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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 Short on Ghosts in My Life? The Ghost King Husband Clings to Me Night After Night 命里缺鬼？鬼王夫君夜夜缠着我 [Mystery + Mild Horror + Sweet Romance + Past and Present Lives, One True Pairing] Lin Shuyue, a forensic medicine intern, takes on the body of someone who died in an archaeological accident. That night, she begins having unspeakable dreams. In them, a man whose face she cannot make out forcefully possesses her. When she wakes, ambiguous kiss marks have appeared on her neck. What’s more, she begins dreaming frequently of a blood oath from a thousand years ago and an unfinished wedding… Then the 95Reads—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 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
- 5 He Came with the Calamity 他和劫一起来了 I was born two days before the Ghost Festival, but that night, ghosts roamed everywhere. A passing eminent monk said that I would face a great calamity when I turned twenty-five, and told me to seek him out then. But I never expected my calamity to arrive four years early. 38Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 6 The Lovesick Ghost King Finds New Ways to Woo Me Every Day 病娇鬼王每日都在设法撩我 [One-on-one romance + devoted couple + strong heroine + sweet romance + supernatural] Two thousand years ago, Leng Ximu set fire to all eighteen levels of hell, and the Ghost King let it go. Two thousand years later, Leng Ximu woke up to find the Ghost King had tricked her into marriage, a kiss, an embrace, and her first kiss. Back when she was a demon, she shamelessly flirted with the Ghost King, Su Chen, but he remained utterly unmoved. Now: The aloof Ghost King said, “Come here, my lady. You 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Bone Flute: The Yin-Yang Soul 骨笛之阴阳魄 When Xuan Niantao was born, she was a phoenix egg with no arms or legs. Her father, Xuan Yan, and her mother, Tao Yaor, later sent her to Bai Ting, the leader of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan, for treatment. Bai Ting took her to Lovers' Valley and went into seclusion to heal her. Unfortunately, just as she was about to grow a pair of arms, Peach Blossom Valley suddenly collapsed. Bai Ting died, and by a twist of fate, Niantao ended up in the Yellow Springs. From then on, a little sidekick appeared on 11Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 8 My Powerful Magic Saved the Underworld 我法力高深拯救了地府 [Underworld + no System + powerful setting] Beneath the underworld at midnight, undercurrents are stirring. A mysterious judge. An ancient prophecy. What exactly are the “Three Treasures of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity”? Why is the Demon King Ling Tian so fixated on the underworld? The moment the dragon-scale birthmark awakens, everything changes. “Yinglong, do you know who you are?” “I am the Netherworld King, and the one who will bring this catastrophe to an end.” See how this young Netherworld —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 A Fated Bond from a Past Life: Lord Yan's Sweet Little Wife Is Soft and Fragrant 前世宿缘，阎爷的小娇妻又香又软 A touch of the supernatural, true love, sweet romance, one-on-one. The male lead is the King of Hell, and the female lead's identity is a secret. Nangong Liuli accidentally had her three life-kindling flames extinguished by her best friend. The next day, as expected, she started seeing ghosts. Her grandfather, a member of the Taoist Association, gave her a dragon-patterned jade pendant, and then she began dreaming of a mysterious man. She couldn't make out his face, but she heard his domineering 37Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 12 After I Was Killed, a Big Shot from the Underworld Tried to Pin the Blame on Me 勾魂后，冥界大佬碰瓷我 My name is Wen Jiujiu, the lowest-ranking soul reaper in the Underworld. I get chewed out every day. Today, I accidentally dragged the lively Marquis of Zhenbei down to the Yellow Springs. He pinched my chin and sneered. “Little ghost, do you know what you owe for taking the wrong soul?” Trembling, I pulled out the Book of Life and Death. “I... I owe you ten years of your lifespan?” Suddenly, he pinned me among the flowers of the other shore, his breath scorching hot. “Who wants that? You can ma 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The King of Hell Takes a Wife 阎王娶妻 A startled cry in my dream shattered that enchanting spring reverie. My name is Luo Ning. A spring dream stirred memories hidden in my mind, memories that should never have been awakened... 185Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 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
- 15 The King of the Underworld Has Fallen Deeply in Love with Me 冥王对我情根深种 I was born at an hour and moment of yin, with an utterly yin constitution. My parents both died when I was young, and the villagers all called me a jinx, saying I had caused their deaths. I grew up relying on my grandmother. Then, when I was ten, I came down with a serious illness… (Double male leads! Super sweet!) 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 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
- 17 A Lavish Ghost Marriage: My Husband Is Actually the Great Emperor of Fengdu 冥婚厚爱：我的老公竟是酆都大帝 [Mutual First Love + Sweet Romance + Supernatural] Qiao Nuan was born in a coffin, with pure yin in all four pillars of her birth chart. On the night of her twentieth birthday, a path was cleared by a hundred ghosts, and a bridal sedan chair stopped outside her door. Only then did she learn that the ghost-marriage husband her grandfather had chosen for her at birth, the man in white who had kept her company in her dreams for twenty years and taught her everything she knew, was none other than Fe 2.3kReads6.5Score236Shelves
- 18 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
- 19 The Ghost King Clings to Me: The Coffin Man Climbs into My Bed 鬼王缠身：棺人榻上来 I was born with pure yin, making me a walking piece of Tang Monk's flesh to ghosts and monsters. I was destined to die young. A fortune-teller said that if I wanted to survive, I had to enter into a ghost marriage with the Ghost King. On our wedding day, a blood moon hung high overhead. A hundred ghosts carried the bridal sedan, and the Ghost King and I consummated our marriage in a night of passion. From then on, a new presence remained by my side… In a world where flesh and time exist, the Bud 444Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 20 Sacrificed to the Mad Underworld King, I Somehow Have to Write Every Day? 被献祭给疯批冥王他竟然每天让我写作？ I Was Sacrificed to a Deranged King of the Underworld, and He Makes Me Write Every Day? 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Transmigrated Bride of the King of Hell 阎王的穿越新娘 Ye Nanchu died, but the King of Hell inexplicably let her be reborn. Fine. He was handsome, and she was a sucker for good looks. She’d accept it. He declared, “I love eating little girls like you, all soft and fair. But if you enter the underworld and become my wife, I’ll let you eat the legs first. I’ll just have the internal organs.” But everyone across the Three Realms knew he had guarded her through nine cycles of reincarnation, and spent his days enduring the punishment of having molten cop 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 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
- 23 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
- 24 My Ghost Wife Is Pregnant, and Now I Have a Ghost Husband 冥妻有喜，鬼夫我有了 [King of the Underworld + ghost child + Taoist college student + supernatural tales] Li Feiling was an ordinary college student. It all began with that pregnancy test report. The man who haunted her dreams each night had such a vivid face that just thinking of him made her cheeks flush and her legs tremble. She also felt sick and repulsed. His touch felt real, yet cold... “If only I hadn’t gone to the back mountain!” Then none of those bizarre and terrifying things would have happened, and s 313Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 25 Bound by a Ghostly Marriage, the Ghost King at Her Side Lures Her into Ruin 阴缘不断，枕边鬼王诱她沉沦 My surname is Du. Du Xinghe. Fated to be a lonely star, doomed to a life of misery and solitude. One day, a little brat tricked me into his father’s room! “So you’re that eager to climb into my bed?” The man in the lounge was brimming with menace as he stared at me with a cold smile. I knew that despite his beautiful, flirtatious eyes, he was a demon who would devour you without leaving a trace! From then on, he wouldn’t leave me alone. Not only did he keep me by his side day after day, he also 34Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 26 The Sickly, Possessive Ghost Emperor's Precious Darling 病娇鬼帝的掌上娇 The Lovestruck Ghost Emperor's Cherished Darling 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 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 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
- 29 The Eerie-Faced Female Oracle 诡面女相师 Use characters to divine fortune and misfortune, and facial features to unravel life and death. Three times defying Heaven: will I change my fate, or die in accordance with Heaven's will? Though Heaven may decide life and death, all things go through cycles of rebirth. Banish inner demons and break the spirits of the dead. This time, watch me analyze the characters, interpret their meaning, and tell ghosts from omens of doom! 411Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 30 The Haunted House Broker 凶宅中介 Selling a house? The kind with ghosts in it! When they first met, she asked, “Are you human or a ghost?” He replied, “Does it make a difference?” She was a naive, barely competent exorcist and junior real estate agent. He was an aloof, mighty Ghost Emperor who had ruled his domain for a thousand years, and her boss in name only. She loved him wholeheartedly while he kept her at arm’s length. She grew disillusioned, and he pursued her relentlessly... It turned out that from beginning to end, she 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Help! I'm the King of the Underworld's One True Love 救命！我竟是冥王的白月光 [Supernatural mystery, lighthearted comedy] On the night of the Ghost Festival “Y-You... who are you, exactly? Are you human? Or a ghost? Y-You saved me, so you... you must be a good ghost, right?” Xi Zhuo replied in a ghostly voice, “Madam, don’t you remember me?” Chen Nianqiao screamed in terror. “Who’s your wife?! You still haven’t answered my question! Where’s my best friend, Hu Xiaoqian? Did you eat her or something?” Xi Zhuo ignored Nianqiao’s questions. He simply declared, “I am your husb 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 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
- 33 Playing Matchmaker in the Underworld 我在冥界牵红线 [Female-Oriented + Minimal Romance + Mild Horror + Plot-Focused + Episodic + Ensemble Cast] My name is You Sheng, and I'm a university student. I should have been enjoying a pleasant summer vacation, but the day before I was due to go home, a rideshare driver dumped me by the roadside. After that, a vengeful ghost latched onto me, and I unexpectedly gained the ability to see spirits... On the high-speed train, I met an old Taoist. To help my grandmother avert a calamity, I accepted the Ghost Eye 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Paper Effigy! Lord Ghost King, Please Spare Me 纸扎人！鬼王大人求放过 [Two male leads + Spirits and strange phenomena + Craftsman + Happy ending] On a strange street stands a strange shop, and inside it lives an odd young man. Shi Qian, a university graduate, originally planned to inherit his grandfather’s shop and take it easy, but he never expected the underworld to be just as cutthroat. “Shi Qian, get out here, you rascal!” “What’s up, ma’am?” “The shop next street sells speakers for just a hundred, but you charged me a thousand!” “Ma’am, bank rates are up th 204Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 35 After Kissing a Dead Man, She Couldn’t Get Rid of Him 和死人接吻后，她被缠上了 [Ghosts and Monsters + Urban Romance + Devoted Love] My dad sold me to a dead man. I was kidnapped on the street, and when I opened my eyes, I found myself inside a coffin! A cold corpse was lying in the coffin. The moment I touched him, he came back to life! He pinned me down and kissed me by force! I don’t care how handsome he is, he can’t just do whatever he wants! The living and the dead belong to different worlds. Handsome, stop haunting me! “Dead man, quit flirting with me like that.” “Com 760Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 36 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
- 37 The Underworld Lord Takes a Bride, Ten Thousand Ghosts Pay Homage 冥君娶亲，万鬼朝拜 My name is Mu Xiaolan. My birth was blamed for the deaths of my grandparents, and when I was six, both my parents passed away too. The villagers considered me cursed. I wanted to die at my parents’ graves, but at the last moment, an immortal saved me. He called himself Master Beicang, took me back to his sect to learn cultivation, and forbade me from descending the mountain before I turned eighteen. At last, I was allowed to leave the mountain at eighteen. My first assignment was to deal with th 153Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 38 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
- 39 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
- 40 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
- 41 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
- 42 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
- 43 Pregnant with Evil, Again and Again 阴孕连连 The consequence of one wild night was that I got pregnant, and I had no idea who the father was. Filled with anxiety, I had no choice but to ask my best friend to come with me to get rid of the baby. But from that day on, strange things kept happening. A little ghost that ate people, a night road I could never escape, a lecherous man who kept appearing in my dreams, and the baby in my belly that I just couldn't get rid of. It all told me one thing: I had… encountered something supernatural… 197Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 44 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
- 45 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
- 46 Bound by the Snake Husband 蛇夫缠 My life belongs to a snake. From the day I was born, Grandma sold me to a snake. I grew up sleeping in a coffin with snake skin, living as a freak. For the sake of that snake, Grandma taught me to be a shaman healer and save others, though I could never save myself. It wasn’t until I received my first patient on the day I came of age that I finally learned what Grandma and the snake had traded… 645Reads8.5Score102Shelves
- 47 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
- 48 Walking the Yin Road, Led by a Snake Spirit 走阴路，蛇魂引 There’s a black snake locked in my basement. Whenever I got sick, the elders in my family would go whip it. Grandpa told me it was my stand-in for death. Later, Grandpa died a violent death, my family was ruined, and a man appeared before me. He grabbed me by the throat and forced me to repay my debt... 247Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 49 Day Ghost, Night Husband 昼鬼夜夫 Falling in love with two souls sharing the same body: by day, he is cruel and domineering; at night, he is gentle and devoted. And could his secret really have everything to do with me? Through a series of mishaps, I became betrothed to a simple-minded man as a child. At first, I could barely hide my dislike. But little by little, I came to understand him, discovering tenderness and kindness in someone who didn’t seem particularly bright. When we reunited years later, the simple-minded boy had c 1.8kReads9.0Score153Shelves
- 50 My Wife, the King of the Underworld: My Husband Is a Little Crazy 冥王妻：我家夫君有点疯 (Mystery + Supernatural + Sweet romance + Mysterious love story) I’m an actor in a folk performance at a scenic attraction. Every night, my partner and I take part in a parade called “The Underworld King Takes a Bride.” But on one fateful night, the person I married turned out to be the real Underworld King... He’s cold, domineering, and unpredictable. My once peaceful life has been thrown into turmoil ever since he came into it... 485Reads6.8Score100Shelves
