Novels like Yellow Springs Medical Hall
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Yellow Springs Medical Hall, best match first.
- 1 The Yin-Yang Paper Effigy Maker 阴阳扎纸匠 My grandfather had been a paper effigy maker his whole life. His sudden death turned my whole worldview upside down. After he passed away, four paper figures suddenly appeared in the main hall... 302Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Chronicles of the Yin Trade: I'm an Embalmer at a Funeral Home 阴行录：我在殡仪馆当入殓师 Shen Xun is an embalmer with Yin-Yang Eyes. By day, he performs autopsies; by night, he guides the dead to rest. Only when he has “fixed” a corpse can its aggrieved spirit finally close its eyes. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Strange Tales of Corpse Driving in Western Hunan 湘西赶尸奇闻 On a rainy night deep in the mountains, a master and his apprentice travel with a corpse. When they reach the Miao frontier, the body suddenly comes back to life and flees. They track it to Yinshen Village, only to learn that everything was part of a deadly revenge plot laid by a Miao priest. To protect his apprentice and escape with the corpse, the master destroys his own cultivation and dies in the wilderness. All he leaves behind is Li Caibei, a novice now alone, carrying a dead body on his —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 A Promotion Diary from the Underworld: Ox-Head and Horse-Face Get to Work 地府升职记：牛头马面卷起来 Xuanhuan cultivation + underworld civil servant This is the story of a corporate drone who dies from overwork, then works himself to the bone to make his mark in the underworld. On the surface, it's a humorous, hilarious tale of an underworld civil servant's rise through the ranks, packed with satisfying moments. At its heart, it explores life and death, good and evil, order and freedom. Shen Yunfei rises from a temporary ox-headed guard to one of the Ten Kings of Hell. He relies not on a golden —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Medium Forensic Doctor 通灵法医 To doctors, death is simply the inevitable result of illness or injury. Medically speaking, every death is caused by an illness or injury. Even elderly people who die peacefully in their sleep after a long life must have some underlying condition that explains it. As a result, medicine’s understanding of life and causality becomes mechanical, simplistic, even brutal. If someone has a fever, lower their temperature. If they have stomach cancer, remove part of the damaged stomach. If their blood p 164Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Collected Tales of the Supernatural 诡事合集录 A city ghost-hunting tale. After one incident after another, Zhai Wangxin finally remembers his past. He has dealt with ghosts and all manner of strange things, and little by little, everything begins to resurface. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 I Helped My Grandfather Become a God of the Underworld 我助爷爷冥界封神 [Mystery and the Supernatural] [Urban Power Fantasy] [Recruiting in Another World] [I Can See Ghosts] [I Can Communicate with My Grandfather in the Underworld] My grandfather recruits famous generals in the Underworld and carves out new territory. I’m his indispensable logistical support. His ranks are filled with fearsome warriors, who teach me to read, practice martial arts, and master all kinds of skills. Lost classics return to the world of the living. Grandfather earns a reputation, I reap 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Day We Slaughtered the New Year Pig, It Looked Up at Me 杀年猪那天，我家猪抬头了 The Day We Slaughtered the New Year Pig, It Looked Up 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 My Deskmate Offered Flesh and Blood to Zhong Kui for Better Grades, and Now the Whole Class Is Paying with Their Lives 同桌拿血肉拜钟馗涨分，全班都在拿命抵债 My Deskmate Used Flesh and Blood to Bribe Zhong Kui for Better Grades. Now the Whole Class Is Paying with Their Lives —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 My Paper-Cutting Can Drive Away Evil 我的剪纸能驱邪 [Urban + Supernatural + Prequel to the Revival of Horror] Thirteen years after transmigrating, Xu Feng finally obtains a System: the Ultimate Paper-Cutting System. By continually raising his paper-cutting level, the System grants him more practical illustrated guides for driving out ghosts and vanquishing evil. With the world's impending revival of horror, Xu Feng must keep growing stronger. Even mightier talisman and character guides await him further along, ready to be unlocked. His sword for 30Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 11 Grandpa’s Bones Aren’t Even Cold, and Eight Women Have Come to Break Off Their Engagements 爷爷尸骨未寒，八女上门退婚 My name is Qin Shou. My grandfather was Qin the Half-Immortal, renowned across three regions, and spent his life doing good deeds. Before his body had even turned cold and while the incense in the mourning hall still burned, eight luxury cars arrived one after another. Eight stunning fiancées came to the door together, tore up their engagement contracts in front of everyone, and humiliated me without restraint. “You’re not good enough for us!” Every taunt cut to the bone. I inherited my grandfat 3.7kReads6.4Score201Shelves
- 12 Master of Yin-Yang and Feng Shui 阴阳风水天师 [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Mysticism] [Battles of the Occult] [Bickering Couple] My name is Chen Jiuyou. My master gave me that name. He said I was born in the underworld hour of the ninth month, on a yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour. My entire Eight Characters birth chart was yin, making me a natural “coffin-born child.” The day I was born, my mother bled to death, my father went mad and threw himself down a well, and the midwife who delivered me went home and died suddenly, bleeding 1.7kReads6.2Score127Shelves
- 13 The Greatest Feng Shui Master 第一风水师 On the day my grandfather died, a woman took out a hundred thousand yuan to buy me and brought me to... 94Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 14 Jiangshi World: From the Start, I’m a Paper Effigy Maker 僵尸世界：开局一个扎纸匠 On a deserted street in Changping City stood a shop that made paper offerings. The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The night should have been peaceful and quiet, but now the air was thick with the stench of corpses. Every shop on the street was closed, and the nearby residents had gone to bed early. Only that paper-offering shop still had a faint light shining inside. The wreaths at the entrance looked especially unnerving. Inside, row upon row of paper figures and burial clothes were 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Three Kingdoms' Max-Level Princess and Her Handsome Human Figurine Collection 三国满级公主和她的帅哥人形手办 Transmigrated into a good-for-nothing princess in the late Han dynasty, Su Shuang just wants to lie flat. Until she sees... Cao Cao is a brooding, handsome man who's six foot one. Zhuge Liang is a studious, ascetic type in gold-rimmed glasses. Zhou Yu glows when he plays the zither. And Zhang Fei, the legendary “leopard head with ringed eyes”... “Third Sister, I grilled you a skewer.” Su Shuang looks at his sharply defined face and impossibly long eyelashes, and the melon drops from her hand. Wh —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Yin Eight Sects: I Subdue Ghosts and Gods in the Mortal World 阴八门：我在阳间镇鬼神 Li Piezizi, a scrap collector, raised me for ten years. To repay his kindness and save his life, I was ready to risk my own. But an unexpected incident pulled me into a bizarre and chilling supernatural affair. That was when I discovered that beyond the three hundred and sixty-five recognized trades, there are the Yin Eight Guilds, whose members specialize in dealing with the dead. My name is Li Wujin, and I had no choice but to step into this mire. I never imagined one uncanny event would fo 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Yin Craftsman: Beginning with Coexistence with the Supernatural 阴匠：从与阴物共生开始 Let’s start with the facts: I haven’t even graduated, and I’ve already inherited my grandfather’s shop. The good news: I personally sent the murderer who killed my senior to the executioner’s block! The bad news: My senior now lives in the pocket over my chest, and we share life and death. Random passerby: “That student looks so frail. He’s definitely been drained dry.” Liu Changqing: “Could it be a side effect of yin energy entering my body?” (expressionless) Black-clad bodyguard: “Kid, how dar 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 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—Shelves
- 19 Master of Gods and Ghosts 神鬼相师 University student Jiang Hao unexpectedly inherits his ancestor’s legacy. Feng Shui can change fate, the art of destiny can reveal one’s life, money can be used to divine the future, and the Six Lines can calculate all things under heaven. Prayers and exorcisms, Qimen Dunjia, and all manner of mysteries are contained within the Eightfold Formation of Gods and Ghosts. So what if he is widowed, bereaved, lonely, or destitute? He will defy fate and swear to win the beauty of his dreams! 274Reads6.8Score101Shelves
- 20 I'm Done Being a Celestial Master This Poor 这么穷的天师不当也罢 In times of peace and prosperity, Buddhism flourishes across the land while Daoists hide away in remote mountains. In times of chaos, Bodhisattvas turn a blind eye to worldly affairs, while the Old Lord shoulders his sword and saves a world in turmoil. Daoists emerge from seclusion to save the people only when chaos reigns. In prosperous times, they shun worldly gain and retreat to the mountains, pursuing the Great Dao in their hearts, untouched by mundane distractions. This seems to have become 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Bone-Eating Mark, Northern Border King: A Netherworld Ordeal to Steal His Bride 噬骨纹北境王冥府劫妻 On my wedding day, my husband tore open my wedding dress in front of everyone, revealing the name tattooed over my heart. He said, “Take a good look. This is my dog.” Later, I jumped from the Cliff of the Forgotten River, and the King of the Underworld caught me in the bottomless abyss. He personally tattooed a red spider lily on me. He said, “From today on, you are my Queen of the Underworld.” The day the Northern Border King led a hundred thousand cavalry to the gates of the Underworld, I stoo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Corpse-Driving Chronicles of the Taihang Mountains 太行山赶尸录 Corpse-driving is divided into northern and southern schools: the Xiangxi school in the south and the Taihang Mountains school in the north. Lu Shanzong is the last heir of the Taihang Mountains tradition. Through the story of his life, he reveals the ultimate secret of the corpse-drivers of the Taihang Mountains. What they drive is not actually corpses. No one knows the truth hidden behind the practice. 362Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 23 Underworld Temp Worker: Signing In Makes Me Stronger 地府临时工，签到就变强 Overworked office drone Lin Ye stayed up all night working himself to the bone. When he opened his eyes, he had become the most miserable temp worker at the Ghost Gate! Bullied by underworld officers? Sign in at the Ghost Gate and claim the [Yin-Yang Evil-Breaking Eye], enough to scare off any vicious ghost that picks a fight! Sent to fish fragments of the Book of Life and Death out of the River of Forgetfulness? Sign in and get the [Judge’s Brush], so I decide who lives and dies! The otherworld 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The House of Corpse Incense 尸香门第 Grandpa said I was “cursed to die young,” and that I had to go home for my birthday every year. One year, it poured, and I didn’t go back... [PS: Updates are a little slow while the book is new. If you don’t mind reading a finished novel, check out my completed work, The Yin-Yang Merchant: http://www.heiyan.com/book/48682 275Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 25 Return to Life 还魂 The elders often say, “Better to die in the river than be born upon it.” I was born on the river. I should have been doomed to die, but someone lent me their life. 127Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 26 I Ferry Souls in the Mortal World 我在人间摆渡灵魂 Some people call me Master, others call me a charlatan. Some even respectfully address me as Grandmaster or Celestial Master. But really, I’m just an “ordinary” guide for the dead. Jiang Cheng, an unremarkable funeral master, awakens a mysterious ability after one particular funeral. He can actually see souls, or ghosts!!! (This story has only one supernatural character, the protagonist. It’s more of an everyday-life story with tearjerking moments, not a horror novel.) 50Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 27 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—Shelves
- 28 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 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 I Joined the Underworld, Working Every Day to Earn More Lifespan 入职地府，每天打工赚阳寿 No System, easygoing story Yi Ming, a broke college student, runs into Chu Nantian, the gravely wounded and dying richest man in the city, on his way home from a night shift. But Chu Nantian has another identity: he is the City God of this city. For twenty thousand yuan, Yi Ming is forced to accept the City God's command and become the new City God. This changes the course of his life, because that was supposed to be the day he died. To stay alive, he has no choice but to accept it all... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Eccentric Eight Trades: Strange Tales of the Tomb Raiders 偏八门：盗门诡事 The Gold-Touching Talisman and the Mountains and Seas Map: reaching up to the Heavenly Court and down to the netherworld. One Luoyang shovel can bring unimaginable riches, while half a black donkey’s hoof and countless demons and monsters await. 185Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Horror Taboos 恐怖禁忌 He is the Little Prince of Ghost Stories, a funeral bier carrier, a fortune-teller in hemp robes, a feng shui master, a knife-selling prophet, a yin-spirit collector, and a master healer. He is also the Supreme Mage! He is determined to rid the world of ghosts, but there is far too much evil among humanity... 23Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 32 There's a Little Ghost at the Bottom of the River, and He Calls Me Dad 江底有个小鬼，他喊我爸爸 Blurb One: The corpse retrievers of Cangjiang have one rule: never look back. That day, I broke the rule and turned to look at the river. A child stood beneath the water, his face deathly pale as he smiled at me. That night, he crouched beside my bed and timidly called me “Uncle.” I didn’t think much of it until he told me, “You look like my dad.” Only later did I learn that this little ghost was the corpse I had pulled from the river with my own hands three years earlier. He called me Dad for t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Exorcising Demons in the City: I Know Everyone in the Three Realms 都市降妖：三界都是我熟人 [No heroine] [No harem] [Modern times after the Primordial Era] [Straight-faced comedy] After the Primordial Era ended, the transmigrator Minghuo somehow managed to lie low until modern times, even earning himself the title of one of the Three Realms’ Four Calamities. Just as he was racking his brains over how to blend into the human world and become a national hero, his master ordered him to go protect someone there! Here was his chance! Qingfeng and Mingyue: At Wuzhuang Temple, you called us a 13Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 34 The Last Maoshan Celestial Master 最后一个茅山天师 They tore down the temples, burned the peachwood swords, packed the Taoist robes away, sealed the talismans in storage, and put the glutinous rice away. It was a scientific triumph, and the Taoist masters’ final age… Ding Chen, the last heir to the Maoshan Taoist lineage, never imagined that he would lose his job the moment he inherited the sect leader’s seal at the age of twenty-one. He could only take a copy of the Book of Celestial Divination and a marriage agreement to Chang’an. 178Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Maoshan Taoist 茅山道士 There are many things in this world that are unknown to most people. Five hundred years ago, hordes of ghosts and monsters roamed near the Kunlun Mountains. They fed on the spiritual qi generated by the Kunlun Dragon Vein and grew powerful enough to wreak havoc on the human world. For reasons unknown, the Nine Hells shattered, leaving the souls of humans and other living beings with nowhere to go after death. They gathered at the Kunlun Mountains, where they absorbed the spiritual qi of heaven a 20Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 36 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—Shelves
- 37 Maoshan Arcane Arts 茅山秘术 The world is full of extraordinary people, including those who can locate burial sites, read the forces of yin and yang and feng shui, and exorcise evil spirits. They are the true practitioners of Maoshan! Armed with a book of Maoshan esoteric arts, Lin Jiusheng travels across the land from north to south, encountering countless strange events and bizarre tales... 597Reads6.8Score100Shelves
- 38 Paper Effigy Craftsman 纸扎匠 Paper effigies connect the worlds of yin and yang, reaching across all three realms! When I was a child, I found the book my master had hidden away: The True Scripture of Paper Effigies. By day, I made paper figures, opera stages, and houses at the funeral supply shop. But beyond what ordinary people could see, I crafted divine artifacts, summoned deities, and communicated between the worlds of yin and yang. All the sects bowed before me! Little did I know that someone else had already arranged 139Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 My Years Reselling Haunted Houses 倒卖凶宅那几年 A haunted house will claim your life. The faint of heart should stay away! People turn pale at the mention of haunted houses, but I make my living from them. By a stroke of luck, I became a dealer in haunted properties. A copper bowl that traps souls, eight pythons coiling around a dragon, paper figures celebrating a birthday, a ghost bridge that changes your fate... Ten bizarre haunted houses, their files brought back to light! Behind every haunted house lies a terrifying, secret story. What ex 309Reads6.4Score103Shelves
- 40 The Genius Geomancer 天才地师 Master the secrets of feng shui, rise straight to the top, and turn the clouds and rain with a flick of your hand! Young Liang Chen happens upon the legacy of a feng shui geomancer, defies fate and changes his destiny, thriving at every step. He inherits the lost wisdom of sages past and present, and unlocks the secrets of the universe. 178Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 41 Strange Tales of Houqiu 厚邱怪谈 This is a novel only those who have truly seen ghosts can understand. When water reaches the brim, it spills; when the moon is full, it wanes. If you learn too many of the world’s secrets, the only person you’ll hurt in the end is yourself. Some people are born able to see strange things, or to experience what ordinary people never do. Such people are either born with a defect or destined for a difficult life. So, would you be willing to have a pair of Yin-Yang Eyes? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Secrets of a Corpse Stitcher and a Maoshan Taoist 缝尸匠和茅山道士不得不说的秘密 For thirty-seven days, red rain blanketed Shanghai. The survivors discovered a bizarre pattern: anyone caught in the rain developed black stitches across their back, as if they were corpses being sewn together one stitch at a time. Li Yang, a physics teacher, was the first stitch She sewed into this world. The last heir of the Maoshan lineage returned with three thousand lives and three thousand years of memories. He said, “She isn't a god. She's just a corpse stitcher.” Three thousand peachw 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 From the Start, I Scared a Ghost to Death 开局吓死一只鬼 Su Lang unexpectedly obtains the “Prank System” and scares a female ghost half to death from the start. Once a low-key man, he is now forced down the path of pranking ghosts and showing off! A suspenseful, spine-chilling tale, filled with bizarre legends that will leave you amazed. Unlock divine weapons and gadgets, and turn the ghost world upside down. Su Lang says: “I just want to keep a low profile. I really don't want to prank ghosts!” 11Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 44 The Underworld Returns: The Truth Is Out, I'm the Boss of the Underworld 地府重临：摊牌了，我是地府老大 Look this way: the entire Underworld is my turf! Jiang Ziya has his Demon-Beating Whip, and I’ve got my Ghost-Beating Club. I don’t care who you are! I can summon an army of a hundred thousand Yin soldiers in seconds and trample you flat! In short, this is the face-slapping story of a young man who died suddenly after an all-nighter and transmigrated to a world overrun by monsters and demons, bringing with him the profound traditions of China’s Underworld. 3Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 45 The Yin-Yang Affairs Office 阴阳事务所 The Yin-Yang Affairs Office is closed during the day and open at night. We don't take cases from the living, only from ghosts. I'm a man of principles. What? A pretty young lady wants to come visit? Yo, I might consider it! A bewitchingly beautiful, sultry red-robed female ghost; a headless ghost whose head was chopped off with an axe; the Black and White Impermanence from the underworld... They're all regulars here. To tell you the truth, even the King of Hell was raised by me! 354Reads7.8Score101Shelves
- 46 The Feng Shui Master of Strange Arts 奇门风水师 Yin-Yang Feng Shui masters are the most terrifying kind of Feng Shui master. For thousands of years, the art has been passed down through a single lineage, never changing. I am fortunate enough to become this generation's Yin-Yang Feng Shui master. I walk among the strange and explore the secrets of Feng Shui, growing stronger through every hardship. 497Reads5.8Score101Shelves
- 47 Heterochromatic-Eyed Ghost Tamer: A Thousand Ghosts Have Had Their Eyes on Me Since Birth 异瞳御鬼师：我从出生时就被万鬼惦记上了 An Ning was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, with an extremely yin constitution born of a yin year, yin month, and yin day. She was born with heterochromatic eyes. On the night of her birth, violent winds and torrential rain swept through the village as ghosts roamed the streets. By morning, every villager had died in their home. Fortunately, Zhang Qijun arrived in time to save and adopt her from the vengeful evil spirits that filled the village. Most ghost tamers of the Gho 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 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 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Give Me a Billion: The Underworld's Son of Heaven Sees You Off at Your Funeral 给我十亿：葬礼阴天子为你送行 If you're willing to pay ten thousand yuan, I'll give you a funeral fit for a king! A license-free Hongqi sedan. An old man with white hair and a face full of hardship. Thirty men in black, wearing sunglasses, watching in silence! Every guest will wonder whether you had a mysterious and terrifying past. If you're willing to pay ten billion yuan! The sun will set for you! The stars will shine for you! The gods of every realm will chant sutras in your honor! A thousand immortals will fly here on t 9Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 50 Man and Ghost Devour the Heavens 人鬼吞天 (No System, no heroine, and the whole world is utterly deranged.) Everyone has a grandpa. Mine is a ghost who wants to eat my flesh. I'm not the one who's crazy. The world is. Transmigrators are everywhere in this world. They all share one name: human-ghosts. And I'm the best-hidden human-ghost of them all. With a little tiger who went mad after being dismembered, I fought my way through this hellish world. The Year Ghosts who want to eat me will all end up as souls beneath my blade. When everyt 8Reads—Score—Shelves
