Novels like Patroller of the Living World
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Patroller of the Living World, best match first.
- 1 The Singing in the Tomb 墓室里面的歌声 The Singing in the Tomb —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Woman Who Crawled Out of the Dry Well 枯井里爬上来的女人 The Woman Who Climbed Out of the Dry Well —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Ghost Party I Experienced for Myself 亲身经历过的“阿飘派对” A firsthand account of an “Afterlife Party” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Strange Tales of the Maze City: Spirit Detective 迷城诡事之灵探 Mysteries of the Haunted City: Spirit Investigator —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 A Wedding Invitation Made of Human Skin 人皮婚笺 To escape a violent man, I hid inside a coffin in a mass grave, only to unexpectedly sign a marriage contract with a ghost. From that day on, he appeared in my dreams every night. The birthmark that had suddenly appeared on my neck burned day after day, and I could see the deathly aura surrounding everyone around me. No one can escape the cause and effect that governs life and death, just like that bone-chilling encounter on that night. A lonely girl weeping in the night, nightmares in the women 86Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 6 The Strongest Spirit Medium in Qianzhou, the Land of Wu and Nuo 巫傩黔州最强走阴人 #SpiritWalkers #Folklore #UnusualTales #StrangeCaseFiles #TheYinYangRoad Chen Xuan, a ritual master from Qianzhou, is neither Buddhist nor Daoist. He commands the Five Chang troops and roams between the worlds of yin and yang. Just after solving a bizarre case involving stolen skins and body possession, he takes on a high-priced supernatural job in the Northeast. A wealthy child is plagued by a strange illness that has left famous doctors and immortals alike helpless. Joining forces with Ma Xiao —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Strange Way of the Divine Firmament 神霄诡道 (Folkloric horror) (No female lead) (Taoist priest) (Artisan) (Yin and yang) A bride who hangs herself on her wedding night, an eighteen-story hell built beneath a hospital morgue, rats holding a wedding in a mass grave. My once-peaceful life was shattered by the arrival of a girl. I lit three sticks of incense before my master's statue. But when I placed them in the incense burner, a gust of cold wind snapped two of them. 3.3kReads—Score32314d adds
- 8 Ghosts Abroad Tonight 今夜有诡 My name is Cen Ruosi. Ever since I was little, people suspected that I was cursed to bring death to those around me. My master summoned the River of Forgetfulness, built the Bridge of Helplessness, and set up the Three Lives Stone, hoping to undo my fate. But he died suddenly before he could finish, leaving me only a secret manual. From then on, the only ones by my side were wandering spirits... 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Big Shot's Laid-Back Life 大佬的咸鱼人生 [Rebirth + Secret Big Shot + Self-Redemption + Male Lead Appears Later] Mei Yinuo is reborn. Since she’s come back at a time that isn’t the worst, she decides to leave that quagmire and enjoy a quiet, carefree life. But her kind, plainspoken adoptive father, her maternal half-sister, and her beautiful, warmhearted best friend use their affection to nurture a completely different person, little by little. She tries to be her own father, only for her real father, who vanished without a trace in 1.4kReads8.0Score13514d adds
- 10 The Deadbeat of Both the Living and Spirit Worlds 我在阴阳两界当老赖 [One female lead] + [temporary underworld worker] + [traditional supernatural mysteries] + [underworld turned into a state-owned enterprise] + [sharp-tongued and tough] + [reliably updated daily] My name is Lin Wan. I'm an embalmer at a funeral home and a part-time temporary worker in the underworld. Day job: putting makeup on the dead and listening to their stories. Side jobs: owing the underworld money, being hunted by a foundation, and getting sabotaged by the System. They all say I'm inve —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 When the Paranormal Invaded, My Sister and I Had Only Each Other 诡异入侵，我和姐姐相依为命 [Eerie Invasion] + [One Female Lead] + [Thriller] + [Heartbreaking] Grandma said the sun used to be golden, and blankets dried in its warmth smelled lovely. I've lived for ten years and never seen a sun like that. The night the blood moon appeared, the sky turned red. Ever since, the sun has never been warm again. It hangs there, pale and wan, its edges faintly tinged red, like a half-open eye. A light red fog hangs in the air all year round, and two-thirds of the population has already been inf —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Exorcise! Exorcise! A House Full of Ghost Concubines 超度！超度！鬼妾满屋 (Supernatural + workplace + hilarious + multiple female leads) ⚠️ Friendly reminder: We aren’t responsible if you laugh yourself to death, and insurance won’t pay out if you’re scared to death. Who else gets it, folks!!! Qin Shaoyang believes only in science, but accidentally stumbles into a supernatural company. During his interview, HR grills his soul. Just to get free meals and lodging, he’s sent to the countryside to perform a ritual on his very first day. At a crossroads, he burns paper off 61Reads—Score14014d adds
- 13 Your Diary 你的日记本 You suddenly come across a diary. The handwriting is clearly yours, yet you can't remember writing any of it. Curious, you decide to open it and take a look. Maybe it would be better to read it tonight. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Ancestral Secret Arts: I Alone Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 祖传秘术：我一人镇百鬼 In 1999, on the eve of the new century, a young man named Lu Ming drowned during a bizarre outing to the countryside. Yet his soul did not depart. Instead, it was drawn by a mysterious force back to his old home in a remote mountain village. He discovered that this seemingly ordinary ancestral home was actually a secret base belonging to the Yin-Yang Lu Clan, a family whose secrets had been passed down for generations. The Lu family were reclusive heirs to arts such as divination, exorcism and t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Marching Against the Yellow Springs: The Book of the Impermanent 黄泉逆行：无常簿 Have you ever narrowly escaped death? A car crash, a fire, or even a sudden slip beneath your feet... In that moment, you were grateful to be alive. But you don't know that from the instant you "accidentally" survived, your name was written in an invisible Book of Impermanence. It is no ghost or curse. It is a rule, the coldest correction program in the universe. From then on, the everyday things you rely on will become your tomb. The floor beneath your feet, the chandelier overhead, the cup in —Reads—Score214d adds
- 16 Tales of the Strange in Bluestone Alley 青石巷诡事录 [Supernatural] [Light Horror] [Episodic Stories] [Chinese Folk Customs] Deep in Qingzhou’s Qingshi Alley lies a ferry inn unknown to anyone. Its owner, Shen Du, exists beyond life and death. He has survived for a hundred years, all to dispel the obsessions of the departed. Behind every strange and uncanny event that comes to light are debts of humanity buried for a hundred years. A headsman’s rusty blade, a performer’s jade, salt smugglers bringing disaster, a canal guild’s water tokens, a night 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Soul-Returning Ledger 还魂帐 On the seventh day after death, the dead return to settle their debts. Funeral director Shen Yantian was born with the ability to see accounts. He audits, weighs, and settles accounts for the dead, at the cost of pawning a memory each time. Until he discovers that the account for the fire that should have killed him three years ago is blank. Someone died in his place. This is my first novel, so the plot moves a little quickly at the beginning. It gets better later on. Thank you for your understa 10Reads—Score18514d adds
- 18 This Is the Age of Ghosts 这是鬼的时代 I'm a complete newcomer, so please be kind! This is a special shop in a special world. And this special shop has a special owner. This is the story of the owner's life in a very special line of work. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Going Wild in a World of Ghost Stories, the System Says I've Become an Immortal 人在怪谈发癫，系统说我成仙 [Rules-Based Horror + Mismatched System + Mental Illness + Subverting Expectations + Comedy + National-Fortune Livestream] [No Female Lead, No Romance] Li Rui transmigrates into a rules-based horror world and is chosen to enter an instance. Good news: He’s bound to a System. Bad news: The System is from a cultivation realm. But faced with this situation, Li Rui, who is in a psychiatric hospital, says: “If you’re useless, don’t blame the cheat for failing you. The System’s not working right? Heh, 48Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 20 Jiangcheng General Store 江城杂货铺 Rules of the Jiangcheng General Store: 1. The store opens at the hour of the Rat and closes at the hour of the Rabbit. We serve no customers at any other time! 2. Every visitor is a customer. Anyone who enters must follow the store’s rules, or bear the consequences! 3. All transactions must be honest. Payment is due upon delivery. Break the deal, and bear the consequences! 4. No pets allowed! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 A Northeast Chinese Boy Born in the ’80s 80后东北男孩 A jumbled memory, a story pieced together. What’s true and what’s false? A story like a dream, and an outpouring of feelings and thoughts... As if none of it ever happened... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Archive of Anomalous Cases 异常项目档案 [Engineering Mystery + Folk Customs and Tomb Raiding + Anomalous Projects] Duan Zhiyuan had spent seven years working on IT projects and had dealt with all kinds of unreasonable clients. Then one day, a client came to him with a bizarre request: Install an access control system at an abandoned well. The well had been sealed for years. There was no passage at its mouth, and nobody went in or out. But every night at 3:03 a.m., the old System generated a card-swipe record. The cardholder was 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Tales of the Strange 聊斋那些事 Have you ever heard of a plain-language version of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio? A scholar spends the night in an abandoned house and is welcomed into a beautiful woman's arms, only to discover that her face is a painted skin. A poor young man finds a fox. The fox says, “I’ll marry you, but you must never look at my tail.” At the mass graves outside town, someone tells stories every night. Anyone who listens disappears the next day. Don’t be afraid. These are all stories passed down by ou 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 I Broke Folk Taboos, Yet Became the Strongest Taoist Priest 触碰民间禁忌，我却成为最强道士 It all started when I got drunk and took a leak by a roadside grave. After breaking a rural taboo, one strange thing after another began to haunt me. My grandfather was a well-known spirit medium in the countryside of Yu Province, and our family worshipped fox spirits at a shrine. There are no peerless thunder techniques, no golden finger upgrades. Rural graves, ill omens when red and white festivities collide, spirit mediums making their rounds, the troops serving beneath the Mount Tai Goddess: 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 This World Feels So Unreal 这个世界太不真实了 Also known as The Most Miserable Male Lead in History Two black-and-white doors, a strange journey across different times and worlds, and a terrifying conspiracy hidden behind it all. Will he save the world or destroy it? Wang Chunan, an utterly ordinary college sophomore, unexpectedly acquired two black-and-white doors capable of transporting him to other worlds during a baffling shooting incident. Through them, he glimpsed strange realms beyond the present world. Gradually, he seemed to become 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Strange Tales of the Countryside: A Battle of Yin and Yang 乡野诡事阴阳斗 My grandfather died a gruesome death after being struck by an evil spirit. In the dead of night, a vicious ghost came to the mourning hall to claim my life. At the brink of despair, I awakened the divine power to create dreams. In dreams, I can glimpse the thoughts of ghosts and gods. By creating dreams, I can shatter evil spirits and their souls! Yet the feng shui world branded me an aberration! Thus began a century-long struggle between good and evil, linking me to the feng shui masters! T 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I Tamed the Paranormal 我把诡异收服了 Born with ghostly eyes, I share a desk with the City Lord of the Underworld. A vengeful female ghost wants me to kiss her, I take in a powerful underworld enforcer, and a princess from a thousand years ago swears an oath with me. Onstage, they sing of sorrow and grief. Beneath the stage, I capture every kind of evil. My name is Zhang Qiang. Watch me run rampant through the Underworld! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Tales of the Countryside: My Grandma Was a Midwife 乡野怪谈之我的姥姥是稳婆 At the foot of Mount Maqi, midwife Zhang Guilan spent her life delivering babies on nighttime roads. Other midwives delivered human babies. The ones she delivered were ghosts, demons, and wronged spirits from the wilderness. Road-blocking skin-sellers, water ghosts demanding souls, Pixihuzi repaying a debt of gratitude, and Li the Bald-Tailed Dragon making his presence known. She didn't believe in the supernatural when she was young. Only after surviving countless dangers did she understand t 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Train I Drive Leads to the Abyss 我开的火车通往深渊 My name is Lin Muhai. I'm twenty-one and a trainee train driver at the Ancheng Locomotive Depot. Before my first run, I heard a woman's voice in the crew waiting room. "One sleeper, two sleepers, three sleepers..." She counted to six, then paused. "Lin Muhai, it's your turn to count." 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 My Undying-Bone Ancestor Is Neither Good nor Evil 我的不死骨老祖宗亦正亦邪 My Undying-Bone Ancestor Is Both Righteous and Evil Phoenix blood, the soul of a qilin, an undying bone, the Art of Immortality... A thousand-year-old conspiracy stirs once more, sending the world into turmoil. See how young Master Feng meets every move with a counter of his own! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Forbidden Tales of the Desolate Village: A Midnight Whistle, and a Shrouded Corpse Spirit at the Door 荒村禁忌：夜半吹哨，白布尸魂找上门 Taboos of the Abandoned Village: A Whistle in the Dead of Night, and a White-Cloth Corpse Spirit Comes Calling —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Nightmare of Terror: Entering the Haunted World on the Red-Eyed Bus 惊悚噩梦：从红眼巴士进入诡世界 [Infinite flow + ghost survival + mild suspense + horror instances + no romance] “Ghosts cannot be killed. Only ghosts can deal with ghosts. Learn their patterns.” Lin Xi unexpectedly boarded a bus with no driver. The passengers here disappeared at regular intervals, and as more and more vanished, the survivors gradually uncovered the secret to escaping... Possessing a Nightmare Invitation means setting foot on a one-way road. At regular intervals, you are forced into the nightmare world to comp 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Debts of the Dead 死人债 Born of vengeful spirits, bound by the debts of the dead! When a hundred ghosts roam, they chain the souls of the departed! Bearing the debts of the dead, I enter the cycle of reincarnation, blessed from birth with the ability to foresee death... 314Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 34 Those Years of Exorcising Evil in Guangdong 广东驱邪那些年 Three decades, dozens of regions, and hundreds of exorcisms A true account of the tumultuous, terrifying lives of two generations of ghost hunters Behind every supernatural incident lies a heartbreaking story... Behind every story is a long-buried secret, unknown to others: things they cannot bear to leave behind, cannot let go of, partings from those they love, and resentment that endures... (Anthology, no System, no immortal cultivation, grounded in reality, a modern-day Strange Tales from a C 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Fate-Reading Feng Shui Master 天命风水师 Have you ever seen people repeatedly drown in the same place...? Have you ever seen a huge commercial complex turn into a haunted building with no businesses left inside...? Have you ever seen an old person burning paper offerings at a crossroads late at night...? Have you ever seen a billionaire become a beggar overnight...? Have you ever seen a family of three killed in a collision at the same crossroads...? Is it coincidence, or a setup? Or... is this simply your fate? Past and present li 30Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 36 From the Start, I Took My Colleagues Back to Town 开局带着同事回镇 I grew up in Luoyin Town, but when I was six, I fled the ancient town overnight with my family. The town's baleful energy sealed away all my memories of it, leaving only scattered fragments of terrifying nightmares. My parents vanished mysteriously many years ago, leaving behind just one final warning: Never return to the mountains, and never touch anything red. To uncover the truth behind their disappearance, I follow the clues in a fragmentary ancient text and return to Luoyin Town. I am the o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Rift in the Abyss: We Awakened the Old Ones 深渊裂隙：我们唤醒旧日支配者 In 1992, U.S. Army Major Austin takes charge of the top-secret project "Abyss Watch." One hundred and thirty meters beneath the desert, a strange fissure spreads madness into the world above. Five elite soldiers are ordered into the abyss, with Austin directing their investigation remotely. A videotape that appears out of nowhere exposes a horrific secret from the past: To spy on the secrets underground, the military sacrificed living people. A thousand meters below ground, an ancient stone gate —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I Pretended to Be a Master for Fifteen Years, Then I Really Met a Ghost 我装了十五年大师，真撞鬼了 [Folklore Mystery + Chinese-Style Horror + Deduction + No Female Lead + A Tight-Knit Trio] My name is Han Ye. I've been pretending to be a master for fifteen years. I read the feng shui of burial sites, exorcise spirits, summon souls, and relay messages from the dead. If the pay is good enough, there's no job I won't take. Everyone says I can communicate with the world of the dead and understand ghosts and spirits. Only I know the truth: I have no idea whether ghosts even exist. I only know 10.3kReads—Score74014d adds
- 39 I’m a Taoist Zombie 贫道是僵尸 A blood moon hung overhead, and the night was shrouded in mist. It was a strange night. I met a Taoist priest, and I met a zombie. The priest was old; the zombie was beautiful. Later… I can’t remember… I only vaguely recall that the priest died. I was bitten by the zombie, whose white robes were as pure as snow… From then on, I became both a Taoist priest and a zombie. A zombie who sought to vanquish demons and evil, yet was shunned by the living… 54Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 40 Grave Feng Shui Master 葬地师 My grandfather buried me alive. It was only after that day that I discovered a huge secret hidden within me... 1.1kReads8.7Score11014d adds
- 41 Yin Offering 1: Ghost Marriage 阴祭1：冥婚 [Single Female Lead] [Ghost Marriage, Supernatural Mystery and Suspense] [Sweet Romance, Devoted Husband Protection] [Steady Pace] Everyone is born with a debt to the underworld. Underworld debt is like a high-interest loan in the mortal world, except the lender is Heaven and the debt collectors are ghosts. I arranged ghost marriages for the dead for eight years. Then one night, the paper bride lifted her own veil... "My husband, I'm late." Only then did I learn that on the third day after I wa 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Bronze Tomb Guardians 青铜镇尸 In the 26th year of Guangxu's reign, Shen Henian, the last Celestial Master of Maoshan, used his own life to seal the ancient Zombie King Ying Gou inside a bronze coffin and sink it to the bottom of the Yangtze River. He left behind a warning: Reinforce the seal with blood every sixty years. If this vow is broken, Ying Gou will see daylight again, and not a soul will remain for thousands of miles. Twenty-four years later, the seal begins to weaken. Shen Henian's grandson, Shen Changgeng, is a co 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Gluttonous Taoist Nun 饕餮道姑 Wuwang is an “ordinary” female Daoist. While her fellow cultivators banish demons with talismans and peachwood swords, she wields an iron spatula. To earn merit and prolong the life of her gravely wounded master, she ventures into a world overrun by evil spirits, while adding to her Guide to Appraising Ghosts: pan-fried two-timing scoundrels, crisp and fragrant; stir-fried shrews, bursting with satisfying resentment; steamed wicked children, so tender they melt in your mouth; boiled abusers, sof 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Temple That Eats People 吃人的庙 The Man-Eating Temple 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Reborn Zombie King: I Lead My Zombie Minions to Save the World 重生僵尸王：我带着僵尸小弟拯救世界 [Mystery + supernatural + System + reborn + zombies] I transmigrated into the zombie world as Master Ren, a zombie. The world outside is full of righteous cultivators. What should I do... Keep my head down! As long as I stay hidden, I get all the benefits! Bloodlines, cultivation, techniques, magical treasures, I'll take them all! The Zombie King of Renjia Town, the person you hate and admire most! 85Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 46 I'm Broke, Why Should I Be Afraid of Ghosts? 我穷鬼，岂会怕鬼？ [Goofy] [Funny] [Irreverent] [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Hop in] [No System] [A fish that slipped through nine years of compulsory education] Wang Ling landed a job paying 18,000 yuan a month as a security guard at a private hospital. On his first day, he was left completely stunned! Each floor of the hospital's inpatient wing had a special passage enshrining one of the underworld's yin deities. The morgue even had butcher's knives inexplicably lying around. Wang Ling put up with all of that. Then 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 After My Face Was Stolen, I Drew the Six Realms of Living Beings 我的脸被夺走后我画出六道众生相 My face was stolen. It wasn’t disfigured. It wasn’t disguised. My face was literally gone. To stay alive, I had no choice but to paint one new face after another onto my own. Human, ghost, demon, beast, god, immortal. Every face I painted gave me a new ability. As I tried to reclaim my original face, I gradually discovered that this world was far more complicated than it seemed. 96Reads—Score12614d adds
- 48 My Years Learning to Catch Ghosts 我学捉鬼的那些年 People can get away with all sorts of things, but greed is one thing they must avoid, especially when it comes to things inside a coffin. And greed was exactly where I went wrong. If you covet money, it can cost you your life! They dug a red-lacquered coffin out of a construction site, and I thought I'd found a priceless antique. If I'd known what would happen afterward, I wouldn't have gone anywhere near it even if they killed me... 749Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Forbidden Strange Tales: The Taboos of the Folk 禁忌聊斋：民间禁忌的那些事 What you’re reading isn’t just an ordinary supernatural story. It may be a set of rural survival rules that can keep you safe. The taboos of the countryside aren’t just old people’s nagging. Every “don’t touch that” carries the weight of lives lost long ago. When dusk seeps into an abandoned village, the names on the road markers glisten with a deathly aura in the rain; white crows on the eaves of a birthing room beckon a newborn’s soul; copper coins in an old mansion rust into blood scabs; an 670Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 50 The Soul-Caller at Midnight 夜半叫魂人 My grandfather was the last soul-caller in the village. Before he died, he warned me: no matter whose voice I heard calling my name in the middle of the night, I must never answer. Then, late one night, I heard my mother calling anxiously from outside the door. I was just about to respond when a cold hand clamped over my mouth from behind. When I turned around, I saw my grandfather, who had been buried three days earlier. —Reads—Score—14d adds
