, unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with spirits and ends up moonlighting as a paranormal detective. He has to keep up with the rent, deliver food, and put up with his station manager exploiting him, all while handling one bizarre case after another: unjustly dead spirits, lingeri 49Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 疯 The Madman Special Cases Unit 疯子特案 Chen Yuxi陈余曦Mystery350k WordsCompleted [Four lunatics, solving cases that expose the darkest sides of human nature] My name is Lu Chenyuan, and I lead Special Case Unit Four. All four people on my team are lunatics… Forensic pathologist Su Lianxin saw her father murder her mother when she was seven. Since then, she has trusted only the dead. Technical specialist Jiang Su made a mistake that wrongfully condemned an innocent person. He swore he would never make another mistake for as long as he lived. Criminal profiler Wen Jin was on 513Reads—Score100Shelves

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    Every wound will become a medal on my chest.

29. 229 十 Tracing the Crimes of the Past Decade 十年罪溯 Chen Yuxi陈余曦Mystery512k WordsCompleted #The Pinnacle of Mystery and Deduction #A Mind-Bending Masterpiece #This Novel Kept Me Up All Night In the shadows of a bustling city, horrific crimes keep occurring: bones buried beneath a school playground, a “domestic abuse sculpture” inside an apartment building, and a bizarre death in front of a livestream camera… Lin Shen, captain of the city’s criminal investigation team, leads a four-person task force: the coolheaded, incisive forensic pathologist Su Mingxue; Ye Nan, a criminology profes 233Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 230 黑EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Eastern Fantasy509k WordsCompleted Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.7kReads8.8Score201Shelves

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    A thrilling storyline, depicting a journey of struggle from humble beginnings, fighting their way forward! [Thumbs up][KISS][KISS][KISS]

31. 231 情 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Urban215k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1kReads—Score—Shelves
32. 232 梦 Dreaming of All Under Heaven 梦想天下 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical206k WordsCompleted A fiery rebirth, slaying foes as I ascend to the Third Heaven. I will create the world of my dreams, so that wherever the sun and moon shine is Chinese land, and wherever people live, they learn Chinese characters and speak Chinese... 12Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 233 我 I Cultivate Through Bloodsucking 我靠吸血修仙 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Eastern Fantasy357k WordsCompleted The new novel, I Get Awesome Through Technology, is currently being serialized and has already reached one million words. The ghost story collection, Tales of Demons and Ghosts at Night, is complete. If you like ghost stories, go check it out. 59Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 雪 Tales of Strange Happenings in Snow City 雪城志异 Guo Xiaotang郭筱棠Mystery868k 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! 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A collection of short supernatural tales and ghost stories! It even includes alien stories! Lots of zombie and drought demon tales! Ghost stories! [What?]

35. 235 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 91Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Leaving aside the melodramatic romance subplots, the story focuses on the experiences of ordinary people who encounter evil spirits.

36. 236 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? 17Reads6.9Score—Shelves
37. 237 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 13Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Tale of Li Chongan, Jade Keeper 丝路玉鉴：守玉丞李崇安传 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE38k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Story of Li Chong'an, Keeper of the Jade 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fans of uplifting stories and adventure, especially those who enjoy Tomb Raider Chronicles and Ghost Blows Out the Light, are in for a treat! The captivating new novel, *Notes from Black Wind Pass*, and its accompanying short story series, *The Jade Mirror of the Silk Road*, are here! These high-quality male-oriented novels are a must-read for Chinese readers. Explore the truth of the folk world with suspense, the supernatural, and thrilling mystery. You won't be able to put it down from beginning to end, and the imagery is incredibly vivid!

39. 239 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Lin Clan's Joinery Art and the Soul-Hanging Staircase 丝路玉鉴：林氏榫卯诀之悬魂梯 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE16k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Lin Clan's Mortise-and-Tenon Technique and the Soul-Hanging Ladder 7Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 240 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 丝路玉鉴：河氏水文之疏勒河谷 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE15k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 4Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Su Clan's Astrology and the Buddhist Caves of Longyou 丝路玉鉴：苏氏星象之陇右佛窟 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE22k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Su Clan's Astrology and the Buddhist Caves of Longyou 10Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 242 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Zhao Clan's Spells and the Secret Treasure of Anxi 丝路玉鉴：赵氏符咒之安西秘宝 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE31k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Zhao Clan's Talismans and the Secret Treasure of Anxi 7Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 243 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Li Family Jade Pendant, Key to Hexi 丝路玉鉴：李氏玉坠之河西密钥 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE31k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Li Clan's Jade Pendant and the Secret Key to Hexi 3Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 244 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Destiny as an Undercover Agent in Chang'an 丝路玉鉴：李烬宿命之长安卧底 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE35k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Fate as an Undercover Agent in Chang'an 3Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Good Fortune, the Stunning Beauty 丝路玉鉴：李烬幸事之绝色佳人 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE37k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Good Fortune and the Peerless Beauty 2Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin’s Secrets and the Triangle Star Pattern 丝路玉鉴：李烬秘事之三角星纹 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE34k WordsCompleted Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Secrets, the Triangular Star Pattern 2Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 诡 Tomb Raider: The Haunted Edition 诡墓丽影 Huang Canghai黄藏海Mystery51k WordsOngoing Xu Zhiqiu encounters a strange man covered in cement in an abandoned, unfinished building. After escaping with her life, she is plagued by nightmares. Then a rat monk takes advantage of her, and she narrowly escapes death again and again, only to discover that a shocking conspiracy has already closed in around her. —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 248 铃 The Bell Shakes the Mountains and Rivers 铃动山河 Master of the Study of Antiquity稽古斋主Mystery475k WordsCompleted Hardcore worldbuilding: the Maoshan Taoist ghost-hunting tradition, the secret Shaolin art of guiding ghosts to the afterlife, Seven Star fate-reading, the Wu people’s shamanic medicine, and their logical integration with modern technology. Urban setting, supernatural mysteries, ghost hunting, schemes, corpse retrievers, corpse-carrying teams, corpse drivers, zombies, curses, and Southeast Asian horror stories. *Modern military life × ancient metaphysics*: Secret lineages and supernatural crises 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The shamanic practices of Maoshan Taoist priests involve hardcore ghost fighting, ghost raising, drought demons, zombies, female ghosts, ghost soldiers borrowing a path, the Five Witches' army, black magic, corpse retrievers, corpse-carrying teams, and corpse-driving craftsmen.

49. 249 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 life, a cold, ghostly hand landed on the girl's shoulder. White mist engulfed the streetlights, and seven people entered the game—this place holds the remains of the mine from 1991, and also the remains of those who disappeared in 2015. [Almost crying]

50. 250 重 Chongqing Is a Giant Black Tortoise 重庆是头玄龟 Not Eggplant不茄Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Rule-based horror + suspense + occult mysteries + mind-bending + surreal fantasy + character growth] Miner Tang Shouzhuo, heir to the Wuxian bloodline, bearer of the Salt-Bone Key. The Gray-Cloth Heirs, the Cleaners, and the Far-Side Contractees take turns trying to kill him, but he turns the tables and awakens the Bronze Mountains-and-Rivers Map, making it recognize him as its master. The moment violet qi rises from the Spirit-Gathering Banner, his supposedly invincible opponent flees in panic 261Reads9.6Score—Shelves

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    Just joining in the fun, urban fantasy, suspense, mind-bending cultivation novel.

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