Novels like The River God's Bride
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- 1 My Dragon King Husband 我的龙王夫君 All I wanted was a steady job and an honest living. His arrival shattered my peace. I went to bat for him, and he promised me a grand wedding. I thought he was my happy ending, but he held another woman in his arms and told me, "She is my wife. You're nothing but a bed warmer." I forgave him again and again, only for him to use my life to save another woman. The day I awoke from the dream, I realized it had all been a dream. When the heavenly tribulation for my second ascension to immortality ca 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Shocking! The Yandere Ghost King Cuddled Up to Me, Begging for a Hug 震惊！病娇鬼王对我撒娇要抱抱 A psychotic beauty-obsessed fake princess (Martial God) x a lovesick beauty who is secretly the fake Ghost King (Underworld Emperor) Power couple + mutual teasing + psychotic and obsessive + love and hate + sweet romance, doting devotion + playing the fool to fool the tiger + entanglements from a past life [The male lead is actually a total sweetheart. Both leads are each other's only partners, 1v1! No misunderstandings! They always talk things through!] The two crazy spouses join forces to t 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 My Tsundere Ghost Husband, No Thanks 傲娇鬼夫，我不约 Two years ago, my boyfriend inexplicably cheated on me. Two years later, an overbearing, arrogant male ghost latched onto me, claiming I was his wife. He showed up at my door every night, had his way with me, and shamelessly demanded that I bear him a child! As if that could happen! I tried every way I could to get rid of him, but one day he showed up with a marriage certificate and a pregnancy test, grinning shamelessly. “Honey, we’ve already got a baby. You can’t run away now!” 5Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 4 Married to the Wrong Person 所嫁非人 Just as I was in danger, a mysterious voice told me: If I paid a price, I could be saved. I agreed. One by one, the people who had bullied me paid the price... That night, a mysterious man suddenly appeared. He breathed a chilling breath against my ear and whispered, "Do you like the gift I gave you?" —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Snake King’s Sacrifice: Messenger of the Underworld 蛇王祭之阴间使者 Three years ago, Ouyang Rui willingly sacrificed his dragon pearl to save me and the child in my womb, his soul utterly destroyed. Three years later, strange phenomena appeared, and red light blotted out the sun. I became a messenger of the underworld. A female corpse, a bizarre death, and one strange event after another: the conspiracy had begun anew... 3Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 6 My Husband Lives in the Underworld 夫君住地府 “Wifey~ Come here~” A certain male ghost in uniform was doing his best to tempt a certain woman. My name is Liao Qingwan. My grandfather was a Taoist priest, yet I married a ghost. He’s even the Ghost Lord of the underworld! Everyone says he’s bloodthirsty, ruthless, and cold-hearted. But after I married him, things went like this: “Wifey, I made these snow mochi by hand. How about trying one?” “Wifey~ My chest hurts so much! Come rub it for me!” “Ah~ Wifey, you’re amazing!” Yandere Ghost Lord × 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Netherworld King Spoils His Wife: My Lady, Don’t Run Away 冥王宠妻：夫人不要逃 I have yin-yang eyes, strange things follow me everywhere, and every fortune-teller says I won't live to see twenty. Who knew that prediction would come true? On my twentieth birthday, a bridal sedan appeared in my dream, carrying me in a wedding dress. Afterward, I was told I had only one week left to live! With no other choice, I had to fight for my life. Under Rong Lin's pressure, I helped him seize the Twelve Nether Slips and charged headlong into danger. Still, he refused to let me go. He i 13Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 8 With Ming 与暝 [Ghost King seme x extremely yin-bodied uke] [1v1] [Both leads are each other’s only partners] [Supernatural] [Male-male romance] [Happy ending] Wen Buming’s name originally didn’t have the character “Bu” in the middle. He attracted ghosts from the moment he was born. He turned the family’s perfectly good mansion into a haunted house, and after they hired an expert, his family learned he had an extremely yin body and was naturally short on yang energy. So they changed his name to Wen Buming. S 11Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 9 After Marrying the Ghost Emperor, I Became Unstoppable 嫁给鬼帝后，我超神了 [Marriage first, love later + One-on-one romance + Sweet pampering + Ghosts and monsters + Two strong leads] Lin Yuxi was born with an extremely yin-heavy fate and often saw ghosts. A master predicted when she was a child that she wouldn't live to see her nineteenth birthday. Her best friend, Gu Yanqiu, dragged her along to a matchmaking corner for fun, where a breathtakingly beautiful ghost proposed to her. "My name is Yu Yan. You really will die when you're nineteen, but if you marry me, you w 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Bound to a Ghost Marriage: My Ghost Husband Is So Overbearing 阴亲缠身：鬼夫大人，好霸道 Grandpa knocked over the ancestral plaque our family had worshipped for generations. From that day on, a fox ruined my family and left us destitute. And that's not all: the lecherous fox now wants me to marry him! 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 My Husband Is the King of the Underworld 我的老公是冥王 A fated entanglement Rising to the Ninth Heaven Descending to the Yellow Springs Across the Three Realms, things remain as they always were. A thousand years pass, yet the people remain the same. Time flows on, years pass, but the heart remains unchanged. Looked down upon, insulted, and scorned, she is tormented time and again by ghosts and monsters. Each time she sinks into helplessness, each time she fights her way back from the brink of death, she still refuses to be beaten. No matter how har 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The King of the Underworld Spoils Me Rotten 冥王大人放肆宠 [Two male leads + both virgins + fate + imaginative fantasy] Do not read! This novel has been discontinued! To repeat, do not read! This novel has been discontinued! Xiao Yang never imagined that the little rascal he had raised from a puppy would turn out to be the King of the Underworld. It wasn’t until a million ghost soldiers and the Ten Yama Kings showed up at his door that Di Yan actually curled up in his arms and whined, “I don’t know them!” The Judge: “…” The King of Hell: “…” Help! Their 5Reads6.9Score114d adds
- 13 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—14d adds
- 14 Dragon God, Send Your Proposal, and I’ll Take the Sedan Chair 龙神请聘，夫人上轿 [A touch of mystery, the supernatural, and possessiveness. Marriage before love. Plot first, romance second. Sweet and sugary.] Born at noon, fated to yin, a thunderclap shakes the world. My birth was said to herald disaster. The villagers feared me, and my parents hated me. So, when I was just a month old, my father threw me into the mountains to fend for myself. Thankfully, my grandmother saved me. She told me that, to keep me alive, she had promised me in marriage to the Dragon God… 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 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—14d adds
- 16 The Dragon King Takes a Wife at the Divine Dragon Temple 神龙庙之龙王娶妻 Ever since my great-grandfather’s time, our family has passed down this story. My great-grandfather once ran into danger while traveling and nearly died, but was saved by the legendary Dragon King. To repay him, he let slip while drunk that he would promise his future daughter to the Dragon King, in exchange for the village’s people living in peace and gratitude for the life-saving favor. But the generations passed, sons had sons and sons had sons, and it wasn’t until I was born that the Lin fam 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Ghost King's White-Haired Bride 鬼王的白发新娘 My name is Lin Yao. I was born cursed. The day I was born, I brought about my parents’ deaths. For nineteen years, the whole village treated me like a plague, an ill omen, a filthy breathing thing not even worth a second glance. Only my grandmother was willing to shield me. But when she died, my hair turned white overnight. I became a true orphan, and the disaster they said had to be driven out. Afraid the ancient locust tree at the village entrance, which had gained a spirit, would bring disast 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 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 48Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 19 I Am a Young Master of the Tang Dynasty 我乃大唐公子 A remote ancient town seals away a thousand-year-old ghost. When I set foot in this land, the seal breaks, and a tragic love spanning a thousand years begins. “Hello, young master.” “Goodbye, young master.” 156Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 20 The Dragon King's Fated Wife 命中注定龙王妻 I’ve suffered from a strange illness since childhood. Dark patches spread across my body, and I grew increasingly frail. We went to the hospital countless times, but no one could cure me. With no other options, my mother turned to superstition and took me to a so-called spirit medium. The medium told her my illness was caused by the “Dragon King’s Curse”! With a basin of chicken’s blood and a stick of incense, the medium sent me to the “Dragon King’s Palace in the Eastern Sea.” She said there mi 80Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 21 The Spirit-Boned Snake Immortal 灵骨蛇仙 [Domineering, ruthless Snake-Bone Immortal x unlucky, resilient, clever young bride] (Mystery + supernatural deduction + doting romance + sweet and angsty moments + little demon-hunting adventures + more or less a marriage-first, love-later story) I was born in an ancient village steeped in mysterious legends. In a cave there lay a huge coiled snake skeleton, worshipped like a god by the people after a century of offerings. When I was barely a teenager, my greedy father sold me to the Snake-Bone 54Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 22 Carrying a Ghost Child: The Ghost King Is Such a Handful 身怀鬼胎：鬼王大人太难缠 [Sweet romance × little dumpling] [One-on-one] With tearful eyes, Gun Gun crouched on the ground, aggrieved, clutching Nian Nian’s thigh. “Mother! Don’t abandon me!” Xiao Yin gave a cold laugh. “Then do you know why you’re called Gun Gun?” “Why?” “Because I want you to get lost. This is my wife!” “????” Hearing how cruel his father was, Gun Gun rolled around on the floor, unable to stop himself. “Hmph! A gentleman’s revenge can wait ten years! I’m going to find Mother’s favorite treasure right n 117Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 23 Ghost Marriage: My Ghost Husband, You’re So Cruel! 冥婚：鬼夫，你好毒！ Grandma said I was born with a weak fate and was prone to attracting unclean things. But I never imagined that I’d be forced into a ghost marriage in a dream, bringing a strange “yin bond” into my life. He says he died unjustly and became a vengeful ghost, and now he won’t leave me alone. 272Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Eerie Groom 诡异新郎官 My family kept a fox immortal spirit on its altar. Then one day, I received a gift from my grandfather, and finally succeeded in summoning a fox spirit to be my husband! A thousand years of karma, one servant and one master. As long as you're here, I will follow you forever. 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 My Handsome Ghost Boyfriend Is Always by My Side 帅气鬼男友总是和我形影不离 Zhao Yinyin only picked up a red envelope on the road, but now a handsome male ghost has latched onto her. What is she supposed to do? The ghost moved right into her home, possessed her with ease, and stuck to her every second of the day. He puts his arm around her waist, kisses her lips, and gets terribly jealous. What? Seriously? I owed him a debt in my past life, and now we’re continuing our romance in this one? He possesses me? This is so unfair! But when you think about it, he’s devoted to 153Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 26 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 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Snake's Allure 蛇媚我心 When I was born, I had a tail. It scared the midwife out of her mind, and she told everyone that I must have committed countless heinous sins in my past life and was now suffering the consequences! An old monk passing by took pity on me and gave me a snake-shaped jade pendant. He said it would let me live like a normal child until I turned eighteen. Less than a month after I put it on, my tail fell off on its own, leaving behind only a tiny mark. After my eighteenth birthday, I should have quiet 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I Picked Up a Hamster for a Husband 捡只仓鼠当老公 (Gentle big sister & adorable giant hamster) Who gets it?! Su Li just picked up a dusty, black Polibear beside a garbage can after work one day. She got him used to her and fed him freeze-dried tofu every day, but then one day the little guy vanished without a trace. The next time she saw him, he'd become an entertainer at her father's company. “Li, I missed you.” She was utterly stunned. So the hamster she'd picked up had turned into a man?! Su Li froze in place, with just one thought in her he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 My Ghost-Marriage Husband Is the Ghost King 我的冥婚夫君是鬼王 My Ghostly Wedding Husband Is the Ghost King 14Reads—Score214d adds
- 30 Netherworld King of Ten Thousand Realms 万界冥王 Seven parallel universes, countless races, and endless wars. War rages, leaving devastation in its wake. A young man vows to leave his village. Watch as he unites all seven realms. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Transmigrating, I Can't Resist the Sweet Talk of the Imprisoning Dragon 穿越之抵不过囚龙的甜言蜜语 [One-on-one, both leads are pure. The nineteen-year-old female lead lives on a high-tech planet. For a generous reward, she volunteers as a test subject. Her transmigration brings her to him, where the redemption of love is worth more than every victory in his past. Her arrival is his good fortune.] Hey, you broke loser, I'm warning you: don't sleep too close to me tonight! Lingling, do you really mean that? Don't you remember how you frolic in my warm embrace every night? That night, a shameles 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 32 The Dragon King Takes a Bride 龙王娶亲 [Sweet Romance #Devoted Husband #Everyone's Favorite #Dragon King #Supernatural #Heartwarming] The devoted Dragon King, Long Lin, fiercely protects his wife! On the day I got married, little ghosts paved the way and the heavens opened a path. Petals filled the sky, and birds came to celebrate in a phoenix procession. It was a rare gathering of all three realms. Red silk covered the land, and the banquet stretched across heaven and earth for three whole days and nights. When the bridal veil was l 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Snake Wife 阴蛇妻 My name is Su Xue. I was slow to develop as a child, and I’m not very smart. My grandpa was a Yin-Yang Master. Out of a moment of kindness, he saved someone, but a snake spirit tricked him, leading to my grandma’s tragic death. In his fury, he burned every snake on the entire back mountain. To avoid revenge from the Snake Venerable of the serpent clan, he sent me straight to a psychiatric hospital, then vanished with my parents. They say that before the mentally ill, all evil spirits are nothing 217Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 My Dragon King 我的龙王大人 Every night, I have that kind of dream. Not with a person. That thing presses tightly against me, its long, serpentine tail coiling around me and sliding over every inch of my body! Wherever its scales pass, it feels like an ice blade cutting into my flesh. It hurts, and I can't even scream. All I can do is endure the stabbing pain and shiver in the cold, until at last its icy tail tightens around me and suffocates me to death! Until that day… 81Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 35 Pleasure with a Snake 与蛇欢 When I was eight, my father burned a nest of snakes, and the whole Su family suffered retribution. To save my life, I was forced to make a marriage pact with a Fox Immortal. Now that I'm eighteen, a snake has forcibly destroyed my engagement and demanded that I become his wife and spirit medium. Karmic debts must be repaid, and love and resentment are tangled together. Caught between two immortal beings, I have nowhere to turn. Infant spirits come for my life, and people are sacrificed to serve 120Reads9.0Score2214d adds
- 36 Pushed into the Snake Pit, I Became the Dragon Lord’s Bride 被推进蛇窟，我却成了龙君的新娘 My name is Zhou Yao, and I’m a woman. Before I was even born, people said I was cursed and destined to bring misfortune, all because one of my ancestors once misspoke and caused a river dragon to die. 80Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 37 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—14d adds
- 38 The Dragon Takes a Wife 龙娶妻 [Supernatural + Both Leads Are Faithful + Goofy Heroine + Sweet Romance + Plot-Focused + Cunning] My name is Lin Shuang. When I was born, relentless rain caused a flood that drowned many people. I am a true woman of extreme yin, but... 116Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 39 The Serpent's Curse 蛇咒 When I was little, my grandfather once beat a snake to death... After that, strange things kept happening to our family. A fortune-teller said I wouldn't live to see twenty. To save me, my father made a pact with a snake spirit. On my eighteenth birthday, it left a snake curse on my wrist. Ever since then, every night I dream of a giant golden python, its jaws gaping wide, its tongue flicking as it bares its fangs. It tells me I belong to it, and that in this life, the next, and every life after 2.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Snake King’s Spiritual Bride 蛇王灵妻 I was born on the Ghost Festival in the Snake Immortal Temple. I was a corpse-born child, gifted with yin-yang eyes and the ability to commune with spirits. On the night I turned eighteen, snakes paved the way and ghosts roamed the night. A bridal sedan chair floated from the Snake Immortal Temple and came to a stop before me. A man in wedding robes stood atop the sedan chair. My grandmother said the Snake Immortal had come to marry me. But after I climbed into the sedan chair, a voice told me t 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Reporting to the King of the Underworld: Your Ladyship Is a Fearsome Ghost Hunter 报告冥王，夫人她捉鬼超凶哒 Qi Chu was an ordinary college student until an online purchase dragged her into a bizarre nightmare. She unexpectedly learned the truth about her origins, only to be tricked into becoming an innocent sacrifice once again. Carrying a spiritual fetus and haunted by evil spirits, how will she face what lies ahead...? 31Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 42 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—14d adds
- 43 My Ghost Husband Is Right Beside Me 鬼夫就在身边 Ignoring everyone’s advice, Lin Kai bought a haunted villa in an upscale neighborhood for next to nothing. On his very first night there, he was pinned down by a ghost in his sleep and nearly scared out of his wits. Good grief, ghosts really did exist! He’d never believed in them before, but now that he’d encountered one, he’d swallow his pride and go find his friend, who was always claiming to be a descendant of Zhong Kui. Zhong Ling was born blind and had grown up with Lin Kai. The guy was alw —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 You've Kept Me Waiting, My Lord of the Underworld 久等了我的冥王大人 As long as you want it, As long as I have it... In this life and the next, I will keep you safe... Knowing you are there means the night is no longer dark, the evenings are no longer lonely, and the road home is no longer uncertain... 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 45 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... 114Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 46 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 38Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 47 Immortal Who Chases the Yin 逐阴仙 At seven, I encountered an evil spirit, and yin energy came knocking. My dead great-uncle beckoned me, but he appeared out of nowhere and gently stopped me from taking one fatal step. His name was Xie Changli, an unknown wandering spirit who stayed by my side as I grew up and protected me for years. At seventeen, I lost my protective talisman. We met again in a desperate situation, a red thread winding around my finger as the bell rang to drive away evil. He had always been cool and distant, u 28Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 48 My Husband Comes Knocking at Midnight 老公夜半来敲门 Out of curiosity, I picked up a banknote in a cemetery where people were paying respects to their ancestors. From then on, strange things began to happen... 52Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 49 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 32Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 50 Goddess Reborn, Snake Immortal Wife 神女转世，蛇仙妻 An early work, an experiment. A girl born under an ill-starred fate, destined to be a goddess, with two immortals, a snake and a fox, circling around her, while the Ghost King of Kunlun fights to protect her to the death. I was born with a snake-shaped tattoo. It brought me plenty of benefits, but also some unpleasant consequences. My parents never let me get too close to boys, but when I hit puberty, I still broke that rule. Ever since then, a man has appeared in my dreams every single night... 5Reads8.0Score314d adds
