Novels like The Gu Lady
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Gu Lady, best match first.
- 1 The Gu Maiden 蛊女 To find her younger brother, who had been abducted and sold six years ago, Gu Yu set out on a search with a golden silkworm gu. By a twist of fate, she met Jiang Yuan, a young delinquent who had just been released from a juvenile reform center. Though the two were destined to cross paths, they began an absurd and bizarre life of depending on each other for survival... 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Legacy of the Miaojiang Saintess's Descendants 苗疆圣女之后裔传承 Deep in Miaojiang, surrounded by mountains, lies an ancient and mysterious village called Yun Yin Village. Time here seems to flow more slowly. Ancient traditions and beliefs wind through the land like meandering streams, quietly nourishing every blade of grass and tree, and every household. Miao Yiyi was born in this mysterious land, into a family that has guarded an ancient secret for generations. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Saintess of Miaojiang: Love and Redemption 苗疆圣女之爱救赎 In the mysterious land of Miaojiang, the saintess Qian Xue is blessed with peerless beauty and extraordinary shamanic abilities. She is revered as a sacred protector by the people of Miaojiang. But an accident strikes while she is on a mission: caught in a storm, Qian Xue loses her memory. She ends up in the mortal world, where she is rescued by the young entrepreneur Lin Yu. The two marry, and at first, their life together is warm and sweet. But as Lin Yu becomes increasingly busy with work, h 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Demon Husband Is No Ordinary Man 妖夫岂是池中物 Eighteen years ago, I was born with a fate of baleful misfortune. I was full of evil energy, surrounded by murderous aura, and everything I cursed would die, whether person or thing. I was a disaster incarnate. To keep me safe, my grandparents married me off to a demon dragon... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Gu Calamity Burns the Heart 蛊祸焚心 [Miaojiang Gu-poison enchantress vs. handsome, tragic, and purehearted young marquis] Chiying, the Holy Maiden of Nanzhao, secretly travels to the Central Plains in search of her birth father. Under the alias Ghost Doctor Thirteenth Lady, she is said to be able to bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones. But she has a strange temperament and only treats patients if they catch her eye. One day, after finishing a house call, Chiying passes by a mass grave and finds Yang Yixin b —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 I Ate the Miaojiang Boy's Final Project 我吃了苗疆少年的结课作业 I Ate the Miaojiang Boy's Final Assignment 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Miaojiang Gu Sorceress 苗疆蛊女 Ancient mists, legends of Miaojiang: what faithless lover wouldn’t fear a love charm planted by their beloved? 206Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Yellow Springs' Haunted Realm 黄泉恐怖空间 An accidental death sends Yang Ni, a city elite, into the land of the dying, his heart burning with resentment. Here, survival depends on constantly completing the various insane games set by the mysterious ruler, the Lord of the Yellow Springs, and earning more time on his visa. What secrets are hidden in the mysterious deck of 54 playing cards? Is the Lord of the Yellow Springs humanity's savior, or the destroyer of civilization? Statues, hide-and-seek, rock-paper-scissors, hopscotch... The in 14Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 9 Ghost Marriage: My Ghost Husband, You’re So Cruel! 冥婚：鬼夫，你好毒！ Grandma said I was born with a weak fate and was prone to attracting unclean things. But I never imagined that I’d be forced into a ghost marriage in a dream, bringing a strange “yin bond” into my life. He says he died unjustly and became a vengeful ghost, and now he won’t leave me alone. 267Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 After Becoming the Cult’s Saintess, I Survived by Praying for Rain 穿成邪教圣女后我靠求雨苟活 Qiu Shui, a naturally gifted fortune-teller, transmigrates one day and becomes the Holy Maiden of an evil cult. She thinks she's landed the beloved-by-all role, only to discover she's everyone's punching bag! Her cult leader mother wants her dead, the cultists want to sacrifice her body, and a young man from Miaojiang steals her heart! Don't think you can bully me. I'm a genius fortune-teller! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Earth's Code: An Ancient Secret 地球密码之上古秘幸 The story begins in the ancient Hongmeng era. Hidden behind the clashes is the unseen control of Earth by alien races. In those days, humanity possessed transcendent power, living in harmony with heaven and earth and resonating with the stars. Across the stars, the Pleiadians and the Orion gods waged a fierce war. Mars’s dazzling civilization was wiped out amid nuclear explosions and energy beams. Though the ambitions of the Orion people were thwarted, they redirected the crisis toward Earth. O —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Young Man from Miaojiang 苗疆少年 The very day my sworn sister’s entire family was executed, a small sedan carried her younger sister through the palace gates. I thought she had come to avenge them, but instead I heard that she had become the emperor’s favorite consort. Five years later, I paid court as the holy son of Miaojiang. She begged me to make her a Gu so she could win favor. But she had no idea: I don’t raise Gu. I am the Gu. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 A Love Curse Traps the Sweet Bride of the Miao Village's Great Wizard 苗寨大巫师中情人蛊困小甜妻 Synopsis: (Scheming, calculating Miao village high priest + sweet wife) Lin Man has always been curious and skeptical about the Miao people’s gu poison. By chance, she returned to a Miao village with a friend, where the high priest took an interest in her and schemed to place a love gu on her. From then on, she would have to spend the rest of her life in the village. What?! His precious little wife wants to go back to the big city? Then he’ll have to do whatever it takes to keep her in the villa 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Miaojiang Lovers’ Tomb 苗疆情冢 The Miao people of Nanyang have a peculiar custom: people there know only their mothers, never their fathers. The women are in charge, and if one takes a liking to you, she'll force you into marriage. After a local woman chose me, I was thrust into a nightmare I had never imagined... 76Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 15 The Snake King’s Spiritual Bride 蛇王灵妻 I was born on the Ghost Festival in the Snake Immortal Temple. I was a corpse-born child, gifted with yin-yang eyes and the ability to commune with spirits. On the night I turned eighteen, snakes paved the way and ghosts roamed the night. A bridal sedan chair floated from the Snake Immortal Temple and came to a stop before me. A man in wedding robes stood atop the sedan chair. My grandmother said the Snake Immortal had come to marry me. But after I climbed into the sedan chair, a voice told me t 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Reborn into the Gu World with a Gu Path System 魂穿蛊界之我有蛊道系统 [Gu World + Transmigration + System + Theft Dao + Dream Dao] (You can follow along without reading the original; the setting is introduced gradually.) A modern-day Earthling unexpectedly transmigrated into the Gu world, becoming a down-and-out youth named Chu Ling. During a life-or-death crisis, Chu Ling unexpectedly awakened the Gu Dao System, allowing him to survive a seemingly certain death. However, Chu Ling discovered that his cultivation aptitude was the lowest grade, Grade D! With this le —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Gu Zhenren's Second Book 谷针任的第2本书 A new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 557Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Miaojiang Boy I Picked Up Is the One I’m Fleeing My Wedding From 捡到的苗疆少年是我逃婚对象 As the unfavored Ninth Princess, I was sent to Miaojiang for a political marriage. While fleeing, I came across a beautiful young man. Later, he stood amid a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, smiling seductively at me as he asked, “Are you afraid?” I threw myself into his arms. “I just missed you so much.” 81Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 After I Transmigrated, the Miaojiang Saintess Ruled the Prince's Mansion 穿越后，苗疆圣女在王府作威作福 [Flirtatious, alluring Miaojiang Saintess vs. powerful regent prince] [Transmigration + devoted couple + doting husband + princess consort + face-slapping] After dying once, she opened her eyes to find she'd become an idiot? The little fool had fallen and injured her head at the age of five. Her father didn't love her, her mother didn't care for her, and even the maids treated her according to how much they stood to gain. Her scheming father wanted to marry her off to the regent prince. They sa 342Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 20 After I Hurt the Miaojiang Boy 渣了苗疆少年后 [Short! Short! Short!] Xin Qin, an utterly ordinary great disciple of the number one person in the Four Realms. Under her master's century-long suppression, she was a role model for disciples of every sect: diligent in cultivation, respectful toward her master, obedient to the rules, helpful to others, and eager to learn... At long last, the number one person in the Four Realms ascended to immortality. She threw her head back and laughed. Finally, she could let loose and snatch handsome men! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Gu Master Husband 蛊夫 During the summer break of my sophomore year, I was heading back to campus and accidentally boarded the wrong bus because I was in a hurry. I fell asleep on the ride, and when I woke up, I was in a remote mountain village. A local farmer took me in, only for me to discover that he had planted a love gu in me... 13Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 22 The Living Ghost King 活诡王 A mysterious fragment of a map, a strange jade gourd, a grandfather who vanished nineteen years ago, and a person dying mysteriously after every QQ message I receive. Together, they set off one bizarre and eerie event after another... To uncover the truth, I have no choice but to embark on a series of strange and perilous investigations. It seems as though I’m merely reacting to events, yet everything seems fated to happen. From a haunted dormitory to a ghost village deep in the mountains, and t 160Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Fox Bone 狐骨 My name is Gu Yu. The day I was born, red rain fell from the sky, and every fox on the mountain behind our village howled through the night. Every household in the village kept its doors tightly shut. Liu the Blind, the village fortune-teller, told my grandmother that from the moment I was born, I had taken the fox immortal’s bewitching bones. Ten thousand foxes had bowed before me. I was born with an alluring nature, and he told my grandmother to strangle me. On my twentieth birthday, the fox p 350Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 24 The Miaojiang Witchcraft Master 苗疆巫蛊师 The earliest records of witchcraft date back to the Qin and Han dynasties in ancient China. It has brought people more fear and suffering than anything else, and is renowned for its strangeness, mystery, darkness, venom, silence, and seeming lack of any cure. Those who practice it often use their arts to harm others and achieve their own unspeakable ends. Li Zhan, an heir to the witchcraft traditions of Miaojiang, fights to clear his art's name, to stand up for himself, and to honor the sanctity 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Fiery Gu Concubine Is Trouble: You Have to Spoil Her 暴躁蛊妃不好惹，得惯着 Chu Huan: “My princess consort left her home behind and has had a tragic life. Don’t you dare bully her! Anyone who does will get what’s coming to them.” The noblewomen who accidentally angered Feng Xiaoxiao hide under the Bridge of Helplessness, drawing circles in the dirt. Chu Huan: “My princess consort is pure and kind, with a heart of gold. She knows nothing about witchcraft, taming beasts, or making poison. She’s best at reasoning things out!” The corrupt officials Feng Xiaoxiao sent to mee 29Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 26 After Awakening My Miaojiang Bloodline, I Make a Fortune in the Apocalypse 觉醒苗疆血脉后在末世发家致富 Man Xiaoqing was reborn before the apocalypse began and awakened the bloodline of the Miao people. She hurried to stockpile supplies while taking her daughter, who had a spatial ability, to find the child’s father, who would later become the Zombie King. As swarms of insects and beasts, epidemics, storms, floods, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis came crashing down, along with human hearts even more unpredictable than natural disasters, Man Xiaoqing fought off vicious rivals and bullies, broke up 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Tomb Raiding: The Miaojiang Gu Master's Defiant Path 盗墓：苗疆蛊师的逆天路 The young Jiang Haotian unexpectedly transmigrates into a mysterious tomb-raiding world, taking on a new identity as a “Gu Miao” of a thousand-household Miao village in western Hunan. Thus begins a thrilling and legendary journey. He sets out on the path of a Miaojiang gu master. First, he successfully refines the Angry-Crested Chicken, evolving it into the mighty Sun God Bird, the Great Golden Crow. Then he refines the Six-Clawed Scorpion, the Xiangxi Corpse King, and others, transforming them 289Reads—Score137Shelves
- 28 The Miaojiang Saintess: Slave to the Gu 苗疆圣女之蛊奴 Cold male lead + female lead with overwhelming strength + possessive love + a formidable partnership Nan Wan, join forces with me. Master both medicine and poison, and help me unite Miaojiang. What do I get in return? I’ll avenge the destruction of your clan and leave your enemy’s corpse hanging in a stilt house for three days. What can you offer to convince me? Name your terms. I want you to become my Gu servant. Do you know how a Gu servant is made? I do! Will you regret it? Never, not in this 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Bewitching Beauty Is Poisonous and Alluring 蛊美人她又毒又妖 Reborn + revenge + devoted loyalist The only daughter of the Miaojiang Gu King, she was gifted and clever, with a venomous heart and unrivaled skill in Gu arts. She was the natural choice to inherit the Gu King’s legacy. But a scumbag man approached her and handed her over to a cruel emperor. When she resisted, her entire clan was implicated and beheaded in public. The heroine was forced to swallow the heart-devouring Gu she had cultivated herself, and died in unbearable agony. Reborn, she sets 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Oh No, I've Been Cursed Again 糟糕又中蛊了 (Fantasy + no System + contracts + worm control and beast taming + wild imagination) My name is Gu Qiqi. Everyone says I'm a useless little orphan, and though I was born into the Gu clan, I can't even control a single worm. After years of holding on, I finally found a contracted Gu beast of my own, only to discover that it was a man who wanted to hit on me! Fate has a cruel sense of humor: the person I've secretly loved since childhood is destined to become the ruler of the nation... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Tycoon I Brought Back from Miao Territory Makes Me Take Gu Worms Every Night 从苗疆捡来的大佬夜夜哄我下蛊 [Sweet-looking but scheming Miaojiang genius girl × Kyoto finance tycoon] One day, everyone in Kyoto felt like the sky was falling. The youngest finance tycoon had brought home a delicate little beauty, and even did everything she said. Word was, she came from the countryside, couldn't speak the language, had something wrong with her head, and loved raising venomous snakes and ferocious beasts! The capital's elite all speculated that the tycoon had unusually specific tastes. Until one day, some 1.1kReads8.2Score199Shelves
- 32 Sweet Seduction! The Miaojiang Girl Becomes Everyone's Darling After Leaving Her Village 甜诱！苗疆少女出寨后成了万人迷 [Showbiz + Dating Reality Show + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Ancient Clan + Mild Horror + Devoted Couple, One-on-One + Everyone's Favorite] After leaving her village, Guan Yu, a young woman from an ancient Miaojiang clan, livestreams herself breaking curses and hitches a ride to the capital in a helicopter. Think the rural dating show is about catching chickens and ducks? No! It's about scooping up poop! The lovely young heiress Guan Yuezhu stomps her feet in anger. “Could you try figuring out the 132Reads6.6Score101Shelves
- 33 The Snake Lord Is Hard to Handle 蛇君难缠 When I was born, my father disturbed the spiritual object guarding a feng shui site and killed an entire nest of snakes. Our family was punished for it. I had to wear a pair of red jade earrings to stay alive, but one snake claimed they were his betrothal gift and demanded that I become his woman. I tried to escape, but he used force to keep me by his side, sweet-talking me and refusing to spare any rivals who coveted me. I thought his feelings for me were real, and gradually fell for him, until 257Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 34 Come One, Come All! The Dragon-Taming Bride Is Taking Students 快来人啊，驯龙小娘子开班啦 At first, Ye Liangyu thought: “I've heard Western dragons love to plunder beautiful women and treasures. Our own dragons surely aren't that vulgar, right? Hmm... yes!” “Who says I don't like those things?” Su Qing said with a knowing smile. Boom! Ye Liangyu's face turned red all the way to her ears. She stamped her foot in anger. “Boss Su! If you use your mind-reading powers on me again, I'm going on strike! Strike!” Later, standing in Su Qing's vast, smoke-like treasure vault, she had to admit 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Strange Tales: Paper Money 诡异杂谈之纸钱 Weird Tales: Paper Money 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Miaojiang Gu Master 苗疆蛊师 Five venomous creatures carry the coffin, and inside lies the Gu King countless people dream of: the Ice Silkworm. Zhang Zhuang opens the coffin, disturbing the slumbering Gu King… 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 My Sweet-Talking Miaojiang Husband Has Gone Mad 我奶声奶气的苗疆老公疯批了 She’s a goddess obsessed with the occult. He seems like a sweet, gentle guy, but he’s actually a possessive madman. She owes him a debt of love. He seems mild-mannered, but he’s already… 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Underworld King’s Marriage Pact 冥王婚契 He took her home and raised her, doting on her all the while. As she grew up, he gradually fell for her. In her previous life, she saved his life with the blood from her heart. But on their wedding night, she died in his arms. Afterward, he used the blood from his own heart to sustain her body for thirty thousand years. Once he had made all the arrangements, he went to the mortal world and peacefully stayed by her side until the end of her life. This time, she truly forgot him. - The earlie 3.6kReads8.4Score274Shelves
- 39 Gu Pleasure 蛊欢 [Innocent Gu Tribe Boy + Female Pawnshop Owner] [Possessive, Obsessive Love + Devoted to Each Other + Coercive Romance] She is the owner of the Meng family pawnshop, burdened by a curse. He is a bold, free-spirited young man from the Gu Tribe, living in the desert. The legendary Ruan Yu, said to be able to bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones, brings them together by chance, and they set out for a secret realm deep in the desert. After meeting again and again in the secr 15Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 40 The Empty Apartment Next Door 没人住的隔壁 The Unoccupied Apartment Next Door 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Watching People Through a Crack in the Door 《门缝看人》 The Eye at the Door Crack 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Love Curse 情蛊 I went on a trip to Yunnan and accidentally ended up at a Miao village's matchmaking gathering, where I drank liquor offered by one of the men in the village. That very night, he dragged me home... Afterward, I waited until he fell asleep and sneaked out of the village. But not long later, my stomach began to ache unbearably, and I retched up a blood-red worm! 51Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 43 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... 62Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 44 The Snake Wife 阴蛇妻 My name is Su Xue. I was slow to develop as a child, and I’m not very smart. My grandpa was a Yin-Yang Master. Out of a moment of kindness, he saved someone, but a snake spirit tricked him, leading to my grandma’s tragic death. In his fury, he burned every snake on the entire back mountain. To avoid revenge from the Snake Venerable of the serpent clan, he sent me straight to a psychiatric hospital, then vanished with my parents. They say that before the mentally ill, all evil spirits are nothing 217Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Cultivating the Cautious Way: My Gu Worms Are Just a Little Too Strong 苟道修仙：我的蛊虫有亿点强 A portable cave abode, spirit plants taking root within the body, a swarm of Gu running wild, and a leisurely life of cultivating immortality. 144Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Darling? Darling! 亲爱的？亲爱的！ Welcome, everyone, to our Loving Family The blurb can't show off my charm, so just read Chapter One. I'm a new author, and the earlier chapters aren't very good. Please bear with me. I'll try to wrap up the instances quickly and just write romance in the real world instead. I'll be making major revisions to the earlier chapters. Updates will probably come gradually, with around 200,000 words in total. The earlier chapters really aren't good. Start reading from Chapter 60 onward. The earlier part 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Pleasure with a Snake 与蛇欢 When I was eight, my father burned a nest of snakes, and the whole Su family suffered retribution. To save my life, I was forced to make a marriage pact with a Fox Immortal. Now that I'm eighteen, a snake has forcibly destroyed my engagement and demanded that I become his wife and spirit medium. Karmic debts must be repaid, and love and resentment are tangled together. Caught between two immortal beings, I have nowhere to turn. Infant spirits come for my life, and people are sacrificed to serve 111Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 48 Shocking! Is the Miaojiang Saint Really This Tsundere? 震惊！苗疆圣子竟然如此傲娇？ A scheming, obsessive girl vs. a goofy, chuunibyou Miao youth Jiang Li was rescued from the beast-fighting arena by a young man from Miaojiang. She had planned to use his help to return to the Kingdom of Cangwu, gather her forces, and avenge the Jiang family. She never expected to fall helplessly in love with this slightly unhinged young man. Early Mo Qingchen: Jiang Li vomited blood. Mo Qingchen stared at the blood on the ground and said with amusement, “You can really take a beating.” Jiang Li 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Miao Mountain Romance 苗山情缘 During the summer of my sophomore year, I returned to school and took the wrong bus because I was in a hurry. I fell asleep on the ride, and when I woke up, I was in a remote mountain village. A farmer took me in, and I never imagined my life would change so drastically from that moment on. 2kReads8.4Score173Shelves
- 50 Miaojiang: It Is Never Too Late to Meet in Autumn 苗疆：桑榆非晚 [Miaojiang youth + pure love + happy ending] Gentle Sang Yu was humiliated, imprisoned, and tormented by a yandere boy until she lost her mind, forever remaining in that late autumn when the spider lilies bloomed. Afterward, her obsessive younger sister, Sang Wan, who suffered from a split personality, grew her hair long and recreated her sister's life. She joined a research team on its way to a Miao village, wearing the same innocent expression as her sister, to find the Miaojiang boy skilled i 285Reads8.1Score—Shelves
