Novels like The Knife on Credit
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Knife on Credit, best match first.
- 101 Tales of the Taoist Sect 道门往事 Cha Wenbin holds the ancestral seal of the Maoshan sect and is the last heir to the position of sect leader in the Orthodox Way. He saves people caught between yin and yang, but brings disaster upon himself and suffers Heaven’s punishment. With a chivalrous heart and a mastery of Taoist arts, he rescues the living from the cracks between worlds and guides the dead through the endless hellish roads! Who are the ancient Di people clad in fish scales, the mysterious king brought back to life, and t 23.9kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
- 102 After We Parted, I Wasted My Youth in the Drizzle 一别烟雨负韶华 One Parting in Misty Rain, a Lifetime of Lost Youth 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 The Master of Ma Yi Divination 麻衣相师 My great-uncle had all kinds of abilities. One day, he told me he’d buried a treasure for me in a feng shui paradise… 28.1kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
- 104 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles 9 盗墓笔记续9 After the Zhang Family Ancient Building incident, Zhang Qiling went to the Bronze Gate, while I returned to Hangzhou to keep running Third Uncle’s business. I thought it was all over, but who knew it was only the beginning. Chen Wenjin appeared again. A mysterious map was hidden among Huo Xiangu’s belongings, and a third Ghost Seal had surfaced. Perhaps we wouldn’t have to wait another ten years: the ultimate secret was already within reach. 2.7kReads8.7Score375Shelves
- 105 I Pick Up Trash Across the Myriad Worlds 我在诸天万界捡垃圾 [Two worlds + an entire nation ascends + powerful backing + no angst or abuse] Su Ping picked up a whole world from the start, and can travel back and forth between worlds. The entire globe was stunned! The chief: “Su Ping is a vital national asset. He must not come to any harm!” The leader of M Country: “That mysterious Eastern nation is rising... Look into it!” A top Federation powerhouse: “Reporting to my superior: I failed. I sneaked into Su Ping's backyard and nearly got beaten to death by 10.6kReads8.7Score974Shelves
- 106 The Feng Shui Diviner 风水神相 [The short drama and comic adaptation are now available] First comes fate, then luck, then feng shui; fourth, accumulate good karma; fifth, study; sixth, choose a name; seventh, read faces; eighth, honor the gods; ninth, make friends with benefactors; tenth, maintain your health. Eighteen years ago, an old Daoist priest found an abandoned baby in the mountains. Eighteen years later, a young feng shui master left his temple and came down from the mountain. Over the years, Jiang Chen learned all m 11kReads9.0Score1kShelves
- 107 Baby Lantern 婴儿灯 When I was five, I fell into the water and my soul left my body. With my own eyes, I saw the legendary baby lantern said to lure away souls. I initially thought it had come to harm me, but that wasn’t the case. As I continued to investigate, a sinister layout targeting me slowly came to light... 197Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 Memoirs of a Folk Taoist 民间道士回忆录 Everyone has a different path to walk at every stage of life. Just as people have periods of misfortune and prosperity, they also have ten-year cycles of good fortune. When your next cycle begins, it will mark a new starting point in your life. A folk Taoist priest is here with his memoirs, offering you a glimpse into authentic folk Taoism. 3.7kReads9.3Score702Shelves
- 109 What?! The Paper Effigy Shop Owner Is a Feng Shui Master! 惊！纸扎店老板，竟是玄学大佬！ [Strongest female lead + occult expert + satisfying power fantasy + no romance] Xia Bai's master left her a house. She uses it to get a secure civil-service job in the Underworld. From then on, she spends her days taking on every job she can find, all to help build a new Underworld. Substitute ghosts? Off to reincarnation with you! Borrowed lifespans? That's against Underworld regulations. Go downstairs and face your punishment. Anglers? You want to chum the waters on the Bridge of Helplessness? 8.2kReads8.8Score973Shelves
- 110 The Celestial Master's Dragon-Seeking Secret 天师寻龙诀 Before she died, Grandma gave me three instructions. The most important one was that, on the night I turned eighteen, I must not open the door for anyone. But that night, my dead grandmother came back... 4.7kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
- 111 The Celestial Master Descends the Mountain 天师下山 Back in my day, I had mastered my own school of celestial arts. One punch made the high-ranking martial artists at the nursing home north of the village tremble. One kick sent the young prodigies at the kindergarten south of the village bawling. And when I stood at the mass grave east of the village, not one of those hundreds of Ghost Kings or Ghost Emperors dared even breathe. 13.7kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
- 112 Folk Tales: One Chapter, One Horror Story 民间怪谈一章一个恐怖故事 [Anthology of stories] [Folklore horror] [Supernatural horror] [Village legends] [Chinese-style horror] [Old-time storytelling] There is no overarching plot. Each chapter is a standalone horror story adapted from folk tales, with eerie, unsettling plots that grow more terrifying the more you think about them. Note: This story discourages superstition and encourages belief in science. It is entirely fictional, so just enjoy it as a bit of fun. 26.1kReads7.5Score1.2kShelves
- 113 The Difficult Homeowner Became My Beloved Wife 难缠女业主终成我娇妻 A no-nonsense man meets an elite woman. When these “enemies” meet, they can’t stop arguing. A twist of fate leads to a hilarious, heart-wrenching romance full of playful banter, and they ultimately become the perfect couple! The ordinary guy’s spring comes on a little too strong!!! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 Suppressing the Dragon 镇龙 For one person, he dug up an ancient grave, broke into a dragon's tomb, and wielded the Yang Sword to slay yin spirits! An heir to a family of secret arts, he joins a group of men and women bound together by fate. Together, they travel far and wide, fighting monsters in the mountains, slaying evil in the cities, breaking into the underworld, and robbing ghost messengers... To change our fate, we defy the heavens! 2.5kReads8.8Score532Shelves
- 115 Journey to the West: After the Gods Returned from Studying in the Modern World 西游：众神圣自现代留学回来后 After graduation season, Jiang Liu transmigrated. The strongest Tang Monk System: ready to slaughter his way through Journey to the West? Then let’s do it! And then... General Yin: Lao Jiang, I’ve missed you so much! Yang Jian: Lao Jiang, you’re Tang Monk, for crying out loud! Sun Wukong: Let me out first! The Jade Emperor: Hey, Old Zhao, how about we kill Mahavairocana for fun? Zhao Gongming: Why don’t you go do it yourself? At Mount Lingshan... The Buddha: Oh my goodness... Stop, classmate 11.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 116 Only the Fragrance of Orchids 唯蜜兰香 Some people, once you miss your chance with them, there’s no going back. So what if she’s a doctor? You didn’t cherish her when she was devoted to you. Now she’s walked away, and you’re crying your eyes out as you search for her… If you knew this would happen, why didn’t you treasure her from the start? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Eerie Tattoos 诡纹 My grandfather was a tattoo artist, but the things he tattooed were seriously sinister… 7.5kReads9.1Score783Shelves
- 118 The Last Soul-Quelling Master 最后一个镇魂师 I grew up at my grandfather's house in the countryside. He was the most respected suona player in our village. One day, Li Dashan, a fellow villager, beat his pregnant wife to death and came to ask my grandfather for help. My grandfather tried everything he could, but still couldn't calm the resentment of Li Dashan's wife. In the end, he had no choice but to play a suona dirge to forcibly pacify her soul. On the night of the Lantern Festival, Li Dashan and his family turned into vengeful ghosts 117Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 119 Enchanting Niangniang 媚娘倾倾 Take a prince as his apprentice, form a joint male-and-female logistics team, build a nationwide logistics network, create the most advanced war chariots, turn a cute child into a lucky charm, and help his divorced mother rise again. She’s dominating the ancient world of commerce! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 Apocalypse: I Stockpile Supplies and Coast to Victory Worldwide 末世：我囤物资躺赢全球 Also known as "The Apocalypse: Saving the Dawn", winner of the Cold Lake writing contest. (Apocalypse + zombies + stockpiling supplies + special abilities + divine pets + ruthless protagonist + building a faction + humorous power fantasy) The apocalypse arrived. Zombies ran rampant, and species began to mutate. Lin Xuan was reborn before the apocalypse and seized control of an oil town, stockpiling supplies like crazy. First, a hundred thousand cases of instant noodles! Then a hundred thousand c 314Reads9.0Score119Shelves
- 121 Transmigrated as Fahai: I Know Everyone in This Story, So I'm Just Giving Up 穿越法海：全熟人剧本我直接摆烂 I Transmigrated into Fahai: With a Cast Full of Familiar Faces, I’m Just Going to Phone It In 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上：万鬼伏藏 Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 22.2kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
- 123 The Heaven-Ordained Spirit Medium 天命出马仙 When I was five, an old beggar showed up at our door and insisted that one day I would marry a snake as my wife... 11.9kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
- 124 Hilarious Heavenly Court: My Mouth Has Been Blessed 爆笑天庭：我的嘴开过光 [Everyone’s Darling + Jinxed Tongue + Sibling Shenanigans + Best Friends + Gossip-Watching + System + Learning Skills] [No Romance] [Comedy] Reborn as Nezha’s little sister, I thought I could just lie flat and enjoy being everyone’s favorite. But the moment I opened my mouth, Dad lost his beard. I opened it again, and the Southern Heavenly Gate came crashing down. The whole Heavenly Court thought my brother did it. Nezha: Go ahead and cause trouble, sis. I’ll take the blame! Li Jing: Don’t 1.2kReads—Score107Shelves
- 125 Yellow Springs General Store 黄泉杂货铺 At the end of a street on a quiet, late-night evening stands a grocery shop with old-fashioned decor. Getting something for nothing is simple: just agree to do a ghost a favor, and it'll make it happen. 14.5kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
- 126 Calculating Fate Through Yin 算阴命 My mother was snatched away by a beast when she gave birth to me. Twelve years later, my father brought home a woman. Three days after that, my father died… 1.8kReads8.9Score257Shelves
- 127 EN The Great Desolation Heaven-Devouring Art 太荒吞天诀 Heaven and earth are alive with spirit; all things struggle to survive. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth; the named is the mother of all things. This is the Divine Cauldron of Heaven Devouring, able to condense essence into creation and contain the heart of the Eight Wastelands. With this cauldron, devour the four seas and contain the Eight Wastelands… A generation’s Evil God sets foot on the path to trample the heavens! 2.2kReads9.2Score561Shelves
- 128 Working Part-Time at the Morgue, I Carried Out My Ex-Girlfriend? 停尸房兼职，搬出了前女友？ The Dao has both civil and martial paths. The martial path: uphold the law and slay demons. The civil path: read faces and understand the world. I am Jiang Rui, skilled in both. You can call me Handsome, or you can call me Ah Zu. Passerby: “Master Jiang, I think I’ve been haunted. Please, you have to save me!” Jiang Rui smiles calmly. “Come on, there’s no such thing as ghosts.” As he speaks, he discreetly pinches a yellow talisman between his fingers. Passerby: “Master Jiang, can you find a feng 21.2kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
- 129 The Feathered Deep 羽化深渊 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
- 130 Reborn as a Demon God, but My True Form Is a Mushroom? 转生为魔神，本体却是个蘑菇？ [Another world - No heroine - Not a wish-fulfillment story - Goofy daily life - Superpower battles] In this strange otherworld, Lin Ming is reincarnated as a fungal demon god. Each demon god has unique abilities based on its true form. And Lin Ming’s true form is a mushroom. So what if I’m a mushroom? Call me the Lord of Fungi! Call me the Mushroom God! Fungi are invincible! Lin Ming’s life as a demon god is full of frustration. A vampire once took a bite out of him, then complained that he was 7kReads9.0Score776Shelves
- 131 Ten Thousand Races Invade: Is It Really So Wrong to Eat a Hundred Million of Them? 万族入侵：我就吃亿只很合理吧 [Spiritual qi revival + System + one female lead + school life + ruthless combat] The starways have reopened, and the myriad races have invaded. Gods descend upon the world, and mountains and rivers crumble. From Chang'an's Kaiyuan Gate, nine thousand nine hundred li west to Anxi: these countless miles of mountains and rivers are our glorious Dragon Kingdom. We will never compromise with our enemies. We will take up blades and swords, and tear them apart bit by bit with our teeth. Invaders must 6.7kReads9.0Score589Shelves
- 132 EN Immortal Cultivation: This Is How the Unorthodox Do It 修仙：旁门左道就是这样的 [Classical-style cultivation] [No System] [Growth] [The clash between new and old cultivation methods] [The passage of time] [Some farming and management] [No level suppression] [Decisive and ruthless] [Fellow Daoist, rent a set of internal organs and a brain to help you cultivate!] [When you practice the Golden Core, you can dig up your ancestors and have them help you cultivate] [My family has a lineage stretching back ten thousand years, with the bones of a hundred thousand grandmaster martia 146.7kReads8.5Score12.8kShelves
- 133 I Have 36,524 Folk Horror Stories 我有36524个民间恐怖故事 [Standalone stories] [Supernatural suspense] [Folk horror] [Mountain spirits and monsters] [Adapted from real cases] [Rural legends] There is no main storyline. Each chapter is a self-contained story adapted from folk rumors, with eerie, gripping plots. Note: This story discourages superstition and encourages belief in science. It is entirely fictional, so just enjoy it as entertainment. 4.2kReads8.8Score217Shelves
- 134 I Might Have Changed the Wrong Fate 我可能改了个假命 When I was little, my mom asked a Taoist priest to tell my fortune. He said I'd face a calamity at 26, and that he'd come help me get through it the day before my 26th birthday. When the day finally came, the priest really did show up to change my fate. He even gave me a “Fate-Changing Ruler” and told me I had to change the fates of seven people with different destinies to survive the calamity. Otherwise, I'd only have five years left to live. So much for changing my fate for me! Did he only cha 76Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 135 My Sect Has Eleven Graves 我的门派有十一座坟 Fantasy and the supernatural, with a lighthearted, humorous tone and a touch of horror. My name is Zhang Shiyi. I have ten senior brothers, so my name is Zhang Shiyi. But all ten of my senior brothers are dead. They’re lying in the graves outside. What? My master? He’s dead too. The biggest, roundest grave is his. Haha~ Well, congratulations, then~ Get ready to sing: Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you, hey! Congratulations, congratulations to you~ 24.6kReads9.1Score2kShelves
- 136 The Netherworld Inn 阴间客栈 My name is Qin Yu. While on a business trip, I checked into a uniquely styled inn called the Yin Room Inn. It even offered “special services” in the middle of the night. Little did I know it was an inn from the underworld. I began having nightmare after nightmare, and my friends kept getting into trouble... 2.7kReads9.0Score152Shelves
- 137 The Last Descendant of Zhong Kui 最后一个钟馗传人 I was cursed by a thousand-year-old fox demon the moment I was born. As a child, I couldn’t see or hear, and everyone said I was born disabled. But when I was five, a master took me in as his disciple. He said I was a reincarnated ghost god, a tempting morsel in the eyes of ghosts and monsters. The fox demon’s revenge, a frozen corpse in a dry well, a water ghost claiming lives, a hundred ghosts roaming by night... Strange events followed one after another. To protect myself, I had no choice but 5.5kReads9.0Score481Shelves
- 138 The Years I Spent as a Funeral Mourner 我当哭丧人的那些年 Some people must be mourned loudly when they are laid to rest. Otherwise, according to old folk customs, it is considered an act of filial impiety. After I was born, everyone in my family except my grandfather died because of me. My grandfather fell gravely ill, and to earn money for his treatment, I had no choice but to join Zhang the Elder, a man from my village, as a professional funeral mourner. From then on, I set out on a path of mourning with no return! 116Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 139 The Return of the Condor Heroes: Sister Fu, Please Behave Yourself! 神雕杨过：芙妹请自重！ After transmigrating as Yang Guo from The Return of the Condor Heroes, he gains a tenfold talent boost from the start! Remembering all the regrets in the original story, Yang Guo decides to change everything! He casts aside all the frustration and dissatisfaction of the original story! Every beauty and opportunity from the original story will be his! At the ferry crossing at Fengling, she first meets Yang Guo, and one glance binds her to him for life! At the peak of the martial world, who can st —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 A Gentle Breeze, an Old Dream 清风别旧梦 A Gentle Breeze Leaves Old Dreams Behind 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 Tales of the Supernatural 民间怪谈录 [Rural Horror Stories + Anthology + Folk Horror Tales + Chinese Supernatural] Supernatural happenings are most likely to occur in mountain villages, and the stories we've heard may well have really happened. In the eerie night wind, Granny Hao, the midwife who receives the dead, is like a messenger from the underworld, guiding the spirits of helpless mothers and children home. Locust trees commune with spirits, and poplars attract yin energy. Beneath the village's ancient trees lie secrets that 829Reads8.9Score105Shelves
- 142 The Heavenly Coffin 天棺 Because of a joke, my grandmother’s spirit refused to leave after her death and insisted on taking me with her to the grave. Otherwise, my whole family would die. To save my family, I went into the grave with my grandmother... 22kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
- 143 Starcore Prison: A Pact of Steel and Blood 星核囚笼：机械与血契 Starcore Prison: Machine and Blood Pact 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Picking Up a Girl from the Start, My Beast Horde Sweeps the World 开局捡妹，我的兽群横扫天下 [Rousing power-ups + farming and conquest + an invincible beast horde + an overprotective big brother] Lin Fan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the body of a borderland boy nicknamed “Dirt Lump.” His parents are both dead, and all he has left are two scrawny little sisters. Just as the cavalry of the Khanate descends on their village, the [Beast-Taming System] awakens in his moment of despair! He starts by communicating with sparrows and rats, then learns to command packs of wol 1.7kReads9.0Score146Shelves
- 145 Zhu Bajie Takes on Journey to the West: I Tear the Scumbag Bull Demon King Apart 八戒闯西游：手撕渣男牛魔王 Bajie Charges Into the Journey to the West: I Tear the Scumbag Bull Demon King to Pieces 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 Simmering Gently 温水煮沫沫 Song Yimo considers herself ordinary, so even when given a second chance at life, she never expects to live an extraordinary one. To her, making sure her grandmother survives is the sole purpose of her new life. She never dreams of becoming a renowned writer, becoming a top-tier simultaneous interpreter one day, or meeting someone so remarkable. She simply lives each day earnestly, taking one steady step at a time. Without realizing it, with that man's companionship and support, she has traveled 537Reads9.3Score105Shelves
- 147 Hello, Police? Someone's Kidnapped a Law-Abiding Female Ghost 妖妖灵吗？有人绑架良家女鬼 Chen Ziye came out of prison “reformed” and was planning to do something bad to make some money. But he never expected to kidnap a female ghost! Chen Ziye: “Hello? Police? I kidnapped a female ghost, and now I have no idea what to do!” The police showed up, said he'd done the public a service, and rewarded him with ten thousand yuan! You can make money by kidnapping ghosts? And so… Female ghost: “Hello? Police? I'm the female ghost who escaped earlier. I've been kidnapped again!” Zombie: “You lo 7.6kReads9.2Score700Shelves
- 148 The Fragrance of the Coffin's Beauty 棺香美人 When I was born, the river swelled and washed a coffin right into my home. Fifteen years later, the coffin opened, and inside was a woman... Feng shui, fate and destiny... There are endless folk legends to tell, and more bizarre wonders than words can describe. 32.6kReads9.4Score808Shelves
- 149 Fallen Blossoms for You, Please Accept Them with a Smile 落花赠卿，请君笑纳 Falling Blossoms for You, Please Accept Them with a Smile 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 Supreme Taoist: A Calamity of Bloodshed 道门太上：血光之灾 Offer blood to Heaven, and slay every evil thing. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. All the great paths beneath Heaven come from Taishang. The Taishang lineage belongs to my Li family alone. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, makes a solemn vow to eradicate every evil demon beneath Heaven: he will never ascend, but remain in the mortal world for thousands of years. 10.7kReads9.4Score876Shelves
