Novels like The Demon Wife at Home
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- 1 The Coffin Man 棺人 There was an old coffin in our home. On the first and fifteenth day of every month, Grandpa had me paint it with red and black lacquer. This went on for years, but he never told me why. It was only after I turned eighteen and was buried alive inside that old coffin that I gradually uncovered one secret after another. From then on, I embarked on a very different path in life. Three calamities and six tribulations, nine coffins crossing together: ferrying people, demons, and restless souls! The Ye 251Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 2 The Underworld Courier 黄泉阴镖 Do you know where the offerings burned during the Ghost Festival go? Can the funerary goods we know about really circulate in the underworld? I’ve lived a rough, blood-soaked life! At the request of the living, I escort goods for the dead! 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 This Sister Isn’t Human 这个姐姐不是人 An accident happened at the construction site. Grandpa and I went to collect the body, and something terrifying took place... 97Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 4 My Nine-Tailed Fox Fairy Wife 我的九尾狐仙妻 The day I was born, a white fox entered our home. That same day, seven families in the village lost someone, and everyone said I was responsible for their deaths. A six-fingered, blind old woman said I was destined to suffer the General’s Curse and die before I turned seven. To break it, I had to marry the Nine-Tailed Fox Immortal. She even made me sleep in a bright red coffin every night… 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 From the Start, I Saved a Little White Fox 开局，救只小白狐 My name is Yun Qingchi. What is a cloud? A cloud has no shape or substance. It can be white or black, righteous or evil! Clouds conceal all things, and my origins are just as shrouded as they are... (The historical figures mentioned in this book are entirely fictional. Please do not take them as real.) 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I’m the Fox Immortal’s Son-in-Law 我给狐仙当女婿 On his birthday, he gets cheated on and loses his loved ones. Then a fiancée suddenly appears at home, and she claims to be a fox spirit... 33Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 7 Ancestral Daoist Heritage, Fated Fox Wife 祖传道门，命定狐妻 My grandfather was gravely injured. As he lay dying, he called the family to his bedside. And so, in a daze, I inherited our family's ancestral precepts and signed a marriage contract with a fox immortal. At first, I didn't take it seriously. I thought it was all feudal superstition. How could fox immortals exist? But after I personally experienced some strange events, I began to accept that this world is indeed hiding many secrets beyond our sight... [The Fox Immortal Legend] [The Village-Massa 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Married a Ghost Wife 规则怪谈：开局迎娶鬼妻 Rules-based supernatural games have descended upon the world, forcing each country's chosen players to enter eerie instances and fight to survive. Failure means the supernatural rules will descend upon their home country. Success earns resource rewards. Gu Qingchen, a young man from the Dragon Kingdom with no parents, is chosen by accident. From the start, he is thrown into an S-rank solo instance called “Ghost Wedding,” said to have a 99 percent death rate. While everyone else is trembling in f 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The White Fox Ghost Doctor 白狐诡医 My parents were killed by a fox spirit from the mountains when I was born. On my eighteenth birthday, that fox came looking for me, intending to make me its wife… That was when I realized my loving grandfather and the events of eighteen years ago were not as simple as they seemed. I searched for the truth, only to discover that this was just the beginning… 99Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 10 The Fox Wife's Cursed Fate 狐妻诡命 When I was born, foxes were dancing in the courtyard. The reason turned out to be... 14Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 11 My Wife Is a Fox 家有狐妻 I was an orphan from a young age, living a quiet life with my grandpa, until I met a fox. My life changed beyond recognition. I became engaged to her, and from then on, I turned into a demon for love and fell into the realm of spirits for love… Humans have their way, and demons have theirs. Light three incense sticks and summon the household immortal. Humans may be heartless, but demons are not at fault either! 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Funeral Parlor No. 44 44号白事铺 All he wanted was a quiet job and a little extra cash. But by chance, he became a yin-yang master, earning cabbage money while worrying himself sick. His skills were too shallow to tell the living from the dead at a glance... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Fox Tomb of Qingqiu 青丘狐墓 Have you heard of the nine-tailed white fox? You’ve surely never seen a fox that can turn into a human, have you? I have. My grandmother traded a nine-tailed white fox for my life. Because of that, my whole family paid a terrible price. I have to marry a fox demon, and she even says I’m not a complete person! Only in the end did I discover that everything had been part of a vast conspiracy… 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 My Wife Is a Tanuki 家有狸妻 After Dad went up the mountain to hunt that day, I was swept into one dangerous predicament after another. I learned Taoist arts, fought the Huang family and sinister sects, ventured into a sea tomb, killed a flood dragon, took its gallbladder, and slew it for its tendons... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 My Beautiful Fox Wife 狐妻美人 When I was born, my father dug a coffin out of the mountains. Grandpa said it was my fate, and my destined marriage... 241Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 16 Honestly, I Met the Ghost King’s Wife as Soon as I Came Down from the Mountain 真的，一下山就碰见了鬼王老婆 “Honey, help! A rogue cultivator is killing people!” “How dare you! You think you can lay a hand on my man?” Uh... I only killed one person. There’s no need for the Ghost King to get involved... Li Xuan is a special being whose fate lies beyond the six realms of reincarnation. Liu Baisu is a princess of an ancient kingdom a thousand years ago. She died for her country and has remained hidden among mortals ever since. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Raising a Fox Brings Disaster 养狐为祸 He went hunting in the mountains and found a white fox, which he brought home. That night, he met a breathtakingly beautiful woman… She was gorgeous and gentle, and said she wanted to marry him and bear his children. He thought it was a stroke of luck, but then came corpse poison, grinning dolls, and women in red, one after another!! 119Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 18 My Fated Little Fox Immortal 我的天命小狐仙 Born with all eight characters of my birth chart belonging to yin, every ninth year brings disaster. That is my fate. To save my life, my grandfather arranged a marriage for me when I was nine. But when I was nearly eighteen, he personally called it off. Because of that, I embarked on a path unlike that of any other feng shui master! I said, “Our marriage was fated. You’re written in my destiny, and we’ll be together for three lifetimes!” She said, “Cut it out. If you don’t wash the dishes today 310Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 19 The Campus Beauty Is a Snake Demon? Then I’ll Be Xu Xian! 校花是蛇妖？那我必当许仙！ (Sweet romance with a snake demon wife + ensemble cast + funny and fiery + plot-driven) Shen Mobai stupidly wanders into a haunted building, only to be trapped at the door by a female ghost. Just when he’s at his wit’s end, the campus belle Su Qinghan suddenly appears. “What do we do? There’s nowhere left to run...” “Come on, man!” “What do you mean, you’re a snake demon?!” As they investigate the female ghost’s death, they fight countless battles for their lives. Little by little, Shen Mobai —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 From the Start: Saving Xu Xian 开局：从拯救许仙开始 Lin Tian unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of The Legend of the White Snake. Remembering the heartbreak of Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen’s story, he decides that something needs to change. “Foolish disciple, don’t be afraid. Your master is here!” “You old bald donkey, getting a little too full of yourself, aren’t you? Even the Tathagata wouldn’t dare talk to me like that!” This book exists only to resolve the lingering heartbreak of White Snake 3: A Floating Life. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 My Wife Is a Fox Demon 我的老婆是狐妖 On my wedding night, I actually felt a fox tail on my wife! My wife is a mighty demon!? So what if she’s a demon? She’s my wife! Whether it’s the Daoist Society Alliance or the Celestial Masters’ Mansion, no one is laying a hand on her! I’ll protect my wife myself! 131Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 22 The Yandere Fox Girl Falls for a Gentle Older Sister 病娇狐狸少女，爱上温柔姐姐 Dual protagonists, rebirth, urban supernatural abilities, daily cultivation, laid-back, a sweet little romance with no angst. The handsome male lead is reborn as a white fox girl and dotes only on his gentle red fox older sister. Yandere? That's just true love! What do you mean, I was idle for thousands of years and only fight for two and a half minutes? No! I only protect Big Sister at the most crucial moments (ꈍᴗꈍ) 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Folk Mystical Arts 民间奇术 I’ve been blind since childhood. My grandfather told me that we carvers are different from those people cursed with the Five Afflictions and Three Shortcomings. I didn’t believe him, not until... 79Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 24 Folk Taboos 民间禁忌 An apartment building for the dead, a crisis of romance, and three campus belles who seem to have appeared out of nowhere. What terrifying events are hidden behind them? 197Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 25 This Evil Spirit Is a Little Fierce 这个阴灵有点凶 My grandfather said I was born with a life as fragile as paper, and that I was never meant to come into this world. Every day I’ve lived since has been a gift. But when I was twelve, my grandfather died under mysterious circumstances. From then on, I depended on my only remaining relative, and we relied on each other to survive. But on my twenty-fourth birthday, in my zodiac year, I’ll face my most dangerous trial yet. Will I make it through...? 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 My Tsundere Fox Wife 傲娇狐妻 My uncle told me that if I raised a fox well, I'd have no trouble finding a good wife. But before I could even make my fortune, a long-tailed bride came knocking at my door... 213Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 27 Mo Chi Y 墨池Y The inspiration for this novel came from a real supernatural incident involving a residential compound security guard. As cities expand, they inevitably encroach on the homes of the dead. The Dingyuan Estate, where Yao Yan worked as a security guard, had been built on a mass grave abandoned for a thousand years. One late-spring night, deep in the darkness, all was silent beneath a fine drizzle. Suddenly, a girl’s spine-chilling cry for help came from outside the guard booth: “It hurts so much. C 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Haunted Clinic: I Use My Snake Wife to Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 恐怖医馆：我以蛇妻镇百鬼 I grew up in a gloomy, ruined temple, where I unexpectedly met a white snake. When I turned eighteen, the white snake became the love of my life. For its sake, I also became a rising star in the underworld of occult practitioners... 404Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 29 In This Life, I Shall Suppress Yin and Yang 这一世，镇压阴阳 [Urban high-martial arts, reincarnation and rebirth, one heroine, a touch of the supernatural, lighthearted and passionate.] In their previous lives, he was an orphan, and she was a ghost. An orphan and a ghost, from meeting and understanding each other to relying on and keeping one another company. Then, their feelings quietly blossomed, and they became lovers... after overcoming countless hardships. But what happy ending has there ever been for a human and a ghost in love? Every union between 12Reads—Score114d adds
- 30 The Grave-Nailing Craftsman 钉坟匠 A centenarian’s body must not be buried carelessly. My master hanged himself at his own front door because he mishandled one such burial. To let him rest in peace, I performed an Earth Immortal burial again, only to discover that my dead master was watching me... 235Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 31 The Terrifying Asylum 恐怖疯人院 [Traditional supernatural fiction] + [Traditional mystery] + [Twists] + [Deduction] A tribute to The Last Bus on Route 13. My girlfriend, Tian Wenjing, was an intern doctor at a psychiatric hospital, but she died mysteriously while working there. To investigate what happened, I somehow ended up at the same hospital. After experiencing all kinds of bizarre events, I discovered a tremendous conspiracy lurking behind it. And somehow, this conspiracy was closely connected to me... 656Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 32 Forbidden Love with a Demon Wife 妖妻禁忌 He is a soul-reaping emissary who walks between the worlds of yin and yang, the last heir of the Ghost Dao lineage. Bearing the Book of Life and Death and wielding the Judge’s Brush, he can determine reincarnation with a word and decide eternal life with an iron stroke. She is the sovereign of the Fox Clan, blessed with peerless beauty and heavenly talent, and unmatched cultivation. Yet she is willing to defy the whole world just to hold him close. “If we can’t stay together, then this life will 4Reads6.9Score114d adds
- 33 Wilderness: I Met a Ghost Sister While Trying to Survive 荒野：我在求生时遇到个女鬼姐姐 [Good news: I have a girlfriend! Bad news: She's a ghost…] After accidentally transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Hansheng enters a wilderness survival competition, hoping to make a fortune and change his fate. Only after arriving at the venue does he realize this is nothing like a proper wilderness survival show. Who puts coffins all over the wilderness?! And there's a lifelike girl lying inside one! Hey, hey, holy crap! She's moving! She's moving! She's alive! “Big Sis, I'll kowtow to you 44Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 34 The Daoist Half-Immortal 道门小半仙 [Fox Wife, Single Female Lead] [Pure Supernatural Horror, No Cultivation, No Invincibility, Intelligent Male Lead] The night I was born, it snowed all night despite the sweltering midsummer heat. The descendant of the Willow Immortal, one of the Five Great Immortals of the Northeast, and the current Celestial Master of Mount Longhu both came to my home. A fate marked by an evil dragon, rejected by Heaven? Then I'll defy Heaven itself. My grandfather used eight coffins, eight yin souls, and eight 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Greatest Ghost Taoist in the Mortal Realm 阳间第一鬼道 The coffin is raised, the incense still burns, and the grave is moved. The Taoist was once an evil ghost; wicked arts throw the age into chaos. Paper figures harbor murderous intent; living stones imprison evil spirits. Vengeful ghosts don Taoist robes, and the sinister wind never stops blowing. Ning An was a disciple of the Taoist sect, but his master used him as a pawn, while his master’s wife wanted to eat him and turn him into a vengeful ghost. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Secrets of Bashu 巴蜀密语 More than four thousand years ago, before wars or migrations, the ancient kingdom of Bashu mysteriously vanished. To break a century-old curse, I ventured into the primeval forests of the Qinling and Daba Mountains, met the guardian of an ancient tomb a thousand years old, and became a master who could manipulate feng shui and command the forces of yin and yang… I became the only person who knew the secrets of the ancient Bashu tombs. 1.4kReads7.3Score13214d adds
- 37 Worries of the Mystic Sect 玄门忧道 Twenty years ago, someone stole my fortune. To save me, Grandpa sent me to Mount Longhu. Twenty years later, a young Daoist descended the mountain. My mother in the mortal world had died, and I stepped between yin and yang to find her… 1.5kReads6.7Score11814d adds
- 38 Lu Ban's Secret Art 鲁班秘术 While carrying out a mission, Li Xian’s life took a major turn when he sought revenge for a German Shepherd named Huzi. Years later, he unexpectedly came into possession of an ancient book… 379Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 39 A Bloody Night in Jiling Village 寂岭村血夜 This novel contains depictions of human nature and graphic violence. Readers under 18 should read with a parent or guardian. On December 4, 1994, a small mountain village in eastern Shenzhong City, near the border with Huizhou City, was the site of an unprecedented major crime. It later became known as “Shenzhong’s Sealed Village.” “Help me! Everyone’s been killed!” “Hello, this is Danao Police Station. What happened?” “There’s a ghost! A ghost is here! N-no, don’t come any closer! P-please, hel 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Red Coffin Descends, and My Ghost Wife Can Cut People Down 红棺降世，我的鬼妻能砍人 [Female ghost + supernatural + bloody battles] A sudden thick fog enveloped the entire village, and that day everyone was seized with fear. A red coffin suddenly appeared right in the middle of the village. From then on, death began to spread slowly through the people overnight, all because someone had opened that red coffin... “What? She’s here for me?” “Heh heh, you can’t get away.” 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Ghost Hidden in a Golden House 金屋藏鬼 Late one night, I got into a car accident and hit a woman. Later, her family found me and said she was paralyzed and that I had to take responsibility. They insisted I marry her, but she was nowhere to be seen during the day. I could only see her at night… 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Supernatural: I Married Princess Kaguya from the Start 灵异：开局娶了辉夜姬 [Multiple Heroines]+ [Reborn]+ [System]+ [Invincible]+ [Supernatural] [Everyday Life] [Lighthearted] Zhang Xuanyi is Reborn in Tokyo, where the moon goddess Kaguya-hime wants to marry him from the start. As supernatural phenomena return, the number of female spirits in his home keeps growing. His rebirth seems to conceal a secret: could the island nation’s Kaguya-hime really be the reincarnation of Chang’e’s Jade Rabbit? Why did the entire human race in China vanish overnight? And what is the bl 87Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 43 I'm a Taoist Priest. It's Normal for Me to Tell Fortunes for the Paranormal, Right? 我一道士，给诡异算命很正常吧？ [Supernatural Horror Revival + Livestreaming + A Little National Fate + One Female Lead] A bizarre game has arrived. Anyone who dies in the game dies for real, becoming a sacrifice that summons the true forms of the horrors into our world. To resist the invasion, countries around the world assemble elite teams and send them into the game. But once the weak and helpless humans enter, they can't even handle the first minor boss. They're torn to pieces, and their gruesome deaths play on repeat in 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Underworld: My Ghost Bride and I, Bound Forever by Yin Fate 冥域：我和鬼媳，阴缘永合 [Paranormal + Ghost Wife + Horror + Superpowers + Reincarnation] Li Xiaoshi is the reincarnation of a judge from the underworld. He was born nearly transparent, with his internal organs clearly visible. Later, he meets a female ghost named Gu Pannan, and the two become husband and wife in a union of yin and yang. His life is beset by misfortune. He eventually learns that his ghost wife came from the Nether Realm, but their pact between human and ghost has bound their minds together, making separ 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 To Save My Life, I Married a Fox Who Had Gained Human Form 为保命，我娶了只成精的狐狸 [Supernatural] + [Fox Wife] + [Single Female Lead] + [Character Growth] Chen Shisan was born with all seven orifices blocked and deathly energy clinging to him. He was doomed to die before turning eighteen. To snatch him from the King of Hell, his grandfather, Chen Huangpi, dared to defy the heavens. He abducted a newly transformed little fox spirit from Sealed Fox Ridge behind the village and forced her into a “marriage pact unto death” with Chen Shisan, using her demonic energy to extend his h 22Reads—Score12114d adds
- 46 The Boarding School Deep in the Mountains 大山深处的寄宿学校 This is a fully enclosed school built deep in the mountains. Strange things began happening as soon as she arrived. Just how many secrets is she hiding? And why is the school tucked away in the mountains? It all began the day she transferred. 679Reads8.4Score13114d adds
- 47 Marry a Ghost Wife and Defy Yin and Yang 娶鬼妻逆阴阳 The year I was born, nine bolts of heavenly lightning struck, soldiers from the underworld escorted the way, and ghosts roamed the night. Master Qingyun divined that my fate was unusual, and that the ghosts would come for my life when I was nine. On my eighteenth birthday, I would have to marry a ghost bride in a yin wedding. Defy the balance of yin and yang. Fight against fate... 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Ghosts Carry the Sedan Chair, the Fox Marries the Bride 鬼抬轿，狐嫁女 Grandpa spent his whole life skinning foxes. In the end, a fox spirit skinned him and hung him beneath the tree in our yard. To save my life, Grandma took me to seek the protection of wild spirits. But we never expected to run into something even more terrifying: the Five Ghosts Carrying a Sedan Chair... What should I do? Help, please!!! 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Shangqing Celestial Master 上清天师 [Taoist priest + no saintly protagonist + supernatural + two male leads + two female leads] Ever since the great battle between Chinese Taoists and Japanese onmyoji, supernatural incidents have been erupting across the cities, as though ancient forbidden spells have been broken. White-hair vampires, black fiends, vengeful ghosts, grinning corpses... Feuds that began a thousand years ago will finally be settled in this life. With humanity twisted and morality in decline, what other dangers are wa 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Ghosts and Monsters: Run! This Taoist Has a Wild Style 鬼怪：快跑！这道士路子有点野 No harem, no formulaic tropes, invincible, no System, feel-good comedy, laugh-out-loud funny Hey, you ghost up ahead, stop right there! This Daoist isn't going to take your kidneys. Pah! You think a female ghost like you can seduce me? Listen, I'm an honest, upstanding young man! You're only slowing down my money-making. Pay up! Granny Ghost, you ran into me! I won't get up without at least eighty or a hundred thousand. No money? That's fine, just sign this work contract and pay me back by wo 4Reads—Score—14d adds
