Novels like The Miaojiang Gu Chronicles
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- 1 Miaojiang Gu Chronicles 2 苗疆蛊事2 "Witchcraft of Miaojiang II", also known as "Witchcraft of Miaojiang: The End of the World", is written by Nan Wu Jia Sha Li Ke Fo. The calamity of witchcraft has persisted for thousands of years, ever since the Western Han dynasty, despite repeated attempts to suppress it. Today, as traditional Chinese culture declines and public awareness grows, only country folk in this vast land of China still talk about it. Many people caught up in the affairs of the world don't even know it exists. Yet wi 6.7kReads9.3Score735Shelves
- 2 The Gu Insect Chronicles 捉蛊记 On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, take a pair each of ghost-faced butterflies, large gray moths, white butterflies, and red admirals. Catch hornets, venomous bees, silkworms, venomous snakes, centipedes, and toads, then grind them into powder. Three days later, scald them with boiling water. Add a woman's hair, fingernails, menstrual blood, poisonous fungi, and plants such as datura, then grind everything into powder. Thus is the gu poison made. If a woman has been wounded in love and u 2.3kReads9.2Score304Shelves
- 3 The Miaojiang Gu Sorceress 苗疆蛊女 Ancient mists, legends of Miaojiang: what faithless lover wouldn’t fear a love charm planted by their beloved? 210Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Witchcraft 蛊术 To save me, Grandpa dug up the poisonous gu worm buried for ten years… From then on, I was swept into the bizarre world of gu insects! The ten most fearsome insects of Miaojiang, ancient and mysterious gu arts, all enough to take your breath away. This novel strives to portray gu arts in their purest form and is well worth a read. 726Reads8.4Score101Shelves
- 5 Gu Yue Locks Your Heart 蛊月锁君心 A clear-headed editor transmigrates into a book VS an unhinged young master of the Miao borderlands: she takes the plot apart, while he falls head over heels. ◆ The male lead really does go crazy and become obsessive, but the female lead gradually sets him straight. ◆ The romance is full of intense push and pull, while the plot blends political intrigue and the art of Gu. Expect constant high-stakes twists. ◆ Features plenty of Miao culture, Gu battles, the truth behind a substitute, and court i 106Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Chronicles of Miaojiang 苗疆风云录 Centered on the “Flower-Falling Cave Maid,” one of the three great mysteries of the Xiangxi Miao region, this story weaves together the survival philosophy and history of the Miao people from primitive society through the Western Han dynasty, recounting a series of fantastical, suspense-filled tales of extraordinary people. 2Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 7 The Mad Commandery Princess of the Miaojiang Heir’s Household Is Beautiful as a Flower 苗疆少主家的疯批郡主貌美如花 Yu Sixian died the same year she married Prince Ning. Beneath the city wall, she drew her sword and took her own life. Thus the capital’s foremost beauty perished in the prime of her life. The last person she saw was not the husband she was married to in name, but Mu Jinghua, the Miaojiang boy she had played with as a child. She couldn’t help thinking how beautiful Mu Jinghua was. Beneath the setting sun, the young man from Miaojiang rode toward her on horseback, his silver ornaments chiming in 150Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 8 The Feng Shui King of the Underworld 江湖风水之王 On the day I was born, ten thousand demons emerged from the mountains, a hundred ghosts clawed their way out of their graves, and an immortal corpse guarded the way. My master, Daoist Jingxian, took me from a tomb and raised me for twenty years, only to fall under a curse and die a horrible death, skinned alive. Knowing he was going to die, my master left me a letter. First, he warned me not to seek out the killer. Then he urged me to stay away from the world. But I chose a third path, resolute 129Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 9 Maoshan's Fifth Day's First Book 茅山第五天的第1本书 Where can I find a kindred spirit on the road to immortality? Only Gu can preserve affection through the ages. A young man stranded in another world endures countless hardships and steps over the withered bones of myriad races, rising step by step to the pinnacle of the Gu path. 10.5kReads6.2Score287Shelves
- 10 Sweet Seduction! The Miaojiang Girl Becomes Everyone's Darling After Leaving Her Village 甜诱！苗疆少女出寨后成了万人迷 [Showbiz + Dating Reality Show + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Ancient Clan + Mild Horror + Devoted Couple, One-on-One + Everyone's Favorite] After leaving her village, Guan Yu, a young woman from an ancient Miaojiang clan, livestreams herself breaking curses and hitches a ride to the capital in a helicopter. Think the rural dating show is about catching chickens and ducks? No! It's about scooping up poop! The lovely young heiress Guan Yuezhu stomps her feet in anger. “Could you try figuring out the 133Reads6.6Score101Shelves
- 11 Love Venom in My Heart: The Miao King Is Too Domineering 情蛊入心：苗王太霸道 The neglected legitimate daughter of the Marquis’s household is bought by the Miao King of the borderlands, and from then on she loses her freedom. The Miao people’s Gu poison was once something she could not understand. To keep her bound to him, the Miao King plants a love Gu in her, one that will never let her leave. One bizarre incident after another follows, yet she has no way to escape! 221Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 12 The Love Curse 情蛊 I went on a trip to Yunnan and accidentally ended up at a Miao village's matchmaking gathering, where I drank liquor offered by one of the men in the village. That very night, he dragged me home... Afterward, I waited until he fell asleep and sneaked out of the village. But not long later, my stomach began to ache unbearably, and I retched up a blood-red worm! 51Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 13 The Gu-Wielding Green Tea Boy's Seduction Rules 擅蛊绿茶少年诱哄法则 A scheming, seemingly innocent Miaojiang male lead vs. a gentle, rational, love-blind female lead + adventure “I hear that young man from Miaojiang is skilled at bewitching people.” For the sake of my research, I set off alone for the Qianchuan Miao village. But the boy said to bewitch people was actually a clingy puppy? It went from “Sis, you look just like someone I used to know” to “Sis, I think you might be the one I love.” The boy from the Miao village was honest and sincere. Falling for h 148Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 14 The Miao Boy With the Silver Chain 银链苗疆少年 System + romance + the Miao frontier + demon hunting Du Xianghuan transmigrates into a book, but she's read so many novels that she has no idea which one she's landed in. By the time she finally figures out the book and its plot, all she wants is to finish her part of the story and enjoy a taste of life in ancient times. The first time she sees him, Du Xianghuan has to admit he's exactly her type... After finishing her part of the story, she's looking forward to the future when a System suddenly 214Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 15 Miaojiang: It Is Never Too Late to Meet in Autumn 苗疆：桑榆非晚 [Miaojiang youth + pure love + happy ending] Gentle Sang Yu was humiliated, imprisoned, and tormented by a yandere boy until she lost her mind, forever remaining in that late autumn when the spider lilies bloomed. Afterward, her obsessive younger sister, Sang Wan, who suffered from a split personality, grew her hair long and recreated her sister's life. She joined a research team on its way to a Miao village, wearing the same innocent expression as her sister, to find the Miaojiang boy skilled i 275Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 16 One Hundred Thousand and One Folk Horror Stories 十万零一个民间恐怖故事 A collection of short horror stories in an episodic format, with a new story every chapter. No dragging things out! Haunted houses in the countryside, mountain spirits, urban legends, old customs and taboos... Every kind of Chinese-style horror is covered, with nonstop thrills and no filler. Anti-superstition disclaimer: This story is entirely fictional. Believe in science and read rationally. Please don’t apply it to real life~ 304Reads—Score101Shelves
- 17 King of Gu Sorcery 蛊术之王 (Miaojiang + Chiyou + Supernatural + Gu Poison) A hundred years ago, the last Gu King passed away, leaving behind a Golden Silkworm Gu. A hundred years later, on a winter night, two boys were born one after the other. Their arrivals in the world were perilous and strange. One was a Gu fetus, the other a ghost infant! [Miaojiang Gu Arts, Feng Shui Talismans, Evil Spirits and Gu Gods] [Brotherhood] 1.2kReads8.9Score140Shelves
- 18 Venerable of the Gu Dao: I Can Raise the Success Rate of Gu Refining 蛊道天尊，我能提升炼蛊成功率 Humans are the spirit of all things, while Gu are the essence of heaven and earth. Li Si transmigrated to a world ruled by Gu and awakened a Gu Refining System. By spending spirit points, he could increase his chances of successfully refining Gu, but spirit points could only be obtained through killing... 3.2kReads6.3Score234Shelves
- 19 The Southeast Asian Medium 东南亚通灵先生 Under duress, I embedded a woman's corpse inside a Buddha statue in a temple. After I was framed, Master Dad taught me Southeast Asian spirit-medium arts. From that day on, the world I saw was no longer inhabited by the living alone... 3.6kReads8.4Score427Shelves
- 20 The Miaojiang Boy Who Cursed Me Won’t Leave Me Alone 被给我下蛊的苗疆少年缠上了 Capital City Young Master × Miaojiang Boy Xiao Heng woke to find no one beside him. Only the pain and marks on his body proved what had happened the night before. Unable to find Lu Jinyu, Xiao Heng grew frantic. Two days later, he used his tracking gu to sense that Lu Jinyu had already left the Miao village. That night, as rain poured down, Xiao Heng escaped the village. He sensed the gu insects thousands of miles away and set out on foot. Half a month later, he stood outside Lu Jinyu’s home, e 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 When a Miaojiang Boy Meets the Minister's Legitimate Daughter 当苗疆少年遇上尚书嫡女 [1v1 mutual devotion + obsessive love + saving each other] When Li Mu was sent off to marry for political reasons, she assumed the crown prince of Miaojiang would be a ruthless demon who had killed countless people. But as soon as they had completed their wedding rites, the young man spat blood, blacked out, and collapsed. He was delicate and frail, but skilled in poison magic. After discussing it, the two of them swiftly turned Miaojiang upside down. Then one day, on top of the city wall, rebel 218Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 22 Heaven's Secrets Forbidden: A Metaphysics Master's Art of Feng Shui and Yin-Yang 天机禁忌：玄门风水相师镇阴阳 Xu Daoyi was born with a pure Yang constitution, a once-in-a-century rarity. The Yang energy within him was so strong it could burn vengeful ghosts to ash. But this gift was also a death sentence. His master told him that unless he found a woman with a pure Yin birth chart before the Summer Solstice and united their Yin and Yang, he would explode and die seven days later. The seven-day deadline drew closer, and the Yang energy in his body surged higher every day. Xu Daoyi had saved countless liv 110Reads—Score155Shelves
- 23 Gu Saint 蛊圣 Gu cultivation, mortal's journey, no System. Sold into slavery to become a Gu Master, he happens upon the Thief Saint's legacy and steals his archenemy's rank-one spirit vein. Disguised as a mole, he infiltrates an opposing faction, where schemes and plots eventually make him a Gu Saint. Cultivating all six paths, he stands unrivaled and cuts across the ages. Sword Path, Luck Path, Theft Path, Performance Path, Strength Path, Dream Path, and many other Gu cultivation disciplines. From Three-Foot 543Reads7.3Score100Shelves
- 24 After a Miao Youth Planted a Love Gu in Me, I Became Addicted to Spoiling Him 被苗疆少年种情蛊后，我宠他成瘾 [Male-male romance + entertainment industry + Miaojiang bottom + unrequited love + both virgins + happy ending] [Dominant and pure-hearted * cold, unhinged, and intensely possessive top X white-haired, frail bottom who can take away other people’s pain * pitiful Miaojiang boy] To pay for his mother’s medical treatment, Chi Zui, a hopeless, struggling actor with no way out, planted a love gu in Lu Wang, a top-tier star. Lu Wang, the crown prince of the capital, was an aloof, untouchable flower wh 70Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 A Fading Lamp Shines on the Lonely Dead 残灯照孤冥 (Mystery + supernatural + no female lead) (Ghost case files + Taoist arts) (Tomato Original) The male lead is born under the fate of a lone star of calamity, destined to walk alone. A dying lamp lights the lonely darkness, and that darkness lights me in turn. 321Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Don’t Go Around Cursing People, the Village Chief Will Get Mad 不能随便下蛊，村支书会生气的 [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Miaojiang Girl] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Bai Qiu becomes the village Party secretary in the vast mountains of southern Xinjiang. He has already accepted the fact that he transmigrated, and plans to lead the villagers to prosperity and the peak of success. But then he realizes that something is very wrong! Why is there a voodoo doll in his bag? And why is his room full of jars containing poisonous insects? Just then, a mechanical voice sounds in his mind! 441Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 27 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Retirement Diaries from Yucun 【盗墓笔记】：雨村的养老日记 [The Grave Robbers' Chronicles fanfiction, starring the young crew of five] The bamboo rustles in the breeze, and the moon is out tonight. We can soak in the bath later. May the years always be this peaceful. The story is nearing its end, so let them all take a break. This is a book about their life after they went into hiding, filled with nothing but ordinary, peaceful days. As for whether they'll set out again, who knows? (If they do, it'll just be my wild imagination!) Please don't flame me i 587Reads8.1Score105Shelves
- 28 A Rogue of the Mortal World 俗世妖人 Xiu Xu from Bazhong is in the mountain city, where he owns an offline murder mystery game shop. He was once a top-tier Werewolf player, comes from a family of feng shui masters, and is suffering from end-stage pancreatic cancer. When his grandfather died, he left behind a peerless beauty with no sign of life. To stay alive, Xiu Xu had no choice but to bring his whole family along, leading a group of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled relatives as they punched their way through the South Heaven Ga 6.8kReads8.7Score666Shelves
- 29 Upholding Justice in Heaven's Name 替天行道 Yin cannot thrive alone, and yang cannot exist by itself. I grew up in the countryside, left behind by my parents and raised by my grandfather. All his life, Grandpa was either helping widows and orphaned girls or on his way to help them. So, for as long as I can remember, I heard the villagers cursing him behind his back. Then one day, a stranger in a burial shroud asked me a question. A tree without bark but with a soul is bound to die. What happens to a person with skin but no soul? The relat 3kReads8.9Score247Shelves
- 30 Case Files of Unusual Investigations 异案调查录 Throughout the vast world, from ancient times to the present, there have always been mysterious events that humans cannot explain. And there is a group of people who endure countless hardships in their pursuit of the truth. The cases they investigate are all considered paranormal… 522Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 31 The Gu Lady 蛊娘 I was born in a village cursed by witchcraft, the only girl born there in hundreds of years. Everyone saw me as an ill omen destined to bring disaster upon the world. Refusing to believe or spread rumors, I worked hard to prove I wasn't a harbinger of calamity. In the end, I became the last female gu master in the mortal realm. I raised Golden Silkworm Gu, ancient divine beasts, and fierce ghosts from the Nine Hells... and eventually, a husband whom everyone adored. He told me, “Bai Wu, if this 6.6kReads9.0Score339Shelves
- 32 A Yin Corpse Brought Me to the Mortal World: The Living, Keep Away 阴尸送我来人间，生人退避 My name is Luo Ansheng. I was delivered by a Yin Corpse. A Yin Corpse brought me into the world, and a hundred ghosts fought over their food. All manner of fearsome beings gathered, eager to devour my flesh and essence. After I gave them a good beating, they settled down and began competing to protect me. 4.2kReads8.8Score397Shelves
- 33 The Aloof Villain Begged Me Through Tears to Love Him 清冷反派哭着求我疼爱他 Also known as To Die For! The Miaojiang Prince Is Simply Irresistible Beneath the fading lights, she turned around and saw a young man dressed in dazzling Miaojiang finery, with silver hair and mismatched eyes, captivating all who looked upon him. “Do you only care about your big brother, Sister?” A beauty mark like a tear of rouge adorned the corner of his eye, lending him a bewitching allure. “Luo Yurao, love me. Otherwise, I’ll die...” The Miaojiang prince may not use gu, but he is more de 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Lighting the Sky Lantern 点天灯 Just how terrifying is corpse-driving in western Hunan? After failing the college entrance exam, I stumbled into the corpse-driving trade. Who could have guessed that on my very first job, I would run into... 715Reads8.3Score103Shelves
- 35 Tomb of the Yin 镇阴棺 I was always at my grandfather’s side, helping people relocate graves. There was a special burial practice involved in moving graves called a second burial. It required opening the coffin, gathering the bones, and dressing them in new clothes. The first time I encountered a second burial, I dug up a female corpse that looked lifelike... 122Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 36 The Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 When I was ten, my grandfather built a coffin for himself with his own hands... From that moment on, the heavens shattered and all realms fell into chaos. [The 2021 feng shui and fantasy masterpiece!] 633Reads8.1Score136Shelves
- 37 Miaojiang's Bewitching Incense: The Young Gu King Is Crazy and Possessive 苗疆迷香，少年蛊王他又疯又抢 (Flirtatious male lead + Forced love + Captivity + Love poison + Soft-hearted, indecisive heroine) (The heroine has a special identity, which makes the male lead suffer quite a bit. But this obsessive, unhinged man is both mad and possessive, and will cling to her to the death, even if he has to climb a mountain of blades or plunge into a sea of flames.) (A moment of sympathy for the heroine’s “big brother,” a major underworld figure who quietly watched over her as she grew up. He had plans… but 1.1kReads—Score100Shelves
- 38 The Yin-Yang Exorcist 阴阳摸诡人 I have two mothers, and neither of them is alive. The moment I was born, a heavenly dog swallowed the moon, blood rained from the sky, every beast bowed its head, and ghosts wailed... 812Reads8.7Score101Shelves
- 39 The Eerie Coffin Bearers 诡抬棺 Nine peaks, a sea of blood, mountains of bones... Murderous danger lurks everywhere. Every step is fraught with peril, and I never know how much longer I'll survive. It wasn't until I deciphered the nursery rhyme I'd heard when I became someone's disciple that I uncovered a shocking secret... 57Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 40 So Bewitching! The Miaojiang Girl Goes Viral and Becomes Everyone's Dream Girl 好蛊！苗疆少女爆火后成了万人迷 [Miaojiang Beauty × Ruthless Tycoon] Shen Zhili is notorious in Haishi for his cold-bloodedness. He's the kind of man who publicly kicked in two of his biological father's ribs and had several illegitimate sons killed. But after making one too many trips down dark roads, Shen Zhili takes a nasty fall into an ancient Miaojiang village. The powerful men outside, unaware of what happened, clap their hands in delight and can't wait to send him a wreath. Gazing at the gorgeous beauty before him, Shen 469Reads7.4Score103Shelves
- 41 Corpse Driving in Western Hunan: The Soul-Calling Guide on the Night Road 湘西赶尸：夜行引魂人 A sudden disaster at a mass grave! Wu Liangzi is struck on the back of the head and wakes among rotting coffins and bones, clutching a bloodstained piece of yellow paper. It bears the name of the man he has spent three years tracking down for murdering his father! Seven corpses in black robes dance around him all night, their lifeless eyes seeming to “acknowledge their master.” A mysterious corpse driver tosses him a life-and-death contract. “Four of your seven souls have scattered. If you can’t 240Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Young Man from Miaojiang Has Turned Dark 苗疆少年黑化了 Sweet, innocent older sister × Miaojiang younger brother (sweet on the outside, sinister within) When Xu You learns that her best friend went missing after traveling to a Miao village, she decides to go search for her on her own. There, she meets a well-dressed Miao boy. At first, he says, “Need any help, sis? I can help you look.” Later, he says, “Sis, you’re really heartless, aren’t you? You found your friend and now you want to abandon me?! You’re just going to use me and toss me aside?” “I’m 682Reads6.9Score104Shelves
- 43 Yin and Yang: The Book of Life and Death 阴阳：生死簿 Lin Zhao spent ten years as an outer disciple Taoist at Longhu Mountain and learned only one spell: the Soul Summoning Art. > Until one night, the voice of Heaven rang out in his mind: “Ten zhang ahead, a wronged spirit seeks help.” > Following the voice, he found an old woman clutching a black cat and sobbing that her son had gone missing. > He formed a hand seal to investigate and discovered that the cat's eyes reflected the scene of her son's death: the neighbor butcher's hideous face. > When —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Gu Watch 蛊观 [Folklore and the Supernatural + Urban Superpowers + Gu Poison Mysteries + A Young Man’s Coming of Age + Family Revenge] Want revenge? Want to change your fate? Want to take back everything that should have been yours? Then come raise gu. Each talisman bears a karmic debt; each gu can end a life of suffering. The upper three talismans can alter life and death, the middle three can transform the body, and the lower three can change the heart. Which will you choose? The Life-Bearing Talisman takes 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Coffin Bearer 抬棺匠 My family has dealt with the dead for generations. Following in my father’s footsteps, I became a coffin bearer. Before carrying a coffin, I always offer the deceased five incense sticks. When offering incense to the living, three long sticks and two short ones are taboo. When offering incense to the dead, three short sticks and two long ones are taboo. That day, I carried a coffin, and the dead pregnant woman inside gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl! [Shh, keep quiet! We’re settin 2.9kReads8.3Score194Shelves
- 46 The Commandery Princess Won't Fall in Love, but Her Obsessive Ex-Husband Won't Leave Her Alone 郡主不入爱河，病娇前夫缠她上瘾 [Completed] “Black-lotus princess from the Central Plains vs. lovesick, possessive young man from Miaojiang” Alternate universe, one-on-one romance, both leads have no past relationships, happy ending · Yun Si is investigating a rebel conspiracy in Jiangnan under an assumed name when a trap nearly exposes her identity. In desperation, she tricks a harmless-looking, handsome young man into posing as her husband to conceal who she is. Her husband is gentle, obedient, and sweet. His only flaw is th 655Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 47 A Strange Man of the Republic 民国奇人 The Republic of China was an era of upheaval, teeming with extraordinary people. In those chaotic times, the martial world was vast. As the saying goes, “The heroes of our age emerge amid the world's turmoil; the seven extraordinary figures of the Republic are here.” But who were these seven? There was a Daoist priest who cried, “In prosperous times, Buddhist temples thrive on incense while Daoists hide away in mountain retreats. In troubled times, the Bodhisattvas turn a blind eye, so the Old L 14.9kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
- 48 The Book of Buried Ghosts 葬诡经 Most people know about Thailand's black magic, but few realize that China's own Jiangmen tradition is the true source of all such sorcery. As the saying goes: “A master of sorcery has no ancestors in the Southern Seas; reverence for the Three Teachings is the true tradition.” Let me tell you all about the Chinese sorcerers and their craft… 3.2kReads8.4Score410Shelves
- 49 Spirit Village 灵村 Thrills and the supernatural! There's an ancient village called Lingzhuang, also known as Bagua Village. I was born there. Lingzhuang is always shrouded in an atmosphere of terror: Enormous pythons, centipedes, black spiders, strange birds, and ferocious beasts roam about, attacking people... Lingzhuang is also rife with strange tales and bizarre happenings: A female ghost haunts the village; a cave in Longmian Mountain holds an arsenal from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom; a mysterious master live 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Aloof High Priest? The Miaojiang Saint Blushes the Moment You Flirt with Him 清冷祭祀？苗疆圣子一撩就脸红 [Sinister Miaojiang Native × Cool and Detached Imperial Preceptor × Mutual Firsts × Push and Pull to the Limit × Love Gu] They say the young man from Miaojiang is skilled at bewitching people's hearts. Shen Qingchen didn't believe it, but when the love gu took effect, he did... Miaojiang's Holy Son, Wu He'an, was ordered to find the missing sacred drum. As soon as he arrived in the Kingdom of Dongle, Shen Qingchen had him thrown in prison! Just as Wu He'an was about to break out, Shen Qingchen 377Reads8.4Score100Shelves
