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- 1 The Village That Vanished Overnight in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, 1987 1987年陕西秦岭一夜消失的村庄 A village in the Qinling Mountains of Shaanxi vanished overnight in 1987 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The 749 Bureau’s Qinling Mountain Villa Demolition Incident 749局秦岭山别墅拆迁事件 The 749 Bureau's Qinling Mountain Villa Demolition Incident 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Bureau 749: The Ghostly Hollow of Wawu Mountain, Sichuan 749局—四川瓦屋山迷魂凼。 749 Bureau: The Bewildering Hollow at Mount Wawu, Sichuan. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Lost Dragon City: Searching for Dragons in Lop Nur 失落龙城：我在罗布泊寻龙 [Spy thriller | Adventure and mystery | Lost civilization | Lovecraftian horror | A family’s mission] Legend has it that before Lop Nur became known as the “Ear of the Earth,” a highly advanced prehistoric civilization once existed there. The Commentary on the Waterways Classic says: “Dragon City was once the land of the Jianglai, a great nation of the Hu. The waters of Lake Lop Nor overflowed and swallowed the kingdom. Its foundations remain, vast and immense. Leave through the western gate at —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Adventure Livestream: My Gods Are a Little Different! 直播探险：我的神明有亿点不同！ After an accident, Lin Qi transmigrates to a parallel world and activates the Live-Stream Exploration System! From then on, Lin Qi embarks on a journey to find the mysterious, bizarre, terrifying mythical beasts from legend, the kind that make your sanity plummet. From the snow monsters of the Himalayas to the mysterious temple deep in Lop Nur; from the dragon tribe in the Mariana Trench to Ning'en, a humanoid behemoth in the deep waters of Antarctica; death worms, lizard people, butterfly peopl 189Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Traces of Yin 殷迹 An account of travels from the Ming dynasty and a carved black bird statue from the Shang dynasty are unexpectedly connected, pointing to the secret behind the cycle of civilization’s destruction. As dark clouds gather and the prophesied apocalypse arrives, will the legendary guardian deity of humanity appear? 582Reads8.7Score106Shelves
- 7 Legends of the Nine Rivers 九河怪谈 The nine rivers flow into a patchwork land, with three floating bridges and two passes. Here in Tianjin, the nine great rivers are said to be nine dragons, giving rise to the tale of Nine Dragons Governing the Waters. You may not know this, but those nine rivers are steeped in all kinds of eerie happenings. Just how eerie are they? Don’t rush. Sit yourself down nice and steady, sip your tea, and let me tell you all about Nine Rivers Strange Tales... 1kReads8.8Score103Shelves
- 8 The Great Immortal's Record of Sealing Tombs 锁冢大仙录 The moment the Nuo mask swept across my right eye, the world changed. I saw underground waterways deep beneath the earth. I saw ancient Shu script carved into the stone walls three thousand years ago. And in the deepest place, I saw a crack with two words carved inside: Buzhou! And then there was Shangguan Wanyu, a forensic pathologist with a doctorate. The first time I saw her, the bone needles at her waist were all ringing, as if twelve tuning forks had been struck at once. She said my right e —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Vein Agreement 矿脉协议 What lies buried deep underground is not ore, but a forbidden secret no living person should ever touch. In the mountains of the middle and lower Yangtze River region, Qingyan Phosphate Mine in Y City, H Province, is a flagship provincial mine owned by one of the area’s pillar industries. It has comprehensive procedures and advanced equipment, and in more than twenty years of operation, it has never had an accident. During the War of Resistance, a Japanese geological survey team entered an old 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Livestreaming Mythical Beasts: Starting with a Flood Dragon on the Aotai Trail 直播见证神话：从鳌太线走蛟开始 [Livestreaming + mythology + adventure + lighthearted comedy + the little prince of wild stunts...] Ye Kai graduated with a degree in civil engineering from a top-tier university, only to find himself unemployed. In a fit of anger, he threw himself into the internet business and became a minor streamer known for extreme stunts, earning his keep with the gimmick, "One little heart gets you one lighter." Then one day, he bound himself to the Mythology Witness Livestream System. As long as his l 295.4kReads8.0Score36.2kShelves
- 11 Live Adventure: Discovering The Truman Show from the Start 直播探险：开局发现楚门的世界 [Live-streamed Exploration + Wilderness Survival + Fantasy Adventure + No Female Lead + No Movie-World Crossovers] Lin Chuan transmigrates to a parallel world where live-streamed exploration has fallen into decline. From the start, he binds himself to the Global Mystery Exploration System. After claiming the beginner’s gift pack, he can’t sit still any longer. He strengthens his physique, unlocks wilderness survival skills, and joins the Feisha platform. He live-streams a trek across the Hen 9.9kReads8.1Score751Shelves
- 12 The Escort of the Mountains and Seas: The Langyin Garment Tomb 山海押镖人之琅音衣冢 (Fantasy adventure!! If you love adventure, come along.) Escort work isn't like hosting a banquet, writing an essay, or drawing and embroidering flowers. There's nothing refined or genteel about it, and certainly no room for being mild-mannered, respectful, frugal, and yielding. Escorting cargo is a skill for surviving in the martial world, a matter of life and death, and a contest of intrigue and deception. Bandits, robbers, crooked inns, charlatans, and all sorts of factions will stop at nothi 37Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 13 Strange Tales from the Northeast Paranormal Investigation Bureau 东北民调局异闻录 This is an organization dedicated to investigating and handling all kinds of bizarre supernatural events. To avoid causing public panic, it was established under the name Bureau of Folklore Investigations. The novel reimagines and develops various supernatural legends from Northeast China. Its strange events and compelling stories are presented with a distinctive Northeastern sense of humor. All manner of mysterious incidents, mountain spirits, and ghosts are told here! 415Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Notes from a Haunted House 凶宅笔录 A haunted house is a house where someone once met a violent death. Legend has it that people who die this way haven't yet reached the end of their natural lifespan, so they die with deep resentment. Anyone who moves in will suffer, at best, a life of misery, and at worst, a broken family and ruin. By a twist of fate, I became a dealer in haunted houses. They kept appearing, and one crisis followed another. Behind every haunted house lay a terrifying, secret story... By the time I wanted to turn 10.4kReads8.8Score233Shelves
- 15 Tales from the Corner: The Lost Sages' Secrets 角落往事之往圣绝学 Let an authentic perspective become the heart and soul of the story. Bring the secrets hidden in the corners into the light and piece them together anew, reshaping the world of martial arts and its extraordinary people. The jianghu has never disappeared; it has merely faded into the currents of the times. The extraordinary have not vanished either; they simply exist in new forms. Should these lost arts be returned to the world, or should they be kept under control? Readers, you can decide for yo 2.8kReads9.4Score364Shelves
- 16 Adventure Livestream: My Discoveries Shock the World 直播探险：我的发现震惊全球 (My new book, "Live-Streaming an Expedition into the Deep Mountains, I Was Kidnapped into a Human Experiment Facility", is now available! A different kind of livestream adventure. Come check it out!) [No Romance + No Cultivation + Mysterious Creatures + Unsolved Mysteries + Global Livestream] After retiring from the military, Lin Feng became a small-time streamer. Then he bound himself to the [Global Exploration Livestream System]. In Shennongjia, he livestreamed a hunt for a giant wildman, caus 4.1kReads6.5Score252Shelves
- 17 The Water-Taming Beast 镇水兽 They say a fish couldn't possibly survive for seventy years, yet this one has been wreaking havoc for just as long! What lies beneath the waters of the Mian River, so shocking that it has dragged so many people down to their deaths? The surface of the rivers you see may seem calm, but you might not know that in those terrifying, eerie depths, a water guardian beast could be lurking, striking at lives as fragile as moths before they even know it's there, like a demon on the hunt... 719Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 18 A Century-Old Mystery, a Millennium-Old Secret, and a Fated Legend 百年之疑，千年之秘，传说的宿命 [No System] [Hardcore Exploration] [Mind-Bending Puzzles] [Tightly Woven Logic] Everyone in this book is smart, every mystery gets an answer, and every strange phenomenon has a scientific explanation. If you're tired of mindless power fantasies, welcome to the world of hardcore exploration! To uncover the truth lost among the lines of longitude and latitude, I led my team across forbidden zones around the globe, setting foot in taboo places untouched by sunlight. From Solomon's Temple, silent f 319Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 19 The Strange and Secret Treasures: Chronicles of the Eight Wastelands 神诡秘宝之八荒踏墟志 Madmen, can you really withstand the truth of this world? No System, no fast-food thrills. This is a rare, hardcore slow-burn adventure novel on Tomato this year, with every expedition grounded in real historical documents. No piling on cheap thrills, no padding out the word count. This is written for readers who can settle in for a long-running story. The trilogy is fully planned. The road ahead is long, every step is hardcore, and the secret realm has only just been opened. 82Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Live-Streaming an Expedition: I Terrified the National Team from the Start! 直播探险：开局把国家队吓懵了！ [Livestreaming, Adventure, Urban] Lin Yuan, Earth’s top explorer, unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel Blue Star with a gap in its history and binds to an [Adventure Livestream System]. As long as he livestreams his explorations and shocks his viewers, he can exchange their reactions for heaven-defying items and techniques! And so, a “Ghostly Grandmaster” wandering through the mists of history is born! While other internet celebrities are still staging sensational stunts, Lin Yuan has alread 2.1kReads6.7Score119Shelves
- 21 Grandma's Yin-Yang Notes 2 奶奶的阴阳笔记2 Mystery and the Supernatural + Copper Coins to Find the Way + Paper Effigies That Hear the Dead + Locust Wood to Bind Souls I work as a temporary hire at the Special Investigations Bureau in the Dragon Kingdom. I’ve seen madmen capable of rewriting fate. That day, a gigantic black hand came crashing down and the air froze. I thought I was as good as dead. But my mother burst out like a streak of red lightning. In the look she gave me over her shoulder, I saw reluctance, concern, and a fierce re 214Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 22 Adventure Livestream: From the Start, I Feed a Giant Snake with a Client 直播冒险，开局拿客户投喂巨蛇 [Animated series now underway] After Fang Jiu activates the “Gold Medal Tour Guide System,” the face of tourism around the world changes. His livestream becomes the boundary between reality and fantasy. In the Amazon rainforest, he takes his clients on a “life-or-death rafting trip,” livestreaming from atop a forty-meter giant snake’s head; Beneath the pyramids of Egypt, he digs through thousand-year-old stone walls with his bare hands and negotiates a cut of the profits with a resurrected phara 15.1kReads7.0Score1.3kShelves
- 23 Livestream: Global Treasure Hunt 直播:全球寻宝 [Livestreaming + System + Treasure Hunting + Exploration] This is the legend of a treasure hunter. Here you’ll find the golden scepter of an Egyptian pharaoh. A mysterious pyramid beneath a rainforest river. Lizard people from the world below. And even a treasure trove of gold from World War II. 828Reads8.4Score103Shelves
- 24 Forbidden Zone Exploration: I’m the Toughest Streamer in History! 禁地探秘：我！史上最硬核主播 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Qin Feng binds himself to the [God-Tier Exploration Livestream System] and begins exploring forbidden zones. This parallel world is nothing like Blue Star. Could prehistoric creatures really exist in the East African Rift? Is the Jade Pool of the Queen Mother of the West really in the Kunlun Mountains? Were the zombie attacks once reported in Bear Country actually real? Is Neon Country really haunted? Large numbers of miners once died there, and a major 2.4kReads7.5Score151Shelves
- 25 The Barren Heavens and Defiled Earth 荒天垢土 My name is Mu Yang. They call me the shepherd of humanity. It seems humanity has gone extinct once before. I have seen many stories that do not belong to this world: [Black and White Impermanence] [Heavenly Wolf] [Celestial Palace] [Underworld] [Human Emperor] [Ancient Ruins] These came from my father, but now I can’t find any trace of him. He merely tossed a few riddles into my world. The great power of Earth swept this now-filthy land clean. Under Earth’s law of survival of the fittest, humani 20Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 26 Hall Master, Please Wait 香主，请留步 On her master’s recommendation, Ruan Xiaojiu took a job as a fragrance master. But soon after, her master mysteriously disappeared. She discovered that the employer behind the job was the Pei family of the capital, a clan with deep roots and influence that could summon extraordinary talents from across the land to crack all manner of strange cases. Even stranger, while working, she could communicate with her master through their consciousness. She could even create a fragrance domain and refine —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Magical Footbath 神奇洗脚盆 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real events is purely coincidental. Stop right there. Yes, you. Now that you've opened the blurb, don't close it! Keep scrolling! This foot-washing basin is absolutely not lame! The story begins: Grandma passes away, leaving behind a foot-washing basin that belonged to my great-great-grandfather. Come on, what can a foot-washing basin do? Cure athlete's foot or something? Who could've guessed that once you add water, it turns into a 3D treasur 201Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 28 Tales from the Corner: A Dream of the Immortal Palace 角落往事之梦落仙宫 People often say that a scary story is one thing, but the words "based on a true story" are what really frighten you. But what if most of the story is raw truth, untouched by embellishment? What is the truth about demons and monsters? Have the legends passed down by word of mouth really left traces in this world? And the dragon: was it merely an ancient totem imagined by people, or did it truly exist? If it did exist, what might it have been like? And where in the world is the mist-shrouded Kunl 3.2kReads9.5Score385Shelves
- 29 Terror in the Forbidden Zone of Hoh Xil 可可西里之禁地惊魂 The Hoh Xil region on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is as beautiful as it is cruel! A team of seven adventure enthusiasts will transmigrate into the mysterious, uninhabited region of Hoh Xil to explore it. Along the way, a series of bizarre, terrifying supernatural events unfold. Will they make it out of the wilderness? And yet... the ending turns out to be... utterly unimaginable... 1.8kReads—Score139Shelves
- 30 The Spirit Burying Master 葬灵师 Every year since the year I was born, someone in the village has died. To keep me alive, Grandma arranged a marriage for me, and my betrothed was supposed to come for me when I came of age. On my eighteenth birthday, I discovered that the one who had come for me wasn't human... 146Reads7.9Score244Shelves
- 31 Department of Paranormal Investigations 神秘事件调查处 The Secret Incident Investigation Bureau, Book One As a child, Zhuge Yun was struck by lightning and branded with a thunder rune. During an archaeological excavation, he accidentally awakened the thunder element within himself. After joining the Ninth Division, under the Huaxia government’s secret agency, Bureau 749, Zhuge Yun and his teammates handled all kinds of supernatural incidents. The mysterious Poyang Lake Delta, ghost soldiers crossing the land, resurrected terracotta warriors in the M 4.4kReads8.4Score250Shelves
- 32 Live-Streamed Adventures: Hunting for the Loch Ness Monster from the Start 直播冒险：开局探寻尼斯湖水怪 After losing his job, streamer Chen Yuan unexpectedly binds to a mythological archaeology livestream System. From then on, his livestream becomes a window connecting the modern world with the realm of myth. During his streams, he ventures into the dark caves of Loch Ness and witnesses proof that plesiosaurs really exist. He explores the ancient Suolong Well in Jiangxi, uncovering the dragon's anguished cries and secrets beneath rune-covered chains. He treks into Shennongjia's primeval wilderness 48.4kReads7.6Score3.9kShelves
- 33 My Uncle's Bizarre Experiences While Watching the Reservoir 老舅看水库时的离奇经历 They say that if you leave a reservoir deep in the mountains alone for long enough, giant fish will appear in it. And how big are these fish? With one flick of the tail, they can churn rivers and seas. With one thrust of the head, they can shake the earth and mountains. They can smash a small boat more than ten meters long to pieces with a single charge. A distant uncle of mine once visited a reservoir. In those days, food and clothing were scarce, and people were hungry and craving a taste of s 700Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 34 Don't Mess with This Streamer, He Can Rip Zongzi Apart with His Bare Hands! 别惹这主播，他能手撕粽子！ [Urban, livestreaming, no heroine, feng shui, fantasy, System, invincible, feel-good power fantasy.] In a parallel world with gaps in its historical record, ancient tombs have been officially designated “forbidden zones of life.” To me, they're nothing more than beginner zones. That's because I've bound myself to the [Exploration Livestream System]! What others consider a near-certain death sentence is the perfect dungeon for me to farm Shock Points. A general's tomb? Experts say anyone who ente 12.8kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
- 35 Adventure Journal 探险手札 The Yellow Springs snake demon in a mysterious ancient village; a mirror that wards off evil amid endless dunes; an ancient corpse buried beneath the snowy mountains, untouched by decay... My name is Xu Kaiyang, and I’ll take you on an unprecedented adventure! 7.9kReads8.6Score696Shelves
- 36 Global Exploration: Decoding Chernobyl 全球探秘：从解密切尔诺贝利开始 Wu Tian, the top boss of Songjiang City, inherited his father's fortune at a young age. But he suddenly came down with cancer and had little time left to live! Determined to travel the world with the time he had left, he unexpectedly awakened the Global Exploration System! And so, a whole new world opened up before him! He ventured into the ghost city of Chernobyl, broke open the sarcophagus, withstood hundreds of thousands of times the normal dose of radiation, uncovered the truth behind the my 1.8kReads8.2Score160Shelves
- 37 36,036 Terrifying Stories You’ll Regret Not Reading 不看后悔的36036个恐怖故事 [Standalone Stories] [Paranormal Events] [Unbelievable] [Forest Spirits] [True Cases] [Rural Ghost Stories] There is no overarching plot. Each chapter tells a self-contained story adapted from the encounters of a shamaness who can see spirits, and the strange, gripping tales surrounding each young friend she meets. 314Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Livestreaming an Exploration: The God-Tier Dad Goes on an Adventure 直播探秘：神级奶爸在冒险 Please look forward to the new book, Totem Era: Awakening an Elite Azure Dragon from the Start. Hope all you big shots will stop by! Tu Nan had achieved success in his career, but when his daughter came down with a terminal illness, he sold his company and became a streamer who explored forbidden zones in hopes that the unknown might hold a cure for her. After binding to the God-Tier Livestream Exploration Check-In System, he checked in at Kunshan's Valley of Death, Shennongjia, the Amazon, th 1.8kReads8.6Score126Shelves
- 39 Major Paranormal Events in China 中国民间灵异大事件 Major Chinese Folk Supernatural Cases is based on real supernatural incidents. Its contents are terrifying, mysterious, eerie, and suspenseful, with no more scientifically reasonable explanation to this day! Each chapter of this book tells a supernatural fantasy tale, with bizarre, chilling, and gripping plots. We hope readers will tune in and enjoy! 301Reads7.2Score227Shelves
- 40 The Ghosts Come Out at Night Series 猛鬼出更系列 The Ferocious Ghosts Come Out at Night Series 140Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Department of Paranormal Investigations II 神秘事件调查处【贰】 The X-Files Investigation Bureau, Part Two “That's a dragon!” “No, there are no dragons. That's a kite, that's a black plastic bag, that's a bird soaring through a storm. You've read Haiyan, haven't you? Exactly.” In 1968, our country established Institute 507, whose full name was the Institute of Space Medicine and Engineering. Later, as more and more supernatural events were discovered, the institute began handling certain cases. In September 1974, some departments of Institute 507 were split 6.4kReads8.8Score569Shelves
- 42 I Become a God by Wearing a Ghost in the Horror World 我在惊悚世界里披鬼成神 [Infinite-flow + mildly horror-themed + no CP + comedy antics, not a traditional dungeon story, abstract humor, may be hard to endure. The author's mental state is abnormal, and they're hopelessly immersed in their own art.] Late at night, Huang Sha fell into the same nightmare again. He was killed over and over in his dreams, unable to escape the loop. . Someone told him: You died a long time ago. There's only one way to come back to life... . The bizarre is invading reality! Every mission is a 39.5kReads8.8Score5.9kShelves
- 43 Major Crimes Unit Three: The Borrowed Corpse 重案三组之借尸还魂 Three bizarre murder cases, each victim wearing a strange smile. Through deep psychological profiling, forensic pathologist Song Ci discovers that each victim’s final actions imitated a tiny habitual gesture their long-deceased relative used to make. Bai Ye’s technical analysis confirms that traces of brain waves that could not belong to the living, already “formatted,” remain at the crime scenes... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Tales from the Corner 角落往事 This book is adapted from the real-life experiences of an adventure blogger with a million followers. It recounts what he saw and heard as he traveled through forgotten corners of the world. Compared with other novels, "Tales from the Corners" may feel more like a memoir, diary, or journal told through stories. I also hope readers can find answers to some of their questions in these stories, gain experience and insight, and learn something new. “Use bronze as a mirror to straighten your clothes 11.4kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
- 45 Strange Tales from the Bureau: The Final Chapter 民调局异闻录之最终篇章 A strange past, a mysterious department, an eccentric white-haired man, and a fat man who can see through everything: the final chapter in the history of the Folk Affairs Investigation and Research Bureau. 16.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
- 46 The Deadly Neighbor at Midnight 午夜凶邻 The Neighbor from Hell at Midnight 121Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Office Ghosts: Don't Work Overtime office有鬼之不要加班 There Are Ghosts in the Office: Don’t Work Overtime 91Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Phoenix of Qishan 岐山凤 [Mystery × Lovecraftian Horror × The Uncanny] When an archaeologist’s trowel uncovers more than yellow earth, it awakens the primordial whispers sealed away by blood sacrifice Zhang Ji, an archaeology student at Huanbei University, encounters a bizarre sacrificial pit during his graduation fieldwork in Mop an Village. Pottery basins, ox bones, red earth, stone slabs, and shells are buried according to a pattern no one can understand. Disturb them, and they awaken an indescribable “presence” dee 20Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 49 The Biggest Scoundrel in Bureau 749 749局第一流氓 Liu Mang, a street punk, unexpectedly awakens ghost eyes and gets dragged into the 749 Paranormal Investigation Bureau. There, he discovers that he carries the bloodline of an ancient shamanic clan and is a key target of the Chrysanthemum School of Japan’s “Human Pillar Project.” From a corpse-reanimation case at a funeral home to an international conspiracy involving corpse-refining, he uses the Taixu Spirit-Taming Art to refine evil spirits and break through sinister schemes involving ghost so 1.1kReads6.7Score197Shelves
- 50 The Vengeful Spirit Notebook 凶灵笔记 I've slept in a coffin since I was little. It wasn't until the woman in red appeared that I learned the truth. I was born on Ghost Festival. I don't want to die. 1.3kReads8.7Score223Shelves
