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  1. 101 The Yin-Yang Twin 阴阳双生人 Mystery174k WordsOngoing [Mild Horror + The Supernatural] Ming Ye grew up living in a cemetery. Her parents went missing seven years ago and were eventually found dead under bizarre circumstances in the mountains. Seven years later, she became an emergency room doctor. One midnight, she met the Taoist priest Xu Baoyang on a bus as he was out catching ghosts. Later, while tracking clues about his missing master, Xu Baoyang came to the hospital where Ming Ye worked and discovered that a strange hospital orderly had set up —Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 102 Whispers of the Ghosts 鬼魅低语 Mystery244k WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories] [Eerie] [Thriller] [Strange] [Wild Imagination] Worlds full of distortion and absurdity. Whether it's seemingly ordinary snippets of everyday life or strange phenomena that gradually come to light, everything sends a chill down your spine and grows more terrifying the more you think about it. 39Reads—Score—14d adds
  3. 103 A Horror Story Lives Next Door 你的隔壁住着恐怖故事 Mystery130k WordsCompleted Have you ever noticed how horror lurks everywhere in your everyday life? Listen. Listen closely... Where does horror come from? Nothing is scarier than reality. The unknown parts of our real lives, and the anxieties and desires we feel about them, are the greatest sources of horror. 11.6kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
  4. 104 The Great Master of the Ma Yi School 麻衣大相师 Mystery2.4M WordsOngoing I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. My grandfather, a feng shui master, never let me go outside after dark when I was little. Then one day, he had to leave the house… 234Reads8.6Score—14d adds
  5. 105 The Seventh Night After Death 头七 Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted My grandfather said that whoever a hanged person sees last is the one they’ll come back to haunt. When I was twelve, the village hired a troupe to perform ghost plays. I went to play with them, never imagining that the troupe’s leading performer was hanging from the beam right behind me. 22Reads7.7Score—14d adds
  6. 106 A Collection of Folk Tales 民间故事会合集 Ancient Romance795k WordsCompleted 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
  7. 107 Rule Horror: It Starts With a Family of Six 规则怪谈:从一家六口开始 Mystery194k WordsCompleted [Supernatural suspense] [Not overpowered] [No heroine] [Horror fans, come on in!] [Not a pure power fantasy. The focus is suspense and thrills with a little comedy, so read without worry.] The supernatural rules descend, and Jiang Yu is chosen to represent Yan Country in the game of national destiny. He enters the supernatural scenario as one of the six members of a family living in a villa, along with two dogs, one black and one white. Here, he must stay alert, judge calmly, look for patterns i 193Reads—Score—14d adds
  8. 108 My Ghost Bride 我的冥婚新娘 Urban107k WordsOngoing I picked up some money by the roadside, only to unexpectedly be matched into a ghost marriage. A thousand-year-old female ghost is forcing me to marry her. To escape this curse, I sought out an old Taoist priest to drive her away, but only made things worse and signed a life-and-death pact with the ghost. With my life on the line, I had no choice but to embark on the path of cultivation. From then on, the door to a whole new world opened before me... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 109 Underworld: This Identity Is Perfect for a Ghost Officer 地府:这身份当鬼差很合理吧 Mystery104k WordsOngoing 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
  10. 110 Sea Treasures 1 海藏1 Mystery201k WordsCompleted In Shanghai, where the strong prey on the weak, the city is like a blood-soaked underworld: those who command vast fortunes can hit rock bottom overnight. Brilliant secret arts and ingenious mechanisms set the stage for battles of wit and nerve. During Shanghai’s isolated-island era, the world has been swallowed up by World War II. Horrific acts have become commonplace, and the city is riddled with haunted houses and plagued by strange events. When Chen Li arrives in Shanghai to seek his fortune 2.9kReads9.2Score19614d adds
  11. 111 Escape from the Bear’s Jaws 熊口逃生 10k WordsCompleted Escape from the Bear’s Jaws 949Reads—Score—14d adds
  12. 112 Forbidden Tales of the Desolate Village: A Midnight Whistle, and a Shrouded Corpse Spirit at the Door 荒村禁忌:夜半吹哨,白布尸魂找上门 6k WordsCompleted Taboos of the Abandoned Village: A Whistle in the Dead of Night, and a White-Cloth Corpse Spirit Comes Calling —Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 113 The Bus at 4 A.M. 凌晨4点的公交车 Mystery132k WordsOngoing At dawn in the university town, there’s a bus with no listed schedule. The passengers aboard have all been dead for a long time~! That day, I boarded that bus. This is where the story began... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 114 Northeastern Tales: The Shaman’s Heir 东北往事之萨满传人 Mystery142k WordsCompleted Heaven’s secrets are revealed, calamity cannot be escaped, fate is set, and fortune follows its course. Some things can’t be said out loud, but I can’t keep them to myself. Today, I’ll take a chance and tell you about the many things in this world that defy explanation, yet truly exist… 659Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 115 Grandpa Started the Trouble, Three Generations Must Pay 爷爷闯下的祸,三代来还 9k WordsCompleted The trouble Grandpa caused will take three generations to repay. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 116 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 Mystery307k WordsOngoing 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 2.4kReads8.4Score36714d adds
  17. 117 Forbidden Feng Shui Arts 风水禁术 Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted My name is Yu Nianbai. I was supposed to die shortly after birth, but my father gave his life to extend mine, allowing me to survive. I thought I could live a peaceful life, but then someone dug up my father’s grave... 1.4kReads8.3Score10214d adds
  18. 118 Tales of a Northeast Chinese Spirit Medium 东北出马仙实记 Mystery289k WordsCompleted [Fantasy + Supernatural Mystery + Northeastern Chinese Folk Customs + Light Comedy] My name is Hu Xiaohua. On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, a weasel squatted on top of the corn stack in my yard. With a tattered red flower perched on its head, it asked me whether it looked more like a person or a god. I took one look at it and said, “You look like your grandma’s grandson.” Ever since that day, my altar has never known a moment’s peace. My maternal uncle is the altar’s wanderin 1.1kReads8.5Score10314d adds
  19. 119 Daily Yin-Yang Eyes: Memoirs of a Spirit Medium! 天天阴阳眼,出马回忆录! Mystery285k WordsCompleted A childhood blood-brotherhood oath opened the door to a whole new world! I unexpectedly discovered that I had the Yin-Yang Eyes! A jade pendant took a calamity meant for me, then mysteriously shattered! My aunt brought a whole hall of immortals to recruit me as their spirit medium! A nine-tailed fox stayed by my side. Let’s see how I stay true to my original purpose! A collection of eerie tales from my years as a spirit medium! 519Reads7.3Score—14d adds
  20. 120 I’m a Spirit Medium in the Northeast 我在东北当顶香师 Mystery220k WordsCompleted “Heaven has thirty-three layers, Earth has three feet and three halls. I walk the yin road, descend to the Underworld, and am a spirit medium from Northeast China.” My name is Ye Ling. My life was ordinary until I turned twenty-one. Then my grandmother died of an illness, and I began having nightmares every night and seeing ghosts all the time. I even gained some kind of special ability. I went to see a fortune-teller, who told me I couldn’t leave this county for three years and had to sit in 242Reads6.6Score—14d adds
  21. 121 Soul Funeral Director 灵魂殡葬师 Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted 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 461Reads8.7Score10014d adds
  22. 122 Rift in the Abyss: We Awakened the Old Ones 深渊裂隙:我们唤醒旧日支配者 Mystery35k WordsCompleted In 1992, U.S. Army Major Austin takes charge of the top-secret project "Abyss Watch." One hundred and thirty meters beneath the desert, a strange fissure spreads madness into the world above. Five elite soldiers are ordered into the abyss, with Austin directing their investigation remotely. A videotape that appears out of nowhere exposes a horrific secret from the past: To spy on the secrets underground, the military sacrificed living people. A thousand meters below ground, an ancient stone gate —Reads—Score—14d adds
  23. 123 Wayfarer Between Yin and Yang 阴阳行者 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The ultimate truths of heaven and earth are two: death and parting, and the way between yin and yang. I protect the living in the world of light, driving out evil and subduing demons until every specter is vanquished. I guide the dead across the Yellow Springs, and set foot upon the Bridge of Helplessness without hesitation. A traveler between the realms of yin and yang, I bear the balance of life and death on my shoulders. Have you ever seen an old sheep knock at your door, or a paper figure sp 268Reads5.6Score—14d adds
  24. 124 EN Otherworldly Merchant 阴间商人 Mystery5.9M WordsCompleted I’m a merchant who specializes in collecting sinister, supernatural objects. Anything that belonged to the dead is valuable! In the hands of ordinary people, these things can bring anything from a haunting to the ruin of an entire family. But in my hands, they can help you get promoted, make a fortune, defy fate, and meet every need a client could have. Want to know why? Shh. If you’re brave enough, come hear about the first terrifying deal I took after entering the business... 188Reads8.9Score—14d adds
  25. 125 The Northern Horse Immortal Venerable 北马仙尊 Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Supernatural]+ [Demons]+ [Immortals and Spirits] In Northeast China, there is a group of extraordinary people. Because of their own origins and family ties, they are chosen by spiritual beings cultivating deep in the mountains. From then on, their fates change, and they are destined to follow an extraordinary path. They often walk between the worlds of yin and yang, resolving people's troubles in exchange for nothing more than an honest fee. The world calls them spirit mediums. Those who serve 1.1kReads7.8Score10114d adds
  26. 126 Eerie Descent: My Haunted House Terrifies the World 诡异降临:我的恐怖屋吓哭全球 Mystery348k WordsCompleted (The rating has just come out and will rise) [National Fate] [Chinese-style horror] [Global livestream] [Original scenarios] Lin Buyu, Earth’s greatest supernatural-fiction writer and the undisputed master of horror fiction, transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world where a bizarre game has descended. On Blue Star, countries design different haunted houses to challenge one another. The winners earn National Fate rewards for their countries and, once a challenge is over, gain control of the b 22.7kReads8.2Score3.4k14d adds
  27. 127 The Fox Immortal Seeks a Title: I Said You Look Like My Future Wife 狐仙讨封:我说你像我未来的老婆 Mystery187k WordsOngoing The white fox who once snuggled under the covers with me came to ask me to grant her a human form. I said: “You look like my future wife: a tempting face and figure, a slender waist, soft breasts, peach-round hips, fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs. You're even more beautiful than a nine-tailed fox spirit descended to the mortal world.” 18Reads—Score—14d adds
  28. 128 A Stranger's Path Through the Ghost World 鬼途陌路 Mystery157k WordsCompleted Modern setting + horror + suspense + supernatural + strong female lead Hu Ying is a funeral makeup artist who just wants to earn a little money and lie flat. Who would have thought that after an accident, she’d be forced onto a one-way road where she’d have to live among ghosts? From then on, she uncovers conspiracies and fights evil cults, and somehow ends up at the very peak of life... 82Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 129 Records of the Underworld: The Blood-Jade Bride 幽冥录之血玉新娘 Mystery142k WordsCompleted Ming-Qing Alternate History · Reincarnation Curse · Flesh Mutation · Chilling on Second Thought “The bangle on your wrist isn't jade. It's your own throat bone from three hundred years ago.” On a stormy night, Su Wan, eldest daughter of the Su family in Qixia Town, receives a blood-red jade bangle sent by her younger brother, who vanished ten years ago. Her birth date is carved inside the bangle. In the package, soaked in rotten blood, lies half a finger bone wearing a jadeite ring. A corpse sur 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  30. 130 A Compendium of the World’s Supernatural Phenomena 世界灵异全汇 Mystery590k WordsOngoing A collection of supernatural incidents from around the world. Netizens share their own experiences. One story in each installment. If you've experienced anything supernatural, you can tell me about it. I'll share it with readers around the world. Come experience these true stories from netizens firsthand. 176Reads6.8Score—14d adds
  31. 131 Tales of Folk Ghosts 民间鬼故事说 Mystery564k WordsCompleted Each story stands on its own. Leave a comment about what you'd like to read, then pick whichever ones you like. There's no need to read them in order. Some parts are bound to be less well-written, but others may catch your interest, so browse around. 69Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 132 The Eerie Realm: It Starts with an Elevator 诡界:从电梯开始 Mystery79k WordsOngoing [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Dungeon Progression]+ [No Saintly Protagonist]+ [Eerie]+ [Original Dungeons] Have you ever wondered? Beneath the neon lights and atmosphere of this city, things lurk that defy all reason. They were chosen by the Eerie [Elevator] and marked by a terrifying curse. Again and again, they must take part in death games, until death claims them. 54Reads—Score—14d adds
  33. 133 Chronicles of Strange Events 异事簿 Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted When I was eight, I accidentally drowned. The village's mad Taoist came to my house and told my parents to give me a grand seven-day funeral with gongs and drums. After seven days, I would return to life. During the funeral, lightning flashed every day and the rain poured without stopping. Everyone in the village said it was a bad omen. On the seventh day, strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the sky. The mad Taoist returned to my house, told me to take the moon in the sky as my godmother, and 35Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 134 Supernatural: Devouring Red Flesh 灵异【啖红肉】 Mystery246k WordsOngoing My name is Xiang Sanpi. I was born in a village where people eat people. When I was eight, my father killed our entire family. After that, I studied Taoist arts of yin and yang under my master, specializing in strange and supernatural cases… Note: Believe in science. No feudal superstition. 17Reads6.9Score—14d adds
  35. 135 Girls’ Dorm Rule Horror: Survive! 女寝规则怪谈:请活下去! Mystery19k WordsCompleted The Dormitory Girls’ Rules of the Strange: Survive! 102Reads—Score314d adds
  36. 136 I Came from the Underworld to Deal with Those Who Defy the Rules 我从地府来,专治规则不服 33k WordsCompleted I Came from the Underworld to Make the Rules Behave 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  37. 137 Strike It Rich by Opening the Coffin 开棺发财 Mystery109k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted from scratch + Traditional supernatural horror + No System + No cultivation + Extremely scary + Based on true experiences] Paper figures carry the coffin, a black dog tosses the grave, and an old man falls in love with a ghost. An opened coffin is carried home, and a beautiful fairy follows through the door. My name is Qin Yang. I was down on my luck and only hoped to make money by opening coffins. I never expected that it would turn out to be such a high-risk profession. (Friends i 1.6kReads—Score13414d adds
  38. 138 The Maoshan Sect Leader 茅山掌教 Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted The Dao is the foundation of the Way; arts are how it is put to use. Hidden soul-binding talismans, a life of poverty and an early death for initiates, the three Maos’ upper, middle, and lower teachings, and secret arts that leave ghosts and gods in awe! The most mysterious final patriarch of Maoshan leads his disciple Zhang Shouyi across the land, exorcising demons, exploring dangerous places in search of treasures, resolving ancient grudges, and roaming both the realms of yin and yang as he li 1.1kReads6.7Score10014d adds
  39. 139 I Play the Suona to Send Ghosts Off 我吹着唢呐,为鬼送葬 Urban195k WordsCompleted Demons and monsters have appeared in the world, the bizarre has returned, and humans and ghosts now coexist. The old order has been shattered. “Nurse! Is counting up to 456 for ghosts considered a mental illness?” The Flower-Picking Ghost: “I’m reporting you! Your patient escaped! He brought three burly men and pinned us down in a room! Then he played ‘Chrysanthemums Blooming Across the Mountain’ on our butts!” The Crazy Little Ghost: “That was so babyish! He even ambushed me! Then he made me do 11Reads8.0Score—14d adds
  40. 140 Walking Between Yin and Yang: Haunted 行走阴阳:撞邪 Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing My mother was born under the rare fate of a nine-life yin woman, cursed with solitude. A fortune-teller said that women with this fate were destined to bring misfortune to their husbands, children, and parents. I survived only because my mother gave her life for mine. The night I was born, crows called out to summon souls, wild cats wailed like mourners, and a hundred ghosts fought over me... 260Reads8.7Score—14d adds
  41. 141 The Underworld's Sales Rep 地府带货人 Mystery4.0M WordsCompleted He was born under a twin-virgin curse, destined to be widowed, lonely, and die young. But an unexpected visitor set him on a road of no return… 56Reads6.2Score—14d adds
  42. 142 The Eerie-Faced Female Oracle 诡面女相师 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Use characters to divine fortune and misfortune, and facial features to unravel life and death. Three times defying Heaven: will I change my fate, or die in accordance with Heaven's will? Though Heaven may decide life and death, all things go through cycles of rebirth. Banish inner demons and break the spirits of the dead. This time, watch me analyze the characters, interpret their meaning, and tell ghosts from omens of doom! 421Reads7.8Score—14d adds
  43. 143 The Otherworldly Netherworld 异站冥途 Mystery164k WordsOngoing A bus bound for reincarnation, visible only to those on the brink of death. Every stop beyond the platforms brings an unknown crisis. At the Netherworld bus stop, queue up and board; the living get off, the dead stay behind. To find his long-lost girlfriend, Zhao Jichuan unhesitatingly boarded the bus. In an ocean of blood and tears, in a world of pain and fear, betrayal was commonplace and screams were nothing unusual. Just as he was about to despair, he thought he saw a ray of light... 17Reads—Score—14d adds
  44. 144 The Spirit Medium Beyond the Pass 关外出马仙 Mystery310k WordsOngoing Have you ever wondered whether the Great Wall, built over generation after generation, was meant to keep out enemies or something else that cannot be spoken of? Shanhaiguan Pass in the Ming dynasty was built to keep out the Manchus beyond the pass. Why, after the Qing army entered through the pass, did they still station heavy troops at Shanhaiguan? What were they guarding against? After the Qing took control of the Central Plains, why did they keep the lands beyond the pass sealed off for over 24Reads9.3Score—14d adds
  45. 145 The Coffin Maker 棺匠 Mystery300k WordsCompleted I'm a coffin keeper. I entered this line of work after joining my master at the age of nine. At first, I didn't believe there were ghosts in this world. Then, after a series of strange encounters, I gradually discovered the other side of the world... 10Reads—Score—14d adds
  46. 146 The Tomb-Keeper's Shaman Boy 守陵巫童 Eastern Fantasy175k WordsCompleted My name is Shen Yan, the lowliest tomb-guarding shaman boy on Mount Cangwu. A vengeful spirit in white bit my neck, leaving behind a black, snake-shaped mark. She said I had forty-nine days left to live. I thought that was as bad as things could get. Until my fellow disciples sold me out, and the tomb warden sealed off the mountain to hunt me down. Until the remnant soul of a Martial Emperor, who had slept beneath the earth for a thousand years, began coveting my cinnabar-bloodline body. One w 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  47. 147 Visitor from Hell 狱下来客 Mystery502k WordsCompleted A modern supernatural mystery. Not wish fulfillment, not brainless, and no System. In this life, you pass countless people on the street. What makes you so sure they're all human? I never believed in this stuff either, until my landlord tricked me into moving to a place called Happy Community. The people around me didn't seem to be people at all. Footprints on the ceiling, dolls made of human skin, bloated drowned giants, people raising zombies, mother-and-child ghosts... Just how many secrets l 596Reads8.0Score10014d adds
  48. 148 I Am a Taoist 我是一个道士 Mystery409k WordsCompleted I'm a freak who combines the traits of a ghost, a virgin boy, and a star of ill fortune, and I also possess yin-yang eyes. I join a cursed Daoist sect. Watch as I struggle to make my way along the path of cultivation while bearing this curse. 155Reads8.7Score—14d adds
  49. 149 Yellow Springs Inn 黄泉客栈 Mystery625k WordsCompleted One day, a construction crew was blasting a path through a mountain when the explosives engineer suddenly felt an ominous premonition. The mountain collapsed, splitting open to reveal a seal buried for thousands of years deep within its heart. A towering crystal pillar, strange runes, and the seal’s sudden explosion blurred everyone’s vision. When they came to, they no longer knew where they were... Thus began a tale buried for thousands of years! 35Reads7.2Score—14d adds
  50. 150 The Eerie Coffin in Deep Waters 深水诡棺 Mystery803k WordsCompleted When I was ten, I fell into a well. Deep in the water was a coffin. After I saw it, I was plagued by nightmares and fell ill. My grandfather gave me a piece of deadwood to protect my life, and I miraculously recovered! From then on, strange and supernatural events followed one after another, and all kinds of mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas came after me! Even stranger, a mysterious neighbor moved in next door. He was fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged, with a mastery 191Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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