Looking for a Novel Written by Someone from Northeast China! 蹲一个东北人写的小说！

1. 1 出 True Tales of the Spirit Mediums: My Ten Years Serving at a Ghost Hall 出马仙纪实：我供奉鬼堂的那十年 Four Happiness Pavilion四喜阁Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing My name is Zhou Tie. In this book, I'll tell the true story of my ten years running a spirit hall and serving ghosts. You've heard of spirit mediums... but have you heard of a ghost spirit hall? At eighteen, I established a ghost spirit hall and served ghost immortals! The presiding master was the sister my grandfather said had gone mad and died! This book has no female lead. It's not fantasy, and it's definitely not a cultivation novel! It's the true story of how I, born with an ominous yin con 86.4kReads9.6Score8.2kShelves

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   Once you're hooked by these tweets, you won't be able to get out! Come see Zhou Tie, Jia Di, and all the old masters from Zhou Menfu—they'll make you cry, make you laugh, make you anxious, and make you laugh out loud!

2. 2 芽 Yaya's Coin Purse: From Desolate Village to Hidden Paradise 芽芽的荷包：荒村到世外桃源 Circle Worm圈圈虫Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Farming + past-and-present transmigration + adorable child + cozy business management (slice of life, no romance)] Five-year-old Yaya’s tattered purse can connect to the modern world. It starts with half a braised egg scavenged from a garbage heap, then she discovers that wild greens sell for more than gold in the modern world. From scavenging to trading, from scraping by to running a business. With a little basket on her back, she travels between two worlds. From a single braised egg to a 81.1kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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   This is especially beautiful.

3. 3 回 Memories of 1931: Hunting, Fighting the Japanese, and Raising a Family 回忆一九三一养家打猎打鬼子日子 Broken Little Toe骨折得小脚趾Urban2.9M WordsOngoing In 1931, the Japanese invaded China. Ling Feng hunted to feed his family and fought the Japanese to capture supplies. He and his good brothers enjoyed the good life, built houses, and got married. 17.6kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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   This is originally a story about Northeast China written by a Northeasterner.

4. 4 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8kShelves
5. 5 东 The Northeast Immortal Emperor Returns 东北仙帝回归 Wind Speed 2022风速2022Urban819k WordsOngoing Li Muchuan, an ordinary young man from Shencheng, Liaoning Province, accidentally fell into a river and ended up in the mortal realm of the cultivation world. After countless trials and hardships, he ascended to the Immortal Realm. After a hundred thousand years of star-sea warfare, devouring stars and withstanding supernovas, he repelled the joint assault of the Immortal Realm's Great Emperors six times, slew nine mortal enemies, and rose to become the one and only Demon Emperor. Everyone acro 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Return of the Immortal Emperor from Northeast China is well-written; a spirited young man from Shenyang returns to Earth after transmigrating to the world of cultivation.

6. 6 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 85.3kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves

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   Zhou Dongbei definitely deserves a place here; his life story of making a fortune in Northeast China...

7. 7 于 Yu the Great Beauty 于大美人儿 Digital Girl数字系女郎Urban162k WordsOngoing His name is Yu Chunlei, nicknamed “Yu the Beauty.” His life was on hard mode from the start: his mother died when he was young, and then his stepmother moved in. At fifteen, he headed south to Suzhou and Hangzhou with 800 yuan in “tuition money,” spending three years learning the ways of the world. At eighteen, he returned to vocational medical school. At twenty-two, he and his clever wife embarked on a wild ride across industries: from a small tailor shop to Michelin tire dealerships, he could —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   His name is Yu Chunlei, affectionately known as "Yu the Great Beauty." His life story began on a difficult path: he lost his mother at a young age, and his stepmother came into the family. At fifteen, he went south to Suzhou and Hangzhou with only 800 yuan for "tuition," where he struggled for three years in the "university of life." At eighteen, he returned to a medical school to study medicine, and at twenty-three, he married a skillful wife. The couple embarked on a remarkable cross-industry journey—from small tailor shop owners to Michelin tire distributors, they excelled at everything! Most remarkably, after accumulating a million yuan with his wife through frugality, this man returned to his village for a "second entrepreneurial venture": he took over his father's stethoscope as a village doctor, was elected village chief with a high number of votes, and casually contracted hundreds of acres of fertile land. From then on, he treated patients with one hand, farmed with the other, mediated neighborhood disputes, and incidentally kept his father and stepmother healthy and radiant. Now, his son has achieved academic success, and his wife remains his number one admirer. This tough guy from Northeast China tells you that as long as you are willing to work hard, endure hardship, and marry the right wife, even if you have a terrible start, you can still live a passionate rural legend!

8. 8 朕 Do People Around Here Listen to Me or Not? 朕在这嘎达说话好使不 Mount Song Stands Tall嵩山巍然Historical747k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + hilarious comedy + power struggles + unexpected contrasts + peerless master] One morning, Zhang Tiezhu, owner of a Northeast Chinese barbecue shop, woke up as the most miserable puppet emperor of the Great Yue Dynasty. The Empress Dowager ruled from behind the curtain, powerful ministers ran the court, and the previous owner of his body had been little more than a decorative figure clocking in for work. Then a Northeastern girl who had transmigrated too showed up, leaving him c 60.7kReads6.9Score3.1kShelves

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   In the new book, two people from Northeast China transmigrate to a fictional ancient imperial palace: a mad and eccentric emperor and a fierce and unruly imperial concubine. The two of them turn the palace upside down.

9. 9 不 Half-Hearted Favor, Perfect Exit 不及格的偏爱，满分的退场 Robot Baby of Huoxian Hall火仙殿的机器宝宝16k WordsCompleted Affection That Fell Short, A Perfect Exit 3.7kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 全 The Entire Sect Is Helping the Odd-Job Disciple Go Wild 全宗门都在陪杂役发疯 Long Lili龙鲤鲤17k WordsCompleted The Entire Sect Is Going Along with the Menial Disciple's Madness —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a short story: a girl from Northeast China who makes grilled cold noodles transmigrates to the world of cultivation and revitalizes Northeast China.

11. 11 我 I Have 499 Supernatural Stories 我有499个灵异故事 Oh, I Don't Like Spicy Strips不爱吃辣条哇Mystery855k WordsOngoing 499 paranormal tales, all set in the black-soil region of Northeast China. Shamanic rituals, the secret history of spirits, and terrifying local legends, all revealed one by one. Here you’ll find eerie tales you’ve never heard before, along with the deepest secrets of this land. Get ready, and I’ll tell you all about them. Each story in the novel is a separate episode. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 绝 Mount Yin of the Forsaken: Raising Fiends in Coffin Mountain, Commanding the Underworld Winds 绝户阴山：棺山养煞，我掌阴间风 With a Pen, I Write of Mountains and Rivers怡笔写山河Mystery468k WordsCompleted My name is Chen Jiu, and I was born in Juehu Yin Mountain. After my grandfather died, I became the new guardian of the Coffin Mountain, raising evil spirits. With a whole repertoire of feng shui secrets and a peachwood sword, I slay the Yellow Immortal, seal yin coffins, venture into ancient tombs, and break deadly curses. Everyone in the village fears me, curses me, and wants me gone. Only my brother Gou Sheng dares to risk his life alongside me. When evil spirits come, I’ll slaughter them un —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look, look, see!

13. 13 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Reborn as the Queen Mother of the West 盗墓笔记之魂穿西王母 Neighborhood Kids' King小区孩子王Mystery97k WordsOngoing An absurd yet eerily reasonable thought took shape in her mind: The world she lived in was the world of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles. And she was the legendary figure who existed only in stories and murals: The Queen Mother of the West. It wasn't a coincidence. It wasn't a resemblance. It was the same person. A multiverse? A folding of space and time? A projection across dimensions? With her knowledge, she could instantly come up with a dozen theories. But she didn't need to prove anything. She —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure Northeasterner Qiqihar

14. 14 魂 Reborn in the Northeast: This Time, I Fight Japan to Save China 魂穿东北，这一次我抗日救国 Clear Breeze, Strong Wine, Yearning for the Mortal World清风浊酒恋风尘Urban1.2M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me going, and I'll keep doing my best to write every story well. 115Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself, about the Northeast Anti-Japanese War.

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