Novels like The Gu Lady
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Gu Lady, best match first.
- 101 Venerable of the Gu Dao: I Can Raise the Success Rate of Gu Refining 蛊道天尊，我能提升炼蛊成功率 Humans are the spirit of all things, while Gu are the essence of heaven and earth. Li Si transmigrated to a world ruled by Gu and awakened a Gu Refining System. By spending spirit points, he could increase his chances of successfully refining Gu, but spirit points could only be obtained through killing... 3.2kReads6.3Score234Shelves
- 102 Day Ghost, Night Husband 昼鬼夜夫 Falling in love with two souls sharing the same body: by day, he is cruel and domineering; at night, he is gentle and devoted. And could his secret really have everything to do with me? Through a series of mishaps, I became betrothed to a simple-minded man as a child. At first, I could barely hide my dislike. But little by little, I came to understand him, discovering tenderness and kindness in someone who didn’t seem particularly bright. When we reunited years later, the simple-minded boy had c 1.8kReads9.0Score153Shelves
- 103 The Snake God's Tail Is So Clingy, the Delicate Little Sweetie Wants to Escape 蛇神尾巴尖太缠人，娇气包她想逃 [Wilderness survival + a god’s doting love + livestream identity reveal + 1v1 + both devoted to each other + sweet from beginning to end, no angst!] [Delicate, soft human girl VS a cold to others but pure-hearted snake god whose old heart has caught fire] S-rank forbidden zone, torrential rain. Chu Ning, universally hailed as the “ultimate pure-and-sultry beauty,” accidentally falls into a snake pit. Tens of millions of viewers in the livestream hold their breath, waiting for the delicate star 2.6kReads8.9Score307Shelves
- 104 Good Grief! My Junior Martial Uncle Is Near Death Again and Again 夭寿啦：小师叔他又又又残血了 Gu Changye transmigrates by chance and awakens a System from the start, gaining the talent: “The more health you lose, the stronger you become.” At full health: “You make your case. I’m listening.” After losing 10% of his health: “Raises a hand to express his doubts.” After losing 20% of his health: “I don’t like the way you’re making your case.” After losing 40% of his health: “You’re spreading lies to confuse people.” After losing 50% of his health: “I said I don’t eat beef, and you’re still t 3.9kReads8.2Score340Shelves
- 105 The Fragrance of Serpent’s Desire 蛇色生香 Everyone considered me an ill omen, but my grandmother said I was born noble: I must never kneel to anyone in this life. Others should kneel to me, and everyone I helped must enshrine my spirit tablet at home and address me as Her Ladyship. Yet I spread blessings far and wide, driving away evil and averting disasters for the people, only to end up infamous as the reincarnation of a snake woman who brought misery to all. In this life, I’ve slain ghosts, vanquished demons, raised monuments, an 278Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 106 A Snake Bride, a Ghostly Bridal Sedan 蛇娶妻，鬼抬棺 The year I was born, my mother died in childbirth, while my father and grandfather were killed when a swarm of snakes attacked them. When I turned eighteen, my protective talisman shattered. From that night on, I had a husband who came and went like a ghost. My grandmother looked grave as she told me this was the Su family’s retribution, and that I had to be loyal to Lord Jin or disaster would befall me! Ever since that night, Lord Jin has come to see me every evening. After a night of torment, 104Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 An Epic Love Between a Man and a Snake 旷世蛇恋 When I was eighteen, my grandmother sacrificed her life to beg a huge white snake to heal my eyes. To bring her back to life, I made a pact with that snake. As fragments of my memories gradually come together, I discover that my bond with the great white snake is no coincidence. Grudges from a past life and unfinished love: everything has been guiding me toward the whirlpool of fate all along. 126Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 Walking Marriage 走婚 A friend took me out to clear my head, and we ended up in a village. Not only was the whole village full of women, it even had a custom called “walking marriages”… 115Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 109 After I Joined a Sect That Had Given Up 当我进了摆烂宗门之后 After I Joined a Sect That Had Given Up on Everything —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 The Snake’s Delight 蛇欢 My life belongs to a snake. From the day I was born, Grandma sold me to a snake. I grew up sleeping in a dead person's coffin and shedding snake skin, living as a freak. For the snake's sake, Grandma taught me to be a shamanic healer and save others, though I could never save myself. It wasn't until I received my first patient on the day I came of age that I finally learned what Grandma and the snake had agreed upon... 155Reads9.3Score101Shelves
- 111 The Soul-Calming Wife: My Wife Can Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 【镇魂妻：我的老婆能镇百鬼】 Because of the sins committed by my ancestors, the King of Hell came to claim my family. My grandfather and both my parents died one after another. To save my own life, I was forced to marry Wang Banxian’s foolish daughter. She was fat, ugly, and completely out of her mind, but she was the reincarnation of the Goddess of Yin, able to suppress a hundred ghosts. And every time she subdued a ghost, she underwent a transformation and grew more beautiful. With a beautiful wife by my side, I can roam 3.9kReads8.5Score318Shelves
- 112 Gu Yue Locks Your Heart 蛊月锁君心 A clear-headed editor transmigrates into a book VS an unhinged young master of the Miao borderlands: she takes the plot apart, while he falls head over heels. ◆ The male lead really does go crazy and become obsessive, but the female lead gradually sets him straight. ◆ The romance is full of intense push and pull, while the plot blends political intrigue and the art of Gu. Expect constant high-stakes twists. ◆ Features plenty of Miao culture, Gu battles, the truth behind a substitute, and court i 110Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 A Snake Immortal for a Husband, Subduing a Hundred Ghosts 蛇仙为夫，镇百鬼 Our village had an unwritten rule: girls born in the Year of the Snake with a purely yin fate were chosen as brides by the Snake Immortal. On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month in the Year of the Snake, they had to be married off at the Snake Immortal Temple on the back mountain. Otherwise, disaster would befall the entire village. My elder sister was born with the rare Yin Snake fate, unseen in a century. Ever since she was born, Grandma had warned her never to have contact with men. Sh 1.2kReads7.5Score178Shelves
- 114 The Love Curse Is Set. Why Is the Miaojiang Boy Crying So Pitifully? 情蛊种了，苗疆少年怎么委屈哭了 [Miaojiang top + two male leads + 1v1 + younger top + obsessive love] [Pure-hearted, unhinged top with masterful acting VS aloof, beautiful, universally adored actor bottom] Xu Sheng was handsome, wealthy, charming, and adored wherever he went. The night filming wrapped and his character exited the story, someone took him home and kept him like a prized possession. No one could have guessed that Tan Jingze, with his clear, bright eyes and helpful nature, was secretly a gloomy, cold-hearted yande 1.4kReads—Score237Shelves
- 115 Be Good, Sweetheart, or the Snake Husband Will Lock You Away 娇宝乖一点，不然蛇夫把你关起来 [Petite, slender lawyer × rugged, domineering CEO who works as a mechanic] Jiang Shiyin has a dream in which she marries a cold, aloof man. When she wakes up, she meets that very man in real life. He’s a rugged, straight-shooting guy, but he’s gentle and attentive with her. He’s strong enough to fight and protect her by his side. He’s fabulously wealthy, so she can relax and do nothing without a care. But then he lets his true nature show, and she discovers his secret Jiang Shiyin is desperate. 729Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 116 Murder at the Homestay on a Rainy Night 雨夜民宿杀人事件 The Murder at the Rainy Night Guesthouse 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 The Snake King Has His Eyes on Me 蛇王惹上身 I was pushed off a cliff. The good news was that I didn't fall to my death, and my boyfriend and best friend hadn't killed me. The bad news was that although I was still alive, I had landed in something even more terrifying than death: a nest of snakes... 259Reads8.2Score102Shelves
- 118 Subdue All Spirits, Slay the Netherworld, and Quit Slacking Already 镇万灵，斩幽冥，别摸鱼了行不行 [Ensemble cast + no romance + strong female lead + intelligent antagonists + wish fulfillment] Mountain spirits, monsters, and supernatural legends have never been mere stories on a page. At a funeral on a rainy day, a corner of the quiet, peaceful veil was pulled aside, revealing another world no one had ever seen. There are two kinds of ghosts. We call those with a strong urge to attack “the supernatural.” For countless years, a war between humans and the supernatural has raged in the depths o 8Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 119 A Life-and-Death Pact with My Living Corpse Husband 生死契约之我的活死人老公 On the day I was born, my mother nearly died in childbirth. Then my father almost threw me into the river to drown. Later, my mother ran off with a rich man, abandoning me, and my father started a new family. My stepmother never liked me. Then she bore my father a son, my younger brother Su Xiaodong, who was at odds with me every day. After that, my stepmother became pregnant again, but died mysteriously, taking the baby with her. Everyone began to regard me as an ill omen. It was all because I 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 The Miaojiang Boy Who Cursed Me Won’t Leave Me Alone 被给我下蛊的苗疆少年缠上了 Capital City Young Master × Miaojiang Boy Xiao Heng woke to find no one beside him. Only the pain and marks on his body proved what had happened the night before. Unable to find Lu Jinyu, Xiao Heng grew frantic. Two days later, he used his tracking gu to sense that Lu Jinyu had already left the Miao village. That night, as rain poured down, Xiao Heng escaped the village. He sensed the gu insects thousands of miles away and set out on foot. Half a month later, he stood outside Lu Jinyu’s home, e 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 A Miao Village Romance: The Gu Witch Descends the Mountain to Solve a Murder 苗寨情缘：蛊女下山破命案 [Live streaming, Taoist priests, poison sorceresses, spirit mediums, supernatural events and ghosts. Strong female lead, weaker male lead] I’m Fu Qing, a poison sorceress. I learned to raise and practice poisons from my grandmother as a child, and it took a toll on my body. When I was ten, an old man came to our stockade and said we were fated to meet, and that I was born to become a Taoist priest. Was he joking? I practiced poisons. How could I possibly study Taoism? My grandmother was friends 42Reads—Score149Shelves
- 122 Master, Did You Give Your Disciple a Love Curse Today? 师傅，今天给徒弟下蛊了吗？ [Female master, male disciple; a goofy, super-cool powerhouse master VS a loyal, obsessive, devoted-to-her-in-every-way reborn Gu disciple] As the successor to the Gu God, Gan Luo had always lived in Miaojiang. After so many years, life had grown a little dull, so when someone came seeking medical help one day, she took the opportunity to accept a little disciple. Every day, her little disciple brought her tea, fetched water, chopped wood, and cooked. He was so well-behaved that she was very ple 58Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 123 Don’t Go Around Cursing People, the Village Chief Will Get Mad 不能随便下蛊，村支书会生气的 [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Miaojiang Girl] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Bai Qiu becomes the village Party secretary in the vast mountains of southern Xinjiang. He has already accepted the fact that he transmigrated, and plans to lead the villagers to prosperity and the peak of success. But then he realizes that something is very wrong! Why is there a voodoo doll in his bag? And why is his room full of jars containing poisonous insects? Just then, a mechanical voice sounds in his mind! 443Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 124 Infinite 無限 You think it's a story, but you never expected it to be... From the birth of humanity to the birth of the universe, I think you know better than anyone whether it's a story. And here, “story” is just a metaphor. And 145Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 125 A Collection of Spine-Chilling Stories 惊骇故事集 The world is in turmoil, with strange and wondrous things hiding everywhere. Mysteries deep in the starry sky remain unsolved, while shocking cases unfold around a small town. Science fiction and suspense perform a double act, as Lovecraftian murders rise with the tide. The secrets in people’s hearts are hard to fathom. Just wait and see this collection unleash its waves of terror. The horror here is bizarre and grotesque, not some childish little scare. In an abandoned village shrine, a white- 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Aloof High Priest? The Miaojiang Saint Blushes the Moment You Flirt with Him 清冷祭祀？苗疆圣子一撩就脸红 [Sinister Miaojiang Native × Cool and Detached Imperial Preceptor × Mutual Firsts × Push and Pull to the Limit × Love Gu] They say the young man from Miaojiang is skilled at bewitching people's hearts. Shen Qingchen didn't believe it, but when the love gu took effect, he did... Miaojiang's Holy Son, Wu He'an, was ordered to find the missing sacred drum. As soon as he arrived in the Kingdom of Dongle, Shen Qingchen had him thrown in prison! Just as Wu He'an was about to break out, Shen Qingchen 377Reads8.4Score100Shelves
- 127 Ensnared by a Snake: My Husband Dotes on Me and Won’t Let Go 遇蛇：夫君他又宠又撩 [Romantic suspense + mild supernatural elements + both leads are chaste + sweet romance + mutual devotion + 1v1 + episodic short stories] Synopsis: On the fourteenth day of the seventh month, I was born under an ill omen. My grandmother bared her teeth and glared at me, calling me a curse who had killed one of her loved ones. In her rage, she tried to kill me by smashing me to the ground, but my maternal grandmother, a temple priestess, risked her life to save me. Eighteen years later, my grandm 83Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 128 The Qin Dynasty Gu Master: I Raise Poisonous Gu with the Blood of Rotten Confucians 大秦蛊师：以腐儒精血，养我毒蛊 Ying Qingxuan transmigrated to the Great Qin dynasty as Ying Zheng's seventh son and awakened a Gu-raising System! With Ying Zheng's days numbered, Ying Qingxuan used longevity Gu worms and Gu sorcery to earn the title of Marquis of the Owl! He raised bloodthirsty Gu worms in Bai Qi, the God of Killing, and built a bloodthirsty army! He raised bewitching Gu worms in the demon enchantresses of Baiyue and built an enchanting army! He raised illusion-crow Gu worms in the crows of the Nightfall and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 I Want the Young Lord of Miaojiang to Fall for Me! 想要苗疆少主爱上我！！！ Newly rated [Sweet and bold little sunshine & easily flustered, tsundere, pure-hearted puppy] [Both virgins, happy ending + healing + lovesick yandere + childhood sweethearts] [Younger, wild and clingy, the powerful one lowers his head] [Male lead has a double identity] Reader advisory: The story is somewhat unrealistic. Jiang Xin stayed up every night reading novels until her body gave out and she collapsed. She ended up in the hospital. When she opened her eyes, she suddenly heard an unfamili —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Snake Demoness 蛇姬 [Ensemble Cast + Feng Shui + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Strange Folk Tales] Romance: A dignified, devoted, ruthless Snake Lord vs. a pampered, cunning diviner I was born on the night of the Ghost Festival, when the gates of the underworld swing wide open. Everyone in the village said my mother conceived me after being entwined by a snake, so they called me Little Snake. When I was thirteen, I spoke carelessly and offended the “Snake Lord” in a painting. From then on, I was bedridden, and st 1.9kReads9.0Score280Shelves
- 131 The Snake Husband’s Devotion: His Little Fairy Is Reborn! 蛇夫溺宠：他的小仙女重生了！ 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
- 132 The Serpent King's Decree 蛇王令 I was born with a black scale on my body. As I grew older, the scale kept spreading. When I was sixteen, I dreamed that the black scales came to life and turned into a black snake that coiled tightly around me… 40Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 133 Miaojiang's Bewitching Incense: The Young Gu King Is Crazy and Possessive 苗疆迷香，少年蛊王他又疯又抢 (Flirtatious male lead + Forced love + Captivity + Love poison + Soft-hearted, indecisive heroine) (The heroine has a special identity, which makes the male lead suffer quite a bit. But this obsessive, unhinged man is both mad and possessive, and will cling to her to the death, even if he has to climb a mountain of blades or plunge into a sea of flames.) (A moment of sympathy for the heroine’s “big brother,” a major underworld figure who quietly watched over her as she grew up. He had plans… but 1.1kReads—Score105Shelves
- 134 The Villainous Miaojiang Boy Can Charm You with Gu, and Blushes Easily 反派苗疆少年，他能蛊善诱会脸红 [Lively, spirited Central Plains princess × crazed, lovesick young man from Miaojiang] [Both devoted only to each other | Transmigrate into a book | Lots of memes] Yu Chu’s family was drowning in debt, and she died from overwork while writing. Hoping to be born into a wealthy family in her next life, she accepted a mission from the System, Big Brain: become the second princess of the Hui Kingdom and do everything possible to prevent the brutal succession struggle from causing the small world to 575Reads8.6Score108Shelves
- 135 The Bewitching Snake Husband Is So Hard to Handle 妖孽蛇夫太难缠 Of all people, why do I have to bear a snake’s child...? 270Reads8.4Score100Shelves
- 136 King of Gu Sorcery 蛊术之王 (Miaojiang + Chiyou + Supernatural + Gu Poison) A hundred years ago, the last Gu King passed away, leaving behind a Golden Silkworm Gu. A hundred years later, on a winter night, two boys were born one after the other. Their arrivals in the world were perilous and strange. One was a Gu fetus, the other a ghost infant! [Miaojiang Gu Arts, Feng Shui Talismans, Evil Spirits and Gu Gods] [Brotherhood] 1.1kReads8.9Score137Shelves
- 137 Ghost Stories at Three in the Morning 三更讲鬼 This book recounts some strange events from the 1980s. One place holds far more than a hundred stories. Perhaps it would be more fitting for me to be a bystander, or a listener. I have written down the stories I heard to remember the past. You can simply take the people and events in these pages as a joke, if you like. Or you can read them as stories that invite self-reflection. Who knows... the characters in them might bear a resemblance to you. Or perhaps they reflect someone close to you. Wit 156Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 138 The Yuan Family Pawnshop 元家当铺 Supernatural folklore + food + episodic cases + palace intrigue + ancient secrets + emotional growth In an alley deep in the heart of the capital lies a pawnshop. It takes more than gold and silver: it accepts your memories, love and hate, luck, and years of life. The owner appears to be a gentle cook, but she is actually the pawnshop’s guardian, versed in the forces of yin and yang. With a pot and spatula, she can make spiritual dishes that soothe restless souls, or simmer the deepest desires o 134Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 I Transmigrated into a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead and Abducted the Villain 穿成炮灰女配我诱拐了反派 [Reborn + Defying Fate + Sweet Romance + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] In a world with a predetermined storyline, cannon fodder characters can never escape their miserable fate as disposable tools. Even a clay doll has a temper, and Tao A’nuan is no exception. In her first life, Tao A’nuan died tragically before she could see her master one last time. In her second life, she did see her master one last time. Truly the last time, because they both died. Unwilling to accept this fate, Tao A’nua 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 Silent Screams: True Records of 101 Major Cases, Season One 无声尖叫：101宗大案要案记实录（第一季） 41Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 141 Zhizhi, Sooner or Later, You’ll Be Mine 之之，你迟早会落在我手里 [Mastermind Gu Master × Rare Qimen Heir] [Mysterious Gu Village + Obsessive Possessiveness + Miaojiang Young Man + Mutual Exclusivity] [She Makes the First Move, Then He Forces Love + Two Strong Personalities] Lin Yizhi, a Qimen heir rarely seen in centuries, infiltrates Le’an Village to investigate the mysteries of Gu arts, only to meet a gentle man who pretends to know nothing about them. She thinks she’s the hunter, investigating in secret. Little does she know that this seemingly harmless ma 147Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 Tales of the Supernatural: The Horror Livestreamer 灵异怪谈之恐怖女主播 [System + Supernatural Livestreaming + Past and Present Lives + Two Powerful Leads + Light Humor] After an accident, Xi Jiujiu becomes bound to a System for catching ghosts and mastering the supernatural arts. From then on, she spends every day completing the tasks assigned by the System. Drawing talismans, warding off evil, dispelling sinister forces, reading faces, assessing feng shui: she can do it all. Every day, viewers come to her livestream to make wishes: “Streamer! Please give me a tali 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 The Snake King's Consort 蛇王妃 I am an ill-fated woman. The day I was born, a flood swept through hundreds of miles in every direction, wiping out all the livestock. The villagers bullied and insulted me, calling me the serpent king’s wife. When my parents died under mysterious circumstances, I had no choice but to leave my hometown and embark on a one-way path to slay demons and exorcise evil. The demonic shadows of the Eastern Sea, the legends of mirages, terrifying butterfly curses, and those hidden villages scattered acro 72Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 144 Half a Step Beyond 半步多 Half-Step Pass, the boundary between yin and yang, a place where the living must not go. Grandpa and I escaped from there and lived under assumed names for twenty years, but they still found us... 507Reads8.9Score107Shelves
- 145 The Fox Seeks a Wife 狐讨妻 When I was born, I fell gravely ill. To save my life, my father sold me to a white-haired fox. Fifteen years later, the fox came to collect its debt and demanded I repay it by becoming its disciple. From then on, I began encountering all kinds of bizarre things I could never have imagined. I thought the fox and I had nothing more than a simple debt to settle, but later I discovered a shocking secret hidden beneath it all. 401Reads9.0Score100Shelves
- 146 The Snake Bride 蛇娶妻 [Supernatural + Devoted Husband + Pure Romance + Sweet Love + Wild Imagination] She was betrothed to the Snake King at birth, branded as his snake bride. Before she turned twenty-four, the Snake King would force her to marry him. Her grandfather said the Shen family owed the Snake King a debt, and that only marrying him could save her life... 1.5kReads9.1Score144Shelves
- 147 Bound by the Snake Husband 蛇夫缠 My life belongs to a snake. From the day I was born, Grandma sold me to a snake. I grew up sleeping in a coffin with snake skin, living as a freak. For the sake of that snake, Grandma taught me to be a shaman healer and save others, though I could never save myself. It wasn’t until I received my first patient on the day I came of age that I finally learned what Grandma and the snake had traded… 649Reads8.5Score102Shelves
- 148 Those Years I Served as a Spirit Medium 顶香出马的那些年 I was born at midnight on July 16. A white fox and a black snake blocked the door when I was born. My second aunt, a shaman, read my fate: I was never meant to be born, but was a little ghost who escaped from the Underworld. I was born with an evil bone, possessed yin-yang eyes, had all seven apertures open, and was fated to have my life claimed by the King of Hell. To survive, I eventually chose to become a shaman. After experiencing many paranormal events, I encountered an evil organization ca 144Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 149 The Dragon King's Beloved Wife 龙王娇妻 On my eighteenth birthday, my great-grandfather called me back to the old family home and told me to stay the night. I woke in the middle of the night to find myself wearing a red wedding dress. The terrifying part was that there was a monster beside me. It looked like an immortal, but it was obviously not human... 216Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 150 Atonement: The Day of Reckoning 赎罪:回溯之日 Atonement: The Day of the Rewind 1Reads—Score—Shelves
