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- 1 Hunting Demons with Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 带着聊斋去捉妖 My name is Pu Songling. No, wait, I’m not Pu Songling. Ever since the day I saw a beautiful woman’s face emerge from a fox’s face on the wall of Dragon King Cave, my life changed completely. I went from being a scholar to a Taoist priest who hunts demons. With a blank copy of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio in hand, a three-foot peachwood sword at my side, and a fair-skinned young Taoist novice following behind me, I set out on a wondrous demon-hunting journey through the ages, from rural vi 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 In Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 人在聊斋 (No System, cultivation, invincible, scheming) Chen Lie transmigrates to the Strange Tales world and accidentally rescues a cat demon from Yan Chixia’s Dragon-Trapping Cocoon. The cat demon takes him as a disciple, but is secretly plotting against him. After enduring countless dangers, Chen Lie takes down every enemy, whether they reveal themselves or lurk in the shadows. The mortal world is treacherous, and the immortal realm is full of deception. He grits his teeth and carves a thorny path for 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Ghosts and Foxes of Strange Tales 鬼狐聊斋 Ghosts, Fox Spirits, and Strange Tales is a collection of short stories. Through tales of ghosts and fox spirits, it depicts the many faces of the world. In the depths of shadowy forests and hidden villages, mysterious legends are passed down. Demons, monsters, and human nature, good and evil, beauty and ugliness, all intertwine to create a series of bewildering scenes. These newly written tales in the Strange Tales tradition carefully portray the world's splendor and sorrow, unfolding stories o 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Become a Romance Master in Liaozhai 混在聊斋里，我成为情圣 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Strange Tales: The Wandering Taoist Who Hunts Demons Across the Land 聊斋之云游道人四海捉妖 A wandering Daoist, skilled in extraordinary arts and armed with magical implements, roams the world, making a living by catching demons. Sometimes he pits his wits against monsters; other times he mocks evil spirits with his clever words, taking on demons, monsters, and ghosts in one thrilling battle after another. Not only is he skilled at catching demons, he also knows how to resolve crises. On his demon-hunting journeys, the Daoist befriends all sorts of people and righteous heroes, bringing 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Book Transmigration: I Refuse to Be Human in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 穿书：我在聊斋不做人 System + Satisfying Power Fantasy + No CP + Supernatural Mystery As a salted fish who just wants to lie flat, Shi Yuan finds even being helped to turn over more trouble than it’s worth. After transmigrating, she starts out inside a coffin meant for a “bridal funeral.” Something called a System speaks into her ear: “Please confirm your binding to the Merit System. You’ll get a prize draw from the start, and can rise from the dead and escape right away. You can also earn merit and return to your m 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Playing Mind Games in the World of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 我在聊斋世界玩心眼子 Wu Liao stumbles into the world of Liaozhai, follows the System’s instructions, and matches wits with demons and monsters, trading clever moves with seductive fox spirits. If he can’t beat them, he joins them, becoming sworn brothers with demons and monsters and falling in love with foxes. 7Reads—Score114d adds
- 8 In a Chinese Ghost Story, I Got the Northern Darkness Divine Skill from the Start! 人在聊斋，开局北冥神功！ Wang Mo transmigrated into the world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio from the start. Reborn in another man’s body, he became the classmate of Ning Caichen who had been drained of his vital essence by a fox demon. Fortunately, he activated the Daily Instant-Kill System. Its items refreshed every day, and for just one copper coin, he could instantly claim them. Instant kill: Modified Northern Darkness Divine Skill. At maximum level, killing a monster directly absorbs its vital essence, spir 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Immortal Longevity in Strange Tales: The Romantic Scholar 长生聊斋之风流书生 In a run-down temple, a destitute scholar was reading by candlelight when someone knocked at the door. Who would invite him to a feast in the middle of the night? Curious, he went to the place and found, to his amazement, that every woman there was more beautiful than the last. “Young master, I’m only sixteen, and I’ve always had a soft spot for scholars like you...” 320Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 10 When the Protagonist of a Liaozhai Arc Gets a System 当聊斋单元主角有了系统 [Strong Female Lead] A collection of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio stories. When Xin Shisiniang gets a System, she won’t sacrifice herself for the greater good and become a corpse-transcending immortal. She’ll reveal her true form as a fox immortal and become a major power in her own right. Immortal? Just another word for strength. Feng Sheng? How could a mere mortal dare to dream of her? The Judge Lu arc: Zhu Erdan transforms into a man who’s the very model of filial piety. The Chivalrous 81Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 11 I’m a Big Shot in Strange Tales of Liaozhai 我在聊斋当大佬 A parallel world, where everything is unknown. Demons, ghosts, fox spirits: the world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, just like the one Mr. Pu Songling wrote about, is a dream, a movie, a bizarre and fantastical place. Follow transmigrator Li Mo as he journeys through this world, slaying demons and exorcising evil, experiencing a different kind of life and searching for his own path, so his trip here will not be in vain. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The World of Strange Tales: I Have the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits' Divine Powers 聊斋世界：我有三十六天罡神通 An archaeologist stumbled upon a wondrous jade slip and somehow transmigrated to the Liaozhai world, overrun by demons and monsters. In this harsh environment where everyone fought for survival, watch as Fu Yi rises above adversity, masters the Thirty-Six Divine Powers, and wipes out every evil creature beneath the heavens. 2.7kReads—Score15814d adds
- 13 In the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: From the Start, I Forcefully Married a Beautiful Fox Demon 人在聊斋，开局强娶美貌狐妖 [No System + A Liaozhai fanfic faithful to the original + Multiple heroines] From the start, he transmigrates into the world of Liaozhai, where there are beautiful fox women, lovely female ghosts, and even celestial maidens who have descended to undergo tribulations. But all these ghosts, fox spirits, and celestial maidens need to marry scholars blessed with merit to escape their tribulations. Feng Yi transmigrates into this world carrying a trillion merits. His whole body shines with red light 6Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 14 In Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: From the Start, I Became a Demon Slayer 人在聊斋：开局成为降妖师 Chen Dian transmigrated to the world of Liaozhai with a System and became a demon slayer. “This troublemaking woman is a fox demon. You have three ways to deal with her: behead her, subdue her, or report her to the authorities. Which method will you choose to complete the mission?” “This is the world of Liaozhai. As long as I stay alive, I can do whatever I want without shame!” Chen Dian thought, choosing “subdue her.” 312Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Complete Sequel to Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 续聊斋全书 Love that transcends life and death, affection, resentment, tenderness, and longing; fox immortals and strange spirits; the reward of good and evil in the human world. In captivating, unhurried prose, these tales recount the legends that linger in the minds of people across street corners, overgrown graves, and the everyday world. Another Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: with a sigh of wistfulness, every joy and sorrow comes rushing to the heart. Following Pu Songling, a whole new collection 73Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 16 I Hunt Demons in Liaozhai 我在聊斋捉妖怪 [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Slow Burn + Fantasy + Xianxia + No System + N+1] [Everything here is fictional. Please don’t compare it to Taoism, Buddhism, or other religions.] As foreign capital seeped in, less than a tenth of Chinese civilization remained… Xu Lang, a modern young man with a terminal illness, transmigrated by chance to a fantastical, bizarre world… “By the power of the heavens, obey my command…” “…” “Monster, where do you think you’re going? Take my sword, from Xu L 2kReads5.6Score14114d adds
- 17 Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Dalang's Fight to Survive 穿越聊斋之大郎求生记 (No System + Slow Burn + Xianxia + Keeping a Low Profile + Wealth) A hooligan isn't scary. A hooligan with an education is! Yu Dalang, one of the few fish to slip through the net of nine years of compulsory education, doesn't want to work hard or strive for success. He just wants to lie flat. While plotting with his sister-in-law, he is caught red-handed by his big brother and injected with an anesthetic. Somehow, he is reborn in a parallel world in the body of an unlucky man with the same name. 317Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 18 Yan Xi’s Third Book 颜禧的第3本书 My new work is here! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 29Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 19 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Told You to Take in Xiaoqian, Not Become an Immortal 聊斋：让你收小倩，谁让你成仙了 He transmigrates into the world of "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio". He becomes Ning Caichen as played by Leslie Cheung! The System assigns him livestreaming missions, rewarding him with extra years of life and treasure chests. He works hard to complete the missions so he can live forever! His fans want him to catch female ghosts and fox spirits. A lucky draw even wins him an invulnerable body, the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, the Xuanyuan Sword, the Pangu Axe, the Nuwa Stone... Nie Xiaoqian, as 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Mighty Heavenly Dragon: Starting at Lanruo Temple, I Suppress Ten Thousand Demons! 大威天龙：从兰若寺开始镇压万魔！ After transmigrating to Lanruo Temple from the start, Faxuan was scared out of his wits! Who didn’t know that the black mountain behind the temple would eventually become the Black Mountain Old Demon? Who didn’t know that the old locust tree on the mountain would become Granny Tree Demon? Staying in Lanruo Temple would be a death sentence! Luckily, he awakened a System and went down the mountain to exorcise demons from the start, earning the Great Mighty Dragon Incantation as a reward! Granny Tr 1.6kReads5.3Score14514d adds
- 21 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Doing Good and Saving Lives, a Young Monk at Lanruo Temple from the Start 聊斋：行善济世，开局兰若寺小和尚 [Fantasy + Wild Imagination + Demon Slaying] In the world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, heaven and earth undergo a cataclysmic change. The gods and Buddhas vanish, and demons run rampant. Ye Xizhou arrives in the world with an automatic Merit System. The bad news is that the place he transmigrates to is the Lanruo Temple. The good news is that Lanruo Temple hasn't fallen. It's still the most powerful Buddhist sect within a hundred-mile radius. With the automatic Merit System giving him 678Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Starting as a Little Island Lord 聊斋：从小岛主开始 Reborn as Ye Zhiqiu from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, he owns a small island of mountains and seas. Su Yingning, Yan Ruyu, Nie Xiaoqian... He recruits fox spirits and takes in ghosts and monsters, working together to build an overseas paradise. 170Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 23 Strange Tales of Liaozhai: Slay Men, Ghosts, and Demons for Merit 诡异聊斋，杀人杀鬼杀妖取功德 [System] [Eerie] [Ghosts and Monsters] [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio] [Gods] Ye An transmigrates to an eerie world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, teeming with ghosts, monsters, and demons. From the start, he takes the City God examination. The top scorer can become the City God. But who ever became the City God by taking an exam? Fortunately, he has a Merit System: killing ghosts and demons earns him merit points. The City God examination, bookworms crawling into ears to control 49Reads6.7Score314d adds
- 24 After Work, I Somehow Got Sucked Into a Book of Strange Tales 下班后我竟被吸入聊斋这本书了 Synopsis: Overworked office drone Su Ci works himself to death from overtime (not really) and wakes up inside an old copy of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Here, Daoist venerables attain sainthood and the demon clans lurk in wait. This is a high-risk, fortune-driven version of Strange Tales. Su Ci wakes up outside Lanruo Temple with no spiritual roots or aptitude, only a silver tongue that can spin any tale. While others are scared witless by ghosts, he trades group calisthenics for tr 165Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 25 From the Start, I Thought It Was a Strange Tales Story, but After Breaking Through, I Found Out It Was Journey to the West 开局以为是聊斋打穿后发现是西游 What? You’re fighting the Bull Demon King over a woman? Whoa! Princess Iron Fan wants to have your child? Huh! You actually stole the heavenly treasures of Princess Jade Face? Good grief! You even swindled Princess Wansheng out of her treasures? What? Chang’e and Yang Chan, the closest of sisters, fell out because they were fighting over you as their man? Pfft!” The broken half of the Snow-Night Saber plunged deep into Madam White Bone’s chest. Its blade pierced her demon core and sank in all th 1.3kReads—Score13914d adds
- 26 Strange Tales with a Twist 怪味聊斋 By the banks of the River of Forgetfulness lives a ghost doctor who treats spirits. He has one rule: Anyone who seeks his care must follow three conditions. First, swim across the River of Forgetfulness. Second, tell him your story. Third, leave behind something you carry close to you. No one knows where he came from, or why he does this... 572Reads7.1Score10314d adds
- 27 I Transmigrated into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio and Became a Disciple of the Laoshan Taoist from the Start 穿越聊斋之开局拜师崂山道人 In the world of Liaozhai, demons and monsters run rampant. Li Qingxuan, a cancer patient from the twenty-first century, accidentally transmigrates into the world of Liaozhai and gains top-tier cultivation talent. From the start, he becomes a disciple of a Daoist master from Mount Lao, learning immortal arts and slaying demons. Step by step, he uses his mortal body to refine essence into qi, refine qi into spirit, refine spirit to return to the void, and refine the void to unite with the Dao, ult 756Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 28 Twenty Years of Sign-Ins at Lanruo Temple, Then the Mighty Heavenly Dragon Descends! 兰若寺签到二十年，大威天龙降世！ After transmigrating into a mythological world overrun by monsters, he starts out as a disciple of Lanruo Temple! Fortunately, he awakens a god-tier sign-in System. By checking in at a different location every day, he can earn all kinds of rewards! Sign in at the Scripture Pavilion and receive the Great Might Heavenly Dragon! Sign in at the Hall of the Great Hero and receive the Tathagata Palm! Sign in at the City of Wrongful Death in Hell and receive the Diamond Dharma Body! Twenty years later, 3kReads5.3Score21914d adds
- 29 Seeking Immortality, Starting by Becoming Yan Chixia's Disciple 证道长生，从拜师燕赤霞开始 Also known as: Attaining Immortality, Starting by Becoming Yan Chixia’s Disciple An overpowered System and a path to immortality. Lin Yu transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty and is reborn as a seventh-rank county magistrate. He thinks he has landed a civil service job that will keep him fed and clothed, only to discover that he is actually in the world of A Chinese Ghost Story. What good are money and power here? When ghosts and monsters show up, won’t they just suck him dry and leave him a corpse? 729Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 30 I'm Xu Xian, and I'm Going to Change My Fate 我是许仙我要改命 Xu Xian died after getting carried away celebrating his wedding and drinking two glasses of baijiu. Xu Xuan, a man from Earth, merged with his soul. Xu Xuan became Xu Xian. Knowing that his new wife, Bai Suzhen, was a snake, he was torn: should he sleep with her or not? It was a test of character. What troubled him even more was that this was a mythical world where mortals were tools of the gods and Buddhas in heaven. And the owner of his body, Xu Xian, was an important tool. “Ding! Fortune Enha 3.5kReads8.8Score25414d adds
- 31 Me: From a Little Mulberry Tree to the World-Piercing Fusang Tree! 我：从小桑树到通天扶桑树！ When he opened his eyes, he had become a little mulberry tree beside Lanruo Temple. Yan Chixia: “Monster! Stay away from the sacred tree!” “That's right, I am a sacred tree who has attained immortality!” Jiang Bo quickly caught on. The Tree Demon Grandma was dumbfounded. “Wait, why is he a sacred tree while I'm a monster?” [Ding! You plundered and devoured a locust tree with a thousand years of cultivation and gained 1,103 evolution points.] [Ding! You spent 1,000 evolution points, and your spir 1.4kReads8.3Score12514d adds
- 32 I Was Born an Immortal of Strange Tales 我本聊斋仙 A foolish ruler sits upon the throne, while his ministers attack one another with accusations. Corrupt officials scheme to line their pockets, and powerful clans seize the people’s farmland. The human way wanes, and the people suffer. In the shadows, all manner of demons and monsters gradually emerge, along with countless strange tales and uncanny happenings. Gao Ge finds himself in such a world by accident. True to his carefree nature, he becomes an immortal traveler, wandering the four corners 4.7kReads8.8Score38114d adds
- 33 I Play Dirty in the Immortal Heroic World 我在仙侠世界打闷棍 Zhao Fantian, a security guard famously known as a good-for-nothing, is forced to transmigrate into a world of immortals after performing a heroic deed. The worst fate most people face when they transmigrate is starting out with just a dog. But he starts out in a situation that means certain death. Where are the legendary old masters and golden fingers? Even worse, he discovers that he has transmigrated into a book, and apparently it’s a horror novel. In a world where fox spirits are everywhere 6.8kReads8.8Score55614d adds
- 34 Traveling Through the Heavens, Starting in Uncle Jiu's World 从九叔世界开始穿梭诸天 Xie Wen transmigrates into the world of Uncle Jiu, becoming another disciple under the tutelage of the Sages of the Heavens. He gathers the Five Qi in his chest in Uncle Jiu’s world, opens the Three Flowers Above the Head in The Outcast, transcends tribulation and becomes an immortal in the Strange Tales world, then travels through endless worlds to become a Great Luo being, transcending everything. 2.9kReads7.9Score15414d adds
- 35 Reborn as a Flood Dragon: I Take Wives and Concubines in Liaozhai 重生蛟龙：我在聊斋娶妻纳妾 More children, more blessings + Dragons + Cultivation + Bloodline Evolution In the world of Liaozhai, the gods and Buddhas of the heavens have mysteriously vanished, leaving the world to demons and monsters. Ye Yan transmigrates here and becomes a flood dragon demon king, gravely wounded and on the verge of death. At this very moment, the centipede demon Pudu Cihang is trying to kill him and take his core, while the Black Mountain Old Demon of the underworld covets his powerful demonic body. Ye 13.3kReads7.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 36 Strange Tales from the Start? But I’m Yang Jian! 开局聊斋？但我是杨戬啊 [No System + Chinese-Style Horror + Time-Limited Transformation + Yang Jian + Extreme Contrast and Thrills] After transmigrating into the demon-infested world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Yang Jian runs straight into a century-old Painted-Skin Ghost that specializes in tearing out human hearts. There is nowhere to run! No System chiming in. No old master living in a ring. His only trump card is the Holy Erlang True Lord sleeping inside him, whose name sounds just like his own: Yang Ji 6.4kReads8.2Score62714d adds
- 37 Dark Strange Tales: I'm a Demon NPC, So What If I'm a Little Ruthless? 黑聊斋：我是妖人NPC狠点咋了 Black Strange Tales is a dark, eerie, and terrifying cultivation game. It features martial arts masters like Left Thousand Households, as well as monsters and demons like the Black Mountain Old Demon and Nie Xiaoqian. Ji Chang transmigrates into a demon-ravaged, perilous game world and becomes a scholar in the Great Yu Dynasty. He's also the only Strange-Tale Investigator. Every time he verifies a bizarre tale or records an unusual incident, he gains a supernatural ability or spell. With the pow 4.9kReads8.9Score31714d adds
- 38 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人（全五册） Li Yifan’s spine-chilling ghost-hunting chronicles! A contemporary Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! A spine-chilling record of ghost hunts! First posted on Tieba, it topped 100 million views within three months! The acclaimed mystery writer Li Yifan’s breakthrough work, now with the unpublished continuation added! Every ghost was once a living person. I’m a professional ghost hunter. I turn the compass, circle the place with red 11.8kReads9.6Score2.2k14d adds
- 39 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 817Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds
