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  1. 151 The Adorable Consort Takes Charge: The Overbearing Demon King Is Fierce 萌妃当道:霸道妖王好凶猛 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted One morning, she wakes up to find that she has gone from being a hotshot artist to a sacrifice her family has sent to curry favor with the demon realm. Before she can even figure out what's going on, the prince who is supposed to accept her as an offering seems ready to “eat” her! She is gorgeous, so beautiful she could topple kingdoms. How can she just die like this? She puts on a show of weakness and cries at the drop of a hat. She's so clueless it makes everyone want to tear their hair out, y 71Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  2. 152 The Farmhouse's First Female Advisor Gets Rich with Feng Shui 农门首辅小娇娘靠玄学致富 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + adorable kids + metaphysics + pocket dimension + sweet romance] A twenty-first-century metaphysics master transmigrates into ancient times as the wicked stepmother of a pair of dragon-and-phoenix twins. The family is destitute, her husband is paralyzed, and a local bully is at the door. Chu Qingchen has no choice but to roll up her sleeves and earn money to raise the kids. Along the way, she uses her metaphysical skills to break the soul-binding curse on her bargain husband. She tells 143Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  3. 153 Ghost King Husband, Don't Be Like This 鬼王老公别这样 Mystery399k WordsCompleted A livestream takes a turn when a ghost starts haunting me! To escape alive, I prayed to Buddhas and immortals until I obtained a secret art for exorcising ghosts. Tonight, I hold a seal-breaking dagger and wait for the monsters to come to their deaths. Sure enough, one appears, and I brandish the dagger. But... “Why isn't it working?!” “Heh, darling, you're so charming when you're scared and angry.” 42Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  4. 154 The Snake Husband’s Devotion: His Little Fairy Is Reborn! 蛇夫溺宠:他的小仙女重生了! Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The Beautiful, Powerful, and Tragic Demon King vs. His One and Only Little Princess [Mutual Pampering + Transmigrate into a Book and Reborn + Pure Love + Fantasy + Mind Reading + Past and Present Lives + Devoted Love] The first time she caught the thousand-year-old serpent with his huge tail showing, he was so nervous he didn't dare move a muscle. The girl immediately snuggled into his arms and kissed him until his face and eyes turned red, unable to keep her hands off his tail. And so began c 306Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  5. 155 A Ten-Year Secret Crush, Reunited at a Crime Scene 暗恋十年,重逢在案发现场 Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Complete] [Post-marriage and child-rearing extras in progress] [Mutual crush] [Reunion after years apart] [Police captain] [Contrasting forensic pathologist] Shen Shiyin's boyfriend died in a car accident. At the crime scene, she ran into Lu Siyan, her former high school classmate. He was a criminal investigation captain who had been parachuted in from the provincial department. They had not seen each other in ten years. The reclusive boy from back then had become a brilliant detective who had 22.1kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
  6. 156 The Junior Brother I Picked Up Is So Clingy 捡来的师弟,好缠人 Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted Her sect was slaughtered overnight. The only survivor, Ye Wanfeng, had no choice but to embark on a long journey of escape. Along the way, she took in a junior disciple, hoping they could rebuild the sect someday. But strange things began to happen. She had rarely dreamed before, but now she was plagued by nightmares. In them, someone always held her tightly. “Don’t move,” a lightly amused voice whispered into her ear like the wind. “I’m detoxifying you.” … Down-on-her-luck senior sister of a se 1.2kReads8.9Score147Shelves
  7. 157 My Fated Snake King Husband Is So Hard to Handle 奇缘蛇王老公太难缠 Modern Romance403k WordsOngoing Lin Qingqing rescued a little black snake. She clearly saw it slither into the bushes, but after evening study hall, there it was on her bed. She put it in her schoolbag, and the next day it was wrapped around her hand. She left it in the bushes behind the school. Thinking the little black snake was so cute, she named him Qiu Han and couldn’t resist giving him a kiss. Who knew that within a day, the black snake would turn into a black python? To be with Lin Qingqing, Qiu Han took human form and 27Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  8. 158 My Husband Comes from the Underworld 我的夫君他来自地府 Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted I've been unlucky since I was little. I'm said to bring misfortune to my husband and children, and my father even used me to pay off a debt of yin energy he owed. When I came of age, he showed up to make me honor the contract we made back then. After that, my mother was near death, my father disappeared, and one friend after another ran into trouble... 48Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  9. 159 Top Student Ghostbusters, Keep a Low Profile 学霸驱鬼请低调 Modern Romance812k WordsCompleted 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?” “ 62Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  10. 160 The Ice-Cold Huo Ye Turns into a Snake and Clings to Me Like a Cuddle Bug 冷撩到爆的霍爷变蛇后奶呼呼缠我 Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Top-tier star + wealthy family + sweet romance, seductively wicked woman ✖️ cool, gentle snake] Top-tier star Sheng Luo has been married for three years. She quit showbiz and became the target of online mockery, while rumors of her divorce spread every day. Sheng Luo: Thanks for asking. I'm on vacation aboard a luxury yacht. Don't bother me. In their three years of marriage, her cold, wealthy husband Huo Xiu has come home only a handful of times. Sheng Luo: Great! Just give me a card. One night 39Reads7.1Score—Shelves
  11. 161 Cold Case Executioner 旧案行刑官 Mystery169k WordsOngoing Police Captain Ji Xiao launches a livestreamed investigation to restore public trust, but the scene of a series of murders bears a secret code shared only by him and his older brother, Ji Lin, in childhood. As the whole internet calls for the “Shadowblade Killer” to be executed, forensic pathologist Chen Yan’s abnormal autopsy report, policewoman Zhou Yutang’s encrypted notes, and editor-in-chief Lin Zhao’s manipulation of public opinion gradually peel back the truth buried for ten years. The ki 9Reads—Score149Shelves
  12. 162 Demons of the Northern Mountain 北山有妖 Modern Romance564k WordsCompleted When I was twenty, someone killed me. My killer dumped my body at Beishan, a thousand miles away… 2kReads7.5Score252Shelves
  13. 163 I Married a Dragon, and I Was Born to Eat Yin Energy! 嫁给了龙,我天生吃阴饭! Mystery438k WordsCompleted I was born amid a blazing fire on a yin year, yin month, and yin hour, right at the witching hour. A fortune-teller said I had a "demon-encountering fate and must never leave my hometown." On the day I turned sixteen, I went with the other girls from my village and accidentally stepped onto land belonging to the neighboring village. When the witching hour came, I gained the ability to see spirits. The first thing I saw was the sweetheart of a girl from the village. He smiled at me, then flicked 826Reads9.2Score100Shelves
  14. 164 The Fox-Fur Wedding Dress 狐皮嫁衣 Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted “My Husband Is the Wolf King” ❤️ In July 1928, my great-grandfather, driven mad by greed, stole a priceless luminous pearl from the Eastern Qing Tombs. Then, when I was five, a white wolf latched onto me. He gouged out my eyes and stole all my other senses as well... [On Qingqiu Hill there lives a fox, its fur a wondrous sight. Skin it alive, then sew it into a rosy bridal cape. If I wear it, we shall share three lifetimes, never parted from you in any of them.] 202Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  15. 165 Your Husband, the King of the Underworld, Is Online 您的老公冥王已上线 Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted A User Manual for the King of the Underworld: 1. Feed him. Even if you have to go hungry, never let him go hungry. 2. Flatter him, and stroke him the right way. 3. Soothe him. No matter who's at fault, it's always yours. 4. Let him pinch, knead, and hug you as much as he likes. Don't resist! 5. When he asks if you love him, don't hesitate, don't waver, and don't tell him quietly. Say, “I love you!” In short: After spending three years as a wandering soul, I met a fake reaper. He was imposing, do 166Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  16. 166 The Sin Factory 饲罪工厂 Mystery231k WordsOngoing A fairy-tale murder case rocks Ning City! A golden ribbon is wound around the victim’s neck, a blood-painted copy of The Emperor’s New Clothes rests on their knees, and the ink on a card marked with a strange symbol is still wet. The killer is caught at the scene, yet vehemently denies any connection to the crime scene, which looks like something out of a dark fairy-tale book! As Detective Du Ran leads his team in a deep investigation, every clue sends a chill down their spines: a red-clad chi 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 167 A Taoist Priestess’s Everyday Ghost Hunts 女道士捉鬼日常 Mystery243k WordsCompleted From the moment Mu Xinshi was born, all the ghosts wailed. Her parents died when she was young, and with the fate of a lone star of misfortune, she could only follow her master and study Maoshan arts. By chance, she meets Wei Xianyang, the immensely strong owner of an antique shop, and Chen Hai, her goofy younger cousin. The three of them form a ghost-hunting team and explore tombs, even bringing a strange doll back from an ancient grave. Bloodsucking bats, infant-headed corpse demons, painted-s 418Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  18. 168 Who’s Watching You Sleep? 谁在看着你睡觉 Mystery227k WordsCompleted A collection of horror stories, including The Haunting of the Girls' Dorm, The Peeping Eye, and The Abyss of the Locked Room: A Mother's Checkmate! I guarantee you'll be too scared to use the bathroom after reading them at night! Each story is 80,000 to 100,000 characters long. I'm a newcomer, and this is my first time writing on Tomato Novel! I hope you'll give me lots of encouragement! Your support is what motivates me to create more and better stories! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 169 The Yin Guardian: The Mysterious Divine Coffin Hidden Beneath the Mountain 守阴人:藏在山底的神秘天棺 Mystery134k WordsOngoing After I encountered the Ghost Granny, my dad died. Later, I found my older brother, and then my grandpa died too. Somehow, I became the last Guardian of the Yin. Later, I discovered that it wasn't the Ghost Granny behind it all, but another conspiracy hidden from view. [Entirely written by hand, no AI writing!] 225Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 170 The Fox King's Wife 狐王妻 Mystery427k WordsCompleted ❤️ My name is Lu Qingyang. On the day of Jingzhe, my mother secretly gave birth to me in an abandoned Fox Immortal temple. The villagers bullied me and called me a fox demon that ate people's eyes. They dug out my left eye, then summoned a Taoist priest to call down lightning and kill me. When I grew up, a bizarre blood-red image of a fox worshipping the Big Dipper appeared on my waist. From then on, misfortune followed me everywhere. To find the mysterious man who stole my eye, I met the Fox Ki 65Reads6.6Score—Shelves
  21. 171 The Fox Who Bewitched My Heart 狐惑我心 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + Ghost Marriage + Feng Shui + Devoted Husband + Male Rivals] My stepmother and younger sister teamed up to sell me to northern Myanmar, where I was to serve as a living lotus offering to an evil god. By day, I was beaten and forced to do hard labor. Every night, I had to spend hours entangled with a red-robed, silver-haired man. He said we had made a promise in a previous life, and forced me to marry him in a wedding ceremony at a Fox Immortal Temple. But I knew the red-robed man was 1.1kReads8.2Score104Shelves
  22. 172 You'd Solve a Bizarre Cold Case Just to Write a Book? 为了写书,你直接侦破离奇悬案? Mystery230k WordsCompleted After graduating from police academy, Su Chen became an online novelist. One day, he suddenly awakened a Writer’s Deduction System. To craft the perfect opening for his new book, he searched for information about a murder case and deduced what had happened at the scene. In the end, he solved the case. Meanwhile, Readers all said: “Holy crap, this book is way too realistic!” “I’m seriously impressed. I’d call Su Chen the greatest crimina 227Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  23. 173 Terrifying Tales 惊魂诡事 Mystery273k WordsCompleted Deep, silent alleyways, eerie, terrifying deserted villages, reed marshes choked with weeds... Every scene holds some of my most unforgettable memories! Everything that happens in this book is something I saw or heard myself. You can also read it as a story. Curious about the supernatural tales that have taken place in rural villages and mountain hamlets? Have you ever heard of or seen something that made your hair stand on end? If you find yourself sleepless in the dead of night, put on your he 314Reads6.5Score—Shelves
  24. 174 Killer Profile: Detective Captain, Don't Fall for Me 致命侧写:刑侦队长别心动 Mystery279k WordsOngoing Hardcore criminal investigation techniques + in-depth criminal profiling Standalone cases + two equally formidable leads testing each other + undercurrents of affection There is no such thing as an unsolved case in the dictionary of Lin Zheng, captain of Yun Gang City’s criminal investigation unit, until he encounters a ritualistic serial killer. When the orchestra’s first-chair violinist is arranged like a musical rest, all the strings snapped; when a gallery owner’s corpse is found kneeling be 70Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 175 On My Wedding Day, the Fox King and Snake Lord Both Forced Me to Marry Them 我出嫁当天,狐王蛇君齐逼嫁 Mystery865k WordsCompleted When I was fifteen, I went to the river to bathe and encountered a huge white snake. That very night, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, I was paralyzed from head to toe, and my belly swelled as if I were ten months pregnant. After three years of paralysis, I became a cripple everyone despised. Just as my parents were worrying every day that I’d never find a husband, a man as beautiful as a celestial being volunteered to marry me. He was willing not only to wed me but a 1.7kReads8.8Score253Shelves
  26. 176 Snake Scales 蛇纹 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted When I was six, I came down with a strange illness. Dark red snake scales covered my body. They looked horrifying and revolting, and whenever it rained, they became unbearably itchy and painful. Everyone said it was payback for my father catching and killing snakes, and that he deserved to have a snake girl for a daughter. My family paid no mind to the gossip, but that night, a white snake suddenly coiled around me and demanded that I repay my blood debt… 111Reads7.0Score—Shelves
  27. 177 Fox Mountain Ritual 狐山祭 Mystery867k WordsCompleted I was a child brought home by a wildcat. Little did I know that my arrival would bring my family an inescapable run of bad luck. Later, by a strange twist of fate, I was taken in by a fox immortal as graceful as jade and brought to his immortal mountain. From then on, I became the temple maiden who guarded his shrine. “Lingcai, Lingcai. It means lively and brilliant, full of spirit; it also means all living things, flourishing in their splendor. In the broadest sense or the narrowest, it is all 276Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  28. 178 Just Leave the Ghostbusting to Me, and Keep Your Worries to Yourself 抓鬼这事你就提心吊胆地交给我吧 Mystery528k WordsCompleted [The heroine exploits bugs to cause trouble. Maybe, possibly, she might just about count as a good person.] Zhu Wenshan figures she must have been a real scoundrel in a past life. The sins of one life bear fruit in the next, and that’s the only explanation for the mess her life has been for the past twenty-odd years. It’s bad enough that she grew up without parents. Her brother, the only family she had, also vanished without a trace. Zhu Wenshan: We weren’t meant to be. Forget it. Whenever she t 1.3kReads8.9Score253Shelves
  29. 179 The Dragon-Locking Well and the Snake Immortal in the Painting 锁龙井,画蛇仙 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted My name is Su Luoqing. I was born in the ancient village of Dragon Guardians, where our people have guarded a well for generations. Legend says an evil dragon that has cultivated for thousands of years is sealed beneath it. Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, a special ritual must be performed to appease the dragon. On the second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon raises its head, rain poured for a whole month, nearly submerging Dragon Guardians Village. Then, dur 560Reads8.8Score109Shelves
  30. 180 Death on Delivery 死亡外卖 Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Never try to save money when ordering takeout! After ordering a meal that wasn't clean, strange events keep happening, and his coworkers begin dying one by one. Some takeout costs you money. Some takeout costs you your life. My other completed novel, The Hell Company, is over a million words long. Come check it out, dear readers~~ 2.4kReads8.7Score225Shelves
  31. 181 I Have the Body of a Ghost King, Yet Became the Strongest Exorcist 我,鬼王之体,却成了最强术士 Mystery573k WordsOngoing [Traditional supernatural horror, folk horror, strange tales and bizarre encounters, taboos of yin and yang] On the third day of the third lunar month, ghosts go mad. Chen Sansan was born on just such a day. Because of him, his father was buried alive by his master in the old house in Heilong Village. For his sake, his master was trapped in a tiny room. As for Chen Sansan, he has no choice but to keep signing contracts between yin and yang with ghosts to prolong his life. Otherwise, he won't sur 40Reads6.8Score—Shelves
  32. 182 Hail the Corpse Ancestor: My Wife Has Married into the Underworld 尸祖在上:娇妻亿嫁冥界 Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Yandere corpse ancestor × teasing little troublemaker] They say Boyou, the corpse ancestor of the Netherworld, is cruel and heartless, but no one knows about the pathological possessiveness hidden beneath his outward appearance. He spies on her, schemes against her, and even hurts himself to play the victim, all to make her fall for him. She keeps causing trouble to make him hate her, only to bring disaster down on herself. On an utterly ordinary night in the Netherworld, a certain corpse ances 286Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  33. 183 I'm a Little Punk! My School Beauty Wife Refuses to Break Up, No Matter What 我小黄毛!校花老婆打死不肯分手 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + One Female Lead + No System + No Toxic Drama or Depression + Satisfying and Fast-Paced] My name is Su Ze. I was a dyed-haired rebel when I was young, and rebels like me never lacked girlfriends. But after decades of hard work, I became a multimillionaire. Then, as I lay dying... The girl I had let down back when I was a rebel was the one at my bedside. At last, Su Ze came to his senses and realized what he should have cherished in life... When he woke up, Su Ze was back in 1 1.3kReads6.8Score100Shelves
  34. 184 The Old Corpse: Strange Happenings in the Mountains 老尸:山中诡事 Mystery225k WordsCompleted A thousand skeletons pillow the moonlit stele, their shadows sealed. Autumn tombs wear rosy clouds, blood soaking the steps. The boiling cauldron cooks souls, a thousand years of grievance. A grand feast for ghosts, with every skeleton withered. In the utter silence, corpse oil lights the candle. In a place shrouded from the world, a rotting hand pushes open the door. A lingering soul adorns the dressing table, a spider transformed into a hairpin. A name sinks beneath the mirror, maggots become 186Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 185 Folk Horror Taboos 民间恐怖禁忌 Mystery476k WordsCompleted Do you know the stories old people tell? Do you know there are many things in folk tradition that people say must not be spoken of? Do you know what the elders say about dreams? The elders say there are things you mustn't talk about at night. Did you know that? 130Reads6.3Score—Shelves
  36. 186 The Demon Lord Is Here 妖君在上 Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted In the thirteenth year of the Republic, with the country in turmoil, Shen Lingyin was born in an isolated village surrounded by strange legends. When she came of age, the villagers chose her as a sacrifice, but she unexpectedly uncovered a secret buried for a thousand years... Born at midnight on the second day of the second lunar month in the Year of the Tiger, she was chosen by fate, yet doomed to bring disaster. To survive, she forms an alliance with a mysterious man and walks the razor's edg 889Reads9.0Score141Shelves
  37. 187 The Demon King and the Celestial Master 妖王天师 Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted Have you ever heard of a sinister art that can turn a living person into a human-skin paper effigy overnight? Have you ever seen the bizarre sight of a lifelike human face growing out of a tree trunk? And surely you've never heard of a five-year-old child killing a wolfdog that feeds exclusively on corpses. Yes, there are far too many inexplicable things in this world. I may be young, but the things I've been through are things you may never have heard of. That's right. I'm Luo Tian, a Celestial 3.8kReads8.8Score355Shelves
  38. 188 Justice Never Dies 正义不朽 Mystery274k WordsCompleted Criminal Investigation Captain Shen Jingnian vs Judge Nan Xia Qiu [Complete] As long as you keep committing crimes, one day I'll arrest you! We fight for the people, for justice... “I catch the criminals, you uphold justice!” Side by side! Set in a fictional world, with original elements and a side romance. I'd like to revise this, but I really don't know how to write a blurb! 79Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. 189 The Terrifying School 极度恐怖校园 Mystery524k WordsOngoing As the best university in the city, this school admits only outstanding students. But it also has many rules that are hard to understand: no studying after eight o’clock, and no leaving your dorm room after midnight. No matter who calls to you from the corridor, do not answer... The protagonists in this story are all independent, but their countless connections eventually bring them together. What secrets does this school hold? 247Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 190 Beauty Brings the Culprits to Justice 美人除凶 Mystery584k WordsCompleted [Elements: Historical mystery + case-of-the-week stories + two equally formidable leads + poison and Gu] [Heroine: Highly skilled in martial arts, observant, and always on target when she hunts down a culprit~] [Hero: Noble by birth and favored by the emperor. Any woman who approaches him gets slapped flying~] [Cases: A man skinned and castrated + the Marquis’s daughter celebrates her birthday on the day she is doomed to die + two deaths at the palace’s Mid-Autumn banquet + Zhilan returns from t 397Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  41. 191 Ghost King: His Spoiling Hurts a Little 鬼王大人:宠的有点疼 Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted (Romance + Scheming Male Lead + School Life + Mutual Devotion + Not a Horror Story) Every night, a man pins Shen Youyou beneath him. He whispers, “Have my child!” Shen Youyou: “Sir, what do you want? I'll do anything, just please leave me alone.” The man: “I want you.” “There are countless women in the world. Why fixate on me?” “Don't talk!” You're the only one who can do this. Shen Youyou was speechless. What exactly did he want from her? Note: There's no misunderstanding in this story. And if 262Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  42. 192 The Strange Rural Tales My Aunt Told Me 姑姑给我讲的农村怪事 Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing When I was little, I was timid, but I still loved listening to my aunt tell stories. Today, I'm sharing with you the stories she told me. I'll do my best to keep writing, and I hope you'll support me. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 193 Tales of Spirit-Binding and Ghost-Fighting 扎灵斗阴传 Eastern Fantasy221k WordsOngoing My name is Yun Bo, and I make paper offerings. My master said there was one taboo every paper-offering maker had to observe: never paint the eyes on a paper figure. Because once you do, it might come to life. That year, during a deadly night at a haunted house, I broke the taboo. I thought I had only brought a pair of guides to life, never dreaming they would become weapons of murder. It was only when the government’s shackles closed around my wrists that I understood: I had never been the one c 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 194 Kindhearted 阿慈 Mystery683k WordsCompleted A bloodstained blade: does it cleanse the evils of the mortal world, or perpetuate an endless cycle of wickedness? Hell is empty, and she wanders among the living. A Gothic melody rings out in the cold night as lost souls sing their repentance until dawn. Writing talent comes from heaven, but finding a story to love comes down to fate. Save it to seal your bond, subscribe to deepen it, and follow to show your devotion. Sending love~ 108Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  45. 195 There’s Something Strange in Your Heart 你的心里有鬼 Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [A print edition under the same title is available from Dimension Core] [Chinese-style horror + folk legends and strange tales + over 70 standalone cases + suspense + romance between two powerful leads + hugely popular series!] “Yin-Yang Studio bridges the worlds of yin and yang. The living come to ask the dead about their affairs, and the dead speak to the living about theirs.” Ye Miao was an orphan born with a special constitution and a pair of “yin-yang eyes.” She grew up with her grandfather 579Reads8.3Score109Shelves
  46. 196 The Haunted Gate 恐怖诡门 Mystery294k WordsCompleted This novel features [one heroine] + [original instances] + [no saintly do-gooder] + [no System] + [mild horror] + [no mindless plot] I don’t know when it began. Perhaps when I was very young, in high school or college, or maybe when I started working. I realized that the world had gone beyond the bounds of reason. To be precise, it had shifted away from the world we once knew. The ghosts and monsters we saw in TV dramas and horror movies were actually hiding all around us. In my third year at wo 725Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 197 Urban Hauntings: My Paper Knife Can Pierce Illusions 都市诡异:我的纸刀能破妄 Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing The rating has just been released, so it may still go up. Zhang Ping, an unemployed advertising copywriter, is attacked by a paper figure with a slit mouth in his shared apartment on a stormy night, at the lowest point in his life. On the verge of death, he desperately throws out an old piece of yellow paper he has carried for years, unexpectedly activating a fragment of the ancestral “Blade of Illusion-Breaking” and a mysterious “Night Watchman System.” The System turns terrifying supernatural 3Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  48. 198 The Teng Snake Takes a Bride, and a Hundred Ghosts See Her Off 腾蛇娶妻百鬼送行 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Metaphysics] [Devoted Husband] [Ensemble Cast] [Pure Romance] [Mystery and Comedy] My name is Su Xiaowan. I was born in a small village in the south. I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the Ghost Festival, commonly known as the “Ghost Day.” Legend has it that on this day, the gates of the underworld swing wide open and ghosts roam everywhere. So after paying respects to their ancestors during the day, everyone stays indoors, afraid of attracting a 1.5kReads8.9Score219Shelves
  49. 199 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? Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted 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... 469Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  50. 200 The River God's Bride 河神新娘 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted A sacrificial rite brings the young girl Chu Xiyan together with the River God, setting in motion a deeply moving love story. They save one another and help each other become whole, enduring the tangled joys and sorrows of love and hate... 171Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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