Novels like The One Who Buries the Dead
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- 101 Forbidden Zone Exploration: Inheriting Phoenix Blood, with the Little Brother as a Teammate 禁地探险：继承凤凰血，队友小哥 Ye Kang transmigrates into a top-tier restricted-zone exploration show and becomes teammates with Wu Xie and Xiao Ge. They face an endless stream of crises! “A regular guy like him is just going to his death!” “Ye Kang, hurry up and go home! Don't waste one of the 50 lucky contestants' spots!” Wu Xie: “Yikes, Ye Kang really is terrifying!” Xiao Ge: “He's no ordinary man!!!!!” 1.6kReads8.9Score161Shelves
- 102 Tomb Raiding: Qilin Bloodline, and the Boss Spoils Me from the Start 盗墓：麒麟血脉，开局被小哥宠坏 [Hardcore Couple]+ [Tomb Raiding]+ [Brotherhood] After transmigrating to the vast world of Tomb Raiding, Zhang Yiqian becomes a master tomb raider of the Zhang family. After acquiring the Qilin bloodline, he and Zhang Qilin somehow develop an astonishing rapport. Though they're only cousins, their bond as brothers, forged through shared hardship, is stronger than steel! Wu Tianzhen: “The way those two... work together is amazing. I'm jealous!” Fatty: “Tsk, tsk. There's definitely a story between 3.8kReads6.2Score528Shelves
- 103 Tomb Raiding: Little Third Master Is in Danger, the Backup Team Mobilizes! 盗墓：小三爷危，后援团出动！ [First person, before the restart, original story, no System, reader-chosen pairing; proceed with caution if you dislike first-person narration] My life has been full of twists and turns. I have set foot in an underground palace suspended upside down in the sky, and I have witnessed the reality behind myths. These are things you could never imagine: humans living alongside demons, ghostly shadows that seize the soul, fish-men who grin as they devour hearts, and underworld needles deep in the mar 2.5kReads9.5Score248Shelves
- 104 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 [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
- 105 The Grand Feng Shui Master 大相师 Ten years ago, nine snakes crawled into my bed. Grandpa said someone was trying to steal my life. To keep me alive, he arranged an engagement for me to extend my lifespan... 8kReads9.3Score984Shelves
- 106 Terror in the Haunted Dorm 诡寝惊魂 I got a job as a dorm supervisor in a university women’s residence, but the girls there were a little too friendly… Crying in the middle of the night, dorm rooms catching fire, rooms that don’t exist. Hidden in the deepest corners of memory is a bizarre and fantastical world… The night is deep, the dream unfinished. A mountain spirit blows out the lamp. Where can a lonely soul return? 10.4kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
- 107 Tomb Raiding: My Qilin Tattoo Subdues a Blood Corpse and Stuns Reba 盗墓：麒麟纹身镇血尸，震惊热芭 [Invincible protagonist + System + tomb raiding + livestreaming + entertainment + from the start + exposure + educational content] Qin Lin transmigrated to a parallel world and started with Qilin blood in his veins. He entered Biaoziling, where he killed a blood corpse single-handedly and obtained a clue to immortality, but the whole thing was unexpectedly exposed on livestream by celebrity Reba, whom he had just rescued! He shot straight to the top of the trending list! At the same time, the to 2.7kReads5.7Score218Shelves
- 108 I'm a Fallen Top-Tier Star! The Nation Wants Me to Raid Tombs 我，塌房顶流！国家请我出手盗墓 [Tomb Raiding + CP + Mushroom House + Showbiz + Livestreaming + Invincible + Identity Reveal + System + Transmigration + From the Start + Supernatural] Lin Chen transmigrated to a parallel world and became a disgraced entertainer. While searching for his older sister, he bound himself to a Tomb-Raiding System!! From the start, he gained max-level combat skills, max-level feng shui skills… As long as he completed missions, he could earn even more rewards: The Qilin Little Brother, the Silent Bott 2.5kReads6.6Score149Shelves
- 109 Tomb Raiding: From the Start, I Got a Sign-In for Fenghou Qimen 盗墓：开局签到风后奇门 Su Jing transmigrates into a world that combines all kinds of tomb-raiding stories. From the start, he inherits Wang Ye of Wudang! Wang Ye of Wudang, heir to the Wind-After-Wonder Gate, one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills! Taijiquan: soft force in the yin hand, hard force in the yang hand! Hard and soft in harmony, unbeatable boxing! Wind-After-Wonder Gate: I am the direction, I am good and ill fortune! I hold heaven and earth in my grasp and make myself king! He signs in at ancient tombs, gho 1.3kReads9.0Score134Shelves
- 110 I, Zhang Qiling, Slaughter Them All! 我，张起灵，乱杀！ The Nine Gates [Under One Person + Tomb Raiding + The Old Nine Gates + Republican Era + Horror + Invincible] Su Mu transmigrated into a world of tomb raiders, becoming a member of the mysterious Zhang clan of the Qilin lineage. After arriving in this world, he discovered it had more than just the Old Nine Gates, the leaders of the tomb-raiding world. It was also home to the four schools of tomb raiding: the Gold-Touching Captain, the Mountain-Moving Taoist, the Mound-Inspecting Official, and the 2.8kReads8.9Score231Shelves
- 111 The Corpse Collection Files 收尸档案 Since ancient times, the dead have been left with their bodies. But few people know that corpses hold many secrets that remain hidden from the world. Cursed corpses, living corpses, bodies left where they fell, vengeful corpses, bisected corpses... Every corpse has a story of its own! My name is He Yongheng, and I collect bodies for a funeral home. 3.8kReads9.0Score367Shelves
- 112 Among the Otherworldly 我在异人间 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
- 113 Tomb Raiding: System, You Want Me to Learn Magic? 盗墓：系统你让我学魔法？ [Tomb Raider + No Romance + Harry Potter Magic + Plot-Focused + Wacky] (The author is in perfectly good mental health and is not crazy.) Qi Yan transmigrates into the world of tomb raiding, but the System he brings along is magical. From then on, the world of “Where Did Third Uncle Go?” takes a very different turn. Wang Yueban: “It’s so dark in here.” Qi Yan: “Lumos!” Wu Xie: “Aaaaaah, the rocks are falling!” Qi Yan: “Confringo! Protego!” Xiao Ge: “This lock, the Bagua, ” Qi Yan: “Alohomora!” Xi 2.7kReads9.4Score289Shelves
- 114 Notes on Folk Spirit Mediums 民间出马仙笔记 [Spirit Mediums + Chinese-Style Horror + Episodic Stories + Supernatural Mystery + Karma + Mind-Blowing Twists + Feng Shui and the Occult] "Unraveling one strange and unpredictable tale of karmic retribution after another" In a remote suburb of the city lies a cemetery. Few people know that a shop dealing in the supernatural stands there, run by a spirit medium who can communicate with the dead and the living. The owner specializes in paranormal cases beyond ordinary people's understanding, but 467Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 115 The Last Paper Effigy Maker 最后一个扎纸人 The art of paper effigies can bridge the worlds of yin and yang, perform rites for the dead, and summon the King of Hell. Cut yellow paper, weave bamboo strips: paper horses travel a thousand miles, and paper figures summon spirits. With one stroke to paint their eyes, the King of Hell appears, striking terror into all directions and sending ten thousand ghosts into hiding! By the time the art of paper effigies reaches Chen Mo, he is its last practitioner. He assumes this ancient, mysterious cra 16.7kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
- 116 Food and Tomb Raiding: I Devour the Zombie King and Scare Yang Mi to Tears 美食盗墓：吞噬僵尸王，吓哭杨蜜 [Tomb Raiding + Exploration + Livestreaming + Epic Payback + A Guy Who's Here for the Fun!] Shen Yu transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes a disgraced top-tier star. When invited to join a celebrity tomb-raiding adventure show in a forbidden zone, he accidentally binds himself to a Gourmet Tomb-Raiding System. All he has to do is gather ingredients from gourmet recipes, cook them, and eat them to earn rewards! Devouring bloodlines, the Art of Moving Mountains and Filling Seas, Spirit Po 220Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 117 You Said This Was Archaeology, So Why Is Your Comic Coming True? 说好考古，你这漫画都成真了？ She transmigrated to a world with a huge gap in its historical record! Thanks to the System, she went on an archaeological expedition! But then everything Qin Feng said came true! Livestream viewers: Everything in your comics has come true, and you still say you’re doing archaeology? Qin Feng: Shh, I really am a comic artist. Don’t slander my reputation! Livestream viewers: Then what about your Qilin tattoo? Qin Feng: ... Livestream viewers: What’s the deal with your tomb-raiding token? Qin Feng 35.2kReads8.5Score7.9kShelves
- 118 Archaeology Comes True: Are You Crazy? You Still Say It Was Made Up for a Game 考古成真：疯了吧，还说游戏编的 Chen Pingan transmigrated to a world with a gap in its historical record. He returned to his old line of work and started developing games. Then an archaeological team exposed the truth: the game’s settings had become real! The whole country was stunned, and Chen Pingan shot straight to the top of the trending searches! “Unbelievable! The famous game director is actually a tomb raider?!” “So Tomb Raider’s Diary is really Tomb Raider’s Autobiography. The whole thing is based on his real-life expe 15.5kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves
- 119 Tomb Raiding: Outwitting Wu Erbai from the Start 盗墓：开局与吴贰白斗智斗勇 [Transmigration + Supernatural + Tomb Raiding + System + Tomb-Raiding World + No Female Lead + No Romance] A few words up front: This is not a power fantasy. It focuses on suspense, adventure, and outsmarting opponents, with very little of the original book's plot. It retains only the original characterizations of certain characters, while the main storyline is entirely original. If that bothers you, you can stop reading here. In the heavens stands the White Jade Capital, with twelve towers and 1.3kReads9.4Score108Shelves
- 120 Nine Dragons Carry the Coffin 九龙抬棺 The night of my grandfather's funeral, I carried a stone tablet at the front of the procession to lead the way. I didn't dare look back, because the eight evil spirits carrying the coffin were behind me... 9.8kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
- 121 The Yin-Walker 巡阴人 Applying makeup to the dead, reading the winds and assessing the land, preparing bodies for burial, and performing rites on the seventh day after death. Scorched corpses: cleaning the body, applying rouge, painting the features! Bodies cut in half at the waist: removing the organs, filling the cavities, and stitching the body back together! I was born into a family that made its living from the dead, so I grew up dealing with corpses. I’ve seen all sorts of bizarre ways to die and countless inex 8.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
- 122 The One Who Borrows Lives from the Underworld 阴间借命人 [Standalone Stories + Supernatural Horror + Suspense + Folk Customs + Playful Tone + Ensemble Cast + Nonstop Ghost-Hunting Thrills!] Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I’ve known no peace. My name is Quan Ning. I’m a lawyer, and one day I was in a car accident on a mountain road. As I lay dying, I saw a ghostly judge from the underworld come to claim my soul. I struck a deal with him and borrowed a sliver of hope for survival. The price of this life I borrowed was becoming 2.5kReads9.1Score236Shelves
- 123 I Fell into the World of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, and My Identity Is Exposed! 掉入盗笔世界，身份瞒不住了！ [Tomb Raiding + Dual Systems + Dual Worlds + Superpowers + All-New Plot + No Female Lead + Sweet Romance] Read the comments first. Don't read if you don't like it. System: “This is a teleportation array. With it, you can go back. You can exchange for it as long as you haven't saved up one hundred million points!” Qi Xuan fell silent for a moment. Technically, he had less than 100 million. He was only one point short. Even the weakest monsters were worth just one point. He'd have to kill 100 mill 4.5kReads9.3Score394Shelves
- 124 Tomb Raiding: From the Start, I Have the Bloodline of a Three-Legged Golden Crow 盗墓，开局就是三足金乌血脉 Luo Chen unexpectedly arrives in a tomb-raiding world. From the start, he is a true descendant of the Faqiu Celestial Official lineage. He is also the younger brother of the warlord Luo Laowai. Watch Luo Chen stir up trouble and turn the tomb-raiding world upside down. If you trust me, start with the news about the blue snake gall in Chapter 47. Secret Seventeen will reveal all the hidden messages and mysteries of the tombs, one by one. I promise you won't be disappointed! 10.8kReads9.0Score764Shelves
- 125 The Divine Qilin 麒麟神相 I was born with a Qilin by my side. To save me, my grandfather peeled off his own human skin and gave it to a nine-tailed fox. That day, dead trees bloomed again, and all the beasts came to pay their respects! 10.8kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
- 126 Tomb Raiding: She's the Real Deal, Fearlessly Tackling Every Mechanism 盗墓：这姑娘能处，解机关真敢上 [The Iron Triangle + Scheming Heroine + Lighthearted + Some Original Headcanons + The Heroine and Xiaoge Are a Couple! Not a Power Fantasy!] Wu Xie gets a mysterious box connected to Wu Sansheng. As he opens it, he learns that Zhang Qiling actually has a fiancée! The two brothers turn into spectators eager for the gossip, then get “reluctantly” swept up in a family conspiracy. After extricating himself from the family conspiracy, Wu Xie learns another earth-shattering secret. To uncover the trut 4.6kReads9.2Score618Shelves
- 127 Forbidden Zone Adventure: Exploring the First Emperor of Qin’s Tomb from the Start 禁地探险，开局探险大秦祖龙墓 [Livestreamed Exploration] [No Female Lead] [Sweet Romance] On the second day of their expedition into the forbidden tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of Qin, the program crew brought in replacement contestants after the explorers suffered devastating casualties. To Xiao Zuo's surprise, his replacement teammate was none other than the legendary Zhang Qilin. From then on, the nerve-racking expedition show took on a sweet new flavor. 1.1kReads9.4Score176Shelves
- 128 Eerie Tattoos 诡纹 My grandfather was a tattoo artist, but the things he tattooed were seriously sinister… 7.5kReads9.1Score783Shelves
- 129 The Secret of the Buddha Mother 佛母的秘密 The Buddha Mother's Secret 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
- 131 Folk Feng Shui Secrets 民间风水秘术 This story focuses on practical feng shui and fortune-telling. If you're looking for made-up drama, this isn't for you! Feel free to skip the first four chapters and start reading from Chapter Five. The adaptation will also start from Chapter Five, which should make it much easier to adapt. Thank you for understanding! (Traditional, no System, no wild flights of fancy, funny, not saintly! A technical, skill-focused story!) I was born in a poor mountain village. From a young age, I traveled aroun 27.1kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
- 132 My Years of Ghost Hunting Among the People 我在民间捉鬼的那些年 Chinese-Style Horror, No Female Lead My name is Xu Jian. I’m 26, and I studied Taoist arts under a Maoshan priest for several years. Over the years, I’ve seen all kinds of things. After doing this long enough, I realized that ghosts aren’t scary. What’s truly frightening are the things people can’t get past in their hearts. All I do is help them say what needs to be said and settle their debts once and for all. People call me a Celestial Master of the Taoist sect, but I’m really just an ordin 4.5kReads—Score304Shelves
- 133 Tomb Raiding: I’m the Stillborn Baby Who Slept for Three Thousand Years! 盗墓：我，沉睡三千年死婴！ Chu Tian is reborn into the world of Tomb Raiders: Restart and Listening to Thunder. From the start, he climbs out of a coffin and meets Wu Xie and Pangzi for the first time~ He is an experiment in the Queen Mother of the West and King Mu of Zhou’s quest for immortality! In this life, he is the stillborn child of the Zhang family, dead for three thousand years! In this life, he is the son of the Queen Mother of the West and King Mu of Zhou! In this life, he is the one the Zhang family has protec 2.6kReads9.1Score366Shelves
- 134 I Smell a Ghost! 我嗅到了鬼味！ [Infinite Flow]+ [Mild Horror]+ [No Romance]+ [Despairing Tone] One night, Gu Quan walks out of the funeral home carrying two memorial portraits, having just attended a funeral. His father calls to tell him that his mother has been in a car accident and is at death's door. In a panic, Gu Quan heads to the underground garage, hoping to drive over and see his mother one last time. On the way, he unexpectedly catches the scent of his natural enemy! Terrified, he gets into a car without thinking, un 195.3kReads8.6Score13.8kShelves
- 135 Sin Hunter Detective 猎罪神探 What's the most terrifying case you've ever heard of? The Corpse Immortal Madam, the Medical University's Sex Fiend, the Human-Head Planters, the Zombie Baby in Building Seven... There are no ghosts in this world, only wrongs waiting to be righted by a master hand. The legendary coroner Song Yang returns to the scene with his disciples, piercing through layer upon layer of mystery to hunt down the killers lurking in this world. Come face-to-face with the bloodiest, most baffling, and most hair-r 5.9kReads9.4Score819Shelves
- 136 Tomb Raiding: Little Brother, I'm Weak as a Nobody 盗墓：小哥，我弱得跟个渣渣一样 [No CP] The male lead is frail, so proceed with caution if that's not your thing! My name is Wei Xuyang. In the past, I transmigrated through many worlds with a System. Now I have a chat group System. King Lu Shang, King Mu of Zhou, the Queen Mother of the West... They're all members of my chat group! One day, I discovered that I was lying inside a coffin. The System even told me I'd been asleep for several thousand years! But I don't remember a thing! Who am I, anyway? While I was still questio 1.4kReads9.2Score165Shelves
- 137 The Divine Fortune-Teller in the Linen Robe 麻衣神算子 My grandfather taught me everything he knew about fortune-telling, but after I read three people’s fortunes, he left me. From then on, I didn’t just tell the fortunes of the living... 43.7kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves
- 138 Strange Tales Livestream 怪谈直播间 The sound of meat being chopped eerily echoes through a bun shop in the dead of night. The passengers on the last bus all have the same face. On a freezing, rainy night, someone wearing funeral clothes wanders the streets... The Strange Tales livestream takes you deep into the hidden side of this world! 13.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
- 139 National Treasure 国家宝藏 [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Smart Protagonists] There is a group of people armed with black blades and mysterious arts, born to venture into ancient tombs across the land. There is a group of people who fight without end and bleed until they are drained, dying to protect the nation's treasures. They stand before the countless people of the world, shielding them from its darkest corners. They leave the greatest glory of their people behind them, for all to behold. They share one name: Qilin. But I 38.6kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves
- 140 Selling Clothes by Day, Sewing Corpses by Night 白天卖衣服，晚上缝尸体 [Traditional supernatural horror, folk terror, decisive and ruthless] I rented an apartment where someone had died, hoping to save money, only to be plunged into endless darkness... My terrifying girlfriend has a mouth full of sharp teeth and haunts me day and night; A headless vengeful infant on the highway frantically tries to steal people’s heads; A horrifying internet celebrity livestreams herself peeling off people’s faces, while the comments turn eerie; At a Cat Immortal shrine in a strang 51.9kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves
- 141 Tomb Raiding: I Awakened Four Bloodlines from the Start 盗墓：开局激活四系血脉。 [No Female Lead + Don't Read If You Dislike This] This is not a blood-pumping wish-fulfillment novel! If that's not your thing, please leave now! Seriously, don't complain. Thank you. The era and historical setting are both fictional! Please don't apply the story to modern society! After the amnesiac youth Su Qingchen transmigrated, he became another amnesiac young man in a different world: Blue Star. When Su Qingchen saw himself on a film set, dressed in costume, he thought he was on a showbiz 3.4kReads9.3Score418Shelves
- 142 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score101Shelves
- 143 Tomb Raiding: From the Start, I Obtained the Bloodline of a True Dragon 盗墓：开局获得真龙血脉 People light the candles, ghosts blow them out, and the Mountain-Moving Taoist descends into the tomb. When a mysterious heir appears, one who has mastered the secret arts of all four tomb-raiding schools, the entire tomb-raiding world is turned upside down. Third Uncle: "Ninth Master is the strongest tomb raider I've ever met!" Fatty: "I've never been scared going into a tomb with my senior brother!" Naive: "Ninth Master showed me that tomb raiding can be as easy as sightseeing!" Zhang Qilin: " 45.3kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
- 144 EN The Last Bus on Route 13 13路末班车 I'm the driver of the last bus on Route 13. Every night at eleven, I have to make a run to the suburbs. This book is addictive, so don't blame me if you can't put it down! In this novel, even the sharp-tongued readers who always guess the plot right will find themselves repeatedly proven wrong. You might find yourself asking, “What's going on? What's going on?” Don't doubt your sanity. Just keep reading. A story that keeps you on edge, here to save readers suffering from a reading drought! 13.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
- 145 From the Old Nine Gates to Grave Robbers’ Chronicles 从老九门装到盗笔 Someone whose certainty that something will happen to another person makes it come true for him, forcing him to embark on the path of showing off. He thought it was a sure thing, but after coughing up a mouthful of blood, Xiang Liu couldn't help reflecting: Just what kind of person do you all think I am, anyway?! 10.8kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
- 146 The Haunted Tomb 诡坟 [This is no ordinary paranormal story. It's all about horror and suspense: no mindless wish fulfillment, forbidden yin-yang lore, no cultivation, and a ghost wife. If it's not good, you can break my legs.] People laugh at my family's poverty and say that all my blood relatives have died, so there must be a ghost in our house. I don't dare argue... because there really is a ghost buried in our ancestral grave! ...My name is Zhang Asi... I was born at four in the morning on the fourteenth day of t 40.2kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves
- 147 I Made a Pact with the Gods: Tomb Raiding and Gu Poison Made Me Rich! 我与神明画押，盗墓炼蛊发家！ Su Jing transmigrates into a world that combines various tomb-raiding stories and awakens the Gu Master System from the start, refining the Spring and Autumn Cicada! Spring and Autumn Cicada: Wields the power of time and can turn it back within a limited area! He joins the Iron Triangle in Worm Valley to seek out exotic insects and beasts. Blood-Draining Dragon Boa Gu! It can control blood mist, and anyone who touches it dies! Impervious to blades and bullets, fire and water! Blade-Winged Eagle 18.8kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
- 148 The Haunted Teahouse: I Only Sell Objects of Ill Omen 恐怖茶馆：我只卖大凶之物 The world is divided between yin and yang. Some people do business with the living, while others trade with the dead. I deal in the business of the dead, but I don’t sell coffins, paper money, funeral clothes, or paper effigies. What I sell are things you’ve never seen before, things far stranger still… 31kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
- 149 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 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
- 150 The Last Knife Seller 最后一个赊刀人 They are wandering prophets who travel the four corners of the world. Skilled in feng shui, they roam the mortal realm with a bundle of cleavers and scissors on their backs, and wherever they go, they leave behind a prophecy about what they have seen. “Keep this cleaver. If an elder in your family dies of consumption within five years, I'll come back to collect payment.” They are heirs to an ancient Daoist tradition from a distant place, able to pronounce life and death with ironclad certainty a 53.1kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
