Metaphysics, Taoism, Feng Shui, Supernatural Horror! 玄学，道学，八卦，灵异恐怖小说！

1. 1 等 Wait, Can Reincarnation Be Outsourced by the Underworld Too? 等等，投胎也能被地府外包？ Raised Two Cats生了两只猫Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted With the job market in terrible shape and layoffs everywhere, Xu Yue landed a great job: a nine-to-five schedule, sixteen months' salary a year, an extremely generous year-end bonus, and the maximum contributions to her social insurance and housing fund. It was technically an outsourced position, but she could eat in the company cafeteria, enjoy afternoon tea and a host of employee benefits, and even qualify for company housing! The work was simple: maintain users of the Reincarnation App and re 171.7kReads9.1Score38.6kShelves

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   1. It's really good, and quite funny too; it doesn't have tired tropes. 👍

2. 2 见 What the Hell, I’m the Ghost King’s Bride 见鬼，我居然是鬼王的新娘 A Page of Fireworks一纸烟火Modern Romance591k WordsCompleted [A tsundere Ghost King and his two timid little brides, a sugary-sweet romance] The son of Youdu Mountain, a Ghost King born of heaven and earth, was chosen by the Book of Matrimony to serve as the God of Joy and matchmaker. Nearly a century into the job, he still wore black from head to toe, liked to wander at night, and was steeped in deathly aura. With the Ghost King serving as the God of Joy, birth rates were low, marriage rates were low, and divorce rates were high. The Book of Matrimony sa 813Reads9.3Score112Shelves
3. 3 碰 I Knocked Over an Incense Burner and Got Tangled Up With a Thousand-Year-Old Ghost King! 碰倒香炉后，被千年鬼君缠上了！ Not Quite Round圆未满Mystery518k WordsCompleted The third time she was pinned down by a ghost in the middle of the night, Ma Xuemei threw off the covers. “Keep pretending! It’s the only trick you’ve got!” As the last “unofficial” shrine keeper of the Ma family, she never imagined that the dusty, broken incense burner in her family’s storeroom could actually be home to a living ancestor. Xie Yuan, a thousand-year-old ghost lord who had awakened inside the burner, had one simple wish after being roused: to find some fun. And the young woman in 4.4kReads8.7Score606Shelves
4. 4 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.8kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves

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   This is a completed book.

5. 5 黄 The Yellow Springs Pawnshop: No Living Visitors 黄泉典当铺，生人勿近 The Moon Bridge Remains桥月仍在Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Ghost Hunting + Supernatural Horror + Folk Customs + Strange Tales + Taoist Arts + Maoshan] At the end of a street at midnight stands a Yellow Springs Pawnshop. You have no way of knowing whether those who come and go to trade are human or ghost! Lu Guanshan takes over the pawnshop, and on his very first night, he encounters a stunningly beautiful, cold and aloof Ghost Queen hanging from a beam. She latches onto him and stays by his side as they collect yin objects and subdue a hundred ghosts. 5.3kReads6.5Score472Shelves

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   Folk customs combined with Taoist traditions.

6. 6 爷 Grandpa, I Was Reborn, I Swear I'm Not Possessed 爷爷，我是重生，真不是鬼上身 Bincheng Lao San滨城老三Mystery3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Mystery and Supernatural Fiction] [One Female Lead] [Period Novel] [A Funeral Master’s True Accounts] [Northeastern Chinese Funeral Customs] [Rural Life] Adapted into the short drama Eighties Funeral Master (Disclaimer: The folk techniques in this book, including Zhuyou healing rituals, are entirely fictional. Please do not imitate them. The author bears no responsibility for any problems that may arise.) Good grief, I’ve been reborn in 1986, and from the start Grandpa thinks I’m a 59.4kReads9.3Score5kShelves

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   Northeast China funeral customs and feng shui

7. 7 豫 Strange Tales from Western Henan 豫西诡事 X Half-ImmortalX半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted You may think I’m telling a story, but these are things I’ve experienced firsthand over the past ten-odd years. You don’t have to believe me, but are you sure everyone you’ve met was human? Science can’t explain everything… 28.7kReads8.4Score3.6kShelves

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   The novel written by the True Taoist is based on true events. It's not a wish-fulfillment story; its main focus is on authenticity. It's worth reading.

8. 8 山 A Village Feng Shui Master's Journal 山村风水师手记 Forest Ant森林蝼蚁Mystery304k WordsCompleted I was born in a poor mountain village. From a young age, I followed my father across the country, making a living from our ancestral arts of feng shui and fortune-telling. When I was eighteen, my father calculated that I was destined to face a great calamity. He locked me inside and forbade me from stepping outside. He said I would die if I went out. I thought he was just trying to scare me. It wasn't until the reservoir began leaking and our ancestral graves came to light that I learned the 3Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Autobiography of a South School Grave Robber 盗墓：来自一位南派土夫子的自传 Driving a Bentley One-Handed单手开宾利Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Authentic tomb raiding, outdoor adventure, suspense and the supernatural] I'm a tomb raider from the Southern School! In the early 1990s, I was forced to set out with my second uncle on the point of no return that is tomb raiding. They say tomb raiding is a trade where you risk your neck every day! In reality, what makes it even more treacherous than the ancient tombs is the deceitful underworld of tomb raiders! Now, let me tell you about the years I spent tomb raiding with the Southern School, 60kReads8.9Score4.7kShelves
10. 10 家 The Household Immortal Said Taoist Cultivation Came with a Government Job, and I Believed Him 家仙说修道有编制，我信了 Salted Fish Who Loves Milk Flower Beans喜欢奶花豆的咸鱼Mystery333k WordsOngoing [Ghost-hunting + lighthearted + comedy + livestreaming + Daoist tradition + mysterious cases + episodic stories + punishing evil and promoting good] Yu Dao'an was just an ordinary office drone when he stumbled into a bizarre car accident that repeated seven times. A headless ghost rolled to a stop, then turned its head out of nowhere and grinned viciously. It laid down an endless ghostly maze, trapping him in the streets and nearly stealing his body and replacing his head. After he escaped, str —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chinese folk horror, you deserve it.

11. 11 咸 The Slacker’s Book of Strange Tales: Seeking a Child in Doll Village 咸鱼诡事录之娃娃村求子 Salted Fish Who Loves Milk Flower Beans喜欢奶花豆的咸鱼10k WordsCompleted The Lazybones’ Record of Strange Tales: Seeking a Child in Doll Village —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 我 I'm Such a Delicate Girl, So Why Does Everyone Call Me the God of Ghost Slaying? 我娇滴滴的，怎么都说我灭诡之神 Chao Lianyun巢怜云Fantastical Romance362k WordsCompleted [Genuinely terrifying horror game + heroine who absolutely cannot see the supernatural horrors + lighthearted comedy] A horror game descends upon the world. People must face not only terrifying supernatural entities and all kinds of rules, but also severe mental corruption. Just as everyone is about to reach their breaking point, a magical paper-offering shop appears. Everything from the paper-offering shop is top quality. A safety talisman can instantly clear away all mental corruption. A ghost 23.9kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
13. 13 怂 A Timid Beauty Is Doted on by Vengeful Ghosts in Horror Movies 怂包美人在恐怖片被厉鬼宠爱 Li lili Li里lili里Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite Horror Sets + Growing Heroine + Thrills and Chills + Sweet Romance + Multiple Versions of the Male Lead] Shen Biezhi is chosen to be a paranormal actor and must continually enter horror films to play different roles. [The Haunted Hotel] In the 1920s or 1930s, a speculator brings his newly married concubine home to visit his family. Their car breaks down on the way, leaving them stranded at a terrifying hotel… Shen Biezhi plays the beautiful young concubine. She knows that before she wa 10.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
14. 14 当 When an Evil Cultivator Becomes a Cannon-Fodder Fake Heiress 当邪修穿成炮灰假千金 Gu Jiuru故久如Mystery500k WordsCompleted [Female-led story, with a male lead. If that's not your thing, don't read. Half supernatural, half cultivation, with little romance.] A genius heretic cultivator failed to overcome her tribulation and transmigrated to the modern world, where spiritual energy was scarce, charlatans ran rampant, and sinister forces were everywhere. Rong Yi: “Isn't this the perfect place for me to practice cultivation?” To absorb baleful energy and restore her cultivation, she casually took care of one supernatural 15.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
15. 15 震 Shocking! The Metaphysics Master Can Hear People's Thoughts 震惊！玄学大佬被读心了 Yellow Peach Tutu黄桃土土Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + mind-reading + lighthearted] After graduating with a law degree, Xia Wange, heir to a Daoist sect, sees a wheelchair shimmering with purple energy at a car crash site. Born unable to gather energy, she can’t bring herself to leave the wheelchair alone. [I’ll carry this wheelchair off and borrow the energy on it to draw talismans. Then I’ll be the undisputed goddess of the supernatural world!] Lu Qiu, the CEO still trapped in the wreckage, inexpli 362.7kReads9.5Score73.6kShelves
16. 16 黄 The Weasel Asked If I Looked Like an Immortal. I Said I Looked Like an Unlicensed Mascot! 黄皮子问我像不像仙，我说像没办证的吉祥物！ Senior Security Guard of Doushuai Palace兜率宫资深保安13k WordsCompleted A weasel spirit asked if I thought it looked like an immortal. I said it looked like a mascot without a permit! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 九 Uncle Nine: My Younger Brother Has the Makings of a Celestial Master 九叔：吾弟有天师之姿 Inheritance and Love承与情Urban663k WordsOngoing [Uncle Jiu + Taoist Priest + Growth + Three Systems + Transmigration + No Romance + the Myriad Worlds] [He suppressed his merit early on, but not his cultivation level. Later, he reaches the Celestial Master realm, making this a pure power fantasy. If you don't like that, don't read!] My name is Lin Li. The good news: I transmigrated and became a disciple of Daoist Qingxu. The bad news: this is a world overrun by ghosts and monsters. No big deal. Luckily, I have a System. What?! Uncle Jiu is act 11.6kReads8.0Score950Shelves

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    Uncle Nine must be the first choice!

18. 18 我 I Just Want to Be a Slacker, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 我只想当咸鱼，偏偏要我玩惊悚 Mu Xi Fanyin沐溪梵音25k WordsCompleted All I Want Is to Be a Couch Potato, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Horror and thriller short stories: sleep paralysis, ghost revenge, ghost servants—super good!

19. 19 我 My Days Debunking Frauds in the Metaphysical World! 我在玄学界打假的日子！ Daoist Robes, Prime Minister道衣卿相Mystery123k WordsOngoing In recent years, the world of metaphysics has taken off... All sorts of experts have appeared one after another. Fortune-tellers, masseurs, sellers of dubious herbal remedies, and direct-sales marketers are all changing careers. They don Chinese-style clothes, hold a string of beads, and speak of fate at every turn... As supernatural forces run rampant in the human world, all sorts of fake masters seize the opportunity to fleece people. Faced with the widespread scams peddled as metaphysics, the 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I bet you've never seen a documentary about exposing counterfeits.

20. 20 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 22.8kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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    No more feeling lost in a reading slump! This book is definitely worth following. The plot is engaging, the characters are compelling, and there's no disappointing ending. You won't regret reading it; you'll want more after you finish! A highly recommended gem! The plot is tight and fast-paced, with plenty of exciting moments that don't feel frustrating. The writing is smooth and immersive. Once you start reading, you'll be hooked and won't want to put it down! I've discovered a treasure of a fantasy novel with likable characters, an explosive plot, and no dull moments. If you like this genre, don't miss it! 😘

21. 21 救 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命！惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 871Reads—Score183Shelves
22. 22 七 Her Seven Brothers Died in Battle, and the Legitimate Daughter Returned Darkened 七个哥哥战死沙场，嫡女黑化归来 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Historical romance, court intrigue, palace and household scheming, reborn, joining forces, legitimate daughter, revenge, two formidable leads, transmigrate into a book, seven older brothers, no saintly heroine, miracle doctor, adored by all, comeback, punishing scoundrels, imperial uncle, devoted husband, devoted couple] The comment section is 99% positive! Read with confidence! “Shen Nanqiao, being chosen to marry into the Eastern Palace is a blessing for your Duke of Zhenguo household!” Rebor 4.1kReads7.2Score804Shelves
23. 23 毒 The Poison Queen Gives Up, but the Mad Dog Emperor Insists on Spoiling Her 毒后摆烂，疯狗暴君偏要宠 Ke Xin柯新Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue] [Mutual Exploitation] [Psycho Push and Pull] [Fall from Grace] [Psycho] [Powerful Figures] [Tyrant] [Imperial Court] [High-Level Hunt] [Schemes] [Power Couple] [Wits and Will] Meng Zhiyuan was a notorious poison empress. After Emperor Xiao Qi personally destroyed her family, she was banished to the cold palace, left to await her death. Xiao Qi brought his new favorite before her and flaunted his favor, hoping to see jealousy and pain in her eyes. But Meng Zhiyuan didn't even loo 180Reads—Score112Shelves
24. 24 小 The Little Vampire Visits a Taoist Temple 小吸血鬼闯道观 The Holy Monk Settles in the Kingdom of Women圣僧落户女儿国Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted The Taoist priest Yihe woke from a three-year coma and found himself a father. His daughter was rosy-cheeked and adorable, but had two tiny fangs, putting everyone at the temple on high alert. Then, when a heavenly tribulation struck, the thunderclouds gave her a thumbs-up. She had accumulated so much merit that her grandmaster burst out laughing on the spot. The Taoist father and his little vampire began a hilarious daily life of earning merit together. As for the child's mother, that demoness 181Reads—Score112Shelves
25. 25 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A fantasy cultivation and ghost-catching little Taoist master from a bygone era

26. 26 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 611Reads7.0Score—Shelves
27. 27 风 A Bizarre Tale of Feng Shui! 风水奇谭！ Chen Jiu辰九Urban555k WordsCompleted Chen Yan, a top student at a 985 university, suffered a devastating blow at just twenty-two: His roommate set him up and framed him, driving him into a dead end; His girlfriend of three years cheated on him; his father was hospitalized with a serious illness, and he couldn't even scrape together the 5,000-yuan deposit. His loan payments were overdue and collectors were after him. He was about to become... Just as he sank into utter despair, a mysterious old Daoist appeared, opened his heavenly e 3.9kReads8.5Score316Shelves
28. 28 一 I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠 Chen Jiu辰九Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever 116Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 与 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 140Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 41Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 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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    I've recommended this book to almost all my friends who enjoy reading supernatural stories.

32. 32 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
33. 33 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
34. 34 大 Great Qin: Liu Bang Panics After I Revive the First Emperor 大秦：我复活祖龙后，刘邦慌了 Glazed Sacred Light琉璃圣光Eastern Fantasy419k WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan brainchild]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Transmigration]+ [Multiple heroines]+ [From the start]+ [Great Qin] Other people who transmigrate become strategists or generals. Qin Zheng gets straight to the big stuff: resurrecting Qin Shi Huang! Fusu bursts into tears, while Meng Tian draws his sword against him. Looking at the scene before him, Qin Zheng feels even more like crying than Fusu. Do you hear yourselves?! Resurrect the First Emperor?! It’s not that I don’t want to become the richest man in th 150Reads6.6Score156Shelves

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