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- 101 The Ninth Investigation Bureau (Complete in Two Volumes) 第九调查局(全二册) (I) Shen Xisheng, 19, a genius teenage detective with perfect looks, perfect observation skills, and perfect reasoning abilities. Yin Chenxia, 29, a bestselling novelist with off-the-charts homebody tendencies, off-the-charts coldness, and detective skills that are... unfathomable. The genius teenager Shen Xisheng has been a huge fan of his paternal half-brother, Yin Chenxia, since childhood. Hoping to get his brother's attention, Shen became a minor celebrity detective while attending high sch 58Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 102 The Paranormal Crimes Investigation Bureau 邪案调查科 Have you ever longed to uncover the mysterious truths hidden in the darkness? The Department of Strange Case Investigations takes you deep into the unfathomable abyss of bizarre cases, embarking on a thrilling adventure. The book presents a series of spine-chilling mysteries and uncanny events. Some are terrifying moments the author experienced firsthand, with a very real fear that clings like a bone-deep curse and leaves you shuddering. Others are bizarre tales heard through the grapevine, wher 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 A Different Path Through Maoshan 不一样的茅山之路 This book has been completely rewritten, with an even more exciting story full of humor and passion. Stay tuned and follow Yang Fei as he sets out on an extraordinary journey, amid extraordinary sights, along an extraordinary Maoshan path!! Ghosts, demons, evil Taoists: Yang Fei will take you across haunted lands and along a Maoshan path like no other!!! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 White Russian Cemetery 白俄公墓 [Supernatural + Mystery + Horror + Forbidden Sites and Zone Exploration + Dark] While traveling, I passed through a small town called Beima and accidentally entered a strange internet cafe. The terrifying legend of a woman ghost hanging upside down, messages from an online friend dating back to 2001, an old school campus regarded as forbidden ground, a mysterious ghost village behind the school, and a cemetery that exists only in people's memories. Somehow, all of it seems connected to me. This 45Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 105 Tales of the Strange from Baiyangdian 白洋淀诡事录 A giant serpent transforms into a dragon and survives its tribulation to ascend. Serpents have their own path, just as immortals have their own trails. After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Japanese invaders trample into Baiyangdian, burning, killing, looting, and committing every imaginable atrocity. The land lies in ruins and its people weep blood. With the nation in peril, a Taoist priest descends from the mountain. The protagonist, Sun Changsheng, is a deserter from the Kuomintang army. One 393Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 106 The Mountains of Terror 恐怖山脉 In 1984, a multinational joint expedition disappeared in the Himalayas. All twenty members vanished without a trace. Twenty years later, an accidentally discovered document revealed the secret behind the expedition’s disappearance, and a new crisis began to emerge... 76Reads7.2Score1614d adds
- 107 The Grand Mystic 大玄师 Sun Lei smiles faintly and raises a hand to split open the Yin-Yang Road. “Moved yet?” Demons, ghosts, monsters, and spirits: “Wouldn’t dare. Wouldn’t dare…” 131Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 108 Forbidden Strange Tales: The Taboos of the Folk 禁忌聊斋：民间禁忌的那些事 What you’re reading isn’t just an ordinary supernatural story. It may be a set of rural survival rules that can keep you safe. The taboos of the countryside aren’t just old people’s nagging. Every “don’t touch that” carries the weight of lives lost long ago. When dusk seeps into an abandoned village, the names on the road markers glisten with a deathly aura in the rain; white crows on the eaves of a birthing room beckon a newborn’s soul; copper coins in an old mansion rust into blood scabs; an 686Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 109 China’s Special Operations Group 华夏特别行动组 Beneath the prosperity of a flourishing age, strange incidents occur one after another. All kinds of hidden, inhuman beings roam the streets, disrupting people's peaceful lives and threatening national security. There is a group of people whose identities are unknown to the public. Yet they are constantly battling the forces of darkness, protecting peace in the world and defending their country's honor with their lives. By chance, Chen Jie, an ordinary young man, awakens a superpower and is recr 353Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 110 Bureau 749: The Special Heroes Unit 749局之特殊英雄组 The world isn't as calm and peaceful as it looks. Just like in the sci-fi movies you've seen, there are a handful of strange people, strange events, monsters, and paranormal phenomena in this world. Some of them, however, can easily cause social unrest and inspire fear. Our 749 Bureau was established to deal with such things. 1.7kReads5.9Score10114d adds
- 111 Rule Horror: I'm an NPC, and I'm Going Crazy Again Today 规则怪谈：我NPC，今天也发疯 Others enter Rule Horror scenarios to survive. I got sucked in as an NPC, and the System even forces me to go crazy. If I don’t, I die. Fine, then I’ll go crazy for everyone to see. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Strange Tales of the Past and Present 古今怪诞奇谈 (Synopsis: From ancient times to the present, strange, bizarre, and terrifying supernatural tales have circulated all over the world. This book uses fiction to bring together short supernatural stories, some true and some false, that have been passed down through the ages. Let Third Master lead you through a supernatural world unlike any other!) 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Central Special Cases Unit: A Record of the Nation’s Strange Cases 中央特案组：全国诡案实录 > The Ministry of Public Security establishes a special case unit to tackle cold cases nationwide, secretly summoning five extraordinary talents. > Fighting champion Lei Zhen subdues an armed criminal with his bare hands, but knocks over an entire row of file shelves in the process. > Ice-cold forensic pathologist Su Jin looks over the chaotic scene and says, "Next time, please use the correct part of your body to make contact with the suspect." > The smooth-talking Fang Zhe laughs and smooths t 30Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 114 Yin-Yang Eyes: Ghostly Tales from a Mountain Village 阴阳眼之山村鬼事 On the night I was born, dark clouds covered the sky, fierce winds and torrential rain raged, and thunder boomed until dawn. Countless ghost soldiers and underworld bailiffs waited outside our home, intent on dragging me back to the underworld. If my grandfather hadn't fought to protect me, I wouldn't have lived to see morning. Dogs barked all night throughout the village. The elders called me a cursed, ill-fated child and an evil omen, and wanted to beat me to death to put an end to the calami 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Chronicles of the Supernatural 异灵实录 At three in the morning, check the list of the dead; let the ferryman guide your soul. Chinese horror stories, spirit-summoning, death notes. Some things can be explained, while other feelings defy description. A terror that makes you shudder as you think it over rises from the depths of your heart. After reading these 99 stories, you'll find yourself questioning your own life. There's a rumor that you should never stay in the last room on the ground floor of a hotel. The author once traveled ou 24Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 116 Bureau 749, Section 13 749局13科 Bureau 749 is a mysterious department dedicated to handling supernatural phenomena and incidents. Psychics are peculiar, unknown beings with special abilities that defy explanation. To maintain social stability, Bureau 749's main task is to control and monitor psychics and prevent them from committing crimes. But the darkest things in society aren't psychics or criminal acts. They're the human heart, and the incomprehensibly mysterious, unfathomable force known as fate... A top agent forced into 3.2kReads7.7Score39914d adds
- 117 The Amnesiac Detective 失忆神探 A murder within a murder case, a body hidden inside a concrete pillar, killings by a porcelain cat brought to life, murders by a bloodsucking zombie, killings by a magic mirror... You can't unravel the secrets behind these cases with ordinary reasoning. A psychology professor suffering from anterograde amnesia offers a unique perspective, taking you deep into the minds of terrifying criminals and exposing the shocking truths behind their crimes. 715Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 118 Strange Little Tales from the Folk 灵异民间小故事 These are folk tales of the strange and supernatural, some true, some not. Some are quite old and have grown more and more fantastical with each retelling, so don't overanalyze them or take them too seriously. Some may resemble stories you already know, but that's purely coincidental. 156Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 119 Female Agent of the Paranormal Investigation Bureau II: Who in the World Doesn't Know You? 民调局女干员二：天下谁人不识君 [The Female Agent Who Joined the Paranormal Investigation Bureau, Part Two] [Folklore and the Supernatural + Crime Solving + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Adventure] Have you ever experienced something science can’t explain? Chen Putong is a female agent at the Paranormal Investigation Bureau, responsible for handling such cases. From feng shui and esoteric arts to supernatural incidents, it all falls within her remit. In her second year at the Bureau, just as she begins learning a technique call 3.8kReads8.9Score71814d adds
- 120 My Yin-Yang Road 我的阴阳路 (Pure supernatural horror + no cultivation + one heroine (master-disciple romance) + powerful heroine + no national fortune system) My name is Zhang Ling. I have no special fate or extraordinary talent, but an accident when I was nine set me on the path between yin and yang... 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Phantom in the Night Rain 夜雨魅影 A charming little city in the south. A sudden shower of rain. Hidden in the rain-soaked city are secrets no one knows. A lonely soul is often jolted awake by bloody, terrifying nightmares. Now, he is waiting for someone. A shocking murder case has continued for years. When the truth finally comes to light, no one can believe that the killer had been plotting for a full twenty years… 24Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 122 I Am Lin Zhengying's Apprentice 我是林正英的徒弟 My name is Feng Yi. Through a twist of fate, I became a zombie. To my utter surprise, I turned out to be a zombie who could cultivate into a Celestial Master, capable of roaming heaven and earth without limits. So, are you scared yet? 384Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 123 The Maoshan Celestial Master's Chronicles 茅山天师录 Maoshan is famous for its Taoist arts. I learned Maoshan Taoist magic and came down from the mountain to exorcise ghosts. My whole life has been filled with confusion. Is this really how my life is supposed to go? What is the meaning of what I protect? And who is behind the eerie doll and everything else? 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Embers of Another World 异界余烬 On a modern Earth under constant invasion from other worlds, Lin Yi becomes the Chosen of the God of Darkness. Will he be devoured and made into a vessel, or will he control this painful power and become the new Knight of Night...? [Ensemble cast] + [Two worlds] + [Anti-chosen-one] + [A painful journey of growth] + [Realistic institutions] + [Reality meets fantasy] In 2009, Tai'an County in Sichuan was reduced to rubble by a “major earthquake.” Seventeen-year-old Lin Yi survived, unaware that a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Underworld: This Identity Is Perfect for a Ghost Officer 地府：这身份当鬼差很合理吧 Synopsis: [Underworld + Ghost Constable + Romance + Suspense + Horror + Supernatural + Alternate Setting] Do you know about the Bridge of Helplessness? It has three levels: red above, dark yellow in the middle, and black below. Those who did good deeds in life walk across the top level; those whose good and evil deeds were evenly balanced take the middle; and evildoers walk the bottom. So, do you still dare to do evil? As you can see, I am a ghost constable. But you couldn't imagine the backing —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 I Write Horror Novels on Tomato Novel 我在番茄写恐怖小说 A friendly heads-up: [This story is wildly imaginative] This novel brings together over a hundred stories, with elements of the uncanny, fantasy, and Lovecraftian horror. Unlike other novels, it has no long, tedious passages. Every story is full of eerie, fresh surprises. 96Reads—Score12714d adds
- 127 The Secret Burial Heavenly Tome 秘葬天书 Emperors and ministers relied on the Daoist art of geomancy to find their final resting places. Every imperial tomb is a miniature of its age, embodying the highest craftsmanship of that era. My great-grandfather left behind an ancient book called The Secret Burial. It covers an astonishing range of subjects, with especially detailed explanations of feng shui and mountain terrain, finding dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, locating stars, and secret burial customs. By chance, this ancie 58Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 128 A Thousand Years of Ghost Stories 千年鬼话 A Thousand Years of Ghost Stories: One Thousand and One Nights of Chinese Folk Ghost Tales is a spine-chilling collection steeped in folk tradition. This book brings together ancient folk legends and ghost stories from across China, featuring mysteries and uncanny events from different historical periods and regions. From eerie mountain forests and desolate old villages to bizarre corners of modern cities, every story holds little-known horrors and shocking revelations. The plots are mysterious 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Feng Shui King of the Underworld 江湖风水之王 On the day I was born, ten thousand demons emerged from the mountains, a hundred ghosts clawed their way out of their graves, and an immortal corpse guarded the way. My master, Daoist Jingxian, took me from a tomb and raised me for twenty years, only to fall under a curse and die a horrible death, skinned alive. Knowing he was going to die, my master left me a letter. First, he warned me not to seek out the killer. Then he urged me to stay away from the world. But I chose a third path, resolute 119Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 130 Borrowing a Path Through the Yin Coffin 阴棺借道 In our area, strange tales of “the white coffin that carries people off” and “the rolling corpse bridge” have been passed down for generations. The elders say that a water ghost claims its victims at the rolling corpse bridge, while the white coffin that carries people off is even more eerie and sinister… 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Paranormal Creatures Investigation Bureau 灵异生物调查局 After the spiritual qi revival, paranormal incidents break out across the country. The Paranormal Investigation Bureau is founded in response. Fu Kuan is reborn from a parallel world. He activates the System. From the start, he draws out a cultivator. Whenever ghosts or monsters cause trouble, they must be eliminated! 342Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Bureau of Anomalous Biology Investigations 异常生物调查局 The day after my grandpa died, everyone in town showed up… 517Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 133 The Great Medium 通灵大法师 A mysterious young man gets dragged into one conspiracy after another when he takes on a ritual job. To stay alive and avoid becoming a pawn, he launches an epic battle to defy fate and change his destiny. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Safeguarding the Nation: I Establish the Spirit Medium 749 Bureau 为国护航，我组建通灵749局 “The Guizhou-Yunnan Railway tunnels keep collapsing? Use the Eight Trigrams to locate the burial spot and slay the Geng Metal Divine Willow.” “The Japanese spirits are wreaking havoc everywhere? Build a martyrs' cemetery and a school as cover.” “The Nine Chrysanthemums dare to invade Hangzhou, hoping to destroy the Leifeng Pagoda and release an ancient demon to steal our nation's fortune? They're asking for death!” “By decree: Team One guards the east, Team Two the south, Team Three the west, an 25Reads6.0Score814d adds
- 135 Strange Cases on the Tip of the Tongue 舌尖上的诡案 The curse behind the Lin family’s old mansion, the dead reappearing on a haunted bus, the murder case involving a grandmaster’s chair in Fengmen Village... The supernatural legends of this world blur the line between illusion and reality, reaching across past and future to create one baffling case after another. Yet since ancient times, ghosts and gods have been nothing to fear. Nothing is more terrifying than the human heart. What secrets lie behind these bizarre, puzzling cases? 108Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 136 The Ninefold Celestial Master 九转天师 Maoshan is another name for the Shangqing School. Since it is based on Mount Mao, it is also called the Maoshan School. Maoshan arts are fierce and domineering, renowned for the Three Mao traditions: Upper, Middle, and Lower. They are considered the foremost of the Daoist methods, and flourished from the Southern Liang dynasty through the Northern Song. After the Northern Song, many lineages spread among the common people, with the Luofu Maoshan School becoming the most famous. Also known as Sou 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 A Forensics Prodigy: Jiangcheng Police Stories 刑侦天才之江城警事 My name is Chen Ning. I graduated from the Criminal Investigation College of the Huaguo Police University, then joined a police station in the city. I encountered many difficult cases in the course of my daily work, but my policewoman senior and I cracked them one by one. Later, I joined the city police squad. This is a suspenseful, mind-bending novel with a tense plot and professional forensic knowledge, along with a love story woven throughout. All in all, I personally think it's well worth re 287Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The Yin-Yang Spirit Medium 阴阳出马仙 [Transmigration + Urban + Supernatural Powers] He transmigrated to another world, and from the day he was born, there was nothing special about him. He thought he would live an ordinary life, but then he attended a bizarre and mysterious wedding and began his path of cultivation. Curse magic, sorcery, a hundred evil spirits of the netherworld, a nine-headed serpent, a mysterious stone coffin... One strange event after another came his way, constantly plunging him into danger. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 My Shrine Is Full of Jokers and Screw-Ups 我的堂口，全是逗比和坑货 Yang Erlang reincarnated + an ancient tragic love + a cast of screwups + face-slapping comeback The whole village laughs at me for being a useless spirit medium. The immortals at my altar are all lazy screwups, and my uncle, a Qingfeng spirit and master thief, is the most unreliable of them all. I smash the ancestral copper coin and single-handedly conquer the Nine Hells. The underworld's soldiers keep three paces away from me! One sentence from my little aunt, muttered in her sleep, reveals t 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 140 Opening the Sparrow Gate 开雀门 While my mother was carrying me, I was sitting upright in her womb. The doctors all said the birth would be difficult, but my grandmother traded my life to a spirit messenger. My Xuanwu even went so far as to strip off his skin and bones for me! My relatives sought out one master after another to protect me, but sadly, they all said the good fortune I was born with was nowhere near enough to keep me alive. If I wanted to survive, I had no choice but to embark on the path of cultivation. From Sha 30Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 141 The Strange Tales of Yishan 沂山诡异录 [Supernatural horror] [Romance] [Dark humor] [Thrilling and stirring] [A short, intense read]: My name is Chen Mo. Twenty years ago, my childhood friend Li Dong nearly drowned in a rainstorm. After being rescued, his personality changed drastically, and his whole family moved away, leaving behind only a mysterious stone. Twenty years later, my father falls gravely ill, and I return to my hometown of Yishan. An anonymous package arrives soon after, containing that very stone. My father identifi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 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—14d adds
- 143 The Cycle of the Ghost Soldiers' Crossing 阴兵借道之轮回 Deep within the Sacred Ruins Temple, the ancient Sacred Ruins Dragon slowly opened its star-bright eyes. Its gaze held a profound wisdom, as if it could see through every mystery in the world. Luo Aiai stood before the Sacred Ruins Dragon, her face showing a hint of nervousness and anticipation. Who am I? Her hands were clasped tightly together, as though seeking comfort. But when she felt the Sacred Dragon’s gentle yet powerful aura, the tension in her heart gradually faded. “You are... Your bo 1Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 144 The Hundred-Ghost Storyteller 百诡传人 To solve the mystery of the Seventy-Two Ghost Mounds, Yang Tianming descends the mountain with the Hundred Ghosts Register, ventures into the city, and meets beautiful women. He rescues a Corpse Sister, practices forbidden arts, and guides wandering spirits to the afterlife. With the Soul-Whipping Whip in hand and the Hundred Ghosts Register at his side, when the Dragon Soul returns to his body, he won’t be alone! 74Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 145 The Temple That Eats People 吃人的庙 The Man-Eating Temple 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 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! 355Reads7.8Score10114d adds
- 147 I’m Going to Lure 100 Lost Souls 我要勾满100个亡魂 Sequel to I Guide Souls at Wangxiang Terrace Lin Jiaojiao, 24, an overworked office worker, suddenly dies on the Nth night in a row of staying up all night revising proposals. When she opens her eyes again, she has already completed every step of the underworld’s procedures. But just as she reaches Wangxiang Terrace, the guide Zhou Yi stops her. “Your attachment remains unresolved. You can’t be reincarnated.” Judge Li Muzi offers her a way forward: work as a soul reaper under him, and she can be 11.2kReads—Score4k14d adds
- 148 Spirit Village 灵村 Thrills and the supernatural! There's an ancient village called Lingzhuang, also known as Bagua Village. I was born there. Lingzhuang is always shrouded in an atmosphere of terror: Enormous pythons, centipedes, black spiders, strange birds, and ferocious beasts roam about, attacking people... Lingzhuang is also rife with strange tales and bizarre happenings: A female ghost haunts the village; a cave in Longmian Mountain holds an arsenal from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom; a mysterious master live 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Strange Realm Archives 诡域档案 Six years ago, Comrade Peng Gang, an outstanding investigator in the Ministry of State Security of Huaxia and deputy director of the Seventh Bureau, met a strange death while on a mission. Six years later, several investigators go missing one after another. The case they were investigating is deeply strange and has countless connections to the case from six years ago. In response, the mysterious investigation team, Fifth Bureau, Ninth Division, begins looking into a series of cases in the realm 332Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 150 Department of Paranormal Investigations 神秘事件调查处 The Secret Incident Investigation Bureau, Book One As a child, Zhuge Yun was struck by lightning and branded with a thunder rune. During an archaeological excavation, he accidentally awakened the thunder element within himself. After joining the Ninth Division, under the Huaxia government’s secret agency, Bureau 749, Zhuge Yun and his teammates handled all kinds of supernatural incidents. The mysterious Poyang Lake Delta, ghost soldiers crossing the land, resurrected terracotta warriors in the M 4.3kReads8.4Score23414d adds
