Novels like The Corpse Retriever
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- 51 The Corpse Retriever of the Underworld River 冥河捞尸人 With a boat beneath my feet, I stand on the Nether River, retrieve corpses and return them, and lay the dead to rest. I am a corpse retriever on the Nether River, protecting the human world. A young man’s soul transmigrated into the body of a three-year-old child who had died young. When he awoke, he was adrift on the Nether River, shrouded in darkness, as demons roared and evil spirits ran rampant. Rescued by a corpse retriever from the Tomb of the Living Dead, he inherited his legacy and becam 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Little Teahouse After Dark 深夜小茶馆 On Zhengyang Street in Chuncheng stands a teahouse that opens only late at night, called Lao She Teahouse. Xudong successfully lands a night-shift server job there, and from that day on, his fate becomes a mystery. Technology in the Underworld is far ahead of its time. They have invented Ghost Artificial Intelligence System 3.0, which Xudong names Chacha. Hey, have you been watching too much Soul Ferry or something? How dare you tease Lord Yama? 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Corpse Investigator 探尸人 In the 1980s, a feng shui master was attacked by a zombie in a land of five evils. He lost a leg and an arm, but miraculously survived. Twenty years later, a mysterious woman surnamed Qin sought out the grandson of that master, Sun. She gathered a group of people and went exploring everywhere, capturing zombies to use as ingredients for medicine. Every member of the group was stranger than the last. What secrets were they hiding...? 396Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Divine Blood-Jade Coffin 血玉神棺 I revealed my family’s heirloom blood jade on an antiques appraisal livestream, only to bring a death sentence upon myself. What I never expected was that the blood jade held a great opportunity left behind by my grandfather. After inheriting it, I became a Feng Shui master whose power could shake heaven and earth, and whose name inspired fear in ghosts and gods! Dragon-and-phoenix blood jade, a divine coffin for a jade maiden, enchanting women, Gu refined into spirits Mother-and-son fiends, nin 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The Tiger Coffin That Keeps the Dead at Bay 虎棺镇尸 At the third quarter of the hour of the Rat, the bronze bell in the Zhu family ancestral hall suddenly rang out with a deafening clang. Guo Xiuxuan flicked his horsetail whisk, snuffing out the ever-burning lamp. He ran a fingertip along the edge of his peachwood sword, and a bright red bead of blood trickled down the pattern of the Big Dipper. The three incense sticks on the offering table snapped in unison. In the moonlight, their ashes coalesced into a twisted human face. “Master!” A young no 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Midnight Tales of Terror 午夜惊悚怪谈 Is the world really as you see it? When night falls, the uncanny follows close behind. It’s dark... Come with me into a bizarre and fantastical world, and experience the most spine-chilling sights hidden deep within your heart. This book is haunted. Ordinary mortals, stay away! 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 I Was Livestreamed Driving Corpses, So I Took the Streamer as My Disciple! 赶尸被直播，我收主播为徒！ Beneath the moonlight, Xia Yu emerged from the mountains, shaking a soul-summoning bell as he drove seven corpses before him. The eerie ringing, the stiff corpses, the mysterious yellow talismans, the birds startled into flight. New streamer Hei Xiaopang happened to witness the scene. Excited, he stopped the corpse-driving procession. “You must be a professional livestreaming team! Look at those actors, look at those props! I want you to take me on as your apprentice!” Xia Yu looked with satisfa —Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 58 Dumped from the Start and Left to Drive Corpses, Now I'm Invincible 开局被甩成为赶尸人，我无敌了 At a dinner where he was supposed to confess to the campus belle, Zhang Bufan, a college entrance exam failure, is pranked and teased by his classmates. By sheer chance, he obtains a god-tier Corpse-Driving System! Classmate: “Zhang Bufan, come sweep the toilets at my dad’s company. I’ll give you the friends-and-family rate of 1,000 yuan a month!” Zhang Bufan: “For 100 yuan, I’ll help your dad find his roots.” “When the dead travel, the living must keep their distance…” At midnight, bells ring t —Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 59 The Yellow River Corpse Retriever 黄河捞尸人 There is always more to the Yellow River than you know! You’d be better off never asking about the forbidden legends of the Yellow River! The Yellow River’s ghost soldiers, the Fish-Bone Divine Temple, the Iron-Headed Dragon King, deadly venomous insects, ghost wedding processions... The strangest objects of the Yellow River, and the oldest, most mysterious profession: Yellow River corpse divers! Their families have guarded the ancient river route for generations. But what are they really protec 27Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 60 After the College Entrance Exams, I Became a Corpse Herder, Exposed by the Campus Goddess 高考后当赶尸人，被校花女神曝光 After the college entrance exams, the campus belle suggested that everyone take a trip to western Hunan and visit her childhood sweetheart. When they arrived at a village in western Hunan, they found a gloomy, mysterious old mansion standing there. The locals stayed well away from it. Campus Belle: Village chief, this old mansion has been abandoned for so long. Why doesn't anyone live there? Village Chief: Miss, don't ask so many questions. Hurry up and leave, or someone might die! Campus Belle: 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 61 My Little Dumpling's Livestream Exposes My Identity as a Corpse Driver 小呆呆直播，我赶尸人身份被曝光 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Zhang Wei inherits a yin-yang shop and settles into life as a laid-back shopkeeper. One night, he unexpectedly becomes a corpse driver. Viewers: The campus beauty is getting married. Want to come to the wedding? Zhang Wei: I’m an officially employed corpse driver for the Underworld. I’m happy to join the banquet, but count me out of the wedding. Viewers: What perks come with an official job? Zhang Wei: I stay at the five-star Delona Hotel, have Bai Wucha 31Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 62 The Ghostly Papercutter 幽冥剪纸人 “You want to make a deal with me? But all I want is your shadow!” Song Xiaohan grinned. 22Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 63 The Corpse Walker: My Disciple Goes Viral 赶尸人,我的徒弟爆红全网 “When the yin spirits travel, the living must stand aside.” After failing the college entrance exam, Fan Wushe spent his days drinking away his sorrows. Then one night, he got drunk and slept in a cemetery, and somehow bound himself to a corpse-driving System. Before he knew it, he had become a corpse-driving master who walked the night. His utterly ordinary life driving corpses began. Until that night… Tuantuan: Master, Master, slow down! Old Lady: Um, Master, can I feel your abs? Zhou Jie: Umm 11Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 64 The Yellow River Corpse Retriever 黄河捞尸人 Grandpa once told me that after I die, the Yellow River will run dry, ghost soldiers will march across the land, and nine flood dragons will pull my coffin... 11Reads—Score114d adds
- 65 On Tomb-Sweeping Day, I Opened a Viral Paper Effigy Shop on the Road to the Underworld 清明节，我在黄泉路开网红纸扎铺 Unemployed young man Lin Xiaoman is forced to return to his hometown and take over the family’s traditional paper effigy shop. But he discovers that the paper money, luxury cars, and phones he makes turn into real goods in the underworld when burned! From then on, his customers are no longer just the living... The King of Hell commissions a “paper aircraft carrier.” A vengeful spirit asks him to repair a “torn marriage contract.” Even the Underworld’s Bureau of Industry and Commerce comes knocki 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 I Quit My Job to Become a Corpse Herder, and Xiao Tuantuan Exposed Me 炒了老板去赶尸，被小团团曝光了 Designer Qin Long submits his proposal for the tenth time. Boss: Take it back and revise it again! Qin Long: To hell with this, I'm done! Do whatever you want! After quitting on his boss, Qin Long suddenly awakens a System that forces him to drive corpses... When the soul-summoning bell rings, the dead set out! One leaping figure after another races along the broad road of afterlife... The whole scene is accidentally exposed by Xiaotuantuan, who is livestreaming an outdoor adventure as a treat f —Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 67 The Corpse Walker: Exposed by Buer Bu Jiao Zhou Jie 赶尸人：被不二不叫周姐曝光 Shen Yun, who was doing manual labor to earn his tuition, accidentally bound himself to a corpse-driving System. But he was so handsome that even the System couldn’t stand it, so it changed his face into that of white-haired Zhang Fei! Shen Yun: “Damn it! Where did my handsome face go?!” The first time his face changed, he scared Zhou Jie unconscious on the spot. Viewer 1: “Holy crap! That extra’s acting is incredible!” Viewer 2: “The set and special effects are amazing! Zhou Jie’s going all out —Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 68 I Came Down the Mountain as a Corpse Driver and Scared My Online Girlfriend Silly 赶尸下山，我把网恋对象吓傻了 His shima told Zhang Hao to take his marriage contract and go down the mountain to meet his beautiful fiancée. Then the woman he'd been dating online for seven years sent him a message. Liu Shishi: "Let's break up. I don't want to keep staring at my phone." Zhang Hao: "I'm coming down the mountain." "Then... let's meet in person." "Let's meet in person tomorrow night. Don't keep me waiting." Liu Shishi brought her twin sister and showed up at the designated spot as promised. A young man 1Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 69 The Last Paper Effigy Maker 最后一个扎纸匠 Paper effigy crafting is a business of the yin world. Of the many trades, the seventh refers to making paper effigies. My master said our line of paper effigy makers suffers from the Five Banes and Three Deficiencies, and is steeped in bad luck. We can forget about marrying and having children. If a female ghost starts haunting us, that's practically a blessing from our ancestors! “So that's why you told me to marry a paper effigy?” I looked at the paper figure lying beside me and felt a chill r 146Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Live-Streaming Illegal Parking Checks: My Zombie Got a Parking Ticket 直播查违停：我的僵尸被贴罚单 A livestream tracks illegal parking across the internet. Qin Feng, a corpse driver, leaves a zombie parked by a deserted roadside, only for a constable to slap it with a ticket. The incident sets the internet abuzz: does this count as illegal parking? Commenter: A zombie gets a parking ticket? Do you pay the fine with ghost money? Commenter: Please welcome Zhang San, the master of getting away with anything, to weigh in. Zhang San: Class, here’s how we should analyze this question... 43Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 71 I Failed the Exams and Became a Corpse Driver, and Dai Xiaomei Livestreamed It 落榜赶尸的我，被呆小妹直播了 Xiao Zhang transmigrated to a parallel world, failed the college entrance exam, and unexpectedly awakened the strongest Corpse-Driving System. He had only wanted to quietly make a fortune as a corpse driver, but Dai Xiaomei accidentally livestreamed him, throwing the whole country into an uproar. Dai Xiaomei: “I honestly never thought corpse drivers were real.” From then on, the two began livestreaming their daily corpse-driving adventures. “The heroic spirits of our martyrs must not remain in a —Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 72 You Were Told to Drive Corpses, Not Scare People 让你去赶尸，不是让你去吓唬人 ♦️A serious, imaginative story about corpse-driving, with tightly interwoven plotlines that only get better as it goes! ⛺️A streamer was broadcasting live from a mass grave, dancing on the graves. He danced Su Fan right out of his tomb and fainted on the spot! The viewers in the livestream: Time to prepare the feast! When a guest came to the corpse inn with a beautiful ancient corpse in tow, the tourists who had come out to sightsee nearly got scared out of their wits! Guest: This young guy's co 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 May Vengeful Ghosts Protect You 厉鬼保佑 [Horror + Supernatural + Mystery + Survival + No System + No Female Lead] In this deranged world overrun by vengeful ghosts, Xu Feng obtains the key to Shelter 21. Why not pray to the ghosts? Beg them for a quick, clean death!!! 13Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 74 The Clay God Carver 泥神匠 My family has been making clay idols for generations. We sculpt statues of gods and invite spirits into them. Remember, you must never worship at the little mountain god or earth god temples hidden in the ravines. Those are wild temples, because you never know what it is you're worshipping... 17Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 75 Paper Effigy Maker 扎纸人 My grandfather was a renowned paper effigy maker, a trade associated with the yin world. I never imagined there could be so many mysterious and unfathomable secrets hidden in it... 189Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Corpse Driver: The Beautiful Campus Belle Insists on Becoming My Apprentice 赶尸人：美女校花非要拜我为师 [No System + No Livestreaming + The Male Lead Is OP] After Zhang Xiaolong showed off his corpse-driving skills, he shattered the worldview of the beautiful campus belle An Siqi. After a fierce inner struggle, An Siqi decided to learn the art of corpse-driving from him. “Xiaolong, I want to take you as my master and learn corpse-driving!” “Not happening! I only pass it down between husband and wife, unless you become my wife.” “...” This book is also known as "Part-Time Corpse Driver: The Ic 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Corpse Mover 搬尸匠 Mo Xiaoqi, a boy born under the Four Yin signs, has been covered in festering sores since childhood, enduring scorn and humiliation. In the end, he chooses to work at a crematorium far from the crowds. He never imagined that his appearance had been caused by a villain's sinister scheme. By chance, he obtains a bone ring and learns the Five Arts of medicine, divination, destiny, and physiognomy, becoming their inheritor. He takes on his awful relatives and seeks out the culprit who poisoned him, 71Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 78 The Mystic Paper Effigy Maker 奇门扎纸匠 Before I was even born, my grandfather had already begun quietly changing my fate, arranging an engagement to someone I had never met. He spared no effort to defy fate and pass down the paper effigy-making craft of the Four Yin Sect, hoping to avoid every calamity brought by the Five Bane and Three Deficiencies. When I was born, strange omens appeared in the sky. Something extraordinary was happening, and it seemed all the disasters were only just beginning. It looked as though everything had be 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 I Graduated on a Whim, Secretly Became a Corpse Driver, and Got Livestreamed 任性毕业，偷摸做了赶尸匠还被人直播了 Lin Xu unexpectedly awakens the Corpse-Driving System. A terrible student, he decides to head to western Hunan and drive corpses. On the train, Lin Xu gets a call from his homeroom teacher: “Lin Xu, we're taking graduation photos today! Hurry over and make yourself a nice memory from your senior year!” Lin Xu: “Teacher, I'm on a train to western Hunan right now! I'll have to miss the graduation photos.” Homeroom teacher: “Western Hunan? What are you going there for?” Lin Xu: “To drive corpses, o 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Horror Revival: From the Start, I Chose to Become a Corpse Stitcher 恐怖复苏，开局选择成为缝尸人 Zhao Han transmigrates to the Blue Star for no apparent reason, and from the start is recruited by the Spirit Suppression Bureau, an organization devoted to handling supernatural incidents. Thanks to his outstanding talent, he is assigned to the team with the best benefits. But then a System appears, and he has to join the corpse-stitching team to activate it. To activate the System, Zhao Han says, “I don’t want to join Team One. I want to join the corpse-stitching team.” Much later, when people 1Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 81 A Female Streamer Goes on an Outdoor Adventure and Is Scared Unconscious by Me, the Corpse Driver 女主播户外探险，被赶尸的我吓晕 [System + Corpse-Driving + Urban Suspense] Gu Liang transmigrates to a parallel world and, after failing the college entrance exams, binds himself to a God-Tier Corpse-Driving System! A female streamer goes exploring outdoors, only to be scared unconscious by me driving a corpse! The blood moon hangs overhead, and ghostly energy resurges! First, a drought demon emerges and wreaks havoc across the land! Then an unrotting corpse seeks the Dao and gathers the corpse demons of the world! The human w —Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 82 The Yellow River Corpse Collector 黄河捞尸人 [Supernatural + Suspense + Folk Tales + Urban] The older generation always says there are things beneath the Yellow River that must never be disturbed, or something terrible will happen. I didn't believe them, not until the day I took a crew underwater to hunt for treasure... 539Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 83 Eerie Corpse Retrieval: Beating Up a Thousand-Year-Old Water Ghost from the Start 诡异捞尸：开局暴打千年水鬼 As everyone knows, corpse retrieval has three rules: 1. Don’t retrieve bodies during thunderstorms. 2. Don’t retrieve bodies floating upright. 3. If you can’t retrieve a body after three tries, give up! No matter how much the client offers, corpse retrievers refuse to enter the water if any of these three situations arise! Before retrieving a body, they also perform all kinds of warding-off rituals and offerings. If anything seems amiss, they won’t enter the water either! These are precious less 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 The Secrets of a Corpse Stitcher and a Maoshan Taoist 缝尸匠和茅山道士不得不说的秘密 For thirty-seven days, red rain blanketed Shanghai. The survivors discovered a bizarre pattern: anyone caught in the rain developed black stitches across their back, as if they were corpses being sewn together one stitch at a time. Li Yang, a physics teacher, was the first stitch She sewed into this world. The last heir of the Maoshan lineage returned with three thousand lives and three thousand years of memories. He said, “She isn't a god. She's just a corpse stitcher.” Three thousand peachw 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Heaven-Chosen Paper Effigy Maker 天命扎纸人 First comes fate, then fortune, then feng shui; fourth, accumulate virtue, and fifth, study. Sixth, choose a spouse; seventh, choose a career; eighth, make friends with people of influence; ninth, practice good health. Those who work with yin and yang make their living by reading fate, but they are doomed to three deficiencies and five afflictions, with life and death impossible to predict. With nothing but the craft of making paper effigies, they guide countless wandering souls and spirits to t 349Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Tales of Western Hunan 湘西往事录 Strike the gong to announce the spirits, ring the bell to summon their souls. Dressed in Taoist robes, the corpse driver of western Hunan. The dead are on the move. The living, stand aside. A crescent moon shines on blue robes, a river of stars stretches across the low sky. The mournful gong clears the way, ghostly shadows speak of western Hunan. Silver bells softly summon souls, coins pave the road and drive the spirits away. Every household shuts its doors tight, the living keep away as deathl 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Ghost Valley Corpse Scripture 鬼谷尸经 A corpse the police can't move, and a farewell letter no ordinary person can understand. These two seemingly unrelated things lead to a secret that has driven occult practitioners mad throughout history. The five magical arts of western Hunan, Daoist yin-yang divination, feng shui formations, and the long-lost art of reading the veins of mountains and rivers... Keep reading, and you may find it hard to believe, yet everything fits together perfectly. Remember: Heaven sees all, and fate is p 21Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 88 I Hosted a Show, and My Identity as a Corpse-Driving Taoist Was Exposed 主持节目，我赶尸人身份被曝光了 A campus interview show. Host Zhou Xiaoyi asked, “Have you ever seen a ghost?” “Heh. What era are we living in? We should believe in science. Of course I've never seen a ghost!” Ye An replied. Beep! Beep! Beep! The lie detector went off like crazy! “Then what did you do after you encountered a ghost?” “Obviously, I ran! It was a ghost. Wouldn't I have to be an idiot not to run?” Beep! Beep! Beep! The lie detector went off like crazy! From that day on, Ye An's identity as a corpse-drivin 33Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 89 Dumped from the Start, I Become a Corpse Driver and Shock the World 开局被甩，成为赶尸人震惊世界 From the start, Chen Chen is dumped by his girlfriend, who has hooked up with a rich second-generation heir, and falls into despair. Who could have guessed that the very next moment, he would obtain the Ultimate Corpse-Driving System? The entire world is soon left in shock. Female CEO: “I can’t believe corpse drivers are actually real!” Netizen A: “Holy crap, that corpse is hopping toward me! Help!” Netizen B: “Mom asked why I’m watching the livestream on my knees.” “Everyone, believe in scienc 464Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 90 The Corpse-Driving System from Heaven 天降赶尸系统 College student Tian Ye suddenly acquires the Corpse-Driving System and becomes a mysterious corpse driver... 437Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 The Corpse Driver of the Yellow Springs 黄泉赶尸人 My name is Zhang Yijiu, and I’m a corpse walker. When I got my first job, I didn’t dare say a word the whole way. That road had only two living people on it: me and Fatty Fan... 612Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 I Became a Pallbearer After Graduation, and Dai Xiaomei Exposed Me 毕业做抬棺匠，被呆小妹曝光了 Graduation day. Parents, relatives, classmates, and teachers ask Feng Chuqi: “Have you found a job?” Feng Chuqi: “I have. No 996, and I work when I want. When I don't, I take the day off.” Parents, relatives, classmates, and teachers: “What?” “Thump, thump.” Feng Chuqi taps the coffin behind him. “Ghosts are carrying a coffin. Living people, stand aside.” Parents, relatives, classmates, and teachers: “Holy crap, coffin bearers really exist?” Feng Chuqi: “Of course not. Believe in science, everyo 162Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 93 I Took Leave to Go Home and Deal with a Corpse, but My Beautiful Boss Insisted on Coming Along 请假回家赶尸，美女上司非要一起 Fu Long, who had left Raojiang, was eating braised chicken rice in the Magic City CBD when he suddenly got a call from the head of his village: "The corpse-driving contest starts soon. Last year, you didn't come back, and we lost to the neighboring village by five cows, two pigs, and more than a dozen chickens. If you dare not come back this year, I'll livestream myself tearing down your house!" 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Corpse-Driving Taboos 赶尸禁忌 Grandpa died, but then he came back to life. He said I was destined to face a terrible calamity... If I couldn’t survive it, my whole family would suffer! 153Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 95 Speak No Words of the Three Corpses 三尸勿语 When someone dies far from home and a practitioner uses magic to make the corpse rise, it is called corpse-driving. People have three hun and seven po souls; corpses have three corpse spirits and nine worms. To drive a corpse that died unjustly, one must first subdue the spirits of its three corpses. When the dead pass by, the living must keep away! 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 After Graduation, I Became a Corpse Driver, and the Campus Belle Exposed Me 毕业后当赶尸人被校花曝光了 Qin Yu had just graduated from university when, by a twist of fate, he became a mysterious corpse driver. As he went about his work, he accidentally turned himself into a zombie who feared neither humans, gods, demons, nor monsters, and was beyond the cycle of reincarnation. One day, he suddenly caught a “bat demon” and uncovered a world-shaking secret: more than three hundred biological laboratories were working to create mutants and rule the world... This is Huaxia. All crooked arts and evil w 2Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 97 Dai Xiaomei Faints in Terror During Her Haunted House Livestream, Scared by Me Driving Corpses 呆小妹古宅直播，被赶尸的我吓晕 In the first year after graduation, Ding Hao became a corpse driver. He led a group of ancient corpses brought out of deep-mountain tombs through the empty streets and alleys at midnight. Watching a few people nearby look around nervously, he knew they were searching for their ancestors. “Your ancestors are all right here. Come over and pick one out.” A little streamer named Xiaodaidai filmed the whole thing. She thought to herself, This is it! My follower count is going to skyrocket! 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Tales of Feng Shui 说说风水那些事 A Few Words About Feng Shui 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 The Paranormal Investigator 探诡达人 My name is Qi Yue. I was born in the seventh lunar month, so that’s how I got my name. I’m a restaurant reviewer, and I’ve been doing this for five years. I made a little money in the first few years, but after the pandemic, the jobs became fewer and fewer. I wanted to switch to another line of work, but I didn’t know how to do anything else, so I had no choice but to keep struggling. With my pockets nearly empty, I desperately searched online for similar jobs. At last, I found a well-paid posit 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Borrowed Corpse 借尸 She is one of the Ten Evils. Even at the bottom of the list, she is beyond the measure of ordinary people. 17Reads6.8Score—14d adds
