Novels like The Yin-Walking Incense Master
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- 101 The Fated Demon Bride 天命妖妻 I was born under an unusual fate, and people predicted I wouldn’t live past the age of ten. To save my life, my parents arranged an extraordinary marriage for me. On the wedding night, my family laid out a grand feast, but no one came. I was left alone in the bridal chamber until a pair of cold hands led me inside. Only when the groom lifted my veil did I finally understand: I had married a demon... 69Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 102 After Fortune-Telling on Livestream, I Conquered the Entertainment World with Metaphysics 直播算命后，我靠玄学称霸娱乐圈 [Metaphysics + lucky charm + secret identity + livestreaming + feel-good story + beloved by all + showbiz] Li Wanwan was a washed-up idol who planned to take life as it came. Who could have guessed that a livestream fortune-telling session would give her a little boost in popularity, and that she would go on to become a breakout star on a survival show, an idol seemingly chosen by fate? When she and her mentor guessed their teammates’ scores, everyone else gambled on luck while she used metaphy 66Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 103 Soul Funeral Director 灵魂殡葬师 My name is Zeng Yao. Yao, as in “beautiful as jade.” I have no father or mother. They say my mother died in childbirth, and no one knows who my father was. My uncle, Old Lei, brought me home. My uncle had an unusual profession: he was an undertaker. He beautified and applied makeup to the dead, then handled their cremation and everything else. Like father, like son, they say, but although I wasn’t my uncle’s child, he made me learn all those things from a young age. But I didn’t like it. I eve 451Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 104 You Were Told to Guard a Village, So Why Did You Make the City God Cry? 让你守个村儿，你把城隍打哭了？ After the old madman died, I always thought I was the only person left in the village. Then one year, two men showed up carrying a camera and said they wanted to film a documentary about walking marriages... 452Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 105 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
- 106 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... 258Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 107 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 154Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 108 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 1.8kReads9.0Score15314d adds
- 109 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
- 110 The Fragrance of Serpent’s Desire 蛇色生香 Everyone considered me an ill omen, but my grandmother said I was born noble: I must never kneel to anyone in this life. Others should kneel to me, and everyone I helped must enshrine my spirit tablet at home and address me as Her Ladyship. Yet I spread blessings far and wide, driving away evil and averting disasters for the people, only to end up infamous as the reincarnation of a snake woman who brought misery to all. In this life, I’ve slain ghosts, vanquished demons, raised monuments, an 281Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 111 The King of the Underworld's Beloved 地府鬼君的心尖宠 [Sweet romance, 1v1, adored by everyone, supernatural, strong heroine] Also known as “I Run an Inn in the Underworld.” The general manager of the Afterlife Inn is a troublemaker across all three realms, so infamous that even the King of Hell would rather avoid her. She often sends the Underworld gifts like arson and missing-person cases, leaving everyone on edge. One day, the seal on the netherworld weakened. Someone who should have been reduced to ashes a thousand years ago came stumbling out 71Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 112 Nine Serpents Carry the Coffin 九蛇抬棺 When I was born, my father cut off several snakes with a knife. Ever since then, I’ve often dreamed at night of a huge black snake coiling around me, squeezing the breath from my lungs as if it were taking revenge. On my eighteenth birthday, the villagers tied me up and sent me to the mountain behind the village… 84Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 113 A Collection of Folk Tales 民间故事会合集 Open this book, and you’ll find that its folk legends and tales are unlike any you’ve read before. These stories are full of fantasy: some are terrifying, some suspenseful, some explore the ugliness of human nature, and others deal with karmic retribution. In this vast world, what hidden folk tales and legends do you know? Step into an ancient, mysterious world and join the author in discovering and experiencing these extraordinary folk stories! 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 The Ghost-Eyed Diviner 鬼瞳女卦师 [Supernatural + mildly scary + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + strong female lead’s growth + supporting romance] When I was seven, an evil sorcerer attacked me. I lost my eyes, and my family was destroyed. Just as I’d reached a dead end, my master came to my rescue and taught me how to tell fortunes. To cure my eyes, my master took me every night to keep watch at the entrance to the road of the dead. Whenever a ghost set off on its journey, my master would shake a white banner and chant loudly 799Reads9.2Score11214d adds
- 115 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... 56Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 116 The Invincible Diviner Princess! The Ascetic, Crippled Prince Breaks His Vows for Her 玄学王妃太无敌！禁欲残王破戒宠 The mighty mystic Jiang Ling transmigrates into the second young lady of the Marquis of Loyalty’s household, a child who was switched at birth. With her adorable boy-and-girl twins in tow, she catches ghosts and banishes demons, tells fortunes and dishes on everyone, and shocks the imperial capital! [Mysticism + household and palace intrigue + adorable kids + sweet romance] On the very first day she comes to claim her place in the family, she exposes the fake young lady’s innocent act and blows 176Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 117 The Proud Snake Lord Is Hard to Handle 傲娇蛇君不好惹 My name is Ming Yue. Ever since a classmate confessed their feelings for me, a snake has been clinging to me. He arrogantly declared that I belonged to him... His arrival shattered my peaceful life, and from then on, my world was turned upside down... Both leads are devoted only to each other. A super-sweet story with no angst. 77Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 118 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 33Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 119 A Fated Reunion: My Husband, the King of the Underworld 再生缘：我的冥王夫君 Chen Xue had been frail and sickly since childhood. Just when she had finally grown up, her breathtaking beauty aroused the jealousy of her legitimate elder sister. She thought she was doomed to die, until she met a man. He leaned close to her ear and said, “Be my woman, and I'll protect you.” From then on, everyone who bullied Zhu Chenxue either died or was left crippled. Every night, ambiguous sounds came from Zhu Chenxue's bedroom. “Don't do this...” 131Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 120 This 24-Hour Convenience Store Uses the Living as Shopping Baskets 这家24小时便利店，用活人抵购物篮 This 24-Hour Convenience Store Uses Living People as Shopping Baskets 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Don't Mess With Snake Master 蛇爷不好惹 I died at birth because of a difficult delivery, but an ancient spirit snake that had cultivated for a thousand years saved me. I establish a spirit altar and help others cultivate immortality. With the ties between my past and present lives, can I overcome every trial and achieve true fulfillment? In this world of ghosts, demons, and immortals, where fame, fortune, beauty, and desire all hold sway, who will seize ultimate power and set the world to rights? 36Reads6.4Score414d adds
- 122 You Want Me to Catch Ghosts? 你让我去抓鬼？ My name is Lin Fan. I'm twenty-two, and I graduated with a college diploma in marketing. While other graduates had job offers in hand and were charging ahead, I graduated straight into a pit of misery. I was two months behind on rent, my pockets were emptier than my face was clean, and my only possession was a beat-up electric scooter that clanked at the slightest touch and looked ready to fall apart at any moment. Five yuan per delivery. I raced around in the wind and sun, but I couldn't plug t 37Reads—Score114d adds
- 123 Curse of the Sinful Shadow: The Sinner's End 孽影咒怨之罪者的末路 In the shadowy corners of a bustling city, evil grows unchecked like a cancer. Driven by greed, some resort to the most despicable means to line their pockets, while others lose themselves in an abyss of desire, unable to climb out. Little do they know that retribution is already drawing near. Each sin has finally awakened a curse lurking in the unseen world. This is a horror story about evil and retribution. Every sinner pays a terrible price for their misdeeds, while the resentment hidden in t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Bone Flute 骨笛 My grandmother was a famous spirit medium throughout the surrounding villages. I was a child she picked up and brought home. People in the village said that on the night she carried me home, flutes sounded throughout the village until dawn. The next day, every peach tree in the village had withered. They called me an ill omen, but my grandmother always treated me well, and life went on quietly like that, until the day I turned sixteen. Then everything changed. 1.3kReads9.0Score12314d adds
- 125 The Serpent’s Curse 蛇咒 The day I was born, my grandparents were skinned alive. Every branch around us was crawling with writhing, jubilant snakes. They said I would be next. To stay alive, I had no choice but to give myself to him. The secrets of the blood-stained garment and the snake curse became the things I most wanted to uncover. I thought I existed only to help him forge the blood garment, but when life and death hung in the balance, he held me tight. “Song Youyou, you will always be mine!” 139Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 126 I Heard of Strange Things That Year: Never Read This Late at Night 那年听闻怪事，千万别深夜翻看 These stories are adapted and fictionalized from various experiences shared by friends. They are written in an accessible style and make for a good way to unwind. A reminder: reject superstition. This is all imaginative fiction. Any similarities to real events are purely coincidental, so don't take it seriously! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 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 541Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 128 Medium's Notes: My Left Eye Can See Ghosts 灵媒笔记：我的左眼能见鬼 The Cangye lineage of the Southern Frontier unleashes chaos. The Cherry Blossom Curse, Yin Soil summoning, Ruin Spirits, and malevolent earth veins emerge one after another, leaving the seals protecting the land on the brink of collapse. In a desperate battle, pure Yang Heavenly Energy collides with the turbid qi of Yin Soil inside him, forming a yin-yang vortex whose blessings and dangers are impossible to predict. His old enemies flee into the Hundred Thousand Mountains, seeking a chance to p 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Top Student Ghostbusters, Keep a Low Profile 学霸驱鬼请低调 All I want is to be an aloof beauty who can fight and catch ghosts without attracting attention. But ever since I ran into the campus heartthrob in the girls’ bathroom, my intelligence has been put to the test. Take one evening during self-study, for instance. A creepy, horrifying face suddenly appeared at the window. I calmly turned and poked the heartthrob sitting beside me. “Babe, another virgin ghost has its eye on you.” He glanced out the window, then looked away. “Gu, classmate!” “Yeah?” “ 59Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 130 Patroller of the Living World 阳间巡逻人 Stories of spirit babies have circulated in the countryside of Sichuan and Chongqing for generations. When a baby dies, its lingering resentment can turn it into a ghost. Spirit babies were most common during the height of the one-child policy. As a child, I fed crows, which left me with an unusually strong aura of yin. Spirit babies often mistook me for one of their own, so someone later raised a ghost to protect me. On top of that, I have to work for the Underworld Bureau just to stay alive. 506Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 131 The Day I Was Born, the Heavenly Coffin Bestowed Blessings, and Nine Dragons Suppressed Evil 我出生那天，天棺赐福，九龙镇煞 The day I was born, the Nine Dragons wailed, and a divine coffin appeared in the sky. Feng shui lore says that when the Nine Dragons bow before a coffin, it becomes a Heavenly Coffin. Whatever lies inside will bring either immense fortune or great calamity. I was never meant to live in this world. My grandmother stole my life from a dragon-bone Heavenly Coffin. When I turned eighteen, she told me a great secret about the Heavenly Coffin… 3.8kReads7.6Score32114d adds
- 132 The Snake King's Sacrifice 蛇王祭 After three years of severe drought, not a single grain was harvested, and corpses littered the land. Then, following a deafening crash, a black snake dozens of meters long and as thick as a barrel fell into Minshang Village. The villagers swarmed toward it like starving wolves and devoured it. From that day on, Minshang Village was cursed... 98Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 133 The Ghostly Side of Humanity: Mad Stories You Never Knew, Volume 1 鬼味人间：你不知道的疯人故事1 Believe me, this world has another face. What seems insane to you may be perfectly normal to someone else. The eerie, unsettling stories of human life, the sinister and unfathomable depths of the human heart, and tales of madness you’ve never heard before are all hidden in this book, Ghostly Flavors of the Human World. 3.2kReads9.2Score26114d adds
- 134 Taoist, Spare Us! Zombies, Ghosts, and Monsters Are Freaking Out! 道士请饶命，僵尸鬼妖慌麻了！ [Supernatural] [Feng Shui and Folk Customs] [Ghost Hunting and Corpse Suppression] [Transmigration] [No System] Chen Yang, a Taoist who used to sweep temple floors, transmigrates to a world without Taoist priests and discovers that he has become the village idiot tasked with guarding the village. The village chief says, "My dead father is causing too much trouble. You have to get in the coffin and keep him company!" Chen Yang replies, "Trouble? That's right up my alley. I'll have your dad settle 109Reads—Score914d adds
- 135 The Yin Guardian: The Mysterious Divine Coffin Hidden Beneath the Mountain 守阴人：藏在山底的神秘天棺 After I encountered the Ghost Grandma, my dad died. Later, after I found my brother, my grandpa died too. Somehow, I became the last Keeper of the Yin. I thought all the calamities came from the Ghost Grandma, until I entered a cave deep in Wumeng Mountain and came across Kunlun sacred wood, ghost corpse flowers, and illusions I couldn't tell from reality. Only then did I realize that the Ghost Grandma was merely a decoy in a vast conspiracy. The celestial coffin beneath the mountain lies in sil 270Reads—Score1814d adds
- 136 Strange Tales from the Countryside 乡村诡故事 Before you start this book, a warning: if you scare easily, don't read it. If you live alone, be careful. Every short ghost story here is based on an ordinary person's real-life experience. Not a single word is made up. From the damp old alleyways of the south to the frozen, deserted villages of the north; from late-night overtime in office buildings to lights-out in university dorms; the taboos our elders forbade us to talk about, and the moments you dare not dwell on in the middle of the night 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Old Tales of Strange Happenings 民间旧诡事 The woman in red who knocks on doors late at night, the soul-binding bones beneath the locust tree, the copper-bell curse in an old house in an abandoned village... These old tales of the uncanny, scattered across the countryside, are the idle chatter of old folks and stories sealed away by time... 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Come Listen to a Ghost Story! 来听诡故事！ The chime of midnight is the switch that starts each story. Hidden here are 365 eerie legends from every corner of the world. Maybe it's the strange sobbing in the night-shift office during overtime, a stranger's long hair beside your pillow in an old residential complex, or a passenger in a white dress who vanishes in front of a cemetery. One short ghost story every night, tearing through the everyday facade to reveal the chilling truth beneath. Do you dare open this collection of midnight tale 42Reads—Score514d adds
- 139 Tales of the Snake Immortal 蛇仙鬼话 Kui Kui was born with the fate of a Snake Immortal. She had a heavenly eye from birth and could see both the living and the dead. Yet her immortal nature was borrowed from her father, and she was never meant to exist in this world. Her birth chart was too weak to hold on to that borrowed gift. On the Ghost Festival when she was eighteen, a horde of ghosts attacked. To save her life, her father hid her inside a cursed, ten-thousand-year-old snake coffin. From then on, she became the fated one of 875Reads9.0Score14314d adds
- 140 Old Village Stories 山村旧事 A strange mountain village. Bizarre events sparked by natural and man-made disasters. And, it turns out, a secret lies hidden behind it all... 33.6kReads9.1Score2.3k14d adds
- 141 Yin-Yang Headhunter: I Find Jobs for Ghosts, and They Ask Me Out 阴阳猎头：我给诡找工作，诡问我处不处对象 On the day he was laid off, Jiang Ye received a death notice: in thirty days, someone would throw him off a rooftop. To stay alive, he was forced to take a job at Yin-Yang Headhunting Co., Ltd., a company that specializes in finding jobs for ghosts. Every time he finds a job for a ghost, he unlocks part of the truth behind his own death. Every time he fails, another corpse spot appears on his body. Once they cover him from head to toe, the company will devour his soul. Every high-level order com 2.3kReads8.4Score34314d adds
- 142 I Play an Extra in Eerie Movies 我在诡异电影里跑龙套 [Also known as: Quitting KFC to Brave the Supernatural Scenarios] Yan Jin worked like a dog at a fried chicken shop for three years, always conscientious and hardworking. At last, he finally stood up for himself and fired his boss. But right after quitting, he transmigrated into an Infinite Flow scenario where death was all but certain. Since he’d transmigrated, he might as well show the supernatural what his incredible golden finger could do: a psychiatric hospital for gods, an echo that never 1.6kReads6.3Score12214d adds
- 143 Yin-Yang Paranormal Investigator 阴阳恐怖调查员 [Two male leads x supernatural horror x suspense x folklore] To stay alive, he signs a contract of servitude and becomes a paranormal investigator serving both the underworld and the human world. From a male corpse covered in white fungus, to paper figures coming back to life, a twin-soul evil spirit, ghostly shadows in the morgue, and vengeful spirits in an abandoned village... He never expected that it had all been a chess game arranged by Yan Fei, one that began tens of thousands of years ago 236Reads—Score10014d adds
- 144 The Coffin Prison 囚棺 The seventh-night return of the soul. A peaceful death is called a returning calamity; a violent death is called a returning evil spirit. On the day the evil spirit returns, the household is unsettled, and another death may follow. A man must be chosen to send the spirit away. After my second uncle hanged himself, I once had to send a spirit away. As a result, I was marked by it. 500Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 145 A Ghost Hunter in the Underworld, Earning Billions in Hell Money 地府打工人捉鬼赚亿点点冥币 [Chinese-style horror + underworld constables + folk ghost stories + mystery investigations + the supernatural + comedy + wild imagination + no romance] First major arc: A rookie ghost constable slowly learns the ropes of catching ghosts through a series of cases. Second major arc: The supernatural world levels up, with rivals competing and growing stronger through cultivation. Third major arc: At the China-Myanmar border, he goes undercover deep behind enemy lines. What secrets are being kept t 1kReads—Score11014d adds
- 146 I Was a Ghost Officer, but Now I Only Want a Promotion 身为鬼差的我，后来只想升官 I wield the Register of the Underworld as a ghost officer, commanding the power to seize souls. Everyone says the King of Hell is the supreme ruler of the netherworld, but to me, he is merely a stepping stone. The underworld is vast, and the Nine Hells are deep. Is that really the limit of my ambition? I want to break the Nine Hells’ shackles, shatter the chains between yin and yang, ascend to the realm of the Great Emperor, and rule the netherworlds of all realms. Only then will my lifelong wis 33Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 147 My Years Learning to Catch Ghosts 我学捉鬼的那些年 People can get away with all sorts of things, but greed is one thing they must avoid, especially when it comes to things inside a coffin. And greed was exactly where I went wrong. If you covet money, it can cost you your life! They dug a red-lacquered coffin out of a construction site, and I thought I'd found a priceless antique. If I'd known what would happen afterward, I wouldn't have gone anywhere near it even if they killed me... 757Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 My Fiancé, Lord White Fox 我的未婚夫白狐大人 I went back to my hometown for the Mid-Autumn Festival and felt that my family was acting strangely. In the middle of the night, I caught them secretly burning a paper sedan chair, saying they were going to marry me off. Curious, I followed them. I never expected to end up trapped and get married in a daze. Huh? Handsome husband in white, what’s that behind you? Could it be a white fox’s tail? 317Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 149 The Stunning Snake Lord Is So Cute and Sweet, I Can't Let Go 绝色蛇君又萌又糯，让我爱不释手 [Yandere + Overprotective Love + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Transmigration] [A soft, adorable little snake king vs. a proud, fierce heroine] Jiang Ling accidentally puts on a strange ring. From that day on, she dreams every night of a giant snake coiling around her, starting at her feet and winding all the way up. For someone as terrified of snakes as she is, it’s a horrifying nightmare. Later, she discovers that this isn’t a dream at all. It’s real. A golden snake is coiling around h 126Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 150 The Haunted House at No. 13 13号凶宅 Number 13 Qianliang Hutong in Beijing has long been a haunted house. During the Cultural Revolution, several people died mysteriously one after another inside the residence. Long Fei, an investigator with the Public Security Bureau, assumed the alias Li Qiang and moved into the compound as a housing office inspector. After a series of thrilling struggles, Li Qiang finally discovered that Number 13 was an operational base for an enemy spy organization... 959Reads9.4Score—14d adds
