Novels like He Came with the Calamity
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- 1 My Husband Is Actually the Ghost King 我的夫君竟然是鬼王 Driven by financial hardship, I took a strange surrogacy job and ended up in an underworld payment group. That's right, it's a payment group where everyone but me is a ghost. From then on, my life changed... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Human Worker 人类工作者 Yishan was a struggling white-collar worker in the city, working overtime until late every night. She couldn't accept it. She absolutely refused to die at the age of twenty-six. She hadn't found perfect love, built a successful career, or given her demanding boss a piece of her mind. How could she just die like that without even knowing what happened? No way. Absolutely not! She made such a fuss in the Hall of the King of Hell every day that even the little ghosts were afraid of her. This had be —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Bone-Seeking Sand 寻骨砂 Buddhist scriptures record that there are five kinds of eyes in this world: the Heavenly Eye, the Wisdom Eye, the Buddha Eye, the Dharma Eye, and the Mortal Eye. Those with the Heavenly Eye can see spirits and monsters in the world. After encountering something evil on a nighttime walk, Yin Shu’s quiet life of twelve years was suddenly turned upside down. Born with the Heavenly Emperor’s Sand, a rare form of yin-yang eyes, Yin Shu was “forced” by the Dragon King to embark on a thrilling and terr 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Deadly Sweet Temptation: My Dead Husband, Stop Flirting! 致命甜诱：死鬼老公，别乱撩！ I never imagined that one day, bird poop would fall from the sky and land right on my head. I thought it was an angelic blessing, a sign that good luck was coming my way. But my aunt said it meant disaster was about to strike, and told me to hurry and ask a master for protection. I didn't get any protection. Instead, I ran into a foul-mouthed, lecherous fraud. He felt my hand and read my fortune, calling me a heartbreaker and saying a man would die because of me. I'd been single my whole life, 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Cold-Blooded King of the Underworld Has Arrived 高冷冥王驾到 I was born with unusual bones and a cold constitution. In one lifetime, a vengeful ghost surnamed Qi chose me as a potent tonic and drained my vital essence. He still wasn't satisfied. He sealed a drop of his blood between my brows and cast a love spell, decreeing that in every life, I could love no one but him. Whenever desire stirred in my heart in any lifetime, he would appear before me: handsome, with the alluring sheen of fine jade, his thin lips slightly parted in a faint, enigmatic smile. 4Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 6 Honey, Come Have Our Second Baby 老婆快来生二胎 Twenty years ago, my family moved an ancestral grave, and I, a woman with pure yin in all four pillars of my birth chart, became the sacrifice. Later, clutching my aching back, I begged him, “My Lord, please let me go.” He smiled, wicked and bewitching. “Of course. Give me a second child.” 34Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 7 The Ghost King's Wife: I'm the Apple of His Eye 鬼王妻，我是他的心头宝 My younger brother got into trouble, and my grandmother wanted to sacrifice me alive to save him. That night, he forced himself on me, and from then on, I became his wife... Every ghost and demon wants to devour my spiritual essence. They say that eating my soul is worth ten thousand years of cultivation and eternal life. He is arrogant and cold, yet he is exceptionally kind to me alone. That night, I was caught up in a manhunt and unexpectedly met a master. From then on, I was drawn into one bi 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 After Marrying the Ghost King 嫁给鬼王后 Beloved by all + funny + lighthearted After being hounded by relatives to get married and losing her job, Bai Ziyan had no choice but to find some man by the roadside and marry him. As a bonus, she got a high-paying job. But there's something eerie about both this husband and this job... Bai Ziyan: Why are they all looking at me like that? Li Heng: Because you're beautiful. Bai Ziyan: ... Bai Ziyan: I'm going to a class reunion. I'll be out for a while. Li Heng: Wait. As soon as he spoke, 8Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 9 Wicked Husband, Come at Midnight 邪夫，深夜来 My grandpa found me in a graveyard and brought me home. Everyone says I'm bad luck, a jinx who'll bring death to everyone around me. The day I came out of the graveyard, a man whose whole body was ice-cold followed me home... 128Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 10 The Peerless Snake Husband’s Darling Is Tormenting Ghosts Again 绝世蛇夫掌心的小娇娇又在虐鬼了 “Be good. I'll come keep you company every night from now on.” When I was eighteen, the man from my dreams suddenly appeared in real life. I knew then that something was terribly wrong. Just before my mother was due to give birth to me, a devastating flood struck. She was submerged in the floodwaters, with no midwife or doctor to help her. The only one by her side was a pitch-black python. After I was born, I dreamed of a mesmerizing man every year on my birthday. On the night I turned eighteen, 20Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 11 The Seductive Ghost King Has His Sights on Me 邪魅鬼王惹上身 A chilling wind blows, and black clouds cover the moon. A procession of ghosts roams the night, with skeletons carrying a bridal sedan chair. Ning Wangshu only meant to earn some money by standing in as a substitute for a quick job. But at the mountain god’s temple, she ran into the ghost king Yan Youze. Mistaking him for an NPC, she even played a trick on him. They bowed before Heaven and Earth and entered the bridal chamber. Caught while trying to run away, she had no choice but to help him br 49Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 12 Doted on Too Much by My Nonhuman Husband 被非人老公过分宠爱 [Satisfying romance + sweet doting love + supernatural + scheming] Because of my unusual constitution and fate, my grandfather arranged a marriage for me before he died. He only appears at night, and loves kissing, cuddling, and lifting me up in his arms! And wherever he appears, all sorts of bizarre events follow! It wasn’t until the very end that I discovered he had been with me because... 118Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 13 The Dragon King's Wife 龙王妻 My name is Fu Ling. Everyone in the village calls me a ghost child because my mother is a corpse. On the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, when the gates of the underworld opened, I began dreaming of the Black and White Impermanence coming to fetch me in a bridal sedan. I also encountered all kinds of supernatural events: paper effigies that ate people, a cat-faced woman, and a fox demon. I even met a powerful male demon. He said I would only survive if I married him... 20Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 14 The Ghost King Pouts, and the High God's Soul Drifts Away 鬼王撒个娇，上神魂在飘 [Past and present lives + mutual redemption + sweet romance with a touch of angst + ghost-hunting and demon-slaying scenarios + the male lead’s long road to winning her back] (A heroine who’s part white rabbit, part enchantress vs. a devoted, single-minded, possessive male lead) As soon as the High God Qiu Chi descends to the mortal realm, the Ghost King Ye Yu latches on to her! “You never age or die, and I can neither live nor die. We were made for each other.” Just as Qiu Chi falls hopelessly 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Reborn as the Netherworld King: He's Impossible to Flirt With 重生之冥王大人太难撩 "New book out now, come on in and show your support!" [A supernatural story disguised as romance] [A male lead who doesn't understand love but still dotes on her X a clever, flirtatious female lead] Lu Xinyue spent her whole life being foolish, only to end up murdered by the man she loved. But she is reborn. After her rebirth, the world seems different. There's a blood ruyi that bewitches people, a giant carp that eats humans, an orphanage from a hundred years ago, a village in Shanyin where eve 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Raising Great Demons at the Museum 我在博物馆养大妖 Restore the most dilapidated paintings, and keep the wildest man. Pressed by financial difficulties, Le Ying took up her family's traditional craft and became a calligraphy and painting restorer at a museum. While restoring paintings, she also took in several spirits and raised a one-legged great demon. Somehow, she ended up on a path to success in both her career and love life. A cross-species romance between a spiritual-energy flatterer and a proud, obsessive divine bird. 32Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 17 A Thousand-Year Contract: The Underworld King Comes Calling 契约千年：冥王老公找上门 He was born on the day of the Ghost Festival. His parents died when he was young, leaving him to depend on his grandfather. From childhood, Chen Qing'an had a pair of unusual eyes that let him discern yin from yang and see ghosts and monsters. On the day his grandfather died, a red moon hung in the sky. To free themselves from misfortune, the villagers offered him as a sacrifice to the “Ghost King.” But the one they summoned was none other than Jun Xuanxiao, the formidable King of the Underworld 117Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 18 Ghost King Husband, Don't Be Like This 鬼王老公别这样 A livestream takes a turn when a ghost starts haunting me! To escape alive, I prayed to Buddhas and immortals until I obtained a secret art for exorcising ghosts. Tonight, I hold a seal-breaking dagger and wait for the monsters to come to their deaths. Sure enough, one appears, and I brandish the dagger. But... “Why isn't it working?!” “Heh, darling, you're so charming when you're scared and angry.” 42Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 19 Foxbound 狐缘 [Fox King + paranormal + funny + sweet romance] After my boyfriend and I made things official, thick black fur suddenly sprouted all over my face. A fox appeared in my dreams and warned me that until I'd paid off my debt, I could forget about dating anyone and getting away from him! To repay what I owed, I became his spirit medium, opened a ritual altar, and helped him attain enlightenment. But he only got more demanding, and even wanted to marry me. “Third Master, I'm cursed and destined to bri 156Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 20 The Underworld King Heard His Wife's Thoughts and Went Mad 冥王听到夫人的心声气疯了 Su Nian's pitch-black eyes met Ji Shen's, and in an instant, he had entered her heart. Blackness, endless blackness. Ji Shen took a few steps forward, then saw a red flower of the other shore standing there. “What is this?” Ji Shen gazed at the flower and slowly reached out to touch it. ‘Don't touch it! It's poisonous!’ A clear voice rang through the darkness. At the warning, Ji Shen immediately pulled his hand back and looked around, but he couldn't see anyone. “Who are you? Show yourself!” Onl 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Dragon King's Beloved Wife 龙王娇妻 On my eighteenth birthday, my great-grandfather called me back to the old family home and told me to stay the night. I woke in the middle of the night to find myself wearing a red wedding dress. The terrifying part was that there was a monster beside me. It looked like an immortal, but it was obviously not human... 210Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 22 The Yama King's Wife: Living Sacrifice 阎王妻：活祭 Every five years, the village offers a living person as a sacrifice to the gods. It has to be an unmarried young woman who is still pure. The year I turned seventeen, the Heavenly God chose me as the sacrifice... 60Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 23 The Netherworld Emperor's Only Love: The Imperial Lord Husband of Ten Thousand Years 冥帝独宠：帝君老公一万岁 Both my parents died on my eighth birthday, and from then on I earned the title of jinx. A fortune-teller swore I was destined to be alone forever, with no chance of marrying a living man. When I was eighteen, a female ghost tried to claim my life at school, and I stepped straight into the underworld. When I opened my eyes again, a ridiculously handsome man was standing before me, calling me his wife. OMG, I just died, and someone’s already taken over?! In the underworld, he was the all-pow 351Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 24 The Underworld King's Beloved Consort 冥王殿下的宠妃 I went back to my hometown with my boyfriend of one year, never imagining he'd offer me up as a sacrifice. When I opened my eyes again, I had become the wife of the King of the Underworld. This handsome, supreme Lord of the Underworld threatened to strangle me at the drop of a hat. He pressed his thin lips together. “Just obey me, and I'll protect you for the rest of your life.” When I tried to get away from him, I ran into a snow monster while making my escape. Just when I thought I was about t 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 On Our Wedding Night, My Scheming Husband Held Me and Whispered Sweetly 新婚夜，腹黑老公抱着我低声轻哄 My name is Lu Xiyu, and I come from a family of haunted-house sleep testers. I once took a high-paying job: spend one night sleeping in a hilltop villa, and walk away with a hefty fee. Who could have guessed that testing the bed would turn into being bedded? There really was a ghost in that huge villa bed! It feared neither daylight nor talismans, and kept me entangled with it until dawn! 27Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 26 Ghost Lord! I Asked You to Dote on Me, Not Slaughter the Whole World 鬼君！让你宠我没让你虐杀全世界 [Sweet romance + married first, love later + male lead plays the pig to eat the tiger + wolfish younger man + scheming CEO] On the day of her blind date, Lin Anan is unexpectedly captivated by a mysterious man. She thinks he’s just a cold-looking, rich, handsome guy. Who could have guessed he’s the all-powerful Ghost King?! The best part is having a ghost dote on and spoil her. Whenever she faces trouble, he shows up and resolves it all with ease. He spoils his wife like crazy, and he doesn’t ne 4Reads8.9Score135Shelves
- 27 The Wicked Husband’s Seduction 邪夫撩人 I was born on the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival. From that day on, strange things kept happening in my village, and the people around me died one after another. To stay alive, I fled into the Dragon King Temple. When I came out, I found myself haunted by an invisible man... (Traditional supernatural horror + mind-bending mystery + realism) 161Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 28 My Bewitching Husband Is Flirting with Me Again 妖孽夫君又在撩我 Su Yu has had an unlucky fate since childhood and thought she would be alone for the rest of her life. Instead, she marries Third Master Qin, the most powerful man in all of Haicheng, who dotes on her like no one else. “I hear Third Master’s new wife is bad luck incarnate! She’ll bring her husband to ruin!” Third Master Qin: “My fate is too strong. I’m only worried nobody will be able to jinx me.” “Look at that necklace Third Madam is wearing. How tacky!” Third Master Qin: “Go buy up every jewel 108Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 29 A Snake's Many Pregnancies 蛇孕连连 My ancestors killed countless snakes, and generations of my family have had snake blood on their hands. A passing Taoist priest said we would have to pay for those blood debts. A fire burned my father to death. As I was collecting his remains, a snake on his body bit me. The village chief said it was a subterranean dragon snake from Hell, come to claim my life, and that I had less than three months to live. I refused to believe it, until one day a handsome young man came and insisted on marrying 80Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 30 The King of Hell Has Arrived 阎王驾到 He was struck by lightning after making a bet. He thought his life was over, but unexpectedly gained Yin-Yang Eyes and began his ascent to the top. “Brother Yun! I need to discuss something with you. Let's talk at home, okay?” “Du Yun, are you free to come ghost-hunting at the teacher's apartment tonight?” “Brother Yun! Supernatural incidents have broken out across the three cities of Jiangbei. Please hurry and help!” The King of Hell is here! All ghosts, stand back! 11Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 31 Deep Serenity 殷宓 Yin Mi is the Underworld's only female general, with immense spiritual power and a fearsome reputation across the Six Realms. She is adored by all ten Kings of Hell, the Five Ghost Emperors, and the Great Emperor of the Underworld. She and the King of the Underworld are bound together by love and hate through three lifetimes... 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Snake King's Consort 蛇王妃 I am an ill-fated woman. The day I was born, a flood swept through hundreds of miles in every direction, wiping out all the livestock. The villagers bullied and insulted me, calling me the serpent king’s wife. When my parents died under mysterious circumstances, I had no choice but to leave my hometown and embark on a one-way path to slay demons and exorcise evil. The demonic shadows of the Eastern Sea, the legends of mirages, terrifying butterfly curses, and those hidden villages scattered acro 72Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 33 Your Husband, the King of the Underworld, Is Online 您的老公冥王已上线 A User Manual for the King of the Underworld: 1. Feed him. Even if you have to go hungry, never let him go hungry. 2. Flatter him, and stroke him the right way. 3. Soothe him. No matter who's at fault, it's always yours. 4. Let him pinch, knead, and hug you as much as he likes. Don't resist! 5. When he asks if you love him, don't hesitate, don't waver, and don't tell him quietly. Say, “I love you!” In short: After spending three years as a wandering soul, I met a fake reaper. He was imposing, do 166Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 34 The Snake Bride 蛇娶妻 [Supernatural + Devoted Husband + Pure Romance + Sweet Love + Wild Imagination] She was betrothed to the Snake King at birth, branded as his snake bride. Before she turned twenty-four, the Snake King would force her to marry him. Her grandfather said the Shen family owed the Snake King a debt, and that only marrying him could save her life... 1.4kReads9.1Score143Shelves
- 35 My Ghost Marriage Husband Is the King of Hell 冥婚老公是阎王 Yin Qing, an ordinary college student, was worried about finding a job after graduation. But after an uncanny trip back to her hometown, she found herself bound in a ghost marriage to the King of the Underworld! From then on, strange events came one after another. To uncover the secret behind the curse that had plagued the Yin family for generations, Yin Qing resolutely joined the Special Abilities Divisio 805Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 36 The Lovesick Lord of the Underworld Is Jealous Again Today 病娇冥王，今天又吃醋了 Su Wei never imagined that, after failing her tribulation and nearly losing her soul, she would be taken back to the Underworld by Xie Yanci, the King of the Underworld whom all three realms feared, and cherished as the apple of his eye. But his affection soon took a troubling turn. She showed a lost young immortal the way, only to find the King of the Underworld had frozen the entire Immortal Child Hall. She gave a wounded spirit bird a sip of immortal dew, and the next moment, the forest where 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Ghost King: His Spoiling Hurts a Little 鬼王大人：宠的有点疼 (Romance + Scheming Male Lead + School Life + Mutual Devotion + Not a Horror Story) Every night, a man pins Shen Youyou beneath him. He whispers, “Have my child!” Shen Youyou: “Sir, what do you want? I'll do anything, just please leave me alone.” The man: “I want you.” “There are countless women in the world. Why fixate on me?” “Don't talk!” You're the only one who can do this. Shen Youyou was speechless. What exactly did he want from her? Note: There's no misunderstanding in this story. And if 262Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 38 A Life-and-Death Pact Between the King of Hell and Me 我和冥王的生死契约 "Half mystery + half comedy + the worlds of yin and yang + a male lead who is a cunning, devoted deity of the underworld + a kind, steadfast, brave mortal heroine + every character is clever" One lottery ticket, one contract, and from that moment on, my three souls and seven spirits belonged to him. I took something that was never mine, so I have to do good deeds, travel between the worlds of yin and yang, give away all my money, risk my life to repay him, and even give myself to him… He laid on 516Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 39 The River God's Bride 河神新娘 A sacrificial rite brings the young girl Chu Xiyan together with the River God, setting in motion a deeply moving love story. They save one another and help each other become whole, enduring the tangled joys and sorrows of love and hate... 171Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 40 The Underworld King’s 101st Bride 冥王的第101个新娘 Historical romance, 1v1, devoted to each other, sweet and doting [A Family Banquet in the Underworld] The King of the Underworld raises the corner of his mouth and smiles playfully. “You want to be Queen of the Underworld? What makes you think you can?” Fuguang conceals the pain in her heart. Her pearly teeth glimmer as she smiles like fireworks in the night. “In all the Underworld, I’m the only one worthy of standing beside you!” The women seated below whisper among themselves: “Good heavens, t 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Ultimate Husband 最强老公 A fierce husband, seven nights of passion, a spirit fetus conceived in secret, a Chi dragon blood ring... A family that crawled out of a tomb offered me as a sacrifice to the Emperor. From then on, I wandered between the worlds of yin and yang, no longer welcome among the living. 1kReads8.3Score113Shelves
- 42 The Fox King's Wife 狐王妻 ❤️ My name is Lu Qingyang. On the day of Jingzhe, my mother secretly gave birth to me in an abandoned Fox Immortal temple. The villagers bullied me and called me a fox demon that ate people's eyes. They dug out my left eye, then summoned a Taoist priest to call down lightning and kill me. When I grew up, a bizarre blood-red image of a fox worshipping the Big Dipper appeared on my waist. From then on, misfortune followed me everywhere. To find the mysterious man who stole my eye, I met the Fox Ki 65Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 43 The Dragon King’s Wife, Life After Life 生生世世龙王妻 A terrible drought struck the village, so the village chief invited an old Taoist priest to perform a rainmaking ritual. The priest brought a marriage contract, and I was chosen to be offered as a sacrifice to the Divine Dragon Lord. On the night of the full moon, the villagers tied me up, stuffed me into a bridal sedan chair, and sent me to the Dragon King Temple behind the village. From then on, I became the wife of an ancient divine dragon. 64Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 44 Hail the Corpse Ancestor: My Wife Has Married into the Underworld 尸祖在上：娇妻亿嫁冥界 [Yandere corpse ancestor × teasing little troublemaker] They say Boyou, the corpse ancestor of the Netherworld, is cruel and heartless, but no one knows about the pathological possessiveness hidden beneath his outward appearance. He spies on her, schemes against her, and even hurts himself to play the victim, all to make her fall for him. She keeps causing trouble to make him hate her, only to bring disaster down on herself. On an utterly ordinary night in the Netherworld, a certain corpse ances 286Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 45 Bone Flute 骨笛 My grandmother was a famous spirit medium throughout the surrounding villages. I was a child she picked up and brought home. People in the village said that on the night she carried me home, flutes sounded throughout the village until dawn. The next day, every peach tree in the village had withered. They called me an ill omen, but my grandmother always treated me well, and life went on quietly like that, until the day I turned sixteen. Then everything changed. 1.3kReads9.0Score127Shelves
- 46 I Sweet-Talk the King of Hell at Work, Then Need a Wall to Lean on After Hours 上班诱哄冥王，下班走路扶墙 A fortune-teller said that in her past life, she committed countless sins, so in this life she'd be working in the underworld. A young lawyer takes a part-time job in the underworld. After all, being broke is scarier than being a ghost. But she ends up owing the underworld more than a hundred thousand! She marries a man in a vegetative state to bring him good luck, but he dies on their wedding day! She bursts into tears. Why is she so poor and miserable, and so terribly unlucky? The Underworld R 2.2kReads9.0Score249Shelves
- 47 My Husband Comes from the Underworld 我的夫君他来自地府 I've been unlucky since I was little. I'm said to bring misfortune to my husband and children, and my father even used me to pay off a debt of yin energy he owed. When I came of age, he showed up to make me honor the contract we made back then. After that, my mother was near death, my father disappeared, and one friend after another ran into trouble... 48Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 48 Having a Son Is Like Having the King of Hell 生个儿子是阎王 Five years ago, I gave birth to a child. Everyone who saw what the child looked like died. Five years later, I met a man who told me he was the child's father. 16.9kReads8.9Score377Shelves
- 49 My Lord of Demons 我的妖君大人 I was born under a curse and abandoned in his temple. Twenty years later, he was reborn from the curse, and by a twist of fate, we formed a spiritual bond. The Demon Lord not only mooches off my food and drink, but also tricks me into having his child. His emotional intelligence is in the single digits, he’s stingy and combative, and he has enemies everywhere. Every day, he’s either fighting or on his way to a fight. I finally lose my patience. “I’m divorcing you!” He sneers arrogantly. “You can 510Reads9.2Score101Shelves
- 50 The Fox-Fur Wedding Dress 狐皮嫁衣 “My Husband Is the Wolf King” ❤️ In July 1928, my great-grandfather, driven mad by greed, stole a priceless luminous pearl from the Eastern Qing Tombs. Then, when I was five, a white wolf latched onto me. He gouged out my eyes and stole all my other senses as well... [On Qingqiu Hill there lives a fox, its fur a wondrous sight. Skin it alive, then sew it into a rosy bridal cape. If I wear it, we shall share three lifetimes, never parted from you in any of them.] 202Reads8.8Score—Shelves
